Issue Number 225 - August 2015

in digital & online at www.thebrecklandview.com

PACT Animal Sanctuary Open Day

Lets make history together!!

Sunday 16th August, 12.30 - 4pm

Donation of 5 per car. Lots of stalls & activities for all the family
& meet the rescued animals!
PACT Animal Sanctuary, Woodrising, NR9 4PJ

Tel: 01362 820775

www.pactsanctuary.org

Front left: Jan Godfrey, Chair of Trustees Wayland Partnership, with the Rev'd Gerry Foster Vicar front right and behind Church
Wardens and some members of St. Mary's Church Watton
St. Marys Church Watton invites you to
join in the sponsorship of the organ. This is
one of the fundraising initiatives in 2015
for the refurbishment of our organ.
We are but custodians of our heritage and
treasures, it is up to us to preserve and
maintain them for future generations using
our wonderful church. Our organ is not
only used to lead the worship at our
services but to hear a pipe organ at a
wedding adds to the joy of the occasion, at
our Civic services it adds to the ceremony
and comforts the mourners at sad times too.
It also brings back special memories of
childhood hymn singing with impromptu
gatherings and is a musical treat for
concerts and recitals.

Table Top &

Book Sale
Saturday 15 August, 11 - 3pm
Now is the time to de-clutter and sell off all
those treasures you have been
accumulating! Book a table at Ovington
Village Hall for Saturday 15 August and
turn your trash into cash. Tables cost only
5 if booked in advance, rising to 6 on the
day (space permitting). Ring 01953 882222
or 885848 to ensure your booking a.s.a.p.
as space is limited.
The village hall kitchen will be open for
lunch/tea, selling filled rolls and cakes with
tea and coffee plus, if the weather allows,
burgers and bacon rolls from the BBQ.
There will also be a selection of 2nd hand
books on sale in aid of village hall funds.

The book will be bound when the pages are

all filled and be a part of the St Marys
archive. It is due to be launched in August by
Jan Godfrey of the Wayland Partnership.
Jan says Over the past few years I have
watched in admiration the reordering of St
Marys Church to a very practical but also
very beautiful place of worship fit for
community use in the 21st century. And as
a lover of church music, I am delighted that
funds are now being raised to refurbish the
organ and honoured to be asked to be
involved in this really imaginative project
to raise funds and at the same time, involve
the community in making History.
Pages will be available for you to write
your memories and dedications at the

Wayland Show, Our Forces day, In the

church and pop up tables in Watton on
Market days.
The sponsorship will be, 5 per stop, 10
per pipe, 15 per key of swell and great
manuals, 20 per pedal key.
The pages have been designed with you in
mind. You do not have to be a member of
St Marys congregation or to live in Watton
to write in the book. It could be Today I
became a grandmother your name and
date or it could commemorate a loved one
passing. It is your book so LETS MAKE
HISTORY TOGETHER!
With thanks from, Revd Gerry Foster,
PCC and Fund Raising Committee. St
Marys Watton

Saham Fundraiser

Deadlines!

Saturday 29th August Coffee morning, 10am

to 12 noon, at 5 The Oval, Saham Toney.
Norfolk, BKPO Mr Fred Tilley. Come and
see his lovely garden, enjoy a cup of tea of
coffee, indulge in a flutter on the raffle,
peruse the bring and buy, cakes stall, books
and records, or and simply sit and chat for a
while. In aid of St George's Church

St Marys Church
Watton Open

We are open Wednesdays 10.30-3pm &

Thursdays10 - 12.30pm. You are welcome to
come into church to enjoy the peace and
tranquillity, say a prayer or just to look round.
Church members will welcome you and serve
refreshments.

From the Editor:

Would all contributors please make a
careful note that the deadline for the
November issue will be brought
forward to Noon the 12th October.
I would also like to remind everyone
what the term Deadline means for us.
Page space is allocated strictly on a first
come, first served basis. The deadline is
the last date and time that copy will be
considered for inclusion.
Arrival of copy before deadline does
not guarantee inclusion, if you wish
to be certain your entry gets
published, then please make sure it
arrives in plenty of time otherwise
you may still be disappointed.

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August 2015

Listen very
carefully, I shall
say this only once

Well folks, who'd have thought it? The Boo and

Hiss Theatre Company is celebrating its ten year
anniversary.
We always wondered if our little town of Watton
could support three am-dram groups, but the
public really embraced us and our sold out
performances showed that there truly was a place
for us. We all can't thank our audiences enough
for the love and support you've shown us in these
past years, and we're excited to continue
entertaining you for many years to come.
This year, we have a little treat for you. As a ten
year anniversary special, we're digging out the
first ever script we performed and putting on a
production of 'Allo 'Allo. As director of that first
show, I'm taking on the job again, and I couldn't
be more excited. A few of the cast will be
reprising their original roles along with members
old and new taking on the other parts. I have a
really wonderful cast to work with this year.
We look forward to seeing you in September,
and can't wait to once again entertain you with
this hilarious show. Fleur Ravell-Lake

Edith and Rene or should I say Rita and Keith? From the Groups first show.
Tickets for 'Allo 'Allo are on sale
from Mullenger & Co, 18 High
Street, Watton 01953 883474 from
1st August. It promises to be the
best evening's entertainment you can

get locally for 5 . . . Unless you

happen to bump into the Fallen
Madonna with the Big Boobies!
Get your tickets early.

tourists hope to experience.

Pipe Sergeant Catherine Lee went on to
say; we still have a very busy year
ahead, we are playing at the last post
ceremony at the Menin gate in Ypres
(Belgium) on 18th July, and at the
Ystad International Military Tattoo in

Sweden in August, as well as covering

lots of local shows and events here at
home in Norfolk.
The Band are always looking for new
members of all ages and abilities, and
meet in Watton every Wednesday 79pm please visit www.ppd.org.uk

Watton Based Band

Play at Horseguards

Four members of the Watton-based Phoenix Pipes

& Drums Played at Horseguards Parade London in
June as they took part in a massive Parade to
commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the battle
of Waterloo. Stan Hebborn, Natasha Rudd,
Catherine Lee and Jamie Currie all attended as The
Phoenix Pipes & Drums form part of the Southern
Highlanders Pipes & Drums, who paraded a
massed Pipe Band of nearly 100 musicians from all
over the country, who in turn joined a parade of
over 1,500 musicians.
The Parade set off at 18:15 hrs from Horseguards
Parade, (the significance being that the Battle of
Waterloo was won in 1815) and Marched 5 abreast
down the Mall past St Jamess Palace and past
Buckingham Palace, where the Parade finished in
Constitution Hill. There was an estimated 5,000 +
people watching this spectacular event.
Stan Hebborn, Pipe Major of the Phoenix Pipes &
Drums said, It is always an honour and a privilege
to play in such a splendorous location, steeped with
history and tradition, on the very route Her Majesty
The Queen followed only last week at the trouping
of the Colour. We are very lucky to have such
opportunities, indeed it was only last week that
myself and Pipe Sergeant Catherine Lee were
playing to guests in St. Jamess Palace at a
Waterloo commemorative Dinner, to the pleasure
of Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington and direct
descendant of the Duke of Wellington.
This was also the first Major Parade for one of our
newer members, Piper Jamie Currie, of Griston.
Pipe Sergeant Natasha Rudd added, It is always
such a thrill to do events such as this, we sometimes
spend longer posing for photographs for the tourists
than we do playing! This is exactly the sort of thing

Magical Tour
Baffles Guests
Guests at the recent Inner Wheel Birthday
Supper watched in mystified amazement as
the Speaker for the evening, Bishop Peter
Fox, took them on an illustrated Magical
History
Tour
complete
with
demonstrations of many traditional tricks.
About 60 people attended the event held in
Queens Hall to mark the 34th
Anniversary of the formation of the Inner
Wheel Club of Watton. President Brenda
Davis welcomed the guests especially
District Chairman, Yvonne Eaton, and
Rotary President, Francis Ulrych and his
wife, Diane, and members from various
Clubs in District 8 some of whom had
travelled long distances to attend. There

followed the Candle-Lighting Ceremony

performed by Pam Challand, Lesley
Cowling Pauline Baldry and Valerie
Semlyen.
In introducing Bishop Peter, President
Brenda explained that he had stepped in
at the last moment due to the
indisposition of the speaker originally
booked. A true gentleman of the cloth,
and the only cleric in the Magic Circle,
the Bishop talked of his long-held
fascination with magic, taking his
audience right back to the very
beginnings of the art many thousands of
years ago. He performed well-known
tricks involving cups and balls, and metal
rings which are linked together and then,
miraculously, completely apart. Even
those in the audience invited to assist
with the act remained totally puzzled by
the Bishops skill. At the end of the talk,

Vice-president Pauline Baldry expressed

the thanks of those present.
Before supper was served President
Brenda invited Rotary President Francis
to join her for a photo opportunity beside
the Birthday cake. Usually this involves
actually cutting a cake but this year
Brenda had decided to do different (in
true Norfolk fashion) and the cake
consisted of pyramids of delicious cup
cakes all iced in Inner Wheel colours and
some sporting the IW badge. Francis and
Brenda were able to have first pick!
Supper followed next a mouth-watering
spread of savoury and sweet goodies
prepared and served by members of Inner
Wheel. In the manner of all the best
birthday parties, this concluded an evening
full of good entertainment, good food and,
most importantly, good company.
Lesley Cowling. Club Correspondent.

