November 2014
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November 2014
November 2014 Community News for Coltishall, Horstead with Stanninghall Great & Little Hautbois and Scottow & Badersfield Please tell our advertisers that you saw them in The Marlpit! 07817 294246 or 01603 898254 Available for Large or Small events Call David on 07774008927 for prompt quotation. Available for Charity events - donation given!! Editorial November. The nights are really drawing in now for suddenly we have been plunged into darkness by the turning back of the clocks. The air is scented with wood smoke, the garden is almost empty, a last few shrivelled fruits cling desperately to bare branches, leaves crunch underfoot, the bonfires have been lit, the fireworks primed and it is time to come indoors. How to while away the time until spring? Of course there is always hibernation, but instead why not leaf through the pages of The Marlpit to explore the activities on offer? For those of a thespian bent there is the opportunity to audition for a part in ‘Dick Whittington and his Cat’; or maybe the Monday Badminton Club would be an ideal chance to get fit before the excesses of Christmas undo it all. Or perhaps target shooting at the Badersfield Rifle Club is more your line. If you have travelled the Spooky Express, why not try the Santa Special? Then there is the chance to buy presents at the Craft Fair in the Tithe Barn with a book signing by Horstead’s very own Ian Hall whose ‘Jaguar Boys’ was recently reviewed here in The Marlpit. And there’s more. We have it all between the covers of your magazine. If that isn’t enough, the Good Neighbour Scheme, a worthwhile cause if ever there was one, needs volunteers; and we at The Marlpit are still looking for an enterprising volunteer to sell advertising for us as well as someone to be our Treasurer; the latter not an onerous task, just banking cheques, paying the bills (not many) and keeping the accounts up to date. In both cases training and support will be given if required. If you think you can help us or need more information, please contact one of the editors. November 2014 Community Magazine for Coltishall, Horstead with Stanninghall, Great & Little Hautbois, Scottow & Badersfield. Volunteer Editorial Team Secretary: Philippa Weightman 737 962 secretary@themarlpit.com Treasurer: Vacant Please contact other editors treasurer@themarlpit.com Compilation: David Pye 738 599 compilation@themarlpit.com Advertising Renewals: Margaret Woodham 736 411 adrenewals@themarlpit.com Advertising Copy: Derek Allday 738 032 advertising@themarlpit.com Distribution: Colin Prentice 738 533 distribution@themarlpit.com Sub Editor: Gemma Carter 736 976. subeditor@themarlpit.com Facebook Page: Gemma Carter 736 976 www.facebook.com/TheMarlpit The Editors Website www.themarlpit.com Front Cover Picture “Potspoon Hole Poppy” [Chris Goodson] Your photos can be sent to magazine@themarlpit.com for consideration as a future front page COPY FOR THE NEXT ISSUE CAN BE LEFT AT THE POST OFFICE, PHARMACY OR FARM TO FORK & FISH BY THE 13th OF THE MONTH, COPY BY EMAIL WILL BE INSERTED IF THERE IS SPACE & IF RECEIVED BY 15th NB: For January Issues 6th and 9th of December to be printed before Christmas 3 Printed by ECO Colour Print info@ecocolourprint.co.uk Our local Representatives [Member of Parliament ] Keith Simpson, The Stable, Church Farm, Attlebridge, NR9 5ST Tel: 865763 [Member of Parliament ] Norman Lamb, Unit 4, The Garden Centre, Nursery Drive, Nth Walsham, NR28 0DR Tel: 01692 403752 [Norfolk County Councillor] Thomas Garrod, 32a Station Road, Ormesby St Margaret, NR29 3NH Tel: 07515 356821 [Broadland District Councillor] Alan S Mallett, The Cabinet, High Street, Coltishall, NR12 7AA Tel: 738577 Coltishall Parish Councillors www.coltishall.org.uk [Chairman] Robert Watson, 12 Westbourne Road, Coltishall, NR12 7HT Tel: 738857 [Vice Chairman] Mike Warren, 39 College Close, Coltishall, NR12 7DT Tel: 738332 [Parish Clerk] Barbara Elvy, 1 Drovers Rest, Kirstead Green, Brooke, NR15 1EW Tel: 01508 558761 John Harding, 2 Church Street, Coltishall, NR12 7DJ Tel: 737721 Doreen Snelling, Red House, Church Street, Coltishall, NR12 7DJ Tel: 737955 Michael Spinks, Alan’s View, 11 Frogge Lane, Great Hautbois, NR12 7JT Tel: 737332 Mark Rischmiller, 36 Ling Way, Coltishall, NR12 7HX Tel: 737748 Keith Childerhouse, 9 Kings Road, Coltishall, NR12 7DX Tel: 737797 Sue Brodie, 15 Kings Road, Coltishall, NR12 7DX Tel: 738561 Mike Kirkham, 20 College Close, Coltishall, NR12 7DT Tel: 739157 Penny Loiez, 19 White Lion Road, Coltishall, NR12 7AS Tel: 926428 Horstead with Stanninghall Parish Councillors www.horsteadparishcouncil.org.uk [Chairman] Mrs M Gurney, Heggatt Hall, Horstead, NR12 7AY [Vice Chairman] Kate Lawrance, Mancroft, Church Close, Horstead, NR12 7ET Tel: 737562 [Parish Clerk] Philippa Weightman, 1 Stanninghall Cottages, Horstead, NR12 7LY Tel: 736725 Barry Benton, Beverley Farm, Norwich Road, Horstead, NR12 7EH Tel: 737279 Michael Blackburn, Sunny Croft, 24 Rectory Road, Horstead, NR12 7EP Tel: 737495 Caroline Fleming, Horstead House, Mill Road, Horstead, NR12 7AU Tel 737686 Paul Skippings, 112 Norwich Road, Horstead, NR12 7EQ Tel: 736054 Dr. Bernard Watts, Thatch Cottage, Norwich Road, Horstead, NR12 7EF Tel: 737245 Diane Williams, 5 Robert Norgate Close, Horstead, NR12 7BT Tel: 737719 Robert Jennings, 3 Rectory Road, Horstead, NR12 7EP Tel: 738335 ‘All correspondence and queries should be sent to the Parish Clerk’ Directory of Clubs and Associations 1st Buxton Lamas Sea Scout Group: Vereen Marcer 279457 1st Hoveton & Wroxham Sea Scout Group:T Hughes 01692 630688 Badminton Club: Carl Tipple 738399 Broadland Chess Club: Paul Badger 737572 Broadland Tots2Teens Club: Maria Alborough 430538 Coltishall & Horstead Youth Forum: Mike Warren 738332 Coltishall & Horstead Womens Institute: Judi Howett 736147 Coltishall Activities & Sports Trust [CAST]:[Chairman]John Harding Tel: 737721,[Vice Chairman] Doreen Snelling Tel: 737955 Coltishall Allotments Association: Chairman 737644 Coltishall Bridge Club: Peter Cobb 737600 1st Coltishall Guides: Claire 07826444046 1st Coltishall Brownies: Emma 07504447720 Coltishall Church Bell Ringers: Tony Weston 737269 Coltishall Commons Management Trust: [Clerk] Barbara Elvy Tel: 01508 558761 Coltishall Cricket Club: Kevin Fisher 07849 275688 Coltishall Jags Running Club: Alan Groves 737262 Coltishall Jags Football Club: [Chairman] Steve Frost Tel: 07540 303313 [Secretary] Sarah Nice Tel: 07771 545771 Coltishall PF Bowls Club: [Captain] Rob James Tel: 890905 Secretary Linda James Tel: 890905 Coltishall Tree Warden: Peter Croot 737427 Community Lunch Club: Joan Milligan 737270 Coltishall Create & Share Craft: Sylvia Coward 737915 Friends of Coltishall & Spixworth Surgeries: Christine Hubbard 736912 Friends of Coltishall Church: Henry Bradshaw 738009 Hautbois Rangers: Emma Brown 898983 Horning Amateur Theatrical Society: Pauline Gedge 01692 630554 Horstead Bowls Club: [Secretary] Peter Cobb Tel: 737600 Horstead Tree Warden: Barry Benton Tel:737279, Tony Codling Tel: 737093 Horstead Trust: [Clerk] Brian Lloyd 737632 Horstead Tithe Barn Community Association: Chairman Luke Blackburn: 078170 61324 Hoveton Wroxham & District Gardening Club: Pat Crouch: 782523 Jubilee Players: Ros Chamberlin 736287 Lions Club, Wroxham & Hoveton Lions Club: David Barnett 782002 Mardler [North Norfolk Talking Newspaper]: Daphne Davy Tel: 01263 732933 Rotary Club of Broadlands: Richard Mayer 715796 Rotary Club of Wroxham & Bure Valley : Jonathan King 784482 Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes [Llamas KC Lodge]: Bob Jennings Tel: 738335 Royal British Legion: Mr B Jordan 738325 Spirit of Coltishall Association: Secretary Jeff Ayling secretary@spiritofcoltishall.com Wellington Dance [Ballroom Dancing]: Dave Cox 737907 Wroxham Flower Club: Pat Barnes 720466 Wroxham Folk Dance Club: Mick Wade 01692 404447 Wroxham, Hoveton & Belaugh Twinning Association: Jane Monks Tel: 782496 Wroxham United Reform Church: Rev Matt Stone 781623 Secretary: Mrs Liz Haines 736081 Please inform the editor if any of the above is incorrect, out of date , no longer valid and for the inclusion of a new club, society or association 4 What’s on in November 2014 Sat 1st 9am Various 7.30pm Sun 2nd Various 10am to 4pm Mon 3rd 7.30pm Tue 4th Wed 5th Children's Halloween Trail, Museum of the Broads, Stalham [31st, Nov 1st & 2nd} Craft Fair, Wroxham & Hoveton Lions, Youth and Community Centre, Hoveton Parish Council Meeting, Coltishall Village Hall 10am to 12noon Pop up Café - Horstead Tithe Barn 10 to 11.30am Tiddlers Baby & Toddler Group, Horstead Tithe Barn 10am to 12noon Norfolk Deaf Association, Mobile Clinic, Spixworth VH Car Park Jubilee Players, Auditions for 'Dick Wittington and his cat' - Horstead Tithe Barn 7.30pm Fri 7th 11am Sun 9th NA Mon 10th 2 to 5pm 7pm Tue 11th 11am Wed 12th 1 to 3pm Thu 3 to 9pm 6pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 13th Flu Clinic - Coltishall Medical Practice [May be difficult to park, please walk if possible] Bure Valley Railway - Spooky Express [October 25th to November 2nd] "Third week in August" The Jubilee Players, Horstead Tithe Barn Charity Coffee Morning for "Combat Stress", Badersfield Church Hall Craft and Pamper Fayre, Spixworth Village Hall Create and Share, Coltishall Church Rooms AGM: Royal Britisish Legiion, Coltishall SC. [Check time and venue B Jordan 738325] Service with 2 minute silence @ Coltishall Memorial Norfolk Deaf Association, Mobile Clinic, Hoveton VH Car Park Christmas Event, Mulled Wine & mince pies, Indulge Beauty Salon Talk by Claire Bradshaw, Muckleburgh Collection, Wroxham Library [booking essential] Horstead with Stanniinghall Parish Council Meeting, Tythe Barn AGM: WHB Twinning Association, Wroxham Church Hall, Wroxham Fri 14th 2 to 3.30pm Flower arranging by David Wright, Preston Rooms, Ashmanhaugh [book Sandra 784086] Sat 15th 10am to 4pm Craft Fair, Horstead Tithe Barn Tue 18th 2.30pm Thu 20th 10 to 11.30am Tiddlers Baby & Toddler Group, Horstead Tithe Barn Sat 22nd 11am to 3pm 3pm 7pm Christmas Fayre, The Hub, Norwich Road, Wroxham [Includes German Food Market] Coltishall church Concert including Jodie Wiggins, [Singer/guitarist] Music Night, Preston Rooms, Ashmanhaugh Fri 28th 6.45 for 7pm Film - "Belle", Fretteham VH Sat 29th 10 to 11.30am 2.30 to 4.30pm 7pm Sun 30th 2 to 4 pm U3A meet The Hub, Wroxham, at 2.30 pm Christmas Minimarket, Preston Rooms, Ashmanhaugh. Afternoon Tea , Horstead Tithe Barn Film - "The Broads Remembered", Wroxham VH 1st Hoveton Wroxham Scout Book sale, Scout HQ, Nobel Crescent, Wroxham LAST MONTH The MARLYGRAM was CHAMFERED, this month It is something we are blessed N with not too much of, a little is still a lot but none is best. It is A D just for fun - don’t forget I M is as in Marly’s legs. WHERE IS MARLY? Last month our miniature MATEY A V L S was on page 10, he was on the bench at the presentation at Norfolk Speakers meeting. This month he should not be where he is for obvious reasons. 5 Useful Telephone Numbers Police [non Emergency] Aylsham Crimestoppers Coltishall Primary School Broadland High School Citizens Advice Bureau [North Walsham] Citizens Advice Bureau [Appointments] Citizens Advice Bureau [Norwich] Dial-A-Ride Community Transport 101 0800 111 8555 737481 782715 01692 402570 01692 405847 626145 01692 500840 Coltishall Pharmacy 736784 Coltishall Post Office 737277 Coltishall Surgery 737593 Coltishall Community Centre 738435 Priest in Charge, Coltishall Rector 737255 Good Neighbour Scheme (Horstead & Coltishall) 07799 277455 Recruiting Sergeant (Defibrillator) 737077 Horstead Tithe Barn Monday 7.00 - 10. 00 pm Tuesday 7.00 - 9.00 pm Wednesday (1st & 3rd) 10.00 - 11.30 am Wednesday 6.00 - 7.00 pm Wednesday 7.30 - 10.30 pm Thursday 7.30 - 10.30 pm Friday 7.30 - 10.30 pm 10.00 - 4.00 pm Saturday (2nd) Badminton Line Dancing Tiddlers Baby & Toddler Group Zumba Jubilee Players Ballroom Dancing Short Mat Bowls Craft Buddies Carl Tipple Glenda/Shelia Michelle Debby Priddy Ros Chamberlin Dave Cox Jill Bunn Karen Rhodes 738399 890708 / 279294 736486 736492 736287 737907 737516 861515 The Hayloft is available for hire for £12.60 per 3 hour session or £5.25 per hour for shorter periods. The Main Barn is available for hire for full or part day sessions on Saturday or Sunday at a full day rate of £200, 9am - midnight(15 hours). Part day sessions £12 per hour. Saturday evening session 6pm - midnight £100. The Main Barn is available for hiring mornings or afternoons on weekdays at £12 per hour with a minimum of two hours. Bar by Request. Charge to regular (weekly) hirers £19.50 per 3 hour session. £78.00 per month. £963.00 per year. For booking & enquiries: Sue Blackburn Tel: 01603 737495 email: sue@blackburn99.free-online.co.uk. We also have a website : www.horsteadtithebarn.wordpress.com Coltishall Village Hall Monday - Friday [Term Time] Monday [Twice monthly] Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday Coltishall & Horstead Pre-School Coltishall Parish Council Vibes Health & Fitness Coltishall Brownies Ballroom & Latin Dancing for Improvers Zumba 8.30 am - 12.30 pm 7.00 - 9.00 pm 6.00 - 8.00 pm 6.00 - 7.30 pm 7.00 - 8.00 pm 10.30 - 11.30 pm The Lounge [2nd Monday in month] Tuesday [April - September] Thursday [April - September] Thursday Sunday Royal British Legion 7.30 - 8.00 pm Coltishall Coltishall Coltishall Coltishall 6.00 - 8.00 pm 6.45 - 7.45 pm 7.30 - 9.30 pm 8.30 - 9.30 am Jaguars Running Club Jaguars Running Club & Horstead Youth Forum Jaguars Running Club The village Hall and the Lounge are available for booking. Regular users £5.00 per hour. Casual users £10.00 per hour. Saturday £150 per day. Friday & Saturday evening 6.00pm - midnight £75. Hall and Lounge booked together £100. Bar by request. For Booking & Enquiries: Doreen Snelling Tel: 737955 Coltishall Church Room Mondays 2nd Monday Tuesday Wednesday 3rd Wednesday 1st Coltishall Rainbows 6.00 - 7.00 pm Create and Share Craft 2.00 - 5.00 pm Art Class [Term Time] 11.00 am - 2-00 pm Community Lunch Club 12.30 - 1.45 pm Coltishall and Horstead WI 7.30 - 10.00 pm The Church Room is currently available for hire at the following charges: £5 per hour or £12.50 per 3 hour session, casual users (one off’s) £8.00 per hour. For Bookings and Enquiries: Joan Milligan Tel: 737270 The Marlpit Editors Secretary (Chairman) Treasurer Compilation Sub Editor Philippa Weightman, 1 Stanninghall Cottages, Horstead, NR12 