APRIL 2018 Last submissions date for May 2018 issue: 18th April 2018 [email protected]Tel. 727072 FROM THE EDITOR The Northwold Easter Egg Hunt has been re-scheduled due to the on-going Church renovations & improvements - see page 3 for details. The Northwold Village Yard Sale is fast approaching - see page 5 for details on how to book your stall. Rgds, Jonathan Available online at www.northwold.net Saint Andrew’s Church Coffee Morning Thursday 19 th April 10.30 – 12 Noon Come and join us in the Village Hall Everyone is Welcome All proceeds to Church funds Saint Andrew’s Restoration Appeal (SARA) with present the film What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told. From the novel by best-selling author Agatha Christie, "Murder on the Orient Express" tells the tale of thirteen strangers stranded on a train, where everyone's a suspect. One man must race against time to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again. Kenneth Branagh directs and leads an all-star cast including Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley and Josh Gad. A drama, mystery rated PG13 and lasting 1hour 55 minutes Northwold Village Hall Friday 13th April at 7.30pm Doors open at 7.00pm Tickets £6 at the door Or £5 in advance from: Ann Howarth (01366) 727772 WINE OR WATER Mike and Lyn Arman will once again be running the very popular Wine or Water stall on behalf of SARA at the Village Carnival and would be very grateful to receive full bottles of wine. Contact Lyn or Mike on 728848 or drop off at Adam Cottage, 5 Little London Lane, Northwold. Many Thanks! *** 'Gorgeous George' the Wood Fire Pizza man has confirmed he'll be there on Sat 31st Mar 5pm - 8pm. ***
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ST.ANDREW’S NORTHWOLD
CHURCH SERVICES
Plus Benefice (Church Group) services in BOLD ITALIC
1st: Benefice Communion at St. James’, Hockwold 11.00
8th: Holy Communion 11:00
15th: Service of the Word 10:00
22nd: Holy Communion 9:15
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Every Wednesday: Café cre8 - Coffee Morning at West Dereham Village Hall 9.15 – 11am. Open to everyone ages 0 – 99. For information contact Janet on [email protected].
Every Thursday: All Saint’s Lunch Club – The club meets in All Saints Academy for coffee at 10.30 am and for a two-course lunch (£3.50) at 12.00 pm. For more details of this and Flexible Fellowship, contact Carol Nicholas-Letch on 01366-500704.
St George’s Church, Methwold - Tea, Coffee & Homemade Cakes - Tuesday 10th & 24th April from 10am until 12pm. Meet up with friends, make new friends or just enjoy the drinks & cakes! Enjoy a drink & homemade cake for only £2.00
CHRISTCHURCH WHITTINGTON CHURCH SERVICES
Plus other local services within the church group. N.B. Church Group Joint Services in BOLD CAPITAL ITALICS
Thursday 19th 5.30pm Compline Wretton & Stoke Ferry Michael Poole
Sunday 22nd 9.30am Service of the Word Methwold Diane Mantle
10am All Age Service Whittington Carol Nicholas-Letch
11am Holy Communion Boughton Rev Ken Waters
Thursday 26th 10am Holy Communion Boughton
Mrs Davina Eves is in charge of the cleaning and flowers at Whittington Church this month.
Mrs Ann Wheeler and Elaine will be doing the same at Wretton.
The Northwold Annual Easter Quiz and
Easter Egg Hunt usually held on Easter Sunday will not take place this year because of continuing work to the church building - HOWEVER!! We intend to arrange this popular event for Whitsunday May 20th instead! (Hurrah!!) So look out for posters with time and place. Put the date on your calendars and make sure that you can come (Yes! There will be “Easter-Whitsun Eggs” to hunt for!!). Jane Luckman
25 Members attended last evening‟s meeting. The President welcomed everyone, we sang Jerusalem and last month‟s minutes were signed. A couple of months ago we were asked if we would be prepared to make some small „sensory‟ quilts and muffs for dementia patients at St. Leonards Care Home at Mundford. The items were made and decorated with different coloured fabrics, soft and rough, sequins, bells, lace and buttons etc., the patients find them comforting and therapeutic to hold, there were a number made and we received a letter of thanks to all the ladies who made these lovely pieces. There was also a thank you letter for donations made by some of our members, to the „One to One‟ charity, which I wrote about in last month‟s issue of Village Life. Preparations are underway for the Northwold Village Yard Sale and Scarecrow Day on Bank Holiday Monday 7th May. Posters will be out next month. The Lunch Club reported that their meal at the Green Man at Methwold Hythe was very good and they enjoyed themselves. The March lunch will be at The White Hart at Foulden. Members were reminded of the up and coming events – Theatre; a visit to Shadwell Estate Stud; the Fashion Show in King‟s Lynn; Café Britannia in Norwich and several more. The book club is taking
shape and will hopefully start soon. Head office at Norwich wants each WI in Norfolk to help to make Bunting, which will be used at the many events held during the year. Each pennant should include the name of the WI but the design is being left to each individual WI, so our „crafters‟ will be asked to help with that. Our speaker was Juyna Lewis and her talk was entitled „My Childhood in Bangladesh‟. Her childhood home, in a tea growing area of Bangladesh, was very beautiful but poor. She showed slides of the countryside and its people who live today , much the same as they did when she was a child there in the 1960‟s. The area experiences monsoons which is why it is so green and lush. The downside is, that the rain washes away roads and damages the very poor housing, both of which have to undergo repairs following the rains. The area also grows beautiful fruit, mango, pineapple and a fruit which is not common in the UK – Jackfruit, about the size of a ruby ball, which we were told tastes somewhere between an apricot and a peach. When Juyna was still an infant her father left her mother and his three small children to travel to
