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<strong>October</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
SWAFFHAM<br />
newslet ter<br />
Cllr Brenda Bowler<br />
presents Suffield<br />
Court with their<br />
Anglia in Bloom<br />
certificate<br />
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Contents<br />
4 Upcoming Events / Regular Events<br />
6 School Speak<br />
7 Rainbow Choir / Church News<br />
10 Merle Boddy<br />
13 Women’s Institute<br />
14 Swaffham & District Lions<br />
15 Swaffham Museum<br />
16 Rotary Club of Swaffham<br />
20 Age Concern<br />
21 AHH Garden Club / Swaffham Arts<br />
23 Lionesses<br />
24 Swaffham History Group<br />
25 SCALGA<br />
26 Home Hospice / Wissey U3A<br />
27 Mayor’s Parlour<br />
28 Swaffham Town Council<br />
30 Mind, Body & Spirit<br />
International Food Festival<br />
The offer of free food from around the world was<br />
enough temptation for over 1,000 people to attend<br />
the Iceni Partnership organised event in Swaffham’s<br />
Assembly Rooms on the 18th September.<br />
The twenty nationalities represented all live in<br />
Swaffham and represent a diverse community that<br />
is working, eating and drinking together as shown by<br />
the marvellous relaxed atmosphere in the Assembly<br />
Rooms, as young and old moved from table to table<br />
sampling the many different foods and drinks on offer.<br />
Slovakia, Romania and Poland were first time<br />
exhibitors along with Charlotte who helped introduce<br />
the idea of eating vegetarian/vegan food, which by<br />
general consensus was delicious.<br />
Plans are already underway for a Food Festival 2017<br />
which will, at this early stage, include an evening of<br />
poetry and short talks/tales on food, an exhibition<br />
of local food and drink producers and, of course, the<br />
hugely popular ‘International Food Festival’.<br />
Icenima<br />
The third Wednesday of the month screenings are<br />
proving very popular with a full house watching<br />
‘West Side Story’, all two and a half hours of it!<br />
Future 2pm presentations include ‘The Graduate’<br />
in <strong>October</strong>, starring a very young Dustin Hoffman,<br />
and an early Christmas treat of ‘The Nutcracker’ by<br />
the New York Ballet (£7.50 pp instead of the usual<br />
£4 ticket price).<br />
Contact Iceni Partnership for further information on<br />
01760 722 800. Booking essential.<br />
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Swaffham Blooms!<br />
A certificate celebration of one of Swaffham’s<br />
hidden gems occurred in September when Cllr<br />
Brenda Bowler presented Chris Rainbow and<br />
other Suffield Court residents with their Anglia<br />
in Bloom ‘Best Individual/Community Floral<br />
Display’ award. The more able members of the<br />
community tend the lawns, pots and borders for<br />
all to enjoy in their secluded courtyard garden<br />
which is conveniently placed close to local shops<br />
and amenities in the centre of Swaffham. The<br />
theme chosen by Iceni Partnership’s Customer<br />
Liaison Officer Jonathan Reed was ‘inclusion’.<br />
“The ethos of this sheltered community sums up<br />
what is quite a Swaffham thing, where people<br />
of all abilities come together with the aim of<br />
making their environment a nicer, friendlier<br />
place to be”. Jonathan added, “It is as much a<br />
social thing as anything else, a chance to have a<br />
chat over a cup of tea keeping the mind active<br />
even if the body is less willing”. Suffield Court<br />
was one of only four nominations in the Anglia<br />
in Bloom ‘Best Individual/Community Floral<br />
Display’ category helping Swaffham gain a Silver<br />
Gilt Award overall for towns with a population<br />
over 6000 but under 12000.<br />
Next year the mantle of co-ordinating Swaffham’s<br />
Anglia in Bloom entry will be the responsibility<br />
of the Town Team. Swaffham Town Team is a<br />
group of like-minded people with a core team<br />
consisting of town councillors, Iceni Partnership<br />
representatives and business and education<br />
experts who want Swaffham to be a better<br />
place to live and work. One of the Town Team’s<br />
current objectives is to promote the concept of<br />
Pride in your Community throughout the town,<br />
organising a network of volunteers to look after/<br />
take care of their own immediate neighbourhood.<br />
”The response has been overwhelmingly positive<br />
and we now look forward to taking the next<br />
steps to move forward. The more people we can<br />
encourage to take part the better, local residents<br />
and businesses alike” said Town Team Chairman<br />
David Wickerson “and as an example of such<br />
involvement it was great to see Sally Palmer,<br />
Iceni Partnership’s Youth and Community Officer,<br />
recently organising a Young Peoples Social Action<br />
Group litter pick up along the Bears Lane railway<br />
track footpath – thanks Sally and a big thank you<br />
to the young people of Swaffham for showing the<br />
way”. Swaffham’s 2017 entry to Anglia in Bloom<br />
will be helped by an Iceni Partnership intern who<br />
starts their six month stint at the Community<br />
Centre offices later this month.
Upcoming Events<br />
North Pickenham Johnsons Playing Field Pop-Up- Bar & Cafe<br />
Friday 30th September 1st 2nd <strong>October</strong> 12 Noon-12 Midnight<br />
Friday- 7.30pm Fish & Dits. Saturday-7.30 Quiz. Sunday - 3pm Bingo<br />
Pentney Country Music Club<br />
Saturdays - 1st/Blake & Brazil. 8th/Bob Keeley. 15th/Texas Gun. 22nd/John<br />
C King. 29th/Long Shot. Sunday 30th (Carvery 12-2pm) Raymond Froggatt<br />
& His Band + Merv & Maria Call 01553 617546<br />
Swaffham Trade Association Classic Car Meet<br />
Sunday 2nd <strong>October</strong> 11-3pm Bring along your classic to the Market Place<br />
car park and show it off to otherswho would love one. 01760 723624<br />
Fundraising Event<br />
Sat <strong>October</strong> 8th 10 - 12.00 outside the Methodist Chapel. A mixed stall, bric<br />
a brac, cakes, books etc. to raise money for The Cinnamon Trust<br />
Swaffham Jazz Club<br />
Colin Mason Quartet with Tom guest vocalist Melvin. Tuesday 11th <strong>October</strong><br />
at 7.30pm.Please note the earlier time. Swaffham Conservative Social Club,<br />
£5. bargeoff@yahoo.com or Norman 01760 722384<br />
Hog Roast And Disco At The Station Bar, Station Street<br />
Friday 14th <strong>October</strong> 7.30pm £10pp available from Arts Lounge Gallery, The<br />
Red Lion Pub and Norfolk House and Home in the Plowright Arcade<br />
Evening Of Clairvoyance - Penny Francis & David Schiesser<br />
Swaffham Community Centre <strong>October</strong> 14th, 7:30-10pm<br />
Swaffham Camera Club Photographic Exhibition<br />
15th and 16th <strong>October</strong> at the drill hall as part of the Visual Arts Festival<br />
Massingham Film Club Presents ‘Race’ PG<br />
The story of Jesse Owens. 20th <strong>October</strong>, 7 for 7:30pm. £4<br />
Save The Children Coffee Morning<br />
With Bric a Brac stalls. Assembly Rooms Saturday 22nd <strong>October</strong> 9 - noon<br />
Swaffham Arts ‘Getting To Know You’ By Three’s Company<br />
Sunday 23rd <strong>October</strong> <strong>2016</strong> 3pm Swaffham Assembly Rooms Bar & refreshments<br />
available. Tickets £9 members, £12 non members, Children free. 01366 328648<br />
Nar Valley Ornithological Society (NarVOS)<br />
Tuesday 25th <strong>October</strong> <strong>2016</strong>, 7.30pm at the Barn Theatre, Sacred Heart<br />
Convent School. Mike Watson ‘Belarus – Birding behind the Iron Curtain’<br />
Non Members £2. call Ian Black on 01760 724 092 for further info<br />
Christmas Lights event with Victorian Christmas Market<br />
Friday 25th November 2pm-8pm On the Market Place car park. Come and see<br />
Santa, real reindeer, Fakenham Town Band, Thursford Steam Organ, Oasis Church<br />
singers, craft, gift and catering stalls and bright new stunning Christmas Lights<br />
North Pickenham Pop-Up-Pub & Cafe<br />
28th, 29th, 30th <strong>October</strong> at Johnsons Playing Field Midday - Midnight Everyday.<br />
Friday 28th Hallowen Spooktacular, Childrens Fancy Dress. Dits Fish & Chips<br />
7.30pm - Till Late Saturday 29th 7.30 Quiz. Sunday 30th 3pm Bingo<br />
Swaffham Players ‘Player’s Angels’ by Amanda Whittington<br />
The Barn Theatre, Sacred Heart School, Swaffham on Friday 28th & Saturday 29th<br />
<strong>October</strong> at 7:30pm. Tickets - Brian Hubbard on 01760 721899 or from the Green Parrot<br />
Swaffham Rugby Club Fireworks Night<br />
Sunday 6th November. Gates 5pm, fireworks 7pm. £5, 5-16 years £3, under 5s free, 2+2 £10<br />
Westacre Theatre<br />
<strong>October</strong>’s programme offers a selection of the best Live Screenings and<br />
mainstream cinema films: Bridge Of Spies on Wed 5 Oct; The Car Man<br />
on Fri 7 Oct; King Lear on Wed 12 Oct; Spotlight on Wed 19 Oct; Billy<br />
ELLIOT THE MUSICAL on Thu 20 Oct; and THE ENTERTAINER on Thu 27 Oct.<br />
Pre-performance Lunches and Suppers can be booked with your seat ticket<br />
online. www.westacretheatre.com 01760 755800<br />
Festive Friendship<br />
Iceni Partnership is pleased to announce that we will<br />
be running our Christmas Day event again this year<br />
and call on volunteers and guests to contact us.<br />
If you’re single, have a partner or are a family that will be<br />
on your own on December 25th and would prefer to have<br />
some company, then you are warmly invited to join us at<br />
Swaffham Assembly Rooms. Ring 01760 722 800 for details.<br />
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Regular Meetings & Events<br />
MONDAY<br />
1st Swaffham Scouts 7-9 at Cockley Cley, Iceni Village, Scout Hut.<br />
For ages 10 1/2 -14. New recruits welcome. Boys or girls. Contact Paul<br />
07711761364. Paul@1stswaffhamscouts.org.uk<br />
Art Class at The Old Art Room 93 Market Place. Techniques,<br />
Tips, Inspiration in a modern equipped Art Studio. 10am until 12.15 £10<br />
Tel.01760 337181 je.clark176@btinternet.com<br />
CACELS Coffee and Cake Enjoying Life Supportively. Working age and unable to<br />
work through health or disability? 1st Monday 2-3.30pm. Green Britain Centre<br />
Central Norfolk Dog Training Club Upstairs in Church Rooms,<br />
Campingland. 4 classes available, from puppies to intermediate.Tel: Chris 07745 892417<br />
Citizens Advice Swaffham Community Centre, 10am until 12:30pm<br />
Dance Classes 7-8pm Ballroom, 8-9pm Latin and 9-10pm Argentine Tango<br />
@ Sacred Heart Convent. Any one class £8, any two classes £12 or all three for<br />
£15 (fees are per person) 01760 336410 Teachers Joanna & Xavier Navarre IDTA<br />
Kickboxing Club Juniors 5+ 5pm – 6pm, Inters 6-7pm, Adults 7pm –<br />
8.30pm Plowright Place. Call Trevor on 07585707196<br />
Monday evenings of Mosaic Making at Henchmans<br />
Ash Close, Swaffham 6.30-8.30pm £8-make your own project or I can set one<br />
for you! https://www.facebook.com/mosaicpaintedmemories 07810 895480<br />
Playdayz – Parent/toddler group Sacred Heart School 9.30-<br />
11.30am term time only. £1 per session/per family (includes a snack)<br />
Contact: Nina Matthews 07799 460923<br />
Rotary Club of Swaffham Meets at The George Hotel - 1st Monday of<br />
the month, 12:45 for 1pm, other Mondays 7 for 7:30pm. Tel Claire Dunne 722504<br />
Seniors Keep Fit 6.15pm at Stanley’s, Lynn Road Tel Gemma on 07702<br />
197994/07425 607667<br />
Swaffham 1894 Squadron Air Training Corps 7.00 - 9.30pm.<br />
TA Centre, Sporle Road, Swaffham. Ages 13 to 18 years. Tel: 01760724617<br />
Swaffham History Group 2nd Monday, 2 – 4pm, Swaffham Museum.<br />
New members always welcome – no charge. Tel 01760 724470<br />
Swaffham Lions Meet on the 2nd Monday of the month at Swaffham<br />
Assembly Rooms,7:30pm. All welcome. Contact Peter Young 01760 724120<br />
Swaffham Players every Monday and Wednesday, 7:30pm Baptist<br />
Church, Swaffham. If you are interested in joining a fabulous team please<br />
come along but call Marcie on 07867943102 to ensure we are in rehearsal<br />
Junior Snooker & Billiards 4-7pm @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy,<br />
West Acre Facebook - THE NORFOLK SNOOKER ACADEMY / 01760 755337<br />
for details and to book, no experience needed 9 -16 years<br />
