Methwold TimesServing the villages of

Brookville, Methwold& Methwold Hythe

Issue 347 September 2012

Come and Join the 1st Methwold Scout Groupat Methwold Scout Hut, Stoke Road, Methwold

Go on, give your car a treat!

While you are there, why nottreat yourself, we will havethe following for sale:

Bacon/Sausage Rolls

Tea/Coffee/Juice

Slice of cake/biscuit

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WANTED!Items suitable for

Car-booting

Has anybody got any unwanted items that they

would be prepared to donate to Methwold The-

atre Club that would be suitable for us to sell at

car-boot sales in order to raise much needed

funds for props and equipment needed for fu-

ture performances. NewMembers

Welcome!Please call Amanda on 01366 727309

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OCTOBER20th October Craft Fair Methwold High School 10am-3pm20th October Quiz Evening Fenton Room 7.30pm

NOVEMBER24th November M’wold Primary Sch Xmas Fair St George’s Hall 11am-3pm

DECEMBER1st December Craft & Gift Fair St George’s Hall 10am-4pm8th December Social Club Xmas Bingo Social Club 6.30pm

This is your publication so why not let us know what you think.Written contributions to the Methwold Times,

by the 14th of every month may be sent to the editor:Mo Truss, 46 Globe St, Methwold

Thetford, Norfolk, IP26 4PQPhone 01366 727462

or E-mail: methwoldtimes@mtruss.co.ukor can be left at

Gary Boyce Butchers

THANKS

Mr & Mrs Patrick would like to thank everyone that made our wedding day sospecial and memorable. Especially David for the music in the church, Rev. JoanHoran for the service, the St. George's bellringers, Lorna & Corin for all the beau-tiful flowers, Lorna & Keith for making the stunning bridesmaids dresses and thereading in church, Mrs porter for allowing us to use porters barn for our weddingreception and for both of our parents for all of their help and support. What anamazing day.

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THANKSI would like to thank all who sent cards and get well wishes during my recentspell in hospital. Also to the Busy Bees for the beautiful plant, and thanks for allthe many offers of help by means of shopping, lifts, washing etc.

Grateful thanks goes to our neighbours, Carol and Graham, for providing Leowith evening meals while I was in hospital.

Special thanks to the doctors, nurses and all staff of the Critical Care Unit atWest Suffolk Hospital

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THANKSI would just like to thank the Busy Bees for their kind gift of a basket of fruit. Mydaughter-in-law Teresa brought it in to the hospital for me where I enjoyed itgreatly.

Whilst writing I would also like to thank the club for making me so welcome atthe Monday afternoon meetings when I've been able to attend.

Regards,Stanley Thomas

Hythe Road, Methwold

BORED IN THE EVENINGS? WANT NEW CHALLENGES? ADVENTURES?Then look no further, 1st Methwold Scout Group are looking for you!! We are currently looking to recruit new assistant leaders for the Beaver Colony,the Cub Pack and the Scout Group for our 40+ members. If you feel that you areup to the challenge, the adventure and would like to gain new skills, please giveus a call, we will be delighted to hear from you.Ms Jean Dennett is our recruitment officer and she can be reached at:

07880954748, so give us a call,your adventure starts today.....

CRAFT FAIR

We are holding a craft fair at Hockwold and Methwold Community School, on Saturday 20th October 10-3pm. For any enquiries please call 01366 728333 or email trh@mhscloud.net bookearly to avoid disappointment.

Methwold Community Action Group (MCAG) –Skills needed

Since the re-opening of the Post Office MCAG has helped with starting up anumber of new projects and special interest groups within the parish. These ac-tivities have shown that with a few willing people new community based projectscan be very successfully started and help to build a good community spirit.

As part of the ongoing work and to help develop more opportunities we are invit-ing everyone who has an hour or two to spare and would like to do somethingconstructive for the community to join our “Team of Skills”.

No matter what your age, interests, hobbies, experiences or skills there is boundto be something that you could contribute to a project. It need not be a long termongoing commitment and may only be an occasional one-off task. How muchtime you have is not important what matters is the desire to do something goodfor the community.

For more information or to join in; contact one of the MCAG members, talk toone of the project leaders, email our secretary sheilab1@keme.co.uk or makecontact via the Methwold website.

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WELL DONE METHWOLDSPORTS TEAM - THIRD IN THE INTER-VILLAGE GAMES

On a stormy day in June, which resulted in the outside events being cancelled,Methwold performed brilliantly and represented the village in the most sportingway possible. The stars of the day were the boys football team and archery, bothof whom won their particular events. A special well done to Charles whose shoot-ing in archery was spectacular and notched up the best score of the day with 108out of 120. The team would like to thank Sarah Ramsay for organising the eventand keeping this tradition going in a difficult year.

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Scamps Mother & Toddler Group

Wednesday 12th September 2012 9.30am -12noon - Free play session and catchup after the summer holidays.

Wednesday 19th September 2012 9.30am - 12 noon - Funky Cats Toddler Gym.

Wednesday 26th September 2012 9.30am - 12noon - Rhyme Time and Story Timewith Sure Start.

For further information please contact Jemma Pooley, 46 High Street, Methwold.Tel: 01366 728791.

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RECYCLING

I recently had the opportunity to visit the council run Materials Recovery Facility

First the GOOD NEWS: Recycling is not just for the hair shirt and home made shoesbrigade. The modern, computer controlled operation at Costessey employs eightylocal people and makes a profit for the local councils. This profit may be spent in thelocal economy or saved to keep council tax rises smaller than they might otherwise be.

There is also some NOT SO GOOD NEWS: There are only three remaining opera-tional landfill sites in Norfolk and we are running out of space.Unfortunately many householders (me included) have not fully grasped the way thesystem works.

Materials for recycling should not be bagged as separate categories but placed in thebins loose to be pre sorted at Costessey. ElfinHealth and safety does not permit theworkers to open bags other than those specially provided to those houses where greenbins are not appropriate. (Thankyou for the thought but all that extra effort was to noavail) Tins and plastic bottles should NOT be flattened. One of the sorting machinesdistinguishes flat objects from three dimensional ones, and this part of the systemmoves the 2D paper and card to separate parts of the facility from the 3D cans & bot-tles to the correct part of the unit. Ideally, bottle tops should be removed and placed inthe ordinary rubbish, although it may be that local schools/nurseries could use them inlessons as counters etc.

