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BrandonTOWN MAGAZINE JUNE 2015
READ YOUR TOWN MAGAZINE ONLINE AT BRANDONSUFFOLK.COM
Carnival PreviewSee pages 15-18
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As this issue of the Brandon Magazine hits your door mats, the town should be looking bright ready for this year’s Brandon Carnival.
In the centre of this edition we have a four page centre pull out showing you the locations of stalls and activities, a program of performances taking place on the day, plus a few photos from previous years to remind you what to look forward to.
Please pay a visit to Market Hill on Sunday 7th June and support your local groups. Whether it’s the youngsters from schools, cubs or footballers, various adult interest groups or just to sample the many different foods on the day. And, don’t forget to watch the parade on London Road at 1pm.
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Last week six of our members took part in the Rotary District Quiz final at Soham; a total of twelve teams took part. Although we failed in our attempt to win we did come a very credible third place, just three points short of taking the trophy.
One of the rounds was entitled Ditloids. The origin of the word ditloid is apparently from a cryptic crossword clue which appeared several years ago in the Daily Express:
1 = DitLoID, the answer was “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich”, which incidentally is a novel written by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, hardly easy to answer!
Fortunately the list we were challenged with was a little simpler and included 12 S O T Z -
12 signs of the zodiac. We achieved 19/20 in that round; but still not enough to win.
We can now announce that the Community Garden Project completed in February will be opened by Matthew Hancock MP at 3pm on the 5th June.
If you are interested in learning more about Rotary please leave a comment at our Facebook site at www.facebook.com/brandonrotaryclub where you will find information about our club and news of events.
If you click “like” when visiting the page you will also be kept up to date with our activities as well as details of forthcoming events.
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Brandon & District Rotary Club
By the time this edition is printed we will all be getting ourselves ready for the Carnival. Although we haven’t got a float we will be marching in the parade. One of our Scout Leaders, Vic Goodman will be as before driving his old Route Master bus.
Over the past few months our numbers have almost doubled, with quite a few names on our waiting lists for when the young people
reach the appropriate age to join the sections.
The whole group are holding an ‘Activities Day’ down at our camp site on the 4th July followed by a BBQ. We will also be attending the Tesco Family Day on the 11th July. We have a few mad games for people to try & there will also be demonstrations on some of our Scouting skills.
As always...
Beavers meet on a Monday 6.15pm -7.30pmCubs meet on a Wednesday 6.30pm – 8pmScouts meet on a Friday 7pm – 9pm
For details on Beavers, Cubs and Scouts contact Lynda Smith on 01842 878765
We also run Explorers for 14 – 18 year olds. For more information please call Natalie Pope on 01842 810863.
Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the past year & hope you will continue to do so.
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Time to get busy!
Well, now the SATs tests have been completed our Y6 can look forward to their final few weeks at primary school and to their future careers. With this in mind they are taking part in an “Enterprise” initiative. Each pupil has been loaned £5, and are forming mini-companies to develop a product, market it and sell it. Each group is in competition with the others to make the largest profit in only a few weeks. We hope we find some budding entrepreneurs amongst them.
It’s not too late to join us for our QUIZ NIGHT on 5th June at 7pm. At just £2 per person with teams of up to five people you are guaranteed a laugh a minute good time. There will be a raffle and a prize for the winning team. Bring your own refreshments and enjoy a night out where you could challenge our own Glade staff!
Our Y4 children recently visited the Suffolk School Farm & Country Fair and had an amazing day experiencing rural life. They were captivated by the range of activities, but
mainly by the animals. We may even have a few farmers among us. The whole school will be developing the rural theme when we all visit Weeting Steam Rally in July. If you’re at the rally on Friday 17th July, look out for Glade and give us a wave!
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CHRONICLES OF BRANDON AT WARJune 1915
Who knows what fate awaits us. Within a split second our lives can change for-ever... our boys in the fighting know all about that. Sometimes we are victims of consequence. Or hindsight may show us we made a bad decision. This month hundreds of miles from the fighting, back home in Brandon, one lad made a decision he would not live to regret.
With the onset of these long summer days we are all preoccupied with trying to keep cool and for the young lads in the town they naturally gravitate toward the river. At noon on 22nd June, three 12-year-old lads, James Parry, Alfred Palmer and Edward Turner, went for a swim by the staunch. By all accounts they could all swim well and usually stuck to the shallows. So why on this occasion did James try to swim across the deep fast flowing middle? This decision ultimately led to his drowning and became the focus of discussion at his inquest, held in the Paget Hall four days later.
