Issue Number 167 - May 2011
Use your
right to vote
Thursday 5th May is polling day in our
area and two or three very important
decisions are at stake.
Firstly we have the elections of District
Councillors to serve as our
representatives on Breckland Council.
They make some hugely important
spending decisions that affect you
directly so make sure you get the
chance to have your say on who will
be spending your money on your
behalf.
Secondly we have a relatively rare
event, a National Referendum where
you are being asked if we should move
away from the “first past the post”
system used in general elections to
something called the Alternative Vote
system where candidates are ranked in
order of preference.
Lastly, if you live in Watton, you have
the chance – the first in a while – to say
who you want on Watton Town
Council. This hasn‟t happened for
sometime, and again what is said and
done at council meetings DOES affect
you so do be sure you have your say on
who you think will best represent your
interests.
And remember, in Watton, there is
now going to be TWO Polling
Stations, one at the Queens Hall and
one at the Christian Community
Centre. Check your polling card to
make sure you go to the right one.
West End beckons
Young Star Dancers
Young Stars School of Dance are based
in Carbrooke, and since establishment in
2006, they have been supporting
Wayland‟s young people, with a high
quality education and professional
training over a wide spectrum of the
performing arts, covering a range of
styles and genres.
When Principal Carol Purton received a
phone call one evening recently, offering
the School a not to be missed
opportunity to perform not just ONE but
TWO routines on stage at Her Majesty‟s
Theatre, in the West End of London, she
could hardly believe the honour being
given to the School.
On Sunday 15th May the dancers will be
joining other Professional schools from
all over the UK, the Republic of Ireland,
The Channel Islands, Spain, Malta,
Malaysia and the United States of
America to perform at the home of some
of London‟s greatest hit musicals,
Carol said “This is a great opportunity
for our community to promote Dance in
Norfolk. We are delighted to have been
given the chance to perform in one the
world‟s most prestigious theatres.”
School Choreographer Lauren Purton
said “Young Stars School Of Dance
students will experience just what it is to
be a professional performer on a West
Supporting The Wayland Community
End stage, using the same crew who
work on famous hit productions 6 days a
week.
“They will be experiencing the thrill of
stage calls and the working day of a
professional West End show. This will
be a hugely valuable, enjoyable and
educational performance opportunity.”
She continued “Being able to offer a
West End performance experience such
as this to our students is an incredible
opportunity highlighting the quality of
training and support we offer, and
identifies our students‟ hard work and
tremendous dedication to the profession”
“To help us cover the costs of costumes
and coaches to get us down to London,
we are organising quite a number of
sponsor events to raise money, but we
would be very grateful for any donations,
no matter how small.”
Lauren added “Please help make this day
possible for our students and make their
dreams come true.”
If you are interested in making a
donation or require any further
information on this event and how you
can support us please contact Carol on
07887 77 0082 or by email to
yssod@hotmail.co.uk or visit
www.young-stars-school-of-dance.co.uk
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“The Best In Country Music” 8 „til late
Rockland Christian Aid Week
Art & Craft 15th – 21st May
Fair
Sunday
1st May
Enjoy a lovely restful Sunday walking round the
gardens at Rockland Manor, examining Pat
Ram‟s precious collection of War Memorabilia
in the manor Garden Room, having fly casting
tuition from James Harrold, looking over the art
and craft, zapping up your garden with plants
from Walnut Tree Nursery and Jennie Roberts,
there are static engines for the men while wives
may sit with a hot dog dripping with sizzling
onions while listening to the Rum Brothers
Country & Irish Band, gnome trail for children
with their daddies and grannies, free face
painting for all who need enhancement, examine
Tony Perkins display of local produce and his
own very special pork pies, taste Corina‟s
Ginger or Chocolate Cake or Ann‟s Lemon
Drizzle. All this for Adults £3.00. Children
£1.00. Infants free from 11 – 5 p.m. All
proceeds for Rockland St. Peter‟s thatched and
round towered glorious church.
STOP PRESS: We have just heard that
the barman who we asked to sell alcohol
for us at our Art & Craft Fair failed to get
the application for a license in before the
1st May dead line.
Therefore, please bring your own beer or
wine. We are all very, very sorry about
this. There will be lots of soft drinks, tea
and coffee of course.
Letter to
the Editor
After reading The Wayland News, especially
about RAF Watton and the aircraft, I see there was
no mention about the Spitfires that arrived at RAF
Watton at the start of the war. 19 Squadron sent
six Spitfires every day; they arrived about 7am,
stayed all day and then left at dusk to return to
Duxford where they were based.
I and several other people used to cycle from
what was then the Corner Shop towards
Griston. The Spits were usually parked just
over the boundary fence with their pilots. We
stayed all day on Sundays, hoping to see them
take off. They never did. I suppose they stayed
there some weeks. Eric King, Hingham
Ed: I am very grateful to Eric for his memories; he
has added a good bit to the history of the station
about which I was unaware. I wonder what else
there is yet to learn?
Further research suggests that after the declaration
of War on 3rd September 1939, RAF Duxford's
relatively inland position resulted in the
introduction of a pattern of operations from
forward aerodromes. These were established
initially from Watton and Horsham St. Faith. Nos.
19 and 66 Squadrons took turns to operate mainly
coastal patrols. I have had it related to me Douglas
Bader once landed at Watton to refuel during
operations. I was told by one of the ground crew,
who were responsible for refuelling the spitfires,
that Bader lambasted a shaken young pilot in front
of “other ranks” for lighting up a cigarette when
they landed. The person who told me this felt this
was bad form especially as Bader famously
smoked whilst flying and I think it probably says a
lot about Bader who was generally seen as rather
arrogant.
Christian Aid Week is fast
approaching and I am hoping,
through the columns of our excellent
local paper, to let you know how and
when we will be collecting this year.
In order to give as many people as
possible the chance to donate, we
shall be distributing Christian Aid
envelopes at the churches and
members will be asked to take an
extra envelope (or more than one if
possible!) to give to a friend. In
addition to this the village churches
have been asked to participate.
Wednesday 18th May is really
Christian Aid Day for us because a
soup lunch will be served at the
Christian Community Centre from
12noon – 1:30pm and there will be a
street collection in the High Street
from 9am-1pm. There will be no set
charge for the lunch, which will
consist of homemade soup, a roll and
tea or coffee, but donations will be
Credit Union
pays 3% Dividend
At Norfolk Credit Union‟s annual
general meeting in Dereham on 29th
March, members voted to declare a 3%
Dividend for all their savers. This is the
3rd year running that we have been
able to give our savers a 3% dividend.
We now have local branches in
Attleborough, Dereham, Swaffham,
Thetford and Watton, and the Watton
branch which is based in Wayland
House, are delighted to have again
been made honorary members of the
Wayland Chamber of Commerce, who
have also kindly included us in their
latest Directory.
The declaration comes after the Credit
Union scooped two awards recently
including the overall award for top UK
Credit Union in February. Norfolk
Credit Union had been selected by the
judges as finalists for three of the six
awards. This was a fantastic result for a
rural based credit union with strong
competition from the very large
metropolitan based Credit Unions in
Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham,
Manchester, London and the over 400
other Credit Unions in the UK.
Norfolk Credit Union was announced
as the winner of the category
Excellence in Active Partnerships and
were presented with their award by
Steve Johnson of Advice UK.
Norfolk Credit Union President, Alan
National Silver
Surfers Day May 20th
2011 sees the 10th anniversary of
Silver Surfers Day. This year the
Wayland Partnership will be joining
in.
Wayland IT Taster Day: Local IT
trainers will be in attendance to
assist visitors, answer questions and
to demonstrate the internet and other
programmes. There will be displays
and leaflets and a power point
programme. We will also run a fun
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invited for Christian Aid.
Unfortunately we do not have the
personnel to „blanket‟ the town with
a House-to-house collection this year
but we are hoping for a fantastic
response from the generous people of
Watton when we are out with our tins
on May the 18th : remember to look
out for the iconic red and white of
the Christian Aid balloons and
buckets in the market on that day!
Thanks to Tesco for also allowing us
to collect at their store on that day.
Watton has a long and proud
tradition of wonderful support for
this worthy cause – please help to
uphold this and give as generously as
you are able during Christian Aid
Week.
Donation envelopes can be obtained
through the churches or by phoning
me on 01760 441094 or Rev. Rod
Broughall on 01953 881989 Thank
you. Lesley Cowling
Squirrel, in accepting the award on
behalf of the Credit Union said “I am
very proud to accept the award on
behalf of the over 120 volunteers, 250
staff of partner organisations, our 5
staff and all those in Norfolk who
support the Credit Union. Their
dedication, commitment and
enthusiasm in providing local,
trustworthy and affordable financial
services to the Norfolk community is
justly recognised and rewarded by this
prestigious award.
“I must also thank South Norfolk
Council who have provided essential
support in hosting our head office
facility, Norfolk County Council for
funding the launch of the Credit Union
Current Account, Tudor Trust for
funding our Head Office Manager and
all our partner organisations without
whose support the Credit Union could
not operate so successfully”
Alan Squirrell said “The judges clearly
recognised the depth and strength of
the partnerships we had forged and our
clear strategy for this as an essential
way to be able to deliver low cost
services to a large predominantly rural
area. Partnership is a two way thing
and not always easy to maintain so we
are grateful to all our partners who play
a vital part in helping with our
community work.
quiz throughout the day with a small
prize for the winner.
Anyone who is still seeking to learn
about the internet, email, Skype etc.
or has questions about using a
computer or their own computer, is
welcome to come to Wayland House
on May 20th between 10am and 2.30
pm. It is fine to drop in – but you can
also call ahead (01953 880202) to let
us know you are interested.
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Surge
future
looking
safer?
After many months of uncertainty
surrounding the potential closure of
„The Surge‟, a solution has at last
been found.
The Town Council who are also the
Trustees of the Youth and
Community Centre have for some
time been exploring various avenues
of funding, to purchase the building
and secure what has become a
vitally important venue for the town,
as shown by the winning of the
`Pride In Breckland‟ Community
Group Award‟ for not only the
Youth of the town but the whole
community.
The decision was taken at a special
meeting of the Charlotte Harvey
Trust, to accept a plan to sell part of
the land to the rear of the Youth and
Community Centre on Harvey
Street.
This will enable the Trustees to not
only purchase the Surge, but also to
carry out the much needed
modernisation and repairs to the
Youth and Community Centre, and
financially secure both buildings for
the future use of the whole
community for many years to come.
The Trustees fully believe that this
is very much in the spirit of what
Charlotte Harvey intended and gave
the land for all those years ago.
Councillor Roy Ivory, Town Mayor
and Chairman, For and on behalf of
Watton Town Council
Boo &
Hiss say
yes to
“No Sex”
A message from this year‟s Director
– Fleur Ravell-Lake
I am excited to announce that the
Boo and Hiss Theatre Group are
taking on the iconic show “No Sex
Please – We‟re British” as its
annual production.
It‟s an extremely well known stage
play, running in the West End for
several years. When it opened at
London‟s Strand Theatre, it boasted
the likes of Michael Crawford
among its cast and when made into
a film it starred legends such as
Ronnie Corbett and Ian Ogilvy.
Obviously this is a lot to live up to
but I have the utmost confidence in
my cast that I have chosen.
As a group we are all nervous but
more excited than we have ever
been about a production. The script
is pure comedy genius, and we can‟t
wait to share it with you all when
we hit the Queen‟s Hall stage in
September.
We will keep you posted with
updates on our progress and look
forward to seeing you in the
audience.
Rotary Roundup
Watton Rotary Club has inducted a new
member. We were pleased to welcome John
Hardy of Ovington into the club at our
meeting of 17th March – see pic.
Our first experience of running a coffee
morning at the Queens Hall, which we did
on Farmers‟ Market day, Saturday 2nd
April, was most successful. Cakes,
savouries and all the necessary makings
were donated by members, and in the
allotted 2-hour period £180 was raised for
our charities fund. A further small sum
was raised by the sale of second-hand
paperbacks and handmade greetings
cards. This was carried forward to our
market stall sales on the following
Wednesday, realising a total of £75. Our
next Wednesday market bric-a-brac stall
will be on 4th May – weather permitting!
Wayland Show
Sunday 7th August
Scarecrow Competition for Children and
Adults. Would you consider making a
scarecrow for Wayland Show? This popular
competition is open to everyone. The
Scarecrow can be made from any material, or
object. No entry form needed. Just bring your
Scarecrow along to the Horticultural Tent,
Wayland Showground before 8-30 am on the
day of the show. Scarecrows will be displayed
and remain in place until 5pm.
Trophy and prizes to be won. Further details
can be obtained from Alison Dickson, Village
Florist, High Street, Watton Tel; 01953
881118. Schedules for all flower and
horticultural competitions will be available
shortly on the Wayland Show website which
you can find at: www.waylandshow.com or
from Alison Dickson.
Plants a'plenty as glass returns
to Watton Country Market
May is the month when our plant producers
really come into their own as bedding
plants, both floral and for the vegetable
garden, come in in increasing numbers.
Etched glass is also back on sale, while all
the usual items (knitted and crocheted items,
turned wood and toys, bird nesting boxes,
jewellery, beautiful bags and cushions,
greetings cards, fresh eggs, jams and
chutneys, and by no means least a delicious
range of baked goods) are all available for
your enjoyment.
We've had some lovely weather lately
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Our meeting of 7th April was our annual
„exchange‟ with Brandon Rotary Club. Our
President took charge of the Brandon Club‟s
meeting, accompanied by 5 of our members,
whilst their President, Ken Harris, came to
Watton with 5 of his members and ran our
weekly meeting. We had two guest speakers
for the occasion: Rebecca Gough and Victoria
Leggett. If the names are familiar it is because
they are journalists with the Eastern Daily
Press. Both are based at the Dereham office of
the EDP with Rebecca concentrating on the
Thetford area and the Thetford and Brandon
Times, and Victoria responsible for reporting
on Wayland and in the Watton and Swaffham
Times. They gave a most interesting insight
into the whys and wherefores of journalism,
their journey into the profession, and their
aspirations for the future. Martin Anscombe
Home Section As a result of our plea in the
Wayland News in April we are pleased to
report that we have had offers of help to
organise the Home Section. Details of all the
Home Section competitions which includes
cookery, crafts and needlework will be
published shortly and again available on the
Wayland Show website
www.waylandshow.com.
Livestock/Fur and Feather/Horse Entries
Entries are always welcome in the above
sections. Details can be found on the website
www.waylandshow.com. Any further
information relating to the show please contact
the Wayland Show Secretary, Claire Bowes
email: secretary@waylandshow.com or
07789796937
tempting some to sit and enjoy a drink
outdoors - troubled by flies? No need to be
as we can offer you crochet mats with bead
weighting to cover your sugar bowl, milk
jug, cup or glass to keep those pests away
from the beverage you plan to enjoy.
Come in any time between 8.30 and 11.30
a.m. on a Wednesday morning and enjoy
shopping in a relaxed atmosphere with our
friendly and welcoming producers. All our
goods are locally produced by skilled cooks
and craftsmen and the eggs come from a
farm at Ashill.
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Useful
Information
Question - My Father, now in his
late 70's, has different sized feet. We
find it difficult to buy footwear for
him other than buying two pairs of
shoes in different sizes. I have asked
in my local shoe shop if they know
where we might get advice and
possibly be able to buy 'odd shoes'.
They had no knowledge of any shop
or organisation that might help, have
you?"
Answer - This question has been
asked before and seems to be quite a
common problem. I would approach
Solemates of 46 Gordon Road,
London (Tel: 0208 524 2423) which
is a voluntary organisation who help
with problems with footwear for
people with different sized feet and
amputees. The organisation covers
the whole of the British Isles and can
offer the service for both adults and
children.
Solemates can offer information on
manufacturers and suppliers of odd
sized footwear both pairs and
singles. On occasions it can supply
footwear.
Question - I live in Germany and my
Mother is in the South West of
England. I regularly send her small
presents as a treat. However, she
does not hear the doorbell when the
postman comes and is being left the
standard card which means she has
to get someone to collect the parcel
for her from the post office. Do you
know of any doorbell aid that she
could have to alert her to when her
front door bell rings?
Answer - The RNID sell doorbells
to help people with just this problem.
They have a range of doorbells that
are extremely loud, can be of varying
tune formation, and a receiver can be
carried round from room to room if
necessary and one has a range of up
to 200 yards. The receiver will ring
and flash up to 20 times to alert the
person or
combinations.
work to other
For details on the various models
visit the RNID website at: http://
www.rnid.org.uk/shop
Question - Arthritis has affected my
hands and my dexterity is poor. I am
looking for clothing that may help
me, especially when I am out and
about and have to visit public toilets.
Any ideas?
Answer Regardless of whether you
prefer trousers or skirts there are
products on the market that will
make life a bit easier for you. It is
possible to purchase trousers that
have „drop fronts‟ and there are also
designs that have „open backs‟ (with
easy rear flaps to do and undo).
Skirts can be bought that have an
„open back‟ which hang just like an
ordinary skirt but have several inches
that „wrap around‟ on an easy to do
and undo basis.
Prices are in the region of £20 to £30
for each item of clothing and one
company that sells them is
Adaptawear on 0845 6439492 for a
catalogue or visit their website at:
http://www.adaptawear.com
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Watton Festival 2011
In last month‟s Wayland News I
gave brief details of the events
that will make up this year‟s
Festival to be held 21st to 29th
October, 2011. In the next few
months I hope to give a little
more information so that no-one
misses out on the week‟s
festivities. Nearer the time
programmes will be delivered to
each house in the area. There
should be something to interest
everyone.
Supporters and Friends of the
Festival will not be surprised to
know that the first Saturday will
be devoted to the Good old Days.
As usual, we will have two
performances to ensure that we
can satisfy all our patrons
although with around 400 tickets
sold in 2009 some people could
not attend the performance of
their choice. (Buy tickets early)
The cast is made up of many
local talents under the direction
this year of Wendy Collins. I
understand that one or two of our
past stalwarts may not be
available and Wendy is looking
for a few new acts in the tradition
of old time music hall to come
forward and take part. A varied
programme is planned so
jugglers, magicians, comedians,
singers and instrumentalists are
all welcome to play their part.
Please remember it is „old time‟
so any act will need to fit in with
the general theme. If you‟re
interested, or need further
Watton University of
the Third Age (U3A)
Sixty one members attended the
Ninth Annual General Meeting
on Thursday 24th March. The
following Officers were elected –
Chairman Ron Upton, Vice
Chairman Ken Philips, Secretary
Margaret Upton, Treasurer
Marion Smith. Committee
Members elected were
Membership Secretary Anita
Taylor, Group Co-ordinator Rita
Hellard, Speaker Organiser
Brenda Bracewell, Health &
Safety off Brian Cubby,
Refreshments Margaret Smith,
Hall Bookings & Books Diane
Coles.
The Chairman reported that
Watton & District U3A had
enjoyed a successful year and
this was reflected in the
accounts. Attendance at monthly
meetings was averaging around
63 and this had resulted in
capping the membership at 120.
Group activities had been well
supported and he thanked all
Group Leaders for this success.
The Chairman thanked retiring
committee member Maureen
Russell for all her work on the
committee and for the past year
as Membership Secretary.
Maureen will continue to run the
Solo Group.
After the formal meeting a film
on the Group Leaders role within
information, please contact
Wendy on 01953 884649.
On the Sunday we will have
Junior Startime. Once again,
Jenny Mann of Wayland Players
fame will be organising this and
encouraging talented young
people to entertain us. At a later
date full details of how to enter
etc. etc. will be given. Queries
please to Jenny at 01953 881954.
As mentioned last month the
films this year will be shown on
the Monday of Festival week. In
the morning we will have Walt
Disney‟s The Jungle Book. This
was the last animated film to
receive Walt Disney‟s personal
touch. Just the names, Mowgli,
and his friends Bagheera, King
Louie, Kaa, and Baloo bring back
fond memories which will be
further enhanced by “The Bare
Necessities of Life” and “I
Wan‟na Be Like You”.
In the afternoon we have a British
classic. “Passport to Pimlico” is a
1949 British Comedy film made by
Ealing Studios and starring Stanley
Holloway, Margaret Rutterford,
Barbara Murray and Hermione
Baddeley. The need for a passport
to Pimlico is established when
residents of a part of London
declare independence when they
discover evidence of an old treaty.
Other names of the cast make sure
nostalgia is to the fore…. John
Slater, Sydney Tafler, Charles
Hawtrey, James Hayter and
Michael Hordern with Naunton
the U3A was shown. With this
film in mind Ken Philips
addressed the members outlining
the Groups within the Watton
U3A and encouraging members
to make the most of their
membership by joining groups in
the New Year
The members programme for
2011/2012 will be available for
distribution at the April monthly
meeting. Members are reminded
that the deadline for payment of
the New Year‟s subscriptions is
1st May. After that date potential
members on the waiting list will
be invited to join.
Member Sylvia Hackshall has
agreed to form a Stitching Group
that will meet on the fourth
Tuesday of each month .Any
member wishing to join this
Group should meet with Sylvia at
the next monthly meeting.
The New Croquet season starts
on Tuesday 19th April at the
Watton Sports Centre
commencing at 2.00pm. New
members to this Group will be
most welcome. This is intended
to be a fun afternoon nothing too
serious. Contact Margaret or Ron
on 01953 882136
Next venue for the Garden Visit
Group is Stody Lodge Gardens
Nr Melton Constable renowned
for its colourful displays of
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Holme Hale Village Hall
Car Boot
Wayne and Basil Radford as the Sunday 8th May
bumbling British Diplomats. An 8am - 12pm
afternoon to look forward to.
On the Monday evening we have Refreshments
a tribute to Ivor Novello. The £5 Car £8 Van
show is called “The Glamorous Call 01760 440 25
Charm of Ivor Novello” when his
life and music will be recalled.
The charm and charisma of
Novello will be explored with the
help of Susie Turner and Annette
Jude. The Committee make no
apologies in arranging another
evening of nostalgia.
More next month.
As previously mentioned there is
already information about the
various acts on our Web Site:-
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/
wattonarts.
If you‟re interested in becoming
a Friend of Watton Festival
please contact Derek Smith on
01953 884044.
If you would like to Sponsor an
event or generally help the
Festival please call Judy Kerr on
01953 882613.
If you have any suggestions,
criticisms, advice, views or
whatever concerning the Festival
activities the Committee would
like to hear from you. Please
contact any of the following:
Chairman & Secretary: John &
Judy Kerr 10953 882613
Vice Chairman: Brenda Davis
01953 881792
Treasurer & Friends‟ Secretary:
Derek Smith 01953 884044
Rhododendrons and Azaleas.
Visit is on Sunday 8th May.
Contact Susan on 01953 881373.
The Pub Luncheon Groups next
meeting is on Thursday 12th May
at The Crown Inn Gayton.
Follow A47 towards Kings Lynn.
The River Orwell Cruise on
Friday 6th May leaves the
Queens hall car park at 9.00am.
A list is now available for a visit
to Burghley House and Gardens
on Wednesday 6th July at a cost
of £18.
Other visits now available to
book are Sunday 18th September
1940s on the North Norfolk
Railway and on Monday 10th
October a Tour of The Houses of
Parliament and meeting with
George Freeman M.P plus a visit
to the London Eye. For further
information or to book any of the
above visits call Ron or Margaret
on 01953 889951.
The membership Secretary can
be contacted on 01953 881110
The next monthly meeting is on
Thursday 26th May when the
speaker will be Louise Brundell
with “Hearing Dogs for the
Deaf”.
For further information on the
National U3A go to
www.u3a.org.uk
The Wayland News Page 6 Gardening

