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November 2017<br />
SWAFFHAM<br />
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Contents<br />
4 Upcoming Events / Regular Events<br />
6 Rainbow Choir / Iceni Rural Writers<br />
7 School Speak<br />
8 Church News<br />
11 Green Britain Centre<br />
12 Rotary<br />
14 Plowright Medical Centre / <strong>Swaffham</strong> Arts<br />
15 Women’s Institute<br />
16 <strong>Swaffham</strong> & District Lions<br />
17 Museum Matters<br />
18 Twinning / Merle Boddy Centre<br />
19 Wissey U3A / <strong>Swaffham</strong> Jazz Club<br />
21 Age Concern<br />
22 Ashill & Holme Hale Gardening Club<br />
24 SCALGA<br />
25 <strong>Swaffham</strong> Lionesses / WEA<br />
26 <strong>Swaffham</strong> Rugby Club / <strong>Swaffham</strong> Sparklers<br />
28 <strong>Swaffham</strong> & Litcham Home Hospice<br />
30 <strong>Swaffham</strong> History Group<br />
31 Mayor’s Parlour<br />
32 <strong>Swaffham</strong> Town Council<br />
34 Mind, Body & Spirit<br />
You are cordially<br />
invited to<br />
an afternoon<br />
of Christmas<br />
companionship at the<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly<br />
Rooms on Christmas<br />
Day, noon until 4pm.<br />
Traditional<br />
Christmas meal<br />
and entertainment<br />
afterwards, no charge.<br />
All are welcome,<br />
no strings attached.<br />
Ring 01760 722 800 to<br />
book your place.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Town Team<br />
The Town Team is very pleased to announce that we<br />
have been granted approval to establish a <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
“parkrun” with the inaugural event scheduled for<br />
mid-February 2018 at the Nicholas Hamond Academy<br />
sports field on the Brandon Road.<br />
What is a parkrun?? The concept of a 5k timed<br />
run/walk was founded 13 years ago with just 13<br />
participants and has proved incredibly successful<br />
and popular at venues across the UK and 14<br />
other countries worldwide with now over 3.9<br />
million participants of all ages and abilities taking<br />
part every Saturday morning at 9.00am. For full<br />
information, please visit the parkrun website at<br />
www.parkrun.org.uk<br />
parkruns official charity partner is Alzheimers<br />
Research UK and to date over 18,000 individual<br />
participants have raised over £600,000 for this very<br />
worthwhile organisation.<br />
Well supported parkruns have been organised in<br />
Thetford and Kings Lynn and the Town Team is<br />
delighted that our efforts to bring the concept to<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> have finally born fruit.<br />
We are very grateful to the NHA and the adjacent<br />
Junior School for allowing us to use their facilities,<br />
to Active Norfolk and Breckland District Council for<br />
agreeing to fund the initial start-up costs and to the<br />
parkrun regional ambassadors for their guidance<br />
and initial groundwork.<br />
This venture represents a great opportunity for residents<br />
of <strong>Swaffham</strong> and the surrounding villages to take part<br />
in a free, family friendly, non-competitive activity<br />
promoting fitness, general health and wellbeing.<br />
In order to introduce this new Town Team<br />
initiative there will be an event held on November<br />
22nd at 7.30 in the Assembly Rooms, <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
when we hope all those interested in taking<br />
part and/or getting involved as volunteers will<br />
be able to meet the organisers, view the course<br />
and learn more about the Parkrun concept.<br />
Light refreshments will be available and we look<br />
forward to seeing you all.<br />
Fond Farewell<br />
After a six month internship morphed into a twelve<br />
month contract, Iceni Partnership wishes a fond<br />
farewell to Sammy Harrington.<br />
Sammy almost instantly fitted into the Iceni way of<br />
doing things and she has grown in confidence and<br />
coped admirably with the cornucopia of clients that<br />
pass our open-office door.<br />
We all wish her well as she goes off to pursue her<br />
career path in the musical arts sector.
Upcoming Events<br />
The Levens Choir<br />
The Levens Choir, Cumbria’s Choir of the Year 2017, presents a concert of sacred music,<br />
including Monteverdi, Barber and Dvorak at St Peter & St Paul Church, <strong>Swaffham</strong> on<br />
Fri 27th Oct at 7pm. Tickets £10 available from 7 Oct at Ceres Bookshop<br />
Rotary <strong>Swaffham</strong> Visual Arts Festival 2017<br />
Friday 27th October to Sunday 29th October at the Assembly Rooms, <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Pop-Up-Pub & Cafe<br />
Johnsons Playing Field - North Pickenham. Friday 27th October Noon -<br />
Midnight.7.30pm Dits Fish & Chips. Saturday 28th/Sunday 29th Noon - Midnight<br />
West Acre Bonfire & Halloween Night<br />
Saturday 28th October. Gates open 6pm for a bonfire, fancy dress competition<br />
(7pm) & firework display (7.30pm). There will be a BBQ, soup, bar and raffle and<br />
all proceeds go towards the village hall fund and future events for the village.<br />
Halloween At Plowright Place<br />
Tuesday 31st October. Free for all ages. 4pm to 7pm. Traditional fun. 07585 706970<br />
Nar Valley Ornithological Society (NarVOS)<br />
Tuesday 31st October 2017, 7.30pm at the Barn Theatre, Sacred Heart<br />
Convent School. Jim Scott ‘Montagu’s Harriers & Snettisham’ £2 non<br />
members. For more information call Ian Black on 01760 724092<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> History Group<br />
“<strong>Swaffham</strong> in Pictures”, a film show at the Assembly Rooms on Thursday 9th<br />
November. Doors open at 7.30pm; admission by donation. Refreshments available<br />
Remembrance Concert at St Peter & Paul’s Church<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Thursday 9th November, 7:30pm. Collection taken for the Poppy Appeal<br />
Beachamwell Local History Group<br />
BLHG is hosting a talk on Oxburgh Hall by Roger Farmer on Thursday,<br />
November 9th at 7:30pm. Entitled “Oxburgh Hall, Past and Present”. £3<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Jazz Club<br />
£6 on the door. Tuesdays, 7.30. <strong>Swaffham</strong> Conservative Social Club, 23<br />
London Rd PE37 7DD. Tues 14 Nov: Swing That Thing - six piece Jazz Band.<br />
Tues 12th Dec: Colin Mason Quartet with Eleanora vocals/keyboard<br />
Barton Bendish Xmas Wreath Making Workshop<br />
Village Hall. Only a few places left on Thursday 16th Nov. & Saturday 18th, both<br />
at 7.30pm. £15 pp. Everything provided, just bring secateurs & dress for mess!<br />
Includes Festive refreshments. To book call 01366 347 849 or 347563<br />
Rotary Charity Christmas Fayre<br />
Saturday 18th November 9:30am until 2:30pm. <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms, Free<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> & Litcham Home Hospice Prize Draw<br />
On sale at Tescos from 21st - 25th november, draw at Tescos on December<br />
9th, 6pm. £1 each, prizes £250, £150 and £100<br />
St Andrew’s Fayre, North Pickenham<br />
Saturday 25th November, 11 am till 2 pm at St Andrews Church.<br />
Cards, decorations, craft and cake stalls, soup lunches, coffee and mince pies<br />
Traditional Christmas Craft Fair<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms, A range of unique handmade crafts to suit every pric<br />
range. Saturday 25th November 9am until 3pm. Free. In aid of Community Hospital<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Parish Church: Christmas Bazaar<br />
Saturday 25th November 9.00am till 12 noon. Christmas Prize Draw first<br />
prize £100. There will be refreshments and many stalls<br />
Nar Valley Ornithological Society (NarVOS)<br />
Barn Theatre, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. Tuesday 28th November 2017, 7.30pm Dr Moss<br />
Taylor ‘Norfolk through the Lens of a Naturalist’. £2. 01760 724092<br />
Christingle Sunday at St. Andrews Church, Barton Bendish<br />
3rd December at 3pm. Rev Ken Waters will be taking the Christingle<br />
Service. Everyone most welcome. Festive refreshments after the service<br />
Mid Norfolk Singers Christmas Concert<br />
Candlelit carols for choir and audience and choral music from Bach to Verdi. Conducted<br />
by Robert Hamwee. Saturday 9th December 7.30 St Nicholas Church Dereham. £10<br />
Westacre Theatre<br />
Westacre Theatre Company: CROOKED WOOD; a black comedy by Gillian<br />
Plowman, adapted from the successful television play by Michael Palin. Fri<br />
17, Sat 18, Fri 24, and Sat 25 Nov; Fri 1 and Sat 2 Dec at 7:30pm £16 (£12 for<br />
under 21s). Optional pre-booked suppers on Fridays at 6pm £18<br />
THE SELFISH GIANT by Oscar Wilde is especially adapted for Westacre with<br />
live action puppets and music. Opens on 16 Dec through to the end of the<br />
year. Matinee, Tea-time, and Evening performances £12 (£8 under 12s).<br />
In the Foyer – Murder Mystery: DEATH ON THE STAIRS. Sat 4 Nov at 7pm<br />
All-inclusive ticket covers an evening of suspense and a 3-course supper £30<br />
Wednesday Flicks: all films start at 2pm for £8 with optional pre-booked<br />
lunches from 12:30pm. CHURCHILL (2017) [PG] starring Brian Cox – 1<br />
Nov. MY COUSIN RACHEL (2017) [12A] starring Simon Russell Beale – 15<br />
Nov. THE VICEROY’S HOUSE (2017) [12A] starring Hugh Bonneville, Gillian<br />
Anderson, and Michael Gambon – 29 Nov.<br />
WESTACRE THEATRE www.westacretheatre.com 01760 755800<br />
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Regular Meetings & Events<br />
MONDAY<br />
1st <strong>Swaffham</strong> Scouts 7-9 at Cockley Cley, Iceni Village, Scout Hut.<br />
For ages 10 1/2 -14. New recruits welcome. Boys or girls. Contact Paul<br />
07711761364. Paul@1stswaffhamscouts.org.uk<br />
Art Class at The Old Art Room 93 Market Place. Techniques,<br />
Tips, Inspiration in a modern equipped Art Studio. 10am until 12.15 £10<br />
Tel.01760 337181 je.clark176@btinternet.com<br />
Central Norfolk Dog Training Club Upstairs in Church Rooms,<br />
Campingland. 4 classes available, from puppies to intermediate.Tel: Chris 07745892417<br />
Citizens Advice <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre, 10am until 12:30pm<br />
Kickboxing Club Juniors 5+ 5pm – 6pm, Inters 6-7pm, Adults 7pm –<br />
8.30pm Plowright Place. Call Trevor on 07585707196<br />
The Phoenix Singers rehearse each week in the Methodist Church Hall<br />
at 7:30pm. New members welcome. Contact Marion 01760 724 473<br />
Playdayz – Parent/toddler group Sacred Heart School 9.30-<br />
11.30am term time only. £1 per session/per family (includes a snack)<br />
Contact: Tor Howman 07854 736 920<br />
Rotary Club of <strong>Swaffham</strong> Meets at The George Hotel - 1st Monday of<br />
the month, 12:45 for 1pm, other Mondays 7 for 7:30pm. Tel Claire Dunne 722504<br />
Seniors Keep Fit 6.15pm at Stanley’s, Lynn Road Tel Gemma on 07702<br />
197994/07425 607667<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 1894 Squadron Air Training Corps 7.00 - 9.30pm.<br />
TA Centre, Sporle Road, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. Ages 13 to 18 years. Tel: 01760724617<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> History Group 2nd Monday, 2 – 4pm, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Museum.<br />
New members always welcome – no charge. Tel 01760 724470<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Lions Meet on the 2nd Monday of the month at <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Assembly Rooms,7:30pm. All welcome. Contact Peter Young 01760 724120<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Players every Monday and Wednesday, 7:30pm Baptist<br />
Church, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. If you are interested in joining a fabulous team please<br />
come along but call Marcie on 07867943102 to ensure we are in rehearsal<br />
Junior Snooker & Billiards 4-7pm @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy,<br />
West Acre 01760 755337 for details and to book, 9 -16 years<br />
TOSH community drama group meets 7.30pm Monday & Wednesday at<br />
Stanley’s, Lynn Street. All ages welcome. More details Fiona 07768211087<br />
Youthie 5:30 – 7pm, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre. For ages 8 to 11.<br />
Free entry. Contact sally@iceni.info 07772 852284 / 01760 722800<br />
TUESDAY<br />
1st <strong>Swaffham</strong> Beavers 1st <strong>Swaffham</strong> Beavers 5 - 6.15 at Cockley<br />
Cley Iceni Village Scout Hut. For boys and girls ages 6 - 8 . New recruits<br />
welcome. Contact Paul 07711761364 Paul@1stswaffhamscouts.org.uk<br />
1st <strong>Swaffham</strong> Cubs 1st <strong>Swaffham</strong> Cubs 6.30-8pm at Cockley Cley,<br />
Iceni Village, Scout Hut. For ages 8-10 1/2. New recruits welcome. Boys<br />
or Girls. Contact Hayley 07516095019. Akela@1stswaffhamscouts.org.uk<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Army Cadets TA Centre, Sporle Rd 7.30-9.30pm. Ages 12 – 18.<br />
www.norfolkacf.org 2907pea@armymail.mod.uk 07899 189 973 The<br />
