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Issue JUNE 2013 Copy date for the next issue is:

14th JUNE 2013 [email protected]

Tel. 728317

CHOIR FOR

ST. A�DREW’S

The choir will be singing at the

Flower Festival Songs of Praise -

4.30pm in Church on Sunday, 2nd

June.

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CHURCH CLEA�I�G Betty Akers is asking for volunteers

to join her and her team by giving a

few hours every couple of months to

dust and vacuum the church. If you

would like to help please telephone

her on 727478.

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COFFEE MOR�I�G

Our next coffee morning will be held

on TUESDAY, 18TH JU�E in

church commencing at 10.30am.

Everyone is very welcome.

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CHURCH RE�OVATIO� It is hoped that renovation to the roof

and walls will be started in June

Carol Sharp - Churchwarden

The Annual �orthwold Village

Hall Quiz

The Village Hall Fund Raising Commit-

tee are holding their annual quiz at the

Village Hall on Friday 21st June 2013

starting at 7.30pm prompt. This will be

the fifth year of the quiz when teams

from village organisations and anyone

are invited to test their knowledge

against each other. Last year 18 teams

took part and team Biggles carried the

trophy away! The cost per team of 4

persons is £16. However teams of less

numbers are very welcome and a maxi-

mum of 5 per team is allowed with the

entry cost adjusted accordingly.

Light refreshments will be included in

the cost and a licence has been applied

for to sell wine and beer (soft drinks also

available).

The whole evening will be very light

hearted so book your team in ASAP for

a fun night out and support your own

village hall! Please phone Jackie on

728571 or Brenda 728565.

CAR�IVAL 2013

SATURDAY 8TH JU�E The THEME is:

OUT OF THIS WORLD

(Sci-fi, Space, fiction)

Roger Preston

ST. A�DREW’S CHURCH

�ORTHWOLD �ORMA�

ALMSHOUSES CHARITY

OPE�ED THE �EW

LAU�DRY

On Wednesday 8th May 2013, the Trus-

tees of the Northwold Norman Alms-

houses Charity opened the new Laundry

Room, converted from the old wash-

house for the use of 5 residences, in

School Lane, Northwold. The key was presented by the Chairman,

Mrs Rosemary Crisp, to Mrs McGann,

one of the residents, who expected to be

the first person to use the new facilities. The project took under 12 months to

complete and the Trustees were de-

lighted with the end result.

The Laundry Room is insulated to a high

standard, housing a washing machine

and a tumble drier, complete with a wall

heater.

The Trustees : Mr. J. Ayres, Mrs. R.

Crisp, Mrs A Eglington, Mr M Arman,

Mr M Howarth, clerk Mrs H Wyett, ��

SAI�T A�DREW’S CHURCH

Flower Festival In Commemoration of the Diamond Anniversary of the Coronation

of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

The theme for the Flower Festival will be

FLAGS OF THE COMMO�WEALTH

Saturday 1st June from 12 noon until 4.30pm

and Sunday 2nd June from 12 noon until 4.00pm

followed by Songs of Praise at 4.30pm on Sunday

Teas will be available in the church both days

Lunches will be available from 12 noon until 2.00pm at 1 Hovells Lane

By kind invitation of Pauline and Ken Cundy

The Church Tower will be open

ALL DOG OW�ERS

BEWARE

All dog owners, leaflet droppers or any-

one out walking BE AWARE!

Keep an eye out for small coloured stick-

ers / markings on gates and doors, gangs

are marking how many dogs live there to

steal and then use them for dog bait for

fighting dogs.

Ring the police and inform the owners if

you see anything suspicious.

Red stickers are for big dogs

Yellow stickers are for medium dogs

Pink stickers for small breeds

This started in Yorkshire but has reached

as far south as Suffolk.

Jackie Hodges and Amanda Hilton

DO�’T FORGET JULY A�D AUGUST

ARE DO�E TOGETHER SO FOR

BOTH MO�THS �EED I�FO. BY 14TH

JU�E

St. Andrew’s Church, -

Choir, Church Renovation, Coffee Morning,

Church Cleaning, Flower Festival

All Dog Owners beware Notice

Northwold Norman Almshouses New Laundry

Annual Northwold Village Hall Quiz

Carnival 2013

cover

St Andrew’s Church Dairy

Northwold Prayer Group

Hockwold Country Fair

The Benefice Christ Church Whittington

2

The Annual Deanery Confirmation service

Parish Council vacancy, Whittington

100 Club Draw

J. (Jock) Duke Bowls Club Pontoon

What a Small World this is

Thank You

Almshouse & Allotments

3

Normans School (contd.) 4

Northwold School

P.A.C.T. Animal Sanctuary

5

Northwold WI

Northwold Care Group

6

Celebrate at the Crown Inn, Northwold

The Breckland Society Event 15.06.2013

A Novel by local author T.M. Payne

7

Northwold Parish Council Minutes (contd.) 8

Northwold Parish Council Minutes

Swaffham & District Swimming Pool Association

Thetford Voices Singing Workshop

9

What does the Doctor Think this month (contd,)

