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September 2017<br />
SWAFFHAM<br />
newslet ter<br />
Young Green Fingers<br />
At<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
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<strong>Swaffham</strong> <strong>Newsletter</strong><br />
Iceni Partnership<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre<br />
The Campingland<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
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Comments or queries welcomed.<br />
Delivery issues should be addressed to Kerry at<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Town Council - details at rear of magazine.<br />
Monthly deadline for editorial and advertising is<br />
the 12 th day of the month prior to the next issue.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> newsletter is always looking for<br />
volunteers to deliver around <strong>Swaffham</strong>, regular<br />
and relief people. We especially need deliverers<br />
in the Shepherd’s Fold and the Partridge Grove<br />
areas. Please contact Kerry at the Town Hall if<br />
you can help on 01760 722 922.<br />
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Contents<br />
4 Upcoming Events / Regular Events<br />
6 School Speak / Snooker & Billiards<br />
8 Church News<br />
9 Wissey U3A<br />
11 Green Britain Centre<br />
12 Rotary<br />
14 Community Hospital LofF<br />
15 Women’s Institute<br />
16 <strong>Swaffham</strong> & District Lions<br />
17 Museum Matters<br />
20 Ashill & Holme Hale Gardening Club<br />
21 Age Concern<br />
22 SCALGA<br />
23 Campingland Surgery / Rainbow Choir<br />
25 Phoenix Singers / WEA / <strong>Swaffham</strong> Arts<br />
27 Merle Boddy / Plowright Medical Centre<br />
28 <strong>Swaffham</strong> & Litcham Home Hospice<br />
30 History Group / FofSM<br />
31 Mayor’s Parlour<br />
32 <strong>Swaffham</strong> Town Council<br />
34 Mind, Body & Spirit<br />
1st-30th September 2017<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre,<br />
Campingland.<br />
Youthie Plus<br />
Open to all young people in<br />
Yr.6, Yr.7 & Yr.8<br />
Members - FREE<br />
Non-Members - £1.00<br />
Youthie<br />
needs you!<br />
Without more adult volunteers, we will not be able to<br />
reopen Youthie <br />
The Iceni Youth Team are looking for people who are interested in volunteering to help<br />
to run and develop our youth club for our younger members.<br />
We are looking for people who have any creative ability in arts and crafts, enjoy sports<br />
and/or can organise games and fun times.<br />
You need to be non-judgemental, friendly, caring and willing to undertake training<br />
(Safeguarding and First Aid).<br />
It's only a couple of hours one evening a week, or as often as you can commit too.<br />
We are also looking for students (16+) who could use this toward their collage course<br />
or when applying to Uni.<br />
If you are interested please speak to Sally, who will arrange for you to complete a DBS<br />
form.<br />
You can also visit our website to see some of the things we do:<br />
http://swaffhamprojects.wixsite.com/iceni-youth<br />
For more information contact:<br />
Sally Palmer<br />
Youth and Community Officer<br />
Iceni Partnership<br />
M: 07772 852284<br />
O: 01760 722800<br />
E: sally@iceni.info<br />
For more information contact: Sally Palmer<br />
Youth and Community Officer - Iceni<br />
Partnership<br />
M: 07772 852284 / 01760 722800<br />
E: sally@iceni.info
Upcoming Events<br />
Sporle Flower Craft And Produce Open Show<br />
Sunday 3rd Sept. Info re: classes and categories pipsorchard@btinternet.com or 01760 720 531<br />
Campingland Talk : Merle Boddy Centre<br />
Wednesday 6th September 7:15pm, Campingland Surgery<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Library Friends “Agriculture and Farming” Film<br />
Friday the 8th September at 6.30pm in the town’s library. £3 (£2.50 adv)<br />
‘The Life and Hard Times of Mary Caney’ by Jill Mason<br />
Celebrating Literature. Saturday 9th September 2pm onwards at Barton<br />
Bendish Village Hall £1. jill.events@btinternet.com Tel 01366 347 928<br />
Dereham Memorial Hall Fringe Festival<br />
Saturday 9th September, 10am until 5pm. 01362 696 900<br />
Lions & Rotary Race Night<br />
£10 including fish supper. Saturday 9th September 7pm <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms<br />
SCALGA Afternoon Tea & Prize Giving<br />
Assembly Rooms, September 10th 3pm<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Jazz Club Presents Melody Brooker Quartet<br />
Tuesday 12th September 7.30 at <strong>Swaffham</strong> Conservative Social Club<br />
23 London Rd. £6. Info Norman: 01760722384 Geoff: 01366 328730<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Jobs Fair<br />
13th September 10am until 1pm, Assembly Rooms. 01760 722 800<br />
Recreating The Rec<br />
Thursday 14th September, 3:30pm until 6:30pm. Haspalls Road<br />
Year In A Life Of A Lion<br />
14th September 7pm, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms. 07810 773601<br />
Icenima Presents ‘A Man For All Seasons’<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre. 2pm, Wednesday 20th September. £4<br />
Massingham Film Club Presents ‘Sense of an Ending’ (15)<br />
Gt Massingham Village Hall at 7 o’clock for 7.30. Thursday 21 September £4<br />
An Evening Of Clairvoyance<br />
Friday 22nd September at the Community Centre <strong>Swaffham</strong> with local<br />
medium Paul Malachowski. 7.30 - 10pm £6 - includes tea / coffee. Raffle .<br />
All proceeds to our nominated charity for the year - Age Concern <strong>Swaffham</strong> and District<br />
The Pedlar Of <strong>Swaffham</strong> Musical<br />
The Barn, Mangate Street. 23rd September 7pm. £10. 07810 773 601<br />
Save The Children Coffee Morning With Stalls<br />
Saturday 23rd September, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms 9am until noon<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Arts present ‘Dancing Through The Ages’<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms, September 24th 3pm. £12 (£9 members)<br />
WEA Courses<br />
‘A Moving Story’ starts 7:30pm 25th September. ‘Art History In 100<br />
Paintings’ starts 10am 29th September. 01760 723 558<br />
Nar Valley Ornithological Society (NarVOS)<br />
Tuesday 26th September 2017, 7.30pm at the Barn Theatre, Sacred Heart<br />
Convent School. Paul Newport, The Breckland Birder: ‘Breckland through<br />
the Year’. £2 non member. Information call Ian Black on 01760 724092<br />
Age Concern Summer Party<br />
Assembly Rooms, September 26th 2pm. 01760 720 140<br />
Age Concern Trip to Banham Zoo<br />
September 28th. 01760 720 140<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> & District Mental Health Association AGM<br />
28th September, 7pm. Merle Boddy Centre, Station Yard, Station Street<br />
Rotary <strong>Swaffham</strong> Visual Arts Festival 2017<br />
Friday 27th October to Sunday 29th October at the Assembly Rooms, <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Twinning Association<br />
On Friday. 29th September we will be holding a Cheese and Wine evening (non<br />
alcoholic Pimms also available ) from 7.30 - 10pm in the Regency Room at the<br />
Assembly Rooms £10 pp. To book a place please ring Stan Sole on 01760 724413<br />
Apple Fest & Green Britain Centre<br />
Live music, stalls and food. 30th September - 1st October. 01760 726 100<br />
Recalling Houghton<br />
St Mary’s Church, Houghton on the Hill. 7-8th October 10am until 4pm.<br />
www.houghtonstmarys.co.uk<br />
Westacre Theatre<br />
On Stage from the Westacre Theatre Company TWO by Jim Cartwright on Fri 8, Fri<br />
15, and Sat 16 Sept at 7:30pm £16 (under 21s £12)<br />
On Screen from the NT with a Young Vic Production YERMA starring Billie Piper Thu<br />
31 Aug at 7pm £15<br />
On Screen from the RSC at Stratford-Upon-Avon CORIOLANUS by William<br />
Shakespeare Wed 11 Oct at 7pm £15<br />
In the Foyer Gallery, East Walton photographer STEPHEN DURRANT presents his<br />
best images of local wildlife and landscapes – until 17 Sept<br />
In the Foyer Gallery, DAVIDA MACDONALD exhibits her textiles and paintings –<br />
from 18 Sept<br />
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Regular Meetings & Events<br />
MONDAY<br />
1st <strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 />
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 <strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 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, <strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 />
The Phoenix Singers rehearse each week in the Methodist Church Hall<br />
at 7:30pm. New members welcome. Contact Marion 01760 724 473<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: Tor Howman 07854 736 920<br />
Rotary Club of <strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 1894 Squadron Air Training Corps 7.00 - 9.30pm.<br />
TA Centre, Sporle Road, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. Ages 13 to 18 years. Tel: 01760724617<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> History Group 2nd Monday, 2 – 4pm, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Museum.<br />
New members always welcome – no charge. Tel 01760 724470<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Lions Meet on the 2nd Monday of the month at <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Assembly Rooms,7:30pm. All welcome. Contact Peter Young 01760 724120<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Players every Monday and Wednesday, 7:30pm Baptist<br />
Church, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. 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 01760 755337 for details and to book, 9 -16 years<br />
TOSH community drama group meets 7.30pm Monday & Wednesday at<br />
Stanley’s, Lynn Street. All ages welcome. More details Fiona 07768211087<br />
Youthie 5:30 – 7pm, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre. For ages 8 to 11.<br />
Free entry. Contact sally@iceni.info 07772 852284 / 01760 722800<br />
TUESDAY<br />
1st <strong>Swaffham</strong> Beavers 1st <strong>Swaffham</strong> Beavers 5 - 6.15 at Cockley<br />
Cley Iceni Village Scout Hut. For boys and girls ages 6 - 8 . New recruits<br />
welcome. Contact Paul 07711761364 Paul@1stswaffhamscouts.org.uk<br />
1st <strong>Swaffham</strong> Cubs 1st <strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Bridge Club The Church Rooms,Church of Our Lady of Pity<br />
31, Station Street. <strong>Swaffham</strong> PE37 7HP 6.30pm for 6.45pm. Sue 01328 701545<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Carpet Bowls Community Centre. 2 hours from 2pm for £2.<br />
Tea & biscuits inc. 01760 627 038<br />
Child Health Clinic at <strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 10am - 12noon. ‘Come And Meet Each Other’. Free<br />
tea, coffee & hot chocolate in a relaxed cafe style setting. Discovery Hour:<br />
10am - 11am. Looking at and discussing a small bible passage<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 <strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 <strong>Swaffham</strong> Children Centre. 01760 721101
Mamma Munay (Mother Love) - antenatal classes on alternate Tuesday<br />
afternoons at The Green Parrot. …all welcome at all stages of your pregnancy.<br />
Booking essential on 01760 724704 or Anne 07469243052<br />
Pickenhams’ WI 2nd Tuesday 2pm St Andrew’s Church (not August)<br />
PROBUS Club of <strong>Swaffham</strong> Meet second Tues of the month for lunch at the<br />
George Hotel, 12.30 for 1pm. Rod Goddard 01760 722 834 rodgoddard@hotmail.com<br />
Rainbow Community Choir 7.30-9.30pm. <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community<br />
Centre. Interested in joining us? 01760 336 313 rainbowcommunitychoir.org.uk<br />
The Royal Elizabethan Lodge Meets alternate Tuesdays, 8pm in the<br />
Conservative Club. Tel: W Rogers 01760 720632 or S Trattle 01760 721760<br />
The Royal Naval Association 8pm on the 4th Tuesday <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Conservative Club. Telephone Jill Bowers on 01362 691820<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 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. <strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> St John Ambulance Cadets 7.15pm until 8.45pm,10 to<br />
17 year olds. Natalie Rudd on 07771620634/natalie.rudd@btinternet.com<br />
Table Top Skirmish @Henchmans 1st & 3rd/month 7-11pm<br />
Taekwondo 6:30 - 7:30pm <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre 01760336044<br />
Tai Chi beginners welcome 1.15pm Narborough 01760723102<br />
Tea Dance No Tea Dance in December Tea Dance. Usually irst Tuesday of the<br />
month. <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms 2 to 4 pm. £3.00.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre. 01760721882<br />
Yoga Gt Dunham Village Hall, 10 -11:30am, £6.50 Tel: 01603 478456<br />
Yoga Necton Community Centre £7 2-3:30 Tuesdays Jayne 07544974342<br />
Yoga 10.30-12.00 Green Britain Centre, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. £7 per class. Contact<br />
Jayne on: 07544974342 or email: greenwillowyoga@outlook.com<br />
Zumba With Becks <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms 7-8pm bectuff@hotmail.co.uk £5<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
1st <strong>Swaffham</strong> Rainbows Term time only, 17:00-18:00 <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Infant School. Girls aged 5 to 7 yrs. Tracey Clements 07770236689<br />
2nd <strong>Swaffham</strong> Brownies Term time only, 18:00-19:30. Meeting at<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> First School. Girls aged 7 to 10 yrs invited to join. Contact Clare<br />
Smith 07917468057 or Chrissie Brown 07970104771.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 1894 Squadron Air Training Corps 7:00-9:30pm.<br />
TA Centre, Sporle Road, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. Ages 12 (yr8) to 18 years. Tel: 01760724617<br />
Alzheimer`s Society Dementia Café first Wednesday every month<br />
