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The Mallard Issue 297 June 2016
Tributes Paid to Much Loved and
Respected Mike Tilbury
T here was standing room only and rightly so, at Great
Massingham’s St Mary’s Church, on Thursday 19th
May, for a service of celebration and thanksgiving for the
life of Mike Tilbury who died aged 80 on 24th April. In
fact, the Church was so full that the service was relayed
to people listening outside.
Mike, a village resident since 1968, has given so much to
his community over the years and villagers present were
keen to express both their sorrow and gratitude for a very
special person. He was much loved and respected.
Reverend Judith Pollard and Reverend Jonathan Riviere,
Rector of Sandringham, led the service. Mike Dobson,
County Councillor, read one of the lessons and Vic Cross and Paul, one of Mike’s sons,
gave eulogies. Members and colleagues of the West Norfolk Council were also in atten-
dance as were six mace bearers who formed part of the escort. Mike had been our local
councillor on West Norfolk Borough Council since 1974 and Mayor of the Borough in
1992/3. He was so community minded and always there to help people.
Both Vic and Paul mentioned Mike’s genuine commitment to his community as well as
his love of family, travel, gardening, playing snooker and his sense of humour. Mike was
instrumental in saving our village pub, The Dabbling Duck - or The Rose and Crown as
it was then. Two examples here sum up the fun person he was.
Vic recalled their time together in the Massingham Fire Service. Mike and Vic were part
of the ‘Massingham Fire Service Quiz Team’ at a national final. The quiz consisted of
three rounds - one individual and two team rounds. Of the two team rounds you could
confer with your team mates in one but not the other. On the non - conferring round a
member of an opposing team who happened to be a clergyman, when considering his
answer, leaned forward and put his elbows on the table, with his hands together as if in
prayer. Mike was heard to call out, “No Conferring!”
Paul recalled the time Mike, as Mayor, was invited to open the Mart in King’s Lynn. Mike
was really excited about this, especially as he got the chance to ride on the dodgems.
Overcome by his excitement, he jumped on the dodgems for his ride having completely
forgotten to declare the Mart open!
Mike really loved Great Massingham and would do anything for his beloved village. He
was a real family man. Paul recalled their happy family holidays when his mother Carol
was alive. He also talked of more recent years when Mike met and married Isobel and
the pleasure Mike received from her family too. He will be very sadly missed.
Our thoughts are with Isobel and all the family at this sad time.
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‘Histry Bits’ AN OVERNIGHT STOP
In the days before efficient road and rail transport, there was only
one way for Scottish farmers to get their cattle to the lucrative
Smithfield market in London – they had to walk. And what a
walk it was! For more than three centuries vast numbers of
‘Scotch’ cattle, mostly sturdy Galloways, born and bred in the
Highlands and Islands, were assembled at the Scottish border
town of Dumfries, before being driven south by highly-skilled
drovers and their scruffy but intelligent cattle dogs.
Their 300 mile route took them down through Northumberland
and Durham, through Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, to Ely and the
Fens. By the time they reached Norfolk the cattle were exhausted
and emaciated, many of them scarcely able to walk. At Setchey,
near Lynn, the weaker animals were sold to waiting dealers. The
rest were herded onwards towards the two big Norfolk cattle fairs
– St. Faith’s near Norwich, and Hempton Green near Fakenham.
There they were bought by local farmers, fattened up on nutritious
Norfolk turnips, before finally being driven down through Suffolk
and Essex to Smithfield where most of them ended up on the
Christmas tables of London’s burgeoning middle classes.
So where does Massingham fit in to all this? Draw a line on a map
from Setchey to Hempton Green and the answer is clear. Our vil-
lage lies exactly half way between the two of them, and with its
wide greens and numerous ponds, it provided the ideal overnight
rest stop for
thirsty and
exhausted
herds and
drovers
alike. What
a sight it
must have
been as the
huge herds
gathered on
the greens, bellowing and mooing as the tireless cattle dogs
rounded up the stragglers, and saw them safely settled down for
the night. Lord Orford of Houghton, who owned the greens,
charged a penny per animal per night, with strict fines levied on
any stragglers. The herd would be on the move again at first light,
the tartan-clad drovers marching on ahead, knitting as they went.
