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The Wayland Service charities join forces

Players Get their to help Veteran with PTSD
hands on
'Tons of Money'
Wife: "Who do we owe money to?"
Husband: "Everyone we've ever dealt with."
Louise Allington's response to this is to fake
her husband's death, in order to bring him back
as a long-lost relative who would inherit the
money that has just been left to them, but
without any obligation to pay off debtors.
Naturally, as this all happens at the beginning
of Tons of Money, the Wayland Players
Spring production, we know there are more
complications ahead. Two other men claim to
be the long-lost relative, and his real widow
"recognizes" the impostors but humours the
genuine one as a harmless lunatic.
This classic Aldwych farce, set in the 1920s
and revised by Alan Ayckbourn for the
National Theatre, demands that the audience
suspends all disbelief. Even when one character
after another seems, in the words of one of
them, to have "the brain of a very, very small
potted shrimp"!
Performances are on the evenings of April 27
29 with a matinee on Saturday 29th. Tickets,
Recent events saw SSAFA, the Armed Forces his own equipment to use and so various service
priced just 7.50, will be available from the
charity, reach out to the military charity community to charities were approached for funding. The RAF
Wayland Players Honorary Ticket agents,
help a disabled veteran. Benevolent Fund, Help for Heroes and the Royal
Adcocks of Watton from Monday 27th March.
Dave Capps of Watton served with the RAF British Legion answered the call by making over
Jenny Mann, Director
Regiment for 22 years, seeing active service in several 2000 available to help in the purchase. Local
areas including Northern Ireland, the Falklands, the photographic retailer WEX Photographic then turned
Soup & Sale in First Gulf War and Bosnia and service has left him in a very competitive quote to maximise the funds
suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a available for equipment.
Ovington on Saturday debilitating condition that can leave him confined to The provision of this equipment will ensure Dave
his home for days on end. continues to be able to get out "on the ground" and
4th March As part of his treatment and therapy Dave has been capture images of the local wildlife while forwarding
Come to Ovington Village Hall for lunch using photographic equipment borrowed from a his treatment and therapy regime.
(home-made soup, coffee/tea + cakes) on friend to take wildlife pictures. This encourages A heartfelt thank you to all who have made this
Saturday 4 March, 11.30 2pm. Pick up a him to leave the safety of his house and explore the possible and proof of where your kind donations go to
bargain from our books, gifts and bric-a-brac local countryside. when you drop money into a recognized service
stalls. All proceeds go to village hall funds. it was suggested that Dave may benefit from having charity collection tin.

Buy a book to keep warm

in Griston Church
Keep the date free. Put it in your calendar now. Saturday March 25th
is the next Grand Second Hand Book Sale at Griston Church in aid of
our heating fund. Well be open from 10am until 4pm, and as youd
expect well have a HUGE new range of books on offer, with no
book costing more than ONE POUND.
There will be hot and cold drinks, cakes, snacks, and ploughmans
lunches on sale inside the church, with provision made for eating in.
Just in time to tempt you with Easter approaching, there will be a
tombola with just chocolate as prizes. In addition, we will have cakes
and savouries for you to take away, along with a selection of both
indoor and garden plants for a lovely summer floral display.
Looking ahead to the summer, we will be selling toys & games at our
July event, so have a spring clean now and donate your unwanted
items for a good cause. If you have items to donate, or would like to
help us in any way, please contact Keith and Caroline on 01953
880153. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there.