10

What does the Doctor Think this month

The Breckland Society Events Programme 2013

Tennis Club

11

Classified Ads

Annoying Phone Calls

Mobile Library

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 2013

JU�E Sunday 2nd

4.30pm Flower Festival Songs of Praise Sunday 9th

11.00am Service of the Word,

Miss Jane Luckman Sunday 16th

8.00am Holy Communion, Rector Sunday 23rd

11.00am Holy Communion, Rev. Waters Sunday 30th

ORDI�ATIO� OF THE �EW

DEACO�, BERKELETY ZYCH AT

ELY CATHEDRAL If you have any questions or would like

further information, The Churchwardens,

Andy Hull and 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

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,

baptism or funerals, please contact The

Churchwardens or |Minister, Carol

Nicholas-Letch.

JU�E 2013

Sunday 2nd

9.30am Morning Service at Whittington

with Keith MacLeod Sunday 9th

9.30am Morning Service at Wretton


9.30am Morning Service at Whittington

with Keith MacLeod THURSDAY 20th

5.30pm Evening Compline at Whitting-

ton with Elaine Sunday 23rd

9.30am Morning Service at Wretton


9.30am Holy Communion at Whitting-

ton with Rev. Alan Bennett

Thank you to all the holders of

Children’s Society Boxes which

were counted during April. A To-

tal of £328.28 was raised which

has been sent off to the Children’s

Society to help their work with

disadvantaged and vulnerable

children. If anyone else would like a box in their

home for any loose change please con-

tact Jenny Elsey on 01366 500143 Christ Church Whittington’s Church-

warden is Elaine Taylor.

All Saints Wretton with Stoke Ferry’s

Churchwardens are Elaine Taylor Tele.

500948 and John Reeve Tele: 500065.

Mrs. Sylvia Jackson and Mrs. Wendy

Hodson 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 meetings of the Prayer Group

will be held on

June 4th, 18th

And

July 9th at

Irene and Mike Quinn's house,

55 Methwold Road commencing at

10.30am.

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THA�K YOU

|I would like to thank family and friends

for my cards, flowers and gifts while I

was recovering from my operation. I am

well on the mend and look forward to

seeing you all soon.

Love Cheryl

ALMSHOUSE and

ALLOTME�TS available.

Please apply to Mrs. Rosemary Crisp,

Chairman of the Trustees (Tel.728300)

or The Clerk on 01366 500165

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Sunday, 7th July 2013

By popular request

A WALKING TOUR OF THETFORD

Led by local historian

David Osborne

David will show us many of the his-

toric sites and buildings that are found

in Thetford including the priory ruins,

the castle mound and iron age banks

as we complete a circular walk around

the streets and along banks of the Lit-

tle Ouse.

The tour will start in the

Market Place at 11.00 am.

and last for approximately one and

half hours.

Cost: Members: free, non-

members £3.00

Please could you let us know if you

wish to attend by emailing

[email protected]

or by writing to The Secretary, 16 All

Saints Way, Beachamwell,

PE37 8BU.

The Annual Deanery

Confirmation service, led by

Bishop Stephen, will be held in

the garden of Stow Hall again

on

Sunday, 2nd June @ 3pm.

Everyone is welcome, but please

take along a seat

Parish Council vacancy

Whittington

There is a vacancy on the Parish Council

for a Whittington representative. If you

are interest please call 01366 500062

100 CLUB DRAW....MAY

1st Garry Cater £20

2nd Betty Gould £15

3rd Charlie Cater £10

Thanks for your support.

.............................. Now that Jocks pontoon has finished

any body that still wishes to have a

little flutter you can join the 100

CLUB. If you do contact Bernie on

727250.

BERNIE.

J. (Jock) DUKE BOWLS

CLUB PO�TOO�

25.08.12 - 15.09.12

J. McCabe £53.60 22.09.12 - 13.10.12 - 4 winners

Jason Copper, D. Goat, G. Bartram,

D. Dent £13.40 each 20.10.12 - 03.11.12 - 2 winners

T. Cater and Jason Cooper £20.10 each 10.11.12 - 08.12.12 - 8 winners

J. Breheny, A. Fox, M. Clifford, Mully

Waring, B. Cater, G. Raven,

G. Bartram, B. Gannon £8.37 each 15.12.12 - 29.12.12

L. Crisp £40.20 05.01.13 - 19.01.13 - 2 winners

J. Haylock, A. Jenkinson £20.10 each 26.01.13 - 16.02.13 - 2 winners

A. Warren, J. Raven £26.80 each 23.02.13 - 16.03.13

J. King £53.60 23.03.13 - 13.04.13 - 3 Winners

T. Hay, B. Langley, P. King

£17.80 each

What a Small World this is.

Have just had a letter from my brother in

law and his wife who live in Southern

Ontario.

Don was born in Northwold and recently

had a mini cruise to the Islands off the

East Coast of America.