Yes, you read it right. Knitting. To earn a little extra cash the
drovers, hard-drinking, wild-eyed men, knitted woollen stock-
ings as they walked. Sweet… David Miller
Tribute to Mike Tilbury ‘Histry’ Bits Bowled Over Open Gardens Youth Club Bingo Stall on the Green Open Studios Village Hall Events West Norfolk Folk Quiz Night Bowls Sessions Gert & Daisy School Request Official Launch of Bus Strollers Netball Film Club Biodiversity Project Play Park Latest Bowls Club News Rev’d Judith’s Message Grassroots Malawi Craft & Chat Mobile Library Thanks From Pam Church News Church Services Tennis Open Day Dates for your Diary
In this issue
This parish magazine is published every month 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
Website : Caroline Boyden 01485 521 816
Deadline for the next issue
20th
June
Scottish cattle drovers
heading south.
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BOWLED OVER! Massingham Bowls Club wants to say a big
thank you to Mel Whitmore and her team
of helpers for allocating the proceeds of the
recent DNA dance at the village hall to the
bowls club Pavilion fund. The function
raised a fantastic £500+ and we are all
‘bowled over’ that you have all supported
the bowls club in this way. It will be a great
help towards our funding target of £4,000.
(Please see Bowls report page 10)
Thanks also go to Colin Whitmore who
slaved over a hot, smoky BBQ all evening
on behalf of the bowls club!
Many thanks also Mel and for pledging the
proceeds of the 70's Disco later in the year.
Keep up the good work! Peter Wadham
JUNE 19th OPEN GARDENS EVENT
Please join in. Closing date 5th June.
Have you forgotten to give your name in?
Not enough entries have been received yet
and time is running out. It would be a great
shame not to run this event. Please sign up.
Liz Foster, 51 Station Rd, Gt. Massingham
PLEASE HELP OUR YOUTH CLUB
We need BINGO and RAFFLE prize dona-
tions for the Youth club fundraising events in
June & July. Please bring to the Youth Club,
either Tues. evening, 7-9pm, June 7th or 14th.
More importantly, please come to :
Youth Bingo Club Night
Village Hall , Tuesday June 21st
6.30pm to 9pm
Come along and support this event. Suzie
Overson & Deborah Reeve are supporting
and helping with the calling & organising.
Many thanks, Karen Creed.
SPECIAL STALL ON THE GREEN FOR
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
Saturday 25th June at 10am
Tombola, Cakes, Raffle, Bric-a-brac etc
It costs £3 to send each box and we need to
raise in excess of £200 to cover our boxes.
Please come and support.
GT MASSINGHAM ART TRAIL 2016
Please see enclosed leaflet and support our
local village artists during Open Studios.
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JUNE QUIZ NIGHT Thursday, June 23rd at 7.30pm.
Quiz organiser - Malcolm Tibble
Village Hall Bar. See you there!
VILLAGE HALL REGULAR EVENTS
Keep Fit Wed.1.45 to 2.45pm
Bingo Fridays at 7.30pm
Auction Sundays
Bowls Sessions Wednesdays 2-4pm
Coronation Club (4th Wed.) 2pm - 4pm
Baby &Toddler Thurs. 10am - 11.30am
W/Norfolk Radio Sundays 7pm -10pm
Craft & Chat (1st & 3rd Mon) 2 - 4pm
Trefoil Guild 2nd Thursday, each month
Film Club 3rd Thursday, each month
Quiz Nights 4th Thursday, each month
WEST NORFOLK RADIO for JUNE
VILLAGE HALL BAR, 7-10PM Free entry. Everyone always welcome.
No live show on 19th
4th Featuring Aussies ‘The Littlest Fox’
and ‘Us Plus’ band from Suffolk.
