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watch. Titchwell nature reserve reported in late October that
they had about 10,000 starlings gathering for a display.
Pennie Alford
THE FRIENDS OF BINHAM PRIORY
Talk and Taster Evening with Black Shuck Gin.
7.30pm March 12th 2020. Save the date.
This takes place in Binham Memorial Hall and is open
to everyone. Ticketing details will be available in February.
For updates, visit www.friendsofbinhamriory.weebly.
com.
The Friends’ 10 th anniversary annual general meeting is
at 6pm on the same evening. In due course, FoBP members
will receive a personal invitation to the AGM, together with
an early ticketing alert for the Black Shuck event.
FOODBANK NEWS
For the month of September, Binham provided 65.85 kg
of food out of a total for the Cromer District of 3708.04 kg.
Many thanks to all who contributed. Since September, we
have had a great contribution from the harvest collection in
the church and this will be reflected in the next report.
Additionally, we have had cash donations in the
collection box in the Chequers that have also helped to raise
further funds from the sales of our book. Special thanks to
all the staff there.
The collection box in Howell’s Superstore provides a
rich haul at every collection date. We are so grateful to
Trevor, Anita and Toby for keeping the box in such a
prominent place in the shop.
Christmas is coming; last reports stated that there are 4
million children living in poverty in this country and that
parents are having to choose “heat or eat” in order to feed
their families. Your continued help will do so much for
those in this situation in our area.
Norah and Richard tonshax@pobroadband.co.uk.
BINHAM MEMORIAL HALL
100+ Club winners
September winners: £25 Mark Bartram, £10 Andrew
Cuthbert, J Savory, £5 Mrs J Calvert, Ann and Perry
Hooper, Mrs Pepper.
October winners: £25 J Savory, £10 G Savory,
Sheilin Cuthbert, £5 Mr Marshall, Nicolas Tilley, Alex
Bartram. If anyone would like to join the 100+ club,
please call at 8 Priory Crescent or ring June Read on
01328 830106.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Look ahead to the new year and be hopeful.
Look around and be helpful, and
try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
COCKTHORPE
Contact: Maurice Matthews 01328 830350
maurice.matthews@peppard.net
COCKTHORPE CHRISTMAS NEWS
It is that time of year again; summer is becoming a
distant memory, autumn leaves are falling and winter is
knocking on the door and the nights are drawing in.
Now is the time to start planning the annual Cockthorpe
Christmas Tree Festival. Last year we raised a magnificent
amount which enabled the NNUH Neo Natal Unit to
upgrade two incubators to provide intensive care for
premature babies. This may not seem much, but it is truly
lifesaving, the new born babies are fed and administered
drugs for all their needs without being taken out of the
incubator, so the risk of infection and disturbance is kept to
a minimum. Another huge upside is that two local babies
can be near home and family.
So I am again appealing to your goodwill and generosity
to come and support us.
You can do this in many ways: raffle prizes, donations,
sponsorship of a tree or decorating a tree which is provided
at the cost of the tree.
Most important we would love you to come and visit the
church which will be decorated with 24 small trees and an
abundance of fairy lights.
Please come and join us at All Saints Church
Cockthorpe NR23 1QS. Saturday 14 th and Sunday 15 th
December from 10am till 3.30pm.
The festival closes with our Carol Service; once again
led by the fantastic Cantilena Choir on Sunday 15 th at 3 pm.
Juliet Case
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