Youthie 5:30 – 7pm, Swaffham Community Centre. For ages 8 to 11.<br />
Free entry. Contact sally@iceni.info 07772 852284 / 01760 722800<br />
TUESDAY<br />
1st Swaffham Cubs 1st Swaffham Cubs 6.30-8pm at Cockley Cley,<br />
Iceni Village, Scout Hut. For ages 8-10 1/2. New recruits welcome. Boys<br />
or Girls. Contact Hayley 07516095019. Akela@1stswaffhamscouts.org.uk<br />
Swaffham Army Cadets TA Centre, Sporle Rd 7.30-9.30pm. Ages 12 – 18.<br />
www.norfolkacf.org 2907pea@armymail.mod.uk 07899 189 973 The<br />
Art Studio Modern Art Evening Classes By Peter Henry PGCE, BA.<br />
Tuesdays 7-9pm Church Rooms, Campingland. Refreshments. Adults/all<br />
abilitiesEmail: salsum06@aol.com/01760 720540<br />
Swaffham Bridge Club The Church Rooms, Campingland, 6.30pm for<br />
6.45pm start. New members welcome. contact Sue on tel 01328 701545<br />
Swaffham Carpet Bowls Community Centre. 2 hours from 1.30 for £2.<br />
Tea & biscuits inc. 01760 627 038<br />
Child Health Clinic at Swaffham Children Centre. 01760 721101 1st Tuesday<br />
monthly 1.15 - 2.45pm run by local Health Visiting Team<br />
Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Coffee Morning, third Tuesday<br />
at 10:15am. Methodist Hall, London Street. Tel: David Moore 01760 723740<br />
CAMEO Coffee 9.30am - 11.30am The Oasis Centre, Cley Road,<br />
Swaffham Come And Meet Each Other for free hot drinks<br />
Crafts, Textiles and Dressmaking at The Old Art Room<br />
93 Market Place. Techniques, Tips, Inspiration in a modern equipped Art<br />
&Textile Studio. 10am until 12.15 and 12.30 until 2.45 £9 Tel.01760 337181<br />
Jump, Jive & Swing Swaffham Community Centre, 7.45pm. Classes<br />
8pm until 9.45pm with social dancing until 10.30pm. www.jumpjiveswing.com<br />
Little Treasures and Breastfeeding Support 1.15 - 2.45pm Drop in<br />
for parents and babies aged 0-1year at Swaffham Children Centre. 01760 721101<br />
Mamma Munay (Mother Love) - antenatal classes on alternate Tuesday<br />
afternoons at The Green Parrot. Come and enjoy a different way of preparing<br />
for motherhood…all welcome at all stages of your pregnancy. Booking essential<br />
on 01760 724704 or for more information call Anne on 07469243052
The Phoenix Singers rehearse each week in the Methodist Church<br />
Hall at 7:30pm. New members welcome. Contact Marion 01760 724 473.<br />
PROBUS Club of Swaffham Meet second Tues of the month for lunch at the<br />
George Hotel, 12.30 for 1pm. Terry Lloyd 01760 721297 or email tlknapton@gmail.com<br />
Rainbow Community Choir 7.30-9.30pm. Swaffham Community<br />
Centre. Interested in joining us? Contact Anthea 01760 336 313 for more<br />
details. www.rainbowcommunitychoir.org.uk<br />
The Royal Elizabethan Lodge No. 8654 RAOB GLE<br />
Meets alternate Tuesdays, 8pm in the Conservative Club.<br />
Tel: W Rogers 01760 720632 or S Trattle 01760 721760<br />
The Royal Naval Association 8pm on the 4th Tuesday Swaffham<br />
Conservative Club. Telephone Robbie Burns on 01760 720353<br />
Swaffham Rugby Football Club Tuesday Seniors Training 7:30 - 9<br />
Seniors Keep Fit 3pm See Monday’s Senior’s Keep Fit<br />
Stitch, Mardle and Mend A group of keen crafters covering Patchwork,<br />
Knitting, Crochet, Cross Stitch etc 7-9pm, £1. Tel Adrienne 01760 336268<br />
Slimming World Conservative Club, 10am. Swaffham Asssembly<br />
Rooms 7pm. Clare Hughes 07535237618<br />
Sporle WI 3rd Tuesday, 1.45pm ready for our speaker at 2pm. For any further<br />
information please ring Celia on 01362 687316<br />
Swaffham St John Ambulance Cadets 7.15pm until 8.45pm,10 to<br />
17 year olds. Natalie Rudd on 07771620634/natalie.rudd@btinternet.com<br />
Taekwondo 6:30 - 7:30pm Swaffham Community Centre 01760336044<br />
Table Top Skirmish @Henchmans 1st&3rd/month 7-11pm<br />
Tea Dance Tea Dance. First Tuesday of the month. Swaffham Assembly<br />
Rooms 2 to 4 pm. £3.00. Let’s Dance with Christine & Peter. 01362 820 405.<br />
Swaffham Wellbeing Group Are you feeling low, or recovering from ill<br />
health? Just want to meet other people? Make new friends at Community Centre,<br />
every Tuesday 10.30 – 1.00. Contact Family Action. Tel: 01760 725801<br />
Swaffham Market (Morning) WI Second Tuesday of every Month, 10.30am<br />
Assembly Rooms. Ladies over 18 welcome. Deb Forrest 01760725669 quilter856@gmail.com<br />
West Acre Carpet Bowls Club West Acre Village Hall, 2 - 4pm. £2 per<br />
session. Equipment and refreshments provided – all welcome. Tel: Belinda<br />
01760 755184 or Betty 01760 755235 Email: belindabush@hotmail.com<br />
Women’s Section Royal British Legion At Valentine Barker Court,<br />
2nd Tues at 2.30pm. Tel: Frances 01760 724445 or Iris 01760 721430<br />
Weight Watchers 5:30 Swaffham Community Centre. 01760721882<br />
Yoga Gt Dunham Village Hall, 10 -11:30am, £6.50 Tel: 01603 478456<br />
Yoga 10.30-12.00 Green Britain Centre, Swaffham. £7 per class. Contact<br />
Jayne on: 07544974342 or email: greenwillowyoga@outlook.com<br />
Zumba With Becks Swaffham Assembly Rooms 7pm bectuff@hotmail.co.uk £4.50<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
1st Swaffham RainbowsTerm time only, 17:00-18:00 Swaffham<br />
Infant School. Girls aged 5 to 7 yrs. Tracey Clements 07770236689<br />
2nd Swaffham Brownies Term time only, 18:00-19:30. Meeting at<br />
Swaffham First School. Girls aged 7 to 10 yrs invited to join. Contact Clare<br />
Smith 07917468057 or Chrissie Brown 07970104771.<br />
Swaffham 1894 Squadron Air Training Corps 7:00-9:30pm.<br />
TA Centre, Sporle Road, Swaffham. Ages 12 (yr8) to 18 years. Tel: 01760724617<br />
Alzheimer`s Society Dementia Café first Wednesday every month<br />
from 10am-12noon. Swaffham Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Swaffham.<br />
Support, information and social activity.Refreshments provided. 01603 763556<br />
Swaffham Art Group Community Centre, 2nd & 4th Weds 2:15 - 4pm<br />
Annual fee £24. Tel: Shirley Tubby 01760 724468 or Pam Buxton 01760 788268<br />
Arts Lounge beginners/refreshers art classes Wednesday,<br />
Thursday & Friday 10-1pm or 1.30-4.30pm, £25 per session Call 01760 723624<br />
Bingo First Wednesday of every month, Holme Hale Pavilion. Eyes<br />
down 7:30pm. Cash prizes. Tel: June Hewing 01760 441327<br />
Bingo Swaffham Conservative Club 7:00 – 9:00pm (eyes down for<br />
7:30). Non-members 30p entry.<br />
Swaffham Camera Club 1st and 3rd Weds of every month, 7 for 7:30pm<br />
at Lydney House, Norwich Road. All abilities welcome! Steve Ward 01366 328567<br />
Creative Textile Certificate 10 Week Course at The Old Art Room, 93<br />
Market Place Swaffham. Tel Jane 01760 337181<br />
D&D @ Henchmans 13-18 yrs 4-6pm 1st&3rd/month. League 7-11pm<br />
2nd&4th/month. Other RPGs 1st&3rd/month 7-11pm<br />
Swaffham Evening WI Church Rooms, Campingland. 1st Wed 7.30pm<br />
Telephone Fiona Walker on 01760 722879.<br />
Healing Rooms The Oasis Centre, Cley Road 11am - 12noon. Book a<br />
session to experience the healing power of Jesus. Tel: 01760 723175.<br />
Knitters and Natters For those who love to crochet, quilt, sew… Come<br />
and join us at The Green Britain Centre 10am - 1pm for a cup of tea and<br />
company while you work! Contact Leslie on 01760 337 514<br />
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Swaffham Playford Dancers Jane Austen-style Dance Monthly (2nd<br />
Wed.) from 14th Sept. 7.30-10pm. Swaffham Assembly Rooms. £3. Casual clothes<br />
and comfortable shoes advised. 01953 889945 or Patti.A.Quant@btinternet.com<br />
Stitch, Mardle and Mend A group of keen crafters covering<br />
Patchwork, Knitting, Crochet etc. From 10am at Market Cross Inn, Swaffham.<br />
No charge, but you’ll need to buy your own drinks. Tel Adrienne 01760 336268<br />
Studio Sessions at The Old Art Room Studio and Inspiration in a<br />
modern equipped studio 93 Market Place. 10am-1pm £6.50. 01760 337181<br />
St. John Ambulance - Swaffham (Adults) Every Wednesday<br />
7.30pm - 9.30pm First Aid training 18 years upwards. 07900927233<br />
Swaffham & Watton Club for the Visually Impaired Swaffham<br />
Community Centre 4th Wed (except August) 1.30-3.30pm £3. 01603 629558<br />
Tai Chi beginners class 10am Swaffham Community Centre 01760723102<br />
Whist Drive Bradenham Village Hall, 7:30pm. All welcome. 01760 440038. £3<br />
Youth Café 7:30 – 8:30pm, Swaffham Community Centre. For ages 13 – 18.<br />
THURSDAY<br />
1st Swaffham Beavers 1st Swaffham Beavers 5.30- 6.45 at Swaffham<br />
Infant School. For ages 6 - 8 . New recruits welcome. Boys or Girls. Contact<br />
Carol 07873329242. Carolmosley@btinternet.com<br />
Ashill Food and Craft Market 2nd and 4th Thursday each<br />
month. 9am to 1pm. Community Centre, Hale Rd IP25 7BL. www.<br />
norfolkfoodandcraft.co.uk Tel Shayne 07766 078123<br />
Board Games @Henchmans Weekly. Catan League 1st/month<br />
Swaffham Bridge Club See Tues for details<br />
Swaffham Chapter 3 Book Group 10.30am on first Thursday of the<br />
month. Contact Kate Gordon 01760 723 034<br />
Crafts, Textiles and Dressmaking at The Old Art Room<br />
93 Market Place. Techniques, Tips, Inspiration in a modern equipped Art<br />
&Textile Studio. 10am until 12.15 and 12.30 until 2.45 £9 Tel.01760 337181<br />
Happidojo Marham Judo Club Sandringham Centre, Marham, PE33 9NP<br />
5-7yrs:6-7pm, 8-16yrs:7-8pm. Adv. Juniors, Seniors 17+ (Inc. beginners) : 8-9.30pm<br />
FIRST LESSON FREE. Then 5-12yrs- £2.50. 13-16yrs -£1.00. Seniors- £3.00.<br />
Colin McCallum. 07905278857 or www.happidojomarhamjudoclub.btckco.uk<br />
Holme Hale Carpet Bowls Every Thursday 7-9pm, Holme Hale<br />
Community Hall. No experience or equipment needed. £2<br />
Iceni Stitchers Ladies group meeting on 3rd Thursday of the month at<br />
Swaffham Community Centre, 1.30 - 4.30pm. Kate Davies 01760 622254<br />
Kickboxing Club Juniors 5+ 5pm – 6pm, Inters 6-7pm, Adults 7pm –<br />
8.30pm Plowright Place. Call Trevor on 07585707196<br />
Free Lipreading Classes for people with an acquired hearing loss.<br />
Thursday’s at 10 am to noon in the Catholic Church Rooms, 31 Station<br />
Road, Swaffham. Contact Hayley at lipreadingwithhayley@gmail.com<br />
RAF Marham Food and Craft Market 1st Thursday 12am to 5 pm.<br />
Sandringham Centre Upper Marham PE33 9NP (Behind Spar) 07766 078123<br />
Royal British Legion, Swaffham & District Branch 8pm, 3rd<br />
Thursday Swaffham Conservative Club .Tel: Cllr. Anne Thorp – 01760 722611<br />
Swaffham Lioness Club First Thurs of every month, 7.30pm in Our<br />
Lady of Pity Catholic Church rooms, Station St., Swaffham. Enjoy friendship<br />
whilst serving the community. All ladies welcome. Tel: 01760 723377<br />
Pilates 3 – 4pm, Swaffham Community Centre. Call Di Graham – 01328<br />
851970 – before your first session.<br />
Swaffham Rugby Football Club Seniors 17+ training 7:30-9, social after<br />
Salsa 7-9pm Swaffham Assembly Rooms. 07912366661<br />
Senior Snooker (60 years +) @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy, West Acre<br />
£4 per session Facebook - NORFOLK SNOOKER ACADEMY 01760 755337<br />
Swaffham Sparklers Swaffham branch of the Red Hat Society meets 2nd<br />
Thurs of the month, 7 pm, The George Hotel,: Jill Neale 01760 723466<br />
U3A The Wissey U3A 1st Thursday of the month at Holme Hale Pavilion,<br />
09.45 - 12 noon. Annual Memb. £10. Contact 01760 721247 for more details<br />
Weight Watchers 10:30 Swaffham Community Centre. 01760721882<br />
Women Who Write Welcome new and experienced writers to their weekly<br />
sessions on a Thursday afternoon in Swaffham. For further details please email :<br />
womenwhowrite2015@yahoo.co.uk<br />
Young Explorers 1.30 - 3pm at Swaffham Children Centre. 01760 721101<br />
Youthie Plus 5:30 – 7pm, Swaffham Community Centre. For ages 11 –<br />
14. Free entry. Contact sally@iceni.info 07772 852284 / 01760 722800<br />
West Acre Carpet Bowls Club See Tuesday listing<br />
Zumba With Kristina, 12– 1pm, Swaffham Community Centre, £4<br />
FRIDAY<br />
2nd Swaffham Guides Term time only, 18:00-20:00. Church Rooms,<br />
Campingland. Girls aged 10-16yrs invited to join. Contact 07769294414<br />
Acoholics Anonymous Every Friday at 1pm in Parish Rooms at St<br />
Dominic’s RC Church,Howdale Rd, Downham Market<br />
Adult Ballet For Beginners 6:15pm See Monday’s Senior’s Keep Fit<br />
Adult Tap 7:15pm See Monday’s Senior’s Keep Fit
