Mardler February 2019 JS

Mardler
BROCKDISH & THORPE ABBOTTS
THE
Edition No. 220 February – March 2019
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Editorial Team
Useful Contacts
Editor
Robert Buck 01379 668663
robertbuck1974@talktalk.net
Chairperson
Jan Croxson 01379 668630
jpcrocky@btinternet.com
Advertising
Judith Chambers 01379 668072
judecham@gmail.com
Treasurer
Janice Stacey 01379 668549
janicestacey@btinternet.com
Surgeries Harleston
Bullock Fair Close 01379 853217
Emergencies 01379 853503
Police
Harleston and Diss 101
NHS Direct 111
Electricity Power Cuts 105
Gas Emergencies 0800 111 999
Mary Alderton 01379 668537
maryalderton@btinternet.com
Linda Bell 01379 669293
belltomlinda@gmail.com
Anglian Water 03457 145 145
South Norfolk Council 01508 533633
Borderhoppa 01379 854800
Cheryl Mounser 01379 741435
billmounser@yahoo.co.uk
The views expressed in The Mardler are not
necessarily those of the Editorial team. The Editor
reserves the right to amend or alter any copy
received.
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BROCKDISH VILLAGE HALL
Monday - Aerobics 6:45 - 7:45pm
Tuesday - Line Dancing 7.15pm
Wednesday - Ballroom & Latin Dance
Classes 7pm – 11pm *
Thursday - Tea Dance 2pm
- Carpet Bowls 7:30pm
Friday - Hall available for hire
Saturday - Quizzes, Ballroom Dancing*
Sunday - Tea Dance*
* See notice board for more information.
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Judith Chambers, see above.
Brockdish Village Hall
Bookings Jill Edwards 01379 669057
Thorpe Abbotts Village Hall
Bookings Kelvin Halifax 01379 668705
Carpet Bowls Club
Glyn Catchpole 01379 668698
Line Dancing
Tracey Hood 07854 943490
Aerobics
Clare Peed 01379 668715
Sunday Tea Dance/Ballroom
Latin Dance Classes
Niall O’Brien 07526 883776
South Norfolk District Councillor
Jenny Wilby 01379 741504
Parish Clerk
Teresa Hines 01379 308617
Libraries
Harleston 01379 852549
Diss 01379 642609
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Editorial
Cast your mind back to a year ago and the cover photograph was
the view seen by many residents in Thorpe Abbotts. Half a year later
and due to a lack of rain the grass was all looking a rather pale
yellow, what will the Great British weather bring us in 2019?
The editorial team are always keen to have participation from our
readers, so if they are any budding young artists out there willing to
share their talent, then turn to page 30 to see what ideas we have.
Robert Buck
Editor
REMEMBER
Closing date for entries in the
April/ May 2019 issue is
Friday 3 rd May 2019
Articles received after this date may
not be included in the next issue.
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WHAT’S ON
February 2019
Fri 1 st Singing group at Harleston
Swan (p25)
Sat 2 nd Thorpe Abbotts Social Club
Dance (p5)
Sat 16 th / Snow drop Open Garden
Sun 17 th Brockdish (p40)
Wed 20 th Waveney Heritage
Centre talk (p18)
Thur 21 st Dementia Café (p33)
Sat 23 rd Thorpe Abbotts Annual
Church Quiz (p6)
Sat 23 rd / Waveney Heritage Centre
Sun 24 th Wireless Open Day (p18)
Sat 23 rd / Snow drop Open Garden
Sun 24 th Brockdish (p40)
Thur 28 th Mobile Library (p26)
Rushall Craft Fayre (p17)
Parish Council Meeting
Thorpe Abbotts (p10)
March 2019
Sat 2 nd Open Day 100 th Bomb
Museum (p12)
Thorpe Abbotts Social
Club Dance (p5)
Sat 2 nd / Snow drop Open Garden
Sun 3 rd Brockdish (p40)
Sat 16 th Quiz Night Brockdish (p31)
Wed 20 th Waveney Heritage Centre
Talk (p6)
Thurs 21 st Dementia Café (p33)
Tues 26 th Parish Council Meeting
Brockdish (p10)
Thur 28 th Mobile Library (p26)
Craft Fayre Rushall (p17)
Sun 31 st Waveney Heritage Centre
Talk (p18)
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Hedge & Lawn Cutting
Fencing Erected& Stained
Trees Pruned & Felled
Seeding & Turfing
Patios & Driveways
Gardens Cleared
Stump Grinding
Mini Digger Work
All Garden care Undertaken
Phone: 01379 687983
Mobile: 07799 492603
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Village Information
THORPE ABBOTTS SOCIAL CLUB
Belated New Year wishes to you all.