Art Studio Modern Art Evening Classes By Peter Henry PGCE, BA.<br />
Tuesdays 7-9pm Church Rooms, Campingland. Refreshments. Adults/all<br />
abilitiesEmail: salsum06@aol.com/01760 720540<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Bridge Club The Church Rooms,Church of Our Lady of Pity<br />
31, Station Street. <strong>Swaffham</strong> PE37 7HP 6.30pm for 6.45pm. Sue 01328 701545<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Carpet Bowls Community Centre. 2 hours from 2pm for £2.<br />
Tea & biscuits inc. Call Alan on 01760 723 910<br />
Child Health Clinic at <strong>Swaffham</strong> Children Centre. 01760 721101 1st Tuesday<br />
monthly 1.15 - 2.45pm run by local Health Visiting Team<br />
Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Coffee Morning, third Tuesday<br />
at 10:15am. Methodist Hall, London Street. Tel: David Moore 01760 723740<br />
CAMEO Coffee 10am-noon. ‘Come And Meet Each Other’. Free tea, coffee<br />
& hot chocolate in a relaxed cafe style setting. Discovery Hour: 10am - 11am.<br />
Looking at and discussing a small bible passage. Oasis Centre 01760 723 175<br />
Crafts, Textiles and Dressmaking at The Old Art Room<br />
93 Market Place. Techniques, Tips, Inspiration in a modern equipped Art<br />
&Textile Studio. 10am until 12.15 and 12.30 until 2.45 £9 Tel.01760 337181<br />
Jump, Jive & Swing <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre, 7.45pm. Classes<br />
8pm until 9.45pm with social dancing until 10.30pm. www.jumpjiveswing.com<br />
Little Treasures and Breastfeeding Support 1.15 - 2.45pm Drop in<br />
for parents and babies aged 0-1year at <strong>Swaffham</strong> Children Centre. 01760 721101<br />
Mamma Munay (Mother Love) - antenatal classes on alternate Tuesday<br />
afternoons at The Green Parrot. …all welcome at all stages of your pregnancy.<br />
Booking essential on 01760 724704 or Anne 07469243052<br />
Pickenhams’ WI 2nd Tuesday 2pm St Andrew’s Church (not August)<br />
PROBUS Club of <strong>Swaffham</strong> Meet second Tues of the month for lunch at the<br />
George Hotel, 12.30 for 1pm. Rod Goddard 01760 722 834 rodgoddard@hotmail.com
Rainbow Community Choir 7.30-9.30pm. <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community<br />
Centre. Interested in joining us? 01760 336 313 rainbowcommunitychoir.org.uk<br />
The Royal Elizabethan Lodge Meets alternate Tuesdays, 8pm in the<br />
Conservative Club. Tel: W Rogers 01760 720632 or S Trattle 01760 721760<br />
The Royal Naval Association 8pm on the 4th Tuesday <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Conservative Club. Telephone Jill Bowers on 01362 691820<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Rugby Football Club Tuesday Seniors Training 7:30 - 9<br />
Seniors Keep Fit 3pm See Monday’s Senior’s Keep Fit<br />
Stitch, Mardle and Mend A group of keen crafters covering Patchwork,<br />
Knitting, Crochet, Cross Stitch etc 7-9pm, £1. Tel Adrienne 01760 336268<br />
Slimming World Conservative Club, 10am. <strong>Swaffham</strong> Asssembly<br />
Rooms 7pm. Clare Hughes 07535237618<br />
Sporle WI 3rd Tuesday, 1.45pm ready for our speaker at 2pm. For any further<br />
information please ring Celia on 01362 687316<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> St John Ambulance Cadets 7.15pm until 8.45pm,10 to<br />
17 year olds. Natalie Rudd on 07771620634/natalie.rudd@btinternet.com<br />
Taekwondo 6:30 - 7:30pm <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre 01760336044<br />
Tai Chi beginners welcome 1.15pm Narborough 01760723102<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Wellbeing Group Are you feeling low, or recovering from ill<br />
health? Just want to meet other people? Make new friends at Community Centre,<br />
every Tuesday 10.30 – 1.00. Contact Family Action. Tel: 01760 725801<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Market (Morning) WI Second Tuesday of every Month, 10.30am<br />
Assembly Rooms. Ladies over 18 welcome. Deb Forrest 01760725669 quilter856@gmail.com<br />
West Acre Carpet Bowls Club West Acre Village Hall, 2 - 4pm. £2 per<br />
session. Equipment and refreshments provided – all welcome. Tel: Belinda<br />
01760 755184 or Betty 01760 755235 Email: belindabush@hotmail.com<br />
Women’s Section Royal British Legion At Valentine Barker Court,<br />
2nd Tues at 2.30pm. Tel: Frances 01760 724445 or Iris 01760 721430<br />
Weight Watchers 5:30-6.30pm <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre.<br />
Nikki 07970316054<br />
Yoga Gt Dunham Village Hall, 10 -11:30am, £6.50 Tel: 01603 478456<br />
Yoga Necton Community Centre £7 2-3:30 Tuesdays Jayne 07544974342<br />
Yoga 10.30-12.00 Green Britain Centre, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. £7 per class. Contact<br />
Jayne on: 07544974342 or email: greenwillowyoga@outlook.com<br />
Zumba With Becks <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms 7-8pm bectuff@hotmail.co.uk £5<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
1st <strong>Swaffham</strong> Rainbows Term time only, 17:00-18:00 <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Infant School. Girls aged 5 to 7 yrs. Tracey Clements 07770236689<br />
2nd <strong>Swaffham</strong> Brownies Term time only, 18:00-19:30. Meeting at<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> First School. Girls aged 7 to 10 yrs invited to join. Contact Clare<br />
Smith 07917468057 or Chrissie Brown 07970104771.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 1894 Squadron Air Training Corps 7:00-9:30pm.<br />
TA Centre, Sporle Road, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. Ages 12 (yr8) to 18 years. Tel: 01760724617<br />
Alzheimer`s Society Dementia Café first Wednesday every month<br />
from 10am-12noon. <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms, Market Place, <strong>Swaffham</strong>.<br />
Support, information and social activity.Refreshments provided. 01603 763556<br />
Arts Lounge beginners/refreshers art classes Wednesday,<br />
Thursday & Friday 10-1pm or 1.30-4.30pm, £25 per session Call 01760 723624<br />
Bingo First Wednesday of every month, Holme Hale Pavilion. Eyes<br />
down 7:30pm. Cash prizes. Tel: June Hewing 01760 441327<br />
Bingo <strong>Swaffham</strong> Conservative Club 7:00 – 9:00pm (eyes down for<br />
7:30). Non-members 30p entry.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Camera Club 1st and 3rd Weds of every month, 7 for 7:30pm<br />
at Lydney House, Norwich Road. All abilities welcome! Steve Ward 01366 328567<br />
Creative Textile Certificate 10 Week Course at The Old Art Room, 93<br />
Market Place <strong>Swaffham</strong>. Tel Jane 01760 337181<br />
Dementia Café Free cafe offering support, information for those living with<br />
dementia and their families/carers. Free refreshments. Assembly Rooms. 01603 763 556<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Evening WI Church Rooms, Campingland. 1st Wed 7.30pm<br />
Telephone Fiona Walker on 01760 722879.<br />
Healing Rooms The Oasis Centre, Cley Road 11am - 12noon. Book a<br />
session to experience the healing power of Jesus. Tel: 01760 723175<br />
Henchmans Junior Magic the Gathering for 8-11 yr olds at Henchmans,<br />
13 Station Street, <strong>Swaffham</strong> from 5pm to 6.30pm £2 per person, first<br />
session free. Alternate weeks: RPG night or or MtG Standard Showdown<br />
at Henchmans, 13 Station Street, <strong>Swaffham</strong> from 7pm. Please see www.<br />
henchmans.com or our facebook page or call 01760 788427 for details<br />
The <strong>Swaffham</strong> and District Branch of the Labour Party meets in the<br />
Community Centre at 7.30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month<br />
Stitch, Mardle and Mend A group of keen crafters covering<br />
Patchwork, Knitting, Crochet etc. From 10am at Market Cross Inn, <strong>Swaffham</strong>.<br />
Oasis Wednesday Worship: 10am - 11am. Worship and prayer<br />
Studio Sessions at The Old Art Room Studio and Inspiration in a<br />
modern equipped studio 93 Market Place. 10am-1pm £6.50. 01760 337181<br />
St. John Ambulance - <strong>Swaffham</strong> (Adults) Every Wednesday<br />
7.30pm - 9.30pm First Aid training 18 years upwards. 07900927233<br />
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<strong>Swaffham</strong> & Watton Club for the Visually Impaired <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Community Centre 4th Wed (except August) 1.30-3.30pm £3. 01603 629558<br />
Tai Chi beginners class 10am <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre 01760723102<br />
Whist Drive Bradenham Village Hall, 7:30pm. All welcome. 01760 440038. £3<br />
Youth Café 7:30 – 8:30pm, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre. For ages 13 – 18.<br />
THURSDAY<br />
Beachamwell WI 1st Thursday 7.30pm. New members or visitors always<br />
welcome. Contact Maggie 01366 327023 or Helen 01366 328589<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Bridge Club See Tues for details. 6.30pm for 6.45pm start<br />
except for the first Thursday in the month 2pm to 6pm<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Chapter 3 Book Group 10.30am on first Thursday of the<br />
month. Contact Kate Gordon 01760 723 034<br />
Crafts, Textiles and Dressmaking at The Old Art Room<br />
93 Market Place. Techniques, Tips, Inspiration in a modern equipped Art<br />
&Textile Studio. 10am until 12.15 and 12.30 until 2.45 £9 Tel.01760 337181<br />
Happidojo Marham Judo Club Sandringham Centre, Marham, PE33 9NP<br />
3-4yrs 5.20-6 Fun & Games,5-7yrs:6-7pm, 8-16yrs:7-8pm. Adv. Juniors, Seniors 17+ :<br />
8-9.30pm FIRST LESSON FREE. Then 3-4yrs £2, 5-12yrs- £3. 13-16yrs -£1.00. 17+ - £3.50.<br />
Colin McCallum. 07905278857 or www.happidojomarhamjudoclub.btckco.uk<br />
Henchmans Board games. £2.50 per person. 7-11pm. Henchmans, 13 Station<br />
Street, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. 01760 788427. New players always welcome (over 18)<br />
Holme Hale Carpet Bowls Every Thursday 7-9pm, Holme Hale<br />
Community Hall. No experience or equipment needed. £2<br />
Iceni Stitchers Ladies group meeting on 3rd Thursday of the month at<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre, 1.30 - 4.30pm. Kate Davies 01760 622254<br />
Kickboxing Club Juniors 5+ 5pm – 6pm, Inters 6-7pm, Adults 7pm –<br />
8.30pm Plowright Place. Call Trevor on 07585707196<br />
Free Lipreading Classes for people with an acquired hearing loss.<br />
Thursday’s at 10 am to noon in the Catholic Church Rooms, 31 Station<br />
Road, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. Contact Hayley at lipreadingwithhayley@gmail.com<br />
Phoenix Writers welcome new and experienced writers to their<br />
monthly sessions on a Thursday afternoon in <strong>Swaffham</strong>. We are a<br />
friendly group who enjoy writing works of fiction, articles and poetry. For<br />
further details please email Jan at Dandelionmoon@btinternet.com<br />
RAF Marham Food and Craft Market 1st Thursday 12am to 5 pm.<br />
Sandringham Centre Upper Marham PE33 9NP (Behind Spar) 07766 078123<br />
Royal British Legion, <strong>Swaffham</strong> & District Branch 8pm, 3rd<br />
Thursday <strong>Swaffham</strong> Conservative Club. Tel: David Thorogood 01760622751<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Lioness Club First Thurs of every month, 7.30pm in Our<br />
Lady of Pity Catholic Church rooms, Station St., <strong>Swaffham</strong>. Enjoy friendship<br />
whilst serving the community. All ladies welcome. Tel: 01760 723377<br />
Pilates 3 – 4pm, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre. Call Di Graham – 01328<br />
851970 – before your first session.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Rugby Football Club Seniors 17+ training 7:30-9, social after<br />
Salsa 7-9pm <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms. 07912366661<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Sparklers <strong>Swaffham</strong> branch of the Red Hat Society meets 2nd<br />
Thurs of the month, 7 pm, The George Hotel,: Jill Neale 01760 723466<br />
U3A The Wissey U3A 1st Thursday of the month at Holme Hale Pavilion,<br />
09.45 - 12 noon. Annual Memb. £10. Contact 01760 721247 for more details<br />
Weight Watchers 10-11am <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre.<br />
Cheryl 07941 319 742<br />
Young Explorers 1.30 - 3pm at <strong>Swaffham</strong> Children Centre. 01760 721101<br />
Youthie Plus 5:30 – 7pm, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre. For ages 11 – 14.<br />
Free entry. Contact sally@iceni.info 07772 852284 / 01760 722800<br />
West Acre Carpet Bowls Club See Tuesday listing<br />
FRIDAY<br />
2nd <strong>Swaffham</strong> Guides Term time only, 18:00-20:00. Church Rooms,<br />
Campingland. Girls aged 10-16yrs invited to join. Contact 07769294414<br />
Acoholics Anonymous Every Friday at 1pm in Parish Rooms at St<br />
Dominic’s RC Church,Howdale Rd, Downham Market<br />
Adult Ballet For Beginners 6:15pm See Monday’s Senior’s Keep Fit<br />
Age Concern-<strong>Swaffham</strong> Support Services at Community Centre<br />
Volunteer recruitment 10.30am - 12.00 noon 1st Friday of the month<br />
Adult Tap 7:15pm See Monday’s Senior’s Keep Fit<br />
