September – The Harvest Moon

This image from Astronomy Now‘s web editor Ade Ashford, is post-totality at 4:38am BST when the Moon was emerging from the Earth’s umbral shadow.

The great gold lantern of a moon hung low in the sky which we associate with the time of harvest festivals is the Harvest Moon, the full moon occurring nearest to the autumnal equinox (September 21st). Because the angle of the moon’s path to the horizon is minimal at this period, the moon rises at the same time for several nights in succession, instead of 50 minutes later each night as normally. Consequently, the moon appears to hang low in the sky for a longer period, making the early evening light.

The same applies to the full moon following, which is known as the Hunter’s Moon.Stargazers who looked skywards on the morning of Monday the 28th

September were treated to the spectacle of a lunar eclipse. While ribbons of cloud crossed the British Isles in the small hours, large swathes of southern and eastern England had clear skies for most of

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Number 132September/October 2015

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the event, amply rewarding those who chose to set their alarms to brave the chilly autumnal air.

The last time that a supermoon — a full Moon occurring when it is closest to the Earth in its orbit — coincided with a total lunar eclipse was 30 December 1982, hence the widespread interest in this event.

Observers in the British Isles have to wait until the morning of Monday, 21 January 2019 for the next ‘normal’ total lunar eclipse visible from these shores, while the next totally eclipsed supermoon entails a slightly longer wait: 8 October 2033.

Should Wood Dalling have a defibrillator?

On Tuesday the 8th September Simeon Tomlinson gave the Parish Council members and 7 members of the public a talk about the heart and the use of a defibrillator as a means of re-booting a heart after a cardiac arrest. Simeon, as many will recall, is a trained paramedic who lives in the village and has considerable experience in military and National Health Service.

We learnt that 80% of cardiac arrests occur at home. The recovery rate after a cardiac arrest is greater if the arrest occurs in public as opposed to at home. There is a small timescale when remedial action can be taken. For every minute delay in restarting the heart there is a 10% reduction of anything good happening. After about 4 minutes, unless some form of CPR is administered the heart is no longer effective. CPR helps get blood into the heart and brain.

The obvious comment was: ‘ We cannot get a defibrillator within 4 minutes to most of the residents of Wood Dalling’ to which Simeon’s response was that ‘most cardiac arrests are pre-empted by chest pains.’ Getting the defibrillator as soon as chest pains occur and having it handy is what saves people’s lives. If someone is able to stay with the patient and perform CPR a second person could collect the defibrillator.

If a person suffers severe chest pains then;1. Phone 9992. Perform CPR3. Use the defibrillator if the person goes into cardiac arrest4. Paramedics take to hospital

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WOOD DALLING PARISH COUNCIL Draft Minutes of the Meeting of the Council Held on Tuesday 15th September 2015 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall, Wood Dalling. Present: Kerry Oldfield (Chairman) (KO), (JRod), Rory Harrold (RH), John Rawlinson (JRaw), Alex Clark-Rudd (ACR) Helen Dixon (HD), John Child (JC) Kirsty Cotgrove (clerk) (KC) 1 member of the public 15/68. Apologies for Absence J Rodwell 15/69. Declarations of Interest JRaw – Village Hall. 15/70. Minutes of the Meetings held on Tuesday 17th July and 8th September 2015. These were signed as true records of the meetings. All agreed.  15/71. Members of the public register a desire to speak None. 15/72. Matters arising from the meetings None. 15/73. Committee reports and recommendations:  Newsletter Jeff Topp reported that as he was on holiday when the last issue of the newsletter was due, HD kindly collected & distributed them at short notice. Peter Davies will not be delivering the newsletters anymore, but Becky Marshall has offered to take over. Jeff Topp will email a pdf copy of the newsletter to the clerk to put the newsletter on the website. KO thanked Jeff. Police PCSO Bridges was unable to attend the meeting, but had emailed a report to the Clerk: From 1st July to 31st August, there were 5 calls made to the police, with no crimes recorded. With the nights pulling in and winter weather just around the corner, historically we start to see a rise in diesel and oil fuel thefts. Such thefts can be prevented by installing additional security such as oil/fuel monitor alarms, these trigger an alarm within your premises should a sudden reduction be identified  in the tank. There are other less costly crime reduction methods for the would-be thief by creating a ‘thorn in their side’ by planting prickly bushes, installing bamboo fencing around the tank and making regular checks on the oil levels/usage. If you would like further advice on how to protect your property or wish for a crime prevention survey then please contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Team (visit ‘My Neighbourhood section at www.norfolk.police.uk) or alternatively telephone  101. The next SNT meeting is 29th Sept, at 7pm, in the Bircham Centre, Reepham.