Ellen writes -"As we met fellow travel-

lers at the reception there were two la-

dies who had taught on America Bases

all over the world. One had taught for

eleven years, until 1999, at Feltwell and

lived off base at Mundford. She remem-

bers Martyn as her postman. For the last

six months she rented a flint faced cot-

tage in Northwold which she described

as a row house from where she could see

the church. Her name is Patricia Cur-

chin and tells me she has lost eighty

pounds since those days."

For those who don't know Martyn is my

eldest son. Does anyone remember this

lady and know where she lived.?

Pam Eyles. 728 208

The Breckland Society

the school.

As I type this we, yet again, have build-

ers onsite; they are completing the

ground work for the extensions that are

being made to the covered canopies at

the back of the school. After half term

all classes will have a covered learning

space outside of their classroom so

whatever the weather they can be out-

side.

Last Sunday, the school hosted the Pen-

tecost Church Service which brought a

good number of people into the school.

The children contributed well to the ser-

vice and even experienced paper disap-

pearing in a flash of flames. On the

Monday the children were still talking

about this.

We are gearing ourselves for preparing

our floats for the Carnival and are look-

ing forward to the big day. I hope to see

many of you there and please wave as

the floats go by on the day. Many

thanks, as ever, for all the hard work of

our Northwold Carnival Team, who

work tirelessly to make the day the

event it is.

Drifting around the maypole, as we

with two ribbons coming off the pole.

The children just carried on and adjusted

as they went. Brilliant!

Our Year 6 children have just finished

sitting their Maths, Reading and Gram-

mar assessments and writing will con-

tinue to be assessed until their final day.

They have turned into journalists for the

rest of the term and will be looking at

the world as a news team. They will all

be moving on to their new schools in

July and we will miss their presence in

Shockingly, we are

still awaiting some

promise of summer! In

school, life has, as

ever, been very busy.

Our term began with May Day, which

was a

lovely

cele-

bration

made

all the

better

by

being a

sunny

and

warm

day.

Our

thanks

go to Brenda Ayres and Ann Howarth

for decorating the thrones so beauti-

fully. Eboni and Rhys were fabulous as

our May King and Queen. The children

were scrubbed and looking lovely in

their best gear. Each class presented

their dances so well, their rehearsals

paid off. True to forecast the Year 6

had learnt their maypole dance very

well and were able to cope very calmly

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weave through each other with the sun

putting blisters on our heads. Still skip-

ping while there’s sweat ripping from

our hair. Finally, Miss Howlett shakes

her bells, find our partners we all go

‘Whooo!’ in relief.

Oh no!!!!! Now the spiders web, we all

needed to be confident and we were.

Everyone was nervous even Miss

Howlett as she chews her finger nails to

her raw skin.

Everyone was frightened, suddenly the

bell went. Everyone’s proud still going

in and out turn same again everyone

wiped the sweat off their foreheads,

thank god for that, everyone applauded

and cheered it was over at last, we all

sighed with relief.

We all felt proud of ourselves because

all the hard work of practicing had paid

off. The parents were all smiling and

applauding, as we proudly walked back

to our seats.

Zane Year 6

We paraded out. I was the queen and

Rhys was the king so we lead the whole

school round the field. As we were

walking flashes in our faces trying to

keep a smile. We got to our chairs I sat

on my chair with flowers entwined

above my head.

Rio went first. They did a very rhythmic

African dance, however London class

did two brilliant dances. Next it was

Madrid. It was fantastic meanwhile me

and Rhys were anxiously saying “um it

is our turn next, hope we get it right.”

It was us , our time to shine. Off we

went. We were waiting to get a ribbon.

Then Miss Howlett shook her bell. Then

we elegantly weaved in and out of each

other skipping with big grins on our

faces. But 2 ribbons fell off fell off how-

ever they swiftly moved backwards.

Voila a perfect finish to the plait. After

bowed and curtsied.

Trinity Year 6

Cover my eyes,

As the burning sun blinds me,

Jingle the bells go,

Shocking me with surprise,

It was time to do our dance.

Staring at my partner,

Telling myself I will not mess up.

“Phew its over,” I said,

But still I was shaking,

It was time for the spiders web.

Huffing and Puffing,

We all fell to the rugs;

Breathing like Darth Vader.

Finally our dance was over.

Suddenly all was still,

Except the rainbow ribbons,

SWISH, FLAP, SWISH,

It was like they were trying to speak.

Rachel Year 6

CAROLE REICH

that we did the spiders web it looked

great. Our mission was complete, we

did it with no fails.

Eboni Year 6

M. May day begins, people are

strutting behind the big proud

dancers, the posh royal group

march to the thrown.

A. as the crowd is roaring the

children was getting ready to

dance, new york class stepping

out to do the grand finale, the

amazing colourful cheerful May

pole dance.

Y. Yellow, red, blue and green

spinning round the big white

rusty may pole we have did really

good.

Alfie E. Year 6

As the loud speakers pronounce New

York class presenting the Maypole my

heart races standing up my mind saying

to myself is my dress looking alright?

