e Official Newsletter of Marham Parish Council Issue 61 August 2016 PROPOSED & SECONDED Detectives have said it is increasingly likely two men in- volved in the attempted abduction of a serviceman at RAF Marham were part of a larger team. Police have widened their appeal for information and are urging motorists to come forward who travel in the area regularly and use dash-cams. Officers are particularly keen on hearing from people who live in the Marham area and have private CCTV systems or regularly travel in the area by car and use a dash cam or a helmet camera if using a motorcycle/pedal cycle. Senior investigating officer, Detective Superintendent Paul Durham, from the Norfolk and Suffolk Major Inves- tigation Team, said extensive enquiries were ongoing and revealed that there could have been more than two people in the vehicle, a dark coloured people carrier, used by the suspects. Witnesses are urged to call dedicated hotlines set up on either 0800 056 0154 or 0207 158 0011 or 101 with any information. THE POLICE NEED YOUR HELP SUMMER TIME Report from the Chair Swaffam & Litcham Home Hospice Holy Trinity Church Life Saver Take the Bus Village Services and Amenities Local Suppliers Contact Details Next Issue is Due in November 2016
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The Official Newsletter of Marham Parish Council
Issue 61 August 2016
PROPOSED & SECONDED
Detectives have said it is increasingly likely two men in-volved in the attempted abduction of a serviceman at RAF Marham were part of a larger team. Police have widened their appeal for information and are urging motorists to come forward who travel in the area regularly and use dash-cams.
Officers are particularly keen on hearing from people who live in the Marham area and have private CCTV systems or regularly travel in the area by car and use a dash cam or a helmet camera if using a motorcycle/pedal cycle.
Senior investigating officer, Detective Superintendent Paul Durham, from the Norfolk and Suffolk Major Inves-tigation Team, said extensive enquiries were ongoing and revealed that there could have been more than two people in the vehicle, a dark coloured people carrier, used by the suspects.
Witnesses are urged to call dedicated hotlines set up on either 0800 056 0154 or 0207 158 0011 or 101 with any information.
THE POLICE NEED YOUR HELP
SUMMER TIME Report from the Chair
Swaffam & LitchamHome Hospice
Holy Trinity Church
Life Saver
Take the Bus
Village Services and Amenities
Local Suppliers
Contact Details
Next Issue is Duein November 2016
REPORT FROM THE CHAIRI would like to say a big thank you to all who attended The Queens 90th Birthday celebration in the Village hall on Sunday 5th June. The event was a huge success raising over £500 towards a Defibrillator for the Village. A huge Thank you to Cllr Inga Barratt, Cllr Jane Hipperson, Cllr Paul Walsingham, Mrs Pam Weal, Mrs Cathy Currie, Mrs Dawn Flatt & all the helpers who made the day possible. Also thank you to Cherry Marham Hand Bell Ringers for their contribution. A big thank you to Mrs Bedingfield for helping plant the tree and cutting the commemorative cake.
I am sure you are all aware of the Incident which hap-pened on Squires Hill during the afternoon of 20th July 2016. This is now a Police matter if anyone has any information please contact the Police on the dedicated hotlines set up on either 0800 056 0154 or 0207 158 0011 or 101 with any information. Please do not call RAF Mar-ham as they are unable to deal with any information.
You will probably have noticed whilst driving/walking around the village that the hedges, verges and footpaths are not being cut back as often as they used to be. This is due to cut backs by Highways, BCKLWN & Norfolk County Council. We have been assured that they will get around to them all eventually however if you do see any-where that is overgrown or if you find any pot holes in the roads. Please report this at https://apps.norfolk.gov.uk/HighwaysDefect/ or by telephoning 0344 800 8020.
We are still trying to update our Cemetery records and would be grateful for any information regarding graves you are responsible for. I know a few people have raised the question of why we need this information, this is be-cause when people move house they do not always inform us of a change of address. Also when people pass away the responsibility for the grave passes to the next of kin, again this information is not always passed on. So please if you are responsible for a grave and have not updated your information for a while please contact Cllr Dave Hawkins.
Dog fouling continues to be a problem both at the playing field and on the footpaths throughout the village, please be responsible pet owners and clean up after your dogs, waste bins are provided throughout the village.
Cllr Dave Paisley is working hard co-ordinating the speed-watch if anyone could spare a few hours each week to help out with this worthwhile project please contact Cllr Paisley.