August 2015

A Quick Look
Round
By ORBITER
Well here we are in August and the
same old arguments about the same
old subjects are still being conducted
by our leaders, though it is impossible
for us at ground level to decide who
is right or wrong, since we are never
privy to the real facts.
For instance - energy. Should we rely
on wind, waves or sunshine to generate
our electricity, or should we build
nuclear power stations or coal-fired
ones ?
Each one of these methods is supported
by various factions, but unfortunately
their reasonings are tainted by vested
interests, so that we, the consumers,
never get the full picture.
And the EU. Those who recommend
that we leave give us facts and figures
to support their cause that seem to be un
-answerable, but then we hear from
others who make it abundantly clear
that life outside the EU would be
intolerable.
Since both sides of the dispute come
from people who are respected leaders
of finance and trade, and thus must
know what they are talking about, how
can we be expected to make a reasoned
judgement, should the proposed
referendum ever take place ?
Another argument that has been ongoing for years is that of where to build
a new run-way to relieve our crowded
airports. Luckily we in Norfolk arent
too closely involved, and it is a bit of
good news for those who live around
Stansted that, at least for now, the threat
to expand centres on Heathrow and
Gatwick. But some might have the view
that enough is enough, and they should
make do with what theyve got. After
all, if you wish to visit a theatre and find
that all seats have been booked, you
have to accept that the venue is limited
and there is no room for you, and it is
not possible for the management to
extend the premises. The same could
apply to airports. Yes, there might be
profits that might be missed, but
expansions cannot go on for ever.
Rather a lot has been made of a chap
being fined for not moving out of the
middle lane on a motorway, and
everyone knows that such behaviour
can cause annoyance, but this could be
avoided if we were allowed to overtake
on the inside, where necessary, as in
some other countries.
But there are plenty of traffic rules that
are regularly disobeyed solely because
there are insufficient police patrols,
though of course that is no excuse for
bad driving habits.
A few weeks ago it was rather amusing
to read that Alan Titchmarsh had run
into trouble for having referred to
bastard digging, which was a
traditional term in gardening circles, for
it seemed that one or two complaints
had been received from sensitive
members of the public. The B.B.C. later
said that it would have been acceptable
had the remark been made after the nine
p.m. watershed. Presumably it is
assumed that children who are up at
8.55 will be contaminated by such
language, so heaven forbid what the
affect would be on them if they were
allowed to stay up a few more minutes
to watch the start of Mock the Week .
On the subject of setting good
examples, I must mention the apparent
lowering of standards in the national
press in recent times, for rarely a day
passes without some minor errors
occurring in my daily paper.
Fortunately they are not usually
grammatical ones, and are probably due

to correspondents submitting
their articles on-line, so that the
previously
meticulous
checking by sub-editors is no
longer in vogue. This is a pity,
for if we wish our youngsters
to formulate letters correctly,
the press should continue to set
an example.
The well-worn argument about
Fox Hunting is about to come
up for review, but some MPs
are bemoaning the fact that a
free vote will not be allowed,
each member being required to
toe the party line. This brings
up the question as to why free
votes should not be allowed on
ALL matters, since only then
can a citizen rely on his elected
member voting in the way his
constituents desire, which does
not always coincide with party
thinking.
In our local papers lately
housing commands a sizeable
portion of the topics aired, and
numerous pages are devoted to
house sales and many articles
are written about the most
desirable properties, many of
which are said to be the result
of many years of careful
improvement in order to make Rosemary and Peter Sharman Celebrated their Diamond
them what the writers call their Wedding anniversary on the 9th July and would like to
dream house. Yet, after all thank all their family and friends for their good wishes
the work, and the end product and flowers.
being exactly what they have
been aiming for, the house is up for
sale ! If I managed to complete a dream
house, I would want to keep it.
At the time of writing these notes it has
been announced that shops are to be
allowed to open for longer hours on
Sundays. In some ways this seems a
pity, as tradition has always demanded
St Marys Church, Watton Organ
that the Sabbath be held as a bit
Refurbishment Fundraising Event
different to the rest of the week, but if
To raise funds for the refurbishment of St
traders wish to operate on Sundays,
Marys Organ, the Organ Refurbishment
then there is no real reason why they
Committee are organising an Auction of
shouldnt, for anyone who doesnt
Promises and Goods to be held on October 17th
agree is not obliged to visit their stores,
at 7pm. The organ is in need of substantial
while there are those whose working
renovation and is so much part of our activities
week does not allow them other days in
at St Marys and for the town of Watton, be it
which to shop.
for Sunday Services, Weddings, Funerals, Civic
What a difference there is to those
Services or Concerts.
This event is the
days, not so long ago, when whole
penultimate fund raising activity we will be
towns seemed dead on a Sunday, and
undertaking for the refurbishment of our organ.
it was impossible to get anything to
Fundraising started in 2013 and to date we have
eat, even in public houses, apart from
raised 16,000. However total funds needed are
a packet of crisps.
37,000 plus VAT and we will also be applying
It seems that despite the development
for grants to help us achieve our target.
of the mobile phone industry, there
We are looking for all sorts of pledges, from
are still many parts of the country that
restaurant meals, hairdos, beauty treatments, the
have poor service, and planning
use of a holiday cottage, an afternoon helping
permission is now to be given to more
someone in the garden, fetching someones
higher masts to facilitate better
shopping for them, or doing their ironing, a
reception.
bouquet of flowers or a days field sports. The
Of course this has resulted in protests
list is endless. We will also be appealing for
from folks who think that this will
donations of items to auction off during the
further the desecration of the
evening, however these should be easily
countryside. While none of us wishes
moveable (ie a case or bottle of wine/
to see further blots on the landscape,
champagne, a box of chocolates, new electrical
these new masts will hardly rival the
items etc.)
current objects of hate, the batches of
The evening will be held in St Marys Church
wind turbines, and will soon blend
with a very experienced and respected
into the natural scene and will soon
Auctioneer and will be advertised extensively.
no longer be any source of
Tickets for the event will be 3 which will
annoyance, while allowing the
include a glass of wine or soft drink with
previously deprived members of the
nibbles and other light refreshments will be
community to share the benefits
available throughout the evening.
enjoyed by the rest of us.
We sincerely hope that our event will be
Recently publicity has been afforded
supported by local businesses as this should be
to Robot Lawnmowers, which allow
a fun evening for a very worthwhile cause.
lazy gardeners to snooze in their easy
Support for this event will give our campaign
chairs while Robby the Robot cuts the
just the boost it needs to achieve our goal,
lawn (actually they have been around
therefore if you can help in any way or would
for some years). When will there be a
like tickets for the event, then please ring the
robot that will differentiate between
number shown below.
flowers and weeds, so that I can join
Ann Reeve (Mrs) On behalf of the Organ
the snoozers while he keeps my
Refurbishment Committee.
garden tidy ?
01953 882065 07733211410
And bring me my Pimms, too.
www.stmaryswatton.org
Good afternoon.
Follow us on Twitter @StMarysWatton.

Diamond Celebration
for Rosemary & Peter

Auction of
Promises
Pledges wanted

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Dance Away
at the Queens Hall Ballroom, Latin and Sequence dancing
at the Queen's Hall August 1st, Sept 5th, October 3rd

8pm to 11pm Admission 4

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August 2015

Berries For Boxes

Its official. If the old saying is to be

believed, the ladies of the Inner Wheel
Club are a righteous bunch! Once again
the Strawberry Tea was blessed with
lovely weather as a warm sun shone
down on Ken and Brenda Davis
garden and many people came in to
enjoy this event. The stalls did a brisk
trade throughout the afternoon selling
everything from home-made cakes to
books, jigsaws and hand-crafted fans.
As always most guests enjoyed a flutter
on the Tombola and the raffle before
settling down to a chat over a delicious
cup of tea with strawberries and cream,
shortbread and cake. This popular
annual event is held in aid of an
overseas charity and this year Trade Aid
was chosen to benefit from the profits.
Trade Aid is a Rotary initiative, a small
UK charity which literally fills boxes

In your garden
with Lotta Potts
August can be a funny month weatherwise. I always think of it as a dusty
month: the harvested fields look dusty
and the trees also look dusty and
droopy. That's in 'a normal' year when
it should be hot. It's worse if the
weather is cool and wet as everything
still looks just worn out. It shouldn't
have come as a surprise, therefore, to
find out that most of the flowering
plants at this time of the year are the
toughest and longest lasting into what
will be deteriorating weather and day
length.
Maybe I am a bit slow on the uptake
but whilst I was doing a bit of research
into what's good and what's to do this
month (oh come on you didn't think I
had all this stuff in my head did you?)
it turned out that as well as the July
plants that are still going, the ones that
peak in August will go on a lot longer.
In other words the ones at their best in
July will last until August or
September but if you go for those such
as fuchsias, sedum spectabile and its
relative sedum telephium subs
maximum 'Atropurpureum' (this is the
one with purple foliage and pink
flowers), phygelius capensis (Cape
figwort), perovskia (Russian Sage)
'Blue Spire' or the smaller 'Little Spire'
these will all go on until October and
given reasonable conditions will go on
a bit longer. Good value Id say and
we haven't even looked at dahlias! The
Russian sage is so-named because the
leaves smell a bit like ordinary sage.
Don't be tempted to eat it as I cannot
find any reference to it as a culinary
species.
If you have the time and opportunity
it's a good month to visit open gardens.
The NGS Yellow Book is a good
investment but last time I looked most
of the gardens tended to be late spring/
early summer so mainly it's the stately
homes and castles circuit that will
probably have the best late summer
displays. It would be wonderful to
have some rolling acres to
accommodate all the best of all seasons
either in separate 'rooms' or in
extravagantly mixed borders. We in
the majority have to exercise our skills
in incorporating single specimens
artfully placed so that the plant is
shown at its best when it is at its best.
I've been trying for years and one day...

full of the tools needed to pursue

different trades: carpenter, seamstress,
etc. These boxes are then shipped to
developing countries where people are
given training in using the contents
before being allowed to go back to their
communities to set up simple small
businesses. It is Humanitarian Aid to
build self respect. A Rotary
representative attended the Strawberry
Tea and displayed the contents of some
boxes. Voting took place amongst the
guests to determine which boxes would
be sent and as a result of this, those
designed for use by a seamstress and a
teacher will be dispatched shortly. An
amazing total of 947 was raised by this
event and Inner wheel members wish to
thank all who supported it so
generously.
Lesley Cowling. Club Correspondent
Just a little word of warning. Most
large gardens have plant sales so if you
visit an open garden at a distance from
home and spot a 'must have', do make
sure it will thrive in your soil. Same
goes for large shows like Hampton
Court and Tatton. These are a better
bet as the sales people there will have a
thorough knowledge of their wares but
the sales benches at open gardens
could be manned by, shall we say, nonexperts.
So, you've done your visits and
brought home your trophies. Now you
need to look around for somewhere to
put them. This might mean a ruthless
pruning of perennials they need
cutting back after flowering anyway.
This leads to deadheading anything
and everything from annuals to roses.
Lavenders, roses and santolinas can be
clipped back but be careful not to cut
into old wood as the plants won't
recover. As well as watering well,
camellias and rhododendrons need to
be fed. Normally this is counter
intuitive as feeding plants in August
generally promotes sappy growth that
will suffer once there is a frost but
these two need to be fed so that next
year's flower buds will develop. Lots
of people have problems with
camellias in particular because the
buds drop in spring due to lack of food
and water now.
The lawn shouldn't need too much in
the way of attention and if it's really
hot won't need cutting at all. Don't
water grass as it does more harm than
good both to the lawn (the roots come
to the surface unless the sprinkler is
going night and day) and to your
pocket on the water rates. Grass will
recover very quickly after a decent
drop of rain. Some shrubs and hedges
benefit
from
trimming
now:
pyracantha wear protective clothing
but you'll probably lose some of the
lovely berries if you go too hard,
beech, hornbeam, thuja and leylandii
can be clipped later this month or early
next. There's some controversy about
leylandii (apart from should we have it
at all) as some experts say it should be
cut in October or April when it will
recover if cut into old wood whereas
at any other time it won't.
Whilst you are deadheading and
cutting back you may well find selfsown seedlings. It may be worth
potting some of them up whether you
know what they are or not as you could

