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NORTH & WEST NORFOLK’S PREMIER LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE
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Sandringham House by Ian Ward
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hanks to John Warham for kicking off this month’s magazine with this lovely picture of cottages at Burnham Overy Staithe. It’s taken from John’s new book on the Burnhams, and you can read more about it (and see more of his fabulous pictures) on page 44. You certainly won’t be short of things to do this month – not only is it time for Festival Too and the Sandringham Flower Show (see the special feature on page 12), but Barry Norman is coming to King’s Lynn to talk about his favourite films, Mark Hill and Graham Cooley are bringing their latest exhibition to the Arts Centre, and a fascinating treasure hunt is taking place at Blicking Hall – with all the clues hidden in a series of paintings. Readers who regularly enjoy Ian Ward’s photographic skills will be pleased to discover his stunning images of dragonflies (page 24), while the man himself takes some time out to talk about his work – and the upcoming annual exhibition of the King’s Lynn Camera Club (page 60). And (believe it or not) the football season isn’t too far away, so it seems the perfect time to look at some our local referees (page 60). Enjoy the summer! KL MAGAZINE
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Contents
JULY 2012
7 & 11 WHAT’S ON Forthcoming events in West Norfolk 12-14 SANDRINGHAM FLOWER SHOW Getting ready for this year’s big event 16
THE BIG INTERVIEW We talk to Kevin Waddison
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THEN AND NOW The changing face of King’s Lynn
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24-26 HERE BE DRAGONS... A close-up look at local dragonflies 29
PETS Help and advice with local vet Alex Dallas
30-32 THE NEW AGE OF IRON... Keeping a tradition alive at Holkham Forge 35-43 FOOD & DRINK Recipes, reviews and recommendations 44-46 EXPLORER John Warham celebrates the Burnhams
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52-54 THE HOUSE THAT CREATIVITY BUILT... KL magazine visits Voewood House 56
THE VOICES OF KING’S LYNN Preserving the sounds of the past...
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BOOK REVIEWS This month’s best reads by Waterstone’s
60-63 THE MAN BEHIND THE LENS The amazing photographs of Ian Ward 66-68 THE MEN (AND WOMEN) IN BLACK Bel Greenwood looks at our local referees 76-78 THE TRAIL OF THE GOLDEN CAROLINE Solve the clues and find the treasure... 81
MY KL Readers’ questions and photographs
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WILD WEST NORFOLK Michael Middleton’s lighter view of things
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MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
e Sandringham Flower Show Wednesday 25th July, 2012 (9:00am-6:00pm) PATRONS Her Majesty e Queen His Royal Highness e Prince of Wales A beautiful event featuring over 200 trade and horticultural stands in a fantastic setting Admission: Adults £9.00 Children (16 and under): FREE Tickets includes entrance to Sandringham grounds and museum but not the House itself.
For more details and information, please contact Show Treasurer Helen Walch on 01485 545400 or visit our website In association with the Eastern Daily Press Registered Charity No.1037268 All proceeds go to local charities
www.sandringhamflowershow.org.uk
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WHAT’S ON 30 YEARS AGO: On July 9th 1982 Michael Fagan broke into Buckingham Palace and spent 10 minutes talking to the Queen in her bedroom
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FESTIVAL TOO Tuesday Market Place, King’s Lynn One of Europe’s biggest free festivals returns to King’s Lynn with a star-studded line-up. It’s the 27th year of Festival Too and 2012 features a wide range of musical styles and artists, including The Coots, Sophie, and The Pigeon Detectives (Friday 6th); Kenza, Jake Morrell, and The Brand New Heavies (Saturday 7th); Jessie J Tribute, Soul II Soul, and The Selecter (Friday 13th); and the festival concludes with the KLFM Battle of the Bands winners and X Factor runner-up Marcus Collins (Saturday 14th). For more details of the events, timings and street entertainment, see the official website at www.festivaltoo.co.uk
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SATURDAY 21st PICTURE: A BLOOMFIELD
FRIDAY 6th, SATURDAY 7th, FRIDAY 13th & SATURDAY 14th
BOUGHTON JAZZ PICNIC Rectory House, Boughton 12:30pm–3:30pm It’s the 6th annual Jazz Picnic at Boughton! Bring your picnic and chairs and relax on the lawn to traditional jazz from Barry Tylers Original Dixieland Jazz Band. Real ale on sale. Toilets, ample parking, outside dance floor. In aid of Help for Heroes. Admission £6 on the gate, children free. More details from 01366 500315 or paulcoulten@btinternet.com
EARLY NEXT MONTH
TUESDAY 24th SATURDAY 21st & TUESDAY 31st FAMILY ACTIVITY DAYS Lynn Museum (11am-2pm) Proof that learning can be fun! Join the King’s Lynn Museum for a fascinating look at archaeology (21st) and ancient Egypt (31st). Cost £1.50 (includes museum admission). Call 01553 775001 for more details.
BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES Holkham National Nature Reserve (11am-3pm) A Natural England family activity designed to help you discover which butterflies flutter by at the Reserve, plus the opportunity to make a butterfly feeding station to put in your own garden. No booking required – simply follow the signs from Wells Beach car park entrance to the NNR. For more details visit the official website at www.naturalengland.org.uk
MUSIC IN THE FIELD FESTIVAL West Bottom Field, Thornham (from 2pm) It’s the 3rd year for this friendly festival, and 2012’s line-up includes Jimmy Rockit, Pennyless, Ferral and The TomCats, Vex, Blues Tubes, Back Pages (a journey through the Bob Dylan songbook), and the Festival Ensemble. In addition to the great music, there’s a beer tent with real ales, plenty of food and refreshments, marquees, stalls, face painting and a children’s play area. Tickets £8, camper vans (overnight) £10, children under 12 free. Free car parking, and dogs on leads only please. Proceeds in aid of the Thornham Village Hall Project. For more details, call Monica 01485 512473 or see www.thornhamvillage.co.uk
SUNDAY 5th AUGUST 2012 WAYLAND SHOW Watton, Norfolk (from 10am) The Wayland Agricultural Show is one of the oldest one-day agricultural shows in the country, and it’s now in its 139th year. In addition to the popular livestock competitions, there’ll be horses (from miniatures right up to shirehorses!), steam engines (including the Brandon District Mini Steam Engines), vintage tractors and classic cars – plus a beer tent and several food outlets located around the showground. It’s always a great day – whatever the weather! Adults £10, children (5–16) £4, OAPs £8. Family ticket (2 adults/2 children) £25. Car parking is free. Dogs welcome on leads. More details from www.waylandshow.com
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Time to take a new look at Goddards... Bel Greenwood visits one of King’s Lynn’s most famous stores
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t’s the little touches and thoughtful attention to detail that makes a visit to Goddards, independent outfitters for men and women in King’s Lynn such a relaxing and rewarding experience. It begins from the moment of drawing up in the free car park at the back of the store and continues for every moment spent inside. The menswear area on the ground floor has been refurbished and is full of light and space. Housed in an ancient building at the end of Wellesley Street; it was an old corn store for the railway and a builder’s merchants before it was acquired in 2001, Goddards has a contemporary feel that marries up to the traditional expectations of a gentleman’s quality outfitter. It is this blend of the new and classic that gives the store a distinctive visually satisfying feel. There’s an art to displaying a quality shirt and Goddard’s is full of touches that capture the eye. A row of classic
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sports jackets offset with the rich palette of a collection of silk ties. Brightly coloured polka dot handkerchiefs tied in bundles nestle next to the tills and the more neutral, natural hues of branded polo shirts. The store offers a walk past quality brands for men on the refurbished ground floor and women on the first floor. There is a huge range of traditional menswear and headwear; panamas, tilley hats for walkers and the largest cube of stacked caps I have ever seen. Here is the classic aroma of good quality shoes, luggage and bags and stylish, practical outerwear from Barbour to North Face. This is a store where one should expect the unexpected and this includes the acme of service for every requirement. Goddards has a larger men’s department with shirts that go up to 5XL and 56 inches in jackets and 52 inches in trousers. Goddards is part of the Coe Group with its East Anglian network of quality men and women’s
outfitters and this ability to access more adds even greater value and range to its impressive menswear hire department. It is here that the ethos of service excels; the department offers everything needed to make a memorable day. The attention to detail is everywhere, from the coffee that all customers are offered, to the toy box on every floor, to the extra large fitting room so that families can share. Goddards can dress for weddings from the age of 3 upwards and provide a hire service for the larger gentleman. Need a particular plaid for your kilt, and Goddards will find it for you. Need an alteration, Goddards, will see to it in store. If there is a problem, unlikely with over 100 years of experience in doublechecking and customer service, Goddards will come to you to sort it out. That really is going the extra mile.
