Local Lynx No.151 August/September 2023

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WELCOME We would like to offer a warm welcome to Mr and Mrs Mitchell and hope they will be very happy living in Langham Langham PCC CHURCHYARD Thank you to the 10 who came to help spruce up the churchyard in June, the progress has been remarkable. Special compliments to Trevor Jones for the tractor mowing and Alan Smith for the strimming. The next one will be on Saturday 5th August at 9.30am and coffee in the village hall will be available. Look forward to seeing some new faces. Bring stout garden gloves, garden tools and strimmers, if possible, but we have two available. Edward Allen, Churchwarden MORSTON Contact: Martin Cardoe 07973 885665 mcardoe@msn.com CRAB SUPPER & SEAL TRIP We will be commemorating Mary Athill at the hugely popular annual Crab Supper and Seal Trip to Blakeney Point, which this year will take place on Tuesday, 12 th September, departing Morston Quay at 6.15 pm. This wonderful event includes a seal trip followed by a sumptuous meal of local crab, a selection of salads and delicious puddings! Wine, beer, and soft drinks will be available. Tickets are £30 and are available from Anne Rolfe on 01263 741125 or annerolfe45@gmail.com. All proceeds to All Saint’s Church, Morston. IMPROMPTU SHAKESPEARE ‘It’s The Bard, Bill, But Not As We Know It!’ A balmy June evening saw the welcome, (and much demanded), return of the Impromptu Shakespeare Company to Morston, following its sell-out improvised show in 2019. Based on audience suggestions (by way of ping-pong balls scribed with Shakespearean tropes flung into a pair of giant breeches) the fab five, Rosie, Jules, Lucy, Jen and Daniel, conjured up an Elizabethan age tragicomedy of errors, murder, star-crossed love, mistaken identity, powerstruggles and a side-dish of nuanced current affairs. The unpredictability of each scenario left audience members gasping at the rapier-sharp wit and thinking of the cast, whether delivering lines which scholars would find hard to disprove they were not written by Shakespeare himself or seizing upon opportune moments to ad lib in contemporary language for comic effect, break the fourth wall and lighten the mood. To produce a show on the spot takes fertile creativity, and the players displayed not just a thorough understanding of the way Shakespeare crafted his dialogue but a togetherness and willingness to work with each other, around each other and a fearlessly across each other while keeping the audience always spellbound. Impromptu Shakespeare are guaranteed audience pleasers with their sparkling wit, authentic improvisation, and sublime stagecraft. A good sign of a successful show is seeing the company with as many smiles on their faces as spectators and this evening’s show was no exception. Morston ‘Tales & Ales’ would like to thank Gill Kay for generously hosting the performance in her garden; Pukka Pies; The Chequers Inn, Binham; Woodforde’s Brewery (Wherry Ale); Morston Anchor; The Harper Hotel; Blakeney Hotel; Two Magpies, Blakeney; Picnic Fayre, Cley; Sandra Morris; Rob Metcalfe for raffle prizes and our willing team of helpers, volunteers and good spirits who helped with setting the stage, catering and hospitality to make the performance the success it was. All proceeds from the event will go to ‘Friends of Morston Church’, www.fmc.org.uk, a registered charity dedicated to raising funds for the maintenance and repair of All Saints Church, Morston, Norfolk. MORSTON SAILING REGATTA This year’s Regatta will be held on Sunday August 6th. The bank start will be at the North end of Blakeney New Cut as usual, with the first boat pushing off at approximately 10am. We are expecting a large fleet this year with the later than usual start time and a very high Spring tide, which promises to be an impressive sight for competitors and spectators alike! Entries can be made on the day in Blakeney dinghy park, or on the start line. Entry fee will be £5 per boat - which must be paid prior to the start of the race in order to be a valid entry. There are many trophies to be won, covering all types of sailing craft from single handed dinghies to heavier working vessels such as crab boats and Norfolk Gypsies. Prize giving will be held in Gill Kay’s field (East of Morston Quay car park) at 2.30pm. All competitors with families and friends are welcome to attend. There will be drinks provided by Morston PC and no doubt much postrace banter! For further information about Morston Sailing Regatta please call Charlie Ward on 07771 597985. 18
MORSTON REGATTA PARTY The Morston Regatta Party is back! After a two-year covid break the evening bash following the Morston Regatta returns. Mark Sunday 6 th August at 7pm at Morston Quay down in your diaries. Bring your own picnic (BBQ facilities are available to cook your own bits and bobs) and then get ready to rock the night away in the company of live band Hot Squash (Ed Raisin and his gang). Same format. Same fun. What’s not to love about a summer’s night party? See you there. S.W.A.M.P UPDATE Sustainable Work at Morston Pond There has been an abundance of early summer flowers around the pond, and we are in the process of photographing and cataloguing them. Anyone who is interested in helping us identify them do please get in touch; it would be great to get local names for the plants as well as the more formal ones. Crassula clearing work continues and, as the water levels are low at the moment, we are making good progress in clearing the invasive weeds from the dried-out areas. If you are interested in helping or coming to see what we are doing, the ongoing working party dates are: 24th July, 7th & 21st August and 4th & 18th September Please drop in anytime from 4:30 – 7pm. Twitter: @MorstonPond Instagram: instagram.com/morstonpondproject Website: morstonpondproject.wixsite.com/morstonpond-project. MERSTONA QUIZ With a Shakespearian Twist! (answers on page 27) Words & phrases Shakespeare (possibly) introduced to the English language. Can you identify those he did and those coined by others? 1. vanished into thin air 2. plays fast and loose 3. chance would be a fine thing 4. tongue-tied 5. you cannot be serious 6. in a pickle 7. cheap as chips 8. fair play 9. twitter 10. short shrift 11. cold comfort 12. computer says no 13. butterfingers 14. too much of a good thing 15. hard-boiled 16. in a fool’s paradise 17. boredom 18. foregone conclusion MUSIC FOR SPRING EVENING On a May evening in Morston that was cold enough for the 100 or so members of the audience to think they might be attending a Christmas carol service, Gresham’s school choir warmed the hearts, minds, and bodies of those watching with a standout collection of 20 solo singing performances. All Saints church, beautifully illuminated in candlelight, provided the perfect backdrop as the audience marvelled at the pitch perfect singing talents of those young soloists, both male and female, with songs varying from established West End musicals such as Maybe This Time (Cabaret), Luck Be a Lady (Guys & Dolls) Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific) No Good Deed (Wicked) to Schubert’s An die Musik, Handel’s Honour and Arms and Mozart’s O isis und Osiris. All of this could not have happened without the immense support of a crew of helpers. Specific thanks and appreciation especially go out to Michelle, Tom and Toby from Gresham’s music department who put in the hard hours and effort and helped the performers deliver such a memorable evening. Huge applause too to the soloists who looked nerveless when performing in the centre of aisle delivering such a broad range of songs with such joy, energy, and emotion. 19
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