Swaffham Newsletter

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August 2019 

Your free town newsletter published by Iceni Partnership 

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Contents 

4 Upcoming Events / Regular Events 

7 School Speak 

9 Church News 

11 Merle Boddy Centre 

12 Swaffham & District Lions 

14 WI/Swaffham Sheep Trail 

16 Age Concern 

18 Swaffham Rotary 

24 Swaffham History Group/Magpie Centre 

26 Museum Matters 

27 Hospital LOFs/Swaffham Library 

28 Swaffham & Litcham Home Hospice 

31 Swaffham Hosptal LOFs 

32 Ashill & Holme Hale Gardening Club 

33 Swaffham Jazz Club/Pheonix Singers 

37 Mayor's Parlour 

38 Swaffham Town Council 

Free Meal Monday Update 

Since its launch at the start of the year, we've been 

pleased to see a steady increase in the number of 

people attending our free monthly lunch club. 

Thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers, we have 

been able to feed up to 30 people at each session. 

The food used to create the meals comes from 

food donated to the community fridge along with 

produce grown on the ESCAPE allotment project 

when it is in season. 

From August onwards we will be changing the 

times of the lunch from 11am - 1pm to 12noon - 

2pm to allow more people to be able to attend and 

to avoid booking clashes. 

We hope to see more new faces in the coming 

months, there is no need to book, just turn up. 

Food will be served on a first come, first served 

basis, so arrive early to avoid disappointment! 

Pot of Gold : Swaffham Shanty Crew 

We apologise, for wrongly describing Swaffham 

Shanty Crew, as 'Swaffham Shantymen' in Swaffham 

Arts' June article. There are in fact two women in 

the crew. 

West Acre Village Fete 

Thank you to everyone who came along to the 

West Acre Village fete on 15th June to enjoy playing 

games or just relaxing to the music with something 

to eat and drink. We would like to thank all of the 

local businesses who generously donated raffle 

prizes and to everyone who contributed towards 

the tombola, cake stall, books and bric-a-brac 

which, along with all the games play an important 

part of the day. Most of all a big thank you to 

Garlinda for allowing us to use her garden again 

and all the volunteers who gave up their own time 

to make the day happen and help raise £3653 for 

the West Acre Village Hall. 

West Acre Village Hall Committee 

New Swaffham Blog Launched 

Fed up with bad news and negative news on the 

national news bulletins? So am I. That is why I have 

set up a blog: www.letthegoodnewsroll.co.uk to 

promote only good news and good deeds-the sort of 

things that you don't normally hear about, but should 

get to hear about. Please have a look at the website. 

If you have a good news story or a good deeds story I 

would love to hear from you. My contact details can 

be found on the website. Thank you. 

Howard Lawson

Upcoming Events 

Dad's Army Day Attenshun! Captain Mainwaring and his Walmingtonon-Sea 

platoon are coming to Swaffham. Saturday 3rd August, 10am - 3pm. 

Swaffham Market Place. 

Merle Boddy Afternoon Tea Sunday 4th August, 3pm - 5pm at The 

Merle Boddy Centre, Station Yard, Swaffham PE37 7JE. £6 per head. Booking 

essential. To book call Georgie on 01760 724527. 

Massive Model Railway Show A massive Model Railway Show is 

steaming into Sheringham on Sunday 11th August - the perfect opportunity for 

fans both young and old to see around 20 model railway layouts in a variety of 

scales and gauges from N gauge to O gauge. The event is being held from 10am 

to 5pm at Sheringham High School, Holt Road, Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8ND 

and will be the first one in Sheringham and is tipped to be one of the largest in 

the East of England! 

Conservative Party Coffee Morning 14th August, 10am from 

10.30am at The Conservative Club. Speaker: The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Gillian 

Shephard. All welcome. 

Stackyard Charity Event Saturday 17th August 6pm - Midnight. Paul 

Tinkler & the Renagades, BBQ special, real ale, cider, wine and soft drinks. In 

aid of the Air Ambulance. Stackyard Farm, entrance via Houghton Lane, North 

Pickenham. 

Tai Chi: Qigong Festival Saturday August 17th, 1pm – 3pm, Campingland, 

Swaffham, Norfolk PE37 7RB. No experience needed, stay all afternoon, or just 

for a while…For more details contact 07587 567406. £5 per person. In aid of 

Macmillan Cancer Support. 

Play For A Day Drama Workshop with MissAdventures Theatre Company. 

Swaffham Assembly Rooms, Monday 19th August, 10am - 3pm. Suitable for 

ages 6 -11 years. £25 including drinks & healthy snacks. Come and let off some 

creative steam during the summer holidays! This special drama workshop will 

include creating scenes, stories, characters and plays all whilst wearing amazing 

costumes and crazy hats. A perfect introduction to drama designed especially 

for ages 6-11 years. Contact Director Camilla on 07870 574271 or email 

missadventurestheatre@outlook.com or visit www.missadventurestheatre.com. 

Desert Rats Association Companion Dog Show Sunday 25th August, 

Oxborough Village Green PE33 9PS. Entries taken from 9am - 1pm. Judging starts 

at 10am. Rosettes to 5th place in all classes. £1.50 per class. Trophies for overall 

best in show, best veteran and best puppy. Dogs under 6 months are not eligible to 

enter. Please no bitches in season. All proceeds to Desert Rats Association. Raffle 

& refreshments available. Any queries, please call Debbie on 01366 347316. 

NarVOS Illustrated Talk Tuesday 27th August 2019, 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 Steve Cale, entitled: The 

Art of Birds. NarVOS is delighted to welcome local bird artist, Steve Cale. Steve 

started drawing birds when he was a voluntary warden at Minsmere some 25 

years ago. Anyone interested in art and/or wildlife will find this insightful talk 

from the much-travelled Steve particularly enthralling. Don’t miss it. 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 

Meadow House Summer Fete Saturday 31st August, 1pm - 4pm. Meadow 

House, Norwich Rd, Swaffham PE37 8DD. Dog Show, Tombola & Raffle, A Variety 

of Stalls, Ice Cream Van, BBQ & Refreshments. Everyone welcome. For more info 

call 01760 725146. 

Barton Bendish 10th Annual Art, Photography & Craft Exhibition & Sale 

Saturday 14th September 10am - 5pm, Sunday 15th September 11am – 5pm 

Barton Bendish Village Hall & St Andrew’s Church, Barton Bendish (PE33 9GF) 

will be transformed into art galleries, showcasing a large variety of talented, local 

and well known artists, photographers and crafters. All art exhibited is available 

for purchase with proceeds to benefit St Andrew’s Church and the Village Hall. 

Admission is £1.00 (children free). Home-made cakes, teas and light lunches will 

be available. Enquiries: bartonbendishevents@gmail.com. 

Westacre Theatre www.westacretheatre.com 01760 755800 Thu 8, Fri 9, 

Sat 10, Thu 15, Fri 16, Sat 17, Thu 22, Fri 23, and Sat 24 Aug: On Stage with The 

Westacre Theatre Company: BEN HUR written by Patrick Barlow (creator of The 

39 Steps which the Theatre performed last year). Complete with the chariot race 

and a sea battle. 7:30pm £16 adults, £12 for under 21s. 

All through August in the Theatre’s Foyer gallery: CAPTURING COLOUR – A 

CCELEBRATION OF EAST ANGLIA by well-known painter Emily Chapman. Free to 

view at all performance times and by prior appointment. 

DRAMA WORKSHOPS IN THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS: Ages 9 to 12 and 13 to 16. 

Please see Theatre website for times and prices or call the Box Office for further 

details. 

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, tutoring 

and 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 Hilborough Village Hall, Westgate 

Street, Hilborough, Norfolk IP26 5BN. 4 classes available, from puppies to 

intermediate. Every Monday from 6.30pm. Tel: Chris 07745 892417 

Citizens Advice Swaffham Community Centre, 10am until 12:30pm 

Free Meal Monday Every 3rd Monday of the month, 11am - 1pm, 

Swaffham Assembly Rooms. Join us for a free 2 course vegetarian meal. Find 

dates in Newsletter ad. 

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 

Swaffham Voluntary Stroke Group meet on the 3rd Monday of the 

month at The Maltings on Cley Road, 10:30am until 12:30pm. Call Sarah 

Neall on 7507 494103 for further details. 

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 7pm - 8.30pm at Great Cressingham 

Village Hall. More details Fiona 07768211087 

Youthie 5.30 - 7pm, age 8 - yr 6. Swaffham Community Centre. Contact 

01760 722800 for more info. 

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 

Alcoholics Anonymous Swaffham Weekly 7pm - 8pm at Swaffham 

Community Ctr. The Campingland, PE37 7RB. Fully wheelchair accessible. 

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 

Bounce and Rhyme Time 10-10.30am at Swaffham Library. Fun with 

songs and rhymes for pre-school children and their parents/carers. Stay and 

chat afterwards. Contact 01760 721513 for more info. Breckland Customer 

Services, 10am-1pm at Swaffham Library. IT Support, 10am-12noon at 

Swaffham Library. Help with getting online with our IT Support volunteer. 

Contact 01760 721513 for more info and booking. 

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 

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 

723175 

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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 £10 Tel.01760 337181 

Holme Hale Whist Club Meets at Tony Evans Centre of Holme Hale 

Village Hall on the First and Third Tuesdays @ 1.30pm. Contact Mrs Sue 

Ludlow on 01760 441660 for more details. 

Jump, Jive & Swing Swaffham Community Centre, 7.45pm. Classes 

8pm until 9.45pm with social dancing until 10.30pm. www.jumpjiveswing. 

com 

Karate Club Every Tuesday in Swaffham Assembly Rooms 6pm-7pm, 

this is open to everyone aged 6+, first session is free! Contact details are as 

follows, Mob: 07767 721558 Email: officetskr@gmail.com 

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 

Royal British Legion, Swaffham & District Branch 8pm, 3rd 

Tuesday Swaffham Conservative Club. Tel: Jo Scott 01760 721277. 

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 

quarterly 3rd Tuesday at Town Hall, 7pm. Next meetings in 2019, 16th April, 

16th July, 15th October. 

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 11am 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 

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 

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. 

Conservative Party, Swaffham Branch meets every 3rd Wednesday 

every other month. The next meeting is at the Conservative Club, 7th April, 

10.30am start. Speaker Dr, Richard Butler D.L. All welcome. 

Swaffham 1894 Squadron Air Training Corps 7:00-9:30pm. 

TA Centre, Sporle Road, Swaffham. Ages 12 (yr8) to 18 years. Tel: 

01760724617 

Dementia Café first Weds of month, 10am-12noon. Swaffham Assembly 

Rooms. Support, information and social activity. Refreshments provided. 

01603 763556 

Arts Lounge beginners/refreshers art classes Weds, Thurs & 

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. Assembly Rooms. 01362 687316. 

Swaffham WI Methodist church room on the first Wednesday at 

7.30pm. 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 Wednesday 7pm-11pm – Tabletop and Roleplaying Games. 

Refreshments available. 01760 788427. Henchmans, 13 Station Street, 

Swaffham PE37 7LL. 

The Swaffham and District Branch of the Labour Party 

meets in the Community Centre at 7.30 pm, last 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 VIPs A social club suitable for those with failing sight and 

degenerative medical conditions. Swaffham Community Centre 4th Wed 

(except August) 1.30-3.30pm £4. 01760 722800. 

