The Wayland News March 2011

Supporting The Wayland Community Issue Number 165 - March 2011

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The Wayland Partnership Development

Trust has been awarded the Social

Enterprise Mark, which identifies them

as trading for social and environmental

purposes. The Social Enterprise Mark is

the brand for social enterprises and was

launched 1st February, 2010. The Mark

identifies businesses which meet defined

criteria for social enterprise, and

consumers will recognise that businesses

displaying the Mark are trading to

benefit people and planet.

The Wayland Partnership joins other

ethical businesses that have been

recognised by being awarded the Mark

such as Age UK, Eden Project, Big

Issue, the Phone Coop and the Co-

operative Group South & West. The

Social Enterprise Mark builds off the

pilot run by RISE, the voice for South

West social enterprise.

Social enterprises are working to make a

difference across the UK and beyond, but

not enough people know what they are or

how they work. The Social Enterprise

Mark aims to raise awareness of what

social enterprises do in order to get more

people to buy from, engage with, start up

and work for social enterprises.

Jan Godfrey, Chair of Trustees, said,

―We‘re really proud to have been

awarded the Social Enterprise Mark and

for it to be presented by George

Freeman, our local MP. The Wayland

Partnership is absolutely committed to

supporting sustainable businesses and

consequently helping local communities

to thrive and prosper‖

Lucy Findlay, Managing Director,

Social Enterprise Mark Company,

commented ―We are delighted to award

the prestigious Social Enterprise Mark to

The Wayland Partnership. Social

enterprises come in all shapes and forms

so it‘s great to see a vital, local

community charity understanding the

importance of being part of the wider

social enterprise brand‖

George Freeman, MP for Mid-Norfolk, with Iain Cockburn from The Wayland Partnership

Social Enterprise Mark awarded

Welcome Back

Well, we are back; thanks to the businesses whose

adverts you see on these pages, the Wayland News has

returned.

You, dear readers, have played your part too. The letters

and messages of support for the paper really have been

overwhelming and sometimes quite moving. It seems

you do like having this paper around, so here we are

again, ready, willing and able to print your message to

the community. The rules are the same as always,

deadline is always the 16th of the month, space will be

allocated on a first come – first served basis, and if I run

out of space then I am sorry, but the later arrivals may

well not get printed. All previous emails will work – but

always ask me to confirm receipt.

Can you help more? Yes you can. Show your

appreciation of the support the advertisers have shown

for your community and use their businesses whenever

you can. And tell them that you do appreciate that they

spend their money – which is in very short supply these

days – supporting the paper that supports you.

Encourage them to advertise as often as you can, if you

do that, we will notch up another sixteen years of

publication of The Wayland News . . . if I‘m spared!

Gardener’s

Question

Time You are invited to a Gardeners'

Question Time afternoon at

Watton Christian Community

Centre on Thursday 7 April 2011

at 2.30 p.m.

Mr Barry Gayton who is a well-

known local gardening expert will

be there and he will be pleased to

answer some of your gardening

questions so please come along

and enjoy the opportunity.

This fundraising event is being

organised by Watton Methodist

Church. The cost is £3 per person,

which includes tea and biscuits,

and is payable at the door.

Another Cup

of Coffee? Some of you may remember that

last Autumn we announced that the

Queens Hall Coffee Morning team

were reluctantly retiring, and we

were hoping that other local

organisations may wish to fill the

gap on Farmers‘ Market Day.

We are pleased to announce that,

thanks to the offers from a number

of groups, the calendar for 2011 is

now filled. On Saturday March 5th

coffee will be served by the Inner

Wheel Club, who are very

generously donating their profits to

hall funds. In April the Rotary Club

will take over, this time donating

profits to the Charities which they

regularly support. We hope that all

our regular friends will continue to

support this popular event.

The Wayland News News

Your Festival Needs You! At the time of writing, Watton Festival 2011 is just eight short

months away. One of the Festival's most popular and well attended

events is our own, our very own, Old Time Music Hall, "The Good

Old Days".

This year will undoubtedly prove to be no exception and "The Good

Old Days" will be returning for two performances on Saturday 22nd

October. Sadly, one or two of our past stalwart performers may not

be available, so we're looking for a few new acts in the tradition of

old time music hall to come forward and possibly take part.

Can you juggle, play a musical instrument, do a magic act or recite a

monologue? Then you may be just the person we're looking for.

Remember, this is OLD TIME so your act would need to fit in with

the general theme. You would obviously need to be available for the

afternoon and evening performances on the day itself, plus for one or

two full rehearsals during the week before.

Interested in volunteering (sadly, we can't pay you!) or just knowing

more? Then telephone Wendy Collins on 01953 884649.

You are What

You Eat . . . . . . . and your body‘s nutritional needs are as unique

to you as your appearance is. Hippocrates said ―A

wise man should consider that health is the greatest

of human blessings‖ and the first step to total

wellness and good health is to ensure that you are

getting the correct amount of nutrients that your

body needs.

Nutritional Therapist, Nicola Milne-Malone DIP

RAW NT, works with people to help them

achieve their optimum nutritional status to feel

strong, energised and healthy in mind and body.

What we put inside our bodies can have a huge

impact on how our body functions and this is

especially important if you are suffering any

kind of illness, particularly long term. People

may visit a Nutritional Therapist for many

reasons including weight loss but also

conditions such as digestive disorders, hormonal

imbalances, diabetes, mental wellbeing, fatigue

and skin disorders are just a few of the areas

where diet plays a significant role.

Nutritional Therapy considers diet and lifestyle

looking at the body as a whole in order to

alleviate or prevent ailments and promote good

health. A healthy diet and lifestyle can help

prevent future ailments and may help to

improve current problems

For details of consultations, contact Total

Health Therapy on 01953 886860.

Are you fed up with your Council?

Do you think they should be doing

things differently? Are they doing

things you think shouldn‘t be done at

all? Are there things they should be

doing that they aren‘t?

Think you could do it better??

If you answered yes to any of the

above then don‘t just sit there

complaining; do something about it.

There is an election coming up on

the 5th May and it is YOUR chance

to have YOUR say and make a

difference. Or at least it will be if an

election takes place.

In Watton for example, did you

know that there hasn‘t been a full

council election for at least 8 years?

This means that the present Town

Council sits, spending your money,

making decisions that affect your life

and your children‘s lives, having

been ―elected unopposed‖.

In the recent past, you only needed to

stand to be a councillor to become a

member of the council. But they do

not have a positive mandate to make

decisions that affect your life; they

can do it because people could not be

bothered.

You certainly wouldn‘t tolerate MP‘s

being elected unopposed so why do

we accept that for our Town and

Parish Councils?

Make a difference, take part; nothing

will change unless you do.

Contact the Clerk of your council;

they have all the information and

forms you need. You can ask

questions and get honest answers to

help you decide. You won‘t be alone,

you‘ll get all the training and advice

you need once you are elected and

you can improve life for everyone.

But you must make that first step!

Are you fed up with your

Town/Parish/District Council?

Stoke up the firebox for Macmillan

Cancer Support on Saturday 9th &

Sunday 10th April 2011, and

together we can take some great

steps forward in raising funds,

awareness and support for both

cancer patients and the carers who do

so much for them.

The annual Bure Valley Railway

Walk stretches between Aylsham

and Wroxham, with participants not

only getting a trip on a Bure Valley

Railway narrow gauge steam train,

but also receiving well-deserved

snacks and drink at the end of their

journey.

How do you want to make tracks for

Macmillan? There are a good few

options available; walk the 3 mile

route from either Wroxham or

Aylsham, or take a train ride from

Aylsham to Coltishall and stride

back alongside the tracks. Of course,

the main attraction is the 9 mile route

from Wroxham or Aylsham, walking

the Bure Valley Railway line trail

from one end to the other through

scenic Norfolk countryside.

2010 saw 525 intrepid walkers raise an

astonishing £38,000. In 2011, the

much-celebrated centenary year for the

charity, Macmillan is hoping to steam

past their target of £50,000, with the

raised funds going towards an array of

services, from the renowned

Macmillan Nurses to emotional,

financial, medical and practical support

for anyone living with cancer.

―This is a fantastic chance to really

make a difference for Macmillan and

for those living with cancer,‖ states

Norfolk Fundraising Manager Helen

Chapman. ―Cancer affects almost

everyone, be it through personal

experience or through us supporting

our friends and loved ones, but that

doesn‘t mean helping has to be hard.

This is a fun walk for a good cause,

and the more money we raise, the

more help we can deliver.‖

Taking part is easy; visit

www.macmillan.org.uk/walk to

register, or those without internet

access can call the local fundraising

office on 01603 724369. Or if

circumstances mean you can‘t take

part in this walk at all, why not

organize your own? The above

website lists how. We also need

volunteers to help over the event

weekend, so please get in touch if

you‘ve got some time to spare.

With this being our centenary year

we are also looking for individuals

and groups and associations to raise

money for us during our special year

and in particular we are looking for

companies to take part in our

Norfolk Business Challenge where

we are looking for 100 companies to

raise £1,000 each. Interested, please

call us.

Make some

Macmillan locomotion

this centenary!

Your Library Needs You

Watton Library offers a Home

Library Service in conjunction with

the WRVS to people in their

homes. It provides books on

wheels to people in the community

who like to use the library service

but are unable to get there due to

age, disability or restricted

mobility. We desperately need

more volunteers to keep the service

going. We offer full training and

support, plus a mileage allowance

if you use your car, though

transport isn't essential. You can

decide how many people you are

able help and the area you want to

cover. It's a wonderful service and

you will be making a huge

difference to people's lives. If you

would like to use the Home Library

Service or if you would like to

volunteer to help us deliver the

service please contact : the Home

Library Service on 01603 660945

Putting the

focus on

young

people . . . The Wayland Youth Focus Group is an informal

local group established by the Wayland

Partnership to meet it commitment to support

the young people of Wayland and in particular

the Wayland Youth Council. Its aims are to :

1. Hear the voice of the young people in

Wayland

2. Identify the facilities and activities they

would find of most benefit

3. Support and enable the provision of facilities

and activities

From the peer consultation conducted by the

Youth Council we identified the need of young

people for somewhere to go and something to

do – and from this not only was Project

Rainbow born, but pockets of funding have been

found to pay for a range of events and activities.

In the current climate there is little funding

available for young people and the County

Youth Service has been cut so it is even more

important that all those interested in supporting

the young people of Wayland work together to

find the resources and volunteers to sustain the

momentum begun by the YFG, Project Rainbow

and the Surge.

To this end we would like to invite members of

the Youth Focus Group, adults involved in

youth activity such as the Scout/Guide

movement, village youth clubs, sports and

activity clubs, cadets, after school clubs etc. and

any individual who is interested in helping or

volunteering, to a meeting on March 22nd at

7.00pm at Wayland House. Please call Jan

(01953 880202) to confirm attendance so that

we know how many to expect.

Wretham Village Hall

Easter Craft Fair Sunday 24th April 10am – 4pm

Stalls £10 Contact Linsey Morpeth 01953 498060

For further information and booking.

News The Wayland News

“The Best In Country Music” 8 „til late

Norfolk Wildlife Trust

To ask a question about the Norfolk’s Wildlife please call the Norfolk Wildlife Information Service. Wildline 01603 598333 9am to 5pm Mon - Fri. E-mail [email protected] Website http://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/naturalconnections Further details and Membership enquiries 01953 498467 Tuesday 15th March 7.45pm - 9.30pm Norfolk Wildlife Trust Overview. A talk from NWT Director Brendan Joyce . Followed by refreshments and raffle. Venue: Watton Christian Community Centre, High Street, Watton. Cost: Members £2 Non members £3

A project that has supported 100

households in Norfolk to grow their own

is calling out for more volunteers to help

share food growing skills. Just five

months old, the Garden Organic Master

Gardener programme – a volunteer

network supporting Norfolk residents to

grow food – has also reached 800 people

in the wider community.

Now Garden Organic, the UK‘s leading

organic growing charity, is looking for

more food growing enthusiasts to join

the dedicated team of Master Gardeners

in Norfolk who are sharing their

enthusiasm for food growing with their

communities. Together they aim to build

local skills, encourage organic growing

and provide access to fresh, home-grown

fruit and vegetables.

Mentors are fully trained by Garden

Organic and then supported by the

charity to help local people grow their

own in partnership with Gressenhall

Farm and Workhouse, Sheepdrove Trust

and Big Lottery's Local Food Scheme.