Arts Lounge Drawing/sketching classes 10-1pm and 1.30-4.30pm. 723 624<br />
Art, Printing and Paper Craft Session at The Old Art Room<br />
93 Market Place. Techniques, Tips, Inspiration and printing presses in a modern<br />
equipped Art &Textile Studio. 10am until 12.30 £10 Tel.01760 337181<br />
Bingo at Narborough Community Centre Doors 6.30pm, eyesdown<br />
7.45pm Contact Mrs Hennessy 01760 337540<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Bellringers Practice St. Peter & St. Paul Church, 7:30pm on<br />
the Friday preceding the 2nd Sunday of the month. Beginners welcome. Tel: 01760<br />
724944/lindaringer0447@gmail.com<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Carpet Bowls Community Centre. 2 hours from 6.30 for £3. Tea<br />
& biscuits inc. Call Alan on 01760 723 910
Coffee Morning At Ashill Community Centre<br />
2nd Friday every month, 10am until noon. 01760 441 651<br />
Country Music Last Friday of each month at the communal lounge<br />
at Valentine Barker Court, 7.30 to 22.30. Families and friends, free raffle &<br />
donations for Wish Upon a Star children’s cancer charity. 0370 192 4797<br />
Games Evening & Social 2nd Friday/month <strong>Swaffham</strong> Baptists<br />
Church Hall - 7:30. All welcome<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong>’s Green Gym Friday 8.30am Recreation Ground, Haspalls Rd<br />
Henchmans Early Friday Night Magic at Henchmans, 13 Station<br />
Street, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. 2pm to 6pm. Friday Night Magic at Henchmans<br />
Iceni Lunch Club <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre, £6.00 for two<br />
courses and tea/coffee every Friday 12.30pm. 01760 722 800<br />
Indoor Market <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms 9am-2pm, free entry.<br />
Refreshments, various stalls… bookings contact Haydn 07957 862 239<br />
Judo Sacred Heart School 6-7:30pm £2.50 5 years+ Tel. 07920440235<br />
Oasis Messy Church 6pm every 3rd Friday Fun event for all ages.<br />
£1. www.facebook.com/oasiscentreswaffham<br />
Rise and shine Baby & Toddler Group: 10am - 12noon. Large play<br />
area. £1.50 per adult/chld. 50p any extra persons. Incl drink & a biscuit<br />
Senior Snooker (60 years +) @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy, West<br />
Acre £4 per session Facebook - Norfolk Snooker Academy 01760 755337<br />
Sporle Art Group meets every Friday at 1pm-3pm. in the community hall. No<br />
tuition given, bring your own materials. Free intro then £2 per week. 01760 724615<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Senior Section Term time only. 19:30- 21:00. For young women<br />
aged 14 to 25yrs. Contact Tracey Clements 07770236689 or Chrissie Brown 07970105771<br />
Tai Chi for Health 10am Advanced Class. <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre.<br />
Tel: 01760 723102 or barbara.smith58@yahoo.co.uk<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Veterans Snooker Group (60+) 2-5pm at West Acre<br />
Village Hall, PE32 1TQ. £3 per player. Call Phillip on 01760 755337<br />
Yoga 10.30 - 12 Green Britain Centre, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. £7 per class. Contact Jayne<br />
on: 07544974342 or email: greenwillowyoga@outlook.com to book a place.<br />
SATURDAY<br />
Art Class for over 12s ...and accompanied Children who want to use<br />
the sewing machine. The Old Art Room 93 Market Place. 2nd Saturday of<br />
the month.10 until 1pm £10 Tel.01760 337181<br />
Arts Lounge Silver Workshops 9:30-3:30 October 22nd & December<br />
10th. All equipment, silver and refreshments inc 01760 723 624<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Bingo Club Community Centre last Sat in month, 7pm for<br />
7:30pm start. £2.50 annual membership, 50p for visitors. Paul Darby 07880 568628<br />
Board Games Group For Adults At <strong>Swaffham</strong> Library<br />
Saturdays 10-11am. The board games include Draughts, Scrabble and Dominoes. The<br />
group provides people with the chance to meet others in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere<br />
Children’s Art Club 1st Saturday of the Month. 10am until 12.15<br />
£10 All Equipment, Snack and Drink provided Tel. 01760 337181<br />
Henchmans Miniature Painting Workshop or Pokemon Battles<br />
(alternate weeks) 10am to 1pm. MtG Standard Showdown or Yu-Gi-Oh<br />
(alternate weeks) 2pm to 5pm. 01760 788427 www.henchmans.com<br />
Pentney Country Music Club www.pentneycowlsclub.co.uk<br />
weekly 01760 337 392 karenpentneycountryclub12@yahoo.co.uk<br />
Pilates Class 9-10.15am All Saints Centre, Church Lane, Boughton.<br />
Beginners welcome. £8 per session. 07515834729<br />
Pokemon; Yu-Gi-Oh! Magic: The Gathering for beginners alternate<br />
Sat. www.henchmans.com. Children welcome. 10.30am – 2pm<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Market Traditional market, now 800 years old! Every<br />
Saturday 6am until 3pm. <strong>Swaffham</strong> Market Place. Details 01760 722 922<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Rugby Football Club <strong>Swaffham</strong>RUFC@outlook.com<br />
West Norfolk Crafters & Needleworkers Stitchers, crafters and<br />
knitters who meet at Leziate Village Hall on the 2nd Sat. 01760 720767<br />
SUNDAY<br />
Henchmans Yu-Gi-Oh or Star Wars X-Wing (alternate weeks) from 12<br />
noon to 4pm. 01760 788427 or visit our website www.henchmans.com<br />
Kuk Sool Won Narborough Com. Centre 5.30 - 6.30pm. 07541261713<br />
Pentney Indoor Bowls Club bowls coaching for beginners and<br />
improvers Sundays 10am - 12noon. G Freezer 01760 722262<br />
Star Wars @ Henchmans 12-4pm www.henchmans.com<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Rugby Football Club Minis 10:30-12. Games see Saturday<br />
Snooker @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy West Acre<br />
3 hours play £9. Facebook - Norfolk Snooker Academy 01760-755337<br />
Spiritual Awareness Group Most Sundays 5:15pm to 6:30pm for<br />
Healing and 6:30pm to 8:30pm Service at <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre<br />
Rainbow Community Choir<br />
In our fifth year!<br />
So, I said I would let you know about our Christmas<br />
concert. We will be singing with Singers Inspired,<br />
Downham Market's own community choir, and<br />
Anglian Accents, who perform a wide range of a<br />
cappella works.<br />
We are three choirs of a similar size and we’ll sing in<br />
our own choir to begin and then get together for the<br />
finale. The sound should be amazing so come along.<br />
You shouldn’t be disappointed.<br />
This concert will be held at the Methodist Church<br />
in Downham Market at 4.30 pm on Saturday, 16<br />
December. An earlier concert means you could<br />
have a look around the town before the concert;<br />
maybe finish your Christmas shopping; listen to<br />
the singing; and be home by 8.00 pm at the latest.<br />
There’s plenty of parking on the Hollies carpark<br />
and the church is warm and comfortable. What<br />
more could you want? All this and refreshments<br />
in the break!<br />
We’d love to welcome you. Tickets will be on sale<br />
early December.<br />
Meanwhile Rainbow is learning some brilliant new<br />
songs for the concert. We’ve already started so we<br />
should be pitch perfect by December.<br />
We meet term time at 7.30 pm at <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Community Centre and we’d love you to join us.<br />
If you’re interested you should have a look at our<br />
website:www.rainbowcommunitychoir.org.uk<br />
where we have recordings of some of our music or<br />
visit our Facebook page, you can also contact Alan :<br />
on 01760 724308 or Anthea on 01760 336313.<br />
Iceni Rural Writers<br />
Through our writing, we have explored some of the<br />
important changes which we have made during our<br />
lives. Here Jurgita describes moving to <strong>Swaffham</strong>.<br />
New Beginnings<br />
Why have I left my safest place<br />
And dropped everything I had?<br />
My heart is bouncing like mad -<br />
What is waiting for me ahead?<br />
Deep down inside I know it’s time to grow,<br />
Challenge myself again.<br />
My heart will meet another heart<br />
Oh dear does it sound true?<br />
The trees and fields shout ‘Hi’ to me<br />
Norfolk welcomes me tonight,<br />
Stars wink to me and it feels<br />
That everything will be fine …<br />
Jurgita Stipiniene<br />
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The Nicholas Hamond Academy<br />
Rain did not discourage students studying the dynamics<br />
of urban living whilst visiting Norwich city centre recently.<br />
As part of their Geography course they investigated the<br />
links between where people live, their access to services,<br />
the local environment and quality of life.<br />
Investigators were called into action to assess a crime<br />
scene at the Academy. In true CSI style, and using skills<br />
learned whilst studying GCSE Psychology, students<br />
collected witness statements and used forensic<br />
psychology together with criminal profiling to discover<br />
the perpetrator.<br />
A ‘Thunk’ (a discussion arising from a philosophical<br />
question) is the way students begin a new subject in<br />
the curriculum called Leaders of our Lives. Learning<br />
cultural, religious, political, mental health awareness<br />
and philosophy allows a genuine chance for students<br />
to shape their own learning and make sense of<br />
the world around them. Students will discover the<br />
role they play as members of their families, towns,<br />
country and ultimately citizens of the world.<br />
Cakes and pizza were just two of the ways in which cells<br />
were demonstrated during a recent Science project.<br />
Not only did students ably label the various parts<br />
required – the models they used tasted good too.<br />
Chocolate, sweets and bread making were amongst the<br />
culinary delights students experienced on a tour of the<br />
Opal Coast on a recent trip to France. Whilst immersing<br />
themselves in the culture and history of the region<br />
some of the particularly brave even tried the snails!<br />
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The Hamond Educational Charity<br />
When Nicholas Hamond, Lord of the Manor of<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong>, died in 1725 he bequeathed £1000<br />
to build and endow a school for boys on the<br />
Camping Land at <strong>Swaffham</strong>. The school was<br />
built in 1736 and run under a Trust. One of the<br />
first trustees was Edmund Nelson, grandfather<br />
of Admiral Lord Nelson.<br />
The school had ups and downs. There was no<br />
secondary education in <strong>Swaffham</strong> between 1892<br />
and 1895. The need for a school was clear and<br />
under a new scheme proposed to the Charity<br />
Commissioners buildings in <strong>Swaffham</strong> Market<br />
Place were purchased and added to using money<br />
originating from Nicholas Hamond's bequest. The<br />
Hamond's Grammar School Charity was established<br />
in 1909 to own and let out the property to the<br />
school. The premises were used for educational<br />
purposes until 2011. The Sixth Form College<br />
which was housed in the premises at that time<br />
was closed. Norfolk County Council decided they<br />
no longer needed the premises. Until this time<br />
the rental income provided the funds to enable<br />
the Charity to fulfil its aims.<br />
The Charity had no choice but to sell the premises,<br />
no appropriate use being found for them. The<br />
proceeds of that sale and the sale of the school's<br />
playing field have been invested to secure the<br />
future of the Charity and enable it to continue the<br />
essential work started by Nicholas Hamond.<br />
The Hamond Educational Charity is a combination<br />
of the former Hamond's Grammar School Charity<br />
and five other scholarship and prize funds which<br />
all had similar aims.<br />
The Charity's primary object is to promote the<br />
education of young persons under the age of 21<br />
years who are in need of financial assistance and<br />
living in the Breckland DC area, particularly those<br />
residing in or near <strong>Swaffham</strong>. It may also support<br />
schools in the local district.<br />
In 2016 the trustees approved 18 grants to individual<br />
applicants totalling over £9,000. £1000 was given<br />
towards the cost of the dedicated pathway at the<br />
Infant and Nursery Schools in Whitecross Road,<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong>, £5,000 was approved towards the cost<br />
of the new Skate Park in <strong>Swaffham</strong> and £10,000<br />
was approved towards costs of developing part of<br />
the Nicholas Hamond Acadamy, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. So far<br />
this year the trustees have approved ten grants to<br />
individuals totalling £4745.<br />
More details of the Charity's Scheme and what<br />
it provides for, plus information on how to apply<br />
for a grant, are available at the Charity's website<br />
www.hamondeducationalcharity.org.uk.