Tai Chi beginners class 11.30am Swaffham Community Centre 01760 

723102 or barbara.smith58@yahoo.co.uk 

http://www.academytaichi.co.uk 

Tom’s Kickboxing Academy 6pm - 7pm Jnrs, 7pm - 8.15pm Seniors 

(16+) , Holme Hale Village Hall IP25 7DP 

TOSH community drama group meets from 7pm to 9pm at the Methodist 

Rooms in Swaffham More details Fiona 07768211087 

Whist Drive Bradenham Village Hall, 7:30pm. All welcome. 01760 

440038. £3 

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 

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 

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 £10 Tel.01760 337181 

Games and Colouring Afternoon 2-4pm at Swaffham Library. Join 

us for a friendly chat and a cuppa with board games and colouring materials 

available. Contact 01760 721513 

IT Support 10am-12noon at Swaffham Library. Help with getting online 

with our IT Support volunteer. Contact 01760 721513 for more info and 

booking. Great Massingham Film Night Great films every third 

Thursday of the month. 7 for 7.30 at the Village Hall, Station Road. £4 with 

refreshments. 

Email:massinghamfilmnight@gmail.com or phone 01485 520628. 

Happidojo Marham Judo Club Sandringham Centre PE33 9NP Contact 

Colin McCallum on 07905 278857 or www.happidojomarhamjudoclub. 

btckco.uk for details. 

Henchmans Thursday 7pm – 11pm. Board games and card games for 

over 18s. Refreshments available. 01760 788427. Henchmans, 13 Station 

Street, Swaffham PE37 7LL. 

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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 

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 Julia 720041 

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, 

Salsa 7-9pm Swaffham Assembly Rooms. 07912366661 

Swaffham Sparklers Swaffham branch of the Red Hat Society meets 2nd 

Thurs of the month, 7 pm: Jill Neale 01760 723466 

RockaVoX Every Thursday, 7pm - 9pm, Swaffham Community Centre. 

Contact Tiggy on jdtmusic@hotmail.co.uk for more information. 

Tom’s Kickboxing Academy 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. 

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 01760 722800 for more info. 

Youthie Hub 7.30 - 9pm, Swaffham Community Centre. Age 13 +. Contact 

01760 722800 for more info. 

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. Methodist Church 

Rooms. 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 

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. 

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 7pm, eyes-down 

7.45pm Contact Brenda 01760 337916 

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 

Breckland Customer Services 1-5pm at Swaffham Library. 

Swaffham Carpet Bowls Community Centre. 2 hours from 6.30pm 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 

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 Friday 7pm – 11pm. Friday Night Magic & other trading card / 

collectible card games. Refreshments available. 01760 788427. Henchmans, 

13 Station Street, Swaffham PE37 7LL. 

Iceni Lunch Club Swaffham Community Centre, £6.50 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 biscuit. 

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Screen Printing Session 10am-2pm. The Old Art Room Swaffham. Learn 

how to design, make and print your own screen on many different surfaces. 

£20 the session additional cost for materials. Tel 01760 337181 or email jane 

on je.clark176@btinternet.com 

Senior 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 

Swaffham Bingo Club Community Centre last Sat in month, 7pm for 

7:30pm start. £2.50 annual membership, 50p for visitors. 

Paul Darby 01760 622725 

Buzzbox A hive of activity for young families, 10am to 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 

Childrens Sewing and Textile 2nd Saturday Monthly for over 7-14 yrs 

10-1.15pm at The Old Art Room Swaffham. £15 a session addtional cost for 

materials 01760 337181 or email Jane on je.clark176@btinternet.com 

Code Club 2-3pm at Swaffham Library. Have fun learning to code, for 8-12 

yr olds. Contact 01760 721513 for more info and booking. 

Henchmans Saturday 10am – 5pm. Warhammer Day. £5.00 for the whole 

day. Call or message us to pre-book a time slot to play (essential during busy 

periods). We provide all scenery and terrain. Refreshments available. 01760 

788427. Henchmans, 13 Station Street, Swaffham PE37 7LL. 

Over 14's Textiles The Old Art Room Swaffham. 10am-2pm £15 a session 

addtional cost for materials 01760 337181 or email Jane on je.clark176@ 

btinternet.com 

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 Sunday 12 – 4pm. Yu-Gi-Oh. A mixture of casual and 

competitive play for beginners and experienced players. Play fee £3.50 for 

the day + OTS tournament entry £1. OTS pack awarded to all players as well 

as OTS packs for the top finishers. Refreshments available. 01760 788427. 

Henchmans, 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

The Nicholas Hamond Academy 

Proud show of support for Armed Forces 

Day, TNHA students attended school in 

their uniforms including Army & RAF 

Cadets, Guides, Scouts & St. Johns Ambulance. 

We welcomed a serving member of the military 

as our special guest who spoke about his various 

experiences in the Army. Students had the chance 

to ask questions and stood for a ‘civilian salute’. The 

Mayor, Deputy Mayor & governors also attended as 

part of the celebrations. 

Furthering our support for the military and their 

families, we are proud to have signed the Armed 

Forces Covenant, especially with our local links 

to RAF Marham. A quote from the covenant is a 

follows: “Families also play a vital role in supporting 

the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. 

In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to 

the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the 

Royal Air Force, together with their families”. These 

are sentiments to which we certainly subscribe at 

TNHA. 

We are also keen to further links with all members 

of our local community. The sound of live music and 

the aroma of sausages on the BBQ marked National 

Care Home Day at Meadow House in Swaffham. 

Students were delighted to accept an invitation to 

talk to residents and to view their various art exhibits 

amongst which was a stunning sensory tree and 

some amazing seaside scenes. We look forward 

to extending our links further with Meadow House 

particularly through our Art and Drama Programmes. 

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Meanwhile back at school some rather interesting 

experiences were in process. Our more curious 

scientists were testing the ‘stretchiness’ of slime, 

fruit batteries, flame testing and dissolvable pigments 

in Skittles, during this exciting Year 8 Science project. 

The experiments were researched, designed, planned 

and eventually tested, by the students themselves 

designed to prove or disprove their hypothesis. 

Continuing the theme of investigation – our Food 

Technology students visited Elveden Estate, which 

is one of the largest 

single farm units in 

lowland Britain. The 

trip was designed to 

show the route from 

‘farm to our table’ and 

students were able 

see first-hand some 

of the processes and 

machinery used on 

this huge estate comprising of 22,500 acres. 

Our monthly news concludes with a report on 

our annual sports day (held over two days). The 

weather was kind and saw students representing 

their ‘college’ in a variety of sports. On the first day 

students competed in traditional field events such as 

Javelin, Shot, Discus, Long 

Jump, High Jump and Triple 

Jump. However, during the 

second day all students 

and teachers took part in 

events ranging from the 

Principal’s Challenge, tug 

of war, ‘wellie wanging’, 

sports quizzes and penalty 

shoot-outs. The event 

culminated with 200m & 

100m races and students 

had a chance to cheer on 

our ‘fitter’ members of staff 

taking part in their own relay! Congratulations to 

Falcons College who were the overall winners this 

year!

Sacred Heart School 

Less Forest School more Duke of Edinburgh Award! 

The rain fell, the wind blew but in true British fashion 

we rose to the occasion and had a splendid day. 

The children enjoyed making flower kebabs, 

climbing the tower to admire the rain soaked view, 

splashing in puddles and jumping in the mud. We 

tried our hand at Hapa-Zome (leaf bashing) to make 

wonderful transient art work before retreating 

indoors to create green men out of clay. We finished 

by pond dipping and many of the children got to 

hold a newt. 

The trip of the first term was spending a day at the 

Sainsbury’s centre in Norwich, where we looked at 

the Brian Clark exhibition. The day was incredibly 

useful for the GCSE art students where we collected 

ideas and inspirations from his work to bring back 

and into our own work. 

To raise money for the Drama and Music department, 

with the amazing help of Miss Williams and Mrs 

Pickard we organised a series of movie nights for 

everyone in the school. The evenings were a hit and 

everyone who came seemed to enjoy themselves, 

with the film, pizza and ice cream. It was lovely to 

spend some time with our classmates outside of 

school and make some memories. 

Year 11 Leavers Sacred Heart School Report 

The year kicked off with house music which although 

was challenging at times was very fun and rewarding 

by the end, performing in front of the whole school, 

parents and judges. Well done and thank you to our 

amazing house captains for all of your hard work. 

Every year the Christmas Bazaar is a highlight and 

this year was no exception. However, this sadly 

would be our last and instead of working as a whole 

form, we worked in our Houses to create our house 

tombola stalls to raise money for the school. 

Also as a Year 11 tradition we spent many break 

times organising the annual Christmas Party that 

included snacks, music, and games and of course 

the best part was the dressing up. Everyone came 

together to have an afternoon of fun that we hope 

everyone enjoyed and will remember for many 

years to come. 

Recurring key highlights of the year were the House 

Sports Events. Everyone participated in basketball, 

hockey, football and netball. I personally believe 

these events show the true passion and love this 

school has with everyone getting involved and 

working as a team, I think we will all really miss this 

Overall, it has been an incredible year with lots of 

laughter and fun and I truly believe none of us will 

ever forget the amazing experiences we have had at 

Sacred Heart School. 

Year 11 Alice and Sophie 

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Swaffham Infant School Summer Fete 

What a wonderful day, we were not put off by a little drizzle 

to start with and cheering when the sun came out for us. 

We would like to thank everyone who supported our 

fete. We had some lovely stallholders, petting pony 

which was adored, large tractor and a limo to look in 

and sit in, free archery to try, the bbq, cake, whippy 

nicks ice cream, and refreshments were enjoyed 

sitting in the sun and everyone was serenaded by 

the wonderful Jo of Jo Manning Music (can be seen 

on Facebook) which really added to the atmosphere 

(those of you that were interested can ring her 

on 07799 057742 if you have an event). We loved 

watching the gymnastic, taekwondo displays 

came 

Thank you 

out 

to 

for 

our sponsor 

us. 

Hamlyn Financial and to 

East Anglia co-op who gave us the burgers and cans 

of drink for ourselves refreshments. 

SWAFFHAM INFANT SCHOOL SUMMER FETE 

Swaffham Methodist Church 

Thurs 1st August 10am-12noon. The Meeting Place. 

Free tea/coffee. All welcome. 

Fri 2nd August Power of Prayer 9.30am. 

Sat 3rd August Coffee Morning 9.30-12noon. 

Sun 4th August NB. No Morning Worship At 

Swaffham. 3pm, Rev Andrew King's Farewell 

Service. 

Tues 6th August 10-12noon. The Meeting Place. 

Free tea /coffee. All welcome. 

Thurs 8th August 10am -12noon. The Meeting 

Place. Free tea /coffee. All welcome. 

Fri 9th August 9.30 am. Power of Prayer. 

Sat 10th August Coffee Morning 9.30am -12noon. 

Sun 11th August Morning Worship 10.45am 

followed by refreshments. 

Tues 13th August 10am -12noon. The Meeting 

Place. Free tea/coffee. All welcome. 



Fri 16th August 9.30am. Power of Prayer. 

What a wonderful day, we were not put off by a little drizzle to start with and chee 

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All set up and ready to go 

All set up and ready to go 

Both children & adults enjoyed jumping into this large tractor! 

Children, and adults, liked climbing 

into this large tractor! 

