Swaffham Newsletter

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May 2018 

SWAFFHAM 

Swaffham hosts official launch 

of ShopAppy in Breckland 

See p.3 for full story 

Breckland Councillor Ian Sherwood takes 

delivery of one of the first ShopAppy parcels 

from Market Cross proprietor Kay Wells 

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Contents 

4 Upcoming Events / Regular Events 

7 School Speak/Swaffham Jazz Club 

8 School Speak/Church News 

11 Community Hospital LofF/Town Team 

13 GBC /Swaffham Arts/WI 

14 WI/Swaffham Twinning Association 

15 Swaffham & District Lions 

16 Lionesses/SCALGA 

19 Merle Boddy Centre 

20 Age Concern 

21 Ashill & Holme Hale Gardening Club 

26 Swaffham Rotary Club 

27 Air Cadets/Gallery Iceni 

28 U3A 

30 Swaffham History Group 

32 Museum Matters 

34 Royal British Legion 

35 Rainbow Community Choir 

36 Beachamwell History Group/Home Hospice 

37 Town Council 

39 Mayor’s Parlour/STC 

ShopAppy launch in Swaffham 

The initiative brings local independent shops in the 

historic market town into the digital age by creating 

a shared shopping website where people can browse 

and buy the often unique items which are on sale in 

local independent stores. 

At www.shopappy.com independent shops will have 

a 24-hour web presence and shoppers can choose 

to ‘click and collect’ their purchases from in store or 

from out-of-hours collection points such as a local 

café or leisure centre. 

Cllr William Nunn, Breckland Council’s Leader, said: 

“This is a fantastic initiative which will be a gamechanger 

for our local independent shops. The council 

has committed to subsidise the first 200 independent 

businesses that sign up to the project and we’ve had 

a wide range join already, from butchers and bakeries 

to cafes, craft stores and clothes shops – and many 

more too.” 

From the diverse independent shops in Swaffham 

that have already joined ShopAppy.com, you could 

cross these items off your shopping list: 

• Cakes and buns from a local bakery 

• Business cards or a printed t-shirt 

• Award winning Swaffham Sizzler sausages from a 

butcher 

• Supplies for your pets 

• Art and craft materials 

• New boutique clothes or jewellery 

• Games and books for fun and learning 

• Or you can even book meeting rooms, a market 

stall or a car boot pitch. 

How it works: 

1. Order 

Use the ShopAppy.com website to 

browse items in local shops and place 

your order 

2. Packing 

Each shop packs its part of your order 

1 

Independent shops go digital to save unique 

character of historic Swaffham 

Swaffham has been given a boost by a new Breckland 

Council initiative which will help protect the 

independent shops on its high street from increasing 

competition from national chains and online retailers. 

Breckland Council has joined up with ShopAppy.com 

to create a ‘digital high street’ for Swaffham as well 

as the district’s other market towns – Attleborough, 

Dereham, Watton and Thetford. 

3. Collect 

You collect your order in the daytime 

from the shop or in the evening from a 

central pick up point 

4. Smile 

Convenience with a local conscience 

Shop Appiness!

Upcoming Events 

Northwold Annual Village Yard Sale & Scarecrow Trail 

Monday 7th May 2018, 9am ‘til 4pm. Come along, have fun and grab a bargain. 

Raffle, Light Refreshments and Maps will be available in the Village Hall, School 

Lane, IP26 5NB. Contact: Brenda 01366 728565 or Rebecca rsilvester2@gmail.com 

The West Acre Village Fete 

Saturday 23rd June. 1pm - 4pm, in the lovely grounds at Abbey House (behind 

the Church). £1 adults, 50p children 5-16 years. Welly wanging, duck racing, rifle 

shooting competition, nail bashing game, coconut shy, human fruit machine, 

bowling for the pig, tombola, art\crafts and West Acre Garden plant stalls + raffle, 

bar, BBQ, Trout and tea & cake stall. Charity No. 1163696. 

Stone Age Flint Mine Tours 

Join us at Grimes Graves, with our own Neolithic Man (Will Lord), on 28th June for a 

chance to descend the rarely opened Greenwell Pit with its artefacts and galleries dug by 

Stone-Age-man 4500 years ago. For tickets for this event, visit http:www.will-lord.co.uk 

Nar Valley Ornithological Society (NarVOS) 

Please come along to this illustrated talk by Dr Tony Leech, entitled: ‘The Good, the 

Bad and the Ugly – in the world of Fungi’. Dr Tony Leech is Norfolk’s Fungi expert and 

county recorder. Admission £2 on the night if you are not a NarVOS member. For 

more information about this meeting or NarVOS call Ian Black on 01760 724092. 

Tuesday 29th May 2018, 7.30pm at the Barn Theatre, Sacred Heart Convent School, 

Swaffham. Access and parking from Sporle Road. 

Guest Speaker for Royal British Legion 

Tuesday 15th May at the Conservative Club 8pm the Legion will have a guest 

speaker, Anna Townsend from RAF Marham. 

Bradenham Village Fete and Classic Transport Show 

Monday 28th May on the Village Green 11 am – 4 pm. Sports races, games, free 

parking, Teas, Cakes, Ice Creams, Jar Stall, Bottle Stall, Raffle, Bowls and much more. 

Lee Vasey and friends 3pm – 6 pm Nelson Pub. A great day out for all the family. 

Relaxing Evening of Kirtan 

Sing & chant beautiful ancient mantras. Simple melodies in a call and repsonse 

style. Workshop sessions in Swaffham, 10th & 24th May. £6 per session. Contact 

Chris on 07957 405823 or chrissywillis57@yahoo.co.uk for more info. 

Swaffham Conservatives, Ladies Section 

Meet on Wednesday 16th May in the Salisbury Room, Conservative Club. Coffee at 

10am, Speaker: Cllr Ed Colman NCC at 10.30am. Entrance £3. All welcome 

Talk with local author Rachel Hore 

Swaffham Library Friends in conjunction with Swaffham Library are pleased to 

announce that they have invited local author, Rachel Hore, to give a talk about her life 

and career and her latest novel on 18th May. To date, she has written 8 novels. She 

is a Sunday Times Bestseller. Tickets are available at the Library for £3.00 in advance 

and on the night, £3.50 May 18th 6.15pm for 6.30pm start. Refreshments included. 

Open Farm Sunday Event 

On 10th June, 11am – 4pm. Bring the family along to the farming industry’s annual 

open day, it’s a fantastic chance to discover real farming at first hand and see how 

food is produced. Meet the animals, see the machinery, explore the wildlife and 

learn from the experts. See around the farm on a tractor\trailer ride, food available 

and much more. Free entry. Soigne Farm, Tumbleyhill Road, West Acre, PE32 1UH. 

Breckland Older People’s Forum 

At the Community Centre on 12th June, around lunchtime. We will tell you what we 

do, and how we can be a voice for older people. We hope to have the NCC SCAMS 

officer present, to help us understand how to avoid or deal with SCAMS, on our 

doorstep, via the internet, or the phone etc. All are welcome! Further details from 

the Secretary at brecklandbopf@gmail.com 

A day of Music & Entertainment 

19th May, Bradenham Village Hall, from 2pm onwards. Adults: £5, Children under 16 

free. Available from Bob 07919 038751, Yve 07449 837629 or Tom 07879 214651. 

Proceeds to West Norfolk Deaf Association, The Purfleet Trust & Shout for Shelter. 

Westacre Theatre 

www.westacretheatre.com 01760 755800 

On Stage with the Westacre Theatre Company: AN INTERVENTION by Mike 

Bartlett. Fri 11 May and Sat 12 May 7:30pm £12 (under 21s £10) 

Lit Fest 2018: Westacre Theatre’s very first literary festival. 

PETER WILSON presents FOUR QUARTETS by TS Eliot Fri 18 May 7pm £15 with 

canapes and fizz. SOPHIE HANNAH reveals the future for Hercule Poirot Sat 19 May 

7pm £15 with canapes and fizz. DAME STELLA RIMINGTON shares how her time at 

MI5 inspires her successful books Sun 20 May 3pm £15 with tea 

On Screen - Wednesday Films: THE DEATH OF STALIN (2017) [15] 23 May 2pm £8 

VICTORIA AND ABDUL (2017) [12] 30 May 2pm £8 

Touring Company on Stage: REBEL QUEEN (suitable for 14+) Sat 5 May 7:30pm £10 

(under 21s £8) 

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Regular Meetings & Events 

MONDAY 

1st Swaffham Scouts 7-9 at Cockley Cley, Iceni Village, Scout Hut. 

For ages 10 1/2 -14. New recruits welcome. Boys or girls. Contact Paul 

07711761364. Paul@1stswaffhamscouts.org.uk 

Argentine Tango 

Ballroom and Latin Dance with Emma. Convent of the Sacred Heart School,Mangate 

Street, Swaffham. 7.30-9.30pm £12 per person. Tel: 07812 212117 

Art Class at The Old Art Room 93 Market Place. Techniques, 

Tips, Inspiration in a modern equipped Art Studio. 10am until 12.15 £10 

Tel.01760 337181 je.clark176@btinternet.com 

Central Norfolk Dog Training Club Upstairs in Church Rooms, 

Campingland. 4 classes available, from puppies to intermediate.Tel: Chris 07745 892417 

Citizens Advice Swaffham Community Centre, 10am until 12:30pm 

Kickboxing Club Juniors 5+ 5pm – 6pm, Inters 6-7pm, Adults 7pm – 

8.30pm Plowright Place. Call Trevor on 07585707196 

The Phoenix Singers rehearse each week in the Methodist Church Hall 

at 7:30pm. New members welcome. Contact Marion 01760 724 473 

Playdayz – Parent/toddler group Sacred Heart School 9.30- 

11.30am term time only. £1 per session/per family (includes a snack) 

Contact: Tor Howman 07854 736 920 

Rotary Club of Swaffham Meets at The George Hotel - 1st Monday of 

the month, 12:45 for 1pm, other Mondays 7 for 7:30pm. Tel Claire Dunne 722504 

Seniors Keep Fit 6.15pm at Stanley’s, Lynn Road Tel Gemma on 07702 

197994/07425 607667 

Swaffham 1894 Squadron Air Training Corps 7.00 - 9.30pm. 

TA Centre, Sporle Road, Swaffham. Ages 13 to 18 years. Tel: 01760724617 

Swaffham History Group 2nd Monday, 2 – 4pm, Swaffham Museum. 

New members always welcome – no charge. Tel 01760 724470 

Swaffham Lions Meet on the 2nd Monday of the month at Swaffham 

Assembly Rooms,7:30pm. All welcome. Contact Peter Young 01760 724120 

Swaffham Players every Monday and Wednesday, 7:30pm Baptist 

Church, Swaffham. If you are interested in joining a fabulous team please 

come along but call Marcie on 07867943102 to ensure we are in rehearsal 

Junior Snooker & Billiards 4-7pm @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy, 

West Acre 01760 755337 for details and to book, 9 -16 years 

TOSH community drama group meets 7.30pm Monday & Wednesday 

at the Church Rooms, Campingland All ages welcome. More details Fiona 

07768211087 

Youthie 5:30 – 7pm, Swaffham Community Centre. For ages 8 to 11. 

Free entry. Contact sally@iceni.info 07772 852284 / 01760 722800 

TUESDAY 

1st Swaffham Beavers 1st Swaffham Beavers 5 - 6.15 at Cockley 

Cley Iceni Village Scout Hut. For boys and girls ages 6 - 8 . New recruits 

welcome. Contact Paul 07711761364 Paul@1stswaffhamscouts.org.uk 

1st Swaffham Cubs 1st Swaffham Cubs 6.30-8pm at Cockley Cley, 

Iceni Village, Scout Hut. For ages 8-10 1/2. New recruits welcome. Boys 

or Girls. Contact Hayley 07516095019. Akela@1stswaffhamscouts.org.uk 

Swaffham Army Cadets TA Centre, Sporle Rd 7.30-9.30pm. Ages 12 – 18. 

www.norfolkacf.org 2907pea@armymail.mod.uk 07899 189 973 The 

Art Studio Modern Art Evening Classes By Peter Henry PGCE, BA. 

Tuesdays 7-9pm Church Rooms, Campingland. Refreshments. Adults/all 

abilitiesEmail: salsum06@aol.com/01760 720540 

Swaffham Bridge Club The Church Rooms,Church of Our Lady of Pity 

31, Station Street. Swaffham PE37 7HP 6.30pm for 6.45pm. Sue 01328 701545 

Swaffham Carpet Bowls Community Centre. 2 hours from 2pm for £2. 