Our Lady Of Pity, <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
I have recently returned from my fourth trip to<br />
Japan, a country I had fallen in love with long before I<br />
actually visited. It has held a fascination for me since<br />
my late teens and early twenties. My one regret is<br />
that I never learned to speak Japanese. I think it is the<br />
Japanese love of nature that is so alluring. The love<br />
of nature the Japanese people originally had was no<br />
doubt their innate sense for things beautiful. One<br />
cannot think of Japan without thinking of Mt Fuji’s<br />
cone that rises to the clouds with its snow capped<br />
peak. One of the early poets of Japan, Yamamoto<br />
Akahito wrote of Mt Fuji:<br />
To the beach of Tago<br />
I come, and behold,<br />
In pure whiteness enveloped<br />
There it rises Mount Fuji –<br />
Snowing it seems above us!<br />
Fuji is now so identified with Japan. Whenever Japan<br />
is talked about or written about, Fuji is inevitably<br />
mentioned. Justifiably so, because even the Land of<br />
the Rising Sun would lose much of its mystery and<br />
beauty if the sacred Fuji were erased! Mt Fuji needs<br />
to be seen to be appreciated, though it is known<br />
as the ‘shy mountain’ often hiding behind mist and<br />
clouds. The spectacular sight of Fuji in its majesty<br />
can be a rare thing! Another poet wrote:<br />
In fair weather,<br />
In cloudy weather,<br />
Beautiful indeed<br />
And never changing-<br />
This peak of Fuji!<br />
There is an ancient saying: Which is the highest<br />
mountain in the world?<br />
But only a fool would answer Mt Everest!<br />
Fr Gordon Williams<br />
St Mary’s, Houghton on the Hill<br />
“This tiny ancient church in the middle of nowhere<br />
with some of the oldest and most remarkable<br />
wallpaintings in the country”.<br />
Many thanks to all who visited our Open<br />
Weekend “Recalling Houghton”. It was a very<br />
enjoyable event and we learnt a lot about life<br />
in the little village before it was abandoned in<br />
the 1940s.<br />
Winter opening hours:<br />
From Monday 30 October to 23 March 2018 the<br />
church will be open only on Saturdays and Sundays<br />
between 2 and 4pm. If you wish to visit outside these<br />
hours we are happy to accommodate you.<br />
Please email houghtonstmary@gmail.com or phone<br />
01760 720 070.<br />
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St Peter & St Paul’s <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
November Services<br />
Wednesday 1st All Saints Day<br />
10.00am Holy Communion<br />
Sunday 5th 8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
3.30pm All Souls service<br />
Wednesday 8th 10.00am Holy Communion<br />
Thursday 9th 7.30pm Royal British Legion<br />
Festival of Remembrance<br />
Saturday 11th 10.55am Armistice Day<br />
The Two Minutes Silence at the town War Memorial<br />
Sunday 12th Remembrance Sunday<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
10.45am Act of Remembrance<br />
Beginning at the town War Memorial then church<br />
Wednesday 15th<br />
Sunday 19th<br />
Wednesday 22nd<br />
Sunday 26th<br />
Wednesday 29th<br />
December Services<br />
Sunday 3rd<br />
10.00am Holy Communion<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
11.15am Family Service<br />
10.00am Holy Communion<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
6.00pm Lions International<br />
Centenary Celebration Service<br />
10.00am Holy Communion<br />
Advent Sunday<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
6.00pm Advent Carol Service<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Methodist Church<br />
Friday 3rd November 9.30-10am Power of Prayer<br />
Saturday 4th November<br />
9.30-noon Coffee Morning. All welcome<br />
Sunday 5th November<br />
10.45am-11.45am Morning Worship followed by<br />
refreshments. All welcome<br />
Thursday 9th November<br />
2.30pm-4pm Thursday Group. Remembrance Poetry<br />
Afternoon. All welcome.<br />
Friday 10th November<br />
Power of Prayer 9.30-10am<br />
Saturday 11th November<br />
9.30-12noon Coffee Morning. All welcome<br />
Sunday 12th November<br />
Service starts at 11.15am to allow for attendance at<br />
the War Memorial.<br />
Friday 17th November<br />
9.30-10am Power of Prayer. All welcome<br />
Saturday 18th November<br />
9.30-noon Coffee Morning and Christmas Fayre.<br />
Stuck for a present? Perhaps we have what you want!<br />
Sunday 19th November<br />
10.45-11.45am Morning Worship followed by<br />
refreshments. All welcome<br />
Thursday 23rd November<br />
2.30-4pm Thursday Group. Renee Vincett recites monologues<br />
Friday 24th Novembe<br />
9.30-10am Power of Prayer. All welcome<br />
Saturday 25th November 9.30-noon Coffee Morning
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Green Britain Centre<br />
Suddenly it’s Autumn - fallen leaves are swirling<br />
around in the wind and the colours have changed<br />
from bright green to browns and yellows. Apple<br />
Fest at the Green Britain Centre was a happy<br />
and busy weekend - several hundred people<br />
were entertained and informed. There was an<br />
emphasis on living in a way that does not pollute<br />
or drain our resources. Recycling textiles, wood,<br />
paper, eating food in season, all help to reduce<br />
the human impact on our beautiful planet. We<br />
were encouraged to eat a plant-based diet, such<br />
as we have in our cafe - the benefits to our own<br />
health and wealth become obvious. The use of<br />
freshly grown vegetables and herbs for variety of<br />
flavour were enjoyed by those who ate and drank<br />
with us during those two days. Freshly pressed<br />
apple juice was available and we still have<br />
bottles of our own juice for sale in the cafe and<br />
herb plants and perennials in the sale area on<br />
the way to the organic garden. GBC is now open<br />
every Friday evening. Meals will be available and<br />
our website should give information on quizzes,<br />
special food, open mic nights and other events -<br />
do join us for relaxed evenings.<br />
Experience wind<br />
power from the<br />
top of a modern<br />
windmill<br />
The first windmill in the world open<br />
for the public to climb. Follow the<br />
eco trail around our heritage<br />
orchard and organic gardens, enjoy<br />
Fairtrade coffee and homemade<br />
cake in our vegetarian café.<br />
For opening times and to<br />
book your turbine tour call us<br />
on 01760 726 100.<br />
www.greenbritaincentre.co.uk<br />
The Green Britain Centre, Turbine Way,<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong>, Norfolk, PE37 7HT<br />
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<strong>Swaffham</strong> Rotary Club<br />
President’s Corner<br />
As I write, we are in the middle of our<br />
Visual Arts Festival which ran through<br />
October and culminated in the Annual<br />
Exhibition and Sale of Art at the Assembly Rooms on<br />
the last weekend in the month.<br />
The first events have been very successful. The<br />
launch event, a special production of the play “Art” at<br />
Westacre Theatre was thoroughly enjoyed by all who<br />
attended. The play revolves around one character’s<br />
acquisition of an expensive work of art that is simply<br />
white canvas with white lines added, and examines<br />
the reaction of two of the buyer’s friends, resulting<br />
in a humorous examination of friendship that has<br />
serious undertones.<br />
The following week a fascinating talk on design by<br />
Pearce Marchbank, a Royal Designer for Industry drew<br />
a good audience. Pearce talked about his various<br />
projects over the years, with illustrations, including<br />
covers of “Time Out” magazine and the designs for<br />
the Royal Mail stamps for the 2012 Paralympics.<br />
I hope that the remaining events of the Festival have<br />
been equally successful.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Rotary Club strives to support the<br />
community in the outlying villages as well as in<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> itself. Last year and this year we have<br />
assisted Litcham School’s “Author in Residence”<br />
scheme, in which children’s author Helen Moss<br />
conducts workshops with the children and<br />
encourages their writing. Last school year they<br />
were able to produce an impressive collection of the<br />
children’s work and sell copies to raise funds for the<br />
school. They are currently planning the focus for<br />
this year’s activities, and a few Rotarians visited the<br />
school recently to meet Helen and members of staff.<br />
Within the Club we are currently planning for our<br />
Charter Night, the annual celebration of the Club’s<br />
12<br />
receiving its Charter from Rotary International. This<br />
will be the 48th Charter Dinner, and planning is<br />
already under way for the 50th anniversary in 2019.<br />
On Saturday 18th November we are holding our<br />
annual Christmas Fayre in the Assembly Rooms,<br />
which allows local charities and voluntary groups to<br />
showcase themselves and raise funds. Why not come<br />
along and see how much goes on in <strong>Swaffham</strong>.<br />
Bill Muir<br />
Furnishing Homes & Delivering Style<br />
Poppi Interiors has recently moved into their new larger<br />
shop and as they prepare for their busy run up to Christmas<br />
they tell us what makes them popular with their customers.<br />
As a local independent retailer the range of products and<br />
services is quite impressive, offering everything you need<br />
to dress windows, upholster furniture or maybe purchase<br />
an individual piece of furniture, lamp or mirror. Having<br />
firmly established themselves in the area they continue<br />
to expand their ranges and bring fresh ideas into homes<br />
across Norfolk. Offering a full made to measure service for<br />
curtains, blinds, upholstery and more besides, this young<br />
vibrant business continues to offer a professional service<br />
built on experience and reputation.<br />
"As an independant retailer we can offer absolutely<br />
anything, it’s only limited by imagination, we pride<br />
ourselves on our service taking time with everyone to<br />
help them find the right products to achieve the perfect<br />
look. People are very different in terms of taste and style<br />
our aim is to help them create the perfect finish that's<br />
personal and fits with their budget and style. With 20<br />
years experience in Interiors & furnshings we have seen<br />
huge changes in styles over the years. Current trends are<br />
for the newest range of woodslat blinds we offer in natural<br />
woods & subtle paint finishes, with a fauxwood alternative<br />
at extremely reasonable prices. lots of geometrics and<br />
bold florals are very popular.<br />
Curtains poles continue to develop now in finishes such as<br />
copper, soft painted greys, distressed woods all of which<br />
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Plowright Medical Centre<br />
We are pleased to announce that Dr Paul Wisdom joined<br />
the team in October, and will be working alongside Dr<br />
Sorensen–Pound and Dr Alistair Richardson. He will be<br />
working at both <strong>Swaffham</strong> and Necton practices. Dr<br />
Wisdom has been a GP in south Norfolk for 25 years.<br />
Last year he took an early retirement to become a<br />
lecturer at the University of East Anglia, but soon<br />
realised he missed the patient contact, and so we are<br />
very pleased to welcome him to Plowright. Dr Wisdom<br />
is married with grown up children, enjoys dog walking,<br />
gardening, running and cooking and will still continue<br />
to lecture at the University of East Anglia when he isn’t<br />
practising at Plowright.<br />
Two busy Saturday Flu Clinics were held in September<br />
with a total of 632 vaccinations being given during the<br />
2 clinics. Coffee mornings were run fantastically well<br />
by some ‘Friends of Plowright PPG Members’ and we<br />
managed to raise £252.91 from our patients’ generous<br />
donations ‘The Friends of Plowright PPG’ also donated<br />
£200.00 from second hand book sales, which enabled<br />
us to present cheques of £232.28 to West Norfolk<br />
Carers and £220.63 to The Stroke Association. A thank<br />
you to all our patients who attended the clinics, and<br />
to our PPG Members for their help.<br />
Would you like to become a ‘Friend of Plowright’ and<br />
join the Patient Participation Group?? All patients and<br />
