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The Mallard Issue 270
March 2014
Published for the residents of Great and Little Massingham with the support of the Great Massingham Parish Council, the Parochial Church Council and Massingham Village Hall Trustees. www.greatmassingham.net e-mail: [email protected]
Editorial Committee
Editor: Bev. Randall. 6 Abbeyfields Great Massingham 01485 520899
Treasurer: David Baines 01485 520966
Deadline for April
20th March
In this issue The Swarb in Concert Coffee Evening Open Tuesdays Thanks from Sara Village Clean-up Allotment Association Thanks from Rosemary Dogwatch Toad Alert Gert & Daisy Football Final Community Cars World War 1 Village Hall Baby & Toddler Tribute to Bobby Biodiversity Project Parish Council Bus Draw Strollers Church News Church Services Dates for your Diary
The ‘Swarb’ Comes To Massingham
O n Saturday April 12th world renowned folk and fiddle player Dave Swarbrick will be playing here in Great
Massingham Village Hall as part of his tour with English Folk Trio, ‘Said the Maiden’. His mesmerising fiddle captured audiences throughout the 70’s when he was a regular on the music scene and played at gigs as big as Glastonbury. To some, the name Dave Swarbrick is synonymous with innovation and he is indeed credited with heralding the second folk revival with folk/rock band Fair-port Convention. To others, he is the fiddler’s yard stick to which they aspire. What a scoop to have him perform in our village hall! Here is the chance to not only enjoy seeing Dave perform but also to hear anecdotes and insights from his extraordinary life, as well as to ask questions. In keeping with his role as Patron of the Folk Arts Foundation, ‘Swarb’ is inviting a local solo act or duo to perform three songs at the start of the evening. Auditions for this once in a lifetime opportunity will take place on the 30th March at the Sunday Folkspot in the village hall bar. (see page 8)
Tickets available NOW on www.folkspot.co.uk or from the village hall. £10 in advance or £12.50 on the door.
Get your tickets now before it’s too late!
Coffee Morning & Table Sale Saturday 1st March, 10.30 - 12.30
at the Village Hall. Please Come and support. Organised by the Primary School PTA
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OPEN HOUSE TUESDAYS A Massive Thank You
At the time of writing this we will have had 6 afternoon tea parties by the fireside, with 108 guests and £480 in donations, for the Philippines Disaster Fund. My target of £1000 after 12 weeks is not looking impossible. Thanks to all you lovely people who donate cakes and items for the Bring and Buy table, as well as supporting the fun week by week. When you read this, there will only be four weeks left, so if you are able to come along and join us occasionally we will be pleased to see a few new faces as well as the old regulars. Our final total will be in the May issue. Yours, Meg.
4th, 11th, 18th & 25th March 2pm to 4.30pm, at 85, Station Road.
COFFEE EVENING FOR TAPPING HOUSE HOSPICE
16th April Massingham Village Hall, 7pm
Coffee, cakes, tombola, raffle and much more.
Everyone Welcome. Put the date in your diary and please come
and support this worthwhile cause. Chrissie Warnes
Help Wanted to Find My Uncle My uncle Joseph W. Fensom was last heard of in a residential home in Massingham. He would be long gone now with no record of his death. Does anyone remember such a home in Massingham that took in pauper single men or even a private house that took in boarders? Uncle Joseph was born in 1916 so we are probably talking about 1950-1960. He is the only sibling of my father that I cannot trace and I would love to find out where he spent his final days. Thank you. His niece Annice in Australia. Reply to Editor on 520 899
Mobile Library Visit & SNAP Meeting The next mobile library visit will be on Tuesday 18th March. The next SNAP meeting will be on 13th March at 7pm at Dersingham Infant and Nursery School
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A THANK YOU FROM SARA Thank you to everybody who sent me cards, gifts, flowers and get well messages since I had my operation. I would also like to thank everyone that put money in the collection Sue Davies so kindly set up for me in the shop. I have been completely overwhelmed by people’s kindness and generosity. With some of the money I have bought a ticket for the musical 'Cats' which is at the Theatre Royal in Norwich in April. The rest of the money will be put away until I am fully fit and can go on a shopping trip. I am recovering really well, so hopefully it won't be long before I'm back at work and can thank you in person. Thank you once again. Sara Crisp xx
THE VILLAGE CLEAN-UP
Our annual clean up of the open spaces around the village takes place on Saturday, 29th March,
starting at 10am. This is a little earlier in the year than usual as we want to get to the litter before vegetation covers it. Most people who help at this ‘event’ find it great fun and very rewarding . If you have never taken part, why not come to the Well on the 29th and join in? High viz jackets, gloves and pickers are provided and coffee at the Dabbling Duck when we finish, rounds off the morning in a sociable way.