Tea & biscuits inc. Call Alan on 01760 723 910 

Child Health Clinic at Swaffham Children Centre. 01760 721101 1st Tuesday 

monthly 1.15 - 2.45pm run by local Health Visiting Team 

Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Coffee Morning, third Tuesday 

at 10:15am. Methodist Hall, London Street. Tel: David Moore 01760 723740 

CAMEO Coffee 10am-noon. ‘Come And Meet Each Other’. Free tea, coffee 

& hot chocolate in a relaxed cafe style setting. Discovery Hour: 10am - 11am. 

Looking at and discussing a small bible passage. Oasis Centre 01760 723 175 

Crafts, Textiles and Dressmaking at The Old Art Room 

93 Market Place. Techniques, Tips, Inspiration in a modern equipped Art 

&Textile Studio. 10am until 12.15 and 12.30 until 2.45 £9 Tel.01760 337181 

Jump, Jive & Swing Swaffham Community Centre, 7.45pm. Classes 

8pm until 9.45pm with social dancing until 10.30pm. www.jumpjiveswing.com 

Mamma Munay (Mother Love) - antenatal classes on alternate Tuesday 

afternoons at The Green Parrot. …all welcome at all stages of your pregnancy. 

Booking essential on 01760 724704 or Anne 07469243052 

Pickenhams’ WI 2nd Tuesday 2pm St Andrew’s Church (not August) 

PROBUS Club of Swaffham Meet second Tues of the month for lunch at the 

George Hotel, 12.30 for 1pm. Rod Goddard 01760 722 834 rodgoddard@hotmail.com 

Rainbow Community Choir 7.30-9.30pm. Swaffham Community 

Centre. Interested in joining us? 01760 336 313 rainbowcommunitychoir.org.uk 

Royal British Legion, Swaffham & District Branch 8pm, 3rd 

Tuesday Swaffham Conservative Club. Tel: David Thorogood 01760622751 

The Royal Elizabethan Lodge Meets alternate Tuesdays, 8pm in the 

Conservative Club. Tel: W Rogers 01760 720632 or S Trattle 01760 721760 

Swaffham Rugby Football Club Tuesday Seniors Training 7:30 - 9 

Seniors Keep Fit 3pm See Monday’s Senior’s Keep Fit 

Stitch, Mardle and Mend A group of keen crafters covering Patchwork, 

Knitting, Crochet, Cross Stitch etc 7-9pm, £1. Tel Adrienne 01760 336268 

Slimming World Conservative Club, 10am. Swaffham Asssembly 

Rooms 5.30pm & 7.30pm. Edyta 07428 516814 

Sporle WI 3rd Tuesday, 1.45pm ready for our speaker at 2pm. For any further 

information please ring Celia on 01362 687316 

Swaffham St John Ambulance Cadets 7.15pm until 8.45pm,10 to 

17 year olds. Natalie Rudd on 07771620634/natalie.rudd@btinternet.com 

Taekwondo 6:30 - 7:30pm Swaffham Community Centre 01760336044 

Tai Chi beginners welcome East Dereham at 10am 01760723102 

Swaffham Wellbeing Group Are you feeling low, or recovering from ill 

health? Just want to meet other people? Make new friends at Community Centre, 

every Tuesday 10.30 – 1.00. Contact Family Action. Tel: 01760 725801 

Swaffham Market (Morning) WI Second Tuesday of every Month, 10.30am 

Assembly Rooms. Ladies over 18 welcome. Meg Dorling: 01760 722139 meg_dorling@msn.com 

West Acre Carpet Bowls Club West Acre Village Hall, 2 - 4pm. £2 per 

session. Equipment and refreshments provided – all welcome. Tel: Belinda 

01760 755184 or Betty 01760 755235 Email: belindabush@hotmail.com 

Women’s Section Royal British Legion At Valentine Barker Court, 

2nd Tues at 2.30pm. Tel: Frances 01760 724445 or Iris 01760 721430 

Weight Watchers 5:30-6.30pm Swaffham Community Centre. 

Nikki 07970316054 

Yoga Gt Dunham Village Hall, 10 -11:30am, £6.50 Tel: 01603 478456 

Yoga Necton Community Centre £7 2-3:30 Tuesdays Jayne 07544974342 

Yoga 10.30-12.00 Green Britain Centre, Swaffham. £7 per class. Contact 

Jayne on: 07544974342 or email: greenwillowyoga@outlook.com 

Zumba With Becks Swaffham Assembly Rooms 7-8pm bectuff@hotmail.co.uk £5 

WEDNESDAY 

1st Swaffham Rainbows Term time only, 17:00-18:00 Swaffham 

Infant School. Girls aged 5 to 7 yrs. Tracey Clements 07770236689 

2nd Swaffham Brownies Term time only, 18:00-19:30. Meeting at 

Swaffham First School. Girls aged 7 to 10 yrs invited to join. Contact Clare 

Smith 07917468057 or Chrissie Brown 07970104771. 

Swaffham 1894 Squadron Air Training Corps 7:00-9:30pm. 

TA Centre, Sporle Road, Swaffham. Ages 12 (yr8) to 18 years. Tel: 01760724617 

Alzheimer`s Society Dementia Café first Wednesday every month 

from 10am-12noon. Swaffham Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Swaffham. 

Support, information and social activity.Refreshments provided. 01603 763556 

Arts Lounge beginners/refreshers art classes Wednesday, 

Thursday & Friday 10-1pm or 1.30-4.30pm, £25 per session Call 01760 723624 

Bingo First Wednesday of every month, Holme Hale Pavilion. Eyes 

down 7:30pm. Cash prizes. Tel: June Hewing 01760 441327 

Bingo Swaffham Conservative Club 7:00 – 9:00pm (eyes down for 

7:30). Non-members 30p entry. 

Swaffham Camera Club 1st and 3rd Weds of every month, 7 for 7:30pm 

at Lydney House, Norwich Road. All abilities welcome! Steve Ward 01366 328567 

Creative Textile Certificate 10 Week Course at The Old Art Room, 93 

Market Place Swaffham. Tel Jane 01760 337181 

Dementia Café Free cafe offering support, information for those living with 

dementia and their families/carers. Free refreshments. Assembly Rooms. 01603 763 556 

Swaffham Evening WI Church Rooms, Campingland. 1st Wed 7.30pm 

Telephone Fiona Walker on 01760 722879. 

Healing Rooms The Oasis Centre, Cley Road 11am - 12noon. Book a 

session to experience the healing power of Jesus. Tel: 01760 723175 

Henchmans Henchmans Junior Magic the Gathering, trading card game, 

for 8-11 year olds from 5pm - 6.30pm. Free intro packs for beginners. All 

welcome. £2 per person, first session free. 13 Station Street, Swaffham PE37 7LL. 

Henchman’s Magic the Gathering Standard Showdown 7pm. 

The Swaffham and District Branch of the Labour Party 

meets in the Community Centre at 7.30 pm, first Weds of the month. 

Stitch, Mardle and Mend A group of keen crafters covering 

Patchwork, Knitting, Crochet etc. From 10am at Market Cross Inn, Swaffham. 

Oasis Wednesday Worship: 10am - 11am. Worship and prayer 

Studio Sessions at The Old Art Room Studio and Inspiration in a 

modern equipped studio 93 Market Place. 10am-1pm £6.50. 01760 337181 

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St. John Ambulance - Swaffham (Adults) Every Wednesday 

7.30pm - 9.30pm First Aid training 18 years upwards. 07900927233 

Swaffham & Watton Club for the Visually Impaired 

Swaffham Community Centre 4th Wed (except August) 1.30-3.30pm £3. 

01603 629558 

Tai Chi beginners class 10am Swaffham Community Centre 

01760723102 

TOSH community drama group meets 7.30pm Monday & 

Wednesday at the Church Rooms, Campingland All ages welcome. 

More details Fiona 07768211087 

Whist Drive Bradenham Village Hall, 7:30pm. All welcome. 01760 440038.£3 

Youth Café 7:30 – 8:30pm, Swaffham Community Centre. For ages 

13 – 18. 

THURSDAY 

Beachamwell WI 1st Thursday 7.30pm. New members or visitors 

always welcome. Contact Maggie 01366 327023 or Helen 01366 328589 

Swaffham Bridge Club See Tues for details. 6.30pm for 6.45pm 

start except for the first Thursday in the month 2pm to 6pm 

Crafts, Textiles and Dressmaking at The Old Art Room 

93 Market Place. Techniques, Tips, Inspiration in a modern equipped 

Art &Textile Studio. 10am until 12.15 and 12.30 until 2.45 £9 Tel.01760 

337181 

Happidojo Marham Judo Club Sandringham Centre, Marham, 

PE33 9NP 3-4yrs 5.20-6 Fun & Games,5-7yrs:6-7pm, 8-16yrs:7-8pm. Adv. 

Juniors, Seniors 17+ : 8-9.30pm FIRST LESSON FREE. Then 3-4yrs £2, 5-12yrs- 

£3. 13-16yrs -£1.00. 17+ - £3.50. Colin McCallum. 07905278857 or www. 

happidojomarhamjudoclub.btckco.uk 

Henchmans Board games. £2.50 per person. 7-11pm. Henchmans, 13 

Station Street, Swaffham. 01760 788427. New players always welcome 

(over 18) 

Holme Hale Carpet Bowls Every Thursday 7-9pm, Holme Hale 

Community Hall. No experience or equipment needed. £2 

Iceni Stitchers Ladies group meeting on 3rd Thursday of the month 

at Swaffham Community Centre, 1.30 - 4.30pm. Kate Davies 01760 

622254 

Kickboxing Club Juniors 5+ 5pm – 6pm, Inters 6-7pm, Adults 7pm 

– 8.30pm Plowright Place. Call Trevor on 07585707196 

Free Lipreading Classes for people with an acquired hearing 

loss. Thursday’s at 10 am to noon in the Catholic Church Rooms, 31 

Station Road, Swaffham. Contact Hayley at lipreadingwithhayley@ 

gmail.com 

RAF Marham Food and Craft Market 1st Thursday 12am to 

5 pm. Sandringham Centre Upper Marham PE33 9NP (Behind Spar) 

07766 078123 

Swaffham Lioness Club First Thurs of every month, 7.30pm in 

Our Lady of Pity Catholic Church rooms, Station St., Swaffham. Enjoy 

friendship whilst serving the community. All ladies welcome. Tel: 

01760 723377 

Pilates 3 – 4pm, Swaffham Community Centre. Call Di Graham – 

01328 851970 – before your first session. 

Swaffham Rugby Football Club Seniors 17+ training 7:30-9, social 

after Salsa 7-9pm Swaffham Assembly Rooms. 07912366661 

Swaffham Sparklers Swaffham branch of the Red Hat Society meets 

2nd Thurs of the month, 7 pm, The George Hotel,: Jill Neale 01760 723466 

U3A The Wissey U3A 1st Thursday of the month at Holme Hale 

Pavilion, 09.45 - 12 noon. Annual Memb. £10. Contact 01760 721247 for 

more details 

Weight Watchers 10-11am Swaffham Community Centre. 

Cheryl 07941 319 742 

Youthie Plus 5:30 – 7pm, Swaffham Community Centre. 

For years 6, 7 & 8 Free entry. Contact sally@iceni.info 07772 852284 

West Acre Carpet Bowls Club See Tuesday listing 

FRIDAY 

2nd Swaffham Guides Term time only, 18:00-20:00. Church 

Rooms, Campingland. Girls aged 10-16yrs invited to join. Contact 

07769294414 

Acoholics Anonymous Every Friday at 1pm in Parish Rooms at St 

Dominic’s RC Church,Howdale Rd, Downham Market 

Adult Ballet For Beginners 6:15pm See Monday’s Senior’s Keep Fit 

Age Concern-Swaffham Support Services at Community Centre 

Volunteer recruitment 10.30am - 12.00 noon 1st Friday of the month 

Adult Tap 7:15pm See Monday’s Senior’s Keep Fit

Arts Lounge Drawing/sketching classes 10-1pm and 1.30-4.30pm. 