Ashill Outdoors Bowls Club

Are currently looking for new members for there coming season
starting April 2017 whether you have bowled before or not we
would be happy to see you. We are currently very short of you
Ladies. If you are couples or singles we have a good club
relationship plenty of club matches and competitions so play as
much as you want or just roll-ups stuck on transport we could help
out with current members living in the Watton and surrounding
villages interested then contact Brian Smith 01953 885472.
The Wayland News Page 2 March 2017
March 2017
A Quick Look Round
By Orbiter
Here we go into the merry month of March,
and quite possibly the beginning of Spring,
though we cant be too confident as Winter
is still hanging around, and on the basis of
the last couple of years anything may
happen. I know that in years past March has
offered deep snow-drifts, but also heat-
waves, so its fingers crossed, as they say.
In the great big world the cat seems to have got
in with the pigeons with the U.S elections
having produced their new president, who
seems to provoke world-wide disapproval on a
daily basis, but who knows but that he may
surprise us.
Meanwhile the name Trump appears in my
daily paper even more frequently than Mary
Berry !
Our main worries here come with the
pronouncements of our experts, those people
who are always telling us how wrongly we live
our daily lives. Lately we have been chastised
for eating our potatoes too well done, and we
dont cook rice the way we should, and
everything that contains even a grain of sugar
brings us nearer to our ends. This latter point is
being met by chocolate manufacturers
proposing to make their bars even smaller than
they are today (many of them were reduced in
size anyway to keep them within affordable
price ranges). For example, compare the
present day Mars bar with the same product in
1938, if you happen to have one handy quite
a difference you will find.
And the experts have really gone overboard
with their denigration of the use of diesel fuel.
Not so long ago they assured us that diesel was
the way to go, and thousands bought cars using
it, but now these are even being banned from
the streets of several towns, or being made
subject to ridiculously high parking charges.
On the domestic front the experts also tell us
that the way we wash our hands is completely
wrong, and that the bar of soap in our
bathroom harbours all the germs we thought
we were washing away, and the only safe way
is to use liquid dispensers. Perhaps we should
use rubber gloves (disposed of after each
wash) to handle the dispensers, too !
With all these terrible habits, how have we
managed to keep going and live so long?
One suggestion that does seem to make sense,
and might well affect those of our children
who play football, is to ban heading, which is
obviously not good for anyone, although it has
always been an integral part of the game, and
indeed is the source of many exciting moments
of a match. At least the modern ball is much
more user-friendly than those in the old days,
when the leather used to soak up moisture
during a game, increasing the weight of an
already heavy ball by several ounces, and with
a lace system that invariably protruded
dangerously, however slightly. The matter has
been given prominence through a recent case
of concussion leading to a fatality, but is it
right to ban it, if players are willing to take the
risk ? If so, most sports, particularly boxing, in
which deliberate harming of an opponent is the
object of the proceedings, should be outlawed
too.
Football always causes controversy, but these
days the trouble often comes from the fans.
No, not just the occasional outbreak of
violence, but the attitude they take to the
management of the game, at least in the
Premiership division.
For instance, at one leading club the
supporters are calling for the replacement of
the manager, despite the team being in third
place. Yes, the admission prices may be
exorbitant, but does that entitle a ticket holder
to demand a change of the club structure ? If
one goes to a theatre and doesnt like the play,
one is not entitled to demand the cast to be
changed, for like football, it is entertainment,
and if it disappoints, one merely considers
whether to continue patronage.
Back in the real world attention has been
brought to the lack of toilet facilities in the
main shopping areas, and, for many old people
especially, this can be a great deterrent to
making a journey there. On a recent trip to
Peterborough, in the main large retail centre,
their seemed to be no public toilets anywhere,
and when I asked a trader, the only one he
could suggest was in the M & S store, which
proved to be a miniscule facility, surrounded
by a long queue of people. Surely toilet
provision should warrant a high priority for all
big stores, and would only help their sales and
reputations. We all know that public
conveniences in side streets are often subject to
vandalism, but a well- appointed one in a
shopping mall should be a must in all towns.
But, of course, in todays world the customers
benefit is always last to be considered, as
proved by the closure of police stations, post
offices, banks and building societies, the most
recently announced being most of the N.& P.
branches, including the one in Watton, further
inconvenience being the withdrawal of current
accounts there.
Most of us will remember the time, not very
long ago, when banks were falling over
themselves to gain our custom, since they
wanted the use of our money, but now times
have changed and it would seem that we are
just a source of inconvenience to them. We
have bravely put up with the reduction of
interest rates to virtually nil, but now we are
faced with the removal of most of the services
that remain.
Even more surprising is to read about a
proposal to cut the number of A & E
departments in many hospitals, though this
may conceal some cunning plan, since
otherwise this would appear to be a recipe for
making bad things worse.
Probably this is merely yet another of those
ideas that are publicised and then quietly
forgotten.
One of the great benefits I reaped when I
retired from the employment scene is that I no
longer have to travel by rail, since hardly a
week goes by without news of strikes, late
running or cancellations, all of which I
experienced regularly, but nowhere on the
scale of today. And not only do the services
give continual cause for complaint, but the
fares travellers are charged beggar belief.
We are told that passengers who can be
bothered to book their tickets on a station to
station basis, can save enormous sums against
the whole route fare, which is scandalous.
Oh for the old fashioned booking office where
the clerk could issue a ticket from anywhere to
anywhere, based on so many pence per mile,
or would, without pressure inform you of any
cheap day fare that might be available.
But it seems that the Queen managed to travel
from Kings Lynn to London without suffering
a delay or being overcharged, so perhaps my
fears about todays railways have been
misplaced. So get on with HS2, it is only
expected to cost 55 billions, which means the
actual outlay will be at least 80!
On which cheerful note I say Good Afternoon.
Norfolk Wildlife
Trust Breckland
Local Group
The group has got off to a good start to the
year with its AGM ahead of a well received
talk by Rob Hawkes of RSPB, about the Stone
Curlew Project. We were very pleased to see
several new faces among the audience and
everyone enjoyed Robs very enthusiastic
presentation. Robs talk underlined how
privileged we are in the Breckland area with
the breadth of wildlife on our doorstep. Did
you know there are more Stone Curlew in the
Breckland area than anywhere else in the UK?
During the summer the best place to see them
is NWT Weeting Heath, where hides have
been set up to provide the best chance of
seeing this shy and elusive bird. Rob
emphasised the dependence of the Stone
Curlew on the variety of insect species in the
area, and again many unusual insects have
their stronghold in our local area.
Having now got the group reorganised, we are
looking forward to a year of interesting events
and we also hope to spread our net a little
wider and go to different venues for some of
our talks.
The next talk is back at Watton Christian
Community Centre at 7.30pm. on Wednesday
15th March. Its with Gemma Walker the
NWT Project Officer and she will be telling us
about the wildlife being recorded on local
nature sites and churchyards and how we all
can get involved.
In April, on Sunday 23rd we are having a walk
and talk at the BTO Nunnery Lakes in
Thetford. They have recently opened a new
trail, so that should make for an interesting
walk, especially for anyone whos been before.
Its a 9.30 for 10am start at BTO Head
Quarters. For further details on these or any of
our future events see our posters or this
newspaper. Alternatively, our events are listed
on the following site:
www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/whats-on/
interests/local-groups/breckland-local-group
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The Royal
British Legion
Watton & District Branch
We are still desperately looking for new
members. We are in a bit of a catch 22
situation. We need new members to come
along so that we can increase the social
aspect of the branch but more importantly
provide the services the Legion offers. The
legion locally can provide things like
hospital visits, bereavement visits, home
visits and telephone calls that help with
loneliness. After our last article we had a
few enquiries that hopefully will result in
those people joining the Legion.
Our meetings at the moment start at 7pm
with a (hopefully quick) committee meeting
that will not interest everyone. I am sure
that you all have been along to boring
committee meetings that the general
members do not find of interest. So come
along about 7.30pm when we then have a
more social aspect by staying and having a
drink a chat.
Thanks to John we have gone into the digital
age. We now have our own branch website
under the address www.Watton-legion.org
and a page on the national Royal British
legion website with links to our own. An
account has also been set up on Streetlife. A
facebook page was already up and running
but nothing had been put on it since 2014.
We now try to keep that up to date.
We meet at The Hare and Barrel on the 3rd
Tuesday of every other month (the odd
months). Meetings start at 7pm and if you
are not interested in the committee meeting
itself, come along about 7.30pm. If you
require any information contact Helen Daly
01953 885124 / 0799959869 or our
chairman Alan Chilvers on 01953 883250.
Prescription letter
confusion
Readers have been in touch with the Editor
because they have received letters recently from
a company called Pharmacy 2U which
promotes a repeat prescription service and
encourages people to nominate them as their
supplier. The main concerns expressed by
readers has been the undermining of local
services and confusion about what to do.
Geoff Ray from Total Health Pharmacy in
Watton explained who and what was behind the
letters. Pharmacy 2U is a distance selling
internet pharmacy based in Leeds. They are a
pharmacy business operating via the internet as
opposed to having a physical presence that you
can visit like Total Health Pharmacy or Boots in
Watton.
The letter looks very official and appears to
suggest that it is being done in conjunction with
your GP. However this is a non personalised
mailing looking for business in the Watton area.
The same letter has been distributed in other
areas of Norfolk.
The Pharmacy 2U letter refers to the 'new' NHS
Electronic Prescription Service. This is not a
new service. It has been in operation in Watton
since last September and it simply enables your
GP to send your prescription electronically to
the pharmacy of your choice. Many Watton
residents have been using this system since
September and both Total Health Pharmacy and
Boots are receiving prescriptions in this manner.
If you complete the Pharmacy 2U forms and
sign up for their service, your prescription will
be sent to Pharmacy 2U and will no longer be
looked after by your current pharmacy. Total
Health Pharmacy say they have been made
aware of patients that have completed the forms
without realising that their prescription will no
longer being dispensed locally. As a result,
neither Total Health Pharmacy or Boots will be
able to help or advise about any prescription
dispensed elsewhere.
Geoff continued From the comments we are
receiving from patients there is clear confusion
as a number of people think it is from the GP or
their local pharmacy and something that they
have to complete. The mailing is nothing to do
with either Total Health Pharmacy, Boots or the
surgery. If you are happy with the service you
receive from your local pharmacy then you do
not need to respond to the Pharmacy 2U
mailing.
If you have sent the forms off already and wish
to change your mind, you can simply contact
the pharmacy of your choice, or your GP, and
they can change your nominated pharmacy.
The Wayland News Page 4
Streetwise
By Lesley Cowling
StokesAvenue, Richmond Road, Rudling Mews and
Tom Turley Close
In writing Streetwise for the Wayland News I have
discovered that some very interesting people have
associations with the town: some I knew, others I have
had to research and this month Ive hit a bit of a problem
because the personal knowledge is scant and the
research has not been very productive. However, rather
than omit them altogether, it is perhaps mention to
mention these local folk after whom the roads have been
named, and if anyone has any further information I
would be delighted to hear from them.
Stokes Avenue lies to the west of the town just off the
Brandon Road. I believe that it was named after a
Veterinary Surgeon who practised in the town and lived
along the Norwich Road.
Richmond Road is technically in Saham it is a
continuation of Swaffham Road and it is named after
Canon Maurice Richmond who was the Vicar at St
Georges for many, many years. He was a delightful
eccentric driving a large and ancient car around the area
with not a lot of regard for road signs, lines on the road
or speed limits. (This was not as serious as it sounds as
the road traffic was much less in those days and cars
didnt travel very fast anyway). My father told a story
about how the good Canon parked on the double yellow
lines outside Jarrolds in Norwich. On receiving a
parking summons he gave his reason in court I parked
there because I wanted to buy a book Needless to say
he was heavily fined.
For all his quirky ways, Canon Richmond, and his wife,
gave a great deal to the community in which they lived
and worked.
Roy Rudling and Tom Turley were prominent
characters in Watton chiefly in the 1970s and 80s. Both
held the office of Mayor and were therefore very active
on the Town Council. Roy Rudling was instrumental in
obtaining one of the town minibuses which was used for
a long time to transport people to the Day Centre at
Wayland Hall. He had a large DIY business on the
corner of the Market Place and the Mews are just at the
side and behind the building which still remains. I think
Tom Turley was originally a serviceman, in the RAF
which makes the fact that Tom Turley Close may be
found off Akritori Square which is on the old RAF
station. He was a leading member of the British Legion
and very active within the town.
Diabetes UK
"Life & Death in a Victorian Gaol" was the subject of
our February meeting, delivered amazingly, as usual, by