Bradenham Village Fete & Letter from Australia Bunwell and

Bygone Transport Rally
Australian military under scrutiny over sex scandal
By Chris O’Connor.
Monday 30th May
The Australian Defence Force Academy
in Canberra is considered one of the most
excellent officer military training
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facilities in the world and those who gain
admittance are usually within the top
99% percentile when they leave school –
All Makes, Models and Conditions Welcome.
in other words they are no fools - but the
No Booking Required academy (which recruits both men and
women) keeps getting rocked by
Just turn up and enjoy the day! scandals, and they are no ordinary
scandals. This time the Defence Force
Best of Bradenham Business, Bowls,
has confirmed it has called in police to
Ice Creams, Teas, Cakes Plants, Bar, BBQ investigate sex allegations made by an 18
Folk Music, Sports and Games year old first-year female cadet at the
Academy.
The 18-year-old, identified as 'Kate', says
she had consensual sex with another first-
Young Stars School of Dance year cadet but the intimate event was
PRIZE BINGO transmitted by Skype (a live video link)
to six cadets in another room without her
Tuesday 10th May Eyes down 7.30pm knowledge. She only became aware of
Watton Sports Centre the incident when she was contacted by
Defence investigators who were alerted
by another cadet.
Has Your PC Slipped a "It was like my whole world came
crashing down around me," she said.
Disc? Netted a virus? "They had to read the statements that the
boys had to make and I actually threw up.
Mouse trapped and I had to be asked to be excused from the
interview because it made me physically
wont work now? ill."
She says still photos were also taken and
For all manner of computer "then distributed to other people".
District
Camera Club
Exhibition
Smile this Spring Bank Holiday weekend
as Bunwell and District Camera Club
present their annual exhibition of members
work. Held at Banham Community Centre
on Sunday May 29th (10am-5pm) and
Monday 30th (10am-4pm) the exhibition
will showcase some fantastic photography
with over 300 images on display. In
addition the exhibition will host a junior
photography competition with entries from
"And I regard it as a most serious
local schools. Visitors can also have a
issue," he said. "Any vilification ... is
inappropriate."
professional photo studio session at the
venue for just £10, which includes a 10x8
Ironically the woman could face her own
disciplinary procedures for potentially
print, thanks to photographs2art of
Attleborough (no need to book).
breaking so-called fraternising rules and
Entry to the exhibition is just £1 per person
going public with the scandal.
with accompanied children free.
Mr Smith said that was entirely a matter
Refreshments will be available including
for the normal Defence procedures.
home-made sandwiches, cakes and
"If that is to occur, it will occur
savouries, along with a tombola and raffle.
subsequent to the investigation of this
Further details about the club and
very serious matter, which is qualitatively
exhibition can be found at
different in every respect from any
www.bdcameraclub.co.uk. If anyone would
suggestion that the young woman
like to support the exhibition with
concerned may not have followed
appropriate Defence procedure," Mr
sponsorship or prizes, please contact Jon
White on 01953 788540.
Smith said. "I regard those as very much
10th-order issues."

"You see it on the TV and you read it in
repairs and support the papers that these things happen but
until it happens to you, you don't actually
Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 believe that these things happen," she
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Incredibly the Australian Federal Police
initially said the allegations did not
warrant a criminal investigation.
But Mr Smith said he queried that and

