SNL October 2016 web

October 2016 

SWAFFHAM 

newslet ter 

Cllr Brenda Bowler 

presents Suffield 

Court with their 

Anglia in Bloom 

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Contents 

4 Upcoming Events / Regular Events 

6 School Speak 

7 Rainbow Choir / Church News 

10 Merle Boddy 

13 Women’s Institute 

14 Swaffham & District Lions 

15 Swaffham Museum 

16 Rotary Club of Swaffham 

20 Age Concern 

21 AHH Garden Club / Swaffham Arts 

23 Lionesses 

24 Swaffham History Group 

25 SCALGA 

26 Home Hospice / Wissey U3A 

27 Mayor’s Parlour 

28 Swaffham Town Council 

30 Mind, Body & Spirit 

International Food Festival 

The offer of free food from around the world was 

enough temptation for over 1,000 people to attend 

the Iceni Partnership organised event in Swaffham’s 

Assembly Rooms on the 18th September. 

The twenty nationalities represented all live in 

Swaffham and represent a diverse community that 

is working, eating and drinking together as shown by 

the marvellous relaxed atmosphere in the Assembly 

Rooms, as young and old moved from table to table 

sampling the many different foods and drinks on offer. 

Slovakia, Romania and Poland were first time 

exhibitors along with Charlotte who helped introduce 

the idea of eating vegetarian/vegan food, which by 

general consensus was delicious. 

Plans are already underway for a Food Festival 2017 

which will, at this early stage, include an evening of 

poetry and short talks/tales on food, an exhibition 

of local food and drink producers and, of course, the 

hugely popular ‘International Food Festival’. 

Icenima 

The third Wednesday of the month screenings are 

proving very popular with a full house watching 

‘West Side Story’, all two and a half hours of it! 

Future 2pm presentations include ‘The Graduate’ 

in October, starring a very young Dustin Hoffman, 

and an early Christmas treat of ‘The Nutcracker’ by 

the New York Ballet (£7.50 pp instead of the usual 

£4 ticket price). 

Contact Iceni Partnership for further information on 

01760 722 800. Booking essential. 

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Swaffham Blooms! 

A certificate celebration of one of Swaffham’s 

hidden gems occurred in September when Cllr 

Brenda Bowler presented Chris Rainbow and 

other Suffield Court residents with their Anglia 

in Bloom ‘Best Individual/Community Floral 

Display’ award. The more able members of the 

community tend the lawns, pots and borders for 

all to enjoy in their secluded courtyard garden 

which is conveniently placed close to local shops 

and amenities in the centre of Swaffham. The 

theme chosen by Iceni Partnership’s Customer 

Liaison Officer Jonathan Reed was ‘inclusion’. 

“The ethos of this sheltered community sums up 

what is quite a Swaffham thing, where people 

of all abilities come together with the aim of 

making their environment a nicer, friendlier 

place to be”. Jonathan added, “It is as much a 

social thing as anything else, a chance to have a 

chat over a cup of tea keeping the mind active 

even if the body is less willing”. Suffield Court 

was one of only four nominations in the Anglia 

in Bloom ‘Best Individual/Community Floral 

Display’ category helping Swaffham gain a Silver 

Gilt Award overall for towns with a population 

over 6000 but under 12000. 

Next year the mantle of co-ordinating Swaffham’s 

Anglia in Bloom entry will be the responsibility 

of the Town Team. Swaffham Town Team is a 

group of like-minded people with a core team 

consisting of town councillors, Iceni Partnership 

representatives and business and education 

experts who want Swaffham to be a better 

place to live and work. One of the Town Team’s 

current objectives is to promote the concept of 

Pride in your Community throughout the town, 

organising a network of volunteers to look after/ 

take care of their own immediate neighbourhood. 

”The response has been overwhelmingly positive 

and we now look forward to taking the next 

steps to move forward. The more people we can 

encourage to take part the better, local residents 

and businesses alike” said Town Team Chairman 

David Wickerson “and as an example of such 

involvement it was great to see Sally Palmer, 

Iceni Partnership’s Youth and Community Officer, 

recently organising a Young Peoples Social Action 

Group litter pick up along the Bears Lane railway 

track footpath – thanks Sally and a big thank you 

to the young people of Swaffham for showing the 

way”. Swaffham’s 2017 entry to Anglia in Bloom 

will be helped by an Iceni Partnership intern who 

starts their six month stint at the Community 

Centre offices later this month.

Upcoming Events 

North Pickenham Johnsons Playing Field Pop-Up- Bar & Cafe 

Friday 30th September 1st 2nd October 12 Noon-12 Midnight 

Friday- 7.30pm Fish & Dits. Saturday-7.30 Quiz. Sunday - 3pm Bingo 

Pentney Country Music Club 

Saturdays - 1st/Blake & Brazil. 8th/Bob Keeley. 15th/Texas Gun. 22nd/John 

C King. 29th/Long Shot. Sunday 30th (Carvery 12-2pm) Raymond Froggatt 

& His Band + Merv & Maria Call 01553 617546 

Swaffham Trade Association Classic Car Meet 

Sunday 2nd October 11-3pm Bring along your classic to the Market Place 

car park and show it off to otherswho would love one. 01760 723624 

Fundraising Event 

Sat October 8th 10 - 12.00 outside the Methodist Chapel. A mixed stall, bric 

a brac, cakes, books etc. to raise money for The Cinnamon Trust 

Swaffham Jazz Club 

Colin Mason Quartet with Tom guest vocalist Melvin. Tuesday 11th October 

at 7.30pm.Please note the earlier time. Swaffham Conservative Social Club, 

£5. bargeoff@yahoo.com or Norman 01760 722384 

Hog Roast And Disco At The Station Bar, Station Street 

Friday 14th October 7.30pm £10pp available from Arts Lounge Gallery, The 

Red Lion Pub and Norfolk House and Home in the Plowright Arcade 

Evening Of Clairvoyance - Penny Francis & David Schiesser 

Swaffham Community Centre October 14th, 7:30-10pm 

Swaffham Camera Club Photographic Exhibition 

15th and 16th October at the drill hall as part of the Visual Arts Festival 

Massingham Film Club Presents ‘Race’ PG 

The story of Jesse Owens. 20th October, 7 for 7:30pm. £4 

Save The Children Coffee Morning 

With Bric a Brac stalls. Assembly Rooms Saturday 22nd October 9 - noon 

Swaffham Arts ‘Getting To Know You’ By Three’s Company 

Sunday 23rd October 2016 3pm Swaffham Assembly Rooms Bar & refreshments 

available. Tickets £9 members, £12 non members, Children free. 01366 328648 

Nar Valley Ornithological Society (NarVOS) 

Tuesday 25th October 2016, 7.30pm at the Barn Theatre, Sacred Heart 

Convent School. Mike Watson ‘Belarus – Birding behind the Iron Curtain’ 

Non Members £2. call Ian Black on 01760 724 092 for further info 

Christmas Lights event with Victorian Christmas Market 

Friday 25th November 2pm-8pm On the Market Place car park. Come and see 

Santa, real reindeer, Fakenham Town Band, Thursford Steam Organ, Oasis Church 

singers, craft, gift and catering stalls and bright new stunning Christmas Lights 

North Pickenham Pop-Up-Pub & Cafe 

28th, 29th, 30th October at Johnsons Playing Field Midday - Midnight Everyday. 

Friday 28th Hallowen Spooktacular, Childrens Fancy Dress. Dits Fish & Chips 

7.30pm - Till Late Saturday 29th 7.30 Quiz. Sunday 30th 3pm Bingo 

Swaffham Players ‘Player’s Angels’ by Amanda Whittington 

The Barn Theatre, Sacred Heart School, Swaffham on Friday 28th & Saturday 29th 

October at 7:30pm. Tickets - Brian Hubbard on 01760 721899 or from the Green Parrot 

Swaffham Rugby Club Fireworks Night 

Sunday 6th November. Gates 5pm, fireworks 7pm. £5, 5-16 years £3, under 5s free, 2+2 £10 

Westacre Theatre 

October’s programme offers a selection of the best Live Screenings and 

mainstream cinema films: Bridge Of Spies on Wed 5 Oct; The Car Man 

on Fri 7 Oct; King Lear on Wed 12 Oct; Spotlight on Wed 19 Oct; Billy 

ELLIOT THE MUSICAL on Thu 20 Oct; and THE ENTERTAINER on Thu 27 Oct. 

Pre-performance Lunches and Suppers can be booked with your seat ticket 

online. www.westacretheatre.com 01760 755800 

Festive Friendship 

Iceni Partnership is pleased to announce that we will 

be running our Christmas Day event again this year 

and call on volunteers and guests to contact us. 

If you’re single, have a partner or are a family that will be 

on your own on December 25th and would prefer to have 

some company, then you are warmly invited to join us at 

Swaffham Assembly Rooms. Ring 01760 722 800 for details. 

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Regular Meetings & Events 

MONDAY 

1st Swaffham Scouts 7-9 at Cockley Cley, Iceni Village, Scout Hut. 

For ages 10 1/2 -14. New recruits welcome. Boys or girls. Contact Paul 

07711761364. Paul@1stswaffhamscouts.org.uk 

Art Class at The Old Art Room 93 Market Place. Techniques, 

Tips, Inspiration in a modern equipped Art Studio. 10am until 12.15 £10 

Tel.01760 337181 je.clark176@btinternet.com 

CACELS Coffee and Cake Enjoying Life Supportively. Working age and unable to 

work through health or disability? 1st Monday 2-3.30pm. Green Britain Centre 

Central Norfolk Dog Training Club Upstairs in Church Rooms, 

Campingland. 4 classes available, from puppies to intermediate.Tel: Chris 07745 892417 

Citizens Advice Swaffham Community Centre, 10am until 12:30pm 

Dance Classes 7-8pm Ballroom, 8-9pm Latin and 9-10pm Argentine Tango 

@ Sacred Heart Convent. Any one class £8, any two classes £12 or all three for 

£15 (fees are per person) 01760 336410 Teachers Joanna & Xavier Navarre IDTA 

Kickboxing Club Juniors 5+ 5pm – 6pm, Inters 6-7pm, Adults 7pm – 

8.30pm Plowright Place. Call Trevor on 07585707196 

Monday evenings of Mosaic Making at Henchmans 

Ash Close, Swaffham 6.30-8.30pm £8-make your own project or I can set one 

for you! https://www.facebook.com/mosaicpaintedmemories 07810 895480 

Playdayz – Parent/toddler group Sacred Heart School 9.30- 

11.30am term time only. £1 per session/per family (includes a snack) 

Contact: Nina Matthews 07799 460923 

Rotary Club of Swaffham Meets at The George Hotel - 1st Monday of 

the month, 12:45 for 1pm, other Mondays 7 for 7:30pm. Tel Claire Dunne 722504 

Seniors Keep Fit 6.15pm at Stanley’s, Lynn Road Tel Gemma on 07702 

197994/07425 607667 

Swaffham 1894 Squadron Air Training Corps 7.00 - 9.30pm. 