Should I have of chosen this dress?

what about my hair? Will I make a fool

of myself? As I get handed the ribbon,

YES! A red ribbon I’m glad its not

a yellow ribbon though. Everything

looking alright we all bowed and curt-

sied to our partners and the music

started until DUN DUN DA! Jordan’s

ribbon came off the ring where all the

ribbons are attached half of the class

were dancing and the other were stood

like a lemon so was I, so I decided to

start.

We all got into rhythm eventually and

the braid looked FABULOUS! But the

down side is unwinding it . It got all in a

muddle at the end were everything

went wrong, We all stood still trying to

unwind it we were looking up at the

pole but getting blinded by the sun

we eventually unwind the pole and

P.A.C.T. A�IMAL

SA�CTUARY P.A.C.T. Animal sanctuary (Charity reg.

no: 1045251) are in desperate need of

old blankets, towels and newspapers to

use as animal bedding for the hundreds

of animals in their care.

If anyone is able to donate any of these

items, either as a one off, or in the case

of newspapers on a regular basis, please

don't hesitate to contact Amanda (who

volunteers for P.A.C.T) On 01366

727674 who will be happy to arrange

collection on the charities behalf. Anything that comes in, is always so

very much appreciated

AMA�DA HILTO�

�orthwold Spiritualists Meet every other Friday in the Village Hall, School Lane, Northwold , Thetford IP26 5LL at 7.30 pm and

on other occasions.

JU�E Schedule 14th Diane Beaver 28th T.B.A.

JULY Schedule 12th Jenny Hawkbee 26th Linda Lynette Smith

Clairvoyance Evening �OTE 7pm START

Please note a donation of £4.00 per person is requested

for Clairvoyance evenings which includes refresh-

ments but no voluntary collection.

�EW FOR 2013

Donation per person - £2.00 normal service including

tea/coffee. No collection.

Enquiries: Faye 01842 879850 or 07523 866797 or

Mary 01842 828787

�ORTHWOLD WI

At our May meeting 25 members and a

visitor were in particularly good voice

for the singing of ‘Jerusalem’; a further

6 members sent their apologies. After

the minutes of the last meeting had been

read, agreed and signed the outstanding

issues were dealt with very quickly. There was disappointment that the levels

of support for the recent Hall of Stalls

had not been as positive as anticipated.

This resulted in a mix of fortunes for the

various stalls with some doing better

than others. Our visitor for the evening

had attended the event and had enjoyed

browsing the lovely stalls and enjoying

the essential tea and cake. Although

there had been greater levels of advertis-

ing this time it was realised that our

posters did not stand out on notice

boards and this would have to be consid-

ered for any future events. The Presi-

dent thanked everyone who had helped

with the event. Our summer outings were discussed and

more members put their names down;

the decision on whether to book a coach

for Anglesey Abbey will be made next

month when final numbers have been

�ORTHWOLD

CARE GROUP

LU�CH CLUB The May meeting of Northwold Care

Group was held in the Village Hall on

Monday 13th May when we were

pleased to see a new member, and a

guest as well. A meal of Betty's Beef

Pie accompanied by Sweetcorn, Broc-

coli and Gravy was followed by Rhu-

agreed. A vote was taken on the resolution for

the National 2013 AGM in Cardiff next

month. There was unanimous approval

for the call for all WI members and rele-

vant decision makers to help bring an

end to the decline of our high streets and

town centres. Our speaker for the evening was Mr.

Ernest Richards on ‘The Gift of Laugh-

ter’. It was a delight to hear him share

his passion for the poet Sir John Betje-

man and read some of his poems in such

fine voice. Afterwards he kindly

judged our competition for a Limerick;

he took this very seriously ensuring that

the entries were true limericks, not

poems. Glenda was first, Ann Howarth

was second and Rita third. Having

made his decision he then read all of the

entries aloud. Members then had a chance to catch up

with friends while enjoying the delicious

refreshments made by Midge, Rosemary

and Peggy. Birthdays were acknowl-

edged, the raffle drawn and a chance for

members to share news and views such

as the Art exhibition at Stoke Ferry at

the end of May, the Flower Festival in

early June, a Tea Dance in Mundford in

May and the Village Hall Quiz in June.

After a thoroughly enjoyable evening it

was then time to head back home.

Rita �ickles

barb and Ginger Crumble and Custard.

Thank you to Mrs Haye for providing

the Rhubarb. All the plates came back

empty which is always a good sign that

everyone has enjoyed their meal. Next month being June we should ex-

pect Summer weather and we usually

have salad. However, as the weather

seems to be rather unpredictable this

year, we have decided that salad days

can wait. Therefore we will be having

Gammon together with Broad Beans,

Carrots, New Potatoes and Sauce. An-

gela will be making Pineapple Upside

Down Pudding served with cream. The June meal will be on Monday 10th

and anyone who is tempted by our

menus is very welcome to come along

and join in. For just £2.50 you will re-

ceive a Main Course and a Pudding to-

gether with a glass of wine and tea or

coffee. It is nice for everyone to sit

down and have a good chat. Just let us

know beforehand whether you would

like a large or a small and we will be

very pleased to see you.

