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in digital & online at www.thebrecklandview.cEE - Issue Number 232 - March 2016
ham Easter Cash Bingo
Tuesday 29th March
ls Cole Community Centre, Saham Toney
Doors 6.30pm Eyes down 7.30pm
Rod Broughall was born inOctober 1932 in Hertfordshire.
He left school in 1949 andworked at a chartered
accountants’ office in Londonuntil he was called up for National Service in 1950. He
served three years in the RAF,two of those years in Egypt. Onleaving the RAF he worked at an
overcoat and rain coatmanufacturers in St. Albans,
until 1966. He married in 1959and had four children. In 1962
Rod was licensed as a LayReader in St. Albans Abbey and
served in that diocese till thefamily moved to Watton in 1970.From 1966 -1968 he underwentteacher training at Wall Hall,
Alderham.
Rod taught at Watton Primary,
later Junior, School until he tookearly retirement from teaching in
1992. He was eventuallyresponsible for Religious
Education and Assemblies at theschool. Three years after retiringfrom teaching he began training
for the Local Ordained Ministry
and was made Deacon Norwich Cathedral in 1996
year later ordained Priestcontinued to serve in the par
of Watton, Ashill, CarbrOvington, Saham Toney later Threxton until illness f
him to give up active ministlate 2015.
During his time as Reade
and the other two Readers Mary’s, often helped by t
services in Watton MethChurch and other chapels i
area when they were not neat St. Mary’s.
Soon after coming to Wattostarted a home Bible Study gin the home of Geoff and MKittell. His skill as a
teacher was very evident twho joined this group.
He began an Explorers Grothe school and encouraged
children to come to the FService at St. Mary’s if
were not already attenanother church in the towtheir home village.
(Continued on
Rev. Rodney JohnBroughall 1932-2016
Wayland Men'sShed Opening
Wayland Men’s Shed - 'a safe, friendly environment for local men,
of all ages, to socialise and skill share, whilst working on community projects'. After some months of planning the Wayland PartnershipDevelopment Trust is set to start the Wayland Men’s Shed and its
doors will open at 10am on Wednesday 9th March.
As previously advertised it will initially be held within Wayland
House while a suitable workshop can be found in the area. So if you fancy meeting like-minded people, socialising and
sharing skills come along to see what's on offer.
There is no need to panic for anyone who is not able to attend the
first meeting, regular updates will be on the website atwww.wayland.org.uk or you can ring Wayland House anytime to
get an update of what is happening and when.
Once started a regular newsletter will be issued for anyone who
registers their interest - email [email protected] orring 01953 883915.
The WaylandPlayers head for
Spain and‘Heatstroke’
January is over, February nearly gone too,Christmas is a mere memory and thoughts turn
to the delights of holiday brochures. Let theWayland Players put you in the mood with
their madcap farce set in sunny Spain.
Sam and Fay Spencer arrive for a peaceful
holiday in a luxurious Spanish villa expecting arelaxing holiday. However, they are closelyfollowed by actor Howard and his girlfriend,
who have been double booked in the samevilla. Unfortunately, Sam and Howard havematching holdalls which were mixed up at the
airport. The discovery of a third, identicalholdall, full of money, leads to a series of
mishaps and assumed identities all at a breakneck pace in this hilarious farce by Eric
Chappell.
‘Heatstroke’ will be on stage at the Queens
Hall, Watton from Thursday 21st April toSaturday 23rd April 2016. Tickets, priced£7.00, will be on sale at Adcocks in WattonHigh Street from Monday 21st March.
Jenny Mann, Director of ‘Heatstroke’
Ovington VillageHall Afternoon
Tea - 13th March
Book your places a.s.a.p. for the 13th Marchand hear Mr Bryan Thurlow give a briefhistory of the British Music Halls complete
with some favourite songs and monologues.The entertainment starts at 3pm and will be
followed by a full afternoon tea at 4pm.Tickets cost £6 per head and can be obtained
from 885848 or in person any Mondaymorning at the village hall.
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u have time to spare? Are you tiredytime television and the daily
of housework and shopping?
s you are seeking a route back intonow that your children are ator perhaps you are newly retired
ant something interesting to do toge and stimulate you or to makeends. why not contact the Wayland
Partnership at Wayland House, Watton?We have a range of both regular andoccasional opportunities for volunteering
in the Gallery and Visitor Centre, at theDementia Café, in the main office,helping with projects and one off eventssuch as the Jobs Fair. We also have opportunities for youngvolunteers (aged 16 +) for IT andEnvironment projects.
The Partnership currently works withalmost 60 volunteers, including PartnerRepresentatives and Trustees, young
volunteers, Gallery stewards and officeand project helpers from all age-groupsand backgrounds. By volunteering withus, not only will you be able to shareyour skills and learn new ones, but youwill be joining a fun team that activelymakes a difference to people's lives.
olunteers Welcome in Wayland!
re Susan, Arts & Events Manager with Volunteers Ali (left) and Jenny at the launch of the Wayland Tourism Brochure
attonening W I r month has flown by with
ers visiting Norwich theatre and
ng Craft Club where we werenew ways to recycle Christmas
thday cards.
I turned Valentines weekend greenr Coffee Morning when membersthe country wore Green Hearts,
mbol of the Climate Coalition tot the impact of climate change for
generations.ll was decorated with green heartg, tables festooned with flowerements adorned with fluffy pom-
ees, chocolate hearts and of course,nowned WI delicious homemaderaffle, craft items including greenearts filled with lavender andd recipe sheets were also on salewith a book stall. Green Heartwere handed to all on arrival and
ction raised £100, this will be senthe Cumbria-Westmorland WI
tion following the recent floods ingion.imate Coalition is a group of over
100 organizations with 15 millionsupporters from the UK. The WI took upthe mantle along with the Friends of theEarth back in 2009 when they
campaigned to lobby government to prevent the decline of bees. In Paris lastDecember the United Nations ClimateChange conference committed to combatclimate change hence Climate Coalition.We can all endeavour to conserve our
wonderful world with its diversities.Who among us doesn’t long to hear the
birds singing, the bees buzzing, the pollinating of our flowers and vegetablesand conservation of our countryside and
beaches for our children andgrandchildren. Should you wish moreinformation please contactwww.showthelove.org.uk The Coffeemorning was well attended by residents
of Watton and surrounding area alongwith WI members, husbands/partnerswho enjoyed the cakes, laughter, chattingand Guess The Name of the FluffyBunny competition. Our grateful thanksto all who attended making it adelightful morning.
Our February meeting had members
entering their earliest childhood photographs for a competition whereothers had to guess who they were.
Much laughter and surprise emanatedfrom this and we all had fun. Our speaker on this night was ClairePutterill who gave a most informative
talk on Legal Advice for Later Yearswhich was definitely thought provokingand well received by all. We also heldour first Bring and Buy Sale of the year
proceeds to WI funds. As usual a rafflewas held and refreshments were also
served. A most enjoyable evening.
On 10th March, Members will have ‘a
night with the stars’ whilst visitingBreckland Astronomical Observatory inGreat Ellingham. On our return toWatton, notices will be given andrefreshments served at Saxon Court.This is in place of our usual meeting. A Pamper Day is to be held in March at amembers home where treatments have
been booked and are eagerly awaited byall those concerned. A light lunch willalso be provided. We are pleased to say we have had newmembers joining our throng but there isalways room for more so should youwish to visit, please telephone HazelGillingham our Secretary on 01953
881510 for more information, or attendone of our meetings.
atton U3Aars aboute as a wife ofParamedic
ewmeir stepped in as speaker fornuary meeting in place of herd who was in hospital. She gavetertaining and informative talk
her life as a wife of a paramedic.et her husband when taking part inr dramatics and they have been
d for 28 years. Ann told severaltes about their life together
relating that when he was serving as a paramedic he always worked Christmasday and New Year’s Eve, leaving thesefree for paramedics with families. When
working night shifts John always rangAnn to wish her goodnight. Ann alsorevealed that, bizarrely, John had a fearof needles! He needs a special needle forinjecting himself because of his diabetes.They have continued with amateurdramatics, performing open-airShakespeare every year. John also has
won awards as a published script writer.Altogether an amusing talk and we wish
John a speedy recovery.
The No. 1 pub lunch group will be goingto The Waggon and Horses at Griston onThursday 10 March. The No. 2 pub lunchgroup will be going to The Windmill at
Great Cressingham on Tuesday 29March. We will be holding our Annual Generalmeeting on Thursday 24 March when we
will be nominating the committee for thecoming year. Copies of last year’sminutes and budget details will bedistributed at the meeting. Any remaining membership renewal
payments will be collected at the Marchmeeting. The final date for renewingyour membership is 30 April.
Please contact our MembershipSecretary, Anita Taylor on 01953
881110 if you would like to become amember of the Watton U3A, or wouldlike further details. For further details on the National U3A,go to www.u3a.org.uk
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Support YourLocal Pharmacy
We Need Your Help
In December 2015 the Governmentannounced a number of plans for pharmacywhich include the national NHS budget forcommunity pharmacy shrinking by £170
million in 2016 (a reduction of six percent) –with further cuts expected beyond that. Thegovernment also believes there are too many
pharmacies in certain areas and expects between 1,000 and 3,000 to close. These plans have caused huge concernamongst community pharmacies at a timewhen the NHS is increasingly encouraging
people to go to their local pharmacy for
advice about healthy living and minorailments in order to relieve pressure ondoctors and emergency services. Community
pharmacies are paid by the NHS to dispense prescriptions and deliver a range of otheressential services including somecommissioned by local councils but your
pharmacy also provides a variety of services
that are free and intended to make healthcareeasier for you to manage. There is always a
pharmacist on duty and available without anappointment to talk to you and give youadvice. The Government clearly recognises theimportant role of pharmacy as the NHSstruggles to cope and the Wayland area has astrong network of local pharmacies
providing excellent services and a high levelof care to their local communities.How These Cuts Could Affect You
At the moment your prescriptions are
dispensed within your pharmacy by a trustedteam who you have an existing relationshipwith and who understands your healthcareissue being able to help if you have anyconcerns. The government are proposing that
your prescriptions are dispensed off -site in a‘dispensing hub’ meaning that your usualfriendly and helpful service will be replaced
by a faceless click and collect service.