723 624 

Art, Printing and Paper Craft Session at The Old Art Room 

93 Market Place. Techniques, Tips, Inspiration and printing presses in a modern 

equipped Art &Textile Studio. 10am until 12.30 £10 Tel.01760 337181 

Bingo at Narborough Community Centre Doors 6.30pm, 

eyes-down 7.45pm Contact Mrs Hennessy 01760 337540 

Swaffham Bellringers Practice St. Peter & St. Paul Church, 7:30pm 

on the Friday preceding the 2nd Sunday of the month. Beginners welcome. Tel: 

01760 724944/lindaringer0447@gmail.com 

Swaffham Carpet Bowls Community Centre. 2 hours from 6.30 for 

£3. Tea & biscuits inc. Call Alan on 01760 723 910 

Coffee Morning At Ashill Community Centre 

2nd Friday every month, 10am until noon. 01760 441 651 

Country Music Last Friday of each month at the communal lounge 

at Valentine Barker Court, 7.30 to 22.30. Families and friends, free raffle & 

donations for Wish Upon a Star children’s cancer charity. 0370 192 4797 

Games Evening & Social 2nd Friday/month Swaffham Baptists 

Church Hall - 7:30. All welcome 

Swaffham’s Green Gym Friday 8.30am Recreation Ground, Haspalls Rd 

Henchmans Early Friday Night Magic at Henchmans, 13 Station 

Street, Swaffham. 2pm to 6pm. Friday Night Magic at Henchmans 

Iceni Lunch Club Swaffham Community Centre, £6.00 for two 

courses and tea/coffee every Friday 12.30pm. 01760 722 800 

Indoor Market Swaffham Assembly Rooms 9am-2pm, free entry. 

Refreshments, various stalls… bookings contact Haydn 07957 862 239 

Judo Sacred Heart School 6-7:30pm £2.50 5 years+ Tel. 07920440235 

Oasis Messy Church 6pm every 3rd Friday Fun event for all ages. 

£1. www.facebook.com/oasiscentreswaffham 

Rise and shine Baby & Toddler Group: 10am - 12noon. Large play 

area. £1.50 per adult/chld. 50p any extra persons. Incl drink & a biscuit 

Senior Snooker (60 years +) @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy, West 

Acre £4 per session Facebook - Norfolk Snooker Academy 01760 755337 

Sporle Art Group meets every Friday at 1pm-3pm. in the community hall. No 

tuition given, bring your own materials. Free intro then £2 per week. 01760 724615 

Swaffham Senior Section Term time only. 19:30- 21:00. For young women 

aged 14 to 25yrs. Contact Tracey Clements 07770236689 or Chrissie Brown 07970105771 

Tai Chi for Health 10am. Swaffham Community Centre. Tel: 01760 

723102 or barbara.smith58@yahoo.co.uk 

Swaffham Veterans Snooker Group (60+) 2-5pm at West Acre 

Village Hall, PE32 1TQ. £3 per player. Call Phillip on 01760 755337 

Yoga 10.30 - 12 Green Britain Centre, Swaffham. £7 per class. Contact Jayne 

on: 07544974342 or email: greenwillowyoga@outlook.com to book a place. 

SATURDAY 

Art Class for over 12s ...and accompanied Children who want to use 

the sewing machine. The Old Art Room 93 Market Place. 2nd Saturday of 

the month.10 until 1pm £10 Tel.01760 337181 

Arts Lounge Silver Workshops 9:30-3:30 October 22nd & December 

10th. All equipment, silver and refreshments inc 01760 723 624 

Swaffham Bingo Club Community Centre last Sat in month, 7pm for 

7:30pm start. £2.50 annual membership, 50p for visitors. Paul Darby 07880 568628 

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, 

Swaffham 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 

Swaffham Market Traditional market, now 800 years old! Every 

Saturday 6am until 3pm. Swaffham Market Place. Details 01760 722 922 

Swaffham Rugby Football Club SwaffhamRUFC@outlook.com 

West Norfolk Crafters & Needleworkers Stitchers, crafters and 

knitters who meet at Leziate Village Hall on the 2nd Sat. 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, Swaffham 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 

Swaffham Rugby Football Club Minis 10:30-12. Games see Saturday 

Snooker @ The Norfolk Snooker Academy West Acre 

3 hours play £9. Facebook - Norfolk Snooker Academy 01760-755337 

Spiritual Awareness Group Most Sundays 5:15pm to 6:30pm for 

Healing and 6:30pm to 8:30pm Service at Swaffham Community Centre 

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. 

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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 

Swaffham 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 Swaffham 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 Swaffham Conservative Club, London Street, 

PE37 7DD 

Entry £7 on the door. Geoff 01366 328730. Norman 

01760 722884

Sacred Heart 

We love to sing at Sacred Heart School in Swaffham 

The Lower School Choir attended the Norfolk 

County Music Festival in Norwich. The adjudicator 

awarded an ‘Outstanding Performance’ certificate 

and commented that this was a confident group 

of singers, obviously accomplished and very able 

musically and that this was a very high quality and 

captivating and engaging performance. They noted 

that there is a high standard of very strong leadership 

to elicit such a high standard. Congratulations to Mrs 

Pickard and everyone who took part. 

The Senior Choir at Sacred Heart School in Swaffham 

made Mrs Pickard and me extremely proud at the 

Senior County Music Festival in Norwich’s Central 

Baptist Church, a venue new to us with marvellous 

acoustics. After a very short warm-up we were 

shown into the Grand Hall where we thought we 

would be taken to our seats to listen to other choirs 

before us. However, we were led right through the 

audience and straight onto the stage! Our choir 

showed great courage at this moment and simply 

got ready to perform. Emily introduced our songs, 

‘Pokarekare Ana’ (a gentle Maori love song) and 

‘Seasons of Love,’ a tricky unaccompanied song from 

a contemporary musical. 

All sang confidently, calmly and competently and 

before we had chance to be truly nervous, it was 

over! I think we all knew it had gone well – it was 

our very best performance – and we retired to 

the gallery upstairs before receiving the kind and 

positive comments from the adjudicator, Sue 

Nicholls. ‘Engaging performance,’ exciting, vibrant, 

great audience communication, tender, intimate and 

polished.’ All in all, a second ‘Outstanding’ for our 

School! We do not audition, we simply love to sing 

great songs together. Thank you, singers! 

Swaffham Methodist Church 

Friday 4th May 

Power of Prayer 9.30am 

Saturday 5th May 

Coffee Morning 9.30am - 12noon 

Sunday 6th May 

Morning Worship 10.45am followed by refreshments 

Thursday 10th May 

2.30-4pm Thursday Group 


9.30am Power of Prayer 


9.30-12noon Coffee Morning 


10.45am Morning Worship followed by refreshments 




9.30-12noon Coffee Morning 


10.45am Morning Worship followed by refreshments 

Thursday 24th May 

2.30 -4pm Thursday Group 




9.30am Coffee Morning 


10.45am Morning Worship 

Please be aware that these details could change 

when work begins on the church. 

Swaffham and Sporle C of E 

It looks as though spring has finally arrived, after 

several false starts. It is good to begin to meet this 

year’s holiday makers – and among them some 

looking to move more permanently to the area. They 

see our town with fresh eyes and often point out 

places to go or things to do, which locals may never 

have got around to. It is a season to see things afresh, 

just as the Church, in its season of Easter rejoices in 

the news of Christ’s resurrection and celebrates the 

signs of new life and new hope. 

When I came to Swaffham, I was given a beautiful 

rectory rose by the children, staff and governors of 

the school where I had been a governor. With the 

harsh winter, it seemed to have no life left in it, and 

I was resigned to replacing it and just being thankful 

that I also had a stunning card which the children 

had made of the school clock, by which to remember 

them. Then I looked outside this week and the rose 

has come to life again and is flowering. 

So it is a season to hold onto hope and to explore all 

that is new and life-giving around us. It is not too late 

to look up and look around, to see things with fresh 

eyes, and to celebrate the opportunities we perhaps 

thought had gone. With every good wish 

Revd. Janet Allan 

Vicar of Swaffham and Sporle 

St Peter & St Paul’s Swaffham 

The May services in Swaffham parish church will be 

as follows:- 

Wednesday 2nd 

10.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 

Sunday 6th 

8.00am Holy Communion 

10.30am Rogation Sunday Service 

(at Town Farm, Sporle, followed by bring-and-share 

lunch (this is a united benefice service in place of the 

usual 9.30am service at Swaffham) 

6.00pm Evensong (BCP) 

Wednesday 9th 


Thursday 10th: Ascension Day 

10.00am Holy Communion (CW) 

Sunday 13th 


9.30am Sung Eucharist 

Wednesday 16th 


Sunday 20th: Day of Pentecost (Whit Sunday) 



11.15am Family Service 

Wednesday 23rd 


Sunday 27th: Trinity Sunday 



Wednesday 30th 


NB 

Sunday 3rd June 


9.30am 

6.00pm 

Sung Eucharist 

Evensong (BCP) 

CHRISTIAN AID 

The 2018 Christian Aid week will take place between 

the 13th – 19th May, please look out for the National 

TV campaign. The Swaffham street collection will 

take place on the 19th May from 9am to 1pm and 

the local volunteer collectors will be out and about 

the town centre on this date. Or you can use a 

donation envelope which will be available at all the 

local churches. 

Christian Aid Week was founded by the Christian 

church and every May, for more than 60 years, 

thousands of churches across Britain and Ireland 

have collected vital cash to help the world’s most 

vulnerable people. 

Do please help us this May to raise money and act 

for the world’s poorest people - together we can 

make a difference. 

Churches Together Swaffham 

On Wednesday 9th May at 7.00pm in the Baptist 

Church you are warmly invited to hear Church Army 

Officer Captain James Hawksworth speak about the 

work he has been involved with in Sheffield schools. 

He is hoping to begin similar work with schools in 

Kings Lynn. His talk will be followed by the annual 

general meeting of Churches Together in Swaffham 

and District to which everyone is invited. 

Churches Together in Swaffham has been in existence 

now for almost fifty years. It was due to the initiative 

of former Swaffham vicar Revd Neil Mash that the 

organisation was first set up. His belief was that 

church events and activities in the town are more 

effective when organised on a shared basis rather 

than as they would be if carried out by the separate 

denominations. Each year since there has been 

ample evidence of the truth of this. United services, 

Lent meetings, frugal lunches, processions of witness 

and Christmas Carol concerts have all come under 

the umbrella of Churches Together in Swaffham. 

The chairmanship of Swaffham Churches Together is 

shared by the ministers of each church in a rota, each 

occupying the position for a period of two years. Lay 

representatives from the churches together with 

the clergy form the committee which decides each 

year’s programme. 

Lovely sculpture made by 

a member of Swaffham 

Baptist church. Thank you 

Graham for a wonderful 

talk, I shall certainly be 

an Easter Sunday person 

for 365 days. Everybody 

is welcome Sundays at 

10.30 am. 

June Finch 

The Phoenix Singers were well supported at our 

Christmas Concert and were happy to present a 

cheque for £300 to the Swaffham Methodist Church. 

Our next performance will be held on 24th August at 

St Peter and St Paul Church, Swaffham to support the 

Flower Festival which will be held from 24th to 27th 

August. Refreshments will be available. 

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Community Hospital LofF 

Our fundraising efforts continue and we are 

pleased to Learn that the Staff at Pedlars Gold 

shop in Swaffham are undertaking a sponsored 

run on the 20th May in support of the Hospital. 

This is 15 miles from Sedgeford to Castle Acre. It 

is in memory of Mr J Lucas, in recognition of the 

excellent standard of care he received. 

The hospital faces very high level of demands and 

it is refreshing to know that even when under 

pressure it can deliver such good care. So please 

call in at the shop and give your support to this run. 

The Friends are considering a boot sale stall at the 

Saturday market in the summer. If you have any 

unwanted items that you would like to donate to 

us, these can be left at hospital reception or give 

me a call and we can collect. 

I have to give special thanks to our local Tesco 

store who helped out during the bad weather in 

March. The hospital relies on delivery of “Cook 

chill” meals for patients coming from a distance. 

There were at least 2 days when normal delivery 

was disrupted through snow. Tesco very kindly 

stepped in to help to ensure the patients were fed 

at this time. Many, many thanks for your kind help. 

Our next main project at the Hospital should be 

a major revamp of the rear garden. Discussions 

are underway with the Trust and quotes being 

obtained. We would like to see a “Market” theme 

to the garden with individual Market style holders 

for plants etc. Also a new covered sitting area for 

patients and visitors. 

Enquiries welcome and further information from 

Colin Houghton (Chair) 01760 336026 or Iris 

Reeve (Vice Chair) 01760 721430 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

The AGM of the League of Friends is to be held 

on Monday 14th May 2018 at 2pm in the large 

meeting room at Swaffham Community Hospital, 

Sporle Road, Swaffham. Annual accounts available 

at the Meeting. All Welcome. 