Arts Lounge Drawing/sketching classes 10.00-1pm and 1.30-<br />
4.30pm. All equipment and refreshments supplied. £20.00 ppps<br />
01760 723 624<br />
Art, Printing and Paper Craft Session at The Old Art Room<br />
93 Market Place. Techniques, Tips, Inspiration and printing presses in a modern<br />
equipped Art &Textile Studio. 10am until 12.30 £10 Tel.01760 337181<br />
Bingo at Narborough Community Centre Doors 6.30pm,<br />
eyes-down 7.45pm Contact Mrs Hennessy 01760 337540<br />
Swaffham Bellringers Practice<br />
St. Peter & St. Paul Church, 7:30pm on the Friday preceding the 2nd Sunday of<br />
the month. Beginners welcome. Tel: 01760 724944/lindaringer0447@gmail.com<br />
Bounce & Rhyme & Stories 10.15 - 11am at Swaffham Library<br />
Swaffham Carpet Bowls Community Centre. 2 hours from 6.30 for<br />
£2. Tea & biscuits inc. 01760 627 038<br />
Country Music Last Friday of each month at the communal lounge<br />
at Valentine Barker Court, 7.30 to 22.30. Families and friends, free raffle &<br />
donations for Wish Upon a Star children’s cancer charity. 0370 192 4797<br />
Henchmans Home Ed Board Games 10-1pm, After School Magic<br />
13-18yrs 4-7pm. Magic 7-11pm. www.henchmans.com<br />
Iceni Lunch Club Swaffham Community Centre, £6.00 for two<br />
courses and tea/coffee every Friday 12.30pm. 01760 722 800<br />
Indoor Market Swaffham Assembly Rooms 9am-2pm, free entry.<br />
Refreshments, various stalls… bookings contact Haydn 07957 862 239<br />
Judo Sacred Heart School 6-7:30pm £2.50 5 years+ Tel. 07920440235<br />
Rise and shine Parent/toddler group at The Oasis Centre, Cley Road<br />
10am – noon. £1.50 per adult/child, 50p for any extra persons, includes a drink + snack<br />
Swaffham Senior Section Term time only. 19:30- 21:00. For young women<br />
aged 14 to 25yrs. Contact Tracey Clements 07770236689 or Chrissie Brown 07970105771<br />
Tai Chi for Health 10am all levels welcome. Swaffham Community<br />
Centre. Tel: 01760 723102 or barbara.smith58@yahoo.co.uk<br />
Yoga 10.30 - 12 Green Britain Centre, Swaffham. £7 per class. Contact Jayne<br />
on: 07544974342 or email: greenwillowyoga@outlook.com to book a place.<br />
SATURDAY<br />
Art Class for over 12s ...and accompanied Children who want to use<br />
the sewing machine. The Old Art Room 93 Market Place. 2nd Saturday of<br />
the month.10 until 1pm £10 Tel.01760 337181<br />
Arts Lounge Silver Workshops 9:30-3:30 <strong>October</strong> 22nd & December<br />
10th. All equipment, silver and refreshments inc 01760 723 624<br />
Swaffham Bingo Club Community Centre last Sat in month, 7pm for<br />
7:30pm start. £2.50 annual membership, 50p for visitors. Paul Darby 07880 568628<br />
Children’s Art Club 1st Saturday of the Month. 10am until 12.15<br />
£10 All Equipment, Snack and Drink provided Tel. 01760 337181<br />
Family Fun Sessions Last Saturday monthly Children’s Centre.<br />
Fun and crafts. Booking essential. 01760721101<br />
Henchmans Magic League 10-1pm. Family Board Games 1st&3rd/<br />
month 12-4pm inc Learn To Play. Paint Miniatures 2nd&4th/month 12-4pm<br />
Pentney Country Music Club www.pentneycowlsclub.co.uk<br />
weekly 01760 337 392 karenpentneycountryclub12@yahoo.co.uk<br />
Pokemon; Yu-Gi-Oh! Magic: The Gathering for beginners alternate<br />
Sat. www.henchmans.com. Children welcome. 10.30am – 2pm<br />
Swaffham Market Traditional market, now 800 years old! Every<br />
Saturday 6am until 3pm. Swaffham Market Place. Details 01760 722 922<br />
Swaffham Rugby Football Club SwaffhamRUFC@outlook.com<br />
West Norfolk Crafters & Needleworkers Stitchers, crafters<br />
and knitters who meet at Leziate Village Hall on the 2nd Sat. 01760 720767<br />
SUNDAY<br />
Kuk Sool Won Narborough Com. Centre 5.30 - 6.30pm. 07541261713<br />
Pentney Indoor Bowls Club bowls coaching for beginners and<br />
improvers Sundays 10am - 12noon. G Freezer 01760 722262<br />
Star Wars @ Henchmans 12-4pm www.henchmans.com<br />
Swaffham Rugby Football Club Minis 10:30-12. Games see Saturday<br />
Snooker @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy West Acre<br />
3 hours play £9. Facebook - Norfolk Snooker Academy 01760-755337<br />
Spiritual Awareness Group Most Sundays 5:15pm to 6:30pm for<br />
Healing and 6:30pm to 8:30pm Service at Swaffham Community Centre<br />
Swaffham Rugby Club<br />
We are always looking for new talent of all ages and<br />
abilities of both sexes from the age of 4.<br />
The club is also available for functions, visit<br />
SwaffhamRUFC@outlook.com for details.<br />
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Swaffham Junior Academy<br />
St Peter and St Paul’s Flower Festival took place<br />
over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Swaffham<br />
CofE Junior Academy was very proud to be asked<br />
to produce art work to be used for the posters,<br />
flyers and brochures to be used to advertise the<br />
festival as well as to produce an art exhibit for<br />
the festival itself. The theme of the festival was<br />
stories from the Bible and we chose to illustrate<br />
the story of Joseph and his Multi-Coloured coat<br />
with a felt picture of this colourful coat made up<br />
from strips of felt and decorated by individual<br />
children in the school. Around the coat was a<br />
summary of the whole story, decorated by the<br />
children with multi coloured designs.<br />
“Our coat of many colours is made up of our<br />
decorations that we designed,” Faye Girkin<br />
“When it was finished I was really surprised by<br />
how it looked!”<br />
Neve Weedon<br />
“Really cool, like a rainbow!” Kiefer Stibbon<br />
Let The Child In You Escape<br />
Patisserie Iceni will be hosting a colouring challenge<br />
every Wednesday afternoon from 1.30pm onwards<br />
that offers everyone, regardless of their age, a<br />
chance to express their artistic talents, spend time<br />
socialising and let that child, that hides inside us all,<br />
escape for a couple of hours.<br />
Colouring and Dot to Dot sheets and pencils will be<br />
supplied FREE, all we ask is that you enjoy yourself in<br />
the company of like-minded people and have a Coffee<br />
or Tea and a piece of splendid cake, which will be<br />
offered at a discount package price for all colourers.
Rainbow Community Choir<br />
A Letter to the Almost Member<br />
So we’ve started our new term and we all thought you<br />
would be there. It’s always difficult starting something<br />
new and singing can seem quite daunting. But it’s<br />
incredibly rewarding. Our choir is not necessarily<br />
made up of people who have sung all their lives but<br />
we do make a good sound singing world folk music<br />
which has amazing rhythms and harmonies.<br />
A word of warning here. Don’t be put off because we<br />
sometimes sing in different languages. We learn the sounds<br />
in small sections just like a child learning a nursery rhyme.<br />
Many of us have only been singing a short time and<br />
we know the first few weeks can challenge your<br />
confidence. Your confidence will grow and nobody is<br />
singled out to sing alone. We sing unaccompanied in<br />
four parts: soprano, alto, tenor and bass and you will<br />
soon find your pitch. You might think it is impossible<br />
to know which part to sing but this will all fall into<br />
place quite naturally. We practise together by just<br />
singing. No auditions, no music and great guidance<br />
from our musical director, Linda Roast.<br />
Have a listen to our music on our <strong>web</strong>site www.<br />
rainbowcommunitychoir.org.uk to see what we and<br />
you can achieve. We’re very proud of our small but<br />
beautifully formed choir which is now in its fourth<br />
year but we do need you. Please come and join us.<br />
We meet weekly (term time) at Swaffham Community<br />
Centre and more information is on our <strong>web</strong>site. Visit<br />
our Facebook page, you can contact: Alan on 01760<br />
724308 or Anthea on 01760 336313 or speak to one<br />
of us at our Christmas concert on Wednesday, 14<br />
December in the Swaffham Parish Church at 7.30pm.<br />
Convent Welcomes 5 New Members<br />
The Swaffham Sisters at the Sacred Heart Convent<br />
have received a huge boost with the addition of five<br />
new or prospective young Sisters, almost doubling<br />
its previous total of seven, and the first from England<br />
in almost 40 years.<br />
In an extremely rare public ceremony, the Daughters<br />
of Divine Charity welcomed two Novices and two<br />
Sisters. The two Novices – Sr Mary Gonçalves and<br />
Sr Anna Yeo – were admitted to the order and the<br />
two Sisters – Sr Renata Pivarnikova and Sr Michaela<br />
Switaj – took their first vows at a Mass presided over<br />
by the Bishop of East Anglia, Rt Rev Alan Hopes, at<br />
Our Lady of Pity church in Swaffham.<br />
Such ceremonies usually take place in private inside<br />
a Convent but a special exception was made this<br />
time because the two different stages of formation<br />
taking place on the same day is very rare.<br />
Other members of the Congregation, whose Mother<br />
House is in Austria and has over 1,000 Sisters worldwide,<br />
were present at the Mass.<br />
In the English Vice-Province of the Sacred Heart, the<br />
Sisters run the Sacred Heart School in Swaffham, St<br />
Joseph’s Little Scholars nursery in Chesterfield and St<br />
Theresa’s care home in Hunstanton.<br />
Sr Anna said: “In the parishes where our Convents<br />
are situated, many of the Sisters are Extraordinary<br />
Ministers of Holy Communion, visiting the sick, the<br />
elderly and housebound, working in youth ministry<br />
such as Confirmation groups, University chaplaincies<br />
and events for young adults, among other needs. All<br />
our work is to make God’s love visible in the world.”<br />
After two years in the Novitiate, Sisters profess the<br />
vows of poverty, chastity and obedience for the first<br />
time, as Sr Renata and Sr Michaela did during the Mass.<br />
The ceremony was seen by a full church which included<br />
members of the Sisters’ families and friends from<br />
Poland, Slovakia, East Timor, Derbyshire and Yorkshire.<br />
The fifth new member, Postulant Judith Charmak,<br />
was welcomed into the Congregation in a simple and<br />
private ceremony inside Sacred Heart Convent on<br />
the previous day.<br />
The Congregation had not seen so many new Sisters<br />
in England for decades.<br />
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Our Lady of Pity Catholic Church<br />
Sitting by the Fire.<br />
The days have shortened and there is a sense that autumn<br />
is here. Autumn is a thoughtful time. It has a special<br />
beauty of its own with wonderful earthy smells in the<br />
early morning. It brings the clear autumn sky and the<br />
bright moon at night. But it also means dark nights and<br />
dark mornings are on their way! The darkness of autumn<br />
and winter do bring others moments to savour. One of<br />
them is sitting by the fire. In my last presbytery there<br />
was a wood burner and I loved to sit by it and watch the<br />
flames. It reminded me of my childhood days when we sat<br />
by the coal fire in winter often the only heat in the house.<br />
It was a special focal point of gathering and warming. For<br />
our ancestors when the sun went down it was time to<br />
light the fire. For millions of years we humans sat around<br />
fires gazing into the flames and embers with the cold and<br />
darkness on our backs. It would have been a time for story<br />
telling or sharing the events of the day past. Or maybe<br />
just to sit by and be thoughtful. The fire was comforting,<br />
magical and necessary for survival!<br />
Nowadays this necessity has gone, and with it all opportunity<br />
to be still and thoughtful. In today’s world houses are built<br />
without fire places. They are deemed unnecessary and<br />
impractical, or maybe an occasional luxury to create a<br />
certain mood, like we see in some nice old pubs! All we do<br />
now is switch on the central heating and switch on the lights!<br />
We can light up our homes and switch on the heat instantly.<br />
Now I realise that I might not want to return to those harsh<br />
days, and I’m not so pleased when the central heating isn’t<br />
working! but I do lament the loss of something that our<br />
