Swaffham Newsletter

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June 2018 

SWAFFHAM 

Jill Skinner, as Mayor of Swaffham, 

presented cheques from Lions and 

Lionesses to the ‘ESCAPE’ project 

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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 Swaffham Lions 

18 Lionesses/ Ashill & Holme Hale Gardening Club 

19 Age Concern 

21 Merle Boddy Centre 

26 Swaffham Rotary Club/Royal British Legion 

28 U3A 

30 Swaffham History Group/Swaffham Arts 

32 Museum Matters 

35 Home Hospice/Swaffham 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, Swaffham 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. 

Swaffham & 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. 

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Upcoming Events 

An Evening of Clairvoyance 

With mediums - Penny Francis and David Schiesser. Friday 1st June, 7.30 - 10pm at 

the Community Centre, Swaffham. £6 pp on the door. A raffle will be held on the 

night. All proceeds to our nominated charity of the year - The Swaffham Hospital 

League of Friends. 

Necton Primary School Summer Fair 

Sat 9th June, 11.30am - 2pm. BBQ, inflatables, stalls, tombola, face painting, raffle, 

refreshments, games, petting corner, tractors. If you’d like a stall contact Peter on 

07780 743914 or nectonfosa@hotmail.co.uk. This event is run by Necton FOSA reg 

charity number 1080389. 

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. 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 

Necton Village Yard Sale 

Saturday June 16th, 9am to 1pm. Maps of participating stalls will be available from 

Necton Primary School from 8.30am along with hot drinks, cakes and bacon/egg 

sandwiches. Stalls cost £6 each. If you’d like to be included on the map, pick up a 

form from the school office or contact Emma on 07928 581050. Completed forms 

to be returned to the school office with payment of £6 by Monday June 11th. 

Necton Friends of the School Association - registered charity 1080389. 

All Saints Painters Annual Exhibition 

The All Saints Painters hold their Annual Exhibition in Stoke Ferry Church PE33 9SF 

from June 16th until July 1st 2018. Artists:Toni Arthur Hay, Isobel Bartholomew, 

Patsy Hood, Frank Logan, Sheila O’Brien, Hilary Sherrington and Anne Wormack. 

Parking, disabled access and free admission. Contact Patsy Hood 01366 727582 

Desert Rats Memorial Day Celebration 

Sunday 17th June, 10.30 am to 3.30pm, High Ash, Thetford Forest IP26 5BZ. 

Various stalls, military vehicles, marching band, 40s singers, food and drink and 

more. For more info contact Debbie on 01366 347316 or desert-rats-event@tesco.net. 

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. 

Ashill & Holme Hale Garden Club Annual Flower Show 

Sunday June 24th 2017, Holme Hale Pavilion. Open to the public 2.30pm – 4.30pm. 

14 classes of entry, including flower arrangements, single flower displays and pot 

plants; homemade cakes, crafts and photography. 12 cups and trophies to be won 

Best in Show cup and prize. 

Grimes Graves Stone-Age Flint Mines 

If you are an English Heritage member, please join us on 27th June for a tour of the 

rarely opened Greenwell mine shaft - for details, please visit http://www.englishheritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/ 

Alternatively, if you are a member or not, and 

you have a group of 10 or more, contact us at Grimes Graves on 01842 810656 to 

discuss how we could tailor a tour for you. 

Westacre Theatre 

www.westacretheatre.com 01760 755800 

Lit Fest 2018: Day of creative workshops for young people - DEBRA EDWARDS 

shows how to make posters and ANDREW BICKERTON encourages the making of 

beautiful concertina books. Sat 23 June morning and afternoon - entirely free but 

essential that you book your little person’s place. 

Lit Fest 2018: THREE’S COMPANY whisk you away on a literary tour of our beloved 

Norfolk in BRECKS TO BROADS. Sat 23 June 7pm £10 

Lit Fest 2018: Meet two authors: CHARLOTTE PATON researches historical 

characters; this talk is on Walter Dexter and Frederick Rolfe. WILL STEBBINGS recalls 

West Norfolk in the 1960s and ‘70s. Sun 24 June 2:30pm £15 includes tea. 

Wednesday Films: all at 2pm for £8. THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING 

MISSOURI (2018) [15] on 6 June. DARKEST HOUR (2017) [PG] on 13 June. THE 

POST (2017) [12A] on 20 June. THE SHAPE OF WATER (2017) [15] on 27 June. 

Friday Film: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN on 8 June with cocktail and supper at 7pm 

and film at 8pm. £20 for film and food. 

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 

Acrylic/Oil painting workshops 

Arts Lounge Gallery Studio, 15 Market Place Swaffham are on 

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Two sessions each day, 0930-1230 

or 1pm-4pm, £30 per session includes all equipment, materials and 

refreshments. Call 01760 723624 to book. 

Swaffham Veterans Snooker Group (60+) 10am-1pm at West 

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

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 

Kirtan for Health 

Relax and enjoy the meditative benefits whilst singing/chanting 

beautiful songs and ancient mantras. Sessions every other Thursday. 

£6 including refreshments. For details contact Chris on 07957 405823 

or chrissywillis57@yahoo.co.uk 

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 

Mothers’ Union 

The Swaffham branch of the Mothers’ Union – the largest organisation 

within the Church of England – usually meets on the 2nd Thursday 

of the month. Our next meeting will be on Thursday 14th June 

in the Church Rooms, The Campinglands, beginning at 10.00am. 

when the speaker will be Mr Keith Balich on the topic of ‘Town Pastors’. 

Enquiries to Anne 336328 

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. 

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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 






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 

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 

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 

Buzzbox 

A hive of activity for young families, 10.00 am to 12.00 noon 

On the 3rd Saturday of each month, in the parish church. Each session has a 

themed ‘Sharing Circle’; illustrated and acted stories from the Bible; children’s 

discussions; songs; prayers; and birthday celebrations. All are welcome. 

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 

Swaffham Spiritual Awareness Group 

Meets in the Community Centre, 

Beech Close, Campingland, Swaffham 

at 6.30pm. 

10th June, Mark & Sue Dowler, Peterborough. 

24th June, Paul Malachowski, Fransham 

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 

swaffhamvolunteerhub@gmail.com 

Fancy working at the library? At a care home? At 

Green Britain Centre? Somewhere else in Swaffham? 

Becoming a pledger? Newsletter 3, offering more 

volunteer opportunities in town, is now available 

from the Community Centre, museum or Town Hall. 

Don’t forget to pick up a copy or email me. That 

way as soon as something comes up you will be the 

first to know! If you want to have more information 

about what the Volunteer Hub is, please email me 

for a leaflet. 

The Nicholas Hamond Academy 

Bowling into the News 

Making the news is 

16 year old, Nicole 

Moseley, who was 

interviewed on ITV 

television recently 

as she has qualified 

as the youngest BDA 

Level 1 Bowling Coach 

in the country. To 

add to her success 

she has also been 

made reserve for the 

England under 18 

mixed team. Well 

done Nicole! 

Prizes for Penmanship 

Smiles all round for the entrants to the Rotary 

Young Writer’s Competition. Our budding young 

writers received certificates from the president of 

the Swaffham branch, Bill Muir, celebrating and 

promoting writing skills. Students were tasked 

to produce a story in prose or verse of 500 words 

entitled ‘A Different Perspective’. Judges considered 

imagination, ability to engage interest & being able 

to master consistency in the power of argument. 

Power of Performing Arts 

Confidence, time management, organisational 

skills and self-discipline were just a few of the 

skills demonstrated by students, as they tackled 

part of their Performing Arts Exam. They selected 

a script or piece of music which they adapted and 

made their own. This involved research; planning a 

rehearsal schedule and performing in front of a live 

audience. 

Students help to shape Neighbourhood Plan 

Students from the VI Form have been praised for their 

valuable input into the formation of the Swaffham 

Neighbourhood Plan. Areas for improvement 

included repair of roads and pathways, increasing 

lighting, further green space, additional recycling 

facilities and a cinema. Comments received from 

members of the Planning Committee included 

“these ideas should be taken on board as it comes 

from the youth who will be living with what we’ve 

put together” and “this is a terrific response, 

highlighting several things that could be done in 

the short and longer term which would help make 

Swaffham a more attractive town”. 

Swaffham Community Garden 

Those of you who follow us on social media may 

already be aware that plans are well under way 

for the creation of a new community garden to be 

located on The Campingland. 

The garden has been made possible thanks to funding 

from the RHS, who will also offer the services of an 

RHS Community Outreach Advisor. It is hoped that 

the garden will make an under used corner of The 

Campingland into a peaceful haven for both people 

and wildlife. The garden will be located the church 

end of The Campingland, just a short stroll away 

from the town centre, so it will make the perfect 

spot for an outdoor lunch break. 

We have already received much interest from local 

organisations such as Garden Organics ‘Master 

Gardeners’, Garden Science Trust, the ESCAPE 

project and Rotary. However, we would welcome 

participation from individuals and families that would 

also like to be part of this exciting and rewarding 

adventure! To register your interest please get in 

touch via email to davidwick@btinternet.com. 

We look forward to hearing from you and welcoming 

you as part of the SCG team! 