12th Norfolk band ‘Red Oktober’
26th Yve Mary Barwood vocalist with
Morganway and Tony Brook all
the way from Alabama. Broadcast live on West Norfolk Radio
www.westnorfolkradio.co.uk
Bowls Informal Sessions The informal open sessions have started
again and take place each Wednesday
afternoon from 2 to 4pm, weather permit-
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and open to all.
No previous experience required. Bowls
and basic tuition provided, if required. We
do, however, ask that all participants wear
flat-bottomed shoes, if possible.
The sessions are a really good way to gain
an informal introduction to the game in a
friendly atmosphere. The cost is £2 per
session, including refreshments. There is
no commitment to play every week.
All funds will go to the Pavilion fund.
Please come along and join us for an
enjoyable afternoon each week.
Peter Wadham
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Gert & Daisy...... How are yew gitting on tergether? Hope yew awl saw us in the
Lynn News larst month serving teas at the Chuch Spring Fayre – they dint harf dew well.
We wus arsked ter help but we wus mostly hounded by the paparazzi.
We went ter the Trefoil Evening and dun the quizzes – they wus a bit hard! We both
wun sum Tombola prizes and Gert won two raffle prizes. Hope they med a bit of munny.
We hev a cupple more Norfolk words and meanings fer yew this month.
A huxterer – a dealer in rabbit skins and odds and ends
A mawkin – a scarecrow A dwile – dishcloth
We were sad to hear that Mike Tilbury had died. He was a lovely man who will be greatly
missed. He was always very helpful and did his utmost for the village for many years both
as a fireman and a Borough Councillor. We went to his funeral which was extremely
well-attended with family members, villagers, friends and members of the Borough
Council, together with players from the snooker league. Firemen, past and present, pro-
vided a guard of honour for the coffin and everyone was welcomed to the village hall after
the funeral to have refreshments and share memories of Mike. Our condolences to Isobel,
Paul, Richard and families.
We went ter the ‘Tennis fer Free’ day as we’d heard there wus a BBQ and we thought
that moight be free anall – but that weren’t. We dint play. Daisy stopped ter watch the
final – that wus just loike Wimbledon! The winners were the lovely Ali Ward and
singer/songwriter Jake Morrell who cuduv entertained if it hed rained (older readers will
understand that).
Mr Hedley Skipper will be 90 on 4th June and we wud loike to wish him Happy Birthday.
We int quoit as old as that but we both hev birthdays in June anall. More heavy work fer
the postman!
We are gitting excited abowt our holiday in Menorca. Gert and Bert are flying there and
that’ll tek two hours. Daisy and Sid are going by train and ferry and that’ll tek two days!
We wus very pleased to see Bev, our publisher, got an award for Community Service.
She int very gud at spelling though – she never put ours roight! Think that’s cos we hint
tort her Norfolk yit! Well done, Bev. Dew yew keep atroshing til next month.
Gert and Daisy.
Little joke – Elvis the mouse died this week – he wus ‘caught in a trap’....... and finally
Thought of the month: Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more
than standing in your garage makes you a car.
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We are also looking for an artist to help the children produce a
large, wall mounted piece of art (eg mosaic or painting).
If you can help with any of the above or can volunteer your time
please contact the school on 520 362.
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Strollers..... Going to the Dogs! On Sunday 24th April eight strollers set off
for a circular walk down to the Dogotel and
back. The weather forecast was discourag-
ing with the typical English weather set to
be typically untypical for late April. Unde-
terred we set off, with Reggie in company,
up Walcups Lane and along Mad Dog Lane
to join Peddars Way.
Although the wind was cold there
was no sign of rain and we had
some bright moments of sun.
