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com Issue Number 215 - October 2014

Wayland CMA
Oct 25th Travis Logan
8 tll late at the Queens Hall
August might have been a good
weather month, but it certainly was
not a good fortune month for the
Whissey Benefice, which comprises
the parishes of Ashill, Carbrooke,
Ovington and Saham Toney, where
disaster has struck twice. The first
time the Lych-gate, a memorial to the
men from Ashill who died in World
War I, was destroyed and in the
second incident a large quantity of
lead was removed from the roof of
Carbrooke Church. In both cases, the
churches involved will have to make
large contributions towards the
restoration and much of this money
inevitably has to come out of the
pockets of those who attend these two
churches.
The Rt Revd Jonathan Meryck,
Bishop of Lynn, was very moved by
the plight of these churches and made
time in his busy schedule to visit the
scene of the disasters in order to show
his support for those having to deal
with the aftermath of these events.
Visit to Stricken Benefice by Bishop
The Rt Revd Jonathan Meryck, Bishop of Lynn, is shown the damage at Ashill Church Lych-gate
Community
Group Funding
Available
If you are a local charity, community
group or voluntary organisation with
a particular project or activity that
needs extra funding then you may be
eligible to receive an amount from the
proceeds of the annual Wayland
Show.
To qualify, your organisation should
operate, or have community links
within the Wayland area, be properly
constituted and representative of the
interests concerned. Funds will be
allocated in the New Year.
Application forms and details of how
to apply are available to download
from our website:
www.waylandshow.com
(click on 'Charity News' link).
For further help/information please
contact Claire Bowes, Secretary,
Wayland Agricultural Society CIC
Email: secretary@waylandshow.com
Tel: 07789796937
A Museum for
Watton?

A Museum for the Breckland town
of Watton has been proposed to
encourage more interest in the
town and to encourage more
visitors.
George Freeman, MP, was recently
quoted as saying, Watton is a
town on the edge. And despite the
growth in population in the town
and its surrounds there has been no
expansion of facilities or amenities.
The excellent series of books
produced by The Wayland
Partnership Development Trust
record much of what is already
known about Watton and a
Museum would complement the
research by displaying artefacts
from over the years.
I would like to say, as spokesperson
and co-ordinator, that this is very
much a Community project. Local
people, from local schools to the
retired, will be welcomed with their

stories and donations of memorabilia
into the safe keeping of the Museum.
A Museum would let Watton stand
proudly alongside its fellow
Breckland towns who have
museums.
There is a lot of groundwork to be
done yet and it all depends on the
enthusiasm and support of the
people of Watton.
It is a project for the town and help
from the town is encouraged and
will be warmly welcomed by
Bonnie and her team.
This project, A Museum for
Watton, will work with the support
and help of the townspeople. If you
have skills such as IT, Fund
Raising, Publicity, Market
Research and you would like to
share them to make the Museum a
reality please email:
museumforwatton@gmail.com.
Many thanks, Bonnie Robertson.
The Wayland News Page 2 October 2014
Watton
Medical
Practice
A Letter to the Editor . . .

Sir, It is with regret that, over the last months,
I have listened to the debate that has gone on
within our community regarding the provision
of medical services in Watton and its
surrounding area. Our Town and its medical
provision has been at the centre of media
interest in the national press, the local press
and Television, none of this media interest has
moved the needs of our community forwards
in any way, in fact it has only chosen to
promote a negative and wholly uninformed
view of the many large challenges facing not
only our practice but many practices
throughout the Country.
Reading in this journal last month the factual
explanation of its position by the Watton
Medical Practice has brought into sharp focus
the knee jerk responses of the media only too
keen to promote a bad news story, and I note
that even some of our most senior politicians
have spoken out prior to a comprehensive
understanding of the situation generally across
both County and Country. One hopes for
better when such serious matters are discussed
in the public domain.
I have a memory of medical services going back
over 6 decades in our community and during all
this time I am sure that there have at times been
challenging periods for all its practitioners and
patients, none more challenging than at present
where some find their Doctors some miles away
thus creating difficulties in access in our rural
area. One hopes that in time, and with successful
recruitment, patients can be repatriated back to
their preferred practise. This is an important
issue to be addressed by the management at our
practice.
Why have I chosen to be involved in this Hot
Potato of an issue here in Watton? Like
many of us my life had been temporarily
turned on its head by a sudden change in
health and I was now a user of all manner of
help and advice from the Watton Medical
Practice. During this period I was received
with consideration, care and professionalism
at all levels of the organisation and cannot
fault the convenience of all the systems in
place to speed up access to the professionals
who work there. I am very satisfied with the
service that I and my family have received
over the many years as patients.
Chris Edwards, Harvey St., Watton.
From the Editor: Mr Edwards charges the
local press as choosing to promote a
negative and wholly uninformed view . . .
and of knee jerk responses of the media only
too keen to promote a bad news story . . .
Since there are only two titles that reasonably
qualify as local press in Wayland I can only
conclude that he refers to coverage in The
Wayland News and the Watton and Swaffham
Times. I feel that I must defend this paper and
myself against the accusations he has levelled
at us.
To deal first with the second charge of a
knee jerk response and being only too
keen to promote a bad news story:
I say this journal has never promoted a 'bad
news story' in any way that could be described
as a knee jerk reaction; On occasions I have
reported the unpalatable stories of our area,
but never in any way other than to inform
readers.
The very reason for the existence of the
Wayland News has been to promote all that is
good about the Wayland area, to tell the good
news that often goes unnoticed by mainstream
media.
An element of the national press, in particular
The Daily Mail, did try to turn the patient de-
registration story into an attack against the
migrant population in our area, and put the
blame for the problems on them. That is
plainly untrue, was destabilising to our
community and a falsification of the facts.
For many newspapers, the coverage of news
is driven by the need to increase sales; bad
news is good news for sales sadly. But that
has never been, and never will be, an
influence on the content of The Wayland News
for as long as I remain Editor.
As to the charge Mr Edwards makes that I
have promoted a negative and wholly
uninformed view this is a statement I do take
serious issue with.
I have had many, many long conversations
with people on the phone, in the street and by
email about their own experiences and
concerns regarding Watton Medical Practice.
Every word that I have written in The
Wayland News about the subject has only
been published after the most careful
consideration and research to ensure that I
have not misrepresented the concerns and
fears of the many readers who have urged me
to represent them.
Is that being negative and wholly uninformed?
I stated in my first Editorial in the July issue,
that these conversations have been going on
since at least January 2012, so for nearly
three years now I have listened to comments,
complaints and concerns on this subject. As I
said in July, I tried to engage with the
Practice Manager, and the Chairman of the
Patient Liaison Group to no avail. Indeed the
early reactions to my approaches could be
described as hostile. I believe that from being
negative, my actions at all times have been
positive attempts to bring patients concerns to
the attention of those who are best placed to
address and help them.
Those views I have represented may not have
been positive in their comments about events,
but I have been scrupulous in maintaining
fairness and balance, saying when positive
comments have been made to me.
That they have numbered fewer than three is
not of my doing!
To ensure that I maintained balance, I invited
Watton Medical Practice management to
respond last month, since no other comment
had been made by them, and gave I them
equal space and prominence with anything
else printed in these pages.
I might say, by the way, that the response I
have had from readers to what Mr Edwards
describes as the 'factual explanation of its
position by the Watton Medical Practice' has
been incredulous.
And to be fair to the Watton and Swaffham
Times, I would also say that their coverage
has been measured and was well researched.
Personally, I am delighted Mr Edwards is
well again. He and I have been friends and
colleagues in several different community
ventures over many years.
But I ask him, to ask himself, how he would
have felt if he had been required to change his
Doctor and Surgery to complete strangers
midway through his own treatment for a life
threatening illness? That is what some of
those de-registered have endured.
How would he react, if, like some, he were a
pensioner now facing weekly taxi fares of 60
or more in order to attend his doctor's
appointments?
Mr Edwards may be right in saying that none
of The Wayland News' involvement has
changed the situation for the better. That is a
very effective statement with which to shut
down debate. But just because nothing has
changed, does not mean, or prove, that the
status quo is right or fair. Residents of our
community, my readers and my friends
deserve better than to have to settle for that.
From what I have read in Breckland Council's
report, almost everyone accepts something
went seriously wrong here and it mustnt
be allowed to happen again.
Whatever it is, it has not been identified or
named.
And meanwhile, locally, nothing has changed.
The 1,500 are still deregistered.
Officially the Surgery list is closed and that, I
am told, is affecting house sales in Watton.
And many, many people tell me they are still
deeply unhappy.
October 2014 The Wayland News Page 3
Wayland
Academy
Open
Evening
Firstly, may I take this
opportunity to introduce myself
as the new Principal at Wayland
Academy. Over the last 5 years
I have seen Wayland Academy
continuing to develop and
improve. Progress measures and
GCSE results illustrate the drive
of Leadership and the passion
of teachers to support students
in achieving the very best that
they can.
As an Academy we are on a
journey to OUTSTANDING.
We secured a GOOD rating in
2013 and this was testament to
students, parents, teachers and
support staff. This GOOD
rating was achieved in every
aspect of school life.
I would like to extend a warm
invitation to you to come and
meet the staff and students at
Wayland Academy on Thursday
2nd October starting at 6pm.
During the evening you will be
able to have quality time with
Heads of Departments and
teachers, see exciting
demonstrations and witness first
-hand the continued
transformation that is taking
place at the Academy.
Glen Allott, Principal, Wayland
Academy.