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JU�E

SATURDAY, 1ST

2 Steaks and Bottle House Wine

only £30.00

Bookings only

SU�DAY, 2�D

More Vintage Bikers

(hope the weather on both events is

kinder this year)

SU�DAY 16TH - FATHERS DAY

Why not book your table now

THURSDAY 27TH

Ladies who lunch club

Bookings only

JULY

SATURDAY 6TH

2 Steaks and Bottle House Wine

only £30.00

Bookings only

THURSDAY, 25TH

Ladies who lunch club

Bookings only

AUGUST

SATURDAY 24TH

Charity Fun Quiz in aid of the

Air Ambulance

Starts at 8.30pm

2 steaks and bottle of house wine

Only £30.00

Bookings only

Book your table now for these events

Quiz �ights

every other Wednesday

12th & 26th June

10th & 24th July

In arid and sandy Breckland, rare plants

are found.

Some are unique to the Brecks and only

grow on a few sites.

Come and see some of these rarities

with the experts.

SATURDAY, 15 JU�E 2013

10.00 am – 3.00 pm

The Breckland Flora – A Field-Study

Day

Led by Tim Pankhurst from ‘Plantlife’

&

�eal Armour-Chelu from the Forestry

Commission

**************

bring a picnic!

********

Meet at 10.00 at the car park north of

the railway line at Santon Downham

(grid reference TL 82040 88047)

From the A134 between Thetford and

Mundford, take the turning to Santon

Downham. The afternoon session will be at Cran-

wich Camp (grid reference TL 77518

940750)

From the A134 north of Mundford take

turning to Cranwich Heath,

after left-hand turning to Weeting, the

car park is on the right

Cost: Free to members, non-members

£5.00

To book your place please email:

[email protected]

For more information please go to page

11 in this edition.

A novel by local

author T.M.PAY�E

On a dark March evening in 1979 a tor-

rential rainstorm lashes the Hampshire

coast and two eyewitnesses watch as a

series of events unfold. Events that

shock and baffle the local police force.

Eighteen years later the truth of what

happened that night is revealed. But is it

really the truth?

Set between mainland Hampshire and

the Isle of Wight this is the story of the

lives of three children, their families and

how when worlds collide an impossible

choice has to be made.

This is my first novel and although all

of the places and characters are ficti-

tious I did use some of my childhood

memories to build up a picture of where

the characters live. I spent many

a summer fishing in a river somewhat

like the one described in the book. We

never caught anything but then we never

expected to!!

I spent five years writing this book and

am currently working on my next one.

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The Breckland

Society

Present: Mrs R Crisp-Chair, Mr A Collins,

Mrs S Jackson, Mr A Jenkinson, Mrs S

Leet, Mrs V Lynch, Miss A Muir

3 members of the public

1. Apologies for absence - None Mrs Crisp and Mrs Leet notified Council-

lors that they have the legs for the notice

board.

2. �o Declarations of Interest made.

3. The minutes of the meeting held on

05/03/2013, having been previously circu-lated, were agreed as a true record.

4. Matters Arising from previous meet-

ings - None

5. Reports

5.1 Chairman’s Report

• Mrs Crisp discussed vandalism in the

village and reported that coping stones

had been pushed off the wall in to the

garden at the village hall and asked all

to be vigilant.

• Mrs Crisp, Mr Collins and Mrs

Maguire had attended a Parish Partner-

ship meeting.

• Highways Community Rangers are

coming to Northwold the week of the

13th April, they could concentrate on

Church Lane, extending the passing

area and pot holes. If time allowed,

they could work on the pot holes in

Pinfold Lane.

• Mr Collins would explain about High-

ways and Street Lighting.

• Mr Eglington attention to flooding,

there are 2 lanes impassable

• Mr Eglington had visited Sheridan

School

• There has been a complaint about the

state of Little London Road, it was

noted that it had the worst rubbish ever

MI�UTES OF

�ORTHWOLD PARISH

COU�CIL MEETI�G HELD AT

THE VILLAGE HALL

TUESDAY APRIL 2�D 2013

seen at the side of the Road. Mrs Leet

discussed that she had not seen any

rubbish.

• The clerk had looked into a bottle bank

and was waiting for a list of registered

Merchant recyclers from the Council.

The clerk was asked to arrange a bottle

bank and to keep Councillors up to

date via email, all Councillors agreed.

5.2 Clerk’s Report

The street light was reported

A letter of thanks was sent for the donation

A quote for grass cutting had been ob-

tained, CGM’s quote was calculated.

The letter about parking had been sent.

5.3 Manor House Update- There has been a

compulsory purchase order (CPO) which

was going to go through.

6. Little London Post Box – A discussion

took place on how to get the Little London

Post Box back. The Post Office have said

that Parishioners are to give letters to the

Postman. The Clerk was asked to ascertain

from the Post Office when the Post Box

will be returned and recognised that plan-

ning permission may be needed for a new

Post Box. All Councillors agreed.

Meeting closed at 7.48pm

OPE� FORUM

A Parishioner asked whether there were

minutes available for the Public. The Clerk

to make sure they are available at next

meeting.