It was a busy December for Kelvin and I with our Chairman out of
action, but we coped with the help of our members. I am pleased
to be able to report that Lennie is now at home and looking out
for visitors.
Christmas and New Year events were well supported and from
comments received were enjoyed by all. Seeing the New Year in
holds that additional significant appeal with a rendition of “Always
Friends”.
February sees us signing up members for the coming year and
our entertainment provided by Cowboy Dave. In March we have
“Just Kevin” and April “Tony Bryant”.
I must take this opportunity to say a big thank you to members
and friends who made the past two months possible.
Linda Halifax 668705
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Waveney Heritage Centre-
Wednesday 20 th March 7.30 pm – 9.00 pm
From barn owls to turtle doves, hedgehogs to watervoles this
illustrated talk by Gemma Walker (Norfolk Wildlife Trust,
Wildlife and Community Officer) will introduce you to some
common (and not so common) species associated with
Norfolk commons. Discover the natural and unnatural history
of some of the species found on Norfolk commons and learn
about the new Wildlife in Common project funded by the
Heritage Lottery.
This talk is free, no need to book. Includes refreshments
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Village Information
THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY APPEAL
BROCKDISH 2018 The 2018 Poppy appeal in the Village raised
£567.35 and not £427.21 as stated in the last edition. For any
observant readers that amount was from 2017, apologies for the
typographical error.
Robert Buck - Editor
BROCKDISH CARPET BOWLS CLUB
We are pleased to welcome a new member to our Club. It would
be good to have some more new members. Anyone who is
interested is very welcome to come along and have a go.
In the Waveney League we have played Syleham, Old
Buckenham and Roydon and have won all three. Well done to all
players. It’s a good start and I hope we can keep it up.
Glyn Catchpole - 668698
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Parish Council
BROCKDISH PARISH COUNCIL (Including Thorpe Abbotts)
CHAIRMAN – Christine Mackenzie
Clerk – Teresa Hines Tel: 01379 308617
e-mail:brockdishthorpeabbottspc@gmail.com
We were very sad to hear of the passing of Peter Josling, who
served on the Parish Council for a number of years and offer sincere
condolences to his wife Sandra and family.
A big thank you for supporting the switch on of the Brockdish
Christmas Tree lights on Saturday 8th December on the Village
Green. It was well supported by local residents and those from
surrounding villages. It is hoped this will now become an annual
event.
The tree was blessed by Tim Rogers, Curate and Ann Cork
organised fellow singers to lead the Carol Singing. Thank you to
Chris Wolfe and Gareth Leech for installing and maintaining the
Christmas tree throughout the festive period.
Both the Norfolk Wildlife Trust and The Conservation Volunteers
have expressed an interest in Brockdish Common extending down
to the River Waveney so the Parish Council hopes to see some
more improvements in the coming year. Important for the future is
the need to see some volunteers from the Village to support this
work so come along to the talk on 20th March and learn a bit more
about what is going on.
Planning Applications
( www.south-norfolk.gov.uk /online-applications)
● 2018/2528 Land for car storage, Scole Road, Thorpe Abbotts.
Retention of appointment only car sales.
● 2018/2293 Foxburrow, Mill Road, Thorpe Abbotts.
Rear and front extensions.
Decisions (applications approved by SNC & PC)
● 2018/2211 3-5 The Greyhound, The Street, Brockdish. Rear roof
replacement (amendment to previously approved application
2018/1075).
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Parish Council
● 2018/1101 47 The Street, Brockdish.
Variation of condition 2 following 2014/1945 to allow the addition of
an attached garage and timber terrace.
Dates of next scheduled meetings: - (members of the public are
welcome to attend).
Agenda posted on both Village notice boards prior to meeting.