Macmillan
Coffee
Morning in
Nelson Court
The Macmillan Coffee Morning
held annually at 95, Nelson
Court by Dave and Jenny
Simons, will be on Tuesday,
18th November this year. Please
put the date in your diaries!
Ovington
Village Hall
Ovtoberfest

Tickets are still available for
the popular Ovtoberfest on
Saturday 18 October at
7.30pm in the village hall,
featuring the amazing
Backdrafts (resplendent in
their firefighters kit!) who
got everyone up and dancing
last year with their rousing
music. There will be real ales
available from the bar and the
ticket price of 10 includes a
supper of sausage & mash,
followed by a home-made
dessert. Please ring Matt on
07730880111 as soon as
possible to reserve your
ticket, or come to the village
hall any Monday morning
between 10 & 12. Hurry,
space is limited!
Next month we are hosting an
evening with the wonderfully
entertaining Mervyn Stutter,
so keep Saturday 15
November free and book your
tickets with Christine on
01953 885848 or visit the
village hall on a Monday
morning. For only 10 there
is a light buffet before the
show followed by an evening
of Mervyns incisive wit and
brilliant songs. There will be
a limited bar available.
The evening is sponsored by
Creative Arts East Live.
Shipdham
& District
Book Group

The meeting on 20th August
took the form of a charity
afternoon tea when we
combined with friends from
another group. Those
attending read passages of
their own choosing with a
First World War theme.
These included poems;
newspaper extracts; letters
from family members
serving at the front; prose
extracts from fiction and
non-fiction; passages
describing life on the home
front and anecdotal stories
passed down through
families.
All were moving whilst some
revealed a lighter side and a
little humour, welcomed
whilst dealing with a grim
subject. It was agreed that for
decades nothing of this war
was revealed, especially by
those who had taken part and
that we appear to have
learned little about the futility
of war in the century since.
95 was raised for the Save
the Children North Kurdish
Region Appeal. This seemed
appropriate when once again
the innocent are the victims of
warfare and violence.
The meeting on 17th
September began with a
buffet lunch at the home of
one of our founding
members now living in
Wisbech but still attending
our local meetings whenever
possible. The book for
discussion was Laurie Lees
childhood memoir Cider
with Rosie. Only two
members were less than
enthusiastic about this book.
One said she had been
looking forward to it and then
became bored with so much
media coverage of the period
although she enjoyed Lees
imagery. Another said she
just couldnt get into it and
did not believe that the
mother could be as scatty as
depicted. For the majority the
book was a delight, reminded
all of rural life even several
decades after Lees depiction;
enjoyed the poetry of his
prose writing and descriptive
skill; thought the only way
the mother coped with all the
children, little money,
primitive living and wild
garden was to be a free and
creative spirit; recognised the
characters; laughed at so
much seen through the eyes
of a child, often out loud and
phrases like relaxing and
comforting were uttered by
one by her own admission
normally judgemental.
Perhaps the most touching
accolade was from a
member who read the book
to a now deceased elderly
member in the last weeks of
her life. Most had read it
before but appreciated
revisiting it with mature
vision and discussing it with
kindred spirits.
The book for our October
meeting is Rebecca by
Daphne du Maurier.
Want training
& advice on
Android
tablets, iPads
or
smartphones?
GET IT LOCALLY!

The Wayland Partnership and the
Digital Phone Company both
from Watton plan to run another
series of training workshops on
the latest Tablet devices.
We are now taking bookings and
will cover Android devices and
Apple iPads for beginners. In
addition, we would like to run
advanced classes for those who
have had some experience of
using their device. For 30.00 you
will receive three hours of expert
but unbiased training spread over
three days on how to use your
device.
Tuesdays seem to have been the
best day for most people and the
first course will start at 9.30pm on
Tuesday 21st October at Wayland
House in Watton High Street and
finish at 10.30am. If there is
sufficient interest, and to keep
each class size manageable, we
will run another one hour session
from 10.45am.
All workshops are subject to
demand and even if you have
registered your interest
previously, please email
iain@wayland.org.uk (or phone
on 01953 880204) as soon as you
can and tell us if you want tuition
on Android Tablet or iPad and if
you are a beginner or a more
advanced user.
Oliver at the Digital Phone
Company at 34 High Street,
Watton can also answer any
questions you may have.
Seasonal
Flu Jabs
NHS Englands East Anglian
Area Team has re-
commissioned pharmacies to
provide the NHS flu
vaccination service for the
2014/15 season. This follows
the successful introduction of
last years vaccination
programme which was
offered for the first time
through pharmacies as well
as GPs.
Norfolk Pharmacies will be
offering the NHS vaccination
service to patients at risk of
serious illness or death
should they develop
influenza who are aged 18 to
64. The groups considered to
be most at risk include
patients with chronic
conditions such as respiratory
disease, heart disease, kidney
or liver disease etc.
Pharmacies can also provide
the service to pregnant
women and non-professional
carers.
Working to complement the
service offered by GPs and
maternity units, this greatly
increases the availability of
vaccination with the aim of
reducing morbidity and
mortality from influenza and
averting the need for patient
hospitalization.
GPs may already have
contacted patients to
recommend that they have
the flu vaccination.
However, if any patients are
concerned that they may be at
risk then they should contact
their GP or local pharmacy to
find out if they would be
eligible for this free NHS
service.
Geoff Ray, Senior
Pharmacist at Total Health
Pharmacy in Watton said; I
would urge people to find out
if they are eligible for the
free NHS service and make
arrangements to have the flu
jab as soon as possible.
The Wayland News Page 4 October 2014
Caston Primary School
Bingo Friday 10th Oct 6.30pm
Eyes down 7pm.
All the family welcome, great prizes to be
won including last game 'The Big Money
Game'. Refreshments will be available.

Quiz Night 21st Nov 7pm.
Teams of up to 6, adults only, 2 per
person. Refreshments available, own
alcohol must be provided if required. Cash
prize for the winning team.
To book a table or any queries please
phone Alison 07899040119.
A Quick
Look Round
By Orbiter
Another month nearer to
Christmas, Im afraid. How times
have changed, for in days gone by
everyone used to look forward to
the Yuletide season, but in recent
years feelings seem to have
changed somewhat. Possibly it is
because before the days when we
all had cars most people were not
in a position to travel much, so
everyone would make a really
special effort at Christmas to
make the holiday period a time of
family re-union, whereas now
folks get together far more often.
The big day itself, besides the
religious background, was a day
of fun for all the family, starting
off with the examination of the
Xmas Stocking, not only for the
children, for Mum would arrange
one for Dad, and sometimes vice
versa. The contents usually
consisted of the most trivial of
items, such as the odd toffee or
bar of chocolate, and some silly
toy, such as a yo-yo and
something to make a noise with,
plus some puzzles, and the
obligatory tangerine. Certainly no
expensive things like CDs or
computer games, which the
children of today expect.
Of course, presents aside, there is
the tradition of sitting down
together for Christmas Dinner but
alas this too has diminished in
importance, since turkey is no
longer a once-a-year dish, while
chicken is the basis of so many
everyday meals that it is no
longer a treat. But perhaps what
has changed most is that the
proceedings always start so early.
Already Xmas things are
appearing in the shops, and
members of clubs everywhere are
being asked if they have put their
names down for the annual lunch.
In the last few weeks it has been
back to school for most of our
children, and the first time round
for others. The latest proposals
from the education experts seem
to recommend that youngsters
start school as young as even two
years of age, while others favour
postponing the starting dates until
six or even seven years.
With the additional confusion
regarding the composition of the
national curriculum, it is no
wonder that standards seem to be
falling. While in many cases the
pupils do extremely well, on the
other hand we are told that
prospective employers find that
school leavers are often found to
be completely lacking in ability in
the basics such as reading and
writing, and elementary
arithmetic. It is reported that the
Ofsted inspections that are
designed to sort out the schools
that are not up to scratch are often
rendered useless as their proposed
visits are known in advance. This
reminds me of the secret
inspections that Generals carried
out at army camps throughout the
war. Some good fellow in
Headquarters always leaked
details of the visits several days
before, so the element of surprise
was never there.
One of the good things about
temporary road signs is that they
give valuable advice of the
hazards that face motorists as
they travel round the country, but
the downside is when they are not
removed when the subject of their
being is no longer there. For
instance it is good to be advised
that the road ahead has been
repaired leaving loose chippings,
or that the road markings have
been removed, or that the road is
flooded or that there is a
diversion, but it can be a source
of annoyance when the sign is
still there weeks, or sometimes
months, after the situation has
been returned to normal.
There has been much publicity
recently about bad language being
used on the B.B.C., and it always
seems peculiar that an offensive
word is described by the press by
means of the initial letter followed
by dashes, as in he called me a fat
b.. Since in almost every case
the reader will be quite aware of
what the word actually is it really is
pointless trying to disguise it in this
way. Are the newspapers
attempting to give the impression
that they are too nice to use such
words, or that they think their
readers are of similar ilk ? Actually
confusion could be caused if there
is more than one naughty word
beginning with the same letter, so
why not just report it as it really is ?
It has been reported that there are
proposals to sell off parts of some
of the parks that have provided
valuable open air leisure facilities in
our towns and cities ever since they
were established in Victorian times.
With the housing developers being
urged to concentrate on sites that do
not threaten green belt areas, and
local councils finding it difficult to
find the finance necessary to
maintain these places it might seem
to make sense for them to be sold
off in this way. But what a pity it
would be if yet another facet of our
past should be lost for ever. Those
of us who have lived in London
before the Second World War in
particular, will appreciate what
wonderful assets the parks have
always been. Despite the
impression most others have of
London as just one great sprawl
of terraced housing, the fact is
that 95% of the population of the
capital lived either within walking
distance, or a twopenny bus ride
of a green open space, either a
common, a heath, a marsh, but
more often a park, which would
usually contain a manicured
series of flower gardens,
shrubberies and lawns (alas
usually with the sign Please
Keep Off The Grass) as well as
fields set aside for all manner of
sports, such as football, cricket,
tennis and putting, while many
parks boasted boating lakes,
where-on a pleasant hour could
be spent on hire boats at the most
modest charges, while musical
tastes were satisfied by means of
regular concerts in the bandstand
that was invariably another
feature.
It would be a great shame if these
facilities were lost, although
possibly the modern world sees
them in a different light. Of
course these changes are only
proposals and the parks are
protected by Acts of Parliament,
though as we all know, Acts can
be repealed.
As a matter of no particular
probable interest to anyone but
myself, on a recent visit to
Sandringham, I had to pass through
Swaffham, Fakenham and
Dersingham, and it occurred to me
to wonder just how many local
place names end in the word Ham,
and why. Is it just an abbreviation
of the word Hamlet, though surely
Swaffham has always been more
than that ? Perhaps some reader has
knowledge of the true origin and
will be kind enough to let me know.
I did go further with a brief review
of Norfolk place names, from
which I found that of
approximately six hundred villages
and towns there were over ninety
ending in Ham, with a further forty
ending in Ingham. I look forward to
the benefit of some local
knowledge.
Good afternoon.
Ed: We were always taught at
school, if I remember correctly, that
village names ending in ham
generally indicated a settlement of
Saxon (or earlier) origin, those
ending in by as being Viking and
those ending in ton as being post
conquest.
But readers may know better?
Ovington
Gardening
Club
The September meeting was a
great success when we were
introduced to The Perennial Mr
Potter by Bryan Thurlow. He
was dressed in character as an
aged gardener living in an old
country house and described his
lifetime in gardening in vivid
detail. This was an unusual
evening and was very well
received.
Our next meeting is at Ovington
Village Hall on Wednesday 1st
October at 7.45pm when Tony
Goode will be speaking about
Alpines from Mountain to
Garden. For further details
contact Ed on 01953 885848 or
Carol on 01760 440719.
October 2014 The Wayland News Page 5
Holme Hale Pavilion Bingo
At the Pavilion Sat. October 11th
Refreshments During Interval
Eyes Down 7.30pm
Caston Fourth
Autumn Craf Fair
Saturday, 25th October 2014 from 10am to 3.30pm
Caston Village Hall
Local Crafspeople displaying and selling their own work:
Jewellery, Crochet, Knits, Free Embroidery, Potery, Fabric Covered
Boxes, Woodcrafs, Cards, Ceramics, Bags, Patchworked Aprons,
Rice Frogs AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!
GIFTS FOR ALL - FREE ADMISSION
Refreshments all day, and Tombola
Early September was particularly
busy for Rotarians with a 2-hour
coffee morning on 6th and a comedy
afternoon on the 7th, both at the
Queens Hall, which between them
saw nett proceeds of nearly 200
into our charities account. The 8th
September saw the 60th anniversary
of the granting of our Charter by
Rotary International (pictured).
Also on 7th September, the local
Friends of Chernobyl Children
group welcomed 10 Belarusian
children for their 3rd annual session
of recuperative therapy in
Breckland. It costs about 500 to
bring each child each year of the 5
year programme. Our member, Pat
Murphy, is a major fundraiser for
the group, and Watton Rotary Club
is again supporting the cause; this
year 500 has been pledged, and an
application for a matching grant
from Rotary Foundation is in
process.
On 14th September the club held a
hobbies day at Crow Hill,
Shipdham, hosted by Paul and Ali
Chubbock. This was the 2nd year
with members exhibiting an eclectic
mix of hobbies including the art of
casting when fly fishing, motor
cycles, vintage tractor restoration,
philately, painting, learning the
accordion, and clay pigeon shooting.
Of particular interest was
handspinning the art of twisting
fibrous material into a continuous
thread using a spinning wheel
expertly demonstrated by a
members wife.
Looking ahead, our autumn Jazz at
the Queens Hall session is
scheduled for Friday 31st October
with East Anglias leading jazz
sextet DixieMix. Tickets are 12
including a light supper; regulars
will notice the price increase, the
first since we started the biennial
jazz sessions over 7 years ago. With
room to dance and a superb sound
and lighting system, the Queens Hall
is the ideal venue. Tickets will be
available from Adcocks from
Wednesday 1st October. Doors open
at 7pm for a 7.30pm start, and there
will be the usual bar & raffle.
Proceeds, as usual, to causes
supported by the Club.
Oh! And by the way, we are also
running the coffee morning in the
Queens Hall the following morning!
Martin Anscombe
Watton Rotary Roundup
The
Dementia
Aware
Project
The introductory meeting of the
Wayland Dementia Aware Project
took place as planned on Tuesday
September 2nd. It was attended by
15 Wayland Residents, who came
with a wide range and a wealth of
experience and information and an
enthusiasm to find out more. These
included Cllr Michael Wassell,
leader of Breckland Council and
Watton Ward member and resident,
and also Cllr Lynda Turner, Deputy
Leader, Community Services
portfolio and Older Peoples
Champion. Breckland Council is
already a Dementia Friendly
Council with members and staff
receiving training in recent months.
The session was led by Age UK
Project Manager, Aileen Francis and
Age UK Dementia lead, Joanne
Mountjoy-Dixon.
Aileen and Jo stressed that their
programme needs a strong partnership
between Age UK Norfolk and the
Community. They will provide
support, deliver training, help to raise
awareness, and, alongside the training,
a toolkit, Dementia Aware stickers
and evaluation for participating
businesses and organisations as well
as help with marketing and publicity.
In return the community needs to
own the project and be committed to
helping the Wayland area become
Dementia Aware and Dementia
Friendly. As a Steering Group
members can increase their own
awareness and understanding to help
ensure that people with Dementia
can feel safe and confident in the
community.
The training for businesses and
community groups will not take
place until the New Year and will
follow a major launch event. In the
meantime the steering group have
asked to undertake the training so
that they are better informed when
talking to their communities. Their
next meeting is on October 7th when
they
hope to hear from a successful
Dementia Caf project in
Wymondham, set the date for the
launch in the New Year and plan
their own training programme.
Anyone who is interested in this
project, who has dementia or is a
carer and would like to know more,
should contact Jan on 01953 880202
jan@jangodfrey.net
October 2014 The Wayland News Page 6
Litle Friends Toddler
Group at Caston
Primary School
Every Tuesday and Thursday
mornings from 9.30am-11.30am.