Details GODDARDS 1 Wellesley Street King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1QD Tel: 01553 772382 Web: www.goddardsonline.co.uk
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ON SCREEN JULY 2012
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As lavish as something from the golden days of Hollywood, The Luxe Cinema is an elegantly stylish film lover’s delight. The Luxe Lounge bar sets the mood for a social drink with friends whilst the cinema itself offers luxurious and spacious leather sofas and armchairs – including a selection of Premier Sofas with waitress service! Allowing moviegoers to sit back and relax in true style, enjoying a glass of wine or a coffee whilst watching a wide programme of mainstream, arthouse and classic films. If you love film, you’ll love Luxe.
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WHAT’S ON
SUNDAY 8th JULY (10am-3pm)
OPEN GARDEN DAY Congham Hall, Grimston, King’s Lynn As part of the Gardens and Green Spaces Festival Norfolk 2012, this is a great opportunity to visit Congham Hall’s beautiful and fascinating gardens. Congham Hall is set in gracious parkland, lush orchards and thoughtfully-planted gardens – and the hotel is widely renowned for its awe-inspiring Herb Garden, which has over 700 varieties of herbs. It’s a genuine working kitchen garden, with herbs, salad and baby vegetables picked daily for the hotel’s kitchen. Flowers are grown especially to adorn the rooms and for the pot-pourri that scents the house Tours of the garden will be taking place throughout the Open Day from 10am and there’ll be special Flower Demonstrations at 11am and 2pm. Tea, coffee, refreshments and homemade biscuits will be available to purchase inside the house, while 3-course Sunday Lunches (£27.50) and Afternoon Teas (£8.75) are also available – but please call 01485 600250 to book in advance and avoid disappointment. Tickets are £3.00 for adults £1.00 for children – and all admission fees will be donated to the King’s Lynn and District Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
WEDNESDAY 18th JULY (7.30pm)
BARRY NORMAN’S FAVOURITE FILMS King’s Lynn Arts Centre (Guildhall Theatre) Barry Norman is rightly regarded as one of the nation’s foremost authorities on 20th century cinema. In 1972 (the year The Godfather was released) he started presenting the BBC’s weekly film review programme, and over the course of the next twenty years he became a household name and a respected authority on great (and not-so-great) movies. Now Barry Norman is coming to King’s Lynn to share some of his favourite movie moments, along with his unique insightful views on the films and their stars. His selection includes all-time greats such as Casablanca, Gone with the Wind and Dirty Harry, but contains a number of surprises as well. This is a rare opportunity to hear some fascinating anecdotes about the movie industry from one of Britain’s favourite film reviewers, and even if he doesn’t include your favourite as one of his all-time favourite films, it’s sure to be a great evening. And why not? For more information and to book your tickets (£15.50), please call the Corn Exchange Box Office on 01553 764864.
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ABOVE: The Sandringham Flower Show attracts some 20,000 visitors every year – and this year’s attendance could be bigger than ever
A Royal tradition and a blooming success... At the end of the month, thousands of people from all over the country will be visiting the 131st Sandringham Flower Show. Bel Greenwood talks to some of the people behind the scenes...
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here’ll be the quintessentially British sound of leather on willow as a game of cricket is played on top of the rise on the Sandringham Estate. A musical arrangement of hundreds of tea cups and saucers will sound out as refreshments are served under the shade of the church tower. Hundreds of flower arrangements will compete in their private beauty show and a carousel in Mary Poppins’ animated colours will rotate to the hurdy gurdy of traditional fairground music. The Essex Dog Display Team will demonstrate how rescued dogs can perform obedience and courageous deeds. The show gardens will bask under the blessing of a blue sky. The WI tent is bound to offer up a cornucopia of cake
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and craft. Spinning, weaving, woodturning and other rural crafts are all likely to court attention. The Royal occupants will arrive and spend two hours meeting the people and visiting the show. It is their longest walkabout and it is an unbroken tradition. Sandringham Flower Show has all the flavour of a Sunday afternoon fete – but on an enormous scale. On Wednesday, July 25th it will be the 131st, one of the best amateur flower shows in the United Kingdom where tradition and country culture are as important to the show today as they were over a century ago. “There’s not a single ingredient behind its success,” says David Reeve MVO, Chairman of the Sandringham Flower Show Committee for the last 13 years and a committee member for 23,
commenting on the longevity and success of the event. “We’re privileged that we’ve always had royal patronage in attendance, the Queen Mother and now the Prince of Wales. In addition, there’s the beauty of the grounds at Sandringham, and the show, while it has changed a little has not become a commercial enterprise. It’s still a family day.” Whole generations of families from all over the country attend the event and it’s a sense of community that defines the whole enterprise. The Committee which organises the flower show also protects the template of the show preserving its appeal. This is due in part to the longevity of committee membership – David Reeve’s been a member for 23 years and Jacqueline Candy for 28. Members are invited to
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ABOVE: A Royal presence has always been a major part of the Sandringham Flower Show, as have the inventive show gardens
become part of the committee by existing members and there’s always a connection by family or to the estate. “Many of the committee are or have been estate workers with strong connections,” says David, “and the whole idea is not to change the show.” David served as Head of Royal Protection before he retired. These days he sits on the Police Authority National Tribunal and gives charitable talks – when he isn’t busy organising that is. Everyone on the committee is a volunteer, but it’s a full year’s preparation for each show and the committee all work extremely hard. It’s been important to them to keep the admission price low. It costs just £9.00 and children come in for free. This is possible because although the show has to generate an income to cover its costs (around £100,000) it’s not about making money but about creating a wonderful day of ambling past floral displays, new garden designs and traditional spectacle. The benefit is that any extra income is donated to local charities, and over the years the show has raised more than half a million. “It’s a huge bonus for the show to raise money,” David adds. But the ultimate ambition is to create what Jacqueline calls “a perfect summer day.” For the British, a perfect summer day has to include a garden. The show gardens at Sandringham are judged by the same RHS standards as a show garden at the Chelsea Flower
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Show. Last year, Guy Ormes of Gro Landscapes entered a show garden for the first time and won silver. This year he’s entering a new, bold, modern and textually-exciting garden design based on cubes. A previous bronze medal winner of BBC’s Gardener’s World Garden Design Competition, Guy is familiar with RHS competitions and believes that Sandringham is special. “The reason we like Sandringham is the really relaxed atmosphere,” he says, “and it’s got a very nice combination between garden and flower show.” For exhibitors, the process of setting up the garden is facilitated with on-site camping, materials delivered right next to the show garden site, and the biggest benefit of all is the freedom of design. “You can showcase the things that you can do,” he explains. “It’s very special, there’s no doubt about it. It’s a very friendly atmosphere and the draw of being a royal residence and royals visiting. It’s a really good day out whether you are showing or going.” Support from the Royal Family is part of the lifeblood of the show. After all, the Queen allows it to take place in her back garden. In her lifetime, the Queen Mother was passionate about the event, and (as David recounts) not even a broken leg in her 90s was going to keep her away. He tells a story of how after the accident at Sandringham, she assured him she’d be back in time for the show – and despite her age and frailty,
she was there. That year was the first year the Queen Mother was driven around the show in the famous buggy. Jacqueline remembers the Queen Mother’s 100th birthday fondly. “The Queen Mother attended right to the end,” she says. “It was a very special day to her, the flower show.” These days, it’s the Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall who come most often. It’s fitting that today’s Prince of Wales is such an active patron – it was, after all, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales who started the whole thing in 1866. Having built Sandringham House, he wanted a way to encourage the estate workers to keep their gardens tidy and to grow fruit and vegetables. He designed a gardening competition just for estate staff – but this became such a success, it expanded to allow others to enter and the Sandringham Flower Show was born. It’s much bigger than anyone back then could have imagined – there are new competitions and family entertainment, but at its heart it’s a celebration of gardening, flowers and family, those who create the event, those who come and the Royal Family who stand behind it all. The 131st Sandringham Flower Show takes place on Wednesday 25th July. Tickets are £9 for adults (children aged 16 and under are free), and include entry to Sandringham Gardens, Museum and Church. For more details, please contact Helen Walch on 01485 545400
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PERSONALITY
e Big Interview
KEVIN
WADDISON District Round Chairman, Hunstanton &
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He’s an Olympic torch-bearer, a local pub and hotel manager, a building surveyor, a football strip designer and Chairman of the Hunstanton & District Round Table – but Kevin Waddison still managed to take some time to talk to KL magazine about his work... KL MAGAZINE: How do you feel about carrying the Olympic Torch through King’s Lynn this month? KEVIN WADDISON: Very proud. I was very lucky to be nominated for a few things, but primarily I’m doing this on Behalf of Hunstanton and District Round Table and for the many members and people we’ve helped over the last 60 or so years. I’d also thank LOCOG for changing a few things on my nomination to reflect and promote Hunstanton Round Table. I think it’s going to be a great day for West Norfolk generally and a really great way to get into the spirit of the Olympic Games.