Fun on the inflatable! 

Sat 17th August Coffee Morning 9.30-12noon. 





Thurs 22nd August 10am -12noon. The Meeting 


Fri 23rd August 9.30am. Power of Prayer. 

Sat 24th August Coffee Morning 9.30am -12noon. 



Mon 26th August Ploughman's Lunch 11.30am 

Children, and adults, liked climbing 

into this large tractor! 

-1pm. £7 including dessert and tea/coffee. 





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Fri 30th August 9.30am. Power of Prayer. 

Sat 31st August Coffee Morning. 9.30am -12noon. 

The Meeting Place Drop In 

The Meeting Place is becoming known in the area 

thanks to the Swaffham Newsletter. 

We have recently had a group of ladies in to 'knit 

and natter '. We have also shared a 150yrs birthday 

party for Action for Children. It was lovely to have 

the tots, parents and carers joining in a really fun 

time. The Meeting Place isn't just for people who 

go to church, it's there because of the great need 

to provide a place to chat, sit quietly, play board 

games etc. Perhaps you're new to the area? If so 

why not drop in and see us. You can be sure of a 

warm welcome. 

We would like to thank everyone 

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our fete. We had some lovely sta

The Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul 

The August services in Swaffham Parish Church will 

be as follows:- 

Sunday 4th 

8.00am 

9.30am 

6.00pm 

Wednesday 7th 

10.00am 

Sunday 11th 

8.00am 

9.30am 

Wednesday 14th 

10.00am 

Sunday 18th 

8.00am 

9.30am 

Wednesday 21st 

10.00am 

Sunday 25th 

8.00am 

9.30am 

Holy Communion 

Sung Eucharist 

Evensong (BCP) 

Holy Communion (BCP) 









Wednesday 28th 

10.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 

NB 

Sunday 1st September 

8.00am Holy Communion 

9.30am Sung Eucharist 

6.00pm Evensong (BCP) 

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 

21st September. All are welcome. 

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 8th August and is 

entitled, “Over to you”, an opportunity to discuss the 

latest Mothers’ Union projects and ways we can be 

involved. Enquiries to Julia on 720041 

Gift Day – St Peter And St Paul 

On Saturday 3rd August the parish church will be 

holding its 2019 Gift Day. Why? Well, the running 

of our parish church is very costly and although 

many people in the regular congregation are 

already giving generously, this Gift Day provides 

an occasion for others to contribute; those who 

value the church ‘being there’ for them at times of 

sadness, and times of joy, for instance. A Gift Day 

is therefore an opportunity to make a donation 

towards this. Special envelopes will be available in 

church nearer the time, and may be brought back 

into church at any time, especially during the day 

on 3rd August. Thank you in anticipation. 

PS. Sadly the ‘Table-top Sale’ mentioned last month 

is unlikely to happen, but if there is a decision to 

go ahead, a notice will be in evidence on the day! 

Churches Together In Swaffham and District 

At our meeting held on the 10th July 2019 we 

welcomed some new members and said a sad 

farewell to Fr. Gordon Williams, our current Chair, 

who is retiring in September. 

Items discussed - The Christian Aid Street and 

envelope collection amounted to £485.15 and the 

collectors were thanked for their hard work. 

This year the venue and title of the Carol Concert 

have changed - it will be a Festival of Carols and 

will be held in the Parish Church on Thursday 12th 

December. The Dereham Salvation Army Band 

have been asked to play again. 

The Foodbank is seeing increasing numbers and 

Dereham Foodbank is having to use reserve stock 

to meet with demand. 

We reviewed the Lent Reflections and it was 

thought that the content of this years booklet was 

too detailed and too complex. the Good Friday Act 

of Witness was well attended but this year it was 

very noisy at the Buttercross due to road works 

and the sound system had to work off batteries 

as the socket had been covered over during the 

renovations. 

We held our first ever Churches Together Picnic 

in June. Unfortunately, it was the wettest, coldest 

day but it was well attended and everyone enjoyed 

it. Churches Together are Knitting Angels which 

will be given out to Care Homes and Hospitals at 

Christmas. A group of keen knitters are meeting 

in the Methodist Church to produce as many as 

possible. 

Our next meeting will be on the 11th September 

when we hope to welcome Rev’d Jacqui Horton, the 

new Methodist Minister and Fr. Mark Hackerson, 

the new Catholic Priest.

Merle Boddy Centre 

At the end of June I was invited to the 

A.G.M of Swaffham Young Farmers. The 

Merle Boddy was chosen as their charity 

of the year and for this we were very 

grateful. I just wanted to share with you what a well 

run meeting it was, the enthusiasm in the room for 

the committee jobs was enjoyable to encounter. 

From the old committee going out, to the new 

one taking over, the room was buzzing for the year 

to come. We at the Merle Boddy wish all the new 

committee a great time in all the activities for the 

year to come. 

This lovely lady celebrated her birthday in style, 

modelling a very fetching birthday hat and a radiant 

smile that speaks volumes. 

We would like to thank Linda, Ben and Laura for all 

your help in making the bingo such a success and of 

course to all you fantastic bingo experts who attended 

the event. You made my job of calling a real pleasure, 

to tell you I was nervous just doesn't come close to 

how I felt. Thank you to everyone who gave us such 

wonderful prizes, the wheelbarrow was the star of 

the show. The grand total of £901.54 was made and 

we are so grateful for all your support. 

My girls have gotten inventive again and this is the 

result, some beautiful button bowls. They took a bit 

of patience from their creators, but what a lovely 

item to take home. 

Our very own Jo Anthony has given her and her 

husband Alan a challenge to do, the Race to the 

Stones ultra marathon, from the Chilterns to the 

Avebury Stones, a distance of 61 miles following the 

historical Ridgeway Walk across the north Wessex 

Downs. If you would like to sponsor Jo please give 

us a ring on 01760 724527. We wish them both a 

speedy and a blister free walk. 

We are again putting on an afternoon tea on Sunday 

4th August, the cost is £6 per head and includes lots 

of cream scones and cake to enjoy. It will start at 3pm 

and end at 5pm, please book as space limited 01760- 

724527. 

We are holding another quiz night at the Conservative 

Club on 13th September at 7pm. Open to teams of 

up to 6 people with quiz master Stan Sole, so brains 

at the ready, looking forward to seeing you there. 

Call to book a table on 01760 724527. 

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Swaffham & District Lions 

35 years and still going strong, 

Swaffham and District Lions 

celebrated this significant 

milestone with a highly successful 

dinner and dance at Knights Hill Barn, King's Lynn, on 

Saturday night. Other Lions from Dereham and King's 

Lynn and Lionesses from Swaffham, helped mark 

the occasion, at which the Vice District Governor 

Ujjal Kular and Swaffham Town Mayor Councillor Jill 

Skinner, congratulated Swaffham Lions on their past 

successes and looked forward to their continuing 

commitment to service in the community. The Vice 

District Governor also delivered warm congratulations 

from the Lions International President Gudrun 

Yngvadottir to the club and presented John Collins, 

Swaffham Lions President with a commemorative 

pin. Music for the night was provided by local band 

Solid Gold. 

residents and staff. Swaffham & District Lions 

Swaffham Lions held their Presidents Change Over 

lunch at the Crown public house in Munford. The 

twenty seven guests enjoyed a three course meal, 

before John Collins, who will be President during the 

thirty sixth year of Swaffham Lions, outlined his plan 

Swaffham Lions were invited to an Open Day at 

Meadow House Care Home to see the facilities. With 

thirty eight rooms and seventy two staff, the residents 

of all ages who mainly suffer from MS, are well cared 

for. The Open Day included a display of the crafts 

that had been made by the residents, BBQ, cakes 

and drinks. The music was provided by Chris Wilson 

who had the residents rocking in their wheel chairs. 

It was uplifting to see so much joy being shared by 

for the coming year. 

Swaffham Lions had a busy weekend attending three 

fetes, Swaffham Infant School, Necton Festival and 

Swaffham Cottage Hospital. The well supported 

Infant School Fete, where the young people, as well 

as parents and grandparents, enjoyed the Lions Pig 

Race game with lots shouting their pig to the finish 

line. The Swaffham Lion made an appearance much 

to the delight of young and old. At Necton the Lions 

displayed their Message in a Bottle and handed out 

free bottles to the visitors. On Sunday the Pig Race 

was at the Cottage Hospital entertaining the staff and 

visitors. 

Swaffham Lions, at their business meeting, presented 

long service awards to four members of the club. 

David Cunnington, fifteen years with Swaffham Lions, 

John Sorrell , Colin Mowles and Adrian Adcock thirty 

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Beachamwell WI 

At our July meeting, Beachamwell 

WI welcomed Poppy Rose, who 

described herself as a “transgender 

lesbian poet all rolled into one”, and what an 

interesting evening she gave us. Between readings 

of her striking poems, Poppy told us about her life. 

Born a male but from her earliest memories sure 

that she was by nature female, she was forced by 

prejudice and bigotry to live a lie. It was not until 

she was in her fifties, that she felt able to make the 

transition which has at last brought the peace and 

happiness she craved. Unflinching in her honesty, 

Poppy gave us an evening which was both moving 

and life-affirming. The WI’s mission is not just 

social but educational, and Poppy gave us a whole 

new perspective on an issue, which has become 

more current in recent years as times (at last) are 

changing. 

In complete contrast, our August speaker is a 

forensic scientist, Brian Heard, whose talk is 

entitled “In search of the smoking gun”. Visitors, 

those who are not thinking of joining our WI, are 

most welcome to join us in Beachamwell Village 

Hall at 7.30pm on August 1st at a charge of £3.50. 

Prospective new members are always welcome to 

come along to one meeting and look us over, free of 

charge. Just turn up on the night or contact Helen 

(01366 328589). 

Swaffham WI 

At our last meeting, held at the 

newly refurbished Methodist 

Church on 3rd.July at 7.30pm, we 

had an extremely interesting talk by Bill Muir. This 

was on his past experiences in taking part in various 

quizzes. These ranged from, some time ago, on 

Radio, then on Television's University Challenge, 

then more recently on Mastermind. Bill informed 

us of how these competitions were arranged & 

participants chosen, all quite complex! but he had 

obviously enjoyed it all & had very good results. 

Our next meeting, on Wednesday 7th.August 

7.30pm will be an annual 'Birthday Party' with food 

& soft drinks plus entertainment by two members of 

'Three's Company' group Leah & Irma with poetry, 

prose & song. We would love to see visitors so do 

come along if you wish to see if the W.I. interests 

you. We also arrange various outings e.g. Theatre 

visits, Coach trips, Walks plus group activities 'Knit 

& Natter', 'Card Making', 'Ten-Pin Bowling' etc. 

For more information contact our Secretary phone 

01760 722879. 

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The Pickenhams WI 

What a lovely time we had with 

Denise Treissman, trying out our 

skills at screen printing cards and 

fabric which we took home with us. Denise our 

speaker for the July Meeting gave us a talk about 

her subject and a demonstration which was so 

interesting and creative. This was followed by a 

welcome cup of tea and a biscuit. Also time for a 

nice chat. 

Competition - A dried flower picture was won by 

Treasure with Melonie coming second. 

Matters Arising 

One of our members is a published author. Sue 

Potter who trained as a children's nurse at Great 

Ormond Street hospital and later became a nurse 

in the QA’s and was also involved with the first 

children's hospice at Milton , near Cambridge. Sue 

has written a book about her experiences which is 

available from Ceres bookshop. 