The two surviving boys appeared before the inquest’s jury. Alfred spoke first. It appears the strong current dragged James under. James then reappeared frantically struggling and screaming for help. When he disap-peared for good, the terrified Alfred ran off toward the town for assistance. Alfred got as far as London Road where he found two soldiers who followed him back to the river.
One dived in and began searching.
Edward was next to give evidence. Inspector Mobbs quizzed the boy about some gossip he had heard. Had Edward dared James to swim across the river? Was the reward for doing so a cigarette? Edward of course denied this. In some ways it did not matter. The boys never considered the dire conse-quence of larking about in the river and any finger pointing at them now would serve no useful purpose.
Edward Puckeridge, from Bromley in Kent, was next to stand. He had been fishing from the bank when he witnessed the lad dragged past him. He looked for a long pole to reach out to James but could not find one. It was already too late because the boy had disappeared, such was the speed of events. Puckeridge ran down the riverbank search-ing for the boy and then noticed Palmer Lingwood, the owner of the fur factory, in a motorboat on the river. Puckeridge alerted Lingwood to what had happened. Lingwood, in his boat, scanned along the river looking for the boy and found him ly-ing on the riverbed at a depth of about five feet. He pulled the boy onto the river bank and began artificial respiration. The boy’s eyes were still open and it was this that inspired Lingwood to persevere. Dr Trotter then told the inquest that he had been sum-moned to the river and upon arriving he saw the lad laid out on the bank. By this time a soldier had taken over giving artificial respiration but Trotter could see the boy was already dead. Nonetheless he told the soldier to continue. It was all they could do.
It was no surprise that a verdict of acciden-tal death was recorded by the inquiry. The jury expressed their sympathy to the boy’s parents, who live on the High Street, and the jury foreman speculated if there would ever be a means devised to prevent boys from jumping in this dangerous part of the river.
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Brandon MarketBrandon has one of the most attractive market squares in West Suffolk. During the summer we will be holding extra events to encourage shoppers’ to shop locally.
Friday 5th June...
On Friday 5th June Italia in Piazza will be bringing their stalls to Brandon for the first time in over 5 years. Setting up in the Market Place and open from 9am until everyone goes home. Come along and take a look at what Italy really has to offer.
The prices are lower than other outlets and markets. In fact they are almost the same price you would expect to pay in Italy, but with no need to take a flight. Just pop on the bus, jump in the car or take a slow stroll down to the Market Place on Friday 5th June and see for yourself
Saturday 25th July...
Craft, Gift and Food Fair
Between 9am – 2pm there will be a food, craft and gift market on the Square. If you have a
small business or have a hobby come along and trade for free.
We can offer you a space in our marquee and cover you on our insurance for the day.
Just turn up and trade.
Save the Date...
Friday 28th and Saturday 29th August
Brandon Beer and Blues Festival
Come along and enjoy the music, beer and food.
For details on these events and any other enquires about the markets in West Suffolk contact Sharon Fairweather on 01284 757093 or [email protected].
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As we rapidly approach the longest day of the year the extra light and warmth encourages the garden to put on a vigorous burst of growth. This also means that weeds will also sprout up from nowhere so keep on top of them by hoeing regularly in dry conditions. This and the next few articles will feature both edible and medicinal plants.
Edible flowers add colour, flavour and texture to both savoury and sweet dishes, as well as cordials, oils & butters. Edible flowers have been used for thousands of years, and recipes can be traced back as far as 3,000B.C. Today, many restaurants around the world are using edible flowers to enhance their dishes. Even if you are not keen on ‘nouvelle cuisine’ many flowers are nice to eat and it’s surprising how many flowers growing in our garden are edible.
Growing flowers for eating is easy, although there are a few practical considerations. It’s always best to grow your own edible flowers, so you can be sure that they are clean, fresh and free from pesticides, pests and disease. Avoid faded or dusty flowers from roadsides or area frequented by livestock or dog walkers. People susceptible to allergies, especially pollen, should not eat flowers.
And as with any food and salad preparation always maintain good personal hygiene and practices. Should any of your plants grown for edible flowers be infested with insects or disease these are best dealt with by cutting back and encouraging re-growth as no pesticides are specifically approved for use by home gardeners on edible flowers.
