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Despite all this year’s tickets for the Friday night Carnival Party NOT selling out, the turnout and attire was once again brilliant and highly imaginative.If I had been one of the judges who were invited to cast a vote, this lot of jolly balloonists would have picked up a prize or three.

I caught up with the majority of the party goers outside the Wellington public housein Garden Street, before they walked up to the Carnival field, sporting a vast array of jolly outfits.The imagination of the outfits is always brilliant to witness and admire.

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I draw readers attention to Page 6 and Page 11. I have to hand it to Cindy Johnson’s grandson, Luke Barrett, and Ollie Denton, for selling their Fintstone car for a dozen cans of beer.Free market enterprise does work, just in case you were in any doubt.Looking back on this year’s Cromer Carnival which as always I enjoyed as did the vast majority of all those who lined the streets to watch the Parade on Wednesday and despite there being fewer floats involvedit was a great evening. What was sad to see in the parade was a float representing Norwich Airport which only promoted the airport, very loudly, with only a driver in the cab belting out their loud advert. I guess this float was doing all the free parades to promote the airport without it seems paying anything towards the Carnival. Likewise the three driving school cars cruising down the High Street.Surely any such commercial floats should pay something towards the Carnival unless they are providingsome form of entertainment, but where do you draw the line in such ventures?.By all accounts the Carnival Fancy Dress Dance was a great deal of fun even though around 100 tickets remained unsold this year. I have to say the outfits were as good as always and by all accounts, everyone who went had a great time.

The kids by now have all returned to school ready to face their education, along with their friends and teachers.I understand that the earliest you can now finish school is 17 and there are plans to improve the current levels achieved in both English & Maths.As someone who did not do at all well at school, having finished my education with only being able to read the most basic English, I am sure that these changes will be an improvement to the current system. “Enjoy Your Crab Tales”

Philip Keddell

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From The Editor

Dear Editor,We have just returned to Hertfordshire from a weekend in the beautiful village of Mundesley, and I just had to let you know how much we admired the wonderful array of wild flowers on Mundesley sea-front. We sat gazing at them for all of Friday afternoon - they were breath-taking. I just could not believe my eyes when I read the criticism in Crab Tales - she would rather see “recognised bedding plants” - how utterly boring and old-fashioned !Here in St. Albans we have formal gardens and they couldn’t match the sheer beauty and freshness which those beautiful flowers invoked. It is a sight which I shall long remember. I do so hope that your Parish Council agrees with me.Wendy LewisSt. Albans

Dear Philip,Could we through your very informative and professional publication pass on our personal thanks and gratitude to the magnificent team of bell-ringers who give their time and effort in providing such a lovely peel on Thursday evenings and whenever necessary on formal occasions. We really do appreciate all their hard work.Thanks to you all.Tony and Jane Williams

Dear Editor,May I join the ongoing debate on the strange choice of flowers in the formal gardens in Mundesley? In your last issue Mrs Janet Munro remarked that the wild flower selection were attracting many bees, (this I naturally applaud).This led me to do a very rough “bee head count” on those same wild flowers and the runner bean plants in my garden. My beans won hands down. This leads me to suggest something even more radical than wild flowers in a formal setting. Runner Beans on the sea front. Think of the interest this would cause, plus the national press coverage. Think of the joy that would be brought to holiday makers as they collect their own vegetables for their healthy evening meal. Think of the profit the council would earn if they set up a PYO beans stall.

The following year this scheme could be expanded to included things like tomatoes, or carrots. Blackpool may have it’s illuminations, and Cromer may have it’s pier, but Mundesley could become a tourist destination purely for it’s formal bean gardens.Nigel HolmesMundesley


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Dear Editor,I would like to thank the Cats Protection Leagueand their volunteer, Kelly Payne, for recently reuniting me with my beloved cat, Nugget who went missing 4 YEARS Ago.

I had given up all hope on her ever being found and believe it is a miracle that she is now back home with me, happy, healthy and safe after all this time. For anyone who wonders if you should get your pet micro chipped, Nugget is proof that micro chipping can indeed help to return your pets. I would ask anyone who comes across a friendly cat or dog, to have it checked, it may be lost and unable to find it’s way home and its owner will be eternally grateful to have it returned.I also ask that if possible you could support the Cats Protection League and the amazing work that they do, especially their hard working volunteers who give up their time out of their love for animals.Debra Wood, Mundesley

Dear Editor,Nth Norfolk residents will have been horrified to hear that the Conservative North Norfolk District Council are considering scrapping CCTV in our towns.Although it is right that the council should review and consider whether CCTV can be run more efficiently with the right safeguards, turning the cameras off is not the solution.I am keen to ensure that Nth Norfolk continues to be an area where we have relative low crime and CCTV cameras act as a deterrent and keep residents, tourists & traders safe on our streets.Doing away with CCTV will prove to be an unwelcome decision that will impact on the lives and safety of those living and working in North Norfolk.Denise Burke, Labour’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for North NorfolkHappisburgh

Dear Editor, The National newspapers have all recently carried articles suggesting that many once attractive and prosperous coastal towns are becoming run down havens for welfare dependent residents. This followed a report by the Centre for Social Justice which cited Great Yarmouth, Blackpool, Clacton-on -Sea, Margate and Rhyl as: “dumping grounds for the unemployed and the benefits-dependent’’.Hopefully North Norfolk District Council will be well aware of the risk that towns in this area may follow the downward spiral suffered by the once popular holiday resorts mentioned in the report, and will take steps designed to protect towns such as Sheringham and Cromer from the same fate.The two factors which mitigate against the prosperity of this area are the high Business Rates and the lack of adequate affordable car parking facilities.Holiday home owners, who bring much needed income to local businesses and shops to seaside towns are being squeezed out by ever increasing Council Tax, to an extent that I question whether it is worthwhile to continue to maintain an expensive presence in Cromer.

Dear Editor,On behalf of N.Norfolk Rotary Club may I thank, Royal Cromer Golf Club and in particular, Lee, Will & Tim at the professional shop, for assisting us in holding our annual Charity Golf day. We enjoyed superb weather, excellent golf and brilliant fellowship, making £3404 in profit, which will go towards our President John’s charity choice of the ‘Holt Youth Project’.

Dear Editor, A Poppy Appeal Auction of Promises was held in Mundesley on 24th August in the Haig Club. This event was a great success. From 57 lots which went under the gavel the proceeds of £971.00 has been given to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. With this amount, the total contribution from Mundesley & District for 2012/13 period was £4660.78.I wish thank all the following sponsors who supported this event, namely: Pat (auctioneer) Cheverton Printers, Halfords, Garden Restaurant Cromer, Gold Park Hairdressers, Rock, Paper Hairdressers, 4 Paws Stalham, Waitrose/John Lewis, The Lighthouse, Lidl N. Walsham, Pam Soper, Royal Hotel, RPM gents outfitters, Mundesley Butchers, Postle N. Walsham, Manor Hotel, Sam’s Pets, Norfolk Needlecraft, The Cockerel Tearoom, Crayford & Abbs Mundesley, Roys, Cromer Life boat, Tesco Mundesley, Mundesley Gift Shop, Computer Assist, Morrison’s, Coastal Pharmacy, Woodland Holiday Park, New Sage Chinese Take Away, Norfolk Equine & Pet Care, The Village Café, Jupe Ladies Fashion, Tony Gent, Mrs Angela Smith, Stewart Sidaway, Richardson’s Holiday Centre, Ship Inn, Mundesley Golf Club, Anna Ovenden, Adam Sewell, Patricia Welsh, Wrenford Thatcher, Overstrand Garden Centre,

It may well be that the people of North Norfolk coastal towns prefer to have welfare dependent neighbours to absentee second home owners, and if so they will probably get their wish.Regards, John AdamsChelmsford

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Anyone for ready for Wimbledon?