Future Plans 

No meeting in August but we have -: 

1) Mystery Tour for members plus friends etc. Cost 

- £26, Date - 6thAugust.contact Carolyn Vincent 

01760 755089 for details. 

2) Presidents Tea in her cottage garden at Lexham. 

Date. - Tuesday 13th August at 2.30pm. 

Next meeting- Sepember 10th is a members 

meeting. 2pm in the church. 

Speaker - is Simon White from Beales nursery 

“ Beautiful Bulbs “ is his subject and he will be 

bringing some to sell. 

Competition is - A flower Arrangement in a jug. 

If you would like more details contact - Carolyn 

01760 755089 or Melonie - 01760 440456. 

Swaffham Spiritual Awareness Group 

Meets in the Community Centre, 

Beech Close, Campingland, Swaffham 

at 6.30pm. 

4 August, Chris Jacobs, Stamford 

18 August, Kay Shipp, Cromer 

We offer healing from 5.30pm prior to our Sunday services 

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

stress. This service is free although donations are gratefully received. 

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.

Offering a wide variety of affordable transport to get you on the move. 

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A regular, fully accessible, 

service for the Swaffham area. 

DIAL-A-BUS 

A fully accessible, door to door 

service for the rural communities. 

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A regular, local bus service, 

operating in multiple locations. 

VOLUNTEERS 

A door to door service provided 

by our volunteer drivers. Covering all kinds of 

transport from GP, Hospital and Dental 

appointments to social trips. 

Please call 01760 720906, 

email enquiries@wnct.co.uk 

or visit www.wnct.co.uk 

for all your transport needs! 

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Age Concern Swaffham & District 

In June we had a most enjoyable trip to the Broads which included the Bure Valley Railway and 

Wroxham to Horning by boat. We try and do three or four trips out each year as well as holding 

“in house” events. If you haven’t been to one of these before, please just turn up for 2pm in 

the Assembly Rooms, usually on the last Tuesday in the month (unless there is a trip out) 

where members enjoy a free afternoon of entertainment. You can join our Group, a registered 

charity, there. You can also contact our Membership Secretary Vicky, see details below, to join. 

The annual membership subscription is £5. The outings are arranged by John Clarke. Upcoming 

events are: 

• August 29th Summer party (in house) Kyle Heitzel to entertain 

• September 18th (note date) All day outing to the Black Country Museum 

• October 29th Talk (in house) on the History of Schools by Rosemary Steer. 

For trips out, our contact is John Clarke, 720140. 

Chairman, Barbara White, 720756, Deputy Chair, 

Barbara Clarke, 720140, Treasurer, Keith Nash, 

724801; Membership Secretary, Vicky Slater, 627031. 

Minute Secretary – James Dean 720756 

Age Concern Swaffham & District will be 20 years old 

next May so we will be planning a celebration – watch 

this space! 

Pictured left: Puffer Train seen on recent Aylsham trip. 

Do y 

Befrienders & Hospital 

Buddy Drivers Needed 

Do you have 1-2 hours free a week? 

Do you enjoy driving, or maybe just visiting a lonely 

elderly person near to you? 

Are you caring, compassionate and a good listener? 

If YES, we NEED you to join our team of fantastic 

Volunteers… 

We are here to improve the quality of older 

people’s lives in Swaffham & the villages nearby 

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The Community Centre, Campingland, Swaffham. PE37 7RB

Dad’s Army Day 

Saturday 3rd August 10am to 3pm 

Attenshun! Captain Mannering and his Walmingtonon-Sea 

platoon will be on parade in Swaffham on 

Saturday 3rd August. 

All the familiar faces will be there with Jones’ 

Van and, rumour has it, Mr Churchill may pay a 

visit. There will be live music from Chrissie and 

John Drury of Timescape and George Cushing 

with his Street Organ to help to recreate the 40s 

atmosphere. Swaffham will be stepping back to the 

40s for the day so why not join in and come along 

dressed for the era? This year we are very pleased 

to be able to offer children a free chair ride, a real 

old fashioned thrill!” 

Several military charities will be there on the day 

including SSAFA, Scotties Little Soldiers and Help 

for Heroes. And of course all our regular Swaffham 

Market attractions with stalls both on the Market 

Place and in the Assembly Rooms and the weekly 

auction at 11am. A great day to see Swaffham at 

it’s best. 

For Further information contact: 

Sue Dent, Project Officer, Swaffham Town Council 

Tel: 01760 722922 Email: wattonswaffhamevents@ 

gmail.com. 

Icenima - You decide 

For those of you who don’t already know, we 

show a film in the Community Centre on the third 

Wednesday of each month at 2pm. We try to select 

a varied choice of films to cater for all tastes, but 

realise we might not always get it right. Therefore, 

we want to ask for your suggestions, would you like 

more comedy, drama or documentaries? 

You can send in suggestions to swaffhamnewsletter@ 

gmail.com or contact us on Facebook, just search for 

‘Iceni Partnership’. We may even set up an online 

poll so you can vote for your favourite from the ideas 

sent in. It would be great to widen our audience, so 

please get in touch. 

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CELEBRATING 

President’s Corner 

Swaffham 5 

If I can start at the end 

of the month and work 

backwards this month 

for a change. Swaffham 

Rotary is now in its New 

Year 2019/20, starting 

on July 1st and with that 

there is a “Changing of the 

Guard”. Malcolm Whittley 

has finally completed his 

year and handed over the 

Chain of Office to me as 

President of the Club. It was 

Malcolm’s 3rd time and it will be my second time. The 

first time was 10 years ago so I hope I can remember 

the mistakes I made and hope I don’t repeat them! The 

Handover meal was held at Swaffham Golf Club with 

over 55 people attending and enjoying a thoroughly 

excellent meal. 

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Malcolm for 

all his tireless work for the Club and ultimately for the 

good of Swaffham and District, by supporting various 

societies and organisations such as Escape, Merle Body 

Centre, Nicholas Hamond Academy & Litcham High 

School to name just a few. 

The Club visited the RSPCA centre at East Winch 

during June and were shown around these fabulous 

facilities by the Centre’s Manager Alison Clarke. It was 

amazing the depth 

and breath of the 

rehabilitation work 

the Centre gets 

involved in. Besides 

the “normal” seals, 

adults & pups 

and hedgehogs 

(hedgehogs being 

the number 1 category) they handle all varieties of birds 

and bats, most of which are handed in by the public. 

The most “exciting” visitor that was handed into the 

Centre , to date, ( and this is not a competition) has 

been a Black Mamba presented in a cardboard box tied 

up with a piece of string. Mambas are normally nicked 

named “3 Steps” because that’s how many you’ll be 

able to take once they have bitten you , so they say. 

This is not from personal experience; I have been quite 

willing to take someone’s word for it! 

One of the most pleasant events of the Rotary years 

was towards the end of the month with the annual 

Strawberry Tea party, this year held in the Assembly 

Rooms. We endeavour to reach out to as many elderly 

people as we can in the local community, living in 

sheltered housing or otherwise, and treat them to 

cakes & sandwiches, strawberries & cream, and this 

year, a lively singer who took us through the charts and 

occasionally down memory lane! There is no entry fee 

YEARS 

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and it was pleasing to see a well-attended do with over 

65 people packing out the room. 

To keep with the culinary theme, The Presidents’ wives, 

Jenny Ward & Sue Whittley were at hand to hand out the 

certificates & aprons to the winners of the Young Chefs 

Awards at the Nicholas 

Hamond Academy. Some 

great cooking and ideas 

were on show and they 

were worthy finalists. 

Rotary has been pleased 

to support the Town 

Museum as part of Rotary 

In Swaffham’s 50th 

celebrations. Sue Gattuso, 

from the Museum, the 

last group of over 20 

people around the town pointing out the history and 

associated stories. The previous 2 events hadn’t been 

blessed by the weather or attendance, so everyone was 

glad that we ended on a high note. Now people have 

got to know perhaps it is something we can extended 

into next year. 

The Capture Swaffham photographic challenge 

continues to be well supported by everyone with some 

stunning entries being entered. The Challenge now is 

to capture the summer events and the Town in bloom. 

It would be nice to capture all the stall holders on the 

market and owners of the shops, standing proudly 

outside their premises – any takers?! 

Stephen Ward 

President of the Rotary Club of Swaffham.

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Calling all 

budding artists 

Gallery Iceni 

needs you! 

Welcome to Swaffham 

Community Centre 

Feel free to pop in and admire our 

gallery of work by local artists 

and then treat yourself to tea and 

home made cake in Patisserie Iceni. 

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At the Iceni Partnership, we are always looking 

for new art groups, or individuals who would 

like to showcase their work in our 

gallery in the community centre. 

If you or someone you know would be 

interested, then please call us on 

01760 722 800 or pop into the office and speak 

to our gallery co-ordinator Jelena

A Fond Farewell to Don Saunders 

moved nearly seamlessly into employment with Family 

Action working in local schools and organising family 

activities and trips. 

When funding dried up for my work with Family Action 

I left Swaffham, only briefly, to work in the Children’s 

Centre in Watton. Although the work in Watton and 

its surrounding villages was hugely enjoyable and 

rewarding the funding once again was withdrawn, but 

for me the timing couldn’t have been better. The Iceni 

Partnership manager, at that time and now Chairman, 

Dennis Tallon was stepping down and I was offered 

an interview to fill the considerable boots that he had 

filled. I didn’t have to think twice, I was coming back 

home and with the job I’d always dreamt of. 

The time has come to say a fond farewell to 

Don after eight years at the helm of the Iceni 

Partnership, during which time he has seen budget 

cuts by central and local authorities. This has 

led Don to strengthen his team to help the local 

community with advice and help, as well as running 

the community fridge and freezer scheme which 

has saved tons of food going to waste. 

Don’s legacy will be how the Community Centre 

has become the hub for the community with all the 

tenants working as a team to give local people the 

support they require. He has also built up a rapport 

with other local groups as well as local and district 

councils who often seek his advice and support for 

local initiatives. 

We wish Don a happy well deserved retirement 

with his family, but knowing Don I don’t think it will 

be a pipe and slippers time. 

It was 8 ‘o’ clock on January 2nd 2002 when I arrived 

" 

" 

in Swaffham for my first day as Education Manager 

at the Ecotech Discovery Centre, little did I know 

that Swaffham and its residents would make such 

a strong impression on me that I’d still be here over 

seventeen years later. 

In those days I lived in Wymondham and faced a 25 

mile bike ride to work combined with having to tread 

the 305 steps to the top of the wind turbine and then 

back down again, several times a day, I was somewhat 

fitter and certainly slimmer than I am nowadays. 

My time working at Ecotech was curtailed by closure, 

a re-opening under the management of Business 

Link and then finally another re-organisation 

under new management. Fortunately prior to my 

Ecotech employment coming to an end I’d worked 

in partnership with Family Action, then FWA (Family 

Welfare Association), and the Iceni Partnership. This 

partnership work certainly worked to my advantage as I 

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It might have been an ‘April Fool’ joke, but my first day 

as Manager of the Iceni Partnership was the 1st April 

2011 and I was overwhelmed with information and 

do’s and don’ts and there were a few doubts in my 

mind, even in those early days, if I was really up to the 

job. In true Swaffham style I was supported, nurtured 

and encouraged and the confidence to build upon the 

brilliant work of previous managers and directors began 

to grow. Over the past eight years the Iceni Partnership 

has grown and expanded but it has always stuck to its 

original reasons for its existence, working for and with 

the community. 