After about 500 yards we took
the track to the left, walking
along a field’s edge with fine
views to the south and the songs of skylarks
overhead. We next made our way to ‘Violet
Lane’, a lovely shaded path but, unfortu-
nately, no violets. At the end of this path
we stopped for a brief rest before descend-
ing the old Setch Road which leads to the
rear of the Dogotel business. We were half-
way down when a sharp hail shower hit us
but as soon as it came it went and we were
once more in sunshine. When we eventu-
ally reached our destination some of us
decided to call for a lift back to base while
the rest of us trudged up Peddars Way, past
Clark’s Farm, to rejoin Mad Dog Lane, a very
appropriate name in the circumstances.
Lunch was taken at the Dabbling Duck by
the end of which the predicted rains arrived.
Reggie the dog (pictured left) must have
walked the equivalent of twenty miles on
his little legs!............. Our next walk is
on Sunday 26th June. Andrew Bickerton
Reggie
Official Launch of the ‘Go Town Bus’ in Great Massingham
Sir Henry Bellingham MP, the Borough Mayor or Deputy and the General Manager of
West Norfolk Community Transport will officially launch the new ‘Go to Town’ bus on
Saturday 2nd July. Please come and support and show your support. The launch event will be held in Great Massingham on the Green outside the
Dabbling Duck. All village residents are welcome. The timetable is as follows: 10.15 am Arrival of the ‘Go to Town’ bus outside the Dabbling Duck
10.20 am Official launch of the ‘Go to Town’ bus by Sir Henry Bellingham
10.30 am Free Raffle Draw & Prizes (10 cash prizes/vouchers of £20 each, plus a
Sunday Lunch for two offered by the Dabbling Duck)
10.38 am ‘Go to Town’ bus departs
10.45 am Coffee offered by the Dabbling Duck free of charge - everyone welcome.
Please come along. Also read about the new Saturday bus service on page 6.
THUMBS UP FOR THE NEW VILLAGE HALL SOUND SYSTEM
Members of the 70 strong audience enjoying the new sound system at the May
screening of the ‘Bridge of Spies’. More about the sound system in the next issue.
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The Film Club Wednesday June 15th, 7pm for 7.30pm,
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DAY
Massingham Village Hall, £4 entry.
Refreshments available.
‘Sunset Song’ Spans the 1910 decade.
Six years in the life of a
girl named Chris, one
of the numerous children
of a tyrannical Scottish
farmer. Coming soon....
5th July ‘Mustang’ (Members’ Night)
21st July ‘Spotlight’
18th Aug. ‘The Big Short’
Massingham Netballers compete in
Norfolk Village Competition at UEA The Massingham netball team endured a
chilly day of hail and rain playing in the
Norfolk Villages Netball Competition on
24th April at Sportspark, UEA. Teams from
14 Norfolk villages took part in this fun and
friendly competition, run as part of the ‘This
Girl Can’ campaign to get more women and
girls taking part in sport.
Massingham played well but unfortunately
had their toughest two matches first thing
when they could have done with a more
gentle warm-up! Massingham went on to
win their next 5 matches but alas, it wasn’t enough to get them in the final which saw an
overall win for Hethersett (last year’s champions) over Briston. Massingham ended up
finishing a very respectable 4th. Well done to the team and a special mention to Lucy
Barlow for standing in and playing when needed. Thank you to the Multi-sports club for
funding the entry and supplying the kit. Ali Ward
Picture: Top row from left: Shelley Whitmore, Hannah Reeve, Mel Whitmore, Ali Ward.
Bottom row from left: Steph Davies, Suzie Overson, Donna Linney.
OPEN GARDEN IN SUPPORT OF THE
BIODIVERSITY PROJECT
Sunday 19th June 2 to 5 pm As part of the Village Open Gardens Event you are
warmly invited to visit the garden at Long Barn,
Kennels Farm in aid of the Biodiversity Project.
The two acre site contains flower, shrub and vege-
table gardens, a greenhouse,
cactus house, woodland, a
beech walk, wild flower
meadow and village views.
Tea, coffee, strawberry cake
etc. will be available and a
selection of garden and native plants will be on
sale.
Mike and Pam Jackson 01485 520 056
Toad Patrol 2016 Season:
Well done Toad Patrollers & Great Massingham residents & road users.
