Local Lynx No. 150 - June/July 2023

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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. Lynx Internet Banking and Standing Orders Account Name: Local Paper Account number: 6500 4288 Sort code: 09-01-54 COMMUNITY nEWS LOCAL ELECTIONS 4 MAY 2023 For all North Norfolk election results go to https:// www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/tasks/electoral-services/viewelection-results/. LOCAL LEGEND, GREAT PERSONALITY, SEEKS SIMILAR FOR GOOD TIMES Hot on the heels of The Morston Anchor’s much anticipated reopening, another local legend is set to follow suit. The Langham Blue Bell, having sadly called time last autumn, is reopening its doors just in time for summer - thanks to the team behind The Harper hotel. A quick glance around the ‘new’ Morston Anchor reveals it is all about carefully preserving the old – nothing has been messed with, just revived, with a fresh lick of (Stiffkey Blue) paint and a beautifully simple menu (think fish and chips, local seafood, and homemade sauces – takeaway also available!). Expect a similar story at The Langham Blue Bell, except with pies, puddings (homemade, naturally) and weekend roasts to accompany your pint (s).For more details, visit thelanghambluebell. co.uk. Full of character, with easy charm and a love of all things local. In other words, all the ingredients for a classic village pub – except one. You. The Harper is Hiring! The Harper team would like to meet you if you, like us, love all things Norfolk, have a twinkle in your eye and – even better - you know your Woodforde’s Wherry from your Woodford Reserve. Front of house and kitchen team roles are available at The Anchor and The Blue Bell (and The Harper itself), so if you feel you’re the perfect match, or know someone who is, drop a line to work@theharper. co.uk. NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME Wells-next-the-Sea Group Opening Sunday 18 June 11am – 5pm A group of five gardens, two of them new this year, will be open under the auspices of the National Garden Scheme which raises funds for charities including MacMillan Nurses. Easily accessible, all five are in a line running from Market Lane, along Burnt Street through to Church Street. The Wells gardens will illustrate a rich variety of garden styles from small cottage to larger, longer and more spacious layouts. 4
Refreshments will be available at The Old Rectory, Church Street. Nearest car parking is in Market Lane and opposite St. Nicholas Church in Church Street. Admission to all five gardens is £6 payable at any of the gardens. Contact Barbara Oliver: 01328 713066, mob: 07771 926866 or poachercottage2@gmail.com. BALE Contact: Maggie Thomas maggie2403@icloud.com BALE FETE We look forward to seeing you at the annual Bale Fete on Saturday 3 rd June in the garden of Manor Farm, opening at 2pm. This has always been a popular local occasion, with visitors coming from quite a distance to enjoy the atmosphere and snap up a bargain. There will be the usual array of stalls, sideshows and refreshments and the Cromer and Sheringham Band is booked and set to entertain. Contributions for sale, particularly of cakes, preserves and plants, will be welcome on the day as will volunteers. Contact Walter Hammond on 07778 620015 if you can spare some time to assist with set-up, clear-up or help on a stall. PM WILD BALE The Cuckoo I hear thee and rejoice … To seek thee did I often rove Through woods and on the green And thou wert still a hope, a love, Still longed for never seen. And I can listen to thee yet Can lie upon the plain And listen, till I do beget That golden time again. from ‘To the Cuckoo’ by William Wordsworth The cuckoo is a fascinating bird, with its hawk-like features and resounding summer goo-ko. The herald of warm spring days, for many the cuckoo is a bird of their childhood countryside. A medium-sized land bird the adult cuckoo will travel 5,000 miles from its wintering grounds in the African Congo covering the 2,000 miles of desert in one flight and then resting and feeding in Spain or Italy before the final part of the journey to the UK. On reaching the UK in early April, and possibly finding the weather inhospitable, it will return to warmer temperatures in Europe, feed for a few days and then return to the UK to breed. Its main food is insects and their larvae and in particular hairy caterpillars, often dismissed by other birds. It is one of the few birds that will tackle Cinnabar Moth caterpillars that feed on ragwort. They have learnt to bite off the head of the caterpillar, discarding the poisonous ragwort in the jaws of the caterpillar, enabling it to eat the remaining body safely. Cuckoos are birds of open country and woodland edges where the females can find the nests of dunnocks, reed warblers and meadow pipits in which to lay their eggs. They are brood parasites, using others to raise their young. The female lays an egg in the chosen host nest. The fact that the cuckoo resembles an hawk allows it to do this with impunity. Although larger than the host egg, the cuckoo’s egg will look very similar in colour. The egg hatches after eleven to thirteen days at which point the cuckoo hatchling will eject the hosts’ eggs or chicks, rather unceremoniously, out of the nest. A single female cuckoo can lay one egg in 50 hosts nests in one season which means the loss of something in the region of 150 to 200 eggs or chicks of a species such as the Reed Warbler. The young cuckoo in the nest begs for food from the adoptive parents and makes enough noise for it to seem as if there are four young to be fed. This continues for about twenty days. The cuckoo leaves the UK in July and August bound for central Africa. As they live for between five and seven years they may well travel over 50,000 miles in their lifetime. When you next hear the goo-ko think of its journey here and of William Wordsworth listening to its ancestors in the 1700s. Paul Laurie BALE VILLAGE HALL NEWS Our monthly fish and chips and Bale Oak Bar evenings continue to be an excellent way of ‘catching up’ with friends and neighbours. Although the village hall committee successfully looks after these events, a recent review of all the tasks that need to be covered in order to make any gathering go smoothly made us realise that there are many ways in which extra help would be welcome. If you would be able to lend a hand, please talk to a committee member the next time you are enjoying an evening at the hall. Upcoming fish & chips dates are 9 th June and 14 th July at 7pm. Get your orders in by 6pm on the day to 01328 878355 or Bale Village WhatsApp. The Bale Oak Bar opens for business on 23 rd June and 28 th July, 6.30-9.30pm. Please look out for, and respond to, a short questionnaire which will be sent out shortly (with paper copies in the village hall), asking your opinion on whether to extend the 5
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