Swaffham Newsletter

October 2018 

SWAFFHAM 

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“Can you beat this?” 

Bill Twiddy with his contribution for 

SCALGA’s Giant Pumpkin Competition 

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Contents 

4 Upcoming Events / Regular Events 

8 School Speak 

9 Church News 

11 Merle Boddy Centre 

12 Swaffham & District Lions 

14 WI 

15 Swaffham Players 

16 Swaffham Lionesses 

18 Age Concern 

22 Community Hospital LoF 

23 RBL/Swaffham History Group 

24 Swaffham & Litcham Home Hospice 

27 Swaffham Rotary 

30 Pheonix Singers/Community Garden 

32 Museum Matters 

34 Wissey U3A 

37 SCALGA/Mayor’s Parlour 

38 Town Council 

Swaffham Swimming Pool 

Sport England and Breckland District Council have 

told us we need up-to-date evidence to prove 

that the people of Swaffham would actually use 

a swimming pool, before they consider helping 

us to move the project forward. There is a short 

survey which everybody who has an opinion about 

swimming in Swaffham needs to complete if we are 

to get any closer to making the dream a reality. 

To complete the survey please visit www.smartsurvey. 

co.uk/sSwaffhamSwimmingPoolCIO or look out for 

people with paper versions at events in Swaffham. 

Many thanks. 

Swaffham Community Garden 

We now have a crowd funding page to raise money 

for resources for the community garden such as 

tools, gloves, compost, plants etc. 

We received some initial funding from the RHS, 

but in order to keep the garden maintained over 

the coming months and years we will need lots 

more. If you can spare anything at all, it would be 

greatly appreciated. https://www.justgiving.com/ 

crowdfunding/swaffhamcommunitygarden 

We are still always looking for volunteers too, so feel 

free to get in touch via our Facebook page. 

WANTED – A COMMUNITY GOVERNOR 

swaffham 

christmas 

lunch 

25 th December, 

Midday to 3pm, with food 

served at 1pm 

Swaffham Assembly Rooms 

What are we looking for? 

The Nicholas Hamond Academy Governing Body is made up of Community, Parent and Staff 

Governors. 

Our Governors may come to us through a variety of routes and with a range of different 

backgrounds, skills and experiences, but they are all volunteers who work together for the 

benefit of the academy and are the link between the academy and the community it serves. 

Due to a governor retiring, we are currently looking for a new Community Governor and 

would be delighted to hear from anyone who has: 

• An interest in the performance of the academy 

• A desire to contribute to and represent the community 

• An open and enquiring mind 

• The ability to look at issues objectively and to monitor and challenge 

• The confidence to ask questions and join in debate. 

• A willingness to listen and make informed judgements 

• A Team Player 

• Time to spare 

We are particularly interested in someone with business experience in order to complete our 

skill set. 

If you match the above description, you may be the very person to become a Governor at 

The Nicholas Hamond Academy and be part of our journey the ‘Be the Best that we can be’ 

What can we offer? 

• A chance to develop skills in strategic management 

• The opportunity to work with our team of governors and staff in meetings and Link 

Visits to monitor progress 

• A sense of achievement in making a difference to our School 

Iceni Partnership invite you to 

join us for a free lunch and afternoon 

of entertainment on Christmas Day. 

Being a governor can be enjoyable, stimulating and rewarding. 

If you are interested, please contact Jill Hambright Clerk to the Governors for an application 

form, or to find out more about the role and the appointment process. Email: 

Jill.Hambright@tnha.org.uk or Tel: 01760 726152 

If you would like to attend please 

contact us on 01760 722800 

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Upcoming Events 

Swaffham Spiritual Awareness Group Clairvoyance Evening 

On Friday 5th October we will be holding an evening of clairvoyance with Barry 

Potter from Leicester at the Community Centre Swaffham. Tickets £6 on the door. 

All proceeds to our nominated charity of the year- Swafham Cottage Hospital 

League of Friends 

Save the Children Coffee Morning with stalls 

Saturday 6th October, 9am - 12pm, Swaffham Assembly Rooms. 

Swaffham Library Friends Quiz 

12th October there is a quiz night at the library starting at 7.30pm for teams of up 

to 6 persons. Cost per person is only £2. For more information and tickets, please 

contact the library direct. 

Swaffham Players Production 

Comedy play “Boeing-Boeing” by Marc Camoletti, courtesy of Samuel French. 

Directed by John Hooker. To be performed at Swaffham Conservative Club on 19th 

and 20th October, 2018 at 7.30pm. Tickets £8, available through the Box office on 

01760 721899, or at the Conservative Club. 

Halloween Quiz 

Saturday 27th October 2018, Pentney Village Hall PE32 1JD. 7.30pm, doors open 

at 7pm. Everybody welcome. Cash prize for winning team, proceeds to go towards 

the refurbishment of the Hall. Teams of 4-6, each team to bring 20 questions (and 

answers). Entry on the door on the night £3 per person. Bring your own food and drink. 

West Acre Bonfire & Halloween Night 

Saturday 27th October. Gates open 6pm for a bonfire, fancy dress competition 

(7pm) & firework display (7.30pm). Along with the competition there will be a 

BBQ, soup, raffle and Bar including real ale & mulled wine. All proceeds go towards 

the village hall fund and future events for the village. Adults £4, children £1 & 

under-5’s free. The event will be signposted off River Road, West Acre, Kings Lynn 

PE32 1TY. Charity No. 1163696. 

Nar Valley Ornithological Society (NarVOS) Illustrated Talk 

Tuesday 30th October 2018, 7.30pm at the Barn Theatre, Sacred Heart Convent 

School, Swaffham. Access and parking from Sporle Road. Please come along to this 

illustrated talk by Zoe Smith, entitled: ‘Peregrines and Sculthorpe Moor’. Zoe Smith 

is Peregrine Project Officer at Sculthorpe Moor Reserve. As you probably know 

the Hawk & Owl Trust runs the reserve as well as Norwich Cathedral’s Peregrine 

Project which has enjoyed such fantastic publicity and interest. Zoe is particularly 

interested in the development and expansion of urban Peregrines. As NarVOS has 

its own breeding Peregrines this should be a fascinating talk from Zoe. 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. 

Meet a Sensory OT Coffee Morning 

Free Meet a Sensory OT Coffee Mornings 10am to 12 noon and bookable in 

advance free 20-minute consultation sessions for parents from 1pm. Monday 5th 

November 2018- Swaffham - The Swaffham Community Centre, The Campingland, 

Swaffham, PE37 7RB. For more information or to book a place at any of these 

events please contact Lynda Niles Occupational Therapist and Sensory Integration 

Practitioner.Email: LyndaNiles@live.co.uk. Mobile / Text: – 0741 1177 747. Website: 

www.lnota.co.uk. 

BINGO 

Sacred Heart School Swaffham. Thursday 8th November at 7pm in the main school 

hall. Everyone and all ages welcome. 

Westacre Theatre 

www.westacretheatre.com 01760 755800 

On Stage: Westacre Theatre Company THE 39 STEPS – returning due to popular 

demand following successful run early in Summer. Fri 19 Oct at 7:30pm; Sat 20 Oct 

at 3pm and 7:30pm. £16 (£12 for under 21s). 

On Stage: DUOS WITH A DIFFERENCE with Steve Bingham and Brenda Stewart 

playing wide selection of music. Fri 26 Oct at 7:30pm £15. 

On Screen: Live Encore Screening FUNNY GIRL THE MUSICAL with Sheridan Smith 

Wed 24 Oct at 7pm £15 

On Screen: Wednesday Films all at 2pm £8. THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO 

PEEL PIE SOCIETY (2017) [12A] 3 Oct. ON CHESIL BEACH (2017) [15] 17 Oct. 

FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL (2017) [15] 

Swaffham Visual Arts Festival – Launch Event: Talk and display by international 

installation artist REBECCA LOUISE LAW 7pm £15 from Ceres Bookshop only 01760 

722504. Art Exhibition by FI KILPATRICK runs until 11 November. 

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Regular Meetings & Events 

MONDAY 

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

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

Leader Adrian Searle on 07771 603409 or group Secretary Ali Plomer on 

01760 441175 

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 

contact John or Nicky on 01760 721568 or email swaffhamplayers@gmail.com 

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 

TUESDAY 

1st Swaffham Cubs 

Meet Tuesday 6:30 to 8:00pm at the Scout Hut at Cockley Cley. For boys and girls 

aged 8 to 10 1/2. New members welcome. For more information contact Group 

Scout Leader, Carolyn Cooper 07816 208687 gsl1stswaffham@gmail.com 

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 

Swaffham Voices 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 British Legion (Women’s Section) We meet the 2nd 

Tuesday of the month at Valentine Barker Court, Swaffham, from 2-30pm 

– 4-30pm. All welcome, you do not have to be ex- service personal or 

have connection with the Armed Forces. Please Contact Frances on 01760 

724445 or Iris on 01760 721430, 

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 

SNAP (Safer Neighbourhood Action Partnership) 

Meetings held 3rd Tuesday every other month, starting Tuesday 17th July. Town Hall, 7pm. 

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 

Tom’s Kickboxing Academy 

6pm - 7pm Juniors, 7pm - 8.15pm Seniors (16+) , Holme Hale Village Hall IP25 7DP 

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: Belinda_Bush@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 at Great Dunham Village Hall 

10.30am till 12.00pm, £8 per session, please contact Jayne on 07544974342 

Yoga at Necton Community Centre 

2pm till 3.30pm, £8 per session, please contact Jayne on 07544974342 

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 WI Church Rooms, Campingland. 1st Wed 2pm 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 

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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. 

Baby Signing Classes -Sing and Sign 

Swaffham Community Centre (Dickens Room). Help your baby to communicate 

before speech with our award winning music classes. 10am Stage 2 14mths - 2yrs. 

11am Stage 1 6mths - 14mths. Term time only. Booking is essential as places are 

limited. Contact Andrea 07905 061336 or Email kingslynn@singandsign.co.uk 

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

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

contact John or Nicky on 01760 721568 or email swaffhamplayers@gmail.com 

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 

or barbara.smith58@yahoo.co.uk 

http://www.academytaichi.co.uk 


6pm - 7pm Juniors, 7pm - 8.15pm Seniors (16+) , Holme Hale Village Hall IP25 7DP 

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 

1st Swaffham Beavers 

Meet Thursday 6 to 7:15 at the Scout Hut at Cockley Cley. For boys and girls aged 6 

to 8. New members welcome. For more information contact Group Scout Leader, 

Carolyn Cooper 07816 208687 gsl1stswaffham@gmail.com 


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 

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 

Great Massingham Film Night 

Great films every third Thursday of the month. 7 for 7:30pm at the Village Hall, 

Station Road. £4 with refreshments. Email massinghamfilmnight @ gmail.com to 

ask for programme details or phone 01485 520628. 