Thursday 28th February 2019 7.00pm Thorpe Abbotts Village Hall
Tuesday 26th March 2019 7.00pm Waveney Heritage Centre,
Brockdish
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Information
100 th Bomb Group Memorial Museum
Following on from a very busy and successful year in 2018
where we saw visitor numbers increase. We welcomed back
at the beginning of July a veteran with two other generations
of his family as well as many direct descendants of Veterans.
We also saw a large number of new and returning visitors.
Over the winter months our volunteers, supporters and friends
from the 100 th Refuelling Wing at Mildenhall have been busy
enhancing the museum, changing displays and getting to grips
with some much needed building work and generally ensuring
that our visitors get the best possible experience from their
visit.
The shop has also had a makeover with many new Items and
souvenirs added for our visitors to take away to remember
their visit.
1944 (75 years ago this year), was possibly the most
prominent year in our allies stay in as much as it was a full
year of continuing missions. During this coming year we will be
remembering the many raids that took place during that year
and the many lives that were unselfishly given.
In 2019 we will also be welcoming back many old favourite car
and motorcycle clubs/gatherings that are already booked in as
well as many new clubs to the museum. Details of all these
events will be found on the museum face book site as well as
many local Facebook sites.
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Information
100 th Bomb Group Memorial Museum
Our first film night of the year will be on 10 th April 2019 and
tickets will be available shortly. Please watch local Facebook
sites for details of purchasing.
Have you some spare time on your hands and would like to do
some voluntary work? The museum is always looking for
volunteers, No experience is necessary. It is a basic learn as
you go and gives you the opportunity not only to meet new
friends but also to give back a little time for those that gave
their all 75 years ago. If you are interested please pay us a
visit when we reopen.
The museum will reopen on Saturday 2 nd March (weather
permitting) and will then be open weekends and Bank
Holidays until the end of October, additionally on
Wednesdays from May - September Inclusive.
There may be many changes to the museum, new displays,
new layouts and new souvenirs but the one thing that doesn’t
change is that old warm friendly welcome.
100 th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Thorpe Abbotts,
Norfolk, Signposted of the A143 between Diss & Harleston
and off the A140 at the Dickleburgh Roundabout
www.100bgmus.org.uk
Face book: 100 th bomb group memorial museum
Come along and see us
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Coffee Break - Jokes
Q. What do you call a man with a rubber toe?
Ans. Roberto
Q. What do you call a French man wearing sandals?
Ans. Philipe Philop.
Q. Under British law what is the maximum penalty for bigamy?
Ans. Two mothers-in-law.
Anagrams – Name the flower
1. DON PROWS 4. LIAM LACE
2. IAN POTTIES 5. LEWIS SEEP
3. RUSS INCAS
What do The Dead Sea, Death Valley and Lake Eyre have in
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Answers on page 24
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28 th February
And 28 th March
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Local History
Victorian Butchers: diddling the customers in Brockdish
and Thorpe Abbotts.
© Elaine Murphy
In 1861, Mr Wilberforce, Her Majesty’s Inspector of
Weights and Measure for south Norfolk launched a
campaign to root out grocers and butchers who had
doctored their scales or altered their weights to shortchange
customers. His predecessor had been rather lax
in his duties, so he wanted an opportunity to make his
mark. He tested the scales of all the local butchers and
meat sellers and prosecuted every one of them.
Butchers in the late 19 th century
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Local History
Sarah Austin of Brockdish, meat seller, was up before the
Harleston petty sessions magistrates in July 1861
charged with having an incorrect scale in her shop: fined
3 shillings and costs of 12 shillings. Sarah had carried on
with the butcher’s shop after her husband Tom died. Their
shop and home was next door to The Greyhound. Some
years earlier Tom had also been fined for selling light.
At the same sessions, James Barkaway, Brockdish meat
seller was charged with having light weights in his shop,
fined 2s and costs of 11s and Harriet Warne, the pork
butcher, also of Brockdish, was similarly prosecuted,
fined 4s and costs of 11s. Four years later, James
Barkaway was charged again, this time for having his
beam and scales “incorrect and unjust”. Charles Grimmer,
the other Brockdish butcher was prosecuted too. Thorpe
Abbotts butcher Robert Chinery was charged in 1865 with
having a doctored balance and selling short. So all the
butchers in the parish at that time were diddling their
customers except the excellently named Edward Bacon,
who was selling meat in Brockdish in the 1870s and 80s.