Most households are doing their bit to conserve finite resources and protect the envi-ronment. The parish council is looking into the possibility of running a limited opera-tion whereby recycling credits would accrue directly to the Parish of Methwold, so itwould be in everyone's interest to increase our efforts. I hope the following lists willhelp clarify matters.

Recycling bin/bag Household Waste Recycling CentreAerosol cans (empty) * Aluminium foil (clean)Cardboard (clean) * Bags and belts **Catalogues (no outer packaging) * Batteries (car and household)Cereal boxes * Biscuits/sweet tinsCorrugated card * Blankets **Drink cans (clean)* Books **Egg boxes (cardboard) * Clothes/textiles **Food tins (clean)* Clothes hangers **Junk mail (no envelopes) * Crockery **

DuvetsElectrical goods (large and small)EnvelopesFluorescent lightsHosepipesLow energy bulbs

Items marked * may also go to household waste recycling centres.Items marked** may be of interest to charity shops.

The following should go into the black rubbish bin: Bread bags. Crisp packets. Polystyrene egg boxes. Envelopes. Food waste.Fruit waste. Ice cream tubs.

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MINUTES OF METHWOLD PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGHELD AT ST. GEORGE’S HALL

THURSDAY 12TH JULY 2012

Present: Mr R Hood – Chairman, Mr C Neville, Mr P Ashman, Mr J Mar-riage, Mr D Masters, Mr C Stone, Ms S Stones, Mr J Henry, Mr D Wortley,Mrs B Horton.

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OPEN FORUMLetters from residents of Brookville were presented asking that the current 40mphspeed limit be extended along the north west of the B1112 through Brookville toencompass the two properties at True Hill and the north end of Brook Lane. Thisrequest will be passed to Highways.It was noted the ‘No Cycling’ signs along the cemetery path at the entrance toGlobe Street are obliterated and are in need of replacing. Cyclists have been tear-ing through the gap and the Open Spaces Working Party was tasked with re-searching the cost of regravelling this part of the path to deter cyclists.Concern was raised regarding the deteriorating condition of buildings at PetchCorner. The Borough Council has been made aware of this previously but Build-ing Control will be informed again that walls are crumbling onto the footpath.The question of whether any proposed new play equipment at the RecreationGround should be fenced was raised and it was stated that this matter is still underconsideration. A public meeting is to be held on July 23rd at 7pm in the FentonRoom to discuss the proposals for new play equipment.

1. Apologies for Absence: Mrs B Bluck, Mrs M Wortley.Mr M Peake – Borough CouncillorIt was noted Mrs M Truss has resigned as a member of Methwold Parish Coun-

cil. It was agreed a letter of thanks should be sent to Mrs Truss for her service tothe Parish Council.

2. No Declarations of Interest made

3. The Minutes of the meeting held on 14/06/12 were agreed as a true recordof the meeting.

4. Matters arising from past minutes:Comment was made regarding the accuracy of the minutes from the meeting heldon 14/06/12.

It was agreed any clarification which might be included by the Clerkshould in future be identified in some manner.

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It was agreed any clarification which might be included by the Clerkshould in future be identified in some manner.

5. Reports:5.1 Chairman’s Report:

The Chairman has attended meetings of the Working Parties and the ParishCouncil Finance Committee. He has also met with the caretaker of the Vil-lage Hall and discussion has taken place regarding the need to replace flash-ing on the roof of the boiler room at the Hall.The Chairman has also approached the electrician who fitted the Frost Statregarding checking that the Frost Stat is working correctly.The hand railings at the back door of the Hall need some maintenance work.

5.2 Clerk’s Report:• Documents relating to the Wayleave agreement for the sub-station adja-

cent to St. George’s Churchyard have been returned to the solicitor actingfor the electrical company and a response is awaited.• A further letter has been received from the owners of No. 57 GlobeStreet regarding a hard access across Lower Green; the contents of whichwas made known to the Council. The advice from solicitor Nicholas Han-cox was that a new right of way across Lower green should be paid for andif any slabs were to be laid they should be laid professionally, to make surethey would be safe and a legal agreement would be needed. The owners ofNo. 57 have stated that they do not wish to progress the project and thus theParish Council resolved by six votes in favour (three abstentions) not to dis-cuss this matter further.The Clerk is reviewing risk assessment procedures and documentation. Thegeneric risk assessment supplied by NALC has been adapted and risk as-sessment for the Village Hall will be updated. It was noted an annual fireextinguisher check is undertaken by Ashill Fire Protection Ltd which is nowdue and the annual play equipment inspection which is contracted throughthe Borough Council should be undertaken in August.The Clerk is booked to attend a course entitled ‘Grave Matters’. The ParishCouncil will be asked to pay one third of the £25.00 fee for the course.The Clerk has met with Highway Engineer Andy Wallace and has passed onconcerns raised at previous Council meetings. Mr. Wallace has said that‘trods’ are not sprayed with weed killer by the Highway department as theyare not official footways. The Highway Inspector is due to inspect the Meth-wold area and pot holes should be noted during his inspection. The High-way Rangers should be in the village the week commencing August 6th.The pest controller formally used by the Parish Council has been asked toprovide a quote to eradicate moles from the Cemetery. The Clerk has madecontact with a ferret handler who would be willing to use ferrets to cull rab-bits in the Cemetery in the autumn.

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contact with a ferret handler who would be willing to use ferrets to cull rab-bits in the Cemetery in the autumn. Communication has been received from the Borough Council of King’sLynn and West Norfolk regarding changes to the refuse collection. Market-ing & development Manager, Hayley Kurt, has offered to visit a ParishCouncil meeting to explain changes. She will be asked why there is a needto visit the parish as this would involve funding which it was thought couldbe put to better use.

5.3 The Report from the Hall and General Working Party meeting held onJune 18th was considered and accepted as part of the minutes of the Parish Coun-cil meeting. The report is attached as appendix A.

Some discussion took place regarding the possible subsidence of the FentonRoom extension. The gauges attached to the walls of the Fenton Room tomonitor possible movement have shown no indication of a problem but it isfelt cracks on the internal wall of the ladies toilet may be getting wider. TheParish Council is to seek quotes for a test pit to be dug in the car park at theend of the Fenton Room to investigate whether there is a problem with thedrains. This matter will be an agenda item for the August meeting of theParish Council.Other matters as listed in the Working Party Report were considered andwill be acted on as noted.