a great friend of our group Mike Wabe. As usual, his
talk involved in him dressing for the part and bringing in
some "props"! His talk was extremely entertaining and
among other things we learned about the difference
between prisons and jails, a prisoner and a convict, how
conditions were better in jail than at home - for some,
both men and women had to work, their daily routine
and their diet. Hang man's nooses were also featured in
his talk. Mike was warmly thanked by the members
and he will hopefully be back next year with another
entertaining talk for us.
Our next meeting is on Monday March 13th, 10.15am,
at the Pentecostal Church, Watton, who we thank for the
generous use of their facilities. This will be a shorter
meeting than normal due to our annual pre-booked
lunch date.
For details of the group and any of our meetings, please
email me rjwhrt56@btinternet.com or phone 01953
884713, leave a message and I will get back to you.
Gt Ellingham & District
Flower Club
Floral Demonstration by PAT BARTON Entitled :
BUTTERFLY EFFECT MONDAY MARCH 20th
Rocklands Village Hall, NR17 1TR Starts 7.30pm
Doors open 7pm Guests 5 Members Free. Raffle/
Refreshments
We are a friendly NAFAS affiliated Club (Fees 25 p.a.)
We meet Monthly for demonstrations, workshops, visits
& lots of other fun events. For more information call
Secretary, Jane Dalton 01953 498694 or email
jane.dalton@btinternet.com
In your garden
with Lotta Potts
So here we are in March. March is the first month of
spring so I am informed. If I am wrong I am sure an
eagle-eyed reader will advise Julian. It might 'come in
like a lion and go out like a lamb' or it may behave like
February and remind us winter is still close. I shall be
glad to see the back of February as the weather has been
truly awful in the middle east wind, snow and general
gloom with bone-chilling cold. All this added up to not
a lot going on outside. On my daily peer through the
window and occasional walk round the paths by St
Valentine's Day I had daffodils and tulips with about
three inches of growth and one, just the one, little yellow
aconite. Over the years I have planted lots. Not a clue
where the other 199 went. Still, the catkins appeared
overnight and there are lots of snowdrops around and
about. The RHS book is still obsessed with snow,
saying that heavy falls are rare but in milder parts the
average is 0.9 to 1.4 days of snowfall. For goodness'
sake cheer up Lotta!
Well there's nothing for it but to get on and see what we
should be doing this month. The grass will be growing
so this is the time to start mowing. Set the blades of the
mower at the highest level and collect the cuttings so
that air and rain can get to the roots. This is the time to
repair damaged lawn edges by cutting a square out
around the damaged edge, turning it round and repair the
damaged bit inside the lawn with compost and seed. Do
not do any of this if the lawn is soggy.
This month is about the latest to plant bare-root shrubs
and trees and to move any evergreen shrubs. In both
cases it's because you don't want leaves forming,
showing new growth is beginning so the plant is taking
moisture from the soil. Therefore chances are that the
plant will take longer to establish as the leaves will
begin to lose the water. If you should get stuck with this
situation keep watering to help recovery.
If you are planting roses or have roses already now is the
time to prune shrub and bush roses. This is because the
flowers appear on the ends of the stems. Leave them
and the only place to see the flowers is from an upstairs
window. If you don't have upstairs windows you'll have
to cross the road to admire them. Don't be frightened of
pruning. Pruning is very unlikely to kill roses. The
most likely death would be if you prune and frost gets in
the wounds but it needs to be a really hard frost. I
remember pruning roses on Christmas Day years ago
and they thrived. The rule of thumb basically is to aim
for an open 'vase' shape. This will allow air circulation
to deter disease. If you are unfamiliar with the
procedure stand back and look at the plant. Remove any
dead, diseased or very weak shoots. Now take out any
that are crossing in the middle of the bush as if they rub
the bark off one or both stems disease will get in. You
can now see how it's shaping up. If it's lopsided prune
the lower side harder (growth follows the knife) to
balance it up once it's really in growth. Otherwise just
prune the stems about knee-high at an outward facing
bud. These are tiny red or green spots. Once you
identify them you'll never miss them. If you can't find
any cut the stem back and hope for the best. You can
rectify any that have gone astray later. Always cut on
the slant about half an inch above the bud with the slope
to take water away from the bud. Sometimes you get an
illustration on a rose bush label. Don't get disheartened.
A few years ago a rose grower pruned all the shrub roses
in their beds with a hedge-trimmer. It worked just fine
but they had to go back to doing it properly after about
three years. The roses survived.
If you haven't been able to get outside in the winter
now's the time for a real spring clean. Fork over the
soil in beds and borders, weeding as you go and dig
up and divide over-crowded perennials. If you have
snowdrops in large clumps dig them up and divide,
replanting the divisions. This method of planting 'in
the green' works much better than buying dry bulbs in
September. If you buy a gardening magazine from
February to the end of March you are bound to find
nurseries' ads for snowdrops 'in the green' and they
are usually well-priced. While spring cleaning now
really is the time for housework outdoors clean up
the paths and patios. A pressure washer and stiff yard
brush are the ideal tools. It's a very messy business
but once the moss and weeds have gone and the
paving is clean it's worth it. Dare I suggest that if you
didn't do it in autumn extend the housework to
cleaning the greenhouse as well? Better than waiting
until you are ready for the tomato plants.
It's possible to sow hardy annuals and wildflowers
outside but I would wait until the end of the month.
It's the same with veg: I just read a recommendation
to sow lettuce, rocket, radishes, spring onions, leeks,
onions, broad beans, parsnips, spinach, turnips early
carrots and peas! Really? I confess as far as the
onions are concerned I plant sets in autumn. I was
sceptical the first year, but there was nothing else in
the beds so tried it. I am now in the third year and
despite the hard frosts and snow the onions and garlic
are sprouting merrily. Maybe I shouldn't be so
cautious of the other things listed and maybe try. At
least it could be looked on as the first effort in a
succession sowing effort. If I omit the veg we don't
eat there is a manageable list there so perhaps... it's
never too late to learn.
I was quite surprised to see advice on pruning apple
and pear trees before the buds burst. I had thought it
had to be done in winter. I must confess I didn't so
will try to get this done. I don't have much in the way
of fruit but should still look after it properly. I can't
dish out advice if I don't take it from proper
gardening writers.
Again, I think maybe a bit early, we should start
stored tubers like begonias, cannas and dahlias to
name but a few, by potting them and keeping in a
frost-free greenhouse. Other not-so hardy plants such
as fuchsias, cacti and succulents should be started off
March 2017
by a litlle light watering. It doesn't say what to do
with them afterward so I assume potting them up at
some point.
Something I have tried with no success is to plant
early crops in pots. For example extra early new
potatoes (they rotted), summer cauliflowers and
cabbages. I assumed these latter would be seeds. If
so they disappeared. If seedlings I didn't try yet.
Maybe this year if I have a go at the lettuces etc.
Pests will be out and about and need to be controlled.
Slugs and snails will merrily over-winter in stacks of
pots even in the coldest weather. Dispose of by your
favourite method. Greenfly will also appear but don't
be too hasty with sprays as any birds you have been
feeding will get rid of them for you, specially when
the young are hatched and hungry. As creatures of
habit birds will continue to get rid of greenfly for the
season and later will enjoy caterpillars.
If you have any time and energy left finish off the
jobs that should have already been done, most of
which will be wet and involve washing pots. Hope
for a fine day on that one! On the other hand just
carry on and keep weeding.
Letter to the Editor
I read last month's hedgehog piece with interest. I
found a hedgehog eating my birdfood earlier last
year. I found out that mealyworms were favourite. In
due course, I saw 4 young hogs. The food bill rose
dramatically!
In November I realized that one baby was not
growing properly & when I met him on the garden
path at 11.30 in the morning I decided to pick him up
& check his weight. He was much too small. I put
him in my back porch with all sorts of goodies which
he rejected.
He scratched at the back door to get out which made
me feel dreadful & eventually went inside one of my
shoes. This was an advantage of big feet that I hadn't
thought of before. He went off to PACT but not
before we found a poo which was green instead of
black indicating the probable presence of worms.
This whole situation was widespread last year so
unusually large numbers of young hedgehogs had to
be rescued & many will not have survived. I would
suggest that if people do have hedgehogs in the
garden, they need to watch the poo. It should be
black, narrow & pointed.
Shipdham & District
Book Group
The book for discussion on 15th February was The
Help by Kathryn Stockett. The novel is set in
Jackson, Mississippi in the early 1960s when
coloured people were segregated in every aspect of
life and had little freedom. The upper and middle
class white adults were the descendants of slave
owners by only a couple of generations and employed
the descendants of the original slaves. It centred upon
the coloured maids who cooked, cleaned and looked
after the babies and young children who were later
taken over by their parents and encouraged in the
same attitudes. In Mississippi the Jim Crow laws
introduced in the southern Confederacy States
following the abolition of slavery after the Civil War
in the 1860s, were not repealed until 1965. They
enforced white ownership of everything and complete
domination over the coloured families of former slaves.
The white narrative voice comes in the person of
Skeetar Phelan a recent female graduate from
university with literay rather than marital ambitions
starts to question how the maids feel. The coloured
narratve voice is through Abileen, coloured maid to one
of her former school friends who finally agrees to ask
some of her coloured contemporaries to tell their story.
Many of us had read the book and /or seen the film
but not discussed it. Those who reread it said that
they found far more in it the second time around. It
lead to discussion about attitudes and life styles in our
own country and time. The realisation dawned that
probably we would not have behaved so differently if
the norm dictated it and we lived in seemingly less
enlightened times. The conclusion was reached that it
takes courage to break the mould and Skeetar and
Abileen in different ways both had much to lose. We
realised that the white women had power over the
black women whom they could not only dismiss for
supposed crimes but make unemployable and
homeless and pass the retribution on to their
husbands and children. A maid called Minnie does
the Terrible Awful to punish her former employer
who dismissed her by falsely accusing her of stealing.
This gives her a hold over her and makes us cheer
whilst being filled with revulsion.
The book was well received apart from one member
who felt it could only apply in America. Most felt there
is far more to it and we laud those, black and white, who
took great risks to expose the way of life whilst making
a very readable and intereating novel as it is largely
biographical. Unusually we felt the film follows the
storyline more faithfully than most whilst
understandably making changes for the sake of length.
March 2017 The Wayland News Page 5
Digging In At The Wells
Cole Community Centre
Saturday 28th January was a hive of activity at
the WCCC not only was it the Burns Night
Celebrations but the Growing Together Project
Hedge Planting day. I am sure if you are a dog
walker or visitor to the village hall, you cannot
have failed to observe the appearance of a
magnificent 30 metre (90 feet in old money)
line of sapling hedging plants.
This work party planting day marked the
culmination of 6 months of meetings, discussions,
site visits and planning. From the initial seed of
an idea from our own Shelley Mitchell (Nature
Notes) this community project, funded by the
Peoples Post Code Lottery in conjunction with the
Wayland Partnership, has been steadfastly
progressed by a small but passionate group of
nature loving residents.
As the project worker for this Wayland wide
community initiative I have, quite simply, been to ensure the success of the hedge now that the It was so exciting to arrive at WCCC on the
bowled over by the commitment and community hard work of planting has been completed, and morning of 28th January and see so many
spirit shown by the residents of the parish of with a Master Gardner (no pressure Mr Bunce) volunteers working hard to plant the hedge, and
Saham Toney. Thanks must go especially to Mr in charge I am sure it will go from strength to a real atmosphere of fun and enjoyment
Trevor Bunce who as the team leader has done a strength! prevailed throughout the morning. Some of the
sterling job in progressing preparations, collecting This is not the only part of the Growing Together work party had also had a very busy day the
the plants and pulling together a party of over a Project whose aim it is to create/enhance green previous Saturday 21st January, when they
dozen residents for the work party. spaces for wildlife. You may also have noticed a supported the Acorn conservation Fair at the
We can look forward to seeing this beautiful schedule of tree works in the woodland beyond Queens Hall with some splendid exhibition
native British hedge flourishing over the next the new hedge. Following on from a full survey by boards illustrating their community project at
three to four years into a marvellous habitat for a Norfolk County council approved conservation Wells Cole. I am so proud of the achievements
wild birds, bees, moths and not forgetting the minded tree surgeon, a selective thinning of this community and the Growing Together
Brimstone Butterflys (as we have included programme will also be completed ready in time Project. Whilst it is so rewarding to see the
their favourite Buckthorn in the hedge mix). for the start of the nesting season. Diseased Ash project to fruition, it is tinged with a little
The hedge will also provide an important will be removed, saplings thinned to encourage sadness that I wont be seeing so much of my
wildlife corridor to link in and attract species light to the floor of the wood(to encourage newfound nature loving friends at Saham.
from around the surrounding areas of the wildflowers) and give remaining trees the Pamela Morgan, Project Worker, Growing
village. A management plan will be put in place opportunity to thrive. Together Project, at The Wayland Partnership.