" 

No one person can achieve what the Iceni 

Partnership has achieved over the past eight 

years and this success has been seen the 

efforts of a team of full and part-time Iceni 

employees buying into the ethos of a community 

organisation providing and offering a one-stopshop 

approach. The relationships between other 

Swaffham organisations, over the past eight years, 

have improved to the point where, egos and personal 

interests have been forgotten and everyone agrees 

the Town is truly pulling together to improve the life 

chances and environment for all its residents.

The Community Centre is now recognised, locally and 

nationally, as an example of a true ‘Community Hub’ 

which houses support organisations, either as residents 

or on a drop-in basis. Advice and support can be sought 

on everything from childcare, pension rights, debt 

advice, substance abuse, etc, etc. 

The Iceni Partnership has to operate as a business, 

not to make huge profits but to provide a sustainable 

income for its community support activities and to 

maintain both the Community Centre and Assembly 

Rooms in a condition that Swaffham can be proud of. 

Managing a successful business is not an easy task, 

especially for someone who’s not a natural business 

man but the hardwork to master Sage accounts, 

reconcile bank statements and manage cashflows has 

all been worthwhile when you see the difference the 

Iceni Partnership has made to ordinary people’s lives. 

The last eight years have been the most enjoyable 

of my working life, hardwork certainly, rewarding 

definitely and if I’m totally honest I would love to carry 

on but the body is giving out and deep down I know it’s 

time to step aside and let someone else take over the 

Partnership reins. 

After the end of July I’ll no longer be the Manager of the 

Iceni Partnership but you can rest assured I won’t be a 

stranger to Swaffham, I’ve made too many friends to 

even think about cycling away into the sunset. 

Don Saunders 

A Warm Welcome to Claire Cotterill 

Everyone at the 

Iceni Partnership wish to extend 

a warm welcome to 

Claire, as are new Iceni 

Partnership Manager, 

she will be following in 

the footsteps of Dennis 

Tallon and Don Saunders 

on a well warn path. We 

are sure that Claire will be 

following the ethos of the 

Partnership of working 

and developing the 

community as well as managing the Iceni Partnership 

assets. She joins a strong team which has been 

developed by Don, with the support and direction of 

the Board of Directors. Claire, who lives locally with 

her family, has been involved in running a Community 

Centre as well as large community events. She is a team 

player and is very approachable and will be an asset to 

the Partnership. 

I 

am delighted to be given the opportunity to take 

over the mantle and legacy Don and his team have 

worked so hard to achieve. I am proud to be given 

the responsibility of serving the community that I 

call home. 

" 

Our family - my husband and 3 children, moved here 6 

years ago and have never looked back. Now, not strictly 

a Norfolk girl, I’ve spent the last 40 years as an Essex 

girl! Although, recently tracing my family history I have 

discovered that my spiritual home place is actually 

Heacham - maybe that’s why our family feel so at home 

here? - actually, it’s just the lovely warm welcoming 

nature of Swaffham! My background has always been 

in a customer and service driven environment, for 

many years I worked in the telecoms industry as a 

Customer Services Manager, then moved in Project 

Management when I needed to relocate the business 

from London to Scotland. This experience gave me a 

great opportunity to run and develop my own bridal 

gown and wedding planning business in the heart of 

London and Essex. More recently, my time working for 

Necton Parish Council looking after the Community 

Centre, has ensured my core values of working with 

people to enrich their lives and well being is key to the 

growth of a community were realised. I am very grateful 

to Necton Parish Council for allowing me the freedom 

to develop a community engagement programme and 

take an active role in developing community events. 

" 

" 

Over the coming months I am keen to work 

and learn with the Iceni team to deliver 

our goals and objectives in providing award 

winning service and enriching lives and 

creating initiatives that benefit the whole community. 

I am also keen to hear what you think and what you 

would like from the Community Centre, so please 

come and say hello, tell us your ideas and lets see 

where this new chapter takes us. 

" 

Finally, I’d like to extend my best wishes to Don for a 

long and happy retirement. Thank you for all your hard 

work and dedication to the Swaffham community and 

the Iceni Partnership - you will be greatly missed by all. 

Claire Cotterill 

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The Magpie Centre 

It’s All Systems Go For Craft And Country Fair 

Visitors to the Magpie Centre, home of West Norfolk 

Riding for the Disabled Association, enjoyed the Open 

Day on June 23, opened by West Norfolk Mayor Geoff 

Hipperson. This year marks the 50th anniversary of 

the RDA movement and the day comprised show 

jumping, dressage, side saddle and carriage driving 

demonstrations, resulting in a profit of £700 for the 

Centre. 

Next up is the Magpie Centre’s biggest annual event, 

the Craft and Country Fair, held in the glorious grounds 

of Wallington Hall, PE33 0EP (on A10 just north of 

Downham Market). This runs from 10.00 am to 5.00 

pm on Sunday, August 18. Tickets, available on the gate 

only, are £6.00 each for children and adults, £18.00 

per family (two adults plus two children) and Under 

5’s FREE. Sorry, but no dogs can be admitted except 

service/assistance dogs. Star attractions include a 

ridden Heavy Horse Display, Archery, Carriage and 

Pony Rides, Falconry and not only Classic Cars and 

Bikes, but also Commercial Vehicles and Tractors 

dating from yesteryear. Highlight promises to be the 

Royal Air Force flypast of its WW2 Lancaster bomber, 

during the afternoon, weather permitting. 

Craft lovers can expect a hall full of treats as the 

indoor arena is packed to capacity with craft stalls of 

all kinds, which they can enjoy, accompanied by the 

music of a ukulele band, while food and drink stalls 

cater to every taste. The day also offers draws for two 

incredible ‘money can’t buy’ prizes. All adults paying 

£6.00 to enter the event will receive a ticket for the 

Grand Prize Draw, whose prize is a Harvard T6 Trial 

Flying lesson. This aircraft was used for training pilots 

to fly the legendary Spitfire and is a real adrenaline 

rush for pilot or non-pilot alike! 

For something more sedate, His Grace the Duke of 

Rutland has donated a very special prize: a ride for two 

people in his 1908 Renault, a private tour of Belvoir 

Castle and a picnic in the Castle grounds. Tickets @ 

£2.50 will be on sale on the day and the draw will take 

place at 4.30 pm. 

Help with setting up the arena for the Craft Fair on 

Saturday August 17 is also required. We need some 

sturdy types to unroll the coir matting which enables 

wheelchair users to access the craft stalls, so if you, 

and maybe a group of friends from your local club/ 

pub or church can help anytime from 10.00 am to 

2.00 pm on Saturday August 17, please call WNRDA 

Chairwoman Rosie O’Grady on 01366 500104. 

Swaffham History Group 

At our last meeting members enjoyed a photo 

presentation by our IT guru, Peter Coombes, who 

had recently returned from a five week tour of New 

Zealand. 

This picture shows him with his wife, Sue, under a 

waterfall at Milford Sound Fjord, just one of the many 

wonders of the natural world that they enjoyed. 

After travelling via Hong Kong to Auckland, where 

they stayed a few days with relatives, Pete and his 

wife undertook a 3,800 mile road journey around 

both North and South Islands. 

During their stay they visited Thermal Wonderland 

at Wai-o-Tapu with its hot springs as well as Rainbow 

Springs Nature park; the Royal albatross centre at 

Dunedin, an old gold mining town at Arrow Town, 

and the famous Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki, as well 

as several Maori Heritage sites. 

The weather was not always kind, including the 

postponement of a whale watching trip, Their final 

leg of the journey from South Island back to North 

Island was somewhat hampered by the collapse 

of a bridge in an earthquake near Te Anau. Pete's 

photography was superb and much admired by the 

Group. 

Our group still welcomes new members. For details 

contact littlebethany2@yahoo.com 

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SWAFFHAM PUFFEM! 

Does this ring a bell with anyone? (the spelling 

of Puffem might not be correct) 

on a small market town and its environs 

The Carter Connection. The story of Howard Carter 

and the Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. 

I received this email the other day: 

"My late Mum often told me that her Mum (My 

Maternal Grandmother) always referred to 

Marshmallow as Swaffham Puffem! 

Galleries 

The Ben Emmerson Room - Swaffham Treasures 

would be most welcome and very much 

The Monique Slaven Room – Archaeology and the 

appreciated; discovering its origin is part of my 

Sporle with Palgrave Collection 

"Bucket list"! " 

The David Butters Room – The Rotary Capture 

Swaffham Display 

Swaffham Conflict Heritage 

Any ideas? If so please contact Sue on 

and Consequences – The Effects of conflict 

swaffhamheritage@gmail.com or pop in at 

2019 on Season a small market town and its environs 

Swaffham Heritage so my correspondent from 

The Carter Connection - The story of Howard Carter 

Rotherham can tick it off his bucket list! 

and the Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. 

merson Room - Swaffham Treasures 

e Slaven Room – Archaeology and the 

algrave Collection 

utters Room – The Rotary Capture 

Also available on application 

Preloved book sales 

Our Membership Scheme is a one off Life Membership 

• School I'm Activity afraid we Day will - Carter no longer meets be Tutankhamun 

able to take in secondhand hardbacked books for sale, either 

payment of just £10 for an individual and £15 for a 

• Loan in Boxes the shop for schools, or as part groups of our or fiction families shelves. 

family. This gives you free access to all the museum 

Paperback fiction is still very welcome and much appreciated. galleries The for life. books raise a considerable 

amount of money for Swaffham Heritage, particularly under For more Pam's information guardianship please on a contact Saturday Secretary James 

Swaffham morning. Puffem! Many thanks to you, Pam, and to our many bringers Dean 01760 and buyers. 720756 or jamesdean@uwclub.net 

Does this But ring please a bell – no with hardbacked anyone? books. (the spelling of 

Puffem might not be correct) I received this email 

Thank you. 

the other day: "My late Mum often told me that her 

Sue 

FoSH 100 Club 

Mum (My Maternal Grandmother) always referred Run by the Friends - open to ALL 

to Marshmallow as Swaffham Puffem! I've had a look A yearly subscription of £20 could win a prize of £40, 

around the Internet and have found reference to £20 or £10 each month with special extra prize of 

isplay 

Consequences • Guided – The Effects walksof conflict 

arket town and • Talks its environs 

onnection. The story of Howard Carter 

overy of the tomb of Tutankhamun. 

"Swaffham Puffin", however I don't think that refers Open £100 10am in May to 4pm and Mon November. to Fri. Sat. 10am For more to 1pm information 

directly to Marshmallow. Any Ideas or thoughts you 

Prices: adults £3. Concessions £2.50 Children 5 and over £1. 

contact Barbara White Tel: 01760 720756 or jamesdean@uwclub.net 

have on this subject would be most welcome and 

Family tickets available. Saturdays – free entry 

very much To keep appreciated; up to date discovering join us on our its origin website: is part www.swaffhammuseum.co.uk July draw - £40 No.85 or / follow £20 No.62 us on / facebook £10 No.72. 

of my "Bucket list"! " Any ideas? If so please contact 

Sue on swaffhamheritage@gmail.com or pop in 

at Swaffham Heritage so my correspondent from 

Rotherham can tick it off his bucket list! 