Ashill and
Holme Hale
Garden Club

The Annual Flower Show in June

was a great success with nearly 250
entries, a new record. Thank you to
all the members who participated
and/or helped on the day. The show
had a slightly different look this year
thanks to the hard work of the new
Show Manager, Kevin Taylor-Ward
and his team. Gary and Margaret
Moore brought along a wonderful
display of fuschias and it was fitting
that it was one of Gary's fuschias
which the judges considered 'Best in
Show'.
At the regular meeting in June Bob
Grief spoke about the gardens at
Oxburgh Hall. Bob grew up on the
Oxburgh estate where his father was
head gardener. Bob now volunteers
there as a garden guide for the
National Trust. Bob's talk was
entitled 'Discovering an English
Garden' as he explained that the
gardens we think of as English are
influenced by centuries of gardening
around the world. He showed
examples from the histories of Israel,
Babylon (now Iraq), Egypt, Italy and
France. The gardens at Oxburgh Hall
have, understandably, changed over
the centuries since 1482. However,
the team there continue to make
discoveries and are trying, as funds
allow, to recreate its glorious past.
Thursday 27 August - AGM and
Vegetable Show
get quite a useful crop for next year.
Now is the time to plant autumnflowering bulbs and start thinking
about spring bulbs for next year. Plant
prepared bulbs such as hyacinths for
forcing in time for Christmas. I bet the
catalogues are starting to appear, along
with the Christmas ones.
If you have containers or hanging
baskets that have suffered total defeat it
might be as well to empty them and
start again for winter or with
evergreens.
As far as the veg plot goes, the harvest
could include French and runner beans,
lettuce, beetroot, turnips, courgettes,
onions, pencil leeks, marrows,
calabrese, summer squashes, second
early potatoes, first out door tomatoes
and globe artichokes. If you have lots
of space and grew all that lot enjoy! If
you don't you may well have some of
the above. Either way you create a
space and you could sow early carrots,
peas, turnips, lettuce, spinach, spring
cabbage and oriental leaves such as
Chinese cabbage and pak choi if you
like them. Apart from the spring
cabbage you should get a second crop
of the others as they are mostly fastgrowing hence early varieties.
Otherwise it might be worth having a
look at planting a green manure to over
winter and be dug in early next year.
Field beans are popular but seeds of all
sorts of things are readily available.
Make sure not to get something that is
very vigorous and suitable only for
agriculture.
Whilst harvesting potatoes do check
for blight. Don't forget the 'Smith
Periods' can carry on into this month as
well as July. If you get it and catch it
early enough then remove the haulm
(foliage and stems) completely and
leave the spuds in the ground for a
fortnight to stop the spores getting into
the tubers then you have rescued the
crop. The haulm should be burnt or
disposed of via the council recycling
sites or their bin if you have one. I did
check before suggesting this as I don't
have the opportunity for a bonfire and
the council are happy to take the
foliage but not any affected tubers.
They go in the landfill bin.
That's about it really. Unless you have
some really big projects on the go for
the summer such as starting to prepare
the site for a new lawn there really isn't
much more to do apart from keep
weeding.

A portrait of John for June

Watton Rotary Club recently presented a portrait

of Honorary Member John Garratt to his wife
June, to commemorate John who lost his long
fight with motor neuron disease (MND) in
September last year.
John was well known to many people in Watton
area from his work in local community,
particularly with respect to the Queens Hall,
where, in addition to appearing regularly on stage,
he organised volunteers to undertake maintenance
work in the building on a monthly basis. He was
also a member of the West End Waiters a well
known local singing group, which has raised
thousands of pounds for MND research.
The portrait, in pastel, was commissioned from
Sue Bunce of Saham Toney, a well known local
artist, following personal donations by members
of the club.

St Marys Church, Watton

Organ Refurbishment Fundraising Event

Auction of Promises
October 17th at 7pm
Wanted Promises

&

Auction Items

Please phone George or Ann Reeve

For tickets or promises
for this fun event
01953 882065 / 07733211410
www.stmaryswatton.org Follow us @StMarysWatton

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DEREHAM & DISTRICT

CAT ADOPTION CENTRE

Hoe Road, Longham, Dereham NR19 2RP
Rehoming Cats and Providing Advice
& Help With Neutering

OPEN 7 Days a Week 11am to 3pm

Telephone . . . 01362 687 919

Rotary
Roundup

As is the custom in Rotary

worldwide, the presidency of each
and every club changes on July 1st.
Watton & District Rotary Club is
no exception and at the end of our
meeting on the last Thursday of
June, Francis Ulrych (of Griston)
handed over the Chain of Office to
Paul Chubbock (of Shipdham). The
picture shows Francis (centre) with
Paul (left) and David Branson, the

new Vice-President (right).

Prior to the handover
ceremonies, the Clubs
annual Young Designer
awards
were
made.
Participants from the
Wayland Academy not
only have to design
something
within
particular specifications,
they also have to see their design
through the production process. All
stages, from concept to final form
are judged. Sarah Pitt Wayland
Academy's new head of Design
Technology & Art accompanied

Breckland Council supporting

Wayland Festival

John Kerr, Wayland Festival Chairman receives a cheque for

1119.30 from Breckland Council Leader, Michael Wassell, which is
match funding from the Council supporting the Wayland Festival.

Dereham
Indoor
Bowls Club

The lists are up in the Bowls hall

for next season's fixtures.
Monday
morning
triples,
afternoon pairs, evening triples,
Tues afternoon triples, evening
pairs,
Wednesday
morning
triples, evening triples, Thursday
afternoon pairs, evening pairs,
Friday morning pairs, afternoon
novice league, evening triples,
Roll ups Tues and Thursday
mornings
plus
Wednesday
afternoon
One ladies team in the county
league, Two men's teams in the
county league. Regular coaching
sessions for anyone wanting to
learn to bowl. Names please for
anyone wishing to play in the
above.

Watton
Churches
Together

The WCT is made up of

representatives from three of the
Watton churches, the Catholic,
Church of England and the
Methodist church. We work
together to promote unity and
fellowship between all Christians,
and arranged the recent 'Who

Cares? Initiative.
Functions arranged by us include
the Town Carol service, the Unity
Service, Lent Talks, and Walk of
Witness on Good Friday. At town
events such as the carnival we
have a stall with information on
church activities and competitions
for children. Several times a year
we arrange donations to charity
from our events such as the Town
Carol service. We meet on the
2nd Wednesday of every month,
(excluding August), in the
Methodist church vestry at 2.30
pm. and always welcome new
members. If you would like more
information call 01953881080,
and come and visit our stall at the
Wayland Show.

Summer
Recitals

At St Marys Church, Watton at

1.10pm to be followed by
lunchtime treats. 6th August
Relaxing Sounds with the
Harmonettes Donations to the
Organ Fund most welcome.

the winner, Benjamin ThomasLewin, and runner up, Harley

Evans, to the meeting and gave a
laudatory
report
on
their
achievements.
Benjamin
had
designed and made a superb 'toy'

house whilst Harley had an unusual

boxed game based on electronic
components. Each received a
certificate and a cash prize. David
Branson was Rotarys coordinator.
Martin Anscombe

Summer When the

Living is Easy
Mixed Media Art
Exhibition Wayland
Dragonfly Gallery
Saturday 1st
August - Saturday
22nd August
Our new
exhibition,
Summer When
The Living is
easy is truly
about the joy of
Summer; This has
inspired our two
and three
dimensional
artists and our
photographers to
think about how
they can interpret this wonderful
time of brilliant colour, using
still life, landscape, wood
carving, miniatures - in other
words every medium and style in
the artists repertoire. 17
artists. an abundance of talent,
mediums to include Pastel,
Watercolour,
Acrylic,
Oil,
Textiles, Silk Painting, and
Photography.
Preview Evening & Launch:

Rocklands
Community
Shop

If you are reading this issue at

the end of July you can still
enjoy the great History Week
that the shop is organising this
week. Please call in, if you have
not already done so, to see what
is happening today and the rest of
the week.
August is the time of the great
School Summer holidays, a time
that everybody looks forward to,
well, almost everybody
unfortunately it is normally a
very tricky time at the
community
shop
to
find
Volunteer cover, as many of our
Volunteers are School mums,
who are possibly heading away
on their own holidays or cannot
leave their children. If there are
any teachers out there, who
might find that they have
unexpected time on their hands,
do please enquire at the counter
about
being a
temporary
Volunteer.
You will be
welcomed with open arms and

Friday 31st July 7pm - 8.30pm,

Strawberries and freshly made
ice cream from an ice cream
vendor will be available.
Opening Times: Weekdays 10 4m, Saturdays 10am 1pm Free
Admission and parking. Contact
Susan Hollingworth for further
information 01953 880205.
Wayland Dragonfly Gallery,
Wayland House, High Street,
Watton, Norfolk IP25 6AR
training will be on hand. The great
news is that we are welcoming
back two very familiar faces to the
shop, who are both joining us a
Volunteers. Do come along to see
who they are, although you may
have guessed, being that they are
familiar faces in the shop.
Shirley cards continues to bring in
a useful income for the shop and
there are a new range, situated by
the counter. They are all sold
100% in aid of the shop and any
card can be personalised to suit
any purpose, or made up
especially to suit a special
occasion please ring Shirley on
01953 488567 to give the details,
or enquire at the shop counter.
We very much hope that August
will bring warm summer days for
all to enjoy please call into the
shop to buy, perhaps a Pimms, to
enjoy in the garden, an ice cream
or a refreshing drink. In the caf
you are welcome to eat anything
purchased in the shop and if you
prefer a cold drink this weather,
just take the can to the counter,
so that it can be scanned. We
look forward to seeing you.
Shop/PO opening hours: 7.30am6.30pm, Mon to Fri, 7.30am5.30pm Sat, 8.30am-1pm Sun.