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said.
Academy chief Commodore Bruce Kafer
says "If the perpetrators, or those alleged
to have been involved, are found guilty of
a crime, this could result in termination of
their military careers," he warned.
The Canberra branch of the Australian
Federal Police is the body investigating
whether a crime has been committed.
The AFP is investigating whether charges
can be laid under the ACT's act of
indecency legislation, or under
Commonwealth telecommunications
laws.
As is usual, Prime Minister Julia
Gillard has once again said she would
not comment directly on the case
because of the on-going investigations.
This is becoming a regular habit and
starting to make many people in
Australia wonder what she does with
her days except keep a silent distance
from controversy.
But she said in broad terms any
conduct of that nature was "disgusting"
and would be "repudiated" by
Australians.
"Any conduct that treats a woman in a
way that her dignity (she forgot to
mention men as well) is pushed aside,
that engages in misusing trust,
breaching trust, going out of the way to
embarrass people and strip them of
dignity and a sense of self-worth is
disgusting conduct and we would all
repudiate it - it's not what we want to
see in this country."
Meanwhile Defence Minister Stephen
Smith says he cannot imagine a greater
"betrayal of trust".
Mr Smith said Defence Force personnel
needed to be able to trust their
colleagues.
"Once that trust is destroyed then it is
very difficult if not impossible for the
person who has broken that trust to
remain a Defence Force personnel
member."
Mr Smith said the entire Defence Force
leadership was taking the issue very
seriously.
said ”I've long been a lapsed lawyer but
I'm not confident this is right,"
The federal police later decided to take
another look at the matter.
"I'm not suggesting they looked at the
matter again as a result of my response.”
"But when they looked at the matter
again they came to a formal conclusion
that the matter warranted investigation."
Mr Smith said he was entirely
comfortable with the woman's decision to
make the matter public.
"I believe a public airing of this issue in
all of the circumstances was appropriate,"
he said.
"I don't believe the young woman
concerned should be viewed poorly or
dimly as a result of bringing this matter to
public attention."
Mr Smith said he had not spoken to the
woman concerned and he would not.
And he issued a warning to any
Defence Force member who fell short
of community standards of behaviour.
"They run the risk of discovering that
their time in the ADF is cut short. That
particularly applies to inappropriate
conduct in public."
It gets worse I‟m afraid. A recent
commission of inquiry found that a
''tribal'' group of senior sailors on
HMAS Success engaged in predatory
sexual and drunken misconduct during
a deployment to Asia in 2009,
protecting themselves through a culture
of ''silence and mutual protection''.
As a result of the Success inquiry, Vice-
Admiral Russ Crane ordered all navy
personnel to watch a video message in
which he lambasted a culture of drinking
within the service and warned he would
implement measures to combat the
problem.
Only days later, two sailors were killed
and three others seriously injured in a car
crash near the HMAS Cerberus naval
base on the Mornington Peninsula. Senior
police said in the aftermath that alcohol
might have been involved.
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Market at
the Queens
Hall
Thank you to everyone who attended the
Craft Market in March. We managed to
raise £125.61 for Macmillan Cancer Care
and Support in Norfolk.
Due to the good response at these events
there will be a Craft Market in the Queens
Hall every first Saturday, same day as the
Farmers Market, from now until
November. (Not including October).
The next Craft Market in the Queens Hall
will be on 7th May.
There will be up to 20 stalls of locally
handmade items including cards,
knitwear, wooden items, jewellery,
sewing, towel cakes and some unusual
items as well. Craft supplies will also be
available for those budding crafters.
Opening times will be 9.30am to 2pm and
admission will be free.
Refreshments, cakes and lunches will be
served by the Thetford based charity ASD
- Helping Hands who are there for adults
and children in the Norfolk area living
with Autism. Please come and have a
coffee and support this good cause.
If you require any further information
please call Brenda on 01953 885559.
Vouchers found
in Watton High
Street - are they
yours?
A quantity of gift vouchers in a card wallet
were found in the High Street in late March.
If you think they might be yours, would you
please contact Shirley at Adcocks on 01953
881 248 where recovery can be arranged.
News
One of the luckiest men alive . . .
By Rosalie Davis Gibb
…so says Cy Payne, leader of the
Downham Market Swing Orchestra (right),
having spent his life doing what he loves
best. I first met Cy following an evening of
excellent entertainment by the Swing
Orchestra at the Queen‟s Hall in Watton
last March. It soon became obvious Cy was
an extremely interesting person, having
arranged musical scores for everything
from „musak‟ in lifts to 15 No 1 chart
toppers by the rich and famous, including
Cliff Richard, Julio Inglesias, Shirley
Bassey, Frankie Vaughan, Dusty
Springfield, Charles Aznavour, Elton John
and the original Brotherhood Of Man. The
floodgates of Swing opened for Cy at the
age of 12, when his music tutor introduced
him to the music of Woody Herman, Duke
Ellington and Count Basie.
Cy‟s career began in earnest just before he
was 15, when he started work as an office
boy and rehearsal pianist for a music
publisher. During this time Cy worked with
Ron Goodwin, the greatest arranger he says
he‟s ever met. You will undoubtedly
recognise Ron‟s theme tune for the London
Marathon. Dick James, the song salesman
(plugger) at the time, would take hopefuls‟
songs around to potential artistes and record
companies, when an arrangement would
often be requested for an orchestra. Dick
James was quite a famous singer at the time
and sang the theme tune to Robin Hood in
the days of black and white TV. Cy wanted
to be an arranger, saw an opportunity to
fulfil this ambition and offered to work free
of charge if his work was used.
During his National Service, Cy wrote
arrangements for the military bands. When
he left the Army in 1957 his first fully
fledged job was as an arranger at Feldman‟s
Music in Denmark Street, London, or Tin
Pan Alley as it was known, followed by a
stint as Assistant Musical Director at ATV
for the „Oh Boy‟ Show, set up in
competition to the BBC‟s ‟65 Special‟.
During this time Cy met a young man
called Harry Webb, soon to become known
as Cliff Richard. Cy was the arranger for
Cliff‟s first ever recording on a TV show,
„At The Hop‟. By way of a change, Cy was
the Musical Director on „The Ovaltinies‟
LP! Including, of course, „We Are The
Ovaltinies‟.
Whilst Cy was the staff arranger with Mills
Music, he arranged the Brotherhood of
Man‟s chart-topping song „United We
Stand‟, which went to No 1 in 22 countries.
Unfortunately, he only received an
arranger‟s fee and no royalties! Following
the tragic events of 9/11, New York
adopted this particular song and played it
on the radio twice every day.
Cy wrote the music for 16 film scores
and numerous commercials, made
frequent TV and radio appearances and
conducted many of the country‟s finest
orchestras. There is no end to this man‟s
talents! It would fill many pages to list
them all. Cy also arranged music for the
BBC, to have on standby for filling in
gaps between radio programmes.
Having been asked by Rediffusion
International to produce an LP of
romantic Mediterranean music, conjuring
up images of a beautiful sun-soaked
island, an LP was dutifully recorded with
flutes, mandolins and an accordion, but
much to Cy‟s surprise, he discovered he
had been re-named Camillo Francini!
Apparently Cy Payne wasn‟t romantic
enough! Following this, Camillo Francini
featured in many radio broadcasts, never
having been further than Southend! A
surprise of a different kind came when
Cy and Anne planned their wedding in
1962, when he discovered a freelance
musician was still classed as a „vagrant
and vagabond musician‟, dating back to a
law passed in 1200, which meant he was
unable to get a mortgage. Not much
changes! At the time Cy was working
with Kenny Woodman, Chief Arranger at
Mills Music, and worked with him on all
the Sandy Shaw records.
In 1974 Cy was commissioned to write the
music for Trooping of the Colour, having
worked with the military since 1965 and
recorded with many regiments including
The Royal Artillery, The Royal Signals,
The Blues and Royals, Grenadier Guards,
Welsh Guards, Irish Guards and Scots
Guards, as well as with The Band of the
Lifeguards for the Queen‟s Silver Jubilee.
Cy wrote the music for „Come Dancing‟
for 28 years and also arranged the music
for Torvil and Dean‟s last Olympic entry,
„Let‟s face the Music and Dance‟ and
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Winch. A talk by Alison Charles about the rescue work of the RSPCA.
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Centre, High Street, Watton. Cost: Members £2 Non members £3
„The History of Love‟. He also arranged
the music for „Bolero‟ for their world
tour. This led to Cy composing and
arranging 12 tracks for the ice skating
compulsory dances to qualify for the
Olympics. At Oprah Winfrey‟s request,
Cy produced 80 titles of International
Competition standard music. Illustrating
his diversity, Cy wrote a „Stripper‟ type
piece of music called „The Big Strip‟ for
Chappells, which has been used many
times around the world. For 15 years Cy
was the Musical Director for Mitchell/
Monkhouse Associates (Malcolm
Mitchell and Bob Monkhouse), making
one-off 90 minute shows.
With his 5 piece band, Cy provided the
music at the Sandringham Christmas Eve
and New Year‟s Eve staff parties, one year
writing „The Wrinkly Wriggle‟ to get
people off their seats and on their feet
before the usual 10pm! Requested every
year thereafter!
Cy started the Downham Market Swing
Orchestra to give people the opportunity to
play in a band who otherwise would not be
able to, hoping to give people the chance he
had. There are no auditions and anyone can
go along to St Edmund‟s Hall on a
Thursday evening and join in. Having been
to one of his concerts and also a most
enjoyable rehearsal evening, I can say Cy‟s
doing an excellent job in providing this
marvellous opportunity and bringing
together some amazing talent, not only with
the many musicians but also 4 LANDSCAPE GARDENING
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McCaffrey, each with their own individual
style. We particularly enjoyed Amy singing Seeding ~ Turfing Etc.
„I Wonder‟, a song written by Cy. We hope Low Maintenance Gardens
they will be returning to Watton before too
long, but in the meantime you can see the Designed & Built
Orchestra at Watlington on 3rd July, East
Rudham 9th July, Emneth Village 16th July Photos and References always available
and Downham Market Town Hall on 9th For a Quality Job & Free Quote
September and also for a Halloween Dance
on 28th October. Phone Tim Luxton on 01603 880184
Members of the Orchestra give their time www.timluxtonlandscaping.co.uk
voluntarily and all funds from concerts are
given to charity. The March concert at the
Queen‟s Hall raised the magnificent sum of
£592.52 for the Big C charity (pictured
above left are Linda Macaffrey and Cy with
the cheque). So many congratulations to the
Orchestra for their achievements and their
generosity. Be sure not to miss one of their
concerts should you get the chance – to get
your feet tapping and support their work for
charity.
Not only is Cy one of the luckiest men
alive, but also one of the most talented
and admirable, giving so much of his
time for the benefit of others, sharing his
wealth of unique talent and flair with
local musicians and making a difference
to the lives of many.
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Ashill Garden
Club Notes
April‟s guest speaker at the Ashill and Holme Hale Garden Club was
Graham Simmonds, whose subject was the History Beneath your Feet,
which provided a fascinating insight into an amazing array of artefacts
given up by the earth. Graham explained that his interest in such
objects combines a love of history and archaeology – nothing pleases
him more than getting his hands dirty in allotments, fields and gardens
in the pursuit of interesting remains; Norfolk abounds in these artefacts
due to its geographical characteristics and to the influx of various
invaders throughout history who left their relics behind them.
Graham asked his listeners to think about the kind of things most
commonly found when ground is turned over. Topping the list of lost
items are keys; we were asked to consider the significance of a lost key
- not only might a key holder have a certain standing, but the key itself
might hold other clues to the user‟s life.
One such example, which we were able to examine personally, was a
key designed like a palm tree – a significant Christian symbol which
might have been owned by a Roman who was finally able to profess his
faith by displaying this object.
Among many objects we saw were buttons, ¼, ½ and 1 penny pieces,
and a charming china dolls head. We saw a
pottery bottle (dated around 1890 and
produced by Doultons) which would have
been used as an ink container, and a very
pretty blue cobalt glass bottle which would
have contained tinctures, essences, etc.
Flint is a common find in excavations and
there was some discussion about
recognising whether a piece had been
worked – the secret apparently lies in the
small scalloped indentations around the
edges. One very large piece of worked flint
was around six thousand years old, and
would have provided an invaluable tool.
Members were asked to look at a box of
random objects retrieved from the ground,
including two heads of clay pipes
(differing in size depending on the price of
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BOUGHT AND made of Bisque. We saw a selection of
SOLD pottery pieces from amphoras and cooking
& Applestore Gallery vessels, and on the base of one we were
still able to see where the potter had joined
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We saw lead weights, topless thimbles
For quality out of print books, Fine Bindings and possibly for gleaning corn, a huge selection
Collectable Editions. New Books including local and of buckles and a case of seals. Graham went
children’s classics. on to discuss the significance of money in
Visit the Applestore Gallery on the first floor, history, and how coins would have been cut
exhibiting the Paintings of Kevin Robinson and his in half or even quartered, as they were few,
complete range of East Anglian prints including Watton and were valued according to weight. Thus a
and Wymondham. coin which would have been cut into four
quarters would lead to the name “farthing
being given to a coin at a later date.
This talk was interesting and thought
provoking, giving us a wonderful insight into
the lives of our forebears – members were
most enthusiastic about this unusual topic.
Graham finished by kindly judging our
photographic competition, and
photographer of a euphorbia won a beautiful
the
dicentra spectabilis.
Finally, our Chairman outlined ideas for
several planters to be strategically placed
around the village – an anonymous donor
has made this possible, and plans are afoot
to bring this to fruition. Watch this space.
David also showed members the pest
control netting discussed at the last
meeting and suggested looking at the
website if anyone was interested. There are
still one or two spaces left for the trip to
East Ruston – contact David or any
committee member for more information.
He also reminded us about the Flower Show,
50p for first entry, 30p each entry thereafter,
and to get us into training, suggested a
competition to show a single stem at the next
meeting. We need tombola prizes for the
flower show please, all items welcome.
Next meeting will be on the 19th May,
when Charlotte Philcox will be giving a
talk on A Hedgerow Harvest. All new
members are welcome – you may come
along on the day, or telephone our
secretary, John Vincent on 01760 440320.
Gardening
In your garden
with Lotta Potts
Wasn‟t April wonderful? Those who will need feeding if you didn‟t do it
planted Magnolias deserve a big in April. The normal stuff for this is a
thank you as they all gave us the weed and feed mixture. Funny stuff
most marvellous display. Even those grass when elevated to lawn status.
trees and shrubs that would normally We give it food to make it grow then
be too small to flower did so commence the weekly cutting. We
extremely well. The rest of the get rid of the cuttings - compost or
blossom gave us a treat, coming out Council bin then cut it again,
in the midst of the Magnolia display repeating the process until early
and I have never seen so much colour Autumn when we feed it again. If
or so little rain. Out with the there is a draught we then water it,
hosepipes but worth it. It seems making it grow so we can keep
pretty clear that spring flowers of all cutting it. I know very few people
types benefit from a harsh winter. I who actually enjoy cutting grass so
suppose it gives them a chance for a why do we do it to ourselves?
good sleep. The downside of course In some ways May is a strange
is that the weeds have flourished as month of endings and beginnings.
well. Last year we noted the Most of the spring flowering bulbs
profusion of dandelions and this has and shrubs will have finished so the
resulted in a new one this year! You bulbs need dead-heading (don‟t bend
can rid the garden of them but know or remove daffodil leaves, they need
that their wild cousins will spread the sunlight to bulk up the bulbs for
their seeds far and wide so we can do next year) and shrubs that have
it all again next year. finished flowering like forsythia need
There‟s lots to do in May. Summer pruning. If the shrub is within its
bedding can go out in the middle of bounds and not too high it just needs
the month when we should be frost- the flowering shoots taking back a
free. However, the emphasis there is third. On the other hand, if it‟s a bit
on „should‟. Stand by with fleece or out of control remove a third of the
other covering if the forecast is for old stems down to the ground. Do
late frost. This applies to tender veg this twice more in subsequent years
plants as well. If you are organised and it should be manageable. I have
with seed sowing in the veg patch found out that when in doubt about
there will be succession sowing shrubs - I still have some I can‟t
going on - every three weeks is the identify - they will come to no harm
advised time frame. The list of veg to if pruned immediately after
sow is a lengthy one and includes flowering. Evergreens are a bit
swede, beetroot, carrots, autumn trickier but the same principle should
cabbage, autumn/winter cauliflower, apply but take it easy until you find
calabrese, peas, chard, radish, lettuce, out if this approach works.
spring onions, french beans, peas, Perennial flowers should be well on
runner beans, sweetcorn, courgettes, the way now and can be divided but
squashes and pumpkins. That lot don‟t leave it too long or you may
would take up a great deal of room! damage the flowering shoots. Larger
Only sow what you like to eat. species like delphiniums will need
However, if you have a small family support. Get this in now so the plants
or a large freezer sow little and often. grow through, rather than wait until
It‟s worth trying something new if they flop as this job then becomes a
possible - you never know it might nightmare. Any spring flowering
make it on to the annual list. plants that have finished can either
If you have fruit, soft varieties may be removed to make way for summer
well need watering and protection ones or trimmed over.
against birds as well as other assorted Don‟t forget, gardening is fun. Keep
pests and threatened frost. telling yourself that as you pull
Lawn care is a major feature this weeds, dispose of slugs and find that
month. If you have a pristine sward it hole in the hosepipe.
Bradenham & District
Horticultural Society
Spring Show
We held our Spring Show on Saturday 9th April. It was a truly lovely day with a
good turnout of entries. We were fortunate to get 128 entries from 18 exhibitors
which is, I believe, a record for this Show. The winter has been a little kinder this
year than 2009-10 and that probably accounted for the increase in entries, up from
111 items from 15 entrants). Interestingly the double daffodils that didn‟t open last
year were out in force this time. We had a visit from Paul Young from Wayland
Radio but unfortunately Gabbie couldn‟t make it this time. We‟d love to see them
both again at the Autumn Show on September 10th. The judges were very kind,
praising the high overall standard. It was also gratifying to see entries from new
members and from members unable to enter in previous years. The silverware was
awarded as follows:
Sid Lancaster Salver for highest points in Show - Ralph Kinsley
Spring Cup for highest points in flower section - Ralph Kinsley
Hendry Plate for highest points in domestic section - Judy Atkinson
Bill Aylott Cup for best arrangement of flowers „The Royal Norfolk Show‟ -
Geoff Twelftree
I regret that because of a hand injury limiting my typing ability and the
shortness of time, full results have not been included.
Marianne Kilmartin, Show Secretary
Gardening
Tomato - Tomayto
Gardening in Navasota, Texas with Helen Quinn
This year I‟m determined to out-fox the critters in
the herb garden. I started seeds of both fennel and
parsley, with half of them growing out in the open
for the caterpillars and half growing under netting to
try to keep the butterflies from laying the eggs that
will turn into caterpillars! These two plants are
much beloved by the Black Swallowtail butterfly,
and a gang of their caterpillars will strip a plant
naked in no time at all. If any eggs fall through the
netting and develop into caterpillars, maybe I‟ll be
able to catch them and move them to “their” patch!
Last year they gobbled up all the new growth as it
appeared, but the bright side is the hours of
entertainment they provide when they drop off the
plant and wiggle away to find a place to pupate - I
have some short videos that make me laugh on the
coldest/darkest days of winter!
Timing is everything in the Texas garden and it is
doubtful that we will get any more cool weather now
until October or November. Every year I try to avoid
putting the air-conditioner on until May 31st, but
seldom manage it. How quickly our short winter
passed by, but I‟m happy to say that all the plants and
shrubs that looked like they had been killed by the
unusually long periods of hard freezes have resprouted
from the roots. May is the latest recommended time to
sow radish, green beans, Pinto Beans, and Sweet Corn,
but by now the garden is full of tomatoes, peppers,
aubergines, etc. In fact, as usual, the vegetable plants
have overflowed into the flower beds.
The "Peggy Martin Rose" was one of only two
plants surviving in the garden of Mrs. Peggy Martin,
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana after the destruction
of Hurricane Katrina in late August, 2005. Mrs.
Martin indicated the house and garden were under
Bradenham &
District
Horticultural
Society
May Meeting
Our May meeting will be held on Thursday 19th at
7.30pm in the Village Hall when the speaker will be
Vic Cossins whose talk is entitled „Beekeeping and
Bees‟. he has assured us that the only demonstration
„prop‟ he will be using is a beehive but definitely no
bees.
Refreshments will be available and the usual raffle.
All are welcome.
A reminder for July, don‟t forget our coach trip to
Somerleyton Hall and Gardens on Sunday 10th July
at £17.50 for members and £22.00 for non-members.
For any information contact Marianne Kilmartin
01362 820744 or Belinda Ashman 01362 821442
about 20‟ of salt water for two weeks following the
hurricane (pictured). When she was finally able to
return to visit their property she was heartened to
see the lush growth of her thornless climber, a
testament to its toughness and status as a true
survivor. This rose and one crinum were all that
remained of the once beautiful garden. The rose had
been there for years, and was an unknown variety.
Dr. William C. Welch, a renowned Texas
Plantsman, saw the rose and stated “I had already
been convinced that this rose deserved to be widely
available and enjoyed by gardeners in other
locations. Its disease resistance, thornless stems and
colourful displays of bright pink flowers along with
a graceful vining form make it a logical choice for
creating beautiful garden pictures. My specimen is
literally covered with clusters of dark pink flowers
each spring from mid-March through May. It starts
blooming again in late summer and repeats until a
hard frost slows it down for the winter”. Dr. Welch
took some cuttings, arranged for trials, and named it
“Peggy Martin”. The
one I have is in its
second year now, and
despite the lack of rain,
has bloomed
beautifully.
The lack of rain has
brought its own special
set of problems. At the
time of writing it is
estimated that well
over one million acres
have been burnt by
wild fires. Many
people have been
displaced and homes
destroyed, and most of
Texas is under a burn
ban. The earth and air
are so dry and the
incessant wind so
strong that all it takes
is a careless person
throwing a cigarette out of a moving car to start
another fire. Sparks from barbecues and dry
lightning storms are also dangerous. It will be a
long time before controlled burns to rejuvenate the
land and forest floors are again allowed, and
people who live “in the country” with no rubbish
collection are having to stockpile until they can
once again burn it. I remember many years ago
when there was a dustman strike at home in Sussex
people were “gift wrapping” their rubbish and
leaving it in unlocked cars – thieves were finding
all kinds of surprises when they unwrapped their
stolen loot!! Maybe this would be a useful tip for
my Texas friends!
News from
Ovington
Gardening
Club and have
a slice of cake
The April meeting was a talk by Tim Fuller of
'Plantsmans Preference' on Hardy Perennials. This
was illustrated by superb pictures of plants, each
one being a good 'do-er', and a knowledgeable
description of the plant provided.
There will be no May meeting, but instead we will be
having a plant sale/cake sale on Saturday, 21st May at
10am to 12 noon. This will be held at Redwood
House, Carbrooke Road, Ovington by kind permission
of Ann and Richard Akister. This is your opportunity
to purchase plants for your garden at a very reasonable
price - so please come along to support us, even if you
only want a coffee and a slice of cake.
Kennow Sports &
Social Club News
A report by Ken Knowles
I am pleased to report that all our sections
seem to have had a good month.
The DARTS team won all their five
matches, and their latest recruit, Robin,
celebrated his first 180 by buying drinks
all round, after which it was explained to
him that the idea is to get that score with
only three darts.
At the BADMINTON AGM the Secretary
announced that the fees would have to be
raised to £2 per session, due to the higher
cost of shuttlecocks.
Miss Peebles said she was shocked by this
statement, and after a short discussion it
was agreed that in future the items should
be called simply „shuttles‟.
A letter was read out from the coach
company apologising for the error
whereby the driver taking the party
expecting to go to the National
Championships in Birmingham, took
them instead to the Badminton Horse
Trials at Burghley. But, as the Secretary
pointed out, at least we saw some English
faces in the Finals.
Unfortunately the DARBY & JOAN
CLUB was unable to meet last month, as
Darby had a cold and Joan had the hump!
The members of the CROQUET section
had a surprise when, in answer to their
advertisement in the local paper for new
recruits, over a dozen ladies turned up.
Some confusion ensued until it was
realised that due to a printing error they
had come expecting to join a CROCHET
class.
The TENNIS club are hoping for a
change in their fortunes after a poor start
to their season. It is thought that things
will improve when the new tin of balls is
On your PVCu Replacement
Windows,
Sunlounges.
Doors
Plus!We have no pushy sales
reps, all appointments are
undertaken by
Ray Harman(Proprietor)
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opened later this month – the old ones are
getting a bit bald, and don‟t bounce very
well. It is also hoped that old Ted Simms,
the Captain, who celebrated his 92nd
birthday last month, will soon be back in
action, after spraining his ankle when he
hurdled the net to congratulate his
opponent after the singles final.
Tragedy threatened to spoil the
SHOVEHA‟PENNY match against the
Red Bull, when old Jasper collapsed and
died halfway through the first game, but
fortunately Ted Wills was in the bar and
our opponents kindly let him take over as
substitute, enabling out team to emerge
victorious. Please note that our next
match is at the White Lion, next Tuesday,
Shove Off, 7.30.
Harsh words were exchanged in the Finals
of the SCRABBLE championships, and
for a time it looked like fisticuffs would
be involved, until Henry suddenly called
„Fainites‟, followed by the offer of „Little
Fingers‟, which was accepted by Peter,
after which they linked hands in that time
-old peace keeping ritual, Peter finally
taking the first prize.
Unfortunately the inaugural field
expedition of the newly formed MAP-
READING & ORIENTEERING class had
to be abandoned as several members
failed to find the meeting place. Better
luck next time!
Now some dates for your diary : June 4th.
August 15th, and October 18th. (More
available on request ).
Finally a reminder that subscriptions are
now due. I would prefer cash, but any
cheques should be made payable to Ken
Knowles.
and
Unit B, Yaxham Rd,
Dereham
(behind Halfords)
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Acknowledgement
We would like to say a big thank to everyone for the kind messages,
Necton Little
cards and donations totalling £600 for The Big C received in our loss
of our Dad, John Harwood, and a special thank you to Rev Jane
Oaks Playgroup
Atkins for the service.
David, Robert, Eirlys and Nicola.
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Twins Ailish and Jacob Jenner with Jill Tarling, Playgroup Supervisor, and
& Vinyl Supplied and Fitted Mr Kevin Bowes, President of the Wayland Agricultural Society
Wayland Agricultural Society donated
grant monies to Necton Little Oaks
Playgroup earlier this year amounting to
the sum of £1,250, monies raised at the
2010 Wayland Agricultural Show.
Part of the grant was for a spring outing for
the children to a farm park. The children
enjoyed a lovely outing to Church Farm,
Stow Bardolph on Thursday 24th March
2011. The weather was fantastic and
Church Farm provided the Playgroup with
an excellent day of education and fun.
With the remaining money from Wayland
Agricultural Society and some sterling
work from Nick Johnson one of our
Charitable Trustees the Playgroup now has
a raised vegetable garden for the children.
Kevin Bowes President of the Wayland
Agricultural Society attended the Necton
Little Oaks Playgroup on Thursday 7th
Hand thrown pottery and
the Norfolk Broads
What, you may wonder, have these two
things in common? ….. Watton Evening
WI has enjoyed talks on both subjects
this last month.
Brian Hedge came along to our Group
Meeting and gave us an enthralling
illustrated talk on the History of the
Norfolk Broads. A very professional
speaker he kept our attention with ease.
After the talk we enjoyed wonderful
refreshments before working our brains on
the evening‟s quiz. This was about
identifying various well known signs and
logos and was won by Liz Wells and Gerry
Daisey of Saham WI – well done ladies.
Local potter, Heather Graham, was our
April speaker. Heather demonstrated the
art of making various pottery items – a
vase, a jug, a bowl etc. She made it all look
so easy!! And the previously finished items
she had brought along are a joy to see. Her
work will be on display in the Dragonfly
April to commence planting of some fruit
and vegetables with children and staff. The
Playgroup staff and Trustees were also
able to say a big thank you for the grant
donation of £1,250.00.
Kevin said “The visit to the farm park and
the experience of growing your own fruit
and vegetables are very important
activities for the children at the Playgroup.
Children of 2 to 5 years of age are so
impressionable and I do hope the
experience stays with them in the future.
“I am looking forward to seeing the
children‟s produce displayed at the
Wayland Agricultural Show 2011 on
Sunday 7th August 2011.”
Finally, Kevin selected the winning ticket
ORANGE 420 for the Playgroup‟s Easter
Egg Hamper Raffle and Heather Harvey
won the fantastic selection of Easter eggs.
Gallery very soon.
An excellent event was enjoyed by many
when we held a combined Coffee
Morning and Table Top Sale in the
Community Centre on Saturday 16th
April. Naturally we were a little
apprehensive as to whether it would be
successful but we need not have worried.
Most members turned out to help and I
think everyone who came along during
the morning had a good time. We will
also be able to make a nice donation to
the Wayland Hall Luncheon Club.
We are planning a ½ day trip to Wells-
next-the-Sea on 26th July and will have a
few spare seats on the coach which we
will be offering to non-members.
New members are always welcome and
if you would like to know a little more
about the WI you can ring either Pat on
01953 882275 or Barbara on 01953
882595.
News
Hackers,
Tackers
and
Stuffers
On Thursday 7th April fourteen
members gathered for a whole day
workshop with tutor Amanda
Hollman, who trades as Monkey
Buttons. Many people will know
her from her stand at Chilford Quit
Shows and consequently be familiar
with her lovely patterns, kits and
fabrics. She was teaching the
construction of two bags „Misty‟
and „Southern Belle‟. Despite
having huge fabric stashes most of
us had purchased kits of the fabric
required from her. It proved a
challenging, hardworking but most
enjoyable and satisfying day. We
look forward to producing
completed bags sometime in the
next few months or years. Possibly
finished examples may be shown at
future exhibitions.
We would like to thank all those
who have supported us for our 2011
Exhibition Quilts4 imminent or
actually showing at the time of
haven‟t been to see us yet do come
along to the Dragonfly Gallery.
Details are shown elsewhere.
We continue to meet at on the 2nd
and 4th Tuesdays of each month
apart from August in the Christian
Community Hall in Watton High
Street between 7 and 9 p.m.
Potential members with an interest
in needlecrafts are always welcome.
Further details are available from
Jane on 01953 884215 or Sue on
01362 822536 or on our Blog at
http://htsqgroup.com The latter has
a full calendar of our programme
for the next few months.
Fancy a
New
Hobby?
Imagine sitting in the garden on a
lovely sunny day, listening to the
birds and smelling the flowers
whilst making Bobbin Lace. If you
have seen demonstrations of the
craft, it may look difficult; but I can
assure you it is not! If a six year old
can do it, anyone can.
Bobbin Lace was traditionally
worked by women (to supplement
the family income) but The
Wayland Lacemakers have had two
men in the group who were
excellent lacemakers!!
We will teach you how to get
started and support you with most
English and Continental laces.
The Wayland Lacemakers meet in
The Christian Community Centre
Hall next to the Methodist Church,
High Street, Watton. There is a car
park next to the Hall. Everyone is
welcome to come and see what we
do and enjoy a cup of tea and chat.
You will find us on the following
Monday evenings 7.45pm to
9.45pm. May 9th & 23rd, June 6th
& 20th, July 4th & 18th
For further information phone Anne
01953 882051
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Barbara's Keo and Abby sniff out

