Swaffham Newsletter

October 2017
SWAFFHAM
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Contents
4 Upcoming Events / Regular Events
6 School Speak
7 Lionesses
8 Church News
11 Green Britain Centre / Lunch Club
12 Rotary
14 Jazz Club / Community Hospital LofF
15 Women’s Institute
16 Swaffham & District Lions
17 Museum Matters
19 Wissey U3A / Swaffham Arts
23 Ashill & Holme Hale Gardening Club
24 Swaffham Volunteer Hub
25 Age Concern
26 SCALGA
27 Rainbow Choir / Health & Well Being
29 Iceni Rural Writers
31 Merle Boddy / Iceni Dressmakers
32 Swaffham & Litcham Home Hospice
34 History Group / FofSM
35 Mayor’s Parlour
36 Swaffham Town Council
38 Mind, Body & Spirit
Youthie Plus
Open to all young people in
Yr.6, Yr.7 & Yr.8
Members - FREE
Non-Members - £1.00
You are cordially
invited to
an afternoon
of Christmas
companionship at the
Swaffham Assembly
Rooms on Christmas
Day, noon until 4pm.
Traditional
Christmas meal
and entertainment
afterwards, no charge.
All are welcome,
no strings attached.
Ring 01760 722 800 to
book your place.
For more information contact:
Sally Palmer
Youth and Community Officer
Iceni Partnership
M: 07772 852284
O: 01760 722800
E: sally@iceni.info

Upcoming Events
Swaffham Twinning Association
On Friday. 29th September we will be holding a Cheese and Wine evening (non
alcoholic Pimms also available ) from 7.30 - 10pm in the Regency Room at the
Assembly Rooms £10 pp. To book a place please ring Stan Sole on 01760 724413
Apple Fest & Green Britain Centre
Live music, stalls and food. 30th September - 1st October. 01760 726 100
Nicholas Hamond Academy Open Mornings
6th, 13th and 20th October. 01760 721 480
A Concert Of Choirs
In aid of SLHH. Saturday 7th October, 7:30pm. £10. 01760 722937
Recalling Houghton
St Mary’s Church, Houghton on the Hill. 7-8th October 10am until 4pm.
www.houghtonstmarys.co.uk
Swaffham Jazz Club
Tuesdays, 7.30 at Swaffham Conservative Social Club, 23 London Rd. 10th
October: “Bays River Jazz Group”. 14th November: six piece jazz band “Swing
that Thing”. £6 on the door Norman: 01760722384 Geoff: 01366 328730
Health And Well Being Show
Swaffham Assembly Rooms on Wednesday 11th October from 10am to 2pm
Swaffham Playford Dancers & Musicians
Jane Austen-style Dance to live music. Monthly (2nd Wed.) 7.30 - 10pm. Swaffham
Assembly Rooms. £3. This month only, we are holding a special session to celebrate our
1st anniversary on Wednesday, 11th October in Swaffham Community Centre from
7.30 to 10.30 p.m. wearing smart/casual dress. Please bring a plate of food to share!
Swaffham Arts present Tale Dolce Musica
October 15th 3pm. £12 / £9 members. Swaffham Assembly Rooms. 01760 722 504
Icenima presents ‘White Mischief’ (15)
A raunchy tale of 1940’s post colonial Kenya. 2pm, Wednesday 18th October.
£4 Swaffham Community Centre. 01760 722 800
Massingham Film Club
Gt Massingham Village Hall at 7 o’clock for 7.30, £4. Thursday 19th October “Their
Finest” (12A). A British film crew attempts to boost morale during World War II
Age Cocern Fish & Chips Quiz
Conservative Club October 20th
Barton Bendish Trafalgar Night Supper
Saturday 21st October. Barton Bendish Village Hall, Church Road PE33 9GF. 7 for
7.30 pm. 2 course “Themed Menu”, plus Tea/Coffee & Mints, plus a Tot of Rum
for Nelson’s Toast. (Vegetarian option) Followed by Entertainment. Tickets £14.
Welcome to bring own drinks. Please wear Red, White or Blue. All Proceeds to St.
Andrew’s Church. Enqs and booking to 01366 347849 or 347563
The Levens Choir
The Levens Choir, Cumbria’s Choir of the Year 2017, presents a concert of sacred music,
including Monteverdi, Barber and Dvorak at St Peter & St Paul Church, Swaffham on
Fri 27th Oct at 7pm. Tickets £10 available from 7 Oct at Ceres Bookshop
Rotary Swaffham Visual Arts Festival 2017
Friday 27th October to Sunday 29th October at the Assembly Rooms, Swaffham
Pop-Up-Pub & Cafe
Johnsons Playing Field - North Pickenham. Friday 27th October Noon - Midnight.
7.30pm Dits Fish & Chips. Saturday 28th October Noon - Midnight. Sunday
29th October Noon - Midnight.
West Acre Bonfire & Halloween Night
Saturday 28th October. Gates open 6pm for a bonfire, fancy dress competition
(7pm) & firework display (7.30pm). There will be a BBQ, soup, bar and raffle and
all proceeds go towards our the village hall fund and future events for the village.
Halloween At Plowright Place
Tuesday 31st October. Free for all ages. 4pm to 7pm. Traditional fun. 07585 706970
Nar Valley Ornithological Society (NarVOS)
Tuesday 31st October 2017, 7.30pm at the Barn Theatre, Sacred Heart Convent
School. Jim Scott ‘Montagu’s Harriers & Snettisham’ £2 non members. For
more information about this meeting or NarVOS call Ian Black on 01760 724092
Westacre Theatre
On stage from the Westacre Theatre Company: ART by Yasmina Reza on Fri
6, Sat 7, Fri 13, and Sat 14 Oct at 7:30pm £16 (£12 for under 21s). Presented
in partnership with Swaffham Rotary Visual Arts Festival. Optional prebooked
Suppers on both Fridays at 6pm £18.
On Screen Live from the RSC at Stratford-upon-Avon: CORIOLANUS by
William Shakespeare on Wed 11 Oct at 7pm £15
Wednesday Flicks; all films start at 2pm with optional pre-booked lunches
from 12:30pm: FENCES (2016) [12] directed by and starring Denzel
Washington on Wed 4 Oct. THEIR FINEST (2017) [12A] starring Gemma
Arterton and Bill Nighy on Wed 18 Oct. CHURCHILL (2017) [PG] starring
Brian Cox on Wed 1 Nov.
New theatrical thriller on tour: ANGLIAN MIST on Fri 3 Nov at 7:30pm £16.
Optional pre-booked Supper at 6pm £18
Exciting Art Exhibition in the Foyer Gallery: THEN AND NOW by Davida
MacDonald. See how the artist’s textile-linked art is her response to key
global issues.
WESTACRE THEATRE www.westacretheatre.com 01760 755800
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Regular Meetings & Events
MONDAY
1st Swaffham Scouts 7-9 at Cockley Cley, Iceni Village, Scout Hut.
For ages 10 1/2 -14. New recruits welcome. Boys or girls. Contact Paul
07711761364. Paul@1stswaffhamscouts.org.uk
Art Class at The Old Art Room 93 Market Place. Techniques,
Tips, Inspiration in a modern equipped Art Studio. 10am until 12.15 £10
Tel.01760 337181 je.clark176@btinternet.com
Central Norfolk Dog Training Club Upstairs in Church Rooms,
Campingland. 4 classes available, from puppies to intermediate.Tel: Chris 07745 892417
Citizens Advice Swaffham Community Centre, 10am until 12:30pm
Kickboxing Club Juniors 5+ 5pm – 6pm, Inters 6-7pm, Adults 7pm –
8.30pm Plowright Place. Call Trevor on 07585707196
Monday evenings of Mosaic Making at Henchmans
Ash Close, Swaffham 6.30-8.30pm £8-make your own project or I can set one
for you! https://www.facebook.com/mosaicpaintedmemories 07810 895480
The Phoenix Singers rehearse each week in the Methodist Church Hall
at 7:30pm. New members welcome. Contact Marion 01760 724 473
Playdayz – Parent/toddler group Sacred Heart School 9.30-
11.30am term time only. £1 per session/per family (includes a snack)
Contact: Tor Howman 07854 736 920
Rotary Club of Swaffham Meets at The George Hotel - 1st Monday of
the month, 12:45 for 1pm, other Mondays 7 for 7:30pm. Tel Claire Dunne 722504
Seniors Keep Fit 6.15pm at Stanley’s, Lynn Road Tel Gemma on 07702
197994/07425 607667
Swaffham 1894 Squadron Air Training Corps 7.00 - 9.30pm.
TA Centre, Sporle Road, Swaffham. Ages 13 to 18 years. Tel: 01760724617
Swaffham History Group 2nd Monday, 2 – 4pm, Swaffham Museum.
New members always welcome – no charge. Tel 01760 724470
Swaffham Lions Meet on the 2nd Monday of the month at Swaffham
Assembly Rooms,7:30pm. All welcome. Contact Peter Young 01760 724120
Swaffham Players every Monday and Wednesday, 7:30pm Baptist
Church, Swaffham. If you are interested in joining a fabulous team please
come along but call Marcie on 07867943102 to ensure we are in rehearsal
Junior Snooker & Billiards 4-7pm @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy,
West Acre 01760 755337 for details and to book, 9 -16 years
TOSH community drama group meets 7.30pm Monday & Wednesday at
Stanley’s, Lynn Street. All ages welcome. More details Fiona 07768211087
Youthie 5:30 – 7pm, Swaffham Community Centre. For ages 8 to 11.
Free entry. Contact sally@iceni.info 07772 852284 / 01760 722800
TUESDAY
1st Swaffham Beavers 1st Swaffham Beavers 5 - 6.15 at Cockley
Cley Iceni Village Scout Hut. For boys and girls ages 6 - 8 . New recruits
welcome. Contact Paul 07711761364 Paul@1stswaffhamscouts.org.uk
1st Swaffham Cubs 1st Swaffham Cubs 6.30-8pm at Cockley Cley,
Iceni Village, Scout Hut. For ages 8-10 1/2. New recruits welcome. Boys
or Girls. Contact Hayley 07516095019. Akela@1stswaffhamscouts.org.uk
Swaffham Army Cadets TA Centre, Sporle Rd 7.30-9.30pm. Ages 12 – 18.
www.norfolkacf.org 2907pea@armymail.mod.uk 07899 189 973 The
Art Studio Modern Art Evening Classes By Peter Henry PGCE, BA.
Tuesdays 7-9pm Church Rooms, Campingland. Refreshments. Adults/all
abilitiesEmail: salsum06@aol.com/01760 720540
Swaffham Bridge Club The Church Rooms,Church of Our Lady of Pity
31, Station Street. Swaffham PE37 7HP 6.30pm for 6.45pm. Sue 01328 701545
Swaffham Carpet Bowls Community Centre. 2 hours from 2pm for £2.
Tea & biscuits inc. 01760 627 038
Child Health Clinic at Swaffham Children Centre. 01760 721101 1st Tuesday
monthly 1.15 - 2.45pm run by local Health Visiting Team
Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Coffee Morning, third Tuesday
at 10:15am. Methodist Hall, London Street. Tel: David Moore 01760 723740
CAMEO Coffee 10am-noon. ‘Come And Meet Each Other’. Free tea, coffee
& hot chocolate in a relaxed cafe style setting. Discovery Hour: 10am - 11am.
Looking at and discussing a small bible passage. Oasis Centre 01760 723 175
Crafts, Textiles and Dressmaking at The Old Art Room
93 Market Place. Techniques, Tips, Inspiration in a modern equipped Art
&Textile Studio. 10am until 12.15 and 12.30 until 2.45 £9 Tel.01760 337181
Jump, Jive & Swing Swaffham Community Centre, 7.45pm. Classes
8pm until 9.45pm with social dancing until 10.30pm. www.jumpjiveswing.com
Little Treasures and Breastfeeding Support 1.15 - 2.45pm Drop in
for parents and babies aged 0-1year at Swaffham Children Centre. 01760 721101
Mamma Munay (Mother Love) - antenatal classes on alternate Tuesday
afternoons at The Green Parrot. …all welcome at all stages of your pregnancy.
Booking essential on 01760 724704 or Anne 07469243052