7LY Anne Gilbert, 12 Patricia Avenue, Horstead, NR12 7EW David Pye, 6 Frettenham Road, Horstead, NR12 7LB Gemma Carter, Geldeston Cottage, Mill Road, Horstead, NR12 7AT. 737962 737577 738599 736976 Advertising Coordinator Margaret Woodham, 40 Anchor Street, Coltishall, NR12 7AQ 736411 Advertising Copy Distribution Hon. Ind. Accountant The Marlpit Website Derek Allday, 13 Patricia Avenue, Horstead, NR12 7EW Colin Prentice, Horngate Cottage, St James, Coltishall NR12 7AP. Alan S Mallett, The Cabinet, High Street, Coltishall, NR127AA E-mail: magazine@themarlpit.com www.themarlpit.com 738032 738533 738577 Please contact The Marlpit Editors between 10.00 am & 9.00 pm 6 HWSPC Meeting Notes The parish council had been invited to put in a bid for matched funding for highway improvements again this year. This is the initiative that helped the council pay for a trod footpath to the playing field two years ago. After some discussion it was thought that the council should put in a bid for a crossing between the two bus shelters on the Norwich Road where school children cross after alighting from the bus. Notes from Horstead with Stanninghall Parish Council September News from Broadland District Council Cllr Alan Mallett our ward councillor reported to the meeting as follows: He had received a number of comments about the wind turbine next to the Norwich Road just south of Horstead, but no complaints. The make-up of Broadland Council has changed a few times recently, but there has been no impact on policy making. There has been no increase to council tax in the recent budget and the Service Improvement Committee has been doing useful work reviewing council operations. A new training initiative for the young opened a few weeks ago and has had a good take up. When asked for his views on the Broads becoming a National Park, Alan said that he believed it was not a good idea because of a discrepancy between the National Parks Act 1949 and the Sandford principle that conservation should be a dominant factor in management. The Broads were set up to defend conservation, recreation and navigation, therefore the Sandford principle could not apply. In fact when the idea of a National Park was first mooted in 2009, the Authority was told by the minister to forget it. He also believed that there was an imbalance in the interests represented on the Authority and that on important issues members were not always consulted. For example until recently there was only one navigator on the committee but navigation represent over 40% of their income. Police Report There were no crimes reported for Horstead again this month. There has, however, been an offence of courier fraud in Broadland. This is when fraudsters call and trick you into handing over your bank card and PIN number to a courier on your doorstep. There are many variations of the scam but it often takes the following pattern: Someone will cold call you on a landline claiming to be your bank or the police. They state their system has spotted a fraudulent payment on your card, or that it is due to expire and needs to be replaced. In order to reassure you that they are genuine, they suggest that you hang up and ring the bank/police straight away. However, they do not disconnect the call from the landline so that when you dial the real number you are actually still speaking to the fraudster. They then ask you to read out your PIN or type it on your ‘phone keypad. Finally they send a courier to you to collect your bank card. The fraudster will then have obtained your name, address, full bank details, card and PIN. How should you protect yourself from courier fraud? Remember: ● Your bank will never send a courier to your home. ● Your bank and the police will never collect your bank card. ● Your bank and the police will never ask for your PIN. Planning 20141570 Flint Cottage Frettenham Road: two storey extension. There was no objection to this development. ● If you receive one of these calls, end it immediately. ● Report it to Action Fraud. Action Fraud can be accessed via their website. www.actionfraud.police.uk. Alternatively you can call a fraud adviser on 0300 123 2040. Normal call charges apply. Highways Concerns were raised about the number of advertising signs on the public highway. It was agreed that a letter should be written asking the owner to move them to within this own boundary. Also, the trees on the corner of Frettenham Road and Norwich Road needed lifting. The Clerk would ask Highways who was responsible for them, so that the work could be done. Also the possibility of erecting post to discourage vehicles from parking on the grass and damaging the daffodils was discussed. Date and time of the Next Meeting Wednesday 12 November at 7.30 pm in the Hayloft of the Tithe Barn. Parish Clerk Correspondence Horstead Trust Christmas Carols Carols for Christmas. There will be carol singing again this year in the Tithe Barn. The Salvation Army is providing the music, and the Horstead Trust will give refreshments FREE. Doors will be open at 4.30pm on Saturday, 20th December. So come along and have a good old informal sing-along-everyone welcome. Contact Brian Lloyd 737632 for more information Geof Williams The editors were shocked and saddened to hear that Geof who featured with his wife Prim in the Sept and October Marlpit, passed away soon after their Diamond Wedding Anniversary on September 29th. Our thoughts are with his family at this time. 7 RECYCLING CHANGES Don’t bin it just yet!!! The Marlpit is concerned for the future of Recycling sites set up by clubs, charities and local councils to provide an income from recyclable materials. It is important that all residents continue to support these collections as without the income they generate communities will suffer. Please do not just bin stuff to be collected kerbside because you now can, if you were taking sorted recyclables to community collection points please, please continue to do so unless of course you are asked by the community to stop. There are some changes to the way these recycling banks must be managed from April 2015. Could all managers of the various Bottle, Card and other types of reclaimable's please let the Marlpit know what your intentions are so we can inform all residents on what to do to support the clubs and associations involved. 8 “Sir I have the honour to inform you that the King has heard with much interest that you have at the present moment six sons in the army. I am commanded to express to you the Kings congratulations and to assure you that his majesty much appreciates the spirit of patriotism this example in one family of loyalty and devotion to their Sovereign and Empire - I have the honour to be sir, your obedient servant.” The Pain and Pride of one family living in Great Hautbois during WW 1 Mrs Daphne Milehamm (nee Riseborough) gave me a file containing many post cards of Coltishall and its surrounding areas taken at around the turn of the century, many I had not seen before. She thought they may be of interest to the Editors of the Marlpit and its readers. As I looked through the file there were also some newspaper cuttings rather creased and faded due to the passage of time as well as other assorted documents. As read through them a moving story began to unfold. F. Ponsonby Keeper of the Privy Purse T h e r e i s a n A r m y D i s c h a r g e Pa p e r d a t e d M a y t h e 8 t h 1 9 1 5 s t a t i n g t h a t Riseborough H.G. 058065 is discharged on the grounds 'that he is medically unfit to perform Military Duties'. Firstly I came across a Soldiers Pay Book titled 'For Use on Active Service' it belonged to:- In truth he had developed Rheumatic Fever. His wife nursed him for 18 months before he was fit to work again. He died at the comparatively young age of 48 and is buried in the Coltishall church cemetery. His trade prior to enlistment was that of a miller. There is a photograph of what could be Coltishall or Wroxham railway station, the platform is full of WW1 soldiers and presumably family members to wave them on their way. One of them has been identified as Riseborough H.G, together with his young son Russell. The assumption is that these are newly recruited men men Finally there is a cutting that states :Riseborough - May 28 t h killed in action, Private Arthur Riseborough Norfolk regiment dearly beloved son of Mr and Mrs R Riseborough, Great Hautbois Coltishall aged 21. It follows on to state:Riseborough - June 2 n d previously reported missing now officially presumed killed on that date. Private Earnest Riseborough (brother of the above) of the Worcestershire Regiment second son of Mr and Mrs R Riseborough Gt Hautbois aged 35. on their way to war, There follows a poem :- Arthur and Earnest Riseborough are named on the Coltishall War Memorial. As November the 11 th approaches and we remember the sacrifices made by so many through war. Let us also give a thought to the impact it has on their nearest and dearest, whose tragic loss is to remain with them for as long as they live. A newspaper cutting (undated) is headed: 'Six sons with the Colours' and below a photograph of the six Riseborough brothers from Great Hautbois in army uniforms. NB, The Editors are in the process of scanning all of the photographs and Press Cuttings and hope to be able to share them with readers at a later date. It is hoped to create a web gallery of all of them. If your family has family photographs and service records you would like to share please contact one of the Editors to arrange a meeting. Yet another undated news paper cutting stated the following:Mr Robert Riseborough who has now seven sons serving in the forces has received the following letter from Buckingham Palace: 9 YOUR LETTERS; 147 Kings Road ChelmsfordCM1 2BA Re Charlie Smith Bench Derek and I and our families would all like to give heartfelt thanks to the Editors’ of the Marlpit, for the magnificent bench placed in our Dad’s memory on the lower common, for turning out in pouring rain to see it dedicated and also for the lovely SECONDHAND BOOK SALE report in October’s Marlpit. Just one small point it was on 28th August not September – I actually read your report online on Saturday 29 20th September Saturday November 10.00am – 4.00pm the 25th September! HOVETON & WROXHAM SCOUTS After the dedication we went to Horning for a riverside family meal and when we passed through the village afterwards the sun was shining and a couple of cyclists were making use of the bench. We have since returned and enjoyed the peaceful view of the river from the excellently placed seat. Scout HQ , Nobel Crescent,Wroxham Dad started teaching in Coltishall School in 1950 becoming Head Teacher and moving to the village in 1958. From then until just before he entered Halsey House he was active in many ways supporting the community in the village –well over 50 years of service. With your kind provision of the bench hopefully he will go on supporting villagers and visitors for another 50 years! The Avenues Norwich Road Scout HQ Nobel Crescent Once again very many thanks for Dad’s memorial bench. Regards VACANCY News Delivery Roundsperson, We have a vacancy for aworking Monday to Friday, 5.00am to 7.30am. The job entails receiving the papers in the morning, sorting them into rounds and delivering them to the news boys and girls. You will also have a van delivery round with around 50 drops around the edge of Coltishall and Horstead. SATURDAY 22ND NOVEMBER You must have a clean driving licence, be physically fit and able to lift packages weighing up to 15kg. Provided you are over 25 you will be able to use the business’s van for deliveries. COLTISHALL CHURCH CONCERT 3.00pm followed by refreshments We also have a vacancy for a News Deliverer for a paper round in the Rectory Road, Coltishall area, Monday to Saturday. For this you must be 13 or over, able to carry a bag weighing up to 10kg, and live within or close to the delivery area. Deliveries must be carried out between 7am and 8am. Local performers including – Jodie Wiggins (singer/guitarist) For more information please contact Steve Haines, Mace Coltishall (Post Office), Wroxham Road, Coltishall, NR12 7EA, 01603-737277 or by email to steve@unilake.co.uk Chris Engelsen (piano) £5 entry for Church funds. 10 Remember, you will be asked what is in any parcel you want to send, UK or international. This is for safety to make sure parcels don't contain any dangerous or prohibited items. If you can't tell us what's in the parcel, I'm afraid we're not allowed to accept it. News From the Post Office Last posting dates: International Economy (surface mail) - most dates for long haul destinations have already passed, apart from · Eastern Europe, Cyprus, Greece and Turkey: 4th Nov · Western Europe: 18th Nov International Standard (Airmail): · Operational HM Forces: 28th Nov · Asia, Far East, New Zealand: 3rd Dec · Australia: 4th Dec · Africa, Caribbean, Central & South America, Middle East: 5th Dec · Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece: 8th Dec · Canada, Poland: 9th Dec · USA, Static HM Forces: 12th Dec · Western Europe (exc. Greece and Poland): 13th Dec Will you be sending any Christmas presents this year? If so some good news. Royal Mail has increased the United Kingdom · 2nd Class: 18th Dec · 1st Class: 20th Dec · Parcelforce express48: 22nd Dec · Special Delivery, express24: 23rd Dec In the run up to Christmas, we are always very busy on Mondays and Saturday mornings, so try to avoid these days if you can. If you have items to collect, you can pick these up from the shop counter any time the shop is open (Mon-Sat 6.15am-8pm, Sun 7.30am-6pm). size of its 'Small Parcel' and reduced the prices! The new size is 45cm x 35cm x 16cm or, in old money, just over 17" x 13" x 7". Anything smaller than that and weighing up to 2kg (about 3 1/2 lbs) can be sent anywhere in the UK for just £2.80. We have a sample box that size in the Post Office if you want to get a better idea of how big it is. Don't forget to allow for the extra size and weight of any packaging when you're checking items. The rules for international parcels are slightly different, but to keep the cost down, make sure parcels weigh less than 2kg and total dimensions (length+width+height) no more than 90cm, with no side longer than 60cm. Items larger than this have to go by Parcelforce Worldwide service, which can be very expensive. If you need any further advice on mail, don't hesitate to call us on 737277 or email me at the address below. If you're sending Christmas cards to international destinations, it's best to go for small, light ones. If you choose a small card weighing under 10g, you can send it anywhere in the world for £1.28 (97p in Europe), but be careful, international cards over 20g can cost £2.15 or even more. You can easily check the weight of the cards on our scales, even when the Post Office counter is closed. Subpostmaster email: steve@unilake.co.uk help to focus and hone speaking skills and gain experience in speaking to larger and varied audiences’. News from the North Norfolk Speakers Club Clive Willet won the Table Topics Contest, speaking on the subject - ‘Are DIY projects to be applauded or avoided?’