All children from birth to school age
with parents or carers are very
welcome. 1 per family. Snacks for the
children and drinks for the adults.

Come and enjoy a play and a chat!
Councillor's
Chat
With Cllr Keith Gilbert
It was good that Brecklands Scrutiny
Commission looked into the problems
with Watton Medical Practice. Cllr
Claire Bowes gave a comprehensive
report about it last month, so I will not
repeat what she said. As a patient
registered with the practice it was right
that I was not a member of the panel,
but I attended and contributed to all the
meetings. We always knew we could
not solve the problems, but the process
at least tried to lift the lid and look at
them and understand them, and the more
people who do understand them the
better. This will not be the end of the
subject, as the Commission are looking
to continue investigating this subject on
a district wide scale.
As we go into autumn, next May might
seem a long way off to some people.
But we will be having not only a general
election, but also elections for
Breckland Council and Town and Parish
Councils, and some people, and
especially all political parties, are
already planning for them.
Breckland Council will see changes,
with a reduction in numbers from 54 to
49, - not enough of a reduction I hear
some of you say, - and a reorganisation
of ward boundaries. There are no
changes to Wattons boundary or
numbers of councillors, so Watton
residents will again be electing three
members. However there are changes to
surrounding wards. You can see these
changes on Brecklands web site.
Watton Town Council consists of 15
members, traditionally elected on a
personal basis, and not as members of
political parties. Long may this
continue. I believe there is no place for
party politics at this level of local
government.
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT
THAT YOU MIGHT BE
INTERESTED IN STANDING FOR
ELECTION?
A lot of people are quick to criticise
councils, but very few seem to come
forward to contribute. How about
changing that? Some people say I
havent got the time. Being a local
councillor is not all time consuming.
Like most councillors I have a full and
busy life outside my council work.
There has been a lot of criticism in some
quarters about Watton Town Council.
Maybe it is that they do not understand
the things we can do, maybe they think
we are all a waste of space. Well, if it is
the latter I look forward to seeing your
name on the ballot paper next May. At
some elections we have not had enough
people standing to fill all 15 places. It
would be good to see a long list of
candidates on next Mays ballot paper.
Id like to share a little story with you,
and it is true. Rita and I would often get
together with our friends Ann and Alf
Harvey, and Alf would always get round
to moaning about the Town Council, as
much to wind me up as anything else I
think. So one day I said to Alf, light
heartedly, Ok Alf, there are elections
coming up, put up or shut up.
He replied, Alright Ill put up. He did,
was duly elected, was a very good
councillor, and had his year as the
Mayor of Watton. Dear Alf, we miss
him so much.
Im sure that there are other people like
Alf out there. If you think you might be
one of them and would like to chat
about it, please give me a call. My
contact details are at the bottom of this
piece. I look forward to hearing from
some future good councillors.
Now lets turn to a completely different
subject. Did any of you get one of the
114 pumpkin plants we gave away at
carnival? If so, how are they getting on?
I was there with some other Breckland
Master Gardeners, encouraging people
to grow their own organic veg. It is part
of the national charity Garden Organic,
the working name of the Henry
Doubleday Research Association, and
Breckland Council our supporting the
initiative as part of their Health and
Wellbeing work, which is how I got
involved.
We offer free help and advice to people
who want to grow their own organic
veg. When I say help, I do not mean
doing the work, but encouraging you.
You do not have to have a large plot, it
is surprising how much you can grow in
a small space or even pots. You just
cant beat going out into the garden and
getting the veg for dinner, and fresh
peas are amazing, nothing like frozen
ones. You can see more about the
organisation, and what Breckland
Master Gardeners are doing by visiting
our web site,
norfolk.mastergardeners.org.uk
or follow the link on Brecklands web
site. Or you can get in touch with me
direct. Lets get veg gardening.
My contact details are tel, 01953
880172 or 07730 375986, or
keith.gilbert@breckland.gov.uk
Hope to hear from some of you.
Keith Gilbert.

Diabetes UK
Our September speaker was Pharmicist
Tobi Amadasun, from Boots Watton.
Although Tobi was a bit nervous at the
beginning, he soon relaxed and once
John was quietened down by Barbara
(!), Tobi gave us an interesting talk
about the role a Pharmacist can play in
the health care of the public. For
example, a Pharmacist is a "secondary
health specialist" who can be the first
point of call for illness information,
carry out NHS checks, conduct annual
medication reviews and offer a "new
medication service" to see if people are
getting on alright with any new
medicines they may have been
prescribed. Tobi was very warmly
thanked by the group, especially since
he had come back from his holiday only
hours before our meeting!
Dr Jeremy Turner, Consultant Physician
from the Elsie Bertram Diabetes Centre
will be making a return visit to us at our
October meeting. He will be talking
about new developments in the
treatment of Diabetes. The meeting will
be at the Pentecostal Church, who we
thank for the generous use of their
facilites, at 10.15am on Monday
October 13th. For details of this meeting
or the group itself, please phone Helen,
01953 884713, leave a message and I
will get back to you as soon as I can.
Or email me rjwhrt56@btinternet.com
Chit-Chat and
Coffee at the Great
Ellingham
Recreation Centre
Every Wednesday Mornings 1012 noon
On October 1st we will be holding a Coffee
Morning for MacMillan Cancer Support.
Nationwide the MacMillan Autumn Coffee
morning will be held on Friday 26th September
however as we meet on Wednesdays we will be
holding the event the following Wednesday.
Maureen White, one of our group members who
passed away in August was particularly supportive
of the MacMillan Coffee Mornings and for several
years held the Coffee Morning at her home in
Great Ellingham, however in later years we held it
at Chit Chat.
This Autumns Coffee Morning will very much be
in memory of Maureen.
There will be an assortment of stalls including
plants, produce tombola, books, cards, cake stall
and bric a brac. If anyone has any item they
would like to donate and are unable to come, then
please ring me and I will arrange to call round.
Any items which are remaining will be auctioned
off by George Reeve, our resident Auctioneer,
who at past Coffee Mornings has brought a bit of
fun to round off the morning. I must stress that
you dont have to have been to Chit Chat to
support this event. We will be very pleased to see
you, whatever age, gender or whether you live in
Great Ellingham or the surrounding area.
On the second Wednesday of each month many of
us go out to lunch at various venues. This is now
is one of our regular outings and an excuse not to
cook in the evening!!! We also join up with the
U3rd Age for various outings and next year some
of the group will be joining with them for a trip to
Wales. We continue to have an abundance of
tomatoes and cucumbers for sale each week plus
of course cards etc. We also always have a really
nice raffle with an assortment of prizes for those
who would like to try their luck. We are always
appealing for books & magazines so if you can
help us with this then please let me have them.
Dont forget, please call in on a Wednesday
morning if you need any information on any local
events, information leaflets, books or just simply
fancy a cup of coffee and meet new friends.
Remember part of our success is the fact that we
meet EVERY WEDNESDAY thus locals know
that there is always somewhere to go on a
Wednesday morning if they have some time on
their hands. It can be very nerve-racking attending
somewhere new, however I can assure anyone
who would like to give us a try that you will be
made very welcome.
Ann Reeve, Great Ellingham Recreation Centre
Chit Chat Group (01953 882065). Watton Road,
Great Ellingham.
Saham Toney Post
Office Opening at
Wells Cole CC
Saham Toney have been successful in their
negotiations to open a Post Office in the Saham
Toney Village Hall.
The new Post Office will carry out the functions
of a normal Post Office and will be staffed by
Shipdham Post Office.
The first day of opening will be Monday 20
th