A discussion took place on the new food

bins for waste and how and where to pur-

chase the roll of bags. They can be pur-

chased from Kings Lynn Council, newspa-

per wrapping can be used instead of the

bags. Mr Peake will suggest to the Borough

Council that they have more outlets. The

Clerk was asked to put it on the next

agenda.

A Parishioner reported that a few people

were walking dogs on the playing field and

asked if an item saying that dogs were not

allowed on the playing field could be put in

the Parish magazine. It was noted that if a

photo was provided it could lead to an in-

stant fine.

A discussion took place on horses fouling

the Cross Roads and Methwold Road. It

was noted how difficult it can be to clear up

after horses. The Clerk was asked to write a

letter to the Riding School and write an

article for the Parish Magazine asking peo-

ple to clear up the mess and shovel it into

the gutter.

Meeting reconvened 7.52pm

7. Finance - See later in the minutes, went straight to correspondence.

8. Correspondence

8.1 Norfolk RCC- the clerk to look into it.

8.2 Mazars Annual Audit

9. Planning:

Applications

9.1 Additional security fencing to match

existing to encompass the new sports hall

building at Sheridan School, Thetford

Road, Northwold, IP26 5LQ (13/00412/F),

application supported, all Councilors

agreed

9.2 Construction of one dwelling with inte-

gral garage at 22a High Street, Northwold ,

Norfolk IP26 5LA 13/00457/. The Council

were concerned over the size of the prop-

erty and car parking, application supported,

all Councillors agreed.

10. Website The clerk had approached Mrs Scarrott and she was looking into it.

11. Clerks Training- A discussion took place on training for the Clerk, all Council-

lors agreed for the clerk to attend a CilCA

course and to pay for membership of the

Society of Local Council Clerks, cost to be

shared with 5 other Parish councils.

12. Further reports:

12.1 Mr Collins discussed the replacement

of street lights and advised the Council that

Norfolk County Council were recommend-

A discussion took place on the grass cutting

contract, quotes were compared. It was

noted that the grass cutting should be kept

to a standard and it was agreed that CGM

would be given the contract for a period of

a year.

Mandy Maguire

Northwold Parish Clerk

Swaffham and District

Swimming Pool Association (SPA)

Spa held it’s AGM at the Community Centre on 22nd April 2013 with Dennis Tallon in the chair and seven members present. The chairman stated that the land that Swaffham Town Council had bought for a swimming pool at the EcoTech Business Park, which was under a five year agreement, now lapsed. The council would now have to decide how they proceed with the plot. The treasurer reported that the SPA funds held at the Norwich & Peterborough and Scottish Widows had grown to £13,690, these funds will be locked in for the next few years. The existing officers were re-elected to serve for a further twelve months.

Dennis Tallon - Chair

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ing LED lights and funding was available

for 75% of the replacement value of the

lights, leaving the Parish Council to pay

25%. A price of £6165.50 would mean the

council would only pay £1541.38 Existing

street lights will be banned and will cost a

lot of money to dispose of and replace. The

LED lights were very economical and

would cost less to run and maintain. An

application needs to be put in by the end of

April. Getting 3 quotes was discussed,

however Westcotec were the NCC’s pre-

ferred provider and NCC had already un-

dertaken the quoting process and recom-

mended Westcotec. Mr Collins and other

Councillors would be attending a K & M

presentation to see what was offered. The

number of street lights was discussed.

Westcotec have completed a survey and

recommend 22 watt lights. Mr Collins pro-

posed that the council should go ahead with

the application for street Lights and the

replacement of street lights providing the

Councils’ application was successful. All

Councillors agreed. The Clerk reminded

Councillors that as the item is not on the

agenda a decision should not be taken.

The work on the War Memorial had been

delayed due to the weather, it would be

started on the 15th April 2013. The Parish-

ioner who had given the donation for the

War Memorial wanted as little publicity as

possible, but agreed to an article in Village

Life to commemorate her husband’s past

and relations.

Mr Eglington reported on the flooding at

Riverside, he had visited Colveston Manor

Farm with Mrs Crisp and met with the Ten-

ant Farmer, the flooding was caused by a

number of small rills which had eroded into

the bank since last June. The Environment

Agency had done nothing so far, Mr Eg-

lington has written to our MP.

Mr Eglington had visited Sheridan School

during their open day as a result of an inci-

dent on the playing field, which the Council

let Sheridan School use. Mr Eglington was

impressed with the school’s displays and

the work they had done for Children in

Need. .A discussion took place on the pur-

pose of the school. It was recognised that

staff were trained to deal with a variety of

behaviour issues and conditions and had

systems for rewards and sanctions proc-

esses n place.

A Parishioner discussed their concerns

regarding the incident which they were

involved in on the playing field. They re-

ported on children’s poor behaviour and the

behaviour of the teachers The school had

said that it would not happen again and the

children would not be visiting the playing

field again. Other parishioners had com-

mented on the noise being no worse than a

football match. Mrs Crisp asked everyone

to move forward and recognised that the

Parish Council and the Parishioners had

received an apology from the school.

