Arts Lounge Drawing/sketching classes 10-1pm and 1.30-4.30pm. 723 624 Art, Printing and Paper Craft Session at The Old Art Room 93 Market Place. Techniques, Tips, Inspiration and printing presses in a modern equipped Art &Textile Studio. 10am until 12.30 £10 Tel.01760 337181 Bingo at Narborough Community Centre Doors 6.30pm, eyes-down 7.45pm Contact Mrs Hennessy 01760 337540 <strong>Swaffham</strong> Bellringers Practice St. Peter & St. Paul Church, 7:30pm on the Friday preceding the 2nd Sunday of the month. Beginners welcome. Tel: 01760 724944/lindaringer0447@gmail.com <strong>Swaffham</strong> Carpet Bowls Community Centre. 2 hours from 6.30 for £3. Tea & biscuits inc. Call Alan on 01760 723 910 Coffee Morning At Ashill Community Centre 2nd Friday every month, 10am until noon. 01760 441 651 Country Music Last Friday of each month at the communal lounge at Valentine Barker Court, 7.30 to 22.30. Families and friends, free raffle & donations for Wish Upon a Star children’s cancer charity. 0370 192 4797 Games Evening & Social 2nd Friday/month <strong>Swaffham</strong> Baptists Church Hall - 7:30. All welcome <strong>Swaffham</strong>’s Green Gym Friday 8.30am Recreation Ground, Haspalls Rd Henchmans Early Friday Night Magic at Henchmans, 13 Station Street, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. 2pm to 6pm. Friday Night Magic at Henchmans Iceni Lunch Club <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre, £6.00 for two courses and tea/coffee every Friday 12.30pm. 01760 722 800 Indoor Market <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms 9am-2pm, free entry. Refreshments, various stalls… bookings contact Haydn 07957 862 239 Judo Sacred Heart School 6-7:30pm £2.50 5 years+ Tel. 07920440235 Oasis Messy Church 6pm every 3rd Friday Fun event for all ages. £1. www.facebook.com/oasiscentreswaffham Rise and shine Baby & Toddler Group: 10am - 12noon. Large play area. £1.50 per adult/chld. 50p any extra persons. Incl drink & a biscuit Senior Snooker (60 years +) @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy, West Acre £4 per session Facebook - Norfolk Snooker Academy 01760 755337 Sporle Art Group meets every Friday at 1pm-3pm. in the community hall. No tuition given, bring your own materials. Free intro then £2 per week. 01760 724615 <strong>Swaffham</strong> Senior Section Term time only. 19:30- 21:00. For young women aged 14 to 25yrs. Contact Tracey Clements 07770236689 or Chrissie Brown 07970105771 Tai Chi for Health 10am. <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre. Tel: 01760 723102 or barbara.smith58@yahoo.co.uk <strong>Swaffham</strong> Veterans Snooker Group (60+) 2-5pm at West Acre Village Hall, PE32 1TQ. £3 per player. Call Phillip on 01760 755337 Yoga 10.30 - 12 Green Britain Centre, <strong>Swaffham</strong>. £7 per class. Contact Jayne on: 07544974342 or email: greenwillowyoga@outlook.com to book a place. SATURDAY Art Class for over 12s ...and accompanied Children who want to use the sewing machine. The Old Art Room 93 Market Place. 2nd Saturday of the month.10 until 1pm £10 Tel.01760 337181 Arts Lounge Silver Workshops 9:30-3:30 October 22nd & December 10th. All equipment, silver and refreshments inc 01760 723 624 <strong>Swaffham</strong> Bingo Club Community Centre last Sat in month, 7pm for 7:30pm start. £2.50 annual membership, 50p for visitors. Paul Darby 07880 568628 Children’s Art Club 1st Saturday of the Month. 10am until 12.15 £10 All Equipment, Snack and Drink provided Tel. 01760 337181 Henchmans (1st & 3rd of month): Warhammer 40k & Age of Sigmar. All day Games Workshop; collect, model and paint + tabletop battles. All ages welcome. Customers are welcome to bring their existing models to paint and battle with but we also now stock Games Workshop paints and models. £3 for the entire day or part thereof, terrain/accessories and rules provided. Henchman’s, 13 Station Street, <strong>Swaffham</strong> PE37 7LL. (2nd & 4th of month): Pokemon / Lightseekers trading card games. All ages welcome. Pentney Country Music Club www.pentneycowlsclub.co.uk weekly 01760 337 392 karenpentneycountryclub12@yahoo.co.uk Pilates Class 9-10.15am All Saints Centre, Church Lane, Boughton. Beginners welcome. £8 per session. 07515834729 Pokemon; Yu-Gi-Oh! Magic: The Gathering for beginners alternate Sat. www.henchmans.com. Children welcome. 