from 10am-12noon. <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms, Market Place, <strong>Swaffham</strong>.<br />
Support, information and social activity.Refreshments provided. 01603 763556<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 <strong>Swaffham</strong> Conservative Club 7:00 – 9:00pm (eyes down for<br />
7:30). Non-members 30p entry.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 <strong>Swaffham</strong>. 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 />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 />
Oasis Wednesday Worship: 10am - 11am. Worship and prayer<br />
Stitch, Mardle and Mend A group of keen crafters covering<br />
Patchwork, Knitting, Crochet etc. From 10am at Market Cross Inn, <strong>Swaffham</strong>.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Playford Dancers & Musicians Jane Austen-style Dance. Monthly<br />
(2nd Wed.) 7.30 - 10pm. <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms. £3. All welcome - no previous<br />
experience or partner necessary. Casual clothes and comfortable shoes advised.<br />
Contact Patti & Paul on swaffhamplayforddancers@btinternet.com or 01953 889945<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 - <strong>Swaffham</strong> (Adults) Every Wednesday<br />
7.30pm - 9.30pm First Aid training 18 years upwards. 07900927233<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> & Watton Club for the Visually Impaired <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Community Centre 4th Wed (except August) 1.30-3.30pm £3. 01603 629558<br />
Tai Chi beginners class 10am <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre 01760723102<br />
Whist Drive Bradenham Village Hall, 7:30pm. All welcome. 01760 440038. £3<br />
Youth Café 7:30 – 8:30pm, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre. For ages 13 – 18.<br />
THURSDAY<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 />
Beachamwell WI 1st Thursday 7.30pm. New members or visitors always<br />
welcome. Contact Maggie 01366 327023 or Helen 01366 328589<br />
Board Games @Henchmans Weekly. Catan League 1st/month<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Bridge Club See Tues for details. 6.30pm for 6.45pm start<br />
except for the first Thursday in the month 2pm to 6pm<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 />
3-4yrs 5.20-6 Fun & Games,5-7yrs:6-7pm, 8-16yrs:7-8pm. Adv. Juniors, Seniors 17+ :<br />
8-9.30pm FIRST LESSON FREE. Then 3-4yrs £2, 5-12yrs- £3. 13-16yrs -£1.00. 17+ - £3.50.<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 />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 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, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. Contact Hayley at lipreadingwithhayley@gmail.com<br />
Phoenix Writers welcome new and experienced writers to their<br />
monthly sessions on a Thursday afternoon in <strong>Swaffham</strong>. We are a<br />
friendly group who enjoy writing works of fiction, articles and poetry. For<br />
further details please email Jan at Dandelionmoon@btinternet.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, <strong>Swaffham</strong> & District Branch 8pm, 3rd<br />
Thursday <strong>Swaffham</strong> Conservative Club .Tel: Cllr. Anne Thorp – 01760 722611<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Lioness Club First Thurs of every month, 7.30pm in Our<br />
Lady of Pity Catholic Church rooms, Station St., <strong>Swaffham</strong>. Enjoy friendship<br />
whilst serving the community. All ladies welcome. Tel: 01760 723377<br />
Pilates 3 – 4pm, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre. Call Di Graham – 01328<br />
851970 – before your first session.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Rugby Football Club Seniors 17+ training 7:30-9, social after<br />
Salsa 7-9pm <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms. 07912366661<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Sparklers <strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre. 01760721882<br />
Young Explorers 1.30 - 3pm at <strong>Swaffham</strong> Children Centre. 01760 721101<br />
Youthie Plus 5:30 – 7pm, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre. For ages 11 – 14.<br />
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, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre, £4<br />
FRIDAY<br />
2nd <strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 />
Age Concern - <strong>Swaffham</strong> Support Services<br />
Volunteer recruitment drop-in at <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre, SSS Office,<br />
10.00am - 12.00 noon 1st Friday of the month<br />
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Adult Tap 7:15pm See Monday’s Senior’s Keep Fit<br />
Arts Lounge Drawing/sketching classes 10.00-1pm and 1.30-4.30pm.<br />
All equipment and refreshments supplied. £20.00 ppps 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 />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Carpet Bowls Community Centre. 2 hours from 6.30 for<br />
£3. Tea & biscuits inc. Call Alan on 01760 723 910<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 />
Games Evening & Social 2nd Friday/month <strong>Swaffham</strong> Baptists<br />
Church Hall - 7:30. All welcome<br />
Iceni Lunch Club <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre, £6.00 for two<br />
courses and tea/coffee every Friday 12.30pm. 01760 722 800<br />
Indoor Market <strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 />
Oasis Messy Church 6pm every 3rd Friday Fun event for all ages.<br />
£1. www.facebook.com/oasiscentreswaffham<br />
Rise and shine Baby & Toddler Group: 10am - 12noon. Large play<br />
area.£1.50 per adult/chld. 50p any extra persons. Incl drink & a biscuit<br />
Senior Snooker (60 years +) @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy, West Acre<br />
£4 per session Facebook - NORFOLK SNOOKER ACADEMY 01760 755337<br />
Sporle Art Group meets every Friday at 1pm-3pm. in the community hall. No<br />
tuition given, bring your own materials. Free intro then £2 per week. 01760 724615<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 Advanced Class. <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre.<br />
Tel: 01760 723102 or barbara.smith58@yahoo.co.uk<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Veterans Snooker Group (60+) 2-5pm at West Acre<br />
Village Hall, PE32 1TQ. £3 per player. Call Phillip on 01760 755337<br />
Yoga 10.30 - 12 Green Britain Centre, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. £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 October 22nd & December<br />
10th. All equipment, silver and refreshments inc 01760 723 624<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 />
Board Games Group For Adults At <strong>Swaffham</strong> Library<br />
Saturdays 10-11am. The board games include Draughts, Scrabble and Dominoes. The<br />
group provides people with the chance to meet others in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere<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 />
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 />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Market Traditional market, now 800 years old! Every<br />
Saturday 6am until 3pm. <strong>Swaffham</strong> Market Place. Details 01760 722 922<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Rugby Football Club <strong>Swaffham</strong>RUFC@outlook.com<br />
West Norfolk Crafters & Needleworkers Stitchers, crafters and<br />
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 />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre<br />
The Nicholas Hamond Academy<br />
At the tender age of just ten years old TNHA student,<br />
Nicole Mosely, took to the sport of bowling becoming<br />
runner up in the Norfolk under 16s indoor ladies<br />
championship in her first year. Since then she has won<br />
the championship twice and was runner up this year.<br />
She also has won numerous open competitions<br />
including reaching the semi-finals of the singles<br />
Norfolk Ladies Competition this year and frequently<br />
representing Norfolk. She is currently ranked in<br />
the top 20 of the under 18s in the country and is<br />
hoping play for England in the future. Nicole and<br />
her partner Evelyn Scott were crown champions<br />
in the Norfolk under 25 pairs competitions and<br />
will go on to represent the county at the national<br />
championships at Royal Leamington Spa in August.<br />
Staff and students at The Nicholas Hamond Academy<br />
wish them both every success!<br />
Snooker & Billiards News<br />
Junior Snooker & Billiards Coaching with the Paul Hunter<br />
Foundation at West Acre goes from strength to strength.<br />
The Monday Coaching group is now welcoming our<br />
new intake for the coming season 2017-18. Coaching<br />
is given on Mondays after school at West Acre Village<br />
Hall and is open to all Boys and Girls between the ages<br />
of 8-16 years. All our Coaching staff have enhanced<br />
DBS and are accredited by our NGB English Snooker<br />
and WGB World Snooker.<br />
Over the last 10 years West Acre Coaching group has<br />
produced no less than 5 National Junior Champions,<br />
while the group has passed on instruction to<br />
approaching 500 players.<br />
For more details please call Phillip 01760-755337 /<br />
welham308@yahoo.com / fb The Norfolk Snooker Academy<br />
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<strong>Swaffham</strong> Playford Dancers & Musicians<br />
Our group of Jane Austen-style dancers is now<br />
successfully established and we shall be celebrating our<br />
first anniversary when we meet on 13th September.<br />
We have recently changed our name from, ‘<strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Playford Dancers’, to represent our members more<br />
accurately as we now have a dedicated band, ‘<strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Playford Musicians’, who play for our dancers every session.<br />
Why not come and join us? You don’t need to come<br />
with a partner or have any dance experience as we are<br />
a very friendly group and beginners are always made to<br />
feel very welcome. All dances are taught. We meet on<br />
the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 7.30 p.m. to 10<br />
p.m. in <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms and charge £3 per<br />
session. Dress is casual and we advise comfortable shoes.<br />
If you would like further information, please<br />
contact Patti or Paul on 01953 889945 or<br />
swaffhamplayforddancers@btinternet.com.<br />
St Peter and St Paul Church<br />
Our Annual Gift Day is to be held on Saturday, 9th Sept,<br />
this year when we ask all of our congregation and the<br />
people of <strong>Swaffham</strong> to support us in meeting the<br />
general running costs of the church and its ministry.<br />
Your parish church serves the whole community, not<br />
just those who regularly worship there. Standing<br />
prominently just off the market place and open every<br />
day of the year the magnificent building dates from<br />
the year 1454 and is an architectural gem. It is rightly<br />
admired and appreciated by the many visitors it<br />
receives but like all medieval buildings maintenance<br />
costs are very high.<br />
Our budget for 2017 is £87,000 which means we<br />
must find £238.35 each and every day of the year.<br />
This is a tremendous challenge and we rely upon the<br />
generosity of our congregation, visitors and all who<br />
support our fund raising events, including our Gift<br />
Day, to help us achieve this.<br />
We would very much welcome and appreciate your<br />
support, and you are invited to bring your donation<br />
to church between 9.30am and 12.30pm on the day.<br />
Donations can also be sent to the Church Treasurer:<br />
Mr Norman Revill, 5 Mill Lane, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. PE37 7EU.<br />
All cheques should be made payable to <strong>Swaffham</strong> PCC.<br />
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St Peter & St Paul’s <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
September<br />
Sunday 3rd 8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
6.00pm Evensong<br />
Wednesday 6th 10.00am Holy Communion<br />
Sunday 10th 8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
Wednesday 13th 10.00am Holy Communion<br />
Sunday 17th 8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
11.15am Family Service<br />
Wednesday 20th 10.00am Holy Communion<br />
Sunday 24th 8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
Wednesday 27th 10.00am Holy Communion<br />
Sunday 1st October 8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Harvest Festival<br />
6.00pm Evensong<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Methodist Church<br />
Every Friday 9.30 - 10am Power of Prayer<br />
Every Saturday 9.30 - 12noon Coffee Morning<br />
Thursday Group<br />
Thursday 14th September Rev Eleanor talks<br />
about ASPIRE the spinal injuries charity she<br />
supports.<br />
Thursday 28th September “Here am I send me”<br />
a talk by Anne Thorp<br />
Sunday 17th September Harvest Festival<br />
followed by soup and roll. All welcome.<br />
Church Fete<br />
The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul wish to<br />
thank all who helped in any way in achieving the<br />
success enjoyed by their recent Church Fete. Our<br />
grateful thanks go to The Arts Lounge, The George<br />
Hotel, Just Hair, The Market Cross Restaurant,<br />
Mother Hubbards, The Gem Shop, Pedlars Gold and<br />
The Green Parrot for their donations to the raffle. We<br />
also thank Impson’s Butchers, for their help towards<br />
the BBQ, and to the many other parishioners for<br />
their contributions too.<br />
We also thank the ATC, St. John’s Ambulance, and<br />
Alan and Julie for running the BBQ and to all the<br />
many other folk who helped run stalls and cope with<br />
all the other various jobs.<br />
We thank Revd Janet Allan for her permission to use the<br />
Church grounds and to any others we may have overlooked.