Turf Cutting marks Ashill Community

final phase of Centre Events
Tuesday March 14th Spring Bingo - Cash
Thompson dream Prizes eyes down 7.30pm
Sunday 25th March Indoor Table Top
There was great excitement in Thompson when a
Sale 10am to 1pm
long-held dream finally began to take shape.
Coffee Mornings - every 2nd Friday in
Two turves were cut in a ceremony on the site
every month 10 12 Noon. Bric-a-Brac,
where a new Community Hall is to be built. The
puzzles, books and delicious cakes.
first turf was cut by the youngest pupil at the
Friday 22nd April Beetledrive 7pm
village school, Billy Jones. (pictured) The small
All in aid of ACC funds
spade bought especially for the occasion for him
to use will be engraved and hung in the new hall
once the build is complete.
He was so excited he would have been happy to
carry on digging the foundations, and he repeated
the ceremony for any late arrivals. The second
turf was cut by the oldest ex-pupil in the village,
Betty Norris MBE (pictured), who has spent the
past 62 years trying to raise sufficient funds for a
new hall. She observed that now that her dream
was being realised she might be allowed to retire.
At 86 years old Betty still runs the Post Office
and delivers the daily papers in the village. The
hall is being built largely without the need to
apply for outside funds, thanks to two legacies
from former residents, a generous donation and
village fundraising. The site is on land on the
edge of the Millennium Green owned by the
Parish Council and leased by the Community The start of work is imminent, with builders planning
Hall Trustees on a 999 year lease. The space has to have moved onto the site before the end of February.
been designed to be flexible and will have two The architect is Paul Lucas of Lucas Hickman Smith of
main rooms, a kitchen and large foyer as well as Wymondham. The builders are Draper and Nichols of
a veranda opening onto the Millennium Green. Costessey. Bronwen Tyler Chair of Trustees.