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Village Hall Wednesday 19th March
at 7.30pm
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DOGWATCH You have heard of Springwatch, Autumnwatch and, if you are old enough, Baywatch. A group of walkers, tired of wading through dog excrement on the public footpaths around our village, have banded together to try and tackle the problem. In spite of the provision of several dog waste bins there are still people who fail to clear up after their dogs.
Who are these people? Well, DOGWATCH intends to find out. Armed with powerful binoculars and cameras they are out there watching. You will not see them but they will see you. If you do not pick up: you WILL be seen, you WILL be identified and you WILL be reported. You MAY pay a fine up to £1,000.
Dog waste bags are available from the village stores at a few pence per pack.
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TOAD ALERT! BE AWARE With all our ponds, Great Massingham is an important environment for frogs, toads and newts. Help us protect these creatures as they migrate to their ponds to breed. Last year, in the Massingham area, our volunteers rescued 2,217 toads. This shows that we really can make a difference. Signs will be put up to make you aware of the important areas. A plea goes out to all of you to please drive cautiously to avoid hurting any of these creatures during the next few weeks. Volunteers will also be out in the evenings trying to save them.
New volunteers are very welcome. We have had several new people sign up already this
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Gert & Daisy...... Well what a month thas bin. Thank God thas over. We started off OK – we went to the Abba Night up the Hall and hed a great toime. We wore our Abba costumes in case the group dint turn up - we wus ready ter step in but dint hev to and we danced awl noight. Gert’s girls hed thar platform boots on – bet thar feet dint harf hurt in the morning. Even Gert’s boy wus dancing (with his mate Charlie). Well done Mel fer organising that – we are waiting fer the next one. Gert then hed a family bereavement. Why is life so bad and sad sometimes? It just don’t seem fair. Still, we hev to carry on and stay strong fer each other. The very next day we heard that our dear Bobby had died. She wus such a wonderful person. So kind, funny and never hed a bad word about anyone. We went ter her funeral; Daisy dressed as the Queen of Hearts and Gert went as Tweedle Dee. Sitting in front of us wus Anthony Robinson dressed as the Chinese man from Chip Chop Chewy (aka Aladdin). We saw a man there dressed as a woman. Not sure if it wus panto costume as we hev heard he does cross dress. So, mention no names, but he is foreign and has bin in many pantos as an ugly sister, Queen of Clubs and a school teacher. Oh sod it – Martin Matthews. Enyol-how we send Jim, Karl, Rachel and all of Bobby’s family our love. We know Bobby will be greatly missed. Our thoughts also go to Gilly, her great friend. Told yew this wus a bad month. Someone pinched Gert’s grey food bin – it hed loads of leftovers in it. Bert put it owt on that windy Wensdy and later it hed gone. Wus going ter call the police but dint and foive days later that turned up round her neighbours from hell – Mr & Mrs Drewery. We’re not saying they pinched it but, whoever did, took awl the food owt of it. People will hev anything these days! Talking of wind, blast hint thet bin bad but then we are much luckier than a lot. We read on Facebook that them floods are nothing to do with the rain. We’ve got so many forin-nurs here now and as we are an island we are starting to sink. So if yew read this Mr Cameron – no more please! Obviously we allus read the Mallard and mek a note of important dates. We wus sorry to miss the Toads on the Roads meeting. We hed planned to go but that clashed with our night at the French restaurant so we hed to decide whether to save the toads or eat the frogs and we wus hungry. Gert read about the dog fouling but think she hev an ele-phant passing hers if the size of the poo is anything to go by! Well, we rang the Post Office to complain about the postman cos he misdelivered our Valentines agin this year – that int good enuf! The stupid man on the phone tried to mek owt we dint hev eny!
