Swaffham Newsletter

Age Concern Swaffham & District
At the end of October, we had a couple of most interesting talks – by Able Care
in relation to providing live – in home care and from Macmillan Nurses on cancer
support. 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:
• December 18th (Note Date) - Christmas Show, Great Yarmouth Hippodrome (Trip out)
• January 29th 2019 - New Year Party – Pot of Gold, Swaffham Shanty Crew (in house)
• February 26th – Protecting the Royal Family – talk (in house)
• March 19th – Talk on Oxburgh Hall (in house)
• End April – Possible trip out / Theatre Show
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. Chair, Diane Sanderson, 725715; deputy Chair, Barbara Clarke,
720140, Treasurer, James Dean, 720756; Trips Organiser, John Clarke, 720140; Membership Secretary,
Vicky Slater, 627031.
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Befrienders & Hospital
Buddy Drivers Needed
You can make a difference
Befriending Client
"I really look forward to seeing my Volunteer
Befriender. He always cheers me up.”
Hospital Buddy Client
“Having someone with me at my appointment,
took away all the worry.”
We now have
our 2019
calendars on
sale, pop in for a
coffee! And pick
up a copy!
(suggested donation
£5.99)
EMAIL: swaffhamsss16@outlook.com
The Community Centre, Campingland, Swaffham. PE37 7RB
Marham Mum's Tireless Fundraising
A Norfolk mum, whose son died when he was just
two years old, is celebrating the incredible lifesaving
legacy that she’s made in his name. In the 30 years
since her son, Daniel, died from acute myeloid
leukaemia (AML), Janet Qualters has raised over
£100,000 for blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan.
Creating a remarkable legacy in Daniel’s name, Janet
is also responsible for recruiting more than 1,000
people to the Anthony Nolan stem cell register with
at least ten of these people being called up to donate
to someone in desperate need of a potentially
lifesaving transplant.
Janet and Daniel five weeks before he died
Janet has received the news that she has been
shortlisted for the Shirley Nolan award for special
recognition at the Anthony Nolan Supporter Awards,
which are being held at the Tower of London. The
awards are held annually by the charity as a chance
to recognise those who go above and beyond in
supporting Anthony Nolan. The award is named after
the charity’s founder Shirley Nolan, a mother who
never gave up on her vision to create the world’s first
bone marrow register to find a match for her son,
Anthony, and others in need of a lifesaving transplant.
Janet said: ‘When Daniel died, I didn’t cope with it
at all well and I became quite ill. It took me a few
years but I bounced back’. ‘I found that helping raise
awareness and funds and recruiting potential stem
cell donors actually helped me recover and I felt
that I was doing it not only for Daniel, but through
Daniel. If it had not been for Daniel I would not have
achieved what I have.’
Janet, now a funeral civil celebrant, spent her years
at RAF Marham tirelessly fundraising – organising
everything from skydives, cycles and runs, to raffles,
cake sales and a 1940s themed ball.
Henny Braund, Chief Executive at Anthony Nolan,
said: ‘What Janet has achieved in the 30 years since
Daniel’s death is nothing short of remarkable. Every
pound raised, and person recruited to the Anthony
Nolan register, has created a lifesaving legacy in
Daniel’s name that will continue to save the lives of
people in desperate need for many years to come.'
To find out more about Anthony Nolan, or to sign up
to the stem cell register, visit www.anthonynolan.org.
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Swaffham Arts
By now we will have had our third concert on a
Baroque theme, this time of music for woodwind
with harpsichord accompaniment. The trio of
concerts with a common thread has proved very
successful and we may plan a future programme
round another artistic theme.
Our Christmas event, on Sunday December 9th at
3pm, is a member's afternoon when the voices of
The Pot of Gold will sing seasonal songs to, for, and
with us at the Community Centre. We hope as many
members as possible will be able to come along and
enjoy the music, refreshments and company at this
beginning of the Christmas season.
The January event, as in previous years, is a children’s
afternoon with another visit from Garlic Theatre
puppets on Sunday January 20th. Look out for
further details in the New Year.
Swaffham Jazz Club
The Jazz Club is lucky to have two guitarists regularly playing
for us who are both masters of the instrument – Lee Vasey
and Ed Reed – the latter led the group at our November
event. The rest of the line-up was Laura - Vocals, George
King – Sax & Clarinet and Mike Smith – Electric Bass. The
numbers that stand out include Caro Emerald’s That Man
which was a lively piece with an unusual ‘sprung’ rhythm.
This was followed by a laid back Our Day Will Come sung
as a duet by Laura and Ed with some great embellishments
from George. Exactly Like You produced a long and well
constructed solo from Ed. For Smooth Mike took a solo,
and the sax and bass duetted unaccompanied which I
think is a first for the club. The second half opened with
an up tempo arrangement of It Don’t Mean a Thing if
it Ain’t Got That Swing. George’s strong solo flowed into
a fine solo from Ed and ended with some good interplay
between sax and bass. The singing for Won’t You Come
Home Bill Bailey was shared by George and Ed and went
down particularly well. I think Laura’s most memorable
songs were I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, Baby and
powerfully earthy renditions of At Last and I Just Want to
Make Love to You.
George switched to clarinet for Stranger on the Shore
demonstrating just what a beautiful number this can
be. The good old Norfolk jazz standard "Hev Yew Gotta
Loight, Boy?" played as a Bossa Nova saw Ed as both
singer and guitarist. Another light-hearted piece I Had
Someone Else Before I Had You (and I’ll Have Someone
After You’ve Gone) ended the evening with really swinging
performances all round. I especially appreciated Mike’s
sound quality in a great solo. Given the absence of both
drums and keyboard he had the job of maintaining steady
tempo and rhythm throughout the evening, both of which
he managed superbly.
Next up: The Colin Mason Quartet with Eileanora -
Keyboard and Vocals, plus Tap Robinson - Guitar.
Tuesday 11th December at 7.30pm at The Conservative
Club, London Street, PE37 7 DD. £7 on the door.
Info from Norman 01760 722384 or Geoff 01366 328730