TA Centre, Sporle Road, Swaffham. Ages 13 to 18 years. Tel: 01760724617 

Swaffham History Group 2nd Monday, 2 – 4pm, Swaffham Museum. 

New members always welcome – no charge. Tel 01760 724470 

Swaffham Lions Meet on the 2nd Monday of the month at Swaffham 

Assembly Rooms,7:30pm. All welcome. Contact Peter Young 01760 724120 

Swaffham Players every Monday and Wednesday, 7:30pm Baptist 

Church, Swaffham. If you are interested in joining a fabulous team please 

come along but call Marcie on 07867943102 to ensure we are in rehearsal 

Junior Snooker & Billiards 4-7pm @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy, 

West Acre Facebook - THE NORFOLK SNOOKER ACADEMY / 01760 755337 

for details and to book, no experience needed 9 -16 years 

Youthie 5:30 – 7pm, Swaffham Community Centre. For ages 8 to 11. 

Free entry. Contact sally@iceni.info 07772 852284 / 01760 722800 

TUESDAY 

1st Swaffham Cubs 1st Swaffham Cubs 6.30-8pm at Cockley Cley, 

Iceni Village, Scout Hut. For ages 8-10 1/2. New recruits welcome. Boys 

or Girls. Contact Hayley 07516095019. Akela@1stswaffhamscouts.org.uk 

Swaffham Army Cadets TA Centre, Sporle Rd 7.30-9.30pm. Ages 12 – 18. 

www.norfolkacf.org 2907pea@armymail.mod.uk 07899 189 973 The 

Art Studio Modern Art Evening Classes By Peter Henry PGCE, BA. 

Tuesdays 7-9pm Church Rooms, Campingland. Refreshments. Adults/all 

abilitiesEmail: salsum06@aol.com/01760 720540 

Swaffham Bridge Club The Church Rooms, Campingland, 6.30pm for 

6.45pm start. New members welcome. contact Sue on tel 01328 701545 

Swaffham Carpet Bowls Community Centre. 2 hours from 1.30 for £2. 

Tea & biscuits inc. 01760 627 038 

Child Health Clinic at Swaffham Children Centre. 01760 721101 1st Tuesday 

monthly 1.15 - 2.45pm run by local Health Visiting Team 

Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Coffee Morning, third Tuesday 

at 10:15am. Methodist Hall, London Street. Tel: David Moore 01760 723740 

CAMEO Coffee 9.30am - 11.30am The Oasis Centre, Cley Road, 

Swaffham Come And Meet Each Other for free hot drinks 

Crafts, Textiles and Dressmaking at The Old Art Room 

93 Market Place. Techniques, Tips, Inspiration in a modern equipped Art 

&Textile Studio. 10am until 12.15 and 12.30 until 2.45 £9 Tel.01760 337181 

Jump, Jive & Swing Swaffham Community Centre, 7.45pm. Classes 

8pm until 9.45pm with social dancing until 10.30pm. www.jumpjiveswing.com 

Little Treasures and Breastfeeding Support 1.15 - 2.45pm Drop in 

for parents and babies aged 0-1year at Swaffham Children Centre. 01760 721101 

Mamma Munay (Mother Love) - antenatal classes on alternate Tuesday 

afternoons at The Green Parrot. Come and enjoy a different way of preparing 

for motherhood…all welcome at all stages of your pregnancy. Booking essential 

on 01760 724704 or for more information call Anne on 07469243052

The Phoenix Singers rehearse each week in the Methodist Church 

Hall at 7:30pm. New members welcome. Contact Marion 01760 724 473. 

PROBUS Club of Swaffham Meet second Tues of the month for lunch at the 

George Hotel, 12.30 for 1pm. Terry Lloyd 01760 721297 or email tlknapton@gmail.com 

Rainbow Community Choir 7.30-9.30pm. Swaffham Community 

Centre. Interested in joining us? Contact Anthea 01760 336 313 for more 

details. www.rainbowcommunitychoir.org.uk 

The Royal Elizabethan Lodge No. 8654 RAOB GLE 

Meets alternate Tuesdays, 8pm in the Conservative Club. 

Tel: W Rogers 01760 720632 or S Trattle 01760 721760 

The Royal Naval Association 8pm on the 4th Tuesday Swaffham 

Conservative Club. Telephone Robbie Burns on 01760 720353 

Swaffham Rugby Football Club Tuesday Seniors Training 7:30 - 9 

Seniors Keep Fit 3pm See Monday’s Senior’s Keep Fit 

Stitch, Mardle and Mend A group of keen crafters covering Patchwork, 

Knitting, Crochet, Cross Stitch etc 7-9pm, £1. Tel Adrienne 01760 336268 

Slimming World Conservative Club, 10am. Swaffham Asssembly 

Rooms 7pm. Clare Hughes 07535237618 

Sporle WI 3rd Tuesday, 1.45pm ready for our speaker at 2pm. For any further 

information please ring Celia on 01362 687316 

Swaffham St John Ambulance Cadets 7.15pm until 8.45pm,10 to 

17 year olds. Natalie Rudd on 07771620634/natalie.rudd@btinternet.com 

Taekwondo 6:30 - 7:30pm Swaffham Community Centre 01760336044 

Table Top Skirmish @Henchmans 1st&3rd/month 7-11pm 

Tea Dance Tea Dance. First Tuesday of the month. Swaffham Assembly 

Rooms 2 to 4 pm. £3.00. Let’s Dance with Christine & Peter. 01362 820 405. 

Swaffham Wellbeing Group Are you feeling low, or recovering from ill 

health? Just want to meet other people? Make new friends at Community Centre, 

every Tuesday 10.30 – 1.00. Contact Family Action. Tel: 01760 725801 

Swaffham Market (Morning) WI Second Tuesday of every Month, 10.30am 

Assembly Rooms. Ladies over 18 welcome. Deb Forrest 01760725669 quilter856@gmail.com 

West Acre Carpet Bowls Club West Acre Village Hall, 2 - 4pm. £2 per 

session. Equipment and refreshments provided – all welcome. Tel: Belinda 

01760 755184 or Betty 01760 755235 Email: belindabush@hotmail.com 

Women’s Section Royal British Legion At Valentine Barker Court, 

2nd Tues at 2.30pm. Tel: Frances 01760 724445 or Iris 01760 721430 

Weight Watchers 5:30 Swaffham Community Centre. 01760721882 

Yoga Gt Dunham Village Hall, 10 -11:30am, £6.50 Tel: 01603 478456 

Yoga 10.30-12.00 Green Britain Centre, Swaffham. £7 per class. Contact 

Jayne on: 07544974342 or email: greenwillowyoga@outlook.com 

Zumba With Becks Swaffham Assembly Rooms 7pm bectuff@hotmail.co.uk £4.50 

WEDNESDAY 

1st Swaffham RainbowsTerm time only, 17:00-18:00 Swaffham 

Infant School. Girls aged 5 to 7 yrs. Tracey Clements 07770236689 

2nd Swaffham Brownies Term time only, 18:00-19:30. Meeting at 

Swaffham First School. Girls aged 7 to 10 yrs invited to join. Contact Clare 

Smith 07917468057 or Chrissie Brown 07970104771. 

Swaffham 1894 Squadron Air Training Corps 7:00-9:30pm. 

TA Centre, Sporle Road, Swaffham. Ages 12 (yr8) to 18 years. Tel: 01760724617 

Alzheimer`s Society Dementia Café first Wednesday every month 

from 10am-12noon. Swaffham Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Swaffham. 

Support, information and social activity.Refreshments provided. 01603 763556 

Swaffham Art Group Community Centre, 2nd & 4th Weds 2:15 - 4pm 

Annual fee £24. Tel: Shirley Tubby 01760 724468 or Pam Buxton 01760 788268 

Arts Lounge beginners/refreshers art classes Wednesday, 

Thursday & Friday 10-1pm or 1.30-4.30pm, £25 per session Call 01760 723624 

Bingo First Wednesday of every month, Holme Hale Pavilion. Eyes 

down 7:30pm. Cash prizes. Tel: June Hewing 01760 441327 

Bingo Swaffham Conservative Club 7:00 – 9:00pm (eyes down for 

7:30). Non-members 30p entry. 

Swaffham Camera Club 1st and 3rd Weds of every month, 7 for 7:30pm 

at Lydney House, Norwich Road. All abilities welcome! Steve Ward 01366 328567 

Creative Textile Certificate 10 Week Course at The Old Art Room, 93 

Market Place Swaffham. Tel Jane 01760 337181 

D&D @ Henchmans 13-18 yrs 4-6pm 1st&3rd/month. League 7-11pm 

2nd&4th/month. Other RPGs 1st&3rd/month 7-11pm 

Swaffham Evening WI Church Rooms, Campingland. 1st Wed 7.30pm 

Telephone Fiona Walker on 01760 722879. 

Healing Rooms The Oasis Centre, Cley Road 11am - 12noon. Book a 

session to experience the healing power of Jesus. Tel: 01760 723175. 

Knitters and Natters For those who love to crochet, quilt, sew… Come 

and join us at The Green Britain Centre 10am - 1pm for a cup of tea and 

company while you work! Contact Leslie on 01760 337 514 

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Swaffham Playford Dancers Jane Austen-style Dance Monthly (2nd 

Wed.) from 14th Sept. 7.30-10pm. Swaffham Assembly Rooms. £3. Casual clothes 

and comfortable shoes advised. 01953 889945 or Patti.A.Quant@btinternet.com 

Stitch, Mardle and Mend A group of keen crafters covering 

Patchwork, Knitting, Crochet etc. From 10am at Market Cross Inn, Swaffham. 

No charge, but you’ll need to buy your own drinks. Tel Adrienne 01760 336268 

Studio Sessions at The Old Art Room Studio and Inspiration in a 

modern equipped studio 93 Market Place. 10am-1pm £6.50. 01760 337181 

St. John Ambulance - Swaffham (Adults) Every Wednesday 

7.30pm - 9.30pm First Aid training 18 years upwards. 07900927233 

Swaffham & Watton Club for the Visually Impaired Swaffham 

Community Centre 4th Wed (except August) 1.30-3.30pm £3. 01603 629558 

Tai Chi beginners class 10am Swaffham Community Centre 01760723102 

Whist Drive Bradenham Village Hall, 7:30pm. All welcome. 01760 440038. £3 

Youth Café 7:30 – 8:30pm, Swaffham Community Centre. For ages 13 – 18. 

THURSDAY 

1st Swaffham Beavers 1st Swaffham Beavers 5.30- 6.45 at Swaffham 

Infant School. For ages 6 - 8 . New recruits welcome. Boys or Girls. Contact 

Carol 07873329242. Carolmosley@btinternet.com 

Ashill Food and Craft Market 2nd and 4th Thursday each 

month. 9am to 1pm. Community Centre, Hale Rd IP25 7BL. www. 

norfolkfoodandcraft.co.uk Tel Shayne 07766 078123 

Board Games @Henchmans Weekly. Catan League 1st/month 

Swaffham Bridge Club See Tues for details 

Swaffham Chapter 3 Book Group 10.30am on first Thursday of the 

month. Contact Kate Gordon 01760 723 034 

Crafts, Textiles and Dressmaking at The Old Art Room 

93 Market Place. Techniques, Tips, Inspiration in a modern equipped Art 

&Textile Studio. 10am until 12.15 and 12.30 until 2.45 £9 Tel.01760 337181 

Happidojo Marham Judo Club Sandringham Centre, Marham, PE33 9NP 

5-7yrs:6-7pm, 8-16yrs:7-8pm. Adv. Juniors, Seniors 17+ (Inc. beginners) : 8-9.30pm 

FIRST LESSON FREE. Then 5-12yrs- £2.50. 13-16yrs -£1.00. Seniors- £3.00. 

