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<strong>Swaffham</strong> Methodist Church<br />
Sunday April 1st<br />
10.45am Easter Day Service. Transformation of<br />
the Cross from Tragedy to Triumph. Followed by<br />
refreshments.<br />
Friday April 6th<br />
9.30 am Power of Prayer.<br />
Saturday April 7th<br />
9.30am - 12noon Coffee Morning.<br />
Sunday April 8th<br />
10.45am Morning Worship followed by refreshments.<br />
Thursday April 12th<br />
2.30pm Thursday Group. Talk by Kay Kennedy.<br />
Friday April 13th<br />
9.30 am Power of Prayer.<br />
Saturday April 14th<br />
9.30 - 12noon Coffee Morning.<br />
Sunday April 15th<br />
10.45am. Morning Worship followed by refreshments.<br />
Friday April 20th<br />
9.30am. Power of Prayer.<br />
Saturday April 21st<br />
9.30am - 12noon Coffee Morning.<br />
Sunday April 22nd<br />
10.45am. Morning Worship followed by refreshments.<br />
Thursday April 26th<br />
Thursday Group. Talk tbc.<br />
Friday April 27th<br />
9.30am. Power of Prayer.<br />
Saturday April 28th<br />
9.30am - 12noon. Coffee Morning.<br />
Sunday April 29th<br />
10.45am. Morning Worship followed by refreshments.<br />
Our Lady of Pity <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
Japanese researchers have discovered that<br />
the ancient practice of Shinrin-Yoku, or ‘Forest<br />
bathing’ can help reduce stress, reduce blood<br />
pressure and even help with depression. Forest<br />
bathing refers to allowing the forest to envelope<br />
you with its energy. We all know how lovely it<br />
is to walk in the woods, breath the woodland<br />
air, smell the wonderful fragrances, listen to the<br />
birds and feel the gentle breeze. The Japanese<br />
put great emphasis on the presence of great<br />
trees especially the very old ones. In Japan there<br />
are forty four accredited Shinrin- Yoku forests.<br />
But we do not need to travel to Japan to seek out<br />
such a forest. There are little oasis’s near to all of<br />
us. It might even be your back garden if you have<br />
one. Nature’s beauty and energy are all around<br />
us, but we often pass it by without appreciating<br />
it. Even very populated areas have their share<br />
of trees. Take a leisurely stroll and you soon<br />
realise they are there. If I have something that<br />
is troubling me or I just feel out of kilter, a walk<br />
to the duck pond will often put me right. There<br />
I find still water, waving reeds, Willow trees and<br />
ducks of course! It’s hard to be obsessed by the<br />
modern world when we are surrounded by the<br />
ancient one. The natural world has great power<br />
to lift your spirit. It reminds us that we are part of<br />
it all, not separate from it.<br />
Fr Gordon Williams (Roshi)<br />
St Peter & St Paul’s <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
The 2018 April Services in <strong>Swaffham</strong> parish church<br />
will be as follows:-<br />
Easter Sunday 1st<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
6.00pm Evensong (BCP)<br />
Wednesday 4th<br />
10.00am Holy Communion BCP<br />
Sunday 8th<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
Wednesday 11th<br />
10.00am Holy Communion BCP<br />
Sunday 15th<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
Wednesday 18th<br />
10.00am Holy Communion BCP<br />
Sunday 22nd<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
11.15am Family Service<br />
Wednesday 25th<br />
10.00am Holy Communion BCP<br />
Sunday 29th<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
(a united service with the Sporle congregation)<br />
NB<br />
Sunday 6th May Rogation Sunday<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
(followed by an open-air service in Sporle later in<br />
the morning. Further details will be announced in<br />
the church <strong>Newsletter</strong> and pew sheet)<br />
Plowright Medical Centre<br />
Have you heard about NHS Enhanced Summary<br />
Care Records??<br />
If you are registered with a GP practice in England<br />
you should have a ‘Standard Summary Care Record’<br />
(unless you’ve previously chosen to opt out). It<br />