Your pharmacy provides lots of helpfulservices many of which are free including
prescription and medicine delivery services,monitored dosage trays to help you to takeyour medication correctly and on time and ofcourse, the free and accessible advice to help
protect and care for your family. As a result of the cuts these services are
likely to suffer and may even stop. It is vital that we raise our concerns about the
potential loss of these services before it is toolate and persuade the Government toreconsider their policy. How Can You Help? There are a number ofways in which you can help safeguard ourservices
1. Please sign the petition against thesefunding cuts at
www.petition.parliament.uk/petitions/116943
We need 100,000 signatures for these cuts to be considered for debate in Parliament. Thisis a nationwide issue so talk to your familyand friends, wherever in the UK they maylive and encourage them to sign the petitiontoo. 2. Write to your local MP to express your
concerns that they will support theircommunity’s healthcare interests inParliament. To find out who your local MPis enter your postcode ontowww.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mpsFor the immediate Wayland area, your MP isGeorge Freeman who can be contacted
locally as follows [email protected] or writing to
him at George Freeman MP, 8 DamgateStreet, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0BQ.His website is www.georgefreeman.co.uk 3. Get involved in the social mediacampaign. Visit the website . . . www.supportyourlocalpharmacy.org
and follow them on Facebook for updates and to share their information4. Share your experiences of how you
pharmacy has helped you. No matt
big or small the issue your pharmachave helped you in some way. We wgovernment to understand how imporlocal pharmacy network is to commIf you have any stories or commendirect them to Healthwatch Norfoindependent body with statutory pThey can be contacted as f
www.healthwatchnorfolk.co.uk Tel0808 168 9669 or [email protected] Local pharmacist Geoff Ray fromHealth Pharmacy in Watton said cuts are a deeply damaging move at when the Government itself recogniimportant role of pharmacy as the
struggles to cope. Pharmacy is thhealthcare profession that suffers y
year cuts despite the fact that the nof prescriptions issued each year conto increase and will continue to Pharmacies have made efficienciesable to manage the increasing wo
but such a drastic cut in funding is
to put the service at risk and may job losses or even pharmacy clThese cuts will deliver a terrible anterm blow to the support com
pharmacies can offer to patient public. I urge everybody to get invothe campaign either with us or you
pharmacy to challenge the Governmchange their policy”
Total Health Pharmacy at 14 Shanks Way, Watton is open 7 week from 8am until 11pm Mon
Friday and 8am to 8.30pm SaturdSunday offering the community phaservices plus other services and heaadvice. To find out more abocampaign call in or phone 01953 88
What Watton Wants WWW - Fighting the Over
Development of Watton
At their February meeting BrecklandPlanning Committee have authorised twofurther developments that affect Watton'salready weak infrastructure. Abel Homes received approval toconstruct 98 dwellings on their WattonGreen site and S.A Jones Developments
received permission to build 23dwellings on the Old Carpenters Armssite on Swaffham Road. This now leaves a total of 600 dwellings
approved with a further 590 seeking planning approval or are on Appeal. Thelast WWW newsletter headlined “WattonFaces Population Explosion in 2016 “.We are now seeing the beginning of this.
Can we halt the flow? Yes You Can butyou must act NOW by voicing yourobjections to this massive overdevelopment of our town andsurrounding villages. Objections can besent to Breckland Council your local M.Pand to newspapers such as the EDP.Another way of objecting is to attend theBreckland planning meetings. One important meeting will be held onTuesday March 8th at 10.00am when thePlanning Inspector will be hearing theappeal by Gladman Devlopments on their
proposal to build 180 dwellings on theThetford Road site. An opportunity youshould not miss.On Wednesday April 6th an appealhearing is scheduled on Hopkins Homes
proposal for 73 dwellings on the SahamRoad site. Further details to follow.Breckland Council have now withdrawntheir objections regarding the density andoverlooking of properties on this sitefollowing financial implications that
could be payable to Hopkins Homes.
Breckland recently withdrew theirdrainage objections for similar reasons.This now only leaves the Councilsobjection to the change in character of
the area to influence the Inspectorsdecision. This must raise the question “Isour local Council Powerless to Stop AnyDevelopment in the future.”
Breckland Planning recently held theirfinal consultation meeting at the QueensHall (not well publicised) on theBreckland Local Plan covering the periodup to 2036. A statement board at the
presentation showed that all of Brecklandtowns needed to cumulatively deliver597 new dwellings per year for this
period. It could be argued that Watton issupplying the lions share. To see furtherdetails on how this plan effects Wattongo the Breckland Planning web site/emerging plans. WWW is actively looking to increase its
base with professional expertise inrelated fields. If you can assist pleasecontact us via our web site. Have yoursay in making Watton a better place tolive. Full details on Planning Applications can
be found on Breckland Council website www.breckland.gov.org Go to PlanningSearch-----Search for PlanningApplications-----Enter ApplicationReference No--------Press Search. Lettersshould be sent to: The Chief Planning
Officer, Elizabeth House, Warpole Loke,Dereham NE19 1EE
E Mails to [email protected]
Telephone Planning Office 01362 65212
All correspondence MUST quote therelevant Application Reference Number.Letters to Local M.P George Freemanshould be addressed to 8. Damgate StreetWymonham NR18 0BQ
For further information or you wish tohelp our group go to
www.whatwattonwants.co.uk
With Heartsand Soles
In a suitably decorated Queens Hall,crowd of enthusiastic dancers gathenjoy the now traditional ValentineDance organised annually by the
Wheel Club of Watton. Walls andwere bedecked with hearts, ballooroses and candles and thus the mooset for a ‘lovely’ evening. Music wusual, provided by the ever - popula‘Shinanikins’ with their good-humCaller, George, giving the instructio
trying to ensure that the dancers hadidea of what they were supposeddoing. This year he was very impwith their efforts; the words ‘excelle‘very good’ falling from his lips moonce during the evening! At ‘half timladies served a Ploughman’s followed by mini heart-decorated cuafter which the seemingly inexhadancers continued to spin,
promenade and dozy-do until the endevening. It is fair to say that a grewas had by all thanks in no small mto the people attending who joined such amazing energy, aptitudeexuberance. In addition, it is good tothat a profit of £222.29 was ma
charities supported by Inner Wheel.
At the February Club meeting nomiwere received and votes cast foOfficers for the year 2016-2017. Upevents include a Lunch time concFebruary 24th and another on MarchThese begin at noon and include lunch. Tickets available from MullThere is also a Coffee Morning from
11:30 on Saturday March 5th at whladies will be serving hot drinkdelicious home-made cakes and pastLesley Cowling. Club Corresponde
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In Your Gardenwith Lotta Potts So here we go again, marching into
March so to speak. I wrote thefollowing paragraph for March 2014
and as we approach the deadline forthe March 2016 Wayland News I
decided to have a look back and wasstartled to see how appropriate this
was: This year it's difficult to knowwhere to start with March. Mild
winter with huge amounts of rain andstrong to gale-force winds. That
seemed to start in autumn and was stillgoing along in the middle of February.
If it continues the gardening seasonwill be put back weeks for many of us.
Those unfortunates who have beenflooded will be advised to forget the
whole thing until a bit of restorationmay be possible, even until next year.That sounds truly awful but if the
water table has risen or rivers
overflowed with the additional hazardsof damaged drains then keep off it.Take advice from experts, notamateurs like me with no experience of
flooding.
The main difference from two years
ago is that although that winter wasmild I didn't see any reason to note the
early appearance of any bulbs or plants. This year maybe it's been evenmilder as we have seen many early
flowering bulbs flowering even earlierthan they should, and with the severalhard frosts in mid-February one has to
wonder how much damage has beendone. Hard frosts and snow are all
very fine and large in the officialwinter months, of which we are
approaching the end, and really would be happier with a white Christmas.
So forget gardening to the calendar and
see how things develop. If you have toleave tasks due to the weather get on assoon as possible. Once it dries as all
will catch up and leave you standing.Looking through my go-to reference
book I see there are various plants thatshould be at their best this month. It is
a monthly feature and I will return to itagain. For March the daffodils andcrocus should be at their peak,
depending on varieties. Also lily-of -
the-valley (not in my garden they
don't! They wait until May), botanicaltulips, the small ones such as Tulipatarda, greigii, fosteriana and
kaufmanniana. These naturalise well,grow on rockeries and in well-drained
soil. The big species are regarded by
the experts and growers as annuals butthese early little beauties will appearyear after year and spread.Magnolia stellata should be at its best
March-April. This is a wonderful'doer' as it grows about the size of a
shrub – 6' x 6' in just about any soil andisn't as demanding of specialconditions of some of the larger ones
that come into their own starting April.Flowering quince is another old
favourite, grown against a wall asotherwise they are untidy. That's theonly drawback but they're easily
trained if you watch out for the spiny bits. They do produce fruit but are
more for spring show than theirautumn fruits. Nlw we come to some
of my all time favourites. Amelanchierlamarckii which is a right mouthful buta wonderful tree. It comes in several
sizes but tends to be recommended forsmaller gardens. It's pretty much bomb
proof, always reliable on any soil apartfrom chalk. On top of that it's windtolerant (make sure it has a bit ofsupport for the first year or so after
planting). It's slow-growing and, likethe autumn-flowering cherry, produces
small white to palest pink flowers on bare branches. The leaves start off
bronze like some of the spring cherriesthen it has terrific autumn colour. It
does produce small fruits in summer.Blackbirds love them so let them have
them. These fruits are allegedly edible but although the tree was frequentlyrecommended by the late great JohnCushnie on Gardeners' Question Time
he never recommended trying to eatthem. My last offering for the month
is forsythia. All that can be said of thisamazing shrub is that it will put upwith all sorts of pruning – lovely
hedges as well as normal shrub-shapes.
Prune 2/3rds after flowering and it willsmile at you again year after year. Ifyou have one that has been neglected
and has turned into a snarl of brancheswith sparse flowers at the top, overthree years completely remove a third
of the old branches after floweringeach year. During this period prune
the 2/3rds of all flowered branches andremove any dead, dying, diseasedwood. It will come back but if you
don't feel like doing this they areremarkably cheap for the value they
give in some of the darkest days.
Even if the ground is too wet to walk
on, if you can reach from a path prunethe roses. If you half pruned in autumnnow is the time to finish. This is not
rocket science. Many people, evenexperienced gardeners, getcollywobbles about pruning anything,
roses in particular. Forget climbersand ramblers unless they need a little
tidy at this time of year. They arenormally pruned in late summer after
flowering. As a general rule for shrubroses first of all find any dead woodand prune it out to healthy wood. If
you aren't sure, gently rub a finger orthumb nail down a bit of bark. If theexposed surface is green it's alive. If
it's brown it's dead. Simple as that. Sonow the dead wood has gone, look for
any crossing branches. If left they willrub the bark off and cause wounds
allowing disease to enter. Now have alook at the shrub. Don't panic if it
looks a bit bare. You have donenothing but good. The aim is to let air
and light into the middle, vase orgoblet shape if you will. If all thedead, dying and diseased material has been taken out it should be fairly easy
to spot the desired shape. Look at each branch and see if there's an outward
facing bud. Cut the stem on the slantslightly above the bud so that the cut
slopes away from the bud to preventwater getting in. The buds are slightly
swollen areas on the surface of thestem or branch. If none are visible it's perfectly acceptable to shorten thestems or wait until some leaves appear.
If all else fails there are books on thesubject but don't be put off by a lot of
technical stuff. Some professionalgardeners with large rose beds sheared
the lot with hedge trimmers and theshrubs came to no harm. This works
on a domestic level but only for two or
three years when they have pruned properly.