St Mary’s, Houghton on the Hill<br />
To celebrate 25 years since the uncovering of this<br />
ancient church in the middle of nowhere which has<br />
some of the country’s best and oldest wall paintings,<br />
the Friends of St Mary’s Church are hosting a<br />
weekend of looking at some of the history of the tiny<br />
village of Houghton-on-the-Hill which dates back to<br />
before Saxon times.<br />
There will be an opportunity to record family<br />
memories of when there were still houses there<br />
and the church was just a roofless, windowless ivyshrouded<br />
tower.<br />
Did your family ever live there? We have transcripts<br />
of the Census Returns, Baptism, Marriage and Burial<br />
records as well as some family details.<br />
Do you remember what the church looked like in the<br />
1980s? Amateur videos of the church restoration<br />
and of later annual services have been transferred<br />
to digital to view onscreen.<br />
Find out about the early history of the church and<br />
how it changed over the centuries.<br />
Bring a picnic and relax in the church garden<br />
And in conjunction with <strong>Swaffham</strong> Museum:-<br />
Try dating artefacts from fossils to the 21st century<br />
in our archaeological sand trays.<br />
Handle flint tools from the Stone Age.<br />
Records show that the 19th and early 20th century<br />
villagers were usually farm labourers. See the tools<br />
they would have used. A bit different from nowadays!<br />
If you have never visited this remarkable church and<br />
seen how it has been brought back to life please do<br />
come and join us: Recalling Houghton, St Mary’s<br />
Church, Houghton-on-the-Hill on 7-8 October<br />
between 10 am to 4pm. SATNAV location: PE37 8FB<br />
Website: www.houghtonstmarys.co.uk<br />
Dereham Memorial Hall<br />
There is a really exciting free Fringe Festival to tell<br />
you about. It takes place from 10am on Saturday 9th<br />
September, in all parts of the Memorial Hall with<br />
different mini-events happening in the Gallery, the Main<br />
Hall and the Meeting Room right through till 5pm.<br />
The idea is to give great local performers who may<br />
not use the Memorial Hall the chance to showcase<br />
their talents to audiences who also may not get the<br />
chance to see them.<br />
Further details can be found on the Memorial Hall<br />
website, derehammemorialhall.co.uk and local<br />
publicity. Call 01362 696900 if you need to know<br />
more. It’s a great chance to see what the Memorial<br />
Hall is all about, and there should be something for<br />
almost everyone .<br />
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Wissey U3A<br />
On 3rd August members of the Wissey U3A<br />
were given a wonderful presentation by Kate<br />
Brewster on behalf of ‘The Dogs Trust’. Kate was<br />
accompanied by her own dog ‘Dusty’ and Kate’s<br />
casual manner and excellent presentation<br />
were well received by those members who<br />
were present. At the next Monthly meeting<br />
on 7th September Charlie Haylock will present<br />
the results of his research into ‘Surnames’<br />
which were previously requested by U3A<br />
members. On Wednesday 9th August Ray<br />
Cunningham organised an outing to The<br />
Church of Saint Mary, Houghton on the Hill.<br />
Eleven members were treated to a guided<br />
tour of the site by two of the volunteers that<br />
now assist Bob Davey who began restoring the<br />
church in the early 1990’s. The Science and<br />
Technology group once again invite other U3A<br />
members to their next meeting on Monday<br />
11th September when Dr Fiona Barker will<br />
give a presentation and discuss ‘The Use of<br />
Psychological Theory in Behaviour Change’.<br />
Members of the Wissey U3A will be visiting<br />
Norwich Castle on 31st August to witness a<br />
re-enactment of the ‘Blood or Bread’ Rioters’<br />
trials in 1816. Information about groups in<br />
the Wissey U3A can be found by contacting<br />
Dave Thorogood on 01760 622751 or visiting<br />
the Wissey Homepage at www.u3asites.org.<br />
uk/wissey. For information about the U3A<br />
movement in general, go to www.u3a.org.uk.<br />
To enquire about U3A Membership, contact<br />
Ian Clews on 01760 721247. If you are a ‘Third<br />
Ager’ and are retired or semi-retired and may<br />
have just moved to the <strong>Swaffham</strong> area, come<br />
along as a guest to a Monthly Meeting which<br />
is held in the Playing Field Pavilion at Holme<br />
Hale on the first Thursday of every month.<br />
Annual membership costs £10.<br />
Wissey U3A members visited The Church of Saint Mary’s,<br />
Houghton-on-the-Hill
Green Britain Centre<br />
We must apologise if you have come to Green<br />
Britain Centre to go up the turbine tower and<br />
found it fully booked for the time you were<br />
there. This does not happen very often but we<br />
have had this problem during the last two weeks<br />
because of students from overseas visiting us.<br />
Please phone us on 01760 726100 either to book<br />
or to check that there will be slots available for<br />
11am, 1pm, or 3pm.<br />
Earlier in the year, lack of rain affected East Anglia.<br />
Now, having experienced several occasions of<br />
torrential downpours, we are seeing tanks filling<br />
and rain water used to flush the toilets.<br />
In the garden, hoses and watering cans have<br />
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and more homegrown produce - gooseberry cake,<br />
blackcurrant cheesecake and rhubarb crumble are<br />
mouth-watering.<br />
It has been exciting for staff and volunteers to<br />
realise that, during the school holidays, people<br />
are visiting this lovely area and our friendly town<br />
and really appreciating what they find. GBC is<br />
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<strong>Swaffham</strong> Rotary Club<br />
President’s Corner<br />
Sadly I am writing this on behalf of our<br />
president Bill Muir. On Monday 8th August<br />
we were all devastated to learn of the sudden<br />
death of Bill’s wife, June. Although we knew the<br />
seriousness of her illness and the severity of her<br />
treatment, we shared her optimism and her passing<br />
is an unexpected shock. The deepest sympathy of the<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Rotary Community goes out to Bill and his<br />
family at this difficult time. June was a lovely, gentle<br />
lady who will be greatly missed by all who knew her<br />
and The Family of Rotary will be there to support Bill<br />
in the coming days and months.<br />
the support given and of an excellent day.<br />
The Team Competition results were :-<br />
Winners Lenwade Electrical (Keith Wright, Tony<br />
Chambers, Ron Kent, Harold Nobbs)<br />
Lenwade Electrical team<br />
Runners up were main sponsors Abel Homes, Paul le<br />
Grice, Rob Loudon, Andy Nicholls, Wilf Wright<br />
Third were the EAAA Doctors and Pilots Luke Morgan<br />
(pilot), Victor Inynag, Chris Sherriff, Adam Chesters.<br />
(all low single figure handicaps).<br />
Cheque presentation<br />
On the 9th August I represented Bill in the<br />
presentation of two cheques resulting from the<br />
club’s recent golf tournament – just over £4000 was<br />
made at the event, distributed between The Anglian<br />
Air Ambulance and SSAFA (the forces charity).<br />
Rotary team<br />
The Golf Day was a great success and 88 golfers<br />
playing for charity on a beautiful day, great golf<br />
course and some excellent golf. Twenty two team<br />
of four golfers supported the annual Charity Golf<br />
Day at the excellent <strong>Swaffham</strong> Golf Club for the two<br />
worthwhile charities. Both charities supported the<br />
event with SSAFA and EAAA having teams playing in<br />
the event, together with teams representing local<br />
and Norfolk businesses, other golf clubs, Rotary<br />
Clubs and a range of individual local teams. The<br />
High Sheriff of Norfolk James Bagge attended as a<br />
SSAFA Ambassador supporting his team of fellow<br />
ambassadors. The EAAA team was represented by<br />
two consultant medics and two helicopter pilots. The<br />
SSAFA Chairman for Norfolk Kevin Pellat and EAAA<br />
Pilot Luke Morgan both spoke to thank everyone for<br />
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EAAA team<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Captain’s team came Fourth (Ian Lake, Bob<br />
Woodwards, Keith Creed, Tom Grass).<br />
We now look forward to the Joint Race Night event<br />
with the Lions on the 9th September at the Assembly<br />
Rooms. Tickets are just £10 including a fish supper –<br />
and a cake!<br />
The club has an exciting medley of speakers lined<br />
up in the coming months. Subjects like Defensive<br />
Driving, an update by EACH, an Antique Talk and<br />
Quiz. Then the Visual Arts Festival in October. Details<br />
of this programme are in this issue of the <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
<strong>Newsletter</strong>.<br />
While this is all going on, we are planning to plant<br />
more purple crocuses in the town as part of our fight<br />
for the eradication of Polio in the world – purple<br />
because immunised children have purple dye put on<br />
their finger to show they have had the vaccine. There<br />
are now only three countries that have Polio: Nigeria,<br />
Afghanistan and Pakistan ie we are 99% there. Rotary<br />
International, The World Health Organisation and<br />
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have combined<br />
to achieve this objective which Rotary commenced in<br />
1989. When we eventually succeed the Old Iron Lung<br />
will truly be part of history.<br />
Malcolm Whittley, President Elect
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Team Changes At <strong>Swaffham</strong> Office<br />
As from 1st April one of our most experienced<br />
Chartered Legal Executives accepted an offer of<br />
Directorship within the firm. Diane Hewitt has been<br />
with the firm since May 2006, specialising particularly<br />
in the making of Wills and the administration of<br />
estates, as well as the making and registering of<br />
Lasting Powers of Attorney and the appointment of<br />
deputies through the Court of Protection. Diane is<br />
currently building a close knit team who are keen<br />
to serve the local community and build upon our<br />
already strong position in the local legal market.<br />
The newest addition to her team is James Macwhirter<br />
who qualified as a Solicitor in 1999 and joined us<br />
here at Ward Gethin Archer on the 17th July. James<br />
specialises in Private client work including Wills,<br />
Administration of Estates, Deputyship work etc. As<br />
James lives locally and has practiced in Norfolk for<br />
a number of years he knows the area and its people<br />
particularly well.<br />
Meanwhile, the Property team has undergone a<br />
transformation, with new staff joining some of our old team,<br />
all of whom are eager to meet the clients, new and old.<br />
The new Property team leader, Jill Wheeler, is a<br />
Chartered Legal Executive who has been working in<br />
the property arena in Norfolk for 11 years. She has<br />
a wealth of experience in dealing with all aspects<br />
of residential property work for both freehold and<br />
leasehold properties. Jill says ‘I am looking forward<br />
to providing the same high quality bespoke service<br />
in <strong>Swaffham</strong>, that I gave in Norwich. I believe that<br />
building a strong relationship with my clients is the<br />
key to a successful resolution of any conveyancing<br />
transaction’. Jill appreciates that buying or selling<br />
a property can be a very stressful time and where<br />
possible, with her calm approach and excellent<br />
negotiation skills, she will ensure a smooth and<br />
trouble free transaction for everyone.<br />
New to our <strong>Swaffham</strong> property team is Charlotte<br />
Merrett. Having shown great promise as a property<br />
legal secretary working at our Dereham office,<br />
Charlotte is now undergoing the CILEx qualification<br />
as a trainee to become a fully qualified chartered<br />
legal executive, under the expert guidance of Jill.<br />
Supporting this office are new and experienced<br />
secretaries ready, willing and able to meet all of our<br />
clients’ needs and requirements. The team are looking<br />
forward to building upon the current client base<br />
and welcoming all new clients Ward Gethin Archer<br />
has always had a very strong and well respected<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> branch, supported by the Company. The<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> team share the business’ commitment to<br />
client service excellence and are looking forward to<br />
helping the business grow, meeting the challenges<br />
that await them in the legal services market.<br />
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A year in the life of a<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Lion<br />
Come and see what the Lions<br />
Getup to throughout the year<br />
Join us on 14 th September 7pm for a free glass of wine<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms<br />
All welcome<br />
Community Hospital LofF<br />
It is still very quiet at the moment regarding<br />
the Hospital projects and our fundraising<br />
activities due mainly to it being the holiday<br />
period. However, The Street Collection is<br />
our next fundraiser on Saturday the 2nd<br />
September. I will be contacting our regular<br />
collectors shortly but if anyone has an hour to<br />
spare on that Saturday, and feel you would like<br />
to support us, we would be most grateful for<br />
your help. The collection starts at 9am from<br />
the office of Ward Gethin, Archer and the last<br />
collectors go out at 12 o’clock and finish at<br />
1pm. For more information you can contact<br />
Iris on 01760 721 430. Thank you.<br />
If you would like to know more about our work<br />
or perhaps you would like to join the League<br />
of Friends Committee, you would be more<br />
than welcome. We meet the 2nd Monday in<br />
the Month at The Hospital. you can contact us<br />
on the above telephone number or just come<br />
along to the hospital and report at the main<br />
reception desk and a member will come to<br />
greet you. For more information, as usual you<br />
can contact Colin Houghton (Chairman) on<br />
01760 336025 or Iris Reeve (Vice Chairman)<br />
01760 721430.