Tek care awl on yer. Gert and Daisy Thought of the month:-
If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?
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WEEKLY VILLAGE HALL REGULAR EVENTS
Keep Fit Wed.12.30-1.30pm Bingo Friday at 7.30pm Auctions Sundays Coronation Club (4th Wed. ) 2-4pm Baby &Toddler Fri.10am - 11.30am Indoor Bowls Monday 2-4 pm Competitions: Wed. evenings Pyjama Drama Tuesdays 1-2pm Folk Spot Sundays 7-10pm
GREAT MASSINGHAM AREA COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME NEWS
The Community Car Scheme was started about eleven years ago and continues to increase the amount of work it does for those in need of personal transport to shops hospitals, doctors etc. In 2013, the Scheme made 4372 trips, an increase of 7.7 % com-pared to 2012 and 18 % more than in 2011. Of the trips, almost half were health related while just under a third were for essential shopping. Our Office Co-ordinators Diane Browne, Angie Durrant & Christine Warnes and our team of over 50 drivers have clearly done a magnificent job. Some of our drivers have shown amazing commitment by clocking up several hundred trips in the year. The Parish Council and The Trustees of our Village Hall have also given dependable support either financially or by providing office facilities. Thanks are due to all in-volved in these ways, helping to make 2013 another successful year. The Scheme will hold its AGM in the Village Hall at East Rudham on Tuesday 4th March starting at 6.30 pm. Drivers, pas-sengers and indeed anyone interested in Community Cars are warmly invited. If you are tempted to become a driver or even to look into possibly joining the Com-mittee you will be doubly welcome. After the business meeting there will be a buffet and the chance to socialise. A ‘phone call to 01485 520 823 to say you are coming would be helpful but not essential. Mike Jackson (Chairman) 01485 520 056
Great Massingham’s World War I Commemoration.
We are planning to commemorate the 100 year’s anniversary of the start of the ‘Great War’ and need your help. Below is the list of those who gave their lives and whose names appear on our war memorial. If these were your relatives or you know of anyone who was involved in that war and survived, please contact: David Miller on 01485 520988 or myself,
Andrew Bickerton on 01485 520307. We are particularly interested in any surviving letters, diaries or photographs of Massingham people effected by the war. Charles Allcock George Barnes Frank Beck Herbert Bird Sidney Gage Albert George John Goll Horace Holsey Robert W Howard Ernest Jarvis Thomas R Moore Ernest Powley Peter Powley Charles E Reader Harry Sillis John W Skipper Aubone Tooke Horace Warnes Arthur G Whitby Albert Whitby The war affected all aspects of life in villages and any evidence you may have from family records related to this time would be most helpful. Thank you.
Andrew Bickerton
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New Sessions - 1st Friday of every month Litcham Children's Centre will be hosting a STORY CAFE and ACTIVITY SESSION!
at Great Massingham. March - The Gingerbread Man
Last month’s session was based on 'Rosie's Hat'. The children and adults had great fun with the indoor 'beach', enjoyed water play,
made their own hat & and dressed up! We are open every Friday 10am-11:30
at the village hall where we always have craft activity going on (wear old clothes!).
£1.50 per family includes tea/coffee for adults and snacks for the children.
Why not pop in to see what it is all about? Plenty of new faces are waiting to meet you. Email: [email protected] for info
The Film Club Thursday 20th March 7pm for 7.30pm,
Great Massingham Village Hall ‘Philomena’
Judi Dench stars as the Irish woman searching for the son taken from her when a baby. Funny. A must see film.
