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family.
Membership is just 10 per year
for a family and 7 for a single
adult, which isnt a huge amount
but is necessary to pay our public
liability insurance, stationery costs
etc.
If you are interested in joining us
and making a link with a German
family in Weeze or just becoming
a member to meet our other
members socially please contact
me by telephone or e.mail below
for a chat and more information.
Tel:- 01953 883317 or
magsdevine@tiscali.co.uk or visit
wattontwinning.wordpress.com
Margaret Devine (Chair)
A place for
nature in your
community?
maintenance.
Funding is available for Watton
and the Wayland Villages with
green areas being identified,
mapped and recorded. Successful
projects (one per village) will be
decided by public vote if
necessary at a community event.
The project will be delivered by
the Wayland Partnership working
with partners such as Parish
Councils,
Village
Hall
Committees, schools or churches.
The project is open to people of all
Responding to expressions of
interest in environmental projects
from
local
industry
and
organisations,
the
Wayland
Partnership have secured funding
from the Postcode Local Trust for
the Growing Together Project
September 2016
September 2016
All Saints Wayland Show Spring Ball raises 14,000 for charity
Threxton
Coffee and
Tea Event
You are all welcome to All Saints
Church, Threxton for our coffee and
tea event which will take place on
Saturday, 24th September between 10
am and 1pm. Not only will we have
some delicious homemade cakes and
biscuits for you to purchase together
with some local produce, but there
will also be a selection of books and
handmade cards.
How about having a go at our
Tombola? We will also be raffling a
voucher for a cake of your choice
from the wonderful Bs Bakes of
Watton, brilliant if you have a
special celebration coming up!
A wonderful opportunity to socialise
and meet other people. Well start
you off with a cup of coffee or tea
and a biscuit for 1 and hopefully you
will be tempted by our other goodies
too. All proceeds will be going to out
Round Tower Renovation Project.
We hope you will all join us and look
forward to seeing you there.
Anything
Goes at the
Dragonfly
Gallery
Celebrations
hit a high note
at St Marys
September 2016
A Quick Look
Round
By ORBITER
Griston Book
Sale thank you
What Watton
Wants
Fighting the Over
Development of Watton
On behalf of WWW, our Chairman,
Paul Adcock, recently wrote to the
Prime Minister, Theresa May, putting
the case for reform in the planning
system to help us fight the flood of new
housing we are experiencing.
For your interest this is the text sent to
the Prime Minister.
Dear Mrs May
Over the past few years, our local
community has faced an onslaught of
planning applications for large scale
housing developments that have all but
destroyed the rural nature of our
Norfolk market town and overwhelmed
local infrastructure.
Completed developments, and those
now in the pipeline, have caused
widespread anger and discontent in
the town. Recognising the potential
threat posed by this, our Town
Council hosted a packed public
meeting to allow the community to
air its views.
The meeting, which was attended by
our local Conservative MP, Mr
George Freeman as well town and
district councillors, proved lively and,
at times, ill tempered. But it did show
that the community accepts the need
for more housing, but demands
developments
respectful
and
supportive of the place where we live.
The greatest anger was directed at the
speculative,
insensitive
and
inappropriate developments from the
September 2016
national, no win, no fee investment
groups who describe themselves as
delivering
'strategic
land
promotion. These companies are
trawling the English countryside for
potential development sites of
greenfield land on the edge of town &
village settlements.
By exploiting the impotence of local
democracy caused by the Localism
Act and the National Planning Policy
Framework
(NPPF),
these
'developers', who are in fact nothing
more than 'get rich quick' investment
groups, are perceived to be causing
the greatest damage.
Our MP, Town and District
Councillors were all sympathetic to
the concerns expressed. But one after
another they acknowledged that it
was the prevailing Government
policy which was making it very
difficult, if not impossible, for the
normal planning system to operate.
As a result of that meeting, a
community action group named What
Watton Wants (WWW) was formed
to campaign for measured and more
sustainable development.