David Wickerson 

Chair - Swaffham Town Team 

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Sacred Heart 

Treasure Island at the Sacred Heart 2018 

It was many months ago when I first started to 

think about which play to pick for the Sacred Heart 

students. I had wanted to direct West Side Story 

as it combines music, dance and a fantastic story 

based, as you know, on Shakespeare’s Romeo and 

Juliet. However, copyright restrictions meant I would 

have felt quite hamstrung and I realised that some 

of these restrictions wouldn’t bring out the best in 

my students. When, on the Samuel French website, 

I stumbled across Bryony Lavery’s recently written 

inventive, characterful and energetic adaptation of 

Treasure Island, I leapt upon it therefore with great 

enthusiasm. 

The visions and ideas which came to fruition last week 

have been with me since my first read. I knew our 

studio theatre wouldn’t suit and saw the Gym with 

its breadth and wall bars and ropes a vital assistance 

to our set. Sister Francis showed me the versatile 

staging we sometimes use and together we locked 

sections together to create platforms with varying 

height to assist actors and suggest new spaces. 

Casting was a doddle: these characters jumped off 

the page and straight into my drama lessons. I had 

to think hard about my lead character: Jim Hawkins. 

The actor playing her (!) would need to give 100% 

commitment as she would be in almost every scene 

and supply the play with most of its energy. She would 

also have to be fearless, as hers is the only character 

that breaks the 4th wall and talks directly to the 

audience throughout then snaps back into the scene 

as if nothing has happened. I knew I had found the 

right student in Daisy O’Brien, who delivered such an 

impressive and fiery performance. Indeed, I had no 

shortage of wonderful performances. All the students 

showed immense courage and determination and 

stayed firmly in character as soon as they set foot 

on the set. This level of professionalism raised the 

standard of the play and I think surprised many 

audience members. 

I sincerely hope that by actively participating in this 

production my students have a deeper understanding 

of drama. We have experienced together how to 

deliver dialogue in a variety of ways in order to 

communicate better with an audience, how to assist 

an audience by appearing to pluck the ideas in the 

script ‘live’ out of the air, how to think logistically 

whilst performing (locate their props, remember their 

entrances and their cues) and for the non-performers 

how to clothe and dress characters, how to perform 

a set change tightly and safely, how to light a scene 

and how in some instances to musically accompany 

drama. It has been an immense privilege for me to 

direct this production and to enable the students to 

be part of what I hope will become a seminal memory 

from their school days as they progress through life. 

Team work and communication are essential parts 

of all of our lives and the narrative in all drama is 

relatable to us all, whatever direction our lives take. 

Watch this space for the next production! 

Swaffham Methodist Church 

Dear friends, 

This is the last article I write for you, as Malcolm 

and I are moving to North Wales at the end of this 

month, or early in August. At our March ministerial 

Synod I asked permission from my colleagues to sit 

down – Methodism’s way of describing a minister 

retiring. Our official farewell service will be at Great 

Cressingham Methodist Church on Sunday July 29th 

at 4pm. and all are welcome to attend. 

As you can imagine, we are surrounded by boxes, 

and are busy sorting things out. That of course isn’t 

always easy – can I really throw that out now, or 

should I keep it “just in case I need it”? Over the 

years most of us accumulate a lot of clutter, and we 

need to sort it out every so often. 

That’s true of our lives as well. Many of us carry lots of 

unresolved issues. It may be that we are harbouring 

resentment over something that someone said or 

did many years ago. We may be finding it hard to 

forgive someone, or even a group of people, for 

something they did. Many of us are good at seeing 

sarcasm or insults in what to someone else was a 

perfectly innocent remark, or was meant in fun, but 

we didn’t take it that way. Perhaps we are struggling 

to forgive ourselves for something we have said or 

done. Unfortunately, all of these things stop us from 

growing and developing as a person. They hold us 

back and stop us from moving on. We actually need 

to take a good long look at them, and ourselves. We 

avoid doing it because we know it will be extremely 

painful, and we may need to say sorry to someone, 

so we put off doing it. 

That’s where, for me, my faith is so important. I can 

ask God for forgiveness, but I can also ask him to help 

me face difficult situations and help me to forgive 

others. I also know that, although we are moving to 

a completely new area, God will be there in all our 

journeying. He has already gone before us, and will 

be with us every step of the way. I pray we will all 

know God’s help and courage as we move on. Thank 

you for all that we have shared together. 

Eleanor 

Swaffham Methodist Church 

Important Notice 

Due to circumstances beyond our control it is 

impossible at this time to give accurate information 

as to where Methodist Church services, coffee 

mornings etc will be held. The general public can 

contact us on 01760 722611. 

St Peter & St Paul’s Swaffham 

The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul 

The June services in Swaffham parish church will be 

as follows:- 

Sunday 3rd 

8.00am 

9.30am 

6.00pm 

Wednesday 6th 

10.00am 

Sunday 10th 

8.00am 

9.30am 

Wednesday 13th 

10.00am 

Sunday 17th 

8.00am 

9.30am 

11.15am 

Wednesday 21st 

10.00am 

Sunday 24th 

8.00am 

9.30am 

Wednesday 27th 

10.00am 

NB 

Sunday 1st July 

8.00am 

9.30am 

6.00pm 

Holy Communion 

Sung Eucharist 

Evensong (BCP) 

Holy Communion (BCP) 






Family Service 





Patronal Festival (St Peter and St Paul) 



Choral Evensong 

SWAFFHAM 

#COMMUNITY FRIDGE 

229kg 

Icenima presents... 

The Greatest 

showman 

Wednesday 20 th June, 2pm 

Swaffham Community Centre 

Tickets: £6.50 

For more info call 01760 722800 

or visit iceni.info 

Icenima - You decide 

For those of you who don’t already know, we 

show a film in the Community Centre on the third 

Wednesday of each month at 2pm. We try to select 

a varied choice of films to cater for all tastes, but 

realise we might not always get it right. Therefore, 

we want to ask for your suggestions, would you like 

more comedy, drama or documentaries? 

You can send in suggestions to swaffhamnewsletter@ 

gmail.com or contact us on Facebook, just search for 

‘Iceni Partnership’. We may even set up an online 

poll so you can vote for your favourite from the ideas 

sent in. It would be great to widen our audience, so 

please get in touch. 

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Swaffham Air Cadets 

On Friday the 20th of April 10 Air Cadets from 1894 

Swaffham Squadron set off for Wretham Camp B in 

Stanta, a military training ground in Thetford forest, 

for a weekend. The weekend consisted off mainly 

physical activities like field craft, orienteering, river 

crossing, shooting and much more. Saturday morning 

we were up for our first activity, orienteering. Next 

we did raft building which was great fun, we made 

a successful raft and managed to cross the lake with 

only Cadet Hugh Crouchman going overboard. We 

were then given a demonstration on how to pull a 

drowning person to shore. After that we made our 

way to first aid and then to archery. The last thing we 

did that day was a quiz which we scored quite well 

on. The next day we were up and off to clay pigeon 

shooting which was fun but also quite challenging. 

Field craft was only across the road and luckily for 

us that was next. After field craft we went to air 

recognition or “air recce” for short. Air recce was 

a scale model air base with models of aircraft laid 

over it and you have to recognise the aircraft name 

and relay this back to the team. Following this we 

made our way to leadership where there were a 

number of different exercises like making a model 

aircraft out of set objects to see how far we could 

fly it. The last activitiy of the weekend was a minibus 

pull, which needed good teamwork to race against 

the other team. After the blazing heat throughout 

the weekend we knew it had to rain soon and sure 

enough it did, luckily it was at the end of the event so 

our awards ceremony was moved indoors. 

Cadet Jack Turner 

Team on the water, Corporal Alex Grapes, Cadet Isobel 

Buttle, Cadet Jack Turner, Cadet Hugh Crouchman, 

Corporal Emily Cox, Flight Sergeant Polly Batty 

Photo by Corporal Maisie James & Sergeant Alex Skinner. 

Swaffham Camera Club 

On the 2nd May, The Swaffham Camera Club, 

welcomed guest speaker, Jane Goodall to their 

meeting. Jane has exhibited internationally and judges 

for the East Anglian Federation of photographers. 

She has a wide range of subject interests including 

travel and landscape photography, however it was 

her interest of family photoshoots that Jane spoke 

about. An enthusiastic and entertaining speaker, Jane 

explored the many challenges of capturing that all 

allusive shot of the family or child. Jane stressed the 

importance of understanding the family dynamics 

before a shoot, taking the time to understand the 

personalities of the children involved and how they 

interacted with their siblings. Top tips for a shoot 

included, making sure that the child’s favourite toy 

was always close at hand, that the family came with 

a change of clothes in case of those little accidents, 

and that healthy snacks and drinks were available 

to boost flagging energy levels. The main message, 

however, was to make it fun. Jane advised that the 

day should include some sort of activity to keep 

the child’s (and parent’s) attention. Long gone are 

the days of lining up the family and getting them 

to say cheese. The photographer must be prepared 

to try techniques like blowing bubbles, rocking out 

those dance moves, and acting plain silly to create 

the spirit of having fun. The wearing of knee pads 

was also advised when getting down the the child’s 

level. With an assortment of over 40 images and 

a very interesting commentary, Jane’s passion for 

photography was an inspiration, resulting in a truly 

entertaining evening for the club. 

Swaffham Library News 

Extended Opening Hours 

Along with other libraries across Norfolk, Swaffham 

Library will be offering longer opening hours with 

an extended Open Libraries service from the end of 

June. This widens access to library materials, public 

computers and quiet, creative spaces to meet or 

study even while the building is unstaffed, making 

your library available at times that are convenient 

for you.With an Open Libraries registration you will 

be able to visit and use the library: 

Monday to Friday 8am-7pm 

Saturday 8am-4pm 

Sunday 10am-4pm 

These times contain both staffed and unstaffed hours, 

and you will need to register for our Open Libraries 

service to access the library during unstaffed times. 