L-R: Cindy Johnson, her Flintstone grandson Luke Barrett & Ollie Denton

Joe & Amanda looking both mean and I must say Sexy!

Anyone for ready for a Coke, or three?

Above: The ladies at the White Horse Inn

Left:Jodie Rice, the

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Former Resident And Fireman......cuts the ribbon to open the new Parish Council building in the former Mundesley Fire Station.William Cox MBE was invited to officially open the Mundesley Parish Council office on Tuesday September 3rd.By 2pm the new offices were all set to run a smooth course, with Willie and Hilary Cox, having turned up and cast their eyes aroundthe building and giving it the thumbs up.Willie was, in his early 20s, a volunteer fireman in Mundesley, before moving to Cromer some years later, where he served many more years as a fireman.After being introduced by the Chairman of the Mundesley Parish Council Christopher West (pictured on right) Willie took the floor and wished the Parish Council all the very best with this wonderful building. Willie, rightfully, took the opportunity to tell us about some of the situations he found himself in, as a Mundesley fireman.

Above: Christopher West & Hilary CoxOne of them was about going home after a major fire near the former hospital, where many pigs had died and his mum servinghim up pork for dinner.There was a good turn out of councillors, including myself, and their guests, who all approved of the work done to turn a

tired former fire station into a user friendly office for the Parish Clerk, Barbara Baggeley.You cannot but like Willie Cox as he is sucha jolly friendly and likeable man with a great sense of humour.He did tell me recently, that once his wife Hilary had done her year as Chair of the Norfolk County Council, he was going to get his fishing boat back into the water, as he assured me that this would stop Hilary getting bored.It was indeed a very pleasant couple of hours with wine, beers, great food and plenty ofwonderful company. PK Editor would like to thank Paul Damen for the photograph on Left.

May I thank our 2 main sponsors of Logwise Ltd and Norfolk Homes, alongside all our fellow hole and prize sponsors, without which we would not have been so successful? In addition, Angela and Graham for running our raffle which made £605.Finally, may I thank all our fellow golfers for supporting us again this year and I would also like to invite Crab Tales readers to join us at our Dinner Dance on December 7th at Pinewood Leisure Park. An excellent Christmas evening is planned, so please call me on: 01263 588 160.Kind regardsKevin Abbs Dear Philip,Antingham Village Hall, that was in danger of closing earlier this year has had a new lease of life under a new committee.Already the committee has developed the car park and there are plans to install double glazing to the building. The hall has running costs of approximately £200 a month. Fundraising events have taken place including a Bingo night & Table top event and bookings for the use of the hall continue to be promising.

Dear Philip, I Thought that this attached letter, on Right, to the Financial Times did a good job of explaining how things currently work in the Middle East.RegardsAlan Eatough Overstrand.

Dear Crab Tales Readers,Please note that the Mardle and Munch Club which is held on Wednesdays at the Lower Southrepps Social Club was open for the last Wednesday of this season on 4th September 2013.We will re open on 2nd April 2014. Thanks to all our visitors and regulars, we look forward to seeing you againnext year. Robin Dawes

Letter Continued From Page 4 In September there are 2 new fundraising events. A quiz night was held on September 7th and a brilliant musical evening is planned for 15th September. See on Special Events page for full details. Graham JonesAntingham

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Dear Philip,Phoebe & Nina with two eager friends, Nathan and Tash, waiting for the first ever Great Duck Race, Cromer Pier, to begin. Some 318 ducks were deposited into the sea!Everyone, young children and the “older” children thoroughly enjoyed the event! Regards, Kim Chambers


Other than once parking next to the Tower of London, to go to a concert at the Barbican and having to move off the parking space by 9am on Sunday, we have never had problems parking at the weekend in London.Apart from a trip to France, over Christmas one year, when both the electric steps and the water pump broke down and there was nowhere open to sort either out, all the trips that we’ve made were good fun and almost all problem free.Camping in France is a breeze as the motorways all have wonderfully peaceful places in which to camp and there are numerous lovely beaches that you can camp right next to at no cost, with places to empty your loo.We have done three trips down to Brest to stay in the driveway of Lis’ youngest daughter and her family.The Photo (below) is taken coming back from Brest, near to a wonderful French church.

After just over five years of owning this vehicleI decided to sell it, as the amount of times we were using it was going down, so much so that it was becoming quite expensive to run with the price of fuel, insurance etc. etc. versus the number of times it was being used.

Would I own another one?Yes, but it would need to be different, in so much as it would need to be smaller. Not much smaller and without the double bed over the cab, but at the rear of the body next to a small bathroom. The front driver & passenger seats would need to swivel around to be next to the dining room table that could, if needs be, converted into an extra double bed.Having a double bed at the rear high enough off the floor would mean that there would be more than enough storage below the bed and plenty of space above it, for a rear window.Without the bed over the cab one could also reduce the overall height of the unit a little.I would also look for a van that has a six speed gearbox, instead of five, so that the cruising speed could be at fewer rpms. Likewise I am in no doubt that cruise control, would made any trip a lot easier, particularly when travelling in Europe.With swivel front seats in the van, it would be much more comfortable to sit in and relaxover a bottle of wine in the evening as sitting outside, in the evening can be pretty cool and even cold.I hope the proud new owners of our Hilda Hymer are as happy as we were, touring around this and other countries.In the meantime we have fond memories of our trips and will in due course be the proud owners of another one. PK

Right next to some WCs which were handy for emptying our lou and waste and topping up the water tanks.Before cooking our evening meal we walked about 400 yards up the road to a very smart hotel in Ravenscar for a pre dinner drink,as one does, of course.I have always found that fellow caravan and motorhome owners are a very friendly and helpful lot of people like those we met the next evening on an official site in Whitby. The drawback though was the distance of the walk into town from this site but we were able to get the bus back to our Hilda Hymer.Other than driving through some private school ground with 3 & 1/2 inches to spare both sides at one point, this, like many other trips in our Hilda were great fun and a great way to see the countryside.Our return home was via an overnight stop in a friendly but pretty quiet pub car park, just north of the Humber somewhere.One of the best things about owning any form of motorhome is being able to go to weddings and staying the night in before going home. We did two weddings in Suffolk, one of them staying in the grounds of the hotel where the Reception was held so we could go to bed as and when we felt like it, with another of Lis’ nieces having her reception in a village hall so we camped in the car park next door.This meant we could invite some Lis’ nephew and his wife to join us for a cup of tea after enjoying the Wedding feast.The other wedding involved us driving up to Chester to attend the wedding of our former lodger & dancer from the Pier Show, Jessica Bedford, when she married Adam Jenkins, it was a lovely event that we enjoyed and watched the fireworks from our bed!One trip that we have done a couple of times was to drive down to London at the weekend and park within 150 yards of the Tate Modern for no cost at all. When I first parked there, I asked a traffic Warden at lunch time on the Saturday, how long we could park there for.

