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Necton Honours Local Volunteers<br />
Community spirited residents of Necton<br />
were recognised and celebrated at the<br />
Annual Parish Meeting on 27 April by Necton<br />
Parish Council through their new initiative,<br />
Community Spirit Awards.<br />
Seven local people were nominated by<br />
residents and all received a Certificate<br />
presented by guest speaker, Jeremy Goss,<br />
well-known ex Norwich City footballer. From<br />
these nominations, three were selected by<br />
an independent panel for their extra special<br />
contribution to the village. These three stars<br />
each received a certificate and a £40 voucher<br />
for a meal at the Necton Windmill, sponsored<br />
by local company, Town Farm Cars.<br />
3 Star winners<br />
Mrs Babs Hastell for her involvement in<br />
community life since she moved to Necton in<br />
1968. Babs has served on the Parish Council as<br />
Councillor and Chairman; served on Necton WI<br />
as committee member, moving to vice-president<br />
in 1977 and later president. She has been the<br />
village Lollipop Lady, Yoga Club Organiser, The<br />
Thursday Club Organiser, as well as helping with<br />
other groups through the years. She is still an<br />
active member of the Necton Bowls Club. For<br />
30 years she was the Dinner Supervisor at the<br />
village school and looked after The Cubs.<br />
Frank Woodward for his life-long commitment<br />
to the Parish Council, campaigning for<br />
improvements to village infrastructure, managing<br />
village assets and being available at any time of<br />
the day or night for residents. His Parish Council<br />
career spans 32 years. Today, Frank is the Vice-<br />
Chairman of the Parish Council, a member of the<br />
Sports & Social Club committee and a trustee on<br />
the Iceni Partnership in <strong>Swaffham</strong>.<br />
Leonard(Lenny) Luff for his dedication to his<br />
role as the Village Caretaker. One might say he<br />
is doing his job, but in Lenny’s case, he does<br />
much more than ‘just his job’. Lenny, now 84,<br />
has been officially employed by Necton Parish<br />
Council for over six years, although was doing<br />
the job for many years before that. Lenny is out<br />
every day – in his yellow high Vis jacket or vest<br />
– equipped with litter picker stick and bin bag,<br />
walking or cycling his established routes of the<br />
village, making sure everywhere is covered at<br />
least once every week. Lenny’s sunny outlook<br />
on life makes a wonderful difference to those<br />
people he meets out and about in the village<br />
and for some this may be the only friendly face<br />
they see that day.<br />
27<br />
Merle Boddy Centre<br />
Thank you Candy and Kerry our two Tesco wonders.The<br />
cheese tasta morning went down a storm with everyone,<br />
including staff, not only a lot of new varities to try but a fun<br />
filled time of memories of when cheese was a luxury and<br />
then when cheese was the main stay of every working<br />
man’s sandwiches and cheese on toast was for tea.<br />
Thank you lions for an enjoyable quiz evening; our<br />
lions bars were just yummy. We are fairly consistant<br />
at our rating with holding bottom place at most of<br />
the quizzes, somone has to hold this postion and it<br />
seems to fit us like a glove.<br />
Praise is sometimes not given enough to hard working<br />
hostelries. I want to put in a small way right. The staff<br />
from the Merle Boddy Centre had what can only be<br />
discribed as absolutely scrumish and delighul meal<br />
at the Horse and Groom. Our waitress was helpful,<br />
patient and nothing was too much trouble.This made<br />
our evening out very relaxed and we will definitely<br />
be going again. So to Trudy and your team, thanks.<br />
Another crafty day. These beautiful ladies are ready<br />
for a ball. Can I just ask if any of you crafters have bits<br />
and bobs you don’t want or won’t use we will and<br />
can make use of all your odds and ends. If you can<br />
bring them to the centre, great but if not I will pick<br />
them up ring georgie 01760 724 527.<br />
To the ladies of <strong>Swaffham</strong> evening WI , thankyou for<br />
making my evening so enjoyable, i had a ball, you<br />
really know how to make a meeting swing. I hope<br />
that I came with some useful tips for you to be able<br />
to use in the world of which is dementia also for your<br />
generosity of £123 of which i am very grateful.<br />
We would like to thank Pentney country club for looking<br />
after us so well. Not only was the meal something to<br />
behold, the music great, and the atmosphere was really<br />
welcoming and friendly. We cant wait for our next staff<br />
evening out, which will definitely be with you.
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