A Picnic Concert given by the Norfolk DixielandJazz Band will be performed at St. Mary’s Church

on Saturday 19th June.If fine this will be an outdoor event starting at

6:30pm (bring your own picnic)With the concert running from 7 to 9:30pm

Tickets at £6 are available from:the Christian Bookshop or Terry Clay (570712).

Do come along with your friends to enjoy atoe-tapping evening.

THEHEACHAM

NEWSLETTERJune 2010

This newsletter reflects the views of its contributors, not necessarily those of the editors, any sponsoring body or advertiser.When contacting one of the advertisers please mention you saw their advert here first. Thank you.

A voluntary non-profit publication produced with financial assistance from Heacham Parish Council

THE HEACHAM NEWSLETTER C/O Heacham Parish Council Office, Pound Lane, Heacham, Norfolk PE31 7ETE-MAIL: theheachamnewsletter@yahoo.co.uk DIARY-WHAT’S ON: Derek( 01485 579403ADVERTISING: Moira Barnes( 01485 570401 Adverts cost £15, £30 or £60 per monthTHE TEAM: David Barker - Moira Barnes - Pat Barrow - Derek Chester - Brian Faulkner Kerry Long - Dean Rawnsley - Robby Topliss

THE HEACHAM NEWSLETTER is published THE FIRST SATURDAY of the MONTH

Deadline for the next edition is 12 noon, Thursday 17th June

OPEN GARDENSFOR CHANGING FACES

David Bird invites you to join him on

Sunday 13th June 2pm - 4pmAt 19 The Drift

Bric-a-Brac Stall & Refreshments

Please come along and enjoy the plantswhile helping to raise money

for this worthwhile cause.

The intrepid Help For Heroes team lined up outside the Fox & Hounds on Friday 30th April at the start of their cycle ride roundNorfolk. Left to right: Dave Smalley (support driver), Ashley Garner, Sean “Psycho” Sands, Matt McGinn, Martin “Split” Doye

and Marcus Liddington. See story inside.

Heacham Beach Party3rd July, 5 - 8pm

South BeachSee p.34 for

details

DearNewsletter

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Dear Newsletter,

Planning Applications

As one of Heacham’s Borough Councillors I am permitted, asis Cllr Stephanie Smeaton, to assist those who disagree withrecommendations of the Planning department over refusal andacceptance of applications. If residents of Heacham approachme with ‘material planning reasons’ I can ask for the applicationto be brought before the Development Control Board whichmeets on the first Monday in the month, this would affordresidents the chance of making an objection in person.Residents must contact me within 28 days of the publication ofthe weekly list of Applications. This list appears on the BoroughCouncil of King's Lynn and West Norfolk’s website. After 28days it is too late for us to do anything.

I must emphasise, however that I cannot under anycircumstances show support, or lack of support, for a case, sinceI am a member of the Development Control Board whichdecides for or against applications. I have to remain strictlyneutral.

On an entirely different note I’d like to say, as rather a poor(vegetable) gardener, how much I enjoyed the hundreds ofmagnificent Heacham spring gardens last month as I went roundcanvassing. The feet may have been sore, but my spirits wereconstantly buoyed up by the beauty of the flowers andblossoms.Yours sincerely,

Andrew Morrison****************

(Editor’s note: When space permits we do print a list ofplanning applications recently received by the BoroughCouncil. By the time The Heacham Newsletter is publishedmany will be more than 4 weeks old and so comments andobjections will not be allowed for those. As Andrew suggests,keep an eye on BCKLWN’s website, or alternatively check thelistings published in the Lynn News each week.)

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* Woodside Avenue

Dear Newsletter,

WWII: Polish Troops & Armoured Trains in Norfolk

Could I appeal to anyone 'out there' whose memory stretchesback to Heacham and North-West Norfolk in the war years orto local history/military history buffs? Attempting to discoverwhere Polish troops were in this corner of the U.K. back in theearly 1940s and what they were doing, I have discovered apossible link with armoured trains. I gather that an armouredtrain was based at Heacham and was used on the branch line toWells; possibly others were at Hunstanton.

I would be very grateful if any 'Newsletter' reader could provideme with any any information.

'Xenos'(Eric Rhodes, 14 Woodside Avenue, Heacham. PE31 7EWericmrhodes@gmail.com)

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* Pompano Beach, Florida, USA

Dear Newsletter,

Dinner Photo In The October 2009 Newsletter

Regarding page 21. a photograph sent in by Colin Needham onpage 21 - unfortunately I cannot recognise any faces, however,I think the occasion was indeed post WW2.

Inadvertently the U.S.A.F. dropped some non explosive bombson the Village. They fell in the area adjacent to the road betweenthe school and Dodman's Corner. To my knowledge there wereno casualties or damage.

The U.S.A.F., as an expression of appreciation of understanding,had two "dinners", one for the children, and one for the parents.Here I am sure is a picture of the parents. My recall as a 5-6 yearold at the time, was the chocolate cake, which I now identify as"Brownies" and of course too the inevitable chewing gum.

Please say hello to Colin who I believe was a "play friend" wholived next to my grandparents in Poplar Avenue. Also we livednear his grandparents on Lamsey Lane. I hope this helpssomewhat! Best to the staff. (Incidentally I receive the newspaper via my cousin (Val Stebbings in Australia).

Brian W. Raines****************

(What a coincidence! There is an item elsewhere in this month’sNewsletter, sent in by Val and Brian Stebbings - Editor)

PLEASE NOTE: ALL LETTERS FOR PUBLICATIONMUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE WRITER’S FULLNAME AND ADDRESS details will be withheld if requested

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Dear Newsletter

London Marathon – 25 April 2010

Well, the deed is done and this elderly contributor has complet-ed his third and certainly his last participation in this magnifi-cent event.

I wrote in the February edition of the Newsletter of my plans forthe marathon and that I was running on behalf of P.A.L.M.S., alocally based charity working to support past and present resi-dents of community homes for people with mental healthproblems. My affinity for this charity is borne from a career inthe field of mental health and child protection.

On the morning of the event, prior to the start, I stood withthousands of fellow runners in Greenwich Park and experiencedthe usual mixture of emotions that precede the event. I won-dered whether I had done sufficient training to complete thegruelling 26 mile course, and whether I needed another toiletvisit after I had made myself well and truly hydrated as perinstructions. There were numerous other thoughts summed upby the term ‘ anxious and excited’.

I needn’t have worried – the event was organized with incredi-ble efficiency from start to finish. Regular drink stations andtoilet facilities were always at hand and the availability ofmedical services was soothingly reassuring. The single mostmotivating factor however was the enthusiasm and supportfrom the thousands of spectators who lined the entire route. Myabiding memory of all three marathons is the intense warmthgenerated by people of all ethnic backgrounds standing togetherin a shared experience and in perfect harmony.

I never cease to be amazed by the generosity of people who arewilling to embrace the needs of the disadvantaged in our societyand this year my target of £1,300 will be significantly exceeded.This achievement is due in no small measure to the donationsmade in our own community and I am so very grateful.

In closing, I must offer thanks to the following business servicesin the village for their unstinting support on my behalf:- HeachamFish Bar, The Post Office, Station Road Garage, A.E. Wallis,Suttons Estate Agents, West Norfolk Public House, Moulam &Horn, Tesco Express and Gary Rushmore Flooring.

John Burdett****************

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OPEN GARDENS FOR CHANGING FACESSunday 13th June 2pm - 4pm

At 19 The DriftDear Friends,It is with joy and also with great sadness in my heart that I writethis letter today! The reasons for this will be explained as youread further into this small note.Each year here in Heacham along with all our very dear friendsand family you have helped us to raise money for the charityChanging Faces, I would just like to say how thankful I am toyou for the generosity shown towards them and for the kindnessyou've always shown towards me. I do hope that weatherpermitting we will be opening our garden once again on Sunday13th June from 2pm till 4pm to raise some more funds for thisbrilliant organisation.If any of you are able to help in any way by opening your owngarden, donating plants in pots; give bric-a-brac or cakes andconfectionary to make this event successful, we would really beso grateful? Please could I possibly ask that the bric-a-brac bein good clean condition as it's very difficult to give away whathas been left over at the end of the day to somebody who willaccept this for another charity.The sadness that I now speak of is that this will be my last yearin opening our garden. My family are quite concerned for myhealth as it's always been very stressful time for me and quitehard for me to organise. They have seen how this affects meweeks before and also after the event and have suggested that Ishould finish as they're worried for my welfare. I admit it hasgiven me quite a few sleepless nights but I must also say that it'salso given me such a wonderful feeling of achievement too.This has been a very difficult decision for me to make but feelthat this is the right choice so must make this our final opengarden event. I hope and pray that every one of you who havebeen so kind and caring will understand my reasons for doingthis; I'm so worried that people will be upset by my decision? Iwill still endeavour to continue doing my talks for small groupsand will always raise awareness for those people who facedisfigurement on a daily basis by supporting the charity when-ever they need my help.Thank you so much again for all you've done, I really doappreciate your kind-heartedness and will never forget thewonderful support you've given to the charity over the last fewyears!With kind thoughts and good wishes.

David Bird19 The Drift, Heacham

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Dear Newsletter,

Bad Manners and Dog Fouling

I would be interested to hear the opinions from thepermanent residents of Heacham regarding the HolidayCaravan Community of which I am one and a pensioner. Ihave had a holiday caravan in Heacham for a number ofyears and am very fond of Heacham. I pay local rates andcontribute to a number of local shops and businesses.

Today I suffered what I consider to be a very nasty case ofverbal abuse from one of the permanent residents ofHeacham when I was walking into Hunstanton. I happenedto be walking behind this person who I presumed must havebeen the owner of a dog who was 2-300 yards behind. Thisyoung woman never once looked back to check on her dogand sure enough after ½ a mile or so the dog fouled on theconcrete pathway. I shouted “Excuse me, does this dogbelong to you, because if it does there is some mess thatneeds to be picked up?” She pulled a face and then took aplastic bag out of her pocket, I remarked that these are thethings that give Dog Owners a bad name. She then impliedthat I must be one of those people who only come toHeacham a few times a year when she was a permanentresident, she then swore at me.

Is this the view of the majority?Name and Address Supplied

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HEACHAMGARDENERS

ASSOCIATIONSocial Evening

Slide Show by David Grimes“The Way We Used To Live 1850 - 1950”

Thursday 17th June, 7:30pm, Church Hall, High St., HeachamAdmission £2 including tea and biscuits.

Everyone is welcome.

Forthcoming Events16th September Social Evening - Talk by Stephen Lovell21st October Social Evening - to be arrangedNovember Christmas Coach Trip - to be arranged

-----oOo-----The Gardeners’ Market arranged for July 24th has beencancelled owing to lack of support.

-----oOo-----For enquiries about Heacham Gardeners Association, pleasering Hazel Wade on 579386.

