Bowthorpe News June 2016

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JUNE 2016

Why not come and enjoy the Garden on

the Queen’s birthday?

We’ll be out there having a cup of tea and a piece of

cake.

Sunday June 12th 3—5pm

BOWTHORPE HERITAGE GROUP

COMMUNITY GARDEN

Live music spot starts 3.30pm

Light refreshments

Bring your own picnic.

Bring your family.

Join your neighbours.

Come and see the Roses. It’s the best time of year!

Find us at Tolye Road, off Chapel Break Road, Three Score, NR5 9PR orwalk 2 minutes from Roys car park, past the ruins of St Michael’s and

All Angels Church, at the end of Rubytail Way, next to the entrance to

Banana Moon Nursery.


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Clover Hill Community Association

Annual General Meeting

Thursday 9th June 2016

7.30pm

New committee members welcome - either residents ofClover Hill, Chapel Break or Three Score or

representatives of regular, volunteer led groups using the venue. Nomination sheet will be in foyer 14 days beforehand.


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“InspirationalLearning”- children’s

nursery receivesOutstanding

Ofsted rating

A nursery inBowthorpe, Nor-wich has beengraded Outstand-ing by Ofsted forthe excellence ofits teaching andfocused support to

ensure children and their families have a happy, secure and safe environ-ment to learn in.

The Footsteps Nursery at the Sure Start Children’s Centre onHumbleyard, Bowthorpe is run by Norfolk Community Health andCare NHS Trust (NCH&C) and was inspected by Ofsted on 4th April 2016.

The Ofsted inspector's report also highlights “inspirational” staff,“children’s eagerness to learn”, and “exceptional partnerships” with par-ents and external agencies.

The Ofsted inspector’s report rated Footsteps as Outstanding in allcategories:

Effectiveness of leadership and management - Outstanding

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment - Outstanding

Personal development, behaviour and welfare - Outstanding

Outcomes for children - Outstanding

The report said:

“Staff have an excellent knowledge and understanding of how children learn.”

“All staff are highly skilled and sensitive in helping children form secure emotionalattachments”.

“Children make very good progress in their learning and are very well prepared forschool”.

Nursery manager Rachel Sandells said: “We're absolutely delighted with the re-port. To be rated outstanding is a real credit to the staff. I am very proud of theteam for the work they put in with the children and families.”

NCH&C runs four Sure Start Children’s Centres in Norfolk at Thetford, King’sLynn, Norwich and Cromer. In September, Ofsted also rated NCH&C's TreetopsNursery in Thetford, as Outstanding.


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WANTED

HELP TO DELIVER THIS MONTHLY MAGAZINEwhich goes free to every home in Bowthorpe thanks to over100 local volunteers.

MORE help is neededWhen? One Friday or Saturday a month OR as occasionalstand-in.What time will it take? Shortest job = 20 minutes; longest job = 2 hours; and everything in-between. Who? If you are a

CAR DRIVER

CYCLIST

or WALKER

you could be just who we are looking for!

Contact: E: [email protected] T: 01603 745698 (Please speak clearly if leaving your

contact details on voicemail.)

Notice board

Norwich South MP Clive Lewis signing a Tile

A huge thank you to everyone

who came to the `Sign a Tile’ event on 8-9

April. Together we raised over £2000! It was fantastic to

see so many of you support your local Church and give so generous-

ly. Your generosity has helped us start the work on the roof already.

Thank you! It’s amazing what we can do together!

We will be having a celebration service andblessing with a celebratory tea once the roof is

completed. This special event will

probably take place in the autumn.Further details will be in the

Bowthorpe News.


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Greeting from our newly re-elected councillor for theBowthorpe Ward

I would like to say a sincere thank you to the people of Bowthorpe

for re electing me to office on May 5th.

I look forward to the next four years continuing to fight for all theresidents of Bowthorpe. I will continue to get fly tipping and graffitiremoved, and assist where I can with housing and benefitenquiries. My aim is to make Bowthorpe a clean and pleasantplace to live.. I look forward to meeting with as many of you as Iam able during my work alongside such groups as Friends ofWest Earlham Woods, Clover Hill Community Centre, The Four-ways, Mow and Grow and of course The Church.

I can be contacted by phone on either 01603 948212 or 07410946715 or alternatively via e-mail, [email protected] .uk /[email protected].