Despite the former Prime Ministers
promotion of the Localism Act as a
means of putting power back in the
hands of the people, it has in fact
taken power away from us, and has
silenced our voice in the development
of our communities.
That Act contains the infamous
Presumption in favour of sustainable
development which coupled with the
requirement for a five year land
supply imposed by the NPPF,
provides the loopholes routinely
exploited by developers, bullying
Shipdham &
District Book
Group
Our 20th July meeting started early, at
noon, as we were entertained to lunch by
our ever generous Ashill member and her
husband in their beautiful garden. They
had created a pavilion for the occasion
under a large bunting bedecked gazebo.
Fortunately the weather was lovely and
we were able to remain there for our
discussion. Donations were made for the
Local Home Hospice Group as it is our
custom on such occasions whereby we
give to a charity of the hosts choosing.
The book discussed was The Kashmir
Shawl by Rosie Thomas. The novel
moves between Wales and Kashmir with
different generations of the same family.
In the 1940s Nerys Watkins accompanies
her new minister husband on a
missionary posting to India. Deep in the
heart of Kashmir lies the lakeside city of
Srinagar where the British live on carved
wooden houseboats and dance, flirt and
celebrate ignoring the war. However
events catch up with them and the men
go away to fight. Nerys is caught up in a
dangerous relationship and is far less
innocent when reunited with her
husband. Many years later her
grandaughter, Mair, clearing her fathers
farm house in Wales comes across a
buatiful kashmir shawl and lock of
childs hair. She travels to Kashmir to
trace her grandparents roots.
Most loved this book with all agreeing that
is very well researched and written. A
couple found the scenic, travelling
descriptions too long with too much
telling and not sufficient showing
although most found this a strong point. All
were fascinated by the shawl and the
accurate description of the lives of the
weavers and agreed that the characters
Shellrock
Circle Club
For Rocklands And The
Surrounding Districts
Venue: The Village Hall, The Street,
Rocklands. (Contact Margaret
English 01953 457890.)
Our August meeting was well
attended. The meeting opened with a
minutes silence for our member Tom
Howe who passed away recently.
Birthday greetings were offered for
Margaret English and Therese Sills
who were unfortunately unable to
attend.
The speaker for August was David
Morton who gave a very interesting
talk and slide show on cars. This took
the form of a question and answer
discussion on not only cars but
microwaves, Concorde
and satellites Even if you werent a
driver or knew very little about such
things David made the answers very
understandable.
After drawing the raffle and a break for
a cup of tea and biscuits, the winner of
the competition for the letter K was
announced as Margaret W. with her
miniature fruit knife.
The next meeting will be on
Wednesday 14th September when the
speaker will be Rosemary Jones of
The British Ornithology Society.
The next competition letter will be
L for September.
If anyone would like to come along to
any of our meetings they would be
very welcome, usual time 2pm until
4.00 pm.
Help! Local
Pharmacies are
under threat
September 2016
September 2016
Coming back
from the brink
Friendly Invasion by US
Airforce 1 at Watton U3A
Oooops! - Watton
County Junior
School Staff
January 1975 again!
September 2016
Civic Service
for Watton's
new Mayor
Watton Bowls
Club
The Watton EBAs men team finished in
a creditable second place in league
Central 2. The last three matches resulted
in a 1-4 home defeat to Swaffham B
shots 58-59, followed by 4-1 home win
against Wicklewood shots 72-70. Harry
Moult, Graham Vellam, Kevin Abbott
and Richard Relf won 22-19 then lost 14
-27. Kevin Wilson, Andy Sindle, David
Violet and Keith Bennett lost 19-21 then
with Richard Exley returning to replace
Andy won 30-22, whilst John Hunter,
Peter Myhill, Ted Prior and Malcolm
Hamilton lost 17-19, and with John
Seage replacing Ted Prior won 2821.Finally at Shipdham against the
league champions losing 0-5 on shots
42-72.