Pop in to the library to find out more and to register 

for Open Libraries! 

Swaffham Library, The Pightle, Swaffham PE37 7DF. 

Tel: 01760 721513 

JUST HAIR COFFEE MORNING 

Gill, Keith and all the girls at Just Hair 

are holding a coffee morning on 

Wednesday 27th June 2018 

10 am until 12 noon 

At the Assembly Rooms, 


In Aid of The National Autistic Society 

• Cake stall • Raffle • Bring and Buy • Books 

Tickets only 50p for coffee/tea 

and biscuits 

Available from Just Hair 01760 721237 or pay on the door 

Just Hair Coffee Morning 

Gill, Keith and all the girls at Just Hair would like 

to say a Huge Thank you to all their customers, 

families, friends and everyone who helped and 

supported their coffee morning at the Church 

rooms on Wednesday 9th March to raise funds for 

5 year old Oliver Higgs who is recovering from a 

Brain Tumour. 

On November 5th 2015 Oliver was diagnosed with 

the tumour and on November 12th he had a 6 hour 

operation at Addenbrokes to have it removed. They 

managed to remove it all which was an outstanding 

effort!!! In December the family were advised the 

best treatment for Oliver would be Proton Beam 

Radiotherapy in America. 

On December 4th the family flew to America and 

Oliver had 33 sessions of the treatment. He coped 

extremely well, in fact far better than his Dad!!! 

Oliver and his family are home now and his recovery 

is going really well and he has just started back at 

school. Oliver will have another scan in April. He 

was a little Star throughout his ordeal and with all 

your help we have raised an amazing £1,100. 

Thank you all so much, you are all wonderful as 

always. Much love, from us all. 

SCALGA 

NEWS UPDATE 

On the 22nd March a Forum meeting was held in the 

Council Chambers. Over 40 of our members attended 

which was extremely gratifying. There has been some 

unrest fuelled by rumours of the Allotments being 

sold for building and the cutting of trees so it was an 

excellent opportunity to meet with the Town Clerk to 

get answers. The perceived threat to the allotments 

now seems to have been put to bed. Richard Bishop 

gave an unequivocal assurance that the allotments are 

safe and the present Shouldham Lane sites will remain 

intact and not be used for housing. This assurance was 

repeated more than once in the face of questioning. 

Following this assurance, Richard Bishop then said 

it may be necessary to close the access lanes to the 

allotments for vehicles in the winter months because of 

potholes. This in effect was understood to mean that 

if this should happen then plot holders would only be 

able to walk to site and it would be next to impossible to 

get rotavators, mowers etc. to the plots. We are unable 

to leave such things on site as the sheds are regularly 

broken in to. We also have members who are disabled 

and need to drive directly to their site. The feeding 

of horses and chickens, again, is a problem. In years 

gone by we the plot holders have filled large holes with 

rubble as and when necessary. Hopefully, closure will 

not happen and liaison with the Council will enable us 

to improve the standard of the lane. 

The Walnut trees that were cut down, to our delight, 

started to sprout from the trunks again. We had 

forcefully complained that these mature trees were cut 

without notice or contact with SCALGA. We managed to 

stay the total destruction for a while but unfortunately 

a meeting was held when SCALGA could not attend the 

open spaces committee and apparently the Council 

voted for the trees to be ground out at the stumps so 

there could be no danger of growth ever again. 

The rents are to be put up by more than the rate of 

inflation; we were informed this was because the costs 

have risen. These costs are roughly to the tune of tree 

cutting and paying a contractor to place Rat Poison 

Boxes around the allotments. We had already said 

this was futile as a few boxes do nothing to reduce rat 

numbers. It is more effective for individual plot holders 

to deal with the problem. 

All the above seem to indicate that plot holders are 

being “given a sickener” so that the Council can say, 

perhaps at a later date, that no one is interested in the 

allotments. Are we being paranoid? 

On the positive side, there was good news. The Council 

have accepted our request for amended rules and they 

are now much more streamlined and logical. 

We will hold our usual BBQ for members in August 

(date to be announced). The afternoon tea and prize 

giving will be on the 9th September 2018 2.30pm to 

5pm In the Assembly Rooms. 

We will be holding a “largest pumpkin “competition to 

be judged at our Halloween get together in October. 

So get your seeds planted. Last year’s winner was a 

real monster. 

If you are interested in taking a plot or a starter 

plot, please call Graham or Jennifer Edwards on 

07919888870 or 07919888872. 

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Swaffham Parkrun 

Greetings to runners, joggers and walkers 

of all ages!! By the time you read this we will 

have just completed our amazing inaugural event 

celebrating Swaffham becoming part of the ever 

expanding parkrun family with now well over 4 

million registered participants worldwide. 

Photos to follow next month. 

So why not join us every Saturday morning at 

9.00am at the Nicholas Hamond Academy 

for a 5k run, jog or walk. 

If you have not already done so, you will need to 

register on the parkrun website at 

www.parkrun.org.uk where you will be given a 

unique number and barcode to bring with you 

each Saturday in order to register your time. 

A great opportunity to enjoy the fresh air of 

Swaffham away from the traffic and as a bonus feel 

heathier with an increased sense of wellbeing!! 

See you there. 

Swaffham WEA 

Life in Medieval and 

Tudor East Anglia 

Swaffham WEA takes 

a trip to Beachamwell 

for its next course. 

Beachamwell Village Hall is the venue for a day 

school investigating life in medieval and Tudor East 

Anglia. Tutor Dr Rebecca Pinner who lectures in 

the Department of Medieval Literature and History 

at UEA explains: “This day school will provide an 

introduction to some of the cultures and communities 

of medieval and Tudor East Anglia, with a focus on 

religious and cultural minority groups such as the 

Jewish community, the Lollards, and the Strangers.” 

Rebecca Pinner has proved to be one of the most 

popular lecturers at Swaffham WEA in recent years, 

and her courses are always informative, stimulating 

and engaging. Places for this day school must be 

booked in advance, either online at wea.org.uk or 

by phone: Tel 01760 723558. The course fee is £15. 

Please bring a packed lunch (with the opportunity 

to picnic on the Village Green weather permitting) – 

tea and coffee available free of charge. 

Day School: Culture and Communities in Medieval 

and Tudor East Anglia 

Date: 23 June 2018, 10am to 4pm 

Venue: Beachamwell Village Hall, The Green, 

Beachamwell, PE37 8BE 

Nar Valley Ornithological Society 

Tuesday 26th June 2018, 7.30pm at the Barn 

Theatre, Sacred Heart Convent School, Swaffham. 

Access and parking from Sporle Road. Please come 

along to a NarVOS Social Evening including short 

presentations on: Winter at Caerlaverock with 

Paul Fuller and Birds from my Kitchen Window 

with Graham Sherwin. 

Paul Fuller will talk about the wintering birdlife at 

the famous Caerlaverock reserve in Scotland and 

Graham Sherwin will show us his video footage of 

birds in his garden. All part of the NarVOS Social 

evening where we invite members and visitors 

to bring along books, photographs, paintings or 

anything else of wildlife interest to this social and 

informal meeting. Visitors most welcome. 

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. 

Swaffham Town Bowls Club 

Coaching for beginners and improvers. 

For more information or to join the club please 

contact Geoff on 01760 722262 

TOSH Community Drama Group 

‘Where There’s A Will’ by Norman Robbins 

They say ‘Where there’s a will, there’s relations’, 

however distantly connected. And the relations 

of the late Edie Puddiphat are distant, and barely 

connected at all, especially to each other! And 

where do the bride with big ideas and the male 

stripper fit in? And the cat? Gathering at the house 

of the late multi-millionaire businesswoman, they 

eagerly brandish their wills, each believing they 

are the sole recipients of the house and fortune. 

But Edie was no fool, and has actually left her final 

will in the hands of her caring god-daughter. 

As the greedy relatives, the faithful housekeeper, 

the local vicar and their various hangers-on, circle 

the inheritance, strange things begin to happen. 

Mysterious deaths occur. A ruthless killer? Or 

more than one? This black comedy is brought to 

you by TOSH. 

At the Church Rooms, Campingland, Swaffham. 

On Thursday 26th, Friday 27th and Saturday 28th 

July 2018 at 7.30pm. Tickets £7 / £6 concessions - 

from Bridget at 01760724680. Members of NODA. 

Presented by kind permission of StageScripts Ltd. 

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EXPERIENCED MATHS TUTOR 

ARE YOU: 

• Studying for GCSE maths exams and need extra 

help with any part of the course or revision? 

• An adult wishing to build confidence in maths? 

CARPET CLEANING 

Viruses and bacteria 

live in your carpet 

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 

We’re looking forward to hosting the Labour 

of Love Festival on Saturday 23rd June – a 

celebration of the arts, featuring local bands, 

craft stalls, dance workshops, storytelling, 

children’s activities, and vegan food and drink. 

For more information, and tickets, please call us 

on 01760 726100. 

With the recent sunny weather, we have been able 

to plant directly into the ground, so our gardens 

are looking very green! The Garden Science Trust 

have been doing a great job at making sure the 

plants are watered, and the garden is kept bee 

friendly. We’re looking forward to leeks, lettuce, 

beetroot, peas, tomatoes, basil, sage, and 

potatoes. They will be served in our vegan café 

in a few months. 