Colin McCallum. 07905278857 or www.happidojomarhamjudoclub.btckco.uk 

Holme Hale Carpet Bowls Every Thursday 7-9pm, Holme Hale 

Community Hall. No experience or equipment needed. £2 

Iceni Stitchers Ladies group meeting on 3rd Thursday of the month at 

Swaffham Community Centre, 1.30 - 4.30pm. Kate Davies 01760 622254 

Kickboxing Club Juniors 5+ 5pm – 6pm, Inters 6-7pm, Adults 7pm – 

8.30pm Plowright Place. Call Trevor on 07585707196 

Free Lipreading Classes for people with an acquired hearing loss. 

Thursday’s at 10 am to noon in the Catholic Church Rooms, 31 Station 

Road, Swaffham. Contact Hayley at lipreadingwithhayley@gmail.com 

RAF Marham Food and Craft Market 1st Thursday 12am to 5 pm. 

Sandringham Centre Upper Marham PE33 9NP (Behind Spar) 07766 078123 

Royal British Legion, Swaffham & District Branch 8pm, 3rd 

Thursday Swaffham Conservative Club .Tel: Cllr. Anne Thorp – 01760 722611 

Swaffham Lioness Club First Thurs of every month, 7.30pm in Our 

Lady of Pity Catholic Church rooms, Station St., Swaffham. Enjoy friendship 

whilst serving the community. All ladies welcome. Tel: 01760 723377 

Pilates 3 – 4pm, Swaffham Community Centre. Call Di Graham – 01328 

851970 – before your first session. 

Swaffham Rugby Football Club Seniors 17+ training 7:30-9, social after 

Salsa 7-9pm Swaffham Assembly Rooms. 07912366661 

Senior Snooker (60 years +) @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy, West Acre 

£4 per session Facebook - NORFOLK SNOOKER ACADEMY 01760 755337 

Swaffham Sparklers Swaffham branch of the Red Hat Society meets 2nd 

Thurs of the month, 7 pm, The George Hotel,: Jill Neale 01760 723466 

U3A The Wissey U3A 1st Thursday of the month at Holme Hale Pavilion, 

09.45 - 12 noon. Annual Memb. £10. Contact 01760 721247 for more details 

Weight Watchers 10:30 Swaffham Community Centre. 01760721882 

Women Who Write Welcome new and experienced writers to their weekly 

sessions on a Thursday afternoon in Swaffham. For further details please email : 

womenwhowrite2015@yahoo.co.uk 

Young Explorers 1.30 - 3pm at Swaffham Children Centre. 01760 721101 

Youthie Plus 5:30 – 7pm, Swaffham Community Centre. For ages 11 – 

14. Free entry. Contact sally@iceni.info 07772 852284 / 01760 722800 

West Acre Carpet Bowls Club See Tuesday listing 

Zumba With Kristina, 12– 1pm, Swaffham Community Centre, £4 

FRIDAY 

2nd Swaffham Guides Term time only, 18:00-20:00. Church Rooms, 

Campingland. Girls aged 10-16yrs invited to join. Contact 07769294414 

Acoholics Anonymous Every Friday at 1pm in Parish Rooms at St 

Dominic’s RC Church,Howdale Rd, Downham Market 

Adult Ballet For Beginners 6:15pm See Monday’s Senior’s Keep Fit 

Adult Tap 7:15pm See Monday’s Senior’s Keep Fit

Arts Lounge Drawing/sketching classes 10.00-1pm and 1.30- 

4.30pm. All equipment and refreshments supplied. £20.00 ppps 

01760 723 624 

Art, Printing and Paper Craft Session at The Old Art Room 

93 Market Place. Techniques, Tips, Inspiration and printing presses in a modern 

equipped Art &Textile Studio. 10am until 12.30 £10 Tel.01760 337181 

Bingo at Narborough Community Centre Doors 6.30pm, 

eyes-down 7.45pm Contact Mrs Hennessy 01760 337540 

Swaffham Bellringers Practice 

St. Peter & St. Paul Church, 7:30pm on the Friday preceding the 2nd Sunday of 

the month. Beginners welcome. Tel: 01760 724944/lindaringer0447@gmail.com 

Bounce & Rhyme & Stories 10.15 - 11am at Swaffham Library 

Swaffham Carpet Bowls Community Centre. 2 hours from 6.30 for 

£2. Tea & biscuits inc. 01760 627 038 

Country Music Last Friday of each month at the communal lounge 

at Valentine Barker Court, 7.30 to 22.30. Families and friends, free raffle & 

donations for Wish Upon a Star children’s cancer charity. 0370 192 4797 

Henchmans Home Ed Board Games 10-1pm, After School Magic 

13-18yrs 4-7pm. Magic 7-11pm. www.henchmans.com 

Iceni Lunch Club Swaffham Community Centre, £6.00 for two 

courses and tea/coffee every Friday 12.30pm. 01760 722 800 

Indoor Market Swaffham Assembly Rooms 9am-2pm, free entry. 

Refreshments, various stalls… bookings contact Haydn 07957 862 239 

Judo Sacred Heart School 6-7:30pm £2.50 5 years+ Tel. 07920440235 

Rise and shine Parent/toddler group at The Oasis Centre, Cley Road 

10am – noon. £1.50 per adult/child, 50p for any extra persons, includes a drink + snack 

Swaffham Senior Section Term time only. 19:30- 21:00. For young women 

aged 14 to 25yrs. Contact Tracey Clements 07770236689 or Chrissie Brown 07970105771 

Tai Chi for Health 10am all levels welcome. Swaffham Community 

Centre. Tel: 01760 723102 or barbara.smith58@yahoo.co.uk 

Yoga 10.30 - 12 Green Britain Centre, Swaffham. £7 per class. Contact Jayne 

on: 07544974342 or email: greenwillowyoga@outlook.com to book a place. 

SATURDAY 

Art Class for over 12s ...and accompanied Children who want to use 

the sewing machine. The Old Art Room 93 Market Place. 2nd Saturday of 

the month.10 until 1pm £10 Tel.01760 337181 

Arts Lounge Silver Workshops 9:30-3:30 October 22nd & December 

10th. All equipment, silver and refreshments inc 01760 723 624 

Swaffham Bingo Club Community Centre last Sat in month, 7pm for 

7:30pm start. £2.50 annual membership, 50p for visitors. Paul Darby 07880 568628 

Children’s Art Club 1st Saturday of the Month. 10am until 12.15 

£10 All Equipment, Snack and Drink provided Tel. 01760 337181 

Family Fun Sessions Last Saturday monthly Children’s Centre. 

Fun and crafts. Booking essential. 01760721101 

Henchmans Magic League 10-1pm. Family Board Games 1st&3rd/ 

month 12-4pm inc Learn To Play. Paint Miniatures 2nd&4th/month 12-4pm 

Pentney Country Music Club www.pentneycowlsclub.co.uk 

weekly 01760 337 392 karenpentneycountryclub12@yahoo.co.uk 

Pokemon; Yu-Gi-Oh! Magic: The Gathering for beginners alternate 

Sat. www.henchmans.com. Children welcome. 10.30am – 2pm 

Swaffham Market Traditional market, now 800 years old! Every 

Saturday 6am until 3pm. Swaffham Market Place. Details 01760 722 922 

Swaffham Rugby Football Club SwaffhamRUFC@outlook.com 

West Norfolk Crafters & Needleworkers Stitchers, crafters 

and knitters who meet at Leziate Village Hall on the 2nd Sat. 01760 720767 

SUNDAY 

Kuk Sool Won Narborough Com. Centre 5.30 - 6.30pm. 07541261713 

Pentney Indoor Bowls Club bowls coaching for beginners and 

improvers Sundays 10am - 12noon. G Freezer 01760 722262 

Star Wars @ Henchmans 12-4pm www.henchmans.com 

Swaffham Rugby Football Club Minis 10:30-12. Games see Saturday 

Snooker @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy West Acre 

3 hours play £9. Facebook - Norfolk Snooker Academy 01760-755337 

Spiritual Awareness Group Most Sundays 5:15pm to 6:30pm for 

Healing and 6:30pm to 8:30pm Service at Swaffham Community Centre 

Swaffham Rugby Club 

We are always looking for new talent of all ages and 

abilities of both sexes from the age of 4. 

The club is also available for functions, visit 

SwaffhamRUFC@outlook.com for details. 

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Swaffham Junior Academy 

St Peter and St Paul’s Flower Festival took place 

over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Swaffham 

CofE Junior Academy was very proud to be asked 

to produce art work to be used for the posters, 

flyers and brochures to be used to advertise the 

festival as well as to produce an art exhibit for 

the festival itself. The theme of the festival was 

stories from the Bible and we chose to illustrate 

the story of Joseph and his Multi-Coloured coat 

with a felt picture of this colourful coat made up 

from strips of felt and decorated by individual 

children in the school. Around the coat was a 

summary of the whole story, decorated by the 

children with multi coloured designs. 

“Our coat of many colours is made up of our 

decorations that we designed,” Faye Girkin 

“When it was finished I was really surprised by 

how it looked!” 

Neve Weedon 

“Really cool, like a rainbow!” Kiefer Stibbon 

Let The Child In You Escape 

Patisserie Iceni will be hosting a colouring challenge 

every Wednesday afternoon from 1.30pm onwards 

that offers everyone, regardless of their age, a 

chance to express their artistic talents, spend time 

socialising and let that child, that hides inside us all, 

escape for a couple of hours. 

Colouring and Dot to Dot sheets and pencils will be 

supplied FREE, all we ask is that you enjoy yourself in 

the company of like-minded people and have a Coffee 

or Tea and a piece of splendid cake, which will be 

offered at a discount package price for all colourers.

Rainbow Community Choir 

A Letter to the Almost Member 

So we’ve started our new term and we all thought you 

would be there. It’s always difficult starting something 

new and singing can seem quite daunting. But it’s 

incredibly rewarding. Our choir is not necessarily 

made up of people who have sung all their lives but 

we do make a good sound singing world folk music 

which has amazing rhythms and harmonies. 

A word of warning here. Don’t be put off because we 

sometimes sing in different languages. We learn the sounds 

in small sections just like a child learning a nursery rhyme. 

Many of us have only been singing a short time and 

we know the first few weeks can challenge your 

confidence. Your confidence will grow and nobody is 

singled out to sing alone. We sing unaccompanied in 

four parts: soprano, alto, tenor and bass and you will 

soon find your pitch. You might think it is impossible 

to know which part to sing but this will all fall into 

place quite naturally. We practise together by just 

singing. No auditions, no music and great guidance 

from our musical director, Linda Roast. 