When collecting flowers for eating accurate identification is essential, if you are in any doubt do not eat. Pick young flowers on dry mornings, so that the colours and flavours will
be at their most intense. For best results, use flowers immediately or refrigerate in a plastic bag. Dried or frozen flowers are best used cooked. Generally only the petals are used, discard all other parts of the flowers. Smaller flowers in umbels can be cut off and used whole.
Edible flowers from the Vegetable Garden:
Courgette/ Marrows: Use male flowers as not to affect yields. Can be eaten hot in tomato soup, or cold stuffed with cooked rice, cheese or nuts.
Garden Peas: Add flowers and young stems to salads for a fresh pea taste.
Part 2: Edible Flowers: Herbs & Ornamentals to follow in July’s edition.
Whatever June brings, I hope you are able to enjoy some time simply relaxing in your garden.
Rachel Sobiechowski BSc (Hons), P&R Garden Supplies, Fengate Drove, Brandon 01842 814800 www.p-rgardensupplies.co.uk
Disclaimer: P&R Garden Supplies has researched all the edible flowers listed and to the best of our knowledge all the information provided is accurate and true. However, individuals consuming the flowers, plants, or derivatives listed here do so entirely at their own risk. No liability exists against P&R Garden Supplies or any member of P&R Garden Supplies. P&R Garden Supplies always recommends following good hygiene practices. We cannot guarantee that everyone will react positively to the edible plants listed and P&R Garden Supplies cannot be held responsible for any adverse reaction, side effect, allergy, illness or injury caused by the flowers or information provided in this article. In case of doubt please consult your doctor.
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Brandon School of DanceClasses in ballet, tap, modern, freestyle,
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(Ballet from 3 years, Tap from 4 years, Street/Modern/Freestyle from 5 years,Contemporary from 8 years, Cheerleading from 5 years)
MAP AND PROGRAMME 2015
BRANDON CARNIVALSUNDAY 7TH JUNE 2015
11AM TO 6PM ON MARKET HILL
www.brandoncarnival.co.uk
4 PAGE PULL OUT
Photos courtesy of Brightstar Designs and Photography
Flintknappers
Five Bells
Mr G’sPeach Bower
Mark’sMondragone
Hyam’s
ScissorsCAB / Helen Ashby
Cinderella’s
Town Council
Brandon Centre
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Games & Activities1. Climbing Wall2. Wooden Games3. Rodeo Bull4. EACH5. Sand Art6. Music Arts Project7. Glade Primary School8. Music Arts Project Live9. Face It Face Painting10. Brandon Town Youth FC11. Brandon Police12. Brandon Fire Service13. Bouncy Castle14. Children’s Ride
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Food & Drink15. Noodle Bar16. Naughty But Nice17. Trev’s Hell’s Kitchen18. Twisted Crisps & Dogs19. Fudgy Fudge20. Ice Cream
Selling Stalls21. Top Togs22. Start 2 Finish Crafts23. BB Crafts24. Hairbuddies25. FO Brandon Library26. Sue Hickford
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Games & Activities1. Climbing Wall2. Wooden Games3. Rodeo Bull4. EACH5. Sand Art6. Music Arts Project7. Glade Primary School8. Music Arts Project Live9. Face It Face Painting10. Brandon Town Youth FC11. Brandon Police12. Brandon Fire Service13. Bouncy Castle14. Children’s Ride
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Food & Drink15. Noodle Bar16. Naughty But Nice17. Trev’s Hell’s Kitchen18. Twisted Crisps & Dogs19. Fudgy Fudge20. Ice Cream
Selling Stalls21. Top Togs22. Start 2 Finish Crafts23. BB Crafts24. Hairbuddies25. FO Brandon Library26. Sue Hickford
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Background music throughout the day will be provided by the Music Arts Project
11.00 Town Crier announces the start of the Brandon Carnival11.15 - 12.00 Circus Skills Workshop with Zeddi
12.00 - 12.30 Zumba Lou Lou12.30 - 12.50 Zeddi entertains the crowd awaiting the parade
13.00 Parade on London Road13.45 - 14.15 Brandon School of Dance
14.15 - 14.45 Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu14.45 - 15.15 Thundercats
15.15 - 15.45 Music Arts Project
Stall locations and performance times are subject to change. We may need to adjust these due to weather conditions or other circumstances beyond our control.