Swaffham Town Team 

It’s coming!! Swaffham will be holding their inaugural 

Parkrun at 9.00am on Saturday May 26th at the 

Nicholas Hamond Academy on the Brandon Road. 

If you wish to run / walk and have not registered 

with Parkrun before you will need to do so at www. 

parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode with you. 

You will need this in order to have your run / walk 

registered to get a time. When you register you will 

be asked for your home run. If Swaffham does not 

show up then you will need to choose another local 

run. You can always change this at a later date. If you 

want any further information please contact David 

Wickerson who is the Event Director at davidwick@ 

btinternet.com 

The 5k course can be run, jogged, walked or a 

combination of all three and is open to all ages 

and abilities, but children under 11 will need to be 

accompanied by an adult – and it’s FREE. 

We look forward to welcoming you all to this 

inaugural event and to being part of the ever growing 

popularity of the worldwide Parkrun concept. 

So you can now get up, get out, enjoy the fresh air 

and exercise every Saturday morning at 9.00am from 

May 26th onwards. See you there!! 

Rugby Club Defibrillator 

Swaffham Rugby Club’s final VP lunch of the season 

was well attended by over 40 guests before their 

Eastern Counties One Salver game against Haverhill. 

Once again the VPs produced the goods, and their 

invaluable support to the Club was greatly enhanced 

when two representatives from Swaffham Tesco 

arrived to hand over in excess of £500 towards the 

Club’s Defibrillator fund. Also present at the lunch 

were other main supporters of this fund, John 

Webster, Jim Crouchman, and Richard Morrissey 

from Quattro Recruitment. The machine has now 

been located in the clubhouse, and hopefully will 

never be required, but is available to anyone using 

the club whilst the clubhouse is open. 

We have a couple of events booked for your 2018 

diaries, they are: 

Saturday 1st September 

Our Annual Street Collection. 9am - 1pm. 

Saturday 22nd September 

A Coffee Morning at The Methodist Church Rooms 

9am - 12 noon. 

As usual you can contact The League of Friends 

by ringing Colin Houghton (Chairman) on 01760 

336025 or Iris Reeve (Vice Chairman) on 01760 721430.

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CARPET CLEANING 

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To improve air quality in your home and to create 

a safe environment for your family your carpet 

should be cleaned professionally every year 

The Green Britain Centre 

240 trees donated by the Woodland Trust have 

been planted around the grounds. These will 

make the area even more wildlife friendly. 

We have a Quiz Night on Friday 11th May which 

is in aid of the Garden Science Trust. It’s £8 per 

person, with pizza and wedges included. Vegan 

Supper Club is continuing on the fourth Friday 

of every month. Please phone for more details 

and to book a table on 01760 726100. 

The Vegan Beer Festival is on Saturday 26th and 

Sunday 27th May. There will be a wide range of 

vegan beers and ciders, more than 10 locally 

distilled vodkas, local organic vegan food, and 

music from local musicians. Entry is free! 

We organised a beach clean with Surfers Against 

Sewage in East Runton last month – we collected 

18 bags of litter! Thank you to the 18 people 

and 4 dogs who joined us.’ 

Experience wind 

power from the 

top of a modern 

windmill 

The first windmill in the world open 

for the public to climb. Follow the 

eco trail around our heritage 

orchard and organic gardens, enjoy 

Fairtrade coffee and homemade 

cake in our vegetarian café. 

For opening times and to 

book your turbine tour call us 

on 01760 726 100. 

Experienced, patient and local maths teacher (DBS 

checked). Available evenings, weekends, school 

holidays (by arrangement). £20 per hour. 

Contact 07715 637748 or jillyham@outlook.com 

Swaffham Probus 

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Would you like to join our 

monthly lunch club? We invite 

any retired Professional and 

Business ladies and gentlemen to 

obtain further information from 

our Secretary, Rod Goddard, Tel; 

01760 722834. email: 

rodgoddard@hotmail.com 

It’s all very informal; annual 

membership fee is just £20 plus the 

cost of the monthly lunch 

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Swaffham Arts 

Mindful of the weather forecast we had been 

in touch with the Sheringham Shantymen in 

case we had to cancel, but they said they were 

coming, and would keep an eye out for snow. 

There were light snowflakes blowing around 

all day, but as soon as the concert started the 

snowfall changed gear, so that by the end of the 

evening the market place was coated in a thick 

covering of snow, illuminated by the lights in the 

trees. It looked so beautiful; but would it make 

everyone’s journey home a misery? It was tricky 

for some, but we all got home safely! You can 

organise events, but you can’t plan the weather! 

At our next event Ancestral Voices will be bringing 

us an account in words, music and images of 

The Royal Progress, Queen Elizabeth’s summer 

journey through East Anglia in 1578. In order to 

escape the awful heat and smells of London in 

the summer, Elizabeth used to undertake trips 

to different parts of her kingdom to visit her 

loyal subjects, taking a large retinue from her 

court with her. We will find out where she went 

and what happened on the way. 

This takes place on Sunday May13th in Swaffham 

Assembly Rooms. The AGM will take place at 3 

pm, followed by Ancestral Voices. 

This event is free to members. Non members are 

also welcome! 

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Swaffham Evening WI 

The April meeting of Swaffham 

Evening WI took place at 7.30 pm 

on 4th April in the church rooms. We 

began the meeting with a poem from the late, great 

Spike Milligan and then we welcomed a very special 

guest...Queen Elizabeth 1st!! 

She swept into the room wearing only her “shift”. 

Actually, it was Rachell Duffield in the guise of that 

great lady. As she put on layer after layer of clothing 

she told us about the fashion of the time, particularly 

what the Queen and her court were wearing, her 

jewels and how you wore your wealth. 

Rachel had made the whole outfit herself and it was 

stunning. When her majesty had left we returned to 

the present with a coffee break then carried on with 

the business. 

The raffle was drawn and the meeting ended a little 

later than usual at about 9.45pm. 

The next meeting will be our resolutions meeting 

when we decide which topical issue we will vote on 

at the AGM later this year. 

We have about 39 members this year and are happy 

to welcome more if you are interested, you can 

come as a visitor. Just phone our secretary who will 

be happy to give you details, 01760 722879. 

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Sporle Afternoon WI 

At our March meeting we were due 

to have a speaker from Dereham 

Windmill telling us of its history. 

Unfortunately this was cancelled at the last minute 

and resourceful as ever we came up with an 

alternative topic – EASTER! No time to buy fancy 

“bits and pieces” so in true WI style we made our 

own Easter eggs using the decorations we had 

in our store cupboard. To emphasis the Easter 

theme some members even arrived “in their Easter 

bonnets with all the frills apon it” 

There were ribbons, paints, glitter, sparkling 

accompaniments and all manner of decorations – 

which when combined made very fetching Easter 

eggs. All in all a very interesting and colourful 

afternoon enjoyed by everyone. Our April meeting 

was intended to be a follow-up to this talk with 

a visit to the windmill, however as this was not 

possible we are to visit West Acre Garden with a 

tour and a cream tea . May’s meeting is when we 

discuss the WI’s resolutions and as certain royal 

celebrations are due this month we may celebrate 

with true WI style - tea and cakes and who knows 

– come along and see! 

Sporle WI 3rd Tuesday of the month 2pm – 4pm 

Beachamwell & District WI 

As our scheduled speaker was forced 

to cancel at the last minute, we were 

very lucky indeed to find an excellent replacement 

in the form of Bunty Gotts, who is a volunteer at 

Blickling Hall. She told us about Blickling’s amazing 

library of surprising, beautiful and unique books, 

collected by an erudite former owner. The library 

is sadly now under threat from the deteroriation 

of the building and the ravages of death watch 

beetle. To highlight this threat and also to raise 

much needed funds, Blickling is about to unveil (on 

May 1st) a new art installation in the house, on the 

theme of books and stories. The thinking behind 

this is that pictures speak louder than words and 

Bunty ended her talk with some moving stories of 

how individuals linked to Hiroshima, and latterly 

to the tragedy of migrant drownings, influenced 

attitudes far and wide, with simple visual images. 

In the summer, I am sure we will visit Blickling to 

see the installation for ourselves. 

May’s talk will be a very different one, about 

Woodland Burials. As always, visitors or prospective 

new members are very welcome to come along. 

Enquiries: 01366 327023 or 01366 328 

Maggie Mackenzie 

Pickenhams WI 

Our April Meeting was held at St 

Andrews Church at 2pm on 10th 

April. Our Speakers, 2 ladies from 

“Three’s Company“ entertained us with their 

amusing collection of poems about children’s 

education. This was followed by a break for tea and cake. 

The competition for a homemade Easter Card was 

won by Treasure and second was Joan Baker. The 

business side of our meeting followed. 

Future plans include our Suffragette Tea and talk at 

Broom Hall Hotel on Tuesday 15th May at 2.30pm 

and our guided coach tour of the Battle Area at 

West Tofts during the evening of 4th July. 

Next Meeting is on the 8th May at 2pm in the 

church when our speaker is Tony Good talking 

about Alpine Gardening. 

The Competition is a Mountain scene. (your own 

photo or painting) 

If you would like a taster session of our meetings 

please ring Melonie Cousins 01760 440456 for details. 

Swaffham Twinning Association 

On Saturday 13th April the Swaffham Twinning 

Association held a cheese and wine social at the 

Community Centre Swaffham which was enjoyed by 

all. A very big thank you to Carol Farmer for preparing 

and putting on such a good spread - washed down 

with a variety of French Wines. 

We have 2 future events planned for this year - a pizza 

party in July and a social at Rasputin's in October 

If you are interested in joining our group please 

contact our secretary Stan Sole on 01760 724413 

Swaffham & District Lions 

Swaffham Lions held their 

annual 10 pin bowling night 

at the Super Bowl Fakenham; 

following an evening meal at 

the local pub nine members 

enjoyed a very competitive match. The winners 

were last year’s champions Dennis & Pam 

Tallon, who were presented with their trophies 

by Social Chairman Alan Jude. 

Swaffham Lions held their annual Easter Basket 

competition over the holidays with twenty 

six baskets out in clubs, pubs and businesses 

around Swaffham and the villages. This is always 

a popular event and over £1000 was raised for 

Lions good causes. 

Swaffham and District Lions President, Pam 

Tallon, inducted two new members into the club 

at a dinner meeting held at Swaffham’s Golf 

Club. David and Bobby Elsam have been helping 

the Lions over the past five months and were 

keen to become active members of the club. 

Swaffham Lions continue to support young 

people with a donation of £300 to Ryan Collins, 

a scout at RAF Marham. Ryan was selected from 

hundreds of applicants in Norfolk to represent 

Norfolk County Scouts at the World Scout 

Jamboree being held in West Virginia USA in July 

next year. Ryan said that the event will be life 

changing and will enable him to learn outdoor 

skills, leadership skills, conversation and global 

citizenship. He will also be able to bring back 

information about global cultures languages and 

the lives of other communities. 

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Swaffham Lioness Club - the Pride 

of Swaffham 

President Christine and 2 lionesses from 

Swaffham attended the Lions Convention at 

Norwich last month, and had an interesting and 

enjoyable day with Lions and Lionesses from all 

over the District. We held our Easter Egg Tombola 

stall in the Assembly Rooms on Easter Saturday, 

and thanks to everyone who bought tickets for 

their generous support. Just about everyone won 

an egg or two and we completely sold out. 

We enjoyed a lovely evening at the Mayor’s 

Reception, and were delighted to be asked by 

the Mayor, Cllr. Jill Skinner, to run a raffle to raise 

funds for the “ESCAPE” project. We had a lovely 

selection of prizes which had been donated by 

Lionesses and by businesses in town. 

On 12th April we entered a team into the 

Swaffham & Litcham Home Hospice Quiz at the 

Conservative Club, and came a respectable 6th – 

not bad out of 17 teams! 

SCALGA 

Greetings from the allotments. 

Everything is “all go” after the horrible start to the 

growing year. Small plants have been brought on in 

greenhouses and cold frames and are now planted 

after the risk of frost has passed. Our poly tunnel 

was battered and torn during the high winds and 

we lost our fruit cage. Nevertheless, we all keep 

trying to put things back together. 

This time of year seems to be full of hope and 

expectation, with warm days and lots to look 

forward to in the following months. I have, for the 

first time, grown everlasting Sweet Peas and hope 

that I will have a whole fence of them in the future. 