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Evening WI<br />
Despite the bad weather, July and August<br />
have been very positive for our WI.<br />
Our July meeting was brightened by Jane Clark from<br />
the old art room in <strong>Swaffham</strong>, who gave us an inspiring<br />
talk about her art and needlework skills. She also told<br />
us about her fantastic garden and her varied careers<br />
in the RAF, Teaching Geography and nursing. I’m sure<br />
her days have more than twenty four hours in them.<br />
August is our Birthday month and this year we<br />
celebrated 42 years. We met at our usual venue ,The<br />
Church Rooms , at 7pm . The tables looked lovely,<br />
decorated with flower arrangements and the buffet<br />
was super with lots of different ,sweet and savoury<br />
delights, all provided by members. When we had<br />
finished our supper we were entertained by “Three’s<br />
Company” a trio of lovely ladies who treated us to<br />
some amusing poetry and prose all on the subject of<br />
food. The evening ended with the Raffle being drawn<br />
and several lucky ladies went home with the beautiful<br />
table decorations which were donated as prizes.<br />
Next month we are being treated to a cookery<br />
demonstration so if you are interested come along<br />
as a visitor or join our friendly group. For details<br />
contact the secretary on 01760 722879.<br />
Sporle Afternoon WI<br />
“For the love of cows” an<br />
intriguing title and an inspiring<br />
talk. A tale of first love that has lasted a lifetime<br />
and shows no sign of waning. The object of that<br />
love – “Dexters” a beautiful small cow – cute<br />
to look at, tasty to eat, a good fertile mother<br />
and Helen’s all consuming passion. This<br />
has lead to all sorts of committees, farming<br />
shows, TV appearances, royal meetings and<br />
much more. Helen Reeve a young woman<br />
who fell in love at a very tender age and knew<br />
exactly what she wanted to do when she grew<br />
up. With the help and support of her parents<br />
she has built up a herd of these lovely cows<br />
and was able to hold her audience, make us<br />
laugh and almost make us cry, for an hour and<br />
all without a note in sight. A lovely afternoon<br />
with club members and nearby club members<br />
all joining in and enjoying what WI friendship<br />
offers. August we are off to the seaside and<br />
our September speaker’s title is Face Yoga –<br />
a must for all our “young” members. Third<br />
Tuesday of the month 2pm – 4pm.<br />
Helping You Into Work<br />
eMploY-ABILITY – is a programme which is<br />
part of the Building Better Opportunities set of<br />
programmes for people. It is funded by the Big<br />
Lottery and European Social Fund and aims to<br />
help people who are unemployed by providing<br />
them with one to one support.<br />
A keyworker for the project will meet with you to<br />
offer one to one guidance sessions with you. It may<br />
be that you need help to decide what you’d like to do<br />
in the future. We can provide information on local<br />
training and learning programmes to help you learn<br />
new skills and gain qualifications that can lead onto<br />
paid employment in the future. If there are things<br />
preventing you from feeling confident enough to<br />
move forward we can work with you to help remove<br />
these barriers. Part of the service also supporting<br />
you through any changes you’d like to make.<br />
Who can use the service (eligibility criteria):-<br />
• Anyone who is not in paid work/unemployed<br />
• Aged 18 to 65 years<br />
• An EU or British Citizen<br />
• Lives in the qualifying area<br />
To find out more and arrange an appointment call:-<br />
Anne Patterson on 01553 768155 / mobile<br />
07715215716 (Tues-Thurs) or email anne.<br />
patterson@westnorfolkcarers.org.uk<br />
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Beachamwell WI<br />
The August Meeting was an<br />
outing to Blicking Hall, following<br />
on from the excellent talk given by Kate Barns<br />
in July Meeting. It was a windy day but we<br />
managed to enjoy the gardens and, for some,<br />
a walk round the lake. Special thanks to Helen<br />
for organising a special tour of the house<br />
before the public were allowed in. The tour<br />
guide was excellent and pointed out portraits<br />
of some of the Blickling Belles that Kate<br />
talked about. Thanks to the Committee for<br />
organising transport. There will be an extra<br />
meeting on August 21st- an afternoon tea in<br />
the Old Rectory Gardens, Beachamwell. In<br />
September, it is our members’ meeting and<br />
this will be at Barton Bendish Village Hall.<br />
Visitors are always very welcome.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Counselling and Psychotherapy<br />
Barbara O'Hanlon is now working from her private<br />
practice in <strong>Swaffham</strong>. For more information or an<br />
initial consultation contact Barbara on:<br />
07516 917171<br />
Email barbarann688@gmail.com<br />
www.swaffhamtherapy.co.uk
<strong>Swaffham</strong> & District Lions<br />
We are pleased to announce that on<br />
13th October we will, once again,<br />
be opening the doors of the Lions’<br />
Den at 6:30pm. This event gives<br />
clubs, charities and organizations in <strong>Swaffham</strong> and its<br />
outlying districts the chance to apply for funding for<br />
a current project. Selected applicants will be invited<br />
to come to <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre and present<br />
their case to a panel of Lions Club members, who<br />
will assess the merits of the request and if successful<br />
decide on an amount the applicant will receive. At the<br />
end of the evening’s event successful applicants will<br />
be presented with a cheque by the Lion President and<br />
this will be recorded with photos by the local press.<br />
To receive an application form, which will provide you<br />
with all the details you need, please apply by email to<br />
swaffhamlions.den@gmail.com.<br />
Fourteen members of <strong>Swaffham</strong> Lions answered the<br />
call to help at the Wayland Show. With thousands of<br />
people attending, the Lions were kept busy manning<br />
the pre-booked and paying booths. With so many<br />
children attending the Lions supplied their Guardian<br />
Angel wristbands to ensure any lost children were<br />
quickly reunited with the parents, fortunately only<br />
one child went missing and was soon reunited with<br />
his parents. The Lions also manned the cattle gates,<br />
making sure the public were safe whilst livestock<br />
were moved.<br />
knowledge of the condition. The raffle was drawn at<br />
a fund raising Garden Party by Lion Simon Fowler,<br />
other Lions in attendance enjoyed the tombola,<br />
guess the number of biscuits in a jar as well as a glass<br />
of Pimm’s. Just over £2000 has been raised so far for<br />
the cause.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Lions continue to collect unwanted<br />
spectacles from the three <strong>Swaffham</strong> surgeries,<br />
the two opticians and the surgery at Litcham. So<br />
far <strong>Swaffham</strong> Lions have collected over 100,000<br />
unwanted pairs which are then sent to the Lions at<br />
Chichester, by Parcel Force free of charge, where they<br />
are sorted before being sent to France for grading.<br />
Chichester Lions are receiving used spectacles from<br />
Lions clubs throughout the UK, as well as from<br />
opticians and supermarket. Spectacles are delivered<br />
to them in boxes and bags of all shapes and sizes<br />
and are processed by their club members and<br />
other volunteers in their workshop. They use their<br />
considerable experience to select the items that are<br />
suitable for recycling and to sort them in preparation<br />
for onward transmission to Medico France in Le<br />
Havre. Medico France has the necessary equipment<br />
to clean and grade the spectacles ready for use in eye<br />
camps in Africa, India and Eastern Europe.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Lions have been supporting Sophie Burke<br />
over the past few months with a raffle and publicity.<br />
Sophie has a rare genetic condition called Ehlers<br />
Danlos Syndrome which is not supported by the<br />
NHS. The Lions are helping to raise funds for her<br />
to see a specialist in London who has an in depth<br />
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Every year Chichester Lions send over 300,000 pairs<br />
of spectacles to Medico France. Through Chichester,<br />
the UK Lions clubs provide more than 50% of the<br />
spectacles processed by Medico France - more than<br />
any other national group including France itself…<br />
with your help.