The Village Hall is available to hire for parties and func-tions, there is a large room big enough for a Bouncy Castle as well as a kitchen area, toilets, outside area and parking. To book the hall please contact Mrs Nona Bourne 01760 338144
Tina HawkinsChairman
Any articles or items for inclusion should be forwarded to the Clerk by Friday 14th November 2016The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of Marham Parish Council.
Residents who would prefer a digital copy of Proposed & Seconded should contact the Parish Clerk.
The Parish Council held an event to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. We created a photographic exhibition in our village hall showing old and new photos of the village, News clippings, the school Log book dating back from 1910 and memorabilia of the era.
Many thanks to all those who donated photographs, without them there wouldn’t have been an exhibition. Village crafts stalls ranging from Glassworks to Quilting, cake sales and more were available to purchase, with the Raffle and Cake sales raising £582 towards the installation of a defibrillator to the village. The defibrillator will be the second in the village (the first at Donato’s Pizza & Kebab house), which can be used to restore the natural rhythm of the heart in a person who is experiencing a cardiac arrest. When a person is in cardiac arrest, time is of the essence. Mere minutes can be the difference between full recovery, and death or permanent damage.
The Marham Bells provided us with some lovely music while people ate locally donated cakes which was washed down with plenty of tea and coffee.
For the children a bouncy castle, colouring competition, fancy dress competition and ice cream sales kept them entertained.
To mark the occasion an Oak tree which had been grown from an acorn by Cllr Inga Barrett was planted by our oldest parishioner Mrs Stella Bedingfield aged 98 on the green opposite Hillside many thanks to Jodie Caley for preparing the site.
Many thanks to all who donated and to those who helped organise the event. I’m looking forward to the next planned Event at Christmas time.
Cllr Paul Walsingham, Mrs Stella Bedingfield, Cllr Inga Barratt, Cllr Jane Hipperson.
SWAFFHAM & LITCHAM HOME HOSPICEThe Fundraising Team continue to concentrate their efforts in bringing in the much needed funds for the Charity to continue the work by those excellent individuals who work out of our main building in Turbine Way, who look after the patients that are registered with us.Last month we staged our Town Collection and massed a total of £530.00, slightly down from last year but the response of the public is nothing but commitment. For those of you who donated, we thank you.
The afternoon Ladies WI presented us with a cheque for £350.00 in the Assembly Rooms on 14th June as a result of a Pamper Show.The Team decided this year to resurrect our rep-resentation at village gatherings, giving us the opportunity to explain who and what we endeavour and try to do. Last month we attended the Birthday Celebrations of the Queen at the village hall in Mar-ham. It was a success for all those who attended and we made many new friends. We have two others to attend one at Litcham and the other at Narborough.We have two forthcoming events organised by members of the public to look forward to. The first is a Coffee Morning at the Swaffham Conservative Club, Saturday 9th July 10am-1pm coffee,cakes and a raffle. The second is an Open Garden and Mind Body Spirit Day at 35 Watton Road, Swaffham, Saturday 30th July 11am-4pm, includes tombola, plants, and fairy gardens. Clairvoyant readings and refreshments. The Charity also has a Stall at the Wayland Show, so do come along and say hello to us.
David Gulliver
Sunday CafeHoly Trinity will hold a Sunday Cafe at Marham
Methodist Chapel (around tables at the back of the Chapel). Come for all or part of the time Coffee, Tea and Cake or Biscuit for 50p Bring or make friends.
Optional quiz. Brief thought for the week.
This is not a service, but an informal meeting place. Enjoy some (light-hearted) diversions! Listen to a prayer and a song Be encouraged by 3-minute ‘Thought for the Week. The Cafe is proving very
enjoyable for both established church members and newcomers.
Every first Sunday at 10:30 AM for 1 hour.
Memorial Safety TestingIn the next 3 months Marham Parish Council will be carrying memorial safety testing in Marham Ceme-tery, The Street, Marham.
The testing will be carried out by fully trained personnel trained by ICCM (Institute of cemetery and crematorium management) and will involve a visual inspection and a topple test, to ensure that the memorials are safe.
For any further information please contact Council-lor Dave Hawkins.