You will have to be gone by 7am.

Do You Or Don’t You.........go out and get yourself an all singing and all dancing motorhome? That is the question I continue to ask myself.Back in 2006, after some time spent thinking and looking at all sorts of motorhomes, both locally and further afield, I drove up to well beyond Preston and purchased a six berthHymer C594 circa 2004.Being just over two years old, it set me back just over £24k, but came with everything & more for one to disappear off to the other side of Europe and beyond. You name it, it had it on board for life on the road, other than the food in the fridge.After the long trip to collect it, I hit the road for home, via a night in a friend’s driveway, outside Grantham, after collecting some boxes to bring home to store, from Lis’ granddaughter’s in Leeds.During this trip home two things impressed me. One: How easy it was to drive & Two: How fast it’s 4 cylinder, Fiat 2,600cc diesel engine was.By the time I rolled into Cromer, I had worked out that the MPG was best travelling at around58mph, which is fine for anyone who does not mind arriving 5 minutes after someone drivingright on the limit, all the time, over a long trip.Having already known David Attew from Deers Glade in Hanworth, I already had a space for it lined up in his yard.While running a local free paper ( then known as the Crab Line ) we could never get away for more than a week together, so opted for short trips, often quite local, just to get a break.One of our first trips was to Covehithe, just north of Southwold, right on the edge of the coast at the end of a pretty but narrow road to park alongside visiting fishermen’s cars.(See Below)Other than having to do a 12 plus point turn to be heading back out, it was a lovely, quiet site with a 15 minute walk down onto the beach in one direction and a 45 minute walk along the beach to get to a Southwold pub for lunch in the other direction, south of our site.With all the fishing groups going past, it was also quite a sociable site. Have you got the kettle on? To which I replied:When you bring us a decent fish, the kettle will go on in your honour.I must say that this was a really lovely site that I would recommend to anyone with a motorhome, along with many other places we stopped in.Having already joined the camping club which covered the whole of the UK & beyond we did prefer to find places to camp in, while driving along in our merry way, so after a year, we did not renew our membership and found our own sites to spend the night in.A trip that worked out wonderfully was one to Yorkshire, via a night parked in the street right outside a friend’s house in the center of Lincoln, before heading over the Humber Bridge and up towards Whitby to visit the James Cook Museum.Before getting to Whitby we camped on the side of a very quiet road at Ravenscar overlooking Robin Hoods Bay.

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Never been rallied or rolled.One very careful owner decided that after having driven to the Carnival Fancy Dress Dance in his dream machine to put it up For Sale.As a Flintstone, he rightly priced his dream motor car For Sale atthe bargain price of only £1,000 - No offers accepted.Luke Barrett who is seen on Page Six with his Grandmother, Cindy and his good friend Ollie Denton

placed their beautiful car up for sale just where you drive into the Northrepps International Airport on the side of the Cromer to North Walsham Road.By all accounts a good number of passing motorists pulled over to admire the dream machine and I understand that these two did accept the best offer of a dozen cans of beer before the proud new owner drove off into the sunset. PK

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She Last Appeared In The Crab Line..

......Some Years Ago, attending the Cromer Carnival Dance, dressed as a nurse, with a group of lovely local girls in scanty attire.Gabriella Keddell driving her boss’ Porche in Miami where she lives and works. Whether my niece will lend me, her boss’ car,is something I have yet to ask her. PK

The Smiling Faces ...of the Mundesley WRBL.In the afternoon, just before disappearing off to cover the Cromer Carnival parade, on August 21st, Lis and I went along to the Coronation Hall in Mundesley with a dear friend of ours, to enjoy the Afternoon Tea hosted by the good ladies of the Women’s British Legion and of course the wonderful cakes.

Pictured Above are the ‘waitresses’ who looked after us on the day and below a letter from Liz Winter.

Dear Philip,On behalf of all our members, we would like to thank everyone who supported this event. We raised £561 and this money will be sent to the WRBL Benevolent Fund.This branch of the RBL Women’s Section has been providing care & support for the ex-service community for over 85 years by means of our fundraising for the welfare work. The WRBL has an extensive welfare programme and gives financial help to ex-servicewomen and the wives, widows and widowers of ex-service personnel and their children.With kind RegardsLiz WinterPublicity Officer WRBL Mundesley and District.

Dear Mr Keddell,Thank you very much for publishing my poem “Memories of Cromer Carnival” in Crab Tales issue 017. Please find this new poem All the best,Mr Len Saculla

When The Summer’s OverWhen the summer’s over –

Kids go back to school,Take down all the fencingFrom the field at Carnival.

When the summer’s over –

Golden memories,Sandcastles we built so tall,Swims we took in the sea.


All the tourists leave,We thank them for their companyBut we breathe a sigh of relief.


Fewer cars in town,Putting greens that bear no flags,

Bunting taken down.

When the summer’s over –Lots more wind and rain,

Put on your gloves and overcoatAnd pray for summer again.

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Letters Continued From Page 8Dear Editor,Traffic chaos in Cromer during carnival week.As a taxi driver, based in Cromer, I am used to coping with the congestion in the town at busy times especially during spells of lovely weather but I am writing to ask that you look into the double parking situation which lead to such extreme chaos on the 23rd August in the area of Cliff Drive, Overstrand Road, Cromwell Road roundabout and the hospital and doctors surgery.On Carnival Day cones were put out on the Overstrand Road so that 2 way traffic could flow reasonably and safely and if necessary emergency vehicles could easily get through to either the hospital or the surgery.On Friday 23rd August the cones were removed enabling cars to double park ensuring that there was only room for single file traffic. It took me over 20 mins to take a customer from Richmond Court to the doctor's surgery making the gentleman late for his appointment; during the time sitting in traffic I gave way to a pregnant lady who was desperate to gain access to the hospital on Mill Road and a single decker bus had to complete a three point turn in the road as it couldn't get through, so how would an ambulance or fire engine fare?I rang the local police to see if they could send operatives to direct the traffic and clear the congestion but the person I spoke to was unconcerned and failed to see the situation was anything deserving of their presence.I realise that the Carnival week is exceptional in terms of volume of traffic coming into the town but the safety of the local residents and service users must not be forgotten; therefore can I please ask that cones are not just put out on Carnival day but according to the prevailing weather conditions i.e. warm sunny weather equals more people coming into the town which equals more parking requirements. Perhaps the Carnival day Park and Ride scheme should be introduced throughout the school holidays? The congestion and lack of parking must put people off from stopping in the town.I look forward to receiving your readers comments. Yours faithfully,John Willgress,Southrepps

Dear Philip,Once again we had a sucessful evening in the Cromer Carnival Marquee on the Tuesday of Carnival week.So we would like to say a Big Thank You to all the local people, shop keepers and businesses including some from Overstrand & Holt who donated prizes for the Carnival Bingo Raffle which will go into the Carnival Fund.So thanks also to the people who continue to come along and support us each year.RegardsTrevor & Valerie Pells , Jim & Janice Woolston

Dear Philip,I would like to say thank you to all the Lads & Lasses in the Pier Show.I was lucky to see them last Saturday afternoon with a friend and we thought it was a fabulous show. The Illusionist did tricks that I have never seen, even on Paul Daniels TV show.May the cast enjoy many more shows together.Thank You.Yours sincerelyJoy MannersCromer