Norfolk Volunteer Co-ordinator, Gabbie

Sharp, said, ―There is an increasing

interest in where our food comes from

and growing your own is the cheapest

and most enjoyable way of ensuring the

quality of your food.‖

―The scheme works by offering

individuals and communities practical

advice and mentoring. It is about enthusing

people about food growing whilst offering

the support that they need along the

journey. Some Master Gardeners help

schools, others community gardens and

centres, or small spaces where a tiny

balcony or windowsill can grow tomatoes

and herbs.‖

Some Master Gardeners support schools,

others community gardens and centres,

or people at home, where even a tiny

balcony or windowsill can grow

tomatoes and herbs.‖

More people are becoming interested in

growing their own food for reasons

ranging from protecting the

environment, health, saving money and

re-connecting with nature. Gabbie adds,

―It‘s a fantastic activity to involve

children in, I‘ve seen it myself; when

children grow food themselves, even the

fussy eaters want to try it.‖

The great thing about the scheme is you

don‘t have to be an expert to be eligible

to volunteer; all that is required is some

experience of growing your own,

together with a passion for encouraging

others to have a go. Full Master

Gardener training is provided covering

everything a volunteer should need to

know, with additional support from a

dedicated Volunteer Co-ordinator.

If you live in Norfolk and are interested

in becoming a Master Gardener, or are a

resident looking for food growing

advice, please call Gabbie Sharp on

01362 869286, or email at:

[email protected] to find

out more.

Calling food growing enthusiasts in Norfolk

Master Gardeners who joined in September - 21 from all across Norfolk, 3 of whom live in the Wayland area

The Wayland Agricultural Show

Committee is delighted to announce

that £15,000 was raised at the 2010

Show. The money will now be donated

to local charities and organisations in

the Wayland area of Norfolk.

One lucky recipient, Thompson

Primary School, will received £1,045

which will be used to purchase a

specialised tricycle for a child with

Diplegic Cerebral Palsy.

Swaffham and Litcham Home Hospice

Support will now be able to buy two

electronic recliner chairs for patients

nearing the end of their life with

£2,000 that has been donated to them

by the Committee.

Lady Georgina Roberts, from at the

hospice said ―With your very generous

donation we are now able to buy 2

reclining chairs, to add to our current

stock of 4, which we lend to seriously

ill patients. Last year we found due to

constant need patients had to wait for a

new chair which would have improved

their quality of life‖.

Treasurer, Robert Childerhouse

comments: ―We are thrilled with the

amount of money raised during the

2010 Show which wouldn‘t be possible

without help from local voluntary

organisations and individuals who give

up their time so generously.

Organisation for the 2011 Show is

already underway and we encourage

local clubs, groups and charities to

apply for funding after the show. The

2011 Show will be held on Sunday 7

August. Details can be found on our

website www.waylandshow.com or

contact our Secretary, Claire Bowes,

on 07789 796 397 or e-mail

[email protected]

A full list of the recipients follows:

Wayland School Cluster £500

Swaffham and Litcham Home Hospice

£2,000

Wayland Partnership £1,000

Thompson Primary School £1,045

Wayland Radio £500

Necton & Holme Hale 1st Response

£750

Hingham Playgroup £1,000

West Norfolk Riding for the Disabled

£600

Wayland Area 1st Response £750

Swaffham Lions £650,

Wymondham Lions £400

Eco Bugs (Wayland High School)

£500

North Pickenham 1st Response £750

Watton Thursday Handicap Group

£600

YANA Farmers Helpline for Norfolk

£700

Saham Toney Pre-School £1,000

Necton Pre-School £1,250,

Caston Family Group £1,000

Wayland Show money

for local charities

Downham

Market

Swing

Orchestra

is coming

to Watton The Downham Market Swing Orchestra is

coming to town to perform in The Queen‘s

Hall, Watton on Friday, 11th March at

7.30pm. Swinging into Spring to raise

funds for The Big C Cancer Charity at

Norwich. The Orchestra was formed in

1997 by C.Y. Payne, Musical Director,

who has worked with many famous names

including Torvill and Dean, Shirley Bassey,

Cliff Richard to name but a few.

C.Y. now does the arrangements for every

number that the Orchestra play. Their ages

range from 11 to 89.

This will be a foot tapping, enjoyable

evening, with instrumentals and vocals

made famous by such names as Woody

Herman, Duke Ellington, Gene Krupa and

Glen Miller. Tickets available from

Adcocks 01953 881248 and Linda

McCaffry 01366 388839 £6. Raffle,

refreshments and bar applied for.

Boo & Hiss AGM The Boo and Hiss Theatre Company, Watton, will be holding their

AGM on Thursday 17th March in the Green Room (at the back),

Queens Hall, Norwich Road, Watton at 7.30pm.

If you have any interest in joining one of Watton‘s best loved theatre

group then why not come along and have a look. You will be made

very welcome. If you would like more information please contact

Alan Abel at Mullengers in the High Street, Watton.


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Ray Harman(Proprietor)

Unit B, Yaxham Rd,

Dereham (behind Halfords)

By Cllr Claire Bowes There is no doubt that we are living in

uncertain financial times. Many people are

fearful for their jobs, fuel prices and inflation

continue to rise and everyone is bracing

themselves for the inevitable squeeze on

household budgets. It is clear that the country

cannot continue to haemorrhage money at the

rate experienced in recent years and strong

measures are therefore needed if the economy

is to be restored to health.

For a number of years Breckland Council has

been actively pursuing common sense and

innovative ways of working to ensure that

locally we all continue to receive high quality

services at an affordable price. Here in

Breckland we enjoy having the lowest

Council Tax in the country. This is made

possible through among other things, over a

decade of shrewd budgeting, a comprehensive

commercial portfolio and a willingness to

think outside the box and work with other

authorities to deliver best quality and value for

money services.

Recently council members voted to

significantly reduce management costs by

sharing a Chief Executive and two Directors

with South Holland District Council based on

the Norfolk and Lincolnshire border. The

council believe that a top down re-

organisation helps to protect the services it

provides for the residents of Breckland.

Breckland Council has a proven record of

supporting local businesses and encouraging

the generation of local jobs while supporting

and enabling local communities to deliver

their own initiatives and projects.

A reminder that 27th March 2011 is the day

that every household in England and Wales

must complete a census questionnaire. A

census, or count of the population, is held

every ten years to give a picture of who we are

as a nation. It helps identify how the

population‘s lives and requirements may have

changed so that government and local

authorities can plan services such as housing,

education, healthcare and transport according

to people‘s needs.

Claire Bowes.

Drop in Surgery

If you have any concerns or issues you feel

your District Councillor may be able to help

you with, Claire Bowes will be holding a

drop in surgery on Saturday March 12th

between 10 and 12 midday in the Pine

Room at Wayland House, Watton. Claire

can be contacted at

[email protected] or by

phone on 07789796937

View from Breckland

The Annual General Meeting will be held on

Thursday 24th March at the Christian

Community Centre Watton at 2pm.

Nomination forms for election of the

2011/2012 committee are available from the

Secretary (01953 889 951) and should be

returned by Friday 11th March. All members

are requested to attend. Meeting is free

admission.

Members are also reminded that the annual

subscriptions are due in March. These are

retained at £7 and £3.50 for associate

members.

The Olympic Park Tour on Wednesday 16th

March is now due for payment. The coach

departs the Queens Hall car park at 7.30am.

Tickets are now available for The River

Orwell Cruise on Friday 6th May. Pub

Luncheon Group venue for 10th March is The

Swan at Hillborough meeting 12-12.30pm.

The Membership Secretary can be contacted

on 01953 885 358. For further information on

the National U3A go to www.u3a.org.uk

Watton U3A News

By Ken Knowles

It was after I returned from a

shopping trip to Norwich to buy

some new shoes. As I prepared to

examine my purchase my

mother‘s voice screamed out

―DON‘T PUT SHOES ON THE

TABLE, IT‘S UNLUCKY‖.

Now as my Mum has been dead

for over forty years I realised that

this must have been my sub-

conscious recalling this as one of

the many do‘s and don‘ts that

governed life during my

childhood, all of them relating to

good or bad fortune. As well as

the shoes business there was the

thing about umbrellas, which on

no account should be opened

indoors, lest a terrible fate would

befall upon us.

When laying the meal table,

should two knives accidentally

become crossed, then a death in

the family would soon take place,

while any salt that might be spilt

had to be pinched up and thrown

over one‘s shoulder.

Another ritual, a painful one,

demanded that if one happened to

bang one‘s elbow on something

hard, like a door, one had to bang

the other one in sympathy !

Should one inadvertently put on a

sock or pullover inside out, it was

unlucky to correct the error until

after noon on that day.

All breakages presaged some

misfortune, though for how long

the bad spell would last was

never detailed, except in the case

of mirrors, the cracking of which

warranted a period of seven years

bad luck, no question.

The threat of misfortune

extended outdoors and no-one in

my family (except me) would

dare to walk under a ladder that

might be leaning against a wall.

They would prefer to step out

into the road and chance being

knocked down by a bus. I would

deliberately defy this rule in

order to show them how

ridiculous this was, though first

ascertaining that there was no

painter up aloft wielding a brush.

Also outdoors quite a few people

would go to great lengths to

avoid stepping on the joins

between paving slabs, and thus

would progress down the street

giving the impression doing some

sort of folk dance.

But good luck also had its

opportunities, such as if a black

cat crossed one‘s

path, or if one saw a black man.

This may seem odd today, but

when I was a nipper there were

almost no coloured people about,

even in north London.

A soot-blackened chimney-sweep

who passed near a wedding party

also heralded good fortune, and

indeed some folks even today

will pay one to appear in their

wedding photos, so superstition

is not quite dead.

Good luck could also be

encouraged by making sure that

the first words one uttered when

waking up on the first morning of

a new month were ‗White

Rabbits‘, while, as instructed in a

popular song on the subject,

similar good prospects would be

ensured if you would ‗Turn your

money in your pocket, whenever

you see a new moon‘.

Numbers came into the luck

stakes, with number seven often

associated with favourable

fortunes, but number thirteen was

definitely considered evil, to the

extent that people would go to

great lengths to avoid anything

that involved it. In fact some

housing developers would not

number one of their properties

‗13‘, preferring to use‘12a‘

instead, lest prospective buyers

be afraid to proceed.

And if a Friday should fall on the

13th of the month, everyone went

around in a constant state of

panic, until noon, after which the

threat of doom would fade away.

Fridays were also considered

dangerous days by some,

particularly sailors, who would

refuse to sail from port on those

days. Whether this still applies I

do not know – probably not,

since most shipping these days is

manned by foreign crews.

People used to be quite anxious

to know what might await them

in the future, and seemed to think

that gypsies had special

knowledge of such things, and

would be pleased to part with

hard-earned money to hear their

prophesies. For this purpose most

seaside piers had little kiosks run

by people pretending to be

Romanies, who would for a

payment of a silver coin, gaze

into a crystal ball, or examine

palms or playing cards, in order

to predict some future event, such

as a death in the family, (a

prediction that would inevitably

come true eventually).

Just to make sure that fate would

be on their side, most people

liked to wear some good luck

charm, or carry a lucky coin, and

this custom continues to the

present day.

Personally I do not subscribe to

all these superstitions, which I

think are a load of nonsense.

Such beliefs do not apply to me.

Touch wood.

Superstition

Since our last report for the

December issue, we have had

quite a busy few weeks as a club,

as well as enjoying the Christmas

festivities with our families. On

the first Saturday in December,

we had our Christmas stall in the

Queen‘s Hall, which raised £285,

and the Lunchtime Concert with

June Garratt and friends raised a

magnificent £504, all of which

will be given to charities later in

the year. Our Christmas party

was held at the home of

President, Beryl Brannan and

was a very enjoyable evening.

On 10th January, Inner Wheel

worldwide celebrates Inner

Wheel Day, when all clubs are

encouraged to do something

worthwhile for the community or

commemorate the day in some

way. This year we decided to

visit Linden Court in the

afternoon, where several of us

played a game of Bingo with

some of the residents, then had a

singsong followed by homemade

cakes, which we had taken in.

We enjoyed it, so we hope they

did too! Our speaker for the

January meeting had to cancel so

Jenny Simons gave a talk with

pictures of her recent trip to

China. Several members of Inner

Wheel and Rotary enjoyed a

game of tenpin bowling which is

fast becoming a regular monthly

outing, though our skills are not

improving a great deal!

At the February meeting, officers

for the next year, beginning in

July, were elected as follows.

President -Stella Leonard, Vice-

President – Jenny Simons, 2nd

Vice- President – Pam Challand,

Past President and Extension

Organiser – Beryl Brannan,

Secretary – Brenda Davis,

Treasurer – Pauline Baldry,

Overseas Officer – Ann Akister,

Club Correspondent – Jenny

Simons. Committee members –

Jill Beech, Lesley Cowling,

Heather Hewson and Val

Semlyen. It was also decided to

send £100 to Inner Wheel in

Brisbane, Australia where they

are organising relief for the flood

victims.

The Valentine Barn

Dance at the Queens

Hall Watton on

Friday 11th Febuary

saw us dancing to

the Shinanikins

Band, it was very

well supported and

the grand sum of

£306.70 was raised

for our Charity

Fund.

EVENTS IN MARCH

FASHION SHOW and

CLOTHING SALE by THE

ARTICHOKE COLLECTION

on March 3rd at the Queens Hall

Watton 7.30pm Tickets £6 to

include a glass of wine available

from Mullengers High St

Watton. Please come along and

support our own members of

Inner Wheel who will be

modelling the clothing and

accessories (it should be fun)

LUNCH TIME CONCERT

On the 23rd March 12pm—2pm

£5 to include a light lunch and

coffee.