I have heard it said, with somethat March is the time to springthe garden. Being no fhousework I take exception
expression but off we go. Ti beds (!), divide perennials and r
weeds whilst doing so. If yfortunate enough to have large c
of snowdrops this is a good tidivide them. If not, now is th
time to buy them 'in the greenthat means is that they still hav
full complement of leaves and mfew ragged flowers. Plant themwhite part is fully buried. Thappear much deeper than you t
necessary but is important if youthem back next year. The sam
for bluebells if you want them bear in mind they want to take oworld and people do complain th
difficult to get rid of. It takes al
Do buy both from reputable souit is illegal to remove either sfrom the wild. This also ensur
you get native bluebells not Sones. The easy way to tell isthey are flowering. The native
their bells on one side of the staland have that heavenly scent.
Spanish ones have sturdier stem bells all round and have no sceyou find some please take the
and bin them. Not often I say tthey will pollinate with the nat
produce a rather unpleasant scehybrid and the natives will eve
die out which would be a crime. The lawn will now be growinwasn't already during the
winter. There may be wormand molehills if you are unlucky. This soil is wonderf
fine so either brush it into thefor topdressing or lift it to u
compost. If it is dry enoughmay be some moss to remove
it is wet it might be better to leuntil the spring maintenance ofand feed in April or May. Ag
it's dry it can be cut. Just a littlthe mower blades on the hsetting. Tidy up the edg
necessary. Turf for new lawn be made but do it before the
the month, otherwise wait autumn.
It's a good time to sow seeds: annuals and wildflowers can be
outside but for things like sweeand some annuals it's best to p
pots in a cold greenhouse. weather isn't wonderful savetime and money (not to mtemper) for next month whe
probably going to be possible toutdoors. If you are fortun
have either a heated greenhousor propagator you can sow m
Some folk will brag that thetheir peas, beans, sweet pea
goodness knows what else graway in January. They willleggy pale shoots unless thevery fortunate so patience
watchword. If you do get away in March do remember
they get to pricking out size need somewhere for the tray
pots they will need.
On that cheery note there's ju
other thing – keep weeding.
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Dance Away a
The Queens HaBallroom, Lan and Sequenc
Dancing 8pm to 11pm Admission
March 5th, then April 2nd, May
as Chairman of the Watton
ct Christian Aidmittee for many years until
re of other work forcedo hand this over in 1978.rved on the Committee of
n Churches Together,a time as Chairman of that
mittee.
as a member of the Watton
ty and the Norfolkife Trust; had served on
Carnival Committee and
rted Wayland Players andatton Festival.
was instrumental, with, in founding the Norfolkic Society and working
for the opening of thential home for autistic, where his daughter
still lives.
ree years in the mid 1970s
with two other lay leadersSt. Mary’s and one from
ethodist Church, led weeklubs for under 11’s duringmmer holiday.
young peoples’ groups grewthis venture: Explorers for
1 year olds and Pathfinders-15 year olds. Rod lead therers group.
g a long vacancy in thes Rod served as
hwarden as well asr. He took many funerals
g that time. Not a few ofwere for the parents of
en he had taught.
ys ready for a challenge andg to try new ways ofng out with the love of
Christ to the surroundingunity, Rod joined in the
Hero Sundays last summer.
n 2014 he had walked fromn to Carbrooke, Ovingtonaham Toney, caught a lift
o Watton Methodist Churchwalked back to St. Mary’shome via the Pentecostalh. He did admit to a fellow
r as they went down LimeAvenue that he was getting
and looking forward toand a hot bath!
many can say they havea child, married that same
and baptised and laterits child: but Rod could.
o him justice would take
hole paper but the Editord not permit that!
will be missed by so
. May he rest in peace
ise in glory.
ed from page 1) A QuickLook Round
By ORBITER As we leave February, and
hopefully the winter, behind us,we stride forward towards whatcould be the most important part
of the millennium to date, withthe country gearing up for thereferendum on the question of
our continued membership of theEU. Already the mood of the
Press has altered since this timelast year, when nearly all our
daily newspapers referred to thePrime Minister as ‘Dave’, for
nowadays his full name, or atleast Mr.Cameron is in generaluse, which must be of somesignificance.
For the last couple of monthswe have enjoyed the luxury of
lower prices at our petrolstations, though the boon of
reduced oil prices has reflected badly on trade as a whole, with
constant warnings fromthroughout industry and
commerce that job losses on alarge scale are imminent. The
current unemployment figuresare said to be the best for years,
so any recession now will be asad blow, and with coal mines
and steel plants closing weeklythe prospects are not good.
Just to deepen the gloom, Mother Nature has chosen to launch yet
another assault on the humanrace, with the latest of the plagues that she looses against usfrom time to time, and this one
we have named Zica. Thisrampant disease has swept across
the Americas, with odd cases
already reaching Europe, and itapparently originated among, andis spread by mosquitoes, and of
course laboratories everywhereare battling to discover how todeal with the matter.
This outbreak is a grim reminderof the constant war we have towage in order to keep diseases at
bay, as no sooner does it seemthat one success has been
achieved, than another threatappears. Thus our old enemy
influenza keeps re-emerging ,and even this winter it was feared
that the anti-virus jabs being
distributed might be defeated bya new strain. And, as sometimeshas occurred in the past, an
apparent cure for an illness, hasresulted in unforeseen side
effects, that can prove disastrous.
On the local scene, it has been
announced that Norfolk is to beused to trial a scheme whereby
white lines are to be removedfrom many roads, which surelymust herald an increase in
accident figures, for while theymight well not be greatly missedfrom some of the more major
roads, the existing white lines are
certainly an essential requirementon most of our highways and byways, which are hard enoughto drive on as it is in broad
daylight, while in the dark it they
are often the only things that
enable one to keep to a safecourse. While country roads
rarely have clearly defined borders, what there are areusually cratered with potholes, so
to be able to know withconfidence where the centre line
exists is a vital necessity. Sinceour law-makers must them-selves
travel on our roads from time totime and are thus aware of thehazards, one suspects that the
reason behind the proposal is a
desire to save money, which inthis case would really be a sin.
Hardly a week passes withoutsome reference to obesity, and it
has been suggested that an extratax should be put on such things
as the fizzy drinks and fast foodsthat are a great factor in causingthe condition. But why should
those of us who only consumethese items in moderation be
punished with such extracharges ? And anyway punitive
taxes would have little effect onthose who could benefit mostfrom a reduction in the
consumption of these harmfulitems, for, as has been seen in the
case of cigarettes – the desire forthem makes the increased pricesimply a nuisance.
Actually we all spend far toomuch un-necessarily, as for
instance on our cars. If we wereall satisfied with just a
comfortable vehicle, with areasonable provision for safetyand comfort we would be pounds better off. Every time a new
model is released it will havesome fresh feature that is very
probably in no way essential, yetmakes us want to buy it. Leaving
aside the prestige factor, wherebythe owner of a £30,000 limousine
will feel superior to his neighbourwho has to make do with a£12,000 car, I would warrant that
we all have vehicles that sportfeatures we have never used, ordon’t really need.
It is just a gimmick to have awind-screen wiper that comes on
by itself at the onset of a fewdrops of rain – all very
impressive, but not essential, forwe are all quite capable of seeingif it is raining. Yet this little extraall adds to the price of the car, as
do the myriad facilities containedin the hi-fi system, for the greatmajority are never used, even iftheir existence is noted when
browsing through the handbook.Even the little chrome
embellishments that tell theworld the name of the model of
our car, add several pounds to the price, but we accept these as amatter of course. Possibly the biggest money
wasters are football fans, withminimum admission prices to
Premier Divisions matches rarely being less than £25, though
usually several pounds more,while it costs money to get to the
match, and refreshments take upmore. Fortunately fans haverecently woken up to the fact that
they are being overcharged and a
bit of a revolution has beentaking place, particularly now
that the commercial TV contractsare swamping the clubs withmoney and the supporters have a
good case for fairer treatment.
Probably the difficulty young
people experience in gettingmortgages these days, thus
making the prospect of evergetting their own house a remoteone, has withdrawn the incentive
to save, so that spending large
sums on entertainment does notsuch an unwise thing, but itseems a pity that their cash isused by the clubs to indulge in
such stupid outlays of millions of pounds to constantly buy in new
players in the search for success,not only for exorbitant transferfees, but for ‘silly’ salaries that
result in players earning as muchas £2000 every time they kick a
ball !
At the other end of the football
scale, certain educationauthorities have banned the practice of schools publishing the
results of children’s footballmatches in their school
assemblies, as it is suggested thatthis would make the members ofa losing team subject to
depression or inferioritycomplexes. What nonsense ! I
remember the very first time Irepresented my school. We lost
13-2, but were proud to havescored the 2, and far fromdepressed, we could hardly waitfor the next game.
Nearly every week, by the verynature of things, we lose friends
or read about the passing offavourite personalities, and of
course we mourn their passing tovarious degrees, but never has
there been such a re-action asthere was a few weeks ago whenSir Terry Wogan left us. There
surely can rarely, if ever, have been such warm feelings roused between an entertainer and the
general public and fellow broadcasters alike, and this was
reflected by the fact that withinan hour of the news breaking, all
the schedules on B.B.C. RadioTwo had been scrapped andreplaced with tributes from allsides. Being one of Terry’s Old
Geezers (a TOG) I know that hewill never be forgotten by thoseof us who shared our breakfasttimes with him for so many
years, while others willremember him through
television. Thank you Terry.
As we pass towards Spring, I feel
sure we will all look back on thiswinter as being the mostcolourful in a long time, with the beautiful sunrises that decorated
our early morning skies, not justonce, but time and time again
throughout the months that areusually at their most drab. Fine
sunsets we are used to, but picturesque dawns were an
unexpected treat, so noteverything is bad these days,after all. Good afternoon.
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esdayernoonlowshipog, photo, cough mixture,
g cards, abacus, cushion,hot water bottle, sea shell,
playing record, and worldThese were just some of
ms Rev. Gerry Foster fromry' s Church displayed on a
at our January meeting.on earth was she up to?
he having a clear out? Or ae sale? No, none of these.
dea was to give us anting afternoon recalling our
ries. Shielding them frome removed one item at a
nd invited one half of theto guess what had been
ed .Then the other halfnvited to give us memories
on that item. This resultedme hilarious recollections as
ight imagine. For example,ne member, the toy dog
ded her of her rescue dogescaped from her garden
as found over a mile awayto get on a train at the local
y station.! His Name wasO!
thers, the foul taste ofmixture brought back
childhood memories.Then
d memories of a lternatives
to hot water bottles, Onemember telling us that they
wrapped heated house bricks ina towel when she was a girl.The abacus provided with us allwith a problem. No one knew
how you used them forcalculations. The book brought
a number of recollections. Onehaving a bible printed in the
welsh language, another was a bible signed by George
Cadbury, the founder of thechocolate company, for Sunday
School attendance given to thegrandfather. As you can see, itwas a very entertainingafternoon, Finally, Rev. Gerry
revealed the small globe,reminding us that we are all
members of the worldcommunity and to try and leavegood memories for those who
follow us. Naturally, we all
followed that with tea and chat!