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August 2015

AVA 30th Birthday Celebration Watton Country Blossom and Yarn Festival
Market

A weekend get together was held in the

Ashill Village Aid Call In on Saturday 4th
and Sunday 5th July celebrating the 30
year anniversary of the opening of the Call
In.
Invited guests included AVA helpers and
supporters past and present joined the
committee for High Tea and an
opportunity to chat with old friends and
look through the recorded history of the
various activities held over the years in the
Call In.
The weather was kind to us and tables

were set under a marquee by the pond for

those who wished to be outside.
The food preparation, flowers marquee
erection, and serving was carried out by
volunteers and a most generous grant of
200 was awarded to AVA from the
Norfolk Community Foundation, North
Pickenham Windfarm Community Fund,
to assist in the expenses of the event.
AVA is aware of the dedication of all
volunteers and an opportunity to express
our thanks is important. The weekend was
much appreciated by all attending.

Letters to the
Editor

my fingers, I did however manage to

pull one note free leaving the other 4
clamped. I went into the bank and
spoke to the Cashier who told me to
join the queue. Prior to waiting my
turn I went outside to find that the
money had disappeared, later I found
that it had been pulled back into the
machine.
When I finally confronted the cashier
who was most unhelpful and
somewhat objectionable, she told me
that I must have pressed the wrong
button and only requested 20, also
that as I was not a Barclays customer
she could not help. I had to insist quite
forcibly that she took my details and
have the courtesy to contact me later
when the machine was checked to
confirm that it had only paid out 20.
She also told me that if the machine
was at fault, it would reimburse my
account automatically within 48
hours; this was a totally incorrect
statement as I later found out that I
had to claim it back.
When I got home I informed my
bank,HSBC of the short fall in pay
out, they were most helpful and
suggested that I wait 48 hour s and then
call them again when they would sort it
out. My bank also confirmed that 100
had been debited from my account. That
evening the manager of Barclays rang
me at home and confirmed that the
machine had pulled my 80 back in and
that it was my responsibility to get my
bank to claim it back.
I find this whole situation frustrating,
the machine was at fault and yet it was
my responsibility to recover my
money. The shutter could have trapped
my fingers, this could be quite serious.
Finally, in future I will steer clear of
both the Barclays machine and their
somewhat unsympathetic staff.
Trevor Bunce, Saham Toney

Withdrawal of the Carbrooke School

Bus
As a long time resident of Ash Tree
Park Estate, whose five year old
granddaughter currently uses the
school bus, I am appalled that
Norfolk County Council have ignored
the objections of residents, the Head
Teacher, local councillors, the Traffic
Manager for Norfolk Police and our
local MP.
Im sure that, had they been asked,
the parents who can afford to, would
contribute to the running costs of a
school bus.
NCC claims the path will be safe
for children, aged four and above, to
walk the 1.9 miles each way, even
though it starts next to a busy garage
before heading along country roads.
In addition to the lack of lighting in
the winter, the children will need to
avoid used needles left by addicts.
Many more cars will have to use
Summer Lane, which has few passing
places. The numbers of vehicles
trying to park outside the school
difficult enough at present will
make Carbrooke village grind to a
halt.
Roger Widdison, Hendon Avenue,
Carbrooke.
High Street Bandit that can trap
your Fingers
On Monday 22nd June at 3.30pm I
used the outside cash machine at
Barclays Bank. Following my request
for 100, I recovered my card and then
5 x 20 notes appeared in the cash
slot. As I was taking the money a
shutter came down in the cash slot
trapping the money and just missing

With all the topsy turvy weather we have

been experiencing this year, it is gratifying
that we, at the Country Market, are still
welcoming lots of regular (and some new)
customers whatever the climate throws at
us. After quite a slow start to the growing
season, fruit and vegetables are now
becoming more plentiful and we have a
good selection on offer. Remember,
everything which we offer for sale is
locally produced and in the case of
perishable products like bakery and garden
crops, they are prepared as close to sale as
possible.
Talking of bakery, our counters are always
full with a varied selection of cakes, tray
bakes, savories and preserves, the latter
including jams,chutneys, marmalades and
honey. Please remember that our cooks are
more than happy to discuss any requests
that you may have, whether for a regular
order or a personalised cake for that special
occasion.
Come down and see our new producer, who
makes a colourful range of jewellery and
candles, the later of which can be decorated
as required. We also still have a wide range
of other crafts including knitwear,
handicraft and cards. All of our crafters our
willing to discuss specific requirements
and, given a little time most can be
personalised. Our local, free range eggs are
always popular and available in 4
convienient sizes.
Anything purchased at the Christian
Community Centre during the morning opening time is 8.30am for 3 hours - may
be collected later by 11.15 please. Hope to
see you soon.

West Norfolk
Aviation
Society

On Tuesday 7th July the West Norfolk

Aviation Society held another meeting at the
Methwold Social Club where Keith Eldred, a
prominent Thetford figure, gave, without
props, a very professional and entertaining
account of his life from boyhood to property
developer. Happenstance, he was happy to
admit, guided him beneficially through a life
of various twists and turns which the best
planning couldnt have surpassed. From an
unforeseen early career in surveying he was
conscripted into the RAF and became air
wireless mechanic on the Comet. Following
his national service and, armed with a
theodolite and a de Havilland engined
Auster, he extended his former career with
Crown Agents in Hong Kong. He finally
decided to abandon surveying and returned to
England, this time, with a wife and a son. His
good fortune continued when quite by chance
he was able to acquire, for a song, the Gorse
Industrial Estate, former ex-RAF Barnham.
Now, after a few diversifications, he has
created on the estate a monument to a
forbidding period arising out of the cold war.
On Tuesday the 4th August the WNAS
will benefit again from Keith Eldreds
generosity, this time, in the form an
invitation to tour his empire on the Gorse
Estate.

A Knitted Harvest at Thompson Church

Hundreds of people, from far and wide,
flocked to the four day Blossom and Yarn
festival in the Wayland villages of Breckles,
Caston, Great Hockham, Griston, Stow
Bedon and Thompson in early July. Visitors
were so awestruck by what they witnessed
that many returned for a second viewing,
bringing family and friends with them.
Each villages church took on a theme,
which was picked up by the flowers, knitting,
music and merchandise, and even the
refreshments! The artistry was superb, with
every nook and cranny used to good effect.
Visitors books at each church were filled
with comments such as mind-blowing and
quite superb. One 11-year old girl, who had
clearly enjoyed the childrens activities,
wrote in afterwards to say: The Blossom and
Yarn festival was brilliant! I enjoyed all of

the displays that were there. I had fun doing

the activities and gaining prizes as I was
travelling to each church.
Artistic director of the festival, Mrs. Lois
Gill, a resident and member of Caston PCC,
was given a huge surprise at the opening
ceremony when she was presented with a full
-size knitted figure of herself. She had
been created secretly by some of the many
knitters and craftspeople who had been
working together on the knitted items over
more than 18 months.
Rector of the Wayland Group of Parishes,
the Revd. Bob Nichols commented The
whole weekend has been truly uplifting.
Hundreds of people have worked as a
fantastic team to present this festival, and
visitors have expressed a great deal of
pleasure in the whole experience.

August 2015

Tha Ovington
Crower
Waal thas thet toime o tha munth agin so fust
Id betta arsk har yew gittin on tergitha. Hent
hed a lotta rearn yit hev we? Thas soo dry
tha ole teartas hev bin jumpin owt tha
grownd an streart inta tha pot, yew kin
awmoost hear them agooin aaaah
Tell yew wos gitten abowt an thas them
dratted owld hoss flies, cor doont thar gi
yew gip iffen yew doont git them orf pretty
kwick, my missus she suffa suffin crewl
from tha dratted owld things, I tall hare she
orta hev on hare jumpa wen she goo owt
pickin goosgogs an currens, she niva teark
no mind o me tho.
Horry doont git bit by em,
I reckon tha olwd fly
would keel oova afore thet
hed a charnst to gi him a
bite.
Saw tha owld cowncil
chairwummen owt thotha
day, orl togged up in har
yella coot luggin a grate
ole bag alonga har. I say
tew har I say, Wot ivva
are yew a doing my
mawtha, yewll frighten tha
kiddies, wi orl thet stuff yore
luggin abowt an dressed like a
mawkin
Ill hev yew know Sid, Im dewin my civic
dewty, and pickin up orl tha rubbish wot sum
people chuck owta thar car winders, tryin
tew kip our willage orl spick an span, cos
yew nivva know whose cumin rownd ter hev
a look. Might even be tha big man from
Breckland, cos he oonly live up tha rood
I spect shes dewin har bit an yew hev tew
hand it tew har cos thet ware hossing down
with tha only bitta rearn we hed this munth.
Weer gunna hev a bitta citement nex year,
cos tha cowncil are goonta orgnise a goo cart
rearce down Chuch rood. Orl tha ole boys is
gooin rownd eyein up orl tha yung mawthas

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perambuleartas an buggies, ter see iffen thar
woont miss a cuppla wheels.
Horry hev hunnerts o ole barra, cart, an bike
wheels inna his shed, so I towld him he orta
git a gud ole lock onna tha doors or else
sumwunll teark a fancy tew orl them
wheels.
Dunt yew worry yore hed abowt thet Sid
he say I rekkun I hev enuff lumba in thet
shed tew knock up a world beata ovva goo
cart. I yewsta hev an ole soop box wi sum
owld rolla skeart wheels on wen I ware a
boy an I cud beet ole constabule W down hill
from Watton enny time wen I wos gitten
hoom leart from tha pikchas
Yew bleeve thet an yewll bleeve ennythin.
Mind yew I shud thik thetll meark a gud
days fun an thars shure tew be few onnem
wotll goo threw tha hidge or in tha
dyke, on tha way down, cos thas
steepa than thet luk. I know yew
dunt heffta peddle yor bike
much arta cumin orf tha
Dereham rood.
I wos rownd tha Chuch
yard larst week giin the
owld grass a trim up an
goo ter hell iffen thar
grownd wunt full o mowle
heeps.
Ide hed a trap owt fer sum
tiome an thort ide cort tha
ole daarvil.
The dashed ole thing hev
cawst me sum trubble,
patchin an mendin where here bin.
So I sets me traps up agin, an hoop thetll
spring afore long, thet did, but he git threw
an now heese mearkin mownds orl oova tha
plearce. Ill git him yit.
Horry sez tha onny way ter git em is tew sit
kwiet wi a twelve bore an wen yew see a
mownd cumin up yew blarst him wi booth
barrels. I rekkun tha Wicar woont teark tew
kindly tew thet.
Goo ter hell iffen thet ent gitten leart agin, so
gud nite tew yew orl, behave yoreselves, an
dew yew kip a troshin.
Boy Sid