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Weeting HeathA small gem within the Breckland countryside. As part of the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, this site is particularly well known for the bird, the Stone Curlew.
The Stone Curlew itself is a strange primitive looking bird. It is crow sized with big yellow eyes, long yellow legs and can run surprisingly fast. They are also known locally as ‘Thick knees,’ ‘Jenny Greive’ or the ‘wailing heath chicken.’ Most active at dawn and dusk, their eerie calls carry long distances especially on still nights. They are masters of disguise and blend into open stony ground incredibly well. Whilst looking for them they can easily be mistaken for rabbits!
The hides overlooking the nature reserve are one of the best places to see the Stone Curlew in this country. Come and see what you can spy!
These birds travel over 3,000 miles all the way from North Africa to breed here, so there must be something special about this site... Come and visit our beautiful reserve and see why the Stone
Curlews love it as much as we do.
Using all your senses, come and explore our marked forest trail, which encompasses pine
and mixed woodland.
Our reserve is open from March to September every day, and our visitor centre is open from 9:30-4:30.
If you have a few spare hours or even a day, why not come and volunteer in the visitor centre and be part of our little gem?!
Contact us on 01842 827615 or email: [email protected] for more information.
The photo below is taken from our famous Sock Cam! As part of our ‘Wings over the Brecks Project’
We will soon be breaking for the summer, time for us all to go out and enjoy taking photographs, putting into practice all we have learnt during the winter!
We are, however, taking a stand at this summer’s Fair at Hockwold on Saturday 14th June. This is a golden opportunity for you to come along to our stand to see some of the images we take on display and also vote for your favourite picture. Spend time too visiting all the other exhibitors and stay to have a bite to eat, it is well worth the visit.
Our new season will start on Wednesday
2nd September, 7.30pm at Brandon Baptist Church Hall on the High Street. This first evening will be an introduction for you to the club and our members, it is also a chance for you to familiarise yourself with our competition forms and labels as well as give you an idea of what exciting challenges we have on offer for the coming year.
Please look at our website - www.brandoncameraclub.co.uk - find out a little more about us and view some more of the images we have taken - we look forward to seeing you very soon.
Brandon & District Photographic Club
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Since September our students have been raising funds for a number of good causes. Following the earthquake in Nepal last month over £200 was collected and will go to help those affected by the catastrophe. In March, £408 was raised for Red Nose Day with a combination of activities and a non school uniform event. Cancer Research and the Horse Sanctuary were benefactors of some entrepreneurial fundraising by a small group of students who raised £100 for each of the charities. At the start of the school year we held non school uniform days and raised £680 for the Sports Department which is going towards the upgrade of our tennis courts and tennis equipment - watch out Wimbledon!
I would like to invite all members of the local Community to attend our Open Day on June the 16th. There are tours during the day which will be led by a member of the Leadership team, it is advisable to call the school office ahead of the day. The Open Evening starts at 5.30pm with a brief address in the hall and then visitors can visit each of the faculties and participate in departmental activities.
For parents and carers of year 6 children who are coming to IES Breckland in September we are busy preparing for the three transition days running from 13th to the 15th July. Our aim is to make the transition from primary to secondary school as seamless as possible and to remove any anxieties before September. There is a Parents Information Evening on July 14th so that parents and carers can meet with my Leadership team and with their child’s mentor. At IES Breckland we are very proud of our mentoring system which ensures your child receives excellent pastoral care and regular monthly communication.
We still have limited number of spaces available for September and if you are unable to make the June Open Day please do not hesitate to contact the school to arrange a visit. Alternatively you can visit the IES Breckland YouTube channel to view our latest video.
Kindest regards
Mrs A Tilbrook
IES Breckland
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Stuffed Nasturtium Flowers
Every year I grow Nasturtiums
from seed
in abundance and although thei
r colours
bring the garden border alive
it is their
taste that I love more. Their
hot fiery
colours match their taste to
perfection. They
have a spicy, peppery flavour,
a little like a
radish only slightly sweeter.
Have a go at growing them an
d I defy you to
be able to walk past them wit
hout plucking off a
tasty, tiny morsel.
12 Nasturtium Flowers
1 x 225g package cream chees
e, softened
1 garlic clove, minced fine
1/2 tablespoon fresh chives (you
can use chive
blossoms, chopped)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh lem
on verbena (or lemon
balm, lemon thyme, lemon bas
il, lemon catnip, or
lemon zest)
Salt and Pepper (optional)
Make sure the flowers are clea
n and dry.