What do you do when youreighth child arrives and you
can't think of a name for her?This was the dilemma facing Mr& Mrs Hill in 1838. Name her
Octavia of course! This was justthe start of a very interesting
talk given by Hazel Gillinghamon February 2nd. Octavia, bornin Wisbech, moved to London
when she was 12 following thecollapse of her father's bank. To
help with family expenses,
along with a sister startedmaking and selling toys.
Business expansion meant thatshe was able to employ othersfrom poor backgrounds. Herartistic talents came to the
notice of John Ruskin whoemployed her as a copyist.
Sometime later, mindful of the bad housing conditions, she
borrowed £3000 from JohnRuskin to purchase a tenement
block. An incentive for thesetenants to look after their homes
was to allow a reduction in rentif they attended educationcourse, and therefore get better jobs. Soon she was able to pay
back thi s loan.
These forward thinking ideas
flourished. Many other propertieswere purchased. This wasChristian Socialism in practice,
These and other ideas reached
many local authorities throughoutthe country. A number of themhad her as what we would today
call a 'management consultant" toset up similar schemes. Duringthis period, Octavia also found
time to set up pension schemes.Akeen lover of the countryside, led
her to evolve various plans to protect open spaces. Amongthem, being instrumental in the
innovation of what we would nowcall a "Green Belt" around cities.
This idea too spread, and in the
late 1800s, she was able toinfluence many land owners to
either gift, or sell land for therecreational use of the nation as awhole. This, in turn, led to the
formation of what Octavia's bestknown achievement. In 1895
she gathered around her anumber of likeminded
individuals who wished to preserve open spaces for
everyone to enjoy.Together they founded The
National Trust. Octavia died in1912, but the fruits of herforward thinking are still withus. In 1937 legislation was
passes to enable landowners andother public benefactors to pass
on property to The NationalTrust free of Inheritance Tax. Her birthplace in Wisbech is
now open as a museum and it
featured in a recent edition ofAntiques Road Trip on TV.
You are welcome to join us. On
Tuesday March 1st we will haveLois Gill to tell us about the"Blossom & Yarn" festival
event, and Tuesday March 15thit is "Here be Dragons - The
Norwich Trail" with Brian &Anne Lawrence. We meet at the WCCC on the
first and third Tuesday of themonth at 2.30pm
See you there!
Dance-Away Phoenix Pipe
and Drums
Dance-Away is organised
committee of volunteers whomonthly social dances at
Queens Hall in Watton.
The members are keen to su
local groups, and this year,chosen the recently formed Ph
Pipes and Drums as a wrecipient of this year’s donati
£100. Stan Hebborn, the BandMajor, has informed us that
will use the donation to buy aof equipment for the group.
The Pipes and Drums are supporters of local comm
events and have offered to pone of our dances, which is
appreciated. The Dance-
committee wish them conti
success.Dance -Away have a programdances for 2016, which are hethe first Saturday of most mon
Ballroom, Latin and Sequdances, to the music of Nina &
Matsell, are enjoyed by a friloyal group of dancers o
abilities.
The next dance is on Saturda
March, so why not join uswill be made very welcome.
For more details contact V
Kevin Simpson on 01953 882
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cklandslage Shop
h sees the Easter weekendn Easter Monday, the Eastery will be in the shop to meet
hildren and dish out easterSo do please bring any
en along.
opening hours over Easter
e as follows:-
Friday - 8.30am-4pm
day - Normal 7.30am-
m Sunday – Closed all day
Monday – 8.30am – 4pm
normal plea for moreteers to come forward
ns as ever. We are pleasedy that we have welcomed
l new members justly. If you have a few hours
re in a week, not necessarilyweek, please enquire at the
and you will be welcomedopen arms. Volunteers are
utely vital to the running ofop, training is on hand and
usually find it an enjoyable
ence.
minder that the Post Office isall the hours that the shop is
including Sundays.
u would like a personalised
or any occasion, please ring488567 and speak to
y who will be pleased to
up one. Especially for you.
They are made 100% in aid of theshop.
Normal Opening: Mon-
Fri:7.30am-6.30pm, Sat:7.30am-
5.30pm, Sun:8.30am-1pm
BrecklandHarmony - a bit about us
The choir was formed in 1994 as
the result of an evening class whichescalated. We sing a variety of
accompanied and unaccompanied pieces in 2, 3 or sometimes 4 part
harmony, from Simon andGarfunkel and the Beatles to
madrigals and folk. The ability toread music is not essential, but it
would obviously be helpful if youcan sing in tune! Rehearsals are on Monday
evenings 7.30 - 9.30 pm in
Ovington Village Hall, ChurchRoad, Ovington. If transport is a problem it may be possible toarrange a lift - we have members
from Hingham to Thompson!Membership is currently by
subscription of £10 per month,regardless of the number of
rehearsals in that month or howmany you attend. This money goestowards covering our costs: mainly
hall hire and expenses of ourconductor, Julia Grover. We have ashort AGM at the beginning of the
year.
We perform several concerts eachyear within the Breckland area,
usually by invitation for a goodcause.
Although we are an amateur choir,we like to give the best performances possible and to this
end we request that members attendthe final three rehearsals before any
concert. If a member is unable to dothis, she should discuss it in
advance with Julia. This ensureseveryone knows what they aredoing on the night.
Our concert dress consists of black(either top and long or longish skirt
or trousers, or dress) with acoloured scarf, cream top forsummer concerts.
Concerts are spread over the year:Spring, Summer and Christmas.
We also visit residential homes tosing carols between the last concertand Christmas.
The second Monday in January isreserved for our 'Christmas' Dinner
as we are too busy before then! Insummer, weather permitting, welike to organise a BBQ as our
second purely social event of the
year, if any member is kind enoughto host it in their garden.
We welcome new members. For
further information please contactJulia on 01953 483654.
Chair: Hazel Bingham - 01953
483771. Secretary: Heather Juby - 01953 850228. Treasurer: Sara
Riley - 01953 850808
Diabetes UK
Unfortunately, due to unforeseencircumstances, our speaker was
unable to visit us in February. Weare hoping that she will be able to
come and see us later in the year.So we had one of our coffee andchat meetings instead and the
"Watton One" started the ballrolling with an observation about acertain aspect of Diabetes
treatment, which in turn lead toother topics of discussion about
Diabetes. The meeting wasconcluded with a reminder that our
next meeting will be a shorter one because of our annual lunch.
We will still be meeting at thePentecostal Church, whom wethank for the generous use of theirfacilities. The date of the meeting
will be Monday March 14th and wewill start at 10.15am, but we will be
finishing at 11.30. Please contactme (Helen) on 01953 884713, leave
a message and I will return yourcall. Alternatively you can email
me [email protected] fordetails of any of our meetings.
ShellrockCircle Club
For Rocklands and the surrounding
districts. Venue: The Village Hall.The Street. Rocklands NR17 ITP
For our "Bring & Buy Sale" on the
9th of February 2016 about 20
members turned up with litems for sale. Business wa
and a reasonable sum was for club funds. A big thank
everyone who participated. raffle and tea break was fo by a surprise bingo session
several winners. The letter month was "F" and our me
did not disappoint with the vof items brought to the table.
fascinators to fluff!
Surprisingly the fluff wawinner. This was entered b
Sheila Follows from Attlebo Next month the letter will b
On the 9th of March the entewill be Simon White fromBeales Roses whose subject w
the Gardens of East Anglia. time 14:00 hrs to 16:00 hrs
members welcome and thereage limit. Contact: ABlandford 01953 488103
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xtracts Fromy Scrapbookn Knowles
at moments in History
NT HOREB, EGYPT,KS B.C.
Moses saith unto the Lord “Lord,thou nor create heaven andthe darkness and the light, thethe trees, the animals and the
”
hucks”, He replied, “One doesbest”.
art thou not omnipresent ?”,ued Moses. my son, I am with thee in thein the tabernacle, yea, even int. I am indeed omnipresent”. why is it, Lord, that whenever
wishes to speak to me, thoume traipse all the way up this
mountain ?”
E PLACE, DIFFERENT DAY
e Lord saith unto Moses “Hastrepared the sacrifice ?”
my Lord” replied Moses, “It’sady for you here in theacle in accordance with yourCovenant”.
done my son” saith the Lord.“OH NO ! ! Not fatted calf
N !”T, NOT QUITE SO YONKS
great lovers meet in theirbedroom. The girl, Delilah,
one look at Samson, and criesour ‘air cut, you ‘orrible little
”
EX. 885 A.D. Alfred gathers his henchmen.henching a minute, and payon”, he cries. “Now youthat lately, in between King-
have been taking cookerys. Well, today is my birthday,have baked a cake, which youl share”. At that moment theal strikes four. “Good
ns, is that the time ? I shouldaken it out of the oven agesHe opens the oven to be
d with clouds of smoke and ad cake. r mind , lads” cries the King,s one I prepared earlier “.
INGS. 1066 A.D. onised cry from King Haroldne know a good Optician ?”
ON. 1580 A.D.
rather stormy when Sir Walterh met Queen Elizabeth, and atial moment the wind blew hisoff into a puddle, and the
stepped on it gratefully., cried Raleigh, “watch whereputting your great feet – that’s
st cape !”
LAND. 1719 A.D
Defoe had taken a farm inuntry. He used to like hearingong of a robin that usuallyd outside his window, butay he found the robin dead,o a little chick that had beenned. To his surprise he founde tiny bird had been adopted
the farmyard rooster.unately as the little bird grewnewly found environment it
to Cock -a-Doodle-Doo
d of singing, and it persistedng this all day long, until atefoe could stand it no longer.cked his bags and returned to
n.
l because his robin’s son crew
ALGAR 1805 A.D. al Nelson lay prostrate on theck of H.M.S. Victory. He
called to his friend and comrade,“Kiss me Hardy”. Hardy replied“Don’t you think it would be better towait till you are wounded or
something ? You know how thesesailors do talk !”
MAFEKING 1900 A.D. “Well, General, I fear we are down toour last loaf of bread, and theammunition is all spent. I don’t thinkwe can hold out much longer….butwait- look on the horizon, a troop of
cavalry is coming !”
“Well”, said the General, “That’s arelief !”
KITTY HAWK, U.S.A.. 1903 A.D.
“Well, Orville, how are you gettingon with that new motor -car you havedesigned ?”
“Actually, Wilbur, there still seems to be something I can’t quite get right,with the front mud-guards. Everytime we get up a good speed, thewretched car leaves the groundcompletely !”
EVEREST A.D. 1953
Edmund Hillary says to SherpaTensing “Are you sure we are on theright mountain, only it seems to be afunny place to find a double-glazingcompany ?”