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England to work and study. It took him eight years working and training to become an Accountant, whereupon, he sent for his wife and children whom he also educated. Clearly, her father was a very hard working man. After her most interesting talk, she asked for a volunteer to be dressed in a sari. Jenny Bunyan was our model and Juyna demonstrated how to fold and wrap oneself in this beautiful garment. Underneath, is worn a simple underskirt tied at the waist, this is the only means of holding the rest of the sari in place - by judicious „tucking in.‟ There were other saris for us to look at, and try on if we wished. Jenny looked lovely! A most entertaining and educational talk. The competition this month was a „photograph of oneself as a child‟ it was won by Jenny Bailey, second Patsy and third was Rosemary and very cute they all looked. Our delicious supper was provided by Jenny Baily, Jenny Bunyan, and Brenda. Next month our speaker will be Charles Lewis and the subject will be „Tulip Mania‟, so the gardeners amongst us will be especially looking forward to our next meeting. Beryl Quilter
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LUNCH CLUB
NORTHWOLD SPIRITUALISTS CHURCH
Meet every other Friday
in the Village Hall, School Lane,
Northwold , Thetford IP26 5LL
7.30 pm start. Doors open at 7pm. (Guests subject to change)
April 6th - Racketsh & Bobby
April 20th - Victoria Neal
May 11th - Nick Kenning Clairvoyant
May 25th - Diane Beba
Enquiries:
Text Faye 07523 866797
Visit norfolk.thespiritguides.co.uk
under Norfolk Events – Northwold
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Donation per person:-
£2.00 Service nights
£4.00 Clairvoyant evenings
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Wednesday 4th April
Wednesday 9th & 16th May
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Having sent off the latest batch of stamps and postcards from Northwold residents to Dogs Trust we‟ve just received the latest instalment of amounts raised – as at week commencing 5 March 2018 the stamps, foreign currency and postcards from UK supporters have raised £6,946.24 (that‟s £3,200 raised during February)! So it‟s a big thank you to everyone who has donated their stamps so far ... and hope they continue to do so!
Cheers!
Sharron & Steve Freemantle 17 Church Lane, Northwold
On Monday 12th March 16 people enjoyed a delicious meal of pork casserole, rice and vegetables followed by pear and date sponge with cream. Tea, Coffee and chocolates, courtesy of Pat Cooper, completed the meal. The next lunch club will be on Monday 9th April at 12 noon in the village hall when we will be serving an Easter lunch of Chicken with stuffing, roast potatoes and v e g e t a b l e s f o l l o w e d b y marmalade bread and butter pudding. If you have not been to the Lunch Club before and would like to join us for the April meal please call me on 01366 727772 to book your place.
Ann Howarth
Northwold WI are organising a
VILLAGE YARD SALE
and SCARECROW TRAIL
in NORTHWOLD
on Monday 7th
May 2018
Sell your pre-loved items in the comfort of your garden or garage
Executive Head Teacher: Mrs Carole Reich Deputy Executive Head Teacher: Mr M King
Welcome once again to the Norman section of Village Life.
The last two months have seen music, sport and the weather cause much excitement in our school.
Heavy snow falls from the Tuesday night onwards forced all but one school in our area to close. After a long phone conversation at 6 am on the Wednesday between Mrs Reich and myself, we decided we could stay operational and therefore open the 3 schools in the partnership; only to find that it snowed harder and harder the longer the day went on, forcing us to close on the Thursday and Friday.
Deciding whether or not to close a school is fraught with all kinds of difficulties. It’s like being the judge of a talent contest and having to choose the top three acts: there will never be universal agreement about the decision made. We therefore make our decisions based on information from weather forecasts, Norfolk county council and the police.
On the one hand people will quite rightly say that ‘schools never shut in my day due to a bit of snow.’ And actually I would be one of them, because if my memory is correct, when I was a pupil there from 1973 to 1980 Northwold primary school never closed due to bad weather. Part of the reason was because Mr Booty lived next door so he didn’t have to drive. Sadly I can’t remember whether Mrs Edwards or Mr White (who I think lived in Swaffham at the time) were able to manage the drive to Northwold because all I do remember is playing outside in the snow for most of
the day.
We used to be allowed to play on the field before school. Imagine our excitement in seeing a whole field full of crisp, deep snow, completely untouched and fresh. The snow also used to often drift along the ditch on the edge of the playing field that bordered Mr Frank Giles’ land. From the top corner of the field, where the slide and sand pits used to be, roughly down to where Langley Lodge now stands. We had so much fun trying to run through drifts that would be well over our knees in depth, pushing each other over and falling down in the soft cold snow. The bell would ring and we would reluctantly make our way in for registration and assembly; trousers, coats and woollen gloves already either damp or soaked through.
I can’t remember how long we spent in lessons but I do know that Mr Booty would very generously let us all have plenty of time to play out in the snow. The whole field became a frenzy of activity and energy. I can still picture the Igloo that some of the older boys built one year in the mid-70s when the snow seemed to go on forever. The rest of the time was a blur of building snowmen, snowball fights, running, sliding, falling over, laughing, getting wet through and getting something my parents used to call ‘hot aches’ in my hands (I never understood what that term meant biologically, but can remember the pain whatever its proper name). Some people got hurt, some injured but great memories and fun times. Hopefully our current generation of children will
remember it with the same level of enjoyment as I do.