Mighty Oakus at
Watton Carnival

The drizzle and rain, tried to dampen our

spirits on Sunday 14th June but some
members of staff and students from
Wayland Academy braved the elements and
set up their stall at Watton Carnival,
keeping an eye on their dragon Mighty
Oakus yes you did read that right!
Wayland Academy have sponsored a
GOGODragon that is on display along with
all the other Dragons who line the streets of
Norwich for the Wild in Art Event for the
Break charity. Mighty Oakus arrived at
Wayland Academy as a plain white
sculpture ready to be painted by local artist,
Lisa Kirkham who along with some Year 8 students came
up with the design. Mighty Oakus was on display in
reception at Wayland Academy but he so longed to be
seen by more people, so he was let out for the day to visit
Watton High Street for the Carnival.
It was a shame that the weather was not kind on that day
but it was so nice that the people who walked through the
town looked and smiled at the dragon. Some stopped to
have their photographs taken with him, or just stopped to

What Watton Wants

Fighting the Over-development of Watton
Another 98 new homes have been applied for by Abel
Homes at Watton Green off Town Green Road and
Watton Green Road. This application is for a
Screening Option or an Environmental Impact
Assessment prior to submission for full planning
approval.
Application
reference
number
is
3SR/2015/0012/SCR and full details can be viewed on
the Breckland Council web site under planning
applications. Type in the Reference Number only and
then Search.
At the present time our research seems to prove that
new houses in Watton are not selling too well and the
critical situation with the Medical Practice together
with other unsustainable infrastructure criteria are not
helping this situation.
So do we need more houses on top of the 300 now
being built? (with a further 566 waiting planning
decisions). Watton is already the most densely
populated of all the Breckland towns.
The Saham Road application by Hopkins Homes for 73
houses was rejected by Breckland Council Planning
Committee on the 22nd June. This after a
recommendation for approval by the Planning Officers.

Watton & District University Of The Third

At the end of May a party of U3A members

visited Scarborough for a holiday. On our
first day we went to York Railway Museum
to see their collection of steam trains,
followed by a visit to The Chocolate Story in
York city, where our guide led us through
the history of chocolates founding families,
and we were shown how the humble cocoa
bean is transformed into the finest chocolate.
We finished the tour by each making our
own chocolate bar. On our second day we
visited Castle Howard, one of Englands
finest historic houses, built over 300 years
ago. It still remains home to the Howard
family today. On our way back to the hotel
we stopped at Yorkshire Lavender, voted
one of the top 3 gardens to visit in North
Yorkshire, where we had afternoon tea. For
our final day we visited Whitby, home of the
best fish and chip restaurant in York, and of
course some of us couldnt resist trying

talk to us about why he was there,

to help raise awareness and
money for the Break charity. We
held a tombola stall, sold some
work produced by the students
and Mrs Allott, the Principals
wife painted (with face paints)
dragons on faces. We raised
81.39 on the day, helping to
support the Break charity.
Thank you to all who supported
us, if you did not manage to come
along to the carnival, Mighty
Oakus our GOGODragon is now
on Castle Meadow outside the
Castle Mall. If you have one of
the maps or the app he is Dragon
number 65. The dragons will
remain on display in Norwich throughout the summer
until 2nd September. Please pop along and say hello to
him and the other 83 dragons. You can follow Mighty
Oakus on twitter @GOGOMightyOakus, we would love
to receive your pictures and messages. Donations can still
be made at: Justgiving.com/Waylandgogodragon.
If you would like more information please contact
Wayland Academy on 01953 881514 or email:
[email protected]
The Thetford Road application for 180 houses is being
considered by Breckland Council on Monday 20th
July. Planning Officers have recommended refusal.
The Group had a successful day at the Watton Carnival
with genuine interest and concerns being expressed by
residents throughout the day. A total of 160 letters
objecting to various developments were forwarded to
Breckland Council.
Letters concerning the over development of our town
should be sent to Breckland Council and to our local M.P
George Freeman who needs more ammunition to support
our cause in Parliament. Sending these letters is the best
weapon in our armoury.
Full details and status of current planning applications
can be found on the Breckland Council website
www.breckland.gov.uk
Objection/Comment letters or e mails on any outstanding
application can be sent to The Chief Planning Officer
Elizabeth House, Walpole Loke, Dereham, NR19 1EE
E Mail [email protected]
All correspondence MUST quote the relevant Application
Reference Number.
Letters to George Freeman M.P should be addressed to 8.
Damgate Street Wymonham NR180BQ
For further information or you wish to help our group
go to www.whatwattonwants.co.uk

them, and would concur with that statement.

We stopped off at Pickering where they hold
a weekly market, before returning to the
hotel. We ended our holiday by stopping off
at a Great Western Hotel in Retford for an
excellent lunch, before making our way back
home.
At our June meeting Deborah Preston
returned to give a presentation on Stars,
Celebrities and Special Occasions. Deborah
used to be Executive Housekeeper of one of
Europes largest 5 star hotels, The Grosvenor
House, in London, where she met many
famous people, including members of the
royal family, pop stars, film stars, Vera Lyn
and the Dali Lama. She kept us amused with
anecdotes about some of the people who
stayed at the hotel.
Brian Eulers Pub Lunch Group will be
meeting at The Mill at Yaxham, Nr Dereham
on Tuesday 28th July. Susan Shepherd-

Pages Garden Visit Group visited Brick

Kiln House at Shotesham St Mary, South
Norwich on Sunday 26th July
Members of our new Quiz Group went to a
quiz night in Swaffham at the end of June,
where they finished second out of ten teams,
only missing first place by a few points.
Overall, an impressive result.
We will be collecting money for the coach
trip to Southwold, followed by a cream tea,
at our August meeting. Further details will
be forthcoming at our meeting in July.
Our Speaker at the August meeting will be
Rachel Duffield with her presentation
entitled, Costumed Interpretation of Queen
Elizabeth 1. Anyone wishing to join the
Watton U3A should telephone Anita Taylor
on 01953 881110 for a membership form or
further details.
For further details on The National U3A go
to www.u3a.org.uk

August 2015

Councillors Chat
With Cllr Michael Wassell
Planning: As readers will be aware Watton
is currently being plagued by a large number
of planning applications. I was delighted to
speak against the planning application made
by Hopkins Homes for a development on
Saham Road. At the planning committee
meeting, Town, and District Councillors
along with with affected residents and
members of adjacent parish councils were
able to persuade the elected members of the
planning committee to overturn the
recommendation for approval and they voted
to refuse the application. It is entirely
possible that Hopkins Homes will appeal
against this decision, they have done so in
the past. But previously the independent
planning inspector has upheld the decision
made by Brecklands planning committee
and hopefully they will do this again. In
about 80% of the decisions that go to appeal
the inspector supports the locally made
decision, so the odds are with us..
As I write this I am also going to speak
against the planning application which has
been put in by Gladman Developments Ltd
for 180 houses on land west of Thetford
Road, opposite the current Hopkins Homes
development. This is due to go to the
planning committee on the 20th July and I
am delighted to say that this had been
recommended for refusal, and by the time
you are reading this, hopefully the planning
committee will have uphold this decision.
Again the applicant could go to appeal.
For the Gladman application there have been
over 200 objections, which is far better than
the Saham Rd development which had
around 90.. But even the 200+ for the
Thetford Rd development is a very small
proportion of the population of Watton. If
we contrast these numbers with the over 350
letters of objection that were received for a
Gladman application in Mattishall which has
a population of around 2500. These 350
objections represents 14% of the population.
Contrast this with Watton; if we are
generous and say that there were 250
objections for Thetford Road and 100 for
Saham Rd this represents 3.47% and 1.39%
respectively of the 7200 people who live in
Watton.
If we were to equal the
representations from the residents of
Mattishall we should have had over 1000
objections. Are we really to believe that the
residents of Watton are less concerned about
what happens in their town than the residents
of Mattishal are about their village? Thats
what the figures appear to show!
Some concerned citizens have established
a group called What Watton Wants
www.whatwattonwants.co.uk which has
been set up to give a focal point to support
residents concerns about potential
unsuitable developments in Watton. This
is a great initiative and one that I
wholeheartedly support, and would
encourage as many residents of the town to
get involved in. We still have a number of
development applications pending for
Watton, details can be found on the What
Watton Wants web site and on the
Breckland web site.
The number of
objections is relevant, both when the
application goes to committee and also if
an appeal is put in. You do not have to be
adjacent to a development site to object (or
support of course, not all developments are
unsuitable). We may be constrained by
statute and the reality is that we are not
going to win all of the battles, but there is
strength in numbers, so get involved, dont
just complain on social media sites; they
may allow the venting of emotion, but in
planning terms they are irrelevant. It is far
more productive to spend time getting
involved in What Watton Wants, putting in
objections on the Breckland Council web
site and contacting the Planning Minister
in Westminster. If you do decide to write
to the Planning Minister, then please copy
me, as Leader of Breckland Council, in.
And now as they say for something
completely different! The Health and
Safety (HSE) and HM Revenue &
Customs (HMRC) have joined forces to
deliver live webinars (web based seminars)
for businesses who are growing and want
to find out more information on managing
their health and safety and taking on new
employees.
As businesses start to grow or take on
more employees they may have to face
new issues and concerns. These live

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webinars will help identify some typical
situations, signpost the relevant guidance
and also give an opportunity to answer
questions.
The next webinar will be on 12 August
2015 10am. You can register for any of the
webinars using the links below:
12 August 2015 10am - HMRC and HSE
working together for you - growing your
business;
http://bit.ly/1IUFHvI
16 September 2015 10am - HMRC and
HSE working together for you - growing
your business:
http://bit.ly/1IUFHvI
13 October 2015 10am - HMRC and HSE
working together for you - growing your
business:
http://bit.ly/1UTuWOY
I send regular updates, via email, on
Breckland and other local and national
issues, including a plain English Guide on
planning to residents who have expressed
an interest in receiving these. If you would
like to be added to the distribution list for
these updates please contact me. I will of
course keep your contact details
confidential.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you
feel I can be of assistance on any of the
above issues or indeed on any Breckland
Council matter, My contact details follow Email:
[email protected]
Phone: 07778 491569
Twitter @CllrMWassell
Regards to all, Michael Wassell

Bradenham &
District
Horticultural
Society

This Augusts meeting will take place in

the Village Hall on Thursday August 20th
at 7.30pm when our guest speaker will be
Shelagh Ashe, whose talk Mind the Gap
should provide us with lots of advice and
ideas about keeping our gardens full of
colour and interest throughout the seasons.
All are welcome to come along.
On Saturday September 5th we will be
holding our Autumn Show in the Village
Hall. Some of the classes are also open to
non-members, so if you want to participate
in the Show, please contact our Chairman,
Marianne Kilmartin, on 01362 820744 for
details.

