The Mallard

Issue 302 November 2016

DONT
MISS

Church Christmas Fair

26th November - see page 9

DNA Dance
26th November - see page 9

Fantastic Result for Cancer Support

The amount raised at the Annual Macmillan Coffee

Morning held at the Village Hall on the 30th September,
yet again, surpassed all previous records. Chrissie
Warnes, chief organiser pictured left, writes:
On behalf of all the helpers, I would like to say a huge
thank you to all who have helped either by sewing, baking,
giving raffle, tombola or auction prizes, buying raffle tickets, donating and, most importantly, for coming along on
the day.
We are still quite in awe of the amazing sum of 9,004.54
Chrissie
which was raised. Thank you for the wonderful support
taking
we have received over the last 10 years. We are now just
time for
800 short of the 50,000.
a quick
BRILLIANT!
cuppa.
Thank you also, Chrissie, for your massive contribution.
It wasnt just at the Village Hall that villagers were busy
collecting. The children at Great Massingham Primary School had a non-uniform
day and a cake stall. They raised 53 which they brought along to the hall during
the coffee morning to hand over to Chrissie. Many
thanks to the children and their parents.
An amusing,
Macmillan
Another event that took place on Saturday 1st October,
item in the
again at the Village Hall, was a Macmillan Dinner and
auction.
Dance. Chief organiser, Mel Whitmore, writes:
A big thank you to everyone who supported the dinner
dance. We made a total of 1,100 for Macmillan and
Barclays Bank will also donate 1,000 to our total giving a grand total of 2,100.
Thanks to Charlie Figura, Zoie Whitmore and Julie
Mortars for all their help in organising a great night.
Thank you to everyone who donated prizes to make a
great raffle too. Thank you also, Mel.
These huge sums collected show what can be achieved
in a caring community where everyone pools their resources and works together. Well done to you all.
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This parish magazine is
published every month for the
residents of Great and Little
Massingham with the support of
the Great Massingham Parish
Council, the Parochial Church
Council and Massingham
Village Hall Trustees.

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Editorial Committee
Editor: Bev. Randall.
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Great Massingham
01485 520 899
Treasurer: David Baines
01485 520 966
Website: Caroline Boyden
01485 521 816

Deadline for the

next issue

20th November
In this issue
Fantastic Result
Histry Bits
Strollers
Shoeboxes
Coronation Club Thanks
Village Hall Events
West Norfolk Folk
Quiz Night
VH Refurbishment
Gert & Daisy
Grassroots Malawi
Matters Arising
Film Club
Yoga With a Chair
School Table Top Sale
Church Christmas Fair
DNA Dance
School Fundraising
Baby and Toddler
Health Visitor Clinic
Parish Council
Fakenham Xmas Trees
Rectors Message
Creative Arts
Church News
Church Services
Road Race
Surgery
Ducklings Pre-School
Dates for your Diary

Histry Bits....

DOGGER MEN

Massinghams first Parish Register, listing baptisms, marriages

and deaths in the village was begun in the year 1598. The original document is now in the County Record Office in Norwich,
but Ant Robinson has a copy of it which he will happily lend to
anybody interested. Most of the register consists of lists of
names and dates but the first page is different. Originally left
blank, the Rector of the day (or possibly his Parish Clerk) used
the page to note down any interesting events and news items
that came his way. These are a mixture of national events such
as the Armada or the Gunpowder Plot, interspersed with local
news such as a fearfull earthquake that shook all of Norfolk,
or the casting of a new set of bells for the church tower in
1592. Most interesting of all is a tiny two-line entry dated
1599. Here it is in its original Elizabethan English:
The Island dodger men came in wel before midsomer, wel
fyshed, which time out of mind came not home before Lammas
or Bartholomew and after.
I spent a long time trying to puzzle out exactly what it meant.
Who on earth were these mysterious Dodger Men? And what
Island did they come from? Eventually, the penny dropped.
The Island was Iceland, and the men in question were not
Dodgers but Doggers, the captains and crews of sturdy, twinmasted square-rigged open boats used for cod fishing in Icelandic waters during late medieval and Tudor times. They
could carry up to ten men with a summers worth of provisions, and salt for preserving the catch. The dogger fleet left
England in February or March each year, heading for Icelandic
waters and, if the catch was good, would return in the early
autumn with as much as 30 tons of split and salted cod on
board. The dogger men were fearless seamen, who suffered
incredible hardships from ice-cold spray and cutting winds,
with almost no protection whatsoever. But the market had to be
satisfied. The dried and salted fish, an essential part of the Tudor diet, were loaded onto carts and sold from door to door in
October and November ready for the following Lent. If stored
carefully between layers of straw, the dried fish would keep for
up to two years. Here, in modern English, is what the Rectors
entry meant:
The Iceland dogger fishing fleet
came into port before the middle
of June with a huge catch of cod
when, for as long as people could
remember, they never normally
arrived home before Lammas(Aug 1st) or St. Bartholomews
day (August 24th).
It must have been a phenomenal catch!
David Miller
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Strollers Up, Down & Round to Harpley