Have a listen to our music on our website www. 

rainbowcommunitychoir.org.uk to see what we and 

you can achieve. We’re very proud of our small but 

beautifully formed choir which is now in its fourth 

year but we do need you. Please come and join us. 

We meet weekly (term time) at Swaffham Community 

Centre and more information is on our website. Visit 

our Facebook page, you can contact: Alan on 01760 

724308 or Anthea on 01760 336313 or speak to one 

of us at our Christmas concert on Wednesday, 14 

December in the Swaffham Parish Church at 7.30pm. 

Convent Welcomes 5 New Members 

The Swaffham Sisters at the Sacred Heart Convent 

have received a huge boost with the addition of five 

new or prospective young Sisters, almost doubling 

its previous total of seven, and the first from England 

in almost 40 years. 

In an extremely rare public ceremony, the Daughters 

of Divine Charity welcomed two Novices and two 

Sisters. The two Novices – Sr Mary Gonçalves and 

Sr Anna Yeo – were admitted to the order and the 

two Sisters – Sr Renata Pivarnikova and Sr Michaela 

Switaj – took their first vows at a Mass presided over 

by the Bishop of East Anglia, Rt Rev Alan Hopes, at 

Our Lady of Pity church in Swaffham. 

Such ceremonies usually take place in private inside 

a Convent but a special exception was made this 

time because the two different stages of formation 

taking place on the same day is very rare. 

Other members of the Congregation, whose Mother 

House is in Austria and has over 1,000 Sisters worldwide, 

were present at the Mass. 

In the English Vice-Province of the Sacred Heart, the 

Sisters run the Sacred Heart School in Swaffham, St 

Joseph’s Little Scholars nursery in Chesterfield and St 

Theresa’s care home in Hunstanton. 

Sr Anna said: “In the parishes where our Convents 

are situated, many of the Sisters are Extraordinary 

Ministers of Holy Communion, visiting the sick, the 

elderly and housebound, working in youth ministry 

such as Confirmation groups, University chaplaincies 

and events for young adults, among other needs. All 

our work is to make God’s love visible in the world.” 

After two years in the Novitiate, Sisters profess the 

vows of poverty, chastity and obedience for the first 

time, as Sr Renata and Sr Michaela did during the Mass. 

The ceremony was seen by a full church which included 

members of the Sisters’ families and friends from 

Poland, Slovakia, East Timor, Derbyshire and Yorkshire. 

The fifth new member, Postulant Judith Charmak, 

was welcomed into the Congregation in a simple and 

private ceremony inside Sacred Heart Convent on 

the previous day. 

The Congregation had not seen so many new Sisters 

in England for decades. 

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Our Lady of Pity Catholic Church 

Sitting by the Fire. 

The days have shortened and there is a sense that autumn 

is here. Autumn is a thoughtful time. It has a special 

beauty of its own with wonderful earthy smells in the 

early morning. It brings the clear autumn sky and the 

bright moon at night. But it also means dark nights and 

dark mornings are on their way! The darkness of autumn 

and winter do bring others moments to savour. One of 

them is sitting by the fire. In my last presbytery there 

was a wood burner and I loved to sit by it and watch the 

flames. It reminded me of my childhood days when we sat 

by the coal fire in winter often the only heat in the house. 

It was a special focal point of gathering and warming. For 

our ancestors when the sun went down it was time to 

light the fire. For millions of years we humans sat around 

fires gazing into the flames and embers with the cold and 

darkness on our backs. It would have been a time for story 

telling or sharing the events of the day past. Or maybe 

just to sit by and be thoughtful. The fire was comforting, 

magical and necessary for survival! 

Nowadays this necessity has gone, and with it all opportunity 

to be still and thoughtful. In today’s world houses are built 

without fire places. They are deemed unnecessary and 

impractical, or maybe an occasional luxury to create a 

certain mood, like we see in some nice old pubs! All we do 

now is switch on the central heating and switch on the lights! 

We can light up our homes and switch on the heat instantly. 

Now I realise that I might not want to return to those harsh 

days, and I’m not so pleased when the central heating isn’t 

working! but I do lament the loss of something that our 

modern lives do not give us., something our ancestors had. 

We fill our lives with busyness and with endless doing of 

things. Life gives us very little time nowadays for just being. 

We have precious few occasions for the mind to just be at 

peace and to just settle by the fire. 

Instead we watch television at the end of the day. We 

submit ourselves to a bombardment of noise and 

‘entertainment’. We fill our heads with endless news and 

trivia and other peoples adventures. Watching television 

leaves less and less room in the day for stillness and peace. 

It has the capacity to soak up our time, our stillness and 

our lives! I once heard television described as ‘bubblegum’ 

for the mind! Of course, television is not bad in itself, but 

we do need to filter it in our daily lives. Don’t let it rob you 

of precious moments. 

We can develop other habits to bring ourselves back 

to some stillness. Sitting still and connecting with your 

breathing, just being present to your life is a way of 

bringing calm a bit like sitting by the fire. If we allow 

ourselves to just be there in the moment, we can stumble 

upon an ancient stillness that was always there not unlike 

the people of a simpler time found by sitting by the fire. 

Fr Gordon Williams 

Church of St Peter and St Paul 

The October Services in Swaffham parish church will 

be as follows:- 

Sunday 2nd 

Wednesday 5th 

Sunday 9th 

Wednesday 12th 

Sunday 16th 


Sunday 23rd 


Sunday 30th 

8.00am Holy Communion 

9.30am Sung Eucharist 

6.00pm Evensong 







11.15am Family Service 







(a united service with the Sporle congregation) 

Revd John Handley (Retd) 

Methodist Church 

Sunday October 2nd 

Morning Worship 10.45am followed by tea & coffee 

Friday October 7th 

Power of Prayer 9.30 - 10am 

Saturday October 8th 

Coffee morning 9.30am -12 noon 

Sunday October 9th 


Thursday 13th October 

Thursday Group 2.30pm-4pm. 

Cllr Ian Sherwood talks about bees 

Friday 14th October 

Power of Prayer 9.30am - 10am 

Sunday 16th October 


Friday 21st October 

Power of Prayer 9.30amm - 10am 

Saturday 22nd October 

Coffee Morning 9.30 - 12 noon 

Saturday 22nd October 

Afternoon concert by Anglian Accents Ladies Barbershop 

Singers 3pm. £7 including light refreshments 

Sunday 23rd October 



Thursday Group 2.30pm -4pm. 

about his time in Rhodesia. Tea & coffee. 

Friday 28th October 

Power of Prayer 9.30am - 10am 

Saturday 29th October 

Coffee Morning 9.30am - 12 noon 

David Pirie talks 

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Swaffham Counselling and Psychotherapy 

Barbara O'Hanlon is now working from her private 

practice in Swaffham. For more information or an 

initial consultation contact Barbara on: 

07516 917171 

Email barbarann688@gmail.com 

www.swaffhamtherapy.co.uk 

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Arts Lounge 

A great range of fireworks on sale from 15th October! 

Visit our showroom for an 

excellent selection of garden tools 

including chainsaws, blowers, 

hedge trimmers & shredders 

This was taken last Saturday when two artists, John 

Stevens and Colin Mason had a PleinAir session 

outside the Arts Lounge Gallery. They certainly 

attracted a lot of attention. 

It is hoped that, subject to weather, further PleinAir 

sessions will take place with different artists. If 

any artist would like to join in, please contact the 

gallery on 01760 723 624. 

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Merle Boddy Centre 

Thank you never seems enough, but my 

heartfelt thanks go to the Swaffham Bingo Club 

and to Ian de Long, Norman Purple and Linda 

Poley and all you fantastic people who support 

the bingo at the Conservative Club in Swaffham, 

The very generous donation of £500 helped 

buy this superb printer which has enabled us 

to print in a matter of seconds all the things we 

need for games and art. It has made my job so 

much easier as the tiny printer we had before 

was ancient and slow. May you all win loads at 

the bingo and again a huge thank you. 

Icenima 

2pm Wednesday 19th October 2016 

Swaffham Community Centre 

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Sporle Afternoon WI 

Oh what a lovely day we had - the day we 

went to Doddington Hall, an outing on a 

sunny day with fellow members and friends. A beautiful 

house, a friendly guide, with gardens to enjoy and 

what delights awaited us there! Statues and sculptures 

greeted us at every turn – some to make us smile, some 

to make us “blush” and some that we would dearly love 

but - no cash to make the sale! 

Just one more reason to belong to Sporle Afternoon WI 

– meetings every 3rd Tuesday 2pm-4pm 

The Pickenhams’ WI 

After our Summer Break which included 

our annual mystery tour which included 

visiting Langham Glass in Fakenham,ride on the Poppy 

Line. Lunch in Sheringham and tea at Bircham windmill 

plus our lovely Tea Party in Carolyn Vincents lovely 

cottage garden we are back to business as usual. 

Beginning with a rendering of “Jerusalem” ( the music 

written to rouse the troops in 1916) we set off. 

Our speaker this month was Ann Francis a delightful 

lady who led us in her “ Fitness for Fun” session. A lovely 

simple form of exercise which lifts the Spirits as well as 

the body! 

Our competition of Autumn Flower arrangement was 

won by 1st---- Pat . 2nd--- Sue Potter. 

Next meeting 11th October 2pm in the church. 

Speaker-----Ken Jeffery-- Life on the Buses. 

Competition -- Apple Pie or cake 

Swaffham Evening WI 

We met at the Church Rooms at 

7pm this month because we were 

celebrating our birthday. 

Cheese and Wine was served to forty of our members 

followed by a beautiful homemade birthday cake. 

During our tea party we were entertained by a clarinet 

player who covered a wide selection of popular tunes. 

There was a little bit of business to cover, but that did not interfere 

much with our party and the raffle was called at the end. 

Next month we are looking forward to a 

demonstration of Indian cuisine and a chance to 

taste some of the dishes. 

If you want to come and find out about us you are 

very welcome,just contact our secretary on 01760- 

722879 and she will be pleased to give you details. 

Beachamwell WI 

What a wonderful summer we have 

had with the WI. Two events were 

held in August. Firstly the monthly meeting which 

was certainly different and most enjoyable. It started 

with a video made in the early 50’s showing families 

enjoying themselves at Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft 

and included a new facility called Butlins Holiday Camp! 

There were so many people on the beaches and in 

the sea (how times have changed), all were enjoying 

donkey rides, Punch and Judy, candyfloss, rock and ice 

cream cornets etc etc. This led to group work discussing 

childhood memories of holidays enjoyed. 

Swaffham Players 

In a tobacco factory in 1950s Nottingham 

a group of ladies become good friends on 

the production line. Cyn is an aspiring 

starlet, beautiful and sassy; Vee has just got 

married but feels insecure about what her 

new situation requires; Glad has a dark but 

wonderful secret; and Mae, who comes to 

work in the big city, has a warm heart and 

an open mind, and might just rescue them 

all in the end... 