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we often don’t know until the person organising the night lets us know a week before the event! Most of our meetings are social events – Round Table is generally a social organisation for under 45s. It’s mostly about having fun, and Hunstanton are currently the Round Table sporting champions of Norfolk and North Suffolk. We’re going to represent our area later this year in Birmingham so many of our meetings are sport-based. Even our ‘Ready, Steady Cook’ nights, beer tasting events and still life drawing days can get very competitive!
KL MAGAZINE: What does your role as Chairman of the Hunstanton & District Round Table entail? KEVIN WADDISON: Lots of things such as attending cheque presentations and various civic events, as well as lighting the bonfire at Hunstanton on Firework Night and leading the Christmas Day Swim into the Wash. I also chair our business meetings – we have a great bunch of guys in table and they generally keep themselves under control! There’s also a Ladies Circle group for wives or girlfriends which runs on alternate weeks to ours.
KL MAGAZINE: What’s the most rewarding part of Round Table? KEVIN WADDISON: Helping the community. Some Round Tables are purely social groups, but we try to raise money for our local area and would welcome any requests to local good causes or individuals. We’ve just had our Richard Searle Golf Tournament against Searles’ junior golfers and I’ve ran the London Marathon for Tapping House (three of our last five chairmen have, as will our next). Primarily it’s the hugely well-supported Christmas Day Swim and Bonfire Night which are most rewarding.
KL MAGAZINE: What has the Hunstanton & District Round Table got planned for the rest of the year? KEVIN WADDISON: We meet every other week and
KL MAGAZINE: More people than ever are now involved in fundraising. Why do you think that is? KEVIN WADDISON: I think there’s generally less money
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around nowadays and people take it upon themselves to help – maybe people also have more time on their hands nowadays to do it with less work available. At Round Table we’re primarily a social group that has a charitable side to the organisation, and that allows us to give something back to the community that we have such good times in. KL MAGAZINE: Tell us a little about your business life... KEVIN WADDISON: I spend a day or so a week helping manage The Nelson, Burnham Market which is a pub, restaurant and hotel. I also do some building surveying for Coastal Construction (both companies are owned by my father). The pub thing is me diversifying into something totally new, but I love the new challenge and the staff are great which helps us to offer such a brilliant service to a great variation of customer requirements. It’s a relatively new business venture and the fact we already have many friends returning to us shows we have a good product. KL MAGAZINE: What have you learned from your work? KEVIN WADDISON: The main thing is that honesty works best. I’ve always tried to be honest with everyone in business. People might not like honesty sometimes if it’s regarding quality of work or suchlike, but I think people should be happy to know truthful views regardless of how uncomfortable that may be at the time – it’s essential to prevent bigger problems in the future. Obviously there are uncomfortable times when for things don’t work out and circumstances change due to things beyond your control, but I can hold my head high that I’ve always spoken truthfully at any given point in time. I am fully content with that.
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KL MAGAZINE: What do you like best about West Norfolk? KEVIN WADDISON: It’s impossible not to love the countryside and especially the coastline. I enjoy walking the dog along the fields and am also a keen birdwatcher, so it’s a great place to enjoy the vast array of wildlife we have. I also enjoy getting back to Burnham Market for a dinner at The Nelson – but I would say that, wouldn’t I? KL MAGAZINE: In your free time, how do you like to relax? KEVIN WADDISON: Mischievious friends would say watching the Jeremy Kyle Show, but I can assure you it’s not true! My entire family are huge Norwich City fans and in the summer I play cricket for Stiffkey Cricket Club. I love all types of music, especially 90s Brit Pop – the iPod has over 3,000 songs on it. Weekends we really don’t have a lot of time to relax as our daughter plays a lot of tennis and our son plays football for Dersingham Rovers and is at Cambridge United’s regional development centre – so we seem to spend much of our time as a taxi service for them! KL MAGAZINE: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? KEVIN WADDISON: That banks are happy to give you an umberella in sunny times and take it away when the outlook turns to rain! That rings so true in today’s climate and I wish I’d that advice a few years ago. KL MAGAZINE: Tell us something about yourself that would surprise people... KEVIN WADDISON: I helped to design last season’s Premier League kit for Norwich City – which was voted the best Premier League kit of 2011/12 and sold over 80,000 shirts worldwide. Unfortunately I wasn’t paid for it, even on a commission basis!
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Behind the wheels and under the hammer... We meet Lyn George of the ever-popular Anglia Car Auctions
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nglia Car Auctions offers twice weekly sales on Wednesday and Friday at 6pm. The auctions are open to trade and private customers which are held in the old Cattlemarket on Hardwick Narrows Industrial Estate. Since 2005, Lyn together with her husband Rob, has been running classic car auctions and they now hold five per year. They are open 6 days per week and offer storage, website advertising and the flexibility of storing your car until it’s sold. Lyn George set the company up in 1995 having had more than 20 years experience in the field since starting aged 18 at the car auction that used to be held at the Norfolk Arena (then known as King’s Lynn Speedway Stadium). “Running the auction at the speedway site was very much a secondary part of that business,” she says, “but the part I enjoyed the most. We started in 1982 with no experience and had to learn quickly. The auctions were only held once a week then on a Friday evening and as soon as it was finished, we went straight into running the nightclub Champs, which was also part of the speedway business. It was a very busy time – especially as the auctions became popular and trade
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picked-up quickly.” When Lyn first moved in she rented space in the cattlemarket and the cattle grids were still sunk into the concrete. Six years later she was able to buy the property and since then the premises have been constantly improved. New offices are being built at the back of the auctioneer’s rostrum which is also being re-sited. An on-site, 40-seat restaurant is open from 8am on auction days features a home-made menu and (in keeping with the motoring theme) has a Fiat 500 suspended above the kitchen. A new 5-car transporter is another recent investment with a specification which will also allow for the collection of classic cars. The company is able to collect and deliver from all over the country and can offer undercover storage for over 100 vehicles. “We’re determined to continue improving,” says Lyn. “It’s very important for us to keep moving forward but maintain the competitive charges we’re able to offer, especially to the trade.” Part of the success of the business is definitely due to the relationships that develop. “The first ten years were amazing, but with the ever-changing marketplace you have to endeavour to keep your old customers and attract new ones.
We aim to be professional but friendly, making it as easy as possible for people to use our services.” Between 200 and 250 cars are offered at the general car auctions every week and around 600 classic cars a year. The classic car auctions are proving immensely popular – where up to 1,500 people attend to view a range of cars from 1920’s right through to the 1980’s. “It’s a very human business and it’s partly a social event as well,” says Lyn. “We try to maintain a friendly atmosphere. It’s still a traditional business where you are interacting with people.”
Details ANGLIA CAR AUCTIONS The Cattlemarket, Beveridge Way, King’s Lynn PE30 4NB Tel: 01553 771881 Web: www.angliacarauctions.co.uk
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HISTORY
West Norfolk: Then and Now
1905
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A MYSTERY SHOP IN FAKENHAM... One thing immediately struck us about this picture of the market place in Fakenham from 1905 – what were the eight men waiting for on the right of the photograph? What was the shop next door to The Crown – or were they waitiing for the inn to open? If you can
help solve this mystery, we’d love to hear from you. For more photographs of how things used to be in Fakenham, King’s Lynn and the surrounding area, contact Picture Norfolk – at the Norfolk Heritage Centre, Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, The Forum,
Millennium Plain, Norwich, Norfolk NR2 1AW. We’ll be bringing you another nostalgic look at West Norfolk next month. IN ASSOCIATION WITH
To view thousands of images of Norfolk’s history visit: www.picture.norfolk.gov.uk KLmagazine July 2012
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A touch and a taste of London luxury When she heard that a new luxury gift and homeware store had opened in King’s Lynn, Bel Greenwood couldn’t resist. Here she visits Tula – and discovers a veritable feast of treasures...