October at 10am and the opening times thereafter
will be: Monday 10am to 12 Noon and Thursday
1pm to 3pm.
The Wayland News Page 7 October 2014
the cathedral, with the circle within the
logo intended to represent surrounding
Norfolk. Partners have then worked hand-
in-hand with their design team to create a
dynamic and contemporary website, as
well as implement an extensive marketing
campaign to establish the new name,
without losing the heritage and trust which
came with the old firms.
It is safe to say that a year on, Spire
Solicitors LLP is now a household name.
The firm has been seen across many of the
regions publications offering professional
advice in their bi-weekly regional property
sponsorship columns, as well as in the
Norfolk magazine and the Business pages
of the EDP.
More recently the firm has hit the
headlines for its sponsorship of the
Norfolk Food & Drink Festival and
partners and staff have been seen at the
many festival events across Norfolk,
engaging with the public and spreading the
good word about Spires services. In
addition, the firm has teamed up with
marketing company Business Shaper, to
deliver an extensive cross-county
roadshow to promote the opportunities
presented through LEP (Local Enterprise
Partnership) funding.
Kevin Oelrichs, added: We believe that
one of the biggest benefits to our clients
across Norfolk is the accessibility for
them, with our 8 offices across the county,
out of which we are able to offer our full
complement of Spires services. And our
plans for the future are very much based
on this success as we look to enhance
this further by expanding our branch
network in the future.
One Of Norfolk's Largest And Newest Law Firms
Celebrates Its First Anniversary
Staff at the Watton office celebrated with a cake covered with corporate coloured icing
Left to right: Lauren Patterson, Sheila Edwards, Karen Reid and Adrian Goldring).
On 1st October Spire Solicitors
LLP will celebrate their first
birthday. The firm was created a
year ago, following the successful
merger of three of Norfolks
oldest and most established law
firms - Greenland Houchen
Pomeroy Solicitors (GHP), Hood
Vores & Allwood Solicitors
(HVA) and Overbury Steward
Eaton & Wolsey Solicitors
(Overburys).
With each firm boasting a long
and distinguished history and
already established as household
names in the region, the merger
was intended to address the
significant changes taking place
within the legal world and the
issues currently facing many
firms of solicitors.
A year on, Kevin Oelrichs,
Partner, confirms: The aim of
the merger was to create a
modern legal firm offering a
service suited to both the
traditions of the region and the
demands of the future, providing
our clients with the legal services
they require, in the way they want
them delivered and at a fair cost.
We believe that Spire Solicitors
LLP has already established a
solid reputation for doing just
that.
As one of the largest legal firms
in Norfolk, providing a full
range of legal services from 8
offices across the county, the
firm has had to work extremely
hard over the last 12 months not
only to establish processes and
systems for running the new
business, but also to create a
strong and trusted brand. This
challenge began with the name
Spire, which was inspired by

The
Recycling
Revolution
has arrived!
From the 1
st
October you are
able to put even more in your
black recycling bin.
From that date Breckland
residents will be able to recycle
a range of new materials,
helping to cut down on waste
sent to landfill.
The new items that can be
accepted for recycling from
October 1st include clean plastic
food pots, food tubs and trays,
food and drink cartons, clean foil
and foil trays, and glass jars and
bottles.
These will be in addition to the
materials you can already put in
your recycling bin.
The first black recycling bin
collection in Breckland under
the new arrangements will be on
6 October.
October 2014 The Wayland News Page 8
After a Summer of visits and outings
all highly enjoyable it was not quite
business as usual for the September
meeting of the Inner Wheel which took
the form of a Gardeners Question
time. A number of guests joined Inner
Wheel members for this open meeting
held at the Watton Christian
Community Centre.
The President, Brenda Davis,
welcomed the Speaker, well known
gardening expert Barry Gayton, who
entertained and informed his audience
with gardening tales and many useful
tips. He spoke mainly about the garden
at this time of the year: the flowers
which will continue blooming well
into the Autumn, the optimum time for
planting bulbs, the best way of taking
cuttings and much more. At the end of
the talk, questions came thick and fast
and discussion continued as members
served tea, coffee and cakes.
The meeting was preceded by a brief
Business meeting at which plans
were made for the following
upcoming events a Lunchtime
Concert (5) The Luck of the Irish
on October 1st at 12 noon, and An
Audience with Marie Lloyd (6) on
October 17th at 2pm. Mullengers
have kindly agreed to hold tickets for
both events.
Gardeners' Question Time at Inner Wheel
Ashill Village
Aid News

Ashill Village Aid continues to be
proactive in the Village. At our
recent helpers meeting 20 people
attended and new ideas and
suggestions were discussed.
The Community Car Scheme
organiser reported an average of 40
journeys per month were carried out
by our volunteer drivers during the
summer, as always new volunteers
are needed, please get in touch with
Christine on 01760440820 if you
would like more information.
An AVA contact is available in
each area of the village, identified
by the red and white AVA sign.
The Call In celebrates its 30 year
birthday in June, and we hope to
meet up with many of the current
and past helpers.
To celebrate this event our annual
Village Archive Calendar has, on
the front page, photographs of the
Call In and various sessions from
the past.
Each page of the calendar has a view
of Ashill or Ashill folks from our
Archives, plus on the reverse of each
page, a recipe. The cost is 5 each,
an ideal Christmas present.
Calendars are available from The
Call In, the Village shop and Mr.
Ketteringhams egg shop.
The Archive group is collecting
information re. WW1, when
sufficient material has been donated,
we shall arrange an event to share
with the public. This group meets at
The Call In every Monday 10 to 12.
A Craft Fayre is planned for Sunday
Nov 2nd at the Community Centre
and is fully booked, an event not to
be missed.
For any further information contact
Enid Turner Chairman AVA on
01760440419.Ashill Village Aid
continues to be proactive in the
Village.
At our recent helpers meeting 20
people attended and new ideas and
suggestions were discussed.
The Community Car Scheme
organiser reported an average of 40
journeys per month were carried
out by our volunteer drivers during
the summer, as always new
volunteers are needed, please get
in touch with Christine on
01760440820 if you would like
more information.
An AVA contact is available in
each area of the village, identified
by the red and white AVA sign.
The Call In celebrates its 30 year
birthday in June, and we hope to
meet up with many of the current
and past helpers.To celebrate this
event our annual Village Archive
Calendar has, on the front page,
photographs of the Call In and
various sessions from the past.
Each page of the calendar has a view
of Ashill or Ashill folks from our
Archives, plus on the reverse of each
page, a recipe. The cost is 5 each,
an ideal Christmas present.
Calendars are available from The
Call In, the Village shop and Mr.
Ketteringhams egg shop.
The Archive group is collecting
information re. WW1, when
sufficient material has been
donated, we shall arrange an event
to share with the public. This group
meets at The Call In every Monday
10 to 12.
A Craft Fayre is planned for
Sunday Nov 2nd at the Community
Centre and is fully booked, an
event not to be missed.
For any further information contact
Enid Turner Chairman AVA on
01760440419.
October 2014 The Wayland News Page 9
In October the shop will be hosting
craft days on every Saturday from
October 18th for 10 Saturdays, in
the caf, with different sales each
week. These sales will happen right
up to Christmas and is a great
opportunity to buy your Christmas
presents. The sales will include
toys, knitted goods, small
oranaments, bath products, baby
products, cards, calendars and
shabby chic. Notices will appear in
the shop, saying which sales are
occurring when.
The shop is hosting a Halloween
quiz, and will have on sale tickets at
5 each which is being held on
Saturday October 25th at the
Rocklands Village Hall (just along
the road from the shop) 7pm for
start at 7.30pm. Tables will consist
of mainly up to six (possibly eight )
players, but any number of people,
even singles are welcome and will
be asked to make up a table to play
with others. Dress is optional, but
will add to the fun of the evening.
Refreshments are provided along
with teas and coffees but please
bring your own bottle. Prizes will
be awarded for best dress, best
table, best Halloween cake etc.,
Proceeds will be going to the shop
and other Community projects, such
as the School, All Saints and St
Peters Churches, Playing Fields,
Youth Club and Village Hall. It is
much more than just a quiz. This
will be the start of a Halloween
week in Rocklands with different
events going on. On Halloween day
itself, 31st October, it is proposed to
have a ghost walk and party. Please
see the shop for details.
The shop continues to stock new
products all the time and if there is
something that you would like to
see and is not in stock, please ask,
or write in the customer book and if
at all possible, it will be ordered for
you. Among the services that the
shop does off is a dry cleaning
service. A Calendar entitled
Rocklands Then and Now is now
on the Counter, to take orders it
depicts Rocklands in bygone years
with the modern day photographs of
the same places at the back. They
are hand made by Shirley Colenutt
and are selling for 5. Please order
early to ensure that you get your
copy before Christmas. They make
great Christmas presents and all
proceeds are going directly into the
Rocklands Community shop.
Personalised Christmas cards can
also be ordered. You can bring
along a favourite picture and have it
turned into your own cards. Please
ring 01953 488567 for more details
of this.
We are very pleased to be seeing
new customers all the time, but
please tell your friends to come
along and enjoy the experience. The
shop and Post Office is open daily
from 8.30am until 6.30pm every
weekday, 7.30am until 5.30pm on
Saturdays and 8.30am until 1pm on
Sundays. Volunteers are always
needed and form an extremely
important part of the running of the
shop, so if you could spare 3 hours
a week, or even occasionally, please
ask somebody at the counter for
details. Training is always on hand.
Rocklands Community Shop
Shellrock
Circle Club
For the over 50s of Rocklands
and the surrounding districts.
On the 13th of August our speaker
should have been a representative of Age
UK but due to holiday commitments she
was unable to attend. We had to fall
back on our own resources. Luckily we
have Margaret Witt in our Club who is a
dab hand at rustling up a quiz at a
moment's notice. Margaret started us off
on a list of 20 anagrams. We had to find
the hidden names of English Towns and
Cities. We were given fifteen minutes to
solve these. Some of us immediately
forgot every major town and city in
England but surprisingly, one team
managed to solve all twenty well within
the time frame. The raffle, tea-break,
notices and birthdays provided a respite
from all that thinking and then we had six
games of "Beetle drive" (without too
much unintentional cheating.) The task
was won by Irene Moore of
Attleborough.
Next month's task will be for the letter
"Q." We have to remind all our club
members that we are depending on you
to help with providing items for the
Raffle, Tombola, Bottle, Bric-a-Brac and
Produce stalls. Please bring items along
to our meeting on the 10th of September.
This would be appreciated as it will give
stall holders time to sort out and ticket
what we are given. Resulting funds will
help to pay for our Birthday Party and
Christmas Dinner. Cakes for the cake
stall must be delivered on the day, please.
Our Fete for Autumn will be held on the
13th of September which is a bit earlier
this year. We hope this change will
encourage more people to attend.
Everyone attending will be given a warm
welcome. There will be the usual stalls
and games of chance together with our
home baked section and refreshments.
Doors will open at 12:00 until about
15:00 hrs.
The annual mystery tour will be on the
18th of September. The first pick-up will
be in Gt. Ellingham at 9:30 am and then
on to the usual stops 10 to 15 minutes
thereafter.
NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS
WELCOME. Venue: The Village Hall,
Rocklands. (Contact Secretary Allyson
Blandford 01953 488103)
Watton
Country
Market
Our 40th
Anniversary
Watton Country Market will
officially celebrate its 40th
anniversary on November 5th.
To mark the occasion we will
have a number of events
leading up to the day as well as
on the Wednesday itself.
These will include a general
knowledge quiz (with the
emphasis on our county and
the country market), a raffle,
and guess the weight
competition. We will have
some very exciting prizes on
offer for our raffle, kindly
donated by fellow Watton
town retailers.
We are pleased to announce