staff of Plowright Medical Centre are eligible to join. We<br />
operate a virtual group where we communicate using<br />
e-mail and/or post. It is intended to help the on-going<br />
communication between the Practice and its Patients.<br />
The practice welcomes the views, ideas and comments<br />
from the members, as these are invaluable in helping us<br />
to improve the services offered to our patients.<br />
If you would like to join, please fill in a ‘Sign Up’ Form<br />
when you are next in the practice, or email plowright.<br />
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forward to hearing from you.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> 01760 722797 / Necton 01760 441344 or<br />
visit our website www.plowrightmedicalcentre.co.uk<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Arts<br />
Tale Dolce Musica lived up to their name by bringing such<br />
sweet music to the Assembly Rooms in October. As on many<br />
previous occasions, as much as we praised the musicians,<br />
they complimented the ballroom on the very fine acoustics<br />
which particularly suited the woodwind instruments played<br />
in the concert. A programme of Baroque sonatas and songs<br />
was enjoyed by a most appreciative audience.<br />
At our next event, on Saturday November 25th at 7.30<br />
pm, the Gambian musician Sefo Kanuteh will be bringing<br />
his band Meriya to the Assembly Rooms. Sefo comes<br />
from a family of musicians, so learned to play, as he was<br />
growing up, the beautiful instruments of their musical<br />
traditions. These days music absorbs influences from<br />
around the world, so Sefo’s compositions blend highly<br />
traditional pieces with styles from every continent,<br />
including latin, reggae, jazz, blues and pop.<br />
He has played gigs around East Anglia, and this year he<br />
played at Latitude in July, and appeared on a live World<br />
Music programme on Radio 3 in September. You can<br />
see and hear more by looking up Sefo Kanuteh on his<br />
website, just to whet your appetite!<br />
Tickets are available, priced at £9 members and £12 nonmembers,<br />
from Ceres Bookshop (01760 722504) and<br />
The Green Parrot (01760 724704), and on the door. It is<br />
going to be a great concert. We hope to see you there!<br />
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Christmas Bazaar<br />
Saturday 25th November 9am till 12 noon<br />
Christmas Prize Draw first prize £100<br />
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Pickenhams’ WI<br />
Carolyn opened the meeting held on<br />
Tuesday 10th October welcoming a<br />
visitor and all members, new and old.<br />
Muriel Small read a lovely poem.<br />
Reports of the WI Activities over the last month:<br />
1) The tour of Historic King’s Lynn was very interesting.<br />
We had a good guide who took us to some lovely old<br />
buildings in King’s Lynn and told us their history. We<br />
hope to go again next year and see a bit more.<br />
2) Anne Francis gave us a fantastic music and dance<br />
session, which was well attended and enjoyed. She<br />
is coming again on Friday 3rd November from 11am -<br />
12 midday. Do join us if you can - it was such a lovely<br />
session and is open to all. Free!!!<br />
3) Members enjoyed a trip to see Victoria and Abdul<br />
on at the Dereham Cinema.<br />
Future Events:<br />
1) the Arts and Crafts Group should be starting soon -<br />
date of an inaugural meeting to be arranged at our next<br />
meeting. We will meet at Gillian Simpson’s house.<br />
2) Lunch at the Iceni cafe on Tuesday 24th October, 12.30.<br />
Our speaker was Simon White from Peter Beales Roses,<br />
Attleborough. Simon gave us a talk and slides about<br />
roses, climbers and ramblers. There are 20-30,000<br />
different types for very situation - wall, pergola, arches,<br />
obelisk, shed - and how to look after them. Two words<br />
only: water, water, water and feed, feed, feed.<br />
He had bought some plants to sell so we all went merrily<br />
home with our bargains. Val won the competition for<br />
the prettiest pot with Melanie coming second.<br />
Next month is the AGM on Tuesday 14th November<br />
at 2.00pm in St Andrew’s Church, North Pickenham.<br />
Please come along and vote in the officers and<br />
committee. This will be followed by a beading<br />
demonstration. Costs £3 to make your own.<br />
Competition is “ The Best Beader”. New members<br />
welcome. Contact Melanie Cousins . 01760 440456.<br />
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS EVENT & MARKET<br />
FRIDAY 1 st DECEMBER 2-8PM<br />
MARKET PLACE, SWAFFHAM<br />
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Sporle Afternoon WI<br />
When does a “lady” pull faces and stick<br />
out her tongue? When she’s at the<br />
monthly WI meeting been instructed by a Yoga teacher<br />
of course! Our October speaker told us that Yoga<br />
has different exercises for different parts of the body.<br />
Pulling faces, sticking out the tongue and shaking the<br />
chin being just a few of the exercises for the face. If the<br />
gardener, who was cutting the grass outside the hall at<br />
the time, had glanced in the window – well!!! After all<br />
that facial exercise the tea and cake was a very welcome<br />
opportunity to chat and laugh at our antics. Then our<br />
President thanked the committee for organising the<br />
summer outing to Great Yarmouth and expressed her<br />
delight at the circus, echoed by all the members.<br />
Our Secretary read the WI news followed by the raffle<br />
and the meeting closed with a poem.<br />
November is traditionally our AGM when we discuss<br />
the year’s activities, our finances and any other<br />
business. This year we are having a belated Halloween<br />
lunch so watch out for any “witches” you may see, they<br />
are not lost just looking for Sporle WI as it will be the<br />
3rd Tuesday of the month.<br />
December’s meeting, our Christmas celebration, is to<br />
be a Christmas style meal for members and friends.<br />
We then look forward to the new year with our 1st<br />
speaker of 2018 on the subject of Hypnotherapy – 3rd<br />
Tuesday of January 1.45pm – 4pm<br />
Beachamwell WI<br />
On Thursday, October 5th,<br />
Beachamwell WI members were<br />
entertained by a most interesting talk by Liz Nally<br />
on “Antique Quilts and their stories”. Liz brought a<br />
number of beautiful old quilts, each of which had a<br />
story to tell. Liz is not just an expert on the making<br />
and stitching of quilts, but in some cases had found<br />
out about the individuals who had made them. A<br />
fascinated evening which got us all talking.<br />
Next month, we will be back in our usual home in<br />
Beachamwell Village Hall for a demonstration of Holly<br />
Wreath making by Simon White, followed by our Annual<br />
Meeting. As always, visitors are very welcome to join us.<br />
On Saturday, 2nd December, there will a warm<br />
welcome for all visitors to our CHRISTMAS FAYRE.<br />
The doors of Beachamwell Village Hall will be open<br />
from 12 till 3pm, for the sale of delicious cakes and<br />
jams, “nearly new” items, decorations and unique<br />
hand crafted gifts. We also have our very own popup<br />
café, with a range of refreshments. Last year, the<br />
soup, sausage rolls and mulled wine went down a<br />
storm! So why not come for lunch?<br />
Enquiries to Maggie 01366 327023 or Helen 01366 328589.
<strong>Swaffham</strong> & District Lions<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Lions hosted a Musical<br />
Play, The Pedlar of <strong>Swaffham</strong>, at the<br />
Barn Theatre. A packed audience<br />
were enthralled by the players from<br />
Eyes Write Theatre group who put on a very amusing<br />
play about the well-known story of the Pedlar. With a<br />
cast of 18 and a dog, the story evolved through music<br />
and scenery changes much to the enjoyment of the<br />
audience. The playwright, Alan Huckle, approached<br />
the Lions earlier this year, following their success<br />
in putting on the Jeffery Holland play, to see if they<br />
would help put on the play in the home town of the<br />
Pedlar. The Barn Theatre was an ideal place and with<br />
the Lions connections in the town, the event turned<br />
out to be an outstanding success raising over £800<br />
for Lions good causes.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Lions took part in the Health Forum along<br />
with thirty other groups in the Assembly Rooms. The<br />
main focus for the Lions was their Message in a Bottle<br />
scheme; it gives medical and other information about<br />
the householder to the emergency services and is<br />
held in a special container in the fridge. Despite the<br />
Lions promoting the scheme for many years, they<br />
find that it is still unknown to some people. Twenty<br />
bottles were distributed during the event to people<br />
who thought the scheme was a wonderful idea.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Lions held their annual Trolley Dash at<br />
Tesco Store in <strong>Swaffham</strong>. The winning ticket holder<br />
was Doug Smith who asked his daughter, Julie Gibbs,<br />
to do the Dash for him and the Lions agreed. With<br />
the help of Lion President, Pam Tallon, Julie had a<br />
preview of the isles to see which goods she would<br />
wish to put in the trolley. After ninety seconds of<br />
dashing she managed to fill a large trolley with loads<br />
of food and chocolate, dad Doug was over the moon<br />
with his daughter’s efforts especially the chocolates.<br />
The proceeds from the Dash will go to the British<br />
Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK.<br />
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<strong>Swaffham</strong> Lions have had a busy week with Foodbank<br />
deliveries. A large number of Harvest Festivals<br />
have taken place in schools and churches with the<br />
surplus food being donated to the Foodbank. With<br />
the help of the Lions this was then collected and put<br />
into bread baskets ready for delivery, by the Lions<br />
volunteers, to Dereham. As there was such a high<br />
intake of food the Lions had to put on extra delivery<br />
runs to cope with the forty bread baskets full of food<br />
and household items. The Foodbank team had a stall<br />
at the Health Forum explaining the type of food and<br />
household items they were looking to be donated.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Lions held their Lion’s Den at <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Community Centre, with over forty people in the<br />
audience. The nine groups who applied for funding<br />
gave a presentation on why they required the funding<br />
to a panel of four Lions including Lion President Pam<br />
Tallon. After careful consideration the panel awarded<br />
1ST <strong>Swaffham</strong> Scouts, who have forty members, £250<br />
for benches and tables, 2nd <strong>Swaffham</strong> Guides who<br />
have fifteen members with more joining at the end<br />
of the year awarded £250 for ovens for camp,2nd<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Brownies, who have 24 members,<br />
awarded £300 to attend a regional summer camp,<br />
Wayland Carers Social Group, 24 carers who meet<br />
socially awarded £250 for outings, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Town<br />
Football and Social Club, who have fifty adult players,<br />
awarded £200 to replace battery and pads for their<br />
defibrillator, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Cricket Club, who have two<br />
teams together with youth groups awarded £200 for<br />
benches, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Visually Impaired Peoples Society<br />
meets monthly with twenty four members required<br />
funding for room hire awarded £250, Friends of<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Infants School required funding for a shed<br />
for children to use as a den for learning awarded<br />
£200, Necton Youth Football Club with sixty two<br />
young players awarded £300 for running costs. There<br />
was a real buzz from the audience when the awards<br />
were announced. All the groups who benefited<br />
from the evening said that it would be a major help<br />
to them and thanked the Lions for holding the event.<br />
Each year the Lions hold events for Lions charities;<br />
this enables us to support events such as the Lion’s<br />
Den where the total donated to local groups was<br />
£2,200.