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. 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. 

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 


6pm - 7pm Juniors, 7pm - 8.15pm Seniors (16+) , Shipdham Pavillion IP25 7LU 

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 Don: don@iceni.info or 01760 722800 

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: Belinda_Bush@hotmail.com 

FRIDAY 

2nd Swaffham Guides Term time only, 18:30-20:30. Church 

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

07769294414 

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

Dominic’s RC Church,Howdale Rd, Downham Market 

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

Age Concern-Swaffham Support Services at Community Centre 

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

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


Arts Lounge 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. 

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 biscuitSenior 

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 http://www.academytaichi.co.uk 

Yoga at Dunham Village Hall 

10.30am till 12.00pm, £8 per session, please contact Jayne on 07544974342 

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. 

Parkrun 

Every Saturday at 9am on the filed adjacent to the Nicholas Hamond 

Academy, Brandon Rd, Swaffham. For further details contact David 

Wickerson: davidwickerson@btinternet.com 

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 

Christmas Lights Donation 2018 

For the past two years, the Swaffham Trade 

Association in association with the Swaffham Town 

Council has organised the Christmas Lights and Market 

event. Over those two years the Swaffham Trade 

Association has raised £10.000 by donations from 

members of the public and a few local businesses, 

which was donated to the Swaffham Town Council 

to be used for the Christmas Lights. Both of the 

Christmas events proved to be very successful with 

the fun fair, the fantastic lights, and lots of Christmas 

market stalls, musical entertainment and the live 

reindeer. Father Christmas in his grotto is, as always, 

a huge success too. 

This year, the Swaffham Trade Association is handing 

over the Christmas Lights and Market event to the 

Town Council for them to build on the success of 

the past two years. In doing so, the Swaffham Trade 

Association is pleased to hand over a cheque for 

£1200. £500 of which was donated by the Red Lion 

pub. Members of the public and fund raising have 

contributed a further £700 since last Christmas. 

The Swaffham Trade Association is therefore very 

pleased to announce that it will hand over a cheque 

for the sum of £1200 to the Swaffham Town Council 

to be specifically used to support the Christmas Light 

Event for 2018. May it go from strength to strength. 

Children In Need Coffee Morning 

On Friday 24th August, Sharon, Gordon & Esther held 

a Coffee Morning in aid of Children In Need at 100 

London Street, Swaffham. We would like to thank 

everyone who supported the event, the total money 

raised was £320. We are also in the process of raising 

money for the charity through knitting 8 Pudsey 

Bears which we loving knitted over last winter. 

RAOB GLE Lodge 

The Elizabethan Lodge as it was formerly known 

has been active in the Swaffham area since 1954. 

Following its formation it had a strong membership 

often meeting with over 15 Brethren in attendance. 

At this present time we are struggling to keep going, 

reduced to meeting fortnightly with no more than 

6 in attendance at a good meeting, with an aging 

membership it is highly likely that, without new or 

returning lapsed members we will within the next 

two years be forced to close Swaffham’s only RAOB 

GLE Lodge. Over the years, as is common, with similar 

organisations our aim has always been to support 

with monetary donations activities or organisation 

in the Swaffham area, this has been achieved very 

successfully. By members at meetings of the Lodge 

paying into the fine bowl for any indiscretions whilst 

in attendance; for example talking about politics 

or religion a definite no! or even how Norwich City 

Football club fared in their last match. Another 

source of revenue was the weekly raffle. 

As the sole Lodge in the local area which is under 

the control of the King’s Lynn & District Province 

the current members are fighting to keep the Lodge 

active, we are aware that there are lapsed member 

of the RAOB GLE living in the local area and would 

greatly appreciate their return to active membership. 

Equally we would welcome any new members who 

might be interested in joining, new blood and new 

ideas is what we are now desperate for. Any lapsed 

member wishing to return to the fold or male over 

the age of 18 interested in joining can contact either 

myself or the Lodge Secretary for details. 

Walter L Rogers 

Lodge Trustee 

Mob: 07738 679664 

D Winner 

Lodge Secretary 

Mob: 07887927691 

Swaffham Arts 

For our second concert in this Baroque Season we 

welcome the Norwich Baroque Quartet, who will 

play music for two violins, cello and harpsichord in 

Swaffham Assembly Rooms on Sunday October 21st 

at 3pm. The Baroque era stretches from roughly 

1600 to 1750, when music was developing, and 

the representation of emotion came to be seen as 

increasingly important. The programme will include 

music by Handel, Purcell and Corelli, composers of 

some of the most beautiful and well-loved music 

ever written. You may have already bought a season 

ticket for all three baroque concerts. But if not, then 

tickets for this concert are available from Ceres 

Bookshop 01760 722504 and The Green Parrot 

01760 724704, priced at £9 for members and £12 

for non-members, and on the door. We look forward 

to seeing you. All are welcome! 

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Sacred Heart Convent 

Walsingham Shrine 

Sacred Heart began the new school year with a 

pilgrimage to Walsingham. This was a special day for 

staff and pupils to thank God for all His goodness to 

us. It is an important day to renew friendships, enjoy 

one another’s company and have some quality wellbeing 

and spiritual time together. It is a day which 

settles everyone back into the work mode after 

a carefree summer holiday. The Shrine has a new 

section devoted to its history, which is worth visiting, 

telling the story over the centuries. Mrs Wilson, 

Head of History, explained about the dissolution of 

the monasteries and what that meant in real terms 

for the poorer people in our land. Every pupil from 

Year 3 – 11 was asked to write their thoughts on 

how their visit had helped them to be grateful and 

thankful. Ryan writes: 

‘We have our friends who we know we can trust. We 

have an education which we will need for a job in 

later life. But not only do we have the basics of life, 

we have luxuries such as TVs, mobile phones, pets, 

etc. However, some people are not as lucky as we are 

and tonight are probably laying out on the streets, 

freezing to death, lonely, scraping their pennies 

together to buy some food not knowing the next time 

they’re able to eat.’ 

GCSE Results 

Headteacher Sister Francis Ridler said: “Our year 

11 was a small cohort of pupils. All the staff knew 

them personally and will miss them and hope that 

they have every success as they continue with their 

further education. This year’s pupils were guinea pigs 

for the new exam system which was more challenging 

in content and pupils were without the safety net of 

practice papers. 

“Year 10 sat PE and drama GCSE and individual pupils 

took Latin, Psychology and Spanish who joined the 

school in Year 10. We wish them success in their 

studies in Year 11.” 

Students Connie Wildbur and Aurelia Eburne both 

gained 11 GCSEs, and Aurelia scored 9s in French, 

Geography and Religious Studies. 

Nicholas Hamond Academy 

Welcome from Mark Woodhouse (Newly Appointed Principal) 

It is an incredible privilege to 

be the Principal of The Nicholas 

Hamond Academy. It is a huge 

responsibility but also the most 

fantastic job in the world to be 

able to work with the young 

people who come through our doors each day and 

help them fulfil their potential. 

It is mine and my colleagues’ responsibility to provide 

our students with the best possible educational 

experience that we can and every day we continue to 

strive to do this. I want our learners to be motivated, 

enthused and, most importantly, inspired by the 

experience they have with us whilst helping them to 

develop all the skills that they need to be successful 

in their futures. I want our students to achieve and 

I want them to be successful and by creating an 

environment in which they can flourish I am certain 

that our students will have many successes during 

the time that they spend with us. 

I know our students are capable of many fantastic 

things and being able to provide them the platform 

from which to do this is what we continually 

endeavour to do at TNHA so that our young people 

can have the most amazing futures. 

Parents and carers of all students in current year 5 & 

6 at local primary schools are invited to come along 

to see first-hand what we have to offer. 

Open Evening 

Tues 2 nd October, 6.30 to 8.00pm 

and/or 

Open Mornings 

Wed 3 rd , Thurs 4 th & Fri 5 th October, 9.00 to 11am 

St Peter & St Paul’s Swaffham 

The October services in Swaffham parish church will 

be as follows:- 

Wednesday 3rd 

10.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 

Sunday 7th 

8.00am Holy Communion 

9.30am HARVEST FESTIVAL 

6.00pm Evensong (BCP) 

Wednesday 10th 

10.00am 

Sunday 14th 


9.30am Sung Eucharist 


10.00am 

Sunday 21st 



Holy Communion (BCP) 

Holy Communion (BCP) 

11.15am Family Service with Baptism 



Sunday 28th 



Wednesday 31st 


NB 

Sunday 4th November 


9.30am Sung Eucharist - All Saints Day 

3.30pm All Souls service 

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 (except August). Each session has a 

themed ‘Sharing Circle’; illustrated and acted stories 

from the Bible; children’s discussions; songs; prayers; 

and birthday celebrations. The next meeting will be in 

church at 10.00am on 20th October on the theme of 

Baptism (Christening). 

MOTHERS’ UNION 

The Swaffham branch of the Mothers’ Union usually 

meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month. Our next 

meeting will be on Thursday 11th October in the Church 

Rooms, Campingland, when the subject will be “The 

Edith Cavell Story” told by Ms. Sian Hogarth. Enquiries 

to Anne on 336328 

WORLD WAR ONE COMMEMORATION. 

In the Benefice of Swaffham and Sporle with Palgrave, 

over the past four years and three months we have been 

remembering the 112 men of the Parishes, who in the 

First World War made the final sacrifice. Shortly after 

our Harvest Festival, 7th of October, we will be placing 

a Prayer/Remembrance net in the South West corner 

of the Church. We invite you to leave your poppies, and 

if you should wish please complete a card with your 

thoughts and prayers. We Will Remember Them. 