477 toads saved! 67 newts saved! More detail in the next issue.
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BOWLS CLUB NEWS. The drive to raise funding for the new Pavil-
ion is ongoing. Now that Planning Consent
has been granted (thanks to Arthur Allen for
his valuable help in obtaining this) we are
actively seeking funding from various
grants organisations. This is a painstaking
and slow process and so far has not yielded
much success but we are plodding on and
have all the necessary documentation in
place for further applications. We have a
pledge of £4000 matched funding from the
Parish Council and therefore need to raise
the same amount ourselves to cover the total
cost of the project. The need for the new
pavilion is two-fold, firstly it will be neces-
sary to remove our existing hut, which in
itself has become something of an eyesore,
to facilitate the planned redevelopment of
the Village Hall. Aside from this, the hut
would have needed to be replaced in a few
years as it is becoming unserviceable due to
its' deterioration over the years. The addi-
tion of a new pavilion will, at long last, pro-
vide a decent facility for the club and hope-
fully raise the profile of our small but suc-
cessful club. The bowls club decided to take
on the task of replacing it rather than leav-
ing it to the Village Hall Trustees which
will, hopefully, relieve them of the cost
and the added workload to include it in
their plans for redevelopment. Anyone out
there who would like to help us in any
way with this project, please let us know.
As many people will be aware, we sadly
lost one of our longest standing members,
Derek Skipper, earlier this year and, after
discussion with Lena, we are establishing
a Derek Skipper Memorial Trophy in
Derek's honour. The trophy has been pur-
chased from voluntary donations from
bowls club members and it is planned that
the trophy will be contested between
Massingham and 2 or 3 other local clubs,
all of which Derek either played for or
was well known by members of these
clubs. The organisation of the tournament
is in its early stages and we will publish
the outcome at a later date.
The 2016 season is now under way and we
have again put in a lot of work on the
green during the autumn and spring
months. We are fielding three teams in
two different leagues again this year and
are hoping for another good season.
Peter Wadham
Play Park Latest. First the bad news. Despite all our best efforts, we did not qualify for a grant
from WREN. No reasons are given but competition was intense and their
funds limited.
Now the good news. At its meeting on 16th May, Great Massingham Parish
Council decided to honour its agreement and fund the money already ring
fenced for the Play Park refurbishment. This means that ‘Phase 1’ can go ahead as
planned with three new pieces of equipment being installed with top quality safe surfac-
ing. Hopefully, work will start in July and be completed in time for the summer holidays.
This does mean, however, that ‘Phase 2’, originally to be funded by the Parish Council,
cannot go ahead. To achieve further improvements we may need the establishment of a
Play Park Committee which can instigate and oversee fund raising activities. Funds
raised may then be supported by contributions from other funding organisations.
If you are interested in being a part of this committee please contact me, Vic Cross or
Parish Clerk, Kevin Webb (see contact list on page 15). Andrew Bickerton
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Message to all Parishioners
Craft and Chat Mon. 6th & 20th June
from 2pm to 4pm,
Village Hall Bar
90 Glorious Years!
Our monarch Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 90th birthday on April 21st but
she also has an ‘official birthday’ which, this year, will be on Saturday June
11th. This tradition originates from 1748, the reign of King George II, whose
actual birthday fell in chilly November. King George inaugurated a military cavalcade
for his armed forces which always took place in the summer months to take advantage of
the (hopefully) sunny weather. This cavalcade evolved to also become a celebration of
the monarchy, a tradition which continues to the present day.
Modern celebrations of our armed forces’ parade ground prowess are rightly applauded
throughout the world. The month of June has ‘Trooping the Colour’ on Horse Guard’s
Parade followed by a military fly-past and the traditional appearance by the Royal family
on the Buckingham Palace balcony. The birthday honours list is also published at this time.
Because this year is so significant – the Queen having become the longest-serving British
monarch of all time – we too are encouraged to have local events and parties and to join
in a national weekend of celebration.