that all proceeds from our
fundraising will be donated to
the East Anglian Air
Ambulance. A representative
of the Charity will be with us
on the day, along with a
display detailing their vital
work. They will also be
bringing merchandise for sale,
so stock up early for
Christmas!
Despite all our celebrations, we
will still be holding our usual
market with a varied selection
of handicrafts, bakery, eggs
and seasonal produce to
purchase.
We hope that many of our
customers who visit us, will
also take time for a drink and
mardle in the adjacent hall,
staffed by the Christian
Community Centre Volunteers,
who will be also be involved
on the day. Come and join us
on the day. Look forward to
seeing you there.
A Passion for Fruit
Apples - Mixed Media Art Exhibition Saturday 11th October
Saturday 25th October. Preview Evening Friday 10th October
Apple themed fun event. 7.00 8.30pm at The Dragonfly Gallery,
Wayland House, High St, Watton. Opening Times: Weekdays 10am
- 4pm, Saturdays 10am - 1pm
Our Autumn Exhibition is about a passion for autumn and its fruits.
Laurie Lee who has provided the theme for this years exhibitions,
captures the essence of the season in his poem Apples Behold the
apples rounded world ---
Autumn is when the hedges and trees are weighed down with hips
and haws, cob nuts and chestnuts, blackberries, crab apples, sloes
and damsons
all kinds of
hedgerow fruits
for us and the
animals to
squirrel away
for the winter.
Contact Susan
Hollingworth
01953 880205
for further
Information

Pictured right
Pear by
Malcolm
Jarvis
October 2014 The Wayland News Page 10
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In your garden
with Lotta Potts