modern lives do not give us., something our ancestors had.<br />
We fill our lives with busyness and with endless doing of<br />
things. Life gives us very little time nowadays for just being.<br />
We have precious few occasions for the mind to just be at<br />
peace and to just settle by the fire.<br />
Instead we watch television at the end of the day. We<br />
submit ourselves to a bombardment of noise and<br />
‘entertainment’. We fill our heads with endless news and<br />
trivia and other peoples adventures. Watching television<br />
leaves less and less room in the day for stillness and peace.<br />
It has the capacity to soak up our time, our stillness and<br />
our lives! I once heard television described as ‘bubblegum’<br />
for the mind! Of course, television is not bad in itself, but<br />
we do need to filter it in our daily lives. Don’t let it rob you<br />
of precious moments.<br />
We can develop other habits to bring ourselves back<br />
to some stillness. Sitting still and connecting with your<br />
breathing, just being present to your life is a way of<br />
bringing calm a bit like sitting by the fire. If we allow<br />
ourselves to just be there in the moment, we can stumble<br />
upon an ancient stillness that was always there not unlike<br />
the people of a simpler time found by sitting by the fire.<br />
Fr Gordon Williams<br />
Church of St Peter and St Paul<br />
The <strong>October</strong> Services in Swaffham parish church will<br />
be as follows:-<br />
Sunday 2nd<br />
Wednesday 5th<br />
Sunday 9th<br />
Wednesday 12th<br />
Sunday 16th<br />
Wednesday 19th<br />
Sunday 23rd<br />
Wednesday 26th<br />
Sunday 30th<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
6.00pm Evensong<br />
10.00am Holy Communion<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
10.00am Holy Communion<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
11.15am Family Service<br />
10.00am Holy Communion<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
10.00am Holy Communion<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
(a united service with the Sporle congregation)<br />
Revd John Handley (Retd)<br />
Methodist Church<br />
Sunday <strong>October</strong> 2nd<br />
Morning Worship 10.45am followed by tea & coffee<br />
Friday <strong>October</strong> 7th<br />
Power of Prayer 9.30 - 10am<br />
Saturday <strong>October</strong> 8th<br />
Coffee morning 9.30am -12 noon<br />
Sunday <strong>October</strong> 9th<br />
Morning Worship 10.45am followed by tea & coffee<br />
Thursday 13th <strong>October</strong><br />
Thursday Group 2.30pm-4pm.<br />
Cllr Ian Sherwood talks about bees<br />
Friday 14th <strong>October</strong><br />
Power of Prayer 9.30am - 10am<br />
Sunday 16th <strong>October</strong><br />
Morning Worship 10.45am followed by tea & coffee<br />
Friday 21st <strong>October</strong><br />
Power of Prayer 9.30amm - 10am<br />
Saturday 22nd <strong>October</strong><br />
Coffee Morning 9.30 - 12 noon<br />
Saturday 22nd <strong>October</strong><br />
Afternoon concert by Anglian Accents Ladies Barbershop<br />
Singers 3pm. £7 including light refreshments<br />
Sunday 23rd <strong>October</strong><br />
Morning Worship 10.45am followed by tea & coffee<br />
Thursday 27th <strong>October</strong><br />
Thursday Group 2.30pm -4pm.<br />
about his time in Rhodesia. Tea & coffee.<br />
Friday 28th <strong>October</strong><br />
Power of Prayer 9.30am - 10am<br />
Saturday 29th <strong>October</strong><br />
Coffee Morning 9.30am - 12 noon<br />
David Pirie talks<br />
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Swaffham Counselling and Psychotherapy<br />
Barbara O'Hanlon is now working from her private<br />
practice in Swaffham. For more information or an<br />
initial consultation contact Barbara on:<br />
07516 917171<br />
Email barbarann688@gmail.com<br />
www.swaffhamtherapy.co.uk<br />
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Carpentry and<br />
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Bathrooms and Kitchens fitted<br />
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Andrew Francis Funeral Service<br />
Swaffham and District<br />
Independant Family Funeral Directors<br />
01760 720200 (24 hours)<br />
afrancisfunerals.co.uk<br />
Pre-paid and pre-arranged Funeral Plans available<br />
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Arts Lounge<br />
A great range of fireworks on sale from 15th <strong>October</strong>!<br />
Visit our showroom for an<br />
excellent selection of garden tools<br />
including chainsaws, blowers,<br />
hedge trimmers & shredders<br />
This was taken last Saturday when two artists, John<br />
Stevens and Colin Mason had a PleinAir session<br />
outside the Arts Lounge Gallery. They certainly<br />
attracted a lot of attention.<br />
It is hoped that, subject to weather, further PleinAir<br />
sessions will take place with different artists. If<br />
any artist would like to join in, please contact the<br />
gallery on 01760 723 624.<br />
9<br />
Dereham Road, Beeston (nr Dereham) PE32 2LE<br />
01328 701347 | www.benburgess.co.uk<br />
Your local country hardware & garden store<br />
Open 8am - 6pm Monday - Friday & 8am - 12pm Saturday
Merle Boddy Centre<br />
Thank you never seems enough, but my<br />
heartfelt thanks go to the Swaffham Bingo Club<br />
and to Ian de Long, Norman Purple and Linda<br />
Poley and all you fantastic people who support<br />
the bingo at the Conservative Club in Swaffham,<br />
The very generous donation of £500 helped<br />
buy this superb printer which has enabled us<br />
to print in a matter of seconds all the things we<br />
need for games and art. It has made my job so<br />
much easier as the tiny printer we had before<br />
was ancient and slow. May you all win loads at<br />
the bingo and again a huge thank you.<br />
Icenima<br />
2pm Wednesday 19th <strong>October</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
Swaffham Community Centre<br />
The Peddars Inn<br />
70 The Street,<br />
Sporle PE32 2DR<br />
01760 788 101<br />
Open for lunches, dinners & Sunday Roast<br />
in our conservatory and dining room.<br />
Visit our <strong>web</strong>site to see our menus:<br />
www.thepeddarsinn.com<br />
£4<br />
enquiries<br />
01760 722 800<br />
Swaffham<br />
Branch<br />
01760<br />
725801<br />
http://www.family-action.org.uk<br />
building better families<br />
email: info@thepeddarsinn.com<br />
facebook.com/thepeddarsinn<br />
Family (& dog) friendly Welcoming free wi-fi log welcoming fire Locally open sourced log fire<br />
food<br />
Events in <strong>October</strong>:<br />
Sunday Friday 9th <strong>October</strong> 11th - ‘Four April 4 Jazz’ - 8.30pm 3pm - 5pm. - An Live afternoon Music of trad jazz<br />
‘Vicky’ singing 60’s to the current day<br />
Swaffham - 7.30pm start - teams up to 6 people.<br />
Saturday Friday 22nd 18th <strong>October</strong> April - Live - Music 7.30pm with ‘Ed- & Quiz Laura’ Night from 8pm<br />
Friday 28th <strong>October</strong> - Live Music with ‘Lone Dog Paul’ from 8pm<br />
Every Raising Wednesday funds in <strong>October</strong> for - The Pie Day: Benjamin Pie, with chips Foundation<br />
or mash, peas - £7.95<br />
Friday<br />
Every Thursday<br />
25th<br />
-<br />
April<br />
Steak Night<br />
- 7.30pm<br />
- £9.95 steak,<br />
- Disco<br />
chips, peas<br />
& Barbecue<br />
& onion rings<br />
Christmas party bookings now being taken!! £16.95 for 2 course,<br />
60’s, Motown, Soul<br />
Friday 21st <strong>October</strong> - Quiz Night raising funds for ‘The Merle Boddy Day Centre’<br />
£19.95 for 3 course meal - free bottle of wine for every 6 people booked<br />
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Sporle Afternoon WI<br />
Oh what a lovely day we had - the day we<br />
went to Doddington Hall, an outing on a<br />
sunny day with fellow members and friends. A beautiful<br />
house, a friendly guide, with gardens to enjoy and<br />
what delights awaited us there! Statues and sculptures<br />
greeted us at every turn – some to make us smile, some<br />
to make us “blush” and some that we would dearly love<br />
but - no cash to make the sale!<br />
Just one more reason to belong to Sporle Afternoon WI<br />
– meetings every 3rd Tuesday 2pm-4pm<br />
The Pickenhams’ WI<br />
After our Summer Break which included<br />
our annual mystery tour which included<br />
visiting Langham Glass in Fakenham,ride on the Poppy<br />
Line. Lunch in Sheringham and tea at Bircham windmill<br />
plus our lovely Tea Party in Carolyn Vincents lovely<br />
cottage garden we are back to business as usual.<br />
Beginning with a rendering of “Jerusalem” ( the music<br />
written to rouse the troops in 1916) we set off.<br />
Our speaker this month was Ann Francis a delightful<br />
lady who led us in her “ Fitness for Fun” session. A lovely<br />
simple form of exercise which lifts the Spirits as well as<br />
the body!<br />
Our competition of Autumn Flower arrangement was<br />
won by 1st---- Pat . 2nd--- Sue Potter.<br />
Next meeting 11th <strong>October</strong> 2pm in the church.<br />
Speaker-----Ken Jeffery-- Life on the Buses.<br />
Competition -- Apple Pie or cake<br />
Swaffham Evening WI<br />
We met at the Church Rooms at<br />
7pm this month because we were<br />
celebrating our birthday.<br />
Cheese and Wine was served to forty of our members<br />
followed by a beautiful homemade birthday cake.<br />
During our tea party we were entertained by a clarinet<br />
player who covered a wide selection of popular tunes.<br />
There was a little bit of business to cover, but that did not interfere<br />
much with our party and the raffle was called at the end.<br />
Next month we are looking forward to a<br />
demonstration of Indian cuisine and a chance to<br />
taste some of the dishes.<br />
If you want to come and find out about us you are<br />
very welcome,just contact our secretary on 01760-<br />
722879 and she will be pleased to give you details.<br />
Beachamwell WI<br />
What a wonderful summer we have<br />
had with the WI. Two events were<br />
held in August. Firstly the monthly meeting which<br />
was certainly different and most enjoyable. It started<br />
with a video made in the early 50’s showing families<br />
enjoying themselves at Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft<br />
and included a new facility called Butlins Holiday Camp!<br />
There were so many people on the beaches and in<br />
the sea (how times have changed), all were enjoying<br />
donkey rides, Punch and Judy, candyfloss, rock and ice<br />
cream cornets etc etc. This led to group work discussing<br />
childhood memories of holidays enjoyed.<br />
Swaffham Players<br />
In a tobacco factory in 1950s Nottingham<br />
a group of ladies become good friends on<br />
the production line. Cyn is an aspiring<br />
starlet, beautiful and sassy; Vee has just got<br />
married but feels insecure about what her<br />
new situation requires; Glad has a dark but<br />
wonderful secret; and Mae, who comes to<br />
work in the big city, has a warm heart and<br />
an open mind, and might just rescue them<br />
all in the end...<br />
Directed by John Hooker the latest offering<br />
from the Swaffham Players 'Player's Angels'<br />
by Amanda Whittington is taking place at<br />
The Barn Theatre, Sacred Heart School,<br />
Swaffham on Friday 28th & Saturday 29th<br />
<strong>October</strong> at 7:30pm. Tickets are available by<br />
calling Brian Hubbard on 01760 721899 or<br />
from the Green Parrot.'<br />
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The second was the Garden meeting held at the Old<br />
Rectory and it was delightful – very relaxing. The<br />
weather was perfect; the garden was brilliant as usual<br />
and the strawberry cream tea scrumptious.<br />
September is the month when the Members plan<br />
the meeting, giving the Committee a well deserved<br />
rest. The Speaker for the evening was Pippa Pease of<br />
Personal Creations who gave a very interesting talk and<br />
demonstration on dressmaking. This followed a fashion<br />
show by members of her class and some WI Members.<br />
At the Beachamwell Fete and Country Fair which<br />
was held in September, we provided afternoon tea<br />
for hundreds of people - the selection of cakes was<br />
excellent, quite outstanding.
