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East Rudham WINTER 2017
East Rudham
WINTER 2017
Members of East Rudham Parish Council
Tony Elburn (Chairman)Malcolm Pearson(Vice Chairman)John DawsonRosemary WeeksHedley MinesJohn HorsfieldSusan JonesDavid HatherlyIrene Woods (clerk)
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The news letter is funded and produced by East Rudham Parish Council
Meetings of East Rudham Parish Council start at 7.15pm.Parishioners are welcome to come along at 7.00pm for informaldiscussion with members of the Council.
The January meeting will be held on Tuesday 16th . The February meeting will be held on Tuesday 20th. The March meeting will be held on Tuesday 20th
All will take place in the Rudhams Village Hall
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Parish Council NewsA vacancy now exists on East Rudham Parish Council following the resignationof Mick Wragg who has moved home. There was no call for an election so thevacancy can be filled by co-option. If you are interested in becoming a parishcouncillor please contact Chairman Tony Elburn (01485 528273), or the Clerk,Irene Woods, (01485 578462) by 2nd January.Following several successful bids for Parish Partnership Scheme funding in recentyears, a bid has been submitted to the Scheme to complete the kerbing of thesouth side of the Green. The total cost of the project will be £2800. If the fundingbid is successful £1400 will be paid by Norfolk County Council. The kerbingcarried out in 2016 has solved the edge erosion problem and made the Green verymuch more attractive.Following a recent meeting between Cllr Tony Elburn and a representative ofRoyal Mail, Council are increasingly hopeful that a post box will be sited on thesouth side of the A148. Council have been striving for several years to obtain apost box to replace that outside our original post office. This would save thoseliving on the south side of the A148 from crossing that busy road to post letters.Just how many vehicles and how fast they travel on the A148 has beenhighlighted by data obtained from the new SAM2 sign. Cllr Hedley Mines, whohas taken on responsibility for the SAM2 sign, moving it monthly to a newposition and ensuring the batteries are charged up, regularly presents Council withdata from the sign. Council were horrified to learn that one vehicle on the A148was recorded at travelling at over 100mph.Council are awaiting written confirmation of consent from the Highways deptthen an order can be placed for two more dog waste bins. One will be sited at thenorthern end of Bagthorpe Road and the other at the western end of the Green.You are probably aware that Council purchased the old telephone box on theGreen with the aim of siting a defibrillator in the centre of the village.Cllr Malcolm Pearson has been heading the defibrillator project and has receivedinvaluable advice from The Community Heartbeat Trust. Following their advicean application for funding was made to the National Lottery and Council haverecently learned that the bid has been successful. An order will now be placed forthe defibrillator.Council have had a website for several years that has been hosted by someone notconnected with Council. After learning that the website hosting costs wouldincrease considerably next year, Cllr Dave Hatherly agreed to host an EastRudham Parish Council Wordpress website. Wordpress websites are funded byNorfolk County Council in conjunction with Norfolk Association of LocalCouncils. There is no cost to parish councils. Thanks to Dave's efforts the new
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P J KEW, www.norfolkbacon.co.uk
Family Butchers since 1942
A rural shop selling produce across the UK.
We makes sausages (including gluten free) and burgers. Bacon, collars and gammons are cured and smoked on the premises and traditional cooked ham is produced too.
Beef, lamb and pork are locally sourced via our Norfolk supplier and Diaper chickens come up from Suffolk.
We also stock Norfolk Honey from Stanhoe.
Richard and Robbie 01485 528236
website is up and running, just type in "East Rudham Parish Council" to seeminutes, agendas and financial information. Having this information availablefor the public is a legal requirement of the Transparency Act.There will be no scheduled Council meeting in December, although a meetingwill be called if an important issue needs to be discussed. So the next meetingwill be the precept-setting meeting on Tuesday 16th January. The Browniesnow have their weekly meeting in the Village Hall on Tuesday evenings soCouncil meetings now start a little later at 7.15pm. If you would like aninformal chat with a councillor, one will be available from 7.00pm. East Rudham Parish Council would like to wish all their parishioners
A Very Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year.