The Ashill league continues with the
final match on 17th August. Results from
match numbers 5 and 6 starting with a 62 home win against Connaught Elm,
shots 57-47, followed by a 4-4 draw
away to Swaffham, shots 49-48. Richard
and Sonia Exley with Charles Newman
18-14 and 14-15 scores for both matches.
At home Peter Myhill with Richard and
Carol Relf 19-20. Kevin Simpson, Kevin
Abbott and Steff Hubble 20-13. Then
playing away Malcolm Hamilton, Kevin
Abbott and Val Baldry 15-17. John
Hunter, Ted Prior and Steff Hubble 2016. Next a 3-5 away defeat against
Connaught Elm, shots 42-58. Graham
and Sandy Vellam with Val Baldry won
18-12, whilst Harry Moult, Charles
Newman and Steff Hubble drew 16-16.
Another home win 6-2 against Dereham
St Nichols, on shots 51-40. Graham and
Sandy Vellam with Val Baldry lost 1115. Harry Moult, Richard Relf and Steff
Hubble won 25-11. Peter Myhill, Charles
Newman and Carol Relf won 15-14. In
the penultimate match Watton suffered a
0-8 away defeat at Aldiss Park Robins.
September 2016
Have You
Missed
Me?
Thought you might like to see what
I've been up to since I left the The
Village Florist Watton. A few friends
and myself approached Mag's and
Sarah the owners of the shop to see if
we could put on an Art Exhibition for
a local charity, our choice being
Watton
Thursday
Club.
All
commissions of sales plus a draw will
go to this worth while cause
After just over two years of retirement
between looking after parents I have
been able to pursue a passion I've
always wanted to do but have never
had the time to, learn to paint, don't
get me wrong I've not been idle!
Mags and Sarah are kindly letting us
have free run of the shop, BUSINESS
AS USUAL
The exhibition will open Friday 30th
September with an invited audience
from 10 till 4 business as usual, this
will include light refreshments.
Our exhibition will run Friday 30th
September to Saturday 8th October
this includes Sunday 2nd October 10
till 4
We look forward to seeing all our
Friends and Customers Old and New
Regards to all From Alison and
Friends.
Right Alison, Mags and Sarah
Tha Ovington
Crower
Evenin ter orl on yer, hoop yer in fine
fettle.
I spect yerll orl gittin cited bowt tha
lympics wos gooin on arownd now.
Me an Horry hossed down tew tha willuj
horl larst week, jest tew sit in on wun o
tha Parish Cowncil meetins, cos thars
orften a bit o ruckshuns.
Thet started orf as yewshul wi orl tha
cowncillers swearin blind tha hent got no
intrest in wos cumin up on tha genda,
we knew tew onnem wos hoopin ter bild
a grat ole howse alonga Sahan rud.
Polertishuns, I wunt gi yew a shillin fer
tha lottonem.
Tha ole Chairwummen dint teark no
nootise, and cum up wi a a moshun thet
Ovinton ort tew put on thar own
lympics.
She say thet we orta hev a marrerthun
arownd tha Cressent, hev a bike ride
around ole Smitthies fild, cos he hent
grone northin on it fer years. We orta git
a swimming team up an hev a rearce
rown Loch Neetun, fer jimnasticorl
events we cud jump oova ole farmer ps
geart cos thas suffin high, or stan onna
rownd bearl an see how far yew cud kip
agooin.
Cor blarst she dew runnon, but hefta hev
a larf cos wen she drew breth an lukked
up she wos sittin on har own. Orl onus
hed snuk owt tha door, cearse we got
wolunteered fer sum o tha duzzy idees
she cum up wi. We hent gotta owt tha
horl grownds afore she hollered owt,
Dew yew git backinhare afore I cum
arta yew wi my broom Horry he luked
at me an he say Goo tew hell Sid he
say We betta goo back cos sheel put up
tha rearts nex year an thetll mean wun
less pint ovva Satdi nite
We orl crep back inna tha horl, orl tha
cowncillers lukin suffin subdewed.