On The Farm...... ....lived a chicken and a horse, both of whom loved to play together.One day the two were playing, when the horse fell into a bog and began to sink.Scared for his life, the horse whinnied for the chicken to go get the farmer for help!Off the chicken ran, back to the farm.Arriving at the farm, he searched and searched for the farmer, but to no avail, for he had gone to town with the only tractor. Running around, the chicken spied the farmer’s new Harley.Finding the keys in the ignition, the chicken sped off with a length of rope hoping he still had time to save his friend’s life.Back at the bog, the horse was surprised, but happy, to see the chicken arrive on the shiny Harley, and he managed to get a hold of the loop of rope the chicken tossed to him.After tying the other end to the rear bumper of the farmer’s bike, the chicken then droveslowly forward and, with the aid of the powerful bike, rescued the horse!Happy and proud, the chicken rode the Harley back to the farmhouse, and the farmer was none the wiser when he returned.The friendship between the two animals was cemented: Best buddies, best pals.A few weeks later, the chicken fell into a mud pit, and soon, he too began to sink and cried out to the horse to save his life!The horse thought a moment, walked over, and straddled the large puddle.Looking underneath, he told the chicken to grab his hangy-down thingy and he would then lift him out of the pit.The chicken got a good grip, and the horse pulled him up and out, saving his life.The moral of the story?(Yep. You betcha. There is a moral!)

“When you’re hung like a horse, you don’t need a Harley to pick up chicks!”

Thanks to David Thorne for this


One Of The Many Events Held At WoodlandsAs a regular advertiser with the Crab Tales, their manager invited me to go to their event to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer, on the morning of Friday August 30th. The cakes were a delight to experience, as was the company of these wonderful people, on hand to help you choose from the array of second hand books for sale. Pictured Below: Karen Hird, Bryony Manger & Helen Crosby

It is the first time, we had heard of this annual fete at Thornage Hall, which involved me using Sat Nav, despite this running for some years.With friends from Trimingham, we headed off to check this out, on Sunday 1st Sept.A most enjoyable way to spend a lovely Sunday afternoon, with so many others checking out the stalls, listening to the bands and enjoying a burger as well as purchasing fruit and vegetables all grown on this farm.After enjoying our burgers we watched and listened to (Below) a local drumming school Trix’n Stix which we really enjoyed these

talented young people all enjoying themselves as well as playing quite brilliantly.

Below: Steve & Rachel of Cromer Trophies with their family.

Above: Gavin Thorpe, Karen Hird & Mary WoodingWoodlands is one of those local places that are always very welcoming to everyone who comes through their door and they also advertise with a great local paper. See: Back Page Various members of Lis’ family have stayed there this Summer and loved every moment, her brother and family are coming over from Diss to spend a week there during September.

PK

It was really a most enjoyable afternoon of music, stalls, people, some great shopping and delicious food as well.And all for a good cause, as Thornage Hall is an independent charity, providing a service for supported living, learning & working for adults with learning difficulties.For more information about this great place go to: www.thornagehall.co.uk We will indeed be there next year. PK

Above: Music by East Coast

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Heart DiseaseHeart disease has many names and abbreviations which you may hear used at your doctor’s surgery.CHD is an abbreviation for coronary heart disease.IHD is an abbreviation for ischaemic heart disease.CCF is an abbreviation for congestive heart failure. LVF is an abbreviation for left ventricular dysfunctionThere are many more but I think these are the most commonly used ones.CHD and IHD are pretty similar and are the commonest cause of death in the UK. There are 94,000 deaths from IHD a year, but the annual death rate is falling largely owing to a drop in smoking rates, earlier detection and better treatment of established disease.There are many risk factors for the development of IHD or CHD• Age, we know CHD increases with age.• Socio-economic class, the difference in heart disease rates between affluent and deprived areas of the UK is as many as six fold, it has many causes but is likely to be an interaction of diet, obesity, exercise & cigarette smoking.• Smoking increases mortality from CHD by 60%.• Raised cholesterol levels can contribute to heart disease.• Obesity can lead to heart disease and diabetes and high lipid levels. • Diabetes leads to an increase risk of dying from heart disease compared with individuals without diabetes.

Ideally we should all try to reduce our risk of developing heart disease, by staying fit, maintaining the right weight for our size, eating plenty of fresh vegetables and a diet rich in oily fish, not smoking and exercising at least 3 times a week.Many of you will already have heart disease and paying attention to all of the healthy lifestyle issues above are vitally important. We have many powerful drugs which manage heart disease and reduce the risk of further damage to the heart, but a healthy diet and lifestyle is an equal part to the drug therapy.Many of you will be on the same or similar drugs and I will attempt to list and explain the action of some of them.Aspirin: makes the blood less “sticky” and reduce the chances of the blood clotting in the coronary arteries (these are the arteries which supply the muscle wall to the heart itself).

Clopidogrel: has a similar action to aspirin (but is “stronger”).Drugs ending in “—olol” such as Bisoprolol, are beta blockers, they protect the heart from further damage by reducing the pulse rate.Drugs ending in “---opril” or “—sartan”, such as Perindopril or Candesartan are drugs which act on the kidney to protect the heart by reducing pressure in the arteries.Drugs ending in “-statin” are known as statins (for example Simvastatin), these drugs lower cholesterol and again make the blood less sticky in the coronary arteries.So heart disease is a common cause of death in the UK, we can do something ourselves to reduce the risk of heart disease and if we have heart disease already, looking after our own health and attending the cardiac clinics at the surgery is important.I hope to see you out exercising on our free gym in Gold Park, Mundesley soon!

Dr Daryl FreemanMundesley Medical Centre

Are You Spotting The Cod?If the answer is YES, which it should be if you are a OAP, then the prize has been changed toCoffee and Cake For Two at a new location.Yes, the prize remains the same but if you are a winner, the location to take your voucher that you receive from us, is now: Huckleberries at 43 Church Street, Cromer.See Page 11 for full details on how to win your coffee and cake at Huckleberries and if youare under 12, how you can win a family swim at SPLASH in Sheringham.Have fun. Philip


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The NNDC Big Society Fund.... ...was set up to help build strong communities in the district and help them to develop new and innovative projects which will improve their social and economic wellbeing.The Grants Fund Panel has awarded £5000 to Edgefield Village Hall Trust to support annexe repairs & refurbishment of the main hall area, including damp proofing, insulation and new drainage system. The improvements should help to reduce fuel costs long term and make better use of their facilities.£1200 was awarded to support agency Norfolk & Suffolk 4x4 Response to help buy Personal Protection Equipment for response members working in flood environments.The equipment will include flood suits, life jackets & helmets and will ensure that the group are suitably prepared to support multi-agency flood rescue efforts.Sculthorpe Village Hall Management Committee was awarded £5000 towards an extension and refurbishment of the hall’s kitchen area, including the provision of a disabled ramp to benefit the many groups that currently use the facilities and with a view to attracting many new ones.Trevor Ivory, NNDC Cabinet Member for Localism and the Big Society, said:“I am really encouraged that many communities have come forward with innovative projects seeking support from the fund. We are committed to ensuring that Council funds are used in the most effective way, so interested groups / organisations are invited to make an application to be considered by the Panel. As a council we are delighted to support those that we are sure will improve our local communities and look forward to projects continuing to come forward.Last year the fund distributed almost £400,000 to 47 projects across the district. We have even greater resources this year, and with a pot of £450,000, we will help to ensure community projects succeed.”NNDC continues to provide support to those applicants who were not successful in the first round to help them develop projects that will become financially sustainable in the long-term and achieve their desired outcome.