Although we let children play outside in the snow, we have to take safety into consideration more carefully than in the 1970s. We try our hardest to keep all of our three schools open, but sometimes we have little option but to close for the safety of everybody, and we understand that this will not be met with universal approval.
Sport and music have been other areas of great excitement this term. The quality of PE at the school is excellent and the children also get regular opportunities to take part in local competitions including for example, cross country, athletics, tag-rugby, football and something called Tri-Golf. For a relatively small school, the Norman always puts in performances to be proud of; indeed we were crowned champions at the recent Tri-golf championship! Congratulations to all the pupils who take part, try their best and have fun representing our school, and thanks to all the parents and staff who make these events happen through their support and hard work.
At the time of going to press we will be looking forward to the annual 5-a-side football tournament at the Norman (28th March). I’m sad to be missing it this year as I have to be in Norwich for what they call these days a ‘twilight’ meeting. I’m just so pleased that the tournament is still being run and hope that the local schools around us will support this event and enter as many teams as possible.
Back in my day the football tournament used to be held on a Saturday morning with something like four pitches on the go. In
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fact my dad made some metal goals for that very event when he used to work at the sugar beet factory. Wonder where he got the materials from? I absolutely loved football but was never very good at it, however, because we had so few boys, people like me would play just to make up the numbers. Lots of teams used to play in this tournament including some of the school teams from Thetford, and this only served to heighten the sense of excitement. All these footballers, in their different coloured-kits accompanied by their parents converged on our little school for most of the day. They were huge schools in comparison to us and were able to field a team just made up of 11 year-olds, rather than from all and sundry who were available on the day, regardless of age. Suffice to say we never won this tournament but I seem to remember us doing very well under the captaincy of David Lavender in his final year at the school.
Like sport the provision of music in the school is also at a very high level. As well as having great teachers, we also pay Norfolk Music Services for some specialist teaching, so every Thursday afternoon Mrs Berners teaches Barcelona class whilst Mr Taylor teaches New York class. Because this has happened over a number of years the children are amazing at picking up new instruments, styles of music and types of rhythms really quickly. I was with New York class on only their second lesson on the samba drums and Mr Taylor was so stunned at how good the class were that he said he’d never seen a group of children pick it up so fast! We’re hoping to do something musical for the carnival if we can pull it off!
Not to be left out Barcelona class entered the Norfolk Music Grading on March 9th in Norwich and were so good at performing their pieces on stage (in front of a big audience) that they were awarded the highest grade of all: outstanding. This is an incredible achievement for a group of year
1 and 2 children and we are immensely proud of them and all the children who represent our school. This is because, win, lose or draw, our children are always well-behaved, enthusiastic, polite, good sports and always try their best. This is not just me saying it, but the feedback I get from staff and governors who go to these events, plus the people who actually organise them.
No disrespect to Mr Booty but music lessons were never like this in my day. I may be mistaken but all I remember playing was a either a chime bar or a tambourine. There was a xylophone in school, but no one knew how to play anything musical on it. Music lessons seemed to come from radio programmes like Peter and the Wolf instead, plus daily singing.
What I will always be eternally grateful to Mr Booty for, however, is the tremendous love of swimming he instilled in us. Every Friday after lunch he would read to us. Books such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, would transport me to different places and different times before we would then be transported by a Carters coach to Thetford. Here we would receive first-class instruction from the wonderful and formidable Mrs Wilson. Our school had some extremely talented swimmers and we would best any local school when it came to the annual swimming gala held at Thetford swimming pool. We were even a challenge to the Thetford Dolphins themselves. Not bad for a school of only about 65 children.
The reason I mention swimming is because our school organised for two medal-winning swimmers who between them had competed in Olympic, Commonwealth and European events. It was a brilliant morning and the children had such fun. The noise in the hall was deafening as children and staff shouted
their support to the boys and girls being put through their paces by Joe Roebuck and Amy Smith, as they went through their fitness and exercise routines. The children were left breathless and totally inspired.
If you want to see our school at its best then I urge you to go online and read the EDP article and watch the youtube film clip of this event (Please follow the links below). It will give you a flavour of the wonderful people who make up our school, and the great things that happen there once that bell rings again to announce another new day at the Norman.
Best wishes for a wonderful Easter break. Mark King Deputy Executive Head Teacher
For the newspaper article see: http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/olympic-swimmers-joe-roebuck-and-amy-smith-visit-primary-school-in-northwold-1-5406082
For the film clip see: Olympic swimmers visit The Norman Primary School - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=IGooPYYicYM
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WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH?