Bernard Hunt 

FLOWER FESTIVAL 

Many thanks to all who contributed to the success of 

the ‘Music in Bloom’ Flower Festival: to those who 

produced the stunning interpretations; to the team 

of organisers; and to all who assisted with the support 

activities, such as refreshments, brochure and publicity, 

music, ‘front-of-house’ and much more. The Festival 

raised a grand total of £4,456.10. Thanks to the following 

for their support: Phoenix Singers; Geraldine Allen 

(clarinet) and Sarah Rodgers (piano); our visiting bell 

ringers; Annabelle Davies’ family; Gill Creed; Margaret 

Emmerson; and local businesses Ceres Bookshop, 

Chapman & Thornalley Funeral Services; Costa Coffee, 

The Gem Shop, The George Hotel, Impson’s Butchers, 

Just Hair, Mother Hubbard’s, The Red Lion, Starlings of 

Swaffham, Swaffham & Fakenham Florist, and Tesco. 

Revd Janet Allan 

Vicar 

SAMARITAN’S CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOE BOX APPEAL. 

Willing to fill a shoe box with assorted new gifts for 

a needy child living overseas - but have no empty 

shoe box? Then please come to the parish church (St 

Peter & St Paul, Swaffham) on Saturday 27th October 

between 10am and midday to collect a suitable box, 

also information and a leaflet titled `How To Pack Your 

Shoe Box’. Details when filled shoe boxes need to be 

returned to the parish church will be in next month’s 

Swaffham Newsletter. For any further details please 

contact me:- Linda Burton, tel: 01760 720205. Thank you. 

Swaffham Methodist Church 

Please note venue until further notice. 

Fri 5th Oct 

9.30am Power of Prayer ‘Hafod’, Shoemaker Lane, Swaffham. 

Sun 7th Oct 

10.45am Morning Worship followed by refreshments 

Parish Church Rooms Campingland Swaffham. 

Thurs 11th Oct 

2.30pm Thursday Group. A talk by Robert Parsonage 

‘staying safe on the Internet’. Parish Church Rooms 

Campingland Swaffham. 

Fri 12th Oct 

9.30am. Power of Prayer. ‘Hafod’ Shoemaker Lane, Swaffham. 

Sun 14th Oct 



Fri 19th Oct 

9.30am Power of Prayer. ‘Hafod’ Shoemaker Lane Swaffham. 

Sun 21st Oct 



Thurs 25th Oct 

2.30pm Thursday Group. Parish Church Rooms 

Campingland Swaffham. 

Fri 26th Oct 

9.30am Power of Prayer. ‘Hafod’ Shoemaker Lane Swaffham. 

Sun 28th Oct 



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What’s On at Swaffham Library 

The Pightle, Swaffham PE37 7DF Tel: 01760 721513 

Chair Exercise Taster session - Sunday 7 October, 

10.30-11.30am. Find out how you can get active 

even while remaining seated! We're holding a free 

chair exercise taster session at Swaffham Library. 

Refreshments provided. Please wear comfortable 

clothing and footwear. Call to book a place. 

Games Afternoons - Thursdays 2-4pm 

Come along to our new weekly Games Afternoon and 

enjoy a game of Scrabble or backgammon, dominos 

or draughts over a chat and a cuppa. Starting on 

Thursday 11 October. No need to book, just pop in. 

Book Sale - Saturday 20 October 10.30am-12.30pm 

Come and grab a bargain at Swaffham Library's book 

sale! Junior and adult titles available, fiction and 

non-fiction. Refreshments available. Supported by 

the Swaffham Library Friends group. 

Catholic Parish of Swaffham & Watton. 

A Walk in the Woods 

I am writing this at the end of August, but there is 

already a distinct feeling of autumn in the air. By the 

time you are reading this it will be October with the 

morning mist and bright moon. I always find autumn 

a thoughtful time. It’s a time for thinking and taking 

a walk in the woods. Autumn has a smell of the earth 

and gives us a heightened sense of the changing of 

the season as the leaves begin to drop to the earth. I 

call this ‘thought time’. Perhaps it’s because autumn 

brings a reminder of mortality. as the earth begins 

to die back into winter, as the trees shed their leaves 

the sky begins to look bigger. Whatever it is, autumn 

brings a thoughtfulness of heart and mind. Maybe 

there is a spirituality of autumn. I certainly feel it and 

I’m sure many of you do too. 

For me it’s a time for walking meditation.. Sometimes 

it can feel a bit bleak to walk alone in autumn. But 

we are not alone. This loneliness is an illusion. We 

Christians believe that we live and move and have 

our being in the presence of God and that Jesus 

walked the same earth as we do. May I suggest a 

walking meditation practice that I learnt from Thich 

Nhat Hanh a Vietnamese Buddhist monk Walking 

meditation is simply walking slowly and in a relaxed 

manner. When we walk in this way we feel at ease 

and our steps are gentle on the earth. All our sorrows 

and anxieties drop away and peace fills our hearts. 

Anyone can do it. It just takes a little time, a little 

commitment and a wish to be at peace and be happy. 

Fr Gordon Williams 

Our lady of Pity 

Swaffham Saturdays: Vigil Mass, 5pm, Watton 

Methodist Church. (Please note new time of 5pm 

from 6th October 2018) 

Sundays: Our Lady of Pity Swaffham, 8.30am, 

10.30am (Sung Mass) 

Swaffham Jazz Club 

The circus came to town for the Club’s September 

session when we welcomed Roger Hewett, piano, 

and his vocalist wife Kari. Roger was born in 

Norwich, but left in 1985 to work full-time in bands 

on cruise liners. He settled in Montreal in the late 

80’s where he joined the famous Cirque du Soleil, 

and met Canadian wife Kari. They are currently on 

a long UK tour with the Circus and had a couple 

of days break. Both said how much they enjoyed 

playing in a real Jazz Club setting. Their backing 

group was the Lee Vasey Jam Band: Lee on guitar, 

Pete Oxborough-sax and clarinet, Matt Furnacedrums 

and Ian Hireson-bass guitar. Early in the first 

set they launched into the ‘happy-clappy’ Oh Lord, 

won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz? - turning the 

Club into the epitome of a gospel revivalist meeting, 

with the ‘congregation’ clapping along. In What’s 

Up? Kari demonstrated her tremendous vocal 

agility by bouncing from low to high notes rather 

like a Swiss yodeller, without any loss of quality in 

either register. In Sir Duke she was at times scat 

singing at fast tempo in perfect unison with Lee’s 

guitar – a truly astonishing feat of musicianship by 

both. Roger, as well as playing great jazz piano in 

What’s Up? and an up-tempo version of A Foggy 

Day in London Town could switch seamlessly to 

a straight classical style as in Once I had a Secret 

Love and when accompanying Pete in Stranger on 

the Shore. Roger and Kari combined brilliantly in 

Mack the Knife which she sang with real venom. As 

always, the Jazz Jam Band played superbly, with Lee 

producing some of the best improvisations I have 

ever heard from him: I also enjoyed some of the 

most subtle drumming I have heard from Matt. 

A wonderful evening played to a packed Club, 

ended with the Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard 

Cohen’s Hallelujah sung with a depth of feeling 

and emotion that was just thrilling, and held us all 

spell-bound. To my amazement, within minutes of 

finishing, Kari was happily going around collecting 

up the empties and taking them back to the bar. 

What a lovely lady! 

Next up The Nene Valley Jazz Men: Tuesday 9th 

October, 7.30pm at the Conservative Club, London 

Street PE37 7DD. £7 on the door. 

Merle Boddy Centre 

I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who 

attended the talk I gave at the U3A. You made me feel 

very welcome and at ease. it was an absolute pleasure 

to have the opportunity to talk about our work at the 

Merle Boddy centre and to give a little insight to the 

world which is dementia care. 

What a surprise when we were told that our hare came 

first for the best dressed in the drove. This beautiful hare 

was covered in blue butterflies. Our other handsome 

hare which was all about Swaffham in black and white 

will be doing the rounds with the Mayor. This was a 

lovely end to a lot of fun and hard work by our craft 

minded clients. 

In August we were very lucky to be one of the charities 

picked by Tesco. Some very athletic people gave up 

their time to get on an exercise bike in the foyer on 

one of the hottest days. They raised £107.17. Thanks to 

everyone who took part. 

We have a wonderful volunteer who is not only a lovely 

lady but also a gold medal winner. Trisha went along to 

the Transplant Games in Birmingham and won 2 golds 

and a silver medal. What a star and what a smile! Well 

done from everyone at the Merle Boddy centre. 

What a fantastic moment, both of these handsome men 

have been coming to the centre for a while. They have 

sat near each other and had lunch together on many 

occasions, but today they met again for the first time. 

A hand shake speaks many words with many emotions, 

‘this is dementia’. We are so privileged to witness times 

like these and there are many that warm our very souls. 

We are so glad that this job gives us such moments. 

I would like to tell you about my volunteers. I am so lucky 

to have such a dedicated group of the nicest people who 

come in and help us. These wonderful people come 

in week after week doing lots of different jobs; from 

playing dominos, helping with crafts, making sure the 

clients and staff are well hydrated and of course having 

a chat and a laugh. So, my thanks go to you a thousand 

fold, this message comes with love and admiration for 

all your hard work. 

We have just given the garden fence a new coat for the 

winter. Keith is helping with the prep, he is very handy 

with a brush and not frightened of spiders! We have also 

put up our new sign with the help of Mick and Andrew. 

The sign was designed and painted by our very talented 

Jo Anthony who is a support worker at the centre. 

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Swaffham & District Lions 

A team of sixteen Lions were kept 

very busy at the Wayland Show, 

looking after the ticket booth, stock 

gates and helping to keep children 

safe by distributing the Lions 

Guardian Angel wristbands. With a steady stream of 

customers the Lions in the ticketing booth collected 

cash, credit card payments and scanned pre-booked 

tickets. The wristband team fitted 250 Guardian Angel 

bands to young children, much to the delight of the 

parents who thought the scheme was wonderful. 

A group from Swaffham Lions took time out following 

a busy summer to visit the award winning Winbirri 

Vineyard near Norwich. Following a tour of the 

vineyard and processing plant, they were entertained 

by the owner, Lee Dyer, with a presentation about the 

history of the wine and organisation. The visit finished 

with a tasting of their award winning wines, much to 

the approval of the group. 

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Swaffham Lions were invited to attend the 

Beachamwell fete with their now famous Pig Race 

game which puts smiles on the faces of the young 

and old. Local MP, Liz Truss, and family had great fun 

cheering on their pigs, the 50p winnings will not go far 

in reducing the national debt. 