Pickenhams’ WI 2nd Tuesday 2pm St Andrew’s Church (not August)
PROBUS Club of Swaffham Meet second Tues of the month for lunch at the
George Hotel, 12.30 for 1pm. Rod Goddard 01760 722 834 rodgoddard@hotmail.com
Rainbow Community Choir 7.30-9.30pm. Swaffham Community
Centre. Interested in joining us? 01760 336 313 rainbowcommunitychoir.org.uk
The Royal Elizabethan Lodge Meets alternate Tuesdays, 8pm in the
Conservative Club. Tel: W Rogers 01760 720632 or S Trattle 01760 721760
The Royal Naval Association 8pm on the 4th Tuesday Swaffham
Conservative Club. Telephone Jill Bowers on 01362 691820
Swaffham Rugby Football Club Tuesday Seniors Training 7:30 - 9
Seniors Keep Fit 3pm See Monday’s Senior’s Keep Fit
Stitch, Mardle and Mend A group of keen crafters covering Patchwork,
Knitting, Crochet, Cross Stitch etc 7-9pm, £1. Tel Adrienne 01760 336268
Slimming World Conservative Club, 10am. Swaffham Asssembly
Rooms 7pm. Clare Hughes 07535237618
Sporle WI 3rd Tuesday, 1.45pm ready for our speaker at 2pm. For any further
information please ring Celia on 01362 687316
Swaffham St John Ambulance Cadets 7.15pm until 8.45pm,10 to
17 year olds. Natalie Rudd on 07771620634/natalie.rudd@btinternet.com
Table Top Skirmish @Henchmans 1st & 3rd/month 7-11pm
Taekwondo 6:30 - 7:30pm Swaffham Community Centre 01760336044
Tai Chi beginners welcome 1.15pm Narborough 01760723102
Swaffham Wellbeing Group Are you feeling low, or recovering from ill
health? Just want to meet other people? Make new friends at Community Centre,
every Tuesday 10.30 – 1.00. Contact Family Action. Tel: 01760 725801
Swaffham Market (Morning) WI Second Tuesday of every Month, 10.30am
Assembly Rooms. Ladies over 18 welcome. Deb Forrest 01760725669 quilter856@gmail.com
West Acre Carpet Bowls Club West Acre Village Hall, 2 - 4pm. £2 per
session. Equipment and refreshments provided – all welcome. Tel: Belinda
01760 755184 or Betty 01760 755235 Email: belindabush@hotmail.com
Women’s Section Royal British Legion At Valentine Barker Court,
2nd Tues at 2.30pm. Tel: Frances 01760 724445 or Iris 01760 721430
Weight Watchers 5:30 Swaffham Community Centre
Yoga Gt Dunham Village Hall, 10 -11:30am, £6.50 Tel: 01603 478456
Yoga Necton Community Centre £7 2-3:30 Tuesdays Jayne 07544974342
Yoga 10.30-12.00 Green Britain Centre, Swaffham. £7 per class. Contact
Jayne on: 07544974342 or email: greenwillowyoga@outlook.com
Zumba With Becks Swaffham Assembly Rooms 7-8pm bectuff@hotmail.co.uk £5
WEDNESDAY
1st Swaffham Rainbows Term time only, 17:00-18:00 Swaffham
Infant School. Girls aged 5 to 7 yrs. Tracey Clements 07770236689
2nd Swaffham Brownies Term time only, 18:00-19:30. Meeting at
Swaffham First School. Girls aged 7 to 10 yrs invited to join. Contact Clare
Smith 07917468057 or Chrissie Brown 07970104771.
Swaffham 1894 Squadron Air Training Corps 7:00-9:30pm.
TA Centre, Sporle Road, Swaffham. Ages 12 (yr8) to 18 years. Tel: 01760724617
Alzheimer`s Society Dementia Café first Wednesday every month
from 10am-12noon. Swaffham Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Swaffham.
Support, information and social activity.Refreshments provided. 01603 763556
Swaffham Art Group Community Centre, 2nd & 4th Weds 2:15 - 4pm
Annual fee £24. Tel: Shirley Tubby 01760 724468 or Pam Buxton 01760 788268
Arts Lounge beginners/refreshers art classes Wednesday,
Thursday & Friday 10-1pm or 1.30-4.30pm, £25 per session Call 01760 723624
Bingo First Wednesday of every month, Holme Hale Pavilion. Eyes
down 7:30pm. Cash prizes. Tel: June Hewing 01760 441327
Bingo Swaffham Conservative Club 7:00 – 9:00pm (eyes down for
7:30). Non-members 30p entry.
Swaffham Camera Club 1st and 3rd Weds of every month, 7 for 7:30pm
at Lydney House, Norwich Road. All abilities welcome! Steve Ward 01366 328567
Creative Textile Certificate 10 Week Course at The Old Art Room, 93
Market Place Swaffham. Tel Jane 01760 337181
Our café runs in the town hall on the first Wednesday of
each month from 10-12am.
Dementia Café Free cafe offering support, information for those living with
dementia and their families/carers. Free refreshments. Assembly Rooms. 01603 763 556
D&D @ Henchmans 13-18 yrs 4-6pm 1st&3rd/month. League 7-11pm
2nd&4th/month. Other RPGs 1st&3rd/month 7-11pm
Swaffham Evening WI Church Rooms, Campingland. 1st Wed 7.30pm
Telephone Fiona Walker on 01760 722879.
Healing Rooms The Oasis Centre, Cley Road 11am - 12noon. Book a
session to experience the healing power of Jesus. Tel: 01760 723175
Oasis Wednesday Worship: 10am - 11am. Worship and prayer
Stitch, Mardle and Mend A group of keen crafters covering
Patchwork, Knitting, Crochet etc. From 10am at Market Cross Inn, Swaffham.
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Swaffham Playford Dancers & Musicians Jane Austen-style Dance. Monthly
(2nd Wed.) 7.30 - 10pm. Swaffham Assembly Rooms. £3. All welcome - no previous
experience or partner necessary. Casual clothes and comfortable shoes advised.
Contact Patti & Paul on swaffhamplayforddancers@btinternet.com or 01953 889945
Studio Sessions at The Old Art Room Studio and Inspiration in a
modern equipped studio 93 Market Place. 10am-1pm £6.50. 01760 337181
St. John Ambulance - Swaffham (Adults) Every Wednesday
7.30pm - 9.30pm First Aid training 18 years upwards. 07900927233
Swaffham & Watton Club for the Visually Impaired Swaffham
Community Centre 4th Wed (except August) 1.30-3.30pm £3. 01603 629558
Tai Chi beginners class 10am Swaffham Community Centre 01760723102
Whist Drive Bradenham Village Hall, 7:30pm. All welcome. 01760 440038. £3
Youth Café 7:30 – 8:30pm, Swaffham Community Centre. For ages 13 – 18.
THURSDAY
Beachamwell WI 1st Thursday 7.30pm. New members or visitors always
welcome. Contact Maggie 01366 327023 or Helen 01366 328589
Board Games @Henchmans Weekly. Catan League 1st/month
Swaffham Bridge Club See Tues for details. 6.30pm for 6.45pm start
except for the first Thursday in the month 2pm to 6pm
Swaffham Chapter 3 Book Group 10.30am on first Thursday of the
month. Contact Kate Gordon 01760 723 034
Crafts, Textiles and Dressmaking at The Old Art Room
93 Market Place. Techniques, Tips, Inspiration in a modern equipped Art
&Textile Studio. 10am until 12.15 and 12.30 until 2.45 £9 Tel.01760 337181
Happidojo Marham Judo Club Sandringham Centre, Marham, PE33 9NP
3-4yrs 5.20-6 Fun & Games,5-7yrs:6-7pm, 8-16yrs:7-8pm. Adv. Juniors, Seniors 17+ :
8-9.30pm FIRST LESSON FREE. Then 3-4yrs £2, 5-12yrs- £3. 13-16yrs -£1.00. 17+ - £3.50.
Colin McCallum. 07905278857 or www.happidojomarhamjudoclub.btckco.uk
Holme Hale Carpet Bowls Every Thursday 7-9pm, Holme Hale
Community Hall. No experience or equipment needed. £2
Iceni Stitchers Ladies group meeting on 3rd Thursday of the month at
Swaffham Community Centre, 1.30 - 4.30pm. Kate Davies 01760 622254
Kickboxing Club Juniors 5+ 5pm – 6pm, Inters 6-7pm, Adults 7pm –
8.30pm Plowright Place. Call Trevor on 07585707196
Free Lipreading Classes for people with an acquired hearing loss.
Thursday’s at 10 am to noon in the Catholic Church Rooms, 31 Station
Road, Swaffham. Contact Hayley at lipreadingwithhayley@gmail.com
Phoenix Writers welcome new and experienced writers to their
monthly sessions on a Thursday afternoon in Swaffham. We are a
friendly group who enjoy writing works of fiction, articles and poetry. For
further details please email Jan at Dandelionmoon@btinternet.com
RAF Marham Food and Craft Market 1st Thursday 12am to 5 pm.
Sandringham Centre Upper Marham PE33 9NP (Behind Spar) 07766 078123
Royal British Legion, Swaffham & District Branch 8pm, 3rd
Thursday Swaffham Conservative Club .Tel: Cllr. Anne Thorp – 01760 722611
Swaffham Lioness Club First Thurs of every month, 7.30pm in Our
Lady of Pity Catholic Church rooms, Station St., Swaffham. Enjoy friendship
whilst serving the community. All ladies welcome. Tel: 01760 723377
Pilates 3 – 4pm, Swaffham Community Centre. Call Di Graham – 01328
851970 – before your first session.
Swaffham Rugby Football Club Seniors 17+ training 7:30-9, social after
Salsa 7-9pm Swaffham Assembly Rooms. 07912366661
Swaffham Sparklers Swaffham branch of the Red Hat Society meets 2nd
Thurs of the month, 7 pm, The George Hotel,: Jill Neale 01760 723466
U3A The Wissey U3A 1st Thursday of the month at Holme Hale Pavilion,
09.45 - 12 noon. Annual Memb. £10. Contact 01760 721247 for more details
Weight Watchers 10:30 Swaffham Community Centre
Young Explorers 1.30 - 3pm at Swaffham Children Centre. 01760 721101
Youthie Plus 5:30 – 7pm, Swaffham Community Centre. For ages 11 – 14.
Free entry. Contact sally@iceni.info 07772 852284 / 01760 722800
West Acre Carpet Bowls Club See Tuesday listing
Zumba With Kristina, 12– 1pm, Swaffham Community Centre, £4
FRIDAY
2nd Swaffham Guides Term time only, 18:00-20:00. Church Rooms,
Campingland. Girls aged 10-16yrs invited to join. Contact 07769294414
Acoholics Anonymous Every Friday at 1pm in Parish Rooms at St
Dominic’s RC Church,Howdale Rd, Downham Market
Adult Ballet For Beginners 6:15pm See Monday’s Senior’s Keep Fit
Age Concern-Swaffham Support Services at Community Centre
Volunteer recruitment 10.30am - 12.00 noon 1st Friday of the month
Adult Tap 7:15pm See Monday’s Senior’s Keep Fit
Arts Lounge Drawing/sketching classes 10-1pm and 1.30-4.30pm. 723 624
Art, Printing and Paper Craft Session at The Old Art Room
93 Market Place. Techniques, Tips, Inspiration and printing presses in a modern
equipped Art &Textile Studio. 10am until 12.30 £10 Tel.01760 337181