It is hard to believe but we have now been in Worcestershire for a month. The final removal day was frenetic. The massive lorry rocked up at 7am, accompanied by a smaller 7 ton version and they loaded up and were on their way by 12.30pm. This was the second load in the massive lorry and, when the men arrived in the Midlands at tea time, they met our son Calum who was going to direct them to the house of the lady who had bought our dining room furniture. The removal men told Calum a great tale of woe, along the lines that there wasn't a snowballs chance of the 180 large boxes they had brought up fitting inside our new house as the house was already full with the load they had brought up a month previously. Calum sprang into action and erected his massive holiday tent on the lawn to deal with the overflow. Good job he did as we filled the tent to the roof and it has taken me a month to work through the contents; this process was not helped by the visit from the Beast from the East which produced freezing temperatures and feet of drifting snow. The tent survived well but the double garage filled with snow which blew under the doors and we had to shovel it all out. The snow also got into the eaves of our house and landed on the ceiling lights of one of the bathrooms, causing electrical distribution switches to trip. Howmsomever, as they say in Norfolk, be that as it may, we seem to be coming out the other end and the house is getting straighter, with only three rooms so full that we dare not open the doors. On Mothering Sunday, we were invited to daughter Charlotte's home in Sutton Coldfield for lunch. We got up early and showered and dressed in a leisurely fashion as I had given myself the morning off from unpacking. I decided to wear my navy trousers and, as I put them on, I found my spare Espace key in the pocket. We were due to leave home at 11.30am; we had decided to take Deannie's car to give it a good run and charge up the battery. At 10.45am I
decided to sort out the SatNav in Deannie's car, having read the instructions the night before. It took me 45 minutes to fail abjectly. The instructions, which had looked so clear the night before, turned out to be opaque. All I achieved was to change the language from English to German. A bit fed up, I decided to call it a day and use a road atlas. As I shut the door, I inadvertently pushed down a door locking button and ended up with a locked car with the keys inside. I know we have a spare key somewhere, and I vaguely remember seeing it here since we arrived. However, it was nowhere to be seen and extensive subsequent searches have failed to locate it. The next morning, I rang around and ended up with a Chinese locksmith by the name of Nathan Chan. He turned up, inserted an oblong skeleton into the lock, pulled out levers which he carefully wiggled up and down, in and out. Within a minute, he had unlocked the car. I suggested that such devices might be available on the internet and he replied, “Yes, the bl**dy Chinese copy everything and put it on the net”. He was then off the the local Vauxhall main agent whose key board had been stolen, with all the keys for the cars in the showroom. To be on the safe side, they employed a guard to patrol the premises at night to prevent the thieves returning to steal vehicles. He had fallen asleep and the thieves came back and had it away with five top of the range new cars and those customers' cars which were in for service! We are really missing all our Norfolk friends and patients and thank all of you who have sent messages of goodwill. Daughter Charlotte is now the Head teacher for a 700 child school and she relayed the following joke. Finding one of her pupils making faces at other children, the teacher reprimanded the boy, saying
“When I was a child, I was told that if I made ugly faces and the weather changed, I would stay like that”. “Well”, said the child “You can't say you weren't warned!” Two college students happened upon a beggar and one of them gave him some notes. His friend reprimanded him, saying “You know he will only spend it on alcohol and drugs” His friend laughed “What?.....and we weren't going to do just that!?!” Joe visited his friend Bob to help him with a job. He noticed that Bod frequently kissed his wife and complimented her a lot. When Joe commented, Bob told him that he had started 6 months ago and it had revived their marriage. Joe went home, kissed his wife and told her how much he loved her. His wife burst into tears. Bob asked her why and she said “This is the worst day of my life. First, little Billy fell off his bike and twisted his ankle. Then the washing machine broke down and now you come home drunk!” Susan is looking in a mirror and she says to her husband “I see an old woman, my face is wrinkled, my boobs are sagging and my bum is hanging out a mile. I've got fat legs and my arms are all flabby. Tell me something positive to make me feel happier about myself”. “Well” said her husband “there is nothing wrong with your eyesight”. A wife stood up in church and asked the congregation to pray for her husband who had suffered a nasty motor cycle accident and had suffered a broken scrotum. She described how he was in constant pain, had stopped work and that their love life was now non-existent. The women looked sympathetic and the men looked decidedly uncomfortable. Suddenly, a lone figure stood up, hobbled slowly and painfully to the lectern and spoke into the microphone “My name is Jim and I have only one word for my wife – that word is sternum!” Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet
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NORTHWOLD
REMEMBERS
“For your tomorrow,
we gave our today…”
LIEUTENANT, MES/109
WALTER RUSSELL WICKS
Indian Engineers
Born in Ickburgh on 27th Dec 1903.
Acting-Captain Walter Russell Wicks
was buried in Jhelum, India on
9 April 1945.
PRIVATE, 235423,
EDWARD CHARLES COATES
1st/6th Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers
Born in 1887 in Northwold.
Died on 11th April 1918 in Belgium.
Edward has no known grave.
Aged 31 years.
PRIVATE, 241890
HARVEY EDWIN GOULD
CHANDLER
1st/5th Bn., Leicestershire Regiment
Born in Northwold on 21st Jan 1888.
Died of wounds on 15th April 1917.
Aged 29 years.
PRIVATE, 41610
ALBERT REGINALD CORBETT
1st Bn., Essex Regiment
Born in 1888 nr Gloucester.
Died in Germany on 22nd April 1917.
Aged 28 years.
PRIVATE, 31295,
FRANK ARMIGER
8th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment
Born in Methwold Fen in 1884.
Died of his wounds in France on
24th April 1917.
Aged 31 years.
COMMUNITY ACCESS DEFIBRILLATORS
David Human MBE Parish Councillor for Northwold & Whittington and registered Paramedic
On the 17th Match 2013 Premier League footballer Fabrise Maumba had a cardiac arrest at White Heart Lane stadium whilst playing for Bolton. He was given immediate lifesaving first aid on the pitch including shocks from an automated electrical defibrillator (AED). His survival and that of many other people who receive early defibrillation and basic resuscitation demonstrates the effectiveness of early intervention before arrival at hospital. However, survival rates generally amongst people who suffer a cardiac arrest outside hospital are extremely poor varying from 2-12%.