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here are gift shops and there are gift shops just as there’s chocolate and there’s Lick The Spoon Chocolate, one of the high quality brands stocked in Tula, King’s Lynn’s newest independent luxury gift and homeware store. Tula is tucked away on Broad Street in the Vancouver Shopping Centre and it’s well worth seeking out its distinctive purple shop front. Step inside and you could be inside a shop in Covent Garden or Cambridge. Tula is a journey in taste, offering something special and a little bit different. The shop has been christened Tula,
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after Petula Harrington, joint owner with husband Simon. Petula is named after singer Petula Clarke because her Dad was such a fan. The Harringtons have between them, pulled the whole project of the shop together. It is, in this year of anniversaries, partly an anniversary gift to themselves. “My husband and I researched into this a year ago and we said we wanted to do it,” says Petula. “We will have been married for 25 years this September and we always agreed that we wanted to do something together so that we can spend more time with each other.” At the moment Simon works as an
ICT consultant, whereas Petula’s background has been in banking and working for the NHS. All those years of meeting people and putting them at their ease, especially when working for the NHS, has been the perfect preparation for looking after Tula’s customers. “I’m known for being a chatterbox,” she adds with a smile, which is only matched by that of her assistant. A smile and a friendly welcome is part of the whole Tula shopping experience. There’s a relaxed, open atmosphere that makes browsing a pleasure and with her people skills and warmth, Petula will help you to find a special gift
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or item of unusual, well-designed homeware that will in itself become a talking point. The shop offers indulgent luxury alongside the colourful and unusual. Here you can find chocolate originally made for Claridges in London, Artisan du Chocolat’s sea-salted caramels and Lick The Spoon’s Mint and Orange crisps and the mouth-melting richness of chocolate lollies bought in a bundle and consumed slowly. Move slowly (and with difficulty) from the chocolate to the sweet-smelling display of lotions and creams from the Nougat bath and body range, exclusive to Tula in King’s Lynn and these provide a feast of scents. Nougat uses only the finest of ingredients and nothing is tested on animals. The medley of summer flowers in the range are intoxicating, tuberose and jasmine, cherry blossom, (a King’s Lynn favourite), fig and pink cedar, sweet pea and honeysuckle, in lotions and creams. Tula stocks Sanderson’s luxury hand cream, evocatively called ‘A Painter’s Garden,’ which is enriched with Shea butter and Vitamin E. Umbra bathroom goods include quality, clean line design on soap dispensers and bathroom accessories. Move deeper into the body of the shop and there’s a range of Bill Brown designer and affordable bags. Go quickly and grab one, for these are a popular range, roomy, stylish, practical and all made from natural materials. The colours and textures work together to produce great bags for town, country, sea or store.
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Tula stocks Disaster Designs and a little bit of Amsterdam with Pip Studio, ‘happy products for happy people,’ offering something for those with a particular taste for bright, vibrant colour and quirky illustration in a range of stationery, pencil cases, make up bags and more. There are craft kits which make affordable gifts, hearts, clocks, picture frames and magnetic salt and pepper pots, plaster cacti and hand-crafted vases. At the back of the shop is a table laid out for tea but this looks like no ordinary tea party, for these cups and saucers, teapots and plates are in gorgeous reds, blues and golds with individually painted birds on each cup. This is tableware for those who like beautiful and unusual things. Tula offers christening and wedding gifts, whether this is individual, hand made, engraved silver-plated christening spoons or romantic gifts for a loved one, hand made wedding cards which glitter with gems. It’s clear from the products on display that Petula and her husband Simon have really enjoyed creating their shop. They’d like to thank everyone who has helped and supported them in putting their dream project together. There is no resting on their designer range laurels, however – Petula is busy keeping a log book of what people want. “I write down what people would like,” she says. “We will look and see – we’re always looking for ideas, as long as it’s a little bit different.”
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ABOVE: The beautiful Azure Damselfly (left), the Migrant Hawker (right) and (opposite) the Banded Demoiselle
On the local trail of the elusive dragonfly... Next year, the British Dragonfly Society will publish a national atlas of the emperors of the insect world. Bel Greenwood looks at these amazing creatures at a local level. Pictures: Ian Ward
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ragonflies are a symbol of summer. They arrow across water warmed by the sun and devour any insect that moves. Thankfully for us they have an insatiable appetite for midges – but these warlike creatures will also eat anything in the insect world: ants, flies, mosquitos and wasps are just some of the less welcome species they dine on. They don’t really come out and grace the world with their aerial flights unless the sun has inched up the temperature, but when they do zip out of the shadow of water plants, they’re beautiful. It’s not difficult to see dragonflies when it is warm. Go anywhere near water and you
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may find dragonflies and the smaller damselflies. Dragonflies have been around since the days of the dinosaurs but despite their longevity they’re still something of a mystery and almost a third of the 57 recorded species in the UK are under threat or in decline. “There have been 37 species recorded in Norfolk within the last twenty years,” says Dr. Pam Taylor, who’s President of the British Dragonfly Society. “West Norfolk has slightly fewer species recorded than East Norfolk.” Fortunately we have several special sites locally – including Dersingham Bog, Roydon Common, Grimston Warren and East Winch Common – which are home to the Black Darter dragonfly, rare in Norfolk although not
in the rest of the UK. Some coastal nature reserves at Snettisham, Holme and Titchwell have ‘good dragonfly lists.’ The River Nar and the wetland sites alongside the river’s route are also good for the species. The species are a theatrical bunch. Ask Bill Boyd, Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s West Norfolk Reserves Warden what it is about dragonflies that attracts him and he’ll talk about the spectacular presence of the Emperor or Hawkeye dragonflies. “They are stunningly beautiful and when you look at them very closely they are even more beautiful,” he says. They are also forceful and fierce. Bill will tell you that dragonflies are vicious killers. You see, there’s more to
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dragonflies than at “We can then work first may be to ensure these are apparent. They have recognized and what he calls managed ‘behaviour.’ There is appropriately. Many something going on. of the best dragonfly Dragonflies are very sites are already on territorial. nature reserves,” she “They do tend to says. get scrapping,” says It might seem like Bill, “the dragonfly an odd concern, but world is more like a for Bill Boyd the city centre on a countryside in West Saturday night!” Norfolk is actually This territorial ‘too green’ for attitude extends to dragonflies. their women. It is ‘nitrate “The first thing a vulnerable,’ leading male will do when he to a decline in water finds a female is to quality and on the remove the sperm quality of dragonfly from any other habitats. male,” he explains, Government “and all this is done legislation now limits on the wing, since the amount of dragonflies mate nitrates that can be while airborne. They used on land. live very dramatic Fortunately there are lives!” a number of little The drama starts at enclaves where the very beginning of weeds and natural the dragonfly life flora can be found. cycle. Once mating People can help has taken place, the dragonflies too, by female dragonfly will putting a fish-free lay her eggs on water ABOVE: A male Broad Bodied Chaser – just one of the 57 dragonfly species recorded in wildlife pond in their the UK. Almost a third of the UK’s dragonflies are now under threat or in decline plants or she’ll drop gardens, especially in her eggs directly into the dryer areas of average life span, most of it is spent still or calm water. Once the eggs have West Norfolk, where there are fewer evading aquatic predators hatched, the larva emerges and is options for the species and drought underwater – fish like nothing better known as a nymph. It lives beneath than dragonfly larvae and will snaffle up could be an increasing problem. water during the process of Dragonflies will migrate across huge newt larvae too. In the air the dragonfly transformation from nymph to distances (which aids in their survival) is a master predator, but they are prey dragonfly. but the more high quality water sites too and they make a tasty snack for The nymph has been described as a available for dragonfly breeding the Hobby Hawks. lumpy, hump-backed, crusty, alienbetter. But Hobby Hawks aren’t the only looking thing before it crawls up the Habitat decline and climate change threat to dragonfly survival. There are stem of a water plant and sheds its skin. environmental and conservation issues are two influences on the increase and Only then does it unfold its wings and and a growing awareness of the impact decline of species that are difficult to shake them out ready to make its first unravel, according to Dr. Taylor. of climate change on the species. The maiden flight as a young adult. During Southern species like the Black-tailed British Dragonfly Society has been all these stages, the dragonfly keeps up Skimmer are spreading North but the conducting a nationwide count of its fierce reputation. White-faced Darter (a species we don’t dragonfly sightings to map species As a nymph, it’s not shy of a bit of get in Norfolk) has been lost from all its distribution and range changes for a familial cannibalism and will eat smaller sites in Southern Britain. national atlas project. brothers and sisters. Neither will the New species like the Lesser Emperor “This is the last season of recording nymph complete its transformation arrived new to Norfolk in 2002, and the for the atlas,” explains Dr. Taylor, “so all until conditions are near perfect and it first sighting of the Vagrant Emperor (an records are very gratefully received and is warm enough. occasional migrant) was made in Great we hope to publish the atlas in the If temperatures remain on the chilly Yarmouth in 2011. autumn next year.” side, the nymph will remain underwater Dragonflies have survived millennia. It The entire database of 800,000 for as long as four years, a long teenage records will be used to analyse the would be an unthinkable tragedy if we period. As an adult the dragonfly will lost even a single species of the fastest, increase or decrease in species and aid enjoy just two short, glorious, actionfiercest and most beautiful of winged in the identification of important areas packed months. Out of the year of its insects known to man. and sites for dragonflies.
