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The Nicholas Hamond Academy<br />
TNHA JOIN IN WW1 CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS<br />
TRIBUTE TO THE FALLEN<br />
A ‘sea of red poppies’ can be seen all<br />
round the town and particularly at the<br />
Market Cross in <strong>Swaffham</strong> where the<br />
outside is covered in a red carpet of contributions<br />
from local businesses and schools etc. This is part<br />
of the town’s celebrations of the 100 years of the<br />
end of WW1 and remembering the sacrifice of those<br />
involved. TNHA were proud to take along our giant<br />
poppy made of recyclable plastics. (Presented to the<br />
Mayor, Colin Houghton & Judy Anscombe, Chair of<br />
Governors).<br />
JOINING WITH LOCAL SERVICE FAMILIES<br />
Along with children at Cherry Trees Academy, and<br />
serviceman and woman from RAF Marham, our<br />
students joined what was a moving tribute marking<br />
the 100th anniversary of the WW1 Armistice when<br />
guns fell silent. They wrote their own poems and<br />
sang the song made popular by the Poppy Girls ‘The<br />
Call (No Need to Say Goodbye)’.<br />
ENDURING LEGACY<br />
Students joined in the award-winning initiative<br />
‘Legacy 110’ project participating in a trip to the<br />
battlefields, museums and graveyards of WW1, and<br />
having the honour of laying a wreath in the Last Post<br />
Remembrance Service at the Menin Gate, Ypres.<br />
Sponsored by the Institute of Education, the project<br />
aims for each student to create an enduring legacy<br />
by impacting upon at least 110 people within their<br />
local community, guided by their History Teacher.<br />
(Originally aiming for the total number of people<br />
reached by 2019 to equal 888,246 – the number of<br />
British & Commonwealth soldiers who fell during the<br />
First World War). We eagerly look forward to their<br />
project!<br />
HONOURING ‘THE FALLEN’<br />
Army cadets, Air cadets, Brownies, Guides & Scouts<br />
uniforms could be seen amongst the usual school<br />
dress at TNHA, as part of the commemorations<br />
honouring ‘the fallen’. A huge display stands proudly<br />
in the foyer of the academy featuring poppies made<br />
by students as their tribute.<br />
Sacred Heart Convent<br />
A busy week for the Reception class at Sacred Heart<br />
During the half term holiday Mrs Clifton, Olivia and<br />
Isobel correctly guessed the weight of a 35kg giant<br />
pumpkin. (their prize – the pumpkin itself!) The<br />
Reception children then helped to cut, grate and<br />
chop to make delicious pumpkin soup. The boys and<br />
girls have carefully counted the (enormous) seeds so<br />
everyone can now grow their own. The Reception<br />
children then started work on the shell of the<br />
pumpkin, making a giant pumpkin face. And what<br />
does every good pumpkin farmer need? A scarecrow,<br />
so the next task was to make a scarecrow which the<br />
children christened, Bob. The childrens’ scarecrow<br />
will now enter into Westfields Care Home Scarecrow<br />
Competition – Good luck Reception!<br />
St Peter & St Paul’s <strong>Swaffham</strong><br />
The December Services in <strong>Swaffham</strong> parish church<br />
will be as follows:-<br />
Sunday 2nd ADVENT SUNDAY<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
6.00pm Advent Carol Service<br />
Wednesday 5th<br />
10.00am Holy Communion BCP<br />
Sunday 9th<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
3.00pm St John Ambulance Carol Service<br />
Wednesday 12th<br />
10.00am Holy Communion BCP<br />
Sunday 16th<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am United Benefice Sung Eucharist<br />
Wednesday 19th<br />
10.00am Holy Communion BCP<br />
Sunday 23rd<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
6.00pm Carol Service<br />
Monday 24th CHRISTMAS EVE<br />
4.00pm Christingle Service<br />
11.30pm Midnight Mass<br />
Tuesday 25th CHRISTMAS DAY<br />
10.00am Sung Eucharist<br />
Sunday 30th<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
NB<br />
Wednesday 2nd Jan<br />
10.00am Holy Communion BCP<br />
Sunday 6th Jan THE EPIPHANY<br />
8.00am Holy Communion<br />
9.30am Sung Eucharist<br />
3.30pm Evensong<br />
The week-long CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL (our<br />
eighth) begins in the Parish Church on Saturday 1st<br />
December. There will be 29 trees decorated by local<br />
charities and refreshments will be available every day.<br />
Open from 10.00am to 4.00pm (11.00am to 4.00pm<br />
on Sunday 2nd). Please come along, admission is free,<br />
and everyone will be very welcome (including dogs).<br />
Wednesday 12th December. 7pm, Churches Together<br />
Town Carol Concert in the Assembly Rooms.<br />
MOTHERS’ UNION<br />
The <strong>Swaffham</strong> branch of the Mothers’ Union usually<br />
meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month. The next<br />
meeting will be at the later time of 11.00am on<br />
Thursday 13th December in the Vicarage, by kind<br />
invitation of the Vicar. This will be the Christmas<br />
Meeting which will be followed by a Shared Lunch.<br />
Enquiries to Anne on 336328<br />
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