A discussion took place on vandalism in the

village, the Parish Council felt strongly

about vandalism and all were asked to re-

port it. Mrs Crisp had notified the commu-

nity Police and was told to put forward any

complaints and witnesses to the vandalism.

7. The following payments were agreed:

BCKLWN Annual Play

Inspection Report £72.00

Mr J. Chease £48.70

CGM Landscapes £296.17

EON £138.73

K&M Lighting Services £53.76

NALC £179.12

Staff remuneration £222.00

Sports and Social Club £350.00

St Andrews Church £200.00

Mr Jenkinson reported on vandalism on the

playing field, 2 new steps are needed for

the slide at a cost of £13.40 each, it was

agreed for Mr Jenkinson to arrange the new

steps. The climbing board will need replac-

ing in 12 – 18 months at a cost of £280 plus

VAT.

Mr Lavender would be asked to attend the

next meeting to discuss the chafer bugs on

the playing field.

The meeting was closed to discuss the grass

cutting contract, all councillors agreed

Are you finding it hard to move on from a loss or bereavement?

Would you like to meet with others to share your experiences, in a safe, supportive environment?

�orthwold Bereavement Group

is a small, friendly group run by trained counsellors. The first session will commence on 6th June, 2013, from

4.10pm until 6.00pm, running for 8 weeks, at Northwold village hall

(one – one sessions also available)

For details of our fees, or to book a place, contact Button

Tel: 07572 151160 , Email: [email protected]

www.mwcounselling.org

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Swimming Pool Association

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

Wednesday 12th & 19th June 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.

very difficult as a pheasant would lie in

wait for him as he got out of his van,

attacking the postman as he walked to

the post box. The pheasant would then

follow the van to the next post box,

pecking at the tyres, and attacking the

postman again at the next box! Apparently, according to Charles Nod-

der of the Gamekeepers' Association,

this behaviour is not unusual and relates

to their territorial nature during the mat-

ing season which lasts from February to

June and can involve several hens (one

year, our pheasant had seven hens fol-

lowing him around). So, it looks as though we are getting off

lightly with our pheasant. It would be

good to give him a name. How about

“Hoover” as he hoovers up all the seed

intended for others? (Note the use of a

trade name as a verb – you do not yet

hear of people dysoning up their rub-

bish). Management tells me that I am becom-

ing grumpier as I get older. Obviously,

this is only her perception of events and

is open to discussion. Certainly, some

thing do irritate me, like the arrows

painted on the ground in large car parks

-why do they always seem to point the

wrong way, opposite to my direction of

travel? Wouldn't you think that the peo-

ple using all the paint and labour would

get it right? The advice on motorways to

WHAT DOES THE DOCTOR

THI�K THIS MO�TH?

Currently, the pheasant is living happily

with his two women and his friend, the

wood pigeon. They continue to grow fat

on the bird food intended for the smaller

and more interesting birds, graciously

provided by Head Office (for new read-

ers, also known as the Wife, Deannie,

Management or Lollipop). The pheas-

ants trample everything and rake the

stones onto the path and, to be fair, I do

find the cock's strident alarm call irritat-

ing. In spite of his well-fed state, he

does seem to be alarmed very often and

the mighty squawk often startles me.

However, this is as nothing when com-

pared with the problems endured by a 77

year old lady in Wentnor, Shropshire,

who also has a resident pheasant. When

she goes outside, he attacks her, digs his

claws into her head and hangs on. He

stares at the family through the french

windows and runs alongside their car,

head butting the wheels. He will follow

the husband upper a ladder, attacking his

heels. The family has named the pheas-

ant “Phil”. A couple of years ago, an-

other pheasant terrorised a village in

North Yorkshire, picking on cars and

cyclists and chasing children, screaming,

through the village. A pheasant in

Newsham scared off visitors and a post-

man in Dunsley found his daily round

“Leave two chevrons between you and

the vehicle in front” makes me wonder

why they don't only paint half the num-

ber of chevrons at twice the spacing and

advise the motorists to leave one chev-

ron between them and the vehicle in

front. The money saved on paint and

labour could pay for pothole repairs. A blind lady and her guide dog, Buddy,

were travelling from Melbourne to Bris-

bane when the 'plane was diverted to

Sydney. Everyone got off the 'plane ex-

cept for our lady. The captain came

down and asked the lady if she would

like to stretch her legs as they had an

hour's wait. “No thank you” she said

“but Buddy might like a walk”. Imagine

the scene at the gate as the passengers

saw the captain, wearing dark sunglasses

and accompanied by the guide dog,

walking from the aeroplane. The 'plane

was half empty for the next leg of the

journey! Tommy Cooper: A friend of mine is

addicted to brake fluid but he reckons he

can stop at any time.