. Table Topics, unlike prepared speeches, require the contestant to speak impromptu with no prior warning of the subject. North Norfolk Speakers Club recently held a Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest in North Walsham. The event was well supported by members and guests, ‘Being able to speak ‘off the cuff’ is a really useful skill to have, whether in business or everyday situations’, Clive said. North Norfolk Speakers Club meets on alternate Wednesdays, 6.45pm at North Walsham High School, Spenser Avenue, North Walsham. For further information please visit www.nnsc.co.uk , email northnorfolkspeakersclub@gmail.com or contact Gillian 01692 650250 and the evening was enjoyed by all. Guests and new members are always warmly welcomed. Humorous Speech Contest Chair David McNaughter (far left) with winner Stuart Richards and Table Topics Contest Chair David Ley (far Right) with winner Clive Willet. Many thanks Stuart Richards was awarded first place in the Humorous Speech Contest for his cleverly entertaining and original story – ‘The Extraordinary Tale of the Queen and her Bed’. (North Norfolk Speakers Club) ‘Competitions are always a challenge’, said Stuart, ‘but they do 11 Tithe Barn Monday Badminton Club 20 Questions by Harriet Pelissier FOR NOVEMBER WITH A GUY FAWKES & REMEMBRANCE DAY FLAVOUR 1. Which baroque composer wrote 'Music for the Royal Fireworks' ? 2. Who sailed around the world in the Golden Hind ? 3. Which country did fireworks originate from ? 4. What is the hedgerow berry used to flavour gin ? 5. We burn Guy Fawkes, but who was the actual leader ? 6. What is the maximum amount of figures used in a Tweet ? 7. How many conspirators involved in the Gunpowder Plot ? 8. Which animal is the logo for the World Wide Fund for Nature ? 9. Originally made of wood, who designed The Cenotaph ? 10. What is Cullen Skink ? 11. Who directed the film 'Oh What A Lovely War' ? 12. What is the capital of Tibet ? 13. In which year did the Gunpowder Plot take place ? 14. How many hundredweight are there in a ton ? 15. Which organisation makes the Remembrance Day Poppies ? 16. Who was king at the onset of WW1 ? 17. Which modern composer wrote `Feux d'artifice' ? 18. Which chemical burns with a pink flame ? 19. Name the date and time of Armistice Day ? 20. Which country does the present Pope come from ? We need three or four additional players to keep this club going. Any ability, to a friendly standard. Just turn up on Mondays after 7pm, or call Carl on 738399. The Club has been running since 1977; it would be a shame for it to close after 37 years because of lack of support.. The Good Neighbours Scheme “ TWO YEARS ON” The Good Neighbours Scheme invited the editors along to their 2nd Anniversary Tea Party held in Coltishall Village Hall. The cakes were to die for but thankfully no one did as many residents of the GNS area were there to show their appreciation for help received since the scheme was launched. Some of the Team Gwendoline Golder of Coltishall said “ ” Others have been very thankful to use the team for more routine tasks such as trips to the hairdressers as without them some would not enjoy such a varied life. Those who were able to stay to the end of the afternoon were entertained by the Coltishall Primary School Choir who sang their hearts out and were a resounding success. The team of volunteers are always welcoming to new helpers who are more fortunate and able to help in the community. It is great fun and rewarding as well as being a tremendous help to those in need. Why not give Julie Douglass a call on 737637 and find out more about volunteering. 12 1 Handel: 2 Sir Francis Drake: 3 China: 4 sloe: 5 Robert Catesby: 6 140: 7 Thirteen: 8 the panda: 9 Sir Edwin Lutyens: 10 a Scottish fish flavoured soup: 11 Sir Richard Attenborough: 12 Lhasa: 13 1605: 14 twenty: 15 The Royal British Legion: 16 George V: 17 Igor Stravinski: 18 potassium: 19 11 o'clock on the 11th day NOVEMBER QUIZ : THE ANSWERS Hoveton, Wroxham and District Gardening Club Come and join us at 7.30pm on Friday 7th November at Hoveton Village Hall. Richard Hobbs will be our guest speaker who will be talking about Bulbs for the Garden. There will also be refreshments, raffle and time for a chat. Visitors £2. Pat 01603 782523 or Julian on 01603 782883. FRETTENHAM BIG SCREEN PRESENTS FRIDAY 28th NOVEMBER 7:30 [Doors Open 6:45] £4.00 FRETTENHAM VILLAGE HALL BAR & LIGHT REFRESHMENTS The mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral is raised by her aristocratic great uncle in 18th century England. In association with Creative Arts East www.creativeartseast.co.uk FIT TOGETHER WALKS - 2014 Thursday 6th November 10-30am AYLSHAM Bure Valley Railway Car Park Norwich Road Map 238: TG195265 NR11 6B A pleasant rural walk via Marriott’s Way & Green Lane. 3.3 miles, 80% soft, minor gradient, steps Tuesday 18th November 10-30am BUXTON Bure Valley Railway Car Park, Stracey Road Map OL40: TG232229 NR10 5ET Rural walk over fields and meadows via Oxnead and Buxton Mills. 3.3 miles, 50% soft, steps, six stiles Peter Neave, Broadland & South Norfolk Coordinator 01603 897193 There are more of Broadland , South Norfolk and City walks arranged by this Active Norfolk, Walking for Health accredited Scheme. Their webpage at www.activenorfolk.org/fittogether explains everything, there are down loads available as well as a FREE 36 page programme for those without computer access. Just contact Peter, mention the Marlpit and perhaps he will provide you with one at one of the walk locations, get out and meet new friends…. 13 Coltishall Primary School BARC Information Sheet Welcome to Badersfield Air Rifle Club (BARC) run in the former RAF Coltishall Firing Range. My name is Patrick Gray and I work as a Security Administrator at RAF Coltishall. The range captured my imagination and so began the process of applying for a license from Norfolk County Council to reopen the range as a family run Air Rifle Club. I am pleased to have my family onboard; my wife Nicole and our four children Liam, Jordan, Zackary and Tamzin. The range was open from 1939 to 2006. The brick firing range butts date from World War Two and were heightened in 1999 to conform to MoD requirements. It was always our intention to keep the range as original as possible, but we have given it a face lift. Beech and Willow classes had a stimulating start to their science topics this term with a trip to the National Trust’s Sheringham Park. We all had a fantastic day! Rob Coleman and his team led activities: pond dipping; finding spineless wonders (minibeasts ); hunting for Red Riding Hood’s friends in the woods (learning about animal adaptation) and even den building at lunchtime. Some of the most exciting finds of the day were dragonfly larvae, caddis fly larvae and leopard slugs. Honey said, We have a standard 25m range set up, which has two sets of 5 lanes, separated by a buffer wall. Targets will include paper and cardboard targets, knockdown animal targets and spinners. We also have a plinking area with cans on spikes and a plinking tree with different moving hanging targets. Some members might like to bring their own targets too. Reuben said, At the rear of the range we have a 4 lane 55m zeroing range, with 4 paper targets on each rack. BARC is a no frills community orientated Air Rifle Club. CONTACT NUMBERS….. [PAGE 3 & 4] Please would all Clubs and Organisations check your entry, or indeed if you do not have one please contact Derek Allday on advertising@themarlpit.com to have it corrected or added as appropriate. Thank you, BADERSFIELD AIR RIFLE CLUB , FORMER RAF COLTISHALL MAIN GUARDROOM, BADERSFIELD, SCOTTOW, COLTISHALL NORWICH, NORFOLK, NR10 5AJ Find us on Face book Anyone interested in 1st Coltishall Guides should contact Claire on 07826 444 046 or email firstcoltishallguides@gmail.com Anyone interested in the 1st Coltishall Brownies should contact Emma on 07504 447 720. We publish these entries here as well as in the directory on this months page 4 as they were previously incorrect. 14 Weekly Crime Summaries 12th to 18th September District summary North Norfolk home watch message 19th September 2014 48989/14 Burglary in a Building other than a Dwelling POTSPOON HOLE COLTISHALL Property entered and a small quantity of empty small CO2 cylinders stolen. 49561/14 Other Criminal Damage to A Dwelling NORWICH ROAD AYLSHAM Windows broken. 49077/14 Theft If Not Classified Elsewhere BURGH ROAD AYLSHAM Metal fences damaged and the concrete supporting blocks and clips for fence stolen. 49238/14 Theft If Not Classified Elsewhere CAWSTON ROAD AYLSHAM Large generator stolen. 49483/14 Theft If Not Classified Elsewhere PARISH ROAD STRATTON STRAWLESS Antique post box stolen. 49597/14 Theft If Not Classified Elsewhere COLTISHALL ROAD BUXTON Red diesel stolen. 49678/14 Theft If Not Classified Elsewhere SPRATTS GREEN AYLSHAM Heating oil stolen from tank. 19th to 25th September District summary that you can easily spot if the level drops. any person, whether it does so or not’. · Install lockable caps with cropproof padlocks/fittings and where possible provide vulnerable fuel hoses with hardened/flexible casing so that they are harder to cut. From May 2014 there is no longer a requirement for the dog to be in a public place in order for this offence to be complete. The offence may be committed if the dog is dangerously out of control in 'any place'. The onus of responsibility is on the dog owner to ensure that the dog is in the charge of a person who is ‘fit and proper to be in charge of it’ In other words, someone who is able to control the dog safely. You can get more crime prevention advice on our website www.norfolk.police.uk This week we’ve seen a couple of thefts from motor vehicles where property and cash has been stolen. In both cases the vehicles have been left unlocked. Please remember to lock your cars before you leave and to remove any items of value, even if you are leaving it unattended for a short period of time. Finally, many of you will know that at the end of SEPTEMBER there will be no further Car Tax discs issued by the DVLA. This however doesn’t mean that you no longer have to pay the DVLA will have a digital record of who has and hasn’t paid and anyone who hasn’t paid could face a hefty fine of up to £1000. Overview from Broadland and North Norfolk Superintendent 50557/14 Burglary Dwelling CROMER ROAD HEVINGHAM Property entered, perfume, jewellery and a laptop stolen. 50131/14 Other Criminal Damage NORWICH ROAD MARSHAM Several traffic cones damaged. 50433/14 Other Criminal Damage To A Vehicle FORSTER WAY AYLSHAM Two tyres slit on vehicle. 50456/14 Other Criminal Damage To A Vehicle WELL GREEN FRETTENHAM Two tyres slit on the vehicle. Broadland home watch message 26th September 2014 50073/14 Theft From Vehicle Other Than Motor Vehicle MARSHAM Fuel stolen from vehicle. We have had a number of incidents recently of Heating Oil theft. 26th Sept - 2nd Oct District summary We traditionally see an increase in this type of crime at this time of year as the days start to get colder and homeowners start filling up their tanks; however, there are a few measures you can put into place to prevent this. Broadland home watch message 3rd October 2014 · Keep all gates to your property closed and securely locked at all times and ensure gates and fences are in good repair. · Install suitable security flood lighting and consider installing CC TV around your property. · Locate your tank if possible within sight of your home, but not visible from the road. · Regularly check your fuel levels so There have been a number of instances recently across North Norfolk and Broadland of dogs being dangerously out of control. When people think of this offence or of dangerous dogs in general the natural reaction is to think of fighting dogs or breeds which are banned under the ‘Dangerous Dogs Act’. The sad reality though, is that any dog can be dangerous and could potentially be out of control and it falls to responsible dog owners to ensure their dog is kept under control, not only in a public place but now also at home. “Dangerously out of control” is defined as ‘When there is reasonable apprehension that it (the dog) will injure Theft of Lead Although we tend to think of theft of lead as a crime from a yester-year, it is still quite common in the 21st century and is made more attractive to criminals by the fact that many of our lovely churches across the county are in remote locations. There has been a recent spate of thefts from churches across our area. Please keep a watchful eye over your local churches, church yards and burial sites for any suspicious activity. For instance, vans and pickups parked up at these locations when they are closed to the public or persons on scaffolding when clearly there’s no building work going on at the time. Please don’t hesitate to call 999 if you believe a crime is in progress or is about to be committed. Plotter Pilfering This week saw a number of ‘Plotters’ being stolen from moored & unattended craft within Broadland marinas/boatyards. Offenders have gained entry by unzipping the canopies and removing the ‘Plotter’ covers, in some cases stealing the covers themselves or on other occasions stealing the actual plotter itself. Replacing these items can be costly, time consuming and inconvenient! If your boat is covered overall, consider removing the individual covers off of electrical items such as Plotters or VHF. These covers are attractive to thieves for valuable spares. Please mark your property with your postcode with a UV pen & boat registration number. Regularly check our website www.norfolk.police.uk/BroadsBeat for details of new Crime Prevention initiatives and if you’re leaving your small outboard on the back of your boat, why not purchase one of our engine covers. Email broadsbeat@norfolk.pnn.police.uk for further details of cost. Remember also to remove ALL valuable items, not forgetting your life jackets which should be stored in a dry location for safe use next year. And Finally…. Last week we reported on the rise in Useful Contacts Norfolk Police – Non-emergency 101 Emergency 999 sntaylsham@norfolk.pnn.police.uk Crimestoppers 0800 111 555 NC Council 0844 800 8020 BD Council 01603 431133 15 l heating oil theft and how to take some simple steps to prevent it. This week, thanks to the vigilance and promptness of a local resident, we were able to arrest and charge four individuals for heating oil theft. A call to police was made and after several hours of good police work from officers and a police dog team, the suspects were captured and later charged, with this crime and some historic thefts. An excellent result and all because of a phone call to the police reporting a suspicious incident! Thank you. Overview from Broadland and North Norfolk Superintendent 51280/14 Attempted Burglary in a Building other than a Dwelling RECTORY ROAD COLTISHALL Window removed from property and left in grounds. 