Day at 864 Sqn Air Cadets
Rocklands
Is to be held once again at
Cheyney, Low Lane (Opp. the
School), Rocklands on Wednesday,
May 18th from 10am until about
3.30pm. There will be our popular
ploughman's lunches and desserts
over the lunchtime period as well as
coffees and teas. Our stall holders
will be selling homemade cakes
and jams; bedding plants,
perennials and shrublets; bric-a-
brac and secondhand books.
All proceeds will go to ALL
SAINTS' CHURCH. This is our
main fund-raising event of the year
so we hope you will come and
spend a lovely day with us. I have
ordered some good weather!

864 Watton squadron Air Cadets recently The cadets were then asked to leave the

Watton paid host to a visit from HMP Wayland‟s

number one drug detection team. Keo a
passive drug detection dog and Abbey an
room and there was another scented cloth
hidden in the room, when they returned a
few minutes later Abbey a nine year old

Junior active drug dog and their handler Kelvin

Cross gave a demonstration and talk on the
capabilities of the dogs used at HMP
black spaniel cross, the active dog who
specializes in searching areas instead of
walking a line, was released to do her stuff.

School Wayland.
The cadets were treated to a demonstration
of how the different types of dog do their
Within a matter of minutes Abbey had found
the hidden “drugs” and again signalled to
Kelvin what she had found, and was also

Press
work, firstly one of the adult members of rewarded with her play ball. Kelvin said at
staff was planted with a drug scented cloth the time that he enjoys his job, and these two
and stood in a line up with some cadets to dogs are amongst the best they had.