We have a Repair Café on the third Saturday of 

every month, bring any damaged clothes, bikes, 

or electronics, and our team of expert volunteers 

will try to fix them. Better for your wallet, and 

the environment! 

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 

Club 

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 

(sometimes including a speaker) 

usually held in the George Hotel, 


Call us today for a FREE QUOTE 

and to find out more on 01760 337762 

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FRIDAY 

6th JULY 

3 Daft Monkeys 

F O L K I N A F I E L D 

F E S T I V A L 2 0 1 8 

Real Music, Real Ale, Real Field 

6th - 8th July 2018 

Bradmoor Woods, West Acre, Norfolk, PE32 1UL 

Nepomuk 

Punkfolkers 

Stables 

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 

Weekend Compere: Slightly Offensive Steve. 

SUNDAY 

8th JULY 

The Jigantics 

Oakleas Rise 

The Macarons 

Chris Moore 

Red Dear 

John Ralph 

Summerwood 

Kieran 

Campbell 

Billy Lubach 

food, free camping, wood turning, chainsaw carving. 

Reiki and healing tent. handmade jewellery, basket 

weaving, blacksmith demonstrations, pottery, clothing, 

workshops, arts and crafts, session tent, children's play 

area and more. 

Tickets available at folkinafield.co.uk 

Everywhere You Look 

Local photographer, Paul Burnham, usually 

takes pictures of the Norfolk landscapes and 

wildlife but in a new exhibition has turned his 

camera on pollution. The exhibition is running 

in conjunction with The Green Britain Centre to 

help increase awareness to the visiting students 

and public. 

The images show obvious pollution and its effect 

whilst others, at first sight, are landscapes of 

the coast but pollution is everywhere. 

The exhibition, entitled “Everywhere You Look”, 

runs from14 March, throughout the summer at 

The Green Britain Café, Swaffham, Turbine Way, 

Swaffham PE37 7HT. Monday – Saturday 10am 

to 4pm. Admission Free 

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The Green Britain Centre, Turbine Way, 

Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HT 

Pickenhams’ WI 

Meg Dorling our WI Advisor came to 

discuss The Resolutions for the WI 

National Meeting and to discuss our 

vote. This was followed by an extremely interesting 

talk and slides from Tony Roode about his Alpine 

Gardening and containers and his visits to the 

mountains in Switzerland where they grow wild. 

The ladies then had cafe style tea and cakes and 

the business part of our meeting began. 

Future Plans: 

a) 28th June - Ann Francis will be back to do her 

musical dancing in the church at 10 am. 

b) 27th July - Melonie Cousins is organising a 

celebration of Norfolk Day at the Blue Lion Pub. 

The WI will be selling refreshments cakes and 

sandwiches to raise money for The Swaffham 

Hospital. 

c) 4th July - West Tofts Battle area trip . 

d ) 21st August - Summer Picnic and Guided Tour of 

Houghton- on - the -Hill -church 

Carolyn won the competition “A Pennant Design 

for the Federation Bunting”, with Sue Baker coming 

second. The June 12th Meeting is a Glass Making 

Demonstration and make your own coaster. £4 

charge. Competition is a glass vase or object. 

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Sporle Afternoon WI 

As I write this it is very cold and very 

wet underfoot and the promise of 

even colder wetter weather to come 

it is hard to believe the lovely meeting we had at 

West Acre gardens just 2 weeks ago. The gardens 

while not at their best were still very attractive, the 

guide very informative and the cream scones very 

delicious! As you can tell an afternoon of pleasure 

and for some of us a reminder that these gardens 

are on our doorstep with good plants for sale and 

with the added bonus of a very nice café. We had 

the usual WI business report, a brief financial report 

(yes we are still in the black at the bank) and news 

of our summer outing – now confirmed. We were 

reminded of the WI proposals to be discussed at 

next months meeting and after that second cup of 

tea we went back into the gardens for a another look 

at the shrubs which were in bloom – the magnolia in 

particle was absolutely beautiful. 

Sporle Afternoon WI every 3rd Tuesday of the 

month 2 – 4pm. Visitors welcome. 

Beachamwell & District WI 

In May, our WI speaker talked about 

Woodland Burials, but this was 

far from being a gloomy evening. 

Verity Pedlar, who works at Greenacres, Colney, 

near Norwich, told us of this large and varied area 

of woodland and how it is used to offer a beautiful 

alternative to traditional churchyards and municipal 

cemeteries. She described services offered there, 

and the facilities which can to be used not only 

for memorials but also for weddings and other 

ceremonies. And what a beautiful, tranquil place it 

is; her gorgeous photos showed the site through the 

seasons. In June, our group will enjoy an evening out 

- dinner at Strattons. In July, there is a real contrast 

planned with a Bollywood evening, where we will 

try the saris, eat Indian food and learn some moves. 

“The more the merrier” for that event, so visitors, 

as always, are very welcome to join us. Enquiries to 

Helen 01366 328589 or Maggie 01366 327023 

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Garden Science Trust 

Garden Science Trust 

The Green Britain Centre, Turbine Way, 

Swaffham, Norfolk PE37 7HT 

GST is very proud to have been 

chosen by Swaffham Junior 

School as one of their local 

charities for 2018. We are very 

pleased that the students chose 

us to support and are looking 

forward to working with them at the school and plan 

to invite them to visit us at the Green Britain Centre, 

where they cannot only look round the lovely garden 

we work in, but also go up the wind turbine that 

towers over it. 

We got involved with the school last year when we 

received funding via Tesco’s to do some outreach 

work in the community. This involved working with 

new groups in Swaffham including schools and care 

homes and we ran sessions doing gardening, growing 

plants and making habitats for wildlife. These were 

really enjoyable and we are hoping to run some 

more this year. 

Last year we set up a plant stall in the garden in 

association with ESCAPE, which allows visitors to 

the garden to buy some of the plants they have seen 

or excess vegetable plants. This year with funding 

received from the Shelroy Charitable Trust via 

Norfolk Community Foundation we built a pergola 

that allows our service users to spend more time in 

the garden providing shelter in the winter and shade 

on the hot days in the summer. We like to spend as 

much time as we can outside and our new pergola is 

a great addition to the space outside the classroom. 

Funding has become more difficult to source in 

the last year particularly for core costs, which are 

essential to pay our tutors and to comply with all 

the regulations and recent changes. We would like 

to give a big thank you to the funders who have 

kindly supported us in the last 12 months. Our small 

team at GST are passionate about providing our 

workshops for our service users and it always sends 

us home with even bigger smiles, when we know we 

have secured funding for another few months or to 

buy necessary equipment for the workshops, office 

or garden. Our thanks go to: Aquarius Charitable 

Foundation, Norfolk Community Foundation, 

Archant Environmental, Comic Relief, Love Norfolk, 

Shelroy Charitable Trust, Swaffham & District Lions, 

Santander Foundation, Yapp Charitable Trust, The 

Kier Foundation, Tescos, Clark Bradbury Charitable 

Trust, Breckland Council, Access Arts, The Grey Court 

Trust and The Act Foundation. 

If you would like more information about Garden 

Science Trust or would like to volunteer or visit us, 

please do not hesitate to contact Pat Welsh on 

01760 726746 or e-mail office@gardensciencetrust.co.uk. 

Tel: 01760 726746 

Email: office@gardensciencetrust.co.uk 

Web: www.gardensciencetrust.co.uk 

The Garden Science Trust Registered Charity No: 1079324 

Swaffham & District Lions 

Following the generous donation, 

by Ray Buckley Stevens, of the 

handmade rug he made to 

celebrate the Lions Centennial, 

Swaffham Lions decided to raise 

money through raffling the rug amongst the Lions 

clubs of East Anglia. The raffle raised £300, after 

expenses, for the East Anglia Children’s Hospice 

(EACH) and it continues the theme of supporting 

young people. 

Swaffham Lions held their annual St Georges quiz 

in Swaffham Assembly Rooms; with over sixty 

people attending the competition for the first prize 

was intense. The winning team, from Castle Acre, 

the Billabongs were presented with six bottles of 

wine, whilst the wooden spoon team, the Pride 

of Swaffham, received a 2018 Guinness Book of 

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Records each. The evening raised over £600 for Lions 

good causes. 

The Mayor of Swaffham, Jill Skinner, decided to 

change the format of the Mayor’s Civic Reception to 

include a charity fund raising element. With Swaffham 

Lions running a paying bar and the Lionesses holding 

a very popular raffle a donation of £700 was raised 

for the Mayor’s charity ESCAPE. 

The ESCAPE project, which is overseen by Family 

Action, operates at the Tumbler Hill Allotments and 

is run by a small team headed by Katy Fullilove and 

Karen Bek. The project has over sixty clients who 

are encouraged to get involved with all aspects 

of allotment work as well as making items from 

wood, keeping chickens and cooking using the cob 

ovens fuelled by Birch twigs. During the cheque 

presentation event the ESCAPE team made pizzas 

and vegetarian burgers using the cob ovens. 

Following a busy few weeks, 38 Lions and Lionesses 

took time out for a meal at the College of West Anglia 

in Kings Lynn. The evening was themed as a steak 

night, with the meal being prepared and cooked 

by the students under supervision as part of their 

training. All agreed that the evening was a great 

success and sent congratulations to the students in 

the kitchen for a wonderful meal.