5.4 The Report from the Open Spaces Working Party meeting held on June28th 2012 was considered and accepted as part of the minutes of the Parish Coun-cil meeting. The report is attached as appendix B.

Mr C Stone expanded on points raised at the Working Party meeting. It ishoped any new play equipment provided at the Recreation Ground could bemaintained through money raised from recycling banks which could be pro-vided in the village. The meeting was briefly suspended to allow a memberof the public to contribute. The Parish Council was informed that the Bor-ough Council provide the bottle bank by the entrance to Methwold SocialClub. It had been thought the Social Club received income from the bank butthis is not so and further investigation will be undertaken regarding this mat-ter.The WREN grant application to provide further play equipment at the Recre-ation Ground is progressing well.Regarding use of the Recreation Ground by Methwold United for the2012/13 season it was agreed by all to charge £1 per Home Team memberper match (£11). The Club will be contracted to a) level and re-seed the usedgoal areas, b) ensure that a thorough litter sweep is conducted after everyhome match and c) if the Club wishes to change the position of the pitch theexact new position of the pitch must be agreed with the Council and theClub is to be responsible for moving and re-setting the goal posts which

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which must be inspected by the Council.Some discussion took place regarding the need to provide access points tothe Recreation Ground for wheelchair users.It was requested that quotes be obtained for trimming the hedge at Meth-wold Cemetery.Comment was made regarding the recent repair to the Churchyard wall aspart of the repair has cracked. It was noted the specification did not ask forthe wall to be topped but the contractor will be made aware of the cracking.

6. Accounts for June were approved for payment. Expenditure

Payee Net VAT GrossStaff remuneration 719.30IR - PAYE 269.63CGM 119.73 23.95 143.68Viridor 216.62 43.32 259.94Initial Washrooms 31.47 6.29 37.76Viking 72.15 14.43 86.58Anglianwater 107.46Anglianwater 15.05

Income

Post Office £51.00Doctors £60.00Other Hall lettings £50.00

Councillors were presented with an up to date expenditure spreadsheet.

6.1 It was agreed by all to withdraw item 6.1.

6.2 It was agreed a mound should be added to the upper end of the zip wire at the Recreation Ground as in the drawing presented up to an estimated

cost of £150.

7. Planning:Applications for consideration7.1 British Sugar Plc, Wissington Sugar Factory: Amendments to planning ap-proval C/2/2001/2030 to include alterations to conveyors and pipe racks, mixtanks, ensilement/storage area layout, engineering works and piping associatedwith the anaerobic digestion lagoon, revision of digestate handling and storagebuildings/layout, waste water treatment plant layout, biogas handling structuresand layout and an increase in the area to accommodate the construction com-pound PP/C/2/2012/2003

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Notice of Decisions7.2 Construction of a steel framed sheeted building to act as enclosure aroundthe discharge point of the limex 70 conveyor at Wissington Sugar Factory, Col-lege Road, Wereham 12/00813/F

Permission granted

Notification received that the planning application for proposed storage buildingsat the Workshops, Brandon Road, Methwold has been withdrawn.

8. Correspondence8.1 Flyer regarding the Community Conservation Grant 2012-13. Information canbe found at www.norfolk.gov.uk8.2 To report a problem with a public right of way:https://online.norfolk.gov.uk/prowproblem/8.3 EDP “Pride in Norfolk” awards 2012 - information e-mailed to Councillors

9. Code of ConductIt was agreed to accept the new Code of Conduct as adopted by the BoroughCouncil of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk.

10. Further Reports /items for the next agenda:The Highway Engineer will be approached again regarding maintenance ofthe trod between Methwold and Methwold Hythe.Some discussion took place regarding who is responsible for cutting the

grass by the notice board in Methwold Hythe.Five moles have been caught on the Rec.

Road markings have been re-painted in the High street but holes have notbeen filled in.Quotes are being sought for pest control in the cemetery.Youths have spray painted equipment at the Recreation Ground. However,having been identified, those responsible have cleaned the equipment. Theparents of the children are to be thanked for their quick intervention.Pot holes are still in need of repair in Ventura Close and along the FeltwellRoad. It was also noted Petch Corner has again been flooded during heavyrain.One of the metal frames over one of the windows at the Fenton Room needsto be secured.

It was necessary on two occasions to suspend Standing Order No. 1z to allow themeeting to continue past 9.30pm.Resolution to exclude the public to consider the following:

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ST GEORGE’S CHURCH, METHWOLD

Rector: Revd Joan Horan 01842-828034Curate: Revd Ken Waters 01366-727220Churchwardens: Nick Guyer 01366-727293

Dr Ian Nisbet 01842-828956Church Elders: Bob & Madge Watts 01366-728211PCC Secretary: Deannie Nisbet 01842-828956

SEPTEMBER

2nd Sep - 13th Sunday after Trinity9.15am - Holy Communion - Revd Samuel Marsden

Readings: Song of Solomon 2: 8-13, Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23Sidesman: S Freeman Reader: I Nisbet Prayers: E DouglassFlowers: D Guyer Cleaning: S Freeman

9th Sep - 14th Sunday after Trinity9.15am - Holy Communion - Revd Ken Waters

Readings: Proverbs 22: 1-2, 8-9, 22-23, Mark 7: 24-endSidesman: M Browne Reader: S Marsland Prayers: I NisbetFlowers: B Neville Cleaning: E Douglass & W Waters

16th Sep - 15th Sunday after Trinity9.15am - Combined service with Methodists - Revd Samuel Marsden

Readings: Proverbs 1: 20-33, Mark 8: 27-endSidesman: F Walker Reader: D Mantle Prayers: D MantleFlowers: H Gill Cleaning: D Nisbet & D Guyer

23rd Sep - 16th Sunday after Trinity9.15am - Holy Communion - Revd Joan Horan

Readings: Proverbs 31: 10-end, Mark 9: 30-37Sidesman: W Waters Reader: N Guyer Prayers: S MarslandFlowers: E Douglass Cleaning: D & D Wortley

27th Sep - Thursday9.30am - Duchy of Lancaster C of E Primary School Harvest Festival

30th Sep - 17th Sunday after Trinity10.00am - “Together at Ten” combined Benefice Holy Communion service at

St Mary’s Church, Feltwell with Revd Joan Horan.