01760<br />
721 230<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Museum is now open<br />
for the 2017 season<br />
Open 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday.<br />
Saturdays 10am to 1pm<br />
Prices: adults £3. Concessions £2.Children 5<br />
and over £1. Family tickets available.<br />
The town enjoyed celebrating military victories with<br />
Assembly Balls and Feasts in the Market Place –<br />
sometimes setting out tables for 1000 people.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong>’s military and militia records go back<br />
at least to the 15th century when the town got<br />
embroiled in false boundary claims with Sir Thomas<br />
Tuddenham and it seems never to have stopped.<br />
Here are a few more random bits of information:<br />
The museum holds a rare almost full suit of pikeman’s<br />
armour dating from 1626 when King Charles ordered all<br />
towns to buy one. We know that townsmen wore it to<br />
go on muster exercises in Watton – irrespective of fit!<br />
Not yet on display - we also have a <strong>Swaffham</strong> cavalry<br />
helmet dating from 1798 when war between France<br />
and England was waging. It needs a bit of TLC!<br />
In 1643 Oliver Cromwell, whose grandmother lived<br />
in the area and has a tablet in the church, sent his<br />
soldiers to <strong>Swaffham</strong> to buy oats for 200 horses.<br />
Once here the soldiers terrorised the townspeople<br />
and were bribed to keep quiet with a payment of half<br />
a crown – 12½ p in new money.<br />
In 1816 the <strong>Swaffham</strong> Militia was sent to Downham<br />
Market to quell riots caused by agricultural workers<br />
in their quest for better pay and conditions.<br />
We have our own VC from the 19th Century. Admiral<br />
Arthur Knyvet Wilson who was born, lived and died<br />
in <strong>Swaffham</strong>. He was also influential in developing<br />
the engineering of torpedoes.<br />
In 1912 <strong>Swaffham</strong> hosted a huge military exercise.<br />
It poured with rain and the camp on Sporle Road<br />
flooded so badly they had to be billeted in the<br />
Assembly Rooms.<br />
All of this to announce that during 2018 we will<br />
be adding a Military Gallery to our collection. In<br />
2014 we held a World War 1 exhibition and had a<br />
great response from everyone. Since then we have<br />
continued to collect information on <strong>Swaffham</strong>’s<br />
soldiers and the town of that time.<br />
Last year we looked at the role Marham has played<br />
over the years and this year we have displayed some<br />
of the drawings done by Max Mueller at the Cockley<br />
Cley PoW Camp.<br />
What memories do we have of local events and incidents<br />
of World War 2 and later conflicts? Or the Americans at<br />
North Pickenham? Perhaps someone took part at the<br />
1950s marches against Thor missiles there?<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Museum, Town Hall, London Street,<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> PE37 7DQ<br />
Tel: 01760 721 230<br />
www.swaffhammuseum.co.uk<br />
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SWAFFHAM 2017<br />
VISUAL ARTS FESTIVAL<br />
Launch: Saturday 7 th 7 th October<br />
6:30pm (launch at at 7.15pm) )<br />
ART ART - a - play a play by by Yasmina Reza, Reza, trans. trans. Christopher Hampton<br />
Charity Gala Gala performance at at the the West West Acre Acre Theatre<br />
Drinks Drinks and and canapés; interval interval coffee/teas and and cakes cakes included included<br />
£25 £25 per per ticket ticket<br />
Wednesday 11 11 th th October<br />
7:00pm for for 7:30pm at at the the George Hotel, Hotel, <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
"Now "Now Look Look Here!" – 50 – 50 years years of of Visual Design<br />
Pearce Marchbank Royal Royal Designer for for Industry<br />
£6 £6 per per ticket ticket<br />
Wednesday 18 18 th th October<br />
12:30pm – – 3:00pm in in the the <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms<br />
Lunchtime demonstration of of Saori Saori (Japanese) Weaving<br />
£4 £4 per per ticket ticket<br />
Friday 20 20 th th October<br />
7:00pm for for 7:30pm at at The The Nicholas Hamond Academy, <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Film: Film: The The Accidental Tourist<br />
Geena Geena Davis, Davis, William Hurt, Hurt, Kathleen Turner Turner<br />
£4 £4 per per ticket ticket<br />
Annual Art Art Exhibition<br />
Preview 27 27 th th October 7:00pm for for 7:30pm; £6 £6 per per ticket ticket<br />
28 28 th & th & 29 29 th th October 10:00am to to 16:00; 16:00; £2 £2 per per ticket ticket<br />
The The <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms<br />
Tickets Tickets from from Ceres Ceres Bookshop, <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Organised by by<br />
the the Rotary Rotary Club Club of of <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Charity Charity No 1061027 No 1061027<br />
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All proceeds All proceeds to designated to designated charities charities
Quality Legal Services in <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Ward Gethin Archer offer a friendly and efficient<br />
service for all legal services from our long established<br />
offices in town<br />
Please contact:<br />
Jill Wheeler for Property Matters<br />
Diane Hewitt for Wills, Probate and Lasting Powers<br />
of Attorney<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> (01760) 721992<br />
We also specialise in: Personal Injury Claims,<br />
Company Commercial, Employment, Family<br />
Offices also in Chatteris, Dereham, Ely, Heacham, King’s Lynn and Watton<br />
01760 336029<br />
Traditional Values Local Service<br />
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TCT Plumbing and Electrical is a small local<br />
company based in <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
From replacing a wall socket to fitting a whole<br />
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Ashill Holme Hale Gardening Club<br />
Bob Coutts, retired Head Gardener at<br />
Somerleyton Hall, always brings a wealth of<br />
practical knowledge and advice to his talks. So<br />
his return July visit to speak about ‘Keeping<br />
the Garden Going’ was greatly appreciated. In<br />
addition to answering many questions from<br />
the audience of 71 members Bob had tips on<br />
a wide range of gardening topics from lawns,<br />
vegetables, fruit, pots and baskets to shrubs,<br />
roses and herbaceous borders. In fact, there<br />
was far too much information to reproduce<br />
here, but one or two are worth a mention.<br />
The best time to apply weedkiller to lawns is early in the<br />
year when the weeds are actively growing. Mow lawns<br />
regularly but not too short - ¾ to 1” for most lawns.<br />
Water pots and baskets regularly even if it has<br />
rained. Those in greenhouses or conservatories<br />
are best watered in the morning when you can feel<br />
whether they are in need. Feed every week (ignoring<br />
instructions on the pack) but if the soil/compost is<br />
very dry water then feed the next day.<br />
Cut off the old foliage on strawberry plants because<br />
new leaves provide for a better crop of fruit in the<br />
following year. Also, unless these are new plants in<br />
their first year, remove all runners.<br />
Lavender will always become woody eventually<br />
and it is advisable to take soft wood cuttings<br />
and replace old stock every few years. Cuttings<br />
from any plant should be watered only once<br />
until the roots appear and don’t leave them<br />
in direct sunlight. Cuttings from plants with<br />
hairy leaves, such as geraniums, should not be<br />
covered.<br />
Finally, if you intend to lift and divide herbaceous<br />
plants when they are dormant in the autumn or<br />
early spring, remember to label them with details of<br />
height and colour whilst they are flowering.<br />
We ran out of time for any more questions but<br />
fortunately that means we will have to invite Bob to<br />
return in the future.<br />
For members who joined our visit to Dale Farm<br />
on 19th July but may not have been at the July<br />
meeting you will be pleased to hear that the<br />
total raised for charity from our entrance fees<br />
and sale of plants etc was over £600.<br />
What’s on in the next 3 months:<br />
Thursday 28th September<br />
Tom West ‘An Introduction to Arboriculture’<br />
Thursday 26th October<br />
David Boulton ‘Garden Wildlife’<br />
Thursady 23rd November<br />
Barry Gayton ‘Weird and Wonderfuls of the Plant Kingdom’<br />
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Royal British Legion<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Branch Royal British Legion are saddened<br />
by the loss of Major George Harris, Branch Chairman<br />
and Poppy Appeal Organiser for a number of years.<br />
His loss will be keenly felt and he will be sorely missed.<br />
The Deputy Chairman Major Rod Goddard will be<br />
Acting Chairman until the AGM in November.<br />
The new Poppy Appeal Organiser is Anne Thorp<br />
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Age Concern <strong>Swaffham</strong> & District<br />
The ever – increasing demand for our Hospital Buddy Service clients means that would still<br />
like to recruit more drivers. For our Befriending Service and if you live in <strong>Swaffham</strong> and don’t<br />
have a car that’s OK as we will aim to organise local visits, which can also fit in with your own<br />
availability. Our office in the Campingland Community Centre is open on Mondays, Wednesdays<br />
and Fridays from 9 am to 4 pm from where an Information Pack can be obtained at any time<br />
during these opening hours. Apart from Pam on the office phone (07393 981 295), Barbara<br />
Lock, our Manager and our Buddy Coordinator, Clair Ensom can be contacted on 07412 775 574<br />
and 07393 981 290 respectively.<br />
Age Concern also has a regular entertainment event for our members on the last Tuesday<br />
each month, at 2 pm in the Assembly Rooms (in house), unless otherwise shown. Everyone<br />
is welcome, so just turn up. We also have a membership scheme which costs £5 per year so<br />
if you are interested in joining please contact our Membership Secretary, Vicky (see below).<br />
Upcoming events are:<br />
September 26th<br />
September 28th<br />
October 20th<br />
October 31st<br />
November 28th<br />
Summer Party (extra event – in house)<br />
Banham Zoo (outing)<br />
Fish & Chips Quiz (extra event – Conservative Club)<br />
Wiltshire Farm Foods (In house)<br />
Cllr Colin Houghton – “The future of <strong>Swaffham</strong>” (in house)<br />
Please contact John Clarke, Outings Organiser (see details below)<br />
regarding trips out. Chair, Diane Sanderson, 725715; Treasurer, James<br />
Dean, 720756; Trips Organiser, John Clarke, 720140; Membership<br />
Secretary, Vicky Slater, 627031.<br />
Age Concern <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
and District<br />
Recruitment Drop-In<br />
Friday 6 th October<br />
10.00am – 12.00 noon<br />
At <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community<br />
Centre<br />
Supporting National Cholesterol Month<br />
Befriending & Hospital Buddy<br />
Driver Opportunities<br />
Your helping hand will make a difference<br />
Supporting older people in the local community<br />
Contact Pam – email: swaffhamsss16@outlook.com<br />
Telephone: 07393 981295
SCALGA<br />
took on a new lease of life. The leaves perked up and<br />
the smell from the earth was delicious and the bonus<br />
was the water butts filled to the brim. Thereafter it<br />
seemed as if the rain didn’t know when to stop<br />
We have taken a larger space in this month’s magazine<br />
to be able to include some photos taken on the plots.<br />
You can see that apart from the luxury of being able to<br />
eat produce within hours of being taken from the soil<br />
we have wildlife at close quarters and a continuous fun<br />
school for children of all ages. In an age where some<br />
children think milk comes from cartons and eggs from<br />
the supermarket it is a privilege to be able to teach our<br />
youngsters respect for nature and a good understanding<br />
of how their food is grown. They can also run and play in<br />
a safe environment and come home exhausted. Much<br />
better than sitting in front of a TV.<br />
The tenants of our starter plots have really packed a<br />
huge amount of produce on to their smaller areas as<br />
well as composting etc. We have found that usually<br />
after the first season they are ready to take on a<br />
larger area and some are now running or taking on<br />
full sized allotments. We are really pleased that noone<br />
who has taken on a plot and actually cultivated it<br />
has given up. We can now say with some confidence<br />
that the concept of the starter plots has been more<br />
successful that we hoped for as it has given several<br />
people a first introduction into growing your own.<br />
Just when we were getting quite desperate with the<br />
heat and humidity the heavens opened and we had<br />
about a month’s rain overnight on two occasions.<br />
Luckily though the rain was tremendous we didn’t<br />
have as much damage to the crops as initially thought.<br />
With the weather being super dry the ground soaked<br />
the moisture up and the potatoes, peas and beans<br />
22<br />
The chickens however are a different matter. During<br />
the winter when they were in the poly tunnel the egg<br />
production was non-stop, now they are sitting tight<br />
to the nesting boxes and refusing to go outside AND<br />
not laying. It’s almost as if they are saying “it’s too<br />
hot I can’t be bothered” does climate change affect<br />
chickens I wonder? At time of writing this they are still<br />
“broody” and the egg production is still non existant.<br />
On the 5th August we held our summer BBQ.<br />
Of course it rained at the start of proceedings<br />
but later the sun appeared and we had a lovely<br />
afternoon’s get together. About 22 plot holders<br />
and friends attended and for dessert a wonderful<br />
array of home made cake was on offer.<br />
We look forward to a good crop of onions and they<br />
can be seen dug up and laid on the plots to dry out<br />
before storing. If you have more than you can use (or<br />
if you just love it) French onion soup is a must.<br />
Recipe: Gently fry about 8 medium sized chopped<br />
onions in 50g of butter using a large frying pan.Add a<br />
big tablespoon of soft brown sugar and stir until the<br />
onions are soft, light brown and slightly caramelized.<br />
Pour the onions into a large saucepan and add a glass<br />
or two of white wine and 1litre of stock preferably<br />
beef and let it all simmer for about 15-20 minutes.<br />
You can add some large croutons as they do in France<br />
but if you don’t enjoy great lumps of flaccid sponge<br />
floating in your soup just add some salt and pepper<br />
and sprinkle on some grated cheese. Enjoy.<br />
Onions have been used to treat gunshot wounds<br />
since the 16th Century. During the Civil War, General<br />
Grant refused to move his Union troops without<br />
supplies of onions. “The juice of onions anointed<br />
upon a bild or bald head in the sun, bringeth the<br />
haire again very speedily.” (John Gerard 1545 – 1612)<br />
Perhaps we should patent this method?<br />
Forward dates are as follows:-<br />
Afternoon tea with prize giving, 10th September 3pm<br />
in the Assembly Rooms.<br />
Halloween meeting, Saturday 28th October 6pm.<br />
If you are interested in taking a plot please call<br />
Graham or Jennifer Edwards on 07919888870 or<br />
07919888872.