Swaffham Lioness Club - the Pride 

of Swaffham 

Lionesses enjoyed going to see their President 

Christine and secretary Karen in the nostalgic 80s 

TV Revival over the weekend of 20th and 21 st 

April at the Conservative Club. 

On a slightly more serious note, it was heads 

down at the Lion’s St George’s Day Quiz held 

on 25th April at the Assembly Rooms for some 

lionesses who did their best to be given copies of 

the Guinness Book of World Records for coming 

last (See photo ) 

On 1 st May, it was a glorious sunny day and the 

Lionesses were invited by the Mayor Jill Skinner 

to present their cheque of £400 (raised from 

the raffle at the Mayor’s Civic reception) to the 

Charity ESCAPE:- a local community gardening 

project, at Tumbler Hill. We had a lovely surprise 

lunch prepared by those who are part of the 

project. The pizzas were baked in the wonderful 

stone oven there. 

Lionesses joined the Lions and their wives at 

the Kings Lynn college of West Anglia for a 

scrumptious steak evening cooked by third year 

students. 

Lionesses will be hosting a fund raising Tea Party 

with a flower arrangement on Saturday 4th August 

in the Catholic Church parish rooms. More details 

in the next issue! 

Ashill Holme Hale Gardening Club 

In April we welcomed a return visit from Jim Paine 

of Walnut Tree Garden Nursery. The nursery which 

was established 20 years ago is in Rocklands (on the 

Attleborough road) and is open from February to 

November every day except Mondays. 

Jim’s talk was about gardening in the shade 

and approached the subject from a scientific 

perspective. Firstly he clarified the various degrees 

of light and shade. Full sun is uninterrupted light 

for more than 6 hours. Dappled shade is less than 

6 hours. The shade cast by a tree or under a tree 

canopy is considered deep shade and permanent 

shade is where there is hardly any light, such as 

behind a building or occurring naturally in a deep 

gorge. 

Plants have evolved to suit the conditions. So, 

in order to catch enough light in shadier areas 

plants have increased the size of their leaves. 

However, plants lose water through stomata on 

the underside of their leaves and therefore larger 

leaved plants with more stomata need more water. 

Think of hostas. At the opposite end of the scale 

cacti, which thrive in hot dry climates, have very 

small spikes as leaves. Although they still require 

water to survive they do not lose it so readily. 

Plants can be classified as sunny, adaptors or 

tolerators. Of the adaptors there are those that 

grab the sun while they can before the trees are in 

full leaf. These include many of the Spring flowers 

such as snowdrops, primroses, daffodils and 

bluebells. As the light under the tree canopy drops, 

plants can be sensitive to the colour spectrum of 

light. The tolerators include ferns, brunnera, sweet 

box and mahonia. In dry shade where there is a lack 

of light and water, such as the north side of a wall, 

plants are often grown more for their foliage than 

flowers, such as euphorbia, euonymus, berberis 

and bergenia. The advice here is to add organic 

matter regularly. 

Generally, Jim advocates a small amount of feed 

at every water. The number of healthy flowering 

plants he brought along to support his talk was 

testament to this and attracted a buying frenzy 

from a number of members. 

What’s on in the next 3 months: 

Sunday June 24th ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW (open 

to the public) 

June 28th Charlotte Philcox - Getting the most 

from your Vegetable Plot 

July 26th Peter Skeggs Gooch - The Road to Gold 

August 23rd AGM and Vegetable Show 

Age Concern Swaffham & District 

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 and then all the in-house events are free. If you 

would like to become a member, or to seek more information, please contact our Membership Secretary Vicky, 

see details below, or just turn up at one of our 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: 

June 21st (note date)– Punting on the river – Cambridge (trip out) 

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

August 28th – Summer Party – (in house) 

September 4th – (note date) Beating the Retreat and Concert at Thursford (trip out) 

For Swaffham Support Services we have Brad Stein as our Project Manager and now also Maxine Haydon as 

our Hospital Buddy Coordinator. Also just appointed is our new Administrator, Lorraine Deane. Our wonderful 

group of volunteers are also vital to providing these services and we continue to welcome enquiries from 

anyone interested in becoming a Befriender or a Hospital Buddy Driver. Please see our 

advert below. 

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

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

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We are very lucky to 

have Chris Manley 

singing for us at the 

Conservative Club 

on the 30th June. 

If you would like 

tickets for this dance 

please ring Georgie 

on 01760 724527, 

£5 a ticket. 

On the 28th July we 

are having a table 

top sale in the Merle 

Boddy centre, starting at 10 am. If anyone has bric a 

brac, books or good quality clothes that you would 

like to donate please bring them to the centre 

between 9am to 3pm, Monday to Friday. We hope 

to see you on the day, tea & coffee will be available. 

Many people who work for charities feel all at 

sea with getting funding and help, but due to the 

We may not have received an invite to the Royal 

Wedding, but we had a royal old time at the centre. 

The morning was spent looking at old pictures of 

royal weddings and remembering our own special 

day with lots of tales of what went right and what 

went wrong on the big day. There was everything 

from tears to laughter as the stories were told. 

Our fantastic chef Jenny produced a lovely buffet 

lunch and then we toasted the happy couple with 

Champagne and ate lemon cake, perhaps just like 

Meghan, Harry and their guests did on 19th May. 

We wish them many years of happiness. 

The Merle Boddy Centre is 30 years old and still going 

strong. She has seen some changes; many clients 

have come and gone; lots of different associations 

have also rented the centre from art groups to 

french lessons. We have had ups and downs through 

the years, more up than down. The centre has had a 

few face lifts inside, the last of which was completed 

only a few weeks ago; a modern style kitchen and 

safe, enclosed garden which was created from a 

spare bit of land, with a lot of persuasion, luck and 

hard work. We are so proud to have such wonderful 

support from the community, such as the wonderful 

people who fund raise; the people who see our plea 

for anything from unwanted gifts for our raffles and 

other fundraising events; to people who bring us 

wool, craft materials, cakes, bottles, you name it. So 

on our 30th anniversary we salute you for getting us 

this far, here’s to the next 30 years.

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President’s Corner 

On Saturday 14 March, we held a 

street collection to raise further 

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campaign to eradicate polio. I said a lot about that 

campaign last month, and won’t repeat myself 

about the background of the campaign. Thanks 

to the generosity of the people of Swaffham, the 

collection raised £264.61. Because of the match 

funding provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates 

Foundation, this increases the funds for the polio 

campaign from the collection to more than £790. 

Thank you to everyone who contributed. 

Earlier in the year we invited our local schools, 

Litcham School. The Sacred Heart School, and The 

Nicholas Hamond Academy to take part in the 

Rotary International Young Writers Competition. 

We were pleased to receive entries from all 

3 schools, and one winning piece from each 

of three age-groups went on to District level, 

covering the whole of East Anglia. Of the three 

Swaffham entries that went forward, one was 

highly commended and another came second at 

District level. The standard of all the entries was 

very high, and the children and schools should feel 

proud of themselves. 

I presented certificates at all three schools to all 

those who entered the competition. 

Rotary also run a Young Musician competiton, and 

we are pleased to be able to say that a young lady 

from the Sacred Heart Convent sang her way to a 

second place in the District event, and goes on to 

the National Final. 

Among many local charities that Swaffham Rotary 

Club have supported over the years is Swaffham 

and District Mental health association, perhaps 

better known as The Merle Boddy Centre. Last 

year we were able to provide the Centre with 

four recliner chairs which also rise to assist the 

occupants in getting to their feet. More recently 

we have contributed to the improvement and 

redecoration of their premises, and a couple of 

weeks ago as part of this contribution I presented 

them with a cheque for £900 to pay for the new 

blinds. It is always a pleasure to be able to support 

such worthwhile local charities, and we look 

forward to working with the Merle Boddy Centre 

and other local causes in the future. 

Bill Muir 

Royal British Legion 

In 2014, one hundred years since 

the outbreak of WW1, Swaffham 

Royal British Legion held a candlelit 

vigil around the War Memorial 

and read out the names of all 

service personnel commemorated 

there who had made the ultimate 

sacrifice. Now, as we commemorate and celebrate 

the end of that war, we can proudly announce that 

the Band of the Grenadier Guards will be Beating 

Retreat on Thursday 21st June on Swaffham Market 

Place. That date has been chosen for two reasons. It 

falls in the middle of Armed Forces Week so seems 

quite apt. Secondly it leaves Remembrance Time in 

November to be exactly that - Remembrance. 

Not being from a military background myself, when 

I first heard the term Beating Retreat it sounded to 

me like a rallying call to run away from the enemy 

but apparently it's a tradition that goes way back 

in history. It has its origins in the early years of 

organised warfare when beating or sounding retreat 

called a halt to the day's fighting, a return to camp 

and the mounting of the guard for the night. The 

original call of retreat was beaten on drums as were 

most battle orders. 

The Legion thank Swaffham Town Council for their 

financial support of this event and the expertise of 

its staff. As a relatively small Branch of mainly older 

members we wouldn't have been in a position to 

make this happen and it's so important that in this 

special year Swaffham is taking one of the major 

roles in Norfolk. 