Directed by John Hooker the latest offering 

from the Swaffham Players 'Player's Angels' 

by Amanda Whittington is taking place at 

The Barn Theatre, Sacred Heart School, 

Swaffham on Friday 28th & Saturday 29th 

October at 7:30pm. Tickets are available by 

calling Brian Hubbard on 01760 721899 or 

from the Green Parrot.' 

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The second was the Garden meeting held at the Old 

Rectory and it was delightful – very relaxing. The 

weather was perfect; the garden was brilliant as usual 

and the strawberry cream tea scrumptious. 

September is the month when the Members plan 

the meeting, giving the Committee a well deserved 

rest. The Speaker for the evening was Pippa Pease of 

Personal Creations who gave a very interesting talk and 

demonstration on dressmaking. This followed a fashion 

show by members of her class and some WI Members. 

At the Beachamwell Fete and Country Fair which 

was held in September, we provided afternoon tea 

for hundreds of people - the selection of cakes was 

excellent, quite outstanding.

Swaffham & District Lions 

Swaffham Lions had the pleasure of 

handing over a cheque to Swaffham 

Rugby Club to support their minis 

group. In the recent past Swaffham 

Lions have supported local football and cricket youth 

teams by sponsoring kit for the youngsters. 

experience. Brilliantly acted with laughter and tears 

and amazing facial expressions, the audience lived 

the life of the famous comedy pair. The second 

half of the evening took the form of a question and 

answer session about Jeffery’s life, this turned out 

to be highly amusing and informative. The evening 

raised £1000 for EACH. 

After two years of running the Swaffham Tesco store, 

The £500 cheque was handed over, during their 

coaching week, which is run by Leicester Tigers the 

famous Premiership Rugby Club. Over fifty under 

elevens attended the course, which focused upon the 

four main skills, catch & pass, tackle, breakdown and 

game sense. Leicester’s community development 

team coach all over the world, some of the coaches 

have just returned from Japan, where the next World 

Cup is being held, coaching young Japanese children. 

The England internationals Ben and Tom Youngs, 

who play for the Tigers, come from this region. 

The Swaffham club have over ninety minis on their 

books, who enjoy the sport; some aspire to emulate 

the Youngs brothers. Mike Fields, the president of 

Swaffham Rugby Club, said that the donation will go 

a long way to help kit out some of the youngsters and 

make them feel part of a successful club. 

A sell out audience at the Barn theatre were 

enthralled with the performance by Jeffery Holland 

as Stan Laurel in his one man show ‘This is My Friend 

Mr Laurel’. A member of Swaffham Lions went to 

school with Jeffery and has kept in contact ever 

since. When he said that he would bring the play to 

Swaffham for the Lions, the Lions decided to donate 

the proceeds to EACH as a member of the club lost his 

young grandson at a very early age. During his illness 

the family were supported by EACH. The play which 

has been performed across the country is about Stan 

Laurel talking to Hardy about their show business 

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manager Scott Garrod is moving to a different store in 

a similar role. To mark his departure Swaffham Lions 

presented him with a Certificate of Appreciation for 

all the joint work that has been carried out between 

the Lions and Tesco. These have included foodbank 

collections, diabetes and British Heart Foundation 

collections to name a few. The Lions are looking 

forward to supporting the new manager when he or 

she arrives in a few weeks’ time. 

The Swaffham Lions’ annual trip to the circus at Great 

Yarmouth took place on Sunday 4th September. A 

total of 33 children, parents, and family members 

from the Swaffham area joined in the event, 

which is organised by East Anglia Lions clubs, and 

attracted hundreds of children, parents and carers 

from all over East Anglia. The first part of the day 

was an enjoyable coach trip to the Great Yarmouth 

racecourse. On arrival, the children (and adults!) 

were treated to a great show from a children’s 

entertainer, before enjoying a picnic lunch. Then it 

was off to the circus! The audience were thrilled by 

the amazing acts that were on show and the children 

particularly enjoyed the hilarious double acts by the 

host and his comedian partner. During the interval, 

ice creams for all were a treat for children and adults 

alike. The second half was a spectacular water show 

as the arena was flooded and the artists performed 

their acts in and above the water. At the end of the 

show, the coach returned the group to Swaffham and 

everyone agreed that it had been a wonderful day 

out, thoroughly enjoyed by all.

01760 

721 230 

Museum opens 

Mon - Fri 10am until 4pm 

Sat 10am until 1pm 

£3 for adults. £2 Concessions. 

£1 child. Under 5s free. 

Family (2 + 2 ) £6 

Can you help? 

We found this – part of a rowing shell – in our store. 

Can anyone think why we might have it? 

Are any of the names familiar? 

Did you work at the Fireworks Factory which opened 

in 1957? If so, would you consider talking to our 

Living Memories Volunteer? 

Swaffham Museum is now 

trending on Facebook. 

Visit us there for up-to-date 

news and events 

Were you at the unearthing of the time capsule in July? 

Did you take any pix you could let us have for our display? 

If so, could you email me them, please: 

swaffhammuseummanager@gmail.com 

Thank you. 

Free To View 

Just 

Come And Click 

Current Galleries 

Treasures of Swaffham, Archaeology in the area 

Victors, Vulcans and a Pocket Calculator 

The Carter Collection 

The Time Capsule Generation 1980 - 1994 

Free children’s activities in all galleries, Dress Up 

Make your own paper plane, Go on a museum trail 

Put the ancient pot together, Colour in 

Try some Egyptian hieroglyphics 

Take home some activity sheets 

Wanted – Volunteers for Stewarding at Swaffham 

Museum. Would you be interested in working at the 

Museum for 3hrs per week? For more information please 

contact Steve Gregory on 01760 721230 or 755596 

Does anyone remember? 

5 August 1957. A Pram Race was held in connection 

with the Football fete. Eleven pairs entered. Each 

contestant had to consume ½ pint of beer at the 

White Hart, Oddfellows Arms and Red Lion and finish 

on Myers Playing Field. The race started opposite the 

Co-Op store. (Info from Drake Archive) 

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Did you know? 

The final native Great 

Bustard in the UK was 

killed (shot) in 1838 on 

Swaffham Heath. 

They have now been 

re-introduced around 

Wiltshire. 

The 100 Club 

Run by the Friends but open to ALL 

A yearly subscription of £20 could win a prize of £40, 

£20 or £10 each month with special extra prize of 

£100 in May and November. If you would like to 

know more or to join, please contact Ellie Taylor Tel: 

01760 788019 or ellietaylor18@outlook.com 

Prize winning numbers in August 2016 were: 

1st - No.19 2nd – No.25 3rd - No.22 

FoSM (Friends of Swaffham Museum) 

We support the Museum financially and encourage 

Friends to help in the museum as volunteers, either 

behind the scenes or as stewards. 

Our new Membership Scheme is a one off Life 

Membership payment of just £10 for an individual 

and £15 for a family. This gives you free access to all 

the museum galleries for life. 

Social Events (guests welcome) 

Quiz Night & Chips Friday Oct 14 (£3 plus Fish & 

Chips cost) 

Lincoln Christmas Market Fri Dec 2 (£15/£17.50) 

For more information please contact our Hon 

Chairman Stuart Clapton; Tel: 01760 722903 or 

stuartclapton@aol.com. 

Hon Treasurer Ellie Taylor; Tel: 01760 788019 or 

ellietaylor18@outlook.com 

Swaffham Museum, Town Hall, London Street, 

Swaffham PE37 7DQ. Tel: 01760 721 230 

www.swaffhammuseum.co.uk

Swaffham Rotary Club 

President’s Corner 

It is 21 years since watercolour artist 

Malcolm Whittley, and a group of fellow 

Swaffham Rotarians with an interest in art, organised 

an exhibition in Mundford, selling paintings to raise 

money for charity. 

Over the years the exhibition has moved to Swaffham 

and expanded into a month-long Festival, showcasing 

Norfolk creative talent, educating the public, and 

continuing to raise money for good causes – over 

£90,000 in total so far. 

P rogramme 

Exhibitions 

Saturday & Sunday 15th & 16th October 

The Drill Hall, Sporle Road 

10.00am to 4.00pm each day 

Swaffham Camera Club Photographic Exhibition 

Monday-Friday 24th-28th October 

The Green Britain Centre 

10.00am to 4.00pm 

Embroidery inspired by ‘Capability’ Brown by East 

Anglian Members of the Embroiderers’ Guild 

Festival Exhibition and 

Sale of Works of Art and Craft 

Friday 28th October (preview evening) 

Saturday & Sunday, 29th-30th October 

Swaffham Assembly Rooms 

Events 

Friday 30th September 

7.00pm Nicholas Hamond Academy 

Peter Stevens – Car Design 

‘The Tools and the Tracing Paper’ 

Wednesday 12th October 

7.00pm George Hotel 

Tony Bramley FRPS – Photography 

‘The Russians are Coming’ 


7.00pm Assembly Rooms 

Julia Stafford-Allen – ‘Private Gardens on Public 

View: a History of Garden Visiting 

Tuesday 25th October 

7.00pm Swaffham Community Centre 

The Monuments Men - Film 

directed by and starring George Clooney 

Swaffham 

Visual Arts 

Festival 2016 

Friday 30th September 

to Sunday 30th October 

Patron: The Baroness Shephard of Northwold DL 

Patron: 

The Baroness Shephard 

of Northwold DL 

www.swaffhamvisualartsfestival.co.uk 

Organised by The 

Rotary Club of Swaffham 

Festival 

Sponsor 

The recent collapse of a window at Oxborough 

Hall led to a chain of events that meant that an 

exhibition of embroideries, inspired by the 300th 

anniversary of the birth of Lancelot ‘Capability’ 

Brown, had to be cancelled. Fortunately, the 

embroideries are to be included in an exhibition 

of work by East Anglian Embroiderers’ Guild 

members to be held in the last week of October. 

They will be on display in the Green Britain Centre 

(next to Waitrose) as part of the Swaffham Visual 

Arts Festival organised by Swaffham Rotary Club. 

Looking at the Programme for our Visual Arts 

Festival this year I am struck by the range of 

venues that we have in Swaffham. 

We start at The Nicholas Hamond Academy 

on Friday 30th September with the illustrated 

presentation by Peter Stevens on Car Design. 

We then move to The George Hotel on Wednesday 

12th October for Tony Bramley’s prize-winning 

‘Suprematist’ photography, followed at the 

weekend (15th/16th) by the Camera Club 

Exhibition in the Drill Hall. 

Thursday 20th October finds us in the Assembly 

Rooms for Julia Stafford Allen’s guide to garden taste 

and design through the history of garden visiting. 

The following week the garden theme continues 

in the Embroiderer’s Guild Exhibition in the Green 

Britain Centre. Our film – ‘The Monuments Men’ – is 

in the Community Centre on Tuesday 25th October. 

Finally, we return to the Assembly Rooms for the 

Festival Exhibition, preview evening on Friday 28th, 

with viewing on Saturday and Sunday. 