Tha Chairwummen, bort hare wooden
Diabetes UK
We welcomed Julie Button as the speaker
to our August meeting. Julie came to talk
to us about Dementia and becoming a
Dementia Friend. She gave a thoroughly
informative and educational talk that
included how we perceive people who
have Dementia, how we can be more
understanding, trying to stop the stigma
associated with it and how to be a
Dementia friend. Julie also did a couple
of interesting "exercises" with us - they
were real eye openers. Julie was very
warmly thanked and I think we all
understood much more about Dementia
thanks to her.
Once again we are very fortunate to have
Professor Jeremy Turner (from the Elsie
Bertram Diabetes Centre) as our speaker
for September. Hopefully he will be
answering some questions that our
members would like help with. We will
be meeting at the Pentecostal Church,
Watton, who we thank for the generous
use of their facilities, 10.15am on
Monday September 12th.
Also we have a very special event
happening on Monday 12th December. It
will be our 10th Anniversary this year and
we will be holding a special celebration at
the Church. There will be a light lunch
served and we hope to have former
speakers and members as guests and a
representative from the Eastern region of
Diabetes UK. There will be a short
history of how the group started and how
the future is lookin for us and members of
the Pentecostal Church are invited too so
we can say a special "thank you" to them
too.
If you would like any further details of
any of our meetings, please email
rjwhrt56@btinternet.com or phone 01953
884713, leave a message and I will get
back to you.
PS We will also be at the Watton
Carnival on Sunday September 11th, so
please come and say hello.
The Impact of
World War One
on Wayland
Scoulton Village
Hall Quiz and
Chips are back
The monthly Quiz and Chips will
recommence on Saturday September
24th at 7.30 pm. Also October 29th
and November 26th. Tickets with or
without food are available in
advance from Tony and Julia Grover
01953 483654.
The Hall, now with a larger kitchen,
is available for hire at very
reasonable rates for morning,
afternoon and evening sessions. A
Petanque terrain is also available for
hire. Telephone jane Gutteridge
01953 850096 or 077610040954, or
e-mail bookings:scoultonvillagehall@sky.com
September 2016
Carnival Time
September 2016
Watton
Rotary
Roundup
sextet, which
will be celebrating the 10th anniversary
of their formation in November. Tickets
(12, including light supper) will be
available in Adcocks from 15th
September. We are hoping that Brecks
Radio will be able to broadcast a live
taster at the start of the evening.
Dance Away at
The Queens Hall
Ballroom, Latin and
Sequence Dancing
8pm - 11pm Admission 4
September 3rd, No dance in
October, November 5th
September 2016
Streetwise . . .
Regal Court
This was the first Cinema to be opened in Watton circa 1916 situated alongside "Betty Hoggs Lane"
which is now the footpath that cuts from Norwich Road near the rectory to Priory Road. The small
window on the right was where the entrance charge was paid. As can be seen in the picture later
became the British Legion Club.
The Regal Cinema which opened on the 8th Feb 1937, served many purposes as well as a cinema
The Return Of
Jazz to
St. Margarets
Church,
Breckles
September 2016
Sun 18th
Sun 25th
Sun 4th
Sun 11th
Sun 18th
Sun 25th
Sun 4th
Sun 18th
Sun 4th
Sun 11th
WATTON BEREAVEMENT
SUPPORT GROUP - SEPTEMBER
2pm 7th September AGM at Watton Christian CC
Whats on at St Marys
Church, Watton
September 2016
In your Garden
with Lotta Potts
'September Song', 'It Might as well Rain until September',
'September in the Rain'. All perfectly good songs but tend to
be a bit depressing and gloomy. Of course September may
well be bright, cheerful, dry and sunny. On the other hand it
might follow the pattern of the rest of the year and be a bit of
a wash-out at least in part. All we can do is get on with
what's possible. It's the month when the children go back to
school so those of us who can will probably be planning our
holiday about the middle to end of the month. This is quite
sensible really as most of the prices are lower now than in
high season and in the garden many things will be over and
those that are still going will be fewer than in July or August
so you have a better chance of persuading a friend or
neighbour to water if necessary and harvest fruit and veg.