Irene WoodsClerk to East Rudham Parish Council
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RUDHAMS MUGA Winter 2017It is now the time of year when the hardy sports people come into theirown, continuing to play under the MUGA floodlights wrapped up warmin all sorts of sports paraphernalia.So it is a timely reminder that tokens for the floodlights can be boughtfor just £2.00 for an hour’s use, probably the best deal in the whole ofNorfolk, from Maggie (01485 528842) or Judith (528581) and nowavailable also at The Rainbow Stores in East Rudham. Thank you toAlan and Naomi from the store for keeping tokens for us. There are stillmembers joining the MUGA at this time of year so if you wish to do soplease contact Dawn Collins at [email protected] or 01485 528517.Fund raising is always important to us but unfortunately due to a lack ofteams this year we had to postpone the annual quiz which should havetaken place in November. We haven’t yet abandoned the idea and wehope to put it on instead in late spring or early summer in 2018. We willadvertise it around the village nearer the time and hopefully get a goodresponse.Our very popular social event, the Mulled Wine and Mince Pies eveningwill again take place on Wednesday 13th December, 6.30 to 8pmat Sue and Tony Dessent’s, Wensum House, on the corner ofBroomsthorpe Road with Station Road. All are very welcome, the cost is£3 for adults and £1.50 for children. A donation of any cheap red winefor the mulled wine would be much appreciated. It will now be our onlyfundraiser over the winter so please do come along.We had a good September Sports afternoon earlier in the year whenpeople came along to play some fun sports including tennis, outdoortable tennis, basketball shots and there were games events for children.Do continue to use and enjoy the use of the MUGA. For a small villageit is great to boast such a well maintained facility and we can only dothis with your support.For any further information contact Maggie [email protected]
Thank you and a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Management Committee.
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Have your say on your children’s NHS dental care!Healthwatch Norfolk (www.healthwatchnorfolk.co.uk) are doing aproject about NHS dental services for children and young people(anyone under the age of 18) in West Norfolk and would like tohear from parents/guardians!To understand more about the dental services that are being used,how accessible these are and the experiences of services forchildren, Healthwatch Norfolk would like you to answer a shortanonymous survey.The people who make decisions about health and social care inNorfolk have to listen to you, through them. They are here toinfluence the way NHS services are planned and delivered. Your answers can help make a difference.Follow the link for more information about why they are doing this,how your stories help and to complete this short survey:bit.ly/ERudhamDental
RUDHAMS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETYOPEN PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
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Refill Hunstanton
This is a great Hunstanton Town Council initiative. Plastic pollution kills fish,seabirds and marine mammals and plastic debris is now in the human food chain.Refilling your water bottle with tap water is immediate and effective solution thathas a positive impact on lives and the environment both locally and globally. ‘We aim to make refilling a water bottle as easy, convenient and cheap aspossible by introducing refill points.
Water fountains can be expensive, so friendly cafes, shops, hotels andbusinesses welcome you in to refill your water bottle – for free!
‘Just look for the blue Refill sticker’To find a refill station you can download the Refill app and can earn reward
points each time you refill. You can follow the campaign on twitter at RefillHunstanton@HunstantonToday.’More details via Lisa at clerk@hunstantontowncouncil. gov.uk
BIG TEA EVENTS Independent Age have a campaign to try and alleviate loneliness called the
‘Big Tea’. Packs can be obtained from themThere is also an initiative from the East of England Co-Op who are giving
free tea to community groups for one off events as well on a regular basis. Thereare other supermarket initiatives, such as Tesco who have community championswho provide refreshments at events and even serve them. Nearly all the librariesin Norfolk also run ‘Just A Cuppa’ events. These are weekly, free events wherepeople can come to the library and chat over a cup of tea and as part of theNorfolk County Councils ‘In Good company’ campaign. Details can be found onthe Norfolk Directory as well as via Debs at:
debra.lawrence-bell@norfolk. gov.ukMusic Mirrors: these link short written scraps of life story information with
sounds or music to cue positive memories and provide comfort at times of changeor anxiety. They cost nothing, can be shared digitally or on paper, make a simplepractical difference to person-centred care and are easily made with support fromvolunteers or families as well as professionals. They were originally devised forpeople living with memory loss but have a much wider application. Workshopsand support are offered for a nominal fee of £20.00 to interested groups. Moredetails via Heather at [email protected]
Additional Services for the Elderly and Vunerablein our Communites
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NO The Rudhams Horticultural Society
The Autumn Show this October was not as well attended as in previousyears. We think that as the seasons appear to be more unpredictable andharvest time does not have such an impact on the members ability to preparefor the show, that it is appropriate to move the Autumn Show to September.We had two very good speakers in September and October and look forwardto those booked for next year.We are having our traditional Quiz Night on Tuesday December 12th with thevery enjoyable buffet provided by the members during the interval.The AGM will be on Tuesday January 9th it will, as usual, be followed by Wineand nibbles for those who attend.
We wish everyone
A Merry Christmas And A Productive New Year
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EAST RUDHAM CEMETERY AT CHRISTMAS
At this time of year when many people like to visit the cemetery to place wreathsflowers etc. on the graves of their loved ones here are a few of East RudhamCemetery rules to remember.