Dragonfly records can be entered online at www.british-dragonflies.org.uk or you can contact Dr. Pam Taylor directly on pamtaylor@british-dragonflies.org.uk
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PETS
AnimalMatters Our monthly look at the issues concerning you and your pets with Alex Dallas of the London Road Veterinary Centre...
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The practice and the rewards...
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often get clients commenting on the demands of veterinary practice, especially at the more emotional and upsetting times. The work can certainly take its toll and we invest a lot of ourselves in the case work. However, the truth is just how rewarding the work can be. There are the obvious moments, such as sharing a family’s pleasure at having a new puppy or kitten join them. This is always more poignant when the new pet is filling the shoes of a recently departed pet that you helped care for. For me, surgery can be very satisfying, where by using the skills you’ve learned you can make a significant and long-term improvement to an animal’s life. Dogs with longstanding discomfort with their ears are a great example of bringing life changing benefits to them through a surgical procedure. Treating cancer, often as masses or
skin lumps, is also very satisfying, especially when after the operation the wound has healed and the laboratory results tell you the animal is free of the disease. The look of relief on an owner’s face is just such a great sight. Even at the most difficult moments, when it’s time to part with your old friend, there’s comfort in helping someone make the right decision in the right way, with all the support you can possibly give. Strangely, this is when we receive the kindest of cards thanking us, and it’s good to know we’ve helped our patients and their owners when needed most. There are many moments of fun and lots of laughter in every day – a veterinary practice team thrives on supporting each other and finding the humour all around us. I’m lucky with my team and share a lot of happy moments and laughter amongst the serious stuff.
If you’re wondering who the lone man is amongst all our nurses, then this is Cliff. I’ve been lucky to have Cliff working with me for the last ten years, and it’s him who drives our veterinary ambulance up and down the A10 between the King’s Lynn and Downham Market practices. In addition he cares for the pets in the hospital wards, and performs a host of duties that we always require.
Your pets Here’s a lovely picture of Riley, who’s only 8 months old and is pictured sitting amongst the buttercups, waiting for his very first English summer. Many thanks to D. Lowe of Fairstead for sending the photo. Don’t forget to keep sending me pictures of your pets (the funnier the better!) to Animal Matters at KL magazine, 18 Tuesday Market Place, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1JW or you can e-mail them to editor@klmagazine.co.uk
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ABOVE: Roger Foyster of the Holkham Forge Partnership at work in a scene reminiscent of bygone years
Forging ahead with the new age of iron... A new generation of local artists and blacksmiths is emerging, breathing new life into an ancient traditon. Bel Greenwood meets the talented trio behind Holkham Forge Partnership...
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ans of The Archers will know all about the trials and tribulations of young Christopher Carter and his efforts to buy the blacksmith business where he was apprenticed. Thankfully, young Christopher won through and even made a pair of candlesticks for his girl. In all its 60 years of programmes devoted to rural life, this is the first storyline featuring a forge – which is surprising since the blacksmith is an integral part of the rural landscape. This time The Archers has got it right
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and is reflecting what’s happening in the real countryside. There’s a new generation of artis/blacksmiths emerging and revitalising the tradition of metal-forging. At the forefront of what’s new and traditional is the Holkham Forge Partnership, tucked way at the back of the Holkham Estate. The partnership is a trio of gifted artist blacksmiths and sculptors, comprising James and Helen Spedding and Roger Foyster who brought the historic forge back to life in 2009. It had fallen into disuse after blacksmith Frank Chandler retired
following a lifetime of service. Individually and together the three master craftsmen create breathtakingly beautiful work, both traditional and contemporary in design. Every item is unique – it could be a life-sized flying goose forged from steel, or a copper weather pig as a rooftop weather vane, (pigs really do fly). Their online portfolio is full of lyrical, original items – from flower-forged garden gates to a vine screen of forged steel. Most of the work is commissioned, and includes largescale public commissions like the huge
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ABOVE: James Spedding (left) and Roger Foyster creating another masterpiece in metal
evocative arch depicting elements of the children’s classic novel, Tom’s Midnight Garden, which was created for the village of Great Shelford in Cambridgeshire. The Forge has just been awarded a commission for a new public sculpture, a Tree of Wishes for the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Although mainly working to domestic, architectural and public commission, the forge does produce some smaller items for craft fairs and festivals, like an intricately decorative soft steel hare or a bunch of gorgeous steel roses. Some of their work is on display and can be bought from Holkham’s Gift Shop and Potter and Dibble in Dersingham. It is exquisite, beautifully finished and richly designed. The partnership does everything that a traditional forge would have done making agricultural tools like wrapping irons for willow work or stone chisels. It also undertakes restoration work. The day I visit the forge, there’s an old lantern in pieces recovering from years of heavy over-painting, now stripped down to reveal some elegant detail. For James Spedding there’s something very special about working in the forge with its echo of past generations. For a start, they’re using many of the same tools that would have been in use a century or more ago. There’s a huge range of hammers and tongs. The anvils are pure working heritage and the great iron ladles that hang from the brick walls are the same as they
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would have been in medieval times. The great chimney dominates the centre of their working space with its heap of hot coals. In the past, the fire would have been kept going with bellows and a lot of muscle, but these days the fire burns with the aid of a mechanised fan. Today, there are machines which do some of the heaviest work. Sawing and hammering, and a previous occupant of the forge built a bespoke metalbending machine which resembles the old mangles used to wring out clothes. “There are people who remember working in here,” says James. “You have a continuity of memory which is more extensive than you’d expect. It’s not only a building with history – we have a lot of people who come to share their memories. It’s quite unusual for a forge.” The way that skills are passed from generation to generation is a legacy that reaches back to the beginning of metal smithing around 800BC. “Basically, the process hasn’t changed for 3,000 years,” says James, who used to work in IT support at the University of East Anglia and used his time off in lieu to learn the basic skills. He apprenticed himself to the late David Capes, the master blacksmith who’d mentored Roger Foyster when he came to blacksmithing after studying graphic art. David mentored James and his wife, Helen who had studied sculpture at the Falmouth School of Art in Cornwall. When James and Helen were ready, David sent them out to work with a
network of blacksmiths around the country. It’s a tradition of journeymen that hearkens back to the old medieval guilds but is still alive in some European countries like Ukraine today. The couple spent 18 months travelling and working, moving from one specialist blacksmith to another before setting up with Roger in a forge in Burnham Deepdale. “In the early 1980s there was a realisation that a generation of men would be retiring and there would be no one to pass the skills on to,” says James. The trio are doing their best to pass on their passion, and they operate an open door policy. The day I visit, a young apprentice called Lucas is learning how to forge a rose from a single piece of metal. Arthur, another young man who’s wanted to be a blacksmith from birth is also at work. An important part of what the Holkham Forge Partnership believes is the value of sharing through demonstrations in the community and schools. Children get the joy of having a go. The forge also runs bespoke courses for anyone who wants the experience of working with fire, hammer and metal. As far as James is concerned, it’s giving something back to the blacksmiths who have given so much of their time to mentor others. It’s also part of a very Norfolk resurgence. “There are a lot of blacksmiths in Norfolk and they are very outwardlooking and forward-thinking,” he says. James is a world champion. He won the team event with two other blacksmiths (Stephen Lunn and Ian Moran) at the Forging World Championships in Italy last year with a sculpture called Stone Age to New Iron Age. It’s a perfect title for the way blacksmithing is evolving at Holkham Forge.