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Village Hall JRaw reported that the blinds are now up in the hall. KO asked why the marquees are still up from the Village fete? JRaw reported that 2 groups to take them down had to be cancelled due to the weather. It should be done Wednesday or Thursday, weather permitting.  Church JRod was not able to attend the meeting, so the Clerk read the following report on his behalf: The annual charity bike ride took place last Saturday. Several people rode for our church and we hope to have raised a fairly substantial sum, both for the Norfolk Churches Trust and for our own church (the money raised is shared 50/50 between us). Also, in spite of the inclement weather in the morning, we had more riders visiting our church than last year, and this is an encouraging sign. The Harvest Festival will take place at 5pm on Sunday 4th October, and we look forward to seeing a good congregation at that celebration. From 1st November we intend to restart the village service in the village hall on the first Sunday of each month. 1. Clerk The Clerk reported that she has started her CiLCA training course, attending the first of seven sessions. There will be a lot of work involved for 30 sections of the portfolio which will need to be submitted. She will keep the Council updated with her progress. 15/74. Matters for report None. 15/75. Highways / potholes/ hedgecutting KO reported that potholes are still bad throughout the village, but the Rangers are due to come this week. It was agreed that all Councillors will see if all the work is done, and the Clerk will contact Highways if there is anything missed.                  All/Clerk 15/76. To agree the allocation of the New Homes Bonus KO reported that there is now £971.58 New Homes Bonus to spend for the benefit of the village. There have been 3 requests; blinds for the village hall, repairing the bench in front of the church and a community defibrillator. JRaw reported that although the village hall committee have installed the blinds, they were still hoping for a contribution. The metal frame of the bench is fine, but the rotten wood needs replacing, at a cost of approx. £100. KO asked the Council how they feel about the defibrillator following last week’s meeting? It was largely agreed that it would be good to get one, after Simeon Tomlinson explained how they work and that there is a longer timescale to get it in an emergency than previously

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thought. It was discussed whether to get one in a locked or unlocked cabinet. It was agreed that although it may increase the time to get back to the patient, it would be better to get a locked cabinet to keep it secure. Costings were discussed, and KO reported that the Ambulance Service have put the Council in touch with companies who can offer a defibrillator at a lower price. The best quote received is for £800 for the defibrillator, £495 for the cabinet, £50 for installation and £10 delivery, a total of £1355. The running costs would amount to approx. £100 per year, including new pads every two years or when used and a battery every four years. KO and the Clerk has been looking into grant funding to cover the difference. JC asked where the defibrillator be put. It was agreed it would need to be in a fairly central location, eg outside the village hall, the phone box or outside the shop. KO reported that the shop may not be operating in a few years and whoever buys it may not want a defibrillator outside, due to it needing an electricity supply. The phone box does not have anywhere to safely stop in a car immediately outside. It was agreed by all that the village hall would be the best location. KO proposed a fully automatic defibrillator in a locked cabinet – all agreed. KO proposed siting at the village hall (subject to the village hall committee’s agreement) – all agreed. It was agreed that the Council will accept the quote from Cardiac Science, unless a parishioner can obtain a better quote, and subject to grant funding. Otherwise to revisit in the spring. The Clerk will contact the village hall committee to request permission to locate the defibrillator there, and Louise Doyle to see if she can obtain a more competitive quote. It was also agreed that if there were sufficient funds after purchasing the defibrillator, repairing the bench will be looked into, by ACR                                                         Clerk & ACR       15/77. To discuss and agree Town House improvements KO reported that three quotes have been obtained. These were discussed. She advised that the builders identifies that there may need to be additional work done to rebuild the chimney while the builders are re-tiling the roof. RH has spoken to Grania Ward-Brown to advise her of this, and to ask if she would like to contribute as the chimney stack services her property too. She has declined, as she had her side of the chimney repaired and partially rebuilt three years ago. The specifications of all three quotes are the same, with possible chimney work extra. All agreed to go with S M Piggott. The finances were discussed and it was agreed that the Council needs to keep £3000 in reserve for contingency. KO advised that the Council needs to be prepared to repair the chimney as well, as it will be cheaper to do if the scaffolding is already up – all agreed. It was agreed that the Clerk will email Grania   Ward-Brown to advise that the work will be done and to gain permission to gain access to her roof if the chimney needs rebuilding.               Clerk       