Going to the butcher’s
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Local History
There have been statutes in England governing the
quality of food and drink sold in the shops since Norman
times and laws governing the standardisation of weights
and measures. New laws have been passed every
generation since the Middle Ages to stop the practices
that cheated the public or poisoned them.
The adulteration of food, contamination by poor storage
and appalling hygiene came to a head in Victorian times
when the government tried hard to stamp out the
commonest practices. In 1834, statutory Inspectors of
Weights and Measures were established, who had the
power to enter premises and check out what was going
on in the local butchers, bakers and grocers. Curiously
they were allowed to charge the shops they inspected a
few shillings for the privilege, as well as getting a fee
from the council. The Privy Council estimated in 1862 that
one-fifth of butcher's meat in England and Wales came from
animals that were ‘considerably diseased’ or ‘had died of
pleuro-pneumonia, and other nasty diseases.’
Butcher’s shop, late 19 th century.
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Local History
The list of poisonous additives makes your hair stand on end
(or fall out!). Strychnine, cocculus indicus (both are
hallucinogens) and copperas (green ferrous sulphate) were
added to rum and beer; sulphate of copper put in pickles,
bottled fruit, wine, and preserves; lead chromate in mustard
and snuff; sulphate of iron in tea and beer; ferric
ferrocynanide, lime sulphate, and turmeric in Chinese tea;
copper carbonate, lead sulphate, bisulphate of mercury, and
Venetian lead (white lead mixed with vinegar) in sugar
confectionery and chocolate; lead in wine and cider; all were
extensively used and were cumulative in effect, resulting, over
a long period, in chronic gastritis and sometimes in fatal food
poisoning. Red lead gave Gloucester cheese its 'healthy' red
hue, flour and arrowroot a rich thickness to cream, and tea
leaves stolen from the bins of the rich were 'dried, dyed, and
recycled again.' As late as 1877 the Local Government Board
found that approximately a quarter of the milk and ten per cent
of all the butter it examined contained excess water, or chalk,
over 8% of the bread had alum or chalk, and 50% of the gin
had copper in it to give it colour.
Meat had to look good and smell right, but it could easily be
contaminated by poor hygiene during butchery, if it were not
already diseased in life. In 1862 the government declared that
one-fifth of butcher's meat in England and Wales came from
animals that were 'considerably diseased' or had died of
pleuro-pneumonia, and other nasty diseases.
Victorians ate a lot of meat, and not one single part of the
animal was wasted, with the animal divided in terms of
cuts and their tenderness. The upper classes bought
large joints, the bigger the better, for their three meals
per day, each of which were based around meat. Bones
were bought to flavour soups, and less meaty and less
tender cuts were sold to the poor including salted fat for
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Local History
nutrition. There’s even stories of blood being sold by the
pint for drinking – supposedly good for combatting
tuberculosis, not so different I suppose from black
pudding.
Shopping at the butcher was usually done daily, thanks to
the lack of refrigeration. To combat this, salting helped to
keep pieces of meat fresh for longer during warmer times.
Meat would of course come from local farms, often reared
by the butcher himself and nearly always slaughtered on
the premises. The abattoir at the rear of Lanham’s
butcher’s shop in Brockdish was still functioning in the
1980s.
Nowadays, we expect the Food Standards Agency and
the Trading Standards departments of local authorities to
protect our health and our pockets but there will always
those who want to make the extra buck from cheating us,
whether it’s adding horse meat to burgers or importing
low welfare chickens from Hungary. It’s enough to turn
everyone vegetarian.
Note. All the stories here were from contemporary
newspaper reports in the British Newspaper Library
online. Elaine’s recent book, Monks Hall, the History
Coffee Break Answers from Questions on page 14
1. SNOWDROP 2. POINSETTIA 3. NARCISSUS
4. CAMELLIA 5. EDELWEISS
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level.
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DO YOU LOVE SINGING BUT LACK CONFIDENCE?
ARE YOU A GOOD SINGER BUT A BIT RUSTY?