On the same evening in the Parish Church at 7.30pm 

the Grenadier Guards will perform in a ticket only 

concert, proceeds of which will go to the Poppy 

Appeal. Tickets cost £10 each and are available from 

the Town Hall, Ceres Bookshop and Anne Thorp 

(01760 722611) 

Anne Thorp 

President & Poppy Appeal Organiser , Swaffham RBL 

Barking Mad Tania is Top Dog at 

National Dog Sitting Conference 

Barking Mad Dog Care named their 2018 Brand 

Builder of the Year at their 15th National Conference 

last weekend, as local dog business owner Tania 

Stowe. The franchised service which provides 

bespoke holidays for dogs whilst their owners are 

away, celebrated at the Low Wood Bay Resort in the 

Lake District, where the North West Norfolk branch 

beat over 70 others to be top dog. 

The event led by Managing Director, Lee Dancy, was 

a thank you for all the hard work from the dog care 

providers across the UK and marked 18 years of 

continued success. 

Lee Dancy said: “Our 2018 conference has focussed 

on the theme of ‘Together Towards Tomorrow’ and 

I believe that Tania operates her business with this 

vision at the very core of all that she does. I was 

delighted to announce that Tania is our Brand Builder 

of the Year 2018 in recognition of the ‘Tea with Tails’ 

collaboration with Hunstanton Methodist Church, 

sponsorship of Heacham Minors Under 9s Football 

Team and strong growth year on year, in only her 

second year of business.” 

Tania Stowe said: “I feel enormously proud and 

privileged to have gained the support and trust of so 

many people within my local community, entrusting 

their beloved dogs into our care. The wonderful host 

families who welcome dogs into their homes as if 

they were their own, are an inspiration. I want to 

thank them from the bottom of my heart for all that 

they do. Together we make a great team! I have been 

delighted to have had the opportunities to also work 

with our community through sponsorship of the 

Heacham U9 Football Team and the ongoing success 

of Tea with Tails, our initiative to alleviate loneliness. 

It really has been a great few years and I look forward 

to continued partnerships with customers, hosts and 

local community groups.” 

Peter Gorbing, CEO of Dogs for Good, Barking 

Mad’s chosen charity for 2018, was welcomed as 

a guest speaker at the conference and delivered 

an informative and interesting presentation. After 

huge fundraising efforts to support the charity’s 

life changing and inspirational work, the franchise 

network was delighted to learn that over £6000 had 

been raised, enough for the sponsorship of Prince, a 

new puppy in training, who will go on to provide the 

gift of independence. Tania’s local fundraising efforts 

contributed hugely to this total. 

The Barking Mad concept is centred on accommodating 

dogs in a caring environment, ensuring their routine 

is kept as consistent as possible with a loving local 

host family. The Barking Mad brand is recognised 

across the pet care sector and the franchise industry 

as well as the great British pet loving public. 

Barking Mad is part of the Franchise Brands plc group 

of companies and is the UK’s favourite dog holiday 

company, as verified by TrustPilot. 

Contact Barking Mad at www.barkingmad.uk.com 

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Wissey U3A 

On the 23rd April, members of the Monday 

Table Tennis group hosted a team from Dereham 

U3A for a friendly tournament in Swaffham’s 

Community Centre. Dereham’s members 

enjoyed their visit to the Centre and narrowly 

lost by only two games out of 20 played. The 

Table Tennis group look forward to a return 

match at Dereham. There is now a second Table 

Tennis group which meets on Friday afternoons 

at the Centre. 


EAT 

come and enjoy our fresh homemade 

food using local produce also 

see our specials boards for more 



The Pink Box 

If you need sanitary 

products, there is now 

a basket located in 

the Community Centre, 

please help yourselves. 

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Have a warm relaxing and restful 

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There are almost 30 activity groups organised 

and run by members for members. The Art 

group for instance meets in Necton village hall 

but other groups may meet in members’ homes 

- the Short-mat Bowls group meets in Holme 

Hale’s playing field pavilion on a Monday 

evening. If these 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 meets monthly at Holme Hale’s 

pavilion on the first Thursday at 09.45 until 12 

midday. 

On the 7th June the Presentation is entitled: 

‘My French Chateau Renovation’. 

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. 

INTERFIT Builders 

All forms of building 

work undertaken from 

domestic extensions to period 

refurbishments 

contact John 

on 

01760 724817 

or 

mobile 07977 235929 

TCT Plumbing and Electrical is a small local 

company based in Swaffham 

From replacing a wall socket to fitting a whole 

new kitchen or bathroom 

Contact Tristan Tomlinson 

01760 709 299 07976 329 509 

www.tctpe.co.uk 

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Swaffham History Group 

Our first outside trip of the year was to the Ancient 

House Museum in Thetford. Fortunately it stayed dry 

but was still chilly, as you can see from our photo. 

This fascinating museum is absolutely crammed 

with history and it is amazing how the space has 

been found to house so many artefacts and special 

exhibitions. It is well worth a visit. 

We lunched together and then split up for members 

to explore more of Thetford’s long history At least 

two decided to have their photographs taken sitting 

next to ‘Captain Mannering’ of Dad’s Army fame, in 

the Riverside car park. 

Earlier in the week a larger group of members 

attended a special Research Workshop organised 

by Swaffham Museum. So many are undertaking 

research on projects either for their own interests 

or in conjunction with those being organised by the 

museum. Everybody enjoyed the afternoon and 

hope that a similar event can be arranged for later 

in the year. 

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! 

Swaffham Arts 

In April our beautiful Assembly Rooms showed off 

their qualities once again when Steve Bingham 

directed Ad Hoc Strings in a programme of music for 

small string orchestra. When the music is quiet every 

note is clearly heard; when the volume increases the 

sound fills the room dramatically, much appreciated 

by the players and audience alike. In May we closed 

the year with our AGM, followed by a fascinating 

account of the Royal Progress, when Queen Elizabeth 

and her court travelled through East Anglia in the 

summer of 1578. “Ancestral Voices” recreated in 

music, words and images, drawing on contemporary 

texts, a picture of that journey. But it wasn’t without 

problems. In addition to the burden of cost to the 

hosts, a member of the court unfortunately died of 

the plague which subsequently killed a number of 

local inhabitants. 

Now we take a summer break before opening a new 

season with a concert on Saturday September 22nd 

in the Assembly Rooms. Let’s hope for some relaxing 

warm weather so we can enjoy the outdoors with 

family and friends. Happy Summer! 

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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 

activities that take place throughout 

the day. 

“It took me just a few 

days to feel at home 

because the staff are 

so welcoming and 

caring” 

Downham Grange Care Home 

Clackclose Road, Downham Market, 

Norfolk PE38 9PA 

Tel 01366 387054 Fax 01366 385861 

downham.manager@kingsleyhealthcare.co.uk 

www.kingsleyhealthcare.co.uk 

Tracy 01362 820 966 

Caroline 01953 882 154

Swaffham Market Place has been a military rallying 

place for many centuries – in fact ever since the 

Swaffham Cavalry was established in the 1790s. And on 

Thursday 21 June the Grenadier Guards are adding to 

our tally. It's bound to be a splendid occasion. 

Just a few of our photos of past events: 

New FoSM Members Wanted 

The present committee has vacancies and would 

love to see new faces at their meetings. If you are 

interested please contact Secretary on 01760 720756 

or Stuart Clapton 01760 722903 

2018 exhibitions 

From Beginning to End – the story of Swaffham’s 

railways 

Images of Swaffham. A collection of paintings, 

posters and photographs. 

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. 

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, 

Swaffham PE37 7DQ 

Tel: 01760 721 230 

www.swaffhammuseum.co.uk 

Trending Now - visit us there for up-todate 

news and events 

Royal British Legion 1935. 

Can anyone help with details? 

RAF parade 2006 

Undated. WW2? Can anyone help? 

1912 manouevres 

From the Norwich Mercury - Saturday 11 June 1842 

“On Saturday se’nnight the Rainham, Hingham and Holt 

troops of yeomanry cavalry marched into Swaffham 

for the performance of eight days’ permanent duty. 

The appearance of the respective troops and their 

equipments commanded general admiration. On 

Sunday morning the three troops, accompanied by the 

officers and band, attended divine service.” 

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: 

May draw - £40 No.33 / £20 No.92 / £10 No.20. Extra 

prize of £100 – No.66 

Books Required Urgently 

Wanted - Paperbacks in good condition to sell in the 

Museum Shop. Please deliver to the Museum during 

opening hours. 

Friends’ Events 2018 

Events are organised by the committee of the 

Friends of Swaffham Museum. These help to raise 

funds towards the upkeep and ongoing expense of 

running a local museum. Open to non-members too. 

• Tea Party - Suffield Court 3pm Sunday June 24 

• BBQ - Community Centre Sunday Aug 19 

- from 12.30 

• Outing to Sheringham 40's Weekend - 

Sunday Sept 16 

• October Quiz & Chips - date tbc 

• Mulled Wine Party Suffield Court Sunday Dec 2 

For further details contact Secretary on 01760 

720756 or Stuart Clapton 01760 722903 

Swaffham Probus Club 

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 (sometimes 

including a speaker) usually held in the George Hotel, 

Swaffham. 

SWAFFHAM 

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the sharing of good quality food. 

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Community Centre, The Campingland, 

Swaffham, PE37 7RB 

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 

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Welcome to Swaffham 

Community Centre 

Feel free to pop in and admire our 

gallery of work by local artists 

and then treat yourself to tea and 

home made cake in Patisserie Iceni. 

GALLERY 

ICENI 

OPEN WEEKDAYS 9AM - 5PM 

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The Campingland, Swaffham PE37 7RB 

Offering a wide variety of affordable transport to get you on the move. 

SWAFFHAM FLYER 

A regular, fully accessible, 

service for the Swaffham area. 