Swaffham Lions and Lionesses took a trip on the Mid- 

Norfolk Railway’s Jazz Train, with music by DixieMix. 

The group played in the carriages, much to the delight 

of the passengers. The train stopped at stations on its 

way to Wymondham where the jazz group got off to 

play on the platform. This allowed the guests to stomp 

their feet and dance. A wonderful night was had by all. 

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Swaffham Lions were only too pleased to help 

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donation towards their transport costs. The group 

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pool for their weekly exercise. 

Sixteen children and adults went on the Lions annual 

trip to the Yarmouth Circus; they met up with other 

Lions groups from East Anglia at Yarmouth Racecourse. 

The children were entertained by a clown before 

having a packed lunch; it was then off to the circus to 

see the fabulous show packed with fun and laughter. 

At half time the children were treated to an ice cream, 

they all went home having had a wonderful day with 

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Sporle Afternoon WI 

Sporle WI’s summer outing was a 

success – the coach ride to the National 

Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire 

was a long one made worse by the series of road 

works with traffic lights however the ride around the 

memorial grounds was very good. 

The commentary was excellent and guests and 

members were impressed with how good the 

“buggy’s” were! The café was well received and the 

shop a treat. All in all a tiring but well worth it day’s 

outing – where to next year! How many members 

I wonder noticed the different “plastic” wrapping 

around their Life magazine. The WI are certainly 

ahead of the game with this – Potato Starch – who 

would have thought it. Technology is certainly moving 

fast in trying to find eco friendly plastic.. This was the 

first journal I have received wrapped this way – how 

many others have received similar wrapping around 

their monthly magazines? October’s meeting entitled 

Halloween Lunch and quiz is on our usual 3rd Tuesday 

of the month 2pm – 4pm in Sporle Community Centre 

Swaffham Evening WI 

The September meeting of our WI 

took place at the Church Rooms 

on Wednesday 5th at 7-30 pm. We 

began by singing Jerusalem and gave out this months 

birthday cards and little gifts, the president then 

introduced Jenny Gibbs who had us all enthralled 

with her talk. Jenny moved to an authentic Turkish 

village some years ago where they still wear garments 

you would think belonged in a historic film. Her talk 

was titled “Hatching matching and dispatching” and 

her stories are from her own experiences. In fact, we 

are going to invite her again because she didn’t have 

time to finish telling us about the lavish weddings 

that take place over three days. Jenny also bought 

some lovely Turkish Pashminas and shawls made in 

or near her village which some of the ladies treated 

themselves to. After Jenny had gone we had tea and 

finished the month’s “business”. 

The raffle was drawn and the meeting closed at 

9-30pm. The next meeting will be in the afternoon 

at 2pm at the same venue and we would love to see 

some more new faces, so do come along you will be 

made very welcome and bring a friend and come 

as a visitor. Our secretary will be happy to give you 

details just ring her on 01760 722879 

Beachamwell & District WI 

September is traditionally the 

Members’ Meeting at Beachamwell 

WI. This is an opportunity for our 

hardworking committee members to relax, while 

others take on 

their roles and 

responsibilities for 

the evening. The 

speaker for the 

meeting was Sue 

Pennell, who gave 

a very interesting 

presentation with 

the intriguing 

title, ‘The World of Fairy Rings and Witches’ Butter’. 

Far from introducing us to the worlds of magic 

jewellery and dairy products, this was a fascinating 

insight into the world of fungi and some of the stories 

surrounding them. Sue has a deep knowledge of our 

local area and most of the examples she showed 

us were photographed from footpaths in nearby 

woods. Some fungi are tiny and inconspicuous, 

others are impressively large and colourful; some 

are delicious, while others are poisonous. Her talk 

made us all realise just how much there is to see, 

if we only take the time to look more closely at our 

natural surroundings, especially at this wonderful 

time of the year. The talk was followed by social 

time, a chance to talk, laugh and share refreshments 

provided by members. 

Our next meeting will be held in Beachamwell 

Village Hall on Thursday 4 October 7.30pm and will 

celebrate 100 years of Votes for Women. Visitors are 

always welcome, so why not join us? Tel: Maggie 

01366 327023 or Helen 01366 328589 

The Pickenhams WI 

The Meeting was held on Tuesday 

11th September in North Pickenham 

Church. Cherry Cook our acting 

president opened the meeting saying after a very 

busy summer we were going to have an equally busy 

Autumn with lots going on for our members to enjoy. 

Our Speaker was Sue Sursham who gave us a very 

informative and interesting talk with slides about her 

visit to the Antarctic. On this trip they visited several of 

the islands seeing lots of wildlife including, penguins, 

seals, sea-lions, and even an Albatross. They saw the 

remains of the old whaling stations and finally visited 

the Falkland Islands talking to the locals who are 

determined to remain British. What a wonderful trip. 

Next Meeting is 9th October 2pm in the church. 

Our speaker will be :- 

Muriel Small who will be giving us a sugar craft 

demonstration so come and have a go. 

Contacts if you would like to join us- 

Carolyn Vincent- 01760 755089 

Melanie Cousins - 01760 440456 

Swaffham Players 

Rehearsals are well under way for our latest 

production, the comedy play “Boeing- 

Boeing” written by Marc Camoletti, 

and performed by kind permission of 

Samuel French. Directed by John Hooker, it is a 1960’s 

French farce adapted for the English stage featuring 

Parisian lothario Bernard, who has three fiancées, all 

air hostesses who come and go on different airline 

schedules. Things get complicated when Robert, an 

old friend of Bernard’s, turns up unexpectedly. What 

could possibly go wrong?! 

Among the usual suspects, the production features 

two newcomers to the Swaffham Players, Philip 

Wagner who takes the part of Bernard, and Sean 

McDade as Robert. It’s great to be able to welcome 

new members into our society. The show will be 

performed at Swaffham Conservative Club on the 

Friday 19th and Saturday 20th October at 7.30pm. 

Tickets are £8, and can be obtained through the 

Conservative Club, or through our Box Office number 

on 01760 721899. 

Swaffham Community Fridge 

Volunteers Needed 

With the Community Fridge becoming ever more 

popular, we’re very pleased to annouce that we 

have partnered up with Tesco and Waitrose to 

receive weekly donations of surplus food. However, 

we are struggling to keep on top of everything on 

our own. We would really benefit from some help 

with collecting the food from the supermarkets and 

delivering it to the Community Centre. Any help with 

weighing and storing the food would be gratefully 

recieved. Everything placed in and taken out if the 

fridge is weighed and recorded so that we know how 

much food is being saved from landfill. If you’d like 

to help then please contact the Iceni Partnership 

on 01760 722800 or email icenijelena@gmail.com. 

Age Concern Swaffham & District 

On Tuesday 28th August Age Concern Swaffham 

and District held a fund raising summer party for 

our members with party food and entertainment by 

the very talented Rachel King. If you are interested 

in joining our popular group please see our main 

advert for our planned events and contact numbers. 

Swaffham Library Friends 

Swaffham Library Friends was set up last year to 

assist the library in raising awareness of the facilities 

available and to raise funds to enable the library to 

buy additional items for the benefit of users. So far 

we have introduced local authors to talk about their 

books and shown old newsreels and had a book sale. 

Coming up on the 12 October is a quiz night at the 

library starting at 7.30pm for teams of up to 6 persons. 

Cost per person is only £2. For more information and 

tickets, please contact the library direct. 

On Saturday the 20 October we will be holding 

another book sale from 10.30 to 12.30. 

Your local library is a prized asset. Please support it. 

If not, the town will lose it. 

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The ‘Flying Gate’ Weekend 

Friday, 31st August - Sunday, 2nd September 

Each year the ‘Flying Gate’ Group gather together at a 

venue in different parts of the country to enjoy riding 

in the company of others who take great pride in this 

bespoke make of cycle. The international gathering 

of some 45 at the ‘George’ Hotel in Swaffham this 

year celebrated the twentieth such event. Trevor 

Jarvis has been building these machines, mainly at 

Burton on Trent, since the early 1980s. His daughter, 

Linda, baked and decorated a wonderful cake to mark 

the twentieth anniversary for all the participants. 

Glorious weather over the weekend ensured that 

group members were able to enjoy nearly 120 miles 

cycling in the quiet lanes around Swaffham. Friday’s 

route included a visit to Denver Windmill and Sluice, 

via Beachamwell and Stow Bardolph Church. 

During the afternoon there was a stop to pay respects 

at the Memorial to the men stationed at RAF Bexwell 

who gave their lives during World War II. Saturday 

morning saw the group setting off northwards 

through the rolling farmland, visiting the ford and the 

historic Castle at Castle Acre. The riders continued to 

Tittleshall for elevenses, and to enjoy Linda’s cake, 

before the steady climb to Norfolk’s highest Village, 

Colkirk, and the descent into the Wensum valley for 

lunch at Great Ryburgh. Afternoon tea was taken at 

Beeston following a fascinating guided tour of the 

Combat Officers’ Mess Room Murals and the USAAF 

Wendling Memorial to the 747 airmen of 392nd 

Bomb Group (8th Air Force) who did not return from 

missions over Europe, July 1943 - June 1945. 

During the evening after Dinner there was an 

impromptu cabaret that highlighted the talents of 

the assembled cyclists. The Sunday morning run 

took in Shipdham and Little Cressingham wind and 

watermill, before lunch at Great Cressingham, and a 

very interesting visit to see and learn about the 1000 

year old murals at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 

Houghton on the Hill. The participants enjoyed the 

rural lanes and beautiful countryside in the Swaffham 

area of Norfolk. Courteous drivers who patiently 

waited for the unusually large group of cyclists were 

greatly appreciated. 

Lioness Club - The Pride Of Swaffham. 

We recently attended a Zone Meeting held at 

Swaffham Community Centre where the main topic 

of discussion was the imminent amalgamation of 

our District (EA) with District E. We look forward to 

joining up with our fellow Lionesses and Lions in the 

Lincolnshire area. 

On Bank Holiday Sunday we helped with selling 

programmes at the Vehicle Spectacular on the 

Recreation ground. We also ran our own Tombola 

and Bric-a-brac stall where we made a good amount 

for our Charitable Fund, despite the poor weather 

and having to pack up early in the afternoon. 