Come and Help fill

Our September walk was a circular walk from

Massingham to Harpley, back to Harpley for
lunch and then back again to Massingham. Our
route took us up Mad Dog Lane but we saw
no Englishmen in the mid-day sun. We then
walked down Peddars Way to Cocky
Hoop. Here we took the path along the field
edge to Low Road. Having paused briefly for
refreshment we then climbed up the hill on
the other side. When we eventually got to the
top we paused to catch our breath and admire
the views. We followed the path down into
Harpley where three of us waited to be rescued. The fitter and more determined continued up the hill to Harpley Mill and then back
down to the Gate House, up again past the
turkey farm and finally down into Massingham. Whoever said that Norfolk is flat!
Eventually we all met up at the Rose and
Crown in Harpley where after a warm welcome
we enjoyed an excellent Sunday lunch.
By the time you read this we will have completed our October stroll.
Our next walk, however, takes place on
Sunday 20th November, route and venue to
be decided.
A ndrew Bickerton

CHRISTMAS SHOE BOXES

Saturday 5th November
at 10am
in St Marys Church

Please come along, both

adults and children, and
help fill a shoe box for a
child who will have no
presents this Christmas.
Please bring any suitable items or toys.
FREE coffee and cake available

Coronation Club Thanks

The Coronation Club would like to say

a huge thank you to the youth club who
put on a wonderful tea for them.
We were spoilt by being served at the
table to an assortment of sandwiches
and a variety of cakes, all of which were
delicious.
It was really enjoyable and was rather
special for the young to mix with the
older members of the village. Well done
to everyone for all the hard work.
Jill Whitmore ( Coronation Club)

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VILLAGE HALL REGULAR EVENTS

Keep Fit
Wed.1.45 to 2.45pm
Bingo
Fridays at 7.30pm
Auction
Sundays
Bowls Sessions
Wednesdays 2-4pm
Coronation Club (4th Wed.) 2pm - 4pm
Baby &Toddler
Thurs. 10am - 11.30am
W/Norfolk Radio Sundays 7pm -10pm
Craft & Chat
(1st & 3rd Mon) 2 - 4pm
Trefoil Guild
2nd Thursday, each month
Film Club
3rd Thursday, each month
Quiz Nights
4th Thursday, each month
Bowls Sessions
Mondays 2 - 4pm.
Bowls Competitions Wednesday Evenings
Historical Society 2nd Monday 7.30pm

Village Hall Refurbishment Update

Members of the Village Hall Refurbishment
Committee met with our professional advisor, Christian Mountney and Sue Nash,
Vice-Chair of the Parish Council, at the
end of September, to open the tender documents submitted by three building firms
that had provided quotes.
The three quotations posed some difficult
challenges for us which are forcing us to
consider ways of modifying the specification or staging the work to make it more
likely to attract sufficient funding.
This will give our committee quite a bit of
work to do over the next month or so.
Arthur Allen

Craft and Chat

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7th and 21st November Then...5th & 12th

December in the Village Hall Bar
Now runs 2pm up to 4.30pm
1.50 per session includes Cuppa and
Biscuit. Everyone is welcome.