Swaffham & District Lions<br />
Swaffham Lions had the pleasure of<br />
handing over a cheque to Swaffham<br />
Rugby Club to support their minis<br />
group. In the recent past Swaffham<br />
Lions have supported local football and cricket youth<br />
teams by sponsoring kit for the youngsters.<br />
experience. Brilliantly acted with laughter and tears<br />
and amazing facial expressions, the audience lived<br />
the life of the famous comedy pair. The second<br />
half of the evening took the form of a question and<br />
answer session about Jeffery’s life, this turned out<br />
to be highly amusing and informative. The evening<br />
raised £1000 for EACH.<br />
After two years of running the Swaffham Tesco store,<br />
The £500 cheque was handed over, during their<br />
coaching week, which is run by Leicester Tigers the<br />
famous Premiership Rugby Club. Over fifty under<br />
elevens attended the course, which focused upon the<br />
four main skills, catch & pass, tackle, breakdown and<br />
game sense. Leicester’s community development<br />
team coach all over the world, some of the coaches<br />
have just returned from Japan, where the next World<br />
Cup is being held, coaching young Japanese children.<br />
The England internationals Ben and Tom Youngs,<br />
who play for the Tigers, come from this region.<br />
The Swaffham club have over ninety minis on their<br />
books, who enjoy the sport; some aspire to emulate<br />
the Youngs brothers. Mike Fields, the president of<br />
Swaffham Rugby Club, said that the donation will go<br />
a long way to help kit out some of the youngsters and<br />
make them feel part of a successful club.<br />
A sell out audience at the Barn theatre were<br />
enthralled with the performance by Jeffery Holland<br />
as Stan Laurel in his one man show ‘This is My Friend<br />
Mr Laurel’. A member of Swaffham Lions went to<br />
school with Jeffery and has kept in contact ever<br />
since. When he said that he would bring the play to<br />
Swaffham for the Lions, the Lions decided to donate<br />
the proceeds to EACH as a member of the club lost his<br />
young grandson at a very early age. During his illness<br />
the family were supported by EACH. The play which<br />
has been performed across the country is about Stan<br />
Laurel talking to Hardy about their show business<br />
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manager Scott Garrod is moving to a different store in<br />
a similar role. To mark his departure Swaffham Lions<br />
presented him with a Certificate of Appreciation for<br />
all the joint work that has been carried out between<br />
the Lions and Tesco. These have included foodbank<br />
collections, diabetes and British Heart Foundation<br />
collections to name a few. The Lions are looking<br />
forward to supporting the new manager when he or<br />
she arrives in a few weeks’ time.<br />
The Swaffham Lions’ annual trip to the circus at Great<br />
Yarmouth took place on Sunday 4th September. A<br />
total of 33 children, parents, and family members<br />
from the Swaffham area joined in the event,<br />
which is organised by East Anglia Lions clubs, and<br />
attracted hundreds of children, parents and carers<br />
from all over East Anglia. The first part of the day<br />
was an enjoyable coach trip to the Great Yarmouth<br />
racecourse. On arrival, the children (and adults!)<br />
were treated to a great show from a children’s<br />
entertainer, before enjoying a picnic lunch. Then it<br />
was off to the circus! The audience were thrilled by<br />
the amazing acts that were on show and the children<br />
particularly enjoyed the hilarious double acts by the<br />
host and his comedian partner. During the interval,<br />
ice creams for all were a treat for children and adults<br />
alike. The second half was a spectacular water show<br />
as the arena was flooded and the artists performed<br />
their acts in and above the water. At the end of the<br />
show, the coach returned the group to Swaffham and<br />
everyone agreed that it had been a wonderful day<br />
out, thoroughly enjoyed by all.
01760<br />
721 230<br />
Museum opens<br />
Mon - Fri 10am until 4pm<br />
Sat 10am until 1pm<br />
£3 for adults. £2 Concessions.<br />
£1 child. Under 5s free.<br />
Family (2 + 2 ) £6<br />
Can you help?<br />
We found this – part of a rowing shell – in our store.<br />
Can anyone think why we might have it?<br />
Are any of the names familiar?<br />
Did you work at the Fireworks Factory which opened<br />
in 1957? If so, would you consider talking to our<br />
Living Memories Volunteer?<br />
Swaffham Museum is now<br />
trending on Facebook.<br />
Visit us there for up-to-date<br />
news and events<br />
Were you at the unearthing of the time capsule in July?<br />
Did you take any pix you could let us have for our display?<br />
If so, could you email me them, please:<br />
swaffhammuseummanager@gmail.com<br />
Thank you.<br />
Free To View<br />
Just<br />
Come And Click<br />
Current Galleries<br />
Treasures of Swaffham, Archaeology in the area<br />
Victors, Vulcans and a Pocket Calculator<br />
The Carter Collection<br />
The Time Capsule Generation 1980 - 1994<br />
Free children’s activities in all galleries, Dress Up<br />
Make your own paper plane, Go on a museum trail<br />
Put the ancient pot together, Colour in<br />
Try some Egyptian hieroglyphics<br />
Take home some activity sheets<br />
Wanted – Volunteers for Stewarding at Swaffham<br />
Museum. Would you be interested in working at the<br />
Museum for 3hrs per week? For more information please<br />
contact Steve Gregory on 01760 721230 or 755596<br />
Does anyone remember?<br />
5 August 1957. A Pram Race was held in connection<br />
with the Football fete. Eleven pairs entered. Each<br />
contestant had to consume ½ pint of beer at the<br />
White Hart, Oddfellows Arms and Red Lion and finish<br />
on Myers Playing Field. The race started opposite the<br />
Co-Op store. (Info from Drake Archive)<br />
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Did you know?<br />
The final native Great<br />
Bustard in the UK was<br />
killed (shot) in 1838 on<br />
Swaffham Heath.<br />
They have now been<br />
re-introduced around<br />
Wiltshire.<br />
The 100 Club<br />
Run by the Friends but open to ALL<br />
A yearly subscription of £20 could win a prize of £40,<br />
£20 or £10 each month with special extra prize of<br />
£100 in May and November. If you would like to<br />
know more or to join, please contact Ellie Taylor Tel:<br />
01760 788019 or ellietaylor18@outlook.com<br />
Prize winning numbers in August <strong>2016</strong> were:<br />
1st - No.19 2nd – No.25 3rd - No.22<br />
FoSM (Friends of Swaffham Museum)<br />
We support the Museum financially and encourage<br />
Friends to help in the museum as volunteers, either<br />
behind the scenes or as stewards.<br />
Our new Membership Scheme is a one off Life<br />
Membership payment of just £10 for an individual<br />
and £15 for a family. This gives you free access to all<br />
the museum galleries for life.<br />
Social Events (guests welcome)<br />
Quiz Night & Chips Friday Oct 14 (£3 plus Fish &<br />
Chips cost)<br />
Lincoln Christmas Market Fri Dec 2 (£15/£17.50)<br />
For more information please contact our Hon<br />
Chairman Stuart Clapton; Tel: 01760 722903 or<br />
stuartclapton@aol.com.<br />
Hon Treasurer Ellie Taylor; Tel: 01760 788019 or<br />
ellietaylor18@outlook.com<br />
Swaffham Museum, Town Hall, London Street,<br />
Swaffham PE37 7DQ. Tel: 01760 721 230<br />
www.swaffhammuseum.co.uk
Swaffham Rotary Club<br />
President’s Corner<br />
It is 21 years since watercolour artist<br />
Malcolm Whittley, and a group of fellow<br />
Swaffham Rotarians with an interest in art, organised<br />
an exhibition in Mundford, selling paintings to raise<br />
money for charity.<br />
Over the years the exhibition has moved to Swaffham<br />
and expanded into a month-long Festival, showcasing<br />
Norfolk creative talent, educating the public, and<br />
continuing to raise money for good causes – over<br />
£90,000 in total so far.<br />
P rogramme<br />
Exhibitions<br />
Saturday & Sunday 15th & 16th <strong>October</strong><br />
The Drill Hall, Sporle Road<br />
10.00am to 4.00pm each day<br />
Swaffham Camera Club Photographic Exhibition<br />
Monday-Friday 24th-28th <strong>October</strong><br />
The Green Britain Centre<br />
10.00am to 4.00pm<br />
Embroidery inspired by ‘Capability’ Brown by East<br />
Anglian Members of the Embroiderers’ Guild<br />
Festival Exhibition and<br />
Sale of Works of Art and Craft<br />
Friday 28th <strong>October</strong> (preview evening)<br />
Saturday & Sunday, 29th-30th <strong>October</strong><br />
Swaffham Assembly Rooms<br />
Events<br />
Friday 30th September<br />
7.00pm Nicholas Hamond Academy<br />
Peter Stevens – Car Design<br />
‘The Tools and the Tracing Paper’<br />
Wednesday 12th <strong>October</strong><br />
7.00pm George Hotel<br />
Tony Bramley FRPS – Photography<br />
‘The Russians are Coming’<br />
Thursday 20th <strong>October</strong><br />
7.00pm Assembly Rooms<br />
Julia Stafford-Allen – ‘Private Gardens on Public<br />
View: a History of Garden Visiting<br />
Tuesday 25th <strong>October</strong><br />
7.00pm Swaffham Community Centre<br />
The Monuments Men - Film<br />
directed by and starring George Clooney<br />
Swaffham<br />
Visual Arts<br />
Festival <strong>2016</strong><br />
Friday 30th September<br />
to Sunday 30th <strong>October</strong><br />
Patron: The Baroness Shephard of Northwold DL<br />
Patron:<br />
The Baroness Shephard<br />
of Northwold DL<br />
www.swaffhamvisualartsfestival.co.uk<br />
Organised by The<br />
Rotary Club of Swaffham<br />
Festival<br />
Sponsor<br />
The recent collapse of a window at Oxborough<br />
Hall led to a chain of events that meant that an<br />
exhibition of embroideries, inspired by the 300th<br />
anniversary of the birth of Lancelot ‘Capability’<br />
Brown, had to be cancelled. Fortunately, the<br />
embroideries are to be included in an exhibition<br />
of work by East Anglian Embroiderers’ Guild<br />
members to be held in the last week of <strong>October</strong>.<br />
They will be on display in the Green Britain Centre<br />
(next to Waitrose) as part of the Swaffham Visual<br />
Arts Festival organised by Swaffham Rotary Club.<br />
Looking at the Programme for our Visual Arts<br />
Festival this year I am struck by the range of<br />
venues that we have in Swaffham.<br />
We start at The Nicholas Hamond Academy<br />
on Friday 30th September with the illustrated<br />
presentation by Peter Stevens on Car Design.<br />
We then move to The George Hotel on Wednesday<br />
12th <strong>October</strong> for Tony Bramley’s prize-winning<br />
‘Suprematist’ photography, followed at the<br />
weekend (15th/16th) by the Camera Club<br />
Exhibition in the Drill Hall.<br />
Thursday 20th <strong>October</strong> finds us in the Assembly<br />
Rooms for Julia Stafford Allen’s guide to garden taste<br />
and design through the history of garden visiting.<br />
The following week the garden theme continues<br />
in the Embroiderer’s Guild Exhibition in the Green<br />
Britain Centre. Our film – ‘The Monuments Men’ – is<br />
in the Community Centre on Tuesday 25th <strong>October</strong>.<br />
Finally, we return to the Assembly Rooms for the<br />
Festival Exhibition, preview evening on Friday 28th,<br />
with viewing on Saturday and Sunday.<br />
The range of venues shows that Swaffham does<br />
not lack resources. The range of interesting events<br />
in the festival programme shows that Swaffham<br />
doesn’t lack resource. We hope that our Festival<br />
patrons are equally resourceful!<br />
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Swaffham<br />
Visual Arts Festival<br />
<strong>2016</strong><br />
Festival Events<br />
Car Design - Fri 30 Sept 7pm The Nicholas Hamond Academy<br />
Photography – Wed 12 Oct 7pm George Hotel<br />
Camera Club Exhibition – 15/16 Oct 10-4 Drill Hall<br />
Garden Design – Thurs 20 Oct 7pm Assembly Rooms<br />
Embroidery Exhibition – 24-29 Oct 10-4 Green Britain Centre<br />
The Monuments Men (film)– Tues 25 Oct 7pm Comm. Centre<br />
Festival Exhibition<br />
Preview – Fri 28 Oct 7pm Assembly Rooms<br />
Exhibition – 29-30 Oct 10-4 Assembly Rooms<br />
Programmes and tickets from Ceres bookshop 01760 722504<br />
or at the door.<br />
www.swaffhamvisualartsfestival.co.uk<br />
Organised by the Rotary<br />
Club of Swaffham<br />
Sponsored<br />
by<br />
All proceeds to designated charities
Celebrating 70th Wedding Anniversary<br />
Swaffham residents Bernard and Betty Nye<br />
celebrated their Platinum Wedding Anniversary, 70<br />
years of happy marriage on 21st September, <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Nye celebrated with an informal party<br />