Diabetes UK

We had a "split" meeting in July! We started

of at the Pentecostal Church, as usual, then
around 11am we moved on to the Fire
Station to have an information talk about Fire
Safety and a look over the fire engine, call
outs permitting.
We were welcomed by Crew Manager,
Mick Jolly, and we sat down to watch his
presentation. Facts and figures and general
safety advice was followed by a video
showing how quickly a fire can start, how
quickly it can spread and the devastating
consequences it leaves behind. It was
quite an eye-opener.
Some general
questions were asked, and Mick was
warmly thanked for giving up some of his
valuable time to talk to us. We then went
through to where the fire engine itself was
situated. Although space was limited,
some of our members were able to have a
look and see what the appliance has to
carry and how it is compactly stored in the
different compartments on board. It was a
real priviledge to be allowed to see round
the Fire Station and learn about what
happens when you make a 999 emergency
phone call to the Fire Brigade. Thank you
once again Mick Jolly, Crew Manager.
Our next meeting will be a Coffee & Chat
one, with maybe a quiz or two to test our
brains! The meeting will be on Monday
August 10th, 10.15am , at the Pentecostal
Church, Watton, (whom we thank for the
generous use of their facilites). Also if
anybody would like to come and see our
group - in action (!) - and chat to our
members, especially people who have
Diabetes, either newly diagnosed or longterm, please feel free to pop in.
You can email [email protected] or
phone 01953 884713, leave a message and I
will get back to you as soon as I can.

Festival
Countdown

It's now only three months to go before the start of

Wayland Festival 2015. The tickets are being printed
and the final touches are being added to the
programme before that, too, goes off to the printer.
The various performers have been contacted with final
arrangements - all, that is, except for one set of
performers, YOU!
Following on from the success of Junior Startime in
previous years, it has been decided to open up the
event to include amateurs of any age. WAYLAND'S
GOT TALENT will take place in the Queens Hall,
Watton on Sunday 25th October and we're looking for
singers, jugglers, musicians, dancers, comedians, in
fact performers of all kinds to take part, just as long as
they are amateurs.
The show will be split into two sections, sixteen &
under and seventeen & over and is being supported by
Watton and District Rotary Club. All performers will
get the opportunity for a rehearsal on the Queens Hall
stage before the show and will receive a certificate in
recognition of their participation. A prize will be
awarded to the winner of each section.
For more information or an application form, please
get in touch with Jenny Mann either by telephone on
01953 881054 or by e-mailing her on
[email protected]. The Festival website,
waylandfestival.org.com will also have information
about WAYLAND'S GOT TALENT and all the other
events taking place during Festival Week as well as
explaining how and where you can get your tickets.
And don't forget to come and see the Festival stand at
the Wayland Show on Sunday 2nd August where the
Festival Committee will be on hand to answer any
further questions you may have.

Shipdham &
District Book Group

Before the meeting we enjoyed an excellent lunch

cooked and served by our ever generous host in
Ashill. As usual on these occasions this was followed
by a collection for charity, this year the local Stroke
Assocation will receive at least 40 towards its work.
It was noted that the choice of individual post prandial
choclates took nearly as long as the discussion which
followed.
The book was Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris, a
sequel to Chocolat set in Monmartre. Vianne has
become Yanne, living above her newer chocolate shop
with her two children. She is courted by the older,
wealhy Thierry. Once again there is a suggestion of
magic and the presence of evil.
Some members loved this book and one has read the
third in the trilogy. Positive comments included
strange but enjoyable, well depicted iatmosphere and
good of its type. One raised the question of the extent
to which magic is used in religion plus the continued
dependence on lucky charms etc. Others either
disliked it or expressed indifference. Negative
comments included characters lacked depth; the plot
was ridiculous; constantly fleeing the past makes for a
poor, questionable theme and the presence of pure evil
makes for revulsion not convincing tension. An
anomaly was spotted in the supposed passing on of
witchcraft in the female blood line by the revelation
that the main protagonist was stolen from her real
mother as a baby, thus was not related to the one she
recognised in that role.
The book for discussion on 19th August will be Gone
Girl by Gillian Flynn.

Coffee Morning
Thank You

The coffee morning on the 4th July at the Queen's

Hall in aid of St Botolph's Church Stow Bedon was a
great success and raised 281:11. Our thanks go to
all who supported us on the day, we hope you
enjoyed our homemade cakes scones and light
lunches PCC Secretary: Stella Leonard.

Cream Teas
Sunday August 16th
3pm - 5pm,
tickets 5 on the day.
Chequers, Chequers Lane. Saham
Toney IP25 7HQ
Garden games and a raffle.
In aid of St George's Church.

Carboot at the Queens Hall

Saturday 29th August
Sellers 8.30/9am, buyers 10 am till 2pm
Pitches outside 5, indoors 7. Tables for hire,
indoors only, 1 each, Refreshments and bar
More details 07940 168 044
Raising Funds for Norfolks Big C Cancer Charity

Saham WI Are hosting a

Big Cuppa
Coffee Morning
At the Wells Cole Community Centre
Saham Toney on Friday 21st August 10am to 12Noon
Entry 1 which includes a Drink & Biscuit
Raffle - Bring & Buy - Cakes - Everyone Welcome

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Watton Churches Together

St. Marys Church, Watton
St. Marys Church, Watton
www.stmaryswatton.org
Follow us on @StMarysWatton
If I can be of help to you please do not hesitate to contact me,
on 01953 881439, I shall be available at church on Tuesdays
between 10.30am and 12 noonGerry Foster
1st, 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 9.30am Holy Communion 2nd
Wednesday Morning Worship
Tuesdays 7.30am-8.00am, Thursdays 5.00pm5.30pm
Saturdays 9.30am10.00am Parish Prayers.
Church Office opens Tues, Wed & Thurs 9am-1pm
Tel: 01953 881252 [email protected]
Sun 2nd 8.00am
Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
Sun 9th
8.00am
Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
4.00pm
Town Mayors Civic Service
Sun 16th 8.00am
Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
Sun 23rd 8.00am
Holy Communion
4.00pm
Marquee Service on St Marys Church
Green, to be followed by BBQ & games
Sun 30th 8.00am
Holy Communion
10.30am Group Service of Holy Communion at
S.S. Peter & Pauls Church, Carbrooke
12.15pm Holy Baptism
Watton Methodist Church
www.wattonmethodist.btck.co.uk
Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and
prayer between 10.15am & 11.30am Its your quiet place. At
10.30 there is a half-hour Midweek Service in the Large Vestry
led by the Minister or a Church Member.
Sun 2nd 10.45am Revd D Greenaway
6.30pm
Local Arrangement
Sun 9th
10.45am Mrs J Roebuck
6.30pm
Local Arrangement
Sun 16th 10.45am Mr T Hey
6.30pm
Rev D Greenaway
Sun 23rd 10.45am Mrs E Warby
6.30pm
Mrs J Roebuck
Sun 30th 10.30am at Saham Hills Methodist Church
6.30pm
Mr A Warby
Roman Catholic Community
Each Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church
St. Nicholas Church, Ashill
Tuesdays at 10.00am Holy Communion
Sun 2nd 9.30am
Lay Led Worship
Sun 9th
9.30am
Family Holy Communion
Sun 16th 9.30am
All Age Worship
Sun 23rd 9.30am
Holy Communion
Sun 2nd
Sun 9th
Sun 16th
Sun 23rd

St. Georges Church, Saham Toney

11.00am Lay Led Worship
11.00am Family Holy Communion
11.00am All Age Worship
11.00am Holy Communion

Sun 2nd
Sun 9th
Sun 16th
Sun 23rd
Sun 30th

S.S. Peter & Pauls Church, Carbrooke

10.30am Family Holy Communion
10.30am Morning Worship
10.30am Holy Communion
10.30am Lay Led Worship
10.30am Group Service of Holy Communion

Sun 2nd
Sun 9th
Sun 16th

St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington

9.30am
Holy Communion
6.00pm
Hymns for a Summer Evening
10.30am Lay Led Worship

All Saints Church, Threxton

Our next service is at 11am on Sunday 2nd August

WATTON PENTECOSTAL CHURCH

Invite you to join them for
"AWESOME AUGUST"
Sunday mornings 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd at 10.30am
As we discover some fantastic SUPER-HEROES
at our Morning Services!
web site: www.wattonchurch.org.uk

August 2015
Breckles, Caston, Great Hockham, Griston,
Merton, Stow Bedon, Thompson
The righteous are like palm trees planted
in the house of the Lord;
they flourish in the courts of our God.
Psalm 92:12-13

Sunday 2nd August - 9th Sunday after Trinity

10:30 am United Holy Communion, Stow Bedon
(not Griston due to repair work)
Sunday 9th August - 10th Sunday after Trinity
9:00 am
Matins (BCP), Merton
10:30 am United Holy Communion, Stow Bedon
Sunday 16th August - 11th Sunday after Trinity
9:00 am
Matins (BCP), Gt. Hockham
10:30 am United Holy Communion, Thompson
Sunday 23rd August - 12th Sunday after Trinity
9:00 am
Holy Communion (BCP), Merton
10:30 am United Holy Communion, Breckles
Sunday 30th August - 13th Sunday after Trinity
10:30 am United Holy Communion, Caston
Sunday 6th September - 14th Sunday after Trinity
10:30 am United Holy Communion, Gt. Hockham