The early use of an AED can significantly increase a person‟s chance of survival. Both Northwold and Whittington have emergency AEDS in place for use by the public. These AEDS are known as community access AEDS. They are under the stewardship of the Parish Council in partnership with East of England Ambulance Service. The Northwold AED is in green box outside the village hall and the Whittington AED is in a yellow box inside Christ Church on Whittington hill.
In the event of a cardiac arrest you should first dial 999 and ask for the ambulance service. The ambulance service will provide advice and the code for the AED box.
It must be stressed that no formal training is needed to use an AED the machine provides simple voice prompts for you to follow. Understandably people are apprehensive and may feel unwilling to use the AED. In response to this a series of familiarisation sessions have been planned by the Parish at both locations. This will enable members of the community of all ages to see an AED simulator demonstration and get first hand reassurance and advice from a Paramedic.
Whittington‟s familiarisation was on 26th March at Christ Church. Training at Northwold Village Hall is on Tuesday 24th April, anytime between 7-9pm.
NORTHWOLD DANCING GROUP
Dance evenings will be held on the following Saturdays
21st April and 19th May
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information, please contact Carol Sharp on Tel. 728227 or email
The Crown Affair With four pop up pub events under our belts, including two successful pizza nights and two wonderful Sunday roasts, I think it’s safe to say the village has responded to the question, ‘do we want a pub?’ rather well. I have to admit, it surprised me a bit. I’ve only ever used pubs to go to eat, and that’s always involved a drive. I hadn’t realised how different the experience is when you can walk to your local, not worry about driving, and spend time with people I usually only get to nod at when we’re walking the dogs. I missed one completely and only made the end of the last one owing to work, and really felt I was missing out on something. I’m a complete convert. I want a pub in the village. Before getting involved, I too might have wondered what was in it for the people behind the Save The Crown Inn campaign – as a few have – if I hadn’t seen the village come together within the very cute confines of our dome. As a therapist I know that one of the most effective prescriptions for a low mood is giving time to a meaningful cause, and I can’t think of many things more meaningful than making your own community happier. We all gain by giving to each other. I hope that’s some consolation to Toni and Malcolm who so generously allowed us to run two events in their lovely garden, wrecking their lawn in the process. Thank you so much to them, and everyone else who piled in and made it happen, and those who turned up and made it a happening. Which brings me to the point of this month’s article. It’s time for us to move to the next level. We’ve had confirmation that the Crown’s owners are willing to sell to the village, which is obviously great
news. We already have £70,000 pledged. We need to raise £120,000 from the sale of shares. As you can see, we’re over half way there. It’s game on. Here is a set of FAQ’s which we hope will help answer any questions you might have before you commit.
How do I buy a share? You can show your commitment now by pledging an amount online, or by filling out a form (there’s a copy enclosed) and posting it to us at the address on the form. A single share costs £50 and you can buy a maximum of 600 shares, so you can show your support for the project at whatever level suits you. Currently we have pledges from eighty-seven people with the average amount being £850, which is a fantastic level of support...so we now hope that this trickle will become a flood as we, as a village, have shown what a community pub can be. The more you can give the sooner we can complete the purchase, and remember you’re investing not just in a community pub but also an asset which enhances the desirability of Northwold as a place to live. And of course, we’ll be offering employment to our young people.
What is ‘making a pledge’? A pledge is a promise to buy shares at a later date. The shares will be used by our company, Northwold & Whittington Community Benefit Society Ltd, to purchase The Crown Inn. The company is formed as a non-profit making company to be owned by the community.
When will I have to pay the money pledged? Assuming we raise enough funds to
make an offer on The Crown and the offer is accepted we’ll start requesting funds then. If for any reason this purchase is not completed, you will have the option to withdraw your pledge.
What will the cost of buying The Crown be? We have a business plan which is available to all, and indeed we welcome suggestions for this plan. Broadly speaking the money to be raised will need to cover the purchase of the freehold of The Crown at an agreed market value and any costs of refurbishment. We expect to raise additional funds through our fundraising programme and through our eligibility for grants, as well as loans.
What benefits will I enjoy as a shareholder? The major benefit is seeing The Crown transformed into a friendly village asset at the heart of our community! You may also receive interest on each share depending on the cash available at the end of each year. Each shareholder will have an equal vote in deciding on the management of the pub and in selecting the Directors of the company.
I’ve heard there will be tax relief. That’s right. Taxpayers can receive an amount of tax relief of up to 50% of your shareholding depending upon meeting certain HMRC criteria. We have applied for advance assurance on two separate schemes. So that means if you can afford to support our project to the tune of £1,000, your pledge could be for £2,000. Our Treasurer will explain this to you if you are interested! And of course, a significant part of the purchase will be funded by grants, so the value of your investment is already above cost!
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Do I get a say in how the pub is run? As a shareholder you’ll have a vote at the AGM of the company and you’ll always be able to make representations to the company about specific issues. We intend to run the pub as a community pub which means the views of the community are paramount.
But I don’t drink, what good is a pub to me? The Crown will be much, much more than a pub!
A successful Crown will offer significant part-time employment opportunities.