So here we are again. Same argument
is it winding down to the end of the
year or slowly starting the beginning of
the next. It feels a bit confused as we
are harvesting fruit and veg to use or
store, supporting or mulching veg to
stand through the winter and cutting
down spent flowers and stems while at
the same time sowing seeds and making
new lawns. I used to be in two minds
about this argument but now I'm not so
sure!
Let's make a start with the winding
down to the end. The greenhouse
crops such as tomatoes and
cucumbers should be just about
finished. Any unripe tomatoes can be
left on a light window sill or put into
a drawer either way they will ripen
or if you have a lot of them have a go
at green tomato chutney. Now the
greenhouse is free of growing things
you have a great opportunity to fish
out all those things that got shoved on
to or under shelves for putting away
when there's time. This is that time!
Put them away. If the shelves or
staging can be removed take them
outside and clean them then wash the
glass inside and out. You'll get wet
and bad tempered but just think how
much ahead you'll be come spring.
As a bonus you could sow hardy
annual seeds in an unheated
greenhouse, the best known being
sweet peas and then you really will
have an early start. I remember
seeing Monty Don sow a batch in
autumn, another around the middle of
January in a cold frame (the unheated
greenhouse would do) and a third lot
in spring. He then had flowers right
the way through until he was ready to
sow the next batch in autumn but that
was due to a very mild September. If
you have frost-tender plants they can
be brought in now and if you have
plants growing in the greenhouse,
reduce the watering. Most spring
bulbs can be planted now in
containers or outdoors except for
tulips. Planting these in November
reduces the chance of the virus 'tulip
fire' and they don't need such a long
growing time as narcissus.
Now the greenhouse is season-ready if
it's not raining then begin the outdoor
autumn tasks. Sometimes cutting back
dead stems and foliage reveals plants
beneath which are struggling for light.
Now is a good time to move them! I
found a lovely hardy fuchsia in the
summer that had been hidden under a
shrub. Thinking it stood little chance of
survival I moved it and crossed my
fingers. Lo and behold it's now
sprouting and might even have a flower
before the frosts. Whilst cutting back
it's a good chance to do a bit of
weeding. Those things will keep going
seemingly without light or air or water.
Pull them out! They've probably
seeded but at least you've reduced their
chances. Once all this is done you can
see what is over-crowded or in the
wrong place and this is really the best
time to remedy these problems as the
soil is warm and should be easily
worked. If you have compost ready
you can put some in the planting holes
to give the plants you've moved a good
start. A good watering helps as well.
Best to do this in the morning in case
the nights are cold.
If you prepared the ground for a new
lawn in September now is the time to
lay turf or sow seed. Turf is probably a
safer bet as frost will see off tiny new
growth from seed. If you don't have the
area dug, trodden, raked etc etc then
best to do all that stuff now and sow in
the spring. Forget the gym! If you
have an existing lawn and have the time
and energy it needs some attention if
you didn't manage to sort it out in
September. Basically slow down on the
mowing, tidy the edges, keep leaves off
the grass and give it an autumn feed.
Otherwise just mow with the blad es
high and leave it alone until spring.
Let's face it most weeds are green and
spring and summer mowing will keep
them down! A spiking with a garden
fork pushed in every few inches does
wonders for compacted lawns to get air
in and wonders for the gardener's
waistline. If that's too daunting you can
buy or hire tools for this but even these
have to be pushed about so there's still
exercise to be had. Once that's done
apply a top dressing to beef up the soil.
Sprinkle a very thin (1/4 or 5mm)
layer of fine material. On our sandy
Breckland soil the best stuff is sifted top
soil or bags of ready made turf dressing
I have to say I read about this but
have not seen it. Soil does the job!
Once you've thrown this about attack it
with a stiff yard brush or twiggy besom.
Don't bury the grass or you'll kill it.
Not what you intended at all.
Some of the pleasantest tasks are to do
with a bit of tidying up in the shrubs.
Roses can be half-pruned now to reduce
the risk of wind rock and it's these
prunings that can be used as cuttings.
Take a straight stem about a foot long
without leaves and put it (or them) in a
slit trench in a spare bit of ground. The
trench is easy, push the blade of a spade
into the ground about eight inches and
slip the cutting in behind it. Remove
the spade and push the soil together
behind the cutting and leave well alone
until next year. That's it. Free roses!
Some will take and some won't but let's
face it for a very little effort and no
money it's worth a try. The roses
needed pruning anyway. Another shrub
that probably needs a cut back is
buddleja. Once this has flowered it's a
scruffy sight and will suffer wind
damage so take the secateurs to it. I
have yet to meet anyone who managed
to kill one of these (the standard
variety) by pruning. The later varieties
might be a little more sensitive so go
with the label.
Lots of planting can be done now,
surprisingly. As well as annual
flowers plant container-grown trees,
shrubs, climbers and roses. In the veg
plot work out the rotation plan, start
the winter digging unless the ground
is water-logged, and plant spring
cabbage, overwintering onion sets
and garlic towards the end of this
month and into next. I'm having a go
at the onions for the first time. We'll
see. Keep an eye on winter brassicas
and keep them clear of yellowing
leaves. This will give an opportunity
to check for some little pests having a
cosy time until you find them. It
might be worth trying potted up herbs
not the ones in the supermarkets
although they probably do the job
but ones you grow. Just dig up a bit
of mint, parsley and anything else you
use and keep the pots on a warm
windowsill. I did try this but they
didn't survive. Again quoting Monty
Don, last week he cut down an
amazig amount of basil and
explained that it wouldn't go through
the winter so his tried and tested
storage is pesto. Basil, olive oil,
garlic and parmesan. I believe he said
you can freeze it but not being a great
fan of basil and I don't grow it I noted
what he said for your benefit not
mine!
That's all folks for October, apart from
the usual keep weeding!
Great Hockham
Gardening Club
Flower Show Report
Back in the Village hall this year, we had a
good response to the show with 350 entries
which was great considering the early and
prolonged summer weather. The judges once
again commented that the quality of the entries
and the setting out of the hall was of a superb
standard.
We were lucky to have a warm sunny day,
bringing lots of people out to see the Show and
they were treated to lovely refreshments and a
host of glorious garden flowers, home produce
and crafts with loads of wonderful vegetables
all displayed to perfection.
Well done to all those who made the effort to
enter and show off their expertise. I heard
many complimentary comments as people went
round and we hope that all those who came
along enjoyed it. Perhaps more of them will
enter the show next year.
Many thanks to those who contributed in any
way, with prizes, produce, cakes etc. The lunches
and teas were delicious, thanks to all those
responsible but especially to Jill de Ruyter and
her daughter, Cheryl.
Congratulations to all our worthy winners.
Hockham Parva Cup for Gentleman with the
most points in Show : PAUL BELL
Breckland Cup for Lady with the most points in
Show : JANE DALTON
Great Hockham Plate for best exhibit in
vegetables (carrots): SUE THOMAS
Joe Bray Cup for best display of 5 vegetables :
PAUL BELL
Best Tasting Tomato Certificate : HAZEL
DUNN
Best Fruit Certificate (Dessert apples) :
PHEONIX/FINCHAM
A new Trophy for this year, with thanks to Chris
Garrod, The Garrod Rose Bowl : for best exhibit
in Flowers: PAUL BELL for his fantastic red
Dahlias.
Breckles Challenge Trophy (Best Pot Plant) :
PHEONIX/ FINCHAM for an amazing swirly
leaved Begonia
Grenfell Certificate of Merit for Best Floral Art
(Arrangement entitled - 'Whiter Shade of Pale') :
CLAUDINE GARROD
Grenfell Novice Certificate of merit for Floral Art
('Let's Twist Again'): JANE DALTON
Edinburgh Hall Cup for best exhibit in Handicraft
(Pottery Vase) : PRUE SZCZEPANOWSKI
Wilson Plate for best exhibit in Cookery (Lemon
Drizzle Cake): CLAUDINE GARROD
Best Photography Certificate (In the Summer
Time') : ED SZCZEPOANOWSKI
Best Under 5 entry - NONE
Gilchrist Cup & Certificate for best exhibit 5 to
8yrs (Garden drawing) : OLIVER LAWRENCE
Hildrift Cup & Certificate for best exhibit 9 to
15yrs: (Garden drawing) : MILLIE LAWRENCE
Heathley Cup and 10 Garden Voucher for Best
Kept Garden : SHONA & RICHARD LEVY,
Judges Comments: 'Wonderful garden with lots
of areas of interest and topiary'
Winners of the Best hanging baskets and planters,
Certificate & 10 Garden Voucher : ALAN &
YVONNE JONES, 18 Chestnut Close. Judges
comment 'A lovely variety of containers,
beautifully kept'.
Our much coveted, R.H.S. BANKSIAN MEDAL
for most points in Show & for excellent entries
over the span of all our shows went deservedly
to: PAUL BELL
Thanks to all the judges and stewards who had a
difficult job to wade through tasting all those
fantastic cakes (so much so, they found it difficult
to find any room for their lunch!) and judging the
minefield of flowers & vegetables, crafts etc. It is
all done very professionally!
Thank you to our guest of honour, former
Chairman of our Club, Matt Dobbin - who gave
an eloquent speech congratulating everyone on
the high standard of the show and gave the vote
of thanks as well as presenting the prizes.
By the time this issue comes out the trophies
should have been engraved and given to you, if
not please ring me!
The committee and members of the Gardening
Club worked very hard to make this show such a
success and should be
congratulated. Thank you to
everyone who worked so hard and
helped out in any way, special
thanks go to Ed Szczepanowski,
our Show Manager, who took on
the responsibility of the event
again this year. He is passing the
baton to someone new next year!
It is always hard work and we all
say never again! but it is all
very worthwhile.
Thanks to In Touch for
advertising the Schedule, the
village hall for letting us use the
hall, and to Chris Garrod for his
help, and village hall for the use
of the truck and marquee, not
forgetting the school for loaning
tables and for giving us access. It
is good to see the village
working together for the success
of a community event. Not
forgetting those Club members
who helped setting up and
packing away this year
however we could always do
with more hands on deck as we
are all getting older and feeling
it!..
We hope the Show and all the
events described will encourage
new people to enter next year,
especially the children - only 2
entries!!! Come on kids, where
were you?!!!!
It is the IDEAL TIME TO JOIN
OUR GARDENING CLUB.
Check out next years'
PROGRAMME and fill in the
form attached, drop it in at
Overton Hs, Harling Rd.
For more information give me a
call or checkout our website:
www.greathockhamgardeningclu
b.org.uk Please ring me if you
would like a lift to any of our
meetings. Jane Dalton
(Secretary) Tel: 01953 498694
The Wayland News Page 12 October 2014
Holidays
By John Egerton
Hardly a day passes without my
newspaper displaying full page
advertisements for cruises costing
four or five thousand pounds per
person, so from the frequency of
their appearance I assume that a
considerable number of people
take this kind of holiday.
My mind boggles at these costs,
when I think back to the tiny
amounts we had to outlay on the
vacations when I was a lad in the
thirties - more in the region of two
pounds per person per week.
In those days, for a working class
London family such as mine, for
the sake of economy we would not
travel too far, so that those from
north of the Thames tended to go
to Southend, Clacton or Walton-on
-Naze, while those from south
London patronised Margate,
Ramsgate, Cliftonville or
Brighton, unless they were
involved with the annual picking
in the Kentish hop fields.
To finance these annual breaks,
my mother, like most other
housewives those days, maintained
a jam jar economy, by which I
mean that she kept a series of jars
in the cupboard, labelled Gas,
Coal, Milk, Insurance and
Holidays (no jar for Electric until
it was installed in 1935), into
which she put a regular sum when
Dad gave her his wage packet.
This system depended on her
strength of will to ensure she was
not tempted to borrow from one
jar to another, so when holiday
time came round there would be
sufficient funds to finance it.
When the time neared and a
decision as to the venue had been
made, mum would send off to the
council there for a list of B&Bs or
boarding houses in their area (a
post-card with a halfpenny stamp
was all it needed) and when it
arrived by return post (they were
very efficient those days) she
would set about deciding where
we might like to stay, having in
mind the price and how far from
the beach a lodging might be
situated.
If we were particularly stretched
for cash we might select a bed &
breakfast, though in that case pre-
booking was not absolutely
essential as there were always
plenty of places with Vacancy
signs in the window and we could
leave it till we actually arrived to
make a choice.
For full or partial board it was
better to choose a likely billet, and
then write to ask if there were
vacancies on the date we wanted,
then wait for confirm-ation, then
send our acceptance. Quite a
palaver, but it must be
remembered that in those very few
people had telephones, and travel
agencies were virtually non-
existent. Of course if an
acquaintance could recommend
any particular place this would be
the favourite method of finding
digs.
When the great day eventually
arrived the first problem was
transport, since no-one had cars in
those days, so a traipse to the
nearest bus-stop carting our cases,
would be necessary, for we would
need to get to either the local
coach depot or to Liverpool Street
Station, and working class families
did not use taxis. Even had we
wished to do so, taxis were rarely
seen in our part of the world.
Bed and Breakfast these days is a
popular choice, since most people
have cars so they can have their
early meal and then disappear for
the rest of the day to local places
of interest. But to us it was simply
a means to have a week away at
the minimum cost, though it did
mean buying our own food during
the day, which would need strict
discipline lest our money ran out
before the end of the break.
The other down part was the fact
that whatever the weather we were
obliged to stay out until the
evening, which could at times be
most harrowing, for one can spend
hours on a beach in dry conditions,
but in cold or rain one has to find
other things to do, and they are in
short supply.
The answer was to have full or
partial board, and my mother was
rather keen on Attendance,
which I think meant that early
each morning the landlady would
deliver to our room an enormous
jug of hot water, with which we
could wash in a large bowl on the
marble-topped wash-stand, which
was a feature of most guest house
bedrooms. This facility, together
with chamber pots, which were
provided to avoid the need for
guests to be wandering about in
the night looking for the bathroom,
was the equivalent of the modern
en suite. This sounds very sad, but
chamber pots were used
extensively in those days,
particularly in the many houses
where the lavatory was situated
outside.
When the Second World War
came, it put a stop to holidays, but
when peace eventually came folks
began to think of going away once
more, and there were many
changes to be seen, one of them
being that most boarding houses
began to have telephones, and
although their clients might need
to call from telephone boxes,
booking became much easier. Also
different facilities were available,
with the advent of holiday camps,
which had started before the war
in a few places, but now became
much more in evidence , their
advantage being that once the
agreed fee had been paid,
everything was free, not only the
food, but the many sports and
pastimes that were provided for all
age groups. ( The modern Center
Parcs differ in that, while the
accommodation is first class,
everything else has to be paid for,
which can result in quite a
considerable expense).
But times change continually and
within a few years a great majority
of people decided that holidays in
the sun were preferable to those
offered by English resorts and the
great annual exodus abroad began,
and continues to this day.
Now there is such a variation of
holidays available, from safaris to
see wildlife
in its natural habitat, to the sea
cruises, which can last for weeks,
to specialist breaks covering every
sport or pastime, that it seems
strange that holidays in the old
days caused so much hassle. But
life moves on and perhaps those
old times are best forgotten, good
though they were.
Ashill &
Holme Hale
Garden Club

August 28th was our AGM.
Chairman, David Green, reported
on another successful year with
membership staying around 70.
Interestingly, although originally
starting out as the Ashill Garden
Club, members from Ashill are
now outnumbered by a
combined total from Holme
Hale, Necton, Sporle, Saham
Toney, Watton and Swaffham.
Sadly, Gloria Canham has
decided to resign from the
committee although she will
continue to manage the plant
sales. Kevin Taylor-Ward from
Necton has been co-opted to fill
the vacancy. Susan Luff was re-
elected Secretary unopposed.
As this was our tenth anniversary
we celebrated with a cream tea
provided by Vicky Maslen and
Susan Luff. It was also good to
see that all the surviving
members of the original
committee were able to attend. In
fact, three of the original
committee have served for ten
years and to mark the occasion
presentations were made to
Audrey Connor, Eileen Page and
Gloria Canham.
The day concluded with prizes
for the vegetable show, which
continues to be well supported.
Best in show went to Jean
Skeggs for three superb onions.
October 23
rd
, Sue Wooster,
"Growing, Showing and
Collecting Campanulas"
November 27
th
, Tim Fuller,
"Hardy Geraniums"
October 2014 The Wayland News Page 13
The Ovington
Crower