If the church is locked the keys are available from Bob & Madge Watts, Brum-blebarn Farm, 10 Hythe Road, Methwold, 01366-728211.

If you are thinking of having a baptism or wedding at the church then please con-tact Revd Ken Waters on 01366-727220.

In our Holy Communion services we lay a table for a meal. It’s a funny kind of ameal. A tiny piece of bread, a small sip of juice. A funny, tiny, almost insignifi-cant kind of a meal. In the early church, they gathered for much larger meals, infact they were banquets! People fought for the chance to get to the early seating,so that they could be sure to fill their stomachs. Then, at a certain point in ourhistory, someone decided that those meals, rather than pointing towards God,were actually turning the people’s focus in the wrong direction. And so the cus-tom of bread and the fruit of the vine, a small meal, a symbolic meal, yet one sofull of relationship it might as well be a feast… was born. A meal that is simulta-neously so much less than a meal (as defined by our super-sized appetites), andyet so much more than a meal (as defined by the love of the one who serves it tous). But you know, the fact is that Jesus doesn’t want to give us just bread. Heactually wants to be our bread. The bread of life.

God Bless,

Joke Spot: A young woman teacher explains to her class of small children thatshe is an atheist. She asks her class if they are atheists too. Not really knowingwhat atheism is, but wanting to be like their teacher, their hands explode into theair like fleshy fireworks. There is, however, one exception. Little Johnny has notgone along with the crowd. The teacher asks him why he’s decided to be differ-ent. "Because I'm not an atheist." "Then," asks the teacher, "What are you?""I'm a Christian." The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red. Sheasks Little Johnny why he’s a Christian. "Well, I was brought up knowing and lov-ing Jesus. My mom is a Christian, and my dad is a Christian, so I’m a Chris-tian." The teacher is now angry. "That's no reason," she says loudly. "What ifyour mom was an idiot, and your dad was a moron. What would you be then?""Then," Little Johnny says with a smile, "I'd be an atheist!"

PENNY JAR APPEAL FOR NEW CHAIRS This isn’t going very well as Istill have loads of empty jars, which are awfully upset because nobody wants totake them home to fill them up. Can you help an empty jar? Stop me and ask fora Jar when you see me. This time we’re hoping to raise enough money to replacethe old wooden stacking chairs that we use when we have the church full for wed-dings, funerals, Christingle, etc. Once you’ve filled a jar please drop them off atchurch or around my house and hopefully you’ll take an empty one to start again.We’re hoping to raise £1,500. Thanks.

DON’T FORGET TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: www.grimshoebenefice.com

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CAN YOU HELP US??

1st METHWOLD SCOUT GROUP ARE LOOKING FOR FUNDRAISINGVOLUNTEERS AND YOU DON'T EVEN NEED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME!.We know that time is the most precious commodity and that these days we are allshort of it, so becoming a volunteer is virtually impossible. We are looking forvolunteers, however, our campaign for volunteers is different, because we needone simple 'click' of your finger to help us on this occasion. Weare desperately trying to raise some funds to repair our leaking roof and to keepour 40+ members of little Beavers, Cubs and Scouts dry!!

1st METHWOLD SCOUT GROUP has been registered with a company called'EASY FUNDRAISING' for the past year and has managed to raise a fantasticsum of £80.00 so far for our cause.

This has been achieved with only 11 supporters! In order to raise additional fundsto help support our group, we are asking the villagers of Methwold, Brookville,other surrounding areas and friends and family, to log into the website atwww.easyfundraising.org. follow their step by step login guide andregister your cause as 1st METHWOLD SCOUT GROUP.

This website will provide a donation to our group every-time you purchase goodsonline, there are over 5000 retailers from Amazon, Ebay, Eon, Tesco's, Sains-bury's and much more, if you can think of a company, it is probably registeredwith Easy Fundraising. Many companies will provide special offers to all theirsupporters too.

Easy fundraising have made it easier to remember to 'support the 1st MethwoldScout Group' by their register and remind service, its quick and easy, 1 click andit becomes your toolbar, so all you have to do is log in and shop! (It even gives usan extra 50p too!).

COME ON, GIVE IT A GO!In advance, we would like to thank all who support us in our quest for a non-leaky roof!. Should you need assistance, please contact Paula our Secretary on01366 727364 or via email at:spaupvcproducts@tiscali.co.uk A Big Thanh you from our Scouting Group foryour continued support.

1ST METHWOLD SCOUT GROUP, STOKE

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Hospital Happenings Sept 2012Monthly Ramblings about West Suffolk Hospital

“It’s a Knockout” Bury style Update!

“It’s a Bury Knockout” on the 22nd July was quite a success with over £10,000being raised for charity and a lot of fun being had by all. Needless to say theobligatory embarrassing pictures were posted on Facebook shortly after the eventwith staff from all areas well represented including several consultants and atleast one senior manager. Demonstrations of kick boxing were particularly popular especially as the audi-ence was invited to join in. The weather held good for the event which was wellattended.Half of the proceeds will be used to upgrade cancer diagnostic equipment at thehospital, with the remainder going to Sport for Rwanda.

Major Trauma in Norfolk and Suffolk : From August 14th Suffolk and Norfolk becomes part of the East of EnglandTrauma Network.The West Suffolk Hospital will be designated a Trauma Unit (one of 14 in the net-work) and Addenbrooke’s is the Major Trauma Centre (MTC).

West Suffolk Hospital we will have support from the MTC and Trauma NetworkCo-ordination desk (TNC) which will result in prompt co-ordinated acute, urgentand rehabilitation management of the severely injured.

Case of the Month:We do quite a few micturating cystograms for patients with kidney problems.Micturition means passing urine and a cystogram is imaging of the bladder. Theseare done to see if urine tracks back up the tubes, the ureters, to the kidneys, poten-tially causing infection and kidney damage.

They are done by giving the patient an injection of radioactive tracer that fills thebladder, and then they pass urine while the camera takes pictures. It’s all done inthe best possible taste with screens round the patient while the radio is turned upto drown any embarrassing sounds. Normal and cine images are taken and can beplotted as a graph to show any back-tracking or reflux. These scans are usuallyboringly ( or reassuringly, depending on your point of view, ) negative.