DIAL-A-BUS 

A fully accessible, door to door 

service for the rural communities. 

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Please call 01760 720906, 

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or visit www.wnct.co.uk 

for all your transport needs! 

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BEACHAMWELL 

OPEN 

GARDENS 

SUNDAY 3rd JUNE 

12 NOON – 5 P.M. 

Lunches 

Afternoon Teas 

with live music 

Raffle 

Tickets £5.00 each – children free 

Tickets available on the Village Green 

Enquiries: 01366 328818 

GO TO TOWN 

A regular, local bus service, 

operating in multiple locations. 

Charity No. 245456 Ely Diocese 

VOLUNTEERS 

A door to door service provided 

by our volunteer drivers. Covering all kinds of 

transport from GP, Hospital and Dental 

appointments to social trips. 

Registered Charity Number: 1069180 

Swaffham & Litcham Home 

Hospice Support 

By the time this edition of the Swaffham Newsletter 

has been delivered, our major fundraising event for 

2018 will be a matter of just over 2 weeks away. It is 

being staged at Swaffham Rugby Club between 12 

noon and 5.30pm on Sunday 17th June 2018. We 

are calling the event “Relay Together” as it involves a 

sponsored walk for teams who will be raising monies 

for the Home Hospice. Whilst we have lots of teams 

registered to take part there is still time for other to 

join them – if you wish to enter a team then please 

contact Adrian Adcock on 07741418781 by Friday 

8th June at the very latest. There is no limit to the 

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

has one team member walking at all times between 

1.30pm and 4.30pm (it does not have to be the same 

person) and that team members obtain sponsorship 

from friends, neighbours and work colleagues etc. 

The walk will take place around the perimeter of one 

of the pitches at the Rugby Club. 

There will be lots of other activities on the day with 

stalls, tombola, refreshments, BBQ, music, bouncy 

castle, slide, face painting etc. The Rugby Club Bar 

will be open and in addition the Rugby Club will be 

staging a balloon release. It will also be your last 

chance to purchase tickets for our Summer Draw 

- first prize is £150 cash and to celebrate our 30th 

Anniversary there will be a total of 30 prizes, most 

of which have been donated by local businesses or 

attractions across Norfolk. The draw will take place 

at 4.30pm on the day. 

So please feel free to bring the family along – we 

would love to see you 

For further information to anything connected 

with this event, then please contact Adrian Adcock 

on 01760 724304 or 07741418781, Kate and John 

Davies on 01760 622254 or the Home Hospice Office 

on 01760 722937. 

April 22nd was the day of the London Marathon – the 

maximum temperature for the event was the highest 

since its inception way back in 1981-So not the best 

of days for marathon running. Beverley Foulkes from 

the Green Parrot in Swaffham ran the marathon 

raising funds for our charity along with her work 

colleague Beth Marriott who was raising funds for St 

John Ambulance. On what both of them described as 

an incredible day, they both completed and through 

their efforts raised around £2200 each for their 

respective charities. A big thank you to Beverley and 

Beth for all the monies raised for both organisations 

– all that training during the winter months paid off. 

Adrian Adcock 

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Swaffham Jazz Club 

For our May event we welcomed back the still 

relatively new group, Swing That Thing. Rather like 

a big band set-up, the ensemble follow written 

arrangements from beginning to end with only short 

breaks for individual solos, whereas most of our 

bands, after reading, or playing from memory the 

opening tune, are then free to improvise without 

following tightly written arrangements. This can 

result in extended solos of some length, with the 

order of ‘who plays next’ not predetermined. This 

means that bringing each piece to a satisfactory 

end is in itself an art form as no-one quite knows in 

advance how this will be accomplished! 

The overall effect with Swing That Thing was more 

akin to an orchestra playing in an opera pit, such as 

in Mack the Knife, which they played early in the 

second half. This does not mean they can’t ‘swing’ 

as was ably demonstrated in, Moon Dance, I’ve Got 

You Under my Skin and Night and Day, all of which 

had the charming Melody Brooker on vocals. I think 

Swing That Thing gave us an up-to-date version of 

the 30’s and 40’s so-called ‘Swing Era.’ 

As well as Melody Brooker on vocals the line-up was: 

Chris Kirk (trumpet and flugal horn), Andrew Goreing 

(tenor and alto sax), Robbie Germeno (trombone), 

Mark Ferguson (keyboard), Colin Mason (drums) and 

Mike Smith (bass guitar). 

For our extra event in May the club was greatly 

entertained by jazz singer Helen Welch, literally on 

a flying visit to Norwich to see her family. She has a 

high profile in the states where she has her own TV 

show and has appeared on Broadway. Her technique 

is impressive. She sang every number without her 

voice showing the slightest sign of strain. I loved the 

way she could hold a high note totally in tune and 

without a hint of vibrato. Her jazz ‘feel’ is simply 

marvellous. Rather than rest between numbers, she 

told us about her life in America, including her first 

visit to the hairdresser after arriving to live there, 

when her English looks and accent convinced them 

she was Julie Andrews. Two numbers that particularly 

stand out were Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend 

sung to solo drum accompaniment, followed by 

George Harrison’s While my Guitar Gently Weeps 

with just guitar accompaniment. Her backing group 

was led by guitarist Lee Vasey whose virtuosity was 

particularly well demonstrated in The One Note 

Samba. The other front line member of the band was 

Pete Oxborough, who spun a lovely web of sound 

around Helen’s singing, and showed great sensitivity 

with a beautiful solo in The Carpenters’ We’ve Only 

Just Begun. The other members of the band, Ian 

Hireson, bass guitar and Matt Furness, drums, gave 

superb support to the front line throughout the 

evening. It certainly was a memorable occasion for 

all those lucky enough to be at the club. 

Future Events: 

Tues 12 June Colin Mason Quartet with Eleanora, 

vocals and keyboard 

Tues 3 July Lee Vasey, guitar and friends 

Starts at 7.30 Entry on the door £7 

Swaffham Conservative Club, London Street, PE37 7DD 

Geoff 01366 328 730 Norman 01760 722 384

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, this exciting event is coming 

to Swaffham Town Centre later this month. The Town 

Council 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 is 

followed by a Concert at the Church of St Peter and 

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

proceeds to the Poppy Appeal. Tickets on sale at the 

Town Hall. 

Road and Car Park Closures: For the event earlier in 

the day on 21st June in the Market Place will result in a 

road closure from 2pm – 8pm, unfortunately because 

the two-hour car parking enforcement is not in place 

yet on the Central Car Park by this date, we will now 

have to close off the car park from 6am to ensure the 

event can go ahead. The car parking enforcement was 

due to commence in May 2018, this has been delayed 

by Breckland Council as amending traffic regulation 

orders has taken longer than expected. 

Dates for Car Boot sales on the Market Place: 

• 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 and control the way our town 

changes in the future, including any new housing 

developments. This is the fifth in a series of Articles 

designed to give you the latest information on how 

we are progressing with the development of our 

Neighbourhood Plan. 

Thanks to all of you who attended and participated 

with your ideas, Likes and Dislikes at our recent 

consultation events. The Town Hall staff have collated 

all the responses including those that were submitted 

on line. 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. At the last meeting of the Steering group a 

lot of time was spent going through all the responses 

and considering how they impacted on the proposed 

policies. The policies are now in the process of being 

written. 

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 our worked-up Neighbourhood plan it will be 

independently examined and will finally come to all 

people in Swaffham in 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 have still until recently been consulting with 

Organisations, Charities, Clubs, etc and are very 

grateful for their input. The Steering group meets 

monthly and our next will be 29th May 18 26th June 

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 

Swaffham Town Council – Annual Report 2017-18 

Mayor’s overview of the year – a report by the Mayor 

Cllr Jill Skinner given to the Annual Town Assembly on 

25th April 2018 picked out the following: - 

This time last year work had commenced on our 

Skate park which was taking shape on the Recreation 

Ground and the Multi use Games Area, the MUGA 

was not that far behind, although it did seem it at 

the time. There was a delay which meant we had to 

put back our grand opening event planned for in July 

to September, but it was worth the wait. The Open 

Spaces Committee worked hard on this project with 

the staff, and the funding came through in grants, 

fundraising and £25,000 from the Town Council 

totalling £155,000. 

The Civic Twinning takes place every two years, and 

in 2018 Couhe will host the 50th year of Twinning, a 

real achievement. Swaffham will next host in 2022. 

The Council agreed a new policy to run alongside the 

proposed new ‘Declaration of Partnership’ that will 

replace the current Twinning Charter; the policy is 

reviewed after each Twinning visit, so the review will 

be in October. 

Our Gritting volunteers got caught out this year, as 

we had some snow, we could not be a ‘snow free’ 

town for four years in a row. We will again try and 

encourage more people to volunteer, as it is a worry 

that we could still get problems if it was a really bad 

winter. We are very grateful for their services, and 

please do volunteer, your help would be appreciated. 

The Air Quality has become an issue in Swaffham 

this past year, as an Air Quality Management Area 

(AQMA) was designated by Breckland Council, due 

to some areas along the A1065 failing the European 

Regulations. The Town Mayor and the Town Clerk 

have been attending AQMA steering group meetings, 

to identify possible solutions and Breckland staged a 

consultation event back in January on these solutions. 

We are expecting a report very soon, which has to be 

submitted to DEFRA for approval, and hopefully some 

of the solutions can be moved forward. 