COME TO FREE TASTER SESSIONS ON FRIDAY 1 ST
FEBRUARY AT 5.30PM OR FRIDAY 8 TH FEBRUARY AT 6PM IN
THE SWIFT PIANO BAR
Too Many Cooks is a small Harleston-based group of local
singers, led by Janet Koralambe, which performs traditional
and contemporary British and European folk songs. We
occasionally perform at the Harleston Street Markets, and
sometimes indoors but have no bookings till the summer so
we can concentrate on just singing together. We meet on
Friday evenings (from 6pm to 7.30pm) in the Swift Bar at The
Swan Hotel in Harleston.
Sessions cost £5 each, or £30 for a 6-session term.
Janet is a fantastic teacher and the group is friendly and
welcoming. You do not need to have experience or be able to
read music as all songs are taught by ear. Come along and
give it a try.
Further information from nmstainton@gmail.com or call Nicky
on 01379 855235.
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THE MARDLER GARDENER AKA PANSY’S POTTERINGS
"I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils."
William Wordsworth.
As winter Jasmine finishes flowering, prune back some of the
flowering stems, right back to the main branches.
This is also good time to layer longer trailing branches to make new
plants. Dig up a small scoop of earth, lay a branch along it, cover
with the earth, pin down and water it
Cut back ornamental vines such as Virginia Creeper and Boston Ivy.
Clear the remains of last year from beds and borders before new
growth make it difficult. Check to see if anything needs dividing.
This is a perfect time to weed.
Plant out onions and shallot sets and cover with netting or fleece to
prevent birds pulling them up. Plant the first potatoes stagger the
varieties over the month. Sow sweet peas, broad beans and first
salad, but protect from inclement weather.
Overhaul mowers to ensure that the blades are sharp. If it is mild,
give the grass its first trim. Keep the blades high and only cut in drier
weather.
Information
MOBILE LIBRARY
Visits Brockdish and Thorpe Abbotts every four weeks
on a Thursday calling at:
Brockdish 11.40am Waveney Heights
Brockdish 12 noon Grove Road
Thorpe Abbotts 12.15pm Telephone Box/Post Box
Next schedule visits
Thursday 28 th February
Thursday 28 th March
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REPORT FROM COUNCILLOR MARTIN WILBY
I recently attended a conference called Norfolk's “world-class
environment”
The conference discussed how to balance the needs of
agriculture, the environment, wildlife and tourism within the
Norfolk countryside. Hosted by the Norfolk Rural Strategy
Steering Group, the event aimed to establish a new partnership
to develop a local environment plan for Norfolk and Suffolk,
which could become a vital tool in prioritising initiatives and
secure funding. I found some interesting annual figures on the
Visitor Economic Value – economic impact of tourism in Norfolk,
which I thought you would like to see. 49,709,000 day and
longer trips, 3,266,000 longer stays. Total visitor spend
£2,300,033,875. Total Tourism Value £3,245,136,875. Full time
equivalent jobs 48,934.
We have shortage of retained firefighters in Norfolk, with more
than 50 vacancies across the county; this has promoted a
recruitment drive to ensure the county is properly protected. Of
Norfolk's 42 fire stations 39 of them rely upon on-call firefighters,
of which there are 468, to keep communities safe, but there are
shortages in all but 11. On-call firefighters must live or work
within five minutes of a retained fire station and many juggle their
lifesaving work with other careers. For more information contact
www.norfolk.gov.uk/safety/norfolk-fire-and-rescue or call into your
local station.
NCC has four farm holdings that will be let in 2019 within its
agricultural estate, which offers tenancy opportunities for farmers
looking to expand or start new ventures. The Norfolk County
Farms estate comprises 16,738 acres of publicly owned land,
supporting 145 farming tenants. Farmers hoping to take on a
tenancy will need to produce a sound business plan, and
demonstrate how they meet the council's goals, which include
providing a framework for local produce and services, creating
rural employment and developing business opportunities.
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Highway priorities for Norfolk update.
Funding has been secured for the new Hempnall Roundabout on
the A140 to replace the existing crossroads; work has already
started and expected to be completed in May/June this year.
A planning application is in for the Long Stratton Bypass and a
funding application has been submitted to the Major Roads
Network Fund.