Just recently we had a young chap of 5 years old who proudly told us he couldpee in the bottle. We impressed upon him ( and his Mum! ) the need for good aimas any radioactive pee on the floor or equipment renders it out of action for a day

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in a chirpy voice from behind the screens so we had a look at the images. To oursurprise the scan was very positive with a clear reflux along one ureter back uptowards the kidney. This also showed on the graphs and the pictures. The cinewas particularly impressive. This meant the little valve at the bottom of the ureterhad probably failed and he would need an operation to correct it to avoid damageto the kidney in future. Our little patient didn’t care about anything other than thefact that he’d pee’d in the bottle without spilling a drop and marched out of theroom as proud as punch!

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THANK-YOUThank you to anyone who came to our Afternoon Tea in the garden on Sunday22nd July. Northwold Youth Club helped out with collecting cups and saucers, spe-cial thanks to Kya, Hannah, Sharron & Steve.

We raised £557.00 for Methwold Church, mostly thanks to the support of ourfamily & friends. It’s a great shame that we did not have more support from thefolks from Methwold.

Robin & CaroleThe Grange.

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METHWOLD RECREATION GROUND PLAY AREASUMMARY SHEET

Many thanks to everyone who filled in a playground survey form. I thought youwould like to see the summary of results that has been prepared for the “Wren ap-plication”. Chris Stone

THE LOCAL BACKGROUND: The results of this survey should be seen in re-lation to OCSI statistics on the village produced as part of the Rural EvidenceProject in Jan 2012 :

* There are 600 households in the village (2001). As there has been somebuilding since this time the % of respondents in the survey has been reducedaccordingly.* There are 184 households with dependent children.* There were 345 children under 16 in 2010.* There are 20 single parent families.* There are more young people coming into the village than moving out so

the number of children may rise. * There are 60 families with no cars. This is below the national average butin a rural area with few amenities it is, nevertheless, significant both interms of the elderly and young. * Children in out of work families is only just below the national average.

THE SURVEY: 100 adults (representing approx 15% of the households in the vil-lage) took part in the survey- together with 22 children aged 5-6, 48 childrenaged 6-10 and 47 young people aged 12-16.METHODOLOGY: – “Adult” survey forms were issued to every householdthrough “Methwold Times” and promoted at the village’s Diamond Jubilee cele-brations where many were filled in. The survey asked for one reply per householdunless members of the household had differing views. A different form was usedfor primary age pupils and the youngest pupils were interviewed.

There is general agreement across all sections that the present playgroundhas been well used but is now tired, unexciting and in need of upgrading.This is considered particularly true of the provision for younger children.A large number of children are taken elsewhere to play because other vil-lages have “better” provision. These children would certainly use an up-graded playground in Methwold. The “meeting area”, skateboard ramp and zip-wire are still valued and needto be kept. For younger children the same can be said for the swings, climb-ing frame and see-saw. What all age-groups want is a greater variety ofmore exciting and challenging equipment.Specifically – a climbing structure, spinner, basket swing/swings, slide andgoal area/basketball net were the most popular choices for new equipment

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We have received exciting news that Pets at Home are going to support us for thecoming year. There is a bin there for donated food and they will fundraise for usthroughout the year. Look out for our table, hopefully once a month on a Satur-day, just inside the store, where forms will be available to request help with neu-tering.

Our Summer Fayre was well supported and we raised over £500 on the day andfound homes for 3 kittens but sadly no adults. Our next date for St CuthbertsChurch Hall, Thetford, is 6th October but we hope to have stalls at the RiversideKiosk on various Saturdays if it is dry!!

We still have Jessie and Buster so let’s try Bruno and Keira. They are a lovely,affectionate pair of cats who have been in our pen too long. Both are vaccinated,micro chipped and neutered and so deserve to have a loving home.

Help is needed for fundraising, selling items on ebay, indoor fostering, home vis-iting and collecting donated bric a brac. Car driver, computer owner would beuseful. If you feel you can help us even for 1 hour a week please ring the number

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WHAT DOES THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH?

THE CRUISE LINE: Deannie now has another title to add to “Management”and “Head Office” and I shall tell you more later. We were due to board the shipat Rosyth, on the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, on a Saturday in July. We set offon the Thursday to take a couple of days over the trip, perhaps stopping in theLake District on the way. All the way, the weather was appalling. I used to saythat the rain was pi**ing down (clue: think urinary outflow) but Management al-ways objected to the phrase and I am most grateful to my good friend of 35 years,Ken Griffen, for supplying an acceptable alternative. He is inherently more politethan I am and talks of the rain “persisting” down, a phrase acceptable to both ourmanagements. This is how the English language evolves, folks. To continue, weset off north, discovered from a roadside tea vendor that the A17 has been de-trunked (ie. is not a trunk road anymore so they can dig it up during the day timeand cause vast queues) and eventually hit the A1 and arrived at Scotch Corner.The rain was persisting down with great enthusiasm and we began to find roadsblocked by flooding, with dire weather warnings about how the conditions weregoing to deteriorate the next day. We took the decision to travel all the way toRosyth that day – it would have been embarrassing to miss the ship.

We now have our eighth Renault Grand Espace and a nervous break-down on the cards as they have stopped making them! Earlier this year, I bought aused version, six months old and a great deal less expensive than an unavailablenew one. By chance, this is a top of the range model and it has an amazing built-in TomTom navigation device. This Tom Tom talks to some master Tom Tom inthe sky and it knows about traffic jams and queues ahead, offering an alternativeroute to avoid the problem. It really worked overtime between Carlisle and Edin-burgh and we enjoyed some really rural and scenic routes around flooding andblockages on the M74 and M8. Also, if you need local knowledge, such as thewhereabouts of the nearest supermarket or petrol station, it will tell you!