Bingo at Narborough Community Centre Doors 6.30pm,
eyes-down 7.45pm Contact Mrs Hennessy 01760 337540
Swaffham Bellringers Practice
St. Peter & St. Paul Church, 7:30pm on the Friday preceding the 2nd Sunday of
the month. Beginners welcome. Tel: 01760 724944/lindaringer0447@gmail.com
Swaffham Carpet Bowls Community Centre. 2 hours from 6.30 for
£3. Tea & biscuits inc. Call Alan on 01760 723 910
Coffee Morning At Ashill Community Centre
2nd Friday every month, 10am until noon. 01760 441 651
Country Music Last Friday of each month at the communal lounge
at Valentine Barker Court, 7.30 to 22.30. Families and friends, free raffle &
donations for Wish Upon a Star children’s cancer charity. 0370 192 4797
Games Evening & Social 2nd Friday/month Swaffham Baptists
Church Hall - 7:30. All welcome
Swaffham’s Green Gym Friday 8.30am Recreation Ground, Haspalls Rd
Iceni Lunch Club Swaffham Community Centre, £6.00 for two
courses and tea/coffee every Friday 12.30pm. 01760 722 800
Indoor Market Swaffham Assembly Rooms 9am-2pm, free entry.
Refreshments, various stalls… bookings contact Haydn 07957 862 239
Judo Sacred Heart School 6-7:30pm £2.50 5 years+ Tel. 07920440235
Oasis Messy Church 6pm every 3rd Friday Fun event for all ages.
£1. www.facebook.com/oasiscentreswaffham
Rise and shine Baby & Toddler Group: 10am - 12noon. Large play
area. £1.50 per adult/chld. 50p any extra persons. Incl drink & a biscuit
Senior Snooker (60 years +) @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy, West
Acre £4 per session Facebook - Norfolk Snooker Academy 01760 755337
Sporle Art Group meets every Friday at 1pm-3pm. in the community hall. No
tuition given, bring your own materials. Free intro then £2 per week. 01760 724615
Swaffham Senior Section Term time only. 19:30- 21:00. For young women
aged 14 to 25yrs. Contact Tracey Clements 07770236689 or Chrissie Brown 07970105771
Tai Chi for Health 10am Advanced Class. Swaffham Community Centre.
Tel: 01760 723102 or barbara.smith58@yahoo.co.uk
Swaffham Veterans Snooker Group (60+) 2-5pm at West Acre
Village Hall, PE32 1TQ. £3 per player. Call Phillip on 01760 755337
Yoga 10.30 - 12 Green Britain Centre, Swaffham. £7 per class. Contact Jayne
on: 07544974342 or email: greenwillowyoga@outlook.com to book a place.
SATURDAY
Art Class for over 12s ...and accompanied Children who want to use
the sewing machine. The Old Art Room 93 Market Place. 2nd Saturday of
the month.10 until 1pm £10 Tel.01760 337181
Arts Lounge Silver Workshops 9:30-3:30 October 22nd & December
10th. All equipment, silver and refreshments inc 01760 723 624
Swaffham Bingo Club Community Centre last Sat in month, 7pm for
7:30pm start. £2.50 annual membership, 50p for visitors. Paul Darby 07880 568628
Board Games Group For Adults At Swaffham Library
Saturdays 10-11am. The board games include Draughts, Scrabble and Dominoes. The
group provides people with the chance to meet others in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere
Children’s Art Club 1st Saturday of the Month. 10am until 12.15
£10 All Equipment, Snack and Drink provided Tel. 01760 337181
Henchmans Magic League 10-1pm. Family Board Games 1st&3rd/
month 12-4pm inc Learn To Play. Paint Miniatures 2nd&4th/month 12-4pm
Pentney Country Music Club www.pentneycowlsclub.co.uk
weekly 01760 337 392 karenpentneycountryclub12@yahoo.co.uk
Pilates Class 9-10.15am All Saints Centre, Church Lane, Boughton.
Beginners welcome. £8 per session. 07515834729
Pokemon; Yu-Gi-Oh! Magic: The Gathering for beginners alternate
Sat. www.henchmans.com. Children welcome. 10.30am – 2pm
Swaffham Market Traditional market, now 800 years old! Every
Saturday 6am until 3pm. Swaffham Market Place. Details 01760 722 922
Swaffham Rugby Football Club SwaffhamRUFC@outlook.com
West Norfolk Crafters & Needleworkers Stitchers, crafters and
knitters who meet at Leziate Village Hall on the 2nd Sat. 01760 720767
SUNDAY
Kuk Sool Won Narborough Com. Centre 5.30 - 6.30pm. 07541261713
Pentney Indoor Bowls Club bowls coaching for beginners and
improvers Sundays 10am - 12noon. G Freezer 01760 722262
Star Wars @ Henchmans 12-4pm www.henchmans.com
Swaffham Rugby Football Club Minis 10:30-12. Games see Saturday
Snooker @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy West Acre
3 hours play £9. Facebook - Norfolk Snooker Academy 01760-755337
Spiritual Awareness Group Most Sundays 5:15pm to 6:30pm for
Healing and 6:30pm to 8:30pm Service at Swaffham Community Centre
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Sacred Heart School
Walsingham - The term began well with our usual trip
for Years 3 – 11 to Walsingham. Both pupils and staff
appreciate this calm and spiritual beginning to our year.
It was great to go to Walsingham. I loved lighting the
candles, having lunch with my mates and having a huge
Mass. This made me feel part of a supportive community.
Tom Cory Year 9
When I was at Walsingham today, I liked the
atmosphere of the place, how quiet and beautiful it
was and it made me feel peaceful and happy.
Leanna Dorling Year 9
Swaffham Junior Academy
Swaffham Junior Academy is bidding to bag a massive
cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative.
Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to launch its
community funding scheme, which sees grants of
£4,000, £2,000 and £1,000 – raised from carrier
bag sales in Tesco stores - being awarded to local
community projects.
Three groups in every Tesco region have been
shortlisted to receive the cash award and shoppers
are being invited to head along to Tesco stores to vote
for who they think should take away the top grant.
Swaffham Junior Academy is one of the groups on
the shortlist. The school run a Nurture group to
develop pupils’ social and emotional skills and to
build resilience. Using funding from Tesco, they will
refurbish the physical environment the group uses.
The project will involve the children in the design
and improvement of both the indoor and outdoor
spaces. “We’re so thrilled that our project has been
supported by Tesco. This will enable us to create a
truly special environment for our children.”
Voting is open in all Tesco stores throughout
September and October. Customers will cast their
vote using a token given to them at the check-out in
store each time they shop.
Tesco’s Bags of Help project has already delivered
over £33 million to more than 6,400 projects up and
down the UK.

The Nicholas Hamond Academy
A fresh new look awaited students and staff alike as the
new term began at the Academy. A team of painters
worked throughout the summer giving the inside of
the building a facelift. A striking blue wall in the foyer
adorned with our motto ‘Determined to be the best that
we can be’ now greets everyone who enters. Corridors
have been repainted in vibrant college colours of green,
red, blue and purple denoting each area.
Lionesses - Pride Of Swaffham
The Lioness Club has had a busy and fun time since the
middle of August, with many different activities going on.
We are running three Open Mornings on Friday 6th, 13th
and 20th October when prospective parents/carers can visit
and see how we operate on a ‘normal’ day. We welcome
those who are considering joining us in September 2018
and any others who may wish to see what we can offer.
On the welfare front we helped with the
refreshments at the Blood donor session in the
Assembly Rooms, and we paid a visit to the Crown
Rest Home at Little Dunham for their open day.
Here we enjoyed Afternoon Tea and entertainment
with our Honorary Lioness Rosemary Skea who
is a resident there now, after 25 years of service
as a Lioness in Swaffham. At the beginning of
September several Lionesses were happy to
help out with the Community Hospital League of
Friends street collection in the town.
Students in Falcons’ College were presented with the
yearly Challenge Cup at the celebration assembly on
the last day of the summer term. Merlins finished
second, followed by Hawks & Kestrels. Competitions
and events were held throughout the year and points
were given for events such as planning and delivering
a carnival with the theme of ‘saving the environment’,
total number of students earning the title of ‘legends
of learning’, rewards tokens, high attendance and
various other events throughout the year.
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On the fund-raising side of things we have had two
events. The first was at the Vehicle Rally on the
Recreation Ground on Bank Holiday weekend, where
we helped to marshal the car parking. It was a lovely
day, and we ran a successful Charity Tombola and
Bric-a-brac stall on the field.
Our second fund-raiser was our Coffee Morning at
the Methodist church room, which is always well
supported by its regulars.
Our social outing was an evening visit to West Acre
Theatre to see a production of “Be My Baby”, a play
by Amanda Barrington which we all thoroughly
enjoyed. Some of us went to the Lions’ Race Night in
the Assembly Rooms to enjoy a flutter on the horses
and a fish and Chip supper.
We attended a Lions Clubs Zone Meeting which
this time was held in Swaffham at the Community
Centre, and three of us are involved in the planning
of our 2018 Lioness Conference which will be held in
Huntingdon again next year.