PRAY AND PLAY & THE WAY YOUTH GROUP

(AGES 11+) are both on holiday breaks
Enquiries Revd. Bob Nichols
Tel. (01953) 483222; Email [email protected]

Shellrock Circle Club

For Rocklands and the surrounding districts.
To go from the Ice Age to the present day required a huge leap of the
imagination but our speaker Mr. David Morton gave us a talk on the 8th of
July 2015 entitled "Egyptology" and swept us along with the aid of
projected images. Civilization started along the river Nile as this area was
one of the first to become habitable after the Ice Age receded. Small groups
of people survived by foraging and also by planting crops along the fertile
Nile valley. They were ruled by suspicion and they worshiped things like
scorpions, raptors and mythical beasts. They also took part in barbaric
practises as part of their rituals. There were no kings to begin with but the
groups expanded by fighting and capturing their neighbours and slowly the
strongest and most successful fighter came to be regarded as their king.
These "Kings" worshipped many and varied "gods." Anything that had an
aura about it and would make them appear more powerful. The general
population had to embrace these beliefs too. There were 32 dynasties of
Pharaohs beginning with King Nama and ending with Cleopatra.
Christianity eventually overtook the superstitious beliefs of the Pharaohs.
Although the death mask of Tutankhamen the boy king who came to the
throne aged 8 and died aged 18 is world famous, the unexplored extent of
the artefacts yet to be discovered is incredible, as has been revealed by
satellite imaging. Excavation work was started but it has now all been
halted due to the growing unrest in the region. It is all safer underground.
The task was won by Mrs. Gillian Ellis with a cuddly zebra. Next month's
letter will be "A."
The entertainer for August 12th will be Chris Alderton who plays classical
guitar. 9th September Ms. Caerwin Thomas will play the Harp. 14th
October Mrs. Margaret Thomas will give a demonstration of flower
arranging. 11th November a display of "3D" quilting and fabric flowers by
Mrs. Georgette Vale. 9th of December the schoolchildren of Rocklands
will present a Christmas programme.
This is an open invitation to anyone interested in any of the entertainments
listed above. We will be happy to share the afternoon with you.
Complimentary tea/ coffee and biscuits with entrance fee of 2. Meetings
start at 2pm until 4pm. Venue: The Village Hall, The Street, Rocklands.
(Contact: Secretary Allyson Blandford 01953 488103)

Watton Evening Womens Institute

'Grandad played the Cornet' was the intriguing title of guest speaker,
David Calwell, at the recent meeting of Watton Evening WI when he
explained the history of village brass bands particularly those in Norfolk
and Suffolk. His illustrated talk gave three explanations of possible
beginnings and followed their development through the ages. David was
well qualified as he played a brass instrument from an early age taught
by his father whose father had taught him. He then joined the Irish
Guards and performed at many ceremonial occasions in his long
military career. Since retirement he has studied the history of local
bands. In1900 there were over 30000 bands today just 3000 survive. He
recalled the TV programme and film, Brassed Off, which had highlights
the joys and problems of running a brass band and proudly showed an
original uniform used during filming. Two more visitors were
welcomed.
Three members had enjoyed a visit to Ely with a tour of the city
including the cathedral, this had been arranged through the Isle of Ely
federation so it was good to meet with other members from different
federations. This month, for a change, a competition was held amongst
the members, a flower arrangement with a musical theme. 1st Sheila
Mott 2nd Hazel Gillingham 3rd Sandra Vellum.
The next meeting will be an outing for members to Houghton on the Hill to
visit a rediscovered church and meet the man who for the last 25 years has
brought the building back to life, and hear of the discoveries and challenges
he has had on the way.
Our next meeting at Watton Christian Community Centre will be on
Thursday September 10th at 7.30pm when we will be transported to the
other side of the world, to the Galapagos Islands and see and hear about
their unusual inhabitants.
New Members and visitors are always welcome just come along by 7.30pm
to the Watton Christian Community Centre or ring Hazel Gillingham
(01953 881510) for full details.

Watton Churches Together

Watton Churches Together has had a positive year. At our AGM in July
2015, officers were elected for the next year. Julie Jennings from the
Roman Catholic Church Community became the Chair and Brian Nash
from St Marys and the Methodist Church became the Vice Chair.
Elaine Rodgers from St Marys volunteered to act as Secretary for a
second year and Vice Secretary is Gill Smith, also from St Marys.
Terri Charman from the Roman Catholic Community continues as
Treasurer, with Brian Nash as Vice Treasurer. We have been sorry to
say Goodbye to some who are moving away, namely Steve and
Barbara Sowerby, Lynn and Paul Short and Maureen Huggett and are
thankful for all their involvement, including Revd David and Sandy
Greenaway, whom we wish a very happy retirement. Others from all
three church communities are involved and we always welcome
newcomers, as we seek together to reach out with the love of God, in
partnership with other community groups.
We will be having a stand at the Wayland Show on Sunday 2nd August.
Please come and find us! Also, at the Military Vehicles Day on Saturday
22nd August on St Marys Church field. Please come and visit us!
The Apostle Peter wrote: live in harmony with one another; be
sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not
repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing. Throughout
history, the church has not always been a blessing in the world, made
up as it is of imperfect people, who make mistakes, but we truly seek to
be united in changing that history for good in the community of Watton.
Have a safe and enjoyable time over these summer months.
God bless you: Revd Gerry Foster

Visit the Fabric Guild with

Project Linus Norfolk

Once again Project Linus Norfolk is organising a coach from Watton

to the Fabric Guild in Leicester on Friday 18th September at a cost of
17. Any profits will go towards Project Linus Norfolk. This is
another opportunity to purchase quality fabrics at good prices, plus
knitting yarn, needlecraft equipment, haberdashery and much more
as well as enjoying a day out . lf you are interested please contact Pat
on 01953 882966 or email [email protected] for details.

August 2015

Watton Bowls Club

Due to an oversight on the part of the writer

some items of interest did not get included in
the July issue of The Wayland News. To
recap then, these items are worth a mention:
Our local charity day held on 30th May
raised 250 for the Quidenham Childrens
Hospice. Also the seventh annual Watton
Coral Challenge Cup on Sunday 7th June
was won by for the first time by Hingham.
Their A team of Gloria Jenkins, David
Mylchreest, Brian Minns and David
Sherman beat Bradenham A 39-6 and
Gerald Higgs, Pat Knights, Colin Harris and
Ken Jenkins overcame Connaught B 19-16.
Watton were second and Harling third. Also
taking part was Shropham.
Since then Watton players have been
actively involved in The Norfolk County
Competitions during May, June and July. In
the 4 Wood Singles Richard Exley travelled
to Wymondham for his match against John
Ottaway but could not overcome the former
England international on his own green. In
the Pairs Richard and Malcolm Hamilton
had the beating of their Watton colleagues
David Violet and Keith Bennett with a 24-16
win. In the 3rd round at home Richard
played with stand in John Hunter as they
defeated Ian Muir and Arron Stimpson from
Diss 28-11.With Malcolm returning for the
4th round at home to Bill Gathercole and
James Bailey from Mundford, the Watton
pair had a consistently good game winning
24-11. In the Group 3 semi finals at Thetford
there were three pairs from Wymondham
with Watton making up the quartet. Taking
an early led Richard and Malcolm was still
in contention at the 16th end being 12-16
down. However John Ottaway and Roger
Guy, past National Champions from
Wymondham, took control to finish as the
worthy winners 24-12.
During May Richard, John and Malcolm
travelled to Thetford in the County Triples
and returned with a convincing 21-7 win
against Peter Scotts triple. Next on the
agenda was the 3rd round with a home tie
against Wymondham, represented by Garry
Oakley, Gary Goodrum and Richard Harvey.
Come the 18th and last end Wymondham
were holding shot for the match but with
Richards last wood he ran the jack back to 4
of Wattons waiting woods. An excellent and
well-deserved win 13-11 to the Watton
triples.
In the Group semi finals at Hingham Watton
were drawn against the experienced Guy
brothers, Roger, Greg and Keith, from
Wymondham. With a 5 a 4 and 6 shots
respectively on the 4th 7th and 8th ends to
Watton, Wymondham conceded after the
12th end with the score at 23-3. Next stop
was the County Triples quarterfinals at
Swaffham. Wymondham (John Ottaway)
beat Wootton Park (Sam King). Norfolk B C
(Mark Riches) beat North Walsham (Trevor
Webb). Norfolk B C (Wayne Willgress) beat
Acle (George Tubby) and Wootton Park (Ian
Whiley) beat Watton (Richard Exley).
Watton were the only Non-Premier league
club represented at the latter stage of this
competition. They gave a good performance
by leading 4-3 on the 7th end, dropping 4
shots on the next 2 ends and then pulling 2
shots back for 6-7 on the 11th end. However
the following 2 ends significantly changed
the match as Wootton Park score a 5 and a 2
to go ahead 14-6. Single shots were shared
over the remaining 5 ends to give a final
score of 17-8 to Wootton Park.
The second half of the season and the
return matches in the EBA league
commenced towards the end of June.
Watton were looking to turn around the
earlier home defeat to Northwold. Dick
Mikulik, Harry Moult, Peter Bowdidge
and Malcolm Hamilton picked up 4 shots
soon after the start and stayed in the lead
to win 18-12. John Hunter, Peter Myhill,
John Walkling and Kevin Wilson pulled
back from 10-14 to finish level at 16-16.
Richard Exley, David Violet, Kevin
Abbott and Keith Bennettss match was
tight throughout, the very last bowl from
Watton won the end with 3 shots and a 1716 win. A 4.5-0.5 (51-44) away win for
Watton was well deserved.
The winning sequence continued for the
home match against Honingham. Dick,
Harry, Peter and Malcolm from leading 2211 dropped 11 shots over last 3 ends to finish
22-22. Richard, Graham Vellam, Kevin and
Keith at 16-16 dropped 5 shots to finish 1621. John H, Tony Watson, John W and