Please come and support.
WHAT’S ON IN MARCH AT OUR VILLAGE HALL?
FOLKSPOT, Alternate Sunday evenings, 7 to 10pm, live in the bar
2 March Three guests: Natalie Lake from Norwich, Datty Shud - mostly 60’s pop & Jessica Aspinall also from Norwich. 16 March Banjaxed - from E. Norfolk 30th March Auditions for support act for the Dave Swarbrick show.
Other March events 25 March Snooker League semi-final and final.
ABBA’S ANGELS DANCE WAS A
GREAT SUCCESS The Abba’s Angels dance held on the 1st February at the Village Hall was very popular and nobody was disap-pointed. Well done to Mel for organising it. Let’s hope there’s another one soon. From the picture right you can see that Chrissie is in her element really getting in the ‘Abba’ mood.
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THE VILLAGE LOSES A VERY SPECIAL STAR We received the very sad news on 5th February of the death of our beloved ‘Bobby’ Boeckeler at the age of 63 years. Her funeral and interment were held at St. Mary’s on Thursday 13th February which would have been her 64th birthday. No seats were vacant in the Church as people came along to pay their respects and wonder, no doubt, what life will be like in Massingham without Bobby. Co-performers of the many music hall and pantomime productions came in costume in memory of good times and Andrew Bickerton and Paul Miller gave the obituaries. Bobby (formerly Robina Winner) was sister to Denys, Ginny and Christine and leaves behind her husband Jim, two children Karl and Rachel and three grandsons Brian, Kieron and Fenton. She attended our local primary and secondary schools and then was a nanny for three years and trained as a cook. She met Jim in 1969 - he was in the RAF at West Raynham - and they were married. They then left for a posting in Germany where their two children were born, returning in 1976 to the house that has remained their family home ever since. Andrew recalled, in his address, that perhaps Bobby’s happiest years were from 1976 to 1999 when she was involved with the village playgroup. So many people have memories of the loving fun she provided when they, as a child, had attended the playgroup. She was renowned for her imaginative stories and the children were regularly spellbound at Bobby’s story time. Bobby contributed so much to our village life, whether it was performing on stage in music halls or pantos, running quizzes, acting as compère at village fetes, captaining the women’s darts team or founding and supporting the Friends of Mass-ingham Surgery. Besides all these village activities, Bobby enjoyed crosswords, knitting, reading and in later years her computer, especially gambling games. She loved going to car boots sporting her ‘lucky’ cowboy hat, in search for that special treasure. Often she’d forget what item she had bought and she would send Gilly back to find and retrieve it! Most of all she enjoyed being with her family and friends for a good old gossip but I doubt whether she ever had a bad word for anyone. Our gloriously funny Bobby performed regularly in our Music Halls and pantomimes. She was funny! She was not an actor she was a per-former. Give Bobby an audience and you were sure of a lot of fun. However, no matter what part she played, she was always Bobby and we adored her! Bobby is often described as a ‘larger than life’ character. She brought a smile to our faces and put warmth in our hearts.
Robina Boeckeler, our Bobby, from the bottom of our hearts, we thank you. Look out for notices of a special event to remember Bobby in the next Mallard.
‘MagicalMadcap Miller’ (Paul Miller) with Bobby as his assistant.