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HEACHAMJUNIOR SCHOOL

News from the SchoolThe two new teachers, Mr Dan Bloxham inYear 6 and Miss Jessica Sinclair in a mixed

Year 3/4 class, who joined us last September have settled wellinto school and are already valued members of our staff.This year saw the introduction of our new ‘whole schoolcurriculum’ with the whole school following the same topic foreach half term, at different levels to take account of the varyingage groups. The first topic ‘Britain since the 1930s’ was verysuccessful, particularly study of the World War II years.Highlights were a whole school visit to the MuckleburghCollection and a ‘V.E.Day’ victory party at the end of the halfterm. The second half of the term was devoted to DesignTechnology with the pupils making wartime vehicles, sheltersand aircraft.The surprise Ofsted Inspection in October went smoothly. The‘Good’ grade given to the school by the Inspecting Teamreflected the hard work of staff and governors and, of course,the children.Our Christmas pantomime ‘Cinderella and Rockerfella’ wasgreat fun, well performed by the children and enjoyed byparents and staff.The topic for the Spring Term, which finished at the beginningof April, was ‘Faith Through Art’ and the children used avariety of materials and resources to produce some fascinatingdepictions of some of the Bible stories. This summer term weare looking at ‘Coasts’, very appropriate considering ourlocation. The whole school spent a most enjoyable day on 14

May at Hunstanton investigating the cliff strata, the foreshoreand rock pools, finishing up with some sandcastle building!On Wednesday 19 May we were pleased to welcome BishopJames, Bishop of Lynn, to our school assembly. The Bishoptalked about his role in the church and showed the children hisvestments, explaining their purpose and origin.School CouncilOur School Council takes an active part in school life and arelooking forward to hosting, with the rest of the school, the visitin July of children from the school in Criteuil-la-Magdeleine,Heacham’s twin village in France.BBCWe were excited to be chosen by the BBC to take part in aproject to promote the 2012 Olympics, and a team from theBBC came to the school after Christmas to teach a group ofYear 6 pupils how to make a film. The group subsequentlywent to the BBC studios in Norwich to edit the film they hadmade and to put it into a news report.Clubs and Other Activities and EventsIncreasing use is being made of our Food Technology Room aspart of the ‘Let’s Get Cooking’ initiative funded by theGovernment. Apart from class use during the school day, thereis a thriving after school Cookery Club.An enthusiastic group of year 3/4 children come along to our‘Discovery Club’ on Wednesday afternoons after school. Whenthe weather allows we wander the grounds discovering thewonders of nature, fill the bird feeders and investigate themysteries of the pond and log pile in our wildlife area.Other after school clubs are Netball, Football and Gateway Plus(the latter run by volunteers from Heacham Parish Church).Our two football teams excelled at the recent inter-schoolcompetition. They won the Docking cup with our Year 3/4team retaining the Year 3/4 trophy following a tournament wonat Smithdon.Many other events and activities have taken place such as‘Children in Need’, Bingo, Disco, Easter Eggstravaganza andFun Run. The children also raised money for the Haitiearthquake appeal. We are looking forward to our usual summerevents – Sports Day and our Summer Fete in particular.Friends of the Junior SchoolThe Friends continue to organise events to raise money for theschool and their efforts are highly appreciated. The next bigevent is the School Fete on Friday 25 June from 4pm to 7pm.VouchersWe appreciate the support we have received in our collection ofTesco and Sainsbury vouchers. These are of tremendous helpin enabling us to buy additional classroom resources.

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CHURCHES TOGETHER IN HEACHAM

ALL HUNG UP"Lord, please give me patience - and give it to me now"!For five days our country was left hanging in a state ofsuspense as we awaited the result of deliberationsbetween the various Parties we had voted for. A "HungParliament" was our lot and the Coalition that emergedwill continue to keep us on tenterhooks, since it could soeasily break down.

At the same time, much of the life on the Farm here hasalso been on hung-hold. For 2 months I have anxiouslybeen waiting for 3 batches of precious Indian RunnerDuck to hatch. I co-opted bantam hens to do the job forme, because they are much more reliable mothers, albeitsurrogate, than the ducks.

Besides this, owing to the late, cold and dry Spring (andthe serious damage the fifty-five acres of grazingsuffered in 2009), the grass is "hanging fire" and I amstill winter feeding the cattle. While back on the field bythe house, Doris donkey is keeping me in a dither as sheprepares for her next happy event. Since the pregnancycan be anything from 11 to 13 months it is definitely ahung delivery.

We all find waiting difficult to deal with and it can leadto checkout rage, traffic jam apoplexy or just plaindespair over postponements or delayed results.

Last month, we in the Churches celebrated AscensionDay, remembering God's Son's promise to come backagain to see justice done and Paradise restored - acosmic event to eclipse every other. But surely, youmight think, that's a Hung Coming like no other, for it'sover 2000 years since our Creator Lord Jesus gave thatguarantee. Is it wishful thinking on our part?

Well…….all the prophecies about His First Comingwere fulfilled and God never breaks His word, so havepatience and be sure He will return.

"This promise is for an appointed time……wait for it,because it will surely come", we read in God's Word(Habakkuk 2, verse 3) - and it will come as surely asDoris' foal.

…….Even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus!!

Jenny Sparks - member of St. Mary's ministry team.

PARISH REGISTERSBaptisms02/05/10 Alfie Paul Fox son of Ian and Kristina

"For anyone who is in Christ there is a new creation"

Faithful Departed (Church linked funerals)16/04/10 Frederick Thompson 8426/04/10 Horace Frederick Dockerill 8926/04/10 James Frederick Robert Evans 8112/05/10 William John Corbett 88"Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted"

We do extend our sympathy and condolences to all whohave been bereaved, and who are prayed for at theSunday morning services around the time of the funeral oftheir loved ones.

METHODIST CHURCH Sunday Services10.30am Morning Worship

(A reminder that Heacham Methodist Church holds aLadies' Fellowship Meeting on alternate Tuesdays eachmonth at 2.45pm, with guest speakers. Dates for June are1st, 15th and 29th.

ST. MARY'S PARISH CHURCH: Sunday Services 8.00am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) 10.00am Morning Worship (Holy Communion on 2nd and 5th Sundays) Provision for children during service 10.30am Morning Worship at Junior School (Holy Communion on 3rd Sunday) 6.00am Evening Worship

Church Contacts(telephone code 01485)

Methodist Church The Rev'd Kim Nally 570232St Mary’s Church The Rev'd Steve Davies 570268St Mary’s Church Office 572539

email: heacham.church@googlemail.com

June Services in Nursing/Residential Homes

Tue 1st 2.30pm Rebecca CourtMon 14th 11.00am Holy Communion at MillbridgeWed 16th 2.30pm SummervilleSun 20th 7.30pm Neville CourtFri 25th 10.30am FridhemFri 25th 2.30pm Sunnyside

SUMMER WEEKDAY OPENING: MAY-SEPTEMBER

All through the summer (until 30th September) St. Mary'sis open for visitors on Mondays to Fridays from 10.00am-4pm and on Sundays from 12 noon till 5pm. Between10-12 and 2-4 on weekdays there are always friendlypeople on duty to answer questions and be generallyhelpful to visitors, and to provide tea, coffee and biscuits.Why not pay a visit one day, enjoy the peace and quiet,and study the wonderful history present in this distinctivebuilding which has been a centre for Christian worship inthe area for hundreds of years. And if you might beinterested in joining one of the teams who welcomevisitors to the Church please phone Mary Sanders on01485 570264.

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CATHOLIC PARISH OF HUNSTANTON- WHICH INCLUDES HEACHAM

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour & St EdmundSandringham Road, HunstantonSunday Mass: 11amIn July and August only: Vigil Mass Saturday 6pmSt Cecilia'sMountbatten Road, DersinghamSunday Mass: 9amParish Priest: Fr James Fyfe, 81 Mountbatten Road,Dersingham, PE31 6YE Tel: 01485 543818Website: www.hunstantoncatholicparish.orgWeekday Masses:(subject to change, please check church notice boards, website,or phone) Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat: 9am at St Theresa's Convent, 27Sandringham Rd, Hunstanton. Wednesday: 10.15am at StCecilia's, DersinghamOn June 26th we will hold our Strawberry Fair at Dersinghamfrom 2pm-5pm, in the grounds of St Cecilia's church, which isright next to Budgen's. This is a very popular event with stallsand sideshows and, of course, excellent strawberry teas, and welook forward to welcoming many residents and visitors. We hopethe event will be blessed with a lovely summer afternoon, but ifit does rain there's plenty of space under cover inside.We are always happy to welcome visitors to our services, whetherthey are visiting the parish from elsewhere, or live in the area.Refreshments are served after the 11am Mass every Sunday at thechurch in Hunstanton, and after the 9am Mass at Dersingham onthe first Sunday of the month. We also have a friendly andinformal gathering after the 10.15 Mass at Dersingham onWednesdays. Do come and visit - we'd love to see you.

JUNEIN WEST NORFOLK

A Visit To RSPB Lakenheath FenThursday 10 June 2010 9.30am- 3pmA visit to this large wetland reserve where warblers and beardedtits will be busy nesting in the reedbeds and marsh harriers canbe seen gliding over the reeds. Bring a packed lunch. We willreturn via NWT Weeting Heath to look for stone curlew.Location: Meet in the RSPB car park, Grid Ref: TL 722 864Cost: Free to members / £1 non-members. Entry charge toNWT Weeting Heath for non-members.

Looking At Hunstanton Cliffs With Geologist Dave BallardThursday 17 June 2010 6.30- 8pmLocation: Meet in car park in Old Hunstanton off LighthouseLane, Grid Ref: TF 677 424Cost: £1.50 members / £2 non-members

Tea In The GardenWednesday 30 June 2010 2-5pmA visit to Mr John Billett’s magnificent wildflower meadow inNorth Creake.Location: Glebe Barn, Burnham Rd, North Creake, NR21 9JS.Parking available in Dunns Lane playing field, Grid Ref: TF 854 384Cost: £4 including afternoon tea

For more details of events around Norfolk, and for moreinformation about the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, please go to:

norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

Election result!Rather simpler than the outcome for the WestminsterParliament was the election of Churchwardens held at theAnnual meeting of Parishioners on Monday 19 April in theChurch Hall in Heacham. This election has to be held everyyear although in many places Churchwardens will serve for anumber of years. The Churchwardens are the officers of theBishop and their formal, legal, duties can appear quite daunting.Perhaps because of this any volunteer is normally greeted withopen arms! This is not always such a good thing as it can meanthat inappropriate people take up the post. I am very happy tosay that here in Heacham there are two good Churchwardens,Don Wilson (540002) and John Whitbread (579326). Sue Birdstepped down as Churchwarden this year and I am grateful toher for the time and effort she has put in on behalf of this churchthroughout this last year. If you cannot get in touch with theVicar or the Administrator in the Church Hall the Churchward-ens are the people to talk to.

Following on from the meeting to elect the Churchwardensthere is the Annual Parochial Church Meeting which has severallegal duties, one of which is to elect the people who will serveon the Parochial Church Council (PCC). (Note: this is NOT theParish Council – the PCC is the body responsible for the Churchwhereas the Parish Council is the authority for the village.) Theresult of the election for the PCC resulted in the following, inaddition to the churchwardens, being on the PCC :

Pat Barrow, Janet Barrow, Lois Carrick, Terry Clay, Rich-ard Gowland, Brian Griffin, Maurice Hughes, Jenny Ives,Pip Lawrence, Pam Lee, Sue Megahy, Fred Sanders, PennySutton, Gloria Whitbread and Cynthia Wilson.

Steve Davies, Vicar of Heacham

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Help for Heroes Cycle RideWell, we are back and the aches and pains have now subsided. Weset off at a brisk pace on the Friday morning (thanks to all of thepeople who saw us off), and arrived in Swaffham at lunchtimewhere we were taken off to The Greyhound for a pint by our exB.C. (Major SCT Fowler, ret’d).We then set off at a slightly less brisk pace to our destination for thenight, The Angel at Larling. Marcus decided to ignore the road hehas been down hundreds of time, and take the scenic route viaAttleborough, much to the hilarity of his comrades. Such is life!We received a warm welcomeand can vouch for the qualityof the beer. The landlord gaveus a donation of £20 andremarked upon the quality ofour sponsors’ beer.The next morning we wereawoken with coffee and baconrolls in bed by our batman,Dave, who was invaluable.Luckily, psycho ran into theback of a car in Kenninghall,thus taking the heat away fromMarcus in the ribbing stakes.