Village Hall Bar 7-10pm

6th Nov.
Wilson & McGladdery
from Manchester and
The Gillies fr om London
th
13 Nov.
Cambridge Americana
featuring Daniel Nestlerode
and others
27th Nov.
Kevan Taplin fr om
Wymondham and Waterline
from the Dersingham area.
Please come and join us. All welcome

QUIZ NIGHT

Next Quiz - 24th November

Meet 7pm for 7.30 start, Village Hall Bar

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Gert & Daisy....... Well, her e we go agin.
Hope yew hev awl remembered ter put your clocks back. Some of us will now be able
ter git up in the loight.
Fust we must say well dun ter Chrissie and her helpers fer dewing sew well with the
Coffee Morning agin. Also ter Mel and her gang fer putting on the posh Ball (dint know
there wus sew many rich people in Massingham!). The total raised fer Macmillan from
the two events wus around 11000 amazing!
Did yew manage ter see any of the Cycle Race? We dint hear whether Bruce got cort up
in it this year but they did go past his front door to call fer him. Shame it wus raining
hard part of the toime but hopefully no accidents.
Blast were just hed a busy week! Fust there wus the Parish Council meeting talking
abowt bloody ducks agin! Youd think the Dabbling Duckd hev them on the menu awl
the toime soon git the population down.
Weve both joined the handbell ringers. Noice ter see Pat there she dun very well fer a
virgin (ringer that is!) Mebbe were practising fer Christmas which we hate ter say is
only seven weeks away. After bells we sat in the porch having a chat loike a couple of
teenagers but we wus asked ter move on when Julian came and turned the lights off.
Well be there the same toime next week.
We went ter the pictures and saw Bridget Jones Baby. Harf of Massingham wus there
cant go anywhere these days. Gert forgot she wus in the cinema and at a crucial point
she shouted Yesss. Everyone laughed and we pretended she werent with us. We
dont recognise the films the Massingham Film Club is putting on at the moment maybe theyre gitting them from a different place.
By the toime yew read this yewll hev hed awl them little ghouls round taking awl yer
sweets. Hope they awl behave themselves and dont scare no-one.
Well be going ter Dr Burgess retirement party. Think well tek a list of our ailments as
we hevnt bin able to git an appointment with him fer months. Wishing him awl the best
fer his retirement and travel plans.
Hope yew hev got yer tickets fer Bickertons latest offering Matters Arising. Gert
has a starring role! Daisy will review that next toime.
Daisys little grandorter Lillie wus a year old at the end of October that dont seem five
minutes since awl that worry last year when she wus born early and tiny. Shes now a
beautiful, thriving, happy little girl.
Well, thas awl fer now were gitting ready fer half-term. We shud really organise our
holidays to coincide with the school holidays shont we?
Dew yew keep atroshing, Gert and Daisy.
Thought of the month
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Norfolk Words:A thacking - a beating
Splaar
- spread (she splaared that awl over the place)

GRASSROOTS MALAWI

The October Malawi stall raised 200. The total

from all the stalls this summer was 1,268.
Thank you so much from Jenny & Paul and the
children in Malawi. See you all next spring.
Many thanks, Jenny Borley.
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MATTERS ARISING
By Andrew Bickerton

Consisting of light-hearted and comic

scenes of life in the West Norfolk village
of Upper Messington.

Friday November 11th

Saturday November 12th
7.30 pm at
Great Massingham Village Hall.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

This is going to be one of those special
Massingham events not to be missed.
As you can see from the advert left, tickets
are available from Andrew at 9 Abbey
Road, telephone 01485 520 307.
Order your tickets NOW or you might end
up disappointed. Funds raised will support
two very worthy causes.

Tickets at 5 each, are on sale

Thursday November17th, 7pm for 7.30pm,

Massingham Village Hall, 4 entry.
Refreshments available.

NOW
Buy now to avoid disappointment by:

Florence Foster Jenkins

Calling 01485 520 307 or

calling in at Jahore, 9 Abbey Road.
A great event not to be missed.
Proceeds to Great Massingham
Village Hall & Tapping House.

Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant star

in this poignant and charming
story of a patron of the arts who
in spite of her tone-deafness &
lack of talent was determined to
become an opera singer.

