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Life By The Tale<br />
Following the success of his novel “Rocks<br />
Don’t Cry,” <strong>Swaffham</strong> author Cyril Holbrook<br />
has another book out. This is a selection of<br />
short stories under the title “Life by the Tale”.<br />
Some of them have been published before but<br />
most have never been seen. Among them is<br />
the story of a warm-hearted Russian soldier’s<br />
Christmas gift, a life-saving North Sea rescue,<br />
and how an Englishman changes life for an<br />
Oriental call girl. A wild boar hunt, a Fenland<br />
murderer and a car thief operating in Spain<br />
are also among the pages.<br />
Cyril – born in the Fens and now living in Norfolk<br />
– worked as reporter ad sub-editor on several<br />
newspapers including the Eastern Daily Press<br />
and Evening News in Norwich, the Western<br />
Daily Press in Bristol, the Peterborough<br />
Evening Telegraph, Angling Times, the trade<br />
title Tackle and Guns, and edited and wrote<br />
for several magazines in Spain. During 20 years<br />
there he also worked for the local authority<br />
to help the ex-pat population on the Costa<br />
del Sol as part of which he ran his own radio<br />
programme.<br />
“Life by the Tale” is available from bookshops.<br />
Recreating The Rec<br />
Celebration event on Wednesday 5th July between<br />
4-7pm at Haspalls Road Recreation Ground.<br />
Join us for the official launch of the long awaited<br />
Skate Park and MUGA – Multi use games area<br />
Young people, sports groups, and visitors, will<br />
be demonstrating their skills to showcase the<br />
new and existing facilities. Come and watch<br />
the demonstrations and try out the facilities.<br />
Refreshments will be on sale: burgers, hot dogs and<br />
ice cream.<br />
The Town Council has worked hard to raise funds for<br />
these projects, supported by the Iceni Partnership<br />
Youth team and many generous individuals and<br />
businesses in the town. Major funders include<br />
WREN, the Geoffrey Watling Charity, Breckland<br />
District Council Sport and Play Fund.<br />
The contractors who successfully bid for the<br />
contracts, are Wheelscape (for the Skate Park) and<br />
HAGS (for the MUGA). The Skate Park has been in<br />
use for several weeks now, and the new surface and<br />
layout are a great success. <strong>Swaffham</strong> has a Skate<br />
Park to be proud of. The MUGA should be ready<br />
by mid June and will provide additional play and<br />
sporting facilities.<br />
Come along and make this a day to remember.<br />
SWAFFHAM CONSERVATIVE CLUB<br />
23 LONDON STREET<br />
SWAFFHAM<br />
PE37 7DD<br />
01760 721353<br />
“Crack the Safe”<br />
weekly member’s game.<br />
Last months roll over<br />
total:<br />
£900<br />
At time of print<br />
14
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