Fed and watered along the way by Dave, we arrived in LongStratton early afternoon, where the Chemist was bought out oftubigrip and deep heat. This came in very handy when Matt felloff his bike whilst trying to impress Split (and others) with atrick. We ended up at Reedham Ferry at 4.00 to find that Davehad already erected our tents and had the kettle on as well (toolate, he has a partner).Having partaken of the hospitality of the Reedham Ferry Inn(pure coincidence how near the camp sites were to the pubs), weretired that night under the stars. We couldn’t see the stars thenext morning, it was raining too hard. This unfortunately meantthat breakfast in bed was not forthcoming, c’est la vie.The weather had turned colder as well, so track suit bottomswere the order of the day. This had a welcome side effect ofrelieving the crippling knee pain, known as ‘Easter Knee’amongst the cycling fraternity apparently. We made surprisinglygood time and were in North Walsham by 11.45. Split thencame up with the idea of making a dash for home, depending onhow we felt. Full of enthusiasm, we agreed, unaware of the hillsto come as we headed for Sheringham. Once we reachedSheringham though, the head wind came to our aid and wereached Wells at 16.45. With 17 miles to home, we decided togo for it, and arrived back at The Fox at 19.00, where we weregiven an excellent meal by Mark and Marie to welcome us back.We have raised over £1,500 from the ride, but we haven’tfinished yet! Mark and Marie have kindly decided that thisyear’s pub charity will be in aid of Help for Heroes, so pleasegive generously at the beer festivals!A huge thank you to everyone who has sponsored us, it was agood laugh and worth the pain.Leaving the Fox, the team pass the point of no return

The team arrive at The Angel, Larling

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NEWS FROM "ROLLASON STAGE SCHOOL"May has been very busy for the children of the Stage School.Some of the children went on a trip to "Pineapple DanceStudios" in London’s Covent Garden. They took part in dancelessons and enjoyed their day in London.Recently, some of the girls took part in the Hunstanton ArtsFestival at the Princess Theatre. It was Naomi Steadman’s firstFestival, and although nervous, did very well indeed.Two of the "Rollason Stage School" dancers achieved a place atthe "Oscars" Night. they were Tia Bailey and Caitlin Steadman.Well done to all the girls.The School appeared at the Princess Theatre on the 30th May in"A Night with the Stars" This Show featured a host of actsincluding ventriloquist Steve Hewlett and comedian GrahamGrumbleweed from the "Grumbleweeds" Also on the bill wereCanadian born "David Capri" who was direct from the M.G.M.Las Vegas and Heacham’s very own "Doreen Reed"The Students are working towards their upcoming examinationsnow. All classes are held at the Public Hall Upstairs Studio.Children can learn ballet, tap, modern and street dance. CallMichelle on 579074/07771 681213 for more details.

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More of Mary’s Country Sayings

1. A dripping June sets all in tune.

2. A swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon.

3. Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.

4. Children and chickens must always be picking.

Our April Meeting was very well attended which confirms thatpeople really do care about our lovely beaches.It was reported that the Council have spent a large sum ofmoney on illuminated signs. One at North Beach, Heacham, andthe rest at Hunstanton.Their purpose was to tell visitors the tide times. Unfortunately,our sign was put outside the Gents Toilets, and this means itisn’t seen when you arrive but is clearly seen when you leave.The road, from North Beach Car Park, to Kalajuga has onceagain been repaired, let’s hope it lasts.South Beach W.C’s have been painted at last and shrubstrimmed. It’s a start!!We had asked the Council to see what could be done with thefew beach huts which were in bad repair. Unfortunately, theysent warnings to many others whose huts only needed a lick ofpaint. I’m afraid we stirred up a hornets nest with severaldedicated hut owners have had to get the paint brushes out amonth or so earlier than usual.We are hoping that we get a better coverage of Resort ServicesManpower this year. Last year Hunstanton were their firstpriority. We didn’t see much in the way of litter pickers - it’s agood job our members always have bags so they can pick therubbish up when they come across it.Our Next Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 23rd June at7.30p.m. at 35, High Street, Heacham.

Mary PISHORN (Chair)PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HEACHAM’S BEACHES

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BackgroundThe Key Stakeholders Sub-Group was formed as a result of TheWash Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) which completed itsperiod of public consultation on 15 January 2010. The finalWash SMP is expected to be published during summer 2010.The Wash SMP can be viewed at http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/library/consultations/111545.aspx,then click on the link for Gibraltar Point to Hunstanton (TheWash).Sub-Group MembersChairman: Cllr Brian LongMike Mc Donnell – Caravan site ownersJohn Holmwood – Heacham N Beach Bungalow Owners AssociationTom Sparke – South Beach Owners AssociationAlan King – Hunstanton Town CouncilRoger Drinkwater – Heacham Parish CouncilDavid Dodd – Snettisham Parish CouncilCllr John Dobson – Norfolk County CouncilMark Robinson – LandownersJames Johnson – Hunstanton District Chamber of TradeRob Lucking – Royal Society for the Protection of BirdsPeter Jermany – Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West NorfolkJohn Jones – Norfolk County CouncilNigel Woonton – Environment Agency (group coordinator)What is a Shoreline Management Plan?It is a plan for managing flood and erosion risk for a particularstretch of shoreline over the short, medium and long term.SMPs identify the best ways to manage coastal flood anderosion risk to people and the developed, historic and naturalenvironment. It also identifies opportunities where shorelinemanagement can work with others to make improvements. Theoutcome of the SMP will be the ‘intent of management’ for theshoreline that achieves the best possible balance of all valuesand features.Within the SMP the length of coastline on the eastern side ofThe Wash between Wolferton Creek and South Hunstanton issignificant because most of it has two lines of sea defences. The

first includes a mixture of hard (concrete) defences and “soft”shingle ridge. The second defence, which is some 500 metresinland, is a raised earth embankment. Between these two linesof defence are located some 3000 caravans and holiday homes,including some sizeable commercial caravan parks. There arealso caravan parks located behind the earth embankment.

WASH SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PLANWolferton Creek To Hunstanton Key Stakeholders Sub-GroupThe following is extracted from the first Newsletter of the abovesub-group, explaining their work..

The SMP sets out management policy over three time periodsknown as epochs. The three epochs considered are:

Epoch 1 Now until 2025Epoch 2 2025 to 2055Epoch 3 2055 to 2105

The Management Policy for the coast between Wolferton Creekand South Hunstanton during Epoch 1 is to continue to maintainthe existing defences to their current standard. However, withthe predicted rise in sea levels and uncertainties about continuednational funding it has been difficult to set a firm policy beyond2025.For this reason the SMP identified the need to jointly develop asustainable long-term solution by establishing a process ofco-operation between partner organisations and all people andbusinesses with an interest in the area.This process has begun by forming the Key Stakeholders Sub-Group.What is the Key Stakeholders Sub-Group?The Sub-group was formed following a presentation about theShoreline Management Plan to an invited audience of localinterested parties in August 2009. Interests invited to the meet-ing included caravan site owners, beach bungalow owners, localparish and town councils and other local businesses. Those thatattended the meeting proposed the formation of the Key Stake-holders Sub-group and each interest nominated a representativeto sit on the group.

Terms of Reference of the Sub-groupv To review the final SMP document, following public

consultation, as it relates to The Wash coast betweenWolferton Creek and Hunstanton.

v To support and contribute to the proposed Review of FloodDefences between Hunstanton & Snettisham.

v Work with the relevant authorities to advise on and assist withadaptation initiatives needed to accommodate the effects ofclimate change.

v Work with the relevant authorities to seek and secure fundingcontributions towards initiatives needed to accommodate theeffects of climate change.

v Advise and assist with the communication of informationrelated to the work of the group, and initiatives supported by thegroup, to other key stakeholders and the wider community.

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At the first meeting, held in November 2009, we confirmed themembership, agreed the aim and terms of reference and how weshould work together. The group will have a significant role inhelping to develop the long term, sustainable solution for themedium to long term management of this section of the coast.The meetings are chaired by Councillor Brian Long, DeputyLeader of the Borough Council and Portfolio Holder forEnvironment.At the meeting on 11 February 2010 members heard details ofthe Borough Council’s successful bid for funding under theGovernment’s Coastal Change Pathfinder project.As the largest of 15 successful projects across the nation,neighbouring North Norfolk District Council will receive £3mfor a wide-ranging programme of work to support the continuedvitality of its coastal communities at risk. This will include

engagement with communities, advice to businesses, capitalworks on key community infrastructure and supportingrelocation of homes and businesses at risk.As part of this bid the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & WestNorfolk has been allocated £20k under the heading “Establishingan equitable mechanism for securing business and privatecontributions towards the long-term cost of sea defences”.The Borough Council will soon tender for specialist consultantswho could take on this project. The Sub-Group will be keptinformed of progress with the project.The group also received a presentation on External FundingContributions. The presentation covered the background to thepolicy, how the policy and operational instruction works,negotiations and managing risk, and securing contributions.External contributions will be an element considered under theproject to review existing defences. The project will addressfunding issues and possible contributions as it progresses.Other items discussed included a new planning protocol whichthe Environment Agency and the Borough Council are workingon to determine planning applications in the flood risk area.Members of the group will be sent a copy when it is finalised.The Environment Agency was asked to present its position withregard to a proposal for a Tidal Wash Barrier. Having receiveda presentation from the Wash Barrier Corporation Plc in March2009, a number of significant engineering and environmentalissues were identified which the corporation would need toaddress before the project could be considered further. TheEnvironment Agency wrote to the Corporation in April 2009explaining the issues and a response is awaited. In the absenceof sufficient information the partners responsible for the devel-opment of the Shoreline Management Plan agreed that thebarrier proposal should not be included within the current SMP.We hope you have found this first newsletter interesting andinformative. Further newsletters will be produced as the workof the group progresses. If you require any further informationplease contact one of the members above or Nigel Woonton on0800 80 70 60.

Wolferton Creek to Hunstanton Strategy ReviewFollowing on from the publishing of The Wash ShorelineManagement Plan the Environment Agency will be undertakinga complete review of the flood defences from Wolferton Creek tothe northern end of the Cliffs at Hunstanton. The review will lookat the natural coastal processes which affect the coastline such aserosion and sediment movement. It will look at the sustainabilityof the existing sea defences and options for sustaining and/orimproving them. It will identify the value of the benefits protectedby the defences and the costs associated with maintaining and/orimproving them. It will also consider sources of funding foron-going maintenance and any improvements identified.The project will start in 2010 and will continue into 2011/12. It isintended that the Key Stakeholders Sub-group will have an activeinvolvement in the project through representation on the projectgroup and there will be regular reports at the sub-group meetings.

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GOOD NEWSOur Coffee Mornings are back!

From 7th June, Age Concern will be holding a Coffee Morn-ing every Monday at the Church Hall, High Street, Heachambetween 10.30 am and 12 noon. We hope you will support usby coming along for tea/coffee and a chat. You are alsowelcome to drop in for information.

New Age Concern Office in HeachamAGE CONCERN information is available between 10 amand 12 noon at 3 Lynn Road (The Library) Heacham Tel.572511.

Gardening, Decorating and Handyperson ProjectAge Concern is also pleased to say that its Gardening,Decorating and Handyperson Project now has a new localtelephone number: 01485 572511

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From 219 invitations, 118 people attended the blood donorsession at the Public Hall on 12th May 2010 and 105 units werecollected. There were 3 new donors. Thank you. For your diary,the next visit by the NBS will be on Wednesday 1st September2010. To make an appointment for the next session, ring theHelpline 0300 123 23 23. National Blood Service informationcan be found on Ceefax BBC 2 page 465 and www.blood.co.uk

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FOLGATE FRIENDSYard/Boot Sale RESULTS!!!