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<strong>Swaffham</strong> Museum<br />
2017 season<br />
Open 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday.<br />
Saturdays 10am to 1pm<br />
Prices: adults £3. Concessions £2.Children 5<br />
and over £1. Family tickets available.<br />
Many thanks to those who contacted me about the<br />
railway station. All sorted now.<br />
Next conundrum.<br />
I have been told that there is a special tree<br />
in the copse near the turn onto the A47<br />
eastbound near Waitrose. This was planted<br />
by the parents of a Canadian pilot in the<br />
2nd World War who was killed nearby. Does<br />
anyone know exactly where, which tree, who<br />
the pilot was and what happened?<br />
Friends Outings and Events<br />
Celebrate Christmas with the Friends for Mulled<br />
Wine Party, Sunday, 10th December at Suffield<br />
Court. Tel: 01760 722 903.<br />
The 100 Club<br />
Run by the Friends - open to ALL<br />
A yearly subscription of £20 could win a prize of<br />
£40, £20 or £10 each month with special extra<br />
prize of £100 in May and November. For more<br />
information contact Stan Roberts Tel: 07825885254<br />
or stanroberts4@icloud.com<br />
Prize winners Sept<br />
£40 No.10 / £20 No.18 / £10 No.81.<br />
Have you seen our screen in the museum window?<br />
Is there anything you would like us to put on the<br />
screen? – Like a few old photos of <strong>Swaffham</strong>. Is the<br />
dwell time too long? Too short? It would be good to<br />
have your feedback.<br />
Come and find the spooky Halloween figures<br />
around the museum! Autumn and Halloween<br />
pictures to colour as well as the usual dressing up<br />
and museum trails.<br />
Don’t forget to include the Museum Shop on your<br />
search for Christmas presents. We have souvenirs,<br />
puzzles, games as well as collectables. Or you could<br />
give a family gift card for entry to the museum.<br />
Even better value - Enjoy life membership of The<br />
Friends of the Museum giving you access not only<br />
to free entry to the museum but also preferential<br />
rates on museum trips and events. With the Family<br />
Membership you, your partner and your children<br />
under 17 have free entrance. Pick up a form from<br />
Museum Reception.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Museum, Town Hall, London Street,<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> PE37 7DQ<br />
Tel: 01760 721 230<br />
www.swaffhammuseum.co.uk<br />
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Wanted – Volunteers for ‘behind the scenes’ work<br />
at <strong>Swaffham</strong> Museum. For more information please<br />
contact Steve Gregory on 01760 721230 or 755596<br />
FoSM (Friends of <strong>Swaffham</strong> Museum)<br />
We support the Museum financially.<br />
Our Membership Scheme is a one off Life Membership<br />
payment of just £10 for an individual and £15 for a<br />
family. This gives you free access to all the museum<br />
galleries for life.<br />
For more information please contact our Hon Chairman<br />
Stuart Clapton; Tel: or stuartclapton@aol.com<br />
Beachamwell Local History Group<br />
BLHG is hosting a talk on Oxburgh Hall by<br />
Roger Farmer on Thursday, November 9th<br />
at 7:30pm. Entitled “Oxburgh Hall, Past and<br />
Present” , the talk will include a brief history<br />
of the house and some of the people who lived<br />
there, a behind the scenes look at the work<br />
going on to preserve the house today, as well<br />
as a guide to the “unseen Oxburgh”, the parts<br />
visitors never see. The venue is Beachamwell<br />
Village Hall and the cost (payable at the door)<br />
will be £3, to include refreshments. This is a<br />
unique opportunity to find out more about<br />
one of our local historical gems.
Twinning<br />
On 29th September Members of the <strong>Swaffham</strong> Twinning<br />
Association enjoyed a wine and cheese social in the<br />
Regency rooms - a great get together. Our next event is<br />
the Christmas Party on December 9th in the Assembly<br />
Rooms at 7.30pm when we will be welcoming Ian Clews<br />
to entertain us -enjoy dancing to his music - you do not<br />
need to be a member for this event. For further details<br />
please contact our secretary Stan Sole on 01760 724 413.<br />
Merle Boddy Centre<br />
Oh my word what a great night, every seat filled<br />
with more having to be got out. The Merle<br />
Boddy bingo was a hit. We had some fantastic<br />
prizes given by local businesses who we whole<br />
heartedly thank for their generosity. Also our<br />
thanks go to Paul Annakin for the use of the<br />
Conservative Club, Norman who called the<br />
bingo, Linda who sold the books and checked<br />
the winners and of course all you lovely people<br />
who supported us. We made a fantastic £541,<br />
best ever. We will be having a Race Night same<br />
venue on the 25th November, £5 a ticket. Please<br />
ring 01760 724 527 to reserve your tickets.<br />
Mid Norfolk Singers<br />
We are an adult choir with 80 members drawn from<br />
Dereham, <strong>Swaffham</strong> and surrounding villages. Conducted<br />
by Robert Hamwee the choir are singing a selection of<br />
well known choruses by composers from Handel to Verdi.<br />
Add to those a selection of carols and mince pies and you<br />
have a great evening of festive entertainment! Tickets are<br />
£10 on the door or email info@midnorfolksingers.org.uk.<br />
I would like to say thank you to everyone who<br />
either raises money for Merle Boddy Centre<br />
or gives us such lovely gifts to either use in<br />
the centre or to use as raffle prizes. I am<br />
saddened that this has been marred by an<br />
article on the EDPs web site which indicated<br />
that we had been given £157k, as much as<br />
it would have been fantastic the article was<br />
wrong .I have been in touch with the said<br />
paper and the article has now been changed<br />
to the correct amount, it has taken a week<br />
for this to have been changed on their web<br />
site. We are very grateful to Henchmans<br />
for their kind donation of £157.00 and all<br />
the lovely games that they have donated,<br />
but unfortunately people have seen this<br />
great windfall article and assume that we<br />
don’t have to worry about money, this is<br />
not the case fundraising is still very high<br />
on the agenda so please come and support<br />
us at our fundraising events which is a race<br />
night 25th November for tickets please ring<br />
01760724527.<br />
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Wissey U3A<br />
The University of the Third Age (U3A) was conceived<br />
in France at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Toulouse<br />
in 1973 as an extramural university activity and<br />
later was significantly modified in the United<br />
Kingdom where it was recognized that most people<br />
of retirement age had something to contribute to<br />
society and the emphasis was on sharing, without<br />
formal links to traditional universities. The U3A is<br />
now an international movement whose aims are<br />
the education and stimulation of mainly retired<br />
members of the community or those in their ‘Third<br />
Age’ of life.<br />
The Wissey U3A was founded in 1995 by Betty<br />
Evans who, with other founding members, would<br />
meet in Holme Hale’s Playing Field Pavilion. Since<br />
1995 the Wissey U3A membership has grown to<br />
over 330 members. Membership is open to any<br />
individual who by definition is not in full-time<br />
gainful employment, so anyone working ‘part-time’<br />
can also apply for membership. The Wissey U3A<br />
has 30 interest groups with subjects such as Art<br />
and Book Appreciation through to Bird Watching<br />
and Rambling. Sporting activities such as Indoor<br />
and Ten-pin Bowling, Softball Tennis, Table Tennis<br />
and Croquet are all represented. All groups have<br />
a leader who organises their own activities and<br />
arranges outings or trips as required. Leaders<br />
do not have to have any formal qualifications for<br />
their interest activity but enthusiasm and drive<br />
to help and guide others is usually fairly high on<br />
their agenda. There are still monthly meetings at<br />
Holme Hale when members can meet friends and<br />
chat over a cup of tea or coffee then listen to an<br />
interesting presentation. Past presentations have<br />
included ‘The Origins of Surnames’, ‘Overland to<br />
China and Myanmar (formerly Burma)’, ‘Murder,<br />
Sex and Mayhem in Norfolk Churches’ and ‘Weather<br />
Quest’ which was presented by weather presenter<br />
Chris Bell from BBC1’s Look East. Eight members<br />
of the Wissey U3A recently visited Norwich Castle<br />
to witness a re-enactment of the ‘Blood or Bread<br />
Rioters’ trials of 1816. The Science and Technology<br />
group met to hear Dr Fiona Barker give a fascinating<br />
presentation on ‘The Use of Psychological Theory<br />
in Behaviour Change’. The U3A table tennis group<br />
helped to showcase a new table tennis facility as part<br />
of the official opening of the new ‘Multi-Use-Games-<br />
Area’ (MUGA) at <strong>Swaffham</strong>’s recreation ground. In<br />
November, a number of U3A members will visit the<br />
Sports Centre, Fakenham for a one day conference<br />
on ‘True Crime’ when topics to be included are: ‘A<br />
History of Poison Murder in the 19th Century’ and<br />
‘Re-investigating the Mystery of Lord Lucan’. For<br />
more information about the U3A movement, go<br />
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to www.u3a.org.uk. To enquire about Wissey U3A<br />
Membership contact Ian Clews on 01760 721247.<br />
For information about group activities in the Wissey<br />
U3A contact Dave Thorogood on 01760 622751 or<br />
visit the Wissey Homepage at www.u3asites.org.uk/<br />
wissey. If you are a ‘Third Ager’ and may have just<br />
moved to the <strong>Swaffham</strong> area, come along as a guest<br />
to a Monthly Meeting which is held in the Playing<br />
Field Pavilion at Holme Hale on the first Thursday<br />
of every month. Annual memberships cost £10<br />
and renewals are £7 with a small charge of £1 for<br />
admittance to each monthly meeting. November’s<br />
meeting features an interesting presentation about<br />
the North Walsham and Dilham Canal Trust.<br />
Betty Evans (centre) and Committee Members (1995)<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Jazz Club<br />
For our September session we welcomed back<br />
Melody Brooker, this time with her own backing<br />
group of Colin Borrill, guitar, Joel Humann, double<br />
bass and Paul White, keyboard, who at one point<br />
unexpectedly somersaulted backwards off the stage!<br />
They all live and work around Cambridge and are a<br />
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jazz standards, such as Georgia, and Love for Sale,<br />
included some pop numbers, the audience lustily<br />
joining in for Down Town.<br />
In October, for the first time, we had The Bays River<br />
Jazz Group, a quartet plus vocalist Hugh Lynch.<br />
Guitarist, Peter Pease from Norwich and tenor sax/<br />
clarinet player John Temple from Gt.Yarmouth gave<br />
us some inspired improvisations, both individually<br />
and together. They have promised to come back next<br />
year which is something to look forward to.<br />
Our next events are on Tuesday 14th November<br />
with the six-piece jazz band Swing That Thing,<br />
and on Tuesday 12th December the Colin Mason<br />
Quartet and Eleanora, vocals and keyboard, with Tap<br />
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On Tuesday September 26th we held a fund raising party for our members with a massive raffle of 84 prizes !!! -<br />
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thank you to Tesco’s for providing all the food and entertainment esp Candy and Michael<br />
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Everyone is welcome, so just turn up. We also have a membership scheme which costs<br />
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Vicky (see below). Upcoming events are: October 31st Wiltshire Farm Foods (In house),<br />
November 28th Cllr Colin Houghton – “The future of <strong>Swaffham</strong>” (in house), December<br />
7th (note date) Matinee outing to Thursford Spectacular Christmas Show<br />
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Greetings from the allotments.<br />
This will be our last column until the spring.<br />
The Work is slowing down and the allotments have<br />
been “put to bed” more or less for the winter.<br />
Autumn crops such as cauliflower, onions, pumpkins<br />
Sweetcorn etc. have been harvested and enjoyed.<br />
We have never had much luck with Cauliflower and<br />
I admire those who produce these wonderful white<br />
heads. I am particularly fond of Cauliflower soup<br />
however, and either have to beg a head or buy one.<br />
The slugs and other pests get to enjoy mine before<br />
I do. The Overwintering crops such as leeks, garlic,<br />
artichokes and parsnips to name a few should be<br />
established and getting ready for next year.<br />
Overall we have had a good allotment year.<br />
The weather has not been very special but<br />
despite that the crops have been good and in<br />
the main the potato blight avoided although<br />
our tomatoes in the poly tunnel got some sort<br />
of disease, luckily towards the end of fruiting.<br />
We ended up making huge amounts of Passata<br />
for pastas and soups.<br />
An inexpensive way of reducing tomatoes down<br />
is to put them roughly chopped in a slow cooker<br />
overnight and in the morning whizzing them with a<br />
blender then sieving the liquid. The result is a lovely<br />
rich Passata that freezes well. At the point of cooking<br />
a little oil basil or garlic can be added and the mix is<br />
ready to go for most recipes.<br />
We all enjoyed our October Halloween meeting.<br />
Burgers and homemade soup was on offer. Thanks<br />
to all who helped make is a special evening. The<br />
hollowed out pumpkins lit the area giving a deliciously<br />
“Spooky” atmosphere for the children.<br />
In these next few months we really only have to<br />
do maintenance and the feeding and watering of<br />
chickens. Hopefully hedgehogs have found a cosy<br />
spot in piles of sticks and some stacked wood that we<br />
have left for them. The bee hotel has had a vacancy<br />
sign up all summer so we hope that it is fully let.<br />
It’s not too late to take on a Starter Plot as there<br />
is preparation and planning to be done as well as<br />
thoughts of water conservation and composting.<br />
Even making a plan of how the plot can be laid out is<br />
not a waste of time.<br />
Come the spring we will start all over again with fresh<br />
hope that no disasters will befall the new plants and<br />