Our Lady Of Pity, Swaffham
Dear Friends,
Harvest time has come round once again, and
Churches are holding their Harvest Festival
services. When I was growing up, it was often
referred to as Harvest Thanksgiving, and that’s
the theme I want us to think about now.
Some years ago, in a school Harvest Festival
service, the younger children gave a very
thought provoking item, tracing the journey of
an orange. They all stood in a line, and the first
one, who was holding the orange, turned to the
person next to them (dressed as a mother) and
said “thank you for my orange,” as they passed
the orange to her. She replied “don’t thank me,
thank the shopkeeper who sold it to me” and
passed the orange to the person next to them,
dressed as a shopkeeper. As the orange passed
down the line it was given to a delivery driver, a
warehouse worker, an airline pilot, right back to
the person who grew it, who thanked the sun for
the warmth which made it grow, and finally to
God who created everything. Stop reading this
for a minute, and think of all the people who
have been involved in bringing our food to us –
some things may not have been grown very far
away, but so many things come by boat or plane.
Sometimes it does us good just to think about,
and appreciate, all those who have worked to
bring our food to us.
In some of our coastal areas they celebrate the
harvest of the sea – and that brings in another group
of people, as we reflect on all those who risk their
lives day by day to catch the fish we enjoy.
Growing up in mid Cornwall, there was always a
piece of china clay on the harvest table, because
many of the people there worked in the China
Clay industry. When we start thinking about the
harvest that comes from the ground it opens up a
completely different group of people to whom we
owe a debt of gratitude.
When we start to think of all those who provide
and transport our food, and the things which
keep us warm and provide us with shelter and
the things we use every day, there are so many
people involved – and so many people we need
to thank.
So as you enjoy your next meal, take a moment
to give thanks for all those unseen and unsung
people who have worked to bring our food (and
everything else) to us. Then, like the children
in that school Harvest Festival, thank God for
all that he has given to us.
God bless, Eleanor
St Peter & St Paul’s Swaffham
October Services
Sunday 1st 8.00am Holy Communion.
9.30am Harvest Festival
6.00pm Evensong
Wednesday 4th 10.00am Holy Communion
Sunday 8th 8.00am Holy Communion
9.30am Sung Eucharist
Wednesday 11th 10.00am Holy Communion
Sunday 15th 8.00am Holy Communion
9.30am Sung Eucharist
Wednesday 18th 10.00am Holy Communion
Sunday 22nd 8.00am Holy Communion
9.30am Sung Eucharist
11.15am Family Service
Wednesday 25th 10.00am Holy Communion
Sunday 29th 8.00am Holy Communion
9.30am Sung Eucharist
(a united service with the Sporle congregation)
November Services
Wednesday 1st
All Saints Day
10.00am Holy Communion
Sunday 5th 8.00am Holy Communion
9.30am Sung Eucharist for All Saints
3.30pm All Souls service
with Bp Jonathan including the Licensing of the
Revd Hilary De Lyon as Assistant Priest serving the
Benefice of Swaffham and Sporle
Swaffham Methodist Church
Sunday 1st October 10.45 - 11.45 Morning Worship
followed by refreshments.
Friday 6th October Power of Prayer 9.30 - 10am
Saturday 7th October Coffee Morning 9-12
Sunday 8th October 10.45 - 11.45 Morning worship
with Holy Communion
Thursday Group 12th October 2.30-4pm
Talk by Brenda entitled Fate or Coincidence
Friday 13th October Power of Prayer 9.30 - 10am
Saturday 14th October Coffee Morning 9.30 -12noon
Sunday 15th October 10.45 - 11.45 Morning Worship
followed by refreshments
Friday 20th October 9.30 - 10am Power of Prayer
Saturday 21st October 9.30 - 12noon Coffee Morning
Sunday 22nd October 10.45 - 11.45 Morning Worship
followed by refreshments
Thursday Group 26th October 2.30-4pm Quiz
organised by Margaret Abbot
Friday 27th October 9.30-10 Power of Prayer
Saturday 28th October 9.30-12 Coffee Morning
Sunday 29th October 10.45 - 11.45
Morning Worship followed by refreshments
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St Mary’s, Houghton on the Hill
To celebrate 25 years since the uncovering of this
ancient church in the middle of nowhere which has
some of the country’s best and oldest wallpaintings,
the Friends of St Mary’s Church are hosting a
weekend of looking at some of the history of the tiny
village of Houghton-on-the-Hill which dates back to
before Saxon times.
There will be an opportunity to record family
memories of when there were still houses there
and the church was just a roofless, windowless ivyshrouded
tower.
Did your family ever live there? We have transcripts
of the Census Returns, Baptism, Marriage and Burial
records as well as some family details.
Do you remember what the church looked like in the
1980s? Amateur videos of the church restoration
and of later annual services have been transferred
to digital to view onscreen.
Find out about the early history of the church and
how it changed over the centuries.
Bring a picnic and relax in the church garden.
And in conjunction with Swaffham Museum:-
Try dating artefacts from fossils to the 21st century
in our archaeological sand trays.
Handle flint tools from the Stone Age.
Records show that the 19th and early 20th century
villagers were usually farm labourers. See the tools
they would have used. A bit different from nowadays!
If you have never visited this remarkable church and
seen how it has been brought back to life please do
come and join us; 7-8 October, 10 am to 4pm.
SATNAV location: PE37 8FB
Website: www.houghtonstmarys.co.uk
Swaffham Sisters On Channel 5
The Sisters are featuring on Channel 5
beginning on 19th October 10pm. The 4 part
documentary features the Sisters from the
Sacred Heart Convent and School with 5 girls
who were recruited because they wanted to
change their life styles. They knew that they
would be going on a spiritual journey but
were shocked when the door of the Convent
opened to reveal a Sister. The series is full
of drama, quite a roller coaster journey for
all involved. Bad Habits aptly describes this
documentary.
Look out for the trailer on Channel 5 and spot
one of the 1000 bill board posters that will
be advertising the show alongside the digital
advertising at bus stops around the country.
The Sisters were probably chosen because
they have five young and lively Sisters. There
were great celebrations at the Sacred Heart
this summer when our young postulant, Judith
Charmer decided that she really did want
to be a Sister and was clothed at a special
ceremony in the Convent Chapel becoming
Sr Jude. She has since been transferred to St
Joseph’s Convent in Chesterfield to join two
2nd year novices.
The same day two Junior Sisters renewed their
vows of Chastity, Poverty and Obedience.
They will do this annually for the next five
years until they make perpetual vows for life.
It was a very special weekend as Sr Thomas
More Prentice and Sr Catherine Maguire
celebrated 60 years of Religious Life and Sr
Jacinta Cirko celebrated 50 years of vowed
service to God. There was much rejoicing
with a beautifully sung Mass with the chief
celebrant, the Rt Rev Alan Hopes, Bishop of
East Anglia and twenty priests of the Diocese
at Our Lady of Pity RC Church. A hog roast for
150 friends, family and parishioners followed
at the Convent.
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Green Britain Centre
This month is really the peak of the growing
season, when we can enjoy fruit and vegetables
in abundance. The warmth and wet recently have
ripened the apples which will be used at the Apple
Fest weekend - 30th September and 1st October with
a Ceilidh on Saturday evening. Flower and vegetable
plants are for sale in our new retail area - also willow
and wood craft products.
Birds and bees have flourished - have you experienced
living with bees by visiting the bee tent at Green Britain
Centre and putting on a pair of virtual reality glasses?
At GBC we want to encourage the use of free
renewable energy - as well as the large windmill
and the solar panel array, we make use of smaller
domestic-sized panels and turbines and have electric
car charging points. Do come and tell us of your ideas
and experiences.
Experience wind
power from the
top of a modern
windmill
The first windmill in the world open
for the public to climb. Follow the
eco trail around our heritage
orchard and organic gardens, enjoy
Fairtrade coffee and homemade
cake in our vegetarian café.
For opening times and to
book your turbine tour call us
on 01760 726 100.
Swaffham Friday Lunch Club
Come and enjoy a lovely meal at Swaffham Community
Centre every friday at 12:30pm for just £6.
The atmosphere is friendly and the food delicious.
Up until Christmas we can offer transport if you have
trouble geting to us. Ring 01760 722 800 for details.
www.greenbritaincentre.co.uk
The Green Britain Centre, Turbine Way,
Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HT
SWAFFHAM CONSERVATIVE CLUB
THE PLACE TO BE
18 th November
Casino Night
A Bond themed evening ,
Chance your luck & spin
the wheel,
Dress to thrill.
Ticket entry only, available from October
Join us on face book and get
up to date information on events:
Swaffham Connie Club
All proceeds in aid of purchasing
a Defibrillator for the club
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Swaffham Rotary Club
President’s Corner
May I begin on a very personal note by
thanking Malcolm Whittley for standing
in by writing last month’s piece, and thanking all
the members of Swaffham Rotary Club, and the
wider Swaffham community, for the sympathy and
support I have received since the sudden death
of my wife June early in August. The kindness I
have been shown has touched me deeply.
During the last month the Rotary Club has
demonstrated one of its great strengths, that
it can continue to function as efficiently as
ever even if the President is unable to play his
normal role. This has brought home to me that
I am no more than a convenient “figurehead” to
represent the Club, but in no way essential to
its operations, and I am very happy that this is
the case.
As I write, we have just had the Race Night
organised jointly with the Lions, supporting
the Swaffham and Litcham Home Hospice. This
occasion was, I believe, enjoyed by all who came
along, whether or not they were winners.
Visual Arts Festival 2017
Swaffham Rotary are now in the final stages of
preparation for the annual Visual Arts Festival,
which runs through October. The organising
committee have been working hard since the
beginning of the year and have produced a
fascinating and varied programme of events.
Full details are available from any member of
Rotary or from Ceres Bookshop, from whom
tickets are also available.
West Acre Theatre are hosting our launch
event this year on Saturday 7 October, with a
Gala Performance of Yasmina Reza’s awardwinning
play ‘Art’, translated by Christopher
Hampton. The play explores art and friendship,
and turns on a dispute among 3 friends about
the value of an expensive painting. Tickets are
£25, available only from Ceres Bookshop, and
include welcome drinks and canapés as well as
interval drinks.
The next event is a talk by Royal Designer
for Industry Pearce Marchbank. Pearce has
been in the forefront of British graphic design
for fifty years, working on magazines, music
publishers, and the colour supplements of
national newspapers, as well as for commercial
enterprises as well as stamp designs for the
Royal Mail. His talk reviewing his life in design
will be on Wednesday 11 October at the George
Hotel, tickets £6.
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Pearce Marchbank’s designs for the 2012 Paralympic Games stamps
A week later, on Wednesday 18 October, from 12.30pm
in the Assembly Rooms there will be a demonstration
of Japanese Saori Weaving (an example is pictured
below), which we hope will appeal to all those with
an interest in textiles. Admission £4.
The Festival culminates, as always, in the Exhibition and
Sale of Art in the Assembly Rooms, showcasing work
by Norfolk artists and craftspeople. The exhibition
previews at 7pm on Friday 27 October, when admission
and catalogue is £6, and runs from 10am to 4pm on
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 October, when admission
and catalogue cost £2. This will be the 22nd Annual
Exhibition, and over the years the Exhibition, and
more recently the additional events of the Visual Arts
Festtival, have raised nearly £100,000 for distribution to
good causes by Swaffham Rotary Club.
We hope the Festival contains something to interest
everyone. Please come along to any or all of the events.
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A Concert of Choirs
back by popular demand
King’s Lynn Male Voice Choir
REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1104166
and
Marham Bluebirds Choir
Swaffham Assembly Rooms
Saturday 7th October at 7.30pm
Tickets £10
Available from:
Swaffham & Litcham Home Hospice, 17-19 Brocks Road,
Ceres Bookshop, 20 London Street, Swaffham.
Cash or cheque only please
All proceeds in aid of
www.swaffhamandlitchamhomehospice.co.uk
Swaffham Jazz Club
For our August session we welcomed back Lee
Vasey, guitar, and Pete Oxborough, saxophone and
clarinet. Their first appearance at the club in May
went down so well that we rebooked them at the
earliest opportunity and once again the club was
packed out.
Lee's virtuosity was stunning and Pete gave a
beautifully sensitive performance of the wellknown
clarinet solo 'Stranger on the Shore.'
Our next event is on Tuesday 19th October with
the Bays River Jazz Group, and on Tuesday 14th
November we have the six piece band 'Swing that
Thing!'
7.30pm at Swaffham Conservative Club. 23 London
Street. PE37 7DD. £6 on the door. Geoff 01366
328730 or Norman 01760 722384.
Community Hospital LofF
Firstly I would like to let you know, we held
our street collection on the 2nd September,
we managed to raise £467.11, so a big “Thank
You” to the people that stood out in the Town
collecting, it was a fine morning but unfortunately
the weather changed and it wasn’t so kind to
the last collectors. I would also like to thank the
staff at Ward Gethin Archer for once again letting
us use their premises as our base and for giving
up their time voluntarily to support us. Our third
thank you is to you the people of Swaffham and
the surrounding villages for your support and
generosity. I have collected for many charities
here in Swaffham, I know that there are collections
in Town most weeks but you never let us down,
without your support we would not be able to
keep our hospital up to date with equipment and
other little things to make the patients stay as
happy and comfortable whilst they recover.
We have had a meeting since our last newsletter
with the NHS regarding the projects we
have planned, and we are now feeling more
positive. We plan to visit another hospital
who have recently had ther garden re-vamped
so we can look at a theme for Swaffham.
The next event we have planned is our Viennese
Evening at the Assembly Rooms on the 10th
November at 7-30. Tickets are £12 each. This
event was very popular last year so please buy
your tickets early to save disappointed (half
of the tickets have already been sold) You can
buy your tickets from Just Hair or Ceres Book
Shop also from members of the committee.
Please get your tickets early as you will not be
able to pay at the door on the night.
As usual our contact details are:
Colin Houghton (Chairman) on O1760 336025
or Iris (Vice Chair) on 01760 721430.
Swaffham Counselling and Psychotherapy
Barbara O'Hanlon is now working from her private
practice in Swaffham. For more information or an
initial consultation contact Barbara on:
07516 917171
Email barbarann688@gmail.com
www.swaffhamtherapy.co.uk
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Pickenhams’ WI
An outing which included visiting
Dereham Windmill, and lunch plus a trip
on the Abbey Express to Wymondham Abbey, a visit to
an open garden and finally a our President’s lovely garden
party were all on the agenda for the Pickenham WI.
September saw the return of our delightful speaker
Leah Spencer a member of Three’s Company who
entertained us with poems about her interesting
and varied life history.
This was followed by cafe styled tea.
Future plans include coffee and chats monthly,
cinema visits and Ann Francis exercises in October
and November which is open to the villagers.
Next months speaker is Simon White talking about
“Planting your spring bulbs”.
Competition: Your prettiest bulb pot.
Enquiries to Melamie Cousins --- 01760 440456.
Beachamwell WI
September is always our
“members’ meeting” when the
committee step down from their duties and
are entertained by the members. This year’s
theme was “Every Picture tells a story”: all
members brought along a picture from home
that has a special meaning for them and took it
in turns to tell the story. The pictures and their
stories were fascinating and varied. Members
also brought along a tasty buffet for all to
enjoy. August was a busy month for the WI
with a trip to Blickling Hall, a lovely afternoon
tea in Carole’s beautiful garden and an
evening trip to Sculthorpe Hawk and Owl Trust
where we were joined by interested visitors
from the village. Next month, Liz Nally will
be coming along to talk to us about “Antique
Quilts and their Stories”. If the building work
is still going on in the village hall, we will be
at Barton Bendish for the evening. Visitors are
very welcome to join us. Contact Maggie on
01366 327023 or Helen 01366 328 589.
Sculthorpe Trust visit , August 24th
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Sporle Afternoon WI
On a sunny Tuesday in August 30
WI members with friends set off for
a day at the seaside, not just any seaside but Great
Yarmouth. For one of the ladies it was her very first
time in Yarmouth so she was pretty excited. We did
all the usual things that you do the seaside – coffee
on the pier, a walk along the prom, a few “pennies”
in the slot machines, a visit to the museum, a fish
and chip lunch, a browse amongst the shops which
never change and to top it all a visit to the Circus at
the Hippodrome. How the acts have changed since I
was last at a circus but very good and thrilling acts
entertained us and then after the ice cream break
a water show – something the writer of this report
has never seen before. The floor of the ring went
down and the water came up – the dancers became
swimmers as the water was not just a trickle but deep
enough to dive in and swim around in traditional
routines. A very good show and one not to be missed
if you are ever in Great Yarmouth. A lovely different
WI afternoon and enjoyed by all. Future outings
include a trip to the pantomime later in the year and
also the ballet in 2018. Just some of the things Sporle
WI have in store for its members to enjoy.
Sporle WI meet each 3rd Tuesday of the month
1.45pm – 4.15pm in Sporle Community Centre –
visitors always welcome.
Swaffham Evening WI
The September meeting of The
Swaffham Evening WI took place at
The Church Rooms on 6th Septenber at 7pm. We
started the evening with an amusing poem in the
style of Pam Ayres.
Once the Birthday cards and gifts had been given
and the business concluded we sat back and
watched Mrs Anita Morton show us a foolproof
method of making scones. Everybody was impressed
because her method is slightly different to most of
the members and they turned out perfectly even in
the oven in the church rooms. Fortunately Anita had
made some more at home before the meeting so we
all got to sample these lovely scones and there were
a lot of different flavours, Fruit, Cinnamon, Cheese,
Cheese and Onion and Stilton. What a treat!
The meeting ended with the raffle being drawn.
Next month our speaker will be talking about
ACWW an organisation that helps women in Third
World countries, the WI is very involved with this.
The next meeting is at 7pm in the church rooms on 4th
October. Visitors are always welcome and new members.
For information contact our secretary on 01760 722 879.