Remember that today’s future istomorrow’s history, or something.
Now a few of the new books nowavailable in the Library
The Insomniac By Beanaway Cages
Children’s Ailments By P.D. Attricts Chinese Cooking By Chris. P.
Noodles The Ostrich By Edna Sand
The Secret War By Topsy Curity
The Other Way Up By R. Suppards
The Beatles Story By Tristram Shout
A Great Cathedral By AwesomeWells Darwin Explained By Eve O’lution
Engine Failure By Peter Doubt The Pussycat Tragedy By Wee DonMccarpet
Enjoy your reading!
Watton CountryMarket
Nationwide the Country Marketsare in decline and unfortunately
Norfolk is by no means immune tothis trend. Over the years we havetried various methods of self
publicity with only limited success,so it is a cedit to our stalwart
producers, helpers and loyalcustomers that we are still trading. As mentioned in this column
previously, we are always pleasedto welcome new producers -
particularly anyone who couldsupply baked goods and seasonal
produce. In some cases we are downto one main producer for certainitems and to ensure we continue tohave a wide selection of locallysourced things for sale we are inurgent need of additional stock. Ifyou, or someone you know, might beinterested, please call in to see us. We
are in the Christian CommunityCentre in Watton every Wednesday,from 8.30 until 11.30am.We offer a selection of handicraftsincluding greetings cards, knitwear,candles and jewellery plus farmfresh local eggs, sweet and savory
bakery. Fresh fruit, vegetables and
plants are also on offer- when in
season. Pop in to see us and mayberelax in the adjacent room wherehot drinks and cakes are availablecourtesy of the Church volunteers.
StreetwiseThis month we are looking at theroads which lead off SharmanAvenue : Goffe Close, Stevens
Close and Frost Close. Theorigins of these names go back along way and open anotherwindow onto the history of
businesses and philanthropy inour town. Edward Goffe was born inThrexton and he must have beena man of considerable means asin 1611 he had 4 almshouses
built in Watton on the site which
is now the car park at the WattonChristian Community Centre.There is a stone to commemoratethis in the wall at the rear of thecar park. The almshouses were to
be for ‘4 poor and aged widows’
and the rent was £5 a year.Edward Goffe also established anendowment for a Free School inSaham in 1612 – the year of hisdeath.Edward Stevens was also a great
benefactor in the town. He was a brewer by trade and in 1831 he
built part of the Brewery whichstill stands in the High street andis now used as a base forManorCourt Care. This was
extended by his son Robert in1838 and managed by him untilhis death in 1866.Possiblyinspired by the much earlier
work of Goffe, Edward Stevensalso built almshouses and in asimilar style. These were to befor 4 married couples aged 60years or more who had lived inthe town for at least 30 years andthey are, in their modernisedform, situated at the west end ofthe High Street, next to Vincent
Place. The monogram ‘ES’ can be seen clearly at their centre.Stevens also donated a clock to
be housed in the tower which
was originally built as a townmemorial to the Great fire of1677. This was not, in the first
place, a Clock Tower. It had a bell – called the ‘Ting Tang’which was to be rung in the eventof another serious fire breakingout in the town.
Thomas Crawshay Frost was born in 1846 in Thorpe StAndrew where his father was aclergyman ‘without care of
souls’. He was still living there in1861 but the 1881 census showshim living alone in BreweryHouse (now the PACT charity
shop) having purchased andextended the Brewery a fewyears earlier.(1877) He continuedto live alone there for the next 10years or more, but in 1894 hemarried Drucilla Fortescue at aceremony in London. There is alovely story of Thomas Frost
when he was living alone –apparently, on Valentine’s Dayhe would collect 100 new
pennies from the Bank, heat themon a dustbin lid over an open fireand then throw them from an
upstairs window of his house forlocal youngsters to scramble for.He died in the Wayland area in1909 at the age of 63. His initialscan be seen near the top of theold Brewery building in the HighStreet Sources: ‘Watton through theAges. George Jessup
‘Watton in an Earlier Age’ –WEA
National Archive Records &Parker School Saham Website.
Look after yourhealth with the
help of yourlocal
Pharmacist Norfolk's Public Health isencouraging people to have afree NHS health check to betterunderstand their risk ofdeveloping certain illnesses or
being at risk of a heart attack orstroke later in life. Aimed at people aged 40 to 74not already diagnosed with heartdisease, diabetes or a stroke, thehealth check takes approximately30 minutes and is free of charge. The NHS health check is
available locally from TotalHealth Pharmacy in Watton andsenior pharmacist Geoff Ray said"The health check is 30 minutesof your time worth spending tounderstand how you can makevital changes to your lifestyle.Some health issues can be
addressed by simple changes toyour diet or increasing your levelof activity but other issues needmedical intervention to keepthem under control; high blood
pressure for example. Taking thehealth check is a bit like givingyourself an MOT and I wouldurge people to contact us to makean appointment". Your local pharmacy doesn't justoffer the NHS health checkservice. With 96% of the
population able to get to a pharmacy within 20 minutes,
many people are unaware of theservices that exist on theirdoorstep. According to research,1 in 4 people unnecessarily visit
their GP or A&E as a first port ofcall when suffering from flu andonly 1 in 5 make use of theirlocal pharmacy despite long GPwaiting times. Pharmacists are highly trained
professionals and can advise onminor ailments. There is always a
pharmacist on duty and you don'thave to make an appointment tosee them. But your pharmacy canhelp with more than just seasonalsniffles and upset tummies.Total Health Pharmacy in Wattonis a Healthy Living Pharmacy andis open 7 days a week including
late into the evening, Saturday andSunday and offers many NHS and
other services including;
NHS health checks
NHS Stop Smoking Service
Help with managing and takingyour medication
Emergency hormonalcontraception and other sexualhealth services
Pregnancy testing
Free blood pressure testing
Private travel clinic and yellowfever centre for travelvaccinations
Disposal of unwantedmedicines
Annual NHS flu vaccinations
Cholesterol testing
To find out more about how yourlocal pharmacy can help you tolook after your health, visit TotalHealth Pharmacy, 14 Gregor
Shanks Way, Watton, or call01953 881157
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Dericniel Waters
t is wth great personals that I record the passing
ric 'Dan' Waters in HongDeric, pictured right in
on what was his last visit ton, was a great friend to
old Wattonians and I amd and proud to say that heme so much about the past
of Watton in recent years.y 1998, George Jessup, thenular contributor to the
nd News wrote theing about the man for
he had the highest regard.e referred to him as
n's least known famousnd this was his tribute to
at the time.
C DANIEL WATERS
orge Jessup.
1853 Daniel Watersshed a building business inn that was destined to last
one hundred years. Little
he have thought that hebe the first of fivetions to carry on the
ss until 1954, with eachtion of the family havingme of Daniel as one of their
an names.The business wasin the High Street where
e's Butchers shop is now,
moving to larger premisesthe Breckland Funeral
ors are situated. In 1875s Directory shows "Waters,
" as a "Plumber andr", but The Watton
ac of 1891 shows "WatersSons" as "Plumbers,
ators, Painters, Grainers,
s, Guilders, Paper Hangers,and Hot Water Fitters,iastical Glaziers and
ry Engineers Etc.", within the High Street and
ch Road. In the 1920's thes family still owned the
Street site and Misseth Waters had a
tioners shop there which Imber very well. When themoved from the Norwichsite it was to be their final
to where their livingmodation was at what is
number 40 Thetford Roade Builders Works covering
e of what is now DonaldGardens.In 1897 a new
oak Reredos was fixed inry's Church and the ceilingChancel was enriched, both
designs of Thomas Waters,l artist. To carry out thisful work on the ceiling
as laid on his back onding boards and everyone
oes to Watton Church nowalise that the ceiling is still
ndent, testifying toas's workmanship. Thomas
he Great Uncle of DericWaters who is the subject
s article. Robert Waters,r member of the firm and
s grandfather built the
present Post office and most of
the houses between the GristonRoad shop and Garden Closemore than a hundred years ago.
He was also the Captain of thetown's Fire Brigade for many
years during the late 1890's andthe early 1900's and he also had a
brother who was a member of theFire Brigade at that time. At onetime Robert lived in Willow
House and was a member of the parish council and like the rest of
the family did much communitywork and fund-raising for thetown.
He also had four brothers, Daniel(yet again), Tom, Harry and
Walter, who all worked in the business when it was greatly
expanded. They also had threesisters, Elizabeth, Maryanne andCharlotte. At the time the house
was built, it was the furthest outof the town on the Thetford Road
and Robert, being a forwardlooking man installed a bathroom,thought to have been the first
dwelling in Watton to have one.The firm also had the first
telephone in the town, a privateone, which ran from their HighStreet premises to 40 Thetford
Road, but before it would operate
one had to crank a handle. AfterRobert's death the business wascarried on by his sons Dan and
Harold. As a boy of 6, I can wellremember the firm having what Ithought was the first dual- purpose
lorry in the town. During theweek it was used in their business
and at weekends was convertedinto passenger transport byhaving wooden forms placed
along the sides and a tarpaulinfixed over the top and was used
for conveying Watton Unitedfootball team on their awaymatches and also to take
passengers to other social eventsincluding the annual Fat Cattle
Show at the Agricultural Hall andthe Chrysanthemum Show at St.Andrew's Hall in Norwich and
many a bumpy journey I had in it.
There are still several people inWatton aged sixty or more whowill remember Deric Waters as he
was known when a pupil atThetford Grammar School in the
1930's, also when he became thefifth generation of the family to
take over the business when hisfather, Dan Waters, died inFebruary 1952, but in later years
he was perhaps better known asDan and later still as Doctor D.D.
Waters.During the war he was one of thefamous "Dessert Rats" and for
over four years served with theEighth Army in Africa and Italy,
being wounded three times andMentioned In Despatches. He was
also very keen on weight liftingand became the Eastern CountiesChampion and only missed being
the British Champion by awhisker. After the war Deric
returned home and re- joined thefamily business at Watton andwhen his father died he took over
the running of it. But he alsostudied and later taught Building
Science at Norwich City Collegeand having passed all hisexaminations he decided to sell
the business and apply for a
teaching post in Trinidad, one offifty two dependant territories hecould have gone to. After the
interview he was told, "This job isat Secondary level and we thinkyou would probably be more
interested in a job in Hong Kongat Post Secondary Level".
"I did not know much about HongKong but after reading about the place I accepted the job" said
Deric, "although at the time HongKong was a down at heel British
Colonial Outpost where a bedwould have one person sleepingin it at night and another during
the day and several were goingabout bare footed.
"Soon after arriving in HongKong he met a fellow EnglishCivil Servant who told him,
"There has never been a Chinesecross my threshold as a guest.
They have come in as tradesman,or servants, but never as guests."He also said, "I have been heretwenty years and can't count
beyond three in Cantonese." Oneof the first things Deric had to do
when he arrived in Hong Kongwas to pass fluency tests in
Cantonese as many of the classeswere conducted in that language.