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FOOD & DRINK CHEF’S NOTES I created this dish some time back while browsing the fridge – to be honest, I was giving the fridge a clean and got hungry in the meantime! I found a couple heads of radicchio lettuce and wondered what I could do with them. I moved to the cheese drawer and found a little piece of neglected blue cheese – it had been overlooked for the last few cheese boards due to its small size, but this also meant it had aged nicely. Since the blue cheese and radicchio would be slightly bitter, I thought I’d need something a little sweet to balance it – so I went to the pantry and pulled out a few handfuls of walnuts, tossed them in a pan with some honey and cooked them until golden. We’re getting somewhere now I thought, although even coated in honey the walnuts would still have a slight bitterness. Back in the fridge I found some Cabernet grapes – and added them (de-seeded) to the plan. As usually happens, I then thought the whole dish was getting a little too sweet and decided to throw in a few sprigs of peppery watercress to bring back the balance. I was pretty certain that the flavours would work well together, so whipped up a dressing and created a very tasty lunch! RECIPE: Paul Hegeman PHOTO: Jason Hamilton
Radicchio with Cabernet, Honey Walnuts & Blue Cheese
INGREDIENTS 1 head radicchio lettuce 25 sprigs watercress ½ cup walnuts 2 tbsp honey 100g blue cheese 20 black cabernet grapes or comparable variety, cut in half, seeded 2 tsp Dijon mustard 1 cup balsamic vinegar extra virgin olive oil sea salt flakes freshly ground black pepper Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 25 minutes Serves: 4
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METHOD 1 In a small saucepan reduce the balsamic over a medium heat until reduced by two thirds, and allow to cool (this can be done in a larger quantity as reduced balsamic is always nice to have on hand). 2 Remove the outer leaves of the lettuce until you get to the deep red centre of the head. 3 Break up the red heart and tear it into uniform bite-size pieces, and remove the white spines by cutting a V-shape in each leaf. 4 Toss the walnuts with the honey and place them in a non-stick pan and cook over high heat. Keep tossing the walnuts or they will burn. 5 Once golden, remove them and spread out on a flat surface on baking paper and allow to cool. 6 In a small mixing bowl, mix the mustard with a good splash of olive oil and season with a little salt and pepper and whisk until combined. 7 Place lettuce, watercress and grape halves in a large mixing bowl and toss with a few tablespoons of the dressing. 8 Arrange evenly on the plates and garnish with crumbled cheese, walnuts and a drizzle of the reduced balsamic.
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othing sums up our traditional summer quite like a bowl of stawberries and cream, especially with Wimbledon in full swing (unless you’ve picked up your copy of the magazine a bit late this month!) There’s a good reason for this, as the fruit’s relatively short season (from early June until mid-August) coincides very nicely with the equally brief British summer. These days, of course, the British strawberry season extends from midApril until mid-December, thanks to the increased use of plastic polytunnels, which provide the berries with a warmer, more protected environment – and a much longer growing season. Just one variety of strawberry (it’s called Elsanta if you’re interested), accounts for 80% of the British fruit sold in UK supermarkets, although many other varieties are available from farmers’ markets and pick-your-own farms and are well worth seeking out. Even better for stawberry lovers is the fact that the plant can be grown
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virtually anywhere in the world – so despite it being a favourite target for around 200 species of pests and a variety of diseases, you should be able to find them all year round. But for fruit that’s approaching the peak of ripeness and flavour, you should always buy freshly-picked strawberries from local farm shops (they also have less impact on the environment, of course). However, read the labels on strawberries carefully – local fruit isn’t always marked as clearly as it could be. Before you take the punnet to the checkout, just remember to check the lower layers for signs of mould or crushing – strawberries past their best will quickly infect the rest. And never forget that although they may look fantastic, the bigger strawberries don’t always have more flavour. STORE: It’s best to eat your strawberries soon – they only keep for only a couple of days after you buy or pick them. Try not to store them in the fridge, but if you do then bring them
out about an hour before eating and serve at room temperature for the best flavour. Strawberries go mushy after freezing, but it is possible to freeze them as a puree. PREPARE: To prevent strawberries becoming waterlogged, wash them briefly and dry on kitchen paper. If they’re ripe and/or homegrown you can simply pull out the leaves and core. For imported and unripe fruit, the centre isn’t always so loose, so carefully cut around the leaves and stalk with the tip of knife and ease them out. GOOD FOR: Strawberries are an excellent source of vitamin C GOOD IDEAS: Of course, dipping whole strawberries into melted dark chocolate is a popular way to serve them, but garnish summer salads with slices of strawberries is a lovely way to use them. For something very different, sprinkle a few drops of balsamic vinegar or a dusting of freshly ground black pepper over them – you’ll be amazed at how that enhances their flavour!
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FOOD & DRINK
RestaurantReview
The Pearl River in King’s Lynn comes very highly recommended, and a reader visits the newlyrefurbished restaurant to see her for herself...
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’m often a little wary of visiting a restaurant that comes highly recommended, as I’ve discovered that what some people describe as ‘lively’ is in fact noisy and what others describe as ‘cosy’ is in fact rather cramped. Consequently, when I was told that the Pearl River in King’s Lynn was a truly outstanding Chinese restaurant, I was full prepared to take that with a pinch of salt. In this case, I’m pleased to say, I needn’t have worried. The Pearl River has a very stylish and modern interior that manages to give an impression of space whilst retaining a friendly, personal atmosphere. The restaurant has been refurbished recently, and it looks fabulous – from the inviting chaise longue and the exotic wallpaper to the enormous aquarium that dominates the room (it holds some 2,000 litres!) there’s a real sense of luxury here, and it comes as a pleasant suprise to discover that this touch of luxury even extends to the toilets! We were greeted with genuine smiles and seated with the faultless customer service that was to typify our visit. Being a vegetarian I was pleasantly suprised to be spoilt for choice – it made such a difference for me to look at a menu and have more than two dishes to choose from!
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The restaurant has a very good selection of wine, and after much deliberation I chose the Merlot and my friend had a beer while we looked at the menu. Although there’s a buffet available (seven days a week), we opted for selections from the a la carte menu. To start with, we felt the Pearl Hors d’Oeuvres offered a great opportunity for us to sample a range of different tastes – and it didn’t disappoint. It was an extremely well presented selection of crispy spring rolls, sesame prawn toast, crispy seaweed, King Do ribs and satay chicken on skewers. My friend particularly liked the ribs and I have to say that the spring rolls were absolutely sublime. For mains, I chose the Tofu with Seasonal Vegetables with a side of egg fried rice. It looked beautiful on the plate and was delicious, the delicate garlic flavour being specially notable. The vegetables were fresh and crisp, and the light and fluffy rice was the perfect accompaniment. My friend chose the Deep Fried Crispy Chilli Beef, together with king prawn fried rice and a side dish of stir fried bean sprouts. The beef arrived on a noodle bird’s nest on a bed of shredded vegetables, and again, the presentation was flawless. The beef was spicy – with a hint of sweetness just taking the edge
off the heat. My friend made a special point of praising the rice – with its big, juicy and genuinely tasty prawns. Although we felt dessert were a bit unnecessary after so many wonderful flavours, the meal had been so enjoyable that we decided to prolong it a little –ordering (from an impressive choice) the white chocolate ice cream and a Mint Parfait. It was a good decision, as the smooth and creamy desserts were very refreshing (especially the mint, I was told!) Our total bill was just under £50, which we thought was excellent value for a truly enjoyable dining experience – the attentive yet discrete service was truly first class, and by far the worst thing was having to leave, though we’ll definitely return soon. Although the restaurant offers a takeaway service if you want to try the Pearl River experience at home, it’s a genuine dining pleasure – lovingly presented and great tasting food in a wonderful atmopshere. And now I know why the Pearl River is so highly recommended!
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CafeReview
CONGHAM HALL
New owners, new tastes and new reasons to visit Congham Hall...
