village voice 70.pub - Dersingham Parish Council

Dersingham's March Community Lunch was
held in the lovely St Cecilia's Church
(Dersinghams Roman Catholic Church). It was
the first time I had been inside the main church
building and it was set out beautifully for such
an occasion. The ambience of the whole
environment was added to by the lovely
lighting in the form of lit globes suspended
from the ceiling.
Of course, as the day turned out to be so filled
with sunshine, the only thing that could have
made the lunch more enjoyable was for it to be
hosted outdoors to take advantage of such a
glorious day.
Dersingham Community Lunches
by Stella Gooch
E H Prior, the high quality butchers (I can personally vouch for that assertion too!) recently
established alongside Dersingham's new surgery buildings, were the hands on hosts of the March
lunch. Not only did they provide a wonderful serving of hot roast pork, new potatoes with salad
trimmings but they did all the work themselves. Mr and Mrs Prior Senior (Tilly and Dennis) joined
myself and Cllr Jonathan Loades (Rounce & Evans Letting Agents) for lunch whilst the rest of the
family team got to grips with all the catering and serving for some 80 people! I must not forget to
mention that their fruit pie and cream was delicious too and those that opted for the cheesecake no
doubt enjoyed that as well.
Bob Tipling welcomed all lunch guests and introduced four Borough Councillor candidates who
were attending: Judy Collingham, John Dobson, Tony Bubb and Kate Sayer. Bob also introduced
the new local police officer: Sgt Karen Faulkener and representatives of the West Norfolk
Voluntary and Community Action group (WNVCA), Sue Gardiner and Marie Connell. It
transpired that Sue and Marie were attending
the lunch in order to raise awareness of the
help and assistance available for older
residents with regard to the imminent digital
switch on.
Following Bob's introductions, lunch host
Clifford Prior personally welcomed guests
and said that it was the first time Priors had
been able to provide lunch for the Dersingham
Community Lunch since their arrival in
Dersingham some 16 months earlier. Mr Prior
went on to say that the family were delighted
with the reception they had received from the
local community. Here's hoping this is not the
last time that Priors get to feed the
Dersingham Community Lunch!!
During the course of the lunch, Marie
Connell was asked to explain to us about the
role of WNVCA and volunteering in general.
It was the role of WNVCA to source and
Ah, the pork!
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Steve Sergeant greeting guests
with his bucket
match volunteer workers to local
organisations and provide technical