Having passed the first twosuccessfully he decided to
continue learning this language.But his superior was astonishedwhen Deric chose to take his finalgovernment examinations in
Cantonese, saying, "What onearth are you doing, only cranks
and policeman bother to learnCantonese", to which Dericreplied, “I think I must be one of
the cranks", although during the
1956 riots he also spent sometime on the beat as an auxiliary policeman. His first position in
Hong Kong was at the TechnicalCollege where he rose to becomeVice-Principal before being
appointed Principal of the newMorrison Hill Technical Institute,
a new six-storey building that wasofficially opened by theGovernor, Sir David Trench, on
October 12th 1970.
There he was in overall charge of
technical education. The collegecatered for one thousand three
hundred full time students and ninethousand part time, in businessstudies, construction, electrical and
mechanical engineering, as well astraining teachers and instructors.Deric continued his studies in his
spare time and became a Fellow ofthe Institute of Building, Fellow of
the Royal Society of Health,Associate Member of the British
Institute of Management andFellow of the Institute of ScientificBusiness. He has written a great
number of papers and articles onconstruction management, technicaleducation and vocational training
which have been published in theUK and elsewhere as well as in
Hong Kong. He has also written ten books and one of them,
"Understanding TechnicalEnglish", which he wrote many
years ago, sold over a millioncopies. The glowing reviews on all
his books and articles are far toonumerous to mention. He has also been on study tours of technicaleducation and vocational training
institutes in many countriesincluding Japan, USA, France,
Belgium, Holland and the USSR.When it became apparent in 1972
that technical education was particularly vital to the prosperity of
Hong Kong, Deric was posted toEducation Headquarters to overseedevelopments. Between 1974 and1980 he played a vital role in the
establishment of four additionaltechnical institutes - Kwai Chung,
Kwun Tong, Haking Wong andLee Wai Lee - and saw enrolments
jump from 8,700 to more than23,000.In 1956 Deric met a young
lady named Vera Chang who
worked in the Chartered BaIndia, Australia and China as
then called. They were marrthe Queens Birthday in 1960, after Vera's father had dienever accepted inter
marriages and was bitter thwife could only bear daughte
did not accept Chairman saying, "Women hold up ha
sky." To have no sons, along the family line passes is to
failed. The fact that her considered "Girls no use
money invested in themwasted", spurred Vera on a1965 she set up her own busin"Vera's World Of Beauty L
prove that women were as gmen any time and in 1974 w
business thriving she was seas one of the "Ten outstayoung persons of Hong Kon
event organised annually b
Junior Chamber Of Commecountries around the world. Hworked in the Chartered Ba
India, Australia and China natural that like countless Kongers, she should be influ
by Western management meHong Kong in the 1950's wa
different - not only in terms architecture or the wealth city, but also in terms of
attitudes, said Dr Dan Wwhen he and his wife were m
both his ex- patriot friend antraditional Hong Kong, C
families expressed doubtswhen he wrote his book, "FacHong Kong" in 1995 he ded
it "to all cross-cultural maand to Eurasians everywThey had been married for 35
and as he says, their marriagstood the test of time.
On retirement Deric went bschool and obtained bo
Master of Philosophy aDoctor of Philosophy. Prevhe had obtained a Black B
Karate at 57, but on retiremhad more time to continu physical training and in hi
sixties ran marathons (42.2At seventy he set the Hong
and All-Comers records inthe 800m and 1600m in the
70's group these times couldwon the Australian 800m an
South African 1500m. Dmotto is "Education is for
saying "the brain is similarmuscle, you train it like an atrains his body. If you do nit it becomes addled and
finish up with the fairies bottom of the garden", and w
glint in his eye, goes on to more peaks, swim more
and watch more sunsetsretiring he has also been a
serve the community moramong other tasks, sitting oAntiquities Advisory Boaras a council member of the
Asiatic Society. He also serveJustice of the Peace an
Imperial Service Order conferred on him by the Qu
1981, but he regrets that he dgo to Buckingham Palace f
Queen to pin it on his chest, i
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ng to save a journey bythe Governor of Hong
Lord McLehose present it tojournalist by the name of
Matthews said that after 1997and goes, when China hadover Hong Kong and
ne had settled into it, itbe a shame if there was
g left to remember the past.
interviewed a "star -studded"f forty to relate their various
ences from the days when itrun down British Colonial
st to the thriving place it iswith more Rolls-Royces
han in any other city in theand Dr. D.D. Waters wasthe forty to be interviewed.
ing the "take over" of Hong
when it returned to China in
a number of friends askedhow you in the Territoryetting to grips with the new
Kong and if he would bethere or taking his Chinese
to his ancestral home atn in England. Deric's replyhat they planned to stay in
Kong and he is convincede communists in China will. He has no doubt at all that
will get a much milder formmmunism and Hong Kong
ll be a good place to live andn to say that, "I will probably
my bones here, but not for a
yet I hope, as I want to seeoes on in the Territory afterThis is the only place I wantMy friends are here and Ily receive cards from former
pupils and staff at the MorrisonHill Technical Institute - proof that
East and West can get alongtogether".
Now Deric has made it known thathe has decided to stay in "far awayHong Kong", I just hope that he
will not be forgotten in his hometown, as together with Sir PercyVincent who was elected Lord
Mayor of London in 1935, theyare, in my opinion, Watton's two
greatest sons and how sad it would be if his life was allowed to pass
unnoticed and unrecorded intooblivion. I sometimes think that
more thought might have been putinto the naming of Donald MooreGardens, as with five generationsof the Waters family having lived
and four generations having had
their business there the exception being Deric's son Barry, who was born there, but left when he was
seven and is now working in theEuropean Parliament. I therefore
think it would have been moreappropriate if it had have beennamed after Betty Waters, Deric's
mother, who did so much good forthe town, especially The RoyalBritish Legion organising the
Poppy Day Appeal for about fiftyyears and was awarded a Gold
Broach by the Legion for herefforts, having been proposed for it
by the previous Lord Walsingham.
Bessie was also a committeemember of the Watton CottageHospital and organised manyevents from 1927 to the start ofWorld War Two, when Watton had
an annual Hospital carnival Weekthat was considered the best in
Norfolk.One of the highlights in the two
mile long Carnival Processionevery year was the Waters familyall dressed as Romanies and
playing a Barrel Organ (Picturedabove with Deric second fromright) which not only created much
fun but greatly added to the funds.Those still living in the town who
remember those wonderfulCarnival weeks will wish that all
today's townsfolk could gettogether and recreate so much fun
and raise large sums for charity, but I do realise that it would bemuch more difficult today with somany more attractions.
Having mentioned about the
naming of Donald MooreGardens I would add that I was aclose friend of Donald for over
fifty years, so I do know of all thegreat efforts he did for Watton, as
a Parish and District Councillor,his splendid gifts to St Mary'sChurch, the hard work he did in
tidying up the Churchyard andChurch Walk and very manymore good deeds and he certainly
should have had his namecommemorated, but I just feel its
a pity it was not elsewhere in thetown. Deric has a sister Olga,
living in Norfolk and like him is
a great writer under her marriedname of Olga Sinclair. She haswritten many books also manyarticles. Ed: Sadly, Olga diedabout 4 years ago.
The Essenceof Spring
The Dragonfly Gallery, Wayland High St, Watton, IP25 6AR is launcnew Exhibition for the start of theseason
'The Essence of Spring' - Mixed MedExhibition Saturday 27th February - Sa12th March
Coffee Morning - Saturday 27th Febru- 12.30 - Homemade Cakes Opening Times: Monday to Friday 10.4.00pm, Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm
Contact Susan Hollingworth Arts & Manager 01953 880205
Recipe ofthe MonthTipsy ChickenPrepared by BrendaBracewellDon’t worry, you don’t
actually get tipsy from this because the alcohol is boiled
first!
This recipe serves 2.
Boil ½ pint draught cider in
a shallow pan. Add a pinchof thyme and salt and black
pepper. Plunge two skinlesschicken breasts into the cider
and cover the pan. Poach thechicken gently until cookedthrough. Drain the meat andwrap each chicken breast in
a thin slice of cooked ham.Place the wrapped chicken in
an ovenproof dish andsprinkle with a tablespoon
of grated Parmesan. Putunder a hot grill until the
cheese is golden brown.
Sounds quick, easy and
delicious don’t you think?
Women's World DayOf PrayerOn Friday 4th March,Come and join us for coffeefrom 10.00am onwards atWatton Methodist
Church, before the annualWomen's World Day of
Prayer Service beginning at10.30am. All are most
welcome.
The service this year has beenwritten by Christian women inCuba, translated into over 60
languages and 1000 dialects.In the British Isles alone over6,000 services will be held.The theme ‘Receive children,
Receive me’ reflects StMark’s Gospel, chapter 10
verses 13-16 which is thefocus of the service and a
reminder that everyone is achild of God and equally
worthy of our love andrespect.
This is not a day of prayer
just for women- everyone is
welcome to attend theservice, for more information
contact Margaret Cator01953 881252
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Watton Churches Together St. Mary’s Church, Watton
w.stmaryswatton.org Follow us @StMarysWattonbe of help to you please do not hesitate to contact me, on 01953
9, I shall be available at church on Tuesdays between 10.30am
and 12 Noon - Gerry Foster
t, 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 9.30am H oly Communion 2nd
esday Morning Worship. Tuesdays 7.30am - 8am, Thursdays
5.30pm Saturdays 9.30am - 10am Parish Prayers. 5pm - 6pm
& Praise . Church Office opens Tues, Wed & Thurs 9am-1pm
Tel: 01953 881252 [email protected]
Mothering Sunday
8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
h 8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Informal Holy Communion
h Palm Sunday
8.00am
Holy Communion
10.00am Palm Sunday Service
4-5.15pm Café Church - Blenheim Centre
6.30pm Choral Evensong
th 7.00pm Maundy Thursday Five Parish Holy
Communion & stripping the Altar followed by Vigil
10.30am Good Friday Silent Procession
leaves St Mary’s Church for
11.15am Service at The Methodist Church
7.00pm Taize Service
h Easter Day
8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
12.30pm Holy Baptism
Watton Methodist Church
www.wattonmethodist.btck.co.uk
Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet
reflection and prayer between 10.15am & 11.30am
r quiet place. At 10.30 there is a half -hour Midweek Service in
arge Vestry led by the Minister or a Church Member. Minister
Rev E Reddington 01760 720858
om 6th March we are changing our Morning Service to a
10.30am start. This is a permanent change.