Martin Wilby martin.wilby.cllr@norfolk.gov.uk - 741504
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Brockdish and Thorpe Abbotts Allotments Association
(BATAAA) is run by a small group of volunteers for members
of the local community. The allotments are situated at the end
of Church Road in Brockdish, just before the bypass.
If you are interested, would like to find out more or would like
to look round the site, please e-mail Rebecca Abrahall,
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The Borderhoppa 2019 outings leaflet is now available. We
have many trips arranged throughout the year including pub
lunches, garden centres, the coast, mystery tours, boat trips
and many more. You can pick up a leaflet at your local library,
information centre, GP surgery, from one of our drivers or by
calling the office and we’ll post one to you.
Need help with transport? Borderhoppa buses are available to
people of all ages who are unable to use ordinary bus services
either because of mobility difficulties or because there isn’t a
bus service for them to use.
Our door-to-door dial a ride service can take you shopping, to
medical appointments (excluding hospitals), to visit a friend or
relative or attend a local club.
If you would like to find out more about the great service we
provide please call us on 01379 854800 or visit our website
www.borderhoppa.org
QUIZ NIGHT
SATURDAY 16 th March 7:30 for 8:00pm
Admission £4 BROCKDISH VILLAGE HALL
Bring your own drink
Jan 668630
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Harleston & District Dementia
Friendly Community
February 2019
Harleston & District
Forget – Me - Not Café
The Forget-me-Not Café is open on the 3 rd Thursday of every month
at the Swift Piano Bar at the Swan Hotel, Harleston, 2pm – 4pm with
our next session on Thursday 21 st February 2019 This month our
Café is kindly sponsored by :
Tesco Store at Harford Bridge, Norwich
We provide support and companionship to those in the Community
who are experiencing issues with their memory. Please be assured
of a very warm, friendly welcome to everyone.
Free Tea and Cakes to all those that attend.
DEMENTIA COMMUNITY and CAFÉ COORDINATOR
Part time – approximately 12 hours per month. Home Based, but
able to travel to Harleston and surrounding villages - £10 per hour
plus travelling expenses.
This is an exciting opportunity to continue to help make Harleston
more Dementia-Friendly. The role includes consulting people
affected by dementia on their priorities and promoting better
understanding of dementia across communities.
As Dementia Friendly Communities Coordinator for Harleston, you
will work with the established steering group to encourage more
businesses, organisations and individuals to support the Dementia
Friendly Community, with a focus on hard to reach communities. To
increase the Forget-me-not Café and Lunches. You will work closely
with the Committee to increase the sustainability of the group itself,
supporting everyone to play their part, and and help with fund
raising. You’ll be self-motivated and a good communicator,
organised and passionate about engaging businesses, community
organisations, local groups, health and social care providers with
their local dementia-friendly community.
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DEMENTIA COMMUNITY and CAFÉ COORDINATOR
You will be equally comfortable with technology, providing website
updates, reports and presentations to help keep things on track.
The Group is committed to equal opportunities.
Applications with CV to be received by 22 nd February by email, or for
further information and a Job Specification, please contact Pat on
Patricia.simmonds@mail.com or 01379 676 557.
In writing to – Pat Simmonds. The Anchorage, Colegate End Road,
Pulham Market, IP214XG
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RECIPE- SIMNEL CAKE
DECORATION
16oz (450g) almond paste
1 tablespoon apricot jam
1 egg white
4-6oz (100-175g) sieved icing
sugar
Small foil-wrapped Easter eggs to
decorate
INGREDIENTS
6oz (175g) spread for baking or
butter
6oz (175g) light brown soft sugar
3 eggs
6oz (175) plain flour
3 level teaspoons mixed spice
1 level teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons milk
10oz (275) mixed dried fruit
2oz (50g) glace cherries
Finely grated rind of an orange or
lemon
2oz (50g) ground almonds
METHOD
Heat the oven to 160°/140°C gas mark 3 and grease and line a 7inch
(17.5cm) round cake tin.
Put all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and beat for 2-3 minutes
Place half mixture in tin and smooth the top.
Take one third of almond paste, roll out circle size of tin and place on
top of cake mixture. Cover with remaining mixture
Bake in oven for 2¼ hours. Turn out and leave to cool on rack
Brush the top with apricot jam and roll out another third of almond
paste and place on top of cake. Press in and pinch edges
Roll out remaining paste, shape into small balls and arrange around
edge of cake. Brush with a little egg white and bake in hot oven
220°/200°c, gas mark 7 for 2-3minutes to lightly brown almond paste.