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hile on a recent visit to Fakenham Garden Centre, we noticed a beautiful aroma from the cafe, and we just had to give this a go! On entering the cafe, it was clean, bright and cheerful and the staff were only too happy to help. With this being a self-service cafe, we waited in line and thankfully we were some of the first – as by the time we’d chosen our food the queue was out into the garden centre and stayed that way throughout our visit! The selection of food was amazing – you can have anything from a small sandwich or a Panini with a good choice of fillings to a full cooked meal (which changes on a daily basis) or a jacket potato, all of which is all cooked fresh. The cakes and desserts are all freshly made on the premises with a great selection to suit anyone – from a scone to a Victoria Sandwich and cupcakes for children. The tea and coffee selection was making this a hard choice. I opted for a coffee while my friends had a pot of tea for two. The coffee was strong and freshly made with the option of either cream or milk, and the tea was served in a teapot (there was easily enough for two cups each). The selection on the menu was a hard choice but I opted for the Chicken Coujons which were freshly made that day and had a nice crispy coating. They were served with a herby mayonnaise which was fresh and very tasty. They also came with a selection of vegetables and a potato option (I chose the chips, which were cooked to perfection – nice and crispy with a fluffy middle!) One of my friends had the Slow Roast Pork Belly on a bed of roasted vegetables. The pork was tender and juicy with just the right amount of crackling on top and the roast potatoes were perfect. My other friend opted for the Beef Lasagne and chips. The lasagne was made with fresh homemade pasta sheets with a tasty beef filling and the cheese sauce was perfect and not too overpowering. Everything tasted fresh and was served on clean hot plates. This is a cafe I would definitely recommend to anyone and I would certainly have a dessert next time! FAKENHAM GARDEN CENTRE Mill Road, Hempton, Fakenham NR21 7LH Tel: 01328 863380 Web: www.fakenhamgardencentre.co.uk
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Now the fabulous setting of Congham Hall has new owners it’s the ideal time to come and try our exciting new Summer Menu, which includes delicious vegetables and herbs from our own garden. Our 3-course evening meal is only £39.50 – including canapes, a selection of homemade bread and coffee. You can even enjoy complimentary jug of Pimms on our terrace throughout July when you mention this advertisement! We’re open every day to non-residents for lunch, dinner, afternoon tea – and a gentle stroll around the herb garden. Congham Hall, Grimston King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE32 1AH Tel 01485 600250 E-mail info@conghamhallhotel.co.uk
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LocalTastes Selected by Chris Glass
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or a long time crisps were more or less ‘written off’ as a snack food, but these days the use of locallygrown potatoes, carefully-sourced ingredients, natural flavours and responsible cooking procedures have elevated the humble crisp to something of an art form. Here are some of my local favourites...
PORK SAUSAGE & ENGLISH MUSTARD Corkers Crisps, Little Downham Make a point of searching out these crisps – made from locally-grown potatoes, the all-natural flavours are wonderful. Best of all, they really do taste like sausage and mustard! MATURE CHEDDAR & RED ONION Kettle Foods, Norwich As you might imagine, these aren’t just any old cheese and onion crisps! The distinctive tang of mature cheddar is complemented perfectly by the sweetness of the red onion. SEA SALT AND CIDER VINEGAR Corkers Crisps, Little Downham It may be one of the most traditional flavours you can get, but these little ‘corkers’ really live up to their name. A beautiful vinegar taste with just a little hint of sweetness. Perfect. GOLDEN PARSNIP, SWEET POTATO & BEETROOT VEGETABLE CHIPS Kettle Foods, Norwich Amazingly tasty vegetable chips made from a crunchy combination of earthy parsnips, sweet potatos and crisp beetroot, all mixed together to give a lovely variety of tastes. Superb.
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Dining Out... If you’re eating out locally, here’s a selection of great places to try...
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Join Hector’s Barn for a tea party with a difference It’s quirky, it’s fun, and it’s all in a good cause...
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here will be a miasma of nostalgia over the village of Harpley on July 22nd when Hector’s Barn and Friends hold a vintage fair in the village hall and host (in conjunction with the Rose and Crown) a ‘blooming great tea party.’ The tea party is part of a national fundraising campaign for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Volunteers in the village have been getting out their traditional cake recipes and there’ll be plenty of scones, cup cakes and Victoria sponges served with pots and pots of tea. Marie Curie Cancer Care needs to raise £10,000 a day to support its work. Last year, the charity was able to help 31,000 people decide how to live their last days, fund 2,000 nurses, run 9 hospices and invest £5 million in research. It will certainly be worth tucking into the iced buns. Served up with tea is a huge
range of vintage and shabby chic, clothes, furniture and gifts, things of the past which will prick memories and encourage the sharing of stories over the tea leaves. Hector’s Barn is a treasure trove of unexpected finds, and visitors can expect to come across the kind of item cherished for its originality and aesthetic appeal. There’s everything from a white twig table with a smiling Buddha to a quilt of English roses. This is the perfect place to find an unusual gift that can be specially wrapped and presented as a unique gem. It’s displayed with a kind of homely intimacy, so that items are juxtaposed next to each other, as if there’s an innate kinship between furniture, textiles, photo frames, homeware and whatever captures the eye. This summer Hector’s Barn has some new lines on offer such as handmade lamps constructed from vintage
books and wooden lasts. Hector’s Barn can take something of the past and turn it into something of the present with all the history of old materials intact. Everything created and for sale has been personally selected on the grounds of its intrinsic beauty, unusual qualities and character. It’s all about how different items are brought together and used, and how they complement each other in the home. From 10am-4pm on Sunday July 22nd two individual events will come together as one, and the ‘blooming great tea party’ is the perfect place to examine an unusual find among the eclectic antiquities and vintage items living in Hector’s Barn and raise money for charity. HECTOR’S BARN The Barn, Rose & Crown, Harpley Norfolk PE31 6TW Tel: 01485 521807 Open: Wednesday –Sunday 10am-4pm Web: www.hectorsbarn.co.uk
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Health Beauty with Amanda Moore, Norfolk Laser & Beauty Clinic
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f you’re getting ready for your holiday or you’re looking forward to a special summer event such as a wedding, then it may be the perfect time for you to treat yourself to a lovely Shellac pedicure or manicure. The good news is that you can say goodbye to filing, drilling, repeated applications, sheet marks, dents and dulling – and morning after regrets! Shellac is the future for great-looking nails – it applies like a polish, but it wears like a gel. It’s very easy on and just as easy off – removal takes just 10 minutes. It’s great news. With zero dry time, you can reach in your bag, grab your keys, jump into the car and drive with confidence, looking forward to two weeks of perfect, glorious high-gloss shine. And believe me, all that tough, flexible and brilliant colour will take whatever you dish out! And all you sun-lovers out there will be pleased to learn that Shellac is UV cured. At the Norfolk Laser and Beauty Clinic, we only use CND products because I believe our clients deserve only the very best in hand and foot care The CND range is hypo-allergic and is also ‘3-free’ which means it contains no formaldehyde, no toluene and no DEP. Shellac stands miles apart from other products in the market, and it has a daunting amount of science and testing to back it up. One very important piece of advice I should mention is that you should be very wary of imitations. If the bottle doesn’t look like those pictured above, then it’s not Shellac – and you should
ABOVE: There’s good reason why the CND Shellac range is the future of great-looking nails
avoid it at all costs. If that’s got you and your nails excited, then give me a call and book an appointment for one of our famous manicures (or pedicures). All our clients have their very own nail files at the clinic to stop cross contamination, and the first step is to file the nails into shape before applying a cuticle cream and CND hand mask. Your hands are then put into heated mitts for five minutes before we push back and clip the cuticles. Almond cream is then applied, and the nails are buffed before receiving their base coat, two coats of colour and the top coat. In the case of Shellac, a UV light is used to cure and finish the polish. A similar procedure is used for our super-duper pedicures, except your feet are treated to a five-minute foot spa as well. Whether you’re having a manicure or pedicure, the final step is the application of Solar Oil – and there’s a good reason it’s often referred to as the miracle in a bottle. Solar Oil is carefully applied to the base of the nails and massaged
in – and you’ll need to repeat this on a daily basis. It’s fantastic at keeping the nails in tip-top condition and it encourages healthy growth. So there you have it – truly amazing nails that will help you make a truly stunning impression over the summer!
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Pain-free laser hair removal Skin pigmentation marks Spider veins and scars Acne, psoriasis, vitiligo
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LOCAL LIFE
Burnham Norton
Burnham Market
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Burnham Overy Staithe
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The Burnhams
Pictures: John Warham
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resenting an overview of the six Burnhams and the people who live and work in them is impossible in three pages – so thank goodness for John Warham and Hazel Denslow. Their recentlypublished book contains over 700 photographs of Burnham Market, Burnham Overy Staithe, Burnham Overy Town, Burnham Thorpe, Burnham Deepdale and Burnham Norton across 192 stunning pages. Capturing the all the popular tourist scenes that make the villages so beautiful, the book also features the people, the arts and crafts, and the shops and shopkeepers, which make the villages so vibrant. John (who lives in Thornham) is particularly pleased that the book is a true ‘made in Norfolk’ project – coauthor Hazel lives in Burnham Market, designer Dick Malt lives near Dereham and printer Jez Batch lives in Dersingham. Here’s just a taster of six wonderful villages and one very wonderful book – enjoy!