dreams of summer days.<br />
Merry Christmas to you all and a happy healthy New Year.<br />
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Lions Club, which was a good evening’s entertainment.<br />
Our President Christine and others went to the<br />
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Thetford Golf Club, always good food and good<br />
company.<br />
WEA<br />
November sees the return of <strong>Swaffham</strong> WEA’s<br />
popular day schools. This time the subject is Famous<br />
Jewels and Their Place in History. Tutor Michael<br />
Nash will talk about the separate Crown Jewels of<br />
England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland and how these<br />
precious stones have played a part both in the unity<br />
and division of the United Kingdom.<br />
Christine also attended the AGM at the Merle Boddy<br />
Centre, which is her chosen Charity to support for<br />
this Lionistic year.<br />
Thursday 16th November will be our Children<br />
In Need Bingo Night which will be held at the<br />
Conservative Club at 7.30pm. All are welcome<br />
to join in and there are lots of lovely prizes to<br />
be won.<br />
Looking at Royal Houses wider afield, including<br />
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will show how ownership of jewels has often been<br />
disputed and a point of conflict between private<br />
individuals and the state.<br />
The course takes place on Saturday 25 November,<br />
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booked in advance on 01760 723558.<br />
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<strong>Swaffham</strong> Rugby Club<br />
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<strong>Swaffham</strong> & Litcham Home Hospice<br />
Quite rightly we should start with a huge thank you to<br />
Peter Harris and his epic undertaking in walking 136<br />
miles in aid of the Hospice and the Rugby Club. Peter<br />
averaged eighteen miles a day and with the help of<br />
voluntary drivers was delivered and picked up each<br />
day, completing his walk in eight days. He started his<br />
walk from the Rugby Club and took in the Peddars Way<br />
to Holme next the Sea, along the Coastal Path finally<br />
joining the Weavers Way near Felbrigg and ending at the<br />
Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth where he enjoyed two<br />
pints of Guinness, well deserved too. We are unsure at<br />
present as to how much Peter has raised, but it will be<br />
announced in next month’s edition of the <strong>Newsletter</strong><br />
but if you want to consider making a donation go onto<br />
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your friend, or alternately at our office in Brocks Way.<br />
The photograph shows Peter about to start his day’s<br />
walk from Felbrigg Hall to Aylsham.<br />
Charity News<br />
An evening of Clairvoyance was held with local medium<br />
Wendy Barnard at Steve Allen Gallery in Plowright<br />
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success and raised £302 for Anthony Nolan charity,<br />
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Organiser Janet Qualters, who lost her son to Leukaemia<br />
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Steve and Sue Allen for their help and support with the<br />
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like to thank Wendy who instigated the evening after<br />
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Wendy can be contacted on 01760 725158.<br />
If you would like to learn more about Anthony Nolan charity<br />
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The Race Night in September organised by The Rotary,<br />
The Lions and The Home Hospice raised a grand total<br />
of £1,500.00, each of them receiving £500.00.<br />
The Concert of Choirs staged in the Assembly Rooms<br />
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Voice Choir, who incidentally were accompanied in<br />
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Battem. Singing to a very appreciative audience the<br />
evening proved to be an enormous success for the<br />
Charity, raising £1,200.00. Thanks must be directed<br />
to those who organised the evening.<br />
Our forthcoming Christmas Draw is drawing close and<br />
tickets are available from the Main Office, 17-19 Brocks<br />
Road, EcoTech Park on <strong>Swaffham</strong> 01760 722937. Look<br />
out for us in Tesco too on 21st to 25th November where<br />
we will with help of volunteers be selling them.<br />
The Charity is always seeking out further volunteers<br />
to join the Fund Raisers Committee, a vital part<br />
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Committee, a great bunch of individuals have always<br />
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<strong>Swaffham</strong> Swimming Pool<br />
The current campaign for a swimming pool in <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
is gathering momentum. This will be a unique all-year<br />
indoor/outdoor facility, heated by green energy. The<br />
water will be warm and the changing rooms and<br />
facilities will be built to a high standard.<br />
Plans have been drawn up and the committee<br />
is working towards securing funding. <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Swimming Pool will be owned by a charitable<br />
community trust; the application for charitable<br />
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To see the plans and find out more, keep a look out<br />
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The Peddars Inn<br />
70 The Street,<br />
Sporle PE32 2DR<br />
01760 788 101<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Branch<br />
01760<br />
725801<br />
http://www.family-action.org.uk<br />
building better families<br />
Open for lunches, dinners & Sunday Roast<br />
in our conservatory and dining room.<br />
Visit our website to see our menus:<br />
www.thepeddarsinn.com<br />
email: info@thepeddarsinn.com<br />
facebook.com/thepeddarsinn<br />
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fire<br />
What’s On In November<br />
Friday 11th Friday April 10th - 8.30pm November: - Live Music<br />
‘Vicky’ Live Music singing with the 60’s Kirstie to Smith the Duo current (from 8pm) day<br />
Friday 17th November:<br />
Friday 18th April - 7.30pm - Quiz Night<br />
Raising funds Saturday for The 25th Benjamin November: Foundation<br />
Live Music: Country music with Jonny Rondo (from 8pm)<br />
Friday 25th April - 7.30pm - Disco & Barbecue<br />
Christmas Menu now available (from 1st Dec)<br />
60’s, Motown, Soul<br />
Quiz Night - raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support - booking essential!<br />
2 courses £16.95 3 courses £19.95<br />
Wood Burners & Multi Fuel Stoves<br />
Professional HETAS Registered Installers<br />
Chimney Liners & Fireplace Re-construction<br />
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<strong>Swaffham</strong> History Group<br />
On Thursday 9th November the Group<br />
will be giving a film show “<strong>Swaffham</strong> in<br />
Pictures”, at the Assembly Rooms - doors<br />
open at 7.30pm. Admission is by donation<br />
and refreshments will be available.<br />
As it is just over five years ago since<br />
the Group’s first completed project<br />
was published (The Book of <strong>Swaffham</strong> -<br />
compiled at the request of <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Museum) we thought it was a good<br />
opportunity to show just how much more<br />
we have achieved and published ourselves<br />
since then - a total of 23 booklets,<br />
including 14 on the history of pubs and<br />
inns in the town.<br />
Only One Of Its Kind<br />
On Friday morning 29th September, Forces TV<br />
arrived to film and interview the owners of The<br />
Wellington pub at Feltwell, Mr & Mrs Samuels and<br />
also the artist Colin Mason from the Arts Lounge<br />
Gallery in <strong>Swaffham</strong>. The interview and film of the<br />
mural went out on Forces TV News on Saturday 30th<br />
September and Monday 1st October.<br />
On Saturday 30th the sun shone, and Radio Norfolk<br />
did an early morning interview with Colin whilst he<br />
was just adding a few final touches to the mural. As<br />
soon as the acrylics were dry, the covers were draped<br />
over the entire 60 feet of the wall in readiness of<br />
the official unveiling. By 1400hrs, guests started to<br />
arrive, and the sun was still shining too.<br />
The latest of our own publications,<br />
‘Postal Services in <strong>Swaffham</strong>’ has now<br />
gone on sale in the museum - just in time<br />
for Christmas! This traces the history of<br />
postal services in the town since the late<br />
17th century. (In 1660 the Post Office Act<br />
created a publicly owned post service,<br />
known as Royal Mail.)<br />
For further details of the Film Show, or of the<br />
Group, please contact littlebethany7@gmail.com.<br />
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The guest of honour was 93 year old Mr. Ivan Potter<br />
who flew in the Wellington as a radio operator and<br />
air gunner. Also attending the ceremony was the New<br />
Zealand Air Attache from London, Wing Commander<br />
Lisa D’Oliveira, representatives from RAF Honington,<br />
members of 75 NZ Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, Group<br />
Captain Richard Dixon who was one of the last to fly<br />
the Wellington, and other invited guests.<br />
Ivan Potter unveiled the mural in stages whilst the<br />
artist Colin Mason explained each part of the mural<br />
and what it signified. The ceremony was a huge<br />
success and a few who were touched by the whole<br />
mural had tears in their eyes, as it meant so much<br />
to them. So if you are in the area, go and visit The<br />
Wellington in Feltwell and see this magnificent mural.<br />
http://www.forces.net/news/only-one-its-kind-60ftwellington-bomber-aircraft-mural
Ladies Lunch<br />
Thank you all so much for your help with the<br />
Neuroblastoma UK fundraiser on Wednesday<br />
September 2017 very generously supported by Stella<br />
Rimington in <strong>Swaffham</strong>'s Assembly Rooms. We raised<br />
a total of £2770.73 for the charity which is fantastic.<br />
It’s the second event Strattons Hotel has collaborated<br />
in with Sarah Simonds of Artichoke to support the<br />
valuable work of this society. Earlier this year we raised<br />
over £2000 at a hair and fashion event at the George<br />
Hotel supported by Andrew Baker Hairdressing,<br />
Artichoke and match funds from Barclays bank.<br />
Recently Neuroblastoma was brought to wider<br />
public attention with the sad news of the death of<br />
young sufferer Bradley Lowery. Our first grandson<br />
Rafe, was born in <strong>Swaffham</strong> and was diagnosed with<br />
Neuroblastoma when he was not much more than a<br />
year old. Neuroblastoma is an aggressive childhood<br />
disease in which cancer cells form in nerve tissue of<br />
the adrenal gland, neck, chest, or spinal cord. Rafe<br />
died before he was three years old.<br />
Neuroblastoma UK is run entirely by Trustees and<br />
volunteers, with no paid staff or offices, meaning<br />
that 95% of everything donated goes directly into<br />
funding the best UK-led research.<br />
Lots of lovely messages today saying how much<br />
people enjoyed the event and how good it was to see<br />
so many people taking part in it especially the children<br />
of the Sacred Heart School who gave up their lunch<br />
hour to help serve the meal. Vanessa Scott<br />
From the Mayor’s Parlour<br />
I really don’t know where September went,<br />
meetings galore and some wonderful civic<br />
events to attend. Ones that stand out in my mind are<br />
firstly the Scouts regional AGM in Dereham, it was<br />
so good to see this organisation so active still and<br />
providing great opportunities for young people.<br />
The second was the Joan Mann Day at Mildenhall<br />
American Base which was held in a hanger. This was<br />
a games day for 270 disabled people which, focusses<br />
the mind to see what enjoyment there was to be had,<br />
even in challenging circumstances. It really was a great<br />
day and so well done by the base, bringing together<br />
the military and civilian communities, they really were<br />
a lovely bunch of young people. There was a great<br />
atmosphere, the commander of the base stayed all day.<br />
I remembered his inauguration speech a few months<br />
earlier ending with the words, “go execute”, well, the<br />
games day certainly proved that. Of course there were<br />
endless hot dogs and cake, not too good for the diet!<br />
It was my privilege to present the certificates at the Library to<br />
the young Summer Holiday Reader Scheme which parents<br />
can sign their children up to. It was so good to see so many<br />
parents encouraging this and the children so excited as to<br />
what they’d achieved, I felt, even at a young age they were<br />
obviously passionate about books<br />
Work in the council seems busier than ever with lots of<br />
decisions coming before us. The Neighbourhood Plan<br />
now goes to the Steering Group stage and many thanks<br />
to those people who gave their time to get this off the<br />
ground. There will be a plenary session for all to attend<br />
before the Steering group, made up of representatives<br />
from the topic groups, take the Plan forward.<br />
Thanks to our Norfolk County Councillor Ed Colman,<br />
the Town Council and members of the public writing in,<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> (Network Improvement Strategy) has now<br />
been upgraded to be one of the first towns to be looked at<br />
regarding, traffic, parking and issues to improve the town,<br />
we are grateful for Ed’s enthusiasm and commitment.<br />
I love this time of year despite the weather and nights<br />
drawing in, how lucky we are to have the seasons,<br />
Best wishes Jill<br />
Highways<br />
Highway problems should be reported to Norfolk<br />
County Council: Tel. 0344 800 8020. Give the location<br />
of the problem and a telephone number where<br />
further information can be obtained.<br />
Faulty street lights can be reported at the Town Hall<br />
during office hours or by telephoning Norfolk County<br />
Council 0344 800 8020. Reports should give a precise<br />
location of the light and the number on the column.<br />
Alternatively visit www.norfolk.gov.uk<br />
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In Touch With Your Town<br />
‘In Touch with your Town’ is<br />
put together by the Town Clerk<br />
Richard Bishop or occasionally<br />
by the Deputy Town Clerk Claire<br />
Smith. It deals with some of<br />
the most topical items of the day<br />
and the odd item where the Council want to share<br />
information with the Town.<br />
Light Switch On<br />
