C R O X T O N PARISH NEWSLETTER www.croxtonpc.norfolkparishes.gov.uk DEC - JAN

PARISH COUNCIL

Chairman - R. King

V.Chairman - I Andrew

Councillor - G. Goucher

Councillor - D. Stephen

Councillor - C. Carr (Mrs)

Parish Clerk - Ms D. Harris

VILLAGE SHOP

(Opening Hours)

Monday - Friday

9.00 am - 1.00 pm &

4.00 pm - 6.00 pm

PAROCHIAL CHURCH

COUNCIL OFFICERS

Church Warden - G. Goucher

Secretary - Mrs. L. Wright

Treasurer - Mrs. D. Goucher

VILLAGE HALL

COMMITTEE

Chairman - Mr.B.Farrell

Secretary - Mrs. J.Farrell

Treasurer - Mr.N.Manderfield

Committee - Mrs.J.Purday

Committee - Mr.R.King

Committee - Mr.G.Goucher (CR)

Committee - Mr I. Andrew (R)

Committee - Mr D. Stephen (R)

(R — PC Representative

CR - Church representative)

POLICE NUMBERS

Crimestoppers

0800 555111

Non - Emergency

101 0845 456 4567

EMERGENCY ONLY

999 or 112

CHILDREN IN NEED APPEAL

Thanks to your generous support at our bonfire night, the village hall has sent a cheque for £201.94 to the Children In Need Appeal. We have taken on board your

comments and hopefully next year it will be even better!

CROXTON CHURCH NEWS

There was a good congregation in Church for Remembrance Sunday and it was much appreciated that the Army, Navy and Air Force were all represented. After two minutes silence to remember all those who gave their lives for our freedom, poppies

were laid on the War Memorial. The WW1 Memorial Book is now in the Church - there are soft copies which can be borrowed for home reading. Our thanks go to Rollmark Printers for its generosity in

subsidising the printing and particularly to Andy Poore for organising this for us. A collection of £125 was sent to the charity Combat Stress.

The PCC has decided to move the War Memorial back to its original place in the South Aisle which will also mean putting the electronic organ in the Vestry. We

would like to do this in Jan/Feb time - help will be needed! The idea is to make more space at the back of the Church and create space and a remembrance area around

the Memorial.

Christmas will soon be here! Our traditional village Carol Service will be on SUNDAY DECEMBER 6th at 6.30pm. We shall have an organist which will be

lovely! Afterwards there will be time to have our usual party while we enjoy mulled-wine and mince pies. The Village Hall Committee are generously providing the wine

and Sandra and Bob Emberton the mince pies.

There will be a service of Holy Communion on Christmas Eve at 10.00pm.

Croxton, Brettenham & Kilverstone Joint Neighbourhood Plan

The results of the questionnaire circulated to every household in the Parish Council

areas of Croxton, Brettenham & Kilverstone, will be posted on the Croxton Parish

Council within the next few days.

Part I will show the analysis of responses to each question in the questionnaire in bar

charts form reflecting percentage answers, by parish, on a first past the post basis

(i.e. no weighting). Part II will show a synopsis of all the free text answers/

comments.

The next stage in the process is to use this information to start drafting the plan. It is

hoped to have the draft ready for public consultation around July 2016.

Stay Active - Croxton

The day out to London 02 Arena plus Cable cars & Lunch went very well.

It was such a cold day we were glad to get back on coach for home, however 26 of us

had a good day, Christmas Lunch is Friday 18th December arrive 12-15 for 12-30 start

A two course lunch will await us.

S.A.C. Wish everyone a happy healthy Christmas and New year.

We will restart Friday 15th January 2016.

For more information contact Joy on 01842-820833.

FAMILY SERVICE - Sunday 10th at 9.15 am

*** Whist Drive - Thursday 14th January *** (Please arrive ready for a 2.30pm start)

HOLY COMUNION - Sunday 24th at 9.15 pm

*** Whist Drive - Thursday 28th January *** (Please arrive ready for a 2.30pm start)

R.N.A. Quiz Night - Friday 29th January

(7:30 for 8:00 pm)

Croxton Stay Active Group - Restarts 15th January

Bowls and Kurling Fridays: start 10am finish between 12 and 1pm

JANUARY

2016

DECEMBER

2015

F O R T H C O M I N G E V E N T S

CAROL SERVICE - Sunday 6th at 6.30 pm

*** Whist Drive - Thursday 10th December *** (Please arrive ready for a 2.30pm start)

(Note: The Whist Club has kindly donated £936 to the Village Hall to

purchase new chairs)

Christmas Eve - Thursday 24th at 10.00 pm Holy Communion

BINGO Due to the reduction in numbers attending, it has been decided to discontinue Bingo

sessions for the time being.