If you have an idea or a project that you wish to develop and want apply for funding, you are encouraged to speak to your local Councillor, get in touch with the Council.

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Government Saviours“A quiet revolution is under way in government," says Rachel Sylvester. It's being masterminded by a team of young, hoodie-wearing civil servants in an open-plan office in Holborn. This is the headquarters of the Government Digital Service. Its mission: to drag Whitehall into the "Google age", thereby improving the delivery of servicesand potentially saving billions of pounds for the taxpayer. For years, government IT projects have been "a nightmare of spiralling costs & incompetent contracts for super-computers that never worked". But by bringing technology back in house, even as they privatise other services, ministers hope to avoid those pitfalls. And the approach is already paying off. An outside contractor quoted £30,000 to change a logo on a department website; the job was done in 15 minutes by one of the in-house "teenagers in jeans". The Rural Payments Agency IT system has been redesigned so that farmers can apply for grants using Google maps "rather than relying on inspectors in wellies" - a change that has made the system both easier and more reliable. The geeks could prove to be the Government's saviours.From an article by Rachel Sylvester in The Times

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Wash Day BluesYears ago a Kentucky grandmother gave the new bride the following recipe for washing clothes. It appears below just as it was written, and despite the spelling, has a bit of philosophy. This is an exact copy as written and found in an old scrap book (with spelling errors and all).Recipe for Washing Clothes1. Bilt fire in backyard to heat kettle of rain water.2. Set tubs so smoke won’t blow in eyes if wind is pert.3. Shave one hole cake of lie soap in bilin water.4. Sort things, make 3 piles. 1 pile white, 1 pile coloured, 1 pile work britches and rags.5. To make starch, stir flour in cool water to smooth, then thin down with bilin water.6. Take white things, rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, and then bile. Rub coloured don't bile, just rinch and starch.7. Take things out of kettle with broomstick handle, then rinch, and starch.8. Hang old rags on fence.9. Spread tea towels on grass.10. Pore rinch water in flower bed.11. Scrub porch with hot soapy water.12. Turn tubs upside down.13. Go put on clean dress, smooth hair with hair combs. Brew cup of tea, sit and rock a spell and count your blessings.Paste this over your washer and dryer and next time when you think things are bleak, read it again and give thanks for your blessings!I also remember the old hymn sheets hanging behind the door in the outdoors toilet........

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What, When & Where All Phone tel nos. are code 01263, unless otherwise stated.AylshamBridge Club 7pm Fri 7.15pm t: 761 308Country Market each Friday 8.50-noonCricket Club indoor Sun 3-5pm all ages & standards t: 510 102 Evening WI 7.30pm 1st Thurs Town Hall.Extend Over 60’s Exercise Fridays Jubilee Family Centre t: 01692 407 851 Farmers Market 9am-1pm 1st & 3rd Sat Market PlaceF.I.T. group 2nd & 4th Weds t: 731 177Flower Club 2nd Wed 7.30pm Town HallFitness Yoga/Pilates Tues & Thurs Friendship Hall t: 01692 538 569 Gym Club Fri 5pm High School t: 576 609Lammas KC Lodge ROAB Tues 8.15pmSutton School Of Dance, Mill Row.Monday Stall Parish Church 8.30-noon RBL (Womens) 1st Mon of month Salvation Army Hall t: 734 091 N.N. Speakers Club 7pm alt. Weds. High School t: Lynne Goddard 01692 402 662.Scalextric Club Presto Park Weds 7.15 - 9.45 pm. t: 01603 754 319 Quaker Meetings Sun 10.30am Pegg’s YardYoga Tues 7.30pm Quaker Meeting House Peggs Yard. t: 732 426CromerAge Concern Fri 10am The Cottage.Aqua Therapy Classes Mon 11-12 Wed 7-8pm Country Club t: 501 914 Air Training Corps. 7pm Mon & Thurs, High School t: 515 452Baptist Church Sun10.45am & 6.30pm1st & 3rd Sat Coffee morning 10.45am t: 576 524 Bridge (Duplicate) Mon 7pm t: 822 778C.A.B. Appointments: t : 01692 405 847Chesterfield Hall Cabbell Rd Mon 10am Parent & Toddlers Sun 11.45am Family Service & Children’s Club Christian Fellowship Sun 10.30am former Gospel Hall t: 838 180Cromer Chamber Orchestra 7pm Mons ( term time) High school t: 511 600 Cromer Forum 1st Tues 7.30pm Methodist Church New Hall t: 515138Diabetes UK 4thThurs 7.30pm Methodist Church Hall. t: 01692 405 492 Elderberries Badminton & Short Mat Bowls 3-5pm Mon & Fri. t: 519 030Flower Club 7.30pm 3rd Mon Junior School. t: 513 408Folk Dance Club 7.30-9.30pm Tues Community Hall t: 578 224Garden Society 7.30pm 3rd Thurs Cromer Community Hall t: 511 211 Hockey Club Mondays u16s & u13s 6.30pm Adults 7.15pm Sports CentreKorean Martial Arts t: 07765 282 981Lip reading classes Thurs 10 - 12noon Methodist Church Rooms t: 0344 800 8002.N & N Assoc.for Blind 9.30-1pm Tues Merchants Place. N.N. Mencap Soc. Thurs 1pm Merchants Place. t: 578 116Parkinson’s Disease Soc. 10.30am 2nd Wed of month St John Hall, Bond St.R.E.M.E. 2pm 1st Weds Halsey Houset: 825 101RBL 7.30pm 1st Wed The CottageWomen’s Section 2.30pm 1st Thurs Royal Naval Assoc. 1st Friday 7.45pm (Summer) 12.30pm (Winter)Halsey House.