holds important information about your health,<br />
the medicines you are taking, (including any bad<br />
reactions) or any allergies you’ve had or suffer from.<br />
You can now sign up for an ‘Enhanced Summary Care<br />
Record’. These have more detailed information about<br />
your medical history, illnesses, health problems,<br />
operations and vaccinations. It also includes how you<br />
would like to be treated, such as where you would<br />
prefer to receive care, what support you may need,<br />
and who should be contacted for further information<br />
relating to you. These ‘Enhanced Summary Care<br />
Records’ are particularly useful if you are taken into<br />
hospital unexpectedly, or are away from home and<br />
need medical attention (in England). In stressful<br />
times details about your medication and health can<br />
sometimes be difficult to remember, or in extreme<br />
circumstances the healthcare team is not able to<br />
ask you the information. If you are signed up for an<br />
‘Enhanced Summary Care Record’, the health and care<br />
professionals involved in your treatment can make<br />
better and safer decisions about your medication<br />
and can begin your care sooner. Your consent is still<br />
needed to access your records, except in extreme<br />
emergency situations, when the medical team would<br />
take the appropriate decisions. If you would like your<br />
medical records updated to an ‘Enhanced Summary<br />
Care Record’, just ask at reception for a form to fill in<br />
and sign. Don’t delay; speak to your reception team<br />
as soon as possible.<br />
Pharmacy Opening Hours<br />
Recently the opening hours of the pharmacy<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong> have changed – the pharmacy opens<br />
each day between 9.00am and 12.30pm and again<br />
from 2.30pm until 6.00pm. The Necton pharmacy<br />
remains unchanged and opens between 9.00am and<br />
12.00pm, and from 2.30pm until 5.00pm.<br />
SMS Text Appointment Reminders<br />
Don’t forget to sign up for SMS Text Appointment<br />
Reminders – this can help cut down on the amount<br />
of appointments which are missed or forgotten. 85<br />
of our patients in January and 97 in February didn’t<br />
show up for their booked appointments - more<br />
importantly they didn’t ring to cancel them. If you no<br />
longer need a booked appointment, please respect<br />
your Drs and take the time cancel the appointment.<br />
This can then be allocated to another patient. Similar<br />
figures for ‘Did not show’ are reported all across the<br />
NHS regions – let’s all try to reduce this number.<br />
For further information please contact: Plowright<br />
Medical Centre, 1 Jack Boddy Way, <strong>Swaffham</strong>,<br />
Norfolk PE37 7HJ. Tel: 01760 722797, or Plowright<br />
Medical Centre, North Pickenham Road, Necton,<br />
Norfolk PE37 8EF. Tel: 01760 441344 or visit our<br />
website www.plowrightmedicalcentre.co.uk<br />
Iceni Youth Clubs<br />
Youthie:<br />
Year 4 to 7 Thursdays 5:30pm – 7:00pm .<br />
Youth Voice:<br />
Wednesdays 6:00pm – 7:30pm 2nd and 4th<br />
Wednesdays of each month<br />
Youthie Plus:<br />
Years 6, 7 and 8 Thursdays - 5:30pm – 7:00pm<br />
Youthie Hub:<br />
13 to 18 years Thursdays - 7:30pm – 9:00pm<br />
Staff are happy to give information, guidance<br />
and advice. Call Sally for further details on:<br />
07772 852 284 https://www.facebook.com/groups/<br />
iceniyoungpeople<br />
Community Hospital LofF<br />
We have a couple of events booked for your 2018<br />
diaries, they are:<br />
Saturday 1st September<br />
Our Annual Street Collection. 9am - 1pm.<br />
Saturday 22nd September<br />
A Coffee Morning at The Methodist Church Rooms<br />
9am - 12 noon.<br />
As usual you can contact The League of Friends by<br />
ringing Colin Houghton (Chairman ) on 01760 336025<br />
or Iris Reeve (Vice Chairman) on 01760 721430.<br />
SWAFFHAM<br />
A simple solution to wasting less through<br />
the sharing of good quality food.<br />
Iceni Partnership<br />
Community Centre, The Campingland,<br />
<strong>Swaffham</strong>, PE37 7RB<br />
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