with friends and family, at their home in Haspalls<br />
Road , Swaffham, where they have lived for 20 years.<br />
Betty and Bernard were both in the Royal Navy when<br />
they met, and were married in Bridport, Dorset in<br />
1946. They had two sons, Alan and Eric, in 1948 and<br />
1953. Bernard served in the Royal Navy for 22 years,<br />
and from 1959 to 1963 the family lived in Singapore.<br />
After Bernard retired from the Navy they lived<br />
near Bristol, and have since lived in Yorkshire and<br />
Lancashire before they finally moved to Swaffham in<br />
1996 to be near to their son Eric, who also lives in<br />
the town. Their older son Alan, who died last year<br />
at the age of 67, lived in Australia, then in Indonesia,<br />
and Bernard and Betty now have 6 grandchildren<br />
and 4 great-grandchildren living in Jakarta.<br />
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Celebrating<br />
NNAB Street Collection<br />
A street collection held on behalf of the Norfolk<br />
and Norwich Association for the Blind was held in<br />
Swaffham on the 20th Aug.Thanks to the support of<br />
residents and visitors to the town, £164.95 was raised.<br />
This was much appreciated by the NNAB.<br />
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Age Concern Swaffham & District<br />
For any newcomers, we are a registered charity, run by volunteers. We aim to improve the quality of life for older folk<br />
and we set up talks, entertainment, a help desk for our members, and arrange trips out. We are now setting up our new<br />
project Swaffham Support Services, funded by the Big Lottery, which is to run from the middle of <strong>October</strong> this year until<br />
<strong>October</strong> 2021. At present we are in the process of appointing three new staff to run everything. We are also appealing for<br />
more volunteers to help with the scheme.<br />
Our Age Concern members normally meet on the last Tuesday each month, at 2 pm in the Assembly Rooms (in house),<br />
unless shown as trips out. Everyone is welcome, so just turn up. We have a membership scheme which costs £3 per year<br />
(£5 from next January) so if you are interested please contact our Membership Secretary, Vicky (see below).<br />
<strong>October</strong> 25th<br />
Talk on Wills etc and Sue Gattuso on the Museum<br />
November 29th<br />
Ian Clews – Sing Along Entertainment<br />
December 14th (note date) Trip out – Wicksteed Park Christmas Show<br />
January 31st 2017 Annual New Year Party<br />
Please contact John Clarke, Outings Organiser (see details below) regarding trips out. On the first Friday each month<br />
we operate a Help Desk at the Town Hall, open from 10 am to 12 noon. So, it will be, <strong>October</strong> 7th , November 4th, etc.<br />
Information on a range of subjects affecting older people can be obtained. Our contacts are: Chair, Diane Sanderson, 01760<br />
725715; Treasurer, James Dean, 720756; Trips Organiser, John Clarke, 720140; Membership Secretary, Vicky Slater, 725676.<br />
From Monday 10 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2016</strong>, Age Concern Swaffham and District will be launching their new five-year Big Lottery<br />
funded project to be known as ‘Swaffham Support Services Befriending And Hospital Buddies’. Swaffham Support<br />
Services will incorporate the already popular Befriending Service, and the new Hospital Buddy Service, will provide an<br />
enhanced, holistic transportation service for older people who live in social and/or geographical isolation, or who have<br />
no form of support from family or friends to accompany them to and from a hospital or clinic appointment. Demand is<br />
expected to be high, and therefore, referral will be via GP, Hospital, or Allied Healthcare professionals only in the first<br />
instance. The new Service will be introduced to these Health organisations at the beginning of <strong>October</strong>. The Swaffham<br />
Support Services Office will operate from the Community Centre in The Campingland, Swaffham on Mondays,<br />
Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For Befriending Tel: Barbara Lock, Befriending Service Coordinator on<br />
07412775574.For Hospital Buddy Service Tel: Clair Ensom, Hospital Buddy Service Coordinator on 07393 981 290.<br />
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Ashill & Holme Hale Garden Club<br />
In August Charlotte Philcox made her third visit to<br />
talk, this time, about ‘The Secrets of the Soil’. Being<br />
the holiday season the audience was somewhat<br />
smaller than usual but nonetheless enthusiastic to<br />
hear what Charlotte had to say about the samples<br />
of soil they had brought from their gardens.<br />
A well balanced loam is a mixture of clay, silt and<br />
sand. Charlotte explained the properties of each<br />
element and showed how you can feel this by<br />
rubbing the soil with your thumb and squeezing and<br />
rolling it in your hand. The earthworm is a must for<br />
healthy soil as it breaks down organic matter and<br />
leaves holes for water and roots to penetrate. The<br />
worm is so important that Charles Darwin wrote a<br />
whole book about it. Research has shown that using<br />
artificial fertilizers produces large leafy plants but<br />
they then attract pests and few worms. Whereas a<br />
two inch layer of garden compost on the surface will<br />
attract worms to take it down into the soil producing<br />
smaller but stronger plants. Also there is no need to<br />
dig (hurrah!) as this disturbs the worms which are<br />
mainly active in the first four inches of earth.<br />
As an organic gardener, Charlotte uses leaf mould<br />
to help retain moisture in the soil and home made<br />
compost to replace nutrients. But if the small orange<br />
tiger worms are still working in the compost heap<br />
it is not yet ready for use on the garden. Charlotte<br />
also extolled the virtues of seaweed in various forms<br />
and the growing of green manure, such as phacelia.<br />
However, while you can improve the composition<br />
of the soil in your garden, it is virtually impossible<br />
to permanently alter its acidity or alkalinity. Having<br />
tested the PH with one of the many kits available at<br />
the Garden Centres, it is best to work with nature and<br />
stick to those plants best suited to the conditions.<br />
27th <strong>October</strong> Julia Srigley<br />
‘Increasing Colour all the Year Round’<br />
24th November June Moy<br />
‘Christmas Wreath Demonstration’<br />
8th December CHRISTMAS PARTY<br />
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The Hamond Educational Charity<br />
reg no: 277789<br />
The charity invites applications for<br />
financial assistance from individuals<br />
under the age of 21 years, living in<br />
or near Swaffham. The charity can<br />
provide assistance in cases of need<br />
for such things as books, tools,<br />
equipment, instruments, outfits<br />
and educational trips, including<br />
assistance for those leaving school,<br />
in preparation for taking up an<br />
apprenticeship or further education.<br />
The trustees meet twice a year in<br />
April and <strong>October</strong>.<br />
For further information<br />
contact the clerk by email:<br />
contact@hamondeducationalcharity.org.uk<br />
www.hamondeducationalcharity.org.uk<br />
Swaffham Arts<br />
Sunday 23rd <strong>October</strong> <strong>2016</strong>, 3pm at<br />
Swaffham Assembly Rooms ‘Getting to<br />
Know You’ by Three’s Company.<br />
Inspired by the song ‘Getting to Know You’<br />
from the musical The King and I, Three’s<br />
Company promise to make you laugh,<br />
think and wonder as they supply some fine<br />
afternoon entertainment in Swaffham.<br />
Three’s Company was formed by Irma<br />
Fowler, Lesley Mardle and Leah Spencer<br />
to raise money for their chosen charity,<br />
WaterAid. Together they do what they<br />
enjoy doing best – performing; all three<br />
are experienced actresses, well known<br />
to local audiences. They have created a<br />
number of anthologies of favourite poems<br />
and pieces of prose to entertain audiences<br />
young and old.<br />
Tickets £9 members, £12 non members,<br />
Children free. Bar & refreshments<br />
available.<br />
Tickets available on the door, or from<br />
Ceres Bookshop & The Green Parrot in<br />
Swaffham. Enquiries: 01366 328648.
Volunteers<br />
Needed!<br />
Do you remember those<br />
early years?......<br />
Sleepless nights, tantrums & teething.<br />
If you have parenting experience Home-Start<br />
Swaffham & District would love to hear from you.<br />
We have families waiting for support and all we ask<br />
is for a couple of hours a week commitment. We<br />
offer a prep course accredited through CERTA<br />
which takes place one day a week for 10 weeks.<br />
Term time 9.30am—1.30pm.<br />
So, if you think you can make a difference to a<br />
family needing a little help call us today to find out<br />
more.<br />
Volunteers will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.<br />
We are also looking for trustees, for more info contact<br />
us on:<br />
Home-Start Swaffham &<br />
District<br />
The Community Centre,<br />
Campinglands,<br />
Swaffham, PE37 7RB<br />
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Phone:<br />
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Swaffham Lioness Club<br />
Club President Nicola Claxton was delighted to<br />
welcome our Multiple District Lioness Chairman<br />
Angela Howard to one of our meetings, when we<br />
badged up our newest member, Lioness Dawn Funnell.<br />
Recently we have been out and about raising money<br />
for various charities with our “Pick a Straw” tombola.<br />
We took it to the 1st Swaffham Scouts Fete in July, the<br />
Olympic Carnival Day on Campingland in August, and the<br />
Community Hospital League of Friends Fete in September.<br />
In Memory Of Carol<br />
The Swaffham Lions are holding a Coffee Morning<br />
and book sale on 12th November at the Assembly<br />
Rooms, 9.30 – 1pm. The Macmillan Unit at the QE<br />
would like eight special pumps to help their patients<br />
but at £3000 each they are going to need help.<br />
Swaffham Lions would like to donate a pump in<br />
memory of Carol Gilding, the local post lady who sadly<br />
died recently. Tickets will be available from Ceres Book<br />
shop, the Market Cross and our businesses around<br />
the town. Tickets can also be bought from any Lion<br />
or call Pam Tallon on 01760 721550 for more details.<br />
Adult Education<br />
It is never too late to improve your Maths, English<br />
or IT skills. Future courses will be based at Swaffham<br />
Community Centre on Campingland just a stonesthrow<br />
away from the town centre.<br />
Give Bob a ring on 01953 455 783 and see what<br />
Norfolk County Council can offer.<br />
Lioness member Judith Coker and her husband Lion<br />
David hosted a lovely Sunday Afternoon Tea Party for<br />
the Lionesses at their home , where we all took some<br />
food, and held a Bring & Buy stall for our Club funds.<br />
Many thanks to Judith and David for their hospitality.<br />
Swaffham Trade Association<br />
Fundraising evening.<br />
To all those who were unable to make it, you<br />
missed a great evening of fun and enjoyment.<br />
What you missed was the Swaffham Trade<br />
Association’s first event in support of the town’s<br />
Christmas Lights event.<br />
It was an exceptional evening of fun, entertainment<br />
and great food – all for a good cause. One hundred<br />
guests enjoyed a memorable evening with the STA<br />
Chairman Colin Mason giving a brief overview of the<br />
STA’s plans for Christmas and beyond. The Parisian<br />
Swing Band kicked off the evening with some really<br />
foot tapping music, members and volunteers pulled<br />
out all stops with a terrific buffet fit for a banquet.<br />
TCT Plumbing and Electrical is a small local<br />
company based in Swaffham<br />
From replacing a wall socket to fitting a whole<br />
new kitchen or bathroom<br />
Contact Tristan Tomlinson<br />
01760 709 299 07976 329 509<br />
www.tctpe.co.uk<br />
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Get Digital Champion<br />
Do you have specific IT-related questions that you<br />
would love to know the answer to or would like to<br />
develop your confidence to go online or use email?<br />
At Swaffham library our friendly volunteer Get Digital<br />
champion can spend time with individuals to help them<br />
develop their IT skills using the public library computers<br />
and assist with queries regarding tablet devices.<br />
Help is available from our Get Digital champion<br />
on most Thursday and Friday afternoons. To find<br />
out more or to make an appointment please call<br />
01760 721 513 or pop into Swaffham library.