Swaffham Heritage,Town Hall, London Street, 

Swaffham PE37 7DQ. Tel: 01760 721230 

tly come across this Email: photograph swaffhamheritage@gmail.com 

of a 

arter family's Sporle Road cottage, their 

waffham. It was apparently painted by 

arter 

e don't know its provenance. 

lp? 

ked books for sale, either 

Preloved Book Sales 

books raise a considerable 

guardianship on a Saturday 

buyers. 

I'm afraid we will no longer be able to take 

in secondhand hardbacked books for 

sale, either in the shop or as part of our 

fiction shelves. Paperback fiction is still 

very welcome and much appreciated. 

The books raise a considerable amount of money 

for Swaffham Heritage, particularly under Pam's 

guardianship on a Saturday morning. Many thanks 

to you, Pam, and to our many bringers and buyers. 

But please – no hardbacked books. Thank you. Sue 

pm Mon to Fri. Sat. 10am to 1pm 

3. Concessions £2.50 Children 5 and over £1. 

vailable. Saturdays – free entry 

m.co.uk or follow us on facebook 

I've had a look around the Internet and have 

found reference to "Swaffham Puffin", however 

I don't think that refers directly to Marshmallow. 

Any Ideas or thoughts you have on this subject 

We have recently come across this photograph of a 

We recently come across this photograph of a 

painting of the Carter family's Sporle Road cottage, their 

painting of the Carter family's Sporle Road cottage, 

second one in Swaffham. It was apparently painted by 

their second one in Swaffham. It was apparently 

Henry William Carter 

painted by Henry William Carter. Unfortunately, we 

Unfortunately, we don't know its provenance. 

Can anyone help? 

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FoSH (Friends of Swaffham Heritage) 

We support the Museum financially. 

WANTED – Volunteer Stewards 

For ‘front of house’ – to welcome visitors, explain 

Museum, work in shop and TIC. Steward sessions are 

3 hours – 10am-1pm, and 1-4pm 

Contact Steve Gregory – Volunteer Co-ordinator – 

on (01760) 721230 or 755596 

Swaffham Museum, 

Town Hall, London Street, 

Swaffham PE37 7DQ 

Tel: 01760 721230 

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. 

Saturdays – free entry 

To keep up to date join us on our website: 

www.swaffhammuseum.co.uk or follow us on facebook

Dates For Diary – Friends Events 

Sunday 8th September – BBQ, 12 noon, Community 

Centre 

Sunday 15th September - Sheringham 40’s Weekend 

For further Information, please contact Secretary James 

Dean 01760 720756 or jamesdean@uwclub.net 

Swaffham Library 

Space Chase Summer Reading Challenge 

Prepare for lift off as we travel across the galaxy on 

a very special reading mission at Swaffham Library 

over the school summer holidays! It’s the Space 

Chase Summer Reading 

Challenge 2019, an out 

of this world adventure 

inspired by the 50th 

anniversary of the moon 

landings. 

Children join super space 

family The Rockets for a 

thrilling mission to track 

down books which have 

been nabbed by mischievous aliens. Everyone who 

signs up will receive a collector folder to get them 

started. As they read library books over the summer, 

they join The Rockets and track down the books - 

picking up some stinky stickers along the way. Anyone 

can take part - under 5s have their own special 

challenge and can collect stickers for sharing stories 

at home. You can join Space Chase this summer at 

your local library or mobile library until 7 September. 

There are other children’s activities in libraries too 

and here at Swaffham Library, these include junk 

modelling, slime making and kids’ yoga workshops 

as well as storytelling sessions, puzzles, treasure 

hunts and a design an alien competition! 

Like us on Facebook to keep in touch. https://www. 

facebook.com/SwaffhamLibrary/ 

Swaffham Library Open Times 

Staff available: Tuesday 10am-7pm, Thursday 10am- 

7pm, Friday 1-7pm & Saturday 10am-4pm. 

Open Library allows Swaffham Library to be open 

longer: Monday-Friday 8am-7pm, Saturday 8am- 

4pm & Sunday 10am-4pm. Registration is required to 

use the library during Open Library sessions. Speak 

to a member of staff for more information and to 

register. 

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Swaffham Community Hospital LOFs 

On Saturday 14th July we held a garden party at the 

Hospital. Thanks to all that helped organise this event 

and of course those of you who attended and helped 

make it a success. Staff and patients joined in to make 

it an enjoyable afternoon. 

On Saturday 17th August we will have a stall at an 

event organised by one of our ex committee members 

at her home in Brandon Road. 

A future fundraising event for your diary: This time 

something new: James Parry, a Norfolk based writer 

will talk and discuss about a lady called Emma Turner 

who is a well known photographer and naturalist. 

It is to take place on Wed 4th Sept in the evening 

at the Assembly Rooms. There will be a welcome 

drink, cheese and wine, plus pay bar. Tickets will be 

available soon through the usual Ceres Bookshop and 

“Just Hair”. 

On 7th September it will be time again for our Town 

street collections. Help is always welcome for this, so 

please contact me if you can lend a hand. 

On a more formal note, as a charity we held our annual 

general meeting on Monday 13th May to formally 

adopt last years accounts and a Chairman's report. 

The report and minutes are available on request. 

Next Coffee morning at the Methodist Church is 

Saturday 21st September. 

Thanks to Barbara Summerville at Oxborough who 

opened her Gardens again this year to the public to 

raise funds for the Hospice and also for us. 

We also received a cheque from the Town Council 

after being one of the two past Mayor's charities in 

18/19. The other was the Merle Body Centre. 

Our Garden at the Hospital is enjoying good use and 

the new plants etc are getting much more established. 

As ever we welcome new people to join our small 

committee and help us with our activities. If you think 

you might be interested, call me for an informal chat. 

We continue to receive lovely letters and donations 

from past patients and their families. As ever be 

assured we put the money to good use. 

Colin Houghton (Chairman) 

01760 336025

Swaffham & Litcham Home Hospice 

On the 29th April 2019, Clare Wood ran the London 

Marathon raising monies by way of sponsorship 

for the Home Hospice. Supported by her husband 

Richard, she raised £752, this figure being prior to 

any Gift Aid that can be claimed. Our thanks to Clare 

and to her friends, family and work colleagues who 

supported her. She is pictured below with Sarah 

Leggett, our Deputy Co-ordinator, shortly after the 

presentation to us of the monies raised. 

Swaffham Players 

Swaffham Players have been relaxing, or at least 

catching up with the housework, after their popular 

music-hall show “A Little of What you Fancy” in April. 

We enjoyed a challenging treasure hunt and slap-up 

tea in June. We’re also looking forward to an equally 

slap-up BBQ in September, and a quiz when the nights 

are drawing in. 

But the Muses are hard taskmasters. Rehearsals have 

just begun for a drama entitled “Up the Beanstalk 

Again”, to be presented at the Swaffham Conservative 

Club on October 18th and 19th. It’s an exciting and 

challenging show, and we’re looking forward to getting 

our teeth into it. 

Looking further ahead, next year is our 50th 

Anniversary! We’re hoping to put together a special 

celebration show. Details are far from finalised at the 

moment, but we’d like to encourage past members 

to get in touch, possibly to reprise parts from old 

shows, or fondly remembered acts and party pieces, 

and at the very least to revive old friendships and 

connections. 

Nicky, our secretary will be very happy to hear from 

you on 01760 721568 and, as ever, from anybody 

interested in meeting us and joining as a new member. 

Swaffham Dementia Café 

We have also received just over £1000 from the 

proceeds of a cake stall and a mock auction which 

were part of the Sheep Fair held in Swaffham 

Market Place on the 25th May. Our grateful thanks 

to the members of the Wayland Show committee 

who were involved. 

By the time you read this, the Phoenix Singers 

will have held a concert raising monies for us. The 

concert took place at the Community Centre on the 

12th July. Our thanks to them for supporting us. 

As an organisation, we need to raise in the region 

of £100k in addition to central funding received, 

to enable us to continue to provide the wide range 

of services we currently offer and therefore events 

and sponsorship from third parties such as those 

mentioned above are vitally important to us. 

Adrian Adcock, Treasurer 

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We meet on the first Wednesday of the month 

from 10am till midday in the Assembly Rooms. We 

provide games, quizzes, activities, sometimes craft 

work, sometimes entertainment and visits from 

organisations who offer help and support for people 

with dementia and their carers and families. 

For more information ring Celia Batty on 01362 

687316 or just come along and join us for tea or 

coffee and biscuits, or occasionally cake! You will be 

very welcome. 

Dates for the rest of the year are: 

• Wednesday 7th August 

• Wednesday 4th September 

• Wednesday 2nd October 

• Wednesday 6th November 

• Wednesday 4th December

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If you need sanitary 

products, there is now 

a basket located in 

the Community Centre, 

please help yourselves. 

Even ironing! 

Tracy: 01362 820 966 

Caroline: 01953 882 154 

Mobile: 07927 161 201 

The Charity is currently inviting applications from 

individuals under the age of 21, living in the 

Breckland District Council area, seeking financial 

assistance in cases of need for such items as 

books, tools, equipment, instruments, outfits plus 

educational trips; including assistance for those 

leaving school, in preparation for taking up further 

education or apprenticeships. 

The Trustees will review and consider all 

applications received. Application forms can be 

found on our website: 

www.hamondeducationalcharity.org.uk. 

If further information is required please contact 

the Clerk via email at: 

contact@hamondeducationalcharity.org.uk 

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Ashill and & Holme Hale Garden Club Club 

Website:ashillgardeningclub.wordpress.com 

email: ashillholmehalegardenclub@gmail.com 

Annual Flower Show: June is a busy month for the 

garden club, in addition to its regular monthly meeting 

we also hold our annual flower show. The show 

was supported by a large number of members who 

submitted their exhibits across a wide range of classes 

from single flowers, plants, flower arrangements, 

crafts, home baking and photography. There were 

nearly 200 entries in total and the judges for each 

category were impressed interesting tombola prizes. at the high standard. As 

always, the general public had free entry to view all 

exhibits in the afternoon and purchase plants. 

The winners of each category are listed in the table 

below: 

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NNUAL FLOWER SHOW: June is a busy month for the garden club, in addition to its regular monthly meeting we also hold our 

nual flower show. The show was supported by a large number of members who submitted their exhibits across a wide range of classes from single flowers, 

plants, flower arrangements, crafts, home baking and photography.There were nearly 200 entries 

in total and the judges for each category were impressed at the high standard. As always, the 

general public had free entry to view all exhibits in the afternoon and purchase plants. 

CLASS 

The winners of each category are listed in the table below. In addition to the winner of each 

category, the judges determined which exhibit, across all categories, was Best in Show. This year 

the prize went to Lynn McBrien for her Wedding Table Floral arrangement (shown on 

left). Its just a shame it was not edible! However, there were excellent edible cakes, donated by 

members for our refreshment stall. There was also brisk trade at the Plant sales stall and the 

tombola, with lots of members and the general public leaving with great value plants and 

WINNER 

1. Vase of 5 Different Flower Stems Richard Leighton 

2. One Single Headed Rose Rosemary Beckett 

3. One Single Stem Multi-Headed Rose Wendy Churchill 

4. 3 Stems Same Variety of Flower E (Tolly). Lane 

5. Indoor Pot Plant Christine Warren 

6. Pot of Fuchias Christine Warren 

7. Floral Wedding Table Arrangement Lynn McBrien 

8. Cactus or Succulent Jeanne Flynn 

9. Outdoor Container Jeanne Flynn 

10. Foliage Arrangment Jeanne Flynn 

11. Any Variety of Begonias Janet Ewins 

12. Handmade Craft Item Wendy Rice 

13. Home Baking Gordon Roberts 

14. Photography Pam Rutty 

15. Overall Best in Show Lynn McBrien 

In addition to the winner of each category, the judges 

determined which exhibit, across all categories, was 

Best in Show. This year the prize went to Lynn McBrien 

for her Wedding Table Floral 

arrangement (shown on left). Its 

just a shame it was not edible! 