Please feel free to contact me at any of the above.

Councillor Sally Button.

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Main Service—

10 : 30 am SundaysShort Daily Prayer Monday to Friday 7.15 am & 7 pm

Sunday Evening Service— Usually 6 : 30 pm Check on website

Wednesday 10 am Service of Holy Communion and Healing

For Catholic Mass please contact Rev. Bill Dimelow Tel. 743476

or Fr. David Ward, The Presbytery, Townhouse Rd, Costessey Tel. 742812

A huge THANK YOU to all those of

you who came to the Sign a Tile event

in April, raising over £2000 for the

Church roof. The total cost to upgrade

the insulation and make the roof leak-

proof will be about £70K. We have now received a major grant from Biffa

Award, and some smaller grants from the Geoffrey Watling Charity, the

Bishop of Norwich’s Fabric Fund and the John Jarrold Trust. But what has

impressed me is the almost £16K raised locally. Through the generosity of

local people, including Ronnie and Heather and the customers at the Norkie,

the generosity of people in the Church, and your generosity, we have raised

what we needed, and the work has begun. This is an amazing achievement!

My thanks go also to the team of local people who have been working with

me for two years to secure the grants mentioned. You know, it’s amazing

what we can achieve when we work together. My thanks also go to the

dedicated prayer team, who have been meeting weekly for the past two

years to pray for the whole venture. Working together is important, but

asking for God’s help is vital. In the first book of the Bible there is a story

about a group of people who wanted to make aname for themselves, and so they built a tower

reaching to the heavens (Genesis 11). This tower

was called the Tower of Babel, and is a story of

people who sought to achieve great things but left

God out of their thinking. The result was God con-

fused their language and the people were scat-

tered across the world.


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WOULD YOU LIKE A QUIET SPACE FOR SILENT PRAYER AND HEALING,

OR MAYBE YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME AND LIGHT A CANDLE FOR

YOURSELF OR A LOVED ONE?

ALL ARE WELCOME.— COME AND GO AS YOU PLEASE!

Matthew chapter 11 verse 28 (NIV Bible):

“Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.”

‘OPEN DOOR’

AT

BOWTHORPE CHURCH

WEDNESDAYS 1.30PM—2.30PM

Baptism

of

Rafal-Laurynas Trofimov

(aged 6months)

on 15th May

We may only be sorting out a roof here in Bowthorpe and not building a

great tower, but all along we have sought to include our community and at

the same time listen carefully to God. A major building project can easily

drain people’s energy and vision, but I was determined that this roof pro-

ject would have the opposite effect, energising people and inspiring themwith a vision of what God wants to achieve in and through us, and how we

might use the church building to serve God and the people of Bowthorpe

that God loves so much.

Working together and having a shared vision which doesn’t cut God out of

our thinking is vital. As we come to vote about whether or not to stay in theEU, let us remember that to build a genuine union between people takesgrace, forgiveness and commitment, where the hearts, minds and wills of

people are changed from insularity to neighbourliness. History teaches usthat human attempts to cut God out never end well, but those who seekGod’s vision for humanity have a real hope and a long-lasting future.

Rev’d Mark Elvin

Thank You to

everyone who

gave and to all

who collected. The total will be

given in the next issue.


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ACORN FELLOWSHIP FOR THE OVER 50’s

Mondays 2.30 Bowthorpe Church

June 13th speaker from Marie Curie

June 27th Time for Tea

FREE LED Light Bulbs

For Home Owners and Tenants

Would you like to replace all your light bulbs in your home with the latest

energy efficient LED light bulbs, completely FREE of charge, fitted

FREE and with lifetime guarantee ? To find out how you can

Contact Gerry on Telephone : 01603 742266

Mobile : 07796673238

E-mail : [email protected]

LED light bulbs will reduce electricity bills by around 11%


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Bowthorpe WI I wrote in April about a stainedglass workshop we were lookingforward too, most people man-aged three or four small items, see

photo, it was a really good daythat was enjoyed by all. As a WImember there's so much that youcan do that several members whowanted to join us were busy doingother things, including a workshoplearning how to build and maintaina web site. We'll just have to bookanother date for later in the year!