Thankyou Heacham News Letter for helping us advertiseour Folgate Friends Yard sale in last months newsletter.

It was a Cold but Dry/Bright day for our sale but we alsohad an entry donation fee and small raffle, to raise a littlefor the local RSPCA Cat Sanctuary. Wow!! (or should wesay Me-owww?!) because The Raffle made £71.00 and thedonations were £89.00! The first photo shows Janice Curtispresenting Pat Burgess (RSPCA) with a very heavy tin,with a total of £160.00 !!!!!! Thankyou everyone!!!

Raffle prizes1st prize - Ceramic Bowl of Fresh Fruit - Mrs Joy Roper.2nd Prize - of a Bottle of Champagne - 'Nosy Neighbour' atNo. 6 (sorry, this is what he said, had to be written on histicket!!)3rd Prize - of Bottle of Baileys - Mrs Rene Garret.4th Prize - Cuddly dog - Mr Green of Wisbech.

Thanks again everyone!!! from the Folgate Friends x

The second photo shows Kira on collection duty thinking -"Never mind about those darned CATS! What about US,your 4 legged friends??!!"

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Hunstanton Lions ClubBy the time this Newsletter is published, we will have had atalk on the “Gurkha Welfare Trust” which was held at the LeStrange Arms Hotel in Old Hunstanton on Friday 4 June.This talk was an interesting one given by Lt Col (Ret’d)Chris Taylor who was ‘called up’ in 1960 for two years‘National Service’ and stayed on for another 38 years. So hehad a lot to tell us all, in an interesting and entertaining way.Details are being finalised for our now annual ‘Bowls Week-end’. As in previous years, this is being held at Old Hunstan-ton Social Club and is on the weekend of Saturday/Sunday7/8 August. Full details and how to apply to come and play,will be published in next month’s Heacham Newsletter, butput the dates in your diaries now. As usual there will be arunning Bar-B-Q and a well stocked bar during the two days.It is always a very enjoyable weekend for all ages.You will also see us at the ‘Hunstanton Carnival’ on theTown Green on Sunday 27 June and at the ‘Tennis Week’.Come along and check out what we are up to at these events.Hunstanton Lions Car Boot Sales are being held at the GlebeSchool throughout the summer and run through to the end ofOctober. The next two car boot sales are on 6 and 20 June.They start at 7.00am for stallholders and 8.00am for visitors.There are many, many stalls providing a wide range ofbargains at all of these sales. Visit and find out.If you have forgotten to buy your ‘200 Club’ tickets, at thetime of writing this article there are still a few available(£15.00 each), so call Peter Sutton at Suttons Estate Agentson 01485 570030 to see if you can still secure one. Themonthly prizes of £100.00, £50.00 and £25.00 are well worthwinning.

We have received a very nice letter of appreciation froma lady in Dersingham whose garden had become soovergrown that she really couldn’t cope with it. Sheapproached us and in two evenings we cleared itcompletely and arranged for all the rubbish to be takenaway. This is a fine example of ‘many hands make lightwork’, and if you think that you know of anyone we canhelp at all, please let us know. We are here to help.Did you know that ‘Lions’ in the UK are 60 years old thisyear? It all started during World War II when CanadianServicemen in London were shocked by the conditionschildren in the ‘Blitz’ were living under. Through ‘Lions’clubs in Canada they raised funds to help these children,expecting ‘Lions’ in the UK to distribute them. What theydidn’t realise was that there were no Lions Clubs., so theQueen Mother (then Queen Elizabeth) – Patron of theChurch of England’s Children’s society, arranged for theSociety to distribute the funds. After the war, shethanked the Canadian Lions by sending her equerrypersonally to thank them. Whilst there, he visited theChicago headquarters of Lions Clubs International andwas so impressed that on his return he set up the firstLions Club in the British Isles. They held their meetingsin the rather prestigious Criterion Restaurant aboveLillywhite’s in Piccadilly Circus, and since then LionsClubs have spread throughout the whole of the UK. Ourclub was chartered in 1980 and we have been going fromstrength to strength since then. Full details on LionsClubs International are available on the Web and on ourClub - visit www.hunstantonlions.org.ukWe look forward to seeing you all during the summer.

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The first major project for this year'scompetition has been completed. Theraised bed at the Lavender Junction isnow in place. This has been a collabora-tive effort with the frame being designedand built by Steve Percy and John

Hussey. The planting scheme has been designed and providedby Norfolk Lavender. The tonnes of top soil required wereprovided by Michael Jackson, Kevin Partika and Moulam andHorn. Other committee members; Robbie Topliss, RodneyClements shifted the soil into place, Ryan Percy, Taylor Percyand myself stained the frame. We are delighted with the finishedproduct and judging from the comments already received manyof you are as well. Norfolk Landscapes Ltd will have alsocompleted the landscaping scheme around the Village Flagpole.

Early June will see the Heacham Beavers planting out thehundreds of marigolds grown from seed at St Mary's Church.Other projects include the entrance to South Beach where workhas already begun to clear the area and a display at the FireStation. The Judging will take place on Monday 12 July a littleearlier than last year, with the portfolio being submitted at theend of June. We hope to showcase many of the projects in theJuly edition of the Newsletter.The Committee was thrilled to receive a personal donation of£200 and is hopeful that further sponsorship will help us tocreate a planting scheme at the Redgate Hill entrance to thevillage. We are continuing to fundraise so we will be hosting aBook Sale at the Parish Council Office in Pound Lane on Friday4 June between 10-12 so please support us.

Susan RichardsonChairman Heacham In Bloom

(Photo Philippa Sewell) - Tackling the shrubbery at SouthBeach [Photo by Philippa Sewell]

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Heacham-On-Line Since 2001 Heacham and Hunstanton businesses and organisationshave benefitted from the growth and development of first Heacham-On-Line then Hunstanton-On-Line with each site achieving more than350,000 hits per annum in recent years. This kind of success led to therecent redevelopment of both sites in order to better promote the sunsetcoastline of Norfolk. In these worrying economic times how we are seen as a touristdestination is key in attracting and growing visitor numbers. The newsites are better placed to do that than their predecessors. All thesections of the sites are clearly defined and all share a common look.More sites will follow with each site promoting the others in the suitewith the parent being Norfolk-On-Line. Many lessons have been learntover the years in operating the original two sites and I am confident thatthe new fresh structure will attract many more visitors to the sites andto visit this part of Norfolk which is to the benefit of everyone in thearea. The News section will, I hope in due course, enable local groups likethe Scouts, Cubs etc the ability to post their own news items as theyhappen! I am also almost there in allowing Bed & Breakfasts and Hotelsto post details of late accommodation vacancies directly on the site. As a consequence of the enlarged website family you’ll notice that,although you may type in the familiar www.heacham-on-line.co.ukaddress, the top of your web browser shows the pages aswww.norfolk-on-line.co.uk/heacham/...... This applies also to theother village sites. Either address will take you to the same content. Continued support for the sites will enable increased web presencefor all local businesses – yes there are free entries for those that wish touse them but low cost advertising is also available and very beneficialfor businesses in this growing internet age. The more financial supportthe sites receive the more I can invest in promoting and advertising thesites and thus the local area to the mutual benefit of all.

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MONDAYS1st HEACHAM RAINBOWS Term time Girls 5 to 7 years old5.00 to 6.00 pm . Tel : Mary Harpley 07813 014477 (PRH)TABLE TENNIS 9.30 am Tel: Adrian 570477 (PH Top Room)DRAMA JUNIOR CLASSES 4.15-5.15 pm Tel: 579074 (SG)BEAVERS Term Time 6.00-7.15 pm Tel: Kelly 570956 (SG)LINE DANCING 7-9 pm £3.00 Tel: 532317 (PH)1st HEACHAM SCOUTS ( boys and girls aged 10 to 14 )7.30-9.30 pm Tel: Rob 572239 or Julz 572890 (SG)HEACHAM WIVES GROUP meets 2nd Monday of mostmonths at 7.30 pm (HSC Top Room) Contact Brenda on570727 or Anne 571885RAINBOW CIRCLE TODDLER GROUP 1.00 pm in schoolterm time Tel:Pip 570182 or Karen 571837 (SM)HEACHAM TENNIS CLUB Junior coaching (weather permit-ting) From 5.00 pmINDOOR BOWLS CLUB 7.00 pm (MC)TUESDAYSHEACHAM DAY CENTRE FOR ELDERLY 9 am- 3.30 pmTel: Geoff Speed 572584 (OFH)SCALLYWAGS PLAYGROUP Term Time 9.30 - 11.30 amTel: Liz 571773 (SG)ACTIVE FOR LIFE Exercise classes for those aged 60 or over,or at risk of OSTEOPOROSIS at Heacham Surgery Classroom10-11am Tel: Pat 572414 or Clara 540411.CARPET BOWLS 10.30-12 noon Tel: 570776 (PH)KEEP FIT FOR OVER 50’s 10.30 - 11.30 am Tel: 01553774343 (SM)CARERS SUPPORT GROUP Run by W.N. Mind. Lunch,Coffee and Chat. Peace of Mind, 4 Poplar Avenue Tel: Hannahor Mandy 01553 776966KEEP FIT 10.00 am to 11.00 am Contact Shirley Tel : 572247(PRH)WOMENS FELLOWSHIP 2.45 pm 2nd & 4th Tuesdays (MC)SLIMMING WORLD 6.30 pm Tel: Julie 528796 (SM)WEIGHT WATCHERS 7pm (OFH) Tel:Alison 07796 904311HEACHAM DIGITAL CAMERA CLUB meet 1st & 3rd Tues-day of the month 7.30 pm at Sandringham Club, West Newton.Email : heachamdigitalcameraclub@yahoo.co.uk or call Viv forinfo on 07906 056019HEACHAM BOOK CLUB meet 3rd Tuesday of each monthTel: Beth 570479POCAHONTAS PLAYERS Drama Group Pantomime rehears-als 7.30 – 9.30 pm Tel: 570402 (PH)HANDS & NEEDLES GROUP meets every other Tuesday7.30 – 9.00 pm Tel: Joan Careless 570363 (MC)LIVE ENTERTAINMENT from 8.30 pm at Fox & HoundsWEDNESDAYSCARPET BOWLS 10.30 – 12 noon Tel: 570776 (PH)LINE DANCING 1.30 – 3.30 pm £3.00 Tel: 532317 (PH)LINE DANCING FOR IMPROVERS – 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm.£3.00 per session. Contact Diane 01485 571166 (SM)PATIENT ADVICE & LIAISON SERVICE 2 – 4 pm on 2nd

and 4th Wednesdays at Heacham Council OfficesDOG TRAINING with Robert Frost 7.30 pm Tel:542861 (SG)WEST NORFOLK SINGERS 7.30 pm Tel : Adrian Huggins01485 542359 (MC)