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Tuesday Nov 8,15,22,29

Dec 6 and 13

10.00-11.00am Cost 5.00

Limited
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Walk on
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Thursday 17th November

West Lynn Social Club, Kings Lynn
Come and join us for the shortest, hottest
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GT. MASSINGHAM SCHOOL

Coffee Morning and
Table Top Sale
Saturday 3rd December
10am to midday
at the Village Hall

Come and try a free class

1 Nov 2016

Please come and support, enjoy coffee

& cake and view all that is on offer.
5 per table. To book a table call Suzie Overson on 520 143

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DANCE TO

DNA

at Great Massingham Village Hall

Saturday November 26th

8.30pm to late
DNA are a

Rock, Blues,
Funk, Pop &
Jazz group
from
Kings Lynn.
Good music
not to be
missed.
Tickets 5 and available from
Mel Whitmore 07833 475 864 .

Great Massingham
Health Visitor Clinic
Make the most of this clinic.

The next visit is on November 22nd,

Gt. Massingham Village Hall, 10 -11 am.
Bring your baby to be weighed and
come and chat with the Community
Health Visitor about any concerns.
Stay & Play Sessions included.
Tel: Dereham Childrens Centre
01362 692 839,
If you need more information.

Great Massingham
Baby and Toddler
EVERY
THURSDAY
10am - 11.30am
at the
Village Hall

Snack

St Marys Church
Christmas
Fair
th
Saturday 26 November
11am - 2pm
at the Village Hall

Light lunches will be available from midday.

There will be all of the usual
stalls: raffle, tombola etc.
There will be games and
activities for children to take
part in as well.
Father Christmas will also be popping in to
visit at around midday depending on his busy schedule.
Our summer fete was hugely successful this
year. Thank you again to everyone who
supported us. Let's make this Christmas
Fair another lovely occasion. Please come.
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Parish Council Report October meeting
Nine councillors attended the meeting. Also
present was the Clerk, Tim Tilbrook (Borough
Councillor) and six parishioners.
Mr. John Lefever, Regional Head of Development for Hastoe Housing Association,
had previously advised the Parish Council
that he had been contacted by a local landowner to consider the possibility of building
a small number of houses on his land. He
had asked if these could be delivered as a
rural exception site so that the properties
could be let to local people. It was mentioned that the parish also has one third of
its current site available. The policy is to
identify the best site available to fulfil the
local need and it was stressed that a public
meeting is always held before an application is submitted to the planners.
Details of the Mike Tilbury Award have
been finalised and nomination forms are
available from the shop, the village hall and
in the Mallard.
The Precept requirement will be finalised at
the next meeting but, in the meantime,

members will consider any anticipated

items of expenditure for the year to 31st
March 2018.
The PCSO had visited the village to look
at parking issues. (Please see note below)
Next meeting, Village Hall,
Monday 21st November at 7.30 pm

Inconsiderate Parking

Residents have expressed their concern

recently about inconsiderate parking such
as parking on pavements forcing those
with wheelchairs or push chairs to endanger themselves by going on the road, parking close to a junction and causing problems for drivers exiting the junction and
not having a clear view and parking on
bends.
The PCSO has been placing notices on
cars parked illegally/inconsiderately.
Hopefully these notices will have the desired effect without recourse to the police
being involved and fines being imposed.
Great Massingham Parish Council

Fakenham Christmas Tree Festival

at Fakenham Parish Church
Thurs 1st 8th December: 10am 8pm
Sunday: 12.00 noon 8pm
This popular event is celebrating its 16th year and last year raised almost 18,000 for
charities, mostly in small coins! So, why not have a rummage down the back of your
sofa, maybe empty an old purse and bring that bag of coins to place in the charity buckets of your choice this really is something for the whole family and admission is
FREE!
All ages are welcome, with disabled access throughout the church, toilet provision and a
baby changing unit.
This year there will be a new charity tree for the Epilepsy Society which has been kindly
decorated by crafty Massingham gals! Therefore, if you do get the chance to visit this
wonderful event, we would be most grateful if you could save a few coins for our tree!
We are No. 46 on the map, located to the right of the nave altar.
There will be a Christmas Bazaar selling a wide range of Christmas goodies, refreshments with scrummy home-made cakes, a Tombola and Grand Prize Draw.
Please come along, enjoy the magical atmosphere and get into the Christmas spirit .
Many thanks. Ali Ward & Penny Thornton
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Message To All Parishioners