In King’s Lynn we have ‘Celebrate King’s Lynn’ - a free, full day event of activities.
See the website www.celebratekingslynn.com for further details.
In our benefice, we are having a barbeque at St. Botolph’s Church, Grimston on Saturday
11th starting at 4pm. Tickets are £5 – do come along and enjoy a lovely summer evening.
What better reason for a party?
Our beloved Queen offers us the perfect model of enduring public service and inspira-
tional leadership, underpinned by strong Christian faith. She writes: “For me the teach-
ings of Christ and my personal accountability before God provide a framework in which
I try to live my life.” We could do well to follow her example.
Let us all join in wishing Her Majesty a very Happy Official Birthday: hip hip hooray!
Reverend Judith
BABY AND
TODDLER
Every Thursday at
the Village Hall
10am to 11.30 am Please look on
Facebook for
up to date details.
GRASSROOTS MALAWI
Next ‘Stalls on the Green’
Saturday 4th and 18th June
at 9am. Cancelled if wet.
The stall on the 14th May
raised £262. Many thanks.
Please leave any donated items
in Jenny’s greenhouse.
O LL ARISHIONERST A PO LL ARISHIONERST A P
IN MEMORIUM From
Great Massingham
5th May Cyril Proudfoot
19th May Mike Tilbury
Cremations at Mintlynn
Our thoughts and prayers are
with their families.
MOBILE LIBRARY
7th June and
5th July
MANY THANKS FROM
PAM HALES
Thank you to Jill, Liz and
members of the Coronation
Club for the beautiful flowers,
card and good wishes on my
retirement from the Coronation
Club. Love from Pam
DON’T FORGET TO
CAST YOUR VOTE 16th June - Borough Council
by-election. 23rd June - EU Referendum.
POLLING STATION AT
THE VILLAGE HALL
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Church Services
Date Time Service Location
1st June
Wednesday
9.00 am Holy Communion Harpley
5th June 10.30 am Group Holy Communion Grimston
12th June
9.30 am
11.00 am
4.00 pm
Family Service
Holy Communion
The Gap
Harpley
Great Massingham
Pott Row Methodist
19th June 9.30 am
11.00 am
11.15 am
Holy Communion
Family Service
Sung Holy Communion
Little Massingham
Great Massingham
Harpley
26th June 11.00 am Holy Communion Great Massingham
2nd July 5.00 pm Rogation Walk East Walton
Benefice Prayer Meeting, Sunday 1st July at 6pm, at St Lawrence, Harpley.
For more news please visit our benefice website at www.ggmbenefice.uk
CHURCH NEWS
Produce stall Our produce stall last month raised a very
creditable £160. Many thanks to everyone
who supported us with their donations, help
and, not least, our customers. Next stall -
Sat. 4th June at 9-30am. Donations of cake
or produce will be gratefully received.
Wednesday Teas Every Wednesday from 3pm to 4.30pm.
Summer Fayre This will be on Saturday 23rd July. This
year we will be venturing onto the village
green. There will be many attractions both
traditional and new. We are reviving the
children's fancy dress ( home made of
course) and a pet show. There will be paint-
ing/drawing competition for children with
the theme 'All things bright and beauti-
ful' (nature around us). Details of closing
dates next months Mallard.
If anyone would like to donate any raffle
or tombola prizes or offer to help please
contact Anna on 520196.
This year let us celebrate our beautiful
church with our fete and raise some funds
towards the toilet and kitchen development.
To keep everyone up to date the fund now
stands at £24,000. More in next issue.
Holiday Club Our children's holiday club will take place
again this year on the 25,26 and 27th July.
More details next month.
Stephen Hudson
WEDDING
On Saturday 28th May
at St Mary’s, between
James Matthew Forster and
Catherine Lucy Ibbetson-Price. Many congratulations to you both.
HOLY BAPTISM On Sunday 22nd May,
at St Mary’s,
Great Massingham
Susannah Barnes The congregation offers the warmest of
welcomes & congratulations.
