Swaffham Newsletter

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Iceni Rural Writers
Members of the Swaffham based writing group,
Iceni Rural Writers, have produced a pamphlet titled
‘100 Years from Then’, an anthology of poetry and
prose inspired by WWI. The contributions to the
pamphlet were developed from a workshop held
in the Community Centre, and led by Norfolk based
poet and writer Sue Burge.
The group is grateful to The Armed Forces Community
Covenant: World War 1 Fund for supporting the
project. Look out for copies of the pamphlet in your
local library, schools, bookshop, cafes, museum,
surgeries, community centre. The pamphlets are not
for sale; so when you find one read it and leave it for
somebody else to enjoy.
Charlie Dearden,
Chair Iceni Rural Writers
Swaffham Town Bowls Club
Coaching for beginners and improvers.
For more information or to join the club please
contact Geoff on 01760 722262
Community Fridge Donation
A big thank you to the lady who kindly donated
leftover food from her wedding reception
before she had to dash off to the airport for her
honeymoon! These geneorous acts are always
greatly appreciated and make a real difference to
people in the community.
From the Mayor’s Parlour
So much to comment on this month.
Firstly Remembrance Sunday and all the
preparations that led up to this day. I hope
you agree that the town did us all proud
by making sure that this anniversary was
properly commemorated. The display around town
and in St Peters Church was fantastic , so many thanks to
everyone who participated and those who contributed
poppies and other display material. The Service at the
War Memorial was “extra special” and the event to
light our “Town Beacon” was very moving as we all
remembered the sacrifices of our predecessors.
The work around the Buttercross is now complete. It
has been disruptive to some and thank you for your
patience. There was a lot of unseen work done by
the contractors. I hope you like the end result and the
new facilities. The brick structure housing the new
electricity supply has caused a lot of comment. It was
needed where it is located. The Council are looking at
ideas to make the exterior more attractive, so it will
blend in better.
As you get this article it will just be coming up to our
Christmas market and lights switch on. I hope you will
be there that Sunday to join in the fun. A lot of time
and effort goes into the planning and we seek to make
it attractive and interesting for all age groups, so please
come and support the event.
You may have seen in the press that I was invited to do
a “blindfolded walk” around town to help highlight the
difficulties that blind people face. It was an education
to me to do this as you do not imagine the issues you
can come across. Navigating around items on our
pavements, crossing roads, knowing where vehicles
are (or might be) are all aspects you come across. Those
of us with our sight take all these things for granted. I
would like to appeal to everyone in town, please try to
think how you might help in making life easier for our
blind people, especially regarding items that we put
out on pavements, including dust bins.
We are still awaiting news on the future of the Green
Britain Centre. As you recall this is owned by Breckland
Council and they are considering its future use. The
Town Council has expressed an initial interest in the
site, but it is early days as to what may happen.
Turning to leisure facilities in our town. We have long
known that our existing facility is totally inadequate for
our needs. The good news is that Breckland Council is
now undertaking a “feasibility study” examining what
future provision the town should have. Consultations
have started this month and I am sure that a wide range
of ideas will be forthcoming. This is long overdue and
we will await with interest any findings or ideas for the
future. More news in the New Year on this.
Our Neighbourhood Plan discussions have moved on.
Please see the article in this newsletter entitled “In
my back yard” The Town Council is signing this off for
submission to Breckland Council
The council's initial ideas on the future of the land
known as “Days Field” has caused some interest with
many and there has been articles in the press.
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