QUIZ NIGHT 8.45 pm Prompt start. New teams of up to 5welcome. £1 entry pp Cash Prize & Cash Snowball (HSC)OLD FRIENDS CLUB Enjoy meeting new friends, play Bingoetc at 2.00 pm Tel : Vicky Morison 570892BINGO 7.30 pm Neville Court Grouped HomeCAR BOOT SALE 8.00 am to 12 noon on the Sports Field,weather permitting (HSC)HEACHAM SONGSTERS rehearse from 10.00 am to 12 noonTel : San 571660 (PRH)HEACHAM TENNIS CLUB Senior Club Night (weather per-mitting) from 6.30 pm. Thursday evening if wet on WednesdayTHURSDAYSACTIVE FOR LIFE – see entry on TuesdayTABLE TENNIS CLUB 10 am (PH Top Room)WHIST DRIVE 2 – 4 pm Entry £1 with prizes (CC)1st HEACHAM BROWNIES Term Time Girls 7 to 10 years old5.00 – 6.30 pm Tel: Louise (Brown Owl) 07912 888947 (PRH)TREFOIL GUILD meets on 1st Thursday 2 -4 pm Tel: 01485579440 Mrs Christine Crisp (MC)CARPET BOWLS 10.30 am to 12 noon Tel : 570776 (PH)JUDO Beginners 6 – 7.30 pm Tel: 571614 (PH)CUBS 6.45 – 8.30 pm Tel: Steve 525577 (SG)JUDO Advanced 7 – 9 pm Tel: 571614 (PH)HEACHAM GARDENERS ASSOC meets on 3rd Thursday7.30 pm. Guest speaker and trips in Summer. Contact HazelWade 01485 579386 (SM)FLOWER CLUB meets on 4th Thursday 7.30 pm. Flower ar-ranging and demonstrations. Tel: Sandra Panton 571029 (SM)RAO BUFFALOS 8 pm (HSC Top Room)QUIZ NIGHT Cash Prizes 9 pm at Fox & HoundsFOOTBALL Under 8’s 5.30 to 6.30 pm Heacham Field/Astro-turf. Contact Stephen Joyce 01485 579009FUTURE CLUB meets for bereaved people on the fourthThursday of every month in the back room of Heacham PublicHall from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm. Tea, Biscuits & a chatWRITING GROUP AT HEACHAM SURGERY meets 3.00 to5.00 pm every other Thursday. For further details please askmembers of staff at Heacham Surgery or Tel : Caroline Smith01553 819460 on a Tuesday between 1.00 and 1.30 pmFRIDAYSSOLO WHIST – 2.00 pm Entry £1 ( PRH )GUIDES Term Time 7 – 9 pm (SG)WILDFOWLERS CLUB meet 1st Friday 7.30 pm (HSC TopRoom)CASH BINGO 7.30 pm (PH)TAI CHI Adults 7.30 – 8.30 pm Beginners welcome Tel: Derek01553 674779 (PRH)BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT - Meetings are held on the thirdFriday of every month 10.00 am to 12 noon in the Church Hall,High Street, Heacham Tel : Barbara Fargher 01485 534741SATURDAYSGIGS from 8.30 pm. Free entry for Members (HSC)COFFEE MORNING 9.30 - 11.30 am ( MC )HEACHAM YOUTH CLUB, Church Hall, High Street. 7 to 9pm ( term time ). School years 7 – 11 ( Smithdon ). ContactTracey Swann 07833 307856SUNDAYSCAR BOOT SALE 8.00 am to 12 noon on the Sports Field,weather permitting (HSC)

WHAT’S ON REGULAR EVENTS

CC = Cunningham Court OFH = Old Friends Hall, Sunnyside HSC = Heacham Social ClubPH = Public Hall PRH = Pine Residents Hall, Wilton Rd MC = Methodist Church Hall, Station RoadNC = Neville Court SG = Scout & Guide Hut, Sunnyside SM = St Mary’s Church Hall, High Street

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OTHER EVENTS

Wednesday 9th June - A FESTIVAL OF POETRY AT THEPRINCESS – 10.30 am at the Princess Theatre, Hunstanton.Free AdmissionWednesday 16th June - GIG NIGHT in aid of TAPPINGHOUSE with local bands inc. Bridges, Ringo Pacino and DJ atSnettisham Memorial Hall from 7.30 pm to 11.00 pm Tickets£5.00 For details Tel : 01485 542891Thursday 17th June - HOW TO LOOK GOOD – DRESSEDin aid of TAPPING HOUSE at Knights Hill Hotel, King’sLynn 7.00 pm to 9.30 pm Tickets £7.50. For details Tel : 01485542891Saturday 19th June - HUNSTANTON & DISTRICT FESTI-VAL OF ARTS - CRAFT FAIR at The Town Hall, Top of theGreen, Hunstanton. 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Refreshments will beavailable.Sunday 20th June - RINGSTEAD OPEN GARDENS – Hun-stanton Town Band, Lunches, Teas, Plant Stalls, Local Crafts,Minibus Transport. Admission £3 for adults, children free,inclusive for all gardens. Lunches from 12 noon. Gardens 1.00pm to 5.00 pm. Proceeds to St Andrew’s Church fabric fund.Monday 21st June – FOLK DANCING at Brancaster StaitheVillage Hall 7.30 pm. Contact Janet Bowles Tel : 01485 210587Thursday 24th June - SMITHDON CONCERT – 7.00 pm inthe Princess Theatre, Hunstanton. Tickets £5 Adults £2.50 Chil-drenFriday 25th June - OSCARS NIGHT – Prize Giving Evening.7.00 pm at the Princess Theatre, HunstantonSaturday 26th June - THE HILLINGTON STATION FETEin aid of TAPPING HOUSE 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm Station Road,Hillington. For details Tel : 01485 542891Sunday 27th June - HUNSTANTON CARNIVAL DAYMondays – AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP 8.00 pm UnionChurch, Hunstanton Tel : 0207 4030888* * U3A HUNSTANTON meets on the third Monday of mostmonths (except August and December) at 2.00 pm in the Hun-stanton Community Centre. Tel : Norma (Chairman) 533579 orLiz (Secretary) 571573 for further details.Tuesdays - KEEP FIT FOR OVER 50’s 10.00 to 11.30 am atRingstead Village Hall. Cost £3.50 Tel : Val Barnes on 01328864358Wednesdays – YOUTH GROUP meet at Ringstead VillageHall 7.00 pm to 8.45 pm for young people aged 7-14 Cost is £1per evening and the contact is Mr T Large, 11 Holme Road,Ringstead. Tel : 01485 525480* * SINGING WORKSHOPS FOR FUN 10.00 to 11.30 amSnettisham Village Hall Tel : Cath Coombs 07810 146501 * * HUNSTANTON VOLUNTEER SURGERY 3rdWednesday of each month 10.00 am to 12 noon at 1st Floor,Coucil Offices, Valentine Road. Tel : Karen Lee 01553 760568or e-mail Karen@westnorfolkvca.org * * LYMPHOEDEMA SUPPORT GROUP meets on thesecond Wednesday of each month 10.30 am to 12 noon atTapping House, SnettishamThursdays - BALLROOM & LATIN FREESTYLE DANC-ING at Glebe House School, Cromer Road, Hunstanton from8.30 to 10.00 pm . £5.00 per person. Contact Carole Jones01553 675408 or 07795 200805 (21 Burghley Road, SouthWooton, King’s Lynn PE30 3TU)First Friday in month - CARERS MEETING at UnitedServices Club, Hunstanton 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Tel : 01553768155 for details.HUNSTANTON WORLD TANG SOO DO CLUB. Koreanmartial arts of self defence. Mondays 6.30 to 8.30 pm at StGeorge’s School, Dersingham. Tuesdays 6.00 to 8.00 pm andFridays 6.30 to 8.30 pm at Smithdon High School, Hunstanton.For details contact Liz on 07948 407694.

HEACHAM DIARY

Saturday 5th June - GIG at HSC with WINNIE CLARKEfrom 8.45 pm * * GIG - STEVE JOHNS at Silver sands Pub, North BeachTuesday 8th June - GIG - EGYPT from 8.30 pm at Fox &Hounds * * HEACHAM MINORS F C AGM - 8.00 pm at HeachamSocial Club (Top Room) All welcome. For further informationcontact Paul Carr (Secretary) 01485 571607 or emailpaul@orchardgate.demon.co.ukFriday 11th June - GIG at HSC with VICTORIA MILLSfrom 8.45 pmSaturday 12th June - GIG – HELEN MICHAEL at SilverSands Pub, North BeachSunday 13th June – OPEN GARDENS FOR CHANGINGFACES from 2.00 pm till 4.00 pm at 19 The Drift, HeachamMonday 14th June - HEACHAM WIVES GROUP A talkand slide show by David Grimes ‘King’s Lynn – Part 2’ Furtherinfo from Brenda 570727 or Anne 571885Tuesday 15th June - GIG – PETE MITCHELL from 8.30 pmat Fox & HoundsThursday 17th June - HEACHAM GARDENERSASSOCIATION Social Evening Slide Show by David Grimes“ The Way We Used To Live 1850 – 1950”. 7.30 pm at ChurchHall, High Street, Heacham. Admission £2 including tea andbiscuits. Everyone is welcomeFriday 18th June - BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT INHEACHAM 10.00 am to 12 noon in St Mary’s Church Hall,High Street, Heacham. For further information please contact :Renee Smith or Barbara Fargher. Tel : 01485 534741 or e-mailsilverlinings@gmx.co.ukSaturday 19th June - GIG – Act to be announced, at SilverSands Pub, North Beach * * PICNIC JAZZ CONCERT by Norfolk Dixieland JazzBand at St Mary’s Church, Heacham. If fine will be outdoors at6.30 pm , concert runs from 7.00 to 9.30 pm. Tickets £6 fromChristian Book Shop or Terry Clay 570712 * * GIG at HSC with LLOYD E. MOON from 8.45 pmSunday 20th June - HEACHAM TWINNINGASSOCIATION OPEN GARDENS - from 12 noon, variouslocatrions in Heacham. Stalls & refreshments. Entrance £3,children free. For further information Tel : 01485 572252Monday 21st June – BINGO at Fridhem Rest Home, StationRoad. Eyes down at 7.00 pmTuesday 22nd June - GIG - CHICAGO RED from 8.30 pmat Fox & HoundsWednesday 23rd June - FRIENDS OF HEACHAM BEACHMeeting at 35 High Road, Heacham 7.30 pm Tel : 01485 570623Thursday 24th June – HEACHAM FLOWER CLUB Demon-stration by Yvonne, 7.30 pm at Church Hall, High Street.Refreshments, raffle. Admission £2.50, club members £1.50Friday 25th June - GIG at HSC with RYAN from 8.45 pmSaturday 26th June – GIG – CRAIG POWELL at Silver sandsPub, North BeachTuesday 29th June - GIG - DAVE THOMAS from 8.30 pmat Fox & HoundsThursday 1st July - TREFOIL GUILD Subject - Planningfor Coffee/ Gateaux Morning plus Bring & Buy 2.00 pm (MC)Saturday 3rd July - HEACHAM BEACH PARTY SouthBeach , 5.00 pm to 8.00 pm. Party passes £2.50 to include BBQ,drinks and free activities for children and entertainment for all * * COFFEE MORNING in aid of TAPPING HOUSE inSt Mary’s Church Hall, High Street, Heacham from 10.0 am to12.30 pm For further details Tel : 01485 542891Saturday 3rd July - HSC Celebrates America’s IndependenceDay with TONY G singing ELVIS from 8.30 pm plus BarbecueTuesday 6th July - GIG – AFTER HOURS BLUES from 8.30pm at Fox & HoundsFriday 9th July - GIG - HILLBILLY CATS rocking at Fox& Hounds from 8.30 pm TIDE TABLES ARE ON PAGE 20

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TIDE TABLESFor June and July

NEWSLETTER SUDOKUComplete the puzzle so that each row, each column and eachblock of nine contain the numbers 1 to 9. Solution next month.

4 8 5 29 4 1 8 75 8 44 3 26 2 9 7 8

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A. E. WALLISAn Apology & The Missing Bit

Last month gremlins got into the Newsletter and the last bit of thearticle about A. E. Wallis was replaced by a repeat of the firstparagraphs. May we ask both our readers and John and RichardWallis to accept our apologies for this. We have printed themissing bit below.“Sadly, early in 1998 Arthur Wallis passed away and although hehadn’t taken an active part in the business since 1982 he enjoyedspending time at the shops chatting to his friends and customers,old and new.