The range of venues shows that Swaffham does 

not lack resources. The range of interesting events 

in the festival programme shows that Swaffham 

doesn’t lack resource. We hope that our Festival 

patrons are equally resourceful! 

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Festival Events 

Car Design - Fri 30 Sept 7pm The Nicholas Hamond Academy 

Photography – Wed 12 Oct 7pm George Hotel 

Camera Club Exhibition – 15/16 Oct 10-4 Drill Hall 

Garden Design – Thurs 20 Oct 7pm Assembly Rooms 

Embroidery Exhibition – 24-29 Oct 10-4 Green Britain Centre 

The Monuments Men (film)– Tues 25 Oct 7pm Comm. Centre 

Festival Exhibition 

Preview – Fri 28 Oct 7pm Assembly Rooms 

Exhibition – 29-30 Oct 10-4 Assembly Rooms 

Programmes and tickets from Ceres bookshop 01760 722504 

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Celebrating 70th Wedding Anniversary 

Swaffham residents Bernard and Betty Nye 

celebrated their Platinum Wedding Anniversary, 70 

years of happy marriage on 21st September, 2016. 

Mr. and Mrs. Nye celebrated with an informal party 

with friends and family, at their home in Haspalls 

Road , Swaffham, where they have lived for 20 years. 

Betty and Bernard were both in the Royal Navy when 

they met, and were married in Bridport, Dorset in 

1946. They had two sons, Alan and Eric, in 1948 and 

1953. Bernard served in the Royal Navy for 22 years, 

and from 1959 to 1963 the family lived in Singapore. 

After Bernard retired from the Navy they lived 

near Bristol, and have since lived in Yorkshire and 

Lancashire before they finally moved to Swaffham in 

1996 to be near to their son Eric, who also lives in 

the town. Their older son Alan, who died last year 

at the age of 67, lived in Australia, then in Indonesia, 

and Bernard and Betty now have 6 grandchildren 

and 4 great-grandchildren living in Jakarta. 

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Swaffham on the 20th Aug.Thanks to the support of 

residents and visitors to the town, £164.95 was raised. 

This was much appreciated by the NNAB. 

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Age Concern Swaffham & District 

For any newcomers, we are a registered charity, run by volunteers. We aim to improve the quality of life for older folk 

and we set up talks, entertainment, a help desk for our members, and arrange trips out. We are now setting up our new 

project Swaffham Support Services, funded by the Big Lottery, which is to run from the middle of October this year until 

October 2021. At present we are in the process of appointing three new staff to run everything. We are also appealing for 

more volunteers to help with the scheme. 

Our Age Concern members normally meet on the last Tuesday each month, at 2 pm in the Assembly Rooms (in house), 

unless shown as trips out. Everyone is welcome, so just turn up. We have a membership scheme which costs £3 per year 

(£5 from next January) so if you are interested please contact our Membership Secretary, Vicky (see below). 

October 25th 

Talk on Wills etc and Sue Gattuso on the Museum 

November 29th 

Ian Clews – Sing Along Entertainment 

December 14th (note date) Trip out – Wicksteed Park Christmas Show 

January 31st 2017 Annual New Year Party 

Please contact John Clarke, Outings Organiser (see details below) regarding trips out. On the first Friday each month 

we operate a Help Desk at the Town Hall, open from 10 am to 12 noon. So, it will be, October 7th , November 4th, etc. 

Information on a range of subjects affecting older people can be obtained. Our contacts are: Chair, Diane Sanderson, 01760 

725715; Treasurer, James Dean, 720756; Trips Organiser, John Clarke, 720140; Membership Secretary, Vicky Slater, 725676. 

From Monday 10 October 2016, Age Concern Swaffham and District will be launching their new five-year Big Lottery 

funded project to be known as ‘Swaffham Support Services Befriending And Hospital Buddies’. Swaffham Support 

Services will incorporate the already popular Befriending Service, and the new Hospital Buddy Service, will provide an 

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expected to be high, and therefore, referral will be via GP, Hospital, or Allied Healthcare professionals only in the first 

instance. The new Service will be introduced to these Health organisations at the beginning of October. The Swaffham 

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Ashill & Holme Hale Garden Club 

In August Charlotte Philcox made her third visit to 

talk, this time, about ‘The Secrets of the Soil’. Being 

the holiday season the audience was somewhat 

smaller than usual but nonetheless enthusiastic to 

hear what Charlotte had to say about the samples 

of soil they had brought from their gardens. 

A well balanced loam is a mixture of clay, silt and 

sand. Charlotte explained the properties of each 

element and showed how you can feel this by 

rubbing the soil with your thumb and squeezing and 

rolling it in your hand. The earthworm is a must for 

healthy soil as it breaks down organic matter and 

leaves holes for water and roots to penetrate. The 

worm is so important that Charles Darwin wrote a 

whole book about it. Research has shown that using 

artificial fertilizers produces large leafy plants but 

they then attract pests and few worms. Whereas a 

two inch layer of garden compost on the surface will 

attract worms to take it down into the soil producing 

smaller but stronger plants. Also there is no need to 

dig (hurrah!) as this disturbs the worms which are 

mainly active in the first four inches of earth. 

As an organic gardener, Charlotte uses leaf mould 

to help retain moisture in the soil and home made 

compost to replace nutrients. But if the small orange 

tiger worms are still working in the compost heap 

it is not yet ready for use on the garden. Charlotte 

also extolled the virtues of seaweed in various forms 

and the growing of green manure, such as phacelia. 

However, while you can improve the composition 

of the soil in your garden, it is virtually impossible 

to permanently alter its acidity or alkalinity. Having 

tested the PH with one of the many kits available at 

the Garden Centres, it is best to work with nature and 

stick to those plants best suited to the conditions. 

27th October Julia Srigley 

‘Increasing Colour all the Year Round’ 

24th November June Moy 

‘Christmas Wreath Demonstration’ 

8th December CHRISTMAS PARTY 

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The Hamond Educational Charity 

reg no: 277789 

The charity invites applications for 

financial assistance from individuals 

under the age of 21 years, living in 

or near Swaffham. The charity can 

provide assistance in cases of need 

for such things as books, tools, 

equipment, instruments, outfits 

and educational trips, including 

assistance for those leaving school, 

in preparation for taking up an 

apprenticeship or further education. 

The trustees meet twice a year in 

April and October. 

For further information 

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Swaffham Arts 

Sunday 23rd October 2016, 3pm at 

Swaffham Assembly Rooms ‘Getting to 

Know You’ by Three’s Company. 

Inspired by the song ‘Getting to Know You’ 

from the musical The King and I, Three’s 

Company promise to make you laugh, 

think and wonder as they supply some fine 

afternoon entertainment in Swaffham. 

Three’s Company was formed by Irma 

Fowler, Lesley Mardle and Leah Spencer 

to raise money for their chosen charity, 

WaterAid. Together they do what they 

enjoy doing best – performing; all three 

are experienced actresses, well known 

to local audiences. They have created a 

number of anthologies of favourite poems 

and pieces of prose to entertain audiences 

young and old. 

Tickets £9 members, £12 non members, 

Children free. Bar & refreshments 

available. 

Tickets available on the door, or from 

Ceres Bookshop & The Green Parrot in 

Swaffham. Enquiries: 01366 328648.

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If you have parenting experience Home-Start 

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We have families waiting for support and all we ask 

is for a couple of hours a week commitment. We 

offer a prep course accredited through CERTA 

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So, if you think you can make a difference to a 

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Volunteers will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. 

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Swaffham Lioness Club 

Club President Nicola Claxton was delighted to 

welcome our Multiple District Lioness Chairman 

Angela Howard to one of our meetings, when we 

badged up our newest member, Lioness Dawn Funnell. 

Recently we have been out and about raising money 

for various charities with our “Pick a Straw” tombola. 

We took it to the 1st Swaffham Scouts Fete in July, the 

Olympic Carnival Day on Campingland in August, and the 

Community Hospital League of Friends Fete in September. 

In Memory Of Carol 

The Swaffham Lions are holding a Coffee Morning 

and book sale on 12th November at the Assembly 

Rooms, 9.30 – 1pm. The Macmillan Unit at the QE 

would like eight special pumps to help their patients 

but at £3000 each they are going to need help. 

Swaffham Lions would like to donate a pump in 

memory of Carol Gilding, the local post lady who sadly 

died recently. Tickets will be available from Ceres Book 

shop, the Market Cross and our businesses around 

the town. Tickets can also be bought from any Lion 

or call Pam Tallon on 01760 721550 for more details. 

Adult Education 

It is never too late to improve your Maths, English 

or IT skills. Future courses will be based at Swaffham 

Community Centre on Campingland just a stonesthrow 

away from the town centre. 

Give Bob a ring on 01953 455 783 and see what 

Norfolk County Council can offer. 

Lioness member Judith Coker and her husband Lion 

David hosted a lovely Sunday Afternoon Tea Party for 

the Lionesses at their home , where we all took some 

food, and held a Bring & Buy stall for our Club funds. 

Many thanks to Judith and David for their hospitality. 

Swaffham Trade Association 

Fundraising evening. 

To all those who were unable to make it, you 

missed a great evening of fun and enjoyment. 

What you missed was the Swaffham Trade 

Association’s first event in support of the town’s 

Christmas Lights event. 

It was an exceptional evening of fun, entertainment 

and great food – all for a good cause. One hundred 

guests enjoyed a memorable evening with the STA 

Chairman Colin Mason giving a brief overview of the 

STA’s plans for Christmas and beyond. The Parisian 

Swing Band kicked off the evening with some really 

foot tapping music, members and volunteers pulled 

out all stops with a terrific buffet fit for a banquet. 

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Get Digital Champion 

Do you have specific IT-related questions that you 

would love to know the answer to or would like to 

develop your confidence to go online or use email? 

At Swaffham library our friendly volunteer Get Digital 

champion can spend time with individuals to help them 

develop their IT skills using the public library computers 

and assist with queries regarding tablet devices. 

Help is available from our Get Digital champion 

on most Thursday and Friday afternoons. To find 

out more or to make an appointment please call 

01760 721 513 or pop into Swaffham library.

Swaffham History Group 

The Group has recently published another booklet 

on the history of law and order in Swaffham from 

medieval times through to the 1900s. This is a oneoff 

publication, compiled and written by member 

Barry Ellis, who has researched extensively including 

newspaper articles from the 1700s (using the 

vocabular of the day and unabridged.) 

Come and learn to dance like 

Jane Austen’s Mr Darcy & 

Miss Eliza Bennett with 

Swaffham Playford Dancers 

(2 nd Wednesday of each month) 

Wednesday, 12 th October 

Swaffham Assembly Rooms 

Market Place, PE37 7AB 

7.30 p.m. – 10.00 p.m. 

“Crime, Punishment and Local Justice” is now 

available at the museum and would make an 

excellent Christmas present for anyone interested in 

the history of the town. 

Inside the back cover of this are small representations 

of all 19 booklets already published by the Group, 

and the Book of Swaffham which was written by the 

Group for the Museum. All the publications shown 

are also still available in the museum shop. 