1. Glass flower containers are banned in our cemetery
2. Visually and audibly intrusive objects such as solar powered lights,wind chimes etc. will be removed.
3. There is a ban for all planting on graves, this includes bulbs , heathers ,dwarf trees etc.
4. All floral tributes should be removed after the Christmas period andcertainly no later than the end of March.
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Points to Ponder Of tribal people in Himalayan regions – “Happy people! What do they know ofthe strife and turmoil in the western world? We wear ourselves out saving timein one direction that we might waste it in another, hurrying and ever hurryingthrough time, as if we were disgusted by life, but these people think of time notin miles per hour but according to the rate at which their crops grow in the springand their fruits ripen in the autumn.” Frank Kingdon Ward (1885-1958)Himalayan explorer, botanist and plant collector.It has been 75 years or so sjnce Frank Kingdon Ward wrote this and , of course,the world has changed dramatically. However, we should still try to slow thepace of life and thus benefit our health and general well-being by observing theseasonal changes in the natural world around us, much as many tribal peoples inthe world still do.Thus, as autumn progresses into winter we can admire the often wonderful arrayof yellows, gold and reds as deciduous trees loose their leaves. Then add to thisdisplay the stunning autumn berries of hawthorn, Common Spindle (Euonymuseuropaeus) and Guelder Rose (Vibernum opulus) and we know that autumn hasarrived. As they ripen, these fruits are then consumed by our resident birds andsmall mammals but also by much larger numbers of migrants coming in fromnorthern Europe . You may have noticed at this time a sudden surge of Black-birds in gardens and hedgerows together with Fieldfares with gently undulatingflights and Redwings cackling or calling as they fly overhead. A good place toobserve this movement of birds is on the road between Choseley and Titchwellas they make their way inland after crossing the sea but dress warmly as it can bevery cold just there! Meanwhile, Blue and Long-tailed Tits are active together ingroups feeding in hedgerows and high in oak trees. It must have been a goodyear for tits this year as there are many to be seen. Again, at this time it is ofinterest to record late-flying butterflies with Comma, Red Admiral and SmallTortoiseshell in gardens on warmer days as they seek shelter for winter inhibernation heaps, if you have them, open sheds and ivy clumps. Surprisinglythe moth trap can still attract a few moth species, specific to late autumn andearly winter when nights are frost-free. At this time also migrant Pinkfeet andother geese, the harbingers of colder weather, can be seen and heard in greatskeins as they come inland to feed on harvested sugar-beet fields and one night Iheard the honk-honk of swans flying westward. However, the reserve at WelneyWetland Centre is the place to see wildfowl in winter with the added benefit of awarm hide and armchairs! Titchwell RSPB reserve is nearer of course.With Thanks to Richard Hoe
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PUBLICISE YOUR SOCIETY OR EVENT We welcome contributions from local groups and societies for printing in the East Rudham Parish Newsletter. Please send to [email protected] by February 23rd 2018 for inclusion in the Spring edition delivered toevery household and also published on our website Advertisements are also very welcome, ½ page at £6/issue, full page at £12/issue.
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2017 at Sculthorpe Moor
As I write this in early November we’ve just had the first hard frost of theseason – a reminder that another year is coming to an end at Sculthorpe MoorCommunity Nature Reserve. 2017 has been another year of progress and changeat the Reserve as we celebrate our fifteenth year of being open to the public.Perhaps the biggest focus of the year has been our Sculthorpe Fen Land PurchaseAppeal. The 40 acres of the reserve which is accessible to the public is on a long term lease from The Francis Berkham Trust in Sculthorpe village. However, wealso manage an additional 160 acres to the east and west of the site on behalf of thecurrent landowner. This means we are effectively managing a 200 acre reserve – aviable area to sustain a diverse and healthy population of wildlife.This year we have been given the opportunity to purchase the 160 acres of land.If it was under our ownership we would be able to open it up to public access andalso invest more in further improvement to the habitat. The challenge is that weneed to raise £1.7 million over two years to secure the land and carry out therequired work. We have submitted a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund for half thetotal but are trying to raise the rest ourselves through a public appeal.Things have started well with over £200,000 already raised but there is still a longway to go. For more details of the appeal please visit our appeal website athttp://www.sculthorpefen.co.uk/ .The start of 2017 saw the completion of another development project on the site.Every spring large numbers of Sand Martins arrive at the Reserve and spend timefeeding over The Scrape and reed bed area. They then seem to go elsewhere looking for nesting sites - so we decided to try to persuade them to stay by building our ownartificial nesting bank. We used a scaled down version of a design used successfullyat Rutland Water with nesting chambers in hollow breeze blocks accessed viatunnels made from clay pipes. The construction took several months and it was arace against time to get it ready before the birds started to arrive in April – in factthe finishing touches were just being applied as the first birds appeared. We thoughtit unlikely that they would be interested in such a new structure but, to our surprise,they started taking nesting material into many of the 57 chambers. Unfortunately,for reasons unknown – possibly a shortage of food after some poor weather - nestingactivity suddenly stopped. When we inspected the chambers there were three nestswith eggs in but they had all been abandoned. Although this was disappointing wewere pleased that the birds had shown interest in the nesting bank and are hoping forsuccess in 2018.In 2016 a group of four rescued Barn Owl chicks – a male and three females - fromthe RSPCA Rescue Centre at East Winch were brought to the Reserve and fed until