“The shops sell a wide range of the latest in cycles & accessories,and the latest in domestic appliances and home entertainment atcompetitive prices and offers home delivery. It is certainly worthpaying a visit to see the collection of vintage televisions, radiosand domestic appliances which are on display on the upper shelfrunning round the shop. One item Richard found particularlyamusing was the leaflet accompanying an ancient Electroluxcylinder vacuum cleaner. It showed you how to use the “blow”end of the cleaner, and a bowl of paint to repaint your car! Of themany old radios in the collection Richard says that his favouriteis a 1950’s Murphy, not for its looks, but for the marvellousquality of sound which it produces.”

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A new date in the calendar. Something for everyone…This year sees the Ringstead Open Gardens event moving forwardby a couple of weeks to mid June to ensure that the gardens really areat their optimum.How many villages in the country, let alone Norfolk, can claim tohave held an open gardens event for as long as Ringstead? This yearRingstead celebrates its 33rd consecutive event! For such a littlevillage it is an amazing feat of commitment and sheer hard work onthe part of a small team of organisers and with support from manyother residents in one way or another. Also, in just an afternoon theirefforts have been rewarded with amazing takings in aid of the villagechurch fabric fund; at its peak the event has welcomed over a thou-sand guests and raised over £6,000, all in just one afternoon!Visitors from all over the region have traditionally flocked to Ring-stead to sample its charms and some visitors have travelled from asfar as Leicestershire and Cambridgeshire. The pretty and historicvillage of Ringstead, close to Hunstanton, offers a lovely backdrop tothe 10 gardens that will be opened. These include a completely newgarden to the event situated on the Burnham Road and which boastsa fantastic rose collection. The gardens also include that of AppleTree Cottage; always a major attraction. As well as the two acregarden which is crammed full of cottage garden plants, Apple TreeCottage will be hosting the church plant stall. "Typically" said JanetEngland, one of the helpers, "planning starts for the next year's eventin September! Everyone works incredibly hard but it's great fun tooand worth it on the day. People are always very kind and generousand if you are fortunate enough to live somewhere as lovely asRingstead it's good to be able to show it off!"The Bury will be another attraction and of particular appeal to historylovers as the ruins of the old round tower Church of St Peter's standsin the grounds and are open to visitors for this one day only.Other attractions include cream teas, plant stalls, crafts, cake stall andraffle. The Old Rectory will again be hosting the fine lunches whichhave become such a major attraction. Event co-ordinator SaraStocks, is busily preparing a tasty menu to serve to as many as 100diners. And to entertain guests while they relax in the grounds of thebeautiful 17th century Rectory, the Hunstanton Town Band will beperforming.Afternoon tea will be served on the lawns at East End Farm to thecheery tunes of the Lavender Hill Mob, where in previous years thenumbers served have topped 600.To ensure the least sure of foot have a chance to see the wholeoffering, a minibus courtesy of the Glebe School will be on hand toferry visitors from one garden to the next!St Andrew's Church will be dressed in its finery for the occasion witha flower festival taking place over the whole weekend.And in 33 years just one rainy day which of course did not stopproceedings - how many others could claim that luck too?

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West Norfolk Carers Groups and ActivitiesKing's Lynn Carers Retreat welcomes all carers everyWednesday 10 - 12 at the Deaf Centre, Railway Road. Pop infor a tea/coffee and a chat. Information available. We also havehealing available weekly and reflexology, hand massage andgentle exercise monthly.Swaffham Wellbeing welcomes you every Thursday at theCommunity Centre Campinglands. We meet in the café from 11onwards for coffee then move into the small hall from 11.30onwards for an activity. We all stay for lunch in the caféafterwards (which is very reasonably priced) and look forwardto meeting new people.Linking Together, a service which supports family carers ofsubstance misusers, has monthly evening groups at 6.30 to 8.30p.m. at The Friends Meeting House, Bridge Street, Kings Lynn.The day time support group starts at the Kings Lynn BaptistChurch in South Lynn and will be on the first Monday of themonth. It will be held between 10am and 12 pm. If you havechildren you are welcome to bring them along, a small selectionof toys will be provided and refreshments. However, althoughwe will be providing facilities for children they will still remainthe responsibility of the parent/carer. Phone Rebecca for detailson 01553 768155Hunstanton Carers welcome you to join us monthly at theUnited Services Social Club in the conservatory monthly onFridays at 10 a.m. for coffee, 11 a.m. for gentle exercise andstay on for home cooked lunch which is at a good price.Young at Heart Carers meet for lunch monthly at the FfolkesArms Hillington, if you want to meet other carers and havesome fun and friendly conversation over a lovely lunch thencome and join us, monthly on Fridays 12.30.Reflexology sessions will be available every month at theCarers Retreat, Wednesdays 10 to 12 p.m. at the Deaf Centre,Railway Road, Kings Lynn. Please telephone 01553 768155 tobook a place. Reiki sessions are also available monthly atThoresby College on a Friday.Please telephone 01553 768155 to book a place. These sessionsare both free to carers, however if you miss your appointmentwithout informing us you may be charged.

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1st HEACHAM CUBS

On Sunday 25th April Heacham Cubs with other Beavers, Cubs,Scouts and Explorer Scouts from North West North met atSandringham to celebrate St. Georges Day. Although it rained allmorning it was dry and sunny when we all met in the afternoon.All the units had a different activity before the parade. The Cubshad a short story about George and the Dragon, then had to go offinto the woods to find the four main characters the King, thePrincess, the Dragon and of course George. Heacham were the4th group back after finding them all.Everyone then met at Sandringham church and all marched pastthe visitors centre to a marquee where we had a short serviceand re-newed our promises. We would like to say a Big ThankYou to all the Cubs who came and helped represent our pack.Also well done to George Hunt our flag bearer and Samuel Juddwho did an excellent job at reading the Bible passage clearly infront of a lot of people. (Very nerve racking! )Then on Saturday May 1st with 180 Cubs from North WestNorfolk, we met at Wolferton campsite for an activity day. Therewere 17 activities to choose from and they went round and triedtheir hand at different things. They ranged from pitching a tent,catapults, making pancakes, circus skills, nature walks and manymore. The weather was lovely and all the Cubs had a fantastic time.The next thing to look forward to is our District Cub Camp inJune so fingers crossed for nice weather!Lastly we had to say goodbye to Jack Parr and Ryan Bunn asthey moved onto Heacham Scouts. So good luck to them.Happy Scouting to all our Cubs

Akela & Bagheera (Steve & Sam)

1ST HEACHAM SCOUTS

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All proceeds will be donated to Shelterbox,our chosen charity for this year.

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The Heacham & Criteuil-la-MagdeleineTwinning Association

We are greatly looking forward to the visit of over fifty friends(including twenty children and young people under the age of18!) from our twin village in France from Thursday 15 toTuesday 20 July. The Committee has planned a full and variedprogramme for this extended weekend and full details willappear in the July Newsletter. In the meantime, however, wewish to announce that a fully catered meal with entertainmentfrom both sides of the Channel will take place on Saturday 17July at 7.30pm in the Public Hall, to which interested non-members will be welcome. Please telephone our ExchangeSecretary, Trish Hammond, on 01485 570763 to reserve a place.A very successful cake stall was held in May, raising nearly£200, and three more fundraising events are to be held beforethe visitors arrive.New members are always welcome and will be able toparticipate fully in the visit. Please pick up an enrolment formfrom Fran’s Pantry in the High Street.

‘The Beacon’ – Your Local Talking NewspaperFor over 20 years the Hunstanton and District TalkingNewspaper charity has been producing ‘The Beacon’, usinglocal news from the Lynn News, the Citizen and the WestNorfolk pages of the EDP.The Beacon is a weekly C60 audio cassette tape which is puttogether every Tuesday and posted to around 50 blind andpartially sighted listeners free of charge.The Beacon has now increased its coverage of local news byusing items from our local newsletters and we are presentlyusing the Dersingham Village Voice, Snettisham News andViews, The Heacham Newsletter, The Hunstanton Newsletterand The Parish News which covers the coast from Titchwell toBurnham Deepdale, and we are interested in using others.We use around 50 volunteers working in teams comprisingAdministrators, Editors, Readers and a Recordist on a 5 weeklyrota every Tuesday using a small studio at Glebe House School,Hunstanton.We are always pleased to receive requests for our tape from thepartially sighted and welcome enquiries from prospectivevolunteers wishing to help. For more information pleasecontact John Cole on 01485 542412

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THE POTTING SHED

GARDENINGORGANICALLY

Gardening has the ability to transform lives; it is as simple as that.Gardeners are the only truly interactive naturalists – they involvethemselves with the natural world rather than just spectating – andthe sooner the powers that be realise the value of this to society, thebetter. We don't want to take over the earth. We just want to showhow fulfilling it is to look after it.

Alan Titchmarsh VMH

I was pleased to see the complex diagram about photosynthesis wasshown last month and I hope you still had the article so you could,possibly, understand it!

Here I sit on a lovely Spring afternoon, struggling once again with anewsletter article. It seems to get harder every time to think of usefulthings to say as most of my stuff has been said before. One piece ofnew news is that I am now down to two chickens as Blondiesuccumbed last week. She had been looking a bit seedy lately andeventually took to her bed. I went to visit her a week ago yesterdayand she was cold and stiff. Sad, as she was an affectionate bird andliked to be stroked. I read recently that hybrid chickens, bred for egglaying, are not very long lived. Still the remaining two are, onceagain, providing me with eggs. Not, I hasten to add, in the nest boxesbut in a spot between my tin garage and my neighbour’s fence. I'vebeen told that if I keep them in the pen until late morning, they willlay in the nest boxes but they really, really want to come out to playand I haven't the heart to deny them their fun.

So, how is the garden doing? Well, not too badly but a couple ofinches of rain would help a lot. I recently planted out my first sowingof runner beans – well, climbing French beans actually – but forsome strange reason four plants died very quickly. All the beans wereHeritage seed varieties and the fatalities were supposed to be aparticularly tasty variety. I have two plants left so I live in hope. Theremaining seeds have vanished – I'm very bad at losing things – sounless a) my memory returns or b) the seeds reappear, I shall have torely on other seeds I bought.

The carrots are coming on well in my fish boxes. I've also used saidboxes to sow radishes, beetroot and spring onions. As much of myplot is occupied with broad beans and onions, the boxes will providea useful supply of goodies. I'm pretty hopeless with radishes, one ofthe easiest crops to grow as I tend to forget to water them and theyget all woody. The fish boxes are very visible so, with luck, I'll havesome nice radishes to go with my cut- and- come- again pot of lettucewhich is thriving – as long as I protect it against marauding chickens!

It's interesting, but since I suggested, last year, that people triedgrowing veg in small spaces, all the “experts” have jumped on thebandwagon and are saying the same thing. The RHS magazinedevoted a whole article to the subject and “Gardeners World” had aprogramme on the subject as well. I don't know whether any of youlot have tried it but if not, you should. You won't feed the family forweeks unless you work very hard but I can assure you, you will enjoythe results. There is still time to have a go, so have a go.

Love him or hate him, Alan Titchmarsh has had a great influenceon our lives. He seems to pop up all over the place and is not justinvolved with gardening and horticulture. Many years ago, hepresented “Songs of Praise” and now he presents a musicprogramme on Radio 2 on Sunday evenings. However, his first loveis gardening and his article in the April edition of the RHS magazinemakes good reading. Basically Alan is saying that getting involvedwith the soil, joining a gardening club or having an allotment (fatchance!) are all ways of communicating with your fellow humanbeings, something we tend to do less of, what with e-mails evenbetween colleagues at work, children stuck on computers or playstations instead of getting out into the fresh air and so on. I havequoted the last paragraph from his article at the top of this one as Ihope it will inspire some of you who still think getting your handsdirty is wrong.