Record Donations At <strong>Swaffham</strong> Fete<br />
Meadow House Nursing Home, located in <strong>Swaffham</strong>,<br />
Norfolk, hosted its successful summer fete this month<br />
and raised over £1,700 for the resident’s comfort fund;<br />
a record sum compared to previous years’ events.<br />
The home, which is rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC,<br />
were delighted to welcome friends, family and<br />
members of the local <strong>Swaffham</strong> community into<br />
its home to enjoy a traditional fete. The afternoon<br />
included a Tombola, cake stalls, a raffle, a delicious<br />
BBQ, traditional games, Bric-a-Brac stalls, a plant<br />
sale and live musical entertainment.<br />
Confirms Belinda Jones, activities coordinator at<br />
Meadow House Nursing Home: “In a little over<br />
two hours, we were able to raise over £1,700 for<br />
our resident’s comfort fund, which is just fantastic.<br />
The money raised will go towards outings, events,<br />
parties and treats - all the things that make life more<br />
enjoyable and which our residents truly deserve.<br />
We are so grateful to everyone who joined in and<br />
supported our fabulous event, as well as to the many<br />
volunteers who made everything come together.”<br />
Meadow House is located on Norwich Road,<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong>, PE37 8DD. For more information<br />
telephone 01760 725 146.<br />
Rainbow Community Choir<br />
Every year about this time don’t we start thinking<br />
about a new hobby or something to do in the winter?<br />
Have you thought about singing? Not in the bath or<br />
the car but with really nice people who like to sing as<br />
much as you do?<br />
Rainbow Community Choir invite you to come along<br />
on Tuesday 12 September at 7.30pm In <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Community Centre. This first session will be FREE and you<br />
can hear what we do as well as learn new songs with us.<br />
There are no auditions, all abilities will be welcome<br />
and there will be no music scores because we sing<br />
from the heart. We destress. We giggle a lot. We<br />
sing songs from all over the world. We sing because<br />
we love it. So how about giving it a go? There is<br />
ample free parking!!<br />
We also have lunch together once a month for<br />
people to get to know each other and have fun. So<br />
come along.<br />
We meet term time at 7.30 pm at <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Community Centre and we’d love you to join us. If<br />
you’re interested you should have a look at our<br />
website www.rainbowcommunitychoir.org.uk where<br />
we have recordings of some of our music or visit our<br />
Facebook page, you can also contact:<br />
Alan : 01760 724308 or Anthea : 01760 336313<br />
Campingland Talk: Merle Boddy Centre<br />
The September talk will be given by Georgie from<br />
the Merle Boddy day care centre on a subject very<br />
relevant to the world we live in today. The centre<br />
helps those living with mental health problems and<br />
dementia by offering care five days a week from<br />
9.30am to 2.30pm including lunch.<br />
Mental health and dementia, as we know, is of<br />
increasing concern now that we are all living<br />
longer. Not only do we need to help those living<br />
with a mental health condition or dementia<br />
but also those who care for them. The effect<br />
of mental or age problems tend to creep up on<br />
us, or our relatives, parents or friends and the<br />
realisation can be profound. Some get by with<br />
no problems but others can find a sudden and,<br />
sometimes rapid, decline in cognitive thinking.<br />
This can have a massive and, often , life changing<br />
effect on those who find they become carers<br />
looking after their relatives or friends.<br />
I’m sure this will be a most enlightening talk helping<br />
us to understand what living with mental health and<br />
dementia is like and to give some insight into ways<br />
we can help people suffering with these conditions<br />
in every day life.<br />
Our last talk by The Samaritans in July once again<br />
gave us a most interesting and thoughtful evening.<br />
Samaritans are not just for those contemplating<br />
suicide but take calls from people with a whole range<br />
of problems from quite minor, to us but not them, to<br />
major. Sometimes it just helps to talk.<br />
These evening subjects are designed to touch almost<br />
everyone, to some degree, during their lives and are<br />
well worth attending.<br />
Everyone is welcome, not just Campingland patients,<br />
to come and join us on Wednesday 6th of September<br />
at 7.15pm at the Campingland Surgery. Coffee and<br />
biscuits will be provide and a raffle if your feel your<br />
luck is in. It is a subject which may well relate to you<br />
to some degree during your lifetime.<br />
West Acre Fete<br />
Thank you to everyone who came along to the<br />
West Acre Village fete on 22nd July and made it<br />
such a great afternoon. The sun shone for most<br />
of the event and the late afternoon rain just<br />
created a lot of sociability in the marquees! A<br />
big thank you to all the volunteers who put so<br />
much time, effort, and goodwill into the day<br />
and also for the kind donations that make the<br />
day such a success. We raised £3364 towards<br />
the Village Hall and equipment for future<br />
events for the Village.<br />
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Jane Austen’s Mr Darcy &<br />
Miss Eliza Bennett with<br />
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& Musicians<br />
Every 2nd Wednesday of each month<br />
Wednesday, 13 th September<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms<br />
Market Place, PE37 7AB<br />
7.30 p.m. – 10.00 p.m.<br />
All welcome! - £3 entry - Casual dress & comfortable shoes<br />
- No previous experience or partner necessary<br />
Contact: Patti & Paul on 01953 889945 or<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong>PlayfordDancers@btinternet.com<br />
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No appointment needed... Come along and meet employers and training<br />
providers who have opportunities to help you into work.<br />
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Phoenix Singers<br />
On Thursday 10th August, four members of the<br />
Phoenix Singers were delighted to present a cheque<br />
for £500 to Georgie Bell who is the Day Services<br />
Manager of the Merle Boddy Centre, <strong>Swaffham</strong>.<br />
The money was raised at a Concert on 7th July and<br />
it was thanks to a large audience that this amount<br />
could be donated. Ian Clews, aka Senor Momento,<br />
was also there to see the cheque presentation as<br />
his appearance as a guest at the Concert added to a<br />
great evening’s entertainment.<br />
The Phoenix Singers will be performing again during<br />
December when Christmas music will be on the<br />
menu, so please come along and support them in<br />
their efforts to raise more money for local charities.<br />
L to R is Maggie Clews, Janet Lanchberry (who is also a volunteer at<br />
the Centre), Georgie, Marian Clements and Susie Quinn.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> WEA<br />
Two contrasting courses are on offer from the WEA<br />
in <strong>Swaffham</strong> this autumn. The history of transport<br />
and travel in East Anglia is the subject of Mary<br />
Fewster’s new series of lectures. Mary has gained a<br />
justified reputation with <strong>Swaffham</strong> WEA students as<br />
an excellent tutor with a particular interest in local<br />
history. Her course A Moving Story covers aspects of<br />
transport and travel by road, water and rail from the<br />
Middle Ages to the early 20th century in East Anglia.<br />
Art History in 100 Paintings offers an alternative subject<br />
of study. The course content is exactly what it says on<br />
the tin, fitting a 100 great paintings into a timeline of<br />
historical events and looking at the changing styles and<br />
the stories behind each work. Tutor Fiona Fitzgerald is<br />
new to <strong>Swaffham</strong> but has wide experience in teaching<br />
and giving talks as well as being a practising artist. She<br />
says: “This course aims to enable you to make sense of<br />
art works you might encounter in a gallery. Paintings<br />
make windows onto the world, and different times and<br />
places reveal themselves through art.”<br />
Both courses run for 7 weeks; the cost for each is £51.<br />
You are welcome to attend the first session as a ‘taster’<br />
for £7 with no obligation to continue. Fees may be<br />
waived for those in receipt of benefits. Courses are held<br />
at the Community Centre, Campingland, <strong>Swaffham</strong>.<br />
Information about courses is available online at www.<br />
wea.org.uk where you can also sign up to attend.<br />
However there is no requirement to book in advance:<br />
just come along and you will be very welcome.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Arts<br />
A summer break is always a welcome opportunity to<br />
relax, visit friends and relations, new places or old<br />
favourites, and enjoy music festivals of all flavours<br />
and outdoor theatre in unusual places, weather<br />
permitting! And then it is lovely to come home<br />
and get back to regular routines of school, social<br />
activities, classes of all sorts and town events.<br />
Our first <strong>Swaffham</strong> Arts event of the autumn will be<br />
Dancing Through the Ages by Norwich Historical Dance,<br />
who perform the old dances, from the earliest times to<br />
the present, in beautiful period costumes. At their last visit<br />
they finished the afternoon with a dance with poppies<br />
commemorating the First World War, which moved us all.<br />
We look forward to their return visit on Sunday<br />
September 24th at 3pm in <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly<br />
Rooms. Tickets are available from Ceres Bookshop<br />
(01760 722504), The Green Parrot (01760 724704),<br />
and on the door, priced at £9 for members and £12<br />
for non-members; children are free.<br />
If you like dance and music and historical restorations,<br />
then don’t miss this event. We hope to see you there!
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 />
the Breckland DC area particularly<br />
those living in or near <strong>Swaffham</strong>.<br />
The charity can provide assistance<br />
in cases of need for such things<br />
as books, tools, equipment,<br />
instruments, outfits and educational<br />
trips, including assistance for those<br />
leaving school, in preparation for<br />
taking up an apprenticeship or<br />
further education. The trustees meet<br />
twice a year in April and October.<br />
For further information<br />
contact the clerk by email:<br />
contact@hamondeducationalcharity.org.uk<br />
www.hamondeducationalcharity.org.uk<br />
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• Appointments to suit you<br />
• Cutting edge diagnostics<br />
• Full operating facilities<br />
• Emergency out of hours<br />
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• Nurse preventative<br />
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• Accessible parking<br />
Please contact us by<br />
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Merle Boddy Centre<br />
Perhaps not many people will know but there is a<br />
transplant games held every year, and this year it is<br />
with great pride that I am able to promote our very<br />
own Tricia Mandall. Not only did she take part but<br />
came away with 2 silver medals and a GOLD, this lady<br />
has such energy and one of the brightest smiles. I am<br />
very proud to have her as a volunteer and with my<br />
other volunteers they are great ambassadors of the<br />
Merle Boddy Centre.<br />
We take every advantage of sunny weather and sang<br />
in the sunshine in our garden, in the picture is Audrey<br />
and Dennis both sun seekers with good voices.<br />
I am very pleased to introduce you to my new staff<br />
members both called Jo so I am already confused.<br />
They both bring with them a great deal of expertise<br />
with assisting people living with dementia and mental<br />
health problems. The Merle Boddy Centre continues<br />
to give all that we can for the well being of all our<br />
clients, and of course to their carers, who do the most<br />
fantastic job when their loved ones are not with us.<br />
Everyone needs a rest and that is what we provide<br />
for the carers and a safe, friendly,environment for<br />
people living with dementia.<br />
Plowright Medical Centre<br />
You have still got time to come along to the medical<br />
practice for your flu jab, if you haven’t been already!!<br />
Our September Saturday clinics may now be full, but<br />
you still do have time to book for the clinic being held<br />
on Saturday 14 October. The clinic runs from 9.00am<br />
and ends at 12.30pm. In addition to your flu jab, you<br />
can also enjoy refreshments at the Saturday morning<br />
clinic!! If you are unable to come along on the Saturday,<br />
appointments are also being booked during the week.<br />
Last year several hundred people had their winter flu<br />
jabs at local chemists/supermarkets, this year why not<br />
support Plowright Medical Centre by having your flu<br />
jab at the surgery. Help increase resources for the GP<br />
surgery and the services which are available to you.<br />
In addition by coming to your own doctors surgery<br />
the Dr and nurses will check your medical records<br />
first before giving you the flu jab to ensure you do not<br />
have any potential complications, also a Dr is always<br />
at hand should they be needed.<br />
The Saturday morning flu clinic is at the <strong>Swaffham</strong> practice<br />
only, but weekday flu appointments are also being<br />
booked at the Necton practice too. Further information<br />
regarding winter flu jabs is available on the web site (www.<br />
plowrightmedicalcentre.co.uk) or at the practice.<br />
Would you like to become a ‘Friend of Plowright’ and<br />
join the Patient Participation Group?? All patients and<br />
staff of Plowright Medical Centre are eligible to join.<br />
We operate a virtual group where we communicate<br />
using e-mail and/or post. It costs nothing, but members<br />
have much to gain and/or contribute to the Practice.<br />
The membership shouldn’t be too onerous, but it is<br />
intended to help the on-going communication between<br />
the Practice and its Patients. The practice welcomes the<br />
views, ideas and comments from the members, as these<br />
are invaluable in helping us to improve the services<br />
offered to our patients. If you would like to join, please<br />
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subject. We look forward to hearing from you.<br />
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<strong>Swaffham</strong> & Litcham Home Hospice<br />
We continue to receive so much support from you the<br />
members of the public each and every month ensuring<br />
those that give their time to the Charity can continue<br />
with their much valued expertise to the patients.<br />
Importantly the majority are unpaid volunteers and it<br />
is to them that we must praise for their commitment to<br />
our cause. The office staff we must never forget, they<br />
are the backbone of the Charity, the experts who have<br />
the necessary qualifications to guide the volunteers. So<br />
your support is so vital and may we ask you to continue<br />
to attend the functions us and those of you who assist by<br />
arranging events in addition to those which appear on<br />
our calendar, thank you.<br />
The Charity attended the Ashill Fete last month as a profile<br />
raising event, but donations of £35.55 were raised. Then<br />
the following week we attended the Narborough Funday<br />
raising a further £103.40. Thank you for your support and<br />
to those volunteers who gave their effort and time for<br />
both of the events.<br />
One of our supporters, Beryl Perkins decided to carry<br />
out a sponsored Glider Flight at Banbury, Oxfordshire on<br />
12th July and she raised a fantastic £235 for the Home<br />
Hospice, a huge thank you to Beryl. The photo shows<br />
Beryl alongside the glider after her flight.<br />
It has been decided once again to stage one of our<br />
favourite events, that being the Concert of Choirs. We are<br />
continually being asked by you as to whether we would,<br />
and we are 7th October 7pm for a 7.30 start. The King’s<br />
Lynn Male Voice Choir and the Marham Bluebirds Choir<br />
will once again be entertaining to what is expected to be<br />
a full house. Tickets at £10.00 are available from Ceres<br />
Bookshop and the Office. I suggest if you are interested<br />
then be advised to purchase as soon as possible as we are<br />
limited to numbers in the Assembly Rooms, <strong>Swaffham</strong>.<br />
If you require further information on any subject<br />
concerning the work we do then please contact the<br />
Office or why not visit our website :<br />
www.swaffhamandlitchamhomehospice.co.uk<br />
David Gulliver<br />
Icenima<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Community<br />
Centre<br />
2pm<br />
Wednesday<br />
20th<br />
September<br />
£4<br />
Patisserie<br />
Iceni<br />
open<br />
before<br />
&<br />
afterwards<br />
Our next high profile event is the Race Night – 9th<br />
September at 7.30pm at the <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms.<br />
This is being organised by the <strong>Swaffham</strong> & District Lions<br />
and the <strong>Swaffham</strong> Rotary Club with our organisation<br />
being one of the beneficiaries from profits made on<br />
the evening. Tickets are £10.00 each to include a Fish<br />
and Chip Supper and are likely to sell quickly, they are<br />
available from Dennis Tallon on 01760 721550.<br />
We promised you further information regarding Peter<br />
Harris’s Sponsored Walk from <strong>Swaffham</strong> to Great<br />
Yarmouth. Peter will commence his mammoth trek on<br />
23rd September taking in the Peddars Way to Holme<br />
next the Sea and then onto the Norfolk Coastal path,<br />
raising funds for ourselves and <strong>Swaffham</strong> Rugby Club.<br />
Donations can be made online to virginmoneygiving.<br />
com/giving/make-a-donation then typing “Peter Harris”<br />
as your friend. Alternatively contact our office at 17-19<br />
Brocks Road, <strong>Swaffham</strong> tele: 01760 722937.<br />
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Library Films<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Library Friends is to hold its second film<br />
evening on Friday the 8th September at 6.30pm in<br />
the town's library.<br />
As previously, the film comes from the extensive<br />
catalogue the East Anglian Film Archive and this<br />
time is entitled "Agriculture and Farming". Tickets<br />
can be purchased direct from the library at £2.50<br />
in advance or £3.00 on the door. However, space<br />
is limited so don't leave it too late. The last film was<br />
well attended and all spaces taken. There will be<br />
refreshments included.<br />
Monies raised will be used to enhance library<br />
services. The Friends Group was started earlier<br />
this year to assist with the running of the library by<br />
finding ways of publicising the vibrancy of one the<br />
town's best assets and to raise additional funds<br />
solely for the above purpose. Please look out for<br />
further events in the near future.