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School Pond Biodiversity Project March working party
Last year, the March weather was so wet that we needed to postpone our first working party until April. Here’s hoping for better conditions this spring. Our first working party for 2014 is planned for Saturday 8th March, starting at 10 am. After last year’s intensive programme of planting and sowing, much of this year’s work will be more about encouraging what we already have in place. This first working party will concentrate on the wildflower meadow. The dozen or so heaps of hay need removing to mulch the new hedge. The areas of bare earth created by the heaps can then be sown with cornfield annuals. Marking-out the water meadow to help ensure it is not mown-off by the village green contractors is another priority task. Establishing some bluebells beneath our newly planted mountain ash trees is one of our goals and seed was sown in numerous large pots last year. Germination has been
good and it is hoped that the seedlings will be large enough to plant this time next year. You are cordially invited to join us. A rake and possibly a strong gardening fork would be useful but not essential. There will be tea, coffee and biscuits at half time. Mike Jackson
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Parish Council Report – February Meeting Nine councillors attended the February meeting. Also present was Borough Councillor Mike Tilbury, the Clerk and PCSO Debbie Pearson. Mr. Wingell was co-opted on to the Parish Council as a new member and welcomed by the Chairman. Mr. Tilbury said there was no further news on the incinerator and the feeling was that the decision on planning permission would not be made by the Minister of State until late May, at the earliest. A number of planning applications had been received and the majority of these received support. There was general concern, how-ever, regarding the Borough Council’s plans to erect properties on existing informal parking areas on the Summerwood Estate. The Parish Council’s views on the unsuit-ability of these proposals will be conveyed to the Borough Council. The activities of the Toad Patrol were dis-cussed and the excellent work they have done over a number of years was recognised. The safety of members is paramount and it
was suggested that warning triangles be used in addition to the normal signs. All motorists passing through the village are requested to be aware of the problems that exist at this time of year and to proceed with caution. The annual village spring clean will take place on 29th March.
Next meeting, Mon. 17th March 7.30 pm. Your Parish Councillors are:
Chair: Olaf Brun Vice-Chair: Vic Cross Other Councillors are: Tina Andrew, John Bridger, Gillian Goold, Liz Foster, Malcolm Hipkin, Sue Nash and Mick Wingell.
ALLOTMENT HOLDERS Rents for your allotments are now due.
The Parish Clerk will be at the Village Hall from 7 - 8pm on Monday 24th March to collect your rent which remains at
£5 per year for a whole plot.
PHOENIX GROUP Harpley Village Hall, 7.30pm, March 12th
Talk to be arranged Free to members. £2 for visitors.
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CHURCH SPRING FAYRE
Sat. 22nd March 11am - 2pm in the Village Hall
There will be the usual stalls including cakes, bric-a- brac, tombola, raffle, books , light refreshments and more. Any donations for the raffle, tombola, cakes or the refreshments will be much appreciated. We will be pleased to receive any offers of help on the day to prepare the stalls and help us get nearer to our target. Proceeds raised will be added to our fund for the toilets.
Elastic Band We have recently formed a children’s band in Church. Thanks to Kim Frazer for the instru-ments and her work organising the band. The children play at every service and are much enjoyed. There are no age restraints or any musical skills required. Training is given. As the name suggests, the size of the band can stretch and stretch. We have a membership card which is stamped for every appearance with a prize after ten appearances. Please help us to grow this band and get our children involved. Stephen Hudson
BUS DRAW RESULTS 1st prize Elizabeth O’Neill 2nd Prize Sophie Grint 3rd Prize Linda Brown 4th Prize Shawna Burrell
Strollers.... A Windy Walk After a gloriously sunny spring-like Satur-day, Sunday 23rd February was blustery and cloudy. Undeterred, the magnificent seven set off for a five and a half mile walk to the Crown Inn at Gayton. There were moments when we had to lean Pisa-like as the wind blew over exposed parts of Massingham Heath but for most of our stroll we were sheltered by hedges and woods. Skylarks rising above us, a herd of roe deer and brown hares bounding across open fields were compensation enough for facing the wind. We made good time, arrived at the Crown earlier than expected and were soon enjoying a hearty buffet once the three non-strollers had joined us. The next Strollers is on Sunday 23rd March. You are welcome to come along with us for ‘a stroll in the spring’.
Andrew Bickerton
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Date Time Service Location
2nd March 10 am Holy Communion led by Rev’d Canon B. Cole
Little Massingham
5th March Ash Wednesday
10 am Ash Wednesday Service Harpley
9th March 1st Sunday of Lent.