Entertainment the return of Pam

Warren and Friends Tickets

available from Mullengers High

St Watton and Brenda Davis

01953 881792.

Inner Wheel Club of Watton


Presenting An Evening

of Clairvoyance with Fiona Nichols and

Simone Key followed by

An Auction of Promises

with Geoff Bell and Elloise Cordy In aid of

The People for Animal Care Trust

(P.A.C.T.)

At Wells Cole Community Centre Bell Lane, Saham Toney

On Friday 18th March Entry £1.50

Doors open at 6.30 for a 7pm start

and close at 10pm

If you, or anyone you know is

between 13-18 and think you

would be interested in flying,

gliding, shooting, Duke of

Edinburgh Award Scheme, UK

camps, Overseas camps ,

adventure training, band,

BTEC‘s in Aviation Studies,

Public Services and Music please

come along on one of our parade

nights which are held Mondays

and Wednesdays between 1900-

2130hrs to have a look round and

talk to some of the Cadets who

are already taking part in these

activities and meet the staff.

Parents are also encouraged to

come and have a look round.

Why would you want to join?

Many of the activities and

awards or qualifications listed

above are free to Air Cadets and

are a great addition to your

Record of Achievements to show

to prospective further education

bodies or to prospective

employers. You get out of the

Air Cadets what you are

prepared to put in. It‘s not all

formal, we have regular chances

to take part in climbing, sports

and field-craft training.

We also get chances to let our

hair down at the summer and

Christmas balls where the staff

and cadets and sometimes

parents get to have a great

evening dressing in evening wear

(and sometimes kilts).

2010 was a busy and proud year

for the squadron…

For the first time we took cadets

to a national shooting

competition called Bisley where

two of the cadets involved

gained Cadet 150 badge.

We had two cadets on board a

RAF VC10 tanker aircraft that

over flew Watton on its way to

the Queen‘s birthday fly-past in

London. One of our cadets also

paraded as part of the cadet 150

celebrations in London as part of

the celebrations of 150 years of

cadet forces.

And in the first time in over

twelve years we had a cadet from

Watton Squadron who passed

out from RAF Cranwell as a

RAF Officer. We also won a

trophy for a modelling and

diorama competition making us

best in the Norfolk and Suffolk

Wing.

We took part in many sporting

activities and represented the

Wing and Region at Swimming,

cross country, football, and

hockey.

As well as this we said a fond

farewell to the Squadron

Commander Flt Lt Michael

Edney RAF VR(T) who had

been with Watton Squadron for

almost thirteen years and hello to

new Squadron Commander Flt

Lt Samantha Burgess RAF VR

(T) who is very much looking

forward to the year ahead and

building on the strengths of an

already successful squadron.

What‘s next? This year we

already have planned visits from

the RAF, HMP Drug and Dogs

unit doing a talk and display,

summer camp, camps to

Gibraltar, drill competitions,

band displays, a visit to an

American Air Force base, Duke

of Edinburgh expeditions as well

as the summer and Christmas

balls to look forward to.

We very much hope that you

would like to be a part of this and

look forward to seeing many new

faces over the coming months.

Contact us at

[email protected] or follow

us on Twitter oc864 or come and

visit on a parade evening

864 Sqn Watton Air

Cadets currently

recruiting new Cadets

Coffee at the Queens Hall and Table Top Sale Farmers Market Day- Saturday 5th March 9.30 to 11.30

Run by The Inner Wheel

Jan Godfrey MBE was guest speaker

at our festive lunch in December

2010. Jan talked about her successful

career in teaching, her love of the

arts and the dedicated voluntary

work she tirelessly does for the

Wayland Community. Jan and her

team at the Wayland Partnership,

which is a community regeneration

charity for the Wayland community,

have been awarded the prestigious

social enterprise mark.

The Wayland Women in business

meetings are open to everyone.

Although most attendees are running

businesses, please do not let this

deter you from coming. We are

always pleased to see a number of

employed and retired ladies and a

number of ladies who are seeking to

return to the work place.

Our next lunch will be held at Broom

Hall Saham Toney on Friday 11th

March 12-2pm which includes a hot

lunch, a glass of wine and tea and

coffee served with homemade

truffles. We are pleased to announce

Elizabeth Truss Conservative MP for

South West Norfolk and member of

the Justice select committee is guest

speaker. Elizabeth hosted the

Wayland Women in Businesses trip

to parliament last July and kindly

agreed to support the March lunch.

Elizabeth is an ardent campaigner for

the duelling of the A11 at Elveden

and she will be talking to us about

her career as an MP.

All are welcome. Tickets are on sale

now.

For further details please contact:

Jane Richards 01953 850810

[email protected] or

Clare Rowling 01953 488993

[email protected] or

Ann Lusher [email protected]

Wayland Women in

Business &

Jan Godfrey MBE

A number of Wayland Cubs joined

90 other Cubs from all over Norfolk

to spend the night sleeping in Dragon

Hall in Norwich.

An event planned as part of the

Norwich Dragon Festival the Sleep

over involved dragon crafts, dragon

stories from the Yarnsmith of

Norwich and dragon drama, using all

areas of Dragon Hall; there was not

much sleep!

Akela, Jo Ashford, commented, ‗This

was a totally different experience for

the Cubs, to spend the night in this

magnificent building and join in with

so many other Cubs, really was a

night to remember.‘

At midnight, with all the Cubs in

their sleeping bags, there was hot

chocolate and a spooky tale from the

Yarnsmith.

As the Scout Group continues to

grow we have seen an increase in

both Cubs and Scouts. If anyone is

interested in joining our waiting list

please email contact details to

[email protected]

Wayland Cub

Pack’s Night at the

Museum

Great Hockham Village Hall

Committee would like to thank

everyone who has helped to support

our new venture. It would not have

been possible to bring the new

shopping experience, to the village of

Great Hockham, if it wasn't for

everyone who has regularly turned out

to support our local, small businesses.

We would also like to thank the all the

volunteers who have so freely given

their time to help with the smooth

running of the operation!

So far we have raised £169.00 for

various charities: Sept - EACH

£33.00; Oct - Air Ambulance £30.00;

Nov - Children in Need £52.00; Dec -

EACH £54.00. If anyone has a

favourite charity that you would like

us to nominate, for a particular month,

please let us know.

Our next market, of about 20 traders,

will be held on: Saturday 12th March

9.00 to 12pm

We have listened to your kind

feedback and as a result we have

found a Salad producer who is joining

us in March. However we are

currently looking for a Vegetable

Grower/Producer. If anyone has a

polytunnel and would like to take on

this new business venture, or knows of

anyone who is able to supply us with

home-grown vegetables (Organic or

otherwise) see

www.greathockham.org for more

information and application form, or

contact Wendy Carr on 01953 498985.

Once again 'Thank You to you all!'

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By Adrian Goldring of

GHP Solicitors

You can't take it with you, so don't

leave your bereft family to fight over

it. A recent BBC series shows that

writing a Will is one of the most

important financial and personal

decisions a person should make. The

series, ―Can‘t Take It With You‖,

was screened on BBC2 on Friday

evenings. Adrian says: "We are

extremely pleased this series has

highlighted just how important it is

to seek proper legal advice to ensure

people‘s wishes are respected and to

avoid causing distress, and even

conflict, among grieving relatives.‖

The six part series saw management

guru Sir Gerry Robinson, one of

Britain's most respected

businessmen, and a specialist wills

solicitor helping a range of modern

British families through the process

of writing wills. The programme

highlighted the changing nature of

family structures and the need to

seek the services of a solicitor who

can prepare a will to make sure it

reflects existing family

circumstances and a person‘s wishes.

Adrian comments: ―Seeking

advice from properly qualified

solicitors is essential.

Solicitors are all trained,

regulated and insured if

anything should go wrong. A

poorly drafted will may have

no legal meaning and can

cause anguish for relatives

who have to deal with what

should be a straightforward

process but can become

complicated and costly.‖

Responding to the series of

programmes, Law Society

Chief Executive Desmond

Hudson said, ―Being able to

talk to a solicitor expert in this

area of the law who can make

sure that your wishes are

expressed in a way that does

not cause problems for your

family and friends after your

death is priceless. Making a will is

particularly important if you are not

married to your partner. Contrary to

what many people think, there is no

such thing as a common law wife or

husband. Under English law, even if

a man and woman have lived

together for many years and have

children, they are not regarded in law

as related. If a partner who has not

drawn up a will dies, the rules of

intestacy mean that your partner will

not receive anything without making

a claim to the courts. ―A will is much

more than a legal document

containing instructions as to what to

do after your death. Decisions made

in a will can prevent enormous

anguish and jealousy which can often

tear families apart. As this

programme shows, writing a will

with the advice of an expert solicitor

is one of the most important financial

and personal decisions for people to

make. It is extremely important to

talk to a solicitor who can make sure

that the will is expressed in a way

that is legally watertight. A solicitor

will also be able to advise on

complex financial issues such as

inheritance tax and trusts planning.

―There are risks to consumers in

using an unregulated and unqualified

person who has set up as a will

writer. Unlike solicitors, will writers

are not robustly regulated by law,

and not all are thoroughly insured to

protect against risk.

If you feel you may need advice

GHP Solicitors can advise you on the

latest law in this field. Call us on

882864 for further information or

visit 40 High Street, Watton.

You can't take it with you but

you can leave trouble behind you

Hackers,

Tackers and

Stuffers The group continues to thrive, although we

have missed the publicity this paper affords us

and are much relieved to see its return. To date

this year there has been a demonstration of gift

bags with another making Tree Fairies

promised on 22nd February. Ever ahead of the

game this sounds remarkably like preparations

for Christmas 2011.

As our exhibition, Quilts Four, has moved

forward this year and will run from 29th April

to 6th May there has been a flurry of planning

activity , poster designing, entry forms

circulating and of course some frantic sewing to

complete projects. As usual we will be raising

money for Project Linus quilts and Heart

Cushions for those who have had surgery for

Breast Cancer. To this end we will be

requesting donations for materials and those

selling their creations will be giving a

percentage of their fee. Instead of a raffle there

will be a Bag Draw—yes we are turning into

Bag Ladies and there will be a whole day

workshop to help with the completion of such

items on 28th February. To find out what this is

about you will either have to join or come to the

exhibition in the Dragonfly Gallery.

In our spare time from projects already

mentioned and whatever life throws at us

meanwhile, we are making squares to be pieced

together as quilts for wounded service

personnel along with other members of Norfolk

Quilters.

We meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each

month apart from August from 7 to 9 p.m. in

the Christian Community Centre in Watton

High Street Details of our activities together

with a complete calendar can be found on our

Blog at http://htsqgroup.blogspot.com or ring

me, Sue Hart, on 01362 822536

Following some difficult times at the

end of 2010, the new year has started

brightly with the news that the

Wayland Partnership has been awarded

the prestigious Social Enterprise Mark.

Social Enterprises are organisations,

charitable companies and businesses

that use their income for community

benefit. The Partnership‘s income

streams are the Farmers Market, the

Wayland Business Centre and the

Dragonfly Gallery topped up by a very

small amount of grant funding and

donations from Partners. The money is

used to maintain Wayland House

which in turn supports and subsidises a

range of free and low cost services to

benefit the community, such as the

Community Bank, the Registrar,

various Health and Social Care

services, Breckland‘s Customer Care

and Homelessness unit etc. It also

funds staff to manage Wayland House

and to organise and provide some of

those services but the Partnership and

its services and projects are also

heavily dependent on a significant

volunteer force. The Social Enterprise

Mark is awarded to organisations that

can show that they are driven by a

vision and mission to achieve positive

social and environmental support to

make life better for the community they

serve.

The new year also brought another

opportunity to work in partnership with

the BBC. Working with BBC First

Click, we have been providing IT

classes for beginners. These are greatly

oversubscribed, but we will get through

the list eventually. In the meantime an

improvers group is identifying itself

and two new courses for them will

begin on April 4th. Although the

courses currently planned are pretty

well full, anyone interested should

contact Jan at Wayland House

(880202) as we need to be able to plan

for the rest of the year.

It is always exciting to plan the

Dragonfly Gallery programme. We

use the winter months for this and

by March we will be planning the

detail of the first event. The first

visual arts exhibition will be ‗All

Creatures Great and Small‘ – a

celebration of both wild and

domesticated creatures from insects

to elephants which runs from April

2nd – 9th.. If the samples of work

that we have seen so far are

anything to go by, this will be a

real treat.

Following that exhibition we have a

one day mini craft fair on April

16th. Starting at 9.30 and finishing

at 2.00pm., it will offer gifts for

Easter and Easter cards by Carol

Handforth.