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feeding over The Scrape and reed bed area. They then seem to go elsewhere looking for nesting sites - so we decided to try to persuade them to stay by building our own
the finishing touches were just being applied as the first birds appeared. We thought
for reasons unknown – possibly a shortage of food after some poor weather - nesting
were pleased that the birds had shown interest in the nesting bank and are hoping for
they were at release weight in the Barn Owl shelter at The Scrape. They werethen allowed to free fly - but we provided them with supplementary foodthrough the winter while they developed their own hunting skills. It’s verypleasing to report that the male and one of the females formed a pair and tookover the nest box in the shelter. This summer they raised three chicks. Theprevious couple of breeding seasons have been poor in Norfolk in general withno successes on the Reserve - so it is great to have had a positive outcome forbirds which had a difficult start in life.Elsewhere most of our other raptors and owls had successful seasons withyoung Tawny Owls, Kestrels, Sparrowhawks and Buzzards in evidence. Therewere even some juvenile Red Kites around although it’s not known where theynested. Disappointingly, there was again no Marsh Harrier nest on the site thisyear.Our staff and volunteer wardens are now formally recording the bird life on theReserve – both as part of their normal duties but also on monthly recordingwalks on three different parts of the site. Recording started in April and so farover 90 species of bird have been recorded – we are hopeful that over the fulltwelve month period we will again pass the century of different species seen onand over the Reserve.After projects to expand the Car Park and refurbish the Whitley Hide, ourvolunteer construction team are now turning their attention to building newWoodwork Shops in the compound at the entrance to the Reserve. Sculthorpeis now the production centre for nest boxes for the Hawk and Owl Trustnationally. As a consequence, H&OT are investing in new facilities andequipment to support increased production volume so that we can supplynational projects like Adopt-a-Box while still maintaining sales to the public.
So it’s onwards and upwards for the Reserve and let’s hope for an equallyproductive and successful 2018.
WISHING EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
Neil ChadwickVolunteer Co-ordinatorSculthorpe Moor
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SCHOOL REPORT
We have had a very busy term. The school has had a real buzz around it.The children and staff have been working very hard, learning aboutanything from World War 2 to the environment around them.We have been cooking our own lunches since 30th October.The children and staff love to smell of the food cooking during themorning. It is truly making us all feel very hungry! Roast days are verypopular.
Work is well underway for our Christmas performances. If you wouldlike, to join us, please contact the school website for more details or theSchool office.
We would like to wish you all A Very Happy Christmas And Peaceful New Year.
Carols around the Christmas Tree - 16 December
The King’s Lynn Minster’s congregation choir will sing carols andChristmas favourites around a beautifully decorated tree in the CustomHouse.
Everyone is welcome at this celebration of Christmas, which is back fora fifth year, by popular demand.
This event is free to attend, and everyone attending will be offered freemince pies and other festive snacks. The event begins at 11am.
The Custom House is open Monday to Saturday 10:30am to 3:30pmand Sunday noon to 3:30pm. It will be closed Christmas Eve, ChristmasDay, and Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day
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Want to be on a TV show?Shiver Studios are developing a new television programme andare looking for outgoing grandparents and grandchildren (18plus) in Norfolk who want to spend more time with each other.In ‘Gran Knows Best’. Grandparents will spend time with theirgrandchildren in an attempt to get to know them better and see ifthey can offer any help. Along the way, they will learn about thepressures their grandchildren face, the lifestyle choices theymake, their hopes for the future and what, if anything, is stand-ing in their way of achieving them. If interested, phone Grace on0207 157 4588 or email her at [email protected]
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Useful NumbersCompany Name NumberBadminton Tony Dessant 01485 528 514
Bowls Club John Hassock 01485 528 732
Community Car Scheme 01485 520 823
Fakenham Surgery 01328 863 241
Henry Bellingham MP 01485 600 559
Horticultural Soc. Frances Ulyatt 01485 518 366
Litter/fly tipping hotline 0800 2532687
Massingham Surgery 01485 520 521
Docking Surgery 01485 521 135
MUGA Judith Lowes 01485 528 581
Pre School Little Owls 01485 528 487
POLICE 101
Oil Buying Scheme John Horsfield 01485 528 466
Rudham Primary School 01485 528 230
Village hall bookings Julie Rouse 01485 528 376
WI Jane Whewell 01485 528 159
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