I went to the cemetery yesterday and

noticed four grave diggers walking

about with a coffin. Three hours later,

they were still at it. I thought to myself

“Those blokes have lost the plot”. My

budgie broke it leg so I made a splint out

of two matches. Unfortunately, I forgot

to remove the sandpaper from the bot-

tom of the cage. Notice on the back of a white van ‘IS

THIS VAN BEING DRIVEN CARE-

FULLY? IF YES, TELEPHONE THE

POLICE AS IT MUST HAVE BEEN

STOLEN'

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Venue: Swaffham Community Centre

Cost: members: £4.00, non-members

£7.00. AGM at West Stow Hall and tour of

house and gardens

Date: Friday, 17th May, 6.45 for 7.00pm

Venue: West Stow Hall

Cost: AGM free – tour £12.00 members, non-members: £15.00 The Breckland Flora: A Field-Study

Day

led by Neal Armour-Chelu and Tim

Pankhurst

Date: Saturday, 15th June, 10.00–3.00pm

Venue: two locations in the Brecks - bring a picnic with you

Cost: free to members, non-members £5.00 Walking Tour of Thetford led by David Osborne

Date: Sunday 7th July, 11.00 a.m.

Venue: Thetford Market Place

Cost: free to members, non-members: £3.00 Stained Glass: A talk by Local Artist, Pippa Blackall

Date: Friday, 11th October, 7.00 pm

Venue: Oxborough Village Hall

Cost: members £4.00, non-members £7.00

Christmas Event

The Village Craftsman: A talk by

SAVE THE DATE!

Sunday, June 23rd

at 3pm –

Afternoon tea at our

house and garden.

The Old House, 9, Lodge Road,

Feltwell, IP26 4DL.

Come and meet Management and

the pheasant who, with any luck,

might be stuffed and mounted by

then – the pheasant, that is, not

Management.

The event is to raise funds for St

George's Church, Methwold and

tickets at £5.00 can be obtained by

ringing us on 01842 828956.

Best wishes to you all

Ian �isbet

The Breckland Society -

Events Programme 2013

Roman Roads in the Landscape:

a talk by James Albone

Date: Friday, 8th February, 7.00 pm

Venue: Barnham Village Hall

Cost: members: £4.00, non-members

£7.00. Hearth, Heath and Howe: Magic and

Witchcraft in the Breckland: a talk by Imogen Ashwin

Date: Friday, 15th March, 7.00 pm

TE��IS CLUB

The tennis court will be ready for play

within the next few weeks and we are

always happy to welcome new members

of any standard, please contact me if you

would like to join the Club. Members

may play at any time and Club night is

on a Wednesday.

We have a Junior Club for children aged

8 – 14 years sessions will be on every

Thursday in June starting at 6pm. All

children are very welcome, rackets and

balls are provided.

CHARGES FOR THE YEAR

May 2013-14

FULL MEMBER £30.00

JUNIOR MEMBER £ 7.50

Carol Sharp 728227.

Stephen Pope

Festive refreshments

Date: Friday, 13th December , 7.00 pm

Venue: Cockley Cley Hall

Cost: members £10.00, non-members £13.00

To reserve your place, or if you require

more information about these events,

please email us or telephone 01366

328452

THE CROW� I��

Home Cooked Food Served Wed.-Mon. 12-2pm

Sunday Lunch 12pm-2pm

6pm to 9pm Wednesday to Saturday

6pm to 8pm Monday

Take aways available

Closed all day Tuesday

Alternate Wednesday

Quiz �ight

Tel. (01366) 727317

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Pest & Vermin Control for homes,

farms and businesses. 24hr/7-day ser-

vice. Local family business (Clover

Farm, Mundford)

Tel. 01842 879904, Mob. 07946

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Fast reliable service

John Clifford. 01842 878486.

D W Services

Gardening and T V Aerials. Grass Cut-

ting, Hedge trimming, Tree pruning

and general garden work. Also Digital

TV aerials fitted, CCTV, Signal boost-

ers etc. Tel. 01366 728403, Mobile

07752 587111

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folk IP26 5NN. Phone for Free Esti-

mate (Mob: 07825 651311). Also Hard-

wood Logs for sale.

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We can take care of all your building requirements and have more than 50 years of experience in the

building industry

Extensions, renovations, painting and decorating, plastering, wall and floor tiling, flint work, chalk

work, drain work, fencing, maintenance

Please call for a free estimate or to discuss your requirements on:-

01366 727789 or 07860 508689

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work, Metal work, Iron work, Design/

Technical drawing. Gardening work/

Labour and constructions i.e. Pergolas

gazebos and decking. House mainte-

nance - Doors, locks and painting.

Phone David George on (01366)

727582

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Editor, [email protected] or see

inside front cover for phone and ad-

dress.

A��OYI�G PHO�E CALLS

Unwanted calls about your right to claim

for some mis-selling ... you may like to

visit the web-site below. The Citizens

Advice are co-ordinating a campaign as

well as giving info on what you can do

about the calls:

http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/c

ampaigns/current_campaigns/theclaimsp

ests.htm

MOBILE LIBRARY

Calls in our village on a Thursday, nor-

mally every 3 weeks and stops at the

following:

Arrival Depart.

Time Time

Inghams Lane 13.35 14.00

Tile Centre 14.05 14.30

Manor Place 14.35 15.00

School 15.05 15.20

Council Houses 15.25 15.35

Bulldog Garage 15.40 15.55

Little London 16.00 16.20

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