The Crafters will be Ken Hughes, a

Wood Turner from Watton, Carol

Handforth from Ovington with her

unique cards, Shirley Mayer who

produces Knitted goods and comes

from Dereham, and Vera Cooke

with her stunning Mosaics from

Norwich. Finally there will be

Jewellery by Jane Noble.

This will be a lovely event, small

but full of interest and in the cosy

atmosphere of the Dragonfly

Gallery.

We have a small amount of funding

to support some additional

workshops this year which will

include by popular request

photography, writing and rag rug

making. The tutor for writing and

rag rug making will probably be

Sue Welfare, a Norfolk artist and

writer, who helped us a year or two

ago when we were creating the

Wayland Word Journey. She is a

wonderful tutor and her courses are

great fun. Her Making History

writing workshop is of particular

interest to people who want to write

about their own life experience or

perhaps close family and friends,

although the skills learnt during the

day can be applied to any aspect of

creative writing. There will be lots

of practical and useful advice on

offer as well as practical exercises

to improve writing skills. If you‘re

looking for a great way to cheer up

the chilly grey days – not to

mention clearing out all those old

clothes that you‘ve got stashed

away in the back of the wardrobe,

why not recycle them into

beautiful, colourful rag rugs under

the guidance of this excellent tutor.

We need at least 12 people for each

course for them to be viable so if

you are interested, contact Susan on

880205 or Jan on 880202.

The Farmers Market at the beginning

of February was an interesting

experience! The wind was so strong

that we could not put the covers on

the stalls and after an attempt to set

up the equipment to cook the bacon

rolls, and then chasing frying pans

and kitchen roll down the High

Street, we decamped to Wayland

House and fried bacon in the comfort

of the Gallery. Our thanks go to all

those who helped with the frying and

who carried baskets of rolls to deliver

in the High Street.

We have received a number of new

enquiries from potential stall-holders

and will hopefully have some of them

licensed by the next market on March

5th. We would still like to hear from

more produce stalls – vegetables,

herbs, garden plants, dairy, poultry so

that we can get back to full strength

in the spring.

The Partnership‘s Annual Report for

2010 is available for anyone

interested from Wayland House or

from the Library or by email

[email protected] if anyone would

like to receive a copy.

News from the

Wayland Partnership

Further to the note last December

giving the amount collected in last

November‘s Poppy Appeal in Watton

and the surrounding villages, I have

great pleasure in advising that the

final figure is £12,475.82. This is a

truly amazing figure and an all-time

high as far as can be seen from past

records.

Many thanks to everybody who

contributed and who helped with the

collection. All the money has been

paid over to the Poppy Appeal. Jean

Sell, Hon Poppy Appeal Organiser

Poppy Appeal 2010


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FOGES Friends of Great Ellingham

School are holding a TOP TO TOE

PAMPER EVENING as a

fundraiser for the school. It is to be

held on Wednesday 16th March,

starting at 7pm through till 10pm, in

the school itself. The ticket price of

£10 includes two free treatments,

and if you are lucky enough to be

one of the first 50 people buying a

ticket, you will also receive a free

GOODIE BAG which you can

collect when you arrive on the

evening. The school promises to be

a great venue for this type of event.

The treatments on offer will

include massages, relaxation

techniques, health and beauty,

healing and predictions. You‘ll

be spoilt for choice trying to

decide which treatments to have.

When you have chosen, you

simply write your name against an

appointment time that suits you.

You must find time, to visit the

shopping stalls too, which include

Body Shop, Party Lite Candles,

House of Colour, Jamie at Home,

Jewellery and Phoenix cards to

name but a few. There will be

refreshments and ‗nibbles‘ and a

fantastic raffle. So, come along,

treat yourself, to an evening of

pampering. Tickets are available

from Louise Wilson on 01953

459631 or email

[email protected] and

are going fast so please book

early to avoid disappointment.

BBC First Click The first cohort of

BBC First Click students have

graduated with flying colours and on

February 21st two more groups will

take their first steps towards the new

world of email, the internet, Google

and Skype.

If there is still anyone in the

community who is frustrated by the

number of times the media and the

commercial world tell them to go to

www. ----- then we will be doing

some more beginners session later in

the year. Call to book your place so

that we can plan ahead. Each session

is 1.5 hours; the course lasts for 6

weeks and costs £30 (£5 per session)

Improvers

Some people just want access to the

internet and to email their family and

friends. For those who want to do a

little more – discovering how to write

letters, how to file documents and

then find them again and to work

with photographs – we offer an

improvers course. The first of these

will begin on April 4th and half the

places are already filled. If anyone

else is interested, they should call Jan

at the Wayland Partnership as soon as

possible. These courses also run for 6

weeks and cost £30.

Once the courses listed above are

completed there will be no more until

September but please put your name

down as soon as possible.

IT Courses At Wayland House

Julian Horn presents the first cohort of BBC First Click students with their completion certificates

An evening of pampering

Watton Ballroom Dancing Assoc.

Dances at The Queen’s Hall, Watton

8 to 11.00 Admission £3.50

Saturday March 5th Saturday April 2nd Mike 01953 882799

At the Credit Union equivalent of the

Oscars Norfolk Credit Union scooped two

awards including the overall award for top

UK Credit Union. The award ceremony

was held at Congress House London on

Thursday 17th February.

Norfolk Credit Union had been selected by

the judges as finalists for three of the six

awards. This was a fantastic result for a

rural based credit union with strong

competition from the very large

metropolitan based Credit Unions in

Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham,

Manchester, London and the over 400

other Credit Unions in the UK.

The judges were Lord Janner, Baroness

Thornton, Juliet Davenport( Good

Energy ), Sir Stuart Etherington ( NCVQ),

Stephen Robertson ( Big Issue

Foundation ), Nigel Fawcett ( HM

Treasury ), Steve Johnson ( Advice UK )

and Professor Paul Palmer ( CASS

Business School ).

The Awards were sponsored by Unity

Trust Bank / Ansvar and the winners from

the finalists in each category and the

overall winner of the Filene Award for

Social Entrepreneurship were announced

at the ceremony in the presence of The

Right Honourable Lord Howard of

Lympne QC.

The Filene award is named in honour or

Edward A Filene who is recognised

worldwide as one the founders and

benefactors of the credit union movement

Norfolk Credit Union was announced as

the winner of the category Excellence in

Active Partnerships and were presented

with their award by Steve Johnson of

Advice UK.

Norfolk Credit Union President, Alan

Squirrell, in accepting the award on behalf

of the Credit Union said

―I am very proud to accept the award on

behalf of the over 120 volunteers, 250 staff

of partner organisations, our 5 staff and all

those in Norfolk who support the Credit

Union. Their dedication, commitment and

enthusiasm in providing local, trustworthy

and affordable financial services to the

Norfolk community is justly recognised

and rewarded by this prestigious award.

I must also thank South Norfolk Council

who have provided essential support in

hosting our head office facility, Norfolk

County Council for funding the launch of

the Credit Union Current Account, Tudor

Trust for funding our Head Office

Manager and all our

partner organisations

without who‘s

support the Credit

Union could not

operate so

successfully‖

Norfolk Credit

Union currently has partnerships or

contracts with Broadland Housing

Association, Cotman Housing Association,

Freebridge Housing Trust, Hastoe Housing

Association, Orbit (East) Housing

Association, Peddars Way Housing

Association, Saffron Housing Trust, Solo

Housing, Victory Housing Trust, South

Norfolk District Council, Broadland

District Council, Broadland Community

Partnerships, Breckland District Council,

Fakenham Local Area Partnership, Griffon

Local Area Partnership, Happing Local

Area Partnership, Holt Local Area

Partnership, Poppyland Local Area

Partnership, Upcher Local Area

Partnership, Wayland Partnership and

Wells Local Area Partnership with others

currently under discussion.

Alan Squirrell said ―The judges clearly

recognised the depth and strength of the

partnerships we had forged and our clear

strategy for this as an essential way to be

able to deliver low cost services to a large

predominantly rural area. Partnership is a

two way thing and not always easy to

maintain so we are grateful to all our

partners who play a vital part in helping

with our community work.

Norfolk Credit Union

Wins Top National Award

Every Wednesday morning we welcome

you to the Watton Christian Community

Centre with fresh eggs, baked goods

both sweet and savoury, greetings cards

for all occasions and a very wide variety

of crafts, including knitting, crochet,

wood turning, bags and cushions,

wooden toys and other turned wood

items. We open bright and early at 8.30

a.m. and continue trading till 11.30 a.m.

Come and enjoy a browse round our

stalls and then, if you wish, without

leaving the building you can cross the

hall to the smaller room where the

Methodist ladies serve coffee and tea.

Country Market producers welcomes

customers old and new every Wednesday

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The Wayland News Gardening

Rocklands School New Year Lunch

Children, staff and parents of

Rocklands Community Primary School

went for a Chinese New Year lunch at

the Royal Garden Restaurant,

Attleborough, where they feasted in

style on delicious Chinese specialities.

After lunch, they were entertained by a

surprise Chinese visitor - an enormous

brightly coloured lion who danced and

roared magnificently. Everyone had a

wonderful time, and ate far too much!

Thank you, Mr and Mrs Xu!

Our pre-Christmas activities

helped the community and raised

over £400 for charity. The

Christmas Market Fun day stall

was very successful and well

attended; the surplus from a large

number of items that had been

donated for the straw tombola was

subsequently donated to the

Thursday Club (comestibles), and

to the Salvation Army‘s tins and

toys appeal.

The Club made the usual donation

to help with the costs of the Senior

Citizens Christmas Party, whilst

one of our members had a ball of

mistletoe in his crab-apple tree

with which we were to fill over a

hundred bags to sell at £1 a bag.

Thanks to Dutch Flower Parade for

their assistance.

On 6th January, our first meeting of

2011, we were pleased to welcome

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars

Keiko Isoo and Nao Iwashita. From

Japan, both young ladies are

studying for their masters degrees at

the UEA, and were accompanied by

one of their Rotarian counsellors,

Margaret Somerville from the

Norwich Rotary Club.

Hopefully, in February and into

March the results of our efforts as

part of the national ―Focus on the

Crocus‖ polio awareness campaign

will be in evidence. In October,

10,000 ‗red giant‘ crocus corms

were planted in suitable patches of

grass in various locations in

Watton and some Wayland

villages. Flowering should have

coincided with Rotary

International Week (20th to 27th

February) for which the club

mounted displays in Edwards

Newsagents window (BKPO Chris

Edwards) and in the window of a

small empty shop opposite. A big

thank you to all who contributed or

made a donation during the week.

Hot on the heels of these activities,

we have our first Market Day d stall

of the year on Wednesday 2nd

March and another ―Jazz at the

Queens Hall‖ gig featuring DixieMix

on Friday 4th March, for which

tickets are available at Adcocks or

by telephoning 01953 884224.

We have volunteered to run the

Farmers‘ Market Day Coffee

Morning at the Queen‘s Hall on

Saturday 2nd April. We understand

our sister club, Inner Wheel, has

booked the March (5th) and

December (3rd) dates and we are

doing the November (5th) one.

We hope that this important

community facility on Farmers

Market days will continue, and that

other groups will consider taking-up

the remaining 6 available dates –

they the 1st Saturdays of May

through September – thus helping

their own funds as well as those of

the Queens Hall.

Martin Anscombe

Rotary Roundup

Crocuses and Coffee Mornings

Ashill Junior Youth Club

New Youth Leader

Urgently Needed The Club is urgently in need of a new

Youth Leader to run our Junior

Youth Club. Our Junior Youth Club

is open to young people aged 8 til the

end of year 6 at any primary school.

We meet on the 1st and 3rd Friday of

each month from 7pm til 9pm at

Ashill Community Centre.

We currently have around 10 young

people attending most nights. The

Leaders job involves setting up,

running the Club, taking subs off the

young people and packing up and the

end. You will have 2 parent helpers

on duty each night to support you. A

Youth Club night normally lasts

around 2 ½ hours in total. For more

information, please contact Gary on

01953 889479. Sadly, if we can‘t

find a new leader the Club will close

at the end of April, after over 20

years of running.

Gardening The Wayland News

80 Brandon Road, Watton.

Tel: 01953 882752

The Hare & Barrel Hotel

Originally an old manor house dating back to 1806, we offer 16 en-suite bedrooms, 10 of which have been converted from

the old Coach House Stables

‘Noted for Good Food’

Extensive Bar & Restaurant Menu bookings advisable at all times

A relaxing Conservatory ~ Beer Garden Patio ~ Bar ~ Restaurant

Games Room ~ Car Park ~ Courtyard

Try our Traditional Sunday Lunch

Discounts for large bookings always negotiable

Children Always Welcome

Toilets & Taps Repaired &

Installed

General Leaks Repaired

Telephone Steve 01953 881 854 07901 823 071

No Call Out fee

Great Hockham Farmer's & Craft Market

Saturday 12th March 9am to 12pm

Great Hockham Village Hall,

Harling Road

Over 20 stalls, selling local Produce and Handicrafts

Hair cutting by Sarah Jones Refreshments including

BBQ - Bacon Butties

Free Admission

Farmers Raffle in aid of East Anglia Air Ambulance.