ROAB Wed 8.15pm The Cottage.Singing Group Thurs 10.30am. Community Centre. t: 570 117.St John Ambulance Adults Tues 7.30pm Cadets Tues 5.45pm St John Hall Bond St Sea Scouts Overstrand Rd info t: 514 562 Taekwondo Sports Centre. t: 711 824 Tennis Club Sun, Weds & Fri t:513 741 The One O’clock Club for over 60’s. 1-2pm Thurs. Barker’s Herne. W.I. 2nd Thurs 2.30 pm,Garden St.Overstrand Acorns Parent & Toddler Group 1.30 -3pm Thurs (term-time ) The Belfry School. t: 579 275. Gardening Club 2.30pm 1st Tues Parish Hall t: 576 437Carpet Bowls 2.30pm Thurs Parish Hall t: 833 369 Strand Club 2nd Weds 2.30pm Methodist Church t: 578 250W.I. 3rd Wed 7.30pm Parish Hall t:834 242 MundesleyBowls Pavilion Bingo: Sun 7.30pm, Whist Drive: Tues, Wed & Fri 1.45pm t: 721 815Carpet Bowls Mon 1.30pm Coronation Hall t: 722 054 Community Choir Tues 7.30pm Methodist Church t: 722 022 Free Church Sun Services11am, 6.30pm Library Mon:10-1pm,Tues 2-5.30pm Fri 10-1pm & 2-6.30pm, Sat 10-1pm t: 720 702Luncheon Club over 60’s & disabled. Mon & Thurs 12-2pm Free Church t :721 984 MADRA t: 07734 689 978Methodist Church Sun worship 10.30am RBL 4th Weds Haig Club. t: 722 238 RBL Womens section 3rd Weds 1.45pm Coronation Hall t:721 021Scrabble Club Fridays t: 720 659Village Cinema 7.30pm 2nd Tues Info: www.mundesley.org/film W.I. 2nd Mon 7pm Church Rooms t: 834 368 North WalshamAnimal Magic Dog Club training & fun with your dog. t: Kathy 720 730 Bipolar Self Help Group 3rd Thurs 2pm Saddlers Shop t: 0854 434 9872 Charity Bingo Weds 8pm Community Centre. t: 01692 407 214 Chess Club 7.30 Mons Orchard Garden Pub. All abilities. t: 01692 404 649Extend Over 60’s Exercise Mondays: Methodist Church Hall t: 01692 407 851Hockey Club Under 11s. Fri 5-6pm Sports Centre t: 01692 404 624 Lions Club 7.30pm 1st Mon of month. Community Centre. t: 01692 400 702N.N. Speakers Club 7pm alt. Weds. High School t: Gillian :01692 650 250 Parkinson Support Group 2nd Tues.10:30am Sacred Heart Church Hall. Info: 01692 406 486 Quaker Meetings Sun 10.30am Meeting House, Mundesley Rd. near Swafield.RAFA 7.30pm First Tues of month. Bluebell InnReading 4 U 3rd Weds 9.45am St. John’s Hall, t: 768 164The Wheel of Light 1st Thurs 7.30pm Orchard Gdns Pub, t: 721 484

Walsham Writers’ Group local writers, info: www.walshamwritersgroup.com Weavers Morris Dancers Wed 7.45pm St Nicholas Room t: 01692 404 447Sheringham Alcoholics Anonymous Sun 3pm St Josephs ChurchBeetle Drive 3rd Tues 7.30 pm St. Josephs Church Bridge :The Morley Duplicate pairs Thurs 7pm Beginners Fri 2pm t: 822 087CAB. YESU,Thurs 10-2pm t: 01692 402 570Chess All ages & abilities t: 01692 404 649 Country Market 1st & 3rd Thurs St John Hall Evening W.I. 2nd Mon. St. Josephs Church Hall, t: 823 889 for info.Flower Club 1st Thurs 7pm St. Andrews Curch t: 825 059Gingerbread Fri pm Friends Meeting House t: 0785 9364 702 Harry Upcher Lodge ROAB Mon 8.15pmTyneside Club, Station RdHearing Aid Clinic 10-12pm 1st Mon. Age Concern, Cremer St. Free advice.Ladies Fellowship 7.30pm 2nd Tues Salvation Army. Lip reading classes Thurs 1.30 - 3.30pm Health Centre t: 0344 800 8002 MS meetings 7-9pm 1st & 3rd Weds. Robin Hood Pub, t: 823 392Morris Dancing. Oddfellows Hall. Weds 7.30pm t: 837 693N.Norfolk Model Group 8pm last Fri St John’s Hall t: 514 059 Old Shannocks 2.15pm last Wed Community Rooms. Quaker Meetings Sun 10.30am Cremer St. R.A.F.A. 4th Tues of month. t: 837 229Saturday Super Sale First Sat 9-11am. Salvation Army Hall, Cremer St. Sheringham Singers - Ladies Choir Tue 2-4pm Friends Meeting House, Cremer St. t: 768 126 Sheringham Voyager 2pm 1st & 3rd Thurs. Community Centre t: 01692 500 550 Sheringham Youth Choir 11-18yrs.Weds 7pm (term time) Baptist ChurchThe Runtons Bingo 7.30pm Sun & Mon Bernie’s Social Club E.Runton N.N. Chess Club Fri 7.30pm. W. Runton Social Club t: 823 814Philatelic Society 2nd Mon of month 7.30pm W.Runton Church Hall.Cromer & Sheringham Probus Club 12.30pm 1st Tues, Links Hotel t:824 306 Rotary Club Weds 6pm except any 5th Weds Dormy House W.Runton, t: 578 194 Sequence Dancing Mon 7.30-10pm E. Runton Village Hall.t:01692 403 071W. Runton Scouts INFO : t:712 288W.I. 2.15pm 2nd Wed W.Runton Church HallTriminghamCoffee Morning 3rd Weds 10.30am Poppyland Club (Ladies) 2nd Weds 2.30pm. Pilgrim Shelter“Pens People” Come write with usDetails: 07799 060 407Slimming Club Tues 1.45pm Pilgrim Shelter. t: 579 797or 07799 060407

Table Top Sale 1st Sun from 8.30am Pilgrim Shelter t: 834 965 Whist Drive Thurs 1.45pm Pilgrim Centre Trimingham t: 834 965Also:Antingham & Southrepps Playgroup t: 834 148 Badminton Thurs Gresham Village Hall info & booking on : 07917 596 797 Cash Bingo Tues 8pm Aldborough community centre. All welcome Cantamus Choir 7.30pm Thurs. Southrepps Church. t: 07785 782 498.Crazee Kidz Club 7pm. 2nd & 4th Fri. term time. Roughton Village Hall 7-16yrs. t:768 138 Cromer & Sheringham Brass Rehearse 7.45pm Thurs Upper Sheringham Village Hall t:733 638 Cromer Air Rifle Club 9am -noon Sun. Near Sheringham. t: 570 223Extend exercise for over 60’s Mon 2.30pm Northrepps Village Hall t:768 159Fit Together Health Walks locations across the district. Info 07766 259 999 Fit Together Tea Dance Tues 2-4pm Briston Copeman Centre - £2 Information on: 07766 259 999 Greenfingers Gardening Club 7.30pm 1st Thurs Jubilee Hall, Banningham t: 761 620 / 768 004Gym Club Thurs 5-8pm Northrepps Village Hall t: 576 609 Horsham St. Faith 4th Sun traditional Catholic Latin Mass Mission Room, opp. Church t:01603 788 873Knapton Ladies Club 3rd Mon 7.30pm Village Hall t:720 908. 1st Tues Women’s Own Methodist Church t: 721 439 Mardle & Munch Weds 10am-2pm Lower Southrepps Social Club t: 834 450 MS Group Mon 10 - 2pm Southrepps Village Hall t: 823 392 Nordic Walking Tues & Thurs 11am t: 07825 773 368 for informationNorfolk Submariners 1st Wed 12noon Kings Head, Horsham St Faith t: 511 758Nth Walsham Cage Bird Club 8pm 3rd Tues Felmingham Village Hall. t: 01692 404 750 Northrepps Pre-School Mon-Fri Term-timet:579 396 www.northrepps.norfolk.sch.uk Northrepps R.B.L. 1st Mon. 2nd.Mon. BH’s., 7.30.p.m. Northrepps Cottage t: 579 633. NN Amateur Radio Group Wed & Thur 10-4 Muckleburgh t: 821 936Nth Norfolk Model Engineering Club 1st Fri 7.30pm High Kelling Social Centre Prize Bingo 7.30pm 1st & 3rd Fri Gimingham Village HallRoughton Under 5’s Playgroup t: 07553 456 083Seniors Swimming Club Mon & Weds am, Fri pm Greshams Swimming Pool, Holt. t: 711 123 Suffield Park Bowls Club. Whist Drives Tues 2.15pm.Fri twice monthly 7.30pm. Trunch Bumbles Pre-school t: 720 931 Trunch Friends 2nd Tues 2pm Trunch Village Hall t:721 570 Weybourne Folk Club 3rd Sun 3-6pm Maltings Hotel,Weybourne.t:588 781