If you’re a property owner a successful pub in the village supports property prices by as much as 10%.
Additionally, if you do B&B or holiday lets a local pub is a major attraction. Don’t forget that a pub is a community space.
Think about prescription collection, parcel drop-off and collection, a quiet place to read the papers and catch up with old friends. More ideas and a survey are also available on our website.
I have more questions! Then you can contact us in several ways: Telephone 01366 308381 and press 1 to speak to someone. Email [email protected] with your question and we’ll email you back. Use the contact form on our website to send us a message: savethecrowninn.uk/contact-us You can pledge online at savethecrowninn.uk/pledge, post or deliver your pledge to us at 34 West End, Northwold or ring us and we can deliver
and collect a form from you. Buy merchandise in our online shop at www.savethecrowninn.uk/shop/
Councillors present and a comparison to the fees charged at Methwold Cemetery and Wereham Cemetery were discussed. It was agreed to simplify the process of charging for those persons who are not a resident of Northwold but who do have a demonstrable tie to the Parish by adding an extra price tier of £400. The additional charge of £1,000 for non-residents with no demonstrable tie to the Parish was maintained. Clerk / A Howarth to update the charging policy.
6. REPORTS AND MATTERS ARISING FROM MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS (for information only) The Clerk read out an email received with regards to Little London Lane as discussed at the last meeting. The Councillors were satisfied with the response and reiterated that as this is a private road the Parish Council can do no more to assist with repairs. 7. CORRESPONDENCE i. Newsletters CPRE, Norfolk Constabulary, Norfolk Association of Local Councils
ii. Norfolk County Council – A Vision for Norfolk in 2021 (available on www.norfolk.gov.uk)
iii. Notification of Designation Application – Northwold War Memorial - noted that £2,000 has been spent on the memorial in recent years as a result of a donation from a parishioner. It was confirmed that the memorial is entrusted to the care of the Parish Council. Clerk asked to forward details to A Howarth.
iv. Drat Tree Strategy – BCKLWN. Noted. No comments raised – no impact noted on the Parish. 8. RESOLVE DECISION ON GRANT REQUEST FROM NORTHWOLD SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB TOWARDS REFURBISHMENTS Northwold Sports and Social Club have requested that the Parish Council fund the repainting of re exterior of the Sports and Social Club at a cost of £400. A quote was provided and this was approved by all. Three quotes were provided for the external cladding of the Sports and Social Club. These were all read out by the Chair and discussed by all. It was agreed that Carbrook Windows would be appointed for the works and that this would be funded by the Parish Council at a cost of £3,916.66 plus vat. The company is known locally and the quality of the work experienced is high. This was the lower of the three quotes. The Chairman of the Sports and Social Club will instruct this work. The Sports and Social Club were congratulated on their successful year.
9. REVIEW QUOTES FOR TREE MANAGEMENT PLAN WORKS Only two quotes have been received for these works. A third is awaited. Decision deferred to April meeting. 10. GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS The Clerk had provided a summary of what GDPR Means for the Parish Council and what is required to comply. The Parish Council, as a statutory organisation, is the Data Controller. The Data Controller is responsible for ensuring that the regulations are followed correctly. It was agreed that a Data Protection working party would be established to support the Clerk in complying with the regulations. Cllr Quinn, Cllr Pointeer and Cllr Hogan volunteered and it was agreed that Cllr Nickles would also be invited to join the working party at the April meeting. The actions agreed were: appoint a DPO (awaiting further contact from Norfolk ALC about an external officer), adopt a GDPR Policy at the April / May 2018 meeting, update the Standing Orders at the April / May 2018 meeting to include an Order which recognises the Council as the Data Controller and the DPO appointment (once made), prepare an ‘Information Audit’ of all personal / sensitive data held, issue Information Notices to people whose personal information is held by the Council, and include GDPR within the Council’s Risk Management Schedule. Also, privacy statements will need to be included on the bottom of all Parish Council related emails. Clerk to manage processes. 11. SCHOOL PARKING The Clerk advised that the National Lottery Awards for All grant of £6,300 has been granted to fund the provision of the proposed car park off School Lane, Northwold. Cllr Anderson and the Clerk were congratulated on this. It was noted that there are queries from the Planning Authority with regards to the layout of the exit of the proposed site. Cllr Anderson is dealing with these queries direct. In his absence thanks were provided to Cllr Anderson for his work on this. The Clerk read out emails from a concerns resident with regards to the car park. The Clerk was asked to invite the resident to the next meeting to discuss this in full. It was noted that to dissuade private parking on the site that a notice should be installed to say No Overnight Parking. Cllr Anderson to be made aware. 12. PLAY AREA A timetable for the Play Maintain repairs has been requested and is awaited. 13. CEMETERIES: i. Covered earlier in the meeting. ii. Cllr Gillett advised that he has checked the Northwold headstones twice since the last meeting and they are all still stable. Cllr Smith
DRAFT MINUTES OF NORTHWOLD and WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 6th MARCH 2018 @ 7.30pm IN NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL
PRESENT: Cllr R. Crisp (Chairperson), Cllr M. Peake, Cllr C Sharp, Cllr I Quinn, Cllr G Gillett, Cllr H Hogan, Cllr C Pointeer and Mrs N. Cooper, Clerk. Also Present: Cllr M Storey (NCC) There were 2 members of the public. 1. PUBLIC FORUM The Chairman of Northwold Sports and Social Club was present and advised that three quotations for the external cladding had been provided to the Parish Council for consideration. Also advised that the Sports and Social Club will be funding the bricking up of an internal door and topping up the shingle to the S&SC driveway alongside replacing interior furnishings. The finance for this has been raised as a result of a successful year for the club. 2. LOCAL AUTHORITY REPORTS i. Cllr Storey (NCC) advised that during last week’s snow there were 49 gritters and ploughs working more or less full time to clear the snow alongside around 60 farmers with tractors and ploughs. The budget took place 12th Feb; a Council Tax increase of 5.99% was agreed, 3% of which is ringfenced for Adult Social Care. No money was taken from the road gritting budget. A query with regards to monies available for road and pot hole repairs was raised. It was advised that funding is available and to let highways know as soon as possible about repairs required so these are scheduled in. ii. Cllr Peake advised that he has spoken with planners about the car park proposals for School Lane with regards to discussions about the planning application and the entry/exit. Will go direct to Highways to discuss if required. 3. ACCEPTANCE OF APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies were received from Cllr C. Anderson, Cllr Nigel Nickles, Cllr David Human and Cllr Susan Smith. These were accepted. 4. MEMBERS’ DECLARATION OF INTERESTS (for items on the Agenda) Cllr Sharp declared an interest in discussions on the Northwold Sports and Social Club grant. 5. TO APPROVE AND SIGN THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING The minutes were approved by all Councillors present and the minutes were signed by the Chairman as a true record of the meetings held on 6th February 2018. The final version will be available on the website. The Chair brought forward item 13 for discussion whilst the representative for the cemetery was available. 13. CEMETERIES: i. Review of Northwold burial fees schedule: The fees were looked at by the
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was absent and a safety report for Whittington Cemetery will be provided at the April meeting. A letter from a resident neighbouring the Old Cemetery regarding overhanging branches was noted and the details will be passed to TTSR Grounds Maintenance. 14. GROUNDS MAINTENANCE The Clerk advised that the TTSR schedule of works and insurance documents are awaited. The season started March 1st. TTSR will be advised of, and asked to remove, the overhanging branches from the Old Cemetery and also about some thorny bushes as reported within the children’s play area at Northwold Recreation Ground. 15. HIGHWAYS A response has been received from Highways with regards to the actions noted by Cllr Nickles at the site meeting in January. In summary the response advises that: at this moment a safety study to reduce the speed limit is not warranted; stop signs/ lines will not be looked into at present; works on SW corner of Methwold Rd/A134 are programmed but no date is available; works are ordered to cut back the hedge at Methwold Rd Bus stop; and the request for a bus stop post for Whittington is with the passenger transport group to advise. The Clerk was asked to respond to ask how Stop signs/ lines can be progressed as a priority and was also asked to forward the original response to Cllr Storey. Cllr Storey advised that all NCC Members have been provided a budget of £6,000 to spend on small scale highways priorities within their ward. He has been advised by Highways that the stop signs / lines for Northwold are not a priority project. Cllr Storey will revisit the subject with highways for future consideration.
Additionally, a form was provided to seek approval for a grit bin. The Clerk was authorised to complete this on behalf of the Parish Council. The Clerk has been advised that there is approved Parish Partnership funding waiting
for a project originating in 16/17 for footbridge widening over the fjord on RB3. There was recollection that this was a project managed by retired Councillor Mr Eglington. Cllr Crisp advised that she will seek further information. To be placed on the April agenda. The Highway Rangers will be in the Parish w/c 2nd April. Details of works required were given. Clerk to forward on. 16. FLY TIPPING Whittington This has been resolved. 17. It was noted that permission was granted by the Clerk between meetings for UK Power Networks to access Parish Council land to cut back trees at Hovell’s Lane / Riverside to expose high and low voltage electricity lines. The Clerk was given the option of having the mulch from the trees spread on the footpath – in this instance it was declined and the Clerk requested guidance as to whether this would be required in similar instances in the future. It was agreed that the mulch should be removed each time. 18. THE CROWN INN NORTHWOLD Cllr Anderson was not present to update on this. To place on April agenda. 19. PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND UPDATES ii. Planning applications received prior to the meeting: 18/00192/F Construction of cattle shed at The Barns, Methwold Road, Whittington, Norfolk PE33 9TH 18/00282/F Extension to dwelling 17 Church Lane Northwold Thetford Norfolk IP26 5L 18/00358/F Extension to existing porch at The Rest 19 West End Northwold Thetford Norfolk No objections were raised for these applications. ii. New planning decisions: 17/02309/F Northwold The Barns Methwold Road Whittington Norfolk PE33 9TH - Siting of mobile home to provide residential
accomodation for agricultural worker. Application Permitted 17/02167/F Northwold Tile Centre Methwold Road Northwold Norfolk IP26 5LJ - Proposed conversion of existing Northwold Tile Centre to a 2 bedroom dwelling – Application permitted 20. FINANCE & POLICIES: The accounts to 6th March 2018 were accepted and cheques to be signed and payments approved in accordance with the table on the following page. Additionally, it was agreed that: the membership of Norfolk Parish Training & Support would not be renewed as Norfolk ALC provides the same service; and the renewal of Windows Essentials at £41.88 plus vat was approved. EON have advised that prices will be rising and the Clerk was asked to seek new comparative quotes including from the Co-op. 21. TRAINING: No new requests 22. ITEMS FOR AGENDA OF NEXT MEETING - To be held on 3rd April 2018.
i. Budget line distribution review for Clerks expenses ii. Parish Partnership Scheme With nothing more to discuss the meeting closed at 9pm.
NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB We are a small club consisting of approximately 30 members ( Men and Women) with our bowling green situated in the far corner of the playing field. We pride ourselves on being one of the most friendly clubs in the district and are proud to state that we operate on a ‘self funding’ basis with no costs being passed on to the parishioners. We are always looking for new members and would like to invite anyone to come along to ‘try the game’. Like any other organisation, we need to attract new members in order to guarantee the future of our club which has been in existence for over 40 years. Our playing season will be starting towards the end of April and we would like to hear from anyone that would like to ‘give it a try’. We are able to provide all equipment for this but would give further information to anyone interested. There would be no initial charge for anyone who wants to try the sport so why not ‘give it a go’? For further information or general enquiries please contact one of the following: F.Everett: 01760 336494 or
R.Preston 01366 727694.
NORTHWOLD TENNIS CLUB At the recent AGM of Northwold Tennis Club Adam Bennett was elected the new Chair. The retiring Chair, Carol Sharp handed over the keys of the court to him.
Adam is a resident of Northwold and is very keen to continue the success of the Club and its forty members. Membership is open to everyone and application forms will be available very soon for the new season.
A DOG’S THOUGHTS Walking around the village I was disgusted to see all the dog poo left laying around for children and adults to stand in. I have even seen it laying beside poo bins! I came across this poem and I thought I would share it with the readers.
From a Dog to its Owner.
I love it when we go for a walk, Just you and me, But why is it when I do a poo, You leave it for all to see? I really feel so ashamed, As I am the one who gets blamed. If I could pick it up myself I would, But being my owner you know you should. Please don’t put it in the hedge or hang it from a tree, It doesn’t matter if it’s day or night, Just pop it in a little bag, And dispose of it for me.
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Re: Parish Council February Meeting Minutes para 8(ii) ‘Owl boxes’ There have been two owl boxes on Hall Farm in West End, Northwold, since before 2008 and are occupied every year. A letter of thanks has recently been received from the R.S.P.B. for allowing access for bird counting, twice a year, since 2008. We were notified that out of 67 sites visited last year, Hall Farm had the second highest count with 54 species.
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Colic – A sheep dog
Coma – A punctuation mark
Dilate – To live long
Enema – Not a friend
Fester – Quicker than someone else
Fibula – A small lie
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Labour Pain – Getting hurt at work
Medical Staff – A Doctor’s cane
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Outpatient – A person who has fainted
Pelvis – Second cousin to Elvis
Post Operative – A letter carrier
Recovery Room – Place to do upholstery
Rectum – Nearly killed him
Secretion – Hiding something
Seizure – Roman Emperor
Tablet – A small table
Terminal Illness – Getting sick at the airport
Tumour – One plus one more
Urine – Opposite of you’re out
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Do a couple of pints of draught Guinness and some Irish Whiskey really sharpen the reflexes and help you tell your Justin Biebers from your Vera Lynns? A few teams decided to test this theory at the Sports and Social Club St Patrick's Day Quiz. Other teams had a more restrained approach. The club was packed. Twelve sections of questions, each covering a different music subject, half-time questions, music from the 50's right up to this year. Chips arriving at half time, the scene reminiscent of sharks with a dead body in the water. More chips, more Guinness and ready for the second half. At the end ‘Quizically Disabled’ proved to be the strongest team, lifting the cups and various goodies, so well done to them. Special mention to Mick and John, who prepared the quiz, really knew their music and presented it with style. Very well done. Ant and Dec - On yer bikes !! Alan Briggs
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That is one of the many reasons that the King’s Lynn Festival Chorus would like to invite you to join them in an afternoon of singing on Sunday 15th April in St Nicholas Chapel, King’s Lynn. Other reasons to sing – stress reduction, mood elevation, lowers heart rate and improves circulation … but it is easier to say ‘FUN’.
In conjunction with The Come and Sing Company – professional singers and musicians - we will be singing selected choruses from ‘Oliver’. The afternoon starts at 1pm – 4pm, with a free concert at 4.30pm.
All ages and abilities are welcome – accompanied under 18’s free, and adults £10 per person. Music provided, and if you come in Fancy Dress, you may win a prize. So, come along, bring family and friends, and enjoy yourselves.
To book a place, contact [email protected] or register via our website www.kingslynnfestivalchorus.co.uk
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MAGPIE CENTRE QUIZ BEATS THE SNOW TO RAISE £1600 As the ‘Beast from the East’ began to loosen its icy grip, 150 competitors in 25 teams packed into Stowbridge Village Hall for a Quiz and Hog Roast on Saturday, March 3. This was the sixth quiz since 2015 run to raise funds for the Magpie Centre, home of West Norfolk Riding for the Disabled Association, which provides more than 100 riding and carriage driving lessons a week, to people of all ages and with all levels of physical and learning disability.
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Magpie Centre volunteer Caroline Dudley, who organised the quiz, said “This was the biggest turnout we’d seen, and it was great to see so many teams returning, coupled with new ones, who had heard good reports of previous events. “But that meant more work on the catering side, so it was a real team effort. Then, I spent the last two days fielding enquiries as to whether the quiz would run, in view of the snow,” she continued. “We decided to chance it: the thaw began, and we had the best evening ever, making
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