10 am
10 am
Family Praise led by Peter Brown Morning Prayer - Lay led.
Great Massingham Little Massingham
16th March 2nd Sunday of Lent
10 am
10 am
Family Communion led by Rev’d Julian Thomson Morning Prayer - Lay led.
Great Massingham Little Massingham
23rd March 3rd Sunday of Lent
10 am
10 am
Family Communion led by Rev’d Canon M. Paddison Holy Communion led by Rev’d Canon B. Cole
Great Massingham Little Massingham
30th March Mothering Sunday 4th Sunday of Lent
10 am Group Benefice Service Led by Rev’d James Nash, The Rural Dean. A family Service with the traditional presentation of flowers to mothers.
Weasenham St Peter
Church Services
CHURCH NEWS Annual Parochial Church Meeting St Mary’s, Great Massingham The meeting is in Church at 7pm, Tuesday 25th March. There will be a vestry meeting for the election of churchwardens followed by the APCM for the election of officers and members of the PCC. The annual Par-ish and financial reports will be presented. Everyone is welcome to attend. St Andrew’s, Little Massingham This meeting is in Church at 3pm, Monday 7th April. It will include election of churchwardens, officers and members of the PCC. Everyone welcome.
Toilet and Kitchen Outline plans are being prepared to be submitted for planning permission etc. We will then start applying for grants - target £60,000. We have already raised £1,100.
Lent Lunch for Christian Aid
29th March from 12 noon St Lawrence’s Church,
Harpley Activities for children
~ bring your family to lunch and get ready for
Mothering Sunday (30th March)
Church cleaning at St Mary’s We will be cleaning the Church on Saturdays 8th and 15th March at 10am. Please help us by giving a small amount of time to help us clean our beautiful church.
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Dates for your Diary-March Date Event Time Place
1 March Coffee Morning & Table Sale 10.30am - 12.30pm Village Hall
4,11,18,25 Open Tuesdays 2pm - 4.30pm 85 Station Road 8 March Biodiversity Working Party 10am School Pond
17 March Parish Council Meeting 7.30 pm Village Hall 18 March Mobile Library From 11.40 am As per timetable
19 March Allotments Assn. AGM 7.30pm Village Hall 20 March Film Club 7pm for 7.30 Village Hall 22 March Church Spring Fayre 11am - 2pm Village Hall 23 March Strollers Walk 9.30 am At the Well 29 March Village Clean-Up 10am At the Well
2,16,30 Folk Spot 7pm - 10pm Village Hall Bar
Useful Numbers Organisation Contact Phone No.
Allotment Association Gill Goold 07513125964 Borough Council Mike Tilbury 520340 British Legion & Bell Ringing Denys Winner 520598
Bowls Club Peter Wadham 520796
Community Car Scheme Office 520823 Coronation Club Pam Hales 520236
County Council John Dobson 534989 Doctors Massingham Surgery 520521
The Film Club Arthur Allen/Barry Talbot 520628/0781 880 7738
Fishing Warden George Thorogood Contact PC Clerk
Football Club Barry Talbot (seniors) 520653
Guide Trefoil Guild Shirley Rae 520259
Massingham Historical Society Anthony Robinson 520455
Tennis and Multi-Sports Club Arthur Allen 520628
Parish Council Kevin Webb (Clerk) Olaf Brun (Chair)
01328 855046 520257
Pre-School Pip Armitage 07807 185746
Police Non-emergency 101 School Ann Beardall 520362
Village Hall Hall & Bar & Vic Cross 520588/520387
Church Contacts Stephen Hudson & Adrian Loft Eric Bothamley The Rural Dean, Rev’d James Nash
520450/520197 520258 01553 671381
A WORLD OF RAPTORS Steve Cale, bird artist and photographer, looks at a wide selection of raptors from around the
world, their biology, hunting techniques, migration, aerodynamics and more. Thursday 27th March, 7.30pm £2 members/£2.50 visitors incl. Refreshments
Methodist Church Hall, Austin Street, Hunstanton