It's largely a question of keeping it tidy: deadheading, cut
out completely flowered stems of perennials and use the
results of these tasks to start a compost heap if you don't
already have one. If you have either a heap or a bin you will
now have lots more material! Maybe time to start a second
so that you don't end up with a permanently uncomposted
heap. Ideally, of course, we all would have at least three
large bins made of slats or old pallets. We could then start
off accumulating material in the first, layering it nicely in the
second and as time goes by turning it all from one to another
and back again. Monty Don will no doubt be demonstrating
this soon. Yeah. Right.
For those of us with a more modest bit of ground and a
couple of plastic bins it's easier. Just keep everything going
in and stir it round until it's too heavy. Start the second and
use the compost out of the first. Even in a north-facing wind
tunnel the plastic will warm up quickly and you will have
compost within six months. It will take that long to fill a bin
in a small garden anyway and it does have the advantage of
taking kitchen waste nothing cooked, no meat. Tea bags
tend to take a long time but even if you put them in with the
rest of the compost the bags will fade (or blow) away.
The flower most people associate with September is the good
old Michaelmas Daisy. The botanical name was Aster for
all the varieties but I just read an article that last year
botanists decided that we need seven different names,
including Aster. However, if you think that the most popular
types of Aster were either novi-belgii or novi-angliae, most
of the new names retain these add-ons. Thus Aster novibelgii is now Symphyotrichum novi-belgii. I have no idea
how you say that! I doubt that all the sheds and garden
centres will have the new names already so it should be
interesting to see how it all develops. Still, the good news is
that you can still get flowers from deepest purple to pure
white and heights from nine inches to three feet. It should
therefore be possible to avoid the ones that are martyrs to
downy mildew where plants look as though they have been
sprinkled with talcum powder.
Some clematis come into their own now and are well worth
having. Varieties of tangutica are the ones to look out for.
The flowers are small but they produce large fluffy seedheads, sometimes at the same time so you get twice the
display. A good well-known variety is Bill MacKenzie that
has golden-yellow flowers with purple centres and huge seed
-heads. As with most clematis these need deep, fertile soil
with roots in the shade but the flowers will grow into the
light. Don't plant in a north-facing aspect but otherwise any
will do. Callicarpa is a shrub for autumn into winter. It's a
bit of a Marmite job as it develops vivid orange and red
foliage but has clusters of bright purple berries that can last
until Christmas. These can be a bit off-putting. Cyclamen
hederifolium, on the other hand, is universally popular with
flowers opening before the leaves which are very attractive
Ovington Supper
Evening
September 2016
Richmond Park
Golf Club
Seniors
Section Open
Competition
It has been a busy summer of golf for the ladies of Richmond Park, the
course having recovered amazingly well after the earlier flooding.
On Monday 25th July, in perfect golfing weather, the Ladies of Richmond
Park played one of the highlights of their golfing calendar, The Windfall
Trophy, an 18 hole Stableford Competition. After finishing their rounds the
ladies changed into their finery and sat down for a buffet lunch prior to the
prize giving.. In fourth place was Chris Whyatt with 34 points, 3rd place was
taken by Julie Ellis with 37 points, in 2nd place was Maureen Flack with 38
points but in 1st place, winning The Windfall Trophy, with an amazing score
of 47 points, was Sandy McCormack.
The photograph below shows Sandy McCormack (left) receiving the
Windfall Trophy from Ladies Captain, Lesley Matthews.
Event Organiser Alan Smith presenting home team winners' prizes to Jim
Chapman and Brian Rees
Alan Smith presenting winners' prizes to Alan Spinks and John Clark of Gt
Yarmouth & Caister GC
September 2016
Griston Church
Open Day and
Archive Event
Watton Town
Council