The Knights of The Damned will be

performing in the Main Arena at the

2011 Wayland Show on 7th August at

Brandon Road, Watton. A truly

amazing display presented by TV and

film stuntman, JUSTIN PEARSON.

They will be offering a breath-taking

show full of exciting stunts and

horsemanship built up from having

performed at major venues throughout

Great Britain and Europe. As the UK's

leading Medieval Jousting act, the

display boosts high speed action,

skilful mounted knights and a fantastic

colourful spectacle.

Why not become a Member/Sponsor

of the Wayland Show. Not only will

you have a great day out but you will

be helping to raise money for local

charities and groups. A full list of

recipients shows the £15,000.00

donated from the 2010 Wayland Show

and gives you an an idea of the local

organisations which benefits from this

traditional one day show. With

additional Membership and

Sponsorship we can continue to create

an exciting show and provide one of

the best local one day agricultural/rural

shows in the country.

If you are interested in becoming a

Member or Sponsor please telephone

Janine Curtis Tel: 0843 289 4465 or

email

[email protected].

Janine will be willing to discuss the

details of Membership and the various

ways in which you could become a

Sponsor.

Do visit our website

www.waylandshow.com to see more

information relating to the Membership

and Sponsorship details.

Details are being finalised of the very

many competitions that you can enter

within the Horticultural and Flower

Show and the Home/Arts and Crafts

Section.

We need your entries - these provide

stunning displays from home grown

vegetables to exquisite flower

arrangements - not forgetting the home

made Scarecrow competition. You will

also have the opportunity to make and

display cakes and preserves. Full

details of the schedules will be

available shortly.

Please make a note for your diary -

WAYLAND SHOW - SUNDAY 7TH

AUGUST, 2011 - not to be missed!

The Knights of the Damned at the Wayland Show

During the last few months the

group has welcomed four new

members, thanks in some part to

the articles in the Mid-Norfolk so

welcome back in whatever form.

As we meet in the homes of

members who surprisingly do not

live in mansions, we now have to

open a waiting list once again. We

had a lovely Christmas meeting at

which members read extracts of

poetry and prose of their own

choice, most with a seasonal

flavour. Appropriate refreshments

were also enjoyed.

In January a generous member

served lunch at her home for which

she would take neither help nor

payment. Those present made

donations to the Red Cross of just

over £60. Following a generous

repast we managed to stay awake

and discuss the various historical

novels of local author Norah Lofts

plus Bless This House which we

had all read. Finding the books was

no mean feat as the author having

written over fifty books in as many

years, died in 1983 and has been

out of print for some time. It was

agreed that although dated as one

might expect her work reveals

intensive research in an age long

before the internet.

The book for the meeting on the

15th February was Mystery Man

by Bateman, and mystery it

remains to most. Some fixed upon

the ‗bad‘ language as a main

source of criticism whilst others

agreed it had to be used in the

context intended as ‗Blow and

Bother‘ would be inappropriate.

The main protagonist appears to

have severe mental problems

which may be through a bipolar

disorder, Aspurges Syndrome,

extreme hypochondria or

something of each possibly

through the repression of his father

a strict Presbyterian minister. This

is certainly no ordinary example of

the murder, mystery genre and the

less critical amongst us thought it

highly amusing and almost

certainly a deliberate spoof.

The book for the meeting on the

15th March is our annual classic,

this year we chose To Kill a

Mocking Bird by Harper Lee

chosen long before the publicity

surrounding the fiftieth anniversary

of its publication. Thus we are

ahead of the game, at least on this

occasion. Although we cannot take

any new members at the moment I

can be contacted for further details

through [email protected]

Caston

first

annual

craft

fair Saturday, 19th March from 10am

to 3pm Caston Village Hall, The

Street, Caston

At our first Annual Craft Fair you will

find Local Craftspeople displaying

and selling their own hand-crafted

items, with appeal across the age

range from 0 - 100 years! You can

choose from a variety of patchwork -

bags, quilts, cushions and aprons - or

find that special card from those made

from quilling, decoupage, stitching,

iris folding, and stamping. There will

be handmade jewellery - necklaces,

bracelets and earrings, as well as

beautiful crocheted blankets and

Afghans accompanied by knitted

hedgehogs and fabric frogs! Come

and see wonderful applique and

stumpwork - a very special kind of

embroidery - and small paintings.

Also on offer will be dolls cribs,

children‘s' clothing, and wooden toys,

together with ladies' knitwear and

accessories, and much, much more.....

Come along for a good day, plus

refreshments, and try out the Tombola

too.

FREE ADMISSION. For more

information please contact Denise &

Lucy Bearne on 01953-483961

Shipdham & District Book Group

Shellrock Circle For The Over 50’s VENUE: The Village Hall. The

Street. Rocklands.

Dennis Maisey, a member of the

George Formby Society, entertained

our group on Wednesday the 9th of

February with a programme of

George Formby songs

accompanying himself on the

ukulele and was enthusiastically

received. His performance elicited

an ―Encore‖ and for this he deviated

into the ―King‘s‖ territory with some

well-known Elvis songs. As we were

only expecting a George Formby

programme this was a surprise but

was equally enjoyed as our members

were well acquainted with them and

could join in. Everyone declared it

―brilliant‖ and he will certainly be

asked to return in the future.

The competition set was ―Make a

Valentine Card.‖ This was won by

Eileen Ward of Watton. The

competition for March is fetch

along a baby picture of yourself

and we will have to match the baby

to the person you are now.

9th March Shellrock Circle

meeting 2pm till 4pm. This will

be a ―Bring and Buy‖ This is a

good opportunity to make use of

surplus Christmas Presents or

anything else you would like to

donate.

The competition will be to fetch

along a picture of yourself as a

baby and we will try to match

that with the person you are now.

The winner will be the one

who isn‘t easily recognised.

10th March A visit to the Theatre

Royal to see the play ―Mr. Tom.‖

This may be fully booked by now

but you could always ring Jean

Eyres on 01953 452457 in case there

have been any cancellations. Ring

Jean Eyres to check for pick-up time

and place.

15th March Lunch with Marion at

White Lodge, Attleborough. If you

would like to join in contact

Marion on 01953 483431.

We welcome new members. If you

have a Carer they will also be

welcomed. You are sure to enjoy the

afternoon with us. SEE YOU

SOON.


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strength and flexibility whilst taking into account

the fitness level and ability of participants.

General Aerobics Mondays 7pm An hour long, as energetic as you wish!**

Nifty Fifties Fridays 11am A challenging workout for

"recycled teenagers"**

Gentle Option Fridays 10am 40 minutes duration, no floorwork.

Problems such as arthritis and joint replacement

are taken into account.

** Please bring a mat for floorwork

For further details, please contact

Diane Cuthbert

01953 850275 RSA/YMCA Qualified Teacher

Classes held during term-time

DEREHAM & DISTRICT

CAT ADOPTION CENTRE

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Rehoming Cats and Providing Advice & Help With Neutering

OPEN 7 Days a Week 11am to 3pm

Telephone . . .

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by Chris O’Connor

''We need to make sure we don't

get amnesia this time … we must

use the lesson.''

WARNING – THIS STORY

CONTAINS CONTENT THAT

YOU MAY FIND UPSETTING

The body lay rotting in the sun

bloated beyond recognition. It has

been lying in the mud for at least

five days before rescue workers

found it and the temperature had

been around 35 degrees Celsius all

week; the humidity hovered

around 90%. Such was the

devastation of the recent floods

that raced through Queensland

leaving people stunned, without

homes and loved ones, their lives

changed forever.

If you find it hard to image the size

of the devastation that accosted

Queensland, ironically named the

―Sunshine State‖ image the size of

France and Germany together and

you get an image of the enormity

of this disaster. It was not

manmade but created by the

idiosyncrasies of world weather, a

very few people saw it coming;

although the signs were there

nobody in their wildest dreams

could have imagined the

destruction.

But it is the human stories that

make up this letter, for instance:

Chopper pilot Mark Kempton

plucked victims from raging flood

waters surrounding Grantham as

his family home flooded. A face

wracked with horror stared back at

him.

The young pregnant woman he had

just plucked from raging flood

waters surrounding Grantham was

spared from almost-certain death,

and was hysterical, and she was

weeping uncontrollably.

Just minutes before his chopper

appeared as an angel of mercy on

the horizon, the mother had lost

grip of her baby, snatched from her

weakening arms by the unrelenting

force of the brown torrent.

This is the problem Mark Kempton

has with being paraded as a hero.

His efforts, delivered when his

own wife and kids were being

evacuated from their home, saved

28 lives. No question, they'd have

been dead without him and his

crew.

But the guilt, albeit entirely

undeserved, remains at his side as

a thorn in the flesh, those soul-

destroying "what-if" scenarios that

are clouding out the pride he

should be taking in his rescue

efforts.

Natasha Ireland is tired. Bone tired

by the look of her.

That would be understandable at

the best of times for a single

mother with five children, the

youngest of whom, baby Romeo,

was born just eight days before the

flood.

When you no longer have a home

though, it must be crushing.

The fans in the indoor sports centre

that forms part of Ipswich's main

evacuation centre barely stir the

stiflingly hot air.

Natasha wipes her brow as she

tries to sooth Romeo; to make him

comfortable on the pile of blankets

in a corner of an indoor cricket

pitch.

She walked out of her North

Booval Home on Tuesday with

only the clothes on her back, and

her five children, the eldest of

which is just five.

Around her is a small mound of

toys, linen and children's clothing,

all donated. It is all she has in the

world.

Kids who lost friends in the deadly

"inland tsunami" are the focus of

much of the devastated Lockyer

Valley town's recovery as the grim

search for bodies continues.

The community has thrown a

loving embrace around its

children, some of whom witnessed

the unspeakable horror of family

and friends being swept away by

the raging flash flood which

flattened the tiny township.

Children haunted by the trauma are

receiving special grief counselling

at the Grantham State School

evacuation centre.

Residents said they would never

forget the screams of children

being swept away.

The father of a young boy lost in

the Queensland floods has spoken

of the harrowing rescue that went

wrong.

Trying to escape charging

floodwaters, the boy, Jesse, 4, was

washed from the hands of a rescue

worker. His body was later

recovered.

''I know that fella is hurting. I've

been told he is,'' the father said.

''But I don't want him to feel any

blame, we are all suffering. No one

can do anything. No one can bring

back my son.''

Rural fire fighter Garry Jibson's

family was almost completely

wiped out in the furious storm after

he helped dozens of others escape

in his rural fire truck.

Heartbroken, Garry, 53, is still

trying to find the words to tell his

surviving son Zachary, 7, that the

rest of the family is gone.

His wife Llync, 31, eldest son

Garry, 12, and his "little girl"

Jocelyn, 5, died after he

desperately tried to flee with them

in the truck as an 8m-high wall of

water engulfed the tiny community

in the Lockyer Valley.

He was washed out of the truck

through a window after pushing

Zachary to safety up a tree.

The pair then watched the truck

lurching in the water for eight

hours before being rescued, unable

to reach the rest of the family

trapped inside.

"I just don't know how to tell Zach

yet because he is hoping they will

be found alive," Garry said.

The main reason why the 2010-

2011 floods happened in

Queensland was, quite simply,

because of the unusual amount of

rain.

Australia spends many years in

drought, often caused by the El

Niño effect. When an El Niño

occurs, changes in sea surface

temperatures cause a shift in air

pressure which, in turn, can result

in climatic anomalies, such as

severe droughts in Australia. These

years are punctuated by years of

normal rainfall, but occasionally,

Australia gets the opposite to an El

Niño, which is La Niña. This

means that weather conditions, etc,

are in reverse to those seen

during El Niño, and Australia

experiences far more rain than

usual.

Australia had been coming out

of an El Niño for some time, which

means that many parts of Australia

had seen gradually increasing

rainfall. The rainfall recorded in

September 2010 made it

Australia's wettest month overall

in 110 years. Queensland already

experienced flooding in early 2009

(at the same time that southern

Australia had the terrible Black

Saturday bushfires), and higher

than normal rainfall in 2010,

increasing towards the end of the

year. By then, the ground was

simply too saturated to hold any

more water. Add to that the effects

of the cyclone which crossed the

north Queensland coast at

Christmas time, bringing excessive

rainfall to north and central

Queensland, and the ground was

waterlogged

Radar images show how large the

cyclone system was, even though it

was only a category one cyclone,

the lowest grade. Low wind speeds

do not necessarily mean low

rainfall, and in this case the

cyclone brought large amounts of

rainfall right along the coast. Some

of the water runoff from the north

flowed down through the inland

river system; some of the rainfall

fell into the catchment areas of

coastal rivers further south. The

rivers broke their banks more

easily, and there was nowhere for

the excess water to go

It's estimated that up to 7.5 billion

tonnes of water - 15 Sydney

Harbours, if that can be imagined -

crashed on to southeast

Queensland during the superstorm.