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2. 15/78. To discuss the seat by the pond and its possible repair / replacement Already covered in 15/76. 15/79. Correspondence None. 15/80. Grass cutting KO reported that JRod has advised that not all of the churchyard had been cut, and if it is done in the last cut, then the long cuttings will be left all winter. HD confirmed that Mow & Grow are due to come this week to finish off various areas, and that we have one more cut due in October. The invoice for approval is fine to pay, as does not cover the most recent incomplete cut. HD advised that as the company used are a community organisation, which is why the price is half that of other companies. She will look at the churchyard on Friday and email Mow & Grow to see what can be done about any longer areas of grass                      HD 15/81. To agree and adopt the following policies; (a) Grant Awards policy – KO explained that as the Parish Council often give the NHB money to community groups, it is a good idea to have a policy and application process. It was agreed to adopt the policy. (b) Complaints policy – JRod had emailed the Clerk with a minor alteration to the policy. The policy was adopted by the Council (c) Equality policy – This policy was adopted by the Council (d) Freedom of Information policy – The Clerk explained that, should a request be received by the Council, it could prove costly unless a policy is in place. She advised that if there is no policy, the Council can only charge photocopying costs. The Council agreed to adopt the policy.  15/82. Planning (a) An update on the caravan at Red Pits - KO reported that this has been allocated to Steve Kenny at BDC, who is dealing, but there is no further news at the moment. (b) An update on application 20150767, application for lawful development – KO reported that this application has been withdrawn, but BDC feel that it could be resubmitted in the future. Greg Peck (District Councillor) will look into this to see what can be done.  (c) Late application – 20151367. Grove Lodge, Red Pits, Wood Dalling. Erection of cart shed. This application was discussed in depth, and concern was expressed by the height of the building, and its proximity to the property and road. It was agreed to object to the application on these grounds.              Clerk  15/83. Finance and Payments

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Copies of the current financial position were given to all councillors and payments were approved for  a. N High – emergency Town House repairs (chq 100585) - £117.60 (retrospective).  b. NPTP – 25% clerk’s CiLCA course fee (chq 100586) - £62.50. c. Wood Dalling Village Hall – hire for four meetings (chq 100587) - £80.00. d. Mow & Grow – grass cutting (chq 100588) - £397.99 e. HMRC – clerk’s tax (chq 100589) - £144.40 f. K Cotgrove – clerk’s salary Mar – Sep inc. & expenses (chq 100591) - £582.23 In addition, KO provided receipts for light bulbs for the Town house. Payment was agreed to reimburse KO £28.34 (chq 100592) 15/84. Matters for further discussion KO has looked at the new Parish Council website and thanked the Clerk for the work she has done to get it up and running.  15/85. Date of next meeting  Tuesday 10th November 2015, at 7:30pm (preceded by a finance meeting at 7pm)   The Chairman closed the meeting at 9 pm

Jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

At the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer a 12 year old’s joke was voted one of the Top Ten Funniest. Grace the Gag’s joke was: ‘They’re always telling me to live my dreams – but I don’t want to be naked in an exam I haven’t revised for.’

Darren Walsh won the award for the funniest joke. ‘I just deleted all the German names off my phone. It’s Hans free.’

Gyles Brandreth told this one: ‘Whenever I get to Edinburgh, I am reminded of the definition of a gentleman. It’s someone who knows how to play the bagpipes, but doesn’t.’

Other jokes that won attention were: ‘If you don’t know what introspection is, you need to take a long hard look at yourself.’

‘What’s the difference between a hippo and a zippo? One is really heavy and the other is a little lighter.’

‘Jesus fed 5000 people with 2 fishes and five loaves of bread. That’s not a miracle. That’s tapas.’

‘Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight. Blue sky at night - Day. ‘

Forthcoming Events at Wood Dalling Village HallQUIZ NIGHT with supper - Saturday 10 October 2015 £8 per person.

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Teams of 4 (larger teams are not encouraged and will incur penalties). Prize and trophy for winning team. Please arrive at 7pm. Quiz will start PROMPTLY at 7.30pm BRIDGE NIGHT with supper – Wednesday 28 October 2015 6.00pm for 6.30pm start.Booking is essential, please contact Amanda Rodwell on: 01263 587631 /amandarodwell@btinternet.com All proceeds will be shared between the Village Church and the Village Hall. The Dog Consultant (Dog Training). Pre-booked classes only – max of 4 per class. Sundays 9.00am to 12.00 starting on the 18th October. Brian Crowe (37 yrs experience and a member of the Brit. Instit. Of Professional Dog Trainers- Adv. Member (Hons). Contact Brian on 01263 587590/07846650124 or email bcrowe347@btinternet.com.