We spent all Friday morning touring the Royal Yacht, “Britannia”, whichis moored in Edinburgh (Leith). She is a beautiful vessel, fascinating to visit. Ihesitate to discuss the politics of the situation but I left with a great feeling of sad-ness that such a magnificent ship was no longer representing our country aroundthe world and was now denied to our Queen, for whom it was the only placewhere she could relax completely. In the afternoon, following John Markham'smaxim that “time spent on reconnaissance is never wasted”, I went to have a lookat Rosyth. As a Cruise Terminal, it is, shall we say, basic and under construction.The ship moors a long way from the terminal, out in the open (no covered walk-ways) and a good way from the luggage drop and check-in areas. My main opin-ion was that, if the rain continued to persist, there would be wet people inabundance.

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Saturday morning came and the persistence was horrendous, accompa-nied by really strong winds. We got wet and, as we hitched a lift to the ship, thebus driver said “I hope you're a better doc than the last one – they've got a bodyon board”. Sure enough, in the next room to our cabin lay a poor chap who haddied the night before. Problems occurred and I had to deal with the undertakers,the police and the Procurator Fiscal's office to secure his removal before wesailed.

The cruise to Norway was quite busy from my point of view, with quitea lot of night work. One poor man developed serious heart failure and was foundon deck at 5.30am. I put him in our Intensive Care Unit and worked on him untilwe docked at 9am and were able to send him to the hospital an hour away. He im-proved during the morning and, at noon, we started to have telephone calls tellingus that he was discharging himself from hospital against their strong medical ad-vice and would be retuning to the ship! He was told in no uncertain terms by me,the nursing sister, the captain, the patient's 90 year old partner and the port agentthat this was extremely dangerous from his point of view and that he would notbe readmitted to the ship. Sure enough, half an hour before we were due to sail,he appeared in a taxi and bounced off security at the bottom of the gangway.Guess who had to go down and “sort him out”. After a long chat, I persuaded himthat, in the interests of his survival, he should go back to hospital. He agreed andsat in his taxi watching the ship leave port. Deannie comforted his partner, a gameold thing, who was in floods of tears but unable to join him as they were not mar-ried and the insurance company would not allow it.

We had various other medical crises and amusing incidents and I may re-visit these in the future.

What, dear reader? You want to know about Deannie's new title – Inearly forgot. Those of you who have cruised will know that the company pro-vides tours from the ship at each place visited. Deannie was asked to be the“Hostess” one one of these tours. The instructions were straightforward : “Here'syour first aid kit and wooden lollipop with a tour number painted on it. If anyonehas an accident and has to come back to the ship – arrange a taxi and get a re-ceipt. Above all, don't lose anybody or leave them behind” The sight of her walk-ing along the quay, lollipop aloft , followed by a queue of passengers, will livewith me for some time. Hence, the new title “Tour Hostess” or “Lollipop”. Whatdo you think? Best wishes,

We are holding a Craft Fair at Hockwold and Methwold Community School, on Saturday 20th October 10-3pm.

For any enquiries please call 01366 728333 or email trh@mhscloud.netbook early to avoid disappointment.

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RECREATION GROUND PLAY AREAONE OUTSTANDING ISSUE

By the time you read this the “Wren” Application for a grant will have gone inand our fate will be as good as sealed. There is one issue, however, that remainsproblematic – whether or not to fence off an area for under 8s. The meeting withLucinda Leonard from the Norfolk Community Council in July was unfortunatelyvery poorly attended and those that were there expressed heartfelt but differentviews. Having voted for a fence in the survey, and having listened to the argu-ments being put forward by Lucinda , my views are now not at all certain on thismatter. The arguments against a fence are :

The cost is very high and the money would be better spent on play equip-ment : Estimates for a wooden fence have ranged from £5000 to £10,000.The maintenance of a fence is constant and expensive. One local village putin a fence in at the request of parents but it is now having to be constantlyrepaired by the handyman as uprights are broken.There are reports that bullies are using fenced areas to “trap” children.Young children like to run free and are happy to play, under supervision, onthe older children’s equipment, making up all kinds of imaginative games asthey do so. They do not necessarily feel safer in a confined space – Theyfeel safer when adults are with them.Dogs – Have been a problem on the Recreation Ground but new signs areabout to be put up and the Parish Council will try to get the message acrossthat there should not be any dogs on the grassed area. One of the biggestproblems is that it is often children, themselves, who bring dogs to the park.A fence may keep some dogs out but in some circumstances it could keep adog in …and that could be just as big a problem if not worse!Glass – on the old pavilion slab is a danger if children run free. This is obvi-ously true but we need to solve the problem. We need to keep the area clean,ask those who are smashing bottles not to do it because of the health risks toothers and most importantly of all - put a pavilion back on the site.Parents, Grandparents and others who take their children to the play area areresponsible for looking after them and it is them and not a fence that reallyensures their children’s safety.What I am convinced about is the need for a fence or barrier to prevent

young children from running from the play area into the car-park but is there aneed to go further than this ? Before I finally vote on this issue I need to knowthe views of parents with young children. We will know if we have got the grantin the first week of December and it is important that we have concluded thismatter by them.

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Enquiries Tel: Eileen on 01366 727174

Psychic Supper - 22nd SeptVictoria Neal, Marcus Day,Christine Southerton,Richard Bartholomew, &Shirley Cimelli.

Get nimble with your needles for Age UK Norfolk The Big Knit 2012

Age UK Norfolk is calling on nimble-fingered knitters in Norfolk to whip outtheir wool and needles and create little woolly hats for The Big Knit 2012. Nowin its ninth year, The Big Knit raises vital funds for local and national winter proj-ects to help keep older people warmer in winter.

Knitters across the UK are being asked to knit little woolly hats which will adornInnocent smoothie bottles in Sainsbury’s stores from 21st November. For each be-hatted smoothie sold, Innocent will give 25p to Age UK’s Spread the Warmthcampaign, which will be passed on to Age UK Norfolk for each hat the localcharity contributes to the campaign.

Hilary MacDonald, Chief Executive at Age UK Norfolk said: “Winter can be a re-ally difficult time of year for many older people, so it’s really important that localknitters get behind The Big Knit to help raise funds for vital local winter proj-ects.”

This year Age UK Norfolk’s target is 1660 hats, so spread the word to friends andfamily or why not pick up a few stitches yourself?

And you don’t have to live in Norfolk to talk part. This year Age UK Norfolk’scontribution has an international edge with knitters busy knitting hats for us inSouth Africa and the USA. Toni Harrison, Marketing Officer at Age UK Norfolk,is competing with her aunt in Seattle and her mum in Johannesburg to see whocan knit the greatest number of hats for the campaign. A novice knitter, Toni haslearnt to knit especially for the fundraising challenge and is up against her auntwho has been a keen knitter for over three decades. The three are meeting up inSeattle in August for a knit and natter event.