However, there were excellent 

edible cakes, donated by 

members for our refreshment 

stall. There was also brisk trade 

at the Plant sales stall and the 

tombola, with lots of members 

and the general public leaving 

with great value plants and 

interesting tombola prizes. 

Monthly Meeting Report: Our 

monthly meeting in June was 

titled “How to make great 

compost” and given by Mary Sykes. Mary is part of 

Norfolk’s very own network of composting experts 

who share their knowledge with local organisations. 

The scheme is supported by Norfolk County Council 

and the charity Garden Organic. Mary gave a 

onthly Meeting Report: Our monthly meeting in June was titled “How to make great compost” and given by Mary Sykes. Mary is part of 

orfolk’s very own network of composting experts who share their knowledge with local organisations. The scheme is supported by Norfolk County 

ouncil and the charity Garden Organic. Mary gave a very informative presentation of how to do home composting including what containers to keep 

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very informative presentation of how to do home 

composting including what containers to keep your 

compost in and what to put in your compost. Mary was 

definite that home made compost is vastly superior to 

anything you can buy in the garden centres and much 

better for your plants and vegetables. Mary brought 

a number of information leaflets on how to compost 

and how composting works. Below are some of the 

DO’s and DONT’s for composting materials: 

DO’s: Uncooked fruit & veg; grass cuttings; animal 

manure with straw; hedge clippings; urine (good 

activator); annual weeds; cardboard, glossy paper 

from magazines; 

DONT’s: Meat and fish scraps; bread; dairy produce; 

tins; plastics; citrus peel; raw onion. 

Our next meeting is on August 22nd at 2.30pm at Holme 

Hale Pavilion and will include our Annual Fruit & 

Vegetable show as well as an entertaining version of 

‘Gardener’s Question Time’. So come along with your 

questions and join us for an afternoon of horticultural 

enjoyment. New members always welcome. 

Swaffham Sparklers 

Last September the Swaffham Sparklers, members 

of the Red Hat Society, organised one of the World’s 

Biggest Coffee Mornings to support Macmillan Cancer 

Support. With the help of the local community and 

members of other Chapters of the Red Hat Society 

who supported the morning over £700 was raised. 

Swaffham Sparklers feel that this is an important 

charity with many of the group knowing friends and 

family who are living with a cancer diagnosis so it was 

decided to run the event again this year to support the 

wonderful work done by Macmillan Cancer Support in 

providing physical, emotional and financial support. 

Alongside the coffee morning there will also be a 

tombola and bottle stalls, jewellery and preloved 

clothes, hats. 

This year's coffee morning will be held at the 

Conservative Club, London Road, Swaffham on 

Thursday, 19th September from 10.00am to 2.30pm 

All are welcome to come and support this wonderful 

charity. 

Sue Travis, Co-Queen of Swaffham Sparklers

Swaffham Jazz Club 

For July’s session we welcomed The Colin Mason 

Quartet - Colin on drums, Chris Kirk on trumpet, 

Mark Ferguson on keyboard, Mike Smith electric 

bass, with Eleanora vocals and keyboard and Tap 

Robinson on electric guitar. An interesting feature 

of the evening was how every so often it sounded 

as though there were two trumpets playing. I asked 

Chris to explain this weird effect. He said he uses an 

attachment on his trumpet which can pick up the 

sound and relay it to a ‘voice coder ‘ which then 

feeds two notes into the amplifier, one a third - or 

fifth - higher than the note Chris is actually playing. 

The result is that he is, in effect, playing a duet! 

As I have reviewed this ensemble several times, 

what follows is an interview with Chris. 

He was born and brought up in the village of Old 

Coulston, Surrey. Both his parents were pianists 

who liked to play the popular hits of the day. His 

elder brother learnt to play the piano and became 

keen on jazz. He used to take Colin to see top jazz 

groups at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon. Then aged 

eleven he started drum lessons with Rex Bennet, the 

resident drummer with the BBC Big Band. Having 

lessons from a top professional from the start is 

one of the reasons he has such a sound technique. 

He gives as his main influences, Ed Thigpin, Oscar 

Peterson’s drummer and Joe Morello, Dave 

Brubeck’s drummer. He then got interested in 

Jimmy Hendrix’s drummer, Mitch Mitchell. Colin 

first played in public with his brother at a school 

concert. He thinks the two main problems in playing 

the drums are the co-ordination of two hands and 

two feet when you are just starting - rather like 

when you learn to drive a car - and when you start 

playing with other people, being careful not to 

overpower the other members in a small group. In 

order not to upset the neighbours he has built a 

false wall in his practice room and triple-glazed the 

windows - as well as stuffing his drums with bubble 

wrap to deaden the sound. 

Colin is now a master craftsman who we are proud 

to have performing regularly for us. 

Coming up: 

Tuesday 13 August at 7.30 Stella Goodey’s Glocal 

Allstar Quintet 

Tuesday 10 September at 7.30 from the U.S. Helen 

Welch, vocals, with backing group led by Lee Vasey. 

Swaffham Conservative Club, 23 London St PE37 

7DD £8 entry. 

Info from Geoff 01366 328730 or Norman 01760 

722384. 

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The Pheonix Singers 

The Pheonix Singers gave a performance of songs 

spanning three decades from the 50s, 60s or 70s on 

Friday 12th July. Everyone who gave up watching 

Wimbledon was treated to a good mix of music and 

were entertained by the Choir and their guests. Matt 

Lee (a professional viola player) with his accompanist 

Steve played some well known pieces including a 

great medley of James Bond themes. Ian Clews, better 

known as 'Senor Momento' was accompanied by the 

Choir in a couple of pieces. Once again these ladies 

put their talents on show with some good harmony 

singing. All the proceeds of this concert will be 

donated to the Swaffham & Litcham Home Hospice. 

Don't miss the Pheonix Singers' next concert, which 

will be in the Methodist Church, Swaffham on 6th 

December at 7.30pm. Do come along and enjoy some 

seasonal music in the newly refurbished church. The 

Pheonix Singers donate all their proceeds to charity, 

so please give them your support. 

22 nd July Youthie Schools out night 5:30-7:00 8yrs - 11yrs 

25 th July Youthie + Schools out night 5:30-7:00 11yrs -13yrs 

Youthie Hub Schools out night 7:30-9:00 14yrs-18yrs 

29th July Youthie Water fun Activities 5:30-7:00 8yrs - 11yrs 

1 st August Club Not open “Trip to The Grange” TBC 

5 th August Youthie Outside activities 5:30-7:00 8yrs - 11yrs 

8 th August Youthie + Outside activities 5:30-7:00 11yrs -13yrs 

Youthie Hub 7:30-9:00 14yrs-18yrs 

12 th August Self Defence 5:30-7:00 8-16yrs 

15 th August Staff and Young leaders 5:30-7:00 

(Get together). 

19 th August Youthie I am a celeb night 5:30-7:00 8yrs - 11yrs 

22 nd August Youthie + last Summer Activities 5:30-7:00 11yrs -13yrs 

26 th August Closed 

Youthie Hub 7:30-9:00 14yrs-18yrs 

Normal sessions return from the 9 th September 

Free activities -Community Centre Campingland Swaffham - email iceniyouthie@gmail.com 

We reserve the right to refuse admittance to anyone not following our code of conduct.

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Downham Grange 

State of the art, loving care in Downham Market 

Welcome to Downham Grange Care Home, a striking new 

purpose-built development in Downham Market. 

We provide meaningful person-centred exceptional care for those in 

need of residential, respite, nursing or dementia care. 

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 dining 

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 dementia 

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. 

We really want to make a difference 

to the lives of the people we care for. 

With this in mind we have built the 

home to the highest specifications, 

giving particular consideration 

to making the design and layout 

suitable for people living with a 

dementia. 

This new home will enable us to 

continue to provide high-quality 

surroundings and environment. It 

will ensure our staff deliver quality 

of service and improve the quality of 

life of our residents every day. 

The staff at Downham Grange go 

that extra mile to make the home 

feel comfortable and relaxed. We 

like Downham Grange to feel like 

a ‘home from home’. We encourage 

people to take part in the daily living 

activities as well as other ongoing 

activities that take place throughout 

the day. 

“It took me just a few 

days to feel at home 

because the staff are 

so welcoming and 

caring” 

Downham Grange Care Home 

Clackclose Road, Downham Market, 

Norfolk PE38 9PA 

Tel 01366 387054 Fax 01366 385861 

downham.manager@kingsleyhealthcare.co.uk 

www.kingsleyhealthcare.co.uk

SCALGA 

Greetings from the allotments 

The weather has been kinder to us recently, not too 

hot or wet, in fact just right for the plants to get a 

move on. Of course we have more courgettes than 

we can deal with and I am frantically looking up tasty 

ways to deal with the glut. Apparently courgette cake 

is a good standby. 

Some of us (including ourselves) have had a touch of 

blight on the potato tops. We quickly chopped the 

leaves off. Fortunately the tubers themselves seem 

unaffected and this year we have had more success 

with the texture of the potato once boiled. Cara 

seems to be the best for us at the moment. 

In mid- July we attended the Beachamwell Open 

Gardens day. We had a small stall on which we 

tried to raise more awareness of the Swaffham 

Allotments. People were kind enough to give us their 

time and attention; hopefully we may get a few new 

members. The gardens of course were wonderful, 

only surpassed by the highly professional assortment 

of cakes, scones and sandwiches on sale in the village 

hall. This has led us (subject to approval) to open 

the Shouldham Lane allotments during National 

Allotments week. This year, because we have not 

had time to prepare we are just inviting those who 

are interested to come along and gain an insight 

into what we do. This event will be held on the 18th 

August from 11am until 4pm. Hopefully we will get a 

good attendance which will enable us to plan in more 

detail for next year. 

Our best kept allotment judging was held on the 

10th July. The judges had a hard task visiting all the 

members' plots. Not only are the criteria a visual 

thing based on neatness etc. but also it covers water 

conservation, diversity of planting, composting, 

attraction of wild life and much more. A job not for 

the faint hearted!! Especially as they arrived when 

some plots were in turmoil (see below) 

Also on the 10th July plot holders arrived to find that 

their sheds had AGAIN been broken in to, Chickens 

had been let out and were running loose, some were 

stolen. Two birds were found suffocated inside a 

bucket with the lid on. This invasion and theft has 

happened 9 times to one of the members. These 

cruel and vile actions cannot be allowed to continue. 

SCALGA are offering £100 reward to persons being 

convicted of these crimes. We are aware that there 

are a lot more unpleasant things happening but this 

mindless cruelty and persistent contempt of the 

law and the general public must not continue. The 

Police have been very supportive but in these underfunded 

times they have a difficult task. Someone 

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somewhere must have information that could help 

stop this? 