10.30am Mr A Warby
6.30pm Rev B Trinder
h 10.30am Rev E Reddington Holy Communion
3.00pm Songs of Praise at Thursford
h 10.30am Mr R Cunningham
6.30pm Mrs J Roebuck
10.30am Good Friday Silent Procession
leaves St Mary’s Church for
11.15am Service at The Methodist Church
h Easter Day
10.30am Rev B Winner Holy Communion
6.30pm Rev E Reddington Holy Communion
Roman Catholic Community
Each Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church
All Holy Week Services at Our Lady of Pity Swaffham
th Maundy Thursday
7.30pm
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Good Friday
3.00pm Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
Holy Saturday
8.00pm Solemn Vigil of Easter
h Easter Day
8.30am Morning Mass
10.30am Morning Mass
St. Nicholas’ Church, Ashill uesdays at 10.00am Holy Communion
Mothering Sunday
9.30am Lay Led Worship
h 9.30am Family Holy Communion
h 9.30am Palm Sunday Service
d 10.00am Holy Communion
2.00pm Good Friday Meditation
h 9.30am Easter Day Holy Communion
St. George’s Church, Saham Toney
Mothering Sunday
11.00am Lay Led Worship
h 11.00am Family Holy Communion
h 11.00am Palm Sunday Service
10.00am Procession of Witness leaves
Wells Cole CC for
10.30am Good Friday Meditation
7.00pm Easter Eve Group Service of Light with
l of Baptismal Vows & blessing of all Paschal Candles
h 11.00am Easter Day Holy Communion
S.S. Peter & Paul’s Church, Carbrooke
Mothering Sunday
10.30am Family Holy Communion
h 10.30am Morning Worship
h 10.30am Palm Sunday Service
st 7.00pm Holy Communion
2.00pm Good Friday Meditation
h 10.30am Easter Day Holy Communion
St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington 10.30am Mothering Sunday Service
h 10.30am Lay Led Palm Sunday Service
rd 10.00am Holy Communion
h 9.30am Easter Day Holy Communion
All Saints Church, Threxton
Sunday 27th March at 11a.m.Easter Day Holy Communion. Everyone Welcome
WATTON BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP MARCH
Wed 2nd 2pm Tea and chat at Waon CCC
Mon 21st 12 for 12.30pm Lunch at Griston Waggon & Horses
Breckles, Caston, Great Hockham, Griston,
Merton, Stow Bedon, Thompson
Christ died for our sins, was buried
and was raised on the third day.
Apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
SEASON OF LENT
Sunday 6th March - 4th Sunday of Lent
(Mothering Sunday) 9:00 am: Mothering Sunday All-Age Service, Merton
10:30 am: United Holy Communion, Griston
Mothering theme, posies for ladies, and refreshments
Sunday 13th March - 5th Sunday of Lent
10:30 am: United Holy Communion, Thompson
(Not at Stow Bedon as it’s closed for repairs)
HOLY WEEK
Sunday 20th March - Palm Sunday
9:00 am: Matins (BCP), Gt. Hockham
10:30 am: United Holy Communion, Thompson
Holy Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - 21st to 23rd March
7:00 pm: Compline, Gt. Hockham
Maundy Thursday—24th March
7:00 pm: Feast of the Institution of the Lord’s Supper,
Gt. Hockham
Good Friday—25th March
10:00 am to noon: Messy Church, Gt. Hockham
Creative activities for children aged 4 to 11 and their families, brief worship, refreshments
12-3:00 pm: Church to Church Pilgrimage
12:00 Thompson, 12:20 Merton, 12:40 Griston, 13:00 Bring your packed the lunch to the Rectory;
14:00 Caston; 14:20 Breckles; 14:40 Gt. Hockham
(No stop at Stow Bedon church due to repair work) 2:00 pm: Silent meditation and prayer, and
last station of pilgrimage, Gt. Hockham
Holy Saturday - 26th March
8:00 pm: Service of light on the Eve of Easter, Breckles
SEASON OF EASTER
Sunday 27th March - Easter Day
9:00 am: Holy Communion (BCP), Merton
10:30 am: United Holy Communion, Caston
Sunday 3rd April - Second Sunday of Easter
10:30 am: United Holy Communion, Breckles
Monday 4th April -
The Annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary
7:00 pm: United Holy Communion, Caston
(Transferred, as 25th March was in Holy Week)
Youth Groups (ages 11+)
Sunday 13th March, 7:00 pm: The Way (Caston Rectory) Friday, 18th March, 7:00 pm: Connect (Caston Rectory)
www.wgp.church
Enquiries Revd. Bob Nichols Tel. (01953) 483222; Email [email protected]
WATTON PENTECOSTAL CHURCHMARCH SERVICES
6th & 13th March 10.30am: "Foundations of our Faith"Sunday School during the morning service
20th March 10.30am: Egg Hunt Family Service25th March 11.00am: Good Friday Service27th March 10.30am: Resurrection Communion!
*Everyone Welcome*
Thought for the MonBy Rev Eleanor Reddington, Watton Methodist Churc
Looking out of the window at the dusting of snow, I’m reminsomething that happened when I was at school. After 3 years west coast of Cumberland (now Cumbria) and 3 years iDurham, we moved down to Cornwall. During one of my
lessons in Newquay I glanced out of the window, noticed snowing and simply carried on with whatever I was doing. minutes later someone said “It’s snowing” and the claserupted. The person next to me repeated “It’s snowing” and I r“Yes, I noticed that about 5 minutes ago.” I was then asked hadn’t said anything, and said “well, it’s just snow.” In asuffering tone my friend said “Eleanor, we don’t get snCornwall!” The best bit was that we all got sent home from
early. The school Headteacher had rung the weather station aSt Mawgan and been told that the forecast was for more, and snow. The school took in from a wide area, and buses haddown some steep hills, and then up the other side of the valleas snow would make these roads dangerous we were all sent Unfortunately for us, the forecast heavy snow didn’t arrive! Moving around the country has made me realise that eachmeans I have to learn new weather patterns and new customs.northeast as a child and later as a minister I had to learn not t
certain things during the winter months, because plans could be disrupted by the weather. In various parts of the countryare tourist hotspots I’ve had to learn to leave extra time for jou
because visitors drive more slowly to take in the scenery asheer volume of traffic can cause long delays. It’s the same with people – we don’t all respond to situationssame way. We may respond to a situation one way, and then wsimilar situation arises we may respond in a totally differenWe may have learned from the way we reacted, so that we
better next time, or we may simply have been taken by surprreacted in a particular way. One of the joys of being a Christian is that I know God will react in the same way. If I send up a quick prayer for helpalways answer. If I make a mess of things and go back to Hisay “Sorry” He’ll always welcome me back – or, just like the of a small child learning to walk, He’ll pick me up, dust meand set me back on my feet again. Easter is a reminder of howGod loves us – He sent His Son to die on the cross for us, anraised Him to new life. That’s awesome! Someone we don’tsending their Son to die for us, and then offering us a new, and enriching life – that’s incredible, mind- blowing love.May you know His love for yourselves. Eleanor
Green Hearts at th
Watton Evening WIThe Green Hearts symbol shows support for the Climate CCoalition, an organisation the National WI belongs to towith over 100 organisations representing some 15 mi
people across the UK. At Watton Evening WI's coffee morning during the Valweekend last month, many people were asked to note the that they love. Of course families and friendships were imp
but the first snowdrop or daffodil or snow covered fields toon on a crisp frosty morning were mentioned.
As summer comes the joy of wildflowers or the smelavender and rosemary were popular whilst a walk along aor by the sea reminds us of the clean water we all takgranted. Some enjoyed a walk in Snowdonia or the beauty oYorkshire Dales. The buzz of the honey bee, bird song and the birds in
gardens all gave pleasure as did the re growth of the foreststheir winter sleep. The sunrise in the morning, the warmth of the sunshine dthe day and the beauty of the sunset in the evening wenoted. Simple pleasures but are they threatened by the change i
patterns of weather?
A notice board at the event showed the range of endanspecies both in this country and abroad. Whilst many f
contribute to the loss of birds, animals and plants, clchange is one of those factors. Climate change affects our environment, our food produour access to water and energy our nature's habitats, oulevels and our land, air and sea temperatures. Climate Change affects everyone but we can help in smalland encourage our government to work towards a solutionother countries of the world.
We can reduce our carbon footprint, make sure our house
well insulated saving energy and reducing our bills. Grofriendly plants, save power, turn off lights in unused rdrive fewer miles, use public transport, take fewer flightwaste less food. We can all do our bit!
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Can You Dig ItComedy songs abo
growing your owSunday 13th March 7.30
Ashill Community CentHale Road, Ashill
Tickets £8Box Office 01760 44119
or 01760 441374
Watton RotaryRoundup
It was good to receive some feedbackon our piece last month about thereducing numbers using our ‘on-the-day’ Father Christmas delivery
service. It all helps with the annualreview of our activities.
The deadline to submit this piece wasa little too early to be able to report on
Rotary Day (23rd February) and ourPresident’s planned attempt to scale
the Millennium Dome with otherRotarians from around Great Britain.
Or, indeed, whether our crocuses,symbolic of the End Polio campaign,were actually in bloom on or near theappointed day, also Rotary Day.
These reports will have to wait untilApril but it would be good to have
readers’ notes on any sightings of thecrocus. It is a particular type, called
Ruby Giant (see pic), which, althoughnot as big as its name suggests,
represents the colour of the dye usedto on a finger to show that a child has been immunized. Incidentally,
President Paul’s Dome-walk can be
sponsored through Just Giving, whichenables the receiving charities (in this
case End Polio & Water Aid) toreclaim tax on taxpayers’ donations;visit our websitewww.wattonrotary.org.uk for details.
Important fundraising events take place on 2 consecutive days in this
month of March. The club’s first of 2annual Jazz evenings in the Queens
Hall is on Friday 18th March, as presaged last month and advertised
elsewhere in this edition. Tickets for
DixieMix are on sale in Adcocks. Thesecond event, on Saturday 19th
March, is a Grand Quiz Evening atthe Wells Cole Community Centre toraise funds to enable the Friends of
Chernobyl Children to bring the 10children from Belarus to Breckland
for their 5th, and final, year of amonth-long recuperative visit. Teamsof up to 4 persons are invited to take
part; the entrance fee is £8 per person,
which includes a fish & chip (oralternative) supper. To register orreserve a table call 01953 498164.Martin Anscombe
Cat Fostering
Unfortunately, this year some of our
long term fosterers are having to giveup fostering for a variety of reasons.
Therefore we are short of people who
are willing to foster cats or kittens forus indoors. You need to have adedicated spare room or conservatory,
as Cat Protection cats and kittens must be kept separate from the resident
animals in your household. Ideally thefloor in your ‘cat room’ should bewashable and be able to be disinfected.