Open Week Across Tuesday 14th March 2017 (9am-5pm) - Cecil

Breckland to Help
Those with Hearing
Loss
One in six people in UK have a hearing problem,
and if you think this sounds familiar there hasnt
been a better time to have your hearing checked.
Hearing tests and professional advice are being
made available free of charge to encourage people
to take that first step.
Local hearing care specialists, The Hearing Care
Centre, who visit centres across Breckland have
organised 4 Hearing Care Open Days between
9am and 5pm at the following centres . . .
Amey Opticians, DEREHAM
Wednesday 15th March 2017 (9am-5pm) - Cecil
Amey Opticians, ATTLEBOROUGH
Thursday 16th March 2017 (9am-5pm) - Cecil
Amey Opticians, WATTON
Friday 24th March 2017 (9am-5pm) - Healthy
Living Centre, THETFORD
Breckland Audiologist, Simon Myhill said, By
holding events such as these we hope to encourage
those people who have been thinking for a while
about having a hearing test, and just havent got
round to it.
All services are available by appointment only. To
book your appointment call The Hearing Care
Centre on 0800 096 2637 or visit
www.hearingcarecentre.co.uk
March 2017
Wayland Mens Shed The Heavy
Evening Opening Horse at the
Over the past months we have been asked on
numerous occasions if we will be opening in Watton Society
the evenings for those of you that work during
the daytime, during the month of April we are
having a trial period to evaluate the true interest
of an evening opening time, we will be opening
each Thursday evening in April from 7pm to
9pm so if you are interested come along and say
hello.
Now a few words form Malcolm Trayhorn our
Events Cordinator: As the newly appointed
events and activities co-ordinator for Watton
Men's Shed I would like to give a brief report
on some of the things we have planned. As the
number of members grows, the interests and
potential for events and activities is limitless
and dependant on the requests of the members.
I can report that the woodwork and metalwork
workshop is moving forward at a good pace
with tools and equipment being installed. There
has already been a test of all electrical
equipment and a health and safety talk given to
those interested in working in the workshop.
There is a pool table available for member's use
which is proving popular and also on Mondays
we have a member who is setting up a
computer repair room. A number of members
have expressed an interest in Photography and
it is proposed that we get a group together with
a view to sharing knowledge of best camera
practices and getting a good picture. The first
meeting for this will be Monday 6th March at
10am when we can discuss the way forward.
We are also looking at how much interest there
might be for a chess group and also a cribbage
group.
As we progress, we are open to any ideas for
other events or activities for members to
participate in.
Of course we also like to just get together for
a good chat and a cuppa. Way land Mens
Shed, Old School House, Church Walk,
Watton Enquiries: Tel: 01953 881004
The January meeting was
extremely interesting, a talk by
Tom Thurston (right) on "The
History of the Heavy Horse"
These are the Shire horse,
Clydesdale, and Suffolk Punch,
each having its own description
and distinct job.
Starting from 1066 when knights used them in battle as chargers, right
up until modern times when they were used in agriculture for work on
the land, also before the motor vehicle they were used around towns and
cities. A very pleasant evening with several new visitors joining us.
What's on at St
Marys Church,
Watton
St Marys Church Watton 100
Club Is a way of raising much
needed funds for the Church whilst
giving the ticket owner a chance to
win 50 in the monthly draw.
The year for the 100 Club ends in
March, so now it is time to renew
your subscriptions for the year
April 2017-March 2018. Tickets
are 12 for the year and may be
purchased by mid March for the
first draw on 2nd April. If you are
interested please see Cath in
Church or telephone 01953 885811
for further details.
The Winner of the 100 Club
February draw was number 69
Linda Clover
Tues 28th February 12-200pm
Shrove Tuesday Pancakes at St
Marys Church, come and enjoy
pancakes followed by tea and
coffee. Donations for St Marys
Church, Funds.
Thurs 2nd March 10-12noon
Thursday Chat a social coffee
morning at St Mary's, Watton.
Continuing on 1st Thursday of
brilliant treat on Saturday morning,
each month. All are welcome.
Each Monday 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
March 9.30-10.30am Story Bags at
St Marys Church for parents and
preschool children. This is held
weekly on Mondays, only during
term time.
Sun 19th March 2.30pm-4.00pm
Caf Stop at The Blenheim Centre,
Tedder Close, Watton. Crafts for
all the family, free refreshments.
Wed 22nd March 3.30-4.45pm
Stop Gap after school club at The
Blenheim Centre, Tedder Close,
Watton
Sat 9th April 9.30-12 noon Easter
Coffee Morning at St Marys
Church. Coffee/tea hot cross buns
or cake, Easter cakes for sale. All
welcome to come along with
family and friends. Proceeds to
Church Funds.
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A Brand New
Summer Date for
The Wayland
Festival
The new format Wayland Festival is
packing a whole lot of awesome
entertainment into one fun-filled
summer weekend from June 8th to
the 10th this year
Among the treats, festival-goers will
be able to roll back the years with
fabulous afternoons of '40s favourites
with Rachel Duffield, and '50s fun
with Perfect Vintage. (Join in the
singing and dancing if you've a mind
to, or just enjoy the entertainment -
and appropriate refreshments). While
on Saturday afternoon Four4 Jazz
will get everyone out of their seats
with their brilliant jazz show. Andy Laine and extraordinary multi-
Children are in for a humungously instrumentalist Rachel King, present
a feast of musical genres from well-
when Alex the Clown, famous to us loved classics to contemporary
all from Russell's Circus and his favourites.
Christmas show at Melsop Park Finally on Saturday evening, in a
Farm, stages his very special Festival ground-breaking event two Queens
Party - entry is free for under 18's meet in Watton. The Queen's Hall
too!! Places are strictly limited, so plays host to Queen II, possibly the
register at waylandfestival.org.uk as UK's finest Queen tribute act in what
soon as you can. promises to be a truly roof-raising
The evening schedule is full of Festival finale.
variety and delight. On Thursday 8th
June you'll meet the hilarious,
brilliant (and rather naughty) comedy
Friends of St
mind-reader Doug Segal (pictured), Andrews
who will simultaneously make you We are holding our annual Plant Sale
laugh and baffle you. at Bradenham Village Hall on
On Friday music lovers are in for a Saturday 13th May from 10.00am to
spine-tingling evening with 'Bella 12.00noon. More information will
Musica. Dale Bullimore, who many follow!
of us know and love from previous Contact Marianne Kilmartin 01362
festival and carnival shows, alongside 820744
talented colleagues Hannah Long,
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A Fantastic
community event Please Mention
This was the headline of the your opinion
page of the Watton and Swaffham Times
edition following the Wayland Partnership,
The Wayland News
Growing Together Project, Acorn Fair.
Thanks must go to the Breckland Birder of
When talking to advertisers
Watton for his comments, which both
reflected, and supported the extensive
positive feedback received from press and
individuals attending. The exhibitors and
visitors alike all contributed to making the
first ever Acorn Fair held at the Queens Hall,
Watton a huge success. The conservation
themed event with representatives from
Norfolk Wildlife Trust, RSPB, Master
Composters, Master Gardeners etc. drew
crowds well in excess of 200.This
community event promoted conservation of
wildlife, awareness of the natural treasures of
our local Breckland Habitat, whilst also
offering help and advice on how to make a
place for nature in your own green space.
Young and old alike also enjoyed a multitude
of activities and games from the traditional
Tombola provided by PACT, to making
dragonflies and planting primroses. The
lucky winner of the Zoo Keeper Experience
was Mr Trevor Bunce of Saham Toney. Miss
Lauren Rhind correctly guessed the number
of conkers in the jar to win a bird feeding
starter kit, kindly presented by Mayor Beryl
Bunning. (Righ: Pam, Lauren and Beryl)
Many seeds of ideas were sown at the event,
and I am sure that great Oaks from the Acorn
Fair will grow in our communities.
Pamela Morgan, Project Worker for the
Growing Together Project and organiser of
the fair.