51146/14 Other Criminal Damage WOODLAND VIEW STRATTON STRAWLESS Heating oil tank damaged causing it to leak. 52009/14 Other Criminal Damage NORWICH ROAD WROXHAM Stones thrown at window causing damage. 52013/14 Other Criminal Damage WHITE HART STREET AYLSHAM Stone thrown at window causing damage. 51825/14 Other Criminal Damage to A Dwelling PRESTON CLOSE WROXHAM Conservatory window damaged. 51992/14 Theft If Not Classified Elsewhere BRICK KILN ROAD HEVINGHAM Fishing equipment stolen. against courier fraud? Weekly crime summary 3rd to 9th October District summary · Your bank will never send a courier to your home Broadland home watch message 10th October 2014 · Your bank and the police will never collect your bank card This week saw an offence of ‘courier fraud’ take place within North Norfolk and Broadland area. Thankfully this type of fraud is still quite rare in Norfolk but still noteworthy of bringing to everyone’s attention. Courier Fraud is when fraudsters call and trick you into handing your cards and PIN numbers to a courier on your doorstep. There are many variations of the scam, but it usually follows this method: · Your bank and the police will never ask for your PIN · A fraudster will cold call you on a land line, claiming to be from your bank or the police. They state their systems have spotted a fraudulent payment on your card or it is due to expire and needs to be replaced. · In order to reassure you that they are genuine, they suggest that you hang up and ring the bank/police back straight away. However, they don’t disconnect the call from the land line so that when you dial the real phone number, you are actually still speaking to the fraudster. · They then ask you to read out your PIN or type it on your phone keypad. · Finally, they send a courier to you to collect your bank card. The fraudster will have then obtained your name, address, full bank details, card and PIN. So what can you do to protect yourself · If you receive one of these calls end it immediately · Report this to Action Fraud · If you have handed over any details to the fraudster, call your bank and cancel your cards immediately. · If you want to call your bank, then do it from another telephone. Over the last week there has been a slight increase in the number of thefts from motor vehicles, particularly vans where tools and equipment have been stolen overnight. This is a timely reminder to please ensure any tools or valuables are not left in the vehicle overnight, that where possible park in a well-lit area and ensure your van is locked and alarmed. It is always worth marking your tools with a ultra-violet pen with your post code or other identifiable feature. A few simple measures can save a lot of time and inconvenience in the long run. Overview from Broadland and North Norfolk Superintendent 53573/14 Arson Not Endangering Life HALL LANE FRETTENHAM Car and caravan set on fire causing damage to a barn. Useful Contacts Norfolk Police – Non-emergency 101 Emergency 999 sntaylsham@norfolk.pnn.police.uk Crimestoppers 0800 111 555 NC Council 0844 800 8020 BD Council 01603431133 Events for November The Macmillan Coffee Morning held on Friday 26th September 2014 in the church room in Coltishall made the grand sum of £311.65! Liz - Judith - Ginny Liz and Judith would like to thank everyone who came along and took part in the coffee morning, and made it lots of fun. Friday 31 October to Sunday 02 November Children’s Halloween Trail A fun trail around the Museum with a creepy prize. Lots of ghostly activities for families. Children's Short Story Competition - write a Broadland Ghost Story for Halloween! 100 words maximum, on a ghost story set in the Broads. All stories must be the entrant's own original work and not published elsewhere. Two categories: up to 8 years old and 9-12 years old – see our website for full details. Saturday 08 November at St Mary's Church, Martham, at 1930 CONCERT An Evening of Light Entertainment featuring your local Broadbeat Choir, together with Savoir Faire a gypsy style jazz trio. Tickets £8.50 to include light refreshments from The Museum (01692 581681), Chapman's Butchers at The Green, Martham, or on the door. All profits in aid of the Museum of the Broads. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year! Many thanks, Nicola Hems, Curator, The Museum of the Broads, The Staithe, Stalham, NR12 9DA, 01692 581681 16 Computer O R N E R Wroxham Library “Not just books” software" is ordinary software bought in bulk at a discount by the OEM and pre-installed on a new machines, usually without printed manuals. OEM software cannot legally be sold separately from a computer, so when offered for sale at huge discounts is either pirated, or not what it claims to be. No Grandma, not the same Hyper I get from drinking fizzy drinks! Love you lots xxx Computer Jargon – Part 2 http (HyperText Transfer Protocol) The protocol or "language" computers use to send web pages over the internet. Almost every WWW address starts "http://", though many browsers understand if you omit it. ISP (Internet Service Provider) A company which provides a connection to the internet, or internet services. JPEG, jpg (Joint Picture [Experts] Group; pr. "jay-peg") A standard type of compressed graphics file, widely used on the WWW. Particularly good for photographs. LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) A type of computer screen, originally used only on laptops but now increasingly used for desktop PCs and even televisions. Mac, Macintosh The Apple Corporation's alternative to the PC, much loved by its devotees but completely incompatible with PCs, though some popular software is also released in Mac format. Malware A catch-all term for software installed by stealth onto a PC for malevolent purposes (hence the name). These may include displaying unwanted ads (adware), installing software you didn't ask for, or spying on your activities (spyware) and reporting them back to the culprit so that he can steal your bank account, address book etc. . Memory Also known as RAM. Where the computer holds whatever you are currently working on. The contents of memory are lost when the computer is switched off. MFD (Multi Function Device). A combined printer, scanner, photocopier and fax machine. Micro-filter A device which allows you to use an ordinary phone over a telephone line set up for an ADSL internet connection. Sometimes just called a filter. MP3 (MPeg-1 audio layer 3). A very popular standard for compressing audio and particularly music files down to a reasonable size with little or no perceptible loss of quality format. Coffee Mornings every Monday, 10am-12pm. All welcome. Operating System Every computer has an operating system, which is a sort of master program that runs automatically when you switch the computer on. The most widely used PC operating system is Microsoft Windows. Happy Hours 2 for 1 on DVDs and CDs. Monday 10am-1pm, Wednesday 2pm-5pm, Friday 4.30pm7.30pm. PCI Express A special type of PCI slot for graphics cards, replacing AGP in most new computers. Bounce and Rhyme Time is now weekly on Tuesdays 1.30pm-2pm. Open Source Software (usually) that is created and distributed with either relaxed or no copyright restrictions. i.e. Open Office. PDF (Portable Document Format) A popular document format, used mainly for online computer manuals, which retains the look of a printed book onscreen. PDFs are created using Adobe Acrobat, but can be read and displayed by many different programs including Internet Explorer. Phishing An internet scam in which a forged message from a bank provides a link for you to go to their website and "confirm your details" - but the website is a fake, and if you do enter your details they will be used to steal all your money. Note that a legitimate email from your bank should be addressed to you personally rather than "Dear customer" etc, and will never ask you to enter your PIN. POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3; pr. "pop 3") A protocol for transmitting and receiving email. Processor (CPU) The nerve centre of the computer : everything flows through it. Also called the CPU. The best known is Intel's Pentium series. The most important single specification on any PC is the speed of its processor, usually measured in gigahertz (GHz). Program A program is essentially a list of instructions that tell a computer how to do something. Any word processor, spreadsheet, database, game or any other tool you may use on a computer is a program (often a group of programs). Also referred to as software. Protocol Any "language" used by computers to communicate with each other for particular tasks. Proxy server A computer used to store copies of popular webpages at an ISP and provide them on request, to save having to fetch them from the website again. info@computersincrisis.co.uk or Hautbois 01603737357. OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) A company that actually builds computers, as opposed to just retailing them. "OEM 17 through until 16th December (excluding 28th October for half term). Songs and rhymes for babies, toddlers, parents and carers. The Scrabble Club meets on the last Thursday of each month from 24.30pm. All welcome. Refreshments provided. Wroxham library now has FREE WiFi access. Anybody wanting WIFI access needs to be a member of the Norfolk Library service, which is also free, and then use their library card number and Pin to log in. With few other WIFI spots in the area we hope this new service will be much used and appreciated. On Friday 14 Nov from 2.30 -3.30 we are hosting a Dementia Friends information session. Come along to learn more about what it is like to live with dementia and to use that understanding to create a dementia friendly community. The session is free but please contact the library to reserve a place Come along to our talk by Community Archaeologist, Claire Bradshaw from the Norfolk Historic Environment Service. You will learn all about the archaeological features in Norfolk that originate from WWI, including features that are still present and ones that have disappeared from our landscape. The talk will be illustrated by photographs from the Muckleburgh Collection and the Royal Flying Corps. Book your seat today for £2! 13th November at 6pm. Booking is essential. Wroxham Library,Norwich Road, Wroxham, NR128RX, 01603 782560 Ashmanhaugh & Beeston Preston Rooms What’s on Next… As the nights start drawing in and as thoughts begin to turn towards preparing for Christmas and the end of year, final preparations are being put to the remaining social and fund raising events planned to support the Preston Rooms. Every bit of money we can raise helps to ensure that the facility remains open for another year so please try and support us at one of the forthcoming events. by Susan Bunn James Herbert The Survivor By James Herbert · 14th November 2 pm– Flower arranging event hosted by the Garden Club - David Wright will be demonstrating “A Swag, table arrangement, door wreath and one other item”. How would you react if you were the only survivor of a plane crash that killed everyone else, over 300 people? There wasn’t a scratch or bruise on you. You were the co-pilot and have no memory of the crash. This is the basis for this best-selling book by James Herbert. He is the king of fright and the bringer of nightmares with his books. This one is a story of ghosts out for revenge, through no will of their own, and the resulting terrifying events in and around a village where the crash happened. It’s one of Herbert’s shorter novels, but just as powerful as some of his longer ones such as The Ghost of Crickley Hall and The Magic Cottage. There are bits that just don’t seem relevant and I wasn’t sure why he put them in other than to frighten the reader and pad out the book. I particularly liked how he used the same scene and character to introduce the story and to draw it to a conclusion. A casual observer, unaffected in any way, throughout the story, from observing the crash itself and then several months later ties everything together. This book was an entertaining read but quite shallow in nature. It’s ISBN is: 978-0-330-52264-9 and be borrowed at the Wroxham Library. Tickets £5.00 (bookable in advance) with cake and refreshments on offer afterwards · 22nd November 7pm – Music Night. Back by popular demand and following on the success of last year Lynne Saunders and fellow band of musicians will be performing their very own mix of song & music. Tickets £5.00 (bookable in advance and/or on the night). Teas and coffee will be available but as with previous years you can bring your own refreshments. · 6th December 7pm – Jumbo Christmas Bingo. No lead up to the festivities could possibly go ahead without this popular event. Bring a prize as your entry fee and enjoy 10 games Secretary 18 The Probus Club of Broadlands is a club for men who have worked in a professional or business capacity and who are retired, semiretired, or approaching retirement. The purpose of the Club is to provide an environment for socialising between Members who share common interests and to enable them to increase their social contacts. The Club is non-political and non-sectarian. It meets on the last Wednesday of the month at the