How that water, sucked from the

ocean perhaps a week ago, found

its way back to the sea - killing up

to 30 people and destroying

countless lives along the way - is

the story of the disaster.

As the floodwaters recede, there

are lingering questions about

whether the worst has in fact

passed.

David Jones, the manager of

climate monitoring and prediction

at the Bureau of Meteorology, says

perhaps not. He says eastern

Australia remains in the middle of

a very strong La Nina system that

will continue until at least the

autumn. And, while La Nina

events usually last for 12 months,

they can last a lot longer. "A

strong La Nina can last for a

number of years as happened in

1998, 1999 and 2000."

That's not great news for the 86

Queensland communities that have

been affected by flooding since

late last month - some of which

have been swallowed by

floodwaters three times. Some

towns - and Brisbane suburbs -

remain cut off. In the Lockyer

Valley, the search for victims and

the rebuilding of communities will

continue for weeks, and years.

Many of you will also be aware

that shortly after the flooding

Cyclone Yasi hit Queensland. This

in turn created flooding in towns

some 2000 kilometres away. And

while this was all going on 58

homes were destroyed by a

bushfire in Perth. There is no

doubt Australia is a very different

place to live.

[email protected].

Letter from Australia Watton

Table

Tennis

Club This Club meets on a Wednesday

evening from 6.30 - 9.0 p.m. and

Thursday afternoons from 2.0 - 4.0

p.m. at Watton Sports Centre. New

members are always welcome,

youngsters to the evening session

from 6.30 - 7.30 and adults at both

of the other sessions.

Table Tennis is a great game to

play, easy to get started - you only

need a pair of trainers and the Club

has bats and balls for you to use. If

you have played at some time in

your life, on holiday perhaps or,

dare I say, when you were younger,

do come along, pop your head round

the door and have a go.

You may have played at League

standard in another part of the world

- the Club can always do with good

players to boost its efforts in the

local Leagues where 10 teams

already play at various standards.

Some teams do well others prop up

the rest but all enjoy the competition

and our younger members have the

chance to meet and play with others

around

the District.

With this in mind teams will be

needed for the Village and Small

Town Games being run once more

by Breckland District Council with

the Watton heat on June 19th. If you

would like to join in with this please

let David Miller know on 01953

880027. The Thursday afternoon

session currently has most of its

regular attenders over 70 years of

age so there really is no excuse to

say I'm too old to get fit, have fun

and play ping pong!

Diabetes UK Firstly, welcome back Wayland News.

John and Rod have missed you so

much!! At our February meeting, we

welcomed Geoff Ray, Pharmacist, as

our speaker.

He spoke to us about the changes

coming to the NHS in 2013, when

the PCT's will be abolished and the

GP's will take over. He also talked

about how it will affect us as

patients, as well as the medical

professionals. It was very interesting

to know what is going to happen, in

a language we could understand, but

like anything new time will tell how

beneficial the changes will be.

Geoff then went on to talk about the

NHS Health Checks his Pharmacy

can offer, all you need to do is make

an appointment if you are concerned

about anything healthwise. He was

warmly thanked for giving up his

time to come and see us.

Our March meeting will be on the

14th at 10.15am, at the Pentecostal

Church, Old Dereham Road,

Watton. (Our thanks go to them as

always, for the use of their

facilities). This will be a Coffee &

Chat meeting, and all are welcome.

For details of this or any other

meetings, please phone Helen - 01952

884713 - leave a message and I will

get back to you as soon as I can.

The Wayland News Gardening

Bradenham &

District Horticultural

Society

Innovation

and Advance

Notice Innovation first. We have decided to open

several classes in our Autumn Show this year.

Acknowledgements to Shipdham Society for

this idea - we pinched it.

These classes will be:

7 Longest Runner Bean: quantity 1

8 Tomatoes, any ripe: quantity 6

12 Marrows: quantity 2

30 Vase of Annuals, single stem: quantity 5

36 Apples, dessert: quantity 4

43 Apple Turnover: quantity 2

Recipe for class 43:

1 tsp grated orange zest, 2 tbs orange juice,

3/4lb tart apples, 1-½ tbs sugar, plus extra to

sprinkle on top, 1 dsp any flour, Pinch each

ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg and salt,

1x12‖x12‖ puff pastry, homemade or frozen,

rolled out, 1 egg with water for egg wash

Preheat oven to 200C/400F

Combine orange zest and juice in a bowl

Peel and core the apples and cut into dice

Add to orange mix together with sugar, flour,

cinnamon, nutmeg and salt

Flour board lightly, lay out rolled pastry

Cut into 4 equal squares and brush edges with

egg wash

Divide apple mixture between squares

Fold the pastry diagonally over the apple

mixture

Seal by pressing the edges with a fork

Transfer to baking sheet lined with parchment

paper

Brush the tops with egg wash, sprinkle with

sugar

Make 2 small slits in each

Bake for 20 mins until brown and puffed

Choose the best two for presentation

Advance Notice: Our annual coach trip this

year will be on Sunday, 10th July to

Somerleyton Hall and Garden. No price

available yet but our regulars will know we

keep it to a reasonable level. More news on

this later.

Further details on either/both of the above

from Marianne Kilmartin, Publicity Officer

01362 820744

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing & MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars & light commercials

Tyres, Exhausts, & Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at: 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel: 01953 889924

WATTON BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Wed 2nd March 2pm Meeting at Watton CCC

Mon 21st March 12.30 for 1pm Christmas Lunch at Griston Wagon

& Horses

Ovington

Gardening

Club The February meeting was hosted by one of

our members, Tom Thurston, who gave a

presentation on 'Bees and Bee-keeping'. We

each came away with a new fact on bee-

keeping and were kept entertained by a

knowledgeable professional.

The March meeting is on Wednesday 2nd at

7.45pm in the village hall when we shall be

hearing about 'Growing by the Moon' by Jan

Hunt. For further details, please contact Ed on

01953 885848 or Carol on 01760 440719.

Diary Dates: 2 March Ovington Gardening

Club; 6 May Ovington Quiz & Buffet Supper

First of all a big thank you to Julian

for bringing back the much-missed

Wayland News and an even bigger

one for inviting me back.

We had a pretty rough winter from

November through to January. I

don‘t think it was as bad as last

year‘s though as the snow and ice

didn‘t last as long. The hazel catkins

appeared before the end of January

and by mid-February there were

plenty of snowdrops, aconites, crocus

and on 10th I found a little patch of

iris reticulata (very early, very blue,

very small) that I bought as a bargain

in a discount shop way later than

they should have been planted, hence

the bargain. That was a gamble

worth taking as they were desperate

to grow, did so and will probably

spread about a bit. There are also

new leaf buds on early clematis and

on the honeysuckle.

As soon as the snow disappeared up

came the weeds, proving that it‘s

better to clear borders in autumn so

you don‘t face patches of nettles and

dandelion flowers in frost. That‘s so

depressing. However, now might be

a good time to plan for next winter

for early flowering bulbs -

snowdrops and aconites are best

bought now in the green. This means

while they are still in growth with the

leaves and maybe the flowers still

attached. They will establish much

better than dry bulbs planted in

autumn. As spring is about two

weeks late this year there is still time

to plant bare root shrubs such as

roses. Winter offers a rich variety of

flowers. These are mostly attached to

shrubs and many have wonderful

scent - daphnes, wintersweet,

hammamelis. There are also scented

clematis, armandii being the best

known but it does need shelter,

despite its vigour. So as well as

planning summer planting, now‘s a

good time to do a bit of forward

planning for the winter. A final point

on winter flowers - they help early

bees, particularly bumbles, that come

out when there‘s a mild spell. The

poor things are hungry and so will

we be if the bees go.

The to-do list for March seems to be

endless. There‘s seed sowing, bare

root tree and shrub planting (last

chance for this one), onion and

shallot set and potato planting.

Potatoes were traditionally planted

on Good Friday but it‘s now been

suggested this had more to do with

pre-five day week workers having a

day off than any religious meaning.

Early lawn mowing, rose, dogwood,

buddleja pruning and moving are all

advised. Beware, though, all this is

for traditional March activity on the

assumption we have mild, if rather

windy, weather. The other priceless

bit of information relates to soil

temperature. This should be 7deg C

or more for seed sowing and

planting. A low-tech

recommendation to get the

temperature right was to sit on the

soil and if it was comfortable, carry

on sowing and planting. That

assumed you were happy to drop

your trousers or lift your skirt in

public. That was followed by the

‗baby‘s bath elbow‘ test... just as

accurate if less amusing for the

neighbours. If all else fails buy a soil

thermometer!

If it snows don‘t bother!

In Your Garden with Lotta Potts

How lovely to be able to talk to my

Norfolk friends again - welcome

back Wayland News! The seasons

pass here in Texas as in England,

and now we are approaching spring

once again. We have had the

coldest winter on record, in fact the

first 13 days of February in a row

the temperatures were below

freezing - unheard of in this part of

the world. So many nights it was

down to 19 F (- 7 C?). The early

narcissi were late blooming

because of the drought, but then

they delighted the senses with their

white petals and intense fragrance

through Christmas and into

January. Then zap! They were gone

in a flash, along with most of

everything else. The cabbages and

collards fell flat but some may

survive; many of the semi-tropical

shrubs may not, including the

blood orange tree, but hopefully

some will come back from the

roots. The greenhouse was finished

just before the freezing weather hit,

and I immediately put some of the

plants from my porch out there.

Big mistake, because while the

porch was covered with a heavy

gauge polythene and drew some

warmth from the house, I hadn‘t

got round to caulking and heating

the greenhouse! The only things

that survived are the pots of late

blooming daffodils that had

sprouted but were not near the

bloom stage, and, surprisingly, a

pot of bromeliads.

Hands up all of you who have built

a greenhouse from a kit?

Hands up all of you who will never

again build a greenhouse from a

kit? (My hand is up, although I

suppose now I have done one, I at

least know how to interpret the

instructions!) The advert didn‘t say

anything about a base, and I

confess I didn‘t give it a thought

until I opened the instructions and

was faced with three choices

(concrete slab, concrete

foundations, or treated wood

foundations.) I opted for the latter,

so off we went to the lumber yard,

my neighbour and I, in her little

truck. After ―careful‖ measuring,

squaring, and cutting the lumber

with a variety of saws until we

found one that worked, we finished

the base and were very proud of

our work. A couple of days later

another friend and his wife came to

check the progress and, being a

retired NASA Engineer, he

pronounced that the base was ―off‖

and proceeded to take it apart and

rebuild it! So close, and ―off‖!!

After that, the sides and roof went

up quickly, until we came to fit the

polycarbonate panels. Some were a

little too long, some a little too

narrow, and the windows don‘t

willingly open and close - they are

either open or closed!! It will be

too hot in a couple of months to

even use a greenhouse, so I‘ll have

plenty of time to fix the kinks and

have it ready for next winter. In the

meantime, it does give my garden a

little extra bit of class - it is the

only one in the neighbourhood, and

maybe even the whole (small) city!

Perhaps people will think a real

gardener lives here!

A few warm and sunny days and

we gardeners all rush out and try to

do all the spring clean-up at once -

will we ever learn? Days of raking,

weeding, digging and clipping are

followed by nights of soaking in a

hot bath tub with Epsom Salts,

followed by days of groaning

stiffness! March 1 is my usual date

to start tomatoes, peppers, etc.,

because without fail we will have a

last minute frost in April and the

people who put their young plants

out too early will be caught out. I

do have a few tomato seedlings on

the sitting room windowsill ―just

because‖, and some seedlings of

Mayhaw and Crabapple trees are

protected on the porch, along with

baby lemon trees growing from

seed. Who needed a greenhouse

anyway???

Tomato - Tomayto Gardening in Navasota,

Texas with Helen Quinn


FINE BOOKS BOUGHT AND SOLD

BOOKS J.C. & Applestore Gallery

Telephone/Fax 01953 883488 55 High Street, Watton

For quality out of print books, Fine Bindings and Collectable Editions. New Books including local and children’s classics.

Visit the Applestore Gallery on the first floor, exhibiting the Paintings of Kevin Robinson and his complete range of East Anglian prints including Watton and Wymondham.

Terry Illsey, is a writer and

lecturer on a variety of garden-

related subjects. He came along

to the Ashill & Holme Hale

Garden Club on the 17th February

to give an informative talk on

trees and shrubs in the small

garden. Terry has a varied

gardening background which

equips him admirably to be a

speaker on horticultural matters.

He began by stating that there is

no such thing as a small tree or

shrub; but there are secateurs

which will do the job effectively!

Terry explained the merits of

―parrot-nosed‖ secateurs versus

the ―anvil‖ type together with a

small hand saw which can be used

to good effect. Finally, he

recommended two manuals

published by Hilliers, and

Notcutts as useful tools for the

gardener.

Terry distributed several cuttings

of flowering shrubs, including the

lemon scented Lonicera and the

almond scented Viburnum

Bodnantense. He also produced

examples of Elaeagnus and

Euonymous. Additionally, he had

printed an information sheet on

trees and shrubs which members

of the audience were given on

request.