On 2nd September our President Anne and Lioness 

Nicola, along with Lions members, accompanied 

families in a minibus to the fabulous Circus Show at 

the Hippodrome in Gt. Yarmouth, and a good time 

was had by all. 

At our September meeting we presented our 

cheque for £425 to the Nook Appeal following 

our recent fund-raising Afternoon Tea and Flower 

Demonstration. 

On 8th September we all enjoyed a social evening 

out on the Jazz Train, travelling from Dereham to 

Wymondham and back, entertained all the way by 

the swinging “Dixie Mix” Jazz band. 

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Age Concern Swaffham & District 

As always, we would be pleased to welcome anyone over 

55 to join Age Concern. The membership subscription 

is £5 per year. Our Membership Secretary Vicky is the 

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

entertainment afternoons, usually on the last Tuesday in 

each month, 2 pm in the Assembly Rooms (in house) and 

join there. 

We also organise trips out by coach, three or four per year, 

John Clarke (see below) is the contact. Upcoming events 

are: 

• October 30th – Able Care and McMillan – talks (in house) 

• November 27th – West End Waiters (in house) 

• December 11th (Note Date) - Christmas Show, Great 

Yarmouth (Trip out) 

• January 31st 2019 - New Year Party – Ukulele Band (in 

house) 

For Swaffham Support Services, please see our advert 

below. Our office in the Community Centre 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. 

For trips out, our contact is John Clarke. 

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Swaffham & District Lions Awards 

Swaffham Lions held an awards and review evening 

at Swaffham Assembly Rooms which was packed 

with over sixty guests. Lion 

President, Alan Jude, welcomed 

the guests with a drink before the 

proceeding started. Dennis Tallon 

gave a slide show presentation 

of the activities Swaffham Lions held during their 

Centennial year, coupled with some humour. 

The awards for supporting the Lions during their 

Centennial year went to Swaffham Town Council 

for putting on the Civic Reception, allowing the 

Lions welcome signs to be erected at the entrances 

to Swaffham. The award was presented to Graham 

West, who received it on behalf of Swaffham Town 

Council, was made by Lion Tony Lakey. 

The third award was to the Reverent Janet Allan, 

vicar of St Peter & St Paul Church, for arranging 

the Thanksgiving Service in the church and the bell 

ringers coming along to make the evening extra 

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support and the 208k cycle ride that raised money 

for Lions good causes. 

The top award presented by Pam Tallon & John 

Collins went to the Tesco Store for their continued 

support, allowing the Lions the use of the store 

throughout June to celebrate the Centennial as 

well as allowing numerous charity events and 

food collections, The store manage Cherri Yallop 

and community support officer, Candy Chapman, 

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Swaffham Community Hospital LOF 

I’m pleased to say that our new revamped garden at 

the rear of the Hospital is now fully open. Our ‘open 

day’ held on Saturday 15th September was enjoyed 

by many. Thanks to Ian Clews for providing the music, 

the staff, patients, relatives and our committee for 

making sure the afternoon went well. And of course 

you the public for contributing to our funds. The 

garden is now much easier to maintain and more 

accessible for the patients. 

Our street collection on Saturday 1st September 

raised some £360. Thanks to Ward Gethin Archer for 

use of their offices. Thanks to all of our volunteers 

who collected and our committee for the organising. 

Coming up very soon, the welcome return of the 

‘Imperial Vienna Orchestra’ with music from the 

Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Allies. The event 

is being held on Saturday 13th October, 7pm for 

7.30pm in the Assembly Rooms. Bar and raffle as 

usual, tickets £12. These events sell out quickly, so if 

you haven’t yet got your ticket, please get to Ceres 

Bookshop or Just Hair in case you miss out. 

Thoughts now turn to Christmas and as usual we 

will be participating in the church Christmas Tree 

event. We are working with the Hospital staff to look 

at Christmas events for the patients and we will be 

decorating as usual. The ‘friends’ also use funding 

to ensure all patients in over Christmas are given 

individual presents on the morning, followed by 

traditional carols. 

For more information or enquiries, please contact 

Mr Colin Houghton (chairman) on 07767 262108 or 

colin@houghton789.plus.com. 

Junior Snooker & Billiards Coaching 

The Norfolk Snooker Academy, West Acre will 

welcome newcomers to Snooker and Billiards when 

they start their weekly Coaching sessions on Mondays 

after School 4-7pm, at the Village Hall, West Acre. 

All players (Boys and Girls) 7-18 years are welcome 

to attend regardless of experience, (beginners 

very welcome), all equipment is supplied and all 

Coaching is led by one of our World Snooker and 

World Billiards’ accredited coaches. The West Acre 

group, has produced no less than 22 National Junior 

Championship finalists during the last 15 years, and 

currently has 3 qualified Coaches based at the Club. 

For more details please fb Phillip Welham Snooker 

Coaching or Telephone 01760 755337. 

Pictured below, 3 West Acre National Junior 

Champions: Rochy Woods, Nathan Boughen and 

Finley Brown. 

Royal British Legion 

When the Swaffham Royal British Legion Standard 

joined in the commerative events at the Menin Gate, 

as seen in the last issue of the Newsletter, a poppy 

wreath was also sent out and laid at the Menin Gate. 

The wreath carried with it a message written by pupils 

of the Sacred Heart School, Swaffham. 

The message reads: 

‘May we never forget the struggle and suffering of 

past generations. We hope that we will never forget 

those who fought in WW1 which enables us to live our 

lives like we do today. In rememberance of those who 

gave their lives so we could live ours. With love and 

prayers,From the Sisters, staff and pupils of The Sacred 

Heart School, Swaffham.’ 

I'm sure you'll agree and echo these heartfelt 

sentiments. Thank you Sacred Heart School. 

Anne Thorp 

Swaffham History Group 

This is what the Market Place looked like a couple 

of days before the outbreak of WWII in September 

1939. The sender reported that the weather in 

Swaffham was 'lovely'. The town certainly looked 

different then. As recently announced, the summer 

of 2018 has gone down as the hottest ever in England 

since records began, right up to the beginning of 

September. This information came too late to include 

in the latest booklet published by the Group and 

which is now on sale in the Museum (or Heritage as 

we should now refer to it.) And, on the subject of our 

booklets, it is not too early to think about stocking 

fillers for Christmas. They are still selling well, even 

some of the earliest published in 2013. 

Please note that there will be no meeting of the 

Group in October as we are planning a visit to 

another historic town outside Norfolk. Hopefully the 

weather will not have deteriorated too much! 

For any information about the History Group, please 

contact: littlebethany7@gmail.com. 

Swaffham Community Hospital LOF 

We would like to thank all the people who gave 

up their Saturday morning to help with Swaffham 

Community Hospital League of Friends annual Street 

Collection. The total amount collected was £368.26. 

Thank You All. 

Jan Buckley-Stevens (Treasurer) and Iris Reeve. 

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. 

‘Into Thin Air’ - a play for young people 

It’s 1982. The Falklands War is on the telly, Dexy’s 

Midnight Runners haunt the airwaves and fifteenyear-old 

Norfolk schoolgirl Susan Kemp is going off 

the rails. And then she vanishes… into thin air. 

Thirty five years later her brothers Pete and Melvin 

are still living in the shadow of Susan’s disappearance. 

Rob John’s new play for the acclaimed fEAST Theatre 

is a compelling mystery, a tender family memoir and 

a sad comedy of ambiguous loss. 

fEAST Theatre is pleased to welcome Charlotte Price 

who will join company regulars Owen Evans, Dawn 

Finnerty and Robin McLoughlin in the cast of our 

upcoming touring production of Rob John’s new play 

Into Thin Air. Charlotte will play Susan Kemp, Owen 

will play Pete Kemp, Robin will play Melvin Kemp 

and Dawn will play Rachael. 

Twitter says we should get as many young people as 

possible to see ‘Into Thin Air’. Find full details of play 

times on Rotary Club page. 

New MS Support Group 

If you are an MS sufferer we have just started a 

new coffee morning in Swaffham. Come along for 

a friendly chat and drink in a relaxed, accessible 

location. Last Tuesday of each month, 10am - 12pm 

at the George Hotel, Swaffham. 

We hope to see some of you there. We do not bite, 

I promise! 

Diane Culling, 

Editor of the Dereham and District MS group 

Award for Iceni Partnership 

All of us at Iceni Partnership were thrilled to receive 

an award from Swaffham Lions. On 12th September 

they presented us with a ‘centennial certificate of 

appreciation’ in recognition of outstanding service to 

the community. It’s always nice to be recognised for 

the work we do, so thank you Swaffham Lions. 

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On the 6th October Kings Lynn Male Voice Choir and 

Marham Bluebirds will be performing at the Assembly 

Rooms in Swaffham. The concert will start at 7.30pm 

and we will be running a Wine and Soft Drinks Bar. 

This is the fifth year running that the two choirs have 

performed for us and their concerts have always been 

very well supported. Tickets (if any still available) are 

£10 each and can be purchased from our office at 17- 

19 Brocks Road or Ceres Bookshop on London Street, 

Swaffham. As we have done for many years, we will 

be organising a Xmas Draw and will be selling tickets in 

Tesco between the 21st and 25th November with the 

draw for the prizes (£250, £150 and £100) taking place 

at Tesco at 5pm on Saturday 8th December. As well as 

our own fundraising, we quite often get third parties 

organising their own events where we benefit from 

their efforts. On the 2nd September, Sue Walker, on 

behalf of the Horse and Groom and Stanleys presented 

Adrian Adcock, our treasurer, with a cheque for £4249. 

As part of the fundraising, Sue had agreed to have her 

head shaved. Her sponsorship alone raised over £2000, 

the remaining monies coming from the profits from a 

Charity Ball. Our thanks to Trudy Cutting and her staff 

and customers of both businesses - a wonderful boost 

to our funds. 

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With one more promised donation to come, the final 

figure raised for our Relay Together event, held in June 

will be £7300. This figure exceeded our expectations 

and our thanks go to those people of Swaffham, 

its surrounding villages and beyond who walked or 

sponsored those that did and also to Bookers in Kings 

Lynn for their support. One of the teams that walked, 

The Knapp Family, raised just under £1200 in memory 

of a loved one. As an organisation we need to raise 

around £100k per annum to continue to provide the 

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Benefits for the elderly 

Many older people are entitled to claim benefits – 

but not everyone is aware of what their entitlements 

are, and how to claim. Age UK Norfolk is working 

hard to raise awareness so that those in later life, 

and their carers, can claim; and helping them along 

the way to make those claims. 