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Annual Membership Subscriptions Adult Couple £20 Individual Adult £14 Over 65 years £10 Juniors (14 –17yrs) £ 7
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Good beer, real ale, wines and spirits all at competitive prices. Separate snooker room.
Satellite, large screen TV. Outside drinking area.
Entertainment throughout the year.
Membership applications can be obtained from the club bar
Book the Village Hall for your function – 01485 520588
Welcomes old & new members
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Useful Numbers Organisation Contact Phone No.
Allotment Association Gill Goold 07513125964
Borough Council To be announced soon -
British Legion & Bell Ringing Denys Winner 520598
Bowls Club Peter Wadham 520796
Church Contacts Revd Judith Pollard or Revd Jane Holmes
01485 601 251 01553 636227
Community Car Scheme Office 520823
Coronation Club Jill Whitmore 520609
County Council John Dobson 534989
Doctors Massingham Surgery 520521
The Film Club Arthur Allen/Barry Talbot 520628/07818 807 738
Fishing Warden Nigel Yates 520844/0794979970
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) Vic Cross (Chair)
01328 855 046 520387
Pre-School Pip Armitage 07807 185 746
Police Non-emergency 101
School Ann Beardall 520362
Village Hall Hall & Bar & Vic Cross 520588/520387
Fresh Bread Daily from Ridouts Bakery
Holiday Insurance & Foreign Currency
Take Away Food Menu
Fresh Fruit and vegetables
FREE local deliveries every Thursday !
Village Store
Great Massingham
The Village Store & Post Office
Ray and staff
welcome you to
your local shop,
7days a week.
Mon. to Sat.
8am to 5.30pm
Sun. 9.30 -12.30
Tel: 520 272
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Dates for your Diary – June
Date Event Time Place
4 June Produce Stall 9.30 am Church & Green
4,12,26 June West Norfolk Folk 7 to 10pm Village Hall Bar
4,18 June Stalls on The Green 9am Round the Well
6, 20 June Craft & Chat 2 to 4 pm Village Hall Bar
7 June Mobile Library From 11am As Timetabled
15 June Film Club ( Note Different Day) 7 for 7.30 pm Village Hall
19 June Biodiversity Garden & other gdns open? 2 to 5pm Long Barn + others?
21 June Youth Club Bingo 6.30 - 9pm Village Hall
23 June Quiz night 7.30 pm Village Hall Bar
25 June Special Stall On The Green 10am Village Green
26 June Strollers Walk 9.30 am At The Well
Report on the Great British Tennis Weekend
This event, organised by the LTA and hosted by Great Massingham Tennis Club on the
14th and 15th May, was a huge success and a great opportunity for everyone, young and
older to play tennis for FREE and they certainly did that.
On the Saturday over fifty children took part in the morning coaching sessions and in the
afternoon there was a taster session in cardio tennis, a ‘crazy tennis’ session to test con-
centration in mastering all the trick shots and a ball machine which gave the opportunity
to test your speed of serve. Fantastic BBQ food and delicious cakes to keep everyone
going! The Sunday was just as exciting with a mixed doubles tournament and wine and a
BBQ that was cooked to perfection by John Andersson.
This fantastic weekend showed our club at its best and would not have been possible
without our band of merry helpers! Thanks to the fantastic Task Force Dream Team of
Bruce, Alan and Bob for putting up the gazebo and doing all the ‘technical’ stuff, to
Hugh Symington for loaning his court for the tournament and Barrie Colvin for bringing
and manning his ball machine - a big hit! Thanks to coaches; James, Ashley, Toby and
Luca, Official Photographer Alan Petto, the wonderful WOWs (Women on Wednesdays)
for helping with refreshments and supplying fabulous cakes and the clear-up team, Sue &
Michael Martin and everyone who ‘mucked in!’ Lastly, a big thank you to Annie, Penny
and Ali for putting it all together and making it a fun weekend! More pictures in the next issue or go to clubspark.lta.org.uk/greatmassinghamtennis
Youngsters’
Coaching