T A

Advent, the star t of the new Chur ch Year , when we begin to look for war d
O of Jesus
LL at ARISHIONERS
to the birth
Christmas (ten weeks away as I write) falls in November, towards the end of the calendar year. Endings and new beginnings: our
life consists of these, rolling out across the years. We like to mark such landmark occasions, pivots on which we hang our lives. We aspire to look forward in hope,
although this can sometimes be quite a challenge - when life surprises or overwhelms
us; and politically, due to Brexit, we could not live in more uncertain, uncharted times.
However, the time around Remembrance Sunday (13 th November) is familiar territory,
when we look back at our nations history in respect and gratitude, remembering the
courage of the past and the heroes who have given us the freedoms we continue to be
thankful for to this day. We live in a world of tremendous upheaval and darkness; never
has the inextinguishable light of the Christ-child - and the hope He brings us - been
more needed in our world.
We continue to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War. The Bible Society,
in conjunction with the Royal British Legion, has produced a small collection of psalms,
poetry, prayers and hymns: Hear My Cry, subtitled words for when there are no words.
I quote from the books foreword, words written not by a priest but by a decorated soldier,
General the Lord Dannatt: God does not take sides between countries. However, he is
passionately concerned for the people who live in those countries and get caught up in
war. He made us. He loves us and wants us to love him in return. In peace or war, God
is interested in us as individuals. I echo these words.
This Remembrance-tide let us offer our prayers for our serving military personnel and
their families, for those challenged by life-changing injuries and for those who have lost
their lives in war (including civilians) during the past year: at the going down of the sun
and in the morning we will remember them. We also pray that peace and justice will
prevail in Syria, especially in the city of Aleppo - and all the countries of the Middle East.
Wishing you all a blessed and peaceful Advent, Reverend Judith
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dynamic opportunities to exchange ideas, thoughts and opinions to encourage the newcomer to the art and to share triumphs of the practiced, commented Sue VaughanWilliams, a new local writer herself.
Norfolk Creative Arts and Sue are therefore pleased to present a platform to meet other
wordsmiths, and create the opportunity to hear thoughts on what shape future, regular or
occasional, structured or unstructured gatherings might be.
This informal FREE event takes place on Tuesday 8th November, 6.30pm till 8.30pm,
at Norfolk Creative Arts, Church Hill School, 71 Gayton Road, Grimston, PE32 1BG
For further information call Sue on 07774609357 email
at [email protected]
To book your place please contact Norfolk Creative Arts on 01485 240 420 or via the
website www.norfolkcreativearts.co.uk
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Church Services
Date