There is still time to grow all sorts of stuff. Have you tried strawbales? You can stick one in a sunny corner on a path or any hardstanding, give it a good soak, make some holes and fill with compost,plant almost anything in it whether flowers or veg plants and watchthem grow. At the end of the season the well-rotted straw can be usedto make compost for next year. Go on give it a go!

BOTANY FOR BEGINNERS CHAPTER 5

Last time I told you about seeds. Not enough I decided, so I'm goingto ramble on a bit more about these little – and not always so little –miracles.

Germination of seeds as I said last time requires water, warmth andair – specifically oxygen. You may have read, or been told, to soakseeds before sowing. Well, experimentation has shown that this isnot necessary and can in fact be detrimental. Moisture uptake needsto be gradual. The other practice of pouring boiling water overparsley seeds to encourage germination is another fallacy and will,in most cases, reduce germination considerably. The seed needswarmth to enable it to absorb water and cold conditions inhibit theprocess and may damage the seed.

Once hydrated, metabolic processes become important and require asuitable temperature and a supply of oxygen. Some seeds in fact willgerminate quicker if the percentage of oxygen is increased (no don'tgo out and buy a cylinder of the stuff, it's expensive and

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News FromHeacham Infant & Nursery

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Dear Newsletter,

I am delighted to be following in Mrs Belfield's footsteps asthe new Head teacher at Heacham Infant School and wouldlike to take this opportunity to contribute our pupils’ news,events and achievements to the newsletter on a regular basis.

We have just started the summer term and the children havespent every play enjoying the sunshine and fabulous outsidespace. The pond now has some tadpoles and the field iscovered in daisies.

We have a great team of staff at school and are planning andteaching this term's learning. Exciting topics include'Growing Plants' and 'Toys in History'. The PTA organiseda sponsored bike ride for all children and a full range of clubshas started. We offer our pupils French, golf, art, football,Gateway to Christianity and country dancing. We are plan-ning a visit to the Sainsbury Arts Centre in Norwich andhope to have an Arts week inspired by Andy Goldsworthy,the sculptor.

If you would like to visit our happy and lively school to seewhat we can offer please contact us on 01485 570357. Wewould also welcome any voluntary helpers from our localcommunity to support us with the children, or the gardening!

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unnecessary!) WE all know that high temperatures will inhibit thegrowth of some seeds ie; lettuce, but being too cold will do the samething.

Light. Many seeds will only germinate when exposed to light. Whenshed from the parent plant, seeds fall to the surface of the soil and,unless covered by leaf litter or buried by insects, are naturallyexposed to the light. However, some seeds will not germinate unlesslight is excluded. Pansy is an example. In general, if in doubt, plantseeds close to the surface as soils are very opaque. Most seedcomposts however are not so light excluding and a light coveringwill generally have no detrimental effect. READ WHAT IT SAYSON THE PACKET!

Dormancy. Not all seeds are able to germinate when supplied withmoisture, warmth and air. Such seeds are said to be dormant. In fact,all seeds are dormant before sowing if kept dry and cool. Somehowever need specific requirements before they will germinate.Fresh barley needs to be stored for three months at 20deg.C to breakits innate dormancy. Peas and beans need to be in a fairly highmoisture environment to leach out the chemicals in their coats thatinhibit germination. Very hard seeds like sweet peas may germinatemore easily if their coats are nicked or abraded before sowing. Thiscan be done by putting the dry seeds in a pot with some sharp sandor fine grit and giving it a good shake.

Finally, many seeds need a period of cold before they will germinate.Luckily for us they are usually flower seeds and it is clearly stated onthe packet if these conditions are required. Peruvian Lily is oneexample, a plant I have consistently failed to grow from seed despitefollowing the instructions to the letter. I've decided that fancy plantsare better bought as plugs and let the experts do the hard work.

And that's the lot for this month. Next time I will discuss the leaf androot and the part they play.

Michael Drew

A TIME FOR CHANGEAs we all now know a Coalition has been formed byConservatives and Liberal Democrats with talk of budget deficitsavings of £6 billion in the first year. Clearly we are all goingto endure a lot of pain in the next few years as the Governmentattempts to reign in this massive budget deficit.It is now more important than ever to seek IndependentFinancial Advice to maximise your Savings, Investments andPensions. It looks as though interest rates are not likely toincrease very much in the next 12 to 18 months and those of youreliant on this for Investment income are likely to have to seekalternative forms of investment for providing worthwhilereturns.One such alternative could be Commercial Property. Over the23 years from 1987 to 2009, UK Commercial Property hasdelivered a total return of 8.6% pa. Currently property isyielding 3.8% above UK Gilts, an attractive figure when viewedon an historical basis*. As an asset class, property has deliveredexcellent long term returns and has strong diversification inbenefits as its returns are relatively lowly correlated with themain asset classes.* Source IPD (Investment Property Databank) 31/01/2010

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PLANNING NEWSApplications received by BCKLWN between 22nd April and24th May 2010 are:

DateApp. Ref. Recvd Details10/00685/O 22/04 43 High Street. Outline Application - Erection of single storey dwelling following demolition of existing Building.10/00689/LDE 23/04 Riverside Caravan Park, Jubilee Road. Lawful Development Certificate - Change of use of land for siting of holiday caravans.10/00691/LDE 23/04 Putting Green Caravan Park, Jubilee Road. Lawful Development Certificate - Change of use of land for siting of holiday caravans.10/00688/LDE 23/04 North Beach Caravan Park North Beach. Lawful Development Certificate- Change of use of land for permanent siting of static holiday caravans.10/00700/F 27/04 The Cabin, School Road Extension and alterations10/00728/RM 30/04 16 High Street. Reserved Matters Application - Construction of four Dwellings.10/00802/F 11/05 College Farm House Staithe Road. Construction of attached two-bay garage/workshop and office following demolition of existing detached garage.

If you would like to know more about the above, or any otherapplications, details can be found in the Planning section ofBCKLWN’s website www.west-norfolk.gov.uk.

Looking For Part Time Work?(Electoral Canvassing)

Each year I have to prepare a new Register of Electors andmay need people to help with this as canvassers. The workinvolves the delivery of forms to all addresses within a definedarea and any follow-up action that proves necessary, includingthe issue of reminders and, as a last resort, at least threedoor-knocks.

The process begins at the end of August and runs until lateOctober. Canvassers are paid a set fee per property regardlessof the number of visits required, plus mileage. Payment ismade at the end of November.

Opportunities will not be available in all parts of the Boroughbut if you are interested and are willing to travel I would beglad to hear from you.

Applications are invited from all parts of the community but Ihave a particular need for anyone able to speak an EasternEuropean language.Mary ColangeloElectoral OfficerTel: 01553 616281e-mail: mary.colangelo@west-norfolk.gov.uk

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Coffee and Cake – anyone?

Heacham resident Yvonne Gillett is organising a Coffee Morningat St. Mary’s Church Hall from 10.00am – 12.30pm on Saturday 3rdJuly to raise vital funds for The Norfolk Hospice, Tapping House. Yvonne, who has been a Hospice shop volunteer for just over a yearsaid “I started volunteering after visiting the shop as a customer.There was always a really friendly atmosphere even though it wasbusy. I’m delighted to have recently been appointed DeputyManager and now work one day per week in that role, in addition tomy volunteering. I know that over 85% of the funds to run theHospice need to be raised from the community and this has inspiredme to organise the coffee morning. Friends and other shop volunteershave offered to help on the morning and there will be homemadecakes, tombola and bric-a brac stall”. A number of craft stands selling jewellery, jams and greetings cardsare also booked so please pop in for a coffee and help make themorning a great success.

THE NORFOLK HOSPICE - RELIEF SHOP MANAGER We urgently need a very flexible, friendly and sociable person(preferably with retail shop management experience). Based for one7 ½ hour day per week in our King’s Lynn shop plus holiday coverthroughout the year for all three of our shops (King’s Lynn,Snettisham and Downham Market) and any additional hoursrequired to cover sickness etc. The role is paid at an hourly rate of£6.23 / hour. This is your chance to help raise much needed funds for your localhospice. If you think this could be the flexible kind of role you arelooking for, please email enquiries@norfolkhospice.org.uk in thefirst instance or, for an informal chat, ring Dianne Rowe on 01485542891.

Building 'Bridges' With Local Bands Heacham music management student Ryan Penty has just fin-ished his 2nd year at The University of Hertfordshire and is puttingsome theory into practice by organising some gigs which showcasethe hottest upcoming talent in Norfolk. The first event takes place at the Snettisham Memorial Hall onWednesday 16th June at 7.30pm and includes local bands 'Bridges'and 'Ringo Pacino' followed by a DJ. The gig will be suitable forall ages and a licensed bar is available. Ryan said "I hope the gigwill be well supported as there are many excellent young bandslooking for the opportunity to play for an audience." There will also be a World Cup Sweepstake being held on theevening with the proceeds going to the Norfolk Hospice, TappingHouse. If you would like to run a sweepstake for the Hospice pleasering the Hospice Fundraising Office. For gig tickets or further information please contact Ryan on07792133273 or the Hospice Fundraising Office on 01485 542891.

BUGGINGMany readers will have noticed the swarms of tiny insectsdrifting around like a blizzard in the middle of May. The morediscerning may even have noticed there were both white andblack things among the predominantly green ones.My entomological curiosity got the better of me, and a fewsweeps with the butterfly net revealed:-

- Several greenfly, not necessarily all the same species- A woolly aphis- A Chalcid parasitic wasp- A Staphylinid beetle, miniature relative of the more familiar Devil’s Coach-horse.

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Would You Like To Perform Better At YourChosen Sport?

The mental game in sport is now widely acknowledged asa major contributing factor to performance. All too oftenin sport I hear comments like "This game is all in themind," and "All she needs is the belief that she can win."It seems strange then that so few people work on themental side or the psychology of sport. It's common placeto see people working on the physical elements throughfitness and diet and almost automatic for people to havetechnical coaching to improve their technique and yet fewseem to work on their confidence, belief and ability todeal with nerves and adversity.

If I have learnt one thing it is that confidence, belief andcalmness under pressure are skills that we can learn. Theyare NOT things we are born with or without. Understand-ing this alone puts us in a position of power where we canbegin to move forward and develop these skills to benefitnot just sport but most, if not all areas of our lives. Asthis is such a huge topic with an almost infinite number ofdifferent skills or techniques I have selected one of theeasiest things to put into practice to build confidence andimprove performance.

Make your practice harder than the real game. We allpractice our sport, but for most people the practice they dois actually easier than the game so they are ill preparedand seem to perform worse as a result. If we can make thepractice harder then the game will seem easy and we willfeel confident. Tennis players could practice with the netslightly higher than it would normally be. Not so high thatthey would need to use different shots but high enoughthat it would look noticeably lower when they play forreal. Golfers could practice putting to a tee peg instead ofthe hole. It's remarkable how big the hole suddenly lookswhen they get onto the course. Imagine how easy a penaltywould seem to a footballer if they had only ever practicedinto a 5-a-side goal, only then to be faced with a full sizeone.

I hope you have enjoyed reading this article. If you wouldlike to find out more about how you can improve yourconfidence or deal with nerves or perform better in anyarea of your life then please contact me on 0845 603 4421or email info@hypnopro.co.uk

David WoolleyDipCAH, HPD, CertSCS, MPNLP, MNCH (Reg), MNGHPGA Golf Professional, PGA Level III Coach.

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HEACHAM LAWN TENNIS CLUBAll tennis club members must be members of Heacham ClubCharity (Juniors £1, Adults £6 or £10 joint membership), with-out whom there would not be this facility for us to enjoy - 2010tennis memberships include the Charity fees and have beenreduced from previous years, and are as follows:

Under 12s - £13Under 18s - £17Adult - £31 (Joint Adult - £60)Senior Citizen - £25 (Joint £48)Family (2 adults & 1 U18) £70. plus £6 for each additionalchild under 18.