The knitting patterns are free and are suitable for knitters of all abilities. The pat-terns are available on the Age UK Norfolk website www.ageuknorfolk.org.uk orby contacting Pat Brickley at pat.brickley@ageuknorfolk.org.uk or on 01603787111.

Please send your knitted hats to Pat Brickley at Age UK Norfolk Head Office,300 St Faith’s Road, Old Catton, Norwich NR6 7BJ. For those who don’tfancy making a hat themselves, wool and needles can be donated to the same ad-dress to help others reach the target.

The final deadline for submissions is in October, but it would be helpful if asmany as possible could be sent in as soon as possible.

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RSPB Lakenheath Fen

Whatever the weather

As I write in mid-July, it is supposed to be summer. Well, you could have fooledme! It seems that it hasn’t stopped raining for months! Although it is easy for usto grumble, it is sometimes easy to forget that our local wildlife has to grin andbear it.

The weather has made things difficult this year. Here at RSPB Lakenheath Fen,our bitterns have also suffered this year. Initially, signs were looking promising,with six “booming” males present. However, as we started counting nests, it be-came clear that things were not going very well. .............

We only seemed to have three or four active nests, compared to seven last year. Itis hard to say why they had such a bad year. Although the large amount of rainfalldidn’t help, it is more likely that the lower than average temperatures would havemade things difficult for them.The first male golden oriole was not heard singing until May 11, which is one ofthe latest recorded arrival dates on the reserve.

It seemed for a long time that this male was going to have a very lonely year,until late May when another male and a female were confirmed to be present.This prompted lots of frenzied activity and for a while, it looked like we weregoing to confirm breeding for the first time since 2009........ Alas, it seems that whatever was going on was a case of too little, too late. Pre-sumably, lack of food would have been an issue in this case as well, as the birdswould have been spending more time looking for food and less time trying tonest. Let’s hope for better news next year.

However, every cloud has a silver lining as they say! This year will go down inhistory as the first year that both pairs of cranes that nest on the reserve havefledged young in the same year. Both pairs had one young each and they bothtook their first flights on Wednesday July 11. This is fantastic news, especiallyconsidering how bad the weather has been. It not only shows that they are hardybirds, but that they just get on with it whatever the weather. A lesson for us all!

David White Information OfficerRSPB Lakenheath Fen

RSPB Lakenheath Fen

SEPTEMBER EVENTS

Sun 2nd Beginners Photography workshop- Landscape photography 10am-3pmJoin Site Manager Dave Rogers for an insight into the world of landscape photog-raphy. There will be an introductory talk followed by a guided walk to explore thephotographic opportunities of Lakenheath Fen. Adults £10/ Children £5 (RSPBmembers half price)

Sun 9th Talk: Kingfishers- up close & personal 11am-12.30pmLocal photographer Jeff Harrison will deliver a talk about one of Britain’s mostbeautiful and sought after breeding birds. This will provide an insight into theecology of these little beauties and there will be plenty of great images to marvelat. Price includes a hot drink and a biscuit. Adults £5/ Children £2 (RSPB &Wildlife Explorers members half price).

Sun 16th Kingfisher quest 10am-1pmLakenheath Fen is a great place for seeing kingfishers, but you have to have a fairbit of luck on your side! Join us for an introductory talk about these beautifulbirds followed by a walk to look out for them shooting across the water like littleblue torpedoes. Adults £4/ Children £2 (RSPB members half price).

Sun 30th Talk: Stodmarsh NNR 11am-12pmSite Manager Dave Rogers will tell us about his previous base of the Kent Na-tional Natural reserves managed by Natural England. This will include detailsabout Stodmarsh, which is a famous reserve for birds and people alike. Price in-cludes a hot drink and a biscuit. Adults £5/ Children £2.50 (RSPB Members halfprice).

Booking is essential for all events unless stated otherwise.For all enquiries and bookings, please contact: 01842 863400 or email: laken-heath@rspb.org.ukRSPB Lakenheath Fen nature reserve, Station Road, Lakenheath, Brandon, IP279AD

Costs:Unless otherwise stated, events are £4 for adults, £2 for children for (RSPB andWildlife Explorers members half-price).

Other Information: Most events have outdoor components so please dress ap-propriately. Stout footwear and warm, waterproof clothing are strongly recom-mended. We suggest you bring a torch to evening events.

Why not hire it for your next celebration?Full bar facilities & large kitchen availableIdeal for wedding receptions, parties, etcThis is an excellent venue (with a stage)

We’re able to organise catering & entertainment for you

Contact Roy North on 01366 728703

Cash Bingo - Alternate Sunday & Wednesday Nights

TUESDAY INTERNAL KNOCKOUT NIGHT

ALL WELCOME

Pool Darts Dominoes Snooker CompetitionsNew pool/darts team members always welcome

Quiet comfortable lounge bar, large car park

Families welcome

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Sporting Use

Hall (1 hour) £18.00 £20.50 £24.50

Hall (2 hours) £22.50 £25.50 £29.50

Gym (1hour) £18.00 £20.50 £24.50

Gym (2 hours) £22.50 £25.50 £29.50

Football Pitch (1 hour) £18.00 £20.50 £29.50

Football Pitch (2 hours match) £22.50 £30.50 £35.50

Multi-Activity Games Area (per hour)

Off peak (6am to 7pm)

Without lights £25.00 £25.00 £26.00

With Lights £28.50 £28.00 £30.00

Peak (7pm to close)

Without lights £28.00 £28.50 £29.50

With Lights £32.00 £32.00 £33.00

Other

Community Room £18.00 £20.00 £24.00

Fitness Suite £23.00 £25.00 £29.00

Kitchen Facilities £13.00 £14.00 £15.00

Conference Facilities (2hr) £29.00 £30.00 £35.50All bookings must be made in advance on a six week basis, 50% of the total booking cost will need to be receivedand cashed one week prior to the start date of the booking and the remainder of the whole booking charge must thenbe paid by week 3 of the booking.