Pick them as close to serving
time as possible, but
definitely the same day.
Store in the refrigerator until
ready to use.
Mix cream cheese thoroughly w
ith the herbs. Season
to taste.
Place 1 or 2 teaspoons of the
mixture,
depending on the size of the
flower, in
the centre of the flower.
Pull the petals upwards to cov
er the
cheese as much as possible an
d press
lightly in to the cheese.
Enjoy with a chilled glass of
white wine.
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Below you will find the list of elected representatives that cover the Brandon area, along with details of voting numbers.
Forest Heath District Council (Brandon West):David Bimson - 851 votes [ELECTED]David Palmer - 679 votes [ELECTED]Simon Le Grys - 585 votesVictor Lukaniuk - 576 votes
Forest Heath District Council (Brandon East):Peter Ridgwell - 901 votes [ELECTED]Christine Mason - 806 votes [ELECTED]Reg Silvester - 805 votes [ELECTED]Eddie Stewart - 761 votesTony Simmons - 754 votesDave Whitear - 629 votesStephen Dean - 509 votesCynthia Howell - 391 votes
Brandon Town Council West (Uncontested):David Bimson [ELECTED]Esther Jacobs [ELECTED]
Brandon Town Council East:Tony Simmons - 898 votes [ELECTED]Reg Silvester - 753 votes [ELECTED]Peter Ridgwell - 666 votes [ELECTED]Geoff Hughes - 652 votes [ELECTED]David Palmer - 621 votes [ELECTED]Paul MacLoughlin - 574 votes [ELECTED]Keith Butcher - 428 votes [ELECTED]Norman Vant - 426 votes [ELECTED]Peter Callaghan - 391 votesLee Jacobs - 305 votes
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Election Results
The town traders have pulled together and produced what is hopefully the biggest collection of window displays to be seen in many years.
Working with the Carnival Committee, they followed the theme of “Children’s Books” and most have even managed to continue the theme linking the book to their shop.
With over 20 shops taking part, along with all the flags and bunting, our High Street should be looking quite colourful.
The town’s school children have been given a sheet that lists all shops taking part along with a list of books. The idea is to match the shop with the book. Funding has been provided from the Portas account set up by the Town Trader’s Team and there will be prizes for the
first 100 entries handed in at the town council office during the week prior to the carnival.
Cijay from the Meatmarket, who chairs the group, said he hoped it would be the first of many such initiatives to bring awareness of the shops we have and give the youngsters a little something to do during the holiday.
The displays will be on show from Monday 1st June until Carnival day on June 7th.
Why not pop along and see if you can guess the book titles chosen and displayed by the town’s traders.
If your child does not bring a form home from school, they can be collected from any shop displaying the poster.
Carnival Window Trail
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As another successful season comes to an end, two more teams have won honours. Firstly, the U7 Lads won the SNYFL Plate in their first season together and secondly our Ladies finished off an outstanding season by finishing runners-up in the NWGFL League Cup. Just two weeks later the ladies were crowned Division 2 League Champions, gaining promotion to Division 1.
Brandon Lads U7s battled it out with five other teams to become SNYFL U7 Plate Champions. Brandon’s first game was against Morley FC; goals from Finn Corke, Cameron Goddard and Jack Halls ensured that Brandon started on the right note with a win. Three more wins against Thetford Independents, East Harling and Thetford Bulldogs followed the same track, with goals from Josh Gaughan, Archie Granger and Logan Mathers, this left Brandon at the top of the table and guaranteed them a place in the final with one game to play. Brandon lost their last match to Morley, which meant a re-match in the Final between two very strong teams. The final kicked off and within minutes of the whistle a break away goal from Captain Finn Corke put Brandon into the lead. Another goal followed and at half time the score was an edgy 2-0 to Brandon. The second half started well and with some stout defending from Joe Garner and fine goalkeeping from Alfie Tuffs it wasn’t long before Brandon added to their total with goals from Mathers, Halls and Corke, the final whistle blew with jubilant scenes from all the boys, coaches and parents who endured a rain filled day to see a final score of 7-0. The coaches would like to thank Warren Fraser, Tyler Kilroy, Bobby Wright and Fraser Guthrie who have been part of our league squad over the last season. The Lads would also like to thank kit sponsor Warren Services, who have
agreed to carry on their sponsorship with the team for a further two years and purchase another kit. The coaches would also like to say thank you to the boys, girls and parents for the continued support.