Our next meeting is on Monday 10th October and 

we still welcome new members 

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SCALGA 

What a lovely summer we enjoyed after a poor 

start, I for one have not bemoaned the lack of rain 

for the allotment I’m afraid the produce has had to 

get on with it and allow me to enjoy the weather. 

Having said that, the fruit trees have been laden, the 

raspberries abundant and the salad stuffs delicious. 

For once the potatoes were also scab free and we 

luckily avoided blight. When you read this we will be 

clearing up after the last of the above and getting the 

soil ready for late planting and spring next year. 

We held our afternoon tea on the 4th September, 

about 25 plot holders attended and prizes were 

given for the quality of the allotments. First prize 

was given to Mr. B. Eves for the best kept single plot, 

with Mr. B. Cocksedge and Mr. T. Beals as runners up. 

Mr. R Joyner won the multiple plot category and Mr. 

Mc.Mahon won the best starter plot prize. 

A wonderful selection of cakes and savouries were 

brought by members, we also ran a raffle which 

raised £37.00. 

Our next get together will be the Halloween meeting 

on Sunday the 30th October, this is usually well 

attended, last year it was wonderfully warm and we 

were able to sit outside. 

The Butternut Squash will soon be ready and those 

of us who still planted 2 courgettes now have (as 

usual) enough to feed a small army. Never mind, I am 

sure we are all feverishly looking up recipes to deal 

with the problem. Surplus will go to the chickens 

who adore them and what is left the worms in the 

wormery deal with and in the process make excellent 

worm juice to fertilize the tomatoes etc. 

Remember: - The gardening season officially begins 

on the 1st January and ends on the 31st December. 

Enjoy your gardening. 

Starter Plots 

SCALGA can now offer people who would like to try 

having an allotment but could not face the challenge 

of a 140’ x 40’ plot or indeed a half plot the chance 

to dip their toes with plots 16’ x 16’ (approximately). 

Double plots (32’ x 16’) are also available. 

These would be ideal for. 

• Families with only a little time available but wanting 

to show their children or grandchildren where food 

comes from and how it grows. 

• People who would like to grow food under their 

control free from harmful chemicals. 

• Older people who would like to get out, do 

something sociable, healthy and keep active. 

• People who have found that a full or half allotment 

is too much for them. 

• People who would like to experience having a small 

plot before perhaps moving on to a larger half or full plot. 

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There is no long term commitment other than the 

monthly payment which can be cancelled with a 

month’s notice. There is no reason not to have a go 

To join SCALGA or take on a starter plot contact 

Jennifer or Graham Edwards. 01760721321 or 

Jenniferedwards100@sky.com 

Enjoy your gardening. 

Jennifer Edwards 

Experience wind 

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a modern windmill 

The first one in the world open for the 

public to climb. Follow our eco trail around 

our heritage orchard and organic gardens 

and enjoy Fairtrade coffee and homemade 

cake from our vegetarian café. 

For opening times and to book your 

turbine tour call us on 01760 726 100. 

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Apples and Conversation 

September saw the annual Apple Day celebrations 

at the Green Britain Centre. We also welcomed our 

new chef, Richard, who will be continuing to use the 

apples in crumbles and pies adding blackberries, 

plums and raspberries from our organic garden. Look 

out for our new menus with lots of tasty vegetarian 

and vegan dishes to make your mouth water. With the 

Autumn term well under way, the summer holidays 

seem a distant memory although the centre was 

buzzing with visitors from all over the country taking 

the trip up the windmill and enjoying the activities 

and exhibits. Many have shown interest in our use 

of solar and wind power and have asked about using 

them in their own homes. If you are interested in 

informal discussions on environmental topics, do 

join us on the last Friday of the month at 10.30 a.m. 

in the café for our coffee table conversation sessions.

Swaffham & Litcham Home Hospice 

Swaffham & Litcham Home Hospice Support held their 

Charity Golf Day at the Swaffham Golf Club on Friday 19th 

August, which attracted sixteen teams to a day of golf and fun. 

The day was very well supported by businesses, namely 

Barclays, Carscene of Norwich, Adrian Flux of East Winch, 

Su-Bridge of Saham Toney,Barefoot Retreat of Thornham, 

BSA Mouldings of King’s Lynn, and others who generously 

donated auction and raffle prizes to make the day the 

success it was. 

The charity auction which took place raised £1,000, 

including a racing bicycle donated by one of our patients, 

which alone raised £200.00. The grand total of monies 

raised from the day, came to a fantastic £6000 an amount 

way beyond our expectations. 

Event organiser and Home Hospice Fundraising 

Chairman, David Gulliver, said “Our congratulations go to 

the winning golf team of the day ‘Team Tesco’, and we 

would like to take this opportunity to give our sincere 

thanks to everyone who took part.” 

Two kind people celebrated mile stones recently namely 

Joe Matthews who was ninety and Pearl Ramsey who 

was eighty. Instead of receiving gifts they decided to 

support our cause by donating money, Joe £105.00 and 

Pearl £150.00; a big thank you to their family and friends. 

There are two reminders of events happening in October, 

the first is the Concert of Choirs at the Assembly Rooms 

on the 1st Oct 7pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets are priced 

at £10.00 and for those who wish to attend, then please 

contact us immediately you receive this edition of the 

Newsletter and secondly the Autumn Dance 50’s, 60’s, 

and 70’s music from Kenny and the Motives, there is a 

Bar and Raffle 15th Oct 8pm to Midnight, again £10.00 

a ticket. Contact the Office on Swaffham 01760 722 937. 

Wissey U3A 

The University Of The Third Age or ‘U3A’ is an 

organisation in the United Kingdom which aims 

to encourage the further education of those in 

their ‘Third Age’. ‘Third Agers’ help each other by 

sharing their knowledge, skills, interests and lifetime 

experiences. The Wissey U3A has over 320 members 

and more than 30 activity groups which range from 

Bridge to Spanish and Croquet to Table Tennis. 

John McNair, Wendy Martin (Home Hospice Co-ordinator) Simon Joplin 

Following on from last month’s statistics reference to our 

year 2015 we had Day Care total attendance’s 263, Art 

and Craft attendance’s numbering 313, Bereavement 

Group total attendance’s 634, Bereavement Visits 

Individual 329. We offer one to one bereavement 

support and our counselling service is available for 

anyone who is touched by cancer as a patient or family 

member. Reflexology/Reiki total treatments 495, Carer 

Group attendance’s 68 and Equipment Usage Occasions 

80. As you can see the Home hospice is indeed a very 

busy Support Unit and as the majority of you are aware 

we rely heavily on volunteers who give their time in 

one way or another ensuring that the Unit continues to 

support those patients we presently look after. We hope 

this information gives you some idea of the work we 

carry out during the course of our financial year. If you 

have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us 

through the office on Swaffham 01760 722937. 

The Charity would like to convey their thanks to Wendy Askew 

who so kindly donated half of the proceeds from her table top 

sale held in Castle Acre, in recognition of all the work we carry 

out. We received the remarkable sum of £250.00 and thank 

those who supported the sale so generously. 

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Some members recently took part in a Clay Shoot and 

there is to be an Archery event later in September. 

As this Newsletter goes to print U3A members will 

be enjoying a coach trip to the pretty market town 

of Stamford. There will be an outing to see the 

hilarious German comedian, Henning Wehn at Kings 

Lynn’s Corn Exchange and other members will enjoy 

the fabulous Christmas Spectacular at Thursford 

in December. The Wissey U3A meets on the first 

Thursday of every month at the Holme Hale Playing 

Field Pavilion. On October 6th the Speaker will give a 

presentation about ‘Prisoners of War in East Anglia’. 

More information about the Wissey U3A can be 

found by visiting the Wissey U3A Homepage on www. 

u3asites.org.uk/wissey. To enquire about Wissey U3A 

membership, either contact the Chairman, Ian Clews 

on 01760 721247 or the Membership Secretary, Stan 

Roberts on 01366 328086. Also look out for leaflets in 

the Community Centre, Library and the Green Britain 

Centre. Annual membership of the Wissey U3A costs 

£10. If you are a ‘Third Ager’, come along and give the 

Wissey U3A a try.

Downham Grange 

State of the art, loving care in Downham Market 

Welcome to Downham Grange Care Home, a striking new 

purpose-built development in Downham Market. 

We provide meaningful person-centred exceptional care for those in 

need of residential, respite, nursing or dementia care. 

Boasting 62 en-suite bedrooms, the home has 

been finished to the most luxurious standards, 

with extra-wide corridors, a variety of large 

spacious and comfortable lounges and dining 

rooms with kitchenette areas that help to promote 

independence and social inclusion. 

The home has been designed to meet the needs 

of people who require nursing and dementia 

care. This exciting new development meets our 

Kingsley care ethos, responding to individual 

needs and providing the highest standards of care. 

Like all Kingsley Healthcare Homes, our care is 

focused around each person’s individual needs and 

wishes. We value and respect how each person 

chooses to spend their day. 

Our strong ethos of person-centred care runs 

through everything we do. Our staff are all highly 

experienced and receive on-going training to make 

sure that we deliver only the very best quality care. 

We really want to make a difference 

to the lives of the people we care for. 

With this in mind we have built the 

home to the highest specifications, 

giving particular consideration 

to making the design and layout 

suitable for people living with a 

dementia. 

This new home will enable us to 

continue to provide high-quality 

surroundings and environment. It 

will ensure our staff deliver quality 

of service and improve the quality of 

life of our residents every day. 

The staff at Downham Grange go 

that extra mile to make the home 

feel comfortable and relaxed. We 

like Downham Grange to feel like 

a ‘home from home’. We encourage 

people to take part in the daily living 

activities as well as other ongoing 

activities that take place throughout 

the day. 

“It took me just a few 

days to feel at home 

because the staff are 

so welcoming and 

caring” 

Downham Grange Care Home 

Clackclose Road, Downham Market, 

Norfolk PE38 9PA 

Tel 01366 387054 Fax 01366 385861 

downham.manager@kingsleyhealthcare.co.uk 

www.kingsleyhealthcare.co.uk 

From the Mayor’s Parlour 

I have had the privilege of representing Swaffham 

at different events this month. There was the 

dedication of the Bull roundabout on RAF Marham, 

it is fifty years since this was built, and it is 100 years 

from when Marham was declared operational as a 

training establishment in September 1916. As part 

of the commemorations there was a list displayed of 

all the squadrons that have been based at Marham 

with the first one being No.51 Squadron. 

I have been on a walk around Wisbech with the 

Mayor of Wisbech and other guests. We stopped 

at the Octavia Hill Museum, there is a lot of history 

to see and it is well worth a day out. I opened the 

Swaffham Cottage Hospital Fete, it was a wet day but 

they moved stalls inside where lots of fundraising 

was going on. We should all help them as much as 

we can, it is a big asset to the town. 

We have had some excellent news recently, first 

we got a Silver Gilt medal in the Anglia In Bloom 

competition which is brilliant, well done to all who 

help make the town look good for the judging. 

Secondly, we have been successful in securing a grant 

to improve and update the Merryweather play area. 