Club
resemble a prison visit search, the passive Kelvin then gave a short demonstration of
dog a ginger Labrador called Keo, walked some improvised weapons and drug
down the line sniffing for any drugs, when paraphernalia and followed it with
he got to staff member Sergeant D‟Aeth he answering any question the cadets had
Report sat down beside him to signal to his handler
that he had found something suspicious, as
he had done such a good job he was
about his dogs and the job he does.
If you are interested in joining or just want
to see what we are all about Contact us at
It‟s been an activity-packed term
here at Watton Junior School. rewarded with his play ball. Cadet Blockwell oc@864.aircadets.org follow us on Twitter
World Book Day, visits to a said after being searched in the line-up, “It‟s oc864, or come and visit on a parade
Victorian school and a Languages amazing how the dog can find such a small evening Mondays and Wednesdays 1900 –
Festival at Wayland Community bit of cloth with just a few sniffs, and then 2130hrs, or call on 01953 885531 (only
High School have been just a few tell his handler what he has found, it must be during parade hours).
highlights of a hard-working term great being a drug dog handler.”
for staff and pupils alike.
Early on in the term, Year 5 pupils
acting as Energy Busters spent a week visiting
all classrooms checking the use of radiators,
computer projectors, lights and windows in
order to save energy. Stickers were awarded to
every class, and the competition got even hotter
than the classrooms as pupils (and staff!)
counted up their number of green (good) or red
(bad) stickers every day.
As you may have noticed, in March it was
World Book Day and pupils and teachers had to
dress up as book characters (see picture).
Children went to different rooms instead of
their normal classes, the year groups were
mixed up, and they did lots of different and
exciting craft, art and writing activities. Adults
read stories to children and the afternoon was
filled with competitions with a book theme.
Money was also raised, through sponsored
reading over half-term, for charities working
with READathon to help children with cancer.
Visits outside school were organized towards
the end of term. Year 6 have been to the
Victorian school at Great Cressingham, which
is a real school now used as an educational
museum, and links with our local high school,
Wayland Community High, have been
strengthened during a visit by Year 6 to a
Languages Festival led by Wayland Year 9
students, where our children had fun playing
games and learning how to say “I like rock
music” in German!
It has been a busy term and we are now looking
forward to the summer, with a visit to
Kentwell, tests for the Year 6 children, project
work on the Tudors and, of course, Sports Day
– weather permitting.
Mrs. Ford and the Year 6 News Club
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Hackers Tackers & Stuffers
Quilts 4 Exhibition
The Dragonfly Gallery , Wayland House
Watton. 30th April - 7th May
Saturdays 10am - 1pm
Weekdays 10am - 4pm
(Including Bank Holiday)
Free Admission
Bag Draw & Donations
Raising Funds for Project Linus
& Heart Cushions
Contact Sue 01362 822536
Attention All
Gardeners!
Improve your soil, keep weeds
down and keep moisture in with
Sterilized Mushroom
Compost
The ideal mulch and
soil improver
Only £1.50 per Bag
Delivered free (min 5 bags)
Watton area
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07759 948 830
01953 881 382
Wayland
Radio 107.3
Wayland Radio provides a variety
of music genres during our evening
programming and in this article
Alan Watson gives us the
background to Tuesday evening
programme „Let‟s Go Tripping‟.
Let‟s go back . . . into the mists of
time to 2007 when Station
Manager David Hatherly
advertised for volunteers to help at
Wayland Community Radio.
Alan Watson, who has been a
collector since his early teens and
has amassed a collection of around
2000 singles and a similar number
of albums which cover a variety of
musical styles over the last 60 or so
years, rang Dave with his ideas for
a show based around two concepts:
primarily sixties based, but
featuring artists and obscurities you
would rarely hear on radio, with
the selections from the original
vinyl source if at all possible.
A „mix tape‟ to David followed
and, pretty soon the show “was on
the air”.
At the outset, a whole evening was
devoted to sixties based music with
John, Little Al, Eric, Dennis and
Alan rotating songs. But,
eventually the presenters were all
granted their own shows allowing
them to concentrate on their own
specialities.
Alan and Dennis‟s show was
originally entitled „The Perfumed
Watton United
Annual Golf Day
Watton United have announced
details of their Annual Golf Day,
with the event in its fifth year and
taking place on Friday 3rd June at
Richmond Park Golf, Saham Road,
Watton.
This year‟s competition will again
see the presentation of the RICK
NEAVE cup, in memory of
Watton United‟s former manager,
being awarded to the highest
scoring individual who has played
for Watton United.
This year, entry includes a
donation to the Light Dragoons
Colonels Appeal Fund
(www.ldcolonelsappeal.co.uk - public sector organisations, town and
West Norfolk
Aviation Society
Twenty two members and guests
were welcomed by Chairman Rod
Rumsby at the April meeting. The
guest speaker was Dick Russell,
who spoke of his experiences as a
young RAF national serviceman
during the 1950s, serving as an air
gunner on the legendry Short
Sunderland flying boats. He flew
on sorties from many UK seaplane
bases, also visited Jersey and
Jamaica.
The Sunderland had an excellent
Garden‟ as an affectionate homage
to the recently departed John Peel,
but after a couple of series, the
show was re-titled after its long
running theme music, Dick Dales
surfing classic „Let‟s go
Tripping‟ (itself used by Peel for
his „Home Truths‟ show).
The „modus operandi‟ has
remained since then, to look at the
„who, when, why and where‟ of
rock music. Luckily, both Alan and
Dennis have long memories (it
comes with age) and several very
large text books. Over the past
three years over 2500 tracks have
been played with, it is estimated,
only around a dozen or so being
duplicated!
The style of the show and its
presenters is both informal and
informative and is, we believe,
unique in local broadcasting where
formatting and playlists dominate
the airwaves.
„Let‟s go Tripping‟ is compiled
and presented by Alan Watson, and
produced and co-presented by
Denis Bray and is broadcast
Tuesday evenings 8pm to 10pm on
Wayland Radio on 107.3
Find out more about Wayland
Radio on the
www.waylandradio.com
web at
email
studio@waylandradio.com or
telephone 01760 44 11 61
Registered charity No. 1041982).
Any golfers who are interested in
attending the event and entering a
team, can contact Kevin
Bloomfield on 07747 878340, or
visit www.wattonunitedfc.co.uk for
more information. Any businesses
who are interested in sponsoring or
advertising at the event, or even
entering a team can also contact the
club via email
golf@wattonunitedfc.co.uk
Tickets cost £40 per person and
includes 18 holes of golf, post and
pre round food, prize giving and
raffle at the end of the day.
range and during WW2 proved
itself able to successfully attack
and destroy U-Boats. They
continued in service with the RAF
until 1959 having given 20 years
reliable service.
Next Meeting Tuesday 3rd May
7.30pm at Methwold Social Club.
Speaker: Henry Prince “The Red
Arrows”
New members & guests
welcomed. For more Information
Tel: 01842 879210
Wayland Women in
Business &
Quidenham Hospice
We were very pleased to receive
Elizabeth Truss at the March lunch
and she did not disappoint. Elizabeth
spoke of her role as an MP, the way
she successfully juggles family life
with the long hours she has to work
and was happy to answer questions.
The most popular topic was rising
fuel costs and the difficulties it
brought for businesses in rural areas.
We also discussed the duelling of the
A11 at Elveden as Elizabeth has
been an ardent pro-campaigner for
the duelling work to begin as soon as
possible.
Wayland Women in Business
meetings are open to everyone.
Although most attendees are running
businesses, do not let this deter you
from coming. We are always pleased
to see employed and retired ladies as
well as ladies who are seeking to return
to the work place. It is a great social
event and a relaxed way to make
Views sought on
County Council’s
new approach to
youth work
Young people will be asked for their
views on Norfolk‟s new approach to
youth work as the county council
looks to communities to steer local
youth activities.
Norfolk County Council has
allocated £900,000 of its Early
Intervention Grant to support
vulnerable young people in the
county. The council wants to use the
majority of this funding to support
youth activities and projects, by
appointing an outside organisation or
organisations to develop and support
district based Youth Advisory
Boards. These boards will make
decisions locally on how to support
young people.
Norfolk County Council is now
asking young people, voluntary and
parish councils and local community
groups how this approach might
work, who should be involved and
what specific groups of young people
should be targeted.
Over the next three months the
county council will be holding a
range of stakeholder discussion and
focus groups across the county.
There will be separate events for
young people and there are plans to
meet with school councils and other
youth organisations to discuss the
proposals.
The council wants to know the
benefits and challenges of the
proposed model, how new
technology and social media could
support the project and how
information about activities should
be provided to Norfolk‟s young
News
contacts.
Our next lunch will be held at Broom
Hall Saham Toney on Wednesday
8th June 12Noon - 2pm which
includes a hot lunch, a glass of wine
and tea and coffee served with
homemade truffles. Danielle
Gravestock, fundraiser for the East
Anglian Childrens Hospices will be
talking to us about the amazing care
provided for the children and their
families at Quidenham Hospice, we
hope you can join us.
The exhibitors for June are Janette
Marler from Readeasy Lamps and
Debbie Harris from 2 Up Marketing.
All are welcome and tickets are on
sale now.
For further details please contact:
Jane Richards 01953 850810
sales@janerichards.co.uk or Clare
Rowling 01953 488993
enquiries@rowlingbuilding.co.uk or
Ann Lusher lusherann@yahoo.co.uk
people.
Alison Thomas, Cabinet Member for
Children‟s Services at Norfolk
County Council, said: “This year‟s
budget has been the most challenging
in the council‟s history and meant we
have had to look for new ways of
working and increasingly look to our
partners in the voluntary and
community to deliver work on our
behalf.
“We simply can no longer afford to
directly provide youth service
activities ourselves but we want to
ensure that the most vulnerable
young people still have access to a
range of activities within their
communities. We want to empower
communities to steer this new model,
via Youth Advisory Boards - this is
part of our new role to help and
enable others to build and maintain
strong communities.
“However, this is a completely new
way of working and we need the
views of all of those involved in
delivering and supporting youth
services locally. We are particularly
keen for young people to help shape
how this will be delivered in the
future as their input is important to
ensure that the approach is
sustainable. We are planning to hold
a range of events with local groups to
find out how they think the approach
should be developed."
Local events are expected to run
from May to July and will help
inform how the council supports
communities to meet young people‟s
needs.
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ST MARY’S CHURCH, WATTON
HOBBIES EXHIBITION
at the
QUEEN’S HALL WATTON
Sunday 12th June
10.00am to 4.30pm
Featuring some new hobbies &
exhibitors this year
Admission Adults £2
Children under 12 –50p
Family Ticket £5.00
Refreshments will be available
10.00—3.30pm and Lunches
between 12 noon and 2.00pm
Did You Know . . . ?
By Rosalie Davis Gibb
… at 481‟ (146.5m), the Great
Pyramid is the oldest and largest
of the 3 pyramids of Giza and
was the tallest man-made
structure in the world for over
3,800 years, the longest period
ever held for such a record?
… the Great Pyramid is the
oldest of the Seven Wonders of
the Ancient World and the only
one to remain largely intact?
The Great Pyramid, completed
around 2,560 BC, is also known
as the Pyramid of Khufu
Junking it at the Surge
Junk-It! - The solution for parents
and young people looking for fun
activities for the summer half-term
that will be exciting and
challenging without breaking the
bank. Project Rainbow, the
Wayland Partnership, the Safer
Neighbourhood Team and others
are working with an exciting,
newly formed Youth and
Community Service called New
Beginnings. Their first main
project will be at The Surge in
Watton from May 28th to June 4th
providing a week of fun activities
based on recycling.
There is still some planning to do
and, funding permitting, more
events will be added, but at the
time of writing the programme is
as follows:
On the first Saturday there will
music workshops with the
wonderfully innovative group
JDT; Bank holiday Monday will
be Arts and Crafts Day with a
wide range of opportunities for
young people to use their
imaginations creatively. Tuesday
is Bike Safety Day when we will
be joined by Halfords from
Dereham to show how to keep and
(pronounced Koo-Foo) or
Cheops (pronounced Kee-ops,
the Greek version), and was
constructed as a tomb for the
Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu (2,589
to 2,566 BC). Ancient Egyptians
believed that when the Pharaoh
died, he became Osiris, king of
the dead. The new Pharaoh
became Horus, god of the
heavens and protector of the sun
god. This cycle was symbolized
by the rising and setting of the
sun. The corpse would be
mummified and provided with
use cycles more safely.
Wednesday is „Outdoors Day‟
with the Ecobugs team looking at
Wildlife and gardening. Thursday
is Trashion Day – making fashion
items from recycled materials is
enormous fun – and on Friday
there will be a Giant Jumble Sale
to sell some of the things that have
been made and to raise funds for
more youth activity.
Across the week another new local
company, Cob-it will be running
demonstrations and workshops on
making bread and pizza ovens
from Cob – or clay lump - a really
interesting and useful project by
Simon Blackwell who owns Cob-
it. We hope that there will also be
skate boarding available during
the week.
The organisers are very grateful to
the sponsors - Halfords, Simon
Blackwell, Project Rainbow, the
Safer Neighbourhood Team,
Ecobugs, The Wayland
Partnership, Breckland Anti-
Social Behaviour Team and New
Beginnings - without whose
generous support either in time or
funding, such projects could not
happen.
all necessities,
including food long
after death, to ensure
the former Pharaoh
could carry out his
duties in the afterlife,
otherwise the cycle
would be broken and
disaster would befall
Egypt.
I was forcibly struck
by 2 things when
seeing the pyramids
for the first time –
firstly,
disappointment that
they didn‟t fulfil my
childhood image of standing in
isolated splendour in the middle of
the desert surrounded by sand as far
as the eye could see, but suddenly
appeared above the palm trees whilst
still in the suburbs of Cairo (the
largest city in Africa), with squalor
on the opposite side of the road, and
secondly, their massive, dominating
bulk, especially the Great Pyramid.
Nowadays, urban sprawl creeps right
up to the very feet of the Sphinx.
All 3 pyramids of Giza have
accessible burial chambers.
Having scrambled along
exceedingly long, low narrow
passages to the King‟s Chamber,
mostly up or down a 1:2 gradient,
bent almost double, I can say with
some authority a trip to the interior
is definitely not for the
claustrophobic, faint hearted or
anyone prone to panic attacks!!
Especially since the way in is the
way out along tourist-stuffed
tunnels! Prior to reaching the
burial chamber, the magnificent
154‟ (47m) long and 28‟ (8.5m)
high Great Gallery is a very
welcome sight, albeit still very
narrow.
There‟s not a lot to see in the King's
Chamber other than an empty
sarcophagus, with no evidence it was
ever used for a burial. Khufu‟s
mummy has never been recovered,
but his well preserved, dismantled
solar barge or „Khufu Ship‟, buried
as part of the internment rites, was
discovered buried in a pit at the foot
of his Great Pyramid in 1954 by
Egyptian archaeologists. The
impressive barge, taking 14 years to
reassemble, is now on public display
in the nearby Solar Barque Museum.
There are 3 main chambers in the
pyramid - the King‟s, the Queen‟s
and a smaller, unfinished chamber
Little Acorns Playgroup
It‟s good to be able to bring you our
news again with The Wayland News
back in production.
As some of you may already have
heard or read about we had an Ofsted
inspection last December and we got a
“good” rating. Some of our parents
have already congratulated us on this
and we were very pleased with the
results.
We have a new member of staff who
joined us in October last year and she
has fitted in really well. One of our
mother helpers is also with us full time
and is studying for a level 2 in Child
Care and Learning and Development.
We have been very busy since January
with lots of new children joining us
and also sorting our fencing for our
outside play area. This is being made
for us as we couldn‟t find anything
suitable that was light enough for us to
lift as we have to put it up and take it
Comment & News
cut into the bedrock of the pyramid.
The King‟s and Queen‟s chambers
are higher up, necessitating the
incline of the passages. In fact, of
Egypt‟s 138 pyramids, the Great
Pyramid is the only one known to
contain both ascending and
descending passages. Less
impressive, but also less stressful,
with shorter passages and fewer
people, are the interiors of the
medium (Khafre‟s) and small
(Menkaure‟s) pyramids.
Having gazed in wonderment at the
Pyramids, they are without doubt an
amazing feat of engineering and
construction, although their
appearance now is quite different to
what it would have been on
completion. The stepped sides we
see today are only visible because
the original smooth limestone casing
stones have mostly fallen away. The
Great Pyramid is surrounded by
pieces of fallen limestone. Khafre's
is the only pyramid to retain any
limestone casing, at the apex.
… the Great Pyramid consists of an
estimated 2.3 million blocks,
believed to have been transported
from nearby quarries? An
estimated 5.5 million tons of
limestone, 500,000 tons of mortar
and 8,000 tons of granite (imported
from Aswan 500 miles away), were
used in the construction. The
largest stones, found in the King‟s
Chamber, weigh between 25 and
80 tons. Having also stayed in
Aswan, I was very impressed by
the magnificence of the famous
Aswan Dam. But that‟s another
story!
… the structure to overtake The
Great Pyramid as being the tallest in
the world was much closer to home.
But what was it? Answer in the June
issue.
down every day. This has been the
final item to purchase thanks to being
successful in our bid for Early Years
and Childcare Quality Funding.
It will soon be carnival time again
where we are hoping to have our
tombola stall, if our parents are
generous enough to donate plenty of
items for prizes. This has been a very
good fund raiser for us over the years
and we hope to be there again this
year.
We operate from the front hall of the
Youth and Community Centre, Harvey
Street, Watton 8.45am to 11.45am
term time only. If you have a child of
pre-school age and would like to come
and see what we do, please call in and
see us or give us a ring at the Centre on
01953 881778 during opening hours or
on our mobile 07843 883233 or Dawn
on 01953 881382.
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Those Teachers . . .
I gather these pictures created quite a stir in the old memory
banks! And thanks to everyone who took the time to contact me
with names of the teachers whose pictures I published in March.
What follows is a merging of all the names given. All are listed
left to right starting with the back row and working forward.
The ones with a “-” are still unidentified so if you can help . . .
Please get in touch.
And on the next page the challenge continues.
At the History of Wayland supporting the
Wayland Heritage Project

Starting with 1946 on the right we have 1946

(Back) Mr Crooke, - , Possibly Mr Hare , Mr
DY-FIT FOR LIFE Troy , Mr Bill Porter, - , -
EXERCISE TO MUSIC CLASSES (Middle) Miss Molly Whitmore, - , Mrs Stella
Watton Sports Centre, Dereham Road. Carter, Mr Rump (Headmaster), Mrs Farrell,
All the sessions are designed to promote stamina, Miss Dixon, Miss Dunthorne
strength and flexibility whilst taking into account
the fitness level and ability of participants.
(Front) - , Vera Tennant , Jean Breeze , Miss
Evelyn Lister (Secretary), Miss Beryl Rivett,
General Aerobics Mondays 7pm
An hour long, as energetic as you wish!** Miss Poppy Hoggett
Nifty Fifties Fridays 11am
A challenging workout for
"recycled teenagers"**
Gentle Option Fridays 10am
40 minutes duration, no floorwork.
Problems such as arthritis and joint replacement are taken
into account.
Please note there will be no classes during the half term
For the 1950‟s we have:
1950’
holday Monday 30th May to Friday 3rd June inclusive.
** Please bring a mat for floorwork (Back) - , Mrs Gilbert, - , Joan Parrott, Mr Bernard
For further details, please contact Samuels, Mr Porter, Mrs Marriott, Mr Marriott
Diane Cuthbert (Headmaster), Fred Hickling , - , Kathleen Crawford , Mrs
01953 850275 Elsegood, Mrs Brown, Mrs Olive Salter
RSA/YMCA Qualified Teacher
(Middle) Miss Hoggett, Mrs Spiers, Mrs Carter, Miss
Maureen Pye, - , Mrs Thelma Hebden , Miss Judy Brown ,
Mrs Shepherd, Mrs Betty Fox, Mrs Ladell
The Hare & (Seated) Mrs Margaret Greenwood, Mrs Mary Rose, Mrs
Barrel Hotel Earey
Originally an old manor house dating back
to 1806, we offer 16 en-suite bedrooms,
10 of which have been converted from
the old Coach House Stables

‘Noted for Good Food’

Extensive Bar & Restaurant Menu
bookings advisable at all times
A relaxing Conservatory ~ Beer Garden
Patio ~ Bar ~ Restaurant
Games Room ~ Car Park ~ Courtyard
Try our Traditional
Sunday Lunch
Discounts for large bookings always negotiable
Children Always Welcome
Moving into the late 1960‟s (this picture having been
identified now as having been taken in 1969) 1960’
(Back Row) Mr Woodward, Mr John Elliot, Mr John
Levell
(Middle) Mrs Gribbon, Mrs Peters, Mrs Poole, Mrs
Newton, Mrs Jelly, Mr Porter, Mrs Markey, Mrs
Bayles, Mrs Coughlan, Mrs Greenwood, Doctor ?, Mrs
Joy Yaxley
(Front) -, Miss Lesley Chapman, - , Mrs Earey, Mrs
Fox, Mrs Mitchell, Miss Brown, Mrs Learmonth

80 Brandon Road, Watton. And the 1970‟s now identified as taken in spring 1975
Tel: 01953 882752 (Back row) Mary Aldridge, Kath Parker, Betty Forder, Kathleen Glenn, Margaret
Woolnough, Avis Chamberlain, Joyce Long, Mrs Newall, Margaret Reynolds
(1st from back) Mrs Mary Riches, Mrs Greenwood, Miss Brown, Mrs Learmonth,

Toilets & Taps Barbara Bristow, Mrs Sue Amison, Mrs Boardman, Mrs Symonds, Mrs Jean
Cross, Pauline Keeney, Veronica Riches, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Fox, Mrs Beryl
Brannan, Mrs Yaxley
Repaired & (2nd from back) Joyce Spooner, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Arden, Mr Porter, Mr Bob Read
(Headmaster), Mrs Newton, Mrs Levell, Mrs Joyce Poole, Mrs Kath Grix
Installed (Front row) Mr Levell, Mr Cliff Rule, Mrs Anne Scott, Patsy Carpenter, Mrs Anne
1970’ Stimson, Mr Rod Broughall, Miss Karen Woodyatt

General Leaks And finally for the 1980‟s

Repaired (Back row) Lesley Burnell, Beryl Brannan, Jenny
Denham-Smith, Joy Yaxley, John Levell, Rod
Telephone Steve Broughall, Margaret Greenwood, Beryl Whiting, Pam
Kilby, Beryl Egglington
01953 881 854 (Front row) Jane Riches, Judy Wilson, Sue Amison,
Bill porter, Vernon Brodie, Peter Hamer, Jean Cross,
07901 823 071 Evie Smith, Molly Gooch

No Call Out Fee 1980’

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Pupils - can you name any of these? Coffee and Crafts at

Continuing our trawl through the school album, thanks again to Sue Dockray, I thought it would be good to try and the Queens Hall
identify some of the pupils. Two of the three are dated but the third one I have no idea about! Red Cross parcels
perhaps for a disaster? If you are in, or you know anyone in these pictures do please let me know and like the teachers
Saturday 7th May 9.30am to 2pm In aid of
next door as soon as pace permits I will print all I have. Oh yes, and there are still more to come but I have resisted the Macmillan Cancer and ASD - Helping Hands
temptation to cram more on the page to make it easier for those of us with less than perfect vision - which given that
the people below must now be getting towards their 70‟s is probably all of us!
Bradenham Plant Sale
Form 3 1947 Saturday May 14th
2pm – 4pm
Bradenham Village Hall
lists can be obtained from
01760 441766 or email
martinebrigstock@gmail.com
All Proceeds to the Village Hall

County Shield winners 1950

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers
Servicing & MOT preparation to all makes of
modern cars & light commercials
Tyres, Exhausts, & Batteries supplied and fitted
Courtesy cars available
Ask for Steve at: 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd
Industrial Estate Watton

Tel: 01953 889924

Late 1940’s but no idea!