The meeting in May concentratedon the structure and business ofthe WI and was very informativefor the many new members thathave joined over the past coupleof years.

On 6th June we'll be celebratingour Birthday and our speakerwill be telling us about Bolly-wood style dancing. The moreenergetic of us will be joining inand providing the entertainmentfor the other members and guests!there will also be our usualscrumptious buffet. The committeewill be organizing a refreshingpunch and we'll raise our glassesto wish the Queen, another Nor-folk WI member, our best wishes

on her 90th birthday.

We meet on the first Monday ofthe month at 7.30pm at theBowthorpe Church Centre andwelcome new members, do comealong and visit. If you would like togive me a ring or drop me anemail I'll be happy to meet you atthe door.

Pam Bugg

746073 [email protected]


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Beech 2. Hazel 3. Elder

4. Wild Cherry 5. Lime 6. Elm

7. Scots Pine 8. Spindle

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All of these leaves are from trees

found in the survey of Twenty

Acre and Bunkers Hill woods.

How many can you identify?

LEAF ID TWO


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Mow & Grow Top Gardening Tips

Here comes Summer and the countdown to the longest day of the year - June 21st.While plants are thriving so are the weeds – remember to hoe regularly and leave theweeds on the surface to wither and die in the sun.

Fruits... Strawberries aren’t actually a fruit but a member of the rosefamily. An excellent source of essential vitamins and fibre, they can helpwith digestive ailments, teeth whitening and skin irritations. Their fibreand fructose content may help regulate blood sugar levels by slowing digestion andthe leaves can be eaten raw, cooked or used to make tea.

Vegetables.... in the greenhouse sow Cucumber, Runner beans and Frenchbeans. Plan ahead for winter and sow Kale seeds now as they require along growing season.

Outdoors sow Carrots in rows and cover with a fine mesh to protect fromcarrot fly attack. Chicory (adds colour to stir fries), Salad (Lambs Lettuceyou can harvest in summer and winter) and for extra energy and an abun-dance of vitamins don’t forget Spinach.

Something unusual? Try Kohl Rabi, easy to grow and quick to mature in less than 8weeks.. It’s a rich source of provitamin A, Vitamins C and K and Folate. Grow thesewith Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away and plant mint to deter fleabeetles. Remember Nasturtium is edible so you can use leaves, seed pods andflowers.

Pests and Disease... Birds are your friends in the campaign againstslugs and snails. Aphid and caterpillar infestations can be dealt with by

hand if caught early enough but if they’re out of control you will need to

resort to insecticides.

If it’s dry, paint systemic weed killer onto the leaves of ground elder, lords and ladies

and the like. Add a little in a jam jar and pop the tips of bindweed in. Be warned

systemic weed killers are indiscriminate and will kill anything they contact!

Water... a precious commodity! Collect rainwater and use kitchen

and bath water (if not too dirty, soapy or greasy). Water thoroughly

once or twice a week rather than little and often except for hanging

baskets and containers – water these every day.

Lawn care... June is the last month to apply lawn-sand or hor-mone weed killer. Mow once a week, raise the blade and leave thecuttings on the lawn to act as a mulch and prevent it drying out. If

your lawn goes brown spike it out before watering thoroughly.

If you would like a FREE quote for garden clearance and garden

maintenance services please call the office on 01603 740107

or visit our website www.thegroworganisation.org for more information


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ASHWELL COURT

With apple and cherry blossom blooming outside our windows and the glo-rious sunshine (not to mention hayfever!) it was obvious that summer has at

last arrived. We had lovely hot weather for a couple of days in May but thenthat horrible cold wind returned. However apparently hot weath-er is just around the corner.

We at Ashwell Court are enjoying our summer programme ofevents and have already had a visit to Bury St Edmunds. Thisis always a very enjoyable visit whatever the weather. Ifsunny there are lovely gardens to sit in and enjoy and if raining there is al-ways shopping and Wetherspoons!

Our evening entertainment is also varied. We have had an enjoyable even-ing with songs, laughter and dancing with Pat James.

It is always enjoya-

ble when he and his wife visit, and of course we had our usual deliciousbuffet prepared by our entertainments team, who put in a lot of hard work tomake these evenings so enjoyable. The team has our heartfelt thanks. Weare looking forward to our strawberry tea followed by entertainment by DickHigh.

