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The Silver Social
Sing Happy with Kate Dimbleby
Following a very successful workshop in Breckland
Libraries in January, Kate Dimbleby is returning to
Breckland in February and will be performing her new
show Sing Happy in various Breckland community
venues listed below. Sing Happy is sure to have you
singing and laughing along as Kate weaves classic
songs from the last 60 years, with stories about the
human voice and mesmerising layered vocals from
her critically acclaimed album, Songbirds. Following
the show, Kate will be back with us in March, touring
our library circuit again with a Sing Happy Workshop
where Kate will teach participants some of the songs
from the show. Kate was hugely popular when she
last toured with us, so please do get in touch to
reserve your place in advance.
These workshops and performances are part
of The Silver Social, an exciting daytime touring
arts programme, aimed at older people in rural
communities in Breckland. The project, which is run
by Breckland Council and funded by Arts Council
England and Breckland Council, brings something a
little different to daily life in towns and villages across
Breckland, Norfolk. Whether you want to meet new
people over a cuppa, take part in new social pursuits,
or you know a neighbour or family member who
might like to join a new group, we aim to bring high
quality accessible arts in a friendly, familiar space.
See below for more information.
• Monday 3 February – 2pm-3:30pm Ashill
Community Centre
• Friday 7 February – 2pm-3:30pm Necton
Community Centre
To book visit our website www.thesilversocial.
com; phone 01362656870 or email community@
breckland.gov.uk.
Swaffham & Litcham Home
Hospice Support Ltd
Firstly, my thanks for your support with our fundraising
events during 2019 and also to those who have
organised or supported events in Swaffham and the
surrounding villages where we have benefitted from
the monies raised.
Our Xmas draw raised just under £1000 with the
winning tickets being drawn at Tesco at 5pm on the
7th December. My thanks to Tesco for allowing us
to sell tickets instore for a 4 day period at the end of
November, to all who purchased tickets, and to the
team of volunteers who manned the stall instore as
well as selling tickets individually to family , friends and
acquaintances.
On the 20th March, we will be holding a Quiz at
Swaffham Conservative Club starting at 7.30pm.
The cost will be £5 per head, and we are looking for
teams of up to 6 people. Entries to Adrian Adcock on
01760 724304 or 07741418781 or by e-mail – adrian.
adcock@talktalk.net. We have organised a quiz on an
annual basis for several years now. They have always
proved popular so early booking is advised.
On the 10th May, the gardens at Holme Hale Hall will
be open to the public to enable us to raise funds for our
organisation. Further details will be advised in future
editions of this newsletter
Adrian Adcock, Treasurer
The Magpie Centre
Magpie Centre Gallops Into The New Decade
The New Year started well for the Magpie Centre, home
of West Norfolk Riding for the Disabled Association, with
the arrival of a new pony, plus some generous grants,
which will enable the Centre to expand its activities.
A grant of £4,233 from the Flux Family Fund through
the Norfolk Community Foundation will be used to train
two members of staff to deliver Equine Assisted Therapy
(EAT) sessions, designed for people with mental health
challenges. The EAT programme is scheduled to start
in June 2020. And to provide a secure workshop and
storage facility for the Centre’s maintenance equipment,
the Making a Difference Community Dividend awarded
the Centre £2,000.
The Magpie Coffee Morning week runs from Sunday
February 9, through Saturday February 15, so there’s still
time to get organized and hold yours. If you need advice
on how to host a coffee morning, or need posters/flyers
printed, we can help. Just call the Centre on 01553
810202. For your information, the West Norfolk Riding
for the Disabled Association Charity No is: 1143390.
Company no: 765610.
We have various daytime slots available for riders during
the week, especially on Mondays, so if you or anyone
you know has a physical and/or learning disability and
might like to take up riding, call 01553 8100202 and
request a rider application form. When this is completed
and returned, the participant will be invited to an
assessment, which is free of charge, and if they then
wish to book regular lessons, they will be slotted into a
group (maximum 4 riders) of similar ability.
SWAFFHAM
#COMMUNITY FRIDGE
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West Norfolk Aviation Society
At the beginning of our meeting at the Mundford
Bowls Club on Tuesday the 7th, Mundford champion
of good causes, Rod Billen, began the evening’s
programme by announcing that, after a red-tape
dispute, his considerable efforts had not been in
vain and consent has been given for a permanent
memorial to be erected at the WW2 Lancaster
Bomber crash site in Thetford Forest (MR 52.493126
– 0.639661). An inaugural ceremony is to be held at
the site on 21st March at 1pm and all are invited to
attend this and the Bowls Club later, between 2pm
and 3pm, for tea and cakes.
After the raffle and bowls club banquet, Techie Fred
proposed the idea of registering the attendance of
members with the employment of a card reader
system. There were no formal objections to the
concept being trialled.
Fred preceded his own presentation by giving a
résumé of his personal interesting background and
then proceeded to illustrate, with the assistance of
‘Powerpoint’ and accompanying downloads, various
instruments, their advantages and weaknesses;
this included the pitot tube and the angle of attack
sensor.
Viewers were then invited to watch a cartoon
depicting a race between various animated antique
aeroplanes; it was easy for them to be recognised by
such a well-informed audience.
Fred’s final showing depicted a lone pilot of a light
passenger aircraft flying from Tampa Executive Airport
to St. Peters, Clearwater FL. This demonstrated
the intensity of concentration necessary to control
an aeroplane and, at the same time, maintain a
continual dialogue with air traffic control.
The evening ended peacefully and we were invited
to return to the venue next month, Tuesday the 4th,
to sample ‘David's Mystery Movie Night’.
More information is available on the website: http://
www.westnorfolkaviationsociety.org.uk/