Failure to pay either instalment will result in your booking being cancelled with immediate effectCancellations of a session by the external agency will still be charged as once a booking has been confirmed it isnon refundable.

The organisation has the right to cancel a booking as all School activities will take priority (such as parentsevenings and exams in the hall), however the grounds man will try and relocate the activity to another suitablevenue within the school. If this is not possible the booked session will be cancelled, this will not be refunded but an-other session will be added to the end of your booking.

Community Sports Building

Hockwold and Methwold Community School

Tel (01366) 728333

EXTERNAL BOOKINGS PRICES

Day Time Age Ac- Contact Name

Tue 3.30-4.30Adult 11+

Street Dance(Lorna Adams)

Katherine Pike

4.30-5.30

6.30-9.30Up to 11yrs

Primary School StreetDance (Lorna Adams)(Lorna Adams)

Katherine Pike

6.30-7.30 Adult Weight Watchers Jon Winn

8.00-9.00 Adult Zumba Kris Guffa

Wed 6.00-7.00 Adult Tennis Club NightJames Spur-geon

7.00-9.00 11 Yrs + Badminton Chris Stone

Thu 6.30-80.. 16 Yrs + M’wold Ladies NetballGemma Weath-erley

It is with regret but the gym is no longer open to the public due to lack ofmembers and the ever increasing running costs

Activity Timetable - Spring Term 2012

For more information, please con-tact Jon Winn (Director of Special-

ism)Or pop into the school

(01366) 728333

Email: fitness@mhscloud.net

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Split firewood £40 per cubic metre.

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Karl ButtersCARPENTER & BESPOKE JOINERY

excellent references availabletel: 01366 727139

mob: 07836 24 80 58email:kbcarpenter@btinternet.com

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Next Door is an apartment designedto accommodate couples or two sin-

gles sharing a room.

It has ramped wheelchair access,parking plus storage for wheelchairs

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LAZY DAYSIs a warm and welcoming group for people with a physical disability of any

age with a young at heart out look on life. .

We are a social group meeting at the Fenton rooms at Methwold village hallon a Tuesday 10-3pm.

We have members from the surrounding villages & have been running for ayear.

We do puzzles, quizzes,table games and go on outings we also have a exer-cise lady who comes once a month for chair exercise which we all enjoy.

There is also a chance of a hot meal and we have trained carers to help withsupport and activities.

We are looking for new member so why not come along and have a look at usyou will be given a warm welcome.

Contact Anne Greenacre on 01366 727356 or email me atannegreenacre@fsmail.net

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Have you ever wished you had learned as a child? Well it is never

too late to tryOR do you have a son or daughter

who would like to learn?

IF SO, please contact Pam or RussellMcKie at 35 Globe Street, Methwold

Tel: 01366 727014

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KSP MobilityKing Size People Are Offering

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Electric Cookers,

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AERIAL INSTALLATION

DW TV Aerials 39ARTIST Vulcan Portraits 51BED & BREAKFASTMagdalen House 37BUILDERS C.P. Smith 46

E J Billman 51Stannard Services 32BUTCHERSGary Boyce 17CAR REPAIRS

C.J.Wortley & Sons 33CAR TRAILER SPARESFenland Trailers Ltd 49CARPENTERSKarl Butters 36Richard Pooley 46CESSPIT EMPTYING Dick Fendick 53John Allen 40CHILDREN & BABIES

Bumps 43

CHURCHESNorthwold Spiritualist Group 24St George's Church 13CLEANING SERVICESA & J Edwards 54Deft Cleaning Services 47

CLUBSLazy Days 38

Methwold Social Club 28CURTAINSAlternative Curtain Co 42DIGGER HIREStannard Services 32

DRESS MAKINGShirley Arnold 36DRIVING SCHOOLSYounge Learners 50ELECTRICIAN'S & REPAIRERSEnvironmental Installation Serv- 53

J&M 45ENTERTAINMENT

Happy Wanderers 40FENCINGJ W Fencing 34FINANCEMethwold Investment Club 2FISH & CHIP SHOPSRumbles 38

The Fish Piper 42FLORIST

Yolande 33FUNERAL DIRECTORSP.R.Bowers & Sons 44R.H.Bond 51GARAGE DOORSFenland Garage Doors 49GARDEN SERVICES

Branching Out 53

Complete Weed Control 50

DW Garden Services 39

Greg'sNorthwold Rockery Stone 7Taffys

HAYWortley 32HEALTH

Bone Densitometry 39Crystal Healing Therapy & Reiki 53

Debbie Fogarty Psychotherapist 35Pool & Jacuzzi Hire 41HORSE RIDING

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS (cont.)HYPNOTHERAPYDebbie Fogarty Psychotherapist 35Renaissance Hypnotherapy 22KENNELS & CATTERY & PETSCountry Retreat Boarding Cattery 48Prospect Kennels 44KEY CUTTINGA&J 40LOGSFreedom Firewood 50WortleyMARQUEE HIREGraham Smith & Sons 42MASSAGEShelly Farrow 45No Hands Massage Centre 48MOBILITY & DISABILITYK.S.P Mobility & Disability 43Mobility Plus 22MUSIC LESSONSRussell McKie 40TPF 38NAIL STUDIOPerfect Pinkies 35PEST & VERMIN CONTROLAshman Pest Control 41Graham Smith & Sons 46PLUMBING/HEATINGA B Rowley 41AS Plumbing & Heating Services 35D T Rolfe 37R. Manser 47RS Plumbing 46POST OFFICEMethwold Post Office 2

Taffys 35TPF Property Maintenance 38

PROPERTY CARE & REPAIR

Handyperson Service 22

PUBLIC HOUSES

Green Man 49

The George 34

REMOVALS & STORAGE

Arrowpak 54

ROOFING

Worzels Roofing 47

SHOE REPAIRS

A&J 40

SOLICITORS

Metcalfe Copeman & Pettefar 57

SURFACING CONTRACTORS

Neville Godfrey Ltd 45

TAXIS/PRIVATE HIRE

Bobs Taxis 52

Weeting Cars 37TILES

Northwold Tiles 55TIMBER

Stoke Ferry Timber 32TV SERVICES

D.E.T. TV 57VEGETABLES

Severalls Farm 36

WILL WRITING

Just Inheritance 57WINDOWS

S&W Plastics 56

Style 45