That’s what the packet tells me anyway!! 

The seeds for the giant pumpkin competition are 

sprouting; I expect all who are growing them will 

be feeding the plants with secret potions in the 

hopes of creating a monster. We will have the usual 

over planting of courgettes again and everyone will 

be asking “do you need courgettes”? Fortunately 

spiralising is all the rage and we can use them as 

courgettie or as spicy fritters. 

We have noticed an increase in wildlife, particularly 

red kite hovering over the nearby fields. Hopefully 

they won’t spot any baby chicks for a snack. A barn 

owl regularly sits on the posts along with a very 

cheeky male pheasant who happily hops from plot 

to plot pinching the chicken food. Consequently he 

is a very fine looking chap. In the horse field huge 

black crows strut about pecking at the ground for 

worms. They mind their own business so are not 

much of a problem unlike the blackbirds who find a 

way into the fruit cages and get the best of the crop 

before we do. 

Sunflowers are a lovely addition to the garden or 

plot, not only do they look lovely, the seeds feed the 

birds. Before the invention of synthetic materials 

sunflower stems were used to fill Life Jackets so 

should we need to build a raft after the next lot of 

rain, save your stems!! 

We still have starter plots available. These are 

ideal for pensioners who just want to grow a small 

amount of produce. Young families, who don’t have 

time to spend on a large area, and just people who 

have never gardened before. Your only commitment 

is monthly so should you decide gardening is not 

for you then a month’s notice is all that is needed. 

For further information please contact us on the 

numbers below. 

If you are interested in taking a plot or a starter 

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07919888870 or 07919888872. 

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Punkfolkers 

Stables 

Icenima presents... 

Victoria & Abdul 

Wednesday 16 th May, 2pm 

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SATURDAY 7th JULY 

The O'Reillys and The Paddyhats 

The Noble Jacks 

The Salts 

Long Shore Drift 

The Trials of Cato 

Kit Hawes and Aaron Catlow 

Willowspin 

Speed carving demo 

The John Ward Trio 

Rik van den Boche 

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Merle Boddy Centre 

What a great turn out for our bingo. Thank you to 

everyone who attended, we made £502. As always 

a big thank you to Paul for the room, Norman for his 

calling skills and of course Linda for her skill at prising 

money from people and checking the cards. We all 

had a brilliant time. All our prizes were donated; you 

know who you are and our thanks goes to you all. 

Please look out for our next fundraiser. 

In order to show off our wonderful new facilities 

(the sparkling new toilets, plus shower room), we 

had a lovely open evening with lots of our friends 

and supporters of the Merle Boddy Centre. We all 

enjoyed home made cake and coffee. Thank you to 

everyone who made a cake, as usual nothing was left. 

Lilian Willis cut the ribbon, a bit of a shock for her 

as she didn’t know that was to be her role, but she 

did a grand job. A big thank you to her. Lil’s heart felt 

words touched us all; a few moist eyes in the room 

that night but a very proud daughter and grandson 

were there to support her. 

We would like to thank the lovely lady who donated 

these little treasures to us. They lasted less than 5 

minutes before they were all sold. 

This is a selection of the Easter goodies that were 

made by our very talented clients. Every client went 

home with an Easter egg and full with a special Easter 

lunch of roast lamb and all the trimmings. 

Thank you David for bringing us another musical 

instrument to add to 

our collection. Soon 

we’ll have a small 

orchestra! This activity is 

much enjoyed as it also 

comes with singing and 

laughter. 

Thank you to Bradenham 

retirement group for 

funding 7 more storage 

boxes to go with our 

colourful collection. 

Everyone at the Merle 

Boddy Centre sends very 

best wishes to a extra 

special lady Pat DeSwart who has turned an 0 in her age. 

Its always a pleasure to have people come to see us 

but even nicer when they come bearing gifts and this is 

what Linda did, Linda helps run the Wednesday night 

bingo at the Conservative club along with Norman 

and Ian, a gift of £500 was donated to us from the 

bingo thank you for being such loyal supporters of 

the day centre and again thank you to all your bingo 

ladies and gentlemen. 

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Mostly I get bills in the post, but today I got a 

fantastic surprise in one of the letters. Due to the 

kind generosity of the management and staff of 

Adrian Flux I received a cheque for the grand total of 

£912.61. This was achieved from a dress down day. 

Our thanks goes to everyone who took part in this event. 

We are again doing an afternoon tea, this event 

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Age Concern Swaffham & District 

In theory the better weather should have arrived by early May so our committee have been looking at 

interesting things to do in the next few months. Also, we would be pleased to welcome new members to join 

Age Concern so they can benefit from the various events being organised. It only costs only £5 per year to join. 

If interested, please contact our Membership Secretary Vicky, see details below, or just turn up at one of our 

free entertainment afternoons, normally held on the last Tuesday in the month, 2 pm in the Assembly Rooms 

and join up there. 

During the better weather we organise trips out by coach, three or four per year, plus a Christmas attraction 

of some sort e.g. the Thursford Spectacular. John Clarke (see below) organises these, so please contact him for 

the latest info. Upcoming events are: 

May 29th - AGM and talk on Scams and Awareness (in house) 

June 16th – Punting on the river – Cambridge (trip out) 

July 31st – Talk on the Stanford Training Ground clearances in WW2 (in house) 

August 28th - Summer party 

Our new Project Manager for Swaffham Support Services including befriending is Brad Stein who has replaced 

Barbara Lock. We operate with funding from the Big Lottery our popular Hospital Buddy Service. Volunteers 

to act as drivers are always needed. Our Coordinator, Clair has recently resigned her position and we are now 

recruiting a replacement. 

For those lonely people at home we also provide a Befriending Service and again if you 

would like to consider volunteering to help visit, you would be most welcome. Our office is 

open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 am to 4 pm from where an Information 

Pack for both Buddying and Befriending can be obtained. Please contact Pam in the 

office, phone (07393 981 295) or for general queries. 

Please also contact John Clarke, Outings Organiser regarding trips out. Chair, Diane 

Sanderson, 725715; deputy Chair, Barbara Clarke, 720140, Treasurer, James Dean, 720756; 

Trips Organiser, John Clarke, 720140; Membership Secretary, Vicky Slater, 627031. 

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Ashill Holme Hale Gardening Club 

It is nearly 3 years since Graham Benefer last showed us 

the painstaking work that goes into producing a healthy 

bonsai and his demonstration at the March meeting 

continued to captivate the audience. His 30 year hobby 

(one might say obsession) has resulted in a garden filled 

with over 150 bonsai trees. 

Contrary to popular belief the bonsai is not a tree with 

stunted growth. Quite the opposite. This diminutive tree 

must be kept healthy and growing with plenty of food, 

air and water to the roots but good drainage. The secret 

is to remove the tap root but encourage the fine feeder 

roots to spread out rather than coil around the container. 

Therefore, to ensure the bonsai is stable it must be wired 

into its shallow pot. 

Graham brought along a bonsai which had been grown 

in too deep a pot and in ordinary garden soil which is 

not open enough for good drainage. The first step was to 

remove as much soil as possible and tease out the coiled 

roots which were then dramatically shortened. 

The placing of the bonsai in the correct pot is just as 

important because displaying bonsai is all about how it 

looks aesthetically. The audience agreed that this one 

looked better placed at one side of the pot. 

Deciduous bonsais should be repotted every 2 or 3 years 

and conifers every 5 years. Trimming the roots means 

that a bonsai, and even most other plants, can be grown 

in the same pot for all of its life. The optimum time for 

repotting is the Spring just as the buds start to swell. 

Graham also brought a small conifer which had been 

bought at a garden centre in order to demonstrate how 

to get a bonsai started without waiting years for a seed 

or sapling to grow. Having fed and watered the plant 

to improve its health, the first stage was to twist wire 

around the branches so that they can be manipulated 

into the required shape. The aim is to replicate how it 

would grow naturally taking account of the prevailing 

wind and ensuring each branch has sufficient light. This 

means removing those which grow inwards or across 

others. As the bonsai grows branches are pruned back 

to an appropriate bud to encourage growth in the 

desired direction. 

Having trimmed and teased the roots Graham allowed 

the audience to decide which pot should be its final 

home. Amazingly the size of the pot made an enormous 

difference to the resulting appearance. 

This is, of course, only the start of this new bonsai and 

Graham will continue to prune, water (twice daily) and 

repot it along with the rest of his enormous and ever 

expanding collection. 

What’s on in the next 3 months: 

May 24th Talk - Tony Goode - Alpines for the Time 

Challenged! 

June 24th ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW 

June 28th Talk - Charlotte Philcox - Getting the most from 

your Vegetable Plot 

July 26th Talk - Peter Skeggs Gooch - The Road to Gold 

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The charity invites applications for 

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under the age of 21 years, living in 

the Breckland DC area particularly 

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The charity can provide assistance 

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APRIL 23 

7.30pm at the Assembly Rooms 

We want your support to get a swimming pool for Swaffham. We are a 

group of parents and swimming enthusiasts who want to make it 

possible for people to swim in the town. 

• A six-lane pool 25m by 13m 

• A modern gym facility for the town 

• Open air pool heated to 30 degrees 

• Using Green Energy 

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We have the designs worked up and are talking with planners at 

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St.Mary’s Church, Houghton-on-the-Hill 

From Sunday March 25th the church will be 

open again every day between 2 and 4pm. 

Come and enjoy the Spring flowers in the 

garden. Take a rest as you walk Peddars Way. 

Be captivated by the ancient wallpaintings 

which tell the story of our journey through life. 

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EVENTS @ the conni: 

5 th May - SKASOULS 

2 nd June - GLAM DADS 

News Extra: At the Easter draw £120 was raised 

for the stroke unit at Kings Lynn. 

The new defibrillator has been installed outside 

of the club, making it available to the town 

and club members. 

Many, many thanks to all those who helped to achieve 

these two goals on behalf of the club. 

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50th issue. We received lots of positive feedback on 

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Lions’ coffee morning 

raised £3035 towards 

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in Carol’s name at the 

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QE Hospital King’s Lynn 

December 2016 

Neighbourhood Plan Centrefold Pull-out Edition 

published by 

The Swaffham Hare 

Last month saw the hottest day of the year so far, 

with temperatures in Swaffham hitting 27 degrees. 

The Swaffham hare was very happy to be out and 

about froclicking in the sunshine! Hopefully there 

will be more fine weather like this when his foreign 

cousins come to join him in town in July.

Swaffham Rotary Club 

President’s Corner 

Our two Easter hamper raffles raised 

a total of £342 for us to use for 

charitable purposes. Once again we must thank The 

George Hotel and The Twenty Churchwardens for 

hosting the raffles for us. 

Our Bollywood Night at the Assembly Rooms was 

greatly enjoyed by those who attended, and I should 

like to thank our organising team. Indian food was 

supplied by the Indian Summer restaurant, and Jaya 

Dancing gave a demonstration of Indian dancing and 

gave people attending the opportunity to try their 

hand (or should that be foot?). 

The evening raised just over £600 for the Rotary 

International programme to eradicate polio 

throughout the world. The Bill and Melinda Gates 

Foundation supports this campaign by donating a 

further £2 for every pound raised by Rotary, so in 

total the evening raised more than £1800 for this 

excellent cause. 

The End Polio Now campaign was first launched 

by Rotary International in 1985, following a Rotary 

vaccination programme in the Philippines a few 

years earlier. Since the launch of the campaign it has 

been supported by the World Health Organisation 

and other charities, as well as the Gates 

Foundation, and has reduced the occurrences of 

polio worldwide from a figure in the hundreds of 

thousands per year to the current position where 

there have been only 17 incidents reported so far 

this year. The only countries where wild polio is 

still endemic are Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria, 

and work is proceeding to complete vaccinations 

in those countries and eradicate polio completely. 

Even in countries where polio has been eradicated, 

vaccinations must continue to be carried on for a 

number of years to ensure there is no recurrence. 

Rotary’s contribution is not restricted to raising 

funds, although this is of course a very important 

part of our involvement. In early April I went 

to Torquay to attend the Conference of Rotary 

International in Great Britain and Ireland. One of 

the speakers was a Rotarian from Bishops Stortford 

who had recently travelled to India to help with a 

vaccination day, in the course of which thousands 

of children throughout the country received 

vaccinations. This takes place annually, and one of 

our Swaffham Rotarians made the trip to India a 

few years ago to help with the vaccinations. 