We are delighted to welcome our new cook, Sue, and wish her a happytime at Ashwell Court. We thank Caroline, Maggie and helpers for so ablyholding the fort and cooking and serving such delicious meals while wewere looking for our new cook.

Please all come and enjoy our Tuesday

and Thursday lunches.

We send our very best wishes to Barbara, one of our residents, who hasbeen in hospital for a while. We hope she will soon be fully recovered andback with us. Also best wishes to Mary who has had a brief spell inhospital. We look forward to seeing you both home soon.

Best wishes to all our friends and neighbours from Ashwell Court.Bye for now. Best wishes. Margaret

A special occasion. Want a party! Need to hold a meeting!

Chapel Break Village Hall Harpsfield, Chapel Break

Large or small room for hire( Very Competi tive rates )

Bar available for extra charge. For detailsemail [email protected] or call 01603 442059.

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Hello Everybody I am so sorry I missedthe May BowthorpeNews.

It was enjoyable to seethe trees dressed intheir gowns of shinygreen leaves, the

blossoms and all oftheir flowers raisingtheir beautiful heads;the Blackbirds withtheir sweet sounds.We saw amazing Gold-finch visiting ourgarden. Sadly, only oneStarling this time.

I have not met all of ournew neighbours atBradecroft yet, but wemet Violet and Chris.It was so good to knowthey are happily settlingdown. Hoping all new-comers are happy. To all those not in good

health we wish you well

Very sad news. (Annie wrote this in early May.) Roy has died suddenly. Alovely quiet man who enjoyed outings last Summer and came to socialevenings.He will be sadly missed by friends and neighbours. God bless Roy.

A special wish for a lovely friend Corina who is in con-stant pain. So too Alan who deserves a medal for all ofhis kindness to others. Time passes so quickly so may Iwish you a Very Special Summer and enjoy the longer

days of sunlight.

Annie Clode

Coming soon ! Book the dates !BRADECROFT


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Society Alive invites you to…

Norwich Inter -Community

Summer Fete

This promises to be the biggest fete of all time in

Bowthorpe

Features:

Face painting

Jewellery Craft stalls

Ice cream

Major raffles

Lucky dips

Demonstration dance

BBQ, tea, coffee and cake

Card and book stall

Many many more

Venue: Clover Hill Village Hall

Date: 30th July 2016

Time: 11am – 4pm

The only place where business mixes with pleasure nicely.

Lots of stalls both indoor and outdoor. Don’t miss this.

Stalls available. Contact below for stall detail.

[email protected] , text or call 07832972166

This lovely picture was taken by Bob White , aresident of Bradecroft, in the Bowthorpe Community

Garden. Bob appreciates the raised flower beds, asthe flowers are high enough for him to get close tothem in his mobility scooter.

Coming soon ! Book the dates !

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The Willows Community Group meets every Fri-day morning from 10-12noon (except Bank Holidays) inthe Bowthorpe Community Hub, behind BowthorpeChurch.

It started in March and regularly welcomes new peopleto join in friendship and activities, and coffee and bis-cuits of course!

We celebrated the Queen's 90thBirthday with a special lunch

and cake.

On May 27th, we had a special team to talkabout the advantages of 'going on-line'. Theteam will bring equipment for people to use or

people can bringtheir own i pads andsmart phones etc.

Also we are planningDementia FriendlySessions for anyoneinterested in learningmore about Demen-

tia and how to sup-port those who haveDementia.

We are also lookingfor more volunteersto help support us inthis new venture.

For moreinformation, contactLois [email protected] 07766396430.

Lois Wiltshire

'Dementia Champion'

Are you a DementiaFriend? Would liketo know more?

Just emailme. Thanks.

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Notices fromNeighbours

THE NORWICHELECTRONIC

ORGAN & KEY-

BOARD CLUB

Drayton Village Hall,7.30pm-10pm. £6.00

at the door .

Tuesday June 28th -

Bill King Bill is a new face to usand a fairly newcomeron the organ club cir-cuit, although he hasbeen playing part-timesince 1972 and as aprofessional musiciansince 1992. He plays

Yamaha Tyros withpedals, so we wel-come him and lookforward to what hehas to offer.