Hev yew notissed thas gittin learta arlier,
mus be tha toime o year. Sune be
Chrismus.
Hare yew gittin on tergitha, hev yew got
orl yar teartas up yit, Horry cum rownd
ter gi me a hand larst wik, but orl he dun
wos sit by tha back dor and hull drectuns
on how I shud be a dewin onnit.
Howsumeva I gottem orl up an tha wunt
tew bad a crop eetha. My missus is
pleased cos thares sum gret ole oven
bustas among em so we shood hev a few
bearked wuns wunce thet git cowld.
Cos Horry say ter me he say Dun my back
in Sid he say Carnt lift a fork fer tew
searve my life, yewll hefta cum rown an gi
me a hand ter git my teartas up
Wos up wi yor neffew then, he hent
gotta job an he cud dew wi a bitta wuk,
git his belly down a bit
B***** him sez Horry He want
payin jist ter git owta bed inna tha
morning Well I say praps Ill want a
bob or tew afore I gi yew a hand
Yew are a hard man Sid he say.
Tellyew wot, Ill see yew orrite fer beer
till Satdi Thas wholly genrus of yew
Horry I say Thas Friday terday, hent
ut
My missus she say I orta gi him an hour
or tew, cos heez a pore ole thing
nowadeaze. Sheez tew darn sorft.
I went rownd arta wuk on Friday, and
dewin as I wus towld started on his fust
row o learts.
Goo ta hell iffen he wunt rite abowt
hevvin a bad back, tha fust rute nigh on
kilt me, I nivva hev sin so menny teartas
on a rute and tha wos gret ole things an
orl.
Thet took me orl day satdi ter git em orl
dug and hale em up.
Then I got ter thinkun, how cum he grow
teartas like that, wos he put unda tha
seed. Thet dorned on me arta a while,
heez tha oonla wun in the willage wot
hent on tha sewa or hev a sceptic tank in
his gardin. And tha ole honey cart dunt
cum rownd enny more. Dunt teark a lotta
wukin owt duz it?
Arta Id dun he say ter me Sid, I reckon I
owe yew morn a harf pint, hows abowt we
goo an hev a bitta grub wun nite, yew kin
bring yar missus cos she ken drive soze we
kin hev a cuppla pints Dew yew meen ter
pay fer orl onnus then Horry Why yis he
say I wun a bitta munny on tha lottry larst
wik. Wares a gud plearce ter hev a reel
blowowt then Sid
Thars thet plearce up the rud wot duz fish
an no chips, but thatll corst yew a bomb
I thort thet wos sold orf he say
Thas still in tha pearpa as a gooin
consarn I say.
Rite Sid He say Ill hoss orf down thar
termorrer an book us a tearble, wos yor
missus like tew eat? She like a bit o cod
wi loods o batta onnit I say.
I nivva saw Horry fer a day or tew an thort
heeze gorn tew chicken owt o tha deel, cos
I nu thet plearce wunt cheep an he hent orl
thet keen on chukkin his munny arownd,
spite wot he say.
He cum rownd on Wensdy evenin an nivva
sed a lot but rekkuned We orta goo fer a
pint Sid, my treet
Arta a few swallas of yung Berts best bitta
I sed tew Horry I sed. Wen we gooin ter
hev thet bitta grub then Horry,
Carnt git a plearce Sid
Whys thet then Horry? I say.
I told em I cud git them a bitta fish owta
Loch Neaton fer a bitta orf tha bill, an if tha
wonted a few owld hins ter run arownd thar
gret ole gardin, I cud dew them a gud deel
So, wos rong wi thet Horry, sownds like a
gud idee ter me
The arsked wot I did fer a livin, so I sed
werked on tha land orl me life, an driv a
tracter back o thar plearce fer menny a
year
Tha wos full up fer sevral weeks tha sed
Horry lukked sorta down, so I say ter him I
say.
Nivva mind Horry less goo ter little
Garys plearce an hev a gret ole bitta cod,
an yew kin git chips thar an orl
Thas wot we did.
Well I shell hefta stop blartherin on now
cos we orta be gittin on wit ha plowing,
afore tha owld beet need a liftin.
See yew sune. An dew yew kip a troshin
tergitha. Boy Sid
Bradenham &
District Horticultural
Society
We held our Annual Autumn Show on Saturday,
6th September. After another odd year on the
weather front we did rather better for entries than I
had hoped. We also improved on the numbers of
non-members who entered in their classes which
was very pleasing. More again next year please! A
total of 22 entrants produced 115 entries so sincere
thanks and well done to all who took the trouble to
enter. Thanks, too, to our judges, Sandra and Fred
Howard and Gina Scleater. It was good to see them
all scratching their heads at times as the standard
was so high. A final thank you to the members of
the public who came to view the Show. The results
for the silverware are:
Autumn Shield for highest number of points in
Show: Michael Simmons
Chairman's Cup for lady (not Shield winner) with
highest number of points in Show: Marianne
Kilmartin
Gentlemen's Cup for gentleman (not Shield winner)
with highest number of points in Show: Geoff
Twelftree
Sid Lancaster Cup for winner of cake class: Sheila
Sorrell
WI Horticultural Cup for best flower arrangement:
Pauline Rant
Michael Simmons Cup for best vegetable in Show:
Marianne Kilmartin
Woolnough Trophy for best vase of flowers: Judy
Atkinson
Marianne Kilmartin 01362 820744
Watton
University Of
The Third Age
Rachael Duffield, our speaker at the
August meeting presented a talk on
Costumed Interpretation of Marie
Lloyd. Rachael was dressed in a replica
Marie Lloyd dress from 1908, known as
a Directoire dress. Rachael passed
around undergarments that Marie would
have worn for us to look at, from
Bloomers, to French Knickers, Directoire
Knickers and several petticoats from the
1900s onwards. She gave us some
background information on Marie whilst
entertaining us with some of Maries
most well-known songs, which we all
sang along to. The most famous of her
songs was The Boy I love is up in the
Gallery, and it became an immediate hit.
It was then that she became known as
Marie Lloyd.
Marie was born Matilda Wood, in The
East End of London and she came from
humble beginnings. She started a singing
group whilst at school, and at 16 her
father got her a gig at a local pub, where
she sang and entertained the customers.
She continued to entertain in theatres
throughout the country and in America.
By 1921 her popularity was waning, she
was in bad health and becoming
unreliable. In 1922 whilst singing at The
Edmonton Empire she collapsed and died
3 days later at the age of 52 and was
buried at Hampstead Cemetery.
Alans pub lunch group will be meeting
at The Bell Inn at Barnham Broom on
Thursday 9th October.
Brians group will be meeting at The
George Hotel in Swaffham on Tuesday
28th October. Susan Pages Garden visit
group to be advised.
At the next meeting on 23rd October our
speaker will be Pippa Childs who will be
presenting Life of a Country Town Vet.
We will be collecting deposits for the
holiday to Scarborough in May next year.
For further information on The National
U3A go to www.u3a.org.uk

DEREHAM &
DISTRICT
CAT ADOPTION CENTRE
Hoe Road, Longham, Dereham NR19 2RP
Rehoming Cats and
Providing Advice & Help
With Neutering
OPEN 7 Days a
Week 11am to 3pm
Telephone . . .
01362 687 919
October 2014 The Wayland News Page 14
Watton Churches Together
Service Calendar for October
St. Marys Church, Watton
www.stmaryswatton.org
Open Wed 10.30-3.00pm & Thurs10-12.30pm.
You are welcome to come into church to enjoy the peace and
tranquillity, say a prayer or just to look round. Church members
will welcome you and serve refreshments.
If I can be of help to you please do not hesitate to contact me,
on 01953 881439, I shall be available at church on Tuesdays
between 10.30am and 12 noon - Gerry Foster
1st, 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 9.30am Holy Communion
2nd Wednesday Morning Worship
Tuesdays 7.30am-8.00am, Thursdays 5.00pm - 5.30pm
Saturdays 9.30am - 10.00am Parish Prayers.
Church Office opens Tues, Wed & Thurs 9am-1pm
Tel: 01953 881252 margaret@churchadm.freeserve.co.uk
Sat 4th 3.00pm Harvest Songs of Praise
Sun 5th 8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Harvest Holy Communion
Sun 12th 8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
Sun 19th 8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
Sun 26th 8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am All Age Worship
12 noon Holy Baptism
6.30pm Praise & Worship with Shine!

Watton Methodist Church
www.wattonmethodist.btck.co.uk
Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet
reflection and prayer between 10.15am & 11.30am
Its your quiet place. At 10.30am there is a half-hour Midweek
Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church
Member. Minister: Deacon S Sowerby 01953 881035
Sun 5th 10.45am Mrs E Warby
6.30pm Mr A Warby
Sun 12th 10.45am Rev D Greenaway
6.30pm Rev D Lloyd
Sun 19th 10.45am Miss J Woor
6.30pm Mr A Warby
Sun 26th 10.45am Rev D Greenaway
6.30pm Mr T Hey

Roman Catholic Community
Each Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

St. Nicholas Church, Ashill
Tuesdays at 10.00am Holy Communion
Sun 5th 9.30am Lay Led Morning Worship
Sun 12th 9.30am Family Holy Communion
Sun 19th 9.30am All Age Worship
Sun 26th 9.30am Holy Communion at All Saints Tide
At this special service, we will be remembering those we have
loved, but are now in Gods care. There will be an opportunity
for the names to be collected when you arrive and they will be
read out in prayer during the service; a candle will be lit to
remind us that they rest in the light of Christ.

St. Georges Church, Saham Toney
Sun 5th 11.00am Lay Led Morning Worship
Sun 12th 11.00am Family Holy Communion
Sun 19th 11.00am All Age Worship
Sun 26th 11.00am Holy Communion at All Saints Tide
At this special service, we will be remembering those we have
loved, but are now in Gods care There will be an opportunity
for the names to be collected when you arrive and they will be
read out in prayer during the service; a candle will be lit to
remind us that they rest in the light of Christ.