Swaffham & District Lions
Swaffham Lions welcomed Sophie
and family as they supported the
Suffield Court fete. They tried to win
the Lions Pig Race Game, without too
much success, their pigs just didn’t wiggle fast enough.
The Lions are trying to support as many local fetes as
possible during the summer with their Pig Race Game
which always brings a smile to people’s faces.
Swaffham Lions held a joint Race Night with Swaffham
Rotary to raise funds for Swaffham & Litcham Home
Hospice Support and local charities. The event, which
was held in the Assembly Rooms, attracted over seventy
punters, who got every excited when their horses came
close to winning. With the tote and bar in full swing a
wonderful evening was had by all. The event raised
£1,500 and will be divided equally between the Hospice,
the Lions and the Rotary.
When asked by Swaffham Town Council if Swaffham
Lions would help with the car parking at the Classic
Car Show they were only too pleased to help with a
community event. As well as running the car parking
all day the Lions had a stall promoting their Message
in a Bottle scheme, they took the opportunity to
explain to the local MP, Elizabeth Truss, the merits
of the scheme. Lion Dennis Tallon was asked to be
one of the judges of the Classic Cars, this was a very
difficult challenge with so many excellent entries.
Swaffham Lions held their annual, A Year in the Life
of a Swaffham Lion, event in Swaffham Assembly
Rooms. The event showcases the work that the
Lions do locally and internationally, highlights of
the Children’s Circus trip, the pensioners Christmas
Lunch and Food Bank delivery were just a few of
the diverse projects that the Lions do locally. Tony
Lakey gave an insight into the work that Lions Clubs
International Foundation do, with disaster relief,
diabetes and sight. Lioness President, Christine
Haines, gave a talk about the work that the
Lionesses do in Swaffham. Swaffham Lions have five
potential new members in the pipe line, some of
which attended the event.
Swaffham Lions took over forty children and parents,
from Swaffham and the surrounding villages, to the
circus at Great Yarmouth on Sunday. The annual event is
organised and paid for by the Lions clubs of East Anglia
and brings together over four hundred children from
the area. The day starts off with entertainment for the
youngsters at Yarmouth Racecourse; they then enjoy
a packed lunch before heading to the circus for a very
enjoyable afternoon of fun, not forgetting the ice cream
at half time. For many it’s the first time at a circus and
the excitement on their faces is a sight to behold.
Tony Lakey, a long standing member of Swaffham
Lions, was presented with a special Lions Pin by Lion
President Pam Tallon in recognition of his work in
recruiting new members into the Lions.
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01760
721 230
Swaffham Museum is now open
for the 2017 season
Open 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday.
Saturdays 10am to 1pm
Prices: adults £3. Concessions £2.Children 5
and over £1. Family tickets available.
Can you help?
In rummaging in the storerooms of the museum I
came across half of someone’s story about the railway
station. This person began as a probationary clerk at
East Winch station after leaving Hamond’s in 1948.
Unfortunately, I have only found pages 1and 2, which
end in 1955 with a special train event to the Wembley
Ice Show of about 100 people, including 50 from the
Co-op, “plus parties …”
And there the page ends.
Does anyone know who the writer might have been,
so that we can perhaps trace the rest of the story?
OR Who can add to or continue the story?
Many thanks. Sue, Volunteer Museum Manager
Contact: swaffhamheritage@gmail.com
phone 01760 721230 or by note or visit to the museum
The 100 Club
Run by the Friends - open to ALL
A yearly subscription of £20 could win a prize of
£40, £20 or £10 each month with special extra
prize of £100 in May and November. For more
information contact Stan Roberts Tel: 07825885254
or stanroberts4@icloud.com
Prize winners Sept
£40 No.6 / £20 No.51 / £10 No.25
Swaffham Station in the 1950s
The story gives a lot of information about Swaffham
station where he worked for 6 years until 1955. In 1959
he moved to Cambridge to continue his railway career.
The document also tells about the railway at Swaffham
during World War 2 when he was a child. He recalls
6 January 1941 when a Dornier bomber dived out
of a low cloud base and dropped 10 high explosive
bombs on the station at a time when soldiers of the
Royal Norfolk Regiment were unloading equipment.
5 soldiers were killed and one wounded, as was one
Railway employee.
And about freight in the 50s. In 1950 2,000 tons of
carrots, 5,000 tons of potatoes and around 1 million
cases of canned goods were forwarded by rail –
the canned goods by Corbatch Canners on Station
Street. Later in the 50s in Autumn and Winter on
every weekday 5 wagons of Brussels sprouts (I had
to look up the right spelling for this! This is the Royal
Horticultural Society’s spelling) were transported
to Spalding and in the Summer large quantities of
tomatoes were sent to Bradford. Bullion for Barclays,
wages cash for Pointers Transport and tobacco from
Nottingham and Bristol were delivered and stored in
the station master’s office overnight for safe keeping.
The Co-op had its own siding.
Then there were the day-old chicks, racing pigeons,
calves in sacks with just their heads showing, prize pigs
for Ashill, brood mares from Castle Acre to Lincolnshire …
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Wanted – Volunteers for ‘behind the scenes’ work
at Swaffham Museum. For more information please
contact Steve Gregory on 01760 721230 or 755596
FoSM (Friends of Swaffham Museum)
We support the Museum financially.
Our Membership Scheme is a one off Life Membership
payment of just £10 for an individual and £15 for a
family. This gives you free access to all the museum
galleries for life.
For more information please contact our Hon Chairman
Stuart Clapton; Tel: or stuartclapton@aol.com
Swaffham Museum, Town Hall, London Street,
Swaffham PE37 7DQ
Tel: 01760 721 230
www.swaffhammuseum.co.uk
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7:00pm for for 7:30pm at at The The Nicholas Hamond Academy, Swaffham
Film: Film: The The Accidental Tourist
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Mayor gets up to date!
Swaffham Town Mayor Jill Skinner gets tuition on
social media in Swaffham Library from volunteer
Digital Champion Mike Gattuso while library manager
Kathryn Jennings looks on.
Swaffham Market Trader Retires
Paul Sizeland, who has run a vegetable and fruit stall
at Swaffham Market for 37 years retired in August
amidst congratulations from fellow traders and the
Town Council.
Paul has his own smallholding which provided most
of the foods he sold on his stall.
The changes in the market over the years, he said,
had been vast. Traders used to be long term and
know each other very well. Today there are more
traders who come for a few weeks and then move
on. The change has affected his business as well.
Thirty years ago, he says, his stall once needed
three or four to serve customers. Nowadays he can
manage very easily on his own.
Photo shows Swaffham mayor Jill Skinner handing
Paul a long service certificate accompanied by
members of the Town Council and market traders.
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The library is not just for borrowing books but is also
expanding its offer to residents.
It is seeking volunteers to support and develop
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Wissey U3A
The 7th September was a lovely day and a
near record number of U3A members met at
Holme Hale’s Pavilion to hear Suffolk celebrity
Charlie Haylock present a fascinating insight
into the ‘Origins of Surnames’. Charlie’s
presentation explained some lesser known
and obscure facts about the English language
and dialects in Great Britain and demonstrated
how today’s language had been changed over
the centuries as a result of invasions by the
Normans, Vikings and Romans. The results
of research into members’ surnames were
then announced, some with surprises, to
U3A members. Eight members of the Wissey
U3A visited Norwich Castle on 31st August to
witness a re-enactment of the ‘Blood or Bread
Rioters’ trials of 1816. The actors were very
convincing as characters of the period and
despite pleas for clemency by some individuals
in higher office, they were apparently found
guilty of the charges and subsequently hanged
(not included in the re-enactment!).
The Science and Technology group once again
invited other U3A members to their meeting
on Monday 11th September when Dr Fiona
Barker gave a fascinating presentation on
‘The Use of Psychological Theory in Behaviour
Change’. Fiona’s presentation explained how
behaviour can often be influenced by factors
such as an individual’s own motivation,
capability or opportunity.
On Thursday 14th September, the U3A table
tennis group were invited to showcase a new
table tennis facility as part of the official
opening of the ‘Multi-Use-Games-Area’
(MUGA) at Swaffham’s recreation ground.
Although the wind was challenging to say the
least, Tessa Black and Shirley Tubby, played
some games and encouraged other members
of the general public to join in. Later in
the month members of Downham Market’s
U3A table tennis group will visit Swaffham
to play some friendly matches against the
Wissey U3A.
In November, a number of U3A members are
to visit the Sports Centre, Fakenham for a one
day conference on ‘True Crime’ hosted by the
North Norfolk branch of the U3A. Topics to
be included are: ‘A History of Poison Murder
in the 19th Century’ and ‘Re-investigating the
Mystery of Lord Lucan’.
Information about groups in the Wissey U3A
can be found by contacting Dave Thorogood
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on 01760 622751 or visiting the Wissey
Homepage at www.u3asites.org.uk/wissey.
For information about the U3A movement in
general, go to www.u3a.org.uk. To enquire
about U3A Membership, contact Ian Clews on
01760 721247. If you are a ‘Third Ager’ and
are retired or semi-retired and may have just
moved to the Swaffham area, come along as
a guest to a Monthly Meeting which is held in
the Playing Field Pavilion at Holme Hale on the
first Thursday of every month.
Annual membership costs £10.
U3A members Tessa Black (L) and Shirley Tubby help to showcase
the table tennis facility at the official opening of the
‘Multi-Use-Games-Area’ (MUGA) at Swaffham’s recreation ground.
Swaffham Arts
By now we have made the move from summer
to autumn and fished out the woolly jumpers. As
we adjust to shorter days and dark nights we find
distractions and entertainment of all kinds – clubs,
courses, charity fund-raising, hobbies, music, theatre,
films and television. What a lot to choose from!
Norwich Historical Dance came in September with a
programme of dances through the ages, and we look
forward to seeing them again in early December
with A Victorian Christmas, a feast of dance.
This month we welcome the musical group Tale Dolce
Musica, meaning “such sweet music”. The group
plays well loved classical music from the baroque
period, and you can hear them if you put their name
into Google: Anna Hopkins plays the flute, Neil
Johnson oboe, Ian Summers bassoon, David Morgan
keyboards and Meg Starling soprano.
Tale Dolce Musica will be at Swaffham Assembly
Rooms on Sunday October 15th at 3pm. Tickets
are available, priced at £9 members and £12 nonmembers,
children free, from Ceres Bookshop (01760
722504) and The Green Parrot (01760 724704).
All are welcome!

