Local Lynx No.146 (v2) October-November 2022

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during these challenging times. On Sunday 6th November, the church will celebrate its Patronal Festival, following All Saints Day on 1st November. As in previous years, a notebook will be left on the font in the church in advance of the service, for everyone to write down the names of loved ones they’d like to be remembered and prayed for during the service. THE ANCHOR INN Morston residents, locals and visitors were delighted to receive news that their favourite local pub, The Anchor Inn, had reopened under the stewardship of the acclaimed Harper hotel in Langham. Exciting plans are afoot for the spring, but in the meantime, they kept things simple with a Harper pop-up during August and September that offered delicious locally inspired wood fired pizzas and locally made ice creams together with a fine selection of Norfolk ales. More news on developments will emerge during the winter so keep your eye on the Anchor Inn. MORSTON POND PROJECT At present the pond in Morston on the Langham Road is overrun with invasive non-native plants, Crassula and Parrot's Feather, and looking rather sad. We have a vision for the pond area to become of more value to the community as a peaceful place and a wildlife area, with opportunities for people to connect with nature, join in practical projects together and hopefully in time eradicate the invasive plant species from the pond area. We have been talking to local and national pond experts who are helping us put together a workable plan. If this is a project which interests you and you feel you might like to get involved or just be kept informed of our progress email: jillptibbetts55@gmail.com or jacksjhoward@gmail.com. Alternatively call 01263 741082. SAXLINGHAM Contact: John Pridham 01328 831851 jcwpridham@gmail.com VILLAGE DRINKS Somehow your scribe managed to have forgotten about this at the time of going to print in early July. On Sunday June 5 th by popular demand Saxlingham enjoyed another drinks evening at The Old Rectory. By coincidence it was also the Platinum Jubilee weekend but even if many had other competing events over the holiday it did not prevent a great turn out. It was good to meet our fellow villagers and some would have been doing this for the first time. Such is the frenetic world we live in that there is not always time, or maybe opportunity, to gather and chat. Thank you, Caroline and Peter, for hosting this again. REP’S REQUEST If anyone has any Saxlingham news/stories or other interesting copy, all contributions will be gratefully received. JP SHARRINGTON Contact: Claire Dubbins 01263 862261 cdubbins@btinternet.com www.sharrington.org.uk FOODBANK NEWS Everyone is feeling the pinch with rising food prices at the moment, but cutting back is one thing, going without is another, and inflation means that the demand for the foodbank is greater than ever. Now that children are back at school, this autumn we are going to concentrate on the very old and the very young. So nappies and baby food for struggling young families, and tea, coffee and as many different sorts of biscuits as we can collect for the elderly will be very welcome. To ensure the welcome is not extended to the church mice the biscuits will have to be put in the sealable plastic boxes at the back of the church and everything else can be left round the font. We are assured that the generosity of the village is very much appreciated not just by those who run the Trussell Trust Foodbank, but by those who are, often reluctantly and with embarrassment, depending on it. Donations continue to be taken to the Fakenham collection point every other Monday. AS THERE’S NOTHING LIKE A BLIND TASTING Under the heading ‘Location Location Location’, at the tasting in July, the Rotters were challenged to identify 10 different wines from different parts of the wine making world. Some, like the Malbec from Argentina, were not so 22
hard to spot whilst others, like the Viognier from the Southern Rhône region of France, were not so easy. In some cases the most generous Chief Rotter identified the country of production but members had to guess the region, the type of wine and the grape variety. There were 33 points at stake in the competition and, whilst many members struggled to get into double figures, the winner, Maggie Thomas from Bale, scored a very impressive 28. As well for most methinks that all the wines were pretty decent and raised the spirit! Chief Rotter SHARRINGTON CHRISTMAS FAYRE With the sound of jingle bells barely a month away, it’s just the right time for our Christmas Fayre. Pared back rather last year as a result of the pandemic, we plan to be back in full festive swing on Saturday 26 th November from 10am–1.30pm. The village hall will be full of old stalls and new; some big, some small; all featuring the talent of local craftsmen and exhibiting decorations and a wide range of items ideal for Christmas gifts. Our pop-up café will help tune your tastebuds ahead of Rudolph’s arrival with Christmas cake, mince pies and our world renowned bacon rolls. Why not come and join the fun. You never know, you might just win a prize in our Christmas raffle. RD SHARRINGTON GARDENERS Our garden safari has always taken place in early July, and, given the propensity of the traditional British summer to bless us with regular and often unwanted rainfall, the gardens being prepared for the event have been resplendent in their summer colours. This year, however, our hosts in the gardens of Brinton faced a daunting challenge to maintain any kind of plant life after several rainless weeks and in the record-breaking heat of the 19 th July. Nevertheless they succeeded and the five gardens we visited were delightful, amply repaying the hard work of their owners who even went the extra mile to provide gazebos, cold drinks and iced water to keep us as comfortable as possible during our tour. Especial thanks go to Michele Bishop for pulling this event together and Esme and Jeremy Bagnall-Oakley for providing us with tea, cake and a shady space to gather for a chat in their wonderful garden at Brinton Hall at the end of the afternoon. We hope members are looking forward to meeting up again as our autumn events get underway. Our programme can be viewed at our website, https:// www.sharringtongardening.org.uk .Our contact details can be found here and we always welcome new members. BW SHARRINGTON VILLAGE HALL The summer in Sharrington like everywhere else saw lawns turned from green to brown, trees shedding their leaves as if it were autumn, and everyone hiding out of the extreme heat, which made our recent music events quite challenging without the benefit of air conditioning in the village hall. We were entertained for the first time with some jazz music which was extremely well received. A few weeks later another first in the shape of French guitarist Claude Bourbon, a brilliant musician who had the audience mesmerised. More of this from Gary Bishop, our new music events organiser in his own piece below. At this point I would like to pay tribute to our former music organiser Chris Abrams. For seven years he has arranged all the music events at the hall bringing in new musicians as well as established ones. At the same time he has been responsible for providing much needed funds from the ticket sales and this was our main source of income. Mainly for health reasons, Chris has decided to step back from it and handed the reins over to Gary who in his own words “has big shoes to fill”. On behalf of everyone who has enjoyed the music over the last seven years, many thanks Chris for all your hard work. I would also like to mention Bob McQuade who sadly passed away recently. Bob for many years has done sterling work for the village hall including creating posters for various events as well as attending nearly every event with his wife Philippa. We send our condolences to her and the family. A new initiative for Sharrington took place in August. Our first pub night was held and and whilst not a huge number there, those attending said they thoroughly enjoyed 23
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