Members were then shown slides

of Acers and Birches, together

with a particularly informative

plant label produced by some

establishments. We went on to

see slides of the Hawthorn, Malus

or crab apple (both Golden Hornet

and John Downie), Laburnum and

Magnolia Stellata.

During a short break, the Chairman

judged a contest matching a

personality to a plant, and also asked

members to bring failing plants to the

next meeting in the hope that they

could be revived.

In the second half of his talk, Terry

went on to discuss Camellias, a

show of which can be seen at

Chiswick House from the end of

February to the end of March. We

saw slides of Lonicera

fragrantissima, which is lemon

scented, as well as Witch Hazel,

with its spider like flowers.

Buddleia, in several varieties, Rock

rose, Mexican orange and the

Beauty bush, were just a few of the

slides Terry showed the group.

Many of those illustrated are

mentioned in the hand-out, together

with the months in which they

flower.

Jasmine, Daisy Bush,

Philadelphus, Potentillas, Spiraea

and Cotoneaster – the list is quite

far reaching. This was a well

researched and wide ranging

lecture, and members were

suitably appreciative of this

wealth of information.

Finally, David discussed a

planned trip in for the 11 May to

East Ruston; he will let members

know the outcome at the next

meeting.

Next meeting: Thursday 17th

March in the Big Hall, when Mrs

Sue Wooster will be giving a talk

on Campanulas.

Ashill Garden Club Notes

There are several free heritage events for

those living in the Wayland area over the

next few weeks as a part of Capturing

Our Wayland Heritage Project. If you

have not taken part in the Watton based

project so far we have a ‗Heritage Drop-

In Day‘ at Wayland House, High St,

Watton on 24th Feb from 10.30 to 4pm.

It will be a chance to find out more about

the project and talk about your areas of

interest with the Heritage Officer Sue

White. The project is now in it final year

and several local groups and individuals

are working really hard researching and

writing up their parish histories. Several

local photographers are also working

with the project capturing images of

present day Wayland and we are always

looking for more. We had a very

successful story telling evening of

‗Wayland Tales‘ at the Thompson

Chequers Inn recently. The wide range

of tales where chiefly told by local

people taking part in the project. The

event was captured on video and will be

available as one of the final out puts of

the project. There are several other

initiatives being worked on that will

collectively leave a legacy for Wayland

generations to come.

There are three evening events being

held at Wayland House, Watton. The

first is on 2nd March when we have Dirk

Bouwens who will talking about ‗The

Vernacular Building of Wayland‘ this

area has a very interesting mix of

building techniques, Mr Bouwens is a

well known authority on the history and

use of unfired clay as a building

material, his talk will start at 7.30pm.

On the evening of 5th March we have a

special event ‗Wayland in Words‘ to tie

in with World Book Night. It will be a

night of selected readings old and new,

that reflects the character of the Wayland

area, its heritage, landscape or people.

The project is asking local people to pick

their favourite passages of text including

poetry that they would like to read and

share with others on the night, although

you can just come and listen.

The third event is an illustrated talk by

Bron Tyler on ‗The Parish Poor and

Rural Workhouses‘. It will look at the

life of the rural poor and the effects of

the Poor Laws, fuel allotments, charities,

emigration and the workhouse system. If

you are studying your parish history it

will give you pointers of things to look

for and the resources available.

All the events are free to those living in the

Wayland area, if you would like to come

along please contact Sue White on 01953

880216 or email [email protected] to

book a place or to talk about giving a

reading on 5th March. You can find out

more about ‗Capturing Our Wayland

Heritage‘ on the project‘s blog site at

http://wayland-heritage.blogspot.com.

Capturing Our Wayland Heritage Events

Following a highly successful and well

attended first photographic exhibition

in 2009, Caston Camera Club is

gearing up to hold its second exhibition

during the Easter Weekend this year,

on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th

April. Both days from 10am to 4pm.

Chairman of the Club Brian Brooker

said ―When we held our first exhibition

in 2009 we were unsure of how it

would go, but we needn‘t have worried

as it proved to be even more successful

than we could have hoped with visitors

coming from far and wide over the two

days. Everyone who came clearly

enjoyed the exhibition and we were

delighted, so much so that we now plan

for it to be a regular bi- annual event‖.

Caston Camera Club was founded in

2006 and since then its membership has

grown to over eighty with a good

balance of male and female members.

The club has attracted some highly

experienced and skilful photographers

but also actively encourages the less

experienced and beginners to join.

Many have greatly improved their

photographic skills through attending

some of the many courses the club runs

and the sharing of knowledge with

fellow members. Courses have

included portraiture and Photoshop

skills.

Visitors will see a wide range of prints on

show this year, all the work of members,

demonstrating the extensive range of

subjects and types of photography

enjoyed by the contributors. Many of the

prints will be available for sale for

visitors to buy.

Everyone is welcome to come and see the

club‘s work and whilst our membership

is full at the moment, should you be

interested in taking up photography or are

already a photographer, you

are very welcome to join our

waiting list. The Club meets

on the third Tuesday each

month at the Caston Village

Hall starting at 7.30pm. You

can find out more about the

club and its activities by

visiting the club website –

www.castoncameraclub.co.uk

or by calling Brian Brooker on

01953 488477.

Popular Photographic Exhibition

returns for a second year

Library

News Are you an unpaid carer for someone

who lives at home, in a care home or

hospital? Why not drop in to Cafe Care in

Watton library on the second Tuesday of

every month between 10.00am and 12.00

noon? Cafe Care offers the chance to

meet other carers for support, sharing

experiences, or just a chat over coffee.

We have different invited guests to

answer questions and provide information

on subjects like benefits, respite care,

activities for your cared for person and

opportunities for you. Dawn from

‗Harmony Within You‘ offers free

relaxation treatments and there is always

a new craft to try. Library staff offer help

with using the computers or information

on our wide selection of books. So far we

have discovered how to rag rug, learned

about new opportunities for people with

autistic spectrum disorders, made cards,

used memory boxes to help people with

dementia and found out about grants to

help your cared for person. This is a free

service and we are lucky that Watton is

one of the three libraries in Norfolk

where Norfolk County Council are

trialling this approach, so please come

along and support us. Just drop in to any

session when you can and receive your

free information and goody bag and lots

of free tea and biscuits! The next sessions

are Tuesday 8 March and Tuesday 12

April. Please contact Watton Library on

01953 881671 for further information.

Looking Back The Wayland News

At the History of Wayland supporting the Wayland Heritage Project

I thought it would be fun to look back at the people who have shaped our lives perhaps

more than our parents. I mean of course our school teachers. And thanks largely to the

foresight of Mr ―Bill‖ Porter, and the kindness of Sue Dockray, we have some pictures to

stir the memories of long and not so long ago. I know SOME names and many I don‘t so

here‘s the challenge: How many can you name? I have left a lot of space for you to write

them down and would appreciate it if, once you have as many as you can, bring me the page

and I can copy it - or give you a fresh a copy of the paper and I will reprint this page in a

couple of months with all the names on it I have. I have put the approximate decades (give

or take a decade!) on the pictures.

1946

1950’s

1960’s

1970’s

1980’s

Church Times and News The Wayland News

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for March

St. Mary’s Church, Watton

1st, 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 9.30am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship

Church Office opens Tues, Wed & Thurs 9am-1pm

Tel: 01953 881252 [email protected]

www.stmaryswatton.org

Sun 6th 8.00am Holy Communion

10.00am Holy Communion

Wed 9th Ash Wednesday

7.30pm Holy Communion & Imposition of Ashes



7.00pm Informal Worship




10.00am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

6.30pm Choral Evensong

Watton Methodist Church

Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 10am & 12 Noon. It‟s your quiet place.

At 10.30 there is a half-hour Midweek Service in the Large

Vestry led by the Minister or a Church Member.

www.wattonmethodist.btck.co.uk

Sun 6th 10.45am Miss J Woor

6.30pm Rev B Winner Holy Communion

Sun 13th 10.45am Mr N & Mrs A Tubby

6.30pm Rev V Spencer

Sun 20th 10.45am Rev B Winner Holy Communion

6.30pm Rev B Eagle

Sun 27th 10.45am Mr J Winner

6.30pm Mr A Warby

Roman Catholic Community

Each Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church, Dereham Road, Watton

Children have their own programme

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 6th 10.30am Morning Service




St. Nicholas’ Church, Ashill

Tuesdays at 10am Said Holy Communion

Sun 6th 10.30am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 13th 9.30am Morning Worship

Sun 20th 9.30am All Age Worship

Sun 27th 9.30am Holy Communion &Holy Baptism

St. George’s Church, Saham Toney

Sun 13th 11.00am Morning Worship



S.S. Peter & Paul’s Church, Carbrooke



Sun 27th 10.30am Methodist Service

St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington

Fridays at 9.00am Said Holy Communion


Breckles, Caston, Great Hockham, Griston, Merton, Stow Bedon, Thompson

Worship Calendar for March

Sunday 6th March (Sunday before Lent)

10:30 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Ash Wednesday—9th March

7:00 pm Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 13th March (First Sunday of Lent)

9:00 am Matins (BCP) Merton

10:30 am United Holy Communion Breckles

Sunday 20th March (Second Sunday of Lent)

9:00 am Matins (BCP) Gt. Hockham

10:30 am United Holy Communion Caston

Friday 25th March

(Annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary)

7:00 pm Holy Communion Breckles

Sunday 27th March (Third Sunday of Lent)

9:00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

10:30 am United Holy Communion Gt. Hockham

Mothering Sunday 3rd April (Fourth Sunday of Lent

9:00 am Mothering Sunday All-Age Service Merton

10:30 am Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Mothering Sunday theme. Posies for mums.

Sermon suitable for children. Refreshments.

3:00 pm Mothering Sunday Family Service Thompson

For all our parishes… Pram Services

For parents or carers with children aged 0-5

Wednesdays, 10:15 am at Caston Primary School Hall

Messy Church

New in the Wayland Group!

First Messy Church: Saturday, 12th March

10:00 am to noon, Caston School Hall

For children aged four to eleven and their families

Rotating round our three primary schools

‘The WAY’ Youth Group (ages 11+)

Sunday 13th March, 7-8:00 pm, Rectory

Sunday 27th March, 7-8:00 pm, Rectory

Enquiries: The Revd. Bob Nichols: Tel.: (01953) 483222;

Email: [email protected]

Live an

Inspired Life Thought for the Month by the Rev Roger Pawsey,

Watton Pentecostal Church At different times we all need to be inspired to live our lives to the

full. We can easily go about our day to day life, keeping ourselves

busy making life an existence rather than a joy. If we want to break

out of a humdrum existence and be inspired we should rub

shoulders with inspiring people.

I would like to tell you about some people I have met so far in 2011

who have inspired me. First, there was a blind lady from the village

of Thimmanantal, Tamil Nadu, South India. Who although being

blind saw it as her job to travel to different villages on foot to help

families in the midst of their needs. She was not concerned about

the dangers to herself but her concern was to help others. The

courage of this lady was indeed inspiring.

Then there was a young man, a software engineer who worked and

lived in Chennai. He had a good job and could have used his

weekends to relax and have a good time, but instead he would travel

each weekend for 6 hours to play the organ for a church

congregation. He laughed with me about his journey back, about the

comfort or lack of it on the buses. Yet each weekend he would

travel for 6 hours to get there and 6 hours back. The dedication and

commitment of this young man was indeed inspiring.

Finally, I met Rani a gynaecologist, a lady very well educated and

very comfortable in life. Her passion was to help women find their

place in the church and their ministry. As well as doing her job, with

all its responsibilities, and keeping house for the family she would

travel across the state of Tamil Nadu encouraging thousands of

women and inspiring them to take their place in the church. The

passion and enthusiasm of this lady was indeed inspiring.

I would like everyone to have the opportunity to live an inspired

life. That‘s a life filled with passion and personal fulfilment. A life

that excites you from the moment you wake up to the moment you

close your eyes. A life that just feels good, so that when people see

you, they can‘t help but notice the joy that radiates from every inch

of your being. Imagine a world where everyone was living an

inspired life. How would that be different? How would you be

different?

The truth is that the source of all inspiration is God and you can

meet him at church this Sunday.

Women’s World

Day of Prayer Friday 4th March, 2.30pm at Watton Methodist Church.

Theme: How Many Loaves Have You?

On Friday 4th March women from around the world will celebrate

the Women‘s World Day of Prayer. The service has been written

by the women of Chile, it is an appropriate theme for bread is

eaten at every meal and is very much part of everyday life. The

women of Chile offer what it means to them as they share this

service with us.

Stretching from Peru to Antarctica, the Republic of Chile occupies

a long, narrow strip of land 2,640 miles long and 110 miles wide.

It is a land of incredible contrasts. As we know from last year with

firstly the earthquake when over 250 people were killed and then

of course, the amazing rescue of the men from the mine disaster

after 33 days spent in the dark, deep under the surface of the

outside world.