10.30am – 2pm <strong>Swaffham</strong> Market Traditional market, now 800 years old! Every Saturday 6am until 3pm. <strong>Swaffham</strong> Market Place. Details 01760 722 922 <strong>Swaffham</strong> Rugby Football Club <strong>Swaffham</strong>RUFC@outlook.com West Norfolk Crafters & Needleworkers Stitchers, crafters and knitters who meet at Leziate Village Hall on the 2nd Sat. 01553 765870 SUNDAY Henchmans Yu-Gi-Oh trading card game from 12 noon until 4pm. £2.50 per person. Regular friendly tournaments. Konami registered store. Henchman’s, 13 Station Street, <strong>Swaffham</strong> PE37 7LL. Kuk Sool Won Narborough Com. Centre 5.30 - 6.30pm. 07541261713 Pentney Indoor Bowls Club bowls coaching for beginners and improvers Sundays 10am - 12noon. G Freezer 01760 722262 Star Wars @ Henchmans 12-4pm www.henchmans.com <strong>Swaffham</strong> Rugby Football Club Minis 10:30-12. Games see Saturday Snooker @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy West Acre 3 hours play £9. Facebook - Norfolk Snooker Academy 01760-755337 Spiritual Awareness Group Most Sundays 5:15pm to 6:30pm for Healing and 6:30pm to 8:30pm Service at <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre The Nicholas Hamond Academy A Little Help From His Friends As their fundraising efforts drew to a close - a group of Archie’s friends presented him with a cheque for £2,881.38 (funds still being received) to help with costs when he receives his bone marrow transplant. A fantastic effort by all students and staff at the academy supporting one of their own! Outstanding Sporting Achievements The annual Sports Awards Evening celebrated achievements in a wide range of sporting activities from the previous year. Students were recognised for exceptional progress or outstanding achievement. Over 90 students were awarded certificates throughout the evening. The guest speaker was Olympian Ashley McKenzie, currently ranked number one in British Judo. Pictured with him is Eva Rawson who received the overall TNHA Sports Person of the Year 2018. 6 7 Invention Of The World Wide Web Students recently undertook a project around the history of the internet, its impact on our everyday life and various uses. They contemplated just how different life would be without its invention and how it may be used in the future. Jill Hambright <strong>Swaffham</strong> Jazz Club Imagine you are running your local football team and just as you are about to kick off a guy turns up clutching a pair of football boots and asks if he can have a game. He looks fit enough to play , so you say “OK, hang about.“ Eventually you send him on and he scores a goal. After the game you ask him where he comes from. “Just round the corner” he says. What a find! This is just what happened at our April session. A guy turns up clutching a saxophone case just as the band is ready to play and asks to sit in. They play a few numbers then invite him to join them. He plays superbly and the audience love him. After the session I ask him “Where do you come from?” “Five minutes walk away” he says. What a find! His name is David Taylor and he moved to <strong>Swaffham</strong> in December! As well as Dave’s tenor playing, other highlights included a fine solo from pianist Mark Ferguson in Miles Davis’ All Blues. In a Sentimental Mood was performed as a beautiful slow Ballard by Myke Clifford on tenor sax, and Colin Mason demonstrated his masterful technique with brushes in Satin Doll. Fly Me to the Moon was graced by a wonderful episode when Myke Clifford on flute duetted with Chris Kirk on trumpet. It was as though two beautiful butterflies were circling around each other in a garden. Myke Smith on bass played several solos, the best during an up tempo version of Autumn Leaves and Myke Clifford showed how he can be just as virtuosic on the clarinet as on sax and flute, in It’s Only a Paper Moon. Looking forward, we have arranged an extra session in May when jazz singer Helen Welch from the US is available during her current tour. In her career she has sung with many notable musicians, including Johnny Dankworth. Future Events: Tuesday 8th May Swing That Thing Sextet Tuesday 15th May Helen Welch singer, with backing group led by Lee Vasey, guitar. 7.30 pm <strong>Swaffham</strong> Conservative Club, London Street, PE37 7DD Entry £7 on the door. Geoff 01366 328730. Norman 01760 722884