The grant was given by the Bags of Help scheme run 

by Tesco and, at the beginning of October, you will 

be able to vote for which scheme receives the higher 

levels of funding. Please vote for Swaffham if you are 

in Tesco in the first week of October. 

It is a busy time of year coming up, by the time you 

read this we will have had the Food Festival and the 

Twinning Visit, and the Church gates will be in place. 

The next big event is the Christmas Light Switch-On, to 

be held on 25th November, I do hope you come along 

and enjoy the market, entertainment and new lights. 

Cllr Paul Darby, Mayor 

Town Diary 

For anyone wishing to arrange an event for 2016, an Events 

Diary is available at the Town Hall for all Community Groups 

to use so that their event does not clash with any other event. 

Town Council Dates 

Wednesday 12th - Full Town Council Meeting 

6.45 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. 

Monday 17th – Market Committee 

7.00pm – 9.00pm 

Wednesday 26th – Planning Committee 

12.00pm-1.00pm 

Monday 31st – Full Council Finance 

7.00p.m – 9.00p.m 

All at Council Chamber, Town Hall 

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In Touch With Your Town 

The section ‘In Touch with 

your Town’ is usually put 

together by the Town 

Clerk Richard Bishop or 

occasionally by the Deputy 

Town Clerk Claire Smith. It has 

been kept under this heading as it stems from 

when the Town Council used to produce its own 

‘in house’ newsletter under the same name. It 

deals with some of the most topical items of the 

day and the odd item where the Council want to 

share information with the Town. 

Swaffham in Bloom 

Congratulations to all involved in Swaffham in 

Bloom, on 6th September the town was awarded 

Silver Gilt from the Anglia in Bloom judges, a great 

achievement. Suffield Court also received a well 

deserved commendation as part of the judging. 

The project brings together organisations and 

residents from across Swaffham and makes the 

Town attractive for all to enjoy. The outside 

team do a great job looking after the colourful 

displays in our Town Centre pots and tubs. We 

will now be changing the plants for winter and 

hope to have a number of tubs with winter 

pansies in place for some winter colour. If you 

would like to sponsor a pot, please contact the 

Town Council Office. 

Merryweather Road Play Area 

This play area has been in need of refurbishment 

for some time and with the help of Tesco Bags 

of Money initiative we will be able to replace 

the roundabout and spruce up the rest of the 

area in the very near future. We have secured 

one of these grants, and now need residents to 

vote for our scheme so that we can access the 

greatest level of funding and replace some of 

the other equipment too. You can vote for this 

Swaffham scheme in store from 31st October to 

13th November. 

Church Gates 

The project to re-instate the Church Gates is 

continuing and many of you will have noticed 

the work going on in Church Walk. The old gates 

have been refurbished by a skilled craftsman 

and we are now in the final stages of making 

sure they are hung and work to the best effect. 

It had been hoped that they would be ready to 

be opened at the end of September, but due 

to unforeseen circumstances there has been a 

slight delay. However we are hopeful that they 

will be up and open by the end of October. 

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Cemetery Works 

The Cemetery Chapel has recently been re-roofed 

and the driveways have been levelled and resurfaced 

with Tar-spray and Shingle, it is all looking much 

better, with pot holes being filled along the way. 

Job Vacancy 

At the time of writing a full time (37 hours per week) 

job vacancy has just become available within the Town 

Council’s Ground Maintenance Team, but the finer 

details are not ready in time for this publication. The 

advert will be on the Town Hall Notice Board at the 

front of the Town Hall, it will be on the website www. 

swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk and it will be circulated 

by Social Media on the Town Council’s Facebook 

page and Twitter feeds. A job description and salary 

details are available from the Town Hall reception 

desk. The deadline for receiving applications will be 

Monday 10th October and interviews are planned 

for Thursday 20th October. 

Christmas Lights Switch On Event 

and Road Closure 

The Christmas Lights sub committee, made up 

of Town Councillors, Swaffham Trade Association 

representatives and other interested individuals 

are organising this year’s event, it will be on 25th 

November. Preparations are well underway for the 

arrival of Father Christmas, his Elves and Reindeer. 

There will be entertainment from Fakenham Town 

Band, Oasis Church singers, Thursford Steam Organ 

and much more. The Market Place and road on the 

west side will be taken over by a funfair for small 

children and a Christmas Market. The Town itself will 

be decorated with new lights for this year and these 

will be switched on at 5pm. We hope that all residents 

will enjoy the event and the way our town will be 

lit up this year. So that we are able to prepare and 

run the event in the Town Centre, please be aware 

that there will be a road closure on 25th November 

from 7.30- 10.30pm. The road will be closed on the 

west side of the market place, from the Buttercross 

roundabout up to the Swaffham Café. 

National Power Cut Line 105 

A free National Power Cut Telephone Line has been 

launched. 105 is a new three-digit number that 

people can call to report or get information about 

power cuts. A lot of people don’t know who to call to 

report or get updates about power cuts, with many 

calling the energy supply companies they pay their 

bills to. 105 aims to solve this problem, providing 

people with an easy-to-remember number that will 

put then straight through to their local electricity 

network operator. 105 is jointly funded by electricity 

network operators and wherever you live, 105 will 

put you through to the right network operator

Free Stall Pitches 

Swaffham Market Committee took a bold step 

last month to try and attract new stalls to their 

traditional Saturday Market, by offering FREE stall 

pitches to new traders. The offer extends to one 

Saturday in each of the three remaining months 

of 2016, October, November and December. This 

is followed by three full months FREE of charge 

throughout the months of January, February 

and March. ALSO so that there is a level playing 

field, the existing licensed traders at Swaffham 

Market will benefit from the same offer. Don’t 

miss out on this chance to become a Market 

Trader or if you know of anyone who might be 

interested, please pass on these details to them 

too! Contact Deputy Clerk Claire Smith to book 

or for further details on 01760 722922 or e-mail 

deputyclerk@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk 

The Town Council 

Mayor – Cllr Paul Darby 07880 568 628 

Deputy Mayor – Cllr Jill Skinner 01760 336121 

Cllr Steven Allen 

Cllr Terry Jennison 

07825 801 605 

01760 720608 

Cllr Robert Bartram 

Cllr Sheila Lister 

01760 721 022 

01760 720114 

Cllr Wendy Bensley 

Cllr Shirley Matthews 

01760 722 524 

01760 723205 

Cllr Brenda Bowler 

Cllr Les Scott 

01760 788519 

01760 720465 

Cllr Jan Buckley-Stevens 

Cll Anne Thorp 

01760 722604 

01760 722611 

Cllr Colin Houghton 

01760 336 025 

Breckland Councillors: 

Cllr Paul Darby, Cllr Shirley Matthews and 

Cllr Ian Sherwood 01760 725550 

twitter@ CllrIanSherwood (your.cllr@breckland.gov.uk) 

Your County Councillor is Cllr Paul Smyth 

07733 431358 / email paul.smyth@norfolk.gov.uk 

Officers 

Richard Bishop – Town Clerk 

townclerk@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk 

Twitter - @SwaffhamClerk 

Claire Smith - Deputy Town Clerk 

deputyclerk@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk 

Hannah Duggan – Office Administrator 

administrator@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk 

Swaffham Town Council 

Tel: 01760 722922 

www.swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk 

Twitter - @SwaffhamMarket 

Town Hall Opening Times 

Monday 9.30am-1pm and 1.30pm-4pm 

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday : 9:30am-1pm 

Swaffham Relief in Need Charity 

Registered Charity No. 1072912 

Relief in Need is a Registered Charity which meets 6 

times a year, offering grants for a specific purpose for 

the relief of persons resident in the area of benefit 

(i.e. Swaffham) who are in need, hardship or distress. 

Application Forms are available from the Town Hall 

or reliefinneed@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk 

Agencies at Swaffham Town Hall 

Swaffham Museum Gift Shop & Tourist 

Information Centre Open: Mon-Fri, 10am – 4pm 

& Sat 10am - 1pm 01760 721230 

Breckland Council Room 1: Open 9am – 1pm & 

1:30pm - 4pm every Monday. 

9:30am – 1pm every Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. 

For all your Council Tax & benefit enquires. 

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Mind, Body & Spirit 

I thought this month we might talk a bit about 

a very interesting crystal known as ‘Shungite’. 

I currently use this crystal to purify my water 

that comes directly out of the cold tap. I used 

to use filter jugs that took out some of the less 

tasty stuff I found in town water. Then I found 

Shungite and now I just leave a piece in my 

filter less jug. 

The origins of this ancient two billion years old 

Shungite stone is clouded in mystery. As how 

it came to appear on this planet is unclear, 

since it has only been found in the Karelia area 

in Russia, but it is not new to the people of 

the region, as Czar Peter was known to have 

come to the region to use water that had been 

infused with this mineral. It is an extraordinary 

positive stone, and one that is beneficial to a 

healthy life and using it may bring a variety 

of blessings. It is the only natural material to 

contain Fullerenes, which are powerful antioxidants. 

Fullerenes were brought to our 

attention when research on them gained the 

scientists a Nobel Prize, because the Fullerenes 

in this stone will cleanse water, and then 

infuse it with a potent healing vibration. The 

energy embodied within this ancient stone is 

said to absorb and eliminate anything that is 

a health hazard to human life and it has active 

metaphysical properties with strong healing 

powers. 

At the St Petersburg Military Medical Academy, 

they are examining the curative properties of 

products and medicines made from Shungite 

and it is the only known natural source of 

Fullerenes, so this has made the scientists who 

have been testing it extremely interested in, 

not only its properties, but how mankind can 

use it. So what might the planned future uses 

be, well you may already expect to hear about 

it being included in parts of a solar electric 

generating device in place of silicone and in 

make-up to stop UV damage. Some research 

is now looking at the potential to help allergic 

conditions including asthma. 

Shungite is very difficult to come by and if 

you are lucky enough to find a piece it usually 

commands a price well in excess of many other 

readily available crystals. It can be found in its 

raw form or as a finished pendant, pyramid 

or spherical shape. Its colour is black with an 

occasional line or fleck running through it. 

Well good luck with the Shungite hunt. 

This month we have our last Mind Body Spirit 

30 

Exhibition in the Assembly Room on Saturday 

8th Ocxtober and as ever will feature a 

number of therapist, healers, readers and 

remedies and of course the lovely Chrissy 

and her teas and refreshments. For those 

that haven’t yet made one of the Gong Baths, 

we are pleased to say a further three will 

happen this year the first on Sunday 16th 

October. Next year we plan to have a once a 

month slot at the Assembly Room and hope 

to see many of you returning. 

Finally I can confirm we have started to run 

Sound Journey treatments in Sporle and will 

be delighted to hear from anyone who feels 

they might benefit from this type of treatment. 

Enjoy the seasons of mists and mellow 

fruitfulness (thank you Keats). 

Steve Hudson 

Swaffham Spiritual Awareness Group 

Meets in the Community Centre, 

Beech Close, Campingland, Swaffham 

at 6.30pm. 

2nd October Shirley Cimelli Great Yarmouth 

16th October Shelley Youell Crowland 

30th October David Sciesser Huntingdon 

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