WOOD DALLING VILLAGE HALLOnce again the Fete was a success and we made £987.30. Everyone who came seemed to enjoy themselves, including the dogs that, as usual, were very well behaved and had a good time. Word has gone round on the doggie grapevine that Wood Dalling Dog Show and Fete is a good afternoon out; the Dog Show and Fete have become eagerly awaited by 4 legged and 2 legged. A sincere thank you to everyone who helped, whether you made a cake or scones, gave a raffle prize or bric-a-brac, helped put up a marquee, washed up, cleared up, manned a stall or just came along and joined in the events of the afternoon – your help and support is very much appreciated. Speaking of dogs, Brian Crow who lives in Norton Corner Cottage is starting dog training classes at the Village Hall on a Sunday morning. The Handicraft Group which meets at the Village Hall on a Monday evenings 7-9pm, is knitting squares to make blankets to pass to the Red Cross, which will send them on to people in the world who are much less fortunate than we, whether their plight is the result of war, weather or want. If you have any double knitting wool you don’t want please may we have it, doesn’t matter if it’s only a little ball I don’t think people who are cold or in need will notice if it’s a ‘Jacob’s blanket’. If you want to knit at home and so that squares are a uniform size for sewing together, the pattern is – With DK wool and No.8/4mm needles cast on 44 stitches and do x rows in gather stitch, moss stitch, basket stitch, any stitch you like, until the knitting is as long as wide, cast off. Easy, peasy! (Yeah

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Right! (Ed).) If on the other hand you would like to join us on a Monday evening to knit, natter, laugh and put the world to rights, it’s £2 including coffee/tea/biscuit, and you’d be most welcome.

Next event we are running at the Village Hall is the Quiz on Saturday 10th October, 7pm for prompt start at 7.30pm. Cost £8 pp including fish and chips, teams of 4 (if you only have 3 there is 1 member of last year’s winning team who would be happy to make 4). Please book in advance with louisedoyle18@live.co.uk or ‘phone Grania on 01263 587720. A hush falls over the village as you’re all swatting and cramming! Do come it will be fun, it always is. Coffee mornings continue on the first Saturday of the month. We are planning something special for the Christmas Coffee Morning on the 5th December so make a note in your diary. Christmas starts here!

Farmer’s Diary - September/OctoberRory Harrold kindly invited me to join him on his tractor whilst he was drilling seed one Sunday in late September. It would be fair to say that this was a boyhood dream for me – although I did drive my uncle’s Fordson back in ’66 – harrowing and rolling his Sussex meadows.Sitting high in Rory’s green Deutz-Fahr was an enthralling experience. He seemed totally unfazed by the complexities of the task, which essentially was to plant a ten hectare field with winter barley. Spring barley is more susceptible to drought apparently.The ground is generally fed with chemical fertilizers but every fourth year Rory will put some natural organic fertilizer on it. Of his 10 fields, 3 were spring barley this year, 2 sugar beet and 5 winter barley.In front of the tractor was a rotovator that levelled the soil which he had previously ploughed. Behind the cab was the hopper which stored the grain. Fans, driven by the engine then blew the seed down a system of tubes to plant the seed and then another rotovator covered the seeds – although clearly the crows and gulls were still finding quite a few!Much of the process was computerised – so that constant revs were maintained to blow the seed and keep up a speed of approximately 8 .0km/hour. ‘Barley,’ said Rory, ‘is yielding about two and three quarter tonnes an acre this year.’ Apparently last year it was about two and a half. ‘And the quality is good’ he

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added. Whilst many farmers sell their harvest well ahead of the crop, Rory prefers to sell it when he has it in.This year’s sugar Beet is likely to be a high yield this year (again) but as so naturally happens, this is likely to result in lower prices for the crop. We can’t win can we!?I thought Rory’s farm was large at 320 acres. But with Heydon’s being about 3,000 acres, Peter Perry-Warnes about 2000 and Salle about 5,000 acres – it was obvious that I was wrong. What was amazing was that Rory does it all alone. But, he does have his Green Deutz-Fahr and some very useful kit.Peter Perry-Warnes of Pages Farm spoke at this year’s Harvest Festival about his recent summer. His 2000 acre farm was originally 5 farms. As he pointed out, not a hundred years ago the majority of Wood Dalling was likely to have been involved in the harvest. Each farm would have had 6 or 7 full-time workers on it. A few years back the Harvest Festival was held in one of his barn grain stores. This was not possible this year – because the grain has been so plentiful so there was no room for the parishioners. He said that he is happy to let us know what he’s been up to – so watch this space for more farming news next time!