Book Launch<br />
Celebrating Literature. Saturday 9th September 2pm<br />
onwards at Barton Bendish Village Hall (PE33 9GF.<br />
Announcing the book launch of ‘The Life and Hard<br />
Times of Mary Caney’ by Jill Mason, an historical novel<br />
set in Barton Bendish. Other local authors will be<br />
present promoting their work, along with Clare Dunne<br />
from Ceres Bookshop in <strong>Swaffham</strong>. Included are poetry<br />
readings and a guide of Barton Bendish in Mary Caney’s<br />
day. Admission is £1, refreshments available. All profits<br />
on the day to the Village Hall.Details from: jill.events@<br />
btinternet.com Tel 01366 347928<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Branch<br />
01760<br />
725801<br />
http://www.family-action.org.uk<br />
building better families<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 website to see our menus:<br />
www.thepeddarsinn.com<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 />
Friday 11th April - 8.30pm - Live Music<br />
What’s On In September<br />
‘Vicky’ singing Friday 60’s 15th September: to the current day<br />
Friday Quiz Night 18th - Teams April up - to 7.30pm 6 - Booking - Quiz essential Night !<br />
Friday 22nd September:<br />
Raising funds Live for Music The with Benjamin Gemma B Foundation<br />
Friday 25th April Friday - 7.30pm 29th September: - Disco & Barbecue<br />
Macmillan Coffee Morning - 11am - 1pm<br />
60’s, Motown, Soul<br />
Wood Burners & Multi Fuel Stoves<br />
Professional HETAS Registered Installers<br />
Chimney Liners & Fireplace Re-construction<br />
Tel: 01760 788 407<br />
info@stovesman.co.uk<br />
www.stovesman.co.uk
<strong>Swaffham</strong> History Group<br />
“Walking on Water” is the intriguing title of the<br />
latest booklet to be produced by the Group, but it is<br />
completely true despite <strong>Swaffham</strong> having no natural<br />
running water. For very many years the town had to<br />
rely on communal wells and ‘pits’ (ponds) for all its<br />
needs and it was well into the 20th century that the<br />
problems were gradually overcome.<br />
This well illustrated booklet will be on sale shortly<br />
in the Museum shop, at a price of £4.00p - not too<br />
early to think about Christmas!<br />
Hopefully this will soon be joined by yet another title<br />
detailing the history of postal services in <strong>Swaffham</strong>,<br />
which can be traced back to the late 1600s.<br />
We are extremely grateful for all the readers of the<br />
<strong>Newsletter</strong> who have supplied so many interesting facts<br />
(and photographs) which have helped us considerably.<br />
Our next meeting is on September 11th, from<br />
2pm/4pm in the museum’s education suite. New<br />
members are always welcome.<br />
Recreating the Rec<br />
During the past few months there have been exciting<br />
developments at the Haspalls Road Recreation<br />
Ground, <strong>Swaffham</strong>: a new Skate Park and a Multi<br />
Use Games Area have been built.<br />
These great new outdoor facilities, provide the<br />
opportunity to learn new skills, have fun and exercise.<br />
The official launch event will be on Thursday 14th<br />
September between 15.30 and 18.30 hours. We<br />
invite you to join us at this celebration of these new<br />
facilities in <strong>Swaffham</strong>.<br />
Local young people, sports groups, and visitors, will be<br />
demonstrating their skills to showcase the new and<br />
existing facilities. Everyone is welcome to come and watch<br />
the demonstrations and hopefully try out the facilities.<br />
Refreshments will be on sale: burgers, hot dogs and<br />
ice cream. Do come and join our celebration.<br />
Jill Skinner, Town Mayor<br />
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FoSM (Friends of <strong>Swaffham</strong> Museum)<br />
We support the Museum financially. Our Membership<br />
Scheme is a one off Life Membership payment of<br />
just £10 for an individual and £15 for a family. This<br />
gives you free access to all the museum galleries for<br />
life. For more information please contact our Hon<br />
Chairman Stuart Clapton: stuartclapton@aol.com.<br />
The 100 Club - Run by the Friends - open to ALL<br />
A yearly subscription of £20 could win a prize of £40, £20<br />
or £10 each month with special extra prize of £100 in<br />
May and November. For more information contact Stan<br />
Roberts Tel: 07825885254 or stanroberts4@icloud.com<br />
Prize winners July<br />
£40 No.45 / £20 No.13 / £10 No.51<br />
Friends Outings and Events<br />
Sheringham 40’s Weekend<br />
Sunday September 17. Cost Friends £10.00, Guests<br />
£12.00 To book call, Christine on 01760 724825<br />
Quiz and Fish & Chip Supper - Friday October 20<br />
Contact Stuart 01760 722903<br />
Wanted – Volunteers for ‘behind the scenes’ work<br />
at <strong>Swaffham</strong> Museum. For more information please<br />
contact Steve Gregory on 01760 721230 or 755596.<br />
Hospital Buddy News<br />
A Big Thank You to the Rainbow Community Choir!<br />
I would like to express our enormous thanks to<br />
the wonderful Rainbow Community Choir for their<br />
generous donation of £72, raised at their recent<br />
Friends and Family Evening. The funds will be used<br />
to purchase dedicated mobile phones for our evergrowing<br />
Hospital Buddy Service.<br />
Barbara Lock<br />
Project Manager - <strong>Swaffham</strong> Support Services<br />
Annual General Meeting Notice<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> & District Mental Health Association AGM<br />
to be held on 28th September 2017 at 7.00 pm at<br />
the Merle Boddy Centre, Station Yard, <strong>Swaffham</strong>.<br />
Everyone is welcome.<br />
Iceni Rural Writers<br />
From September the women’s writing group, established<br />
in <strong>Swaffham</strong> Library in 2016, will be holding their<br />
meetings in <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre from noon –<br />
2pm on the first Friday of every month. The group has<br />
explored writing both prose and poetry. This month’s<br />
piece published below is an example of memory writing.<br />
If you would like to find out more contact Leah<br />
Spencer 01366 328536
Several more volunteer opportunities are coming onstream.<br />
Please go the Town Council website / community pages<br />
Or email the swaffhamvolunteerhub@gmail.com for a copy of the newest newsletter<br />
Or Pick up a copy at the Community Centre or the Museum Reception<br />
Volunteers are needed at the Library on the Pightle, Family Action based at The<br />
Community Centre on Campingland and a brand new venture is currently being<br />
launched by West Norfolk Carers<br />
Family Action is looking for volunteers to help with a start up<br />
Carpet Bowling Group for beginners at the Community Centre<br />
and to support the weekly Wellbeing Group – primarily a social<br />
group with different activities or speakers and run in partnership<br />
with West Norfolk Carers. Many of those who attend also have<br />
physical disabilities or mental health problems or are carers<br />
attending with the person they care for.<br />
This initiative is being piloted in <strong>Swaffham</strong>’s three surgeries and<br />
calls for volunteers to help and support those who care for loved<br />
ones at home. Unpaid family carers often continue to care without<br />
realising the effects that it is having on their own mental and<br />
physical health as well as that of the cared for. Two types of<br />
volunteers are requested – to support the carer in his or her home<br />
or to provide information about available support services. This<br />
would be in one of the three surgeries in <strong>Swaffham</strong> on a drop-in<br />
rota system.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Library is seeking volunteers to support and<br />
develop ideas for library activities, plan and hold fund<br />
raising activities to fund special projects/events and<br />
promote the library.<br />
Watch this space for volunteer opportunities<br />
at the Christmas Lights Switch-On!<br />
It’ll be here before you know it!<br />
From the Mayor’s Parlour<br />
Dear All,<br />
Our Mediterranean summer certainly hasn’t got<br />
going yet but in the meantime the apples are<br />
doing well and the gardens look very green.<br />
Around the town our flowers look a picture<br />
thanks to our outside staff, sends such good<br />
vibes to our summer visitors. I was at an event<br />
and someone said ”we love coming to <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
it’s such a pretty town”, I was pleased people see<br />
us like this.<br />
As well as lots of meetings I spent a very nice<br />
day at Thetford Heritage Day. They are very much<br />
hoping that we will take a turn at this, Norfolk’s<br />
history is second to none and <strong>Swaffham</strong> should<br />
make the most of it.<br />
A suggestion has been made that we mark our<br />
famous people engraving into the pavements,<br />
sponsorship of course. Our latest famous<br />
person is a female cricketer, forgive me for not<br />
remembering her name!<br />
There’s still plenty of room for people to “dip<br />
in” and “dip out “of the Neighbourhood Plan<br />
meetings. There are 5 groups to choose from so<br />
don’t be afraid to contact the Town Hall to find<br />
out which one interests you. I think it’s important<br />
for us to be enthusiastic about our town as it<br />
seems to me the only way we can get things done.<br />
It’s great to see so many people enjoying the<br />
recreation ground, young and old congregate<br />
whether it be on the exercise machines the skate<br />
park or just enjoying the open space.<br />
Thanks for setting this lovely park in motion must<br />
go to all the councillors especially Sheila Lister,<br />
and to Jane Atkins who have made this happen.<br />
The official opening of the skate park is on<br />
September 14th 3.30pm – 6.30pm<br />
In the meantime, enjoy the rest of the summer.<br />
Cllr Jill Skinner, Mayor of <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Highways<br />
Highway problems should be reported to Norfolk<br />
County Council: Tel. 0344 800 8020. Give the<br />
location of the problem and a telephone number<br />
where further information can be obtained.<br />
Faulty street lights can be reported at the Town Hall<br />
during office hours or by telephoning Norfolk County<br />
Council 0344 800 8020. Reports should give a precise<br />
location of the light and the number on the column.<br />
Alternatively visit www.norfolk.gov.uk and search:<br />
for Street Lights/Pot Holes.<br />
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In Touch With Your Town<br />
The section ‘In Touch with your<br />
Town’ is usually put together by<br />
the Town Clerk Richard Bishop<br />
or occasionally by the Deputy<br />
Town Clerk Claire Smith. It deals<br />
with some of the most topical items<br />
of the day and the odd item where the Council want<br />
to share information with the Town.<br />
Muga And Skatepark<br />
(re-arranged launch date Thursday 14th September<br />
3.30pm-6.30pm)<br />
Finally, all the work has been completed on site at<br />
the MUGA (Multi-Use-Games-Area), so we can give<br />
you a date for your diary of Thursday 14th September<br />
from 3.30pm-6.30pm for the launch event. There<br />
will be lots of demonstrations, games, freebies,<br />
refreshments and fun to be had, as we celebrate<br />
the fact that these two fantastic facilities of the<br />
MUGA and our concrete Skatepark, are now up and<br />
running at the Haspall’s Road Rec. It has been a long<br />
wait and they have cost a lot of money (£155,000),<br />
the majority (approx. 80%) of which has come from<br />
outside the town in the form of grants.<br />
The work doesn’t stop here though, as behind the<br />
scenes prices are being obtained for CCTV and other<br />
crime prevention measures are being looked at. It<br />
was one of the issues raised by our young people,<br />