The Conference in Torquay heard a mixture of 

speakers. The headline act was HRH Princess 

Anne, who spoke about the polio campaign 

and commended all that Rotary does. We also 

heard from a senior officer of the World Health 

Organisation, as well as being given useful 

information about cyber fraud from two members 

of the City of London Police. We were also 

addressed by Angela Rippon who spoke movingly 

about the need to support those suffering from 

dementia and their carers, both professionals and 

family members. 

Speakers on a lighter note included Liz Johnson, 

a winner of medals for swimming at 3 Paralympic 

Games, who is an inspiring example of how to 

live with a disability, Alex Leger, who gave an 

entertaining insight into his work on ‘Blue Peter‘ 

as director, producer and cameraman for a total 

of 36 years, and Chris Tarrant, who took us behind 

the scenes on ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ 

But in many ways the high point of the Conference 

was the presentation of Rotary ‘Young Citizen 

Awards’. These awards were made to 6 young 

people, ranging in age from 12 to 24, who have 

all done something extraordinary whether it is 

excelling in the face of adversity or going out of 

their way to help others. To hear the accounts of 

their achievements was truly inspiring. 

Kevin Moore comes to Gallery Iceni 

'I am often seen with a pencil or brush in my hand 

and I am very passionate about art' 

I have been drawing and painting for as long as I can 

remember and have always loved expressing myself 

artistically. I did my pre degree training in Canterbury 

and my graphic arts degree in Birmingham. An early 

summer experience in America helped me realise 

that I loved working with people whether it be adults 

or children and in the years following I have done 

a lot of teaching in schools, prisons, churches and 

clubs. In recent years I have set up The Art Studio in 

the Charles Burrell Centre in Thetford and have been 

teaching all kinds of drawing and painting to children 

and adults from 5-80+. I work across the range of 

different media and give myself some window of 

experimenting per month. I am a versatile artist and 

can work in different styles depending on the tools 

I am using. In the recent heavy snowfall I made a 

conventional snowman with families, a snow owl 

and a five foot chess knight. I particularly enjoy the 

challenge of capturing people and big cats, seascapes, 

sunsets and trees but am open to attempt anything. 

I do commissioned art work for people, landscapes, 

forest scenes, seascapes, film art and portraits of 

people and pets. The Art Studio in Thetford has a 

range of work on display and the kettle is always on if 

you want to visit you are most welcome. 

Kevin Moore 

Air Cadet Fledgling Flies! 

On the 9th December 2017 myself and a few 

other cadets went to RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire 

to experience flying an aircraft for the first time. 

Before we were allowed to fly we had to watch 

a safety video telling us how to use a parachute 

and what to do if there was an emergency. Then 

we were called up in groups of four to get suited 

up. Once we had found the correct fitting flying 

suits, gloves and helmets for us we were sent to 

a waiting room where we waited to go up in the 

air. Then one at a time we were escorted to the 

aircraft that we would soon be flying. 

The aircraft that we were flying was a Grob Tutor, 

which is a small aircraft used for training. When I 

first got into the aircraft I introduced myself to the 

pilot and he started the engine. We made our way 

across the runway, then we took off. I didn’t really 

know what to expect, but it was amazing as the sky 

was really clear that day so as we were increasing 

in height you could see everything getting smaller. 

Once we were flying straight and level the pilot let 

me take over. It was easier than I thought it was 

going to be as you just had to be steady with your 

hands, but I wasn’t controlling the pedals, so I was 

presuming it was more complicated. I asked the 

pilot beforehand if we could do some acrobatics, 

so we did some loop the loops which was great. It 

was like being on a roller coaster, but with more 

control. We flew for about twenty minutes and 

then landed. 

The whole experience was really good as it’s not 

the sort of thing that everyone gets to do. I am 

grateful for the chance to do it and I would hope to 

do it again and to gain more experience with flying. 

Cadet Maisie James, aged 13 

1894 (Swaffham) Squadron ATC 

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Wissey U3A 

Several members attended a Wissey U3A 

workshop entitled ‘Learn Russian Words’ in the 

Green Britain Centre on 30th March. 

The Family History group’s first meeting was 

on 11th April and also took place in the Green 

Britain Centre. The aim of this group is for 

members to share experiences and resources, 

give advice to each other and generally support 

each other. The group is open to experienced 

researchers and people new to genealogy. 

Members of the Table Tennis group continue 

to meet weekly and will host a team from 

Dereham’s U3A for a friendly tournament in 

Swaffham’s Community Centre at the end of April. 

Now that the weather is turning a little warmer 

for us all, members of outdoor activities such 

as Bird Watching, Rambling and Walking will be 

enjoying their activities even more so and the 

Croquet group will make preparations to restart 

for the Summer season. 

The Short-mat Bowling group meets weekly but 

the Soft-ball Tennis will close in May until it restarts 

in September. 

If these subjects or activities interest you, or if 

you have a hobby or pastime which you would 

like to share with others why not make enquires 

about joining the Wissey U3A. 

The U3A is an international movement whose 

aims are the education of retired members of 

the community or those in their ‘Third Age’ of 

life. U3A membership is open to any individual 

who by definition is not in full-time gainful 

employment, so anyone working ‘part-time’ can 

also apply for membership. 

For more information about the U3A movement, 

go to www.u3a.org.uk or visit the Wissey 

Homepage at www.u3asites.org.uk/wissey. 

Annual membership of the Wissey U3A normally 

costs £10 and renewals are £7 with a small 

charge of £1 for admittance to each monthly 

meeting. 


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Swaffham Spiritual Awareness Group 

Meets in the Community Centre, 

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We offer healing from 5.30pm prior to our Sunday services 

Our trained healers can help with various types of pain and tension from 

stress. This service is free although donations are gratefully received 

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From replacing a wall socket to fitting a whole 

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Swaffham History Group 

The Group's latest booklet“The Pedlar of Swaffham 

and other Myths and Legends”is now on sale in the 

Museum shop. This is the 24th publication from the 

Group since the first, on the George Hotel, in 2013. 

Downham Grange 

State of the art, loving care in Downham Market 

Welcome to Downham Grange Care Home, a striking new 

purpose-built development in Downham Market. 

We provide meaningful person-centred exceptional care for those in 

need of residential, respite, nursing or dementia care. 

Even ironing! 

Although much has been written about our famous 

Pedlar in the past, this is something a little different. 

Apart from a detailed study about John Chapman 

himself, reputed to have been the original Pedlar, 

ten other legends (from many parts of the world) all 

bearing some resemblance to the Swaffham legend 

have been researched. The book is well illustrated. 

NOTE: In April's edition of the Newsletter, the History 

Group's contribution appeared on the Museum 

Matters page, but without a heading. The Group is 

not part of the museum although we work in close 

co-operation with it and several of our members are 

also museum volunteers. 

You can contact the History Group at littlebethany2@ 

yahoo.com or phone 01760 724470 

SLEEPING TIGERS JUDO CLUB 

Boasting 62 en-suite bedrooms, the home has 

been finished to the most luxurious standards, 

with extra-wide corridors, a variety of large 

spacious and comfortable lounges and dining 

rooms with kitchenette areas that help to promote 

independence and social inclusion. 

The home has been designed to meet the needs 

of people who require nursing and dementia 

care. This exciting new development meets our 

Kingsley care ethos, responding to individual 

needs and providing the highest standards of care. 

Like all Kingsley Healthcare Homes, our care is 

focused around each person’s individual needs and 

wishes. We value and respect how each person 

chooses to spend their day. 

Our strong ethos of person-centred care runs 

through everything we do. Our staff are all highly 

experienced and receive on-going training to make 

sure that we deliver only the very best quality care. 

We really want to make a difference 

to the lives of the people we care for. 

With this in mind we have built the 

home to the highest specifications, 

giving particular consideration 

to making the design and layout 

suitable for people living with a 

dementia. 

This new home will enable us to 

continue to provide high-quality 

surroundings and environment. It 

will ensure our staff deliver quality 

of service and improve the quality of 

life of our residents every day. 

The staff at Downham Grange go 

that extra mile to make the home 

feel comfortable and relaxed. We 

like Downham Grange to feel like 

a ‘home from home’. We encourage 

people to take part in the daily living 

activities as well as other ongoing 

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the day. 

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Tel 01366 387054 Fax 01366 385861 

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The museum is open again! 

New displays. Lots for families to see and do. 

New Displays: 

From Beginning to End – the story of Swaffham’s 

railways 

Images of Swaffham – A collection of paintings, 

posters and photographs of Swaffham over the 

years. Includes a selection of photographs of 

old(er) Swaffham onscreen 

Also available on application 

• Guided walks 

• Talks 

• School Activity Day - Carter meets Tutankhamun 

•Loan Boxes for schools, groups or families. 

FoSM (Friends of Swaffham Museum) 

We support the Museum financially. 

Our Membership Scheme is a one off Life 

Membership payment of just £10 for an individual 

and £15 for a family. This gives you free access to all 

the museum galleries for life. For more information 

please contact our Hon Chairman Stuart Clapton by 

ringing the museum, or on stuartclapton@aol.com. 

Was Swaffham a wool town? 

is a question asked by many visitors. The answer – yes 

and no. Even after farming methods and technology 

improved in the 19th century sheep were hugely 

important for the town - right from Norman times to 

the 20th century. At Domesday the sheep count was 

200, 60 more than our greatest market rival Dunham 

and 35 more than the Acres together. But the wealth of 

the town depended as much on the market which also 

depended on its trade privileges as part of the Honour 

of Richmond and on the pilgrim trade to Walsingham – 

so it was a mixed economy. At first the sheep were sold 

in pens on the market place but after the arrival of the 

railway in 1847 huge lamb sales of between 3,000 and 

10,000 sheep were sold in a meadow near Bear’s Lane. 

The downside was that this almost killed the market 

itself. 

Here are some other facts about sheep & Swaffham: 

• From the 15th century at latest the town had its 

own flock of about 400 sheep which grazed in the 

churchyard. 

• For 6d a week per head any owner could pay a 

neatherd to take their sheep to graze on the heath and 

to bring them back each evening. This until the mid 

19th century. 

• There was a “woole house” somewhere in the town 

where fleeces were stored 

Over the years many rules were made about sheep. 

Here are just two: 

1552. You weren’t allowed to let your sheep on the 

common land until after St.Luke’s Day 

1751 Or to wash sheep in the town pits (the only source 

of water for most townspeople) 

A different sort of accountant 

• Sole trader accounts 

• Company accounts 

• Management accounts 

• Buy to let returns 

• VAT returns 

• Tax returns 

• Payroll and wages 

• Business plans 

• CIS returns for building trade 

• Business consultancy and recovery 

Come and see us for a free chat and advice session -‐ no obligation 

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7a Corn Exchange, Market Place 

Next to War Memorial 

01760 723830 

A simple solution to wasting less through 

the sharing of good quality food. 

Iceni Partnership 

Community Centre, The Campingland, 

Swaffham, PE37 7RB 

SWAFFHAM 

Visit Bure Valley Railway 

Sunday May 27 (Bank Holiday) All welcome – coach 

from Swaffham. Further details – contact Stuart 

Clapton stuartclapton@aol.com or Tel. 01760 722903 

The 100 Club 

Run by the Friends - open to ALL 

A yearly subscription of £20 could win a prize of 

£40, £20 or £10 each month with special extra 

prize of £100 in May and November. For more 

information contact Stan Roberts Tel: 07825885254 

or stanroberts4@icloud.com 

Prize winners: 

April draw - £40 No.68 / £20 No.17 / £10 No.44 

Wanted – Volunteers 

We are currently looking for volunteers to work in the 

Museum. We require Stewards for 3 hr sessions (10- 

1 or 1-4) And help with the Education team to work 

mainly with school visits. An interest in Egyptology 

would be helpful. For further information contact 

Steve Gregory 01760 721230 

Open 10am to 4pm Mon to Fri. Sat: 10am to 1pm 

Prices: adults £3. Concessions £2.50 Children 5 and 

over £1. Family tickets available. 

Swaffham Museum, Town Hall, London Street, 

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Win Garden Waste Subscriptions 

Now is the ideal time to get out into the garden for a 

good clear and tidy ahead of the growing season. 

Taking advantage of Breckland's brown bin service 

makes disposing of your garden waste simple and 

straightforward and, if are a subscriber to the 

service on 30 June 2018, you could win a free annual 

subscription. Not yet subscribed? To be in with a 

chance of winning, simply sign up to the service 

online at www.breckland.gov.uk/gardenwaste, where 

you can find more details about the service. Residents 

who have already signed up online are also eligible 

to enter - if you win a free subscription we'll send a 

refund cheque. 