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH MARHAM
LIFE SAVERIf you have passed Donato’s Pizza and Kebab shop in the last month or so you may have spotted a large yellow box on the wall with a green sign above it.In April Jo from Donato’s in conjunction with RAF Marham raised the money for a AED to be installed. (For those like me who did not know what that is, it stands for Automated External Defibrillator).
RAF Marham raised a majority of the funds required but Jo and her business contributed a huge £500, paid for the installation of the box which has to be heated for any cold weather as the batteries could discharge if allowed to get too cold and in addition she has agreed that the business will pay all running and maintenance costs.
Jo had decided after the untimely passing of her mother from a heart attack that in her mother’s memory she should do everything she could to help if anyone in our village should ever need help when suffering a heart attack. A plaque will be placed to commemorate her adjacent to the box.
We are also fortunate to have some dedicated First Aid trainers at RAF Marham who have and will continue if required to train anyone in the use of the AED. Training sessions have already started and I urge all, young and old to do the training as I know all too well that heart problems can affect people of all ages and I would feel terrible if my child or grandchild (god forbid), needed the AED and I was too stupid not to have done the training.In the event of an emergency you phone 999 and if you require the use of the AED, the ambulance service will direct you to the box and give you the access code. Simply enter the code and open the box to access the AED but be aware the box is alarmed.
If for any reason such as tampering or a possible fault, the alarm will be set off a list of contacts is on the box the closest being Councillor Paisley No. 3 just 3 doors away. I can open the box and sort it out.
We are however fund raising for another Defibrillator to be located at the other end of the village as time is of the essence when the worst happens so anyone feeling generous can make a donation to any of the Parish Councillors.
Defibrillator outside Donato’s
Notice: Register of ElectorsThis year’s annual registration exercise will be taking place from August onwards with publication of a revised Register of Electors following on 1st Decem-ber. The first part of the registration process is the is-sue of a Household Enquiry Form. This will be pre-printed with the names of anyone currently reg-istered and a reply is needed regardless of whether or not any changes need to be made. Anyone whose name does not appear on the form and is aged 16 or over needs to be added and anyone no longer there deleted. The form will not itself register anyone new to an address; instead they will be sent an individual registration form.
The Electoral Registration Officer would very much appreciate householders’ co-operation in returning the Household Enquiry Form as quickly as possible. A prompt response to any individual registration forms issued would also be helpful. Online registra-tion is now available at www.gov.uk/registertovote and only takes a few minutes. If anything is unclear, householders or individuals can contact the Elector-al Helpline on 01553 616773.
TAKE THE BUS
Marham | King’s Lynn the friendly, reliable bus into townMondays to Saturdays39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39ns s s ns
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39 Fares & ticketsWe've got a great range of tickets that you'll love!
You'll need to pay in cash (or with a Holdall smartcard) and it helps if you have the right money, but if you can't we do carry change.
As well as one-way single fares, we offer two-triptickets for any journey, as well as unlimited traveldaily, weekly, monthly and annual tickets. What’s
more, if you’re aged between 5-15, or 16-19, you’ll getdiscounted rates on all of our fares, and we can save
you money on family group rates too.
We accept all English National Concessionary buspasses for free travel after 0930 Mondays to
Fridays and all day Saturdays. If you're travelling before 0930 Mondays to Fridays, show your pass to
receive a discounted fare.
Staff with valid Royal Air Force ID also receive 10% off all Marham-King;s Lynn fares by showing your
pass to the driver.
Sample fares into King’s Lynnfrom MarhamSingle £3.20
Two-trip £5.50 Weekly £22Monthly £82
from West WinchSingle £1.80Two-trip £3 Weekly £12
Monthly £45
For full details of all of our fares, call us on 01553 611955 or visit www.lynxbus.co.uk
5% off all
fares with
a Holdall
smartcard!
SERVICES AND VILLAGE AMENITIES
Brown Bin Collections - On the following datesAug 10. Sept 7, 21. Oct 15, 19. Nov 2, 16, 30.
Recycling Bin Collections - Every other Thursday.Aug 11, 25. Sept 8, 22. Oct 06. Nov 3, 17.
Refuse Collections - Every other Thursday.Aug 18, 25. Sept 2, 15, 29. Oct 13,27. Nov 10, 24.
Your larger grey food waste bin will be emptied every week.
Please put your Bin out by 7.00am on the day of col-lection. For further information please go to www.west-norfolk.gov.uk
All staff are fully qualified/up to date CRB/DBS checks.