Ingredients: 10oz (280gm) S.R.Flour, Swaffham Community Centre, The

Watton Churches
Together Lent
Course 2017
Our Lent talks this year are based on the
film 'The Way', the story of a bereaved
father walking with other pilgrims the
Way of St James to Santiago de
Compostela.
The talks are on Thursdays 9th, 16th,
30th March, and 6th April in Watton
Christian Community Centre, 7.30-
9.00pm, with free refreshments. As an
introduction to the course there will be a
free screening of the film at St Mary's
church, Watton, on Sunday 5th March at
2.30pm. All are welcome to join us on
this Christian journey.
Recipe of the Month
Fellowship member Sonya Thompson
has a wonderful collection of recipes all
with a little story behind them.
Of this one, Chocolate cake with an
unusual ingredient, she says,
I first made this cake after watching
Valerie, Peter and John make it during a
Blue Peter programme in the 1970s. It
is quick, easy and very moist.
8oz (230gm) Castor Sugar, 1
teaspoons baking powder, 4 large
tablespoons of cocoa powder, Vanilla
Essence, 1 small jar of mayonnaise
(NOT light)
Method: Dissolve cocoa in 8 fluid ounces
of HOT water. Add all ingredients and
mix well but do not beat. Divide mixture
between 2 X 10 lined tins and bake at
No 4 gas or 180c for 25-30 minutes.
Leave to cool in the tins for 10 minutes
and then turn out. Sandwich together
with apricot jam or butter icing and
decorate top if you wish.
Photographic
Exhibition
Alan Porter and Bob Darts, two
photographers living in the Breckland area,
are getting together to stage an excellent
and varied exhibition of their work that
includes Landscape and Portraiture
photography. Alan and Bob are both
Licentiate members of the Royal
Photographic Society and working towards
obtaining an Associate distinction.
The exhibition is being held from the 2nd
to 31st March at the ICENI Gallery
Campingland, Swaffham, Norfolk. PE37
7RB
Further information about the
photographers and more of their work
can be found on their website:
www.2oldfartsphotography.co.uk
Watton
Community
Cinema
The very popular "A Street Cat Named
Bob" comes to Watton Community
Cinema on Friday 24 th March, the Cafe
with refreshments will be open from 1.00
pm with the film screening at 2.30 pm and
again to give those who work during the
week, there is an opportunity to see it on
Saturday 25th March, the Cafe with
refreshments - doors open from 6.00 pm,
film screening at 7.15 pm. Venue: St
Marys Church, Church Road Watton
IP256DQ. Visit stmaryswatton.org or
watton community cinema Facebook
group/page or contact
Deborah.hamiltongrey@gmail.com for
volunteering opportunities and further
information.
March 2017 The Wayland News Page 8

Please Mention Watton

The Wayland News
When talking to advertisers
Evening WI
Well the new year is well and truly
underway..with ladies enjoying a great
lunch at Babacos in the High Street and
at the Craft Club pebbles were painted in
an array of designs. The walking group
had an energetic trek to Merton on part of
the Peddlar Way.
The organisers of the Acorn Fair asked us
to provide homemade refreshments for
the exhibitors and over 200 visitors. We
were happy to participate and soups,
bacon rolls, and lots of cakes were all
eagerly consumed. We had a table for
children to colour Green Hearts which are
a symbol of our campaign for climate
change. You may remember last year we passionate about this subject for over 30 refreshments along with Bring & Buy
held a Green Hearts Coffee Morning but years gave an interesting, factual insight table top sale and finished with the usual
we were honoured to have been asked to into this subject using PowerPoint. We notices for the forthcoming month.
participate in this family-friendly were shown many pictures of buildings It has been a very busy and diverse
community event to promote our showing the iconic style of Art Deco. We month and we look forward to what next
environment. There were many groups heard of the styles of many designers month holds for us all.
represented and it was enlightening as to including Oscar Deutsch, Clarice Cliff If you are interested to find out more
the varied aspects of how we may all and Rene Lalique. This was a fascinating please contact Carol Robeson on 01953
make a difference. eye-opener of how these designers have 881006 or come along to our next
Our talk this month, entitled Art Deco, an influenced our lives today. Genista meeting as a visitor (fee 3.50) on 9th
Iconic Era was given by Genista finished her presentation by showing us March. Please note - This meeting is to
Davidson, a freelance writer both of items in her own collection of objet dart be held in Tom Pettit Room in Watton
books and magazine articles and a whether authentic or in the style of Art Sports Centre we look forward to seeing
researcher for TV. Genista, who has been Deco. We then adjourned for you there.

The HAPPY Project
Id like to start by thanking people who are
or have been involved in The HAPPY
Project so far. That people have been
interested and dipped their toes in the water
to find it wasnt for them is all a learning
curve and we thank them for their interest.
Some members of the Steering Group have
given freely of their time and have offered
good ideas and now decided to move on. I
would like to thank those people for their
help and interest and to the current
members of the steering group I say thank
you very much for all your help and
support because without you I could not
achieve what we have achieved so far.
We had a fantastic morning at The Acorn
Fair. Owls were our theme we had a great
time making masks and decorating owls
there were some wonderful, creative
efforts. Thanks to those who organised the
fair and those people who visited our stall.
I have just returned from Ashill where we
had our first Family Art and Craft
Morning. It was a fun morning and started
off in an interesting way. I had packed my
car up to the roof with feathers, beads,
paint, glue and glitter (like you do)! I
arrived at Ashill Community Centre and a
very kind lady came to open up, she
unlocked the outer door and then the inner
door and went to turn off the alarm to find
that she had lost the key! The alarm was
ringing away and we were not able to turn
it off. I expected half of the village to be
racing up to the Centre but luckily we
didnt disturb too many people. After a
short time help arrived and we turned the
alarm off.
We set out lots of tables and prepared the
activities which involved icing and cakes,
paints, glue and glitter then we waited, but
only for a very short time until the children
began to arrive. What a busy fun morning
we had with some beautiful art work and
lots of pipe cleaner dragonflies.
The children enjoyed themselves and so
did the parents, we will do it all again next
month on 11th March 2017 to be precise,
from 10:00am to 12:00 noon.
The games group continues to meet in
Watton Library on a Friday from 1:30pm
to 3:30pm, we have added some more
games to the collection so do pop along for
a natter and a game. Are there any keen
chess players out there? We have one
member of the games group who enjoys
playing Chess would you like to come and
give him a game?
The Social Group is hoping to expand its
numbers. They have an interesting
programme planned contact Steve on
07845 024543 for dates and times of
proposed activities. By the time you read
this article, the group will have enjoyed
another session of ten pin bowling at
Dereham and a meal at The Windmill at
great Cressingham. The group always meet
on the second Monday of the month at The
Hare and Barrel, Brandon Road Watton
from 7pm onwards for a drink and a chat.
This is when the activities are planned, why
dont you pop along?
If you have any of activities that you would
like to see implemented in the Town or you
feel that you could offer some help, please
contact me: Jean Williams, Wayland
Partnership Development Trust, Wayland
House, High Street, Watton. 01953 880235
Dereham Indoor
Bowls Club
Due to a large increase in numbers on
roll ups on Tuesday, we will now have
two sessions the first one will be 9.00 til
11.15 and 11.15 til 1.30.There is a list in
the bowls hall for which session you
would like to attend.
Coaching sessions for anyone wanting to
learn to bowl are continuing each Thursday
from 4pm til 6pm for Adults and the same
time for juniors 9 to 17 years old every
Friday. For more information contact Terry
on 01362 525 042

Tales of The
Falklands
Watton Society had a very adventurous evening
travelling 7000 miles and back when Peter
Walmsley (pictured left) spoke about his time on
the Falkland Islands. Vividly describing learning
how to shepherd sheep on horseback, how bleak
the terrain is, the braying on an evening of
penguins by the thousand and the strength of
winds coming straight from the Antarctic.
But the bleakness of the terrain did not stop
them having "two nighters", that is where
everybody gets to the social hall by fair means
or foul, for 2 nights of dancing, drinking and
heavy socializing. Even though it is heavily
bogged, very dangerous to travel over the
islands have their own mystical beauty.
Our next meeting is on Wednesday 15th March,
at 7.45pm in Watton Christian Community
Centre and the speaker is Georgette Vale
"Elizabeth Fry" - Five o'clock Tea with Betsy".
All visitors are welcome, for more information
watch out for the new poster.
March 2017 The Wayland News Page 9
Watton Churches Together Thought for the Month The Watton Society
St. Marys Church, Watton Rev Eleanor Reddington, Watton Methodist Church
www.stmaryswatton.org Dear Friends, Isnt it lovely to see the first signs of spring all Georgette Vale Presents: Elizabeth Fry - Five Oclock Tea
Follow us @StMarysWatton around us? Aconites have been in bloom for a couple of With Betsy. Join Mrs Fry in 1845 and hear her tell of her life
If I can be of help to you please do not hesitate to contact me, weeks now, and so have the snowdrops. Driving around Ive as a Quaker and her work as a prison reformer,
on 01953 881439, I shall be available at church on Tuesdays noticed catkins, and a few buds beginning to show colour on philanthropist, anti slavery campaigner and more besides.
between 10.30am and 12 noon - Gerry Foster the trees and hedges. The weather can still change, but as Im 7.45pm Watton Christian Community Centre
1st, 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 9.30am Holy Communion 2nd writing this theres blue sky and sunshine outside - these bursts More information John & Judy Kerr 01953 882613
Wednesday Morning Worship of sunshine and blue sky have lifted our spirits and made us all
Tuesdays 7.30am - 8am, Thursdays 5pm - 5.30pm feel so much better.
Saturdays 9.30am - 10am Parish Prayers All around us there are signs of new life, and these are also signs
5pm - 6pm Pray & Praise of hope. As the days begin to lengthen, there is the hope of better
Church Office opens Tues, Wed & Thurs 9am-1pm weather. As we look at all the flowers blooming there is the
Tel: 01953 881252 margaret@churchadm.freeserve.co.uk promise of the riot of colour that comes as more and more flowers
Wed 1st Ash Wednesday bloom. As seeds are sown, and shoots appear, there is the promise
7.30pm Group Service of Holy Communion of food and plenty later in the year. Yes, its been a long, dark and
& Imposition of Ashes drab winter, but those signs of spring remind us that there is the
Sun 5th 8.00am Holy Communion hope and promise of longer and brighter days to come.
10.00am Holy Communion In the life of the Church, we are entering the season of Lent when
Sun 12th 8.00am Holy Communion we remember the temptations of Jesus in the wilderness. For forty
10.00am Informal Holy Communion days, we reflect on his hunger and suffering there. However, Lent
Sun 19th 8.00am Holy Communion also brings with it a sign of hope, because it ends with Jesus
10.00am Holy Communion death on the cross for us, and then his glorious resurrection.
2.30pm Caf Stop at The Blenheim Centre Whatever difficulties we may be facing, we are reminded that
Sun 26th Mothering Sunday there is hope, and Gods promise that he shares those difficulties
8.00am Holy Communion with us. As we enjoy the signs of new life all around us, lets
10.00am 4th Sunday at 10 remember that God offers us hope and new life as well through
6.30pm Choral Evensong the death and resurrection of his Son, Jesus. God bless. Eleanor