Leave to cool Mix remaining egg white with icing sugar and pour on
centre of cake. Leave to set. Decorate with Easter eggs
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Thorpe Abbotts Church
Well I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year. May
2019 be everything you hope for.
Didn’t we have a lovely time early in December with an early
celebration around the pump, lighting the Christmas tree, with
music and carols, followed by a gathering in the Village Hall
much enjoyed by all. This was followed of course on Sunday by
our Carol Service, lovely to see so many there of all ages with
Nigel and Lynda masterminding the Christingles. No Carol
Service would be complete without Festive fare to conclude
where we all enjoyed mulled wine made to an authentic
Austrian Recipe and Stollen Cake, very European….just how
topical was that! A big thank you to the team that decorated the
Church and of course the youngsters all of whom spotted their
own decorations that they had made for the tree.
The Churchyard wild life is beginning to awaken with the first of
the snowdrops out in the first days of January. These will of
course be followed by the later species and then it will be
daffodil time and all of a sudden Easter will be upon us in April!
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Thorpe Abbotts Church
We have the Quiz on the 23 rd February. As I write I am about to
complete the 5 th round of questions. Do come along, uniquely
we have a prize for the winners and, of course that very
coveted prize of the Thorpe Abbotts Wooden Spoon for the not
quite so successful. Looking forward to seeing you all then
Simon
Brockdish Church
Thank you to all who made the Church look so magical and to
all those who took part in the 9 lessons and Carol Service held
in Brockdish Church. It was a truly uplifting and joyous evening.
What a wonderful Christmas evening was had on December 4 th
when the Castleton Brass Band played in Brockdish Village
Hall. Apologies to all those unable to get a ticket but do not
despair! The band will be giving a performance on Saturday 4 th
May in the Hall so if you would like a ticket please phone me on
668630 - to reserve a place.
It will start at 7.30pm tickets will be £5 to include light
refreshments please bring your own drink.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Jan Croxson.
Many thanks to all who supported the Gift day request from
the church with their generous donations. Rest assured the
monies will be put to good use towards the church fabric.
Brockdish Parochial Church Council.
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Church Service Times
Rector
http://www.7churches.org.uk
Benefice Administrator
admin@7churches.org.uk
Brockdish
Church Wardens
Thorpe Abbotts
Church Warden
Revd Nigel Tufnell - 01379 308905
rector@7churches.org.uk
Lucy Cooke Mon to Fri 01379 851148
9am to1pm.
Facebook.com/7churches.org.uk
Ann Cork - 01379 668635
Jan Croxson - 01379 668630
Christine McDonald
01379 669116
3 rd Feb Brockdish 9.30am Morning Prayer
10 th Feb Thorpe Abbotts 9.30am
Morning prayer
Brockdish 9.30am
Morning Prayer
17 th Feb Brockdish 9.30am Holy Communion
24 th Feb Brockdish 9.30am Morning Prayer
3 rd Mar Brockdish 9.30am Morning Prayer
10 th Mar Brockdish 9.30pm
Morning Prayer
Mothers' Day Thorpe Abbotts 9.30am
Holy Communion
17 th Mar Brockdish 9.30am Holy Communion
24 th Mar Brockdish 9.30am Morning Prayer
31 st Mar
Mothers’ Day
Brockdish
Thorpe Abbotts
9.30am
9.30am
Holy Communion
Morning Prayer
Benefice Compline - Thorpe Abbotts Church, Thursday 14 th February,
6.30pm.
Annual Quiz Night at Thorpe Abbotts Village Hall. Saturday 23 rd
February commencing 7.30pm Light Supper, Bar, Raffle. £6 per
person (tables up to 6). Please book, no tickets available at the door.
Contact: Simon Beet.
Ashing Service is on Wednesday 6 th March in St John's, Harleston or
St Andrew's, Scole starting at 7pm.
Quiz & Light Supper - Saturday 16 th March (Bring your own drink),
7.30pm for 8pm start at Brockdish Village Hall – £4pp, Book with Jan
01379 668630.
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