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Swaffham
Call in, enjoy a cup of coffee and find out about the
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Ashill Holme Hale Gardening Club
The 2017 AGM in August was David Green’s last as
Chairman and, as such, his annual report was a
reflection of the last 7 years. Many in the audience of
58 were not members when David took up the post
in September 2010. At that time the membership
numbered about 20 and the Club had just moved from
Ashill Community Centre to The Pavilion at Holme hale.
This move appears to have been instrumental in the
growth of the Club which now has over 90 members,
80% of whom live outside the Ashill and Holme Hale
boundaries. David took the opportunity to thank all
those who had given their time and expertise to the
various tasks which have helped to make the Club
such a success. This includes not only the important
posts of Treasurer and Secretary but also catering,
plant sales, the flower show, raffle, outings, speakers,
newsletter, publicity and web site.
David paid a particular tribute to John Vincent, who
was founder and first Chairman of the Club. We are
delighted, therefore, that John has agreed to be our first
President. The election of a new Chairman was not so
straight forward. In the absence of any other nominees
David Priestley agreed to take the title of Chairman in
addition to being Treasurer. When necessary he will be
assisted in the running of meetings by various members
of the Management Committee.
Following the formalities of the AGM the winners
of the ten categories in the Vegetable Show were
announced. Best in show went to Wendy Churchill
for five mixed vegetables. The most unusual entry
must have been five striped grape sized fruit which
are, apparently, a cross between a cucumber and a
melon. The day ended with an auction of the entries.
Richard Leighton, aka the auctioneer, did a great job
whipping up competition between the bidders and
raising some additional funds for the Club.
David Green was presented with a gift in recognition
of his hard work for the Club and we look forward
to his continuing involvement as a member, who, no
doubt, will sit at the back and heckle!
Website: ashillgardeningclub.wordpress.com
Enquiries: David Priestley (Chairman) 01760 723260
Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Café
Our café runs in the town hall on the first
Wednesday of each month from 10-12am at
Swaffham Assembly Rooms. It is a free of charge
cafe offering support, advice and information for
those living with dementia and their families/
carers. Free tea, coffee and biscuits are available.
No booking required, just turn up.
For more details please contact 01603 763556.
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Traditional Halloween Fun
Plowright Place Swaffham has now started to plan
for this year’s children's Halloween event on the 31st
October we’re looking for local people who want to
get involved and help us out ..... ideally if you have
large Halloween props spiders / lighting / smoke /
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years event better than last years , and also have a
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Many small people, in many small places, doing many small things can change the face of the world
ESCAPE -
Gardening project
Carpet Bowls
Wellbeing Group
Swaffham Support
Services
Befriender
Hospital drivers
Merle Boddy Centre
Helping, chatting
“I would like to volunteer at something, but I don’t
what is needed. And I don’t know how to contact the
people who need volunteers. How can I find out?”
“I would like to volunteer but I don’t know if the skills
and time I have are useful. How can I find out?”
“I want to prepare myself to get back to work. Perhaps
I can help a group in the town. What can I do?”
It was questions like this from Swaffham residents to
some town councillors that began the town’s volunteer
hub, managed by volunteers in the Town Team
Now organisations can advertise for volunteers in a
newsletter which comes out in print form, is emailed
to residents who have requested a copy or can be
reached on the town’s website.
All organisations need to supply is contact details,
a brief job description, skills needed, work hours and
any specific notes. Organisation forms are available
on the town website.
All volunteers need to do is contact the organisation.
Any questions or comments?
Email Sue at swaffhamvolunteerhub@gmail.com
Christmas
Switch-On
Education, in front of
house, collection care
delivery
Library Friends; events
projects, socialise, ideas
Turbine Tours, kitchen
work, gardening, front
of house
Swaffham Youth
Projects and
activities
Pledge a Patch
Keep Swaffham tidy
and litter free
Iceni Partnership
25.December
Christmas Lunch
A scheme newly piloted
in the town surgeries for
those who care for family
in their homes.
Carers’ Buddy.
Carers’ Champion
Check out the Hub to find details of these and other volunteer opportunities
If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito

Age Concern Swaffham & District
It is difficult to believe that this month, October, is the first anniversary of our Hospital Buddy Service. It has
been a huge success and we look forward to the next four years for which period we are fully – funded by the
Big lottery to continue to run and expand the service. But the ever – increasing demand means that would still
like to recruit more drivers. Recruits are also need for our Befriending Service and if you live in Swaffham and
don’t have a car that’s OK as we will aim to organise local visits, which can also fit in with your own availability.
Our office in the Campingland Community Centre is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 am to 4
pm from where an Information Pack can be obtained at any time during these opening hours. Apart from Pam
on the office phone (07393 981 295), Barbara Lock, our Manager and our Buddy Coordinator, Clair Ensom can be
contacted on 07412 775 574 and 07393 981 290 respectively.
Age Concern also has a regular entertainment event for our members on the last Tuesday each month, at 2 pm
in the Assembly Rooms (in house), unless otherwise shown. Everyone is welcome, so just turn up. We also have
a membership scheme which costs £5 per year so if you are interested in joining please contact our Membership
Secretary, Vicky (see below). Upcoming events are:
October 20th
Fish & Chips Quiz (extra event – Conservative Club)
October 31st
Wiltshire Farm Foods (In house)
November 28th
Cllr Colin Houghton – “The future of Swaffham” (in house)
December 7th (note date)
Matinee outing to Thursford Spectacular Christmas Show
Please contact John Clarke, Outings Organiser (see details below) regarding trips
out. Chair, Diane Sanderson, 725715; Treasurer, James Dean, 720756; Trips Organiser,
John Clarke, 720140; Membership Secretary, Vicky Slater, 627031.
Age Concern Swaffham
and District
Supporting National Cholesterol Month
Befriending & Hospital
Buddy Driver
Opportunities
Recruitment Drop-In
Friday 6 th October
10.30 – 12.00 noon
At Swaffham Community
Centre
Local GP £5 QEHKL £10
NNUH £20
(Car allowance payable to Buddy Drivers)
Supporting older people in the local community
Contact Pam – email: swaffhamsss16@outlook.com
Telephone: 07393 981295

SCALGA
August and September were not too bad weather wise
and we were able to enjoy the fruits of our labours with the
added bonus of some sunshine. This makes all the difference
as you well know. It enabled the raspberries blueberries and
other fruits to ripen and enlarge to perfection. We are just
picking the pears and I hope to bottle them this year with
red wine to make an easy dessert.
The beetroot is all picked and I found a wonderful way to
enjoy it. I used the sweet beet that I had pickled and mixed it
with chunks of Feta cheese, drizzled with a little sweet chilli
sauce; on a bed of leaves this makes a nice refreshing salad
or a starter with very little effort.
Some of us did not have such good fortune with potatoes.
For my earlies I chose “Charlotte” salad potatoes and I found
that no matter how I watched them the inners left the skins
and went to a mush. Others had the same problem but not
necessarily with Charlotte. Did anyone else find the same? We
would love to have your input as we don’t know whether it was
the weather or the seed potatoes. We planted some Charlotte
( from the supermarket) that had sprouted and rather than
waste them we planted them and we got a lovely firm crop.
Perhaps that’s the answer? They were English local variety.
On the 10th September we held our Afternoon Tea 26
members attended. A wonderful selection of cakes and
savouries were brought by members for us to enjoy over
a cup of tea. The prizes for the best kept allotments were
handed out, and the winners were as follows:
Best kept allotment
Brian Eves
Best multiple plot
Bill Twiddy
Best starter plot
Hilary Bealing
The plots are not just judged for their looks but a certain
criteria have to be met. The judging is worked out on a point
system that has to incorporate a lot of different things. Water
storage, composting, wildlife attraction, quantity and diversity
of crops, general tidiness etc. All the winners met this criteria
allowing for the size of their plots. Well done to them.
Starter Plots
We are wracked with scandal over the source of our food,
eggs being the latest example, but there have been many
others, the use of huge quantities of chemicals remains a
worrying one. It is from this desire to know the source of our
food that we took up an allotment in the first place but on a
personal level it has been so much more as the recent photos
of our grandsons working on our plot must have shown. But
there’s a problem with this vision which is that we recognised
that whole or even half plots were not for everyone. There is
a substantial amount of work needed to get them ready for
cultivation and to do this on a whole plot is to say the least
daunting. Many people soldier on but eventually the scale
of the task combined with work and other commitments
overwhelms them and they simply give up.
We see the desire for many people to “Have a go” at growing
their own but perhaps on a smaller scale and from this the idea
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of starter plots was born. What can be fresher than pulling a
carrot in the afternoon and eating it at dinner that night?
From these considerations SCALGA developed the concept
of the Starter Plots. These plots are sized to enable you
to grow a reasonable amount of produce and to see if
Allotmenteering is for you. Those that have worked their
plots have in the majority gone on to take on half or whole
allotments but the whole point is for first timers or older
people to dip their toe. SCALGA cut the grass and can
prepare a plot initially if needed. All the new tenant has to
do is to decide what they will grow and get on and do it.
The first plot costs just £2.00 per month, the second £1.00
and the third is free and if it doesn’t work, then nothing is
lost as we have a system of monthly payments with only a
month’s notice needed.
As confidence grows people frequently take on a second one
and even a third. At this point it is common for people to move
on to half or full sized plots. There is however no pressure to do
this and for some people the starter plots are sufficient.
We would very much like to see children working a small
plot alongside parents. This can be very fulfilling as well as
learning how things grow.
At the very least a day at the allotment in the fresh air must be
better than sitting indoors playing computer games? Should
BREXIT ever really happen then who knows what fresh veg
will cost in the future? We need to be looking to the next
generation and how we can educate them in the best ways
to keep healthy. Some of these skills and knowledge have
been lost with the ability to source cheap food that may not
necessarily be good for you in the long term.
Should members struggle initially SCALGA can give help
by introduction to other members who can give guidance
and practical assistance. All you need to do is ask. If you
are interested in taking a plot please call Jennifer Edwards
07919888870 or Graham Edwards 07919888872.
Email : scalgacontact@yahoo.co.uk
This is the time of year to start preparing your soil for winter
crops and spring planting. Don’t forget to start thinking
about your leeks and garlic.
On a final triumphant note. Look what a bit of TLC can do
for a poor old grape vine on its last legs being sold for 50p at
Morrisons. A pity the blackbirds got most of the grapes first
or we may have been able to have a grape treading session.
Enjoy your gardening
Our next get together is our last of the year. This is the
Halloween meeting, Saturday 28th October 6pm.

Rainbow Community Choir
Well we’re back with new music, new
enthusiasm and lots of members. After such
a long summer it was really great to be singing
in our four parts with great harmonies and
great friends.
Swaffham’s Green Gym
The recreation ground on Haspalls Road has a wonderful
selection of equipment for residents of all ages. This
includes gym equipment for adults to use. Recently a small
number of adults – all over the age of 50 - started to meet
on Friday mornings at 8.30am. Three weeks later, the group
has doubled in size and more are hoping to join us. It is fun,
and who would want to be in an indoor gym when we have
beautiful blue skies, trees, grass and fresh air?
This term we are preparing for our Christmas
concert which we are sharing with Singers
Inspired of Downham Market but it’s far
too soon to let you know about the venue
and time.
We are now in our fifth year and it’s incredible
that we’ve been able to sustain a choir singing
folk music from around the world in the
community centre in Swaffham.
There’s such enthusiasm for the music we sing.
It’s fun and is relevant to ensuring that this
genre is not lost. It’s collected by musicians
visiting small villages around the world and
chronicling the songs they hear. And then
we get to sing it in Swaffham. Amazing. Cecil
Sharp House in London champions folk and
arts of England but we attempt to keep similar
music from around the world alive on a much
smaller scale. It’s oral history in music.
It’s fun and the rhythms can be surprising and
sometimes difficult to learn but once cracked
the sound is lovely and uplifting. It’s not
always easy but Linda, our musical director, is
infinitely patient and very encouraging.
We meet term time on a Tuesday at 7.30 pm
at Swaffham Community Centre and we’d
love you to join us. If you’re interested you
should have a look at our website www.
rainbowcommunitychoir.org.uk where we
have recordings of some of our music or visit
our Facebook page, you can also contact:
Alan : 01760 724308
Anthea : 01760 336313
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If you would like to join in, just turn up in your stretchy
clothes and gym shoes, and bring a towel to dry the
equipment where morning dew has collected! There
is no membership fee, and you will be shown how to
use the various items by Wendy or Veronica. Once you
are confident with the exercises, you may feel happy
to use this excellent facility at any time to suit you.
Health And Well Being Show
Swaffham Assembly Rooms on Wednesday 11th October
from 10am to 2pm. This is the third time this event has
been put on to gather many of the local organisations and
charities concerned with health and welfare together.
The previous couple of shows were well received both
by the public and charities who attended.
This is organised by the Campingland Patients
Participation group in order to give the public access to a
wealth of help and information gathered under one roof.
The other benefit is that these various organisations can
‘network’ at the same time. This is something that has
been found very helpful in the earlier shows.
From a public perspective we already have many
already booked in: from help within the family,
befriending services, caring for carers, end of life
support to help with mental and medical issues,
access to out of hours medical help, occupational
help and many other ways of improving quality of life.
If any charity or health related organisation have not
been contacted by the Campingland Group and would
wish to attend please contact Liz Wing, Practice manager
at the Campingland surgery as soon as possible.
There will also be light refreshments available so
you can sit with a cuppa and have a rest, and a raffle
should you feel lucky.
Do come along we would love to welcome you –
there is bound to be something there that will be of
help or interest to most people and family groups.