Cats Protection pay for litter, food andmileage when you need to take your
foster cat or kitten to the vet. All ourcats and kittens are checked by a vet
and will need to be vaccinated,mircrochipped and possibly neutered, ifthe cat is old enough. So being a driver
would also be an advantage. We useEastgate Vets in Thetford and
Mildenhall, so ideally you would beable to get to either vets practice. No
payment is needed, as any treatmentgoes on our bill, which is settled by ourtreasurer each month. You should not
be out of pocket and the only thing youcontribute is your time. You should
also be willing to allow members of the public, who have been vetted by ourHoming Officer, to come and view the
cats or kittens. An appointment will bemade that is convenient to you.You would have the choice of whetheryou want to foster adult cats, or mum
and kittens, or just kittens. However ifyou opt for kittens you would need to
be at home for most of the day as theyneed feeding at least 4 times during the
daytime. Litters are seldom mixed, soit maybe one litter of kittens that are
weaned, or a single adult, or maybetwo adults if they are related. We can provide cat beds, litter trays, feeding
bowls, toys, a scratching post and a catcarrier.
So if you think you would like to tryfostering for us and if you think youcan part with a cat or kitten that you
may have had for some time (there arealways others waiting to come into our
care), then give us a ring. It is a veryrewarding way to help us and the cats
of course.Call Ann on 01953 681092 or Jackieon 01842 754670.Rita Thompson, Breckland Cats
Protection.
hipdham & District Book Group
atulations to those who noticed last month’s omissions!
itle was One Plus One and the author Jojo Moyessed on 21st January
th February we discussed Amy Snow by Tracy Rees.
ells of a baby found on a bank of snow by Aureliaway, the child of a well to do middle class Victorian
. Her parents and servants prove cold, unwelcoming toint of cruelty. Aurelia welcomes Amy as a playmate andanion despite this but has an illness which will prove fatal.
s thrown out when her friend dies but Aurelia has left herdle of letters containing the key to a treasure hunt which
she can follow. This provides travel to many places,ses of high society, money and the truth about Aurelia’sd ultimately love.
was an interesting meeting as opinions of this book wered. Roughly half of the members present loved it, couldn’tdown whilst others couldn’t wait to finish it and move on.agreed that it was a fairly light read not to be taken too
sly. Those in favour pointed out that it was written as
not an accurate text book on Victorian social history.against found some of the devices used to fill in
round and move the story on irritatingly unlikely. This is awinning first novel and even its detractors showed interest
at Tracy Rees produces next. It did have a happy endingrevelation in an epilogue helped to account for the
ned attitude of Aurelia’s mother and evoke some
thy for her. For the March meeting we are reading TheHome by Rose Tremaine.
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Thetford SingersEaster Concert
hoir is excited to be joined by a chamber orchestra and fournt soloists for its performance of Mozart’s Coronation Mass,erum and Haydn’s Te Deum. The Music Director Chris
s has worked hard to prepare the choir for this performance athbert’s Church on 19th March.
Three Memories for Wattonians
Archie Manning and Chummy in the High Street - Picture by Ruth Dwornik circa 1970
Adcock’s Window Display - Picture by Ruth Dwornik circa 1970
Pharmacist Garnett Mitchell at work dispensing - Picture by Ruth Dwornik circa 1970
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Meet The Author Khurody whose memoir, “No-one Mentioned Bandits”,
en bought and borrowed by many people locally ishing a novel at the end of March entitled “Into the NightStranger” Joan will be available in Watton Library on
sday April 13th to chat informally about her books andcopies for anyone interested in buying them.
Our Community – Our ChurchSt John's Ovington restoration
Plans and progress made with the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)to repair, restore and reinvigorate St John’s the Evangelist churchin Ovington, Norfolk, into a community asset were well received
by a large group of local people at recent an Open Meeting. The project has two linked parts to it-Church Restoration: The architect, Ruth Blackman, presentedthe repair work that was described and identified by theQuinquennial Inspection report in 2009 and the HLF monies
have been allocated as a result. The report identified that severedrainage problems were causing damage to the fabric of thechurch and tower. Discussion took place about linked proposalsto modify the inside of the church to increase opportunities forcommunity access, such as moving the font, two rows of pewsand improving kitchen facilities. These plus the suggestion ofhaving a toilet in the church sparked good and lively debate atthe meeting. The architect advised that plans for various designswould be available for public consideration and it was agreed totake concerns to a future meeting with the PCC. It wasacknowledged that these needed to be village involvement andtransparency about what was happening. Community Project: Part two is the Community Project andthis was well received with representatives of some of the
participating schools in attendance. Sali Martin, Head ofVocational Studies at Wayland Academy has two groups of Year10 students who are keen to be involved providing physicalassistance in helping to restore the graveyard and working withthe architect on exam based projects. Andrew Evans, an A levelstudent from the Iceni Academy, demonstrated the HLF churchwebsite that he and a fellow student Luke Heys have constructedfrom scratch. They have provided the website structure whichwill facilitate a discussion forum and news feed to allow us tocontribute and monitor the progress of project. Their hard workand skill, over a short time, was recognised by all.
Overall the project was enthusiastically received. Furthermeetings will be held to clarify the points already raised and toaddress boundary and access queries. This will allow the HLFapplication to progress and release further money. John Hardy thanked everyone for coming and for theirinvolvement and support and said that there would be anotherOpen meeting in March to look at progress of the “Ourcommunity… Our church” project.
For further information please contact John Hardy on 07938599232 or 01953 889920.
Andrew Evans A Level Student and Pete Bates Technology & IT Head, Iceni-Academy, Methwold
shill and Holme HaleGardening Club
e first meeting of 2016 domestic gardening took a backhen Prof. Wendy Harwood, from the John Innes Centrerwich Research Park, talked to members about
opments in Crop Genetics'. With the assistance of visualys Prof. Harwood explained the background and,t baffling the members too greatly, the technicalities ofearch. vement in yields is essential if we are to feed the world'stion which is currently 7billion and expected to rise ton by the middle of this century. Genetic modification
naturally and there are many examples of this buth has now found a way of accelerating this. st GM crops were grown commercially in 1996 and are
rown by 19million farmers in 28 countries. Such crops
e soya, cotton and maize. Sadly, the member states ofropean Union cannot agree on a policy and therefore the
GM crop grown in Europe is maize which is insectnt. Surprisingly, although we cannot grow GM cropse can import them and it is almost certain that we eatsed food and meat from animals fed on imported GMs now 82% of soya is genetically modified.
e future, research continues into drought tolerant barleyight resistant potatoes. Also, the technical processesthis research has created can help in the development of
medicines. Prof. Harwood ended her talk by answeringers' questions and was able to dismiss some of the mythsnding this subject and also, I believe, allay many fears. on for the next three months: 24th Simon White (Peter Beale's Roses) - 'Singing the
28th Ian Roofe - 'Summer Baskets' 1th Coach outing to Helmingham Hall, Stowmarket
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eat Hockhamrdening Club
onth we had 28 people attending ourg, an increase of six over last month. Pig Farming to Packaging: We werea very interesting talk by Richard
(pictured right) from Langley withy. Richard’s talk was about hisy’ from being a farmer, the son of ato the (unlikely?) business he now
d began by outlining his father’sfarming before the Second World
After the war he progressed froma farm labourer, to renting, thenowning two farms outright. His
areas of farming were pigs andy. When Richard left school hehis father, personally taking over thee of the business in the 70s. as we know, a series of problemsto seriously affect farming. Over
tion led to the cutting of subsidies.diseases like BSE and foot and
put farmers under additionalre. Eventually, Richard’s businesse unviable and he was forced to seekrnative source of income. The Jobcould only offer him employment
g supermarket shelves, but a chanceter in a garden centre gave him the
of creating a business byacturing, and selling direct, lampsy filling bottles with oil – and dried.
usiness started by selling at farmer’ss and was doing so well that he sooned into sales over the Internet. Then,
ay, Richard ran out of packaging
als, in particular the polystyrenets’ so commonly used to protectitems. The consignment had to go
at night and there was no way ofg fresh stocks. Fortunately, hehis daughter sitting in front of the
on – eating popcorn! Out ofation he quickly cooked up some
more and used this to cushion his lampsduring transit. This worked so well that he continued touse popcorn, but then began to add driedflowers in the mix. Richard began to get
positive feedback from buyers of his lamps- about the packaging material. Peoplewere feeding it to wild birds and adding
perfumes to make their own potpourri. Itwas going so well that he wanted to market
the packaging, but needed to find a trade
name and came up with idea of POPFIL.When trying to register this name the onlycompany to object was Microsoft, as theyfelt that they had a registered product usinga similar name. This was eventuallyresolved and Richard began to manufactureand market his new product.
At about this time the interpretation of newregulations forced Richard to wind up the
bottle lamp business. He now concentrateson the production of his innovative,
practical, recyclable, carbon neutral andvery beautiful, packaging materials, and allconstituents being sourced from his ownfarm.
For those wishing to know a little more you
can visit the website at www.leavs-
packaging.co.uk.
This months competition results
Floral: First: Chris Dalton. Second: MattCunningham. Third: Joice Hutcheson. Fruit / Vegetables: First: MattCunningham. Second: Sue Thomas. Third:Hazel Dunn. Seasonal Photograph: First: EdSzczepanowski. Second: Chris Dalton.
Third: Tom Thurston.
Its really good to see the numbers of entriesincreasing. Well done everyone. Other Business 1 May – The Horn Fair.This helps with Club funds. We askmembers to supply cakes and plants to selland to give a little time to do the selling.One thing I remember from last year:
someone gave us a plate of sandwichesinstead. These sold very well. Our nextmeeting will be on Wednesday 9th March.This will be a talk by Martyn Daveyentitled ‘Propagation’. The table competitions (flowers/vegetables/
photos), coffee and biscuits available.Doors open at 13:30 (help required to set
up please), proceedings start at about 2pm.
n Ashillwls ClubBowls club welcomes new club
ers for its start to the newr season open day is 17th April
w and existing members. un a male league, two mixed
s. EBF league and two over 55splus competitions. Play in oneWe welcome both men and
In particular we are short on you
e circumstances transport can beed. Interested then contact Brianclub secretary on 01953 885472llbowlsgmail.com.
What’s on at StMary’s Church, Watton
Easter Coffee Morning with Easter cakes to buy or eat. Saturday 19th March 9.30am –12 noon. Make an Easter Bonnet and bring
it along, both Adult’s and Child’s will wina prize. Activities for the children.Sunday 13th March 4-5.15pm Super HeroSunday. Fun, food friendship and aSuperhero Story. Optional to come dressedup!! St Mary’s Church Watton ‘100 Club’ St Mary’s Church are starting a ‘100 Club’.
Tickets are £12.00 for the year, (i.e. £1.00
per month) with the chance to win £50.00
in the monthly draw. Tickets may be purchased by mid March for the first drawon 17th April. If you are interested please
telephone Cath on 01953 885811 forfurther details.Wed 23rd March 3.30 - 4.45pm ‘Stop Gap’at the Blenheim Centre, Tedder Close,Watton. An after school Club for all thefamily.
Junior Bowls
Dereham Indoor Bowls Club. Within theLeisure Centre, Station Road, Derehamhold Junior Bowls lessons every Fridayfrom 4pm til 6pm ages 9 to 17.Equipment supplied first lesson free. Formore info Terry Hunt 01362 525042