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Kevin led throughout to record a convincing
24-11 win. Final result 3.5 -1.5 (62-54)
Then away to Dereham St Nicholas going
down 1-4 (49-72) Dick, Harry, Peter and
Malcolm were always behind to finish 1133. Richard, David, Kevin and Keith reduced
the arrears towards the end but still lost 1825. John H, Peter, John W and Kevin
recorded another win 21-14.
In the Ashill & District League Watton
travelled to play Aldiss Park B and
recorded a 6-2 win. Kevin Simpson, Pat
Prior and Keith Bennett led most of their
match to finish 18-13. Harry Moult, Charles
Newman and Steff Hubble marked up 4
shots on the last end to edge in front 21-18.
Dick Mikulik, GrahamVellam and Brenda
Draper were behind throughout but picked
up 6 shots on last 2 ends to reduce the arrears
to 17-22.
Another away match at Ashill B resulting
in a 6-2 win (52-42 shots) for the home team.
Richard Exley with Kevin Simpson and
Sonia Exley were the sole Watton winners
17-15. Dick, Ted and Pat Prior from 2-13
down pulled back to 14-20. Likewise Tony
Watson, John Walkling and Margaret
Bowdidge from 3-17 picked up 8 shots over
the last 4 ends.
In the Age Concern Federation League the
A team had a home win against
Gressenhall 4-2 (30-21) John Hunter,
Richard Relf and Val Baldry from 10-6 up
conceded 8 shots on the last 3 ends to go
down 10-14. Kevin Simpson, Evelyn Hales
and Brian Cubby all played a good match by
winning 12 of the 16 ends and a 20-7 win. At
Elmham Institute the A returned empty
handed 0-6 (23-46). John, Richard and Val
from leading 10-8 dropped 5 shots finishing
11-13. Kevin, Evelyn and Brian at 12-23,
never recovered from 2-20 after 8 ends.
Another home match with a 3-3 (25-25)
draw against Mattishall.
Kevin, Evelyn and Brian winning 14-12, and
Richard, Val and Brenda Draper losing 1113. The B team have only played the one
match during the past month and that was
away to Hingham. A good result with a 4-2
win (29-24) Malcolm, Graham and Pat won
15-6 whilst Richard, Sandy Vellam and
Eileen Barrett went down 14-18.
The first friendly of the season was an away
match at Swaffham. The format of 4 mixed
triples resulted in the closest possible finish.
There were wins from David Violet, Richard
Relf and Pat Prior 19-16, Richard Exley,
Brian Ledbetter and Carol Relf 19-11, and
Malcolm Hamilton, Ted Prior and Steff
Hubble 15-12. Although Dick Mikulik, Alan
Hubble and Sonia Exley went down 7-20 it
meant that Watton came out on top by 1
shot, 60-59. The afternoon teas that followed
were exceedingly good and concluded this
event in the friendliest manner. Then a match
on the scenic Marrams bowls green at
Cromer where the home team won 4 and
drew 2 of the six mixed triples. With the
temperature exceeding 30 degrees it was a
marked contrast from the cooler days of
bowling earlier in the season.
The Club Triples for the first time was a oneday competition. 18 members turned up for
this event and the 6 triples all played 3
games of 6 ends. There were 2 unbeaten
teams; Kevin Wilson with Malcolm
Hamilton and Sonia Exley had a shot
difference of 9, whilst John Hunter, Kevin
Abbott and Richard Relf recorded a 15 shot
difference and duly declared the winners of
the Club Triples.
The J Nowak Trophy was held at Watton on
Sunday 12th July. This is a
mixed triples event that
originated in 1986. The
participating clubs this year
were Bradenham, Connaught,
Mundford and Watton. All
proceeds on the day were in aid
of
East
Anglian
Air
Ambulance. About 200 was
raised through the spider,
raffle and collection boxes. In
inclement
conditions
Connaught were in good form
winning 10 of their 12
matches and thereby their
name on the trophy once
again. President Ron Hurrell
presented
Captain
Peter
Hambling with the Cup.
Watton came second with 6
wins, the same as Bradenham
but with a superior shot
difference.

Wayland Partnership News and a plea for help!!

Susan (left) with her daughter Suzanne at Susans 10th

anniversary celebrations at Broom Hall
We are looking forward to a
number of big events this year.
The first is the Wayland Show
where we are hosting a new
Health & Wellbeing Marquee.
We are really looking forward to
this as there are some interesting,
informative and fun participants.
The Health Focus Group has
been focussed on the Dementia
Aware programme over the past
18 months and the contacts made
for the Show will enable us to
widen the scope again.
The second event will be our
celebration of fifteen years as a
community charity. We are still
working on the detail but the aim
will be to celebrate the past and
inspire the future.
The third major event is one for
which we have been planning for
more than a year which is the
commemorative weekend for the
WW1 in Wayland Project on
November 14th and 15th at
Watton Sports Centre, when the
local Heritage groups from
across the Wayland area will be
participating in a variety of ways.
And this is where we need help!
Although the Partnership has a
number of display boards, with
so many groups taking part we
will not have enough. As we only
occasionally hold such large
events it is not a good idea to
purchase additional sets for this
one event so if any community
groups or businesses have a set
of boards they would be willing
to lend us for the event, we
would be very grateful. In
addition
if
anyone
has
memorabilia that would illustrate
the impact of the Great War on
Watton and the Wayland Villages
they would be willing to lend or
have copied or scanned, we
would love to include it. Please
contact Bron on 01953 483741 or
Jan on 01953 880202.
One of the highlights of June was
celebrating
Susans
10th
anniversary as a part of the
Partnership Team. Trustees and
Staff met at Broom Hall and it
was great to have an hour or so in

pleasant
and
relaxed
surroundings sharing a delicious
afternoon tea. Susan has been
mainly responsible for the
development of the Dragonfly
Gallery and is loved by our
artists and visitors alike.
A first for us this year was the
Big Lunch. This is a national,
annual event introduced by the
Eden Project, supported by the
Big Lottery which takes place on
the first Sunday of June. As we
had a Gallery Exhibition Launch
on Saturday 6th we decided to
follow it with a small event,
giving people the chance to chat
over a simple meal. About 20
people attended and, despite the
blustery
windor
maybe
because of itit was really good
fun. We will begin planning and
advertising much earlier next
year, so put the first Sunday of
June in your diaries.
A Seven Year Stitch, the
exhibition by Linda Turner in the
Dragonfly Gallery, was one of
the most successful solo shows
we have had in the Dragonfly
Gallery since the Gallery opened
in 2007. The quality and variety
of her work is amazing and very
appealing to the many local
people who enjoy quilting,
embroidery and textile design.
The groups of Americans who
visited Lindas exhibition were
very impressed too.
We have received applications
from 18 artists for our summer
exhibition and it looks like being
one of the best yet. Join us for
the
preview
evening
for
Strawberries and Ice-cream!!
Business LunchJuly 9th
We were delighted to welcome
Breckland
Councils
Chief
Executive Anna Graves to a joint
business lunch with the Wayland
Chamber of Commerce on July
9th. We enjoyed hearing how she
views the way forward for
Business, and especially Tourism
in Wayland over the next few
years and about the planned
strategic
changes
to
the
management team

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1300 raised
for Big C

August 2015

Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu Gradings

Dutch Flower Parade celebrated 10

years in Watton with a charity
Ceilidh for our local cancer charity
'BIG C'.
The Scottish Ceilidh band Craigevar
based in Reading, made a really
lively night and kept everyone on the
dance floor. There was also a
tombola and raffle at the event on
the 20th of June at the Queens Hall
Watton. The grand total raised was
1300 which has already been given
to the Big C.

Free Bowls
Lessons

Aged 19 99? Nothing on TV - again?

Need a new interest this winter? Why
not try indoor shortmat bowling?
East Harling Bowls Club is offering a
series
of
FREE
INFORMAL
LESSONS to anyone interested in this
popular national/international sport
which is easy to learn, friendly and
sociable.
These 2 hour sessions will begin on
Wednesday 9 September from 6.00 pm
to 8.00 pm and will last for 4 weeks.
Bowls will be provided, but please
wear soft, flat soled shoes (or just
socks).
Please ring Pauline on 01953 717275
to reserve a place, or just turn up at the
clubhouse in Church Road, East
Harling (opposite the Church) on 9
September at 6.00 pm. We look
forward to seeing you.

A big shout out this month to The teenagers

at Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu in Norfolk. Saturday
13th June saw Norfolk teenagers congregate
at Ishin Ryu Headquarters in Caston to do
their gradings under the guidance of Sensei
Kevin Pell (founder and head of Ishin Ryu Ju
Jitsu) and his instructors Sensei Sheila Eglen
and Sensei Del Shannon.
The day started early anything before
midday is early for a teenager- these guys
were ready and waiting for their kit
inspections by 0830!
After ensuring they were neat and tidy and
had all their gear we were ready for the
infamous Ishin Ryu Bare Foot run this is
optional for teenagers and no one is made to
remove their shoes, but in true Ishin Ryu
spirit it is no surprise that they all set off
minus footwear. Ishin Ryu is well known to
the local Caston residents for large groups of
white pyjama clad students running around
the village without any shoes! Its noisy and

impressive to watch, quite a spectacle on a

quiet Saturday morning in a sleepy Norfolk
village! Unfortunately, on this occasion, there
was torrential rain, so.. they got wet!!
After a soggy run they were ready to
commence the gradings, starting with White/
red belts, moving onto yellow belts, a few
progressing to Blue belt before the grand
finale of Hayden South attempting his brown/
black. As part of the brown/black belt there is
an expectation that the student will complete
a 6 mile run before entering the dojo to
commence the technical part of the grading.
Hayden achieved this with no problems and
went on to have successful grading
REMEMBER these students are teenagers.
A massive congratulations to all the
successful candidates, you all worked very
hard to achieve your belts- well done all
If you are interested in Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu, we
also teach children and adults, please contact
the registrar on 01953 483795

Tom's Kickboxing
Academy

Tom's Kickboxing Academy is a fully insured and

recognised academy based at Shipdham Pavilion centre
on Bullock Park and we have around 40 students and
has been running 3 years. The academy is open
Tuesdays and Wednesdays 7 - 8.15pm.
On the 28th of May we hosted on the our first black
belt grading in which 4 students passed. Pictured
Left to right are Jordan Franklin (1st Dan black
belt), examiner Tom Oldridge 2nd Dan black belt,
Scott gibbons 2nd Dan black belt, Nic Sheldrake 1st
Dan black belt, Matt Featherstone 4th Dan back belt,
Bryce Adams 1st Dan black belt and Emily Buckley
1st Dan black belt.
Head Instructor, Tom Oldridge, said Everyone
performed really well and worked to the best of their
ability and the effort and hard work they put in over the
weeks leading up had paid off.
If you need any more information ring Tom on
07585663905 or email [email protected]

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