• Ofsted Registered No: 1047412• Vacancies from 2 years old• Funded Places available
07736453647 Sandra - ManagerTel: 07950753877(Pre School Hours)
There is now a Mobile Post office offering a wide range of facilities Every Tuesday & Wednesday 10.45-11.15This is parked close to Marham Chinese, Hillside, Marham PE33 9JJ The Post Office inside the Spar at RAF Marham is now open Mon-Fri 7am – 9pm Sat & Sun 8am – 9pm
Surgery is open at the following times for consulting with the Doctor:
15 December, Marham Base 13.25 - 13.5015 December, Aston Down - The Street 14.00 - 14.1015 December, Hillside 14.15 - 14.3015 December, Villebois 14.35 - 14.5015 December, Village Hall 14.55 - 15.10
Route DER 240Normally every 4 weeks but subject to changeFor enquiries about this route please call 01485 540 181
Do you read EBooks? Library members can borrow up to 6 books for 3 weeks from http://digitallibrary.nor-folk.gov.uk/
• Large Hall• Tables and Chairs• Kitchen• Toilet Facilities• Car Park
For further information please contact Mrs Nona Bourne3 Villebois Road, MarhamTel: 338144
Available to Hire:
Children’s Party - £35.00Other Functions - £12.50 per hourCommercial Use - £15.00 per hour
MARHAM VILLAGE HALLBCKLWN - WASTE COLLECTION (2016)
MARHAM VILLAGE PRE SCHOOL
POST OFFICE
SURGERY
MOBILE LIBRARY
FISH & CHIP VAN
LOCAL SUPPLIERS
Toys to suit all ages, indoor and outdoor play. Drop off/pick up for Rainbow. Airfield and village pre-school. Cots, pushchair and high-chair available.
Ofstead Registered. Childminding since 1991.
Contact: Tina Hawkins14 Lime Close, Marham.Tel: 01760338670Mobile: 07834948725
REGISTERED CHILD MINDER
Milk and more delivered to your door. Deliveries Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
PIANO LESSONSTraditional Family Butcher & More. Free delivery to Marham, Tuesday & Friday.
Contact: A J Dent Tel: 01366 387686
DENTS FAMILY BUTCHERS
Foot care problems. General footcare and advice.15 years of NHS experience.
Contact: Andrea FlintTel: 077953386158
MOBILE CHIROPODISTEvery Wednesday. 11.30 am-1pm RAF Marham3.15pm-3.30pm Hoggs Drove3.40pm-4.00pm Villebois Road4.00pm-4.15pm Next to Trinity Church
All newspapers and magazines reliably delivered.7 days a week, 52 weeks a year.
Contact: Peter ChestneyTel: 01553 840481
NEWSPAPER DELIVERYBritish made frozen meals & desserts delivered to your door. Delivery £1 or free for orders over £30 .
For information & brochure Tel:0845 6885088
OAKHOUSE FOODS
Would you like to be happier healthier and fitter?Introduction to Yoga 6 week course £45 including mat. Regular lessons £6 or 10 classes for £50.
Classes Marham Village Hall Thursday evenings at 7.00pm.Contact Dawn to book your place.Tel: 07811 185310
Local Family Owned Funeral Directors in Swaffam.Dedicated family business with over 20 years expe-rience. Rolls Royce Fleet, Pre-Paid Funerals, Pre-Planned Funerals Available Tel: 01760 702200 (24 hours) Email: afrancisfunerals.co.uk
YOGA WITH DAWN
ANDREW FRANCIS FUNERAL SERVICE
Norfolk Food & Craft “Bringing the markets to the poeple”.
September 1st, October 6th, November 3rd, Decem-ber 1st.
RAF Marham, Sandringham Centre, Upper Marham,PE33, 9NP.
Ironing £10 per level basket. Telephone Nona on 01760 33814.
NORFOLK FOOD AND CRAFT 2016
IRONING
MARHAM PARISH COUNCILPlease note that Parish Council meetings are nor-mally held monthly at 7.15pm with the exception of August and December when generally, no meetings are held. Members of the public (and the press) are welcome at Parish Council
meetings. Proceedings will be suspended for 15 min-utes after the start of each meetings to allow placed on the agenda for the next Parish Council meeting. Dates of the meetings are posted on the Village No-tice Boards, and the web site.