Norfolk Mead in Coltishall. Wroxham and District U3A What is U3A? It is a national organisation for people no longer in full time employment. It is a learning cooperative of people which enables members to share many educational, creative and leisure activities. At the September meeting Keith Simpson MP gave a presentation entitled . Keith is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Broadland after winning the seat in the General Election of 2010. He is the Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary. Here in Wroxham we have a meeting together on the third Tuesday of the month at The Hub when we have a speaker, and the groups of various activities meet at various times and venues during the week. Present activities include French conversation, bird watching, walking, music, painting, art appreciation and garden visits, and we are always looking for people to take the initiative and start new interests. The annual subscription is only £15. Anyone interested can ring Corrie 01603 782755. Keith has written several military history books and recently spoke in the second debate on the programme for the commemoration of the First World War. He is one of two parliamentary commissioners on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Joint chairman of the parliamentary advisory board on Parliament and the First World War. We had a great time listening to Cosmo, a local clown, give us a talk on the history of the circus and clowning in September and by the time you read this we will have heard a talk from Allan Morrell, a local TV and Film actor on his interesting and Keith explained that the scope of the commemoration is controversial. There are differing views as to what should be commemorated and what aspects should be included such as battle fronts, regiments, cemeteries, allies etc. Differences of opinion between commonwealth countries and French and Belgian leaders all added to the controversies. Whilst war was declared on behalf of the British Empire, the various participating countries want to put different emphases on the manner of the commemorations including holding additional activities of their own. The Belgians, for instance, will want to commemorate the battles at Ypres which was almost totally destroyed by 1918. For the French and Germans, Verdun is probably a bigger symbol of the War than Ypres. Australians and New Zealanders want additionally to commemorate the bravery of their troops at Gallipoli. varied life . On Tuesday November 18th at 2.30 in the Hub we have a talk from a representative of the EPIC Norfolk medical research study, so you see we have a varied programme with something to interest everyone! Visitors are welcome to our meetings, at a cost of £2. In December we will have a Christmas party , when Cosmo will be with us again to present the life of Charlie Chaplin , and next year there will be another programme of talks, already including one from a Norfolk Wildlife Trust Warden. Do come along and see for yourself – you will be most welcome! Keith also feels that it is important to include within the national commemoration list, the centenary of the establishment of the War Graves Commission. After all it is the Commission that will be the biggest deliverer of much of the commemorations. Secretary The scale of losses for the First World War far outnumbered any previous wars: the British Army suffered 80,000 casualties in the first 3 months whereas Wellington's Army suffered 3,500 at the Battle of Waterloo. Due to logistical reasons it was decided not to bring the bodies home and so most were buried in war cemeteries close to the battlefields. A Government initiative arising out of the commemorations was its decision to sponsor a programme for sending a teacher and two pupils from every secondary school to visit the battlefield sites and cemeteries in France. This will be an important contribution to educating young people about the First World War. Questions and answers continued after the presentation of what was a very interesting and current subject and thanks were warmly and enthusiastically given to Keith for his visit. New members are always welcome. Those interested in joining should contact Ian Anderson on 01603 737298. We hope to see you at our next meeting. Pop up Café. Tithe Barn, Horstead, All Welcome. Tuesday November 4th Tel. 01603 737915 19 News from The Bell Tower November 2014 November, good heavens, we shall soon be eating mince pies and sausage rolls, but couples are still wanting to have a church wedding, so here we go again, hold on to those confetti boxes! Tony had a telephne call from Barton Turf ringers, they were short of “Look Daddy here comes mummy”. It was all done so graciously it was lovely to watch. After a lovely service by Rev. Christopher Engelsen , Michelle & Don walked back down the isle as Mr & Mrs and we were delighted to be ringing those wedding bells. We paused the ringing for a moment while two white doves were let out of their cages, and as they flew away into the wild blue yonder, a poem was read. It was all very romantic, and we continued ringing again whilst photographers darted about here there and everywhere taking those very special pictures. We wish them all good wishes as they look back on their very special day. people for the wedding of Holly Dunham to Richard Postance on 13th Sept at St.Michael's & All Angels Church, he was free so off he went and brough me back an “Order of Service”. I have just picked out three items which caught my eye. Firstly:- William Shakespears words “When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew” Secondly:- The bride and groom actually did a reading “A lovely love Story by E.Monkton, and thirdly:- during the Recessional “Let's go Fly a Kite” was played. It was good to be able to help out at Barton Turf. Phew! So here we are on Sat October 4th when wind and rain had been forcast, but it was a sunny morning! I didn't know who to look at first, there were so many little bridesmaids, and three ladies as well as a page boy, but let us start with the lovely silk black halter neck dresses looking great with the super tan they all had, the smaller bridesmaids wore little white boleros. The page boy stole my heart with his grey trousers and cream waistcoat (or was it the 6' 4 sailor in the congregation!) Lori arrived in a On Sept 14th young Michael Brooks rang the first 100 bell toll for beautiful ivory gown wearing a tiara with delicate net veil & Aylsham's First World War fallen, and very proud he must have felt to carrying primrose coloured flowers. The Rev. Christopher be able to do this in remembrance of 23yr old Harrold Brawn, a Engelson took yet another moving ceremony, and with the sergeant with the First Battalion Norfolk Regiment, killed in action on sound of the last hymn “He's got the Whole World in His Hands” rinigng in their ears Lori & Lewis walked out into Sept 14th 1914. the sunshine and of course we rang those wedding bells for Moving on to 27th Sept. & the marriage of them. We wish them many years of happiness in their Michelle & Don at St.John's Coltishall, although future life together. nights are pulling in quickly now, it was a very Until next time – enjoy your ringing. mild day. Four lovely ladies in pale pink & Audrey Weston ( Secretary) beige dresses, along with three equally lovely little girls, all with cream posies and little baskets filled with rose petals appeared. Michelle arrived in a cream open back Rolls Royce (wow!) wearing a “Fairy Tale” satin gown with multi layers of net under the skirt with long train. As she walked down the isle the little bridesmaids scattered the rose petals before her. Last but by no means least, a very smart page boy in a grey suit, carried a white card in the shape of a heart which said Then & Now The editors are creating a gallery of pictures of the Marlpit area. Here we have two postcards of Coltishall kindly sent in by Malcolm Harvey. We would be pleased to receive your pictures of “Then and Now” of your own homes or local area - Not just views but people around the area too. It would be helpful if you could include a date and a little detail of were the picture was taken. Please send your photographs to magazine@themarlpit.com. Alternatively post ( ) in the Marlpit boxes at the Post Office, Chemist or Farm to Fork and Fish. 20 Wroxham Bure Valley Rotary Club We are planning to continue our neighbourhood gardening scheme, where we help selected deserving local people with a garden tidy-up. We are now busy getting ready for our We have recently donated £500 to Norman Lamb’s local pre Christmas street collections. We will be fund raising cycle ride initiative, and are continuing our support of giving Santa’s House a new coat of paint and Granary Staithe in Hoveton with the provision of a bench. We making it all cosy for our special guest when he have also agreed a donation of £500 to the Norfolk and Norwich joins us on our rounds! The collecting licenses Association for the Blind following an excellent presentation from are all in place and we are currently making sure Max Mariner. all the helpers are ready. At the same time we Our up-to-date programme through to the end of 2014 is are working on some ambitious ideas for 2015. now on the web site - if you have not already done so have a look Planning is well advanced for our spectacular Masked at it as there is something to interest everyone. If our lively social Charity Ball in aid of EACH (East Anglia Children’s Hospices) group with its great balance of committed fund raising and who are building a new hospice on the south side of Norwich next interesting meetings and visits sounds good to you we are always year. This takes place at Dunston Hall on Saturday 18th April 2015 looking for new members. We welcome both men and women and includes a three course meal and dancing to Lee Vasey. Tickets from all walks of life, so if you are interested in joining us please are £55, and are available from Anne Kittle, telephone 07887 come along to one of our meetings where guests are always 523071, or annekittle@btinternet.com. We are aiming for a full welcome, we meet Monday evenings from 7pm. Our meetings house to ensure we maximise the money handed over to EACH. generally take place in the restaurant at Wroxham Barns, and The club are working with our home venue of Wroxham include a two course meal. Visit our web-site on Barns to install a coin collecting wishing well in aid of rotary www.wroxhamrotary.org.uk for more information, or contact our charities, and we have also involved Broadland High School in a president, Jonathan King on 01603 784482. competition to design the actual wishing well. The final design takes the best elements from several submitted designs, all of whom are winners. Construction should be taking place soon. OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Operation Christmas Child, Christmas shoe boxes which will be going to Romania this year can be left either with Sue Edmunson at 14 St John’s Cose or at my home, Jasmine Cottage, Rectory road, Thank you…. Rotary Club of Broadlands Great Coffee – and Other Enticements The Rotary Club of Broadlands located its annual hosting of a Macmillan Coffee Morning for the first time at Spixworth Village Hall on Friday 26th September. More than 90 visitors from the village and nearby came to enjoy the refreshments, which included gorgeous home-made cakes – featuring a lot of chocolate and cream – whilst members of the Spixworth Women's Institute served coffee and tea from the hall's kitchen. The 'Broadland Rocks' choir provided entertainment for almost an hour, presenting popular songs from the last fifty years cheap finance to help them grow. "Micro-financing," says Cathy Smith, the Club's officer in charge of the programme, "helps with the economic development of countries where the financial provisions available to western businesses simply do not exist. Our relatively small contribution is added to those made by other Rotary Clubs, and this region has provided over £26000 so far. Members of the Rotary Club of Broadlands are a pleasant and welcoming lot (as are the members of Rotary Clubs everywhere in the world), and we'd be delighted to welcome anyone who might be thinking of joining Rotary to take lunch with us as our guest. We meet at the Old Rectory Hotel, North Walsham Road, Crostwick on Thursdays 12:30pm to 2:30pm. Please contact Membership Officer, Peter Holdroyd, 01603 568439 or peter@peterholdroyd.co.uk, for information and to arrange your visit. More than £490 was raised for the charity, which the Club have agreed to round up to a £500 donation. Club President, Richard The club's website is at www.rotaryclubofbroadlands.org.uk Mayer, was delighted with the turnout, and hopes the successful event will be repeated next year. The Club has agreed to continue financing the provision of Usborne Illustrated Dictionaries to junior schools feeding both Broadland High School and Acle Academy. In addition, the Club will this year continue to fund a micro-financing scheme which assists small enterprises in developing countries by providing President-Elect 2014-15, Rotary Club of Broadlands Tel: 01603 568439 / 07922 000648 Wroxham & Hoveton Lions Club are holding a Craft Fair at the Broadland Youth & Community Centre, Stalham Road, Hoveton on; Sunday 2nd November from 10am - 4pm. 21 The Common Cold Well it might be common, but when you get one life can be pretty miserable – and not just for the sufferer. Many a marriage can feel the strain when your beloved turns into a sniffling, coughing heap in the bed. THE JUBILEE PLAYERS The good news is there are many products to help you (and those around you) feel a bit better. Our pantomime for 2015 will be ‘Dick Whittington and his Cat’ by Ben Crocker. What causes a cold? There are over 200 viruses that can cause colds – and none of them respond to antibiotics so don’t waste your time trying to get these. The cold symptoms you feel such as congested nose, coughing, temperature increase are actually caused because your body is fighting the infection. Auditions will be held at the Tithe Barn, Horstead on Wednesday 5th November 2014 at 7.30 p.m. If you are interested in taking part in our pantomime or would like to be involved in any way backstage please come along to the audition. Prevention is better than cure Colds are very contagious and most of us don’t work particularly hard at preventing them. You can catch