To be in with a chance of winning, entrants must also 

email communications@breckland.gov.uk and: 

• Entitle their email 'Garden Waste competition’ 

• Provide their name, age and address 

• State how they first heard about the competition. 

This could have been through an article in a community 

newsletter or in Breckland’s Transforming Breckland 

magazine, in the local paper, or perhaps on Twitter or 

Facebook. 

The competition closes on June 30 2018, and the 

five winners will be notified in July. To be eligible 

to enter the prize draw, you must be aged 18yrs or 

over, live in Breckland, and have an active garden 

waste subscription on 30 June 2018. One entry per 

household. Full terms and conditions at 

www.breckland.gov.uk/Ts-and-Cs2 

The Royal British Legion 

The Swaffham Branch of the Royal British Legion 

recently enjoyed an Afternoon Tea at Patisserie Iceni 

in the Community Centre. This was the first time the 

members had held a social gathering for a while due to 

low numbers, however, with new people coming into 

the town we are thankfully seeing an increase. The 

food was first class all prepared by the lovely Zoltan. 

Everyone agreed it was a very enjoyable afternoon. 

Swaffham Branch have been donated a painting to 

help raise funds for the Poppy Appeal. The artist is 

an ex-serviceman called John Bailey. Swaffham Arts 

Lounge have very kindly agreed to display the painting 

which is also on their Facebook page. I am not going 

to attempt to describe it because I wouldn’t be able 

to do it justice. Please visit the Arts Lounge and see 

for yourself this poignant painting. It is for sale and all 

sensible offers will be considered. 

Cllr Anne Thorp, President RBL 

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Swaffham Twinning Association will be celebrating 50 

years of twinning with Couhé (France) and Hemmoor 

(Germany) in September this year. The celebrations 

will take place in Couhé over the weekend of 22/23 

September 2018 where a new charter, pledging to 

continue the links that have been built up over the 

50 years, will be signed by the Mayors and Chairs of 

the Twinning Associations of all three towns. Couhé 

Twinning Association has invited 30 participants from 

Swaffham, and the same from Hemmoor. It is planned 

that the majority of the group from Swaffham will fly 

to Poitiers by Ryanair on Friday 21 September, leaving 

Stansted airport at 14.05h and returning on Monday 

24 September at 17.00h; we will travel to Stansted 

in private cars. Four of those going will be driving to 

Couhé and making the visit part of a holiday in France. 

There are 26 going to Couhé from Swaffham Twinning 

Association and so there are 4 places left for anyone 

else who would like to go. You do not have to be a 

member of Swaffham Twinning Association to take 

part and we are happy to have younger as well as 

older folk. Guests will stay in the homes of French 

twinners but if you can’t speak French, don’t worry - 

as long as we know, then you can be accommodated 

with English speaking French people. If you would 

like to come along, would you let me know as soon 

as possible please but in any event by 31 May at the 

latest. With only four places left it will be very much 

a case of first come, first served!! If you want to go by 

car I still need to know for accommodation purposes; 

if you want to fly with the rest of us then I can book 

your seats at whatever is the prevailing Ryanair price 

at the time, provided there are still some seats left 

on the plane. We are very well looked after by our 

hosts, be it in France or in Germany, and most of us 

have formed lasting friendships with our French and 

German friends. If there are any queries or doubts 

about your making up your mind, then please don’t 

hesitate to telephone me, Stan Sole, on 01760 724413. 

Chair: Cecilia Cogliatti, 24 Heathlands, Swaffham, PE37 

7TG tel: {for members only as ex dir: 01760 725905} 

Treasurer: Bryan Farmer, 19 Mill Farm Nurseries, 

Swaffham PE37 7PH tel: 01760 723397 

Secretary: Stan Sole, 5 Sutton Road, Swaffham, PE37 

7SN tel: 01760 724413 

Rainbow Community Choir 


This brilliant magazine comes to you once a month 

with many opportunities to make new friends who 

enjoy similar hobbies. 

Twinned with Couhé in France and Hemmoor in Germany 

We enjoy singing a selection of traditional songs 

from around the world, often sung in the original 

tongue. We keep these songs alive as they have 

been passed down over the years. Without 

groups like Rainbow, and others worldwide, many 

of these songs would have been lost. 

Our summer term comes with a concert at 

Swaffham Twinning Association Stanleys, will be Lynn celebrating Street, Swaffham 50 on years Tuesday, 10 of twinning 

Sarah Simonds 

with 

and 

Couhé 

Artichoke to 

(France) 

support the valuable 

and 

work of this society. Last year in Swaffham nearly £5000 

July at 7.30pm and you are invited. Do come along 

Hemmoor (Germany) in September this year. The celebrations will was take raised for place the same in charity Couhé in memory over of Rafe the 

to hear the songs we sing, maybe chat to one of 

first grandchild of Les and Vanessa Scott, directors of 

weekend of 22/23 September 2018 us, and where decide whether a new you charter, want to join. pledging Tickets 

Strattons to continue Hotel. the links that have 

are just £5. 

been built up over the 50 years, will be signed by the Mayors and Chairs On average, of every the week, Twinning 

two families in the UK will 

We are small but perfectly formed and, not to learn that their child has neuroblastoma. 

Associations of all three towns. sound Couhé too desperate, Twinning we do need Association new members to has invited NUK’s mission 30 is to participants find a cure for neuroblastoma from 

keep going. There are no auditions. You just have 

Swaffham, and the same from Hemmoor. 

to enjoy making a great noise with others and it is 

terrific what can be achieved. It makes you laugh, 

smile, sometimes despair or just be proud of your 

Swaffham in the old Strattons Hotel CoCoes Café 

It is planned that the majority of the voice. group Come and from see. Swaffham will fly to Poitiers by Ryanair on Friday 

building on March 10th 2004. He was diagnosed 

21 September, leaving Stansted We airport meet term at time 1405 at 7.30 h and pm at returning Swaffham on with Monday stage 4 Neuroblastoma 24 September when he was not at much 

Community Centre and we’d love you to join us. more than a year old. Neuroblastoma is an aggressive 

1700 h; we will travel to Stansted 

If you’re 

in private 

interested 

cars. 

you should 

Four 

have a 

of 

look 

those 

at our 

going childhood will disease be in driving which cancer to cells Couhé form in nerve 

and making the visit part of a holiday website in France. 

www.rainbowcommunitychoir.org.uk 

where we have recordings of some of our music 

or visit our Facebook page, you can also contact: 

Fashion Show raises over £1000 

for Neuroblastoma UK 

On Wednesday 28th March 2018, a champagne 

reception and fashion show at the George Hotel in 

Swaffham raised over £1000 for Neuroblastoma UK. It’s 

the third event Strattons Hotel has collaborated in with 

through funding leading research projects to deliver 

new, effective and kinder treatments for these children. 

Vanessa said, “Our first grandson Rafe, was born in 

tissue of the adrenal gland, neck, chest, or spinal cord. 

Rafe died before he was three years old. He would have 

recently celebrated his fourteenth birthday had he 

survived”. 

There are 26 going to Couhé from Norman Swaffham : 01760 724510 Twinning Association 

The 

and 

Neuroblastoma 

so there 

Society 

are 

funds crucial 

4 places 

research which 

left 

for anyone else who would like to go. You do not have to be a member is carried out of by Swaffham scientific experts in Twinning 

cancer centres and 

universities all around the UK and it produces results – 

Association to take part and we are happy to have younger as well new as treatments older that folk. save children’s Guests lives and will are kinder stay 

their young bodies than chemotherapy and other 

in the homes of French twinners but if you can't speak French, don't worry - as long as we know, 

existing therapies. The society relies entirely on the 

then you can be accommodated with English speaking French people. generosity If of voluntary you would donors – individuals, like to companies come 

and trusts – to continually fund new research projects 

along, would you let me know as soon as possible please but in any to produce event new by and 31 better May treatments at to the save more 

children’s lives. 

latest. With only four places left it will be very much a case of first come, first served!! If you 

Neuroblastoma UK is run only by trustees and 

want to go by car I still need to know for accommodation purposes; volunteers, if you with want no paid to staff fly or offices, with meaning the rest that 

95% of everything donated goes directly into funding 

of us then I can book your seats at whatever is the prevailing Ryanair price at the time, provided 

there are still some seats left on the plane. 

the best UK-led research. 

Sarah Simonds and Artichoke have supported and fund 

raised for many charities over the years. Sarah’s shops 

can be found in Swaffham and Ely and provide a great 

We are very well looked after by our hosts, be it in France or in Germany, 

local shopping 

and 

experience. 

most of us have 

formed lasting friendships with our French and German friends. If there are any queries or 

35 

Vanessa Scott, Director at Strattons Hotel

Beachamwell Local History Group 

From Beachamwell to Bharatpur 

Beachamwell Hall was the home of Constance 

Villiers Stuart for most of her long life. She arrived 

there in 1884 as an eight-year old girl, and died there 

in 1966 aged 89. However for three years before the 

First World War she lived in India when her army 

officer husband was stationed there. In India she 

became intrigued by the paradise gardens of the 

local palaces and pavilions, built in a style hitherto 

ignored by Europe. The result was her book Gardens 

of the Great Mughals published in 1913, the first on 

the subject and which attracted wide interest and 

admiration in Britain. 

At the next meeting of the Beachamwell Local History 

Group on 10th May Mary Ann Prior will be giving an 

illustrated talk on Constance Villiers Stuart, focusing 

in particular on life her India and interest in garden 

style and design. The evening promises to present an 

entertaining portrait of a fascinating woman. 

‘Constance Villiers Stuart in India: From Beachamwell 

to Bharatpur’ 

Thursday 10th May at 7.30pm, Beachamwell Village 

Hall, The Green, Beachamwell, PE37 8BB. Tickets 

£3 (members free) from Ceres Bookshop or on the 

door. Information Tel: 01366 327023 or visit www. 

beachamwell.org.uk 

Swaffham & Litcham Home 

Hospice Support 

We are fast moving to what the Fundraising Committee 

of the charity term as a major event in the calendar 

for this year. The event is being staged at Swaffham 

Rugby Club between 12 noon and 5.30pm on the 17th 

June this year. We are calling it “Relay Together”, as 

it does involve a sponsored walk for teams who will 

be raising monies for the hospice. Whilst we have lots 

of teams already registered to take part, there is still 

time and room for others to join us. There is no limit to 

the size of teams, all that is needed is that each team 

has one member walking at all times between 1.30pm 

and 4.30pm (it does not have to be the same person) 

and that the team members obtain sponsorship from 

friends, neighbours and work colleagues etc. The 

walking will be done around the perimeter of one of 

the Rugby Pitches at the club on North Pickenham 

Road – one lap being approximately 360 yards. 

We plan to have a lot of other activities on the day 

– stalls from organisations of the Town, tombola, 

refreshments, bar, BBQ’s, music, bouncy castle, slide, 

face painting etc. In addition the Rugby Club will be 

staging a balloon release. So do come along and enjoy 

the event knowing whatever is raised is going to a 

wonderful cause run by a body of dedicated people. 

We have organised a Summer Draw with a wonderful 

array of prizes- the first is £150.00 cash. Tickets will be 

on sale from the hospice’s gazebo, which will be on 

Clenshaw Minns forecourt (30 Market Place) on the 

12th May when the charity will be staging their annual 

street collection. Tesco have also agreed that we can 

sell tickets instore on the 25th and 26th May. The 

draw will take place on the 17th June at 4.30pm at the 

Rugby Club where tickets on the day will be available 

to purchase. 

So – please mark the date on your calendars, organise 

a team or why not have a stall (free of charge) to 

promote your organisation. Join us for a special 

community day in support of the hospice and your 

loved ones. If you are not partaking as part of a team, 

then please feel free to bring the family along for the 

afternoon – we would appreciate your presence. 

For further information to anything connected to this 

event then please contact Adrian Adcock on Swaffham 

01760 724304 or alternatively, Kate & John Davies on 

01760 622254 or the Home Hospice Office on 01760 

722937. 

I know I made mention in last month’s newsletter 

regarding the requirement of further volunteers for 

our Fundraising Committee. The committee are an 

intricate part of the overall structure of the charity’s 

survival. They meet as required during the course of 

the year to discuss ways and means of raising much 

needed funds. Additional ideas are always welcomed 

and I can assure you will encounter a happy ensemble 

of people who will put you at ease. For further 

information, please contact Adrian or our main office. 