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Special EventsFriday 13th September7pm : Baconsthorpe Village HallJumble Sale ~ admission is free.7.30 pm: Cromer Parish ChurchKing Henry’s Band ~ with a uniquely entertaining programme of tuneful light-hearted music from the 16th century & earlier. Entry at door £7.50 (£2.50 children) in aid of the Cromer Bells Project. Info: David Wakely 825 8857.30pm : St Botolph’s Church, TrunchEast Norfolk Operatic Society ~ Evening of the wit & melody of Gilbert & Sullivan. Admission £8 (concs £6) by programme at door or: 722 193. Proceeds to St Botolph’s Church restoration projects.www.trunchconcerts.co.uk.Saturday 14th September 10am - 4pm: All Saints Church Upper SheringhamCharity “Bargain Day” ~ New, Nearly New & Jumble. Tombola, cakes, Tea & coffee. Free Parking7.30 pm: Cromer Parish ChurchKing Henry’s Band ~ An entertaining programme of tuneful light-hearted music from the 16th century & earlier. At door £7.50 (£2.50 children) in aid of the Cromer Bells Project. Info: David Wakely 825 8857.30pm : St Botolph’s Church, TrunchEast Norfolk Operatic Society ~ Evening of Gilbert & Sullivan. Admission £8 (concs £6) by programme at door or: 722 193. www.trunchconcerts.co.ukProceeds to St Botolph’s restoration projects.8pm - midnight : The Manor Hotel, MundesleySummer Sundown ~ A relaxed evening of food, drink & swing music courtesy of Michael Buble tribute act Dale Bullimore. Tickets £15 include hog roast/BBQ & entertainment. Fundraising for the last stage of Mundesley Youth & Community’s project. Tickets from The Manor & The Beach Cafe, Mundesley.Sat 14th & Sun 15th SeptemberAll Saints Church, GiminghamSat: 10am-5pm Sun: 10am-4pmFlower Festival ~ The Theme Is Poems. Songs Of Praise : Sunday at 4.30pm Refreshments & RaffleSat 14th & Sun 15th September 10am - 4pm: Green Keepers Cottage, Cromer Road, Overstrand. NR27 0JJ. tel: 579 421Pop-Up Shop ~ Sandi-Anne (Practical Handmade Fabric Gifts). A ‘one off’ Week End Shop. Weather Permitting! Refreshments served all day. Sunday 15th September10am: TriminghamFun Dog Show ~ 13 classes with rosettes to 4 places + Best in Show & Reserve Best. Basket of fruit & box of dog treats for partners who bob the sausage & apple the quickest! Judging 11am. FREE parking from 10am. Reasonable refreshments tea, coffee, cans, bacon rolls 50p. For Schedule & more details Tel Liz : 834 965 or Elaine 833 971

All plumbing work, bathroom and kitchen installations undertaken,tap repairs, blocked drains, blocked toilets, overflowing cisterns, overflows, burst pipes, showers, immersion heaters, radiators, wall and floor tiling, guttering, new installations. Free quotations.

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THE WHITE HORSE

24 West Street, CromerTel : 01263 512 275

The Best Pub in Town Stylish En-Suite rooms available.

Free Wifi. Lovely home-cooked meals

available All Week.Saturday 28th September: 9pm

Audio Junkie Sunday 29th September: 8pm Grumpy’s World Famous Quiz

Saturday 5th October: 9pmPyevarotti

Sunday Lunches ~ 12noon - 4pmVoted one of the Best Lunches

in Cromer Booking advisable

Now offering Lunchtime Specials (Tuesdays - Fridays) 12 - 2.30pm

Sunday 15th September From 1pm: Ingworth – Just off A140 Ingworth Trosh & Fun Dog Show ~ Threshing & baling with vintage machinery. Ploughing demos. Farmers Market, animals, owls & reptiles, stalls & attractions. Admission £4 children free. In aid of local churches. For stalls etc. tel: 761 1567.30pm: Antingham Village HallThe Castaways ~ With Tina Wegg & Playing for Cake, Sharron Louise. Graham Jones compering. Tickets £5 from: 834 414. BYO snacks & drinks.Wednesday 18th September10am - 12pm : The Aylsham Market SurgeryArthritis Awareness Day ~ Information & advice for people with this health condition. Volunteers from Arthritis Society will be present. Info: Ann Medler, Patient Participation Group Tel 01603 755 224Friday 20th September10-12 noon : St Peter’s Church Hall, Sheringham1940’s Coffee Morning ~ Bring n buy, Tombola, Cakes, Raffle, Books,Vintage stall, Save the Children Card’s & Refreshments 7.30pm: Aldborough Community Centre 1940’s Evening ~ Supper meal, dancing to 1940’s music & “Max Miller” tribute.Tickets £8 from: 768 076Sunday 22nd September 11am from Erpingham Village Hall

Erpingham 5k Rural Run - a family-friendly road run around lanes of Erpingham & Calthorpe. Entries in advance or on day £5, Under 16s £1. Forms from: www.erpinghamyouth.co.uk Fundraising for the maintenance of new Multi-Use Games Area with a durable, floodlit, all-weather surface year- round facility and free to use! Official opening at 10.30am

- lots to see and do, even if you are not a runner.


Almost AngelsI have to question the band’s name Almost Angels, since I know their leader, Micky Peters, from Trimingham (on drums) but the music that they performed off at The Ship in Mundesley was enjoyed by Lis and I, as well as many others who were enjoying the glorious afternoon of Sunday 25th August from 5pm until around 9pm that evening.This recently formed band is comprised of :(L-R below) Malcolm Birtwell, Kirsty Palmer, Andrea Sulston, Micky Peters & Trevor Hall.

With seagulls & hang- gliders soaring past, it was indeed an evening that was much enjoyed by visitors and locals such as these two (on Left), who happen to run the North NorfolkCleaning group which advertises on the front page of every issue.

PK. Footnote: Since this article was written, Malcolm Birtwell, the lead guitarist, is no longer with the band and is in the process of being replaced, therefore, Almost Angels are carrying on as before.

Friday 27th September10am - 12 noon: Thorpe Market ChurchMacmillian Coffee Morning ~ Cakes, raffle, bric-a-brac, tombola, refreshments. All most welcome.10am - noon : Cromer Community Centre, Garden St.Macmillan Longest Coffee Morning ~ Tombola, Raffle & lots of cakes. All welcome.7pm: Sheringham Community Centre.The Sheringham Singers Concert ~ Around the World in Song. Unusual and traditional songs from around the globe, China, Polynesia, Albania & Africaas well as traditional British folk-songs. Singers arejoined by Danny Murphy, guitar & Maddie Wright, Saxophone. Tickets £6 include refreshments,from Bertram Watts Stationers, & on the door. 7.30pm: Holt Methodist Church. Autumn Concert ~ by Nth Norfolk Chamber Opera. A programme of opera choruses & arias with music from shows. £5 on door includes refreshments.Saturday 28th September 7pm: All Saints Church Upper SheringhamThe Upper Octave Present ~ “Bizet To Broadway” In aid of Church Roof repairs. Book tickets Adults £8. Children £6, on: 824 237 or Sheringham Little Theatre Box Office Tel: 822 347 7.30pm: Holy Trinity Church, West RuntonNth Norfolk Chamber Opera Autumn concert ~ Opera choruses & arias with music from the shows. Tickets £5 on door include refreshments.