Watton Methodist Church The Ovington Crower

www.wattonmethodist.btck.co.uk
Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and By Boy Sid
prayer between 10.15am & 11.30am Its your quiet place. At Well thet hent got a lot warmer
10.30 there is a half-hour Midweek Service in the Large Vestry hev it, saw a bitta sun larst week
led by the Minister or a Church Member. and wos shure spring wos jist
Sun 5th 10.30am Rev E Reddington arownd tha corna. Har yew a
6.30pm Mr A Warby doin? Hoop yew hent got thet
Sun 12th 10.30am Mrs E Warby bird flu wos gooin abowt, my
6.30pm Rev B Trinder missus hev covered ower ole
Sun 19th 10.30am Mrs S Mann hens up with sum owld corn sacks,
6.30pm Rev E Reddington trubble is thar reckon thas nite time orl
Sun 26th 10.30am Rev R Wakelin tha time an hent laid enny eggs leartly.
6.30pm Local Arrangement Horry dint muck abowt, he killed hisn
an et em orl up, from wot I saw ovvem he dint git a lotta meals
Roman Catholic Community from em. Hell git sum more when orl this palava is oova he
Each Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church say.
St. Nicholas Church, Ashill Ire bin in trubble agin, tha ole parish Chairmawtha reckon I
Tuesdays at 10.00am Holy Communion hent got a gud word tew say abowt har when I rite abowt har in
Sun 5th 10.00am Lay Led Worship & this bit o squit. I say tew har I say Thas corse yew git on yore
Sunday Funday for school age children high hoss an git up peeples noses an niva say a kind word cor
Sun 12th 9.30am Family Holy Communion blarst she wos suffin rore and sed I hent welcome at enny
Sun 19th 9.30am Morning Worship Cowncil meeting in tha footcher. I say tew har Thet hent
Sun 26th 9.30am Mothering Sunday Service legal I say Tha public is allus welcome tew goo tew tha
cowncil meetins Not if I say diffrunt she say. I wos gooin
St. Georges Church, Saham Toney ter say suffin gud abowt har this munth, but I reckon Id best
Sun 5th11.00am Lay Led Worship shut up fer a while till she carlms down.
Sun 12th 11.00am Family Holy Communion We hed a house in tha willage ketch fire tha otha week, thet
Sun 19th 11.00am All Age Worship wos a rare ole blearze an thas put two families owt of thar
Sun 26th 11.00am Mothering Sunday Service homes. Jist hoop tha ole insurers git thar finger owt.
Horry went up tha pub larst week, got his yewshall pint an say
S.S. Peter & Pauls Church, Carbrooke tew tha landlord Put thet on my slearte ole partna
Sun 5th10.30am Family Holy Communion
The landlord he clawed back tha pint and say, Yew hent
Sun 12th 10.30am All Age Worship
cleared yore slearte fer nigh on a munth Horry, so yew pay up
Sun 19th 10.30am Holy Communion
or goo without Wot Horry say Ire bin cumin hare regler fer
Sun 26th Mothering Sunday
moran fifty years an hent niver heard so much ole squit, I allus
10.30am Lay Led Worship
pay my way,----- venchewally Well yis tha landlord say.
St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington But things is gittin hard an my cash flow hint wot it orta be
Sun 5th 9.30am Holy Communion Thas abowt like yore beer then, thet dunt flow tew sharpish
Sun 19th 10.30am All Age Worship eetha No argewing say tha landlord Cash or nuthin
Sun 26th 10.30am Mothering Sunday Service Rite say Horry Thas it, Ill teark my custom sumware else
Best of luck say tha landlord Yew wont find any wun
elsell give yew a sleart, orl onus hev got tew meark conomys,
an yew hent helpin attall
He wos rite an Horry coont git a drink fer nigh on a week, till I
All Saints Church, Threxton I tret him tew wun on Satdi. He still hent paid wot he owes, so
heeze on tha wagin fer a long time I reckon.
Our next service will be on Sunday Tha Chuch hev started ter git sum o thet lottry munny tew pay
5th March at 10.30a.m. fer tha repairs tew tha ole plearce.
Jist leartly the plearce hev bin full o yungsters from sum o tha
loocal skools orl traipsing round tha Chuch an tha yard lukkin
Watton Pentecostal Church fer wild animals and such. I say ter tha Wicar thet Ill gi em a
quid fer each mole they ketch, bu I hent hed nowun askin fer
Old Dereham Road, Watton. March Services enny munny as yit. We got rid of orl tha mice in tha Chuch
Sundays at 10.30am The Depths of Discipleship afore Chrismus so thar wunt ketch enny of them eetha.
All Welcome Ire got my seed tearters, but I hent gooin ter be planting them
fer a while, boy Barry hev got his set in tha greenhouse an it
ont be long afore thare showing green.
Dance Away at The Queens Hall Hed anotha birthday larst week, tha whole famly cum rownd
an et all my ceark an drunk orl my beer, nice tew seeem tho.
Ballroom, Latin and Sequence Dancing Well thas gittin on an cos orl my beers hev bin drunk I shall
8pm - 11pm Admission 4 hatta hev a cup of coco instead.
Dew yew teark care an dew yew kip a troshin.
Dances March 4th, April 1st, May 6th Boy Sid
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Why make a Will?
The importance of making a Will can for some be
overlooked, only thought about in the event of an
upcoming holiday or ill health. Many have good
intentions of making their Will, but put it off in the midst
of other distractions.
There are a number of reasons why making a Will is so
important. These include:
1. It is an opportunity to provide for what it is you want to
happen on your death. In the absence of a valid Will, a set
of legal rules, known as the Intestacy Rules apply. These
Rules stipulate who will receive your assets and it may not
be what you had hoped. The effect of the Rules may cause
disagreements between the family members left behind. It
can also make the administration of your estate more
complicated.
2. With a Will you can appoint legal guardians to care for
your underage children and to provide a mechanism for
ensuring that those guardians can access your estate to
maintain your children to the standard you would expect.
3. A Will is an effective opportunity to consider tax
planning particularly for inheritance tax and capital gains
tax purposes. Your advisor can consider with you what
tax would be payable as a result of your death and by
whom it is payable. Furthermore they can consider with
you any options to limit a tax liability.
4. In an age where there are numerous types of family
structure, your Will can be a helpful way to balance the
needs and circumstances of all your beneficiaries. An
example would be a second marriage where you have
children from your first marriage. There are a number of
mechanisms you can include in your Will to provide for
your new spouse whilst seeking to protect your estate for
your children.
5. In addition, a Will can provide for vulnerable
beneficiaries such as disabled adults or children. It might
be that they are unable to manage an outright monetary
gift without help or support and your Will can put this
structure in place for their ongoing benefit.
There is often the temptation to seek a self-written Will,
perhaps from a stationer. Whilst a Will can on the face of
it seem simple, there are a number of pitfalls for the
untrained eye. Unfortunately the impact of those pitfalls
often do not come to light until it is too late. This can lead
to difficulties for those left behind.
It is also important to keep your Will under review from
time to time. There are a number of changes in your
circumstance where the effect of the change on your Will
should be considered. These changes include divorce or
separation, buying or selling a home, starting a business or
having children.
If you would like to make a Will or would like to review
the terms of your existing Will, we would be happy to
discuss with you further. Please contact Spire Solicitors of
40 High Street, Watton IP25 6AE on 01953 882864.
Wayland Job Fair
Returns for 2017
The Wayland Partnership is pleased to announce that it is
again hosting the Wayland Job Fair. This informative
event will be taking place on Tuesday 28th March
between 1pm-6pm at the Queens Hall in Watton.
This year our event is a part of a wider Job Roadshow in
conjunction with the Dept. for Work & Pensions and
Breckland Council taking place in each of the Breckland
market towns. The event here in Watton is virtually fully
booked with a month to go which is a great sign that
employers are keen to come to the area to meet
prospective candidates. Some of the exhibitors confirmed
for the day include TESCO, Center Parcs, Hammond Lee
Estate Agents, Wincanton, Dawsons Law, Melsop Farm
Park, the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital Trust,
CGM group and the RAF. There will also be a number of
organisations available to talk to about apprenticeships,
training and help with transport to work. The event is free
so pop in and see us at a time to suit you and take the next,
or indeed first, step in your career.
For further information visit our Facebook group Jobs in
Wayland or contact Suzanne Rhind on 01953 880204 or
email Suzanne@wayland.org.uk.
Watton Rotary
Roundup
On 26th January we had a Wayland Academy Speaks
event at which we welcomed Anton Harden, Head of Star
House & the Young Leadership Team, and Head Girl
Lauren Dade to our weekly meeting. Unfortunately, the
Head Boy, who had also been invited, was unable to do so
as he had an interview at City College Norwich.
Lauren spoke first and explained how in Year 10 she felt
rather under-confident but was encouraged to apply to
become a prefect in her final year. She described the
process; filing an application, writing a proper letter (not
something many children do in these days of I-phones,
messaging, texting, abbreviations and emoticons),
addressing ones peers and the dreaded interview. She was
surprised to be selected as a prefect, and, following further
process to achieve Head Girl status. She went on to
explain her duties and responsibilities including the setting
up of peer mentoring.
A lively question session, which turned into more of a
discussion, followed; it somewhat took over but
incorporated Antons prepared presentation! He explained
the whole process of prefect selection; currently there are
36 applications from year 10 students to fill 30 places. He
described his role in developing the Academys Youth
Leadership programme, which, as a young teacher
himself, he found most fulfilling. Most members of the
club had had experience of working with and helping the
school with various projects over the years, including
young inventor, designer, chef, poet and math
competitions, and conducting mock interviews. Our
continued involvement was offered and welcomed by
Anton.
March sees two major events, fundraisers for our Rotary
Trust Fund. On Saturday 18th March our Pat Murphy is
running a Grand Quiz Night at the Wells Cole
Community Centre, Saham Toney. Teams of 4 (max) are
invited to book a table through Pat Murphy on 01953
498164. The cost is 8pp, including a supper of fish,
sausage or veggie, & chips. This event was previously a
fundraiser for the FOCC but that organisation is in
abeyance following the 5th and final childrens visit last
year.
Within a week, on Friday 24th March, we have the first of
our biennial Jazz at the Queens Hall sessions, again
with DixieMix. Our 18th session in our 10th year, tickets
at 12, including a light supper, are available from
Adcocks in Watton High Street. There will be a full bar
service and a raffle at both events. Martin Anscombe
Ashill & Holme Hale
Garden Club
It was below freezing in January when Joe Sharman from
Monksilver Nursery at Cottenham, Cambridge came to
talk about his passion for snowdrops. Surprisingly,
although they have been around for a very long time, the
snowdrops we see in this country are not truly wild having
all been introduced at some time. Wild snowdrops, as Joe
showed in a photograph taken in Normandy, create a
blanket of flowers, whereas here they grow in clumps.
There are principally 22 varieties, the most common here
being Galanthus Nivalis, but there are thousands of
cultivars and variants, some bred by enthusiasts and others
cross-pollinating naturally. The record price for one bulb
sold on E-Bay was 2,016. I have to admit that until this
talk I couldn't imagine how one snowdrop could differ
significantly from another but Joe showed diagrams of the
various shapes, patterns and colours in leaves, markings
and petals (both outers and inners).
The bulbs are annuals, which means they use up all their
energy in one season. So don't be tempted to cut down the
leaves after flowering as they need to regain strength from
them to produce a new bulb. The best time to plant bulbs
is August/September which is when the roots start to
grow. The plant grows under ground through the winter
and then waits for the air to warm before bursting through
the soil. So January to March is the ideal time to move
them in the green taking great care not to damage the roots
as these can't regenerate.
The snowdrops main pest is the larvae of the Swift moth.
It is a large white grub with a brown head. Unfortunately,
it will not take slug pellets, so the only method of control
is a nightly inspection by torchlight. There is also a fungal
disease. As it is particular to snowdrops the easy remedy
is to dig them up and not replant snowdrops in the same
area for several years.
There are varieties from warmer countries which flower in
late summer/early autumn. Consequently, the season at
Joe's nursery extends to about 9 months. But when he isn't
growing them he is collecting memorabilia and amused
the audience with photographs of all things snowdrop
related, from pottery to toilet rolls.
What's on in the next 3 months. 23rd March Trevor
Harrison Unusual Shrubs and Herbaceous Plants, 27th
April Gardeners Question Time, 10th May COACH
OUTING to be arranged, 25th May Graham Watts
Developments at Dale Farm
Wayland Tourism
Association
The Wayland Tourism Association was founded in
1990 but with the imminent retirement of its founder
and administrator, and the need to explore new ways to
promote tourism in the local area, the Association is at
a turning point.
A new website has been built and is already online
whilst continuing to be developed and refined. This has
been enabled by using some of the Associations
financial reserves that have been maintained and built
up over the years by good husbandry.
At the Annual General Meeting, to be held at Broom
Hall Hotel, Richmond Road, Saham Toney, at 11am on
Tuesday 28th March, a number of options will need to
be considered by members. These will be notified to
accommodation providing members by email and to
other hospitality businesses (eg refreshment
establishments) by flyer. Any other business or person
interested in the ethos of the Association is welcome to
make contact with us (see below).
The immediate need is to seek a new volunteer as a
March 2017
manager or administrator. The position is unpaid but
agreed out of pocket expenses can be claimed. Time
spent executing duties can be recorded and costed as
potential match-funding for grants and other sources of
finance and support. Ideally the appointee should be
independent of the hospitality trade, IT and web
literate, and able to work from home, though a work
station is available in the Visitor Centre (Dragonfly
Gallery) at Wayland House. Experience in, or of, the
tourism industry is not necessary but experience as a
traveller and use of B&Bs in UK would be useful.
Any business affording local or visitor hospitality is
asked to check whether they are listed on both the
Associations websites; the front page of the old one -
www.wayland-tourism.org.uk - contains a link to the
new website: visitwayland.co.uk . Comments on the
websites are welcomed from anyone; they should be
addressed by email to waylandtourism@aol.com
Watton U3A
David Morton presented The Wonder of Light to our
members at the January meeting. He illustrated his talk
with slides, starting with a view of the sun with its
sunspots. These influence our life on earth affecting our
climate every 45 years. In 1976 we had a heatwave, a very
hot summer, so 2021 is a date to note! He told us about
Light and Energy coming from the sun, taking us through
from Chemical, being Vitamin D, 20 minutes necessary
every day, to Timing, our body clock reliant on light to
