Local Lynx No.140 - October/November 2021

LOOKING AFTER LOCAL LYNX
Local Lynx is a not-for-profit community paper
covering the villages of Bale, Binham, Cockthorpe,
Field Dalling, Gunthorpe, Langham, Morston,
Saxlingham, Sharrington and Stiffkey.
Published every other month, it contains community
news as well as news and articles from each of the
villages together with details of church services and
news from the local school in Langham.
Currently distributed to over 1,100 households it has
an estimated readership of over 2,000 as well as over
800 readers on-line at www.locallynx.co.uk.
The paper is produced entirely by volunteers with
the editor supported by village reps who collate the
stories, distributors who pop the paper through each
letterbox, proof readers who try to catch the typos, a
designer who can add style and of course those that
write the interesting articles and news.
Financially the paper is supported by the parish
councils and parochial church councils of the villages
concerned and by the wonderful local businesses who
place their adverts with us. We also have great support
from our readers. If you like what you read and would
like to make a contribution to the running costs of the
paper then these can be made by contacting the editor at
lynxeditor@pobox.com or by direct bank transfer
to: Local Paper a/c 65004288 sort code 09-01-54.
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COMMUNITY nEWS
INQUIRIES OF THE FAITH
I have been asked to have four Inquiries of the Faith in
November. My dining room can seat 18 people. If there are
more, we shall go to the church at Langham (warmed). I
thought we might look at St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians.
No business. Coffee. Sherry?
Dates: Tuesdays – 2 nd , 9 th , 16 th and 23 rd , all at 11 o’clock.
The Rev’d Ian Wittle
KEEPING OUR CHURCHES ALIVE
IN THE FUTURE
Many people in our villages value the place of the
church at the heart of our communities. The Rector is
available to all whether churchgoers or not, and the
churches are used by many for family occasions such as
weddings, baptism and funerals.
However, our parish churches are wholly reliant on
what people generously give. There is no state funding.
This has been a challenging time for many charities,
not least the church, with fewer opportunities to give
through collections. We are very grateful to all who
have kindly made donations. You have been hugely
generous.
We now ask everyone who wishes, to consider
making further donations, preferably on a regular basis,
to secure the work of the church in future. If you would
like to do this, please contact your parish treasurer who
will be pleased to provide the necessary forms for single
or regular gifts. Where relevant the value of your gift
can be increased by 25% through the gift aid scheme.
A regular donation of £10 a month, with gift aid,
amounts to £150 a year.
If you would prefer to speak or write in the first
instance to the Rector, his telephone number is 01328
830246 and his address is The Rectory, Langham, Holt,
NR25 7BX.
Bale: Martin Moore martinrmoore@live.co.uk
Binham: Neil MacArthur nmacarth@gmail.com
Field Dalling: Ian Newton iannewton46@gmail.com
Gunthorpe: c/o The Rev’d Ian Whittle
therectory.langham@hotmail.co.uk
Langham: Ann Sherriff candasherriff@hotmail.com
Morston: Anne Rolfe annerolfe45@gmail.com
Saxlingham, Liz Peart elizabethpeart@btconnect.com
Sharrington: Martyn Sloman martynsloman@me.com
Stiffkey: Heather Harrison heatherjh16@gmail.com
DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
...from Victoria Holliday
I hope you’ve all had a great summer. There
certainly were a lot of visitors, which our businesses
welcomed. We did have a few problems of traffic
DUNCAN BAKER M.P.
N. Norfolk Conservative Assoc: 01692 558458
www.duncanbaker.org.uk
JEROME MAYHEW M.P.
Broadland Conservative Assoc: 01603 865763
www.broadlandconservatives.org.uk
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