Swaffham History Group<br />
The Group has recently published another booklet<br />
on the history of law and order in Swaffham from<br />
medieval times through to the 1900s. This is a oneoff<br />
publication, compiled and written by member<br />
Barry Ellis, who has researched extensively including<br />
newspaper articles from the 1700s (using the<br />
vocabular of the day and unabridged.)<br />
Come and learn to dance like<br />
Jane Austen’s Mr Darcy &<br />
Miss Eliza Bennett with<br />
Swaffham Playford Dancers<br />
(2 nd Wednesday of each month)<br />
Wednesday, 12 th <strong>October</strong><br />
Swaffham Assembly Rooms<br />
Market Place, PE37 7AB<br />
7.30 p.m. – 10.00 p.m.<br />
“Crime, Punishment and Local Justice” is now<br />
available at the museum and would make an<br />
excellent Christmas present for anyone interested in<br />
the history of the town.<br />
Inside the back cover of this are small representations<br />
of all 19 booklets already published by the Group,<br />
and the Book of Swaffham which was written by the<br />
Group for the Museum. All the publications shown<br />
are also still available in the museum shop.<br />
Our next meeting is on Monday 10th <strong>October</strong> and<br />
we still welcome new members<br />
All welcome! - £3 entry - Casual dress & comfortable<br />
shoes - No previous experience or partner necessary<br />
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Daisy Programme<br />
Could YOU help those experiencing domestic abuse<br />
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or make a difference by volunteering with us. We need<br />
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SCALGA<br />
What a lovely summer we enjoyed after a poor<br />
start, I for one have not bemoaned the lack of rain<br />
for the allotment I’m afraid the produce has had to<br />
get on with it and allow me to enjoy the weather.<br />
Having said that, the fruit trees have been laden, the<br />
raspberries abundant and the salad stuffs delicious.<br />
For once the potatoes were also scab free and we<br />
luckily avoided blight. When you read this we will be<br />
clearing up after the last of the above and getting the<br />
soil ready for late planting and spring next year.<br />
We held our afternoon tea on the 4th September,<br />
about 25 plot holders attended and prizes were<br />
given for the quality of the allotments. First prize<br />
was given to Mr. B. Eves for the best kept single plot,<br />
with Mr. B. Cocksedge and Mr. T. Beals as runners up.<br />
Mr. R Joyner won the multiple plot category and Mr.<br />
Mc.Mahon won the best starter plot prize.<br />
A wonderful selection of cakes and savouries were<br />
brought by members, we also ran a raffle which<br />
raised £37.00.<br />
Our next get together will be the Halloween meeting<br />
on Sunday the 30th <strong>October</strong>, this is usually well<br />
attended, last year it was wonderfully warm and we<br />
were able to sit outside.<br />
The Butternut Squash will soon be ready and those<br />
of us who still planted 2 courgettes now have (as<br />
usual) enough to feed a small army. Never mind, I am<br />
sure we are all feverishly looking up recipes to deal<br />
with the problem. Surplus will go to the chickens<br />
who adore them and what is left the worms in the<br />
wormery deal with and in the process make excellent<br />
worm juice to fertilize the tomatoes etc.<br />
Remember: - The gardening season officially begins<br />
on the 1st January and ends on the 31st December.<br />
Enjoy your gardening.<br />
Starter Plots<br />
SCALGA can now offer people who would like to try<br />
having an allotment but could not face the challenge<br />
of a 140’ x 40’ plot or indeed a half plot the chance<br />
to dip their toes with plots 16’ x 16’ (approximately).<br />
Double plots (32’ x 16’) are also available.<br />
These would be ideal for.<br />
• Families with only a little time available but wanting<br />
to show their children or grandchildren where food<br />
comes from and how it grows.<br />
• People who would like to grow food under their<br />
control free from harmful chemicals.<br />
• Older people who would like to get out, do<br />
something sociable, healthy and keep active.<br />
• People who have found that a full or half allotment<br />
is too much for them.<br />
• People who would like to experience having a small<br />
plot before perhaps moving on to a larger half or full plot.<br />
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There is no long term commitment other than the<br />
monthly payment which can be cancelled with a<br />
month’s notice. There is no reason not to have a go<br />
To join SCALGA or take on a starter plot contact<br />
Jennifer or Graham Edwards. 01760721321 or<br />
Jenniferedwards100@sky.com<br />
Enjoy your gardening.<br />
Jennifer Edwards<br />
Experience wind<br />
power from the top of<br />
a modern windmill<br />
The first one in the world open for the<br />
public to climb. Follow our eco trail around<br />
our heritage orchard and organic gardens<br />
and enjoy Fairtrade coffee and homemade<br />
cake from our vegetarian café.<br />
For opening times and to book your<br />
turbine tour call us on 01760 726 100.<br />
www.greenbritaincentre.co.uk<br />
The Green Britain<br />
Centre, Turbine Way,<br />
Swaffham, Norfolk,<br />
PE37 7HT<br />
Apples and Conversation<br />
September saw the annual Apple Day celebrations<br />
at the Green Britain Centre. We also welcomed our<br />
new chef, Richard, who will be continuing to use the<br />
apples in crumbles and pies adding blackberries,<br />
plums and raspberries from our organic garden. Look<br />
out for our new menus with lots of tasty vegetarian<br />
and vegan dishes to make your mouth water. With the<br />
Autumn term well under way, the summer holidays<br />
seem a distant memory although the centre was<br />
buzzing with visitors from all over the country taking<br />
the trip up the windmill and enjoying the activities<br />
and exhibits. Many have shown interest in our use<br />
of solar and wind power and have asked about using<br />
them in their own homes. If you are interested in<br />
informal discussions on environmental topics, do<br />
join us on the last Friday of the month at 10.30 a.m.<br />
in the café for our coffee table conversation sessions.
Swaffham & Litcham Home Hospice<br />
Swaffham & Litcham Home Hospice Support held their<br />
Charity Golf Day at the Swaffham Golf Club on Friday 19th<br />
August, which attracted sixteen teams to a day of golf and fun.<br />
The day was very well supported by businesses, namely<br />
Barclays, Carscene of Norwich, Adrian Flux of East Winch,<br />
Su-Bridge of Saham Toney,Barefoot Retreat of Thornham,<br />
BSA Mouldings of King’s Lynn, and others who generously<br />
donated auction and raffle prizes to make the day the<br />
success it was.<br />
The charity auction which took place raised £1,000,<br />
including a racing bicycle donated by one of our patients,<br />
which alone raised £200.00. The grand total of monies<br />
raised from the day, came to a fantastic £6000 an amount<br />
way beyond our expectations.<br />
Event organiser and Home Hospice Fundraising<br />
Chairman, David Gulliver, said “Our congratulations go to<br />
the winning golf team of the day ‘Team Tesco’, and we<br />
would like to take this opportunity to give our sincere<br />
thanks to everyone who took part.”<br />
Two kind people celebrated mile stones recently namely<br />
Joe Matthews who was ninety and Pearl Ramsey who<br />
was eighty. Instead of receiving gifts they decided to<br />
support our cause by donating money, Joe £105.00 and<br />
Pearl £150.00; a big thank you to their family and friends.<br />
There are two reminders of events happening in <strong>October</strong>,<br />
the first is the Concert of Choirs at the Assembly Rooms<br />
on the 1st Oct 7pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets are priced<br />
at £10.00 and for those who wish to attend, then please<br />
contact us immediately you receive this edition of the<br />
Newsletter and secondly the Autumn Dance 50’s, 60’s,<br />
and 70’s music from Kenny and the Motives, there is a<br />
Bar and Raffle 15th Oct 8pm to Midnight, again £10.00<br />
a ticket. Contact the Office on Swaffham 01760 722 937.<br />
Wissey U3A<br />
The University Of The Third Age or ‘U3A’ is an<br />
organisation in the United Kingdom which aims<br />
to encourage the further education of those in<br />
their ‘Third Age’. ‘Third Agers’ help each other by<br />
sharing their knowledge, skills, interests and lifetime<br />
experiences. The Wissey U3A has over 320 members<br />
and more than 30 activity groups which range from<br />
Bridge to Spanish and Croquet to Table Tennis.<br />
John McNair, Wendy Martin (Home Hospice Co-ordinator) Simon Joplin<br />
Following on from last month’s statistics reference to our<br />
year 2015 we had Day Care total attendance’s 263, Art<br />
and Craft attendance’s numbering 313, Bereavement<br />
Group total attendance’s 634, Bereavement Visits<br />
Individual 329. We offer one to one bereavement<br />
support and our counselling service is available for<br />
anyone who is touched by cancer as a patient or family<br />
member. Reflexology/Reiki total treatments 495, Carer<br />
Group attendance’s 68 and Equipment Usage Occasions<br />
80. As you can see the Home hospice is indeed a very<br />
busy Support Unit and as the majority of you are aware<br />
we rely heavily on volunteers who give their time in<br />
one way or another ensuring that the Unit continues to<br />
support those patients we presently look after. We hope<br />
this information gives you some idea of the work we<br />
carry out during the course of our financial year. If you<br />
have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us<br />
through the office on Swaffham 01760 722937.<br />
The Charity would like to convey their thanks to Wendy Askew<br />
who so kindly donated half of the proceeds from her table top<br />
sale held in Castle Acre, in recognition of all the work we carry<br />
out. We received the remarkable sum of £250.00 and thank<br />
those who supported the sale so generously.<br />
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Some members recently took part in a Clay Shoot and<br />
there is to be an Archery event later in September.<br />
As this Newsletter goes to print U3A members will<br />
be enjoying a coach trip to the pretty market town<br />
of Stamford. There will be an outing to see the<br />
hilarious German comedian, Henning Wehn at Kings<br />
Lynn’s Corn Exchange and other members will enjoy<br />
the fabulous Christmas Spectacular at Thursford<br />
in December. The Wissey U3A meets on the first<br />
Thursday of every month at the Holme Hale Playing<br />
Field Pavilion. On <strong>October</strong> 6th the Speaker will give a<br />
presentation about ‘Prisoners of War in East Anglia’.<br />
More information about the Wissey U3A can be<br />
found by visiting the Wissey U3A Homepage on www.<br />
u3asites.org.uk/wissey. To enquire about Wissey U3A<br />
membership, either contact the Chairman, Ian Clews<br />
on 01760 721247 or the Membership Secretary, Stan<br />
Roberts on 01366 328086. Also look out for leaflets in<br />
the Community Centre, Library and the Green Britain<br />
Centre. Annual membership of the Wissey U3A costs<br />
£10. If you are a ‘Third Ager’, come along and give the<br />
Wissey U3A a try.