OctoberWednesday 2nd October 10.30am The Cottage, Louden Road, Cromer. The Cromer Society Extended Lecture Course ~ “The Social History of Norfolk” presented by Neil Storey. £20, Non-Members £40 (Enrol from 10am) 7pm : Suffield Park Bowls Club, Station Rd. CromerThe Cromer Society ~ Recorded Music Session: “On Stage & Screen” presented by Heather PikeMembers: £2 Non-Members: £3 Friday 11th October 7-30pm: Baconsthorpe Village HallPat Nearney & Danny Platton ~ A comedy show for all ages £6 per person to include Tea/Coffee & light refreshments. Tickets from John on: 711 320.Wednesday 16th October 7pm : Suffield Park Bowls Club, Station Rd. CromerCromer Society ~ Recorded Music Session: “Podium Profiles” presented by Trish LothFriday 18th October 7.30pm : Cromer Community CentreFriends of Cromer Museum ~ Lucy Care andDr. Rob Knee present “The Paston Family & the Paston Letters” with a performance from ‘Chronicle’8pm: Nth Walsham Community CentreVariety Gala Night ~ featuring magician/ illusionist Luke Cook joined by instrumentalist Rachel King & local singer Dale Bullimore. Adults £8, children £4. ALL proceeds for East Anglian Air Ambulance. Book on: 01692 402 116.

Special Events continuedSaturday 21st September 7.15pm : East Runton Village HallRunton Parish History Society ~ The area around Cromer may not, in most peoples’ minds, be thought of as home to railway junctions, but that was the case in the late 19th and early 20th century, when many miles of track were laid. In the immediate area around Cromer, there were as many as seven signal boxes, controlling the junctions & the two stations at Cromer. Through trains would be arriving from & departing to London, the Midlands & the North. In fact Cromer had express trains complete with restaurant cars running between the Norfolk resort & London. Scores of trains would transport holidaymakers to the area during the summer. Those days have gone now, but Cromer & Sheringham still have an hourly service to Norwich, which is very well used.The Society has arranged for well known local author & historian Nigel Digby to give an illustrated talk aboutthose early days of rail travel. Admission is £3.00 including light refreshments. The society is asking residents or visitors with memories of those days to write them down to add to the Society’s archive. Sunday 22nd September 12-30pm for 1ish : Church Rooms, Mundesley. Parish Lunch ~ Raising funds for our Christmas Day Lunch, for those alone on Christmas day. Cost £9 for 3 courses, £5 under 14’s. Donations of Raffle prizes gratefully accepted. Book on t: 720 852 from Mike Mardon, 29 Lancaster Rise, NR11 8JE. Cheques to Mundesley PCC ‘Christmas Lunch Fund’. 2pm: Auden Theatre, Holt1940’s Variety Show ~ Tickets £5 from 768 0767.30pm: Auden Theatre, Holt Annual Variety Show ~ Organised by The Grand Order of Water Rats. Tickets £10 or £8 for parties of 6 or more. Available from 768 076.Tuesday 24th September 10am - noon : Merchants Place Church St. CromerKeeping Abreast Group Coffee & Chat Drop In ~ Find out more about Breast Reconstruction following Breast Cancer. Volunteers who have had breast reconstruction will offer support & information. Wednesday 25th September 7.30pm : The Haig Club MundesleyMundesley & District Royal British Legion AGM. Thursday 26th September 7pm : Suffield Park Bowls ClubThe Cromer Society Illustrated Talk ~ “North Norfolk to Northern Agentina” presented by David Leake £3 Members (£5 Non-Members)

Tabletop / Craft Sale 9am - 3pm St. John Hall, Bond St. Cromer

Last Friday of the month.Tables £6 each Set up from 8am. Refreshments available.

Free admission - donations. Info : 513115 or 07905 941 451

Thursday 24th October 7pm : Suffield Park Bowls Club, Station Rd. Cromer The Cromer Society ~ Illustrated Talk “Heritage of Henry Blogg & Cromer Lifeboats” by Jacqui PalmerWednesday 30th October 7pm : Suffield Park Bowls Club, Station Rd, Cromer The Cromer Society ~ Recorded Music Session: “Music in My Life” presented by Alan Childs

Join us at the Roman Camp Inn,

Aylmerton on the

20th September for a 1940’s

evening with live music.

From 7.00pm onwards.

Dress to impress in 1940’s style.

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Large Stock of Bulbs Now In

I find macro photography, the perfect medium to express and share the minute details of its lives and life cycles. I am a member of Nova.For more information, please contact:Email: [email protected]: 07736 345 935

Sharma Jamieson - Natural Shoreline Photography Exhibitions during September and October.The Rocket House Cafe in Cromer. & Priory Maze Cafe, Beeston Regis.

Framed photographs and canvases will be on sale of images such as these.Sharma says: I was drawn to Norfolk 7 yrs ago and live in Sheringham. The ever changing face of the seashore brings an opportunity to meet and photograph some very strange and exotic sea life, illuminated by the vast sea skies.

British Humour These classified adverts were actually placed in U.K. Newspapers: FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER8 years old, Hateful little bastard.Bites!FREE PUPPIESHalf Cocker Spaniel, half the sneaky neighbour’s dog.FREE PUPPIESMother is a Kennel Club registered German Shepherd. Father is a Super Dog, able to leap tall fences in a single bound.COWS, CALVES: NEVER BREDAlso one gay bull for sale.JOINING NUDIST COLONY!Must sell washer and dryer £100.WEDDING DRESS FOR SALEWorn once by mistake.Call Stephanie.

And the WINNER is...

FOR SALE BY OWNERComplete set of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 45 volumes.Excellent condition, £200 or best offer. No longer needed, got married, wife knows everything.

If you are reading this, so too are your future clients.

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Pilates Every Tuesday 7 - 8pm Call: 01263 579 208 to book in. £5.00 per session

Children's Clothing Sale ~ Every Sunday 10am - 3pm

Breakfast Every Day -

Breakfast Every Day - 9am - 11am

Entertainment ALL WELCOME

SEPTEMBERSunday 15th : Local Duo Guitarist & Violinist 6pm - 8pmSaturday 21st : Evonne RiversSaturday 28th : Semibreve ~ 8pm till lateOCTOBERSaturday 5th : Rick George ~ 9pm till lateSaturday 19th : Semibreve ~ 8pm till lateSaturday 26th : Chandler Green ~ 9pm till lateSunday 27th : Children’s Entertainment ~ 4pm - 6pmTuesday 29th : Bingo & Disco ~ 7pm - 10pmWednesday 30th : Children’s Entertainment ~ 4pm - 6pmThursday 31st : Fancy Dress ~ Time to be confirmed.

Zumba Every Thursday 6.30 - 7.30pm

Located in the glorious North Norfolk countryside, Woodland Holiday Park is a haven of tranquillity and an ideal place to relax and unwind

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