We were planning to open the allotments in the Open 

Allotment Week 11th to the 18th August however, in 

the light of these continual invasions on the plots, 

what should have been a delightful happening has 

had to be scrapped. 

On a happier note, our resident pigeon has again 

built her nest in our vine and she is sitting quietly 

undisturbed while all the work goes on around her. 

At least she doesn’t have to go far for food and water; 

it’s straight over the fence and into the chicken run 

to pinch the food. No wonder she is well nourished. 

The chickens don’t seem to mind sharing. 

The living salad from the supermarket that I divided 

up is yielding a lovely crop of different leaves that cut 

and come again. Not bad for 99p. 

With the last of the strawberries I made strawberry 

gin. This was not my original idea, our neighbours 

very kindly gave us some to taste and it was so nice 

and refreshing I had to share it. This can be made 

with or without sugar and is wonderful as a long 

drink with tonic and ice cubes. Try a bit of mint to 

add an extra dash of flavour. 

• 100ml blended strawberry juice 

• 200ml gin. Blend together and store in the fridge. 

• Mix together and hey presto a very satisfying drink. 

'Of the Strawberry: Doubtless God could have made 

a better berry, but doubtless God never did.'Dr. 

William Butler 1536 – 1617. As he lived until 81 in 

those early times, perhaps strawberries were the 

answer? 

Forward dates for your diary 

• BBQ, 11th August 3pm. 

• Afternoon Tea and Prize giving. 8th September, 

2pm at the Assembly Rooms. 

• Christmas Get Together. 14th December 7.30 pm at 

the Methodist Church School room. 

If you are interested in taking a plot or a starter plot, 

please call Graham or Jennifer Edwards on 07919 

888870.

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“Lion’s Den” 

they are open to applications 

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from charities and organisations located in 

Swaffham and the outlying areas 

Selected applicants will be invited to come to the 


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when they will be asked to present their case to a 

panel of Lions Club members 

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Mayor's Parlour 

What a busy and exciting month 

this has been, meetings galore 

and lots of civic events. 

The Lions Dinner was a real 

pleasure to attend, this group 

of people never fail to surprise 

me with their activities and dedication to the 

community. The Home Hospice AGM brought us 

up to date with the wonderful work they do and 

how many people come through their doors. 

Most of you know I am a Methodist and was 

pleased to be invited to their celebration service 

for the refurbishment of the Chapel. There’s a most 

amazing mural covering a whole wall, depicting 

people throughout the ages when Methodism first 

started, well worth a visit for young and old. 

I am an Honorary member of Rotary this year, a 

group of lovely people who work hard supporting 

people locally and abroad, there’s always such 

camaraderie at their meetings. 

The excitement has come with the thoughts and 

aspirations of the present council to press forward 

urgently regarding Sports and Leisure, good 

facilities are desperately needed for the Town. 

Lots of areas are being explored, I’m sorry I can’t 

be more explicit, let’s hope next time! 

It’s good to see the market thriving, a few new 

stalls and the regulars who really make the market, 

there’s a real friendly buzz about. Thank you for 

supporting the market, when I was last in the 

office we were quite worried about the footfall 

and the possibility of it not being sustainable as a 

thriving market, this I’m pleased to say has altered 

and seems “Lion’s the place Den” to go in a Saturday. Our cafes 

and Public Houses are second to none, such a good 

selection, plus our great auction, all these things I 

feel are turning Swaffham Market around . 

The Dad's Army Day is on Saturday 3rd August from 

10am - 3pm in the Market Place. There will be a 

road closure, exhibits, stalls and entertainment, 

dressing in that era 

is welcome, hope to 

see you there. 

As I write I’m looking 

at my honeysuckle 

which has gone wild, 

it’s beautiful, hope 

you’re able to make 

the most of these 

lovely Summer days. 

Mayor of Swaffham 

Cllr Jill Skinner 


are pleased to announce 

that following the success of 2017 

they are open to applications 

for funding for a current project 

from charities and organisations located in 

Swaffham and the outlying areas 

Selected applicants will be invited to come to the 


on Wednesday 9 th October at 6:30 p.m. 

when they will be asked to present their case to a 

panel of Lions Club members 

Cheques will be presented to successful applicants 

by the Lion President at the end of the evening this 

will be recorded with photos taken by the local press 

For further information and application form please 

37 email 

bobbieelsom@gmail.com

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. 

Recreation Ground Toilet Project 

Work is underway at the Recreation Ground Toilets 

to reinstate the facilities. The doors are on and the 

roof has been made sound. Please take note the 

roof has been painted with anti-climb paint. If you 

go up there you will end up being covered in a not 

very pleasant sticky grease. The new sanitary ware 

will be installed soon, and the doors will have a 

timed lock as the facilities will not be available after 

dark. There will also be a disabled toilet, and this 

can be opened by a RADAR key. Local tradesmen 

and the Town Council are working together to get 

these open for the summer holidays and it is hoped 

all will be finished by the time this newsletter is 

distributed. Thanks go to James Edwards from 

Swaffham Stoves, and Craig McColl from CJM 

electrical who have put in their own time and 

resources into the project. 

Allotments 

Unfortunately, there continues to be disturbances 

and thefts at the allotments. The Police are aware 

and have attended to take details of the incidents. 

Please make sure all are reported so that the Police 

can get a clear picture of what is going on. For 

the security of the site, please could all allotment 

holders close and lock all gates as you come and 

go. 

Filming At The Council Meetings 

The first Council Meeting was filmed and streamed 

‘Live’ on the Council Facebook site on 10th July. 

The Live link allowed residents to view the meeting 

and listen to the debate for the first time. All 

Full Council meetings going forward will now be 

streamed and available on Facebook. 

Cemetery 

The Cemetery on Brandon Rd is looked after by 

our outside team who mow the grass around 

the headstones and graves. Whilst we try to be 

sensitive to how families and visitors tend graves, 

we ask that no plants or shrubs are planted directly 

into the graves, we are not able to mow around 

them. We try to keep the area as tidy and attractive 

as possible, which we know is appreciated by many 

visiting the cemetery. 

Town Councillor Surgery At Swaffham Market 

The Town Council agreed at their July meeting 

to hold a weekly ‘Town Councillor Surgery’ at 

Swaffham Market. Please come along and talk to 

your local Councillors about any of your concerns, 

they will be there from 10am – 1pm every Saturday. 

Recent Press Release - Sport And Leisure For Days 

Field? 

It was agreed by the Council at a special meeting on 

27th June to take time out to look at an alternative 

plan to develop a sports and leisure concept for 

Days Field. It is a new concept essentially exploring 

the principle of putting together a number of 

services all in one place, to see if the economies 

of scale and shared footfall can deliver a viable 

project that could meet the Towns needs for Sport, 

Leisure, Community, Civic, Heritage and Visitors to 

the Town. The Council has recently re-applied for 

planning permission for a development of 51 houses 

on the site. All options previously considered are 

still on the table, however, it has been agreed ‘in 

principle’ by the Town Council to investigate further 

with key organisations in the Town, Breckland 

Council and Norfolk County Council, to establish if 

there is any appetite for a new project that could 

then be discussed in detail with the townsfolk of 

Swaffham. Swaffham Town Council need to resolve 

this potentially controversial subject of developing 

and disposing of the former allotment site at Days 

Field. A decision previously deferred to the new 

Council, in the last six months of the previous 

administration. Town Mayor Cllr Jill Skinner said: 

“At first glance the potential for this project is 

certainly worth investigating. The Town is in a 

unique position at the present time with so many 

things up in the air, we are awaiting the Sports and 

Leisure feasibility report from Breckland Council, 

we have the Green Britain Centre still closed and 

the future is uncertain. It is time for our Town to 

prepare itself for the future, we have made a good 

start with our Neighbourhood Plan, now it is right 

for us all to be more proactive to shape the kind of 

Town we want for our children and grandchildren, 

this should be our legacy. All we ask of people is 

when we come and talk to you, please approach 

this with an open mind, this could be exciting for 

the Town, so let’s enjoy the ride together, we all 

want what is best for our Town.” 

Town Clerk Richard Bishop said: 

“The Plan if realised would transform the sports 

and leisure facilities on offer for Swaffham, but it is 

only at an embryonic stage at the present time. We 

need now to have those important conversations 

with all interested parties, to flesh out the details 

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in a fully costed Business and Project Plan. It is 

only when other organisations come on board, 

will we know whether there is any project at all. 

In theory it looks good and if we get the support 

we need, then we will have enough information to 

share with the public, who will have every chance 

to lend their support, as we need everyone pulling 

in the same direction. The set of circumstances we 

have at present are ‘once in a lifetime’ in terms of 

opportunity, so I am pleased that the Town Council 

have agreed to at least try.” 

Sport And Leisure – Update 

Since the press release went out, the necessary 

conversations have commenced, and good progress 

is being made. The problem with projects of this 

type, when a concept is agreed ‘in-principle’ it is 

not a case of 20 questions to be answered, it is 

more like 120 questions. So, there will be reports 

from time to time in the newsletter and when the 

Council are ready, if this project is deemed viable, 

then they will consult with the public. The cost 

projections and risk assessments are in progress, 

we are not expected to have sight of the Breckland 

commissioned ‘sport and leisure’ feasibility report 

until early September, at which time we hope to 

be in a position for the Town Council to make a full 

assessment of all available options. 

Highway issues 

Norfolk County Council – www.norfolk.gov.uk – 0344 

800 8020 

For Highway issues & faulty street lights: 

- Highways - please give the location of the issue and 

a telephone number where further information can be 

obtained. 

- Faulty streetlights – please give the precise location 

of the light and the number on the column. 

Alternatively visit the website and search for Highways 

or Street Lights to report your concerns. 

Town Council Dates 

Monday 12th - Market meeting, 6.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. 

Council Chamber, Town Hall. 

Wednesday 14th - Full Town Council meeting, 6.30 

p.m. - 9.00 p.m. Council Chamber, Town Hall. 

Tuesday 27th - Planning meeting, 12noon. Council 

Chamber, Town Hall. 

The Town Council 

Mayor – Cllr Jill Skinner – 01760 336 121 

Deputy Mayor – Cllr Keith Sandle – 07766 407 870 

Cllr. Judy Anscombe 

Cllr. Lindsay Beech 

01760 724 285 

Cllr. Stewart Bell 

Cllr. Wendy Bensley 

07885 636 924 

01760 722 524 

Cllr. Paul Darby 

Cllr. Graham Edwards 

01760 622 725 

Cllr. Brendan Holmes 

Cllr. Colin Houghton 

07503 192 974 

01760 336 025 

Cllr. Shirley Matthews 

Cllr. Ian Pilcher 

01760 723 205 

07855 183 835 

Cllr. Les Scott 

01760 720 465 

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 

Town Hall Opening Times: 

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

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

Your Breckland District Councillors: 

Cllr. David Wickerson 

Cllr. Ian Sherwood 

01760 725 441 

07795 236 878 

david.wickerson@breckland. ian.sherwood@breckland. 

gov.uk 

gov.uk 

Twitter: @ Cllr Ian Sherwood 

Cllr Ed Colman - also your Norfolk County Councillor 

07940 406 356 

ed.colman@breckland.gov.uk/ ed.colman.cllr@norfolk.gov.uk 

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Breckland District Council www.breckland.gov.uk 

01362 256 870. For all enquiries regarding: Planning, 

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