function. David showed us slides of Cromer showing the
Aurora Borealis and the Aurora from a space station. We
learnt that humans only see 40% of the light spectrum
whereas animals see a far greater range of colours. He
took us through artificial light and its uses in our everyday
life and informed us if you work with computers every
day, you qualify for free eye tests because of the strain on
your eyes. If you use fluorescent tubes in the home they
should be daylight version. We heard about radar and
optic fibre, night vision and hologram technology. David
also told us about the latest technology in televisions and
solar power. He finished the talk with a view of Cromer
again, this time showing lightning strikes. At the end of
the presentation David answered questions, one of them
being about SAD (seasonal affective disorder). A way to
combat this is to shine infrared light on the back of knees
for an hour. This also stops jet lag. All agreed this was a
thoroughly interesting and illuminating talk.
At our Christmas party a collection was made and 80
was collected for The Heart Foundation.
No2 pub lunch group is going to The Windmill at Gt.
Cressingham on Tuesday 28 March.
On Thursday 9 March we are going to visit The Gasworks
Museum in Fakenham followed by lunch at Bawdeswell
garden centre.
At the next meeting we will be nominating the new
committee. Please contact our Membership Secretary,
Anita Taylor on 01953 881110 if you would like to
become a member of the Watton U3A, or would like
further details. For further details on the National U3A, go
to www.u3a.org.uk
A Home Grown
Surprise
There are occasions when it can be difficult to find
speakers for Great Hockham Gardening Club's monthly
meetings more difficult, for some reason, in the
middle of winter. No matter, members invariably
manage to self entertain and keep the club going. This
month the meeting consisted of a slide show and a
short quiz.
The slide show was a series of images taken by two of
the members during their holidays at various places.
The locations were Barnsdale Gardens in Rutland, The
United States Botanic Garden in Washington, The San
Francisco Botanical Garden, The Botanischer Garten in
Berlin and The Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh.
Coinciding with the visit to the Phipps was an
exhibition of glass sculpture by the American artist
Dale Chihuli. Great efforts were made to avoid it being
the holiday snaps of the people next door, partly by
removing all the selfies. For those who were finding
the pics a bit too much, the show incorporated a
soundtrack of gentle music.
Most people like a quiz and theres nothing our
gardeners like more than a chance to exercise their
gardening knowledge. Most of the members had no
trouble in correctly answering a range of horticultural
questions, but to make it a little more challenging, we
were, of course, insisting on the correct Latin names
where appropriate.
This months competition results
Floral: First: Hazel Dunn. Second: Sue Cunningham.
Third: Jane Dalton.
Fruit / Vegetables: First: Hazel Dunn Second: Sue
Thomas.
Seasonal Photograph: First: Patrick Alzetto. Second:
Jane Dalton. Third: Prue Szczepanowski.
Our next meeting will be Wednesday 8th of March at
Hockham village hall. This will be a Talk by Abi Bell
entitled, Pests be Gone.
Doors open at 13:30 proceedings will commence at
about 14:00.
March 2017
Shenanigans with
Shinanikins!
Once again Queens Hall was alive with
the sound of music as an enthusiastic
and incredibly energetic crowd of
people enjoyed the traditional
Valentines Barn Dance organised by
the Inner Wheel Club of Watton. Music
was provided by Shinanikins with
caller George trying to insist on some
semblance of order in his own
inimitable style. Colourful decorations
festooned the tables and walls and,
judging by the smiles and laughter, love
(of life) was definitely in the air. At the
interval dancers were served with a
delicious Ploughmans Supper prepared
by the Inner Wheel ladies and this was
followed by tiny cup cakes
appropriately decorated for the
occasion. On leaving many people
remarked on how much they had
enjoyed the evening and some have
even noted the date of next years event,
which, in case youre interested, is
February 9th. The Hall is booked and so
is the Band will YOU be there?
On an altogether more serious note, the
Club has been greatly saddened by the
death of Founder Member, Judy Wilson.
Most members attended her funeral
service at Mintlyn Crematorium and at
the beginning of the recent monthly
meeting a minutes silence was observed.
Judy had been ill for some time but
Watton (Loch Neaton)
Bowls Club
The new outdoor bowls season is fast
approaching, and all the members at
Watton (Loch Neaton) Bowls Club are
looking forward to another year of
bowling.
You are invited to our annual Spring
Meeting on Wednesday 1st March at
2.00 pm in our clubroom at the Sports
Centre. It will give anyone the
opportunity of meeting our officers and
club members and of discovering how
we operate.
We are also continuing with our regular
Saturday coffee mornings in the
clubroom at 10.00am going through until
the 7th April.
Likewise if you are interested in playing
bowls for the very first time or have limited
experience we start the 2017 season on
Sunday 23rd April at 2.00 pm for a 2.30
start. A warm welcome awaits new
members of all ages and gender, whether
beginners or experienced players in the
area looking for a fresh start.
We have an excellent Bowling Green at
Watton Sports Centre, situated off
retained her interest in Inner Wheel to
the end: she was a lovely lady and we
miss her hugely.
The meeting this month was dedicated to
business, and following preparations for
upcoming events, elections took place
for Club, District, National and
International Officers.
Some IW Clubs are finding survival a
struggle but Watton seems to be in good
heart with lots of exciting plans for the
months ahead. In March you are invited
to a Flower Arranging Demonstration
entitled Jump into Spring (now theres
a good thought given that as I write there
is sleet outside the window). This will be
held in the Christian Community Centre
Dereham Road. We form an integral part of
the Sports Centre and as such we have the
full use of the Centres facilities, which
include the refreshment bar, changing
rooms and car parking.
We have bowling sessions on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday afternoons at
2.30pm and Friday evenings from 6.00 pm
especially for beginnings and families.
Initially for two weeks the sessions will be
free and Club Rules relaxed regarding dress
code. If you could wear flat-soled shoes
this would be appreciated, but if not
appropriate slipovers will be available. We
also have a selection of bowls for your
convenience.
So do please come along to these sessions
regardless of your age.
We are a very friendly and sociable club
with other events held throughout the year.
We are affiliated to Norfolk County (Bowls
England) Association and we have league
fixtures in the County League, the Ashill
and District League and the Age Concern
League. We also play many friendlies and
host Touring Clubs and County matches. In
addition we have numerous internal and
external competitions.
If you would like any further details or
other information then please contact:
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CASTON SPRING CRAFT SHOW
ON SATURDAY 25 MARCH 10AM to 3PM
AT CASTON VILLAGE HALL NR17 1DD
Local Craftspeople showing and selling Handmade
Earrings to Small Gifts and Patchwork, Bird Boxes to
Beautiful Turned Woodwork and Handmade Fabric-
Covered Boxes, Hand Crafted Jewellery and Bags of Bags to
Children's Clothing and Attractive Ceramics Plus Cushions
and Aprons AND MUCH, MUCH, MORE . . .
Free Admission Lovely Refreshments all day Tombola
FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT DENISE ON 01953-483961
on Friday 3rd March at 2:30. It will
include Afternoon Tea. Tickets, (8) are
available from Mullengers, and they are
going fast! This event is in aid of the
Presidents Charity, the Norfolk &
Norwich University Hospital. On the very
next day, Saturday 4th March there is a
Coffee Morning at Queens Hall from 9:30-
11:30. The ladies will be serving hot drinks
and more cakes and pastries then.
Looking a little further ahead, the last in
the current series of Lunchtime Concerts
takes place on April 5th from 11:30.
This will feature a return visit, by
popular request, of the Folk Group,
Pennyless, and tickets will be available
from March 11th.
Club Captain: John Hunter ~ 01953
882419 / 0794 1670925 ~ email:
johnhunter41@hotmail.com
Club Secretary: Kevin Simpson ~ 01953
882790
Watton Sports Centre ~ 01953 881281
Also take a look at our website
www.wattonbowls.co.uk
Save the Date!
Griston Babes in
the Wood
Festival 2017
A date for your diary - taking place on
the weekend of the 24th-25th of June,
raising money for local children's
charities. Now taking bookings for Drive
Sales (Saturday only).
Donations needed for tombola, raffle,
bottle stall, cake stall. Any offers of help
before and on the days also gratefully
received. Please contact Nicky on 01953
548375.
Further details and full itinerary for the
weekend to follow in the near future.
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West Norfolk
Aviation
Society
On Tuesday, 7th February, the West
Norfolk Aviation Society enjoyed the
presentation of a collection of aircraft
photographs taken this century by fellow
member Andrew Barnes. From Sea Fury
to Concorde, the range of aeroplanes was
wide and detailed. Anecdotes contributed
by other members added extra interest to
the evening. A further bonus was the
hospitality and catering provided for us
by the Mundford Bowls Club. Our thanks
to them.
Our next meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday March 7th when another
member of the society will give a talk on
Aerial Gunnery. Chris Halliday's
performances are always informative,
humorous and unusual, so join us if you
can. Further details of the Society's
activities are available on our website:
www.westnorfolkaviationsociety.org.uk
Watton
Indoor
Country
Market
Watton Indoor Country Market has been
awarded a five star rating, so hopefully
this will show you that we pride ourselves
on quality of what we produce.
We started back on February 1st. It was
so nice to see regular customers as well as
some new faces come in to see whats
available. Unfortunately there is no fruit
and vegetables. But we do have our
regular supply of locally produced eggs.
Some plants will be available soon. We
have had a new producer join us.
Matthew is selling some really unique
handcrafted clocks. Mantel piece clocks
and wall clocks. Some of these clocks are
made from big chunks of tree. To
appreciate there uniqueness you really
need to come and see them.
We were sorry to lose one of our cooks,
she had other family commitments. This
has left us with a vacancy for another
cook. So if you bake cakes, make pies or
quiches and you hold an up to date
hygiene certificate come in and see us.
The weather has been miserable wet and
cold, do you get cold legs when watching
tv, we have some lovely crocheted
blankets. Besides all the knitwear for
young and old. Don't forget Mother's Day
is coming soon, why not come and see
our gifts and greeting cards. We can make
to order any card that we can personalise.
Watton Country Market is held every
Wednesday 8.30 - 11.30am in the
Methodist Church hall. On the High
Street. The church ladies also serve tea
and coffee in the adjoining room.
Everybody is welcome. We hope to see
you there.
Air Cadet Awards Night
On January 30th, 864 Watton Squadron Air Cadets
held their annual Presentation Evening. Cadet
parents and invited guests, including Mayor Beryl
Bunning and her husband John Bunning, local
representatives from the Royal British Legion,
Revd Gerry Foster and Flt Lt Peter Howlett
gathered to see cadets awarded for their
achievements during the last year. Flt Lt Matthew
Miller, Commanding Officer of 864 Squadron,
spoke to the group about the events, courses and
camps that our cadets have attended. Cadets were
presented with a folder containing their certificates
that they have received including First Aid and
Heartstart, BTEC Diplomas, Drill Courses,
Instructor Courses, swimming certificates, Duke of
Edinburgh Awards, Nijmegen and Warma
Marches, Sports Certificates and ATC
Examination awards.
The annual shields and trophies were then
presented in each category. The winners this year
were: Most Improved Cadet, Cadet Susan Bloor;
Most Enthusiastic Cadet, Cadet Calum Davey;
Sports Cadet of the Year, Cadet Sergeant Joshua
Reynolds; Cadet of the Month, Cadet Emily Cox;
Betty Wilkinson Award for Best Junior Cadet,
SITUATIONS VACANT
St Marys Church, Watton Treasurer
Due to retirement after 10 years in post, St Marys
Church is seeking a new Treasurer. This post is
voluntary. The applicant would need to be
computer literate. Training and a good handover
would be given. Most tasks can be carried out in
the post holders own time, although a certain
amount of interaction with the Vicar,
Churchwardens and other staff is required. If you
would like to become part of the friendly team who
are responsible for the daily running of the church
please telephone the church office 01953 881252
for further details or an informal chat.
St Marys Church, Watton - Verger
The main requirements of this post are Sunday
morning duties from 9am 12.30pm approx., and
attendance at weddings, funerals and other special
occasions. The Sunday weekly duty attracts a small
salary with weddings and funerals paying a set fee
on each occasion. There is a deputy verger who can
cover when necessary, by arrangement. All
necessary training will be given.
We would welcome the right applicant to join our
March 2017
Are you Home Alone on a Friday night?
Do you enjoy good food, good wine and good
company? Then Join ONE FRIENDSHIP
On March 10th at Broom Hall country hotel
7pm for 7.30pm. Fine dining for folks on their own.
3 course meal 21 or 2 courses for 16.50
Please phone Simon on 01953 882125 or Angela on 01953 884594
to book your place. A very warm welcome awaits you.
Cadet Laurynas Dauksa; Best Examination
Results, Cadet Ethan Dade; Best NCO, Cadet
Flight Sergeant Helenor Cox; Runner-Up Best
Cadet, Cadet Ethan Dade; Best Cadet of the Year,
Cadet Flight Sergeant Helenor Cox
A special award was given by Reverend Gerry
Foster to the Squadron in recognition of Good
Citizenship in the Community that was
demonstrated over the Christmas period in 2016.
On the 5th of February cadets attended a parade at
RAF Marham to commemorate ATC Sunday. All
of the cadets looked very smart and impressed
everyone watching. Most recently the cadets
braved the cold and snow at Norfolk and Suffolk
Wings cross country competition on the 12th of
February. Those who were chosen, along with
other cadets from the Wing, will go on to compete
in the Regional competition at RAF Cranwell in
March. 864 Squadron parades on Monday and
Wednesday evenings at the Drill Hall, Watton
Airfield, Watton from 7pm to 9:30pm and
welcomes all young people aged between 12 (year
8) and 18 years. They are currently recruiting. For
further information, please email
oc.864@aircadets.org
friendly team who are responsible for the daily
running of the church. Please phone the church
office 01953 881252 for further details or an
informal chat.
Womens World
Day Of Prayer
(INTERNATIONAL & Interdenominational)
Friday 3rd March, at 10.30am at St Marys
Church, Church Road, Watton IP25 6DQ
On Friday 3rd March over 5,000 services will be
held in the British Isles on the theme of Am I
Being Unfair to You? The Christian women of
the Philippines wrote the service and it has been
translated into 1,000 different languages and
dialects, to be used, throughout the whole world.
Why not find out more about the theme, the
Philippines and the service? The Day of Prayer
is not just for women. Everyone is welcome to
attend the service and enjoy refreshments
afterwards. Contact details: Margaret Cator
01953 882187/881252
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