Advertising Rate Card Circulation of 5,500 to <strong>Swaffham</strong> and surrounding villages. Rates per issue: Full Page Colour: £229.68 ½ Page Colour: £126.34 ¼ Page Colour: £64.31 ⅛ Page Colour: £41.32 ⅟16 Page Colour: £27.25 All prices include VAT @ 20% Registered charities are due a 50% discount Pay for a six month run in advance and the sixth issue advertisement is free of charge In-house design of advertisements available Please telephone Iceni Partnership on 01760 722 800 to discuss your requirements or email swaffhamnewsletter@gmail.com Your monthly magazine is published by: Contact the editor: 01760 722 800 swaffhamnewsletter@gmail.com <strong>Swaffham</strong> <strong>Newsletter</strong> Iceni Partnership <strong>Swaffham</strong> Community Centre The Campingland <strong>Swaffham</strong> PE37 7RB Registered in England Company Number 4257830 Charity Number 1101814 VAT Number UK800057775 Comments or queries welcomed. Delivery issues should be addressed to Kerry at <strong>Swaffham</strong> Town Council - details at rear of magazine. Deadline for editorial and advertising is the 12th day of the previous month. Advertisers - due to a change of policy, decided at Iceni Partnership director level, we will be operating an industry standard pre-paid system of billing from the February issue onwards. We did not increase our rates in 2018 and our 6 for the price of 5 offer will be available to all. Contents 4 Upcoming Events / Regular Events 7 School Speak/Community Garden 8 School Speak/Church News 11 SCALGA 13 WEA/TOSH Drama Group 15 Green Britain Centre/WI 16 WI/Garden Science Trust 17 <strong>Swaffham</strong> Lions 18 Lionesses/ Ashill & Holme Hale Gardening Club 19 Age Concern 21 Merle Boddy Centre 26 <strong>Swaffham</strong> Rotary Club/Royal British Legion 28 U3A 30 <strong>Swaffham</strong> History Group/<strong>Swaffham</strong> Arts 32 Museum Matters 35 Home Hospice/<strong>Swaffham</strong> Jazz Club 36 Town Council 39 Mayor’s Parlour/STC Iceni Rural Writers Iceni Rural Writers have been awarded £500 from the Norfolk Community Foundation World War One Fund. The award will be used to develop One Hundred Years from Then! A creative writing project which will culminate in the publication of a short anthology. A workshop with writer Sue Burge will stimulate and develop new writing around the themes of World War One and the armed forces, looking in particular at women's roles and the effect on Rural England. There will be a series of public readings from the book in the Autumn. Cancer Care and Help Evening Don’t be Afraid of Cancer, <strong>Swaffham</strong> Assembly Rooms 7.15pm Wednesday 13th June There is becoming an ever increasing network of help, support and information available in West Norfolk, not only those who are suffering from cancer, but also family and friends who are caring for them. This evening meeting is aimed to give people a view of what is available. Most of us are touched by cancer to some degree or other – it causes deep concern and worry, not only by those who are suffering cancer but also family members and friends. The treatment can stretch over several weeks in some cases with, as treatment becomes effective, longer gaps between sessions or reviews. We have invited speakers who can offer ‘hands on’ help and, looking forward, how it will become easier to source advice on any concerns or worries patients may, and do, have. <strong>Swaffham</strong> & Litcham Home Hospice whose services include ‘home Companionship’ for patients, carers support, help with transport, group activities, equipment loan, bereavement group and support and complementary therapies. Mandy Stratton, who is involved at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital with the Cancer Transformation Project, will give a summary of the transformation work being undertaken for cancer care on a national and local level and how the Macmillan Cancer Transformation program fits within it. Also talk about co-production and how it can enhance the role that individuals and communities play in improving a patient’s experience of cancer. Also represented will be The Norfolk Hospice, Tapping House, who give care and support for those with life shortening illness and their loved ones. They also give bereavement support to families after the loss of a loved one. This then is a big opportunity to come and gain understanding of cancer care and support. It will also underline the amount of work being done to get on top of this thing called cancer. This is a chance not to be missed, so, please do come along with any questions you may have, and discover what help there is for your situation. This event is being arranged by the Campingland PPG who will provide refreshments during the evening. Any queries please contact The Campingland Surgery. 1