RNA CLUB, The Street, Croxton

Opening Hours Fridays 8.00 pm – 11.00pm Saturday 8.00 pm – 11.00pm Monday 7.30 pm – 10.30pm

There will be no film during December but shows will again commence Wednesday 18th January 2016 showing “Time out of Mind”

Our New Year Party with Malcolm Philips entertainer, who has been asked to return to the club by popular demand, will again be singing and sharing his humour. Tickets are extremely limited and a few still remain available from the Club bar only.

Quiz Night Last Friday of Each Month (teams of up to 4) starting again January Friday 29th 2016

Applications for membership are now being taken, forms are available from the club house. A reminder for existing members, now is time for renewal of your membership.

BT sports showing live Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, Rugby and much, much more! December 28th Manchester United Vs Chelsea 5.15pm December 29th Leicester City Vs Manchester City 7.30pm January 2nd West Ham United Vs Liverpool 12.30 pm

Other sports events will be shown live on our giant screen, ask behind bar for further details

OIL SYNDICATE

Next orders will be placed on or about 4th January 2016

Please note: Would you kindly order your oil by e-mail or phone rather than mentioning it to us—the memory is not what it used to be ! If you do not receive an acknowledgement to your email order please contact Fay

Stephen on 01842 754510

Also the £2 fee for membership of the syndicate in 2016 will be due before any orders are accepted. Many thanks to those who have already paid.

Shelly Farrow

Holistic and Beauty Therapist

Reflexology Pedicures Manicures

Waxing Gelish Nails Massage

Hot Stone Massage Indian Head Massage

Facials Brow Tinting Hopi Ear Candles

Tel: 01842 751442

VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS - (October 2015 - November 2015)

For Booking details see Village Hall website at; www.croxtonvillagehall

VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MTG. - 2016, Date to be advised

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING - DECEMBER - No PC Meeting

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING - THURSDAY, 14th January 2016 at 7.30 pm

Enquiries for Village Hall bookings should be made to: 01842 753590

THETFORD OPEN GARDENS SUNDAY 26th JUNE 2016

Thetford Open Gardens will be celebrating their 10th year of fundraising for the St Nicholas Hospice in Bury St Edmunds. To mark this milestone there are a number of activities being planned but I would like to put Croxton firmly on the map by having as many of our gardens open as possible. Please let me know if you

would like to open your garden by e-mail at brian@farrell6777.fsnet.co.uk or phone on 753590, or even verbally.

Thanking you in anticipation, Brian Farrell Croxton co-ordinator.

VODAFONE RURAL SURE SIGNAL PROGRAMME #ROSS100

CROXTON, REEPHAM AND BLAKENEY ARE THE LATEST COMMUNITIES TO RECEIVE ENHANCED MOBILE COVERAGE

Croxton and Reepham in Norfolk are the latest communities to be connected in Vodafone’s Rural Open Sure Signal programme

The ROSS units in Croxton and Reepham are already supporting more than 2,500 data sessions a day

Part of approximately £2 billion Vodafone is spending on its UK network and services across 2014 and 2015

Vodafone UK has announced the beautiful rural communities of Croxton and Reepham (Norfolk) as the latest communities in a rural mobile not-spot location to receive 3G coverage with Vodafone’s Rural Open Sure Signal

(ROSS) programme. They join four other communities across Norfolk, including High Kelling, Hillington and Upper Sheringham, which are already live with 3G mobile signal as part of the ROSS programme. Blakeney, which went live in autumn 2014 as part of the ROSS trial, has had another unit installed in the village to broaden the reach of

the existing coverage. Vodafone has also brought 3G coverage to two Norfolk pubs as part of our Rural Community Pub pilot programme –The Mermaid Inn (Elsing) and The Cross Keys (Dilham).

Situated in the beautiful Norfolk countryside, Croxton and Reepham have until now suffered from unreliable mobile

Situated in the beautiful Norfolk countryside, Croxton and Reepham have until now suffered from unreliable mobile coverage

and slow network speeds across all mobile networks. The ROSS programme uses Vodafone’s innovative Sure Signal technol-

ogy to bring high quality 3G voice services and much needed access to the internet via mobile devices to communities in some

of the UK’s most beautiful and remote areas. About the size of a cereal box, the Open Sure Signal units connect to existing

broadband lines to create 3G coverage, and are installed high up on chimney breasts or the eaves of buildings.

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