The County Council are currently working on a 

‘Network Improvement Strategy’ for Swaffham, 

after we had to fight hard to get included in the first 

tranche of five towns to receive £20,000 to get their 

strategy completed in 2018. The idea is to assess each 

town in relation to the planned development in the 

town, and to see what improvements can be made, 

to make things run smoother. A number of the AQMA 

problems may be resolved within the strategy, but 

the key to the next stage is to get money allocated in 

order to get some of the improvements implemented. 

The Watton and Swaffham Focus Group has emerged 

this past year, as we have found meetings between 

the two Partnerships and the two Town Councils very 

useful. We have explored a lot of common ground. 

There will be some joint initiatives coming out of 

these meetings and the first of these is a ‘Projects, 

Events and Promotions Support Officer’ who will work 

for both towns; employed by Swaffham Town Council 

with a Service Level Agreement to Watton, for 18.5 

hours each. We will be going through the recruitment 

process shortly, as this finally went through Watton 

Town Council meeting only recently, we hope to have 

someone in post by the 1st July. 

The Breckland Local Plan is almost there, as Breckland 

Council acting as the planning authority seek to update 

their planning policies. The examiner is going through 

a series of meetings at the present time, and this is 

the final stage before the adoption process. We are 

informed though, that Breckland are still under their 

five-year land supply, and as such more vulnerable to 

speculative development. 

The Town Council agreed to produce a Neighbourhood 

Plan. The Council had to make a decision to change 

consultants last October, and appoint Rachel Leggett, 

and from that point on, we have made much greater 

progress and can see an end to the process. We were 

in danger of losing a number of very good volunteers, 

who have thankfully stayed with us and this is largely 

down to Rachel’s expert guidance in layman’s terms. 

The referendum looms well before this Council 

finishes in May next year. 

The Council are actively considering an offer for Days 

Field, there has been a series of meetings and advice 

from legal counsel, as they seek to finally determine 

what the future holds for this land. The Council are 

still negotiating a 50/50 arrangement to build out the 

site and retain houses to rent. This has not been an 

easy decision, as legal advice has had to be obtained 

for every step of the way, but it is likely that a decision 

will be taken in the not too distant future. 

The Town Council have supported the Breckland 

Council initiative for ‘ShopAppy’ which has seen 

Swaffham lead the way out of the five Breckland 

Towns with 40 independent businesses signing up for 

the scheme. The idea is that this initiative can help 

to level the playing field between national multiple 

businesses such as Boots, Tesco, Iceland, Asda etc, 

who all have a website presence, with orders being 

able to be taken on-line. Now, with Shopappy these 

40 Swaffham independents now has a website 

presence. They can offer click and collect either from 

the shop in question or for late collections from the 

Market Cross Café. There is also a ShopAppy App for 

your smart phone, so you can stay in touch with what 

is going on at the touch of a button. 

The Swaffham Newsletter completed another full 

year under the ownership of Iceni Partnership with 

Jonathan Read being its Editor and we thank them 

for continuing to produce an excellent community 

newsletter. Our team of volunteers are also 

appreciated, as they are available every last Thursday 

in the month delivering to every door in the town. We 

need more deliverers, to make some of the rounds 

smaller, even if you can only help occasionally, please 

put your name forward at the Town Hall; we also need 

someone to help out sorting the rounds. 

There is lots more happening in the town, far too much 

to mention in a report such as this one. This is the last 

year of this particular Town Council, as we have Town 

Council Elections in May next year. So, keep an eye 

out for one of our ‘Do you want to be a Councillor’ 

evenings, either later this year or early next year. Until 

then, a final wish has to be for the Town Councillors 

and the Staff to continue to all work together for a 

common aim for the benefit of the Town. 

Cllr Jill Skinner, Mayor of Swaffham 

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FINANCE: Budget 2018-19 & Accounts 2017-18 

Swaffham Town Council decided to put up their 

Precept (Council Tax) at £154.99at Band D at 

their Budget meeting in January for 2018-19 

starting this month, an increase of £8.21 per year. 

Councillors also agreed to take advantage of an 

increase in their Council Tax Base from 2436.30 

to 2538.80 as the Town is expanding there are 

now more people living in the Town to share 

the Council Tax burden, otherwise that increase 

would have been much higher. 

This has meant that the Town Council have been 

able to increase their Precept from £357,605 to 

£393,500, thus following a 5.1% increase for the 

previous financial year with a 5.6% increase in the 

year just started on 1st April. As the Town expands 

it means that the Town Council is taking on more 

Play Areas, Open Spaces and Street Lights, so the 

additional income will be needed to pay for more 

services delivered locally. 

This Council has just completed its third year and 

its third budget; they are in the home straight of 

their 4-year term. The task as always is to see that 

there are sufficient funds to manage the services 

and facilities we have in the Town, whilst not 

burdening the Council Tax Payer with larger than 

necessary increases in what they have to pay. For 

2018-19 Breckland Council continue to reduce 

the Council Tax Support Grant year on year. It 

was £17,334 last year, it will be £8,667 this year, 

reducing in subsequent years until it reaches zero 

next year. The Town Council must now manage 

this loss of income by monitoring its expenditure 

to ensure good housekeeping. 

Government have given us a bit of breathing space 

for the next two years on the question of whether 

Parish & Town Councils should be included in a 

referendum policy (which both Breckland and 

County Council have now), whereby a percentage 

increase is set by government and local councils 

can only go above this by winning a referendum. 

The coming years will see many more changes 

and challenges put before the Town Council. The 

Council Tax payer in Swaffham at Band D last year 

paid £1,660.82 this was shared out as follows: 

£1,217.94 County Council; £78.93 Breckland 

Council; £217.17 Police and £146.78 Swaffham 

Town Council. 

Projects for the future: 

• The Buttercross and Town Centre improvements 

(Tesco Section 106) - the project is currently 

out to tender and HLF grant funding will be in 

a similar timeframe - the target date to get this 

work completed is July to October this year 

• Improvements to Public Toilets – under review 

by the Town Team, is currently being costed 

out and the Council recently agreed to get a 

professional specification drawn up, so that this 

can go out to tender, delivery timescale is likely 

to be January/February 2019 

• Use for land purchased for a swimming pool - 

the Town Council this time last year re-affirmed 

that this land is for a swimming pool, at least for 

the remainder of this Council’s term i.e. 1 more year. 

The Town Council currently has come to terms 

with extra responsibilities that public toilets, 

play areas and other functions discarded by 

higher authorities can bring. The general revenue 

reserves balance has been consolidated this 

past year, in line with statutory guidelines. Our 

Internal Audit has been completed with a clean 

bill of health, External Audit is due to start on the 

12th June. We (councillors and staff) have worked 

hard to put the Town Council in a position where 

we can make a difference for the benefit of all 

who work, live and visit Swaffham. 

SYNOPSIS OF THE ACCOUNTS 2017-18 

The accounts were presented to the Full Council 

meeting on 9th May. Copies of the accounts will 

be available on request at the Town Hall, now 

that the Internal Audit has taken place. 

Richard Bishop, 

Town Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer 

Town Council Dates 

Wednesday 13th - Full Town Council meeting 

6.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. 

Council Chamber, Town Hall. 

Monday 18th – Market meeting, 6.30 – 9.00pm 


Tuesday 26th – N Plan -Steering Group 12noon 

Planning committee, 1.30pm 


From the Mayor’s Parlour 

Dear All, 

What a lovely year this has been for me as your 

Mayor, seems only yesterday I was setting off chain 

in hand to represent you all. It’s been an incredibly 

busy year with the usual civic events, but, most of all 

I think I’ve enjoyed trying to get things done. One is 

definitely in the front line and can almost get hooked 

on the workings of the council. I hasten to add that 

my real frustration is that everything seems to move 

slowly, and protocols have to be observed, just wish 

we could be a little bit more dynamic! Councils 

on the whole do not have a good reputation for 

pleasing the people, I really hope that in Swaffham 

it is improving. 

Unfortunately, there are many decisions that are 

made by Breckland and Norfolk County Council 

which are out of our hands, this does not mean that 

we will not listen and do our best to direct you or 

help fight your corner. I do urge you to contact any of 

the councillors if you have a problem, it’s important 

we know what’s going on otherwise nothing will be 

sorted. I was phoned by a gentleman walking his 

dog, it was May Bank Holiday, he was concerned 

that travellers were moving onto Breckland land 

near The Green Britain centre. I phoned the police 

and their response was rapid, I trust the problem has 

been resolved. 

My relaxation consisted of going to a couple of 

performances, one by The Swaffham Players, always 

enjoyable, their script writer is excellent. The other 

one was at the Convent who put on an amazing 

production of Treasure Island so well done by the 

pupils, I’m sure lots of hard work went into that by 

staff as well. 

My pledge to sort out the toilets has unfortunately 

not come to fruition; however, we now have a 

plan and once that’s ratified by the council we can 

hopefully move that along, this next year I hope. I 

have now handed over to Cllr Colin Houghton, our 

new Mayor. I do wish him, and his wife Andrea enjoy 

the many experiences this year will bring. Again, a 

big thank you to all those who have helped and been 

there for me during this year, I’ve appreciated this 

no end. 

Take care of yourselves, I shall see you around. Every 

best wish. 

Cllr Jill Skinner Mayor 2017-18 (and newly Elected 

Deputy Mayor for 2018-19) 

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 

The Town Council 

Mayor – Cllr Colin Houghton 01760 336 121 

Deputy Mayor – Cllr Jill Skinner 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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