them directly from another person or by touching something; maybe a door handle or cup that an infected person has come into contact with. Small measures like washing your hands or using anti -bacterial hand gel throughout the day can reduce your chances of infection. The performance will be February 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st 2015 If you are interested but are unable to be there that evening or would like to know any more details please contact me. Ros 01603 736287 Use disposable tissues to cough or sneeze into and then throw them away. Regularly clean your surfaces and keep separate towels and cutlery if a sufferer is in the house. Symptomatic Treatment Correct treatment will depend on your symptoms and which one you find the most troublesome. For some it will be the cough keeping them up at night, for others it’s the continual sniffing through the day. There are huge amounts of choice so I would strongly recommend going to your local pharmacy for advice. Not only can they make sure you get the most suitable product they also have stronger medicines available compared to non-pharmacy outlets. I always think if you’re going to bother treat something at least use something that works! It is really important to let the pharmacy staff know if you are taking other medicines or treatments. There are a number of reasons why this is necessary – some cold medicines can raise the blood pressure so if you are on medicines to keep your blood pressure down it doesn’t make sense to take these. Coughs and sore throats can be a side effect of some medicines – if this is the case your symptoms won’t generally respond to treatments. Your pharmacist will be able to give you advice on this. Unless you have severe symptoms or other conditions there is not normally much your Dr can do for you. However there are some limited occasions where you may need to seek advice from your surgery , for example coughs lasting several weeks, shortness of breath, hoarseness for more than 3 weeks. Pharmacists are trained to know when to refer so if in doubt go and chat to them and they will soon tell you if you need to go to the doctors. As a final reminder, it won’t protect you from the common cold, but if you haven’t had your Flu vaccine yet now is the time to get protected. 22 WHB Twinning Association Coltishall and Horstead Good Neighbour Scheme 07799277455 GNS Table Top Sale Our fund raising Table Top Sale has been postponed until March 2015 Our Twinning Committee had a productive meeting in September and we have organised events for the next few months, the first of which is our AGM on 13th November in Wroxham Church Hall at 7.30. Wine and nibbles will be provided and Bruce is going to give us a slide show of this year’s visit of our friends from la Pommeraye and Montjean-sur Loire and also some photos of previous visits which should provide much scope for reminiscences and also some merriment. All members are invited to come along and join in and, if you’re thinking of joining, do come also and meet members of our friendly society. There does not need to be much change in the committee this year, although we do have vacancies for committee members if anyone would like to volunteer their services, not onerous as we don’t meet too often. Also in November we have a wine tasting evening at Bouchon on 26th of the month, 7.00 for 7.30pm, a bit of a quiz too, “What’s my Quaff”, 8 wines to try and some tapas to nibble, a reduction on any wine ordered on the night and all for the price of £15. Tickets have proved very popular, not many left at the time of going to print, but, if you haven’t booked yet, you can contact Peter on the number or email below and see if there are any left. We are also intending to have our popular post-Christmas dinner in January at Wroxham Barns again, date to be decided, and will get details to members soon, always a good evening. In April, another fund raising event is our annual quiz and supper which Gill has agreed to host once more, tables of six, as usual and also good fun. Peter R and Sheila are starting to plan our return visit to France next year, in August, and arranging quotations from various bus companies for our trip there, hopefully via Chartres to visit the famous medieval cathedral and fine city around it. We hope to have details shortly so that members can sign up, the more the better to keep costs as low as possible. If you’d like to join us, a great way to visit France, try out a bit of the language, help your children with their studies, make new friends etc, do let us know. The French Conversation group met at Sheila’s in Wroxham on 8th October and discussed ancestry, family trees etc and had a productive evening as usual. They meet on the second Wednesday of the month, are at Angela’s in Hoveton in November and Jane can give you details on 01603 782496 or jane@youatt.co.uk The Book Club are at Helen’s in Tunstead on the last Wednesday in October for “Snowdrops” by A.D. Miller: they will meet a week earlier in November at Grace’s in Wroxham as our wine quiz/tasting evening at Bouchon is on the last Wednesday. We are hoping to have our website updated and functioning smoothly shortly and Christine is working on that and we will give you details when it’s ready to go and put all our activities on it. In the meantime, for more information, contact Peter on 01603 782733 or peter_c_milsted@talk21.com Christmas Tea Party The Good Neighbour Scheme volunteers will be holding a Christmas Tea Party on Thursday 4th December from 2.30pm – 4.30pm in the lounge Coltishall Village Hall. All welcome. If you require transport please call the Good Neighbour Scheme team on 07799 277455. If you would like to know more about the Good Neighbour Scheme and think you may have a small amount of time to assist with, driving requests, being a phone holder, befriending then please call 07799 277455. The Good Neighbour Scheme volunteers will do our best to accommodate all requests where possible, priority given to medical, dental and doctors appointments. North Norfolk Community Transport Association ould you like to try the community bus service which runs on a Friday morning collecting residents from Horstead and Coltishall. You will be able to have a couple of hours to shop, have a coffee, a browse around Roys! The mini bus will then bring you back to your door and assist with your shopping. Further information call 01692 500840 or 01263 839009. MOMENTOUS MILESTONE The Bure Valley Railway has reached a momentous milestone since opening, by welcoming our 2,500,000 passenger. We always thought that our 2.5 millionth passenger would be carried during our popular Santa Specials, but with the increase in this year’s passenger numbers, our special passenger is travelling a lot sooner, even before our “Spooky Express”, which is something we never expected. Andrew Barnes, General Manager, said: “The passengers were totally surprised to receive complimentary travel for the day and be presented with flowers and champagne from the railway, something they never expected as part of their holiday whilst in Wroxham. At present the railway is busy preparing for our Spooky Express event which operates between the 25th October and 2nd November.” More Information/comments contact: Andrew Barnes, Bure Valley Railway, Aylsham Station, Norwich Road, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6BW or telephone: 01263 733858 Website http://www.bvrw.co.uk or E-mail Info@bvrw.co.uk 23 16 September A POTENTIAL NEW RAY OF LIFE AT FORMER RAF BASE AT COLTISHALL § § Solar Farm proposed by Norfolk’s Red Triangle Energy Over 80 local residents attend public exhibition to showcase proposals Over 80 local residents attended a public exhibition held by Red Triangle Energy, a Norwich renewable energy company, to showcase its proposals to build a solar energy farm on land located within the former RAF base at Coltishall. The scheme will generate clean and renewable energy for up to 15,000 homes, and forms part of Norfolk County Council’s vision to develop the airbase for commercial use whilst protecting the site’s historic assets. Norfolk County Council has owned large parts of RAF Coltishall, including the open airfield, since January 2013. Richard Atkins, Managing Director of Red Triangle Energy, thanked those that took the time to visit the 2 day-exhibition, held last weekend (September 12th and 13th) at the Battle of Britain Memorial Hall in Badersfield. He said: The proposed solar farm would be built on the grass areas between the former runways (an area of approximately 250 acres) and would not require the removal of any buildings on the airbase. The solar farm would operate for 25 years at which time the land will revert to its original state or permission to extend its operation will be sought. Whilst the solar farm is in operation, the grass areas will continue as habitat for wildlife to flourish whilst the various historically listed buildings on the former airfield (such as the blast walls and fighter pens) will be unaffected. Richard added: “The flat grassed areas between the runways make the site ideal for a solar farm. It will be well-screened by trees and buildings and located a good distance away from local housing. Whilst Norfolk County Council wishes to see the scheme built, it does require planning consent from North Norfolk District Council and Broadland District Council. We will submit our application for a scheme of between 40 and 50MW capacity to both councils once we have fully considered the views of local people and completed our technical and environmental studies.” As well as providing clean and renewable energy, the scheme will be a significant investment into the local economy. Subject to planning and financing, and securing a grid connection, the solar farm would enter operation next year after a 4-6 month construction period. For more information visit www.coltishallsolar.co.uk The solar farm will consist of panels arranged in rows 4 to 6 metres apart and would cover an area of approximately 250 acres on the grassy areas of the airfield. The rows will be aligned east to west and face south to maximize sunlight exposure. The panels will be mounted on “tables” with a tilt angle of around 25 degrees. They are mounted close to the ground and are fixed into position through piles driven into the ground. No concrete foundations are required and little excavation is therefore necessary. To enable the electricity that is generated to be fed into the local grid, small current inverter cabins will be positioned at a number of locations across the site. The site will be safeguarded by perimeter fencing. For further information and interview requests: Jennifer Denby/Dawn Humphreys at Tribe PR: 01603 417722 / Jennifer@tribepr.com or dawn@tribepr.com Spixworth Village Hall Friday 12th Sept. Flower Demonstration by David Wright. What an evening! The audience was spellbound watching the wonderful arrangements David produced, he made it look so easy. Many of us must have left feeling David kindly donated all the arrangements (9) to the raffle. Thank you David . Our thanks must also go to the East of England Co-op, Spixworth Pharmacy and WI members who also donated prizes. Special thanks also to the members of Spixworth WI for their help with refreshments and especially for the lovely cakes. All in all a very successful and enjoyable evening. Proceeds will go to help in providing extra equipment for the doctors and patients. The October Marlpit was hit by a Broadband Failure on the last day for submissions therefore several articles were not received in time for printing - We did run them all on our Web Version but these two are relevant to those readers without internet access. We apologise to all subscribers for the upset although it was a BT problem, completely out of our control. If there is a saving grace most articles are received in good time so please always send stuff in as soon as possible rather than at the last minute. Thank you. Compilation Editor, David Pye 24 to 4pm. This is a good opportunity to find something a little different for your Christmas gifts. On Friday we will be taking our mobile tombola to the fireworks display at the Lighthouse Inn Walcott. It will then be time to help Santa clean his Sleigh ready for his pre-Christmas visits round our local area starting WROXHAM AND HOVETON LIONS CLUB How things change. We thought we were going to have a relatively quiet October but it turned out quite the opposite. on the 1st of December. This month’s £100 Charity Shop Draw goes to the 1st Coltishall Guides who were nominated by Verity Alexander of Coltishall, who donated goods to the shop. In early October we took a small group of pensioners to the Gorleston Pavilion Theatre to see what turned out to be an excellent variety show, organised by Great Yarmouth Lions Club. Wroxham and Hoveton Lions are looking to welcome new members, both women and men, so if you would like to make a difference in your local community and have a little time to spare, we would welcome your help. Just give our President Lion Dave Barnett or our membership chairperson Lion Suzanne Barnett a ring on 01603 782002 and they will answer any questions you may have. Anyone is welcome to come along and Next our small community group visited an Age Concern Club in Blofield and entertained them with an afternoon of games, quizes, monologues and poems. This was followed by a kind invitation by them to share their refreshments of tea and cakes. The afternoon tea on Thursday 16th October with music by the Jazz Annie Trio was well attended, and the launch of our “Penny Card Campaign” outside Roys was very successful. see what we get up to, our meeting nights are the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, in the Broadland Youth and Community Centre, Hoveton. Our meetings start at 8pm. We are a friendly bunch of people, who enjoy serving their community, whilst at the same time having fun. Members filled 60 shoe boxes for the charity Samaritans Purse, to enable children in developing countries to receive essential items and gifts at Christmas time. Socially this month members enjoyed a games evening and supper, took part in in a “quiz and chips” evening with Sheringham and Cromer Lions and attended Great Yarmouth President Lions 61st Charter Anniversary dinner. Neatishead Community Gym At our first business meeting in October we welcomed as our guest Kerri Bailey from Catfield, who