Time

Service

Location

Wednesday
2nd November

9.00 am Holy Communion

Harpley

6th November

9.30 am Family Service

11.00 am Holy Communion

Harpley
Great Massingham

11th November

10.50 am Remembrance Day Ceremony

Ashwicken

13th November

10.00 am Remembrance Service

10.50 am Remembrance Service
4.00 pm The Gap

Great Massingham
Harpley
Pott Row Methodist

20th November

9.30 am Holy Communion

11.00 am Family Service
11.15 am Sung Holy Communion

Little Massingham
Great Massingham
Harpley

27th November
Advent Sunday

11.00 am Holy Communion

Great Massingham

4th December
2nd Sunday/Advent

9.30 am Family Service

11.00 am Holy Communion

Harpley
Great Massingham

Benefice Prayer Meeting, Sunday 6th November, at 6pm at Ashwicken

For more news please visit our benefice website at www.ggmbenefice.uk

CHURCH NEWS

Remembrance Sunday
Afternoon Tea

Sunday 13th November at 3pm

at St Andrew's Church - Congham

You are invited to view an exhibition of

locally crafted items using the theme Hear
My Cry. Please join us to remember all
who fought and all who died.
Tea and cake will be served.
All are welcome.
There is no charge for this event
Messy Church
Our next Messy Church is in the Village
Hall, Gayton on Thursday 24th November at
3.30pm.
Wednesday Teas
During the winter months, at the kind invitation of Dickie and Bryan, 34 John Morton
Crescent, Castle Acre Road, from 2pm. Dog
friendly so pop in for a cuppa when youre
out with your dog.
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HARVEST
FESTIVAL
This took place on 25th
September at St Marys
and was followed by a
very pleasant bring and
share lunch. Thank you
to all who contributed.
The school held their
Harvest Festival on the
6th October and donated
their collection of food
to the Mid-Norfolk
Food Bank.

WEDDING
Saturday 22nd October
at St. Marys
Great Massingham
Hannah Marie Reeve and
Christopher Alec Brian Woods
Many congratulations to you both.

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Useful Numbers

Organisation

Contact

Phone No.

Allotment Association

Gill Goold

0750 824 2223

Borough Council

Tim Tilbrook

01485 601413

British Legion & Bell Ringing

Denys Winner

520598

Bowls Club

Peter Wadham

520796

Church Contacts

Revd Judith Pollard

or Revd Jane Holmes

01485 601 251

01553 636227

Community Car Scheme

Office

520823

Coronation Club

Jill Whitmore

520609

County Council

John Dobson

534989

Doctors

Massingham Surgery

520521

The Film Club

Arthur Allen/Barry Talbot

520628/07818 807 738

Fishing Warden

Nigel Yates

520844/0794979970

Football Club

Barry Talbot (seniors)

520653

Guide Trefoil Guild

Shirley Rae

520259

Massingham Historical Society

Anthony Robinson

520455

Tennis and Multi-Sports Club

Arthur Allen

520628

Parish Council

Kevin Webb (Clerk)

Vic Cross (Chair)

01328 855 046

520387

Pre-School

Pip Armitage

07807 185 746

Police

Non-emergency

101

School

Ann Beardall

520362

Village Hall

Hall & Bar & Vic Cross

520588/520387

OVEN CLEANING
CARPET CLEANING
SOFA CLEANING

The Village Store & Post Office

Award winning ham and bacon.
Car Insurance & Home Phone Package
Money Grams
National Lottery
Ray and staff
welcome you to
your local shop,
7days a week.
Mon. to Sat.
8am to 5.30pm
Sun. 9.30 -12.30
Tel: 520 272

Call the local experts now

Clean Tech

01485 609223

FREE local deliveries

every Thursday !

Card, cheque and cash

Village Store
Great Massingham

payments accepted
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This years Kings Lynn Cycling Club Road Race took a different route
and circled the main village ponds. More spectators than last year came
to watch, despite the wet start. Forty-nine riders took part. The winner
was Darren Cole of RPD Racing.

Ducklings Pre-school

We have a new committee, some new

staff and lots of new ideas
for our preschool.
[email protected]

Pippa 07807185746

Date
See Page 8
5 Nov
6,13,27 Nov
7,21 Nov

Dates for your Diary November

Event
Time
Yoga With a Chair
Fill a Shoebox
West Norfolk Folk
Craft & Chat

17 Nov
20 Nov

Film Club
Strollers

21 Nov

Parish Council Meeting

27 Nov

Health Visitor Clinic

24 Nov

Quiz Night

26 Nov

Church Christmas Fair

26 Nov

DNA Dance

3 Dec

Surgery News

Dont forget to book for your Flu Jab. Call

the surgery to book your appointment.
Fitness Mobility classes continue, ever y
Thursday at Docking Surgery from 11.30
to 12.30. Call surgery for more details.

Coffee Morning & Table Top Sale

DID YOU KNOW?

10 - 11 am
10am

Place
Village Hall
Church

7 - 10 pm

Village Hall Bar

2 - 4.30 pm

Village Hall Bar

7 for 7.30 pm
9.30 am

Village Hall
The Well

7.30 pm

Village Hall

10 - 11 am

Village Hall

7.30 pm

Village Hall

11 - 2 pm

Village Hall

8.30 pm

Village Hall

10am to Midday

Village Hall

The MALLARD was twenty-five years old last month!

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