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John Harwood
A Service of Celebration for the life of Mr
John William Harwood was held at St
George‟s Church, Saham Toney on
Saturday 5th March. The Revd Jane Atkins
conducted the service.
John was born on 10th
February 1936 at Harpley
near Massingham, after a
couple of moves the family
then settled in Saham Toney
in 1947, moving just once
more in 1950 they were the
first family to move into the
Airey houses on Pound Hill.
Over time he worked for
Peter Garner, Paul Garner
and Bernard Grammar.
He was called up to serve his national
service, which he did in the RAF, and it was
during this time that he met his wife to be
Joan. They were married in February 1958
in Denbigh and made their home in Saham
Toney.
In the early 1960s he then set up the plant
hire business, J & P Harwood Ltd with his
brother which operated from the Old Egg
Packing station in Bell Lane and a few years
later started the joint business with Joan
called Tavisbay Ltd and as the business
grew they moved the businesses to Lodge
Farm Buildings in Ashill.
John enjoyed his hobbies, shooting,
greyhound racing and horse racing,
eventually becoming the proud owner of
two race horses. He was a great supporter of
local charities and would do whatever he
could, when he could.
In March 1988 his wife Joan died and
several months after her death John decided
to close the businesses and sell the
machinery.
In June 1989 he married Barbara and moved
to Georgia, America. John was not a shy
man and soon got to know people. Over
time they moved to Muscadine, Alabama
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where they had bought an old turkey ranch (Mrs Haywood), Mr Barry Fisher, Mr Frank
and over time built their new home. It was Williamson, Mr Paul Sutton (Glen Sutton),
here that he used the surrounding land to Mrs Pauline Hardy (Mr & Mrs W Hardy),
grow vegetables, not just a few to keep them Mrs Lilian Ruffles, Mr Barry Cocks, Mr &
going but copious amounts which he would Mrs D Spelman, Mrs B Jackson (Mr D
go and sell at the local markets and for this Jackson & Family), Mrs J Fincham (Mr J
even made the local papers Fincham), Mr Michael Paterson, Mrs Peggy
there. Barley (David Barley), Mrs Joyce Butler,
He would regularly keep in Mr Nigel & Mrs Shirley Howe, Mr & Mrs
contact with his family over Peter Chapman, Mr Roger & Mrs Barbara
the phone and occasionally Horn, Mr Trevor Spilman (Gill Glen), Mr
made the trip home to Paul Thompson, Mr Malcolm & Mrs Donna
England for a visit. Clarke, Mrs Marlene Grapes, Mr & Mrs T J
July last year John was Halls (Mrs M Childerhouse), Mrs Frances
diagnosed with an aggressive Amys, Mr B Thorpe, Mrs P Thorpe, Mr
form of cancer in his lung and Peter Cole, Mrs Sandra Poole, Mr Peter &
underwent intensive Mrs Joy Crane (Tim). Mr Wilfred Crane, Mr
treatment, but sadly, although & Mrs Robinson (Mrs Grammer), Mr L &
fighting a brave battle, he passed away at Mrs J Cater, Mr & Mrs M Nichols, Mr
home on Tuesday 15th February. Stephen Orford, Mr Stephen Howling
He leaves his widow, Barbara and children (Diane, Paul & Eileen), Mr Melvyn
David, Robert, Eirlys and Nicola and their Johnson, Mr Peter Fisher, Mr E Sutton &
families. Family, Mr & Mrs B Manning (Mr Ian
Family mourners: Mr David Harwood, Mr Manning), Mr Kelling-Gray, Mrs Alice
Robert & Mrs Joy Harwood, Mrs Eirlys & Bristow, Mrs D Bristow (Mr R Bristow),
Mr Nick Johnson, Mrs Nicola & Mr Darren Mrs Helen Robertson, Mr Ian Robertson,
Blake, Miss Laura Harwood, Miss Kerry & Lenny Dennis & Imogen, Mr G
Stephanie Harwood, Miss Ashleigh Steggles, Mr Bob Steggles, Mr & Mrs P
Harwood, Miss Michelle Harwood, Miss Spilman, Tony & Diane Quadling, Mr Clem
Hannah Harwood, Mr Benjamin Johnson, Rutterford, Mrs Sheila Savage, Mr & Mrs T
Mr Luke Johnson, Mr Connor Blake, Miss Newson, Mr Clifford & Mrs Pauline
Megan Blake, Miss Jessica Blake, Ms Kim Duffield, Mr Bernard Bailey, Mr Derek &
Hughes, Mr David Machin, Mr Kevin Mrs Edna Sayer, Mrs Jean Bridges, Mr Tim
Smith, Mrs Anne Bell, Mr Ray Harris, Mrs Goddard, Mr Andrew Garner, Mr M
Rachel Barnard, Mr Peter Harwood (Mrs S Trudgill, Mr R Banham (Mr M Cox), Linda
Harwood), Mr Brian & Mrs Norma Pierce. & Brian Hinkins, Mrs Liz Johnson, Mr &
Other Mourners: Mrs Janet Howard (Darrel Mrs Barry Mower, Mr & Mrs Andrew
Howard), Mr Malcolm & Mrs Avice Warner, Mr & Mrs K Vincent, Mrs June
Johnson, Mr Oliver Adcock, Mr Charles & Wickwar, Joan Thorpe, David Thorpe, Peter
Mrs Daphne Duggan and Family, Mrs Jean Cooke, Julie Cooke, Mr & Mrs Benton,
Jones, Mr John Adcock, Mr John Juniper, Tony & Heather Earp, Julie & David Cox,
Mr Mark Juniper, Mr Roy Thompson & Mr Alec & Mrs Jill Williamson, Mr Peter &
Mrs Linda Thompson, Mr Brain & Mrs Ann Mrs Angela Chapman, Mrs Julia Naylor, Mr
Creasey, Mr & Mrs P Ashman, Mr James Graham Shingfield (Mrs Alison Shingfield),
Cooke, Mrs Jean Crawford, Mrs Teresa Mr & Mrs M Reynolds, Miss Emma
Nurse, Mrs Debbie Reed, Ms Carol Brock, Reynolds (Miss Holly Reynolds), Mr Simon
Mr & Mrs R J Gooding, Mr J A Haywood Garner, Mr & Mrs Mick Clarke.
Dorothy
Learmonth
A former teacher at Watton
Junior School and
Westfield Infant School,
and also a dedicated
member of Watton (Loch
Neaton) Bowls Club,
Dorothy Learmonth, after a
short illness, sadly passed
away at Courtenay House
Care Home at Tittleshall on
Sunday 13th March.
Daughter and eldest child of Ivor and Mary Jenness of
Heath Farm Thuxton, her early years were spent in the
Great Dunham area with her family.
Dorothy married Adam Learmonth, from Edinburgh, in
1963, and before he was tragically killed in an accident
they spent their married life together in Cornwall, where
Adam was serving in the RAF. She then returned to
Norfolk in the late 60‟s and settled into her teaching career
at Watton. Sometime later Dorothy began her pleasure
pursuit of bowling at the Loch Neaton Bowls Club. After
the disbandment of the club in 1982, Dorothy became a
founder member of the new bowls club on the adjoining
Memorial Playing Field in 1983. She was a stalwart and
devoted member from this time onwards, involving
herself in fund raising and numerous other activities
associated with setting up a new bowls club, where she
continued playing here until the season‟s end in 2010.
Her various club positions included Secretary, County
Representative and liaison officer and Ladies Club
President. She played in the Breckland Ladies League, the
Ashill & District League and Norfolk Ladies, whence she
attained her county badge in 2004-05. She was also a
playing member during the winter months at Ashill Old
Hall.
Between 1991 and 2002 Dorothy was the Watton Bowls
Club Ladies singles champion on five occasions. In
addition she also triumphed with partners in the triples and
the pairs. Her last competitive matches were spent in
Jersey with the Norfolk ladies on tour last September.
Our annual presentation evening held in November was
always arranged and organised by Dorothy. Those bowls
players fortunate enough to play with or even against her
were assured of a competitive and fair game. She gave no
quarters and expected none from the opposition. Modest
in victory and magnanimous in defeat she lived and
breathed bowls in her single-minded manner.
To some players she may appeared stern and perhaps a
stickler for protocol, but underneath this exterior was a
warm heart, a sense of humour and a sincere lady. Watton
(Loch Neaton) Bowls Club have truly lost a faithfully
servant. We all give thanks for Dorothy‟s devotion, not
only to our club, but also to bowls in general.
Group Captain J. R. Musgrave D.S.O., T.D.
Of all the RAF bomber men who
flew in Liberators, few were to
have such a long association with
the aircraft as John Musgrave. He
flew every bomber version and
all his 70 combat sorties were in
Liberators. In later years, he
observed, “The Liberator was my
life for a long time. Forgiving
and tolerant, she was my first
love - and I guess she always will
be.”
John Musgrave was born in
Princes Gate, Kensington on
22nd June 1918. His father
Raymond Musgrave was serving in the
Royal Flying Corps and his mother, Elsie,
had been a nurse until they married in 1917.
After the war, John‟s parents moved to
Chester and later to North Wales where
John and his younger sister, Peggy, went to
school. Later the family moved back to
Chester where John joined his father
working in light engineering.
On 21st May 1939, John was commissioned
as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Territorial Army
and joined the 5th Battalion of the Royal
Welch Fusiliers which was shortly
converted into a Royal Artillery anti-tank
regiment. In August of that year, a few days
before war with Germany was declared,
John, together with the rest of his unit, was
called up for full-time army service.
He was posted to a regular army unit which
was already serving with the British
Expeditionary Force in France. He
embarked from Southampton on 24th
February 1940 and within a few months,
and following a three week period of very
active service, he found himself one of the
fortunate individuals who were evacuated
from the beaches near Dunkirk at the end of
May 1940.
He then served with his unit on coastal
defence duties in Yorkshire. Early in 1941
he had the opportunity of transferring to the
RAF to train as a pilot, something that he
had always wanted to do. On 12th
November 1941, he relinquished his
commission on appointment to a
commission as a Pilot Officer in the General
Duties branch of the Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve.
On 26th June 1942 John was posted to 159
Squadron of American-built four-engined B
-24 Liberator bombers about to deploy to
the Middle East. In September 1942, during
John‟s first tour of operations, the unit was
moved to eastern India as part of the urgent
reinforcement of British forces resisting the
Japanese forces already occupying much of
Burma. On 1st October 1942 he was
promoted to the rank of Flying Officer and
five days later, the squadron moved, via Iraq
and Karachi, to their Indian base at Salbani,
about 100 miles west of Calcutta.
Their first operation was an 8½ hour haul to
bomb an airfield near Rangoon. Difficulties
with starting the Liberator engines inspired
John and his friends to produce hilarious re-
enactments in the bar of winding the crank
and pulling on a T-handle lever to achieve a
connection between an inertia and a starter
motor.
His first tour of operations completed, John
became part of the Heavy Conversion Unit
formed to convert trained bomber pilots and
crews arriving in India to the Liberator
aircraft. On 12th November 1943 he was
promoted to the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
On 14th July 1944, John was posted back to
the Mediterranean Allied Air Force at
Amendola on the Foggia Plain in Italy for
operational flying duties with 178 Squadron.
John‟s arrival in Italy was held back by his
being struck down by dysentery and having
to spend a month in a tented hospital in the
Canal Zone. He became a deputy flight
commander on 26th September 1944 and
was made flight commander and acting
Squadron Leader on 9th December of that
same year, flying operations in northern
Italy, Central Europe and the Balkans and
bombing and mining the Danube as well as
dropping supplies to partisan forces.
On 1st January 1945 his name was
published in the London Gazette as
mentioned in a Despatch for distinguished
service. Based in Southern Italy and on his
second tour of operational duty, John was
awarded the DSO in May 1945. The citation
in the London Gazette reads,
“Squadron Leader Musgrave has constantly
Obituaries
displayed a high standard of skill
and devotion to duty. As a flight
commander, both in the air and
on the ground, he has set a
magnificent example to those
serving under him. This officer‟s
tour has been marked by his
courage and determination to
complete his mission undeterred
by either enemy opposition or
adverse weather. He has attacked
heavily defended targets in
Salonika, also at Bronzala,
Szombathely, Verona and the
railway sidings at Sarajevo. On
one occasion Squadron Leader Musgrave
completed a telling attack on a vital target,
at a low level, despite appalling weather.”
There was one Liberator on the squadron at
that time – EW276 “L” - which developed a
reputation as a rogue aircraft and many
pilots were reluctant to fly it because of its
regular mechanical failures. As flight
commander, John decided to adopt the
aircraft as his own and he flew it regularly to
disprove its reputation.
His last operation was on 22nd March 1945
bombing marshalling yards at Villach in
Austria. It was a difficult target in a deep
valley between very high mountains which
were visible in the moonlight as the aircraft
flew at 9000 feet.
After the war, John returned to the UK and
was awarded the Territorial Decoration in
1947. He was granted a permanent
commission in the General Duties branch of
the RAF on 22nd June 1948, his thirtieth
birthday.
On 14th January 1949, he married Joanne
Ives (née Folwell) a WAAF officer with ten
years‟ service. In 1952, their only child, a
daughter, Rosanne, was born. Theirs was a
long and happy marriage until Joanne died
after a short illness in July 2004.
During his peacetime service, until his
retirement in 1970, John held a number of
varied appointments, engaged in both flying
duties and staff jobs, mainly with bomber
and transport units and formations. He
served at the Air Ministry in London,
attended the RAF staff college in Bracknell
in 1949, the Joint Services staff college at
Latimer in 1958 and the Senior Officers‟
War Course at Greenwich in 1968. His
service abroad included some months in
Berlin associated with the Airlift in 1949,
two years (1952 – 1954) in Norfolk,
Virginia, USA with the Supreme Allied
Command North Atlantic Powers, three
years (1961 – 1964) at HQ RAF Germany
based at RAF Rheindahlen, and two years
(1966 -1968) as the Military Attaché at the
British Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. He
was promoted to the rank of Wing
Commander in 1966 and Group Captain in
1967.
After his retirement from the RAF, John and
Joanne settled in Great Moulton, South
Norfolk, Joanne‟s native county. John
worked with Craigmyle, a well-established
firm of fund-raising consultants,
successfully tackling a number of
assignments for various charitable
institutions in England and Scotland.
In 1989, they moved to Burnham Market
and then Burnham Thorpe in north Norfolk
where they enjoyed an active second
retirement until 2004.
A modest and thoughtful man as well as a
keen amateur actor and a very talented
mimic, John found delight in poetry, writing
articles and contributing to local activities.
Throughout his retirement John was an
active and energetic supporter of the
Conservative Party in Norfolk holding
various local offices. He participated in the
activities of the SSAFA, the RAFA and the
Aircrew Association. He remained in close
touch with his many American friends,
visiting Fort Worth in Texas to speak at a
conference about the Liberator aircraft and
supporting the activities of the local branch
of the English Speaking Union.
John decided to move in 2004 to Watton,
near Norwich, to be cared for in a retirement
home but long continued to be a regular
visitor and well-known figure at the RAF
Club in Piccadilly.
He was a man who lived his life to the full,
who went forward without fear or self-
regard, who left no good deeds undone and
no kind words unsaid.
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Frank James Harry Wilder
Frank Wilder was born on the 9th
September 1917 in Chelmsford to Frank
and Minnie Wilder, whilst his father
was serving in France in the First World
War and he later became an older
brother for Jack, sadly now deceased.
He was a bright schoolboy and a
talented singer, being part of a church
choir which sang in Chelmsford
Cathedral and at St Paul's too at various
times. He sometimes got up to mischief
and on one occasion, raiding an orchard
and fruit garden, he came out with a red
fruit which the other boys told him was
an apple. He took a big bite expecting a
lovely familiar taste and it turned out to
be a tomato, which was a terrible shock
for him and he never in his life ate a
tomato again!
Following his attendance at the King
Edward Vlth Grammar School he joined
the Marconi Company as a Trainee
Engineer and in his leisure time played
the piano in a small dance band.
In 1938, just prior to the Second World
War, the Army advertised for volunteers
to join the Territorial Army and the
incentive was that if you joined you
could take your motorbike with you.
Frank was a very keen motorcyclist, as
was his brother Jack and several friends,
so the result was that a group of twenty
of them joined up, all between nineteen
and twenty-one years of age.
When War was declared Frank was
called up and the group members served
in various Theatres of War including
Europe and North Africa, losing only
one of their number on the infamous
Burma Railway.
Frank became a trainee in the Royal
Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
and ended the War as a Captain in an
Armoured Regiment attached to the
Royal Scots Grays and always
remembered the meals taken in the mess
whilst being circled by the drone of the
ritual bagpipe players.
In 1944, whilst on leave, he got to know
Brenda, then an ambulance driver in the
ATS; they met at dances held for
Service Personnel, fell in love, he made
a formal proposal and they were married
soon after the end of the War and were
to be in a strong relationship for more
than sixty-five years. She joined Frank
who was serving in Germany after the
War and their son Peter was born in the
British Military Hospital in Hamburg in
1949.
When Frank left the Army in 1950, he
joined the Radar Research Division of
Marconi's, although his time there was
brief, because in 1951 he went back into
the army due to the Korean War;
however because he was a family man
he served at Bulford, Aldershot, rather
than being posted overseas.
By now the family had moved to
Braintree in Essex where his other two
sons were born, Christopher in 1951 and
Michael in 1956 and Frank commuted
on his motorbike between home and
Aldershot spending the weekdays away
and coming home at weekends. The
Army was his life and although he was
very pleased to be a father he took the
traditional role of the time and Brenda
was in charge of most things linked to
the children. However he did make his
boys various useful objects such as the
specially designed wooden case for
Peter which fastened onto his bike and
then could be taken off and used as a
school case, albeit a rather dangerous
one for the other pupils to make contact
with, and there was a wonderful model
jeep pedal car he also made for Peter.
In the mid-1950s due to cutbacks in the
Defence Budget Frank left the Army
and went back to Marconi's and stayed
here until he took early retirement at
fifty-five years of age. He had various
roles at the firm but concluded his career
as Senior Education Officer and was in
charge of the Trainee Apprentices, a job
he really enjoyed.
He was also a lecturer at the local
Technical College and taught
Mechanical Engineering, for which he
made a fully working model of the Car's
Transmission System, to aid his
students' understanding.
After retirement he and Brenda moved
to a cottage in Norfolk to Spooner Row,
Attleborough and after using all his
practical expertise to renovate and
refurbish the cottage, Frank and Brenda
continued to follow their hobby of
studying the architecture and artefacts of
hundreds of medieval churches in
Norfolk as well as engaging in a lot of
Brass Rubbing, eventually publishing a
booklet entitled 'Fashion Through the
Ages as Seen Through Brass Rubbing'!
History had always been one of Frank's
main loves and he now had the time to
immerse himself in it and to research the
history of churches, medieval warfare,
the history of peerages and heraldry, and
the life of Nelson, all in an area full of
related treasures.
Frank and Brenda were also City Guides
for Norwich and Stewards at
Wymondham Abbey and Frank was a
guide at Norwich Cathedral too and for
twelve years a tour guide at the Lotus
Company at Hethel, a position he
obtained by taking the tour himself and
then complaining about its poor quality
to the boss Colin Chapman!
Frank and Brenda were very busy with
all these projects and in addition they
worked for almost twenty years on a
casual basis for the Highways
Department of Norfolk County Council
as traffic enumerators. In his spare time
Frank pursued his hobby of photography
which he had become involved in at
Marconi.
Frank and Brenda had moved to Watton
in 1982 to be a bit closer to civilisation
and here Frank was a founder member
of the Watton History Society and of the
Tourist Information Centre as well as a
member of the Watton Probus Club
where he was Secretary for six years. He
was a committee member of the U3A
and organised the Norfolk Churches
Group within that organisation. As an
additional hobby Frank made Rocking
Horses and Dolls Houses which he
would sell at Craft Fairs and he also did
repairs on old Rocking Horses too.
He was very proud to become a
grandfather between 1978 and 1989 to
Brent, Jenny, Anna, Mark, Alexa, Isaac,
Jake and Phoebe and later to great
grandchildren born between 2002 and
2011, Madalyn, Savannah, Eddie,
Colby, Francesca and Monty who was
born the day before Frank died.
In 2008 Frank and Brenda moved to a
bungalow in Watton but Frank
continued to be active and energetic and
busied himself with all of his interests.
At this stage the neighbours kept an eye
on him and were a little concerned when
they saw him climbing a ladder to get on
the roof! He also embraced modern
technology and took up computing and
became an efficient word-processor,
which enabled him to do his writing
work more easily and accurately.
As Frank's health was declining, in the
autumn of 2010 he and Brenda moved
up to York to Chancery Court to be
closer to family. However his health
continued to deteriorate and he was
admitted to York District Hospital on
the 22nd February where sadly he died
on the 22nd March.
Frank had a broad range of interests and
although he could be placid did not
tolerate fools and was straightforward in
sharing his immediate feelings, although
reserved about his most private
emotions. Frank liked to be in control of
things and achieved so much in his life
due to this fierce desire to get things
done in the right way.
Frank led a very full and energetic life
for as long as he could and made the
most of his opportunities. Although he
didn't readily share his feelings, he was
very proud of his family and of their
achievements, as they are of his.
The Wayland News Page 17
Welcome back to the Caston Village Fete
Saturday, 4th June at 2pm
SSAFA Story
Chase Farm, The Street, Caston
2nd National Collection Day:
Following the success of the 1st
their badge at the recent AGM. But
people move on, become older and
Traditional Village Fete
National Collection Day in February we get busier and at the moment we Sideshows, raffles, cakes,
2010, Central Office have decided particularly looking for volunteers
refreshments, tombolas
to make it an annual event! And the in PR (Public Relations) , Admin
plants and games
date this year is Saturday 14 May (Norwich Office), Case Workers for
Vintage tractors, mini steam engine
2011! So the treasured, valued, Thetford and Attleborough and in
charismatic SSAFA Fund Raisers – North Norfolk. Whatever you can BBQ, books and bric-a-brac!
well some of them anyway! – will do rattling cans, eager beaver
be out and about around Norfolk organizers or a pen pusher, you will Watton Silver Band
and in particular Chaston Place in be welcome. Everyone welcome - do come along
Watton. We‟ll be there with things The joy of volunteering is that you All proceeds to Caston Church
to sell, things to play with and can do as much or as little as you
collecting boxes to the fore ready to wish.
catch your £5!! Or at least your
loose change . . . I am hoping that
For more details please ring the
number below and leave a message
Watton Ballroom
there may be some entertainment for Stuart Fidler, Chairman or Sue Dancing Association
too. Fingers crossed! Pilcher, Secretary.
Volunteers: And that Big Society. “Question Time”: Would you like to Queen’s Hall, Watton
Well whatever you may think about know more? Does your organization 8 to 11.00 Admission £3.50
David Cameron‟s Big Society he is enjoy presentations? Guest
years behind the times. You and I speakers? After Dinner Speakers?
Saturday May 7th
and hundreds of others already SSAFA Norfolk would love the Mike 01953 882799
know that without the silent, opportunity to come out and talk
invisible volunteers the government, about our work and our volunteers
any government, would have been to you and your colleagues and
in trouble years ago. SSAFA is no friends. We are just a „phone call
different and loves its volunteers away! If you would like more
and cannot achieve its success information, if you think you
without them – and our volunteers qualify for assistance or just have a
love SSAFA; some have been with question, please ring 01603 403322
us for 10, 15, 25 years and received
Dragonfly Gallery,
Wayland House
Each year we approach the opening support of the Race for Life. Susan
of the Gallery and Visitors‟ Centre will be taking part with a „Wayland
at Wayland House with a mixture of Team‟ on May 14th – the start date
pleasurable anticipation and of the exhibition. This exhibition is
trepidation. This year we need not exclusively for artists living in the
have worried – the exhibition „All Wayland area.
Creatures Great and Small‟ has been At the „Roots and Shoots‟
a resounding success from its Exhibition in June - for which the
packed preview evening to the final theme will be all things that grow –
morning. That is not to say that we will be celebrating the wonderful
large numbers of pictures were sold news that Peggy Spencer of the
– that would have been the icing on original BBC “Come Dancing”
the cake. In these times of financial Fame, has agreed to be our honorary
pressure, purchasing works of art is patron. Peggy and her artist daughter
not a priority – but the quality and Helena Anderson, have become
variety of the work and the great friends over the past year or so
enthusiastic response to it from and we are so privileged to be able
visitors has been exceptional. to use her name in connection with
In May we will be holding a our Gallery.
„Wayland Week‟ exhibition in
Inner Wheel News
We met at the home of Valerie Semlyen and had Jacko Jackson as our speaker
from the World Horse Welfare Organisation. He told us there were 16 field
officers. Male and female would cover England, Scotland and Wales. The
majority are ex-police and ex-mounties. The Association owns 2,000 horses
but many of these are let out on loan and work or are family pets. They also
work in Third World Countries and teach the owners to be farriers and saddle
makers.
We had slides and were shown some very sad cases, it was heart rending to
see how some animals are treated. There are five freedoms that the horses
should enjoy. 1. Freedom to act naturally. 2. Freedom to eat. 3. Freedom to
drink. 4. Freedom from pain. 5. The freedom of a safe environment. The
World Horse Welfare is a charity, entirely dependant on public support.
The vote of thanks was given by Judy Wilson.
There were two raffles, one given by Jill Beech was
MOTs £35.00
won by Lesley Cowling, the second given by Ann
Akister was one by Fran Parker.
The final total for the fashion show was £823.91, a
magnificent result and we are delighted and
thankful for the support we enjoyed.
The lunchtime concert made £177.38 profit. The
VEHICLES FROM V 99 ONWARDS. £40 FOR OLDER VEHICLES
coffee morning held in The Queen‟s Hall raised
£135.40 for The Queen‟s Hall funds. We have
given £100 to the Horse Welfare Fund and IVAN CHUBBOCK GARAGE SERVICES
sponsored Judy Hardcastle who is running the
London Marathon for osteoporosis for £100. SHIPDHAM
Our next public function is the strawberry tea on 28
June in Brenda Davis‟ garden. All are welcome.
Our president, Beryl Brannan, closed the meeting
thanking Val for her hospitality.
Tel: 01362 820416
Church Times and News The Wayland News Page 18
Watton Churches Together
Bless You!
Breckles, Caston, Great Hockham,
Griston, Merton, Stow Bedon,
Service Calendar for May Thompson
St. Mary’s Church, Watton Worship Calendar for May
1st, 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 9.30am Holy Communion Thought for the Month
2nd Wednesday Morning Worship 1st May (Second Sunday of Easter)
Church Office opens Tues, Wed & Thurs 9am-1pm 10:30 am United Holy Communion Breckles by Rev’d Geoff Garrett, St. Mary’s Watton
Tel: 01953 881252 margaret@churchadm.freeserve.co.uk You know it‟s coming, you can feel it irritating your nose, you
th
8 May Third Sunday of Easter apologise for the fact that you are about to sneeze, and then it seems
www.stmaryswatton.org
9:00 am Matins (BCP) Merton to go away, but all of a sudden and without warning you explode
Sun 1st 8.00am Holy Communion
10:30 am United Holy Communion Caston with an almighty ATISHOO! Then comes the muted „Bless you‟
10.00am Holy Communion
12.30pm Holy Baptism th from the terrified onlookers, hoping they haven‟t picked up what
15 May Fourth Sunday of Easter
6.30pm Praise and Worship with Shine 10:30 am United Holy Communion Gt. Hockham you have got!
Sun 8th 8.00am Holy Communion The origins of the common response to a sneeze are varying
nd
10.00am Holy Communion 22 May Fifth Sunday of Easter depending on who you speak to. If the question was to come up on
7.00pm Informal Worship 9:00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton Qi, you can be sure that Stephen Fry would come up with a different
Sun 15th 8.00am Holy Communion 10:30 am United Holy Communion Griston answer than „it was to do with the Plague‟.
10.00am Holy Communion Whatever the real answer, it is true to say that the words „Bless you‟
29th May Sixth Sunday of Easter & Rogation Sunday
Sun 22nd 8.00am Holy Communion have become a part of the English language as one of those phrases
10:30 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon
10.00am All Age Worship we trot out with great regularity without thinking about it or why we
3:00 pm Farm Tour and Prayers Chase Farm, Caston
12.30pm Holy Baptism say it. However sincere we might be about what we say, we have to
6.30pm Choral Evensong 2nd June (Thursday) Feast of the Ascension be careful it doesn‟t sound insincere or lose any of its meaning by its
Sun 29th 8.00am Holy Communion 7:00 pm United Holy Communion Griston overuse.
10.30am Group Service of Holy Communion Bless you is a shortening of „God bless you‟, in the same way that
5th June Seventh Sunday of Easter „Goodbye‟ is a shortening of „God be with ye‟. We say our farewells
Watton Methodist Church 10:30 am United Holy Communion Thompson to each other by asking God to bless us, for there‟s nothing we can
Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and do for each other while we‟re apart except trust in God to look after
prayer between 10.00am & 12.00noon Wednesday Pram Services
and be with the other person. We only have to think of our family
It‟s your quiet place. At 10.30 there is a half-hour Midweek For parents or carers with children aged 0-5 and friends living away from us to know the reality of that, never
Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church mind watching the news of places where people are in terrible
Member. www.wattonmethodist.btck.co.uk ‘The WAY’ Youth Group (ages 11+) conditions.
Sun 1st 11.00am Section Service at Sundays 8th and 22nd May, 7 - 8pm, Rectory We see and hear this particularly in church at the end of a service
Saham Hills Methodist Church where the person leading the service gives a „blessing‟. In many
6.30pm Rev B Eagle Enquiries: The Revd. Bob Nichols: Tel.: (01953) 483222;
Email: revbobnichols@gmail.com churches the words go like this . . . and the blessing of God
Sun 8th 10.45am Rev A Walker Holy Communion almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be with you now
6.30pm Mr D Harrison and remain with you always.
Sun 15th 10.45am Rev B Winner Praying for God‟s blessing is not just a nice idea or vain hope or
Women‟s Anniversary Service wish, but it is a truth that winds its way throughout the pages of the
6.30pm Miss J Woor bible – the fact that God truly wants to bless us.
Sun 22nd 10.45am Mr P Wright This month marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of the
3.00pm Circuit Service at Dereham King James Version of the bible, otherwise known as the Authorised
Sun 29th 10.45am Mrs E Warby Version. It wasn‟t the first bible to be published in the English
6.30pm Rev A King Holy Communion language, but as the name suggests it was the first that held universal
Roman Catholic Community authority having been painstakingly translated from the original
Each Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church languages of Hebrew and Greek in the reign of King James the first
at his request. In our day and age we marvel at the beauty and poetry
Pentecostal Church, Dereham Road, Watton of the language and when read aloud it is indeed moving. It was the
Children have their own programme during the Sunday morning services intention that it should be read aloud and this is evident when it is
Sun 1st 10.30am How and Why Do We Read the Bible? read well. In modern times, however, many different versions,
Sun 8th 10.30am How and Why Do We Pray? translations and re-translations of the bible have flooded the market
Sun 15th 10.30am What is Worship About? – some better than others, but as in everything it is all a matter of
Sun 22nd 10.30am How Can We Resist Evil? opinion! These „modern‟ translations are like a different facet of a
Sun 29th 10.30am What is Baptism? beautiful diamond, often giving us a fresh view of a wonderful
6.00-8.00pm Drop in Prayer Meeting treasure. The bible, whichever version you prefer, reminds us that
St. Nicholas’ Church, Ashill ultimately God‟s blessing is not found in mere words but in a person
Tuesdays at 10.00am Said Holy Communion – Jesus Christ.
Sun 1st 9.30am Lay Led Morning Worship That is why we celebrate this anniversary, because the bible is the
Sun 8th 9.30am Morning Worship book that changes the world and Jesus, to whom the bible points, is
Sun 15th 9.30am All Age Worship the person who has turned the world upside down. It continues to
Sun 22nd 9.30am Holy Communion and Holy Baptism outsell every other book in the world, it is translated into more
languages and distributed to more countries in the world than any
St. George’s Church, Saham Toney other book.
Sun 8th 11.00am Morning Worship
So truly and sincerely I say - God Bless You - and if you want to
12.30pm Holy Baptism
find the richness of his blessing, then don‟t forget to read his book.
Sun 15th 11.00am All Age Worship WATTON BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP MAY
Sun 22nd 11.00am Holy Communion
Wed 4th 2pm 20th Anniversary Celebration Meeting at