we had sponsored earlier in the year. She gave us a very interesting talk about her visit to Cambodia with a Volunteer Organisation. Due to the success of the tombola in the precinct we will be able to donate over £1000 each to the charities “Scotty’s Little Soldiers” and “Nansa”. We would like to thank everyone who helped us raise this money during the summer months especially the “Locals”. We would like to extend a warm welcome to all of you who have been thinking about joining the gym but haven’t got round to it. You may have been attending physio and need to strengthen a particular area of your body; you may be recovering from illness or injury; you may wish to lose weight; you may be an older person who realises the health benefits of continued exercise; you may be someone looking for a welcoming environment where you can meet like – minded people. If you wish to bring a baby who will remain in a pram or car seat while you exercise then that's fine. We will be holding a Craft Fair on Sunday 2nd November at the Broadland Youth and Community Centre, Hoveton from 10am Brian's Christmas Lights. I know Christmas seems a long way away, but it creeps up on us very quickly at this time of year! Come along and talk to our instructor, Louise. Discuss with her the kind of exercise routine which could be of benefit to you. After many years of lighting up my garden for Christmas & raising money for various good causes I have decided that this will be the last year that I do such a big display, ( old age has caught up with me! ) it gets more difficult with every passing year to think of something different to add to the display. You are very welcome to walk around my garden to view the many hundreds of lights, Santa's grotto, the nativity scene, the moving lights display & much more. I will again be collecting donations for the BIG "C", the lights will be switched on Friday 5th Dec & be on until Friday 2nd Jan, 4-30 pm until 10-00 pm. I hope you enjoy the display & help me raise money for a very worthy cause. Many thanks for your support in the past. We are open Monday and Wednesday mornings between 8.30 and 12.30 and Sunday mornings between 8.30 and 11.30 at the Victory Hall, Neatishead. Our session for junior members (aged 12 - 16) takes place on Sundays between 11.30 and 12.30. Our prices are affordable (from £16 per month). Unlike larger gyms there is no contract to sign. Save time and money by keeping it local! Come along for a FREE TASTER SESSION by emailing us on gym@victoryhall.info or ring 01692 535342. No special clothing is needed; wear something loose with trainers or softsoled shoes. 38 Post Office Rd, Frettenham, NR12 7AB. 25 * o warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease, No comfortable feel in any member -No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds! November! Thomas Hood Trips, Treats and Truffles! An assortment of trips, treats and items go under the hammer at a Charity Fundraising Auction being held on Friday, November, 21st at the Scout HQ, Cubitts Meadow, Buxton, NR10 5EF, with doors opening at 7pm in time for a 7.30pm start. This event is being organised by Callum Hall and Harry Gillingwater in aid of the World Scout Jamboree, 2015. The Young Leaders with 1st Buxton Lamas Sea Scout Group, have been selected to attend the 23rd World Scout Jamboree being held in Yamaguchi City, Japan next summer, in the role as Volunteer Workers for the International Support Team with the UK contingent of Scouts. All volunteers are challenged to raise funds to support the Jamboree, they provide all the activities and services for the 30,000 Scouts and Guides attending from 150 countries across the world. Local Auctioneer, Martyn Fox MBE from offered to be the auctioneer for this fun, family evening event. has kindly A flavour of some of the lots pledged to date include: · The Red Arrows 50 year Limited Edition signed Poster & Book, · No.10 Downing Street Pen, · 15 litre Bi orb Fish Tank, *· Vintage Romany Gypsy Wagon 2 night Family Camping Experience, including Fishing, · Signed Photo of Bear Grylls, · Strikers Bowling session, · Cromer Lifeboat Tour for 4, · Davenport’s Magic Kingdom tickets, · Puppet Theatre Membership, · 1 hour Family Climbing Taster Session at Hi ball Climbing, · Signed Photo of Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, · 1 hour Photography Session with Barrett & Coe, · Family Admission to Norwich Castle, · Nuffield Health & Fitness Day Passes, · Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince (17 CD’s) signed by Stephen Fry, · Family Ticket to Museum of the Broads to include trip on the Victorian Steam Launch, Falcon, · £10 Notcutts Gift Voucher, · Mississippi River Boat for 2, · Funkys Roller Skating & Adventure Tickets, · Slaters £50 Voucher, · Private Eye 2013 Annual signed by Ian Hislop, · Thrigby Wildlife Gardens Tickets, · Quasar Elite Tickets,· Dunston Hall Leisure Centre pass for 2, · St. George’s English Whisky Co. Tour, · Museum of Norwich Bridewell Tickets, · Truffles! Additional exciting lots are being added daily. If you would like to support this event by providing us with a trip, treat or item, or would like further information, please contact Callum (01263) 735260 or Harry (01603) 754631 * Vintage Romany Gypsy Wagon, 2 night family Camping Experience including fishing located in the picturesque surrounds of 27 acres, with lakes and river fishing included for the duration of the stay at Mill Farm Lakes & River Fishery in Felmingham. Please note that National Fishing Rod Licences must be held by those wishing to fish. Due to the compact design of the sleeping accommodation in the wagon, this might be more suitable for children, therefore additional large family tent can be provided or option to bring own tent or caravan. On site facilities include showers and toilets. Voucher will be valid during the period May - Sept 2015. 26 The dreamy autumn borders of Waterperry Gardens softly sang with mauves and pinks, greens and browns. Waving grasses and tall seedheads beckoned from the undulating borders. I had arrived to attend a wonderful day of Organic Topiary with Jake Hobson. He described his work sculpting hedges as a relationship with the plant that moves and changes with its shape, never going against what is there. He fell into horticulture purely accidentally after receiving a travel grant at the end of a degree in sculpture. Having heard about the exquisite beauty of the spring Cherry tree festivals he flew off to enjoy the blossoming spectacle and to revel in the social elements which are a strong part of the festivals. Having arrived too early for the cherry blossom, he set out to find beautiful trees in the many temple gardens. The vast majority of the population in Japan live on the coastal plains of islands which are crusted with mountains and topped with forests. Gardening in Japan is an exercise in restraint, bringing the inspiration of the beauty of the mountains, forests and rivers to the backyards of these overpopulated areas. They are microcoms of nature. Trees are trimmed to fit the space they are in, using the essence of nature to inspire their shape. It was a liberating experience trimming 100 year old box bushes into balls and undulating waves along the drive at Waterperry. No need to worry about strict verticality or wonky horizontals. I shall definitely be trying some of this out in my garden, perhaps only on the inside until I get the hang of it. If you enjoy perusing tool catalogues Jake’s selection of beautiful Japanese handforged pruning tools is a must at www.niwaki.com . If trimming hedges is too much of a chore here are a few other jobs you can be doing on a crisp November day: Stand your terracotta pots on feet out of the wet to save them from cracking in frosty weather. Plant tulips in large pots ready to place in the borders to give colour when the garden is only just coming to life. It’s good to put in a mixture of three or four colours to give a succession of interest. Be sure to clear leaves from troughs of alpines to prevent your specimens from rotting underneath and clear from the pond too. Prune apple and pear trees after their leaves have fallen. Take out any damaged, diseased or crossing branches and tie grease bands around the trunks of fruit trees to prevent moth damage Harvest leeks, beetroot, parsnips and spread a thick mulch around the crowns of celeriac and globe artichokes. And finally, on really horrid days, order seeds to give you something to look forward to. FROM THE REVEREND CHRISTOPHER ENGELSEN post/pop through the door or e mail them to me at The RecDear friends tory, Coltishall by 7th November, and I can mention them at the Remembrance Sunday Service at Coltishall at 2.45pm. On Remembrance Sunday the words ring out: Please pray for all who are serving today, especially in response to the Iraq crises. Members of the armed forces, but also aid workers. We pray for all whose lives are threatened, who are prisoners, those who are bereaved and homeless, because of the invasion by the so called Islamic State. We pray to for the leaders of countries around the Middle Eastnot forgetting Palestine and Israel. We pray to for all combating the Ebola epidemic-doctors, nurses, and members of the forces who are helping. “They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, not the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.” This year, the outbreak of the First World War is in our thoughts, even though the generation of those who saw active service has now passed. But we still remember, as the Roll of Honour is read, familiar village names, and for some of us these are past family members or friends of the family. They are remembered in stories, photographs, newspaper clippings, and medals. They are not only names, they are part of family and village history, and for those who remember them, a face can be put to the name. On Remembrance Sunday we pledge to work for peace-to restore the face of humanity and strengthen the bonds between communities and nations. In our own lives we need space to be with God face to faceand so find his peace and the strength to work for well being and peace with those around us. Come to a service of reflection, light, and praise at St Margaret’s Church Stratton So-a request from me: I would welcome any names and sto- Strawless on Sunday 23rd November at 6.00pm. The servries or details of your descendants who served in the First ice will use the music and prayers of the Taize Community.-a World War and-as we equally remember the fallen of the community founded in the dark days of WW2 in France to be Second World War on Remembrance Sunday-any names a source of reconciliation and renewal, - and will celebrate and stories regarding them, too. They can also be those Christ the King, in whose image we are made and restored. who did not die in action-but never the less, experienced those times. They don’t necessarily have to have come from our villages. Please can you jot down the details and Christopher avoid church lingo, we’ll explain what’s going on, and visitors are welcome to take part in as much or as little as they wish. We always welcome newcomers to our church, but would like to particularly welcome you during November as we look at the results of the ‘Who Cares?’ survey: Who Cares? In July and August BroadGrace church carried out the largest survey of its kind in our community, as part of a Norfolk-wide initiative called ‘Who Cares?’ We asked one question: ‘what hurts the most in life?’ · We wanted to discover the hurts and struggles that we all face, and we are immensely grateful to the many people who took part. The survey was anonymous (and the cards destroyed to preserve anonymity), but reading through the responses has been both enlightening and heart-breaking as I’ve read firsthand the many pains faced by those living in our community. · · BroadGrace is a small church, but we want to do what we can to respond to the very real hurts faced by us and those we live with. In December we have our annual carol service, and we’ll be thinking about the sorrow and loneliness that makes Christmas a particularly hard time for many of us. The first Christmas was a hard time – conceived out of marriage and born in squalor far from home through the callousness of a distant bureaucracy, Jesus was a refugee before he could walk or talk. The responses have been analysed and categorised allowing us to see where the deepest hurts lie in our community. Coltishall and Horstead’s responses sat within three main areas: 1. Death and bereavement 2. Relationship problems 3. Suffering · We want to be a church that is relevant and we hope to use these results as a guide in how we serve our community over the coming years. If you’d like to know more, come along any Sunday, 4pm at The River Rooms, or get in touch with me on 01603 737974 or email john@broadgrace.org.uk But we also want to respond more immediately through a series of church meetings next month, giving those who are interested a chance to hear what the Bible says about such hurts. There are no quick or easy answers to such deep hurts, but there is a remarkable reality and hope in Jesus Christ, our God who died for us, who was rejected by his friends and family, and who was described as a ‘man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief’ (Isaiah 53v3). Minister, BroadGrace Church We’re a friendly, laid-back church for all ages. We’ll always try to 27 St John the Baptist, Coltishall All Saints Horstead WORSHIP IN THE BENEFICE IN NOVEMBER 2014 Sunday 2nd November Readings 8.