S.S. Peter & Pauls Church, Carbrooke
Sun 5th Harvest Thanksgiving
10.30am Family Holy Communion
Sun 12th 10.30am All Age Worship
Sun 19th 10.30am Holy Communion
Sun 26th 10.30am Lay Led Morning Worship

St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington
Sun 5th 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 19th 10.30am Lay Led Morning Worship
Breckles, Caston, Great Hockham, Griston,
Merton, Stow Bedon & Thompson
Worship Calendar

Sunday 5
th
October - 15
th
Sunday after Trinity
10.30 am United Holy Communion, Stow Bedon
(Harvest Thanksgiving)
3.00 pm Harvest Thanksgiving Service, Gt. Hockham

Sunday 12
th
October - 17
th
Sunday after Trinity
9.00 am Harvest Thanksgiving and harvest breakfast,
Merton, followed by harvest breakfast
10.30 am Offering of Harvest Symbols with United Holy
Communion, Thompson,
followed by harvest lunch
6:30 pm Harvest Thanksgiving service, Griston

Sunday 19
th
October - 18
th
Sunday after Trinity
9:00 am Matins (BCP), Gt. Hockham
10:30 am United Holy Communion, Breckles

Sunday 26
th
October - 19
th
Sunday after Trinity
9:00 am Holy Communion (BCP), Merton
10:30 am United Holy Communion Caston

Watton area Food Bank donations received at all services

Pray and Play: Wednesdays at 10:15 am
1
st
and 8
th
October in Caston School Hall
29
th
October in Caston Village Hall

The WAY Youth Group (ages 11+)
Sunday, 5 October, 7:00 pm, Rectory, Caston
Friday, 17
th
October with other youth groups, All Saints, Necton

Enquiries Revd. Bob Nichols
Tel. (01953) 483222; Email revbobnichols@gmail.com

All Saints Church, Threxton
Our next Service is Harvest Thanksgiving
Sunday 5th October at 3 p.m.
WATTON BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP
Wed 1st Oct 2pm Tea and chat at Waton CCC
Mon 20th Oct 12 for 12.30pm Lunch at Griston
Wagon & Horses
Dance Away
at the Queens Hall
Ballroom, Latn and Sequence dancing
October 4th, November 1st
8 p.m. to 11 p.m. admission 4
Saham WI Jumble Sale
Saturday 4th October, 9.30 to 11am
Wells Cole Community Centre, Bell Lane, Saham Toney
Clothes, Bric-a-Brac, Toys & Books. Tea& Cofee available
Entrance 30p. Jumble can be collected by calling 01953 884880
Proceeds to Saham WI
Watton Pentecostal Church - October
"Bodybuilding (1Cor.12; Romans 12)"
Sunday Morning Service 10.30am
Sunday School during the service
Sunday 12th October: Harvest Family Service
Enquiries: Pastor Neil Starling 01953 851898
Web site: www.wattonchurch.org.uk
Thought for the Month
By Revd Gerry Foster, Vicar St Marys Watton
Whats in the world news at this time of writing and what is
my reaction? Islamic State and terrorism I pray for
countries who arent used to coming together, to do so for
the sake of peace and overcoming the inhumanity and evil
being perpetrated and to be surprised that they can find
common ground.
Abuse I pray for people to have courage to speak out and
for justice and mercy to prevail.
Scotlands referendum when you read this, well know the
result - the Yes for independence and freedom or the No
vote for being better together.. how would I vote? How
would you vote?
The Invictus Games for injured servicemen and women have
been brought to a close in London with a sell-out concert.
Surely this kind of coming together speaks of what is possible
for human camaraderie and recovery, against all the odds?
I am reading Hear my cry, the Bible Society Words for
when there are no words; an illustrated collection of
writings for individual and community reflection during the
centenary commemorations of the First World War. One
story is concerning the terrible conditions Walter Young
experienced as a prisoner of war in a Prussian coal mine. His
New Testament falls open at the Apostle Pauls letter to the
Romans chapter 12 - to verses that sustained him during the
war and which he read regularly to his family after the war:
Hate what is evil, hold on to what is good. Love one
another warmly as Christian brothers and be eager to show
respect for one another. Work hard and do not be lazy. Let
your hope keep you joyful, be patient in your troubles and
pray at all times.. Ask God to bless those who persecute
you yes ask him to bless, not to curse.
Those few verses are compelling - to press on for the innate
goodness in humankind to overcome the temptations that lead
to the evil of self destruction and the devestation of others.
Whether in the world or the Wayland News - Amidst all the
bad, is the eternal, hopeful fact that Christians believe. God
is here and He longs for us to make the kind of choices that
lead to Good News for all; namely, that He loves us and
wants a relationship with each and every one of us today and
always. Captured in the central tenet of the Christian Gospel
is: Love God and love your neighbour as yourself.
A Prayer from the book Hear my cry at this Harvest time
of dedication: We believe in God, God the Holy One, God
the Maker, God who woke the clays of a cold earth to life,
God who glories in men and women, children of his love.
We debased his holy will and sowed the seeds of pain and
death.
Yet in his steadfast love God pitied us; he came to us in Jesus
Christ, his own dear Son, our joy and gladness. Seed, though
dead and fallen, burst to life and rose again, our resurrection.
God breathes eternity into our souls, and makes us flames of
heavens fire, for the healing of the nations.
And so we bless and glorify his holy name. In life, in death,
beyond life, beyond death, God is with us. Thanks be to
God. Amen.
St. Martins Church Thompson
Harvest Thanksgiving
Service and Harvest Lunch
St. Martin's Church, Thompson is holding a Harvest
Thanksgiving Service followed by a Lunch on 12 October. The
service starts at 10.30 and the lunch,also held in St. Martin's
Church is at 12 noon. Everyone is welcome to both the service
and the lunch or either one. The cost is 5 per person.
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At 7.45 pm on 13th, 14th or 15th
November at the Queens Hall Watton
to help them commemorate the
hundredth anniversary of the start of
World War 1. "Keep the Home Fires
Burning" is a collection of letters,
poems and songs from the time,
together with 2 one-act plays depicting
life - and death - both at the front and
at home.
Rehearsals are currently taking place
for a very different production from the
Players' norm. Co-director Wendy
Collins said "This is not a celebration
of war; it's a remembrance of all those
whose lives were affected, both in
Great Britain and abroad. Almost the
whole membership of the Players is
taking part in one way or another. We
felt we should not forget the start of
the war that was supposed to end all
wars."
Tickets priced 7 will be available
from Adcocks in the High Street and
on line shortly, with a donation from
each ticket sold going to the British
Legion Poppy appeal. Do come and
have an enjoyable but thought
provoking evening whilst supporting
this very worthy cause.
The Wayland Players Need You
Watton Evening
Women's Institute
Gill Smith, representative of the East Anglia
Air Ambulance received a cheque for 230
from committee members of Watton Evening
WI recently, this included a donation en lieu of
fees from Julian Horn, our guide for the August
meeting walk around Watton. Gill explained
that the two air ambulances covering four
counties, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bedfordshire and
Cambridge, some five and half thousand square
miles are self-funded through donations. It cost
7.6 million pounds a year to keep the two
helicopters flying and now the one at
Cambridge is able to fly at night and it is hoped
that the Norwich based helicopter will be able
to night fly next year.
At their September meeting members travelled
to Cloverleaf Interiors at Caston for an evening
of learning about period furniture, guessing the
value of objects and wandering in an emporium
of vintage clothes and handbags. We also learnt
about this family business and how the internet
is so important for business today before
enjoying delicious refreshments.
During the short business meeting members
were delighted to hear that Watton Evening WI
have been awarded a grant from the Big Lottery
Fund towards costs of members completing a
Food Hygiene Course to be run in January.
The diners club visited Retrorecyclers this
month enjoying a meal and a wander around the
many items for sale in this interesting venue
whilst the craft group again produce some fine
work.
We are back at the Watton Community Centre
for the meeting on October 9th when as we
come towards celebrating the 100th
Anniversary of the first WI in England and
Wales we will hear about three of the women
who started the organisation and put into place
such a strong basis for the WI today.
New members and visitors are always
welcome, just come along to the Community
Centre by 7.30pm or for further details ring
Hazel Gillingham on 01953 881510.

The West Norfolk
Aviation Society
The group met on September 2nd to be
entertained, informed and amused by Chris
Halliday on the subject of missiles. Before
our very eyes he assembled his homemade
model of a Sidewinder missile, which would
have done Blue Peter proud. He discussed
each unit in turn, describing its components
and function. His entertaining style kept the
audience well past their normal bed times and
still asking questions. Some of those answers
will have to wait for Chris third visit to the
Society, we hope soon.
In our report of our August meeting our scribe
(Nigel Tooth) confused our speakers name. It
was, in fact Peter Gunn, the aviation author who
spoke about his latest book: Sculthorpe
Secrecy & Stealth. Our apologies to him. If
you missed his talk, you could still catch it at
the Norwich & District Aviation Group. See
their website for the details.
The WNAS next meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, October 7th. Our member Steve de
Roeck, (professional aviation photographer)
will make a presentation entitled the
Ramblings of an Itinerant Aviation
Photographer. Our website
www.westnorfolkaviationsociety.org. uk has
full details of the time & venue as well as
membership.
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Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu in Caston
This month has, as usual, seen much
activity at the home club and
headquarters of Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu.
We were pleased to host a two day
groundwork/grappling seminar with
the incredibly talented and multi title
winning (Including two world titles)
instructor Joao Santos from Portugal.
Joao has not taught at Caston for over
seven years and it was a great
opportunity not only to learn new skills
refresh some old ones- but also for
our large, and international, Ju Jitsu
family to have a get together.
The Weekend was a great success,
with students travelling from as far as
Wales, just for the opportunity to train
with Sensei (Teacher) Joao Santos.
For those of you who fancy a taste of
martial arts, be it adults or children,
Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu is preparing for its
13th International Seminar, which will
take place at Breckland Leisure centre,
in Thetford, on the weekend of 11/12th
October. This will be another fabulous
opportunity to partake in a number of
differing styles of martial arts with an
amazing line up of Instructors from the
UK and abroad. Styles include Ju Jitsu,
Judo, Kobu Jutsu, MMA, Kickboxing,
Escrima (stick fighting) and many
many more.
For information regarding Ishin Ryu Ju
Jitsu please contact the Teresa Pell on
01953 483795 or visit our website
www.ishinryu.com
Richmond
Park Golf
Club
The winner's of the E D P Trophy
at Richmond Park Golf Club
Watton, Seniors Invitation Day on
the 19th August 2014 when 52
players took part.
Pictured are the winners who
were member G Knox & Guest N
Fulford on 46 points. presenting
the Trophy 2014 Seniors Captain
John Harrison.