who want to feel safe using the new facilities. We<br />
also have two public seats, two litter bins and a<br />
notice board still to put up close to the MUGA, which<br />
time allows.<br />
The Town Council (and their community partners)<br />
are very proud of the new facilities. We will advertise<br />
the launch event locally via posters, in the local press<br />
and on social media. Full details are not confirmed<br />
at the time of writing, but it will be an event worth<br />
going to, so please note Thursday 14th Sept in your<br />
diary…<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Neighbourhood Plan<br />
If you haven’t yet completed the Neighbourhood Plan<br />
Survey, September is your last chance to ‘Have Your Say’<br />
The <strong>Swaffham</strong> Neighbourhood Plan groups want to<br />
hear your views and so have created a survey.<br />
The survey is live on www.swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
You can:<br />
Visit the council website - look for the<br />
Neighbourhood Plan Survey page to access the<br />
online version<br />
or<br />
Complete a paper copy – available around town<br />
– Town Hall, Community Centre, Museum, Library,<br />
Green Britain Centre etc<br />
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The survey should take no more than 10/15 minutes<br />
to complete. Closing date is 30th September 2017.<br />
All responses are completely confidential.<br />
Ducks – Please don’t feed them…<br />
The Town Council received a deputation from<br />
residents in Couhe Close recently at their<br />
monthly meeting. As the level of ‘Duck Poo’<br />
reaches unacceptable levels on pavements and<br />
public areas, the excessive number of ducks<br />
appears to be increasing day by day. So, the<br />
first plea is from the Town Council on behalf of<br />
these residents, please don’t feed the ducks,<br />
as this is making the problem worse.<br />
It is not fair that resident’s lives are being<br />
made a misery by those people who choose to<br />
feed the ducks. The Town Council are seeking<br />
a contractor to remove some of the Ducks<br />
to re-locate them elsewhere. The contractor<br />
used last year has quadrupled their price, so<br />
an alternative is currently being sought. The<br />
increase is significant enough to make a 0.5%<br />
increase in Council tax, had the Council chosen<br />
to go ahead, a decision has been made to deal<br />
with the problem within the current budget<br />
that was agreed back in January of this year.<br />
No doubt, some residents will see the plea not<br />
to feed the Ducks as amusing and unnecessary.<br />
On the last occasion, the Town Council made<br />
front page headlines of a national Sunday<br />
newspaper, as they advised not to feed Ducks<br />
in the Town Centre. We had a ‘Save <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Ducks’ page pop up on social media, as some<br />
people treated the whole thing as a joke. This<br />
is not an isolated problem anymore, as many<br />
estates are now suffering just as those in<br />
Couhe Close. The problem is, this is an issue<br />
that falls between the Councils at Breckland<br />
and County, and at Town Council level too!<br />
It isn’t something that anyone is actually<br />
responsible for, but the Town Council are at<br />
least trying to do something to help the plight<br />
of the affected residents, you can help too, by<br />
not feeding the ducks…<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Town Guide 2017-2018<br />
By now you should have your new Town Guide,<br />
as this was delivered to every business and<br />
residential address within the PE37 7 and PE38<br />
8 postcodes towards the end of July or early<br />
August. Copies are also available from the Town<br />
Council Offices, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Museum and to view<br />
online at www.swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk
Names for new Estates / Roads<br />
A repeat from last month, as zero suggestions<br />
flooded in… A few years back the Town Council put<br />
forward a number of possible road names, as time is<br />
short when a development reaches the point where<br />
a postal code is required etc. Many of the names put<br />
forward were those finally adopted for the Redland<br />
Park development, some were using a Norfolk<br />
dialect. Breckland Council have recently given further<br />
guidelines in this regard and have re-affirmed their<br />
wish for Parish and Town Council to keep their list up<br />
to date and with a healthy number of names ready<br />
for the point where they are needed to be used.<br />
The Council will be doing this in the coming months<br />
and have requested that members of the public put<br />
forward any names for consideration. This is likely to<br />
be dealt with by the Open Spaces Committee and/or<br />
the Town Council, and could be an on-going process,<br />
as we have the developments to consider in Norwich<br />
Road, New Sporle Road and Brandon Road. Please<br />
write to the Council at the Town Hall with your<br />
suggestions – thank you.<br />
Parish Partnership Scheme<br />
The Town Council are still looking for ideas for<br />
traffic improvement projects for the year 2018-19,<br />
with a deadline of 11th December 2017 for fully<br />
costed schemes to be put forward. In order to get<br />
the schemes costed The Town Council would like all<br />
the ideas to be put forward by 13th September, as<br />
it takes time to get the costings fully prepared. The<br />
general idea of the Parish Partnership Scheme is that<br />
the Town Council agree to match 50% of the cost<br />
with a potential grant from Norfolk County Council.<br />
Unfortunately, there are no guarantees of success,<br />
a decision is usually made in the spring when all<br />
applicants are notified whether they have been<br />
successful or not. If members of the public wish to<br />
put forward any schemes, this needs to be done for<br />
consideration at the Council’s meeting in September<br />
at the latest, to allow sufficient time to cost out the<br />
projected cost of the improvement project.<br />
Town Council Dates<br />
Wednesday 13th - Full Town Council meeting<br />
6.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m.<br />
Monday 18th – Relief in Need meeting<br />
6.30 p.m. – 7.15 p.m.<br />
Wednesday 20th – Open Spaces meeting<br />
6.30 p.m. – 8.30 p.m.<br />
Tuesday 26th – Planning Committee<br />
12 noon<br />
All at Council Chamber, Town Hall<br />
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The Town Council<br />
Mayor – Cllr Jill Skinner 01760 336 121<br />
Deputy Mayor – Cllr Colin Houghton 01760 336 025<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 Paul Darby<br />
07880 568 628<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 Ed Colman<br />
01362 697 397 / email ed.colman.cllr@norfolk.gov.uk<br />
Officers<br />
Richard Bishop – Town Clerk<br />
townclerk@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
Twitter - @<strong>Swaffham</strong>Clerk<br />
Claire Smith - Deputy Town Clerk<br />
deputyclerk@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
Hannah Duggan – Office Administrator<br />
administrator@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Town Council<br />
Tel: 01760 722922<br />
www.swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
Town Hall Opening Times<br />
Monday 9.30am-1pm and 1.30pm-4pm<br />
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday : 9:30am-1pm<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 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. <strong>Swaffham</strong>) 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 <strong>Swaffham</strong> Town Hall<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 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 & 1:30pm<br />
- 4pm every Monday. 9:30am – 1pm every Tuesday,<br />
Thursday & Friday. Council Tax & benefit enquires.
Mind, Body & Spirit<br />
Craniosacral Therapy<br />
Well I hope you are all finding something to enjoy<br />
the September air. It’s not always easy to find a<br />
subject to talk about and certainly I can’t see how<br />
a decent daily newspaper keeps up with all the<br />
deadlines! Anyway, I was pondering over what<br />
might be an interesting piece to put in the next<br />
edition and at the same time I could hear the rain<br />
lashing down on a wet but still morning. It was as<br />
if my guardian angel plucked it out of the sky. I was<br />
hoping it would stop raining because that morning<br />
I’d arranged two different meetings and one was a<br />
walk around a lake and a nice quiet relaxing period<br />
would, I felt help the concentration and then the<br />
subject popped out. Lots of healing and stillness,<br />
Craniosacral Therapy, that’s the subject I’ll put in<br />
the next edition. So here you have it!<br />
Craniosacral therapy was developed from cranial<br />
osteopathy pioneered by Dr William Sutherland<br />
in the early 1900’s. He discovered intrinsic<br />
movements of the bones in the head and different<br />
rhythms in the body. He found that these<br />
movements were inextricably linked to mental<br />
and emotional health.<br />
Apparently, our bodies cope daily with physical<br />
and emotional stresses which can cause the<br />
body tissues to contract. We rarely realise how<br />
tight we are inside as we do not take time to<br />
relax and allow the tissues a chance to release by<br />
themselves. Craniosacral therapy helps to relax<br />
your overstimulated nervous system and promote<br />
rest and relaxation which in turn enhances your<br />
body’s natural ability to heal.<br />
Usually you will lie down on a couch on your back<br />
in familiar comfortable lose fitting clothing and<br />
during the treatment the therapist applies very<br />
gentle pressure to specific points along your spine<br />
and around your head and face. It is extremely<br />
gentle and very relaxing and hence the stillness<br />
that inspired this piece.<br />
Craniosacral Therapy is a complementary therapy<br />
and does not replace our first port of call, the GP,<br />
but like many of the complementary treatments,<br />
if you get a benefit from it, then it was worth it<br />
to you.<br />
So, what can be the likely benefits of Craniosacral<br />
therapy. Well this therapy might help you to<br />
release pent up emotions and let go of frustrations<br />
and anxieties. Craniosacral therapy receivers have<br />
been known to comment on improvements in<br />
conditions such as depression, anxiety and pain<br />
as well as many others. I personally received this<br />
therapy in Australia from a good friend of mine<br />
34<br />
and it certainly made a difference to my day.<br />
Incidentally, I had not planned or felt I needed<br />
the treatment, it just came about as a swap with<br />
another practitioner and by golly, what a swap it<br />
turned out to be.<br />
Therefore, if any of my friends or readers are<br />
interested to understand more about this<br />
special therapy, we do have a lovely lady, Jane<br />
Nunn who comes along to some of the events<br />
we run in <strong>Swaffham</strong> and elsewhere and I’m sure<br />
she will be able to help. In the meantime, enjoy<br />
your wonderful September.<br />
Steve Hudson – Spiritual Flow Events<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Spiritual Awareness Group<br />
Meets in the Community Centre,<br />
Beech Close, Campingland, <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
at 6.30pm.<br />
3rd September Dave Summerton Lowestoft<br />
17th September Tara Mason Norwich<br />
We offer healing from 5.15pm prior to our Sunday services<br />
Our trained healers can help with various types of pain and tension from<br />
stress. This service is free although donations are gratefully received<br />
Clairvoyance Evening 22nd September 7:30pm until 10pm
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