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am ALL SAINTS’ SUNDAY 1 John 3:1-3, Matthew 5:1-12 Holy Communion at All Saints’, Horstead followed by BREAKFAST Morning Prayer at All Saints’, Hainford Family Service at St. John the Baptist, Coltishall Holy Communion at St. Swithin’s, Frettenham Wednesday 5th November Readings Philippians 2:12-18, Luke 14: 25-33 10.00am Holy Communion at St John the Baptist,Coltishall Sunday 9th November 9.30am 10.45am 10.45am 2.45pm REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY Morning Prayer for Remembrance Sunday at All Saints’ Horstead followed by Act of Remembrance at Horstead War Memorial Service of Remembrance with 1st Hainford & Frettenham Scout Group at All Saints’ Hainford Service of Remembrance at St Swithin’s, Frettenham Royal British Legion Service of Remembrance at St John the Baptist Coltishall ( No morning service at Coltishall) Sunday 16th November Readings 8.00am 9.30am 9.30am 11.00am 11.00am The Second Sunday before Advent 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Matthew 25:14-30 Holy Communion at Holy Trinity Gt Hautbois Morning Prayer at All Saints’ Hainford Holy Communion at All Saints’ Horstead Morning Prayer at St John the Baptist, Coltishall Holy Communion at St Swithin’s Frettenham Sunday 23rd November Readings 9.30am 9.30am 11.00am 11.00am 6.00pm CHRIST THE KING Ephesians 1:15-end, Matthew 25:31-end Holy Communion at All Saints’ Hainford Morning Prayer at All Saints’ Horstead Holy Communion at St John the Baptist, Coltishall Morning Prayer at St Swithin’s Frettenham Candlelit Taize Service at St Margaret’s Stratton Strawless-peace, reflection, prayer Sunday 30th November Readings ADVENT SUNDAY Isaiah 64:1-9, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, Mark 13: 24-37 Joint Benefice Service of Holy Communion At St Swithin’s Frettenham (No services in other churches) 10.00am Sunday 7th December Readings 8.00am 9.30am 10.00am 11.00am The Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 40:1-11, Mark 1:1-8 Holy Communion at All Saints’ Horstead Morning Prayer at All Saints’ Hainford Family Service at St John the Baptist Coltishall Holy Communion at St Swithin’s Frettenham SUNDAY SCHOOLS Coltishall and Horstead We meet each Sunday in term time from 10.00 to 11.00am in the Church Room, Rectory Road, Coltishall, apart from the first Sunday in the month when we are at the 10.00am Family service in Coltishall Church. Children of Primary School age are welcome to join Sunday School for fun with craft, stories, songs as we learn about Jesus. Just come along or phone Jill Blackburn 737442 28 UNITED REFORMED CHURCH Minister: Rev Matt Stone, tel: 01603 781623. matt.stone@cantab.net Wroxham & Hoveton United Reformed Church is an informal and friendly church meeting in our building, The Wroxham Hub, at 114 Norwich Rd, opposite The Avenue. We love to welcome visitors – why not come along and give us a try? There is provision for children during services too. Services and Events in November Sun 2nd, 11am Sun 9th, Communion Service led by Sue Seeley 10.45am Joint Remembrance Service at St John’s, Hoveton, led by Matt Stone Sun 16th, 11am Family Service led by Nicola Grieves Mon 17th, 7pm Prayer Gathering Sat 22nd, 11am-3pm Christmas Fayre – fun for all the family! Sun 23rd, 11am Service led by Ron Wade Sun 30th, 11am Service with Prayer for Healing led by Matt Stone Coffee is served after each service. Please do join us! Matt’s Musings Our big event this month is our Christmas Fayre on Saturday 22 November from 11am-3pm. There will be stalls, games and fun for all the family, and German Christmas Market food and lots of yummy homemade cake! Entry is free and any proceeds will support the 'Red Cross Ebola Appeal'and the running of the Hub. Our weekly Open House is a great opportunity to meet up with friends over a coffee and slice of homemade cake, or for a simple soup lunch. It’s free – all we ask for is a small donation towards the costs. Open House meets every Thursday from 10.30am to 1pm. All are welcome! JAM (our Sunday Kids Club) is always open to new children for fun, cooking, games, crafts and Bible stories. JAM+ is similar, but takes place once a month on a Friday evening from 6-7.30pm and is targeted at youngsters in school years 8-11. Please contact Chris Billing at chris.billing@ukbis.com or phone 01603 783992 for more details. Our Prayer Gathering is an informal opportunity to gather for prayer. There is no pressure to pray out loud as we hold our community and world up to God in our thoughts and prayer. We also have a fortnightly House Group/Bible Study, which meets at a member’s home on a Thursday evening. Please contact me to find out more. Roman Catholic Parish Parish Priest: Parish Website: Father James Walsh, 4 Norwich Road, North Walsham Tel: 01692 403258 www.sacredheartnorthwalsham.com Sacred Heart Church, Kings Arms Street, North Walsham St John of the Cross Church, White Hart Street, Aylsham St Helen's Church, Horning Road West, Hoveton Sunday Mass Sunday Mass Saturday Holy Day Mass Times St John of the Cross Sacred Heart St Helen's 9.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. 6.00 p.m. 29 11.00 a.m. 9.00 a.m. 5.30 p.m. (Anticipatory Mass) Tiddlers Baby & Toddler Group. Meeting at Horstead Tithe Barn,1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month, [Wendesday 5th & 19th October, 10am at the Tithe Barn] 10-11.30am, £2 per family. Lots of lovely toys for children, cuppa and a chat for you. Email tiddlerstoddlergroup@gmail.com for more info or just come along. Sponsored Floodlighting St John the Baptist Church Coltishall W/C 19th Remembering Simon Tony Haines on the 21st Novermber, the day we lost him, Mum and all the family Floodlighting entries and enquiries to Jill Blackburn Tel: 737 442 We would be pleased to receive entries for Births, “Big” birthdays and anniversaries as well as in memoriam remembering loved ones. Ring Jill for help with this. 30 Please tell our advertisers that you saw them in The Marlpit! but we don’t have to be on our own. When we overcome obstacles we can feel a deep sense of achievement, and liberation – rather like reaching the mountain summit – ‘Look! I did it!’ or ‘We did it together!’ The faith journey is something like this. Taking the risk to learn to trust in an unseen God is a singular journey, yet we are not alone. Gaining an understanding about how much we are loved can bring an inner transformation to our lives, that can liberate us to be more of the person we are truly born to be! As for my men, a moustache didn’t suit Dave, but the experience brought him closer to his boys, and to the global family of men out there! And he has seen the bigger picture too! So, I shall support my men again this month – why don’t you support your men too? Movember News from St. Edward’s Badersfield by Rev Deb No, it’s not a spelling mistake! “From 30 Mo Bros in Melbourne, Australia in 2003 to 4 million Mo's by 2013, Movember, through the power of the moustache, has become a truly global movement that is changing the face of men's health.” www.movember.com ‘A badge of honour’ for men’s health. Love from Last year the 5 main men in my life (Dave, sons Sam and Ed, son-in-law Neil and Chris, boyfriend to Susie) chose to grow moustaches (and beards) during the month of Movember. Not just for kicks, but to do their bit to raise awareness of men’s health, including prostate and testicular cancer . And I have the pictures to prove it! They looked like a posse of cowboys who have ridden into town! I think that it’s great that the men in our lives can do something unique to themselves not only to transform their looks temporarily but to intentionally pass on a very important message to other men about looking after their physical health. It is ‘new’ man thing; taking ownership of their condition rather than waiting for the historical female nag to go to the doctor. So, it could be seen as transformation and liberation. And for those men in my life it brought camaraderie, banter, and deeper togetherness. The young Australian I watched interviewed on the Movember website was only 20 years old, and shared how much his friends supported him through his prostate cancer illness and recovery. None of my lovely men have been through that, but I think something deeper is going on when they look in the mirror- that it could be them. Facing reality instead of burying heads in the proverbial sand. Moving from fear to freedom! Deb Church Services and events in November Sunday 2nd 10.30am Bure Valley Churches Service in Brampton 4.00pm Families First Sunday A new style event aimed at young families, with fun, food, craft and time to connect and share. Sunday 9th 10.40am Annual Remembrance Service following the Spirit of Coltishall parade from the Memorial plaque in Filby Road Wednesday 12th 4 – 6pm Messy Church for families with school children. Theme of Transformation and the power of memory. Fun, focus, food and craft. Come and have fun! Sunday 16th 10.30am Bure Valley Churches Service Buxton Prisoners Sunday. 4pm Twilight Praise; time to reflect and unwind together Sunday 23rd 10.30am Holy Communion Sunday 30th 10.30am Advent Sunday Bure Valley Churches Service in Badersfield It has made me think about the notion that the power of transformation can bring liberation! That it usually involves choices, and some pain to gain. Whether it’s losing weight, getting fitter, being less mobile; recovering from a debilitating illness, or adjusting to one; going back to work, or retiring; dyeing your hair, or losing it; becoming a parent (or grandparent), the joy of new birth or the pain of loss; some adjustments have to be made. And making the journey though these experiences will be hard, for we must do it our own way, Coffee mornings are held every Friday in the hall from 11 – 12 noon. A place where strangers can become friends. Everyone welcome! Special Friday 7th 11.00am Coffee Morning. Charity event for Combat Stress Rev Deb can be contacted St. Edward’s Office: 01603 738624 or Email vicar.steds@btconnect.com Our advertising prices have remained the same since 2011. An advert can be for as little as: £9 per month Black & White or £16 per month Colour When advertising for 12 months. Computers in Crisis Repairs, Upgrades, New PC Systems Trojans, Spyware & Malware Removal Contact Jonathan: 01603 747804 Mobile: 07500 414545 E-Mail: info@computersincrisis.co.uk www.computersincrisis.co.uk 31 Articles received shortly after the deadline date that were intended for the printed version but Late News unfortunately arrived just too late. Deadline for copy is the 15th of the preceding month we would however prefer regular subscribers to send in their reports as early as possible. Thank you Report of the Meeting of Coltishall & District Branch Royal British Legion Held on Monday 13th October 2014 At the Coltishall Social Club The Chairman, Mr Bob Jennings, took the opening and Exaltation. There were 6 members in attendance. The Branch Annual Dinner had taken place this year, at the Recruiting Sergeant, Horstead, on Monday 10th June with all members and guests enjoying the meal and company. Our grateful thanks go to Matthew & Nicola Colchester for allowing us and to Lizzy and all the staff for the wonderful service. Arrangements were discussed for the forthcoming Remembrance services. SUNDAY 9th November:11.00am Wreath laying and short service @ Horstead Memorial 2.45pm Service at St Johns, Coltishall followed by wreath laying @ Coltishall Memorial TUESDAY 11th November:11.00am Service with 2 minute silence @ Coltishall Memorial. The next meeting of the Branch will be the Annual General Meeting, on 10th November, all members or potential members will be most welcomed. 20kg Bags of Kindling ● With winter approaching where do you get your kindling from? ● Have you tried the 20kg bags from the British Legion? These big bags are only £6.00 including delivery and ACS (A Cherie Smile). Contact Bob Jennings Branch Chairman, on 738335 for prompt delivery." TO BUILD A KINDLING FIRE Use plenty of crumpled newspaper and dry, finely-split kindling. Set the air control fully open. Light the newspaper near where the combustion air enters the firebox. When a kindling fire is built properly, you should expect instant ignition and no smouldering. Articles received Sat 18th October 32 Articles received shortly after the deadline date that were intended for the printed version but Late News unfortunately arrived just too late. Deadline for copy is the 15th of the preceding month we would however prefer regular subscribers to send in their reports as early as possible. Thank you Wroxham, Hoveton, Belaugh Group of Churches Christmas Tree Festival 2014 There will be a wonderful display of 50 decorated Christmas Trees In St Mary’s Church Wroxham ( off the A1151 ) One of Broadlands most beautiful Churches From 29th November to 7th December 2014 inclusive. Opening time is 10.30am. to 5.00pm. daily. The exhibits are in four groups as follows: 1. Charities 2. Childrens 3.Businesses 4. Organisations and Clubs Visitors are asked to judge their favourite Tree in each group. The winner of each group will receive a prize. Refreshments will be available throughout the Festival. Entry to include a programme £3.50 Adults, £1.00 Children under 10. Payable on the door. In aid of Wroxham Group of Churches and Local Charities. Any Enquiries please telephone 01692-630892 or 01603-783399 Article received Fri 17th October Article received Thu 16th October Bottle Bank at Horstead Tithe Barn We know you are now able to put glass bottles, jars, etc in your wheelie bins but we would ask, if you are able, that you continue to put them in the bottle bank at the Horstead Tithe Barn - you may not know that the income from this recycling goes to help the upkeep of the Tithe Barn. As you can imagine it is an expensive place to run and whatever income we receive helps with these every increasing costs. BELAUGH NATURAL HISTORY GROUP A suggestion was put forward at a recent Parish Meeting to find out whether local residents might be interested in forming a group to share sightings of Animals, Birds, Butterfly’s, Flora etc. What you see or (or hear) in or close to the village may well be of particular interest to others. Some Birds, for example, may not be rare but their behaviour may be worthy of note. Horstead Tithe Barn Community Association Belaugh is surrounded by Woodland, Farm land, Meadows and Swamp (adjacent to the Bure) which attract many species of birds, Wildfowl etc. Occasionally fairly rare birds are driven inland by rough weather at sea and choose our stretch of the river to feed or shelter. (Sue Blackburn - 01603 737495) Should there be sufficient response, meetings would be arranged periodically for members to report what they have seen. If this interests you, please contact Richard Duke and record your contact details (Tel: 01603 784591). Alternatively email erswellduke@yahoo.co.uk Article received Wed 22nd October Article received Fri 17th October 33 Please tell our advertisers that you saw them in The Marlpit! 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Mr Tony Parden of Horsford once of Horstead, a child hood friend of Ed dp we do beg your pardon, [any pun intended] must do better next time. All can be viewed at http://www.themarlpit.co.uk/horstead-mill/