Sun 8th
S.S. Peter & Paul’s Church, Carbrooke
10.30am Holy Communion and Holy Baptism
Sun 15th 10.30am All Age Worship and Holy Baptism
Sun 22nd 10.30am Lay Led Service
St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington
Fridays at 9.00am Said Holy Communion
Sun 1st 10.30am Benefice Service of Holy Communion
Sun 8th 9.30am Holy Communion
SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS
Hosted by St. Mary’s Church in March
Sunday 15th May at Watton Christian Community Centre 2.30pm
until 4pm Brighten up a Sunday Afternoon by joining us, a warm
welcome awaits you and your friends.
All Saints Church, Threxton
No Service this month
Join us at All Saints for our Coffee Morning on
Saturday 14th May from 10a.m. to 12 noon.
Enjoy a cup of tea/coffee. Our stalls include
delicious homemade cakes, produce,
bric-a-brac, bring & buy and tombola.
Watton CCC
Mon 16th 12.30 for 1.00pm Lunch at Griston Wagon & Horses
Break at Happy Circle
Penny from Break revisited Wayland Happy Circle bringing one
of the women who had sought refuge at Ashworth, Break's home
from home for people in need of care at Wicklewood. This lady
told us of a history of childhood abuse and how she had
attempted suicide, first at the age of seven, due to deep
depression. Now in her forties she still has periods of despair but
manages to live by herself and keep busy although unable to
work any more because of her illness. Periods staying at
Ashworth in the care of Break staff and volunteers have literally
saved her life giving her a purpose to carry on. The charity Break
has worries about where funding is to come from in the light of
current economic cuts and Wayland Happy Circle handed over a
donation from our funds to support their work with vulnerable
people.
Plans are now firm for our summer outing on Tuesday 7th June
to Wroxham Barns and then on to the river at Horning for an
afternoons' cruise. Any ladies who have not already booked this,
which is open to family and friends, should please be sure to add
their names to the list and pay at our May meeting. This meeting
will be an opportunity to ask any questions of Mary Osborne,
practice manager at Watton surgery, who will be our speaker for
the afternoon and will take place on May 3rd.
Concert for
All Saints Church,
South Pickenham
On Saturday 7th May 7.30pm at Houghton Barns - signed on the
day from B1077 Ashill-Swaffham road, east of South Pickenham.
Featuring SOPRANO Karen Harries; BARITONE Huw Jones;
FLUTE Phyllis Clarke; CLARINET/SAX Martyn Clarke; PIANO
Lucinda Mackworth-Young (Sells). The concert will be featuring
light operatic, classical and jazz music by Mozart, Schubert, Bizet,
Gaubert, Gershwin and Dave Brubeck. Seats are £15 inclusive of
wine and light refreshments. To reserve seats please contact 01760
441444 or Email: houghtonbarns@btinternet.com
ART @ Stoke Ferry Church
(PE33 9SF)
Daily 10.00 a.m. and 5 p.m. Free admission
From Saturday 21st May to Sunday 5th June
Around 100 exciting new pictures by five local
artists, in a broad range of media and subjects:
something for all tastes. Everyone Welcome.
Contact Teresa Waller on 01366 501369 for further details.
The Wayland News Page 19 News