Book your stalls for the Christmas Light Switch On<br />
Friday 1st December. Stall space is filling up fast for the<br />
annual Christmas Light Switch-On event with almost 30<br />
stalls booked up, the event itself will only be a month<br />
away when you are reading this newsletter. There are<br />
lots of repeat bookings, as the event was well received<br />
last year, and we are filling any gaps with a variety of<br />
new stalls. Avoid disappointment, if you intend to<br />
book up, please don’t leave it too late… Any booking<br />
enquiries to Hannah Duggan, Office Administrator<br />
administrator@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
Father Christmas will be in his grotto this year at<br />
the Arts Lounge, the Live Reindeers are returning<br />
to Plowright Place, there will be entertainment on<br />
the Buttercross and a Funfair, full details will come<br />
later. For those who were wondering about the<br />
Town lights being turned off before the big Switch-<br />
On including all the other lights, <strong>Swaffham</strong> will be in<br />
darkness from 1st November until the 1st December.<br />
Lots of Towns have a light switch-on event, <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
is quite unique in that we have a switch-off too!<br />
Ducks – Please don’t feed them…<br />
The message remains the same from the Town<br />
Council on behalf of the residents plagued by ‘duck<br />
poo’ on pavements and in gardens, please don’t feed<br />
the ducks around the town, as this is making the<br />
problem worse. It is not fair that resident’s lives are<br />
being made a misery by those people who choose<br />
to feed the ducks. The Town Council are employing<br />
the services of contractors to reduce the numbers<br />
of ducks in the town and taking advice from Natural<br />
England who are the regulators. This has never been<br />
about removing all the ducks, just about controlling<br />
the numbers.<br />
Footpath Registration<br />
The Town Council have started the process of<br />
registering part of a disused railway track from<br />
Sporle Road through to Norwich Road, as a Public<br />
Footpath. You can help us by volunteering to fill<br />
in an evidence form, to state that you have used<br />
the path over a number of years. Thank you to<br />
those people who have already done so. Please<br />
contact us at the Town Hall if you are interested<br />
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enquiries@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk Telephone<br />
01760 722922. The Town Mayor Cllr Jill Skinner and<br />
Town Clerk Richard Bishop met recently with the<br />
owner of the land in question Mr. Tony Mallon. The<br />
current state of play has come about because of<br />
complaints from residents in Longfields regarding<br />
dangerous trees bordering their property, on<br />
inspection Mr. Mallon found that there was indeed<br />
a number of dangerous and diseased trees that<br />
needed urgent attention, the most urgent issues<br />
have been attended to on health & safety grounds.<br />
Fencing was restored to the boundaries of what is<br />
currently private property. Mr. Mallon making a<br />
valid point, stating that residents of <strong>Swaffham</strong> would<br />
not want him walking around their garden, so he<br />
has simply applied the same principle to his private<br />
land. He then had to turn his attention to harvesting<br />
the maize crop in the adjacent field and then he<br />
has contractors returning to complete the job that<br />
has been started on maintaining the trees in this<br />
location. Mr. Mallon was made aware of the Town<br />
Council’s application to register the disused railway<br />
track as a public footpath. The meeting concluded in<br />
a very amicable manner, but the fences will remain.<br />
The process of registration is measured in months,<br />
sometimes more than a year, depending on whether<br />
matters are disputed or not. This one does not look<br />
to be straight forward, but the Council appreciate the<br />
support that they have had to date.<br />
Church Clock<br />
At the time of writing this report everything is<br />
working properly, but we are not shouting this out<br />
from the belfry… Our problems with chiming out of<br />
sync were documented last month, what work has<br />
been carried out for the moment appears to have<br />
been successful, as long as we haven’t talked up any<br />
further problems. The Clock goes on…<br />
Neighbourhood Plan<br />
There will be a Plenary meeting on Thursday 23rd<br />
November from 2pm – 4.30pm in the Council<br />
Chamber at the Town Hall. The purpose is to draw<br />
together all the issues and data collected to date<br />
within the five Working Groups as each group are<br />
producing their report, from the recent Survey and<br />
from Workshops held in the Summer. The next part<br />
of the process transfers over to a Steering Group,<br />
where representatives of each Group come together<br />
for the final push through to the end. We have an<br />
early draft Neighbourhood Plan, we are working<br />
towards a second draft informed by all of the<br />
evidence collected to date. A final draft will not be<br />
ready before the middle of 2018, as this is the subject<br />
of an independent examination and after that will<br />
come a Town referendum. As only a majority vote
endorsing the Neighbourhood Plan will give it the<br />
legal clout it needs, as it will become part of Planning<br />
Policy for our Planning authority Breckland Council<br />
to adhere to.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Network Improvement Strategy<br />
& Breckland Market Towns Initiative<br />
These are two very different things, but often<br />
confused for each other or seen as the same. The<br />
Network Improvement Strategy is an initiative<br />
by Norfolk County Council. As <strong>Swaffham</strong> was<br />
identified as one of eight Market Towns to be<br />
allocated £20,000 each to fund the strategy.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong>’s strategy was first of all scheduled<br />
to happen in the second year of a two-year<br />
programme. However, your Town Council backed<br />
up by their Neighbourhood Plan Groups and<br />
County Councillor Ed Colman made a case to be<br />
included in the first year, due to the Neighbourhood<br />
Plan timetable and the recent designation of an<br />
‘Air Quality Management Area’. Norfolk County<br />
Council have now agreed that <strong>Swaffham</strong> will be in<br />
that first-year programme. The strategies are to<br />
look carefully at how each Town is growing, with<br />
development in the pipeline and to see if the<br />
road network is fit for purpose. There will be a<br />
local workshop organised shortly, and at the time<br />
of writing the date has not yet been confirmed,<br />
but do keep an eye out for this event, as the start<br />
of our Highway ‘Network Improvement Strategy’<br />
from our County Council.<br />
Breckland Market Towns Initiative details have<br />
not yet been rolled out by our District Council.<br />
We have been made aware that there is an overall<br />
budget for £230,000 spread amongst the five<br />
Breckland Towns. We have been told that there is<br />
no specific grant scheme for each Town. We have<br />
been informed that there will be some joined up<br />
thinking between the County Council’s Network<br />
Strategies and the Market Towns Initiatives, in<br />
order to achieve more for each Town. We just<br />
need to have the meat put on the bones, so that<br />
we can maximise this opportunity for <strong>Swaffham</strong>.<br />
Town Council Dates<br />
Wednesday 8th - Full Town Council meeting<br />
6.30 pm - 9.00 pm<br />
Monday 15th - Open Spaces Committee<br />
6.30pm - 8.30pm<br />
Thursday 23rd - Neighbourhood Plan Plenary meeting<br />
2.00pm – 4.30pm<br />
Tuesday 28th - Planning Committee<br />
12 noon<br />
All at Council Chamber, Town Hall<br />
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The Town Council<br />
Mayor – Cllr Jill Skinner 01760 336 121<br />
Deputy Mayor – Cllr Colin Houghton 01760 336 025<br />
Cllr Steven Allen<br />
Cllr Terry Jennison<br />
07825 801 605<br />
01760 720 608<br />
Cllr Robert Bartram<br />
Cllr Sheila Lister<br />
01760 721 022<br />
01760 720 114<br />
Cllr Wendy Bensley<br />
Cllr Shirley Matthews<br />
01760 722 524<br />
01760 723 205<br />
Cllr Brenda Bowler<br />
Cllr Les Scott<br />
01760 788 519<br />
01760 720 465<br />
Cllr Jan Buckley-Stevens<br />
Cll Anne Thorp<br />
01760 722 604<br />
01760 722 611<br />
Cllr Paul Darby<br />
07500 818 282<br />
Breckland Councillors:<br />
Cllr Paul Darby, Cllr Shirley Matthews and<br />
Cllr Ian Sherwood 01760 725 550<br />
twitter@ CllrIanSherwood (your.cllr@breckland.gov.uk)<br />
Your County Councillor is Cllr Ed Colman<br />
01362 697 397 / email ed.colman.cllr@norfolk.gov.uk<br />
Officers<br />
Richard Bishop – Town Clerk<br />
townclerk@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
Twitter - @<strong>Swaffham</strong>Clerk<br />
Claire Smith - Deputy Town Clerk<br />
deputyclerk@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
Hannah Duggan – Office Administrator<br />
administrator@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Town Council<br />
Tel: 01760 722 922<br />
www.swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
Town Hall Opening Times<br />
Monday 9.30am-1pm and 1.30pm-4pm<br />
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday : 9:30am-1pm<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Relief in Need Charity<br />
Registered Charity No. 1072912<br />
Relief in Need is a Registered Charity which meets 6<br />
times a year, offering grants for a specific purpose for<br />
the relief of persons resident in the area of benefit<br />
(i.e. <strong>Swaffham</strong>) who are in need, hardship or distress.<br />
Application Forms are available from the Town Hall<br />
or reliefinneed@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk<br />
Agencies at <strong>Swaffham</strong> Town Hall<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Museum Gift Shop & Tourist<br />
Information Centre Open: Mon-Fri, 10am – 4pm<br />
& Sat 10am - 1pm 01760 721230<br />
Breckland Council Room 1: Open 9am – 1pm & 1:30pm<br />
- 4pm every Monday. 9:30am – 1pm every Tuesday,<br />
Thursday & Friday. Council Tax & benefit enquires.
Mind, Body & Spirit<br />
I have been asked to write something for the Mind,<br />
Body and Spirit section of the <strong>Swaffham</strong> <strong>Newsletter</strong>. My<br />
name is Michael Balshaw. I am an acupuncturist living<br />
in <strong>Swaffham</strong> and I specialise in Japanese acupuncture. I<br />
had no hesitation in agreeing to write something about<br />
a practice and art more people should know about.<br />
Years ago, the practice of acupuncture spread from<br />
China around Asia. In each country it developed in<br />
a way that represented the particular character of<br />
the population. This means Vietnamese, Korean and<br />
Japanese acupuncture are all based on the Chinese<br />
principles but are different in their own individual<br />
way. I lived in Japan for 5 years and have a particular<br />
affinity with that country so once I had graduated from<br />
university, with a degree in Chinese acupuncture, it<br />
felt logical to specialise in Japanese acupuncture.<br />
In this article I would like to explain a little about<br />
the practice and hopefully answer some common<br />
questions people often have. The most common is<br />
does it hurt? Japanese acupuncture is famed for its<br />
subtlety requiring extra fine needles. The needles<br />
are much thinner than most acupuncturists use.<br />
This means the sensation is minimal. Unlike Chinese<br />
acupuncture, there is no stimulation of the needles<br />
once inserted, making the treatment as relaxing and<br />
pleasant as possible. Many people who come to<br />
see me, once the initial problem has been resolved,<br />
often continue with regular treatment as they find it<br />
a great way to relax and refresh their mind and body.<br />
What does acupuncture help with? Theoretically<br />
acupuncture can help a wide range of conditions. It is<br />
very helpful in painful conditions such as back, neck,<br />
shoulder, hip pain. Also headaches, migraines and<br />
menstrual problems can be treated. It is important<br />
to mention your first port of call should always<br />
be your GP as acupuncture works well alongside<br />
conventional medicine. The outcome of treatment<br />
is often dependent upon how long a condition has<br />
existed, the age and physical health and activity of<br />
the individual. Sometimes acupuncture can help to<br />
greatly alleviate the symptoms or sometimes it helps<br />
people to cope with the symptoms. It does this in a<br />
safe way with no side effects.<br />
What happens in a typical session? During a treatment<br />
I enquire about the persons complaints and general<br />
health. I then use palpation techniques, particularly<br />
of the abdomen and pulse and also of the effected<br />
area if it is appropriate, to determine the pattern of<br />
disharmony. Treatment takes place initially with the<br />
person lying on their back and then their front so<br />
the whole body is involved in the treatment. Using<br />
needling, heat and other techniques I work to create<br />
an environment where the body can let go mentally,<br />
physically and emotionally. It is at this point the<br />
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body can find a place to start the healing process.<br />
To enhance the treatment I often suggest particular<br />
yoga exercises for the person to practice at home.<br />
Acupuncture is an ancient art and practice. Many<br />
people find it a great way to help them deal with the<br />
stresses of modern life and the aches and pains<br />
that are associated with it.<br />
I hope this has given a brief incite. If you are<br />
interested to find out more, take a look at my<br />
website www.nourishingyin.co.uk If you have<br />
any questions you can call me on 0781 842<br />
2613 or email michael@nourishingyin.co.uk<br />
Thank you Michael and I hope this has been<br />
useful for our <strong>Swaffham</strong> locals, Steve.<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> Spiritual Awareness Group<br />
Meets in the Community Centre,<br />
Beech Close, Campingland, <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
at 6.30pm.<br />
12th November Linda Rae Ashill<br />
26th November Sheila James Clenchwarden<br />
We offer healing from 5.30pm prior to our Sunday services<br />
Our trained healers can help with various types of pain and tension from<br />
stress. This service is free although donations are gratefully received
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