Although organised and led by women, this is essentially a

worldwide day of prayer for everybody as we demonstrate our

solidarity with our sisters and brothers in other countries and all

are welcome to attend. At our service we shall sing hymns, learn

about life in Chile from the Readings and afterwards enjoy

refreshments and chat together.

Please join us!

Education Sunday

at Watton

Methodist Church

The Methodist Church was buzzing with excitement on Sunday

13th January as members and friends gathered to welcome

children from Westfield Nursery and Infant School and Watton

Junior School to take part in the annual service for Education

Sunday.

Accompanied by their teachers, both schools gave excellent

presentations, sharing with the congregation some of the things

they had been doing at school.

Westfield pupils brought music, poetry and song to tell everyone

about the Chinese New Year which they had celebrated at school,

and the children Watton Junior School Gardening Club shared

some insights into the pleasure they find in growing things. Later

in the service they also planted up the flower tubs which the

school has kindly donated to the church: these can now be seen

and enjoyed by everyone as they go along the High Street.

The service was led by the Minister, Rev.Barbara Winner

Watton Churches

Together Lent Course Watton Churches Together will be holding the following Lent

Courses in the Watton Christian Community Centre at the

following dates and times.

The main theme this year will be The Bible.

17th March The Book that Changed the World Part 1

24th March The Book that Changed the World Part 2

31st March Using the Bible Creatively

7th April Why Read the Bible?

14th April Sing the Bible

Each meeting will be held from 7.30pm til 9pm. Refreshments

will be served during the meetings. Any donations received during

the course will be shared between the work of Watton Churches

Together and The Colin MacKenzie Centre.


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SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St. Mary’s Church in March Sunday 20th at Watton Christian Community Centre 2.30pm until

4pm Brighten up a Sunday Afternoon by joining us, a warm welcome

awaits you and your friends.

The Norfolk and Norwich

Association for the Blind is pleased

to announce that they opened a new

Equipment and Information Centre in

Watton on Monday 14th February.

The Breckland Equipment and

Information Centre will be open at

Wayland House on Watton High

Street in Watton, every 2nd and 4th

Monday of the month 10.00am -

12.30pm.

Please come along and meet their

Community Workers for the area,

Dianne Sculfer and Janette Marler.

No appointment is necessary. There

will be a small selection of

equipment and a range of

information booklets. The building

has disabled access and parking

outside.

In addition, they are holding an

Exhibition at Wayland House on

Wednesday 16th March from

10.00am to 3.00pm. Come along and

view the latest products from:

Enhanced Vision Services - video

magnifiers; Optima Low Vision -

magnifiers and lighting; Cobolt –

daily living aids including talking

watches and clocks, kitchen aids and

much more . . .

The NNAB look forward to

welcoming you to either the

Equipment Centre or the Exhibition.

If you have any queries please ring

01603 629558.

Equipment & Information

Centre for the Blind

In January we were pleased to

welcome two new members and two

guests to our meeting. Our speaker

was Peter Walmsley with a talk

entitled 'A Life Less Ordinary'. Well

it certainly was that! In the time

available Peter covered barely half of

the 29 jobs he had before becoming a

police officer. He has so many tales

and anecdotes to tell that we will no

doubt try and get him back another

time for the rest of the story.....

Lighthouses were the subject of our

February speaker, Rosalie Gibb, and

again this was another extremely

interesting talk. Rosalie is so

enthusiastic and knowledgeable

about her subject - at one time she

was actually chairman of the World

Lighthouse Association! (what about

that for inclusion in one's CV..!) In

fact it was, at times, hard to keep up

with all the wonderful information

she had to impart.

We look forward to hearing Sue Page

in March when she will talk about

Tracing your Family History -

something a lot of us are trying to do

at the moment. Also in March we

have our Group meeting with Saham

WI and the speaker is Brian Hedge

who will be telling us about the

History of the Norfolk Broads.

Watch for the April edition of 'The

News' when we hope to be telling

you of a craft day we are hoping to

hold when you will all have the

opportunity to come along and try a

new craft and find out more about the

WI beyond Jam and Jerusalem.

Our regular meetings are held in the

Christian Community Centre, Watton

High Street at 7.30 pm on the 2nd

Thursday of the month. Why not pop

along and meet us. Contact Tel. Nos:

Pat on 882775 or Barbara on 882595

A Life Less Ordinary for

the Evening WI

A document that will shape the future

development of the Breckland district was

published in February, and a six week

consultation process began, during which

comments can be made on the soundness

of the document.

The publication of Breckland‘s ‗Site

Specific Policies and Proposals Proposed

Submission Development Plan Document

and Proposals Map‘ marks the final stage

of a process that began in 2008. This Site

Specific Policies and Proposals document

details which sites throughout the district

will be allocated to meet Breckland‘s

future housing and employment

requirements until 2026. Thetford,

Attleborough and Snetterton Heath are not

included in the Site Specifics document as

these are subject to their own separate Area

Action Plans.

The consultation began at noon on 7th

February and comments must be received

by 12 noon on Monday 21st March 2011.

As the current document is the outcome of

a number of earlier consultations, at this

stage, comments can only be made

concerning the soundness of the

publication.

Guidance gives three tests of soundness

and these are that the document should be

Justified: Founded on a robust and

credible evidence base, and the most

appropriate strategy when considered

against reasonable alternatives.

Effective: Deliverable, flexible and able to

be monitored

Consistent: Consistent with national and

local policy.

Paul Claussen, Breckland Council

Executive Member for Planning, Health

and Housing said: ―We are nearing the end

of a process that will provide a blueprint

for the future development of the district.

The Site Specific Policies and Proposals

document is the result of a long and

comprehensive process during which many

possible options have been considered and

consulted on with both residents and

organisations such as the Environment

Agency, Norfolk County Council, and

Town and Parish Councils. The Council

has worked hard to ensure that the Site

Specifics strikes a balance between

allocating enough land for our future

growth needs as well as protecting the

environment and reflecting community

views‖.

Comments submitted must be made in

accordance with the Government‘s key

‗soundness‘ tests. This includes the

requirement to identify which part of the

document comments refer to, which test of

soundness they relate to and whether the

issue has been raised at previous

consultations; it is also a requirement to use

the standard form provided.

All consultation documents, including

guidance about tests of soundness and the

procedure for submission of comments,

can be found on the council‘s website

(www.breckland.gov.uk/content/site-

specific-policies-and-proposals).

Comments can be made directly via the

online consultation system at, http://

consult.breckland.gov.uk/portal.

Brownies go

Chinese for

the New Year On Thursday February 3rd Mr Lee and

his assistant Hannah from The Golden

Lantern in Dereham Road, Watton came

to our Brownie meeting. It was the

Chinese New Year and this time it is the

year of the rabbit. He taught the children

some Chinese words and numbers which

we all thoroughly enjoyed. He brought

along a various selection of Chinese food

for all the Brownies to sample, which he

donated to the pack. We had a Chinese

game that Mr Lee joined in with.

We would like to express our

appreciation to Mr Lee for giving up his

time and making it a memorable evening,

which everybody enjoyed. Margaret

Moult, Guider in Charge, 2nd Watton

(RAF) Brownies

Breckland proposals published

Useful Information Question - Please can you explain the

eligibility for having a free road tax disc? I

am a disabled person.

Answer - You may be entitled to a free road

tax disc if you are a disabled person in

receipt of the higher rate of the mobility

component of Disability Living Allowance.

Similarly if you are in receipt of War

Pensioners Mobility Supplement or you

have an invalid carriage.

The vehicle must be registered in your name

or registered in the name of someone you

nominate to drive for you. The vehicle can

only be used for your purposes and not that

of anyone else. Your local DVLA office will

be in your local phone book if you wish for

further information.

Question - My elderly Aunt has just

admitted that she cannot get into her bath

any longer and reluctantly has agreed to a

wet room shower. Would she be entitled to a

Council grant for the installation of it?

Answer - I had a similar family, problem a

few weeks ago and I can give you the

answer the Council I approached gave me. It

should be noted however, that the council

area in which your aunt lives may have a

quicker timescale.

In order to see if there is eligibility for a

grant for the installation of a wet room, an

assessment would be made by an

Occupational Therapist on behalf of the

Council. However, in the area I approached

the wait could be up to a year before such an

assessment could be made. The amount of

any grant is financially assessed and it may

be that help could be given on a sliding

scale from 10% of the price upwards.

However, it could be that a person's

financial situation means that no financial

help would be forthcoming.

To find out eligibility depends on the

assessment by the OT. The advice given to

me was that if it is urgent and the person can

afford to have the installation, then it would

probably be better to go ahead on our own.

Question - My disabled Mother is an avid

reader and gets through several books a week

but requires them to be large print books. Do

you know of any shop or organisation that

sells large print books at reasonable prices?

Answer - As an exercise I went into one of my

local charity shops and ask if they had a

section on large print books and the reply was that the books come in

and they just go on the shelves. However, after explaining the reason

why I asked, the shop said they would now look inside the cover and

start a large print section.

It may be that other charity shops already do this, so they are worth a

look.

Other suggestions are that the mobile libraries would bring a selection

of books to your Mother's home upon request to her local Council

Libraries Department.

If you are online there is an online book shop which also sells large

print second hand books and prices go from around 65 pence plus

postage. The site is: http://www.abebooks.co.uk

Information supplied by Able Community Care The Old Parish

Rooms Whitlingham Lane Trowse Norwich NR14 8TZ Tel No:

01603 764567 E Mail: [email protected]

Web Site: www.uk-care.com

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What were you doing twenty-two years

ago? In 1989, the Berlin Wall came

down, and the Chinese army turned on

student demonstrators in Tiananmen

Square. In sport, Liverpool beat Everton

3-2 to win the FA cup and England

footballer Theo Walcott was born, but all

that was overshadowed by the tragic

Hillsborough Stadium disaster. On a

more positive note, America and Russia

declared an end to the Cold War.

Whilst thousands flocked to see box

office hits Shirley Valentine and When

Harry Met Sally, a few were lucky

enough to be watching Sky TV for the

first time. The must have toy was the

new Nintendo Game Boy and sales of

CDs outstripped sales of vinyl for the

first time in the UK. In April of that

year, Madonna had a number one hit

with Like a Prayer and was knocked off

the top of the chart by The Bangles with

Eternal Flame.

Closer to home, Stephen Roberts, pictured

above, was conducting the first of many

weekly Tuesday auctions in a former

barrack block on the old R.A.F camp in

Watton. Twenty-one years on, the family-

run business has gone from strength to

strength and now has a permanent home in

purpose-built Salerooms on Breckland

Business Park. Stephen‘s mother, wife and

daughter look after the clerical side of

things, and Stephen‘s son Matthew

recently became the third generation of

auctioneers in the family, selling his first

lots during the Spring Bank Holiday

auction.

The auction business is never dull and a

huge and varied range of lots have gone

under Stephen‘s hammer over the years.

‗Thanks to TV Shows like Antiques

Roadshow and Cash in the Attic, people

are now far more aware of potentially

valuable items,‘ explains Stephen. ‗Even

so, we still get the occasional house

clearance surprise; we once moved a huge

pile of linen and uncovered a beautiful

Gillows table which sold for over £5,000!‘

In addition to the weekly sales in Watton,

venues for auctions on customers‘

premises have included pubs,

smallholdings, garages, builder‘s yards,

Dunham Museum and the garden centre at

Holkham Hall. As a freelance auctioneer,

Stephen has sold a juke box that

previously belonged to Sir Elton John; a lot

at a rock and roll memorabilia sale at

Knebworth House. More recently, props

from the ITV series Kingdom starring

Stephen Fry went under the hammer at

Watton Salerooms.

As more of us get into the habit of

reusing and recycling, Stephen hopes to

see the move away from the throw-away

society continue. Ebay has introduced

auctions to a whole new generation and

since the crash in the financial markets,

there has been renewed interest in

investing in quality antiques. At the

other end of the scale, house clearance

furniture, soft furnishings, electrical

goods, decorative pieces and garden

items are good value auction buys with

the added bonus of being

environmentally friendly too.

So if you haven‘t been to an auction

before, why not give it a try.

You could find yourself going once . . .

going twice . . .!

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Caston Family Group would like to

give a big thank you to the Wayland

Agricultural Society for their

generous donation of £1,000 to our

Group. We are a small voluntary

Group which meets every Tuesday

morning at Caston Primary School

Hall. The Group is open to all of the

Wayland Community who have or

care for pre-school children. We

provide play, activities and time for

parents/carers and children to meet

and make new friends.

This amount of money means we will

be able to support our Group for

times ahead, also replace and update

old toys, help pay for a Group

summer outing and also the next

Christmas party.

All that use our Group are very

grateful.

Caston Family Group, Caston

Primary School Hall, Tuesday

mornings 9.15am – 11.30am. £1 per

family – first session free. Come

along and join us, you will be very

welcome

Caston Family

Group says ‘Thanks’

The Wayland News March 2011

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