David Gulliver 

In Touch With Your Town 

‘In Touch with your Town’ is put 

together by the Town Clerk 

Richard Bishop or occasionally 

by the Deputy Town Clerk Claire 

Smith. It deals with some of the 

most topical items of the day and 

the odd item where the Council want to 

share information with the Town. 

BEATING THE RETREAT 

“Grenadier Guards coming to Swaffham” 

Thursday 21st June 2018, please remember the 

date for this exciting spectacle coming to Swaffham 

Town Centre. The Town Council in proud association 

with the Royal British Legion are organising this 

event for the Town. The ‘Beating of the Retreat’ will 

take place at 6pm in the Market Place, this will be 

followed by a Concert at the Church of St Peter and 

St Paul at 7.30pm, with tickets on sale at £10 each, 

all proceeds to the Poppy Appeal. Tickets will be on 

sale from various places including the Town Hall. The 

event earlier in the day on 21st June in the Market 

Place will result in a road closure from 2pm – 8pm, 

similarly the Central Car Park will be closed off for a 

similar period. 

Sheep Fair Saturday 26th May 

The idea of a sheep fair was first suggested by the 

Market Committee to celebrate Swaffham’s long 

association with the sheep trade. We hope this 

will become a yearly event to be enjoyed by all the 

family. There will be native breed sheep for you to 

come along and see, these will be bid for in a mock 

auction, with the winning bid money benefitting 

charities chosen by the Mayor and organisers of 

the event. Three of the charities identified so far 

are Myers Field Trust, Nelsons Journey and the Rare 

Breed Survival Trust. The fair will run alongside the 

Saturday market and we will have some extra stalls 

as well. It will be a busy day so extra parking will be 

available on the Antinghams and there will be a park 

and ride scheme with buses running to and from the 

poultry auction at the raceway. On offer in the local 

shops and on stalls there will be native breed meats, 

mutton and lamb in particular. The event has its own 

facebook page and a programme of what’s on will 

be published beforehand so you can keep up to date 

with timings, special menus and produce available 

from local businesses. 

ShopAppy launches in Swaffham 

The Breckland launch of ShopAppy took place in 

Swaffham on Friday 13th April. Swaffham is the 

Flagship Town for Norfolk, as over 40 independent 

local businesses are now signed up to this scheme. 

The other four Breckland Towns are also part of the 

scheme i.e. Attleborough, Dereham, Thetford and 

Watton. Find out more on www.ShopAppy.com or 

download a ShopAppy App for your mobile phone. 

This brings a greater digital presence for our 

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Independent Traders and more of a level playing field 

with our National multiples, as click and collect will 

add a new dimension to the town. It is not the answer 

to all our problems in the Town, but it is a good thing 

and even if it is not your cup of tea, it is something 

that is really positive for those Independent Traders 

who are now signed up. 

If we are ever going to attract new independent 

traders to invest and trade in this town, we have to 

patronise, and regularly support the traders that we 

already have. A greater on-line presence will mean 

that at least they have a fighting chance to compete. 

SOCIAL MEDIA in Swaffham 

The Town Council have a presence on Social Media 

through Twitter and Facebook for a few years now 

and will probably venture out into other platforms in 

years to come. On Facebook we have a profile for @ 

SwaffhamClerk Richard Bishop, we have a Swaffham 

Market page @SwaffhamMarket a Town Council 

page @SwaffhamCouncil and a Neighbourhood 

Plan page @SwaffhamNPlan so we try our best to 

get information out there. It does seem that some 

people have a problem though, as ‘like and Council’ 

are not two words that often go together, so the 

Facebook page that does best is our Market page 

with over 800 likes. 

With Twitter we have four twitter feeds, for @ 

SwaffhamClerk Richard Bishop, @SwaffhamMarket 

for the Market, @SwaffhamCouncil for the Town 

Council and SwaffhamNPlan Neighbourhood Plan 

completing the set. The two leading the way are @ 

Swaffham Clerk with just over 2,000 followers and 

the Market with just under 2,000 followers. 

Social Media is not for everyone, but it is increasingly 

‘the place’ where people find out information about 

what is going on in the world, in the country, in 

the county, in Breckland, in the Town and on their 

street. If you have an internet connection and pay for 

broadband, then it costs you nothing more to join, 

and you don’t have to say anything if you don’t want 

to. You can find out a lot in just 10 to 15 minutes each day. 

If you search on Twitter or Facebook using the hashtag 

# at the start of the word you are searching, then 

you will get the latest posts on your screen instantly. 

#Swaffham is the start of every search for us, to keep 

track of what is going on. There is a lot of rubbish out 

there, but a lot of useful information too! 

Dates for Car Boot sales on the Market Place: 

20th May 

17th June 

15th July 

16th September 

We are planning to continue to improve our play 

areas, open spaces and run events for all to enjoy. To 

raise funds for this purpose we will continue to have 

the popular car boot sales on the Market Place. The 

sales run from 7.30am – 2pm, pitch costs are - car 

£5 and van £7.

IN MY BACK YARD 

The Swaffham Neighbourhood Plan is a communityled 

document for guiding the future development of 

our Town. It is about the use and development of 

land over the next 20 years. The plan will set out a 

vision and aspirations for the future development of 

the Town and will be an important document that 

will help influence the way our town changes in the 

future, including any new housing developments. 

This is the fourth in a series of Articles designed to give 

you the latest information on how we are progressing 

with the development of our Neighbourhood Plan 

By the time you read this we will have held our two 

consultation events in April. Thanks to all of you who 

attended and participated with your ideas, Likes and 

Dislikes. Lots of interesting conversations took place 

but please do not think this is the end of it as we 

press on seeking to include as much as possible from 

your feedback. 

We have also had a preliminary discussion with the 

“Planners” at Breckland because as you remember 

our plan has to be consistent with the “Breckland 

local plan” which is in its final stages. 

Once we have worked up the draft Neighbourhood 

Plan, it will be shared with the community for further 

amendments before it is submitted to Breckland 

Council and independently examined. Eventually 

you will have a chance to vote on whether you agree 

with the Plan at a referendum. 

As a reminder the Emerging policy ideas fall under 

the following broad headings: 

• Housing and the Build Environment •Environment 

and Landscape •Community and Services •Business 

and Employment •Transport and Access 

We are still consulting with Organisations, 

Charities, Clubs, local business etc to gather 

evidence to develop the policies that go into the 

Neighbourhood Plan. This work is well underway 

but if you would like to ensure that your input is 

heard we still have the chance to come and meet 

you. 

I hope some of you had the chance to attend the 

event known as the “Town Assembly” on Wed 25th 

April in the Assembly Rooms. This was yet another 

opportunity to learn about how we are developing 

our Plan. 

The Steering group meets monthly and our next 

will be 29th May 18 If you have any special worries 

or concerns please let me know in advance. 

Keep up to date on the Town Council Website 

www.swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk 

Contact details: Rachel Leggett. Project Manager 

swaffhamplan@gmail.com 079477615335 

Town Council Dates 

Wednesday 9th - Full Town Council meeting 

6.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. 

Council Chamber, Town Hall. 

Monday 14th – Open Spaces meeting 

6.30 – 9.00pm 


Tuesday 29th – N Plan -Steering Group 

12noon 

Planning committee 

1.30pm 


Highway problems 

Highway problems should be reported to Norfolk 

County Council: Tel. 0344 800 8020. 

Give the location of the problem and a telephone 

number where further information can be obtained. 

Faulty street lights can be reported at the Town Hall 

during office hours or by telephoning Norfolk County 

Council 0344 800 8020. 

Reports should give a precise location of the light 

and the number on the column. 

Alternatively visit www.norfolk.gov.uk. 

Search: Street Lights/Pot Holes 

Swaffham Relief in Need Charity 

Registered Charity No. 1072912 

Relief in Need is a Registered Charity which meets 6 

times a year, offering grants for a specific purpose for 

the relief of persons resident in the area of benefit 

(i.e. Swaffham) who are in need, hardship or distress. 

Application Forms are available from the Town Hall 

or reliefinneed@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk 

Agencies at Swaffham Town Hall 

Swaffham Museum Gift Shop & Tourist 

Information Centre Open: Mon-Fri, 10am – 4pm 

& Sat 10am - 1pm 01760 721230 

Breckland Council Room 1: Open 9am – 1pm & 1:30pm 

- 4pm every Monday. 9:30am – 1pm every Tuesday, 

Thursday & Friday. Council Tax & benefit enquires. 

Swaffham Home Library Service 

The Home Library Service delivers books and audio 

books to people who are unable to get to their local 

library whether permanently or temporarily. Books 

are delivered once a month by friendly volunteers 

who have been vetted by the Royal Voluntary Service. 

If you live in Swaffham or the surrounding area and 

would like to use the Home Library Service please 

contact Swaffham Library on 01760 721513. 

From the Mayor’s Parlour 

Dear All, It’s hard to believe I’ve 

only one more month to finish 

my time as Mayor, how time flies. 

It really has been a continuous 

learning curve, one which I’ve 

enjoyed immensely. One of my 

civic visits was to Marham to 

attend commemorations to mark the 100 year 

anniversary of the end of the 1st World War. 

It’s a very friendly and interesting experience 

always at Marham , we are assigned to Air Force 

personnel who couldn’t be nicer. I expect their 

duties have been increased during this last week 

and I wish them all the best. 

Breckland Cabinet took a turn to hold their 

meeting in Swaffham , it was really good to see 

them, not just to ask questions but this kind of 

thing makes Breckland so much more real and 

accessible to all of us. 

There was a good turn out at the allotment 

forum, I don’t think I’ve seen so many people 

at a meeting, shame we don’t get that number 

at council meetings! Anyway it’s great to see 

the enthusiasm amongst the allotment holders, 

might try a little planting out myself when I’ve 

got all this time on my hands. 

I went to an interesting meeting in Narborough 

about the ongoing A47 and their funding of this 

which seems astronomical. I did ask whether any 

other roads could be considered while this work 

is going on, I was particularly interested in the 

improvement of the 1065. Apparently, all roads 

are taken on merit so it’s just a case of keeping 

in touch with our County Councillor Ed Colman 

to take this on board. I must say thank you to 

Ed, he is extremely approachable and helpful. 

ShopAppy is now with us, sponsored by Breckland 

Council at a sum of £35,000 to be shared 

amongst the five market towns. On Friday there 

was a good turnout of shops and market traders 

who have signed up, our ShopAppy Champion 

Ian Sandle has worked hard to get people to 

sign up, let’s hope it succeeds to put Swaffham 

more on the map. 

We had a very good turnout for the 

Neighbourhood Plan consultation, thanks to all 

who came along with their ideas and to stick the 

dots on. 

I’m hearing the rumble of lawn mowers which 

must denote Summer is almost here, after the 

deluging rain I must say the weeds are easier 

to pull. Hope I’ll leave you to the nicer weather. 

Best wishes Jill 

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The Town Council 

Mayor – Cllr Jill Skinner 01760 336 121 

Deputy Mayor – Cllr Colin Houghton 01760 336 025 

Cllr Steven Allen 

Cllr Terry Jennison 

07825 801 605 

01760 720 608 

Cllr Robert Bartram 

Cllr Sheila Lister 

01760 721 022 

01760 720 114 

Cllr Wendy Bensley 

Cllr Shirley Matthews 

01760 722 524 

01760 723 205 

Cllr Brenda Bowler 

Cllr Les Scott 

01760 788 519 

01760 720 465 

Cllr Jan Buckley-Stevens 

Cll Anne Thorp 

01760 722 604 

01760 722 611 

Cllr Paul Darby 

01760 622725 

Breckland Councillors: 

Cllr Paul Darby, Cllr Shirley Matthews and 

Cllr Ian Sherwood 01760 725 550 

twitter@ CllrIanSherwood (your.cllr@breckland.gov.uk) 

Your County Councillor is Cllr Ed Colman 

01362 697 397 / email ed.colman.cllr@norfolk.gov.uk 

Officers 

Richard Bishop – Town Clerk 

townclerk@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk 

Twitter - @SwaffhamClerk 

Claire Smith - Deputy Town Clerk 

deputyclerk@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk 

Hannah Duggan – Office Administrator 

administrator@swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk 

Swaffham Town Council 

Tel: 01760 722 922 

www.swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk 

Town Hall Opening Times 

Monday 9.30am-1pm and 1.30pm-4pm 

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday : 9:30am-1pm 

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