Downham Grange<br />
State of the art, loving care in Downham Market<br />
Welcome to Downham Grange Care Home, a striking new<br />
purpose-built development in Downham Market.<br />
We provide meaningful person-centred exceptional care for those in<br />
need of residential, respite, nursing or dementia care.<br />
Boasting 62 en-suite bedrooms, the home has<br />
been finished to the most luxurious standards,<br />
with extra-wide corridors, a variety of large<br />
spacious and comfortable lounges and dining<br />
rooms with kitchenette areas that help to promote<br />
independence and social inclusion.<br />
The home has been designed to meet the needs<br />
of people who require nursing and dementia<br />
care. This exciting new development meets our<br />
Kingsley care ethos, responding to individual<br />
needs and providing the highest standards of care.<br />
Like all Kingsley Healthcare Homes, our care is<br />
focused around each person’s individual needs and<br />
wishes. We value and respect how each person<br />
chooses to spend their day.<br />
Our strong ethos of person-centred care runs<br />
through everything we do. Our staff are all highly<br />
experienced and receive on-going training to make<br />
sure that we deliver only the very best quality care.<br />
We really want to make a difference<br />
to the lives of the people we care for.<br />
With this in mind we have built the<br />
home to the highest specifications,<br />
giving particular consideration<br />
to making the design and layout<br />
suitable for people living with a<br />
dementia.<br />
This new home will enable us to<br />
continue to provide high-quality<br />
surroundings and environment. It<br />
will ensure our staff deliver quality<br />
of service and improve the quality of<br />
life of our residents every day.<br />
The staff at Downham Grange go<br />
that extra mile to make the home<br />
feel comfortable and relaxed. We<br />
like Downham Grange to feel like<br />
a ‘home from home’. We encourage<br />
people to take part in the daily living<br />
activities as well as other ongoing<br />
activities that take place throughout<br />
the day.<br />
“It took me just a few<br />
days to feel at home<br />
because the staff are<br />
so welcoming and<br />
caring”<br />
Downham Grange Care Home<br />
Clackclose Road, Downham Market,<br />
Norfolk PE38 9PA<br />
Tel 01366 387054 Fax 01366 385861<br />
downham.manager@kingsleyhealthcare.co.uk<br />
www.kingsleyhealthcare.co.uk<br />
From the Mayor’s Parlour<br />
I have had the privilege of representing Swaffham<br />
at different events this month. There was the<br />
dedication of the Bull roundabout on RAF Marham,<br />
it is fifty years since this was built, and it is 100 years<br />
from when Marham was declared operational as a<br />
training establishment in September 1916. As part<br />
of the commemorations there was a list displayed of<br />
all the squadrons that have been based at Marham<br />
with the first one being No.51 Squadron.<br />
I have been on a walk around Wisbech with the<br />
Mayor of Wisbech and other guests. We stopped<br />
at the Octavia Hill Museum, there is a lot of history<br />
to see and it is well worth a day out. I opened the<br />
Swaffham Cottage Hospital Fete, it was a wet day but<br />
they moved stalls inside where lots of fundraising<br />
was going on. We should all help them as much as<br />
we can, it is a big asset to the town.<br />
We have had some excellent news recently, first<br />
we got a Silver Gilt medal in the Anglia In Bloom<br />
competition which is brilliant, well done to all who<br />
help make the town look good for the judging.<br />
Secondly, we have been successful in securing a grant<br />
to improve and update the Merryweather play area.<br />
The grant was given by the Bags of Help scheme run<br />
by Tesco and, at the beginning of <strong>October</strong>, you will<br />
be able to vote for which scheme receives the higher<br />
levels of funding. Please vote for Swaffham if you are<br />
in Tesco in the first week of <strong>October</strong>.<br />
It is a busy time of year coming up, by the time you<br />
read this we will have had the Food Festival and the<br />
Twinning Visit, and the Church gates will be in place.<br />
The next big event is the Christmas Light Switch-On, to<br />
be held on 25th November, I do hope you come along<br />
and enjoy the market, entertainment and new lights.<br />
Cllr Paul Darby, Mayor<br />
Town Diary<br />
For anyone wishing to arrange an event for <strong>2016</strong>, an Events<br />
Diary is available at the Town Hall for all Community Groups<br />
to use so that their event does not clash with any other event.<br />
Town Council Dates<br />
Wednesday 12th - Full Town Council Meeting<br />
6.45 p.m. - 9.00 p.m.<br />
Monday 17th – Market Committee<br />
7.00pm – 9.00pm<br />
Wednesday 26th – Planning Committee<br />
12.00pm-1.00pm<br />
Monday 31st – Full Council Finance<br />
7.00p.m – 9.00p.m<br />
All at Council Chamber, Town Hall<br />
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In Touch With Your Town<br />
The section ‘In Touch with<br />
your Town’ is usually put<br />
together by the Town<br />
Clerk Richard Bishop or<br />
occasionally by the Deputy<br />
Town Clerk Claire Smith. It has<br />
been kept under this heading as it stems from<br />
when the Town Council used to produce its own<br />
‘in house’ newsletter under the same name. It<br />
deals with some of the most topical items of the<br />
day and the odd item where the Council want to<br />
share information with the Town.<br />
Swaffham in Bloom<br />
Congratulations to all involved in Swaffham in<br />
Bloom, on 6th September the town was awarded<br />
Silver Gilt from the Anglia in Bloom judges, a great<br />
achievement. Suffield Court also received a well<br />
deserved commendation as part of the judging.<br />
The project brings together organisations and<br />
residents from across Swaffham and makes the<br />
Town attractive for all to enjoy. The outside<br />
team do a great job looking after the colourful<br />
displays in our Town Centre pots and tubs. We<br />
will now be changing the plants for winter and<br />
hope to have a number of tubs with winter<br />
pansies in place for some winter colour. If you<br />
would like to sponsor a pot, please contact the<br />
Town Council Office.<br />
Merryweather Road Play Area<br />
This play area has been in need of refurbishment<br />
for some time and with the help of Tesco Bags<br />
of Money initiative we will be able to replace<br />
the roundabout and spruce up the rest of the<br />
area in the very near future. We have secured<br />
one of these grants, and now need residents to<br />
vote for our scheme so that we can access the<br />
greatest level of funding and replace some of<br />
the other equipment too. You can vote for this<br />
Swaffham scheme in store from 31st <strong>October</strong> to<br />
13th November.<br />
Church Gates<br />
The project to re-instate the Church Gates is<br />
continuing and many of you will have noticed<br />
the work going on in Church Walk. The old gates<br />
have been refurbished by a skilled craftsman<br />
and we are now in the final stages of making<br />
sure they are hung and work to the best effect.<br />
It had been hoped that they would be ready to<br />
be opened at the end of September, but due<br />
to unforeseen circumstances there has been a<br />
slight delay. However we are hopeful that they<br />
will be up and open by the end of <strong>October</strong>.<br />
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Cemetery Works<br />
The Cemetery Chapel has recently been re-roofed<br />
and the driveways have been levelled and resurfaced<br />
with Tar-spray and Shingle, it is all looking much<br />
better, with pot holes being filled along the way.<br />
Job Vacancy<br />
At the time of writing a full time (37 hours per week)<br />
job vacancy has just become available within the Town<br />
Council’s Ground Maintenance Team, but the finer<br />
details are not ready in time for this publication. The<br />
advert will be on the Town Hall Notice Board at the<br />
front of the Town Hall, it will be on the <strong>web</strong>site www.<br />
swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk and it will be circulated<br />
by Social Media on the Town Council’s Facebook<br />
page and Twitter feeds. A job description and salary<br />
details are available from the Town Hall reception<br />
desk. The deadline for receiving applications will be<br />
Monday 10th <strong>October</strong> and interviews are planned<br />
for Thursday 20th <strong>October</strong>.<br />
Christmas Lights Switch On Event<br />
and Road Closure<br />
The Christmas Lights sub committee, made up<br />
of Town Councillors, Swaffham Trade Association<br />
representatives and other interested individuals<br />
are organising this year’s event, it will be on 25th<br />
November. Preparations are well underway for the<br />
arrival of Father Christmas, his Elves and Reindeer.<br />
There will be entertainment from Fakenham Town<br />
Band, Oasis Church singers, Thursford Steam Organ<br />
and much more. The Market Place and road on the<br />
west side will be taken over by a funfair for small<br />
children and a Christmas Market. The Town itself will<br />
be decorated with new lights for this year and these<br />
will be switched on at 5pm. We hope that all residents<br />
will enjoy the event and the way our town will be<br />
lit up this year. So that we are able to prepare and<br />
run the event in the Town Centre, please be aware<br />
that there will be a road closure on 25th November<br />
from 7.30- 10.30pm. The road will be closed on the<br />
west side of the market place, from the Buttercross<br />
roundabout up to the Swaffham Café.<br />
National Power Cut Line 105<br />
A free National Power Cut Telephone Line has been<br />
launched. 105 is a new three-digit number that<br />
people can call to report or get information about<br />
power cuts. A lot of people don’t know who to call to<br />
report or get updates about power cuts, with many<br />
calling the energy supply companies they pay their<br />
bills to. 105 aims to solve this problem, providing<br />
people with an easy-to-remember number that will<br />
put then straight through to their local electricity<br />
network operator. 105 is jointly funded by electricity<br />
network operators and wherever you live, 105 will<br />
put you through to the right network operator
Free Stall Pitches<br />
Swaffham Market Committee took a bold step<br />
last month to try and attract new stalls to their<br />
traditional Saturday Market, by offering FREE stall<br />
pitches to new traders. The offer extends to one<br />
Saturday in each of the three remaining months<br />
of <strong>2016</strong>, <strong>October</strong>, November and December. This<br />
is followed by three full months FREE of charge<br />
throughout the months of January, February<br />
and March. ALSO so that there is a level playing<br />
field, the existing licensed traders at Swaffham<br />
Market will benefit from the same offer. Don’t<br />
miss out on this chance to become a Market<br />
Trader or if you know of anyone who might be<br />
interested, please pass on these details to them<br />
too! Contact Deputy Clerk Claire Smith to book<br />
or for further details on 01760 722922 or e-mail<br />
deputyclerk@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
The Town Council<br />
Mayor – Cllr Paul Darby 07880 568 628<br />
Deputy Mayor – Cllr Jill Skinner 01760 336121<br />
Cllr Steven Allen<br />
Cllr Terry Jennison<br />
07825 801 605<br />
01760 720608<br />
Cllr Robert Bartram<br />
Cllr Sheila Lister<br />
01760 721 022<br />
01760 720114<br />
Cllr Wendy Bensley<br />
Cllr Shirley Matthews<br />
01760 722 524<br />
01760 723205<br />
Cllr Brenda Bowler<br />
Cllr Les Scott<br />
01760 788519<br />
01760 720465<br />
Cllr Jan Buckley-Stevens<br />
Cll Anne Thorp<br />
01760 722604<br />
01760 722611<br />
Cllr Colin Houghton<br />
01760 336 025<br />
Breckland Councillors:<br />
Cllr Paul Darby, Cllr Shirley Matthews and<br />
Cllr Ian Sherwood 01760 725550<br />
twitter@ CllrIanSherwood (your.cllr@breckland.gov.uk)<br />
Your County Councillor is Cllr Paul Smyth<br />
07733 431358 / email paul.smyth@norfolk.gov.uk<br />
Officers<br />
Richard Bishop – Town Clerk<br />
townclerk@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
Twitter - @SwaffhamClerk<br />
Claire Smith - Deputy Town Clerk<br />
deputyclerk@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
Hannah Duggan – Office Administrator<br />
administrator@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
Swaffham Town Council<br />
Tel: 01760 722922<br />
www.swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
Twitter - @SwaffhamMarket<br />
Town Hall Opening Times<br />
Monday 9.30am-1pm and 1.30pm-4pm<br />
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday : 9:30am-1pm<br />
Swaffham Relief in Need Charity<br />
Registered Charity No. 1072912<br />
Relief in Need is a Registered Charity which meets 6<br />
times a year, offering grants for a specific purpose for<br />
the relief of persons resident in the area of benefit<br />
(i.e. Swaffham) who are in need, hardship or distress.<br />
Application Forms are available from the Town Hall<br />
or reliefinneed@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
Agencies at Swaffham Town Hall<br />
Swaffham Museum Gift Shop & Tourist<br />
Information Centre Open: Mon-Fri, 10am – 4pm<br />
& Sat 10am - 1pm 01760 721230<br />
Breckland Council Room 1: Open 9am – 1pm &<br />
1:30pm - 4pm every Monday.<br />
9:30am – 1pm every Tuesday, Thursday & Friday.<br />
For all your Council Tax & benefit enquires.<br />
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Mind, Body & Spirit<br />
I thought this month we might talk a bit about<br />
a very interesting crystal known as ‘Shungite’.<br />
I currently use this crystal to purify my water<br />
that comes directly out of the cold tap. I used<br />
to use filter jugs that took out some of the less<br />
tasty stuff I found in town water. Then I found<br />
Shungite and now I just leave a piece in my<br />
filter less jug.<br />
The origins of this ancient two billion years old<br />
Shungite stone is clouded in mystery. As how<br />
it came to appear on this planet is unclear,<br />
since it has only been found in the Karelia area<br />
in Russia, but it is not new to the people of<br />
the region, as Czar Peter was known to have<br />
come to the region to use water that had been<br />
infused with this mineral. It is an extraordinary<br />
positive stone, and one that is beneficial to a<br />
healthy life and using it may bring a variety<br />
of blessings. It is the only natural material to<br />
contain Fullerenes, which are powerful antioxidants.<br />
Fullerenes were brought to our<br />
attention when research on them gained the<br />
scientists a Nobel Prize, because the Fullerenes<br />
in this stone will cleanse water, and then<br />
infuse it with a potent healing vibration. The<br />
energy embodied within this ancient stone is<br />
said to absorb and eliminate anything that is<br />
a health hazard to human life and it has active<br />
metaphysical properties with strong healing<br />
powers.<br />
At the St Petersburg Military Medical Academy,<br />
they are examining the curative properties of<br />
products and medicines made from Shungite<br />
and it is the only known natural source of<br />
Fullerenes, so this has made the scientists who<br />
have been testing it extremely interested in,<br />
not only its properties, but how mankind can<br />
use it. So what might the planned future uses<br />
be, well you may already expect to hear about<br />
it being included in parts of a solar electric<br />
generating device in place of silicone and in<br />
make-up to stop UV damage. Some research<br />
is now looking at the potential to help allergic<br />
conditions including asthma.<br />
Shungite is very difficult to come by and if<br />
you are lucky enough to find a piece it usually<br />
commands a price well in excess of many other<br />
readily available crystals. It can be found in its<br />
raw form or as a finished pendant, pyramid<br />
or spherical shape. Its colour is black with an<br />
occasional line or fleck running through it.<br />
Well good luck with the Shungite hunt.<br />
This month we have our last Mind Body Spirit<br />
30<br />
Exhibition in the Assembly Room on Saturday<br />
8th Ocxtober and as ever will feature a<br />
number of therapist, healers, readers and<br />
remedies and of course the lovely Chrissy<br />
and her teas and refreshments. For those<br />
that haven’t yet made one of the Gong Baths,<br />
we are pleased to say a further three will<br />
happen this year the first on Sunday 16th<br />
<strong>October</strong>. Next year we plan to have a once a<br />
month slot at the Assembly Room and hope<br />
to see many of you returning.<br />
Finally I can confirm we have started to run<br />
Sound Journey treatments in Sporle and will<br />
be delighted to hear from anyone who feels<br />
they might benefit from this type of treatment.<br />
Enjoy the seasons of mists and mellow<br />
fruitfulness (thank you Keats).<br />
Steve Hudson<br />
Swaffham Spiritual Awareness Group<br />
Meets in the Community Centre,<br />
Beech Close, Campingland, Swaffham<br />
at 6.30pm.<br />
2nd <strong>October</strong> Shirley Cimelli Great Yarmouth<br />
16th <strong>October</strong> Shelley Youell Crowland<br />
30th <strong>October</strong> David Sciesser Huntingdon<br />
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