The awareness campaign begins in January and the 

charity is aiming to ensure that the people concerned: 

• Will be better informed 

• Know their rights 

• Are claiming their entitlements 

• Are fully informed about attendance allowance, 

pension credit, council tax benefit etc 

• Get the help and assistance they need to claim 

those benefits. 

Age UK Norfolk hopes to achieve this by offering: 

• Benefit entitlement checks. 

• Free and confidential advice about home safety, 

housing, care issues etc. 

• Providing this service in a place of a claimant’s 

choice, either in their own homes, at Age UK 

Norfolk’s premises, in a care home, or any other 

venue that is deemed suitable. 

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You are invited to join us for 

‘free meal Monday’ 

Starting from Monday 15 th October 

a free lunch will be offered every 3 rd Monday 

of the month at Swaffham Assembly Rooms. 

The lunch will take place from 11am to 1pm 

and will consist of a wholesome vegetarian 

cooked meal, made with food donated to the 

community fridge. 

If you would like to attend, or to volunteer with 

cooking or serving, then please contact Iceni 

Partnership on 01760 722800 so we have an 

idea of numbers. 

We look forward to dining with you! 

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Swaffham Visual Arts Festival 2018 

Having had a successful Golf Day I was delighted to 

hand over a cheque for £2000 to SSAFA (The Armed 

Forces Charity) and the same amount to Big C Cancer 

Charity.In addition the Club decided to support 

my own President’s Charity The Samaritans by 

donating £500 to their funds. Their offices in Queen 

Street, King’s Lynn are long overdue for a major 

Rebecca Louise Law 

need of residential, respite, nursing or dementia care. 

Swaffham Rotary International Installation Artist, Saturday 6th October refurbishment so our contribution will greatly assist 

present 2018 at the West Acre Theatre, West Acre, 7.00 for Swaffham with the Rotary purchase of a new lap-top computer and TV, 

Swaffham Visual Arts Festival 7:30pm. 2018 “...unlike anything experienced at Kew present both to be used in the future training of Volunteers. 

before.” Maria Devaney, Kew Galleries and Exhibitions Swaffham Visual On the Arts 10th Festival September 2018 

members of the Club 

Leader, Autumn 2017. Tickets with canapés & wine: met and had a super 3 course meal in the friendly, 

REBECCA LOUISE LAW 

£15 per person 

welcoming rural surroundings of The ESCAPE Project 

International Installation Artist --------------------------------------------------------------------- 

REBECCA at Tumbler LOUISE Hill. LAW We are very happy to continue to 

support this wonderful local Charity. 

Saturday 6 The fEAST Theatre Company 

th October 2018 at the West Acre Theatre, West Acre 

International Installation Artist 

Present “Into Thin Air”, Tuesday 16th October 2018 

7.00 for 7:30pm at The Nicolas Hamond Academy, Saturday Swaffham, 6 th October 7.00 2018 at the West Acre Theatre, West Acre 

for 7:30pm. Tickets: £12 adult; £8 Concessions; £4 

“…unlike anything experienced at Kew before.” 

Maria Devaney, Kew Galleries and Exhibitions Student Leader, & pupils. Autumn 2017 

7.00 for 7:30pm 

Tickets with canapés & wine: £15 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 

per person 

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Jane Hodgson Artist 

“…unlike anything experienced at Kew before.” 

Talk and display, Saturday Maria 20th October Devaney, 2018 Kew The Galleries and Exhibitions Leader, Autumn 2017 

The fEAST Theatre Company 

Pedlar’s Suite, George Hotel, Swaffham, Tickets 7.00 for with canapés & wine: £15 per person 

Present 7:30pm. Tickets: £6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

per person. 

“Into Thin Air” --------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Film Night 2018 - ‘Breathe’ 

The fEAST Theatre Company 

Tuesday 16 th October dining We 2018 really want at to The make a Nicolas difference Hammonds Friday Academy, 28 September Swaffham 2018 

7.00 for 7:30pm. 

Present 

It was set up with strong 

to the lives of the people we care for. 

With this in mind we have built the At the Swaffham Community Centre, Campingland, 

“Bringing Original a nd Vibrant Theatre t o Our Region” 

“Into Thin Air” 

local support and in 

home to the highest specifications, 

Swaffham, 7.00 for 7:30pm £9 per person with a 

recognition of the high 

giving particular consideration 

dementia to making the design and layout 

Tickets: £12 adult; £8 Concessions; £4 buffet Student supper & pupils. prior to film. 

levels of rural isolation, 

suitable for people living with a 

Tuesday 16 

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th October 2018 at The Nicolas Hammonds Academy, Swaffham 

dementia. 

deprivation and lack of 

Festival Annual Art Exhibition & Preview Evening 

7.00 for 7:30pm. 

help for mental health 

This new home will enable us to 

Venue: The Assembly Rooms, Market 

“Bringing 

Place, Swaffham 

Original a nd Vibrant Theatre t o Our Region” 

continue to provide high-quality 

issues in the area and is 

surroundings Jane and Hodgson environment. It Artist 

Preview Evening: Friday 26th October at 7.00 for 

linked to Family Action. 

will ensure our staff deliver quality 

of service and improve the quality of 

Tickets: £12 adult; £8 Concessions; £4 Student It’s & pupils. aim is to support 

life of our residents 

TALK 

every 

AND 

day. 

DISPLAY 7:30pm. 

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and improve life 

Exhibition: Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 at 10:00am to 

Saturday 20th October 2018 at The Pedlar’s Suite, The George Hotel, 

opportunities of people 

16:00pm 

The staff at Downham Swaffham 

Grange go 

in the community with mental health issues, low 

that extra mile to make the home Preview Evening: Tickets with canapes & wine: £6 per 

Jane Hodgson physical Artist activity, isolation or emotional well being. 

feel comfortable and relaxed. We 

like Downham Grange 7.00 to for feel like 7:30pm person. Saturday & Sunday: £2 per person. 

It needs everyone’s support. They work closely with 

a ‘home from home’. We encourage 

Available from Ceres Bookshop or on the door 

people to take 

TALK local AND services DISPLAY - GPS , Schools and mental health 

Tickets: 

part in the daily 

£6 

living 

per person 

activities as well as other ongoing Saturday & Sunday only. All tickets available from services who refer vulnerable individuals to them for 

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activities that take place throughout 

the day. 

Ceres Bookshop, London Street, Saturday Swaffham. 20th October 2018 specialist at The Pedlar’s support. If Suite, you can The or George wish to help Hotel, phone 


Karen Bek or Katy Fullilove on 07884 311604. 

“It took me just a few 

Recently two of us in the Club have been able to 

days to feel at home 

Swaffham Spiritual Awareness Group 

7.00 add for to 7:30pm the excellent work and contributions given 

because the staff are 

Meets in the Community Centre, 

to Sophie, Jo Burke and Family in the past by The 

so welcoming and 

Beech Close, Campingland, Swaffham 

Tickets: Lions £6 per by producing person 

caring” 

working drawings and submitting 

at 6.30pm. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

Planning and Building Regulation applications for the 

Downham Grange Care Home 

necessary extension to their Bungalow in Swaffham. 

Clackclose Road, Downham Market, 14 th October, David Schiesser, Huntingdon. 

We will now be obtaining prices and helping them 

Norfolk PE38 9PA 

28 th October, Barbara Price, March. 

Tel 01366 387054 Fax 01366 385861 

by overseeing the actual building work that is so 

downham.manager@kingsleyhealthcare.co.uk We offer healing from 5.30pm prior to our Sunday services 

www.kingsleyhealthcare.co.uk 

necessary for Sophie and her Family’s well being - 

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

stress. This service is free although donations are gratefully received part of our Vocational Service. 

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 

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 

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. 


President’s Corner 

27 

Last month I attended a Garden Party at Whissonsett 

with the Club’s Community and Vocational Officer 

Amanda Foulkes held to promote LEEWAY - the 

specialist domestic abuse Charity. LEEWAY supports 

adults, children and young people who have or who 

still are experiencing domestic abuse. It works in 

Norfolk and Suffolk and has safe houses in Breckland 

and West Norfolk. For further information, help,or 

advice phone 0300 5610077 Whilst at the event our 

Town Mayor. Colin Houghton told me of the Town 

Council’s Project for remembering and marking 

the 100th Anniversary of the end of WW1 - The 

Swaffham Poppy Display. We hope that many people, 

organisations and districts will embrace this idea and 

make this year’s important Anniversary that more 

special. Recently Councillor Ann Thorp asked the 

Club to help with the sale of an evocative watercolour 

painting by John Bailey showing Ghost figures of the 

war surrounded by a beam of light and poppies - the 

proceeds going to The British Legion Appeal.The Club 

will carry out a Silent Auction at our forthcoming Art 

Exhibition on 26th, 27th and 28th October, which 

is the culminating part of our Visual Arts Festival. 

Prior to that the painting will be displayed in the 

shop window of Club Member Claire Dunne’s Ceres 

Bookshop, part of her own contribution to the 

Mayor’s Town Poppy scheme. 

The plot for our play at Hamonds on the 16th 

October has local interest - It’s 1982, The Falklands 

War is on the Telly, Dexy’s Midnight Runners haunt 

the airwaves and a 15 year old Norfolk Schoolgirl is 

going off the rails - and vanishes ‘Into Thin Air’. 

You will see more details of this month’s Visual Arts 

Festival that I referred to in last month’s Column. 

The film “Breathe”, Rebecca Louise Law, fEAST play, 

Jane Hodgson’s talk on Art and the Art Exhibition. We 

hope as many of you as possible will visit and enjoy 

these Charity functions. 

Malcolm Whittley

The 

Merle Boddy 

Day Centre 


We have a few spaces in our warm and 

friendly day service for people living with 

dementia & other mental health problems. 

For more information please ring Georgie on: 

01760 724527 

or email: 

merleboddycentre@hotmail.co.uk 

www.merleboddycentre.co.uk 

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Feel free to pop in and admire our 

gallery of work by local artists 

and then treat yourself to tea and 

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REMEMBERING AND 

MARKING THE 100TH 

ANNIVERSARY OF 

THE END OF WW1 - THE 

SWAFFHAM POPPY DISPLAY 

I AM INVITING THE WHOLE TOWN TO 

JOIN IN AND HELP US CREATE A 

SPECIAL POPPY DISPLAY 

Our schools will be participating with there own creative 

displays and I hope that as many as possible of our local 

organisations/clubs/charities/business will want to add their 

own parts to our display, for example this can include knitted 

poppies.There will be opportunities to add to both 

external and internal display. 