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Come and learn to dance like
Jane Austen’s Mr Darcy &
Miss Eliza Bennett with
Swaffham Playford Dancers
& Musicians
Every 2nd Wednesday of each month
Wednesday, 11 th October
Swaffham Community Centre PE37 7RB
(HERE THIS MONTH ONLY!) 1 st Anniversary Special
7.30 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. – Bring a plate to share!
All welcome! - £3 entry – Smart dress & comfortable shoes
No previous experience or partner necessary
Contact: Patti & Paul on 01953 889945 or
SwaffhamPlayfordDancers@btinternet.com
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Swaffham Jazz Club
at
Swaffham Conservative Club
London Street
presents
Jazz Club
Swaffham
Bay River Jazz
American Song Book & Swing
with Ian Hireson bass
Tuesday 7:30pm
October 10th
Tickets on Door £6
Norman 01760 722 384
Geoff 01366 328 730
1st visit
Hugh Lynch vocals
bar

Iceni Rural Writers
The group meets in the Swaffham Community Centre
12noon -2pm on the second Friday of every month.
Contact: Leah Spencer 01366 328536
Harbinger by Larie Danson
Slightly ahead
at the open door
he sniffs, tasting the atmosphere,
as do I.
An ancient instinct acknowledges
the shift; something changing.
He slips away, energised.
I linger, savouring the change.
Year two-thirds gone, or
a new beginning,
depending on occupation or emotional response.
Quiet, brisk footsteps, scurrying paws,
early morning exercise,
soft exchanged greetings;
“Morning!”
“Touch of autumn in the air.”
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ISOLATED?
DO YOU HAVE MOBILITY ISSUES OR
ARE YOU PRONE TO FALLS?
DO YOU FEEL SAFE & SECURE IN
YOUR OWN HOME?
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• Keysafes allowing
relatives & emergency
services access
to your home
• Assistive
Technology -
including falls
pendants and
smoke detectors
Please contact
the Careline
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team today on
01553 616200 or visit
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Call Out For Firefighters
Do you have what it takes to become an on-call
(retained) fire fighter? Vacancies exist across
Norfolk, including three at Swaffham Fire Station.
Most Norfolk stations rely on retained crews and if
they are not available, callers have to wait longer for
a crew to arrive from further afield.
Brett Hopcroft, Retained Development Manager
at Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, said: “There
is no ‘type’ of person we are looking to recruit.
Anybody with a reasonable level of fitness who
wants to do a rewarding job and can commit
some time should consider becoming a retained
firefighter. You would be providing an invaluable
contribution to keeping your community and the
wider communities of Norfolk safe.”
There are 80 vacancies across Norfolk, equating
to 15% of posts being vacant. Recruits start
with an initial intensive two week training
course (which involves both practical and
written work) and then have to complete a
further two week breathing apparatus course.
They remain in development, completing
further short training courses, during their
first two years in the job.
Retained fire fighters are paid a retainer and also
paid per call out, plus for weekly training evenings.
Retained fire fighters are given alerters so they can
be contacted when required. For more details visit
www.norfolkfireservice.gov.uk/nfrs/becoming-aretained-firefighter
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Village Hall Accessibility For All
Work is under way at Beachamwell Village Hall
which will significantly improve access for people
with impaired mobility. Entrance doors are being
widened and the current cloakroom facilities are
being re-placed and will now include a disabled WC.
Leah Spencer, spokesperson for Beachamwell Village Hall
Committee, says ‘Although the closure may be inconvenient
in the short term, the community appreciates the longterm
importance of providing full access for people with
impaired mobility. We are looking forward to a grand reopening
of our village hall in October’
The project has been made possible by a grant,
awarded by WREN’s FCC Community Action Fund.
WREN is a not-for-profit business that awards grants
for community, biodiversity and heritage projects
from funds donated by FCC Environment through
the Landfill Communities Fund.
Ben Walker, Grant Manager for WREN says: “It’s
always nice to see a project that we have funded
start to take shape. We’re delighted to be supporting
such a worthwhile project and look forward to its
completion benefitting the local community within
Beachamwell and surrounding areas.”
For further press information please contact Leah
Spencer 01366 328536 leah@wissey.co.uk
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The Hamond Educational Charity
reg no: 277789
The charity invites applications for
financial assistance from individuals
under the age of 21 years, living in
the Breckland DC area particularly
those living in or near Swaffham.
The charity can provide assistance
in cases of need for such things
as books, tools, equipment,
instruments, outfits and educational
trips, including assistance for those
leaving school, in preparation for
taking up an apprenticeship or
further education. The trustees meet
twice a year in April and October.
For further information
contact the clerk by email:
contact@hamondeducationalcharity.org.uk
www.hamondeducationalcharity.org.uk
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Merle Boddy Centre
In July I had the great pleasure of spending the evening
listening to a concert performed by the Phoenix
Singers, it was a toe tapping hand clapping event of
which not just myself enjoying it but the whole of the
audience was in musical heaven. The proceeds of the
evening were donated to the Merle Boddy Centre of
which was the most fantastic amount of £500, so to
everyone who worked, performed or was part of the
audience thankyou from a very grateful manager.
Well we are at it again, our day centre needs a face lift,
you know the sort a nip and a tuck so we are putting
on a couple of events to raise the money. Bingo on the
3rd October and a Race Night on the 25th November
both at the Conservative Club, but you have guessed
it we are short of prizes so if you have anything please
think of us and contact Georgie 01760724527.
Living Independently
in Later Years
Information for Older People
Living in West Norfolk
Telephone information line
LILY Advisor Home visits
Online directory
Community locations
Available online at www.asklily.org.uk
or by calling 01553 616200
2049-5-1C
What a treat, Francesca came to sing for us. She
had us all enthralled with her beautiful voice, such
a lovely lady who gave up her time to give us such
a pleasurable experience. we had such a wonderful
time listening to some fantastic songs all done with
no music just magical.
I was asked to give a presentation about the Merle
Boddy Centre to Campingland Patient Participation
Group. I would like to thank Frank and his committee
for making me feel so welcome and to all the people
who gave up their time to listen to me. As you are now
all aware the day centre is not only my job but one of
my passions so talking about it is so easy. Dementia
is such a growing concern that any information that
is picked up from my talks that can point people in
the right direction is a bonus. The Merle Boddy Centre
is a person centred day centre, all of my staff only
ever want the best for our clients. It is full of fun and
laughter and most importantly care.
Every year I am always astounded at the generosity of
the Swaffham Baptist Church, yes we are again very
lucky to have received such a wonderful selection of
goodies from their harvest festival. Fruit salad, apple
crumble, pasta bakes, tuna and salmon fishcakes,
sponge puddings and jam roly-poly pud are all going to
be on the menu as well as lots of tea coffee and biscuits
to be enjoyed. So thank you all again for thinking of us .
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Hartbeeps
We are a pre-school child activity that is
exciting, interactive and fun. We run on Tuesday
mornings at Swaffham Community Centre from
09.30 to 12.20.
Contact Brandi on 07703 006 048 or email
brandi@hartbeeps.com for further information
about what Hartbeeps is all about.
Iceni Dressmakers
Iceni Dressmakers are a group who meet in the
community centre on the first friday of each month
from 1.30-4.30pm. The group consists of those who
are just getting to know their sewing machines to
stitchers with more experience. It's a friendly group
who like to encourage each other with their makes,
from simple skirts to jackets we have a full range of
projects being made. Iceni Dressmakers sew under
the watchful eye of Pippa Pease, a professional
dressmaker and tutor who points everyone in the
right direction as and when it's needed. Occasional
demonstrations are given relevant to those tasks
found tricky. Zips are a favourite. If you would like
to join us or just find out a little bit more then please
call Pippa on 07979428969.

Swaffham & Litcham Home Hospice
As we are fast approaching the festive time of the
year the Charity continues its hard work to raise funds
for the Hospice ensuring it provides their important
and vital support to the patients that are presently
looked after by the dedicated Team and volunteers
who continue their hard work at our Main Office and
in the Community in supporting them.
Recently one of our groups held a Cream Tea
afternoon at Sir & Lady Roberts’ home, Cockley Cley
Hall to support one another after losing a member of
their family. The groups meet weekly or fortnightly at
the Office for a get together, the opportunity to meet
others with a similar situation but occasionally having
the opportunity at a different venue. The photograph
shows from left to right, Cyril Holbrooke, Julie Ambrose
Potter, Doug Benefer, Mavis White and Barry Keenam
enjoying the proceeds. Our thanks must go to Sir and
Lady Roberts who continue to support the Charity.
A raunchy tale of decadence in
post-colonial 1940s Kenya
Icenima
Swaffham
Community
Centre
2pm
Wednesday
18th
October
£4
Patisserie
Iceni
open
There are signs that our arranged forthcoming
Concert of Choirs evening in the Assembly Rooms
will be a sell-out. We advise that if you are
contemplating attending, obtain your tickets either
from the main office on 01760 722937 or Ceres
Bookshop in the Town as soon as possible to prevent
a disappointment. The date 7th October 7pm for
7.30 and we can promise you a wonderful evening of
entertainment with The Bluebirds Ladies Choir along
with The King’s Lynn Male Voice Choir.
Our annual Grand Draw will once again be held in
November, more details will follow next month.
The annual Tree of Lights Ceremony will once again
be held at the Great Britain Centre during December.
It is an evening of quiet reflection for those of you
who have had a member of your family that has died,
either recently or in the past. The date of this event
will be announced in the next edition of the Town
and Village’s publications. For further information
please contact the Main Office at Brocks Way.
We are continually seeking out further ways of
fundraising and support for events. If you have any
thoughts that you would like to discuss then please
do contact us; we can promise you a fine cup of tea
at our Main Office too.
David Gulliver
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Thank You From NNAB
The Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind
are pleased to report that the sum of £167.89 was
raised at the Swaffham street collection on Saturday
5th August. On behalf of the NNAB I thank the
people of Swaffham and district for their support
and generosity.
Martin Burton
Swaffham Library Presents Sarah Ward
Join us for an evening with Sarah Ward at 6.30-
7.30pm on Thursday 30th November. She is the
author of the critically acclaimed In Bitter Chill and
A Deadly Thaw. Sarah also reviews crime fiction
and is a judge for The Petrona Award for the best
Scandinavian crime novel. Sarah will talk about the
popularity of crime novels, what attracts us to the
darkest deeds, and her own books which are set in
the Derbyshire Peak District including the deadly fire
which inspired her latest novel, A Patient Fury.
Tickets are £5, to include tea and biscuits, and can
be purchased from the library. The event is being
supported by the Swaffham Library Friends.