The All Comers Club night on Wednesday evenings from 6:30(and if wet, Thursday evenings) could well do with moreplayers. Whether tennis is a new game to you or maybe youhave not played for some time, you will be welcomed.

If you would like to join, membership forms can be collectedfrom Heacham Social Club or for more information, pleasecontact either Janice Campbell 01485 572120, David Mackay01485 570733 or Heacham Club 01485 570776.

JUNIOR TENNIS COACHINGSo far this season the Junior Section has been well supportedthough there is still room for more young budding Wimbledonchampions! Membership to the tennis club is necessary andcosts £13 for Under 12's and £17 for under 18's. Mondayevening coaching sessions costs £3 per person per session.Richard Smith (qualified LTA coach) leads the sessions soplease try and encourage your youngster to try out a new sport.School plimsolls will suffice and I'm sure we can find a racquetto borrow if needed.

Due to the increased signage and general security around thegrounds of Heacham Club Charity, this is a safe environmentfor your child to frequent. Membership is not expensive andduring the long summer holidays could work out quite a cheapform of entertainment for them.

For more information, please contact either Janice Campbell01485 572120 or Richard Smith 0771 8553415.E. W. WITTON

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Heacham Minors Football ClubU9s Win Against Downham

In the final of the Under 9s Mid Norfolk Youth League Sub CupHeacham played Downham at Springwood School on SaturdayApril 17th. In a well contested opening half Downham took thelead through a shot that had Heacham keeper Jack Smith unsighted.Heacham quickly bounced back to equalise with a Downham owngoal. In the second half Heacham defended well and won the gamewith a great goal from midfielder Jonny Waldron.Heacham Under 9s have had a great season, finishing 4th inDivision One. Thanks go to coaches Trevor English and GavinPlayford for their hard work and commitment.

Nancy Waldron

Heacham Under 9s proudly displaying their medals and theCup: Front row kneeling, left to right, Mason Parish, Reece

Wells, Ryan Bateson. Next row left to right: Jonathan Waldron,Jacob Farr, Lewis Herbert, Jack Smith, Ryan English, Alfie

Playford. Coaches: Gavin Playford & Trevor English.

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Above are a few of the Heacham under 12's pictured during arecent training session receiving the new Cricket Bag suppliedby the Lords Taverners. On their first outing, with theirsmashing new kit, they registered a win with partnersSnettisham away at Mundford.

The adults section has also been busy and would like to thankthe following people who kindly sponsored a match ball:

T. Pawley Machine MaintenanceG. Proctor Arrow RoofingM. Ayres Coal MerchantsN. Cawthorne Ground WorksW. Proctor Proctor UK Ltd.

Training is held at the field for under 12's every Wednesdayfrom 16.30 and for the Under 16's and adults 18.00 onwards.New, or not so new, faces are always welcomed. As previouslymentioned both adults and junior sections are running twoteams each this season. Home fixtures for June are shown below:

Adults5th June 1st XI vs Fakenham 3rd XI12th June 2nd XI vs Dereham 3rd Xi19th June 1st XI vs Sheringham 2nd XI26th June 2nd XI vs Fakenham 4th XI3rd July 2nd XI vs Hillington 2nd XIYouth7th June U12 Heacham/Snettisham v Long Sutton14th June U16 Heacham/Snettisham v Downham21st June U12 Heacham/Snettisham v Dersingham28th June U16 Heacham/Snettisham v Fakenham5th July U16 Heacham/Snettisham v Swaffham

For further information concerning the adult teams contactAndrew tel 01485 570425 or 077860936840 or myself at thetelephone number below for junior cricket.

The Saturday morning Kwik Cricket drop in sessions, held atthe playing field have commenced and will continue during thesummer months, between 10.30 and 12.00. The sessions areopen to all, normally for youngsters age seven years andupwards.

Roger Drinkwater Tel 571659

Heacham Cricket Club

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HEACHAM PARISH COUNCIL NOTICEBOARD

Aloha! this year’s partywill be held at HeachamSouth Beach on

5.00pm-8.00pm. Theparty will have a Hawaiian theme. PartyPasses will cost £2.50 to include BBQ, music,drinks, and free activities; which include a sandcastle competition for children and entertain-ment for all.

Heacham Carnival Parade and Fete Sunday 1 August 2010

This year’s Carnival King and Queen are Daniel Noakes andPaige Taylor. The King and Queen will lead the procession withthe Banham Zoo Shirehorses. Live music will be provided bythe King’s Lynn Community Samba Band. Float registrationforms are now available. If you would like to put in a float butwould like advice or need a vehicle, then please contact theParish Council Office.

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Supernova

The new piece of equipment in the Recreation Ground iscalled a Supernova, this replaces the old roundaboutremoved over a year ago. The Parish Council purchasedthe Supernova with help from the Norfolk Playing FieldsAssociation who provided a £500.00 grant. The circlerotates on an angle and can be used like a traditionalroundabout. If you are feeling brave you can stand on it asit moves or run round on the top in different directionswhilst it rotates. The Parish Council are currently planningfor a larger item to accompany the Supernova, so far£1,000 has been raised in grants.

(Photo by Philippa Sewell)

HEACHAM PARISH COUNCIL NOTICEBOARD

Heacham Annual Parish Meeting

Chairman’s Report: Mr DrinkwaterMr Drinkwater highlighted the changes that had occurred overthe past year, which included the closure of the Wheatsheaf Innand the opening of Tesco Express and the completion of theaffordable housing project off Lamsey Lane. A series of multi-agency meetings had been held in the village to resolve thechaos caused by the flash flooding last summer and thankedPaul Groom and John Eastgate of Norfolk County Council fortheir hard work.Mr Drinkwater said that the Parish Council had been monitoringthe progress of the Local Development Framework and waswaiting to see where the Borough Council proposed to permithousing development and likely numbers. Mr Drinkwater paidtribute to the residents who volunteered in the multitude ofcharitable organisations and clubs in the village stating that itwas they who made the village a special place to live.

Financial Report: Mrs SewellThe income for the year was £111,118.90. The preceptamounted to £74,235 which averaged out to £18.37. perregistered elector (4041) for the year. The precept in totalrepresented 67% of the Council’s income. Rental incomeaccounted for a quarter of the Council’s income.Expenditure for the last year was £91,480.99 which representeda spending of £22.64 per elector. This was less than last year,however a number of projects planned for the last year had notmoved forward, partly due to a lack of grant funding, partly dueto obtaining permissions and assessments to be carried out byother agencies. These were now in place so the moneyallocated should be spent this year. The closing balance was£68,908.12 The Council has increased the amount held inreserves, against the possibility that the rental income is likelyto be cut. We are already aware that one lease agreement is toend and expect that another may do so in the next few years.The Parish Council made grants to a number of organisations;St Mary’s Church for assistance with the upkeep of thechurchyard, Newsletter, Heacham Community Car Scheme,MacMillan Cancer, Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue,Library and One Stop Shop, Heacham Youth Club. The Councilcontinued to sponsor the Carnival Parade; however the CarnivalCollection netted £521.85 which would be reinvested into thisyear’s parade.

Village Organisation Reports:Heacham In Bloom – Mrs RichardsonMrs Richardson reported that in the first year, Heacham hadbeen awarded a Silver in the Coastal category. An excellentcommunity planting day attracted a lot of media interest,featuring on Radio Norfolk, Springwatch and localNewspapers. Mrs Richardson said that she was very proud thatsuch a small team managed to achieve so much. This year therewere a number of new projects planned, which included a raisedbed at the Lavender Junction and throughout June there wouldbe plenty of activity.Heacham Online – Mrs GoochHeacham Online was re-launched two months ago after monthsof planning and re-writing. It should be much easier to navigateand be more informative whilst being a good window forHeacham to the world. Residents were re-assured that thecommunity archive pages containing many of the oldphotographs would reappear. It was also reported that, incollaboration with a number of other people and businesses in

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the village, the Heacham Webcam is up and running again.Mrs Gooch thanked all those who had contributed to the oldand the new site and for their support last year.Heacham Newsletter – Mr FaulknerThanked the Parish Council for its continued support andcontributions.Heacham Youth Cricket – Mr DrinkwaterIt had not been a great year as many games had been called offdue to rain. However the group had successfully acquired grantsfor a bowling machine, new roller and nets. Mr Drinkwateracknowledged Mr Pike, Mr Rushmore and Mr Sopp for theirhelp in setting up new practice nets.Reports were also given by Queen’s Cottage Almshouses,Heacham Minors, Heacham Youth Club and HeachamTwinning Association.

May Meetings in brief

Chairman: Mr Roger Drinkwater was re-appointed Chairmanof the Parish Council for a further year and Mr Martin Johnsonwas re-appointed Vice-Chairman.Footpath Warden: Mr Faulkner was re-appointed as HeachamFootpath Warden. Mr Faulkner’s annual report was alsosubmitted to the Council and would be reviewed by the Lightingand Watching Committee at their next meeting.Design Awards: The Council was pleased to note thatHeacham Manor Hotel had won the category for bestconversion at the Mayor’s Awards.Parish Library: The Parish Council had received a proposalfrom the owner of the former Barclay’s Bank building andagreed to open negotiations for leasing the ground floor. TheCouncil would also look at what other services could be madeavailable from the site to ensure the best value.Dog Fouling: The Parish Council agreed to explore thepossibility of providing a local clean neighbourhood officer inpartnership with neighbouring parishes to tackle dog fouling. Itwas agreed to first discuss the matter with the Borough Council.Saltings: Mr Cobb reported that he planned to organise a seriesof moth gathering evenings to collect data on the variety ofspecies at the site.Twinning signs: The Council agreed to support the TwinningAssociation’s application to add Criteuil-la- Magdeleine to theHeacham signs on the A149.Churchyard: The Chairman reported that, in order to preparefor the closure of the Heacham Churchyard in the future, therehad been a meeting with Sedgeford Parish Clerk to look at howthe closed churchyard and village cemetery in Sedgeford wereadministered.The Next Parish Council Meeting would take place onTuesday 15 June 2010 at 7.30pm at the Parish CouncilOffice, Pound Lane.

Any queries should be addressed to:Heacham Parish Council Office

Jubilee Clinic Pound Lane HeachamNorfolk PE31 7ET

Tel/Fax 01485 572142Open Tuesday - Friday 10.00am-Noon

www.heachamparishcouncil.co.uk

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HEACHAM PARISH COUNCIL OFFICE 572142OPEN TUES TO FRI 10.00 TO 12.00STREET LIGHT FAULT REPORT 572142BOROUGH COUNCIL OFFICE 01553 616200BOROUGH COUNCILLORSMrs S. SMEATON 01485 572528Mr A. MORRISON 01485 518469NORFOLK C C MICHAEL CHENERY 01328 823411ONE STOP SHOP and LIBRARY 571928OPEN MON WED FRI 10.00 TO 16.00

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EMERGENCY SERVICESQUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL 01553 613613DENTIST Emergency only for patients notregistered with a dentist 01553 769264COMMUNITY MIDWIFE (Ask for Hunstanton M/W) 01553 613613POLICE 0845 4564567SAMARITANS 01553 761616CHILD LINE 0800 1111ELECTRIC 0800 7838838ANGLIAN WATER 0845 7145145GAS ESCAPE 0800 111999EMERGENCY 24hrs VETERINARY CLINICS 01485 570065HUNSTANTON LIBRARY532280OPEN MON. TUE. WED (No lunch closure) 10.00 TO 17.00THURS. 10.00 TO 13.00 FRI. 10.00 TO 19.00SAT 10.00 TO 17.00 (All year)

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