Further info/detail is available from the Town Hall. 

Equally I am happy to talk to anyone about ideas 

or specific contributions they might like to make 

I DO HOPE YOU WILL EMBRACE THIS IDEA 

AND MAKE THIS YEAR’S ANNIVERSARY 

THAT LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIAL 

COLIN HOUGHTON, TOWN MAYOR 

M: 07767 262108 E: colin@houghton789.plus.com 

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The Phoenix Singers 

Songs For Summer 

In association with the Flower Festival over the 

August Bank Holiday in the Church of St. Peter & 

St. Paul, Swaffham, the Phoenix Singers performed 

in the Church on Friday 24th August to a packed 

audience. The theme of the Flower Festival ‘Music in 

Bloom’ was beautifully depicted in the arrangements 

and the Choir chose songs which reflected many of 

the displays. With the main emphasis being Musical 

Theatre, the Phoenix Singers, under the baton of Sue 

Gattusso and pianist Liz Starling, showed what they 

do best with a selection of music from stage and 

screen. It was a magical evening of harmony singing 

and a solo performance from guest soprano Amber 

Batten added to the enjoyment of all those who 

attended. Simon Hilton gave some amusing readings 

and refreshments were provided during the interval. 

The Phoenix Singers would like to thank all those who 

came along and made the evening such a success. 

As a result, the Phoenix Singers gave a donation of 

£600.00 to St. Peter & St. Paul Church. 

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear The Phoenix 

Singers in concert during the Christmas Festivities: 

venue, date and time to be announced. 

Even ironing! 

Tracy 01362 820 966 

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Above: The Phoenix Singers donate £600 to St. Peter & St. Paul Church. 

SWAFFHAM 

#COMMUNITY FRIDGE 

388kg 

Swaffham Community Garden 

Good and exciting news!! 

We have heard back from Alison, our RHS Advisor, 

with her availability schedule, so we can now put 

together the suggested dates for the completion of 

our garden project. 

On Thursday October 11th we will be hiring a turf 

cutter to prepare the ground for our herbal haven 

bed, the fruitful forest bed and our wildflower annual 

border. We will then need YOUR help in digging the 

soil conditioner into these areas ready for planting. 

We will also be working with Swaffham Youthie 

that evening to construct our Bug Hotel, but all are 

welcome to come along and take part in this activity. 

On Friday 12th we will be putting the plug plants into 

the wildflower area, an ideal opportunity for children 

of all ages – plus their parents and grandparents 

– to take part and ensure that the garden is a real 

community effort. Then on Saturday we will be 

making the final additions so that the garden can be 

formally opened including, thanks to the generous 

donation from the South Pickenham Estate, the tree 

logs that will form seating for our children’s Story 

Telling Circle, an integral part of the Garden. 

We hope that as many of you as possible will join us 

on one or more of the days so that we can all take 

pride in another initiative to make the Campingland 

a more attractive venue for all ages. If more detailed 

information is required please do not hesitate to 

make contact via davidwickerson@btinternet.com 

The Swaffham Town Team. 

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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 

Swaffham Heritage Lottery Support 

Swaffham Heritage has just received confirmation 

of a National Lottery grant of £13,100 for a two 

year long Military Remembrance Trail project. 

The Swaffham area provides many memories of life 

in times of modern military conflict and the project 

will focus on recalling events and people from the 

town and neighbouring villages by collecting and 

displaying artefacts, documents and memories 

arranged around Remembrance themes. An 

important feature will be working with community 

groups alongside volunteer "Memory Makers" who 

will be trained in delivering talks on Remembrance, 

recording memories and producing and presenting 

theme related loan boxes. The project begins in 

November this year and a work-in-progress display 

gallery open to the public will be set up at Swaffham 

Heritage from February 2019. 

Bid writer Anne Fairweather, executive secretary 

to Swaffham Heritage, commented that thanks to 

people contributing to the National Lottery Fund, 

both the community and visitors to the area will 

be able to explore Swaffham’s rich Remembrance 

Heritage and value lessons from the past. 

Books Required Urgently 

Wanted - Paperbacks in good condition to sell in the 

Museum Shop. Please deliver to the Museum during 

opening hours. 

Why is it Butter? And why is it a Cross? 

The work around the Buttercross brings to mind 

why it is called a Buttercross and not the bandstand 

which it really looks like. The Buttercross is the town’s 

second market cross. The first dated from Elizabethan 

times and stood somewhere near the war memorial. 

It was two-storied, long and narrow and was also 

the manor court house. The pillory and whipping 

post stood just near it. It was never in the form of 

a cross but the name market cross represented the 

close affiliation between church and market. It is said 

that the cross was financed by the then vicar Rev 

Stapleton. Under its shelter the farmers stocked their 

butter for Saturday sale days. So it became known 

as the Buttercross. Eventually the state of it declined 

and didn’t suit the gentrified Swaffham of the late 

18th century. It was replaced in 1783 by the present 

Buttercross given to the town by Lord Walpole. By this 

time Swaffham had become the market collection 

point for local butter, having ousted Downham 

Market. From the Buttercross the butter would be 

transported by coach to Downham Market, by boat to 

Cambridge and then by coach to London. It was called 

Cambridge butter because it had to contain more salt 

than normal because of its long passage to London. 

So, although bands may play on or in it, it was not 

intended as a bandstand and remains yet another 

symbol of Swaffham’s importance as a market town. 

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. 

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Swaffham PE37 7DQ 

Tel: 01760 721 230 

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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 Secretary James Dean 01760 720756 

or jamesdean@uwclub.net 

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 

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Prize winners: 

Sept draw - £40 No.15 / £20 No.13 / £10 No.38 

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. 

• Quiz & Chips – Friday Oct 19 

• Mulled Wine Party Suffield Court Sunday Dec 2 

For further details contact Secretary on 01760 720756 

New FoSM Committee 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 Stan Roberts 07825885254 

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Coaching for beginners and improvers. 

For more information or to join the club please 

contact Geoff on 01760 722262 

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Wissey U3A 

At the last monthly meeting on 

6th September, John Cushing 

gave members an extremely 

interesting presentation about the Thursford 

Collection. John is the Producer, Director and Artistic 

Director of Thursford’s Christmas Spectacular. John’s 

presentation included an insight into the planning and 

wide ranging preparations which are always required 

months before each Christmas Show. A history of 

his Fathers vision of a Steam Engine Collection was 

also included. It was a privilege to have John as our 

Speaker and many members commented about the 

professional manner of his presentation. 

October’s speaker will talk about Assassins, Traitors 

and Spies and in November, Sir Henry Bedingfield 

will give a presentation about Heraldry. 

There was Archery again at 

the Holme Hale playing field 

when U3A Archers joined our 

champion Archer Tricia Mandall. 

Tricia recently competed in 

the ‘Transplant Games’ in 

Birmingham and won Gold in 

the Archery then followed that 

with Gold in the Ball Throwing 

event and Silver in the 3Km Mini 

Marathon. WELL DONE TRICIA! 

Wissey U3A members were 

invited to attend a series of re-enactments about the 

trial of Suffragette Miriam Pratt in Norwich Castle. 

Members reported how fantastic the production 

was, which will continue until December. Members 

were invited to a U3A exhibition in Kings Lynn 

focusing on ‘Imports and Exports through Kings Lynn 

in the 18th and 19th centuries. U3A members were 

also invited to attend a performance by Kings Lynn 

U3A’s Renaissance Madrigal Singers at St Nicholas 

Chapel, Kings Lynn on Heritage Day 16th September. 

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. Meetings are held at Holme Hale’s Pavilion 

on the first Thursday of the month from 09.45 until 

12.00 mid-day. 

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 is £10 but from October the 

membership fee for a period of 6 months will only 

be £7. 

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SCALGA 

Greetings from the allotments. 

Between the excessive rain and prolonged hot 

weather we really don’t have much to report. 

Most of our crops were over and done with early, 

the potatoes were tasty but small the lack of good 

watering in such drought took its toll. However, my 

vine over the structure on the plot is full of small 

sweet bunches of black grapes. Amongst it all a 

second pigeon has built another precarious nest, 

hopefully she will be able to hatch her young so late 

in the season. 

On the 9th September we held our Afternoon Tea 

and presentation of the Best Kept Allotment awards. 

Our President Roger Trowell presented the awards. 

The winners were:- 

• Best single plot: Brian Eves 

• Best Multiple plot: Ray Joyner 

• Best Starter plot: Anthony Joachim 

• Runners up: Jan & Malcolm Barnes 

and Lawrence Wright. 

A commemorative ornament was presented to Mr 

and Mrs Bill Twiddy for being excellent SCALGA 

members. Unfortunately, we are losing them at the 

end of the year but hope they will attend any future 

gatherings as we cannot enjoy our burgers without 

Bill’s fried onions. 

Whilst tea was being served members took part in 

a quiz This was won by our newest members with 

19 out of 20 correct answers. 2nd was Mrs Marian 

Clements with 18. 

The committee and attendees put together a 

wonderful selection of sandwiches, sausage rolls 

and cakes for the Tea, it was nice to see plot holders 

getting together and chatting. 

Our thanks to all who gave a raffle prize and 

contributed to making the afternoon a success. 

The Halloween get together will be held on the 31st 

October at 6pm. Burgers and sausages will be served, 

Halloween dress is optional. 

The Largest Pumpkin competition will also be held 

on that night. I’m sorry to say that ours is about the 

size of a small football we might get some soup from 

it if we are lucky. 

From the Mayor’s Parlour 

This is my fourth article since taking over in 

May 18. It is still disappointing that not many 

of the public attend our monthly meetings. 

They are not too boring and it gives you 

a good opportunity to ask questions if you wish. Also 

remember I will always try to respond to any invites to 

come and see you at any of our town’s groups/clubs/ 

organisations etc. I think this is important as it is good to 

meet “face to face”. 

The “Park Run” established two months ago is still going 

well. Another new initiative to encourage us to exercise! 