Watton Relief In Shellrock Circle Thank You

Need Charity
Report to the Annual Town Meeting, April 21st, 2011
Mr Oliver Adcock has continued as
Chairman of the Trustees for the
period March 2010 to date. The
Trustees continue to meet on a
regular basis to discuss the assets and
income of the Trust and to consider
applications for grants.
Charity Investments including
Deposit and Current Accounts are in
the region of
£32,000 and income, including rent
from the Golf Club for the land at
Saham Road Watton, is around
£3,400 p.a.
There have been 28 grants to
individuals agreed in the last twelve
months totalling £1,325. The
majority of these have, once again,
involved assistance towards heating
and seasonal costs for the elderly at
Christmas. The Trustees have also
been able to assist renovation work
on the Almshouses with a grant of
£1,000.
The Trustees are still keen to
encourage applications from all
sections of the community.
Applicants need not be elderly to be
in need and worthy of assistance. It is
felt that there are people and families
in Watton who are not aware of the
Charity but would welcome a little
financial assistance. It is acceptable
for anyone to advise the Trustees if
they know of others who are in need
and perhaps are too proud to come
forward themselves. Any suggestions
would still need to be considered and
assessed by the Trustees but no
preference is given to any section of
Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section
April Medal Results
Division 1: 1st Mrs Jan Bone 89
Nett 73; 2nd Mrs Barbara
Coverdale 98 Nett 78; 3rd Mrs
Julie Ellis 103 Nett 80
Division 2: 1st Mrs Margaret
the community and applicants need
not have lived in the town all their
lives. Any information obtained by
the Trustees will be treated in the
strictest of confidence. Grants are not
normally large but can make all the
difference in relieving stress and
hardship in times of trouble..
It is perhaps appropriate at this time
to mention the clauses in the Trust
Deed which receive most attention.
The Trustees shall apply the clear
income of the Charity in relieving,
either generally or individually,
persons resident in the town of
Watton who are in conditions of
need, hardship or distress by making
grants of money or providing or
paying for items, services or facilities
calculated to reduce the need,
hardship or distress of such persons.
Institutions or organisations which
provide or undertake in return to
provide items, services or facilities
for such persons may also benefit.
Applications should be directed
through the Clerk to the Trustees.
At present the Council Nominated
Trustees are Mr Oliver Adcock, Mr
John Brannan, Mrs Lorraine
McCarthy and Ms Margaret Holmes.
The two co-opted Trustees are Mr
Roy Rudling and Mr Peter Sharman.
The Reverend Geoff Garrett is an Ex-
Officio Trustee.
Derek I Smith, Clerk to the Trustees.
39, Dereham Road,
Thetford, Norfolk. IP25 6ER.
Watton,
Telephone: 01953 884044
Email: derekismith@talktalk.net
Taylor 111 Nett 77; 2nd Mrs
Jeanette Fowler 105 Nett 79; 3rd
Mrs Rosie Sutterby 109 Nett 83
Division 3: 1st Mrs Jan Spencer
116 Nett 80; 2nd Mrs Dorothy
Stephenson 117 Nett 82; 3rd Mrs
For The Over 50’s
Venue: The Village Hall, The Street, Rocklands
On 13 April we held on AGM
which was well attended. Our
Chairman thanked the Committee
for their service to the club over
the past year and told the meeting
that all but one member had
agreed to serve on the committee
for a further year. Mrs Joyce
Briggs decided not to continue
serving on the committee as she
had moved house and found it
difficult to get to meetings. She
was thanked and given a round of
applause. She will carry on
assisting with the activities of the
club including organising the
monthly competition. Mr Howard
Eyres proposed a round of
applause for our Chairman and
this was enthusiastically given.
Our Chairman invited members
to fill the vacancy on the
committee but there was no
interest shown. The Chairman
then asked for votes to reinstate
the current members of the
committee and all agreed by a
show of hands.
Mrs Pat Fox was voted on to the
committee having previously
been co-opted on. Pat has offered
to help the art group when it
recommences in September.
Not enough members wanted to
go on the outing to Taverham on
20 April, so it was decided to
cancel the booked coach and go
by private car and meet up and
the venue. Terry thought that it
would be an idea to make
Eileen Chard 124 Nett 88
April Stableford Results
Division 1: 1st 37pts Mrs Anne
Bell; 2nd 37pts Mrs Margaret
Broadbent; 3rd 33pts Mrs Ann
Achilles
suggestions of places that we did
want to go to and these could be
worked into the programme. The
days for outings have been
changed from Wednesday to
Thursday as Wednesday clashed
with other activities attended by
our members.
Margaret Witt, our Treasurer,
provided a breakdown of the
financial health of the club, a
copy of which was placed on the
notice board.
Members were reminded that we
needed their support to provide
items for the stalls for the Spring
Fete on 14 May.
After the tea break and raffle, we
had a quiz in which the answer to
the clues gave the name of a bird.
It ruffled a few feathers once the
answers were known.
11 MayShellrock Circle Club
2pm to 4pm. Our entertainer will
be Danny Platton with his guitar.
The competition will be to bring
along one flower. The most
popular will be the winner. The
“penny vote” will be the decider.
14 May Spring Fete. Bottles for
the bottle stall, cakes for the cake
stall and prizes for the tombola
urgently needed.
17 May Lunch club with Marion
at White Lodge, Attleborough. If
you would like to join in ring
Marion on 01953 48343 for
further details.
New members are always
welcomed.
Division 2 Results 1st 38pts Mrs
Dilys Gibbs; 2nd 36pts Mrs
Yvonne Shaw; 3rd 30pts Mrs
Carol Marshall
Division 3 Results 1st 29pts Mrs
Eileen Chard; 2nd 28pts Mrs Jan
Spencer; 3rd 27pts Mrs Geraldine
Stammers
The Junior Academy at Richmond Park Golf
Club would like to say a huge thanks to their
benefactors. The Academy received a generous
donation from the Wayland Agricultural
Association, which will go towards competition
fees and meals after matches. The youngsters
would also like to thank Total Health , Tim
Mullenger and Vicky Reeve Driving School for
2011 sponsorship. If anyone would like to know
more about the sponsorship please contact
Claire Bambridge, Junior Organiser at
hcje.bambridge@tesco.net
The Academy is a voluntary group run by the
Golf Professional, Keith Capindale-Scott at
Richmond Park Golf Club, the aim is to
encourage the game to a younger generation.
We currently have about 12 youngsters
regularly playing, some representing the club in
club competitions and some representing
Wayland High School in an Interschools
competition over Easter.
The Juniors competition schedule starts April
3rd at home in the KK Smith trophy against The
Norfolk, then the club competitions begin with
an Adult/Junior team betterball competition on
April 22nd. The club competitions are for all
junior members with and without handicaps. We
have eight competitions this year culminating in
a Presentation Party in September.
The Academy also runs training sessions on
Saturdays, open to all, 1pm - 2pm for £3 a
session. For more information contact Keith at
Richmond Park Golf Club.
DEREHAM &
DISTRICT
CAT ADOPTION
CENTRE
Hoe Road, Longham, Dereham NR19 2RP
Rehoming Cats and
Providing Advice &
Help With Neutering
OPEN 7 Days a
Week 11am to 3pm
Telephone . . .
01362 687 919

Diabetes UK
SANCTUARY COUNSELLING
SERVICE WATTON
At our April meeting we had as our speaker Sarah Fretwell,
who came to speak to us about Blood Glucose Meters. Most
It’s good to talk! Counselling can help
of our members have a meter, but as this meeting proved if you’re struggling to cope with:
many of us do not use them as we should, calibrate them, or Relationship difficulties Bullying/Abuse
even use the correct fingers to test their blood!! But, thanks Bereavement Addictions
to Sarah, we now know how to do these things correctly. Stress Depression
This was such an informative meeting that our members
Sanctuary offers a confidential low-cost counselling service with
were reluctant to go home!! Sarah was extremely well
professionally trained counsellors, who work on a short-term or long-term
received, even sitting between John and Rod and talking to
basis. Call us on 01953 880922 to arrange an appointment.
them at their own level!! Appointments are available 6 – 9pm Tuesdays and 9.30am – 1pm Wednesdays.
Our next meeting will be on Monday May 9th and our Sanctuary Counselling Service is part of River Ministries (Norfolk), registered charity number 1054419
speaker will be Neil Richardson, a Fire Service Risk
Manager.
We meet at 10.15am at the Pentecostal Church, Old Dereham
Road, Watton, to whom we are grateful for the use of their
facilities. All welcome. For further details of this or any future
meetings, please phone Helen 01953 884713 and leave a
message and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

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3 Little Pigs put on a show

during Music Day at
Rocklands Primary School
We had a wonderful whole school music
day when Mrs Sayer, music teacher from
Mildenhall College, came in with a group
of sixth formers to give us a concert and
then help us make our own music. The
younger children worked on a production
of a mini-opera about the three little pigs,
and the older Key Stage 2 children used
their tsunami poems as the basis of an
amazing song. We composed, played
instruments, sang and recorded ourselves.
We are very much hoping that we shall be
able to visit Mildenhall to make a
recording in their studio!
Class 1 put on a magnificent assembly for
parents: a musical performance of the
Three Little Pigs story. That big bad wolf
had everyone really scared, and yes, by
the hair of my chinny chin chin, he (she)
could really sing!
On the last day of term we had an Easter
Bingo. The winners won Easter eggs and
even those that didn‟t win, went home
with a consolation prize. Thank you to
everyone who participated.

Public meeting to
discuss the future of
Watton Airfield
Are you concerned about the future of Watton Airfield, and future planning
and development in the area? If so, come along to a public meeting which is
to be held on 13th May 2011 @ 6.30 pm in Carbrooke Village Hall. George
Freeman MP will be there and also local councillors, so come and have your
say. Any enquiries to Mrs Alison Mayhew-Grooms, 01953 883939.

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ACC = Ashill Community Centre, Hale Road, Ashill
Watton CCC = Watton Christian Community Centre
Wells CCC = Wells Cole Community Centre, Saham
May
Mon 1st } Quilts 4 Exhibition at the Dragonfly Gallery, Wayland House
Sat 7th } Weekdays 10am to 4pm Sat 10am to 1pm
Sat 7th Coffee and Crafts at the Queens Hall.
Fri 6th Ovington Annual Quiz
Sun 8th Car Boot Holme Hale Village Hall 8am - 12 . 01760 440 525
Tue 10th Young Stars School of Dance Prize Bingo Watton Sports Center
Eyes down at 7.30pm
Sat 14th Gt. Hockham Farmers Market and Craft Fair. GH Village Hall
Tue 17th NWT Talk work of the RSPCA Rescue Centre East Winch.
Watton CCC 7.45pm See ad
Sat 21st Car Boots and Crafts at St Mary‟s Church 9am
Sat 21st To Sunday 5th June - Art @ Stoke Ferry Church
Sat 28th Saham Methodist Church Plant sale 10 - 12Noon
Mon 30th Bradenham Village Fete and Bygone Transport Rally See ad.
June
Sat 4th Caston Village Fete at Chase Farm, 2pm
Tue 7th. NWT A Guided Walk at New Buckenham Common 6.30pm
Sun 12th Watton Carnival

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