After moving from the SGWFL to the NWGFL the Ladies finished off an incredible first season by going unbeaten; only conceding 9 goals and scoring an incredible 161 goals in 22 league matches on the way to becoming Division 2 League Champions and gaining promotion to Division 1 at the first time of asking. A good Cup run saw the Ladies make it through four rounds beating two Div 1 sides, Bungay Town and Thorpe United, to reach the final that was played at Plantation Park Norwich against a strong Wymondham Town Ladies side. Although Brandon Ladies put up a fight, Wymondham were just too strong on the day scoring from two set pieces and beating Brandon 2-0 to lift the Cup. The Ladies team set targets at the start of the season and they’ve all had been met – a good Cup run, promotion and individual targets along the way.
We are continually looking for sponsors and local companies to support the club, so if you are interested in seeing your name on the front of one of our kits or hoodies, please contact our Gary Rampley on 07716 188000.
Brandon Town Youth FC
The Breckland Branch of Cats Protection have recently taken in very young pregnant females cats. Unneutered female cats can come into season as young as 5 months old, and by the time they are 7 months old, they can have a litter of kittens.
This has happened several times this year already and we are still at the early end in the kitten season. One mum of 7 months old, who is in our care, has just had a litter of 4 kittens and yet she is not fully grown and still does not have all of her adult teeth.
Young mums don’t make very good mothers. They are still kittenish themselves, and although they appear to be caring mums to start with, by the end of the first week they have often lost interest in the kittens, and are easily distracted by the world around them, watching the birds and playing with toys.
As the branch’s hand rearer, these tiny kittens come to me to be bottle fed around the clock until the are 3 weeks old. Then they can go through the night, but still need to be fed every 3 hours during the day. Although it is very rewarding work, sometimes it is hard too. These kittens are very vulnerable and
would stand a better chance of survival if they could have stayed with a more mature mother. Sadly they don’t all make it.
We do try to get the message across about getting cats of both sexes neutered at an early age - we recommend 4 months of age - yet every year we are still inundated with pregnant cats that have been kicked out of their homes, and tiny kittens that have been dumped because the owners couldn’t cope with them, or didn’t bother to get their cats neutered. Kittens are very appealing, but they don’t stay tiny and cute for long. If you take on a kitten you have a responsibility to care for them properly for their lifetime, which can be up to 15 years, sometimes a lot more. Vaccinations and early neutering help prevent the kittens succumbing to infections and becoming victims of road accidents. Be a responsible cat owner - have your cat neutered, and if you need help with the cost, call us. We want to help you. We issue neutering vouchers for anyone on a low income, on benefits, or on a pension. Our number is 01842 810018.
Rita Thompson
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Breckland Cats Protection
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Sudoku Code Word
Enter numbers into the blank spaces Each letter A-Z is represented by a number 1-26.so that each row, column and 3x3 Can you crack the code and solve the crossword?box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Every letter of the alphabet us used at least once.
Number Pyramid
Fill every box in the tower with anumber. The value in a square isthe sum of the numbers directlybeneath it.
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Find as many words as you can. Words must be at least 3 letters and must use the central letter. No letter can be used more than once. There is a 9 letter word to be found.Solutions can be found on page 31
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Councils
Brandon Town Council (Town Clerk) 01842 811844 Forest Heath District Council (Main Switchboard) 01638 719000Suffolk County Council (Public Enquiries) 0845 606 6067
Health Services
Doctor - Brandon Medical Practice (High Street) 01842 810388Doctor - Forest Group Practice (Bury Road) 01842 810206Dentist - Apex Dental Care (Bury Road) 01842 812276Dentist - The Dental Surgery (High Street) 01842 812381Hospital - West Suffolk (Bury St Edmunds) 01284 713000NHS 111 - Medical Help (Less urgent than 999) 111
Help & Advice
Citizens Advice Bureau (Brandon Office) 01842 811511Social Care Services (Customer First) 0808 800 4005Suffolk Constabulary (Non Emergency) 101
Utility Companies
Electricity - UK Power Networks (Fault Line) 08007 838 838Gas - National Grid Gas (Emergency Number) 0800 111 999Water - Anglian Water (24 Hour Leakline) 0800 771 881
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