THE MOST USELESS INVENTIONS OF ALL TIME

Non-stick sellotape Black high-lighter penInflatable anchor Smooth sandpaperWaterproof sponge Fire-proof matchesSeatbelts for motorbikes Inflatable dartboardPedal-powered wheelchair Silent alarm clockEjector seats for helicopters Double-sided playing-cardsDVD re-winder

And finally… Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

(Margaret Mead)

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Do not take life too seriously. You’ll never get out of it alive. (Elbert Hubbard) People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us

who do. (Isaac Asimov) A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A

successful woman is one who can find such a man. (Lana Turner). Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. (Mark Twain) When you are courting a nice girl, an hour can seem like a second. When you sit

on a red-hot cinder, a second can seem like an hour. That’s relativity. (Albert Einstein)

For full details of the Village Hall events, booking details etc. please refer to the website: wooddallingvillagehalldotcom.wordpress.com

OCTOBER10th` Quiz Night Village Hall 7.00pm15th Mobile Library*18th Dog Training^ Village Hall from 9.00am25th Dog Training^ Village Hall from 9.00am28th Bridge Night Village Hall 6.00pmNOVEMBER1st Dog Training^ Village Hall from 9.00am8th Dog Training^ Village Hall from 9.00am12th Mobile Library*15th Dog Training^ Village Hall from 9.00amDEC 10th Mobile Library*16th/22nd Poss. Dates for the … Carol Service 6.30pm*Mobile Library calls every 4 weeks: Church Council Houses from 11.15 to 11.25am; Red Pits from 11.30 to 11.40 am.Handicraft Club Mondays from 7 to 9 pm. Cost £2 to include coffee/tea/biscuit. ^Dog Training with ‘The Dog Consultant’. Pre-booked classes only – max. of 4 dogs/class. Individual 1:1 options available.. training carried out by Brian Crowe – 37 years experience. Fully Qualified member of the British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers – Advance Member (Honours). Contact 01263 587590/07846650124 or bcrowe347@btinternet.com for more information. £12.50 per session.

Cookery teacher: ‘Helen, what are the best things to put in a fruit cake?Helen: ‘Teeth, Miss.’

‘Teacher likes me better than you.’‘How do you know?’‘She puts more kisses in my book than yours.’

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The Village Hall is available for private hire for functions. Visit the website for current rates: www.wooddallingvillagehalldotcom.wordpress.com or phone Louise Doyle Tel: 01263 587154

Editor: Jeff ToppHeydon HouseNorton CornerWood Dalling NR11 6AQTelephone: 01263 584140Email: jefferytopp@hotmail.comTo whom all articles & information for inclusion in the Newsletter should be sent

Whom do I contact?

Member of ParliamentRt.Hon. Keith Simpson, House of Commons, London. SW1A 0AA Tel: 02072 194053 The Old Smithy, Church Farm, Attlebridge, Norwich. NR9 5ST Tel: 01603 865763E-mail: Keithsimpson@parliament.ukDistrict and County CouncillorCllr. James M. Joyce, Post Office Cott, Wood Dalling. NR11 6AQ Tel: 01263 587212Parish CouncillorsCllr. Kerry Oldfield (Chairman), Primrose Farm, Wood Dalling Tel: 01263 587417Cllr. Jonathan Rodwell (Vice Chairman) Tel: 01263 587631Cllr. Alexandra Clark-Rudd Tel: 01263 587109Cllr. John ChildCllr. Helen Dixon Tel: 01263 639002Cllr. Rory Harrold Tel: 01263 584165Cllr. John Rawlinson Tel: 07711 166707Clerk to the Parish CouncilKirsty Cotgrove 7 Adams Lane, Corpusty email: wooddallingpc@yahoo.co.ukSt. Andrew’s ChurchRector: Revd. Margaret DeanThe Rectory, Station Rd, Reepham. Norwich. NR10 4LJ Tel: 01603 879275E-mail: margaretdean@cnet.orgAssociate Priest: Revd. Tim Dean Tel: 01603 871062E-mail: timdean@cnet.orgChurchwarden and Secretary

Pat Perry-Warnes Tel: 01362 683280Churchwarden and Treasurer

Jonathan Rodwell Tel: 01263 587631Village Hall CommitteeGrania Ward-Brown Chairman Tel: 01263 587220Beryl McMaster and Tel: 01263 587005Louise Doyle Secretary Tel: 01263 587154 Amanda Rodwell Treasurer Tel: 01263 587631David Jones

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