Do come and join usfor an evening of goodmusical entertainment

with like-mindedfriendly people, you

will be very welcome.Martin Drake –

Chairman 01603745544


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BOWTHORPE HERITAGE GROUP

COMMUNITY GARDEN

If you or your family or yourgroup would like to take care ofpart of the Garden and choosehow to plant it, please contact

either Jill Wragg

07762079477 Or

Madge 016703734767

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

*At last we got a litter binplaced just outside the

Garden, in Rubytail Way.

*Norwich Norse now cut thegrass strips in front of thepergola (It is still down tovolunteers to do the rest.

Can anyone commit tostrimming just three times a

Sunday volunteeringJune 26th 2—5

PICNIC FOR THE QUEEN

June 12th see front page


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!I can’t believe

what they’re say-ing about me on

Facebook.”


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N ews from C lover H ill V Infant and N ursery

School

Eco Council

Our Eco Council havehelped with the organisationof a very successful ‘Walk toSchool Week’. Well done toall of our pupils and theirfamilies who walked or rodetheir bikes or scooters toschool. Walking to schoolwill benefit children’s health,our environment and willhelp to make Rawley Road

less congested and safer forour children.

News from Key Stage 1

Our children in Years 1 and 2are really enthused about their

Africa topic. They have beenvisited by Adrian Hall, an expert

traveller who has visited Africamany times. They have become‘African street artists’ who willsell their wonderful paintings toraise money for charity. Theyhave even received letters fromthe WWF asking for their help insaving endangered animals!

African Animal Poem

Giraffes have tall, spotty necks,Monkeys are clever at climbing,Zebras are stripy and run reallyfast,

And elephants are all grey andwrinkly!

By Summer W, Year 1

Race for Life

Well done to our ‘All Angels’staff team who entered theRace for Life and raised

over £1000 for charity. Also, we would like tocongratulate our childrenwho were involved in ourRace for Life day on 13th May. You raised £251 forcharity and made the day areally fun one!


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CHILDREN’S P GE

Hi there again Oz’s page. I was a bit stuckfor the subject for the wordsearch this monthand as I sat at my desk I heard the singing

of the birds. So I have made a wordsearch withBritish birds as the topic. Give it a go!

d w o r r a p s s t

g r a o o u c k t s

t o i d k b e t a e

w n l b k c i o r r

s o a d k c u n l c

w i l s f c a c i d

i n g l a i a j n l

f a d k a e n l g o

t t a r l w h c b g

k r a l y k s p h o

BLACKBIRD CUCKOO GOLDCREST GOLDFINCH

JACKDAW

PHEASANT ROBIN

SKYLARK

SPARROW STARLING SWALLOW SWIFT

Well that’s all for this month. Hope you managed tofinish the puzzle. Enjoy the longer days and the

warmer weather Stay safe until next time.

Bye Oz


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COPY FOR JULY/AUGUST ISSUE TO BE IN BY 15th JUNEPlease deliver to

2a Saint Michaels Cottages, Bowthorpe Hall Rd, Bowthorpe, NR5 9AAor email: [email protected]

Editor: Sally Simpson Tel. 01603 745698 Printer: Pride Press Ltd.

Typing: Mary Cubitt

Treasurer: Barrie Slater Childrens page: Oz [email protected]

Advertising: [email protected] t: 01603 748531Distribution:M.Tailford, C.Newman, L.Butt, M.Cubitt, M.Roberts, L.Wiltshire, J.Stewart,B.Osborne

. July/August issue published on July 1st. September issue on Sept. 2nd

“Carers Informaon Day” At Norwich Forum Millennium Plain, Norwich, NR2 1TF

Monday 13th

June 10.00am till 3.00pm

Opened by Mrs. Jeanette Brighton

Come along and meet the people who will oer, Help, Informaon and

advice for Carers, Ex-Carers, Older People and the Lonely

Including:

Diabetes UK - Mencap

AGE UK Norwich - Ausm Anglia

Norwich Access Group-

Musical Keys

Arthris Care - Alzheimer’s Society - Marie Curie

Benjamin Foundaon - Demena Services - Equal Lives

Carers Agency Partnership - Acon for Blind People - Break

Parkinson's UK - Wellbeing Services - Carers Trust

Plus many more

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For more informaon call:Care for Carers – 0300 777 8880

Or Email: [email protected] www careforcarers org uk
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