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Friday 11th April - 8.30pm - Live Music
What’s On In October
Friday ‘Vicky’ 20th October singing - Quiz 60’s Night to -7.30pm the current Booking day essential.
Friday
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April
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Norfolk Blood
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Friday 27th October - Live Music with Ed and Laura from 8pm
Raising funds for The Benjamin Foundation
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Christmas 60’s, Motown,
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Swaffham History Group
In September, several of our members visited IWM
Duxford and an exciting and informative day was
had by all. We were lucky with the weather and it
only rained once and did not upset the day at all.
IWM Duxford was built in 1917 and was used as
a training station for the Royal Air Force, and as
a fighter base played an important role in the
Battle of Britain during the Second World War.
It was also home to the American 78th Fighter
Group which provided air cover for the invasion
forces on D- Day.
The newly refurbished American Air Museum
has amazing exhibits with all manner of planes
suspended from the roof and displayed on
the ground floor. There were also photos and
costumes and mementos of some of those who
were involved in conflicts around the world as
well as the Second World War and highlighted
that shared history that we have with America, all
very moving.
We tried to visit as many of the Hangers as possible
to see as many of the planes, air and sea, together
with mini submarines and various type of bombs
which include an example of a Bouncing Bomb use
in the Dam Buster Raids, it brought the realities
of war home to us. We also had a tour through
Concorde and were just in time to see the nose
of the aircraft lowered and which happened when
the aircraft took off and landed.
FoSM (Friends of Swaffham Museum)
A full coach of Friends and guests left
Swaffham one evening in August and headed
to the Army Training Area at West Tofts. The
weather was perfect with clear blue skies.
As far as I know, everyone loved the outing
as we were driven around the 19,000 acres
of beautiful Breckland, hearing about the
‘lost’ villages and farming activities during
WW2 and today. We saw where Dad’s Army
was filmed and walked around the mock
army training villages of the Middle East
and Europe. We also visited the Pugin
church of West Tofts which has many very
unusual features. This was a very special
trip and if you would like the opportunity
to be included in such events, consider
joining the Friends of Swaffham Museum.
Next Event
Quiz and Fish & Chip Supper
Friday October 13
Contact Stuart 01760 722903
FOR THE BENEFIT OF
SOPHIE
Out of the hangers various aircraft were on display
showing how the planes and the technology had
progressed over the last few decades and bought
back memories of working on these aircraft and of
going on holiday on them.
During our visit one of our members acted as
our guide and his information and enthusiasm
regarding the aircraft, British and American, added
very much to the enjoyment of our day.
The next meeting is in the Museums Education
Suite on Monday October 9th 2:00pm / 4:00pm,
new members are always welcome.
SWAFFHAM & DISTRICT
LIONS CLUB PRESENTS A
GRAND VARIETY SHOW
Featuring
KIng’s Lynn Town Brass Band Ensemble
Daisy’s Cat-Folk Group, King’s Lynn Male Voice Choir
Louise Smith - Odd Ode, Andrew Masterson - Baritone
OCTOBER 21 ST
2017 AT 7.30PM
NICHOLAS HAMOND ACADEMY
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Long Distance Charity Walk
Over an 8 day period Peter Harris will be walking
from Swaffham to Great Yamouth via the Peddars
Way to Holme Next The Sea and then the Norfolk
Coastal Path to Cromer. Peter will then head south
east to Acle and on to Great Yarmouth.
Through Virgin Money Giving, you can sponsor him
and donations will be quickly processed and passed
to charities. Virgin Money Giving is a not-for-profit
organisation and will claim gift aid on a charity's
behalf where the donor is eligible for this. Peter will
really appreciate all your support and thank you for
any donations. Monies raised will be split on a 50/50
basis between Swaffham & Litcham Home Hospice
and Swaffham Rugby Club.
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiserweb/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.
action?userUrl=PeterHarris32
From the Mayor’s Parlour
September is upon us with a definite chill in the
air, I’m thinking about abandoning the Summer
clothes. August was a busy month in Council despite being
holiday time, although civic events were quieter.
Update on the NP - we hopefully should complete the
first phase very soon, our findings will be submitted to the
consultants and after we will consider our options.
The Business and Employment Group have just completed
a traffic survey with volunteers. This happened on two
separate days from 7am to 7pm, with volunteers taking
2 hour slots to cover the day. The 8th September was a
particularly inclement day, it was cold, wet and windy.
Many thanks to all who took part especially James
Dean and Stan Sole for putting it all together, we will
be deciphering the data very soon. Thanks also to Kate
Gordon who has been bringing together and highlighting
the pollution problem, we are active in taking this forward,
a slow process, but not on our part.
Accessing the digital world - I spent an afternoon with Mike
Gattuso in the library with him trying to introduce me to
Twitter in the easiest possible way! The idea is that if anyone
has issues with the computer, young and old to contact the
library for a session with Mike to either get themselves
started or address any problems.
Swaffham Market - We would love more footfall around
the market, if we don’t we will end up without one, I do
urge you to use this facility, we have some really good stalls
and the traders really trying to give you what you want. As a
Council we have been proactively encouraging new traders,
but we can only do this with your help so please if you can
support your local market.
I went to the performance that TOSH put on at Stanleys, a
really good play with lots of fine acting, I shall be looking out
for their next performance. During the summer holidays I
also experienced the Green Centre with my Grandchildren.
This amazing place had children’s activities daily with a film
in the afternoon, there’s a really good relaxed atmosphere
and everyone is friendly and helpful.
I shall be making the most of these light evenings whilst they
last and enjoying the Autumn colours, hope you do too.
Jill Skinner
Highways
Highway problems should be reported to Norfolk
County Council: Tel. 0344 800 8020. Give the location
of the problem and a telephone number where
further information can be obtained.
Faulty street lights can be reported at the Town Hall
during office hours or by telephoning Norfolk County
Council 0344 800 8020. Reports should give a precise
location of the light and the number on the column.
Alternatively visit www.norfolk.gov.uk
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In Touch With Your Town
The section ‘In Touch with your
Town’ is usually put together by
the Town Clerk Richard Bishop
or occasionally by the Deputy
Town Clerk Claire Smith. It deals
with some of the most topical items
of the day and the odd item where the Council want
to share information with the Town.
Christmas Light Switch On
Book your stalls for the christmas light switch on
friday 1st December. Stall space is filling up fast for
the annual Christmas Light Switch-On event which
will be approximately two months away when you
are reading this newsletter. There are many repeat
bookings, as the event was well received last year,
and we are hoping to fill any gaps with a variety
of new stalls. Any booking enquiries to Hannah
Duggan, Office Administrator administrator@
swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk
Father Christmas will be in his grotto this year at
the Arts Lounge, the Live Reindeers are returning to
Plowright Place, there will be entertainment on the
Buttercross and a Funfair, full details will come later.
For those who were wondering about the Town lights
being turned off before the big Switch-On including
all the other lights, Swaffham will be in darkness
from 1st November until the 1st December.
MUGA and Skatepark
The MUGA and Skatepark were duly celebrated on
Thursday 14th September. In between the showers,
the sun came out and those who attended had a
great time. Here are some pics to share, there are a
lot more on Swaffham Town Council Facebook Page.
Our grateful thanks to all who have helped with this
project in any way. It really has been a team effort
sustained over a long period of time, but we got
there in the end.
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Ducks – Please Don’t Feed Them…
The plea continues from the Town Council on behalf
of the residents plagued by ‘duck poo’ on pavements
and in gardens, please don’t feed the ducks around
the town, as this is making the problem worse. It is
not fair that residents’ lives are being made a misery
by those people who choose to feed the ducks.
The Town Council are employing the services of a
contractor to remove some of the Ducks to re-locate
them elsewhere.
As stated last month, some residents continue to
see the plea not to feed the Ducks as amusing and
unnecessary. This is not an isolated problem anymore,
as many estates are now suffering throughout the
Town. The Town Council are at least trying to do
something to help the plight of the affected residents,
you can help too, by not feeding the ducks… You can
do your bit, by not feeding the ducks – thank you.
Footpath Registration
The Town Council have agreed to start the process
of registering part of a disused railway track from
Sporle Road through to Norwich Road, as a Public
Footpath. You can help us by volunteering to fill in an
evidence form, to state that you have used the path
over a number of years. Some people will be able to
remember this being used right from the time the
last Train left Swaffham Station in the last 60’s. Please
contact us at the Town Hall if you are interested
enquiries@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk Telephone
01760 722922.
Church Clock
We have had problems recently with the Church
Clock, and in particular the chiming out of sync with
the clock itself. The Town Council are going through
a process of elimination with the chimes at present,
and a meeting of all interested parties has taken
place. Whilst it is being decided what the best course
of action is, then the chimes have been turned off.
Further details will be circulated, when we have any
news to give you, but for the moment all will be quiet
around the Church and its Clock.
Town Council Dates
Wednesday 11th - Full Town Council meeting
6.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m.
Monday 16th – Market Committee
6.30pm 8.30pm
Monday 30th - Full Council Finance
6.30 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.
Tuesday 31st - Planning Committee
12 noon
All at Council Chamber, Town Hall
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The Town Council
Mayor – Cllr Jill Skinner 01760 336 121
Deputy Mayor – Cllr Colin Houghton 01760 336 025
Cllr Steven Allen
Cllr Terry Jennison
07825 801 605
01760 720608
Cllr Robert Bartram
Cllr Sheila Lister
01760 721 022
01760 720114
Cllr Wendy Bensley
Cllr Shirley Matthews
01760 722 524
01760 723205
Cllr Brenda Bowler
Cllr Les Scott
01760 788519
01760 720465
Cllr Jan Buckley-Stevens
Cll Anne Thorp
01760 722604
01760 722611
Cllr Paul Darby
07880 568 628
Breckland Councillors:
Cllr Paul Darby, Cllr Shirley Matthews and
Cllr Ian Sherwood 01760 725550
twitter@ CllrIanSherwood (your.cllr@breckland.gov.uk)
Your County Councillor is Cllr Ed Colman
01362 697 397 / email ed.colman.cllr@norfolk.gov.uk
Officers
Richard Bishop – Town Clerk
townclerk@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk
Twitter - @SwaffhamClerk
Claire Smith - Deputy Town Clerk
deputyclerk@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk
Hannah Duggan – Office Administrator
administrator@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk
Swaffham Town Council
Tel: 01760 722922
www.swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk
Town Hall Opening Times
Monday 9.30am-1pm and 1.30pm-4pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday : 9:30am-1pm
Swaffham Relief in Need Charity
Registered Charity No. 1072912
Relief in Need is a Registered Charity which meets 6
times a year, offering grants for a specific purpose for
the relief of persons resident in the area of benefit
(i.e. Swaffham) who are in need, hardship or distress.
Application Forms are available from the Town Hall
or reliefinneed@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk
Agencies at Swaffham Town Hall
Swaffham Museum Gift Shop & Tourist
Information Centre Open: Mon-Fri, 10am – 4pm
& Sat 10am - 1pm 01760 721230
Breckland Council Room 1: Open 9am – 1pm & 1:30pm
- 4pm every Monday. 9:30am – 1pm every Tuesday,
Thursday & Friday. Council Tax & benefit enquires.

Mind, Body & Spirit
When a deadline starts to loom for the next
edition of the Swaffham Newsletter, I go into
panic mode. What should I talk about? Did I
have someone writing a piece on their specialist
subject? This appears to happen every single
month, without fail, Jonathan sends me a
reminder email and I start to hold onto the
worry of what it is I need to write. Well maybe I
have found a helpful topic, without realising it.
How much does a glass of water weigh? Well
someone might say what’s the size of the glass?
Well now, if I held an average glass of water for
a few minutes, it doesn’t weigh a lot. If I held
it for an hour, my arm might start to ache. If
I held it all day, my arm might get numb and
eventually paralysed.
So, if I applied that to my stresses and strains
of my daily life the same might apply. If I held
onto something for a short while, it’s not such
a problem, it’s not weighing a lot on my life. If
I held onto something for a few hours, it starts
to get a wee bit heavy and if I held onto it for
a long time, it starts to weigh so heavy, I might
become paralysed. Well without realising it, I
have done just that with my monthly article.
Jonathan flags it up and holding on starts to
ache and by the next day, it’s become an issue
with me as it starts to weigh heavy on my
mind as the deadline looms ever nearer. I love
writing these pieces and yet I’ve turned it into a
heavy load. Well I won’t do that again because,
having now identified the weight of the issue, I
can now release the burden, get it done earlier
and hey presto, my mind stops playing games
with me.
More time to enjoy drinking my water.
Now, Swaffham is a lovely market town and it’s
a great privilege to present the occasional Mind
Body Spirit exhibition in the Assembly Room. I
always try and make Swaffham the first and last
on my schedule and low and behold, it’s the
last one we organise this year in Norfolk again,
and my home town Swaffham has the honour to
be hosting on Saturday 14th October. This one
has been full and ready to receive visitors for a
few weeks now, such is the draw the town and
the event. Let’s face it, we do like to believe
the visitors attending will enjoy all that this
lovely town offers. It’s not just these events,
the town has a fantastic bunch of volunteers
and organisers to, that put on so much for
us all. To name a few such as The Lions, The
Rotary, The Arts Groups and let’s not forget the
Iceni Partnership. These groups represent the
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life blood of this town alongside all the other
groups I didn’t equally mention but they all
equally share their rich talents to empower the
wonderful heart and soul of such a fabulous
market town. This magazine, for example, has
introduced so much, to so many and I know it is
being read in as faraway places as Australia and
New Zealand and across the pond in the USA.
Other towns are making notes!
Well done everyone! We can all thank ourselves
for making this a very special place.
With love and gratitude.
Steve Hudson – Spiritual Flow Events
Swaffham Spiritual Awareness Group
Meets in the Community Centre,
Beech Close, Campingland, Swaffham
at 6.30pm.
1st October Barbara Price March
15th October Jane Diamond Norwich
29th October David Schiesser Huntingdon
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