I hope many of you managed a day out at the August 

Bank Holiday when we held our second Classic Car 

Show and Family Fun Day. I hope you found it interesting 

and enjoyable with plenty to do. Sincere apologies 

about the lack of toilets. There was an administrative 

misunderstanding and despite our frantic efforts on 

the day we could not source replacements. However, 

the day was a success, thanks to those at The Norfolk 

Vehicle club, colleagues at the Town Hall and all our 

sponsors like Abels and L G Motors, for the hard work in 

organising. The rain curtailed things but in the time we 

had, all went well. 

Still nothing definite yet to report on the future of the 

Green Britain Centre. However, the Council has been 

talking to the “Garden Science Trust” to see whether we 

can help them to relocate. 

The refurbishment of the Buttercross area is now 

underway and as explained previously this will provide 

many new features and facilities. The work to install 

parking machines in the centre car park will take place 

at the same time to minimise disruption. Sorry for 

the inconvenience whilst the work is undertaken. The 

Contractors are doing their best. 

Although I was away at our Towns Twinning Weekend in 

France I hope the “Dads Army” weekend went well and 

was well supported. Congratulations to the Organisers. 

The “Poppy Display” will be proceeding in conjunction 

with the British Legion to mark the 100th Anniversary 

of the end of WW1. Displays will start to appear around 

town which you the public can add to. Some will be 

internal like in the Church and Museum and in Shop 

windows and some external. I really hope that you all 

will want to participate to make this a really special time 

for our Town. Any Poppy related or WW1 material, 

including photographs is appreciated and can be added 

during October. Any contributions can be dropped off 

at the Town Hall or could be collected. 

Feel free to contact me at the Town Hall. Still interested 

in any ideas on what realistically we could seek to do to 

keep Swaffham “on the map” for residents and tourists. 

52 Filby Road, Swaffham, Norfolk PE37 7SX 

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Cllr Colin Houghton Mayor 18/19

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. 

TOWN CENTRE WORKS 

On behalf of the Town Council Quinn Construction 

Ltd are currently carrying out refurbishment of the 

Buttercross: 

• overhauling the electrics - to enable sockets for events 

• levelling the raised ridges of the cobbles - to take away 

trip hazards and make the area more usable for the public 

• adding new seats and light bollards – going in around 

the Buttercross • new street lights being erected - to 

light up the car park, with some new electrical sockets for 

Market traders to use • new electric car charging points 

- at either side of the car park • new car park meters – 

to enable Breckland Council to manage the 2 hour free 

parking - there are no plans for car park charges. 

• Free WiFi - will be available in the Town Centre. 

All work is scheduled to finish by 23rd November. The 

Council respectfully ask for your patience during this 

time, disruption will be kept to a minimum and it is 

Business as Usual. 

There were some really interesting ideas recently 

circulated on social media, as those that ‘know’ best 

posted all sorts of theories about what was happening 

in the Town Centre. “It’s the nail in the coffin of 

Swaffham” said more than one, well, there is nothing 

like the truth to spoil a good rumour is there? The 

answers were there all along, in the last two editions of 

Swaffham Newsletter and on the Council website. 

It was a bit like a giant game of Family Fortunes with 

weird and wonderful insights put forward, with the 

majority not even close to being right, “And our survey 

said? ……….” 

CHRISTMAS LIGHT SWITCH-ON & CHRISTMAS MARKET 

Please get yourself booked in for the Christmas Light 

Switch-On and Christmas Market which will be a 

Sunday once more later this year. We have a healthy 

number of stalls already booked, so don’t miss out 

for the event on Sunday 2nd December from 12 noon 

until 6pm as the Christmas Market is always well 

attended and the Switch-On taking place at 5pm. A full 

afternoon’s entertainment, with a visit from ‘Father 

Christmas’ and Live Reindeer. Full details will feature in 

future editions of the Swaffham Newsletter. We really 

would be grateful to anyone wishing to volunteer their 

services to help us with this event, or book a stall, please 

contact the Town Hall 01760 722922 E-mail enquiries@ 

swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk 

The BIG debate will begin soon, as we head into the 

Budget season, as the Town Council must decide what 

happens in 2019 with the Christmas lights. We are at 

the end of a three-year contract at the end of January, 

so will it be LIGHTS ON or LIGHTS OFF throughout 

the year? We also no longer have Swaffham Trade 

Association putting in 50% of the cost, so Councillors 

must decide whether to increase their funding, keep it 

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at the same level or reduce it. What are your thoughts? 

Have you enjoyed the lights these past few years? The 

Council’s commitment in recent years has been £6,000, 

with this year more than £10,000 hmmm… 

WHAT’S GOING ON IN SWAFFHAM? 

Better joined up working for Swaffham and Watton 

@swaffhamevents 

Sue Dent works for Swaffham & Watton Town Councils 

as ‘Events and Projects Support Officer’ to promote 

events and projects in and around 

both Towns. 

In the short-term Sue will be helping 

to support existing events and 

getting to know the groups and 

organisations that do so much in 

both Towns. So, if you have anything 

happening soon, or are planning for next year, do get in 

touch with her at the Town Council or on 07776 507658 

/ wattonswaffhamevents@gmail.com 

Notice of PUBLIC MEETING 

Date: Monday 8th October 2018 

Time: 6.30pm 

Location: Chamber, Town Hall, Swaffham 

Topic: Days Field, Sporle Road, Swaffham 

(Application to borrow up to £6,000,000 to the Ministry 

of Housing, Communities & Local Government) 

Following a recent press release issued by the Council 

on 17th August 2018, the Mayor of Swaffham, Colin 

Houghton would like to invite residents to a public 

meeting to discuss the Days Field project. 

6.30pm - The meeting will commence with a short 

factual presentation: - 

• To give a brief History of the site, including the Section 8 

permission to dispose of surplus allotment land 

• To explain the decision-making process and the decisions 

taken to date • To give an insight of Below the Line (closed 

meetings excluding public and press) Debates and 

Decisions, where Data Protection meets the Freedom 

of Information Act and how Councillors are bound by 

their Code of Conduct and Confidentiality • What does 

an application to the Ministry of Housing, Communities 

and Local Government for the permission to borrow up 

to £6,000,000 actually mean? • To list the decisions the 

Council still have to take, including whether to use the 

permission to borrow, assuming it will be granted (which 

is not a certainty) and the options still open to the Council 

• To outline the information gathering process and 

consultation • To give a possible timetable, with lead in 

times, from now until the project could be delivered. 

• To give an overview of the Cost Plan – projecting income 

and expenses, risk assessments – general and financial, and 

initial costs • Where does all the expertise come from? The 

Professional Team explained – Quantity Surveyor, Solicitor, 

Planning Consultant & Architect, Project Manager etc. 

6.45pm – The meeting will be opened to allow members 

of the public to address the Town Council. 

If you have a question you would like to ask at the 

meeting please feel free to let the office know in 

advance of the meeting – this will allow us to better 

manage the meeting and if necessary, investigate and 

prepare a response on the night. 

Please do come along to the Public Meeting and hear 

directly from the Mayor, Councillors and the Town Clerk 

all about the options still under consideration for the 

development of Days Field. 

TOWN COUNCIL ELECTIONS & REFERENDUM 

Your Town Councillors will now have one-eye on May 

next year, as the Local Government Elections will take 

place once more for both Swaffham Town Council and 

Breckland Council. The Town Council recently agreed to 

do two taster events “Do you want to be a Councillor?” 

one before the end of 2018 and another as we get a 

little nearer the election date in the new-year 2019. 

These events will be targeting anyone who is thinking 

about standing for election but would like to know a 

little more about the Town Council before they take 

the final step. How do we operate? What services do 

we run? What land and property do we manage? What 

are we responsible for? What exactly does a Town 

Councillor do? What is the role of the Town Council 

within the community? How does the Town Council fit 

in with Breckland Council and Norfolk County Council? 

All of this and the opportunity to ask any question you 

like relating to Council business??? Dates soon… 

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. On the 16th 

July the Council “signed off” the draft document and 

printed copies 

A public consultation day was held in the Assembly 

rooms on the 18th July running from 10am to 7pm. 

This was fairly well attended, and it was good to talk to 

people about their issues and concerns. This started a 

pre-submission consultation period from then to 31st 

August 18 . I hope that you have taken the opportunity 

to get your views in. We are now embarking over a 

period of time to digest all the comments made and 

decide how they might be incorporated into the draft 

document. Once this has been done the updated 

document will be submitted to Breckland Council for 

independent evaluation. After such evaluation and 

checking against Brecklands Local Plan, the absolute 

final document will come out to a TOWN REFERENDUM 

to seek widespread support and adoption. This is likely 

to be as early as possible in the New Year. Remember it 

strengthens our position locally in helping to determine 

planning applications and what shape we want our 

town to develop to over the next 20 years. 

Keep up to date on the Town Council Website 

www.swaffhamtowncouncil.gov.uk 

Contact details: Rachel Leggett Project Manager 

swaffhamplan@gmail.com 

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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 

Town Council Dates 

Monday 8th - PUBLIC MEETING (Days Field) 

6.30 pm - 8.30 pm, Council Chamber, Town Hall 

Wednesday 10th - Full Town Council meeting 

6.30 pm - 9.00 pm, Council Chamber, Town Hall. 

Monday 15th – Market Committee meeting, 


Monday 29th – Full Council Finance meeting, 


Tuesday 30th – N Plan -Steering Group, 10.00am 

Planning committee. 1.30pm, Council Chamber, 

Town Hall. 

The Town Council 

Mayor – Cllr Colin Houghton 01760 336 025 

Deputy Mayor – Cllr Jill Skinner 01760 336 121 

Cllr Steven Allen 

07825 801 605 

Cllr Robert Bartram 

01760 721 022 

Cllr Wendy Bensley 

01760 722 524 

Cllr Brenda Bowler 

01760 788 519 

Cllr Jan Buckley-Stevens 

01760 722 604 

Cllr Paul Darby 

Cllr Terry Jennison 

01760 720 608 

Cllr Sheila Lister 

01760 720 114 

Cllr Shirley Matthews 

01760 723 205 

Cllr Les Scott 

01760 720 465 

Cll Anne Thorp 

01760 722 611 

01760 622725 

Breckland Councillors: 

Cllr Paul Darby, Cllr Shirley Matthews and 

Cllr Ian Sherwood 07795 236878 

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

Your County Councillor is Cllr Ed Colman 

07940 406356 / 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 

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

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

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