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Burnham Deepdale
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he Burnhams – People & Places by John Warham and Hazel Denslow (£27) is available from both The White House Bookshop and The Hoste Arms in Burnham Market, Jarrolds of Norwich, Waterstones in King’s Lynn and other bookshops and galleries along the coast. It can also be obtained directly by post from John Warham himself. You can contact him on 01485 512546 or e-mail johnwarham@hotmail.com
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BURNHAM MARKET PINE e best quality furniture for style and value
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ith a complete range of natural, painted, reclaimed and old pine furniture, Burnham Market Pine can make beautiful bespoke and occasional pieces for either inside or outside your home – at a size to suit your pocket. All items in stock can be bought off the floor or modified to your specification and taste – in a choice of waxed, hand-painted, OPENING HOURS spray-painted, lacquered or distressed Tues-urs 10:30am-5:30pm finishes. Fri-Sat 10am-5:30pm Visit our extensive collection in our Sun 12pm-5pm Also open Mondays large warehouse now and discover the during school holidays beauty of Burnham Market Pine!
Individually designed and crafted garden buildings – exquisitely hand made by local carpenters
BURNHAM MARKET PINE Station Garage, Creake Road Burnham Market PE31 8EA Tel: 01328 738009/07917 202529 E-mail: info@burnhammarketpine.co.uk Web: www.burnhammarketpine.co.uk
the hare and the hen philippa lee's pottery studio and craft shop open daily from 10am
ceramics garden pots photography art textiles glass baskets hand-painted tiles Great selection of greeting cards commissions taken for hand-painted tiles and individual pottery for special occasions 11 dalegate market, burnham deepdale pe31 8fb telephone: 01485 211245 website: www.philippaleepottery.co.uk
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Playtime In association with Youngsters World
ABOVE: Orchard Toys are the ideal choice for people looking for genuinely homemade products, while the Silver Cross doll’s pram (right) is a true British classic
The best of British
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lthough more and more cheap plastic toys imported from China continue to appear on the shelves, consumers are becoming a bit more conscientious – concerns about the environment and deciding to buy British are becoming increasingly important factors in their buying decisions. With over 30 years experience in the toy industry Orchard are especially proud to say that their games, puzzles and activities are developed, designed, tested, manufactured and packed not just Britain – but right here in Norfolk! They’ve been designing and manufacturing award-winning educational games, jigsaw puzzles and activities since 1971. All the board used for their games and puzzles (and the packaging itself) is 100% recycled. The paper used for printed covers is sourced from sustainable forests and coated with a water-based varnish. Orchard Toys products are designed with the ethos of “learning made fun” and combine bright, innovative design, durability and quality with sound educational principles. With the latter in mind (and to further endorse their
green credentials) they’ve designed and manufactured products such as What’s Rubbish? and the Flower Pot Game – two examples of their commitment to help children learn about recycling, composting and green issues. Orchard has even managed to bring the flavour of Norfolk into their popular educational food game Norfolk Fine Foods. Of course, when it comes to children, one of the most established British brands is Silver Cross. Amazingly, Silver Cross first began designing transport for babies back in 1877 – the year of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. It all began when engineer and inventor William Wilson combined his ideas for an innovative spring suspension system with a handy reversible hood, and ended up inventing the modern pram. It was truly revolutionary and was duly patented – followed by over 30 more design patents that Wilson filed in his prolific lifetime. Today, the classic and much soughtafter Silver Cross doll’s pram (around £300) is still handmade in Yorkshire and is a real favourite with both lucky girls, mums and grans alike. A real British triumph.
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Sock Ons... British designer Kezi Levin's young son wouldn’t stop pulling his socks off his little feet. And when she had to bring him to a formal wedding, she knew she’d need something to keep him properly dressed throughout the evening. So she came up with the idea for Sock Ons, a stretchy oversock garment that prevents babies from pulling off their footwear by gently catching around the baby’s heel when pulled from the toe. Sock Ons are made from a softly woven blend of elasticised material with contrasting coloured stitching around the edges. Retailing at only £2.99, these clever garments have now become an essential part of a baby’s wardrobe!
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GETTING SET FOR SUMMER BRIGHT IDEAS FOR YOUR FEET! WE’RE THE ONLY STOCKIST IN THE AREA!
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HEALTH & BEAUTY
FeetFirst
with Elizabeth Dutton
COMPETITION We’re currently running a competition to design a Foot Awareness booklet for our foot awareness week in September. It’s a great chance to win prizes worth £50, £25 and £15 – if you’d like to enter, contact us using the details below.
footfacts
l The average adult takes more than 18,000 steps a day – and children take even more!
Why those first steps are so important...
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ith the height of summer fast approaching (although the sun seems to be lagging behind at the moment!) it seems like a good time to remind you about the importance of correctly-fitting footwear. This is especially important at this time of year, as it’s tempting to choose summer footwear such as flip flops and sandals on the basis of colour and fashion – rather than taking the needs of your feet into account. It may sound strange, but you really should have the length and width of your feet measured every year, as they have the tendency to swell (and shrink) according to environmental conditions. And don’t worry if you find your feet aren’t exactly the same – it’s perfectly normal for one foot to be slightly larger than the other (and this difference can be up to half a size!) You do need to take your feet seriously – after all, they’ll be taking you four times round the world in your lifetime! – and though we all know that shoes that are too small are bad for your feet, that’s also true of footwear
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that’s too big. Ignore your feet and problems that can occur include hard skin, rubbing, sore toes, heels and nail damage (including bruising and hammer toes) – and a lot of pain. It’s even more important to remember that little feet are developing from the toddler stage – so don’t try to put children in shoes too early! Choose a shoe that gives stability and protection to young feet, which are still soft and vulnerable. An ideal shoe should be soft and flexible, with a fullyadjustable fastening for a snug fit. Choose a retailer that offers a range of width fittings and half sizes and has
l Most feet will walk around 70,000 miles in a lifetime – that’s four times around the world! l Around 70% of foot problems come from wearing the wrong footwear or ill-fitting shoes, and the vast majority of them are caused by ill-fitting footwear worn as a child.
trained staff who can fit them expertly. Less than a third of children are ‘average’ fittings, so accurate foot measurements and correct fittings are vital. Take your child back to the shop for a fitting check after 6-8 weeks. Feet grow on average two full sizes (18mm) a year until children are four or five years of age (when growth tends to slow down), but that growth is intermittent – so regular checks are essential, and a good shoe shop should offer these free. Follow these simple steps and care for your feet – and you’ll find your feet will take care of you!
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The house that creativity built... For over 100 years, Voewood House has been a dramatic and enchanting setting. Thanks to the tireless work of Simon Finch, this fabulous building has been restored, and now â&#x20AC;&#x201C; rather fittingly â&#x20AC;&#x201C; has its very own Arts Festival. Story by Bel Greenwood Photography by Grant Murray
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here’s nowhere quite like Voewood. Discreetly located on the outskirts of the Georgian town of Holt, it sits at the end of a short, woodland drive. The house is an unexpected and dramatic sight, and it feels as if it wouldn’t be out of place in a tale of enchantment. At the same time it has the welcoming atmosphere of a home. It’s a mixture of the intoxicating, the inspiring and the intimate. Voewood is one of the county’s most brilliant secret buildings and an outstanding example of the architecture of the Arts and Crafts Movement. It is commonly held to be a masterpiece and has been voted England’s Favourite House in the Eastern region in Country Life Magazine. Structurally, the house has been built on a butterfly wing design, which was popular in the 1890s and early 20th century. The stone wings of the house are angled diagonally to the body of the building to bring in as much light and air as possible. The concrete walls of this Grade II, 14-bedroom country house are beautifully patterned and decorated
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with flint pebbles and concertinas of locally-made tile and brick. The house was created by Edward Schroeder Prior between 1903 and 1905 for the Reverend Percy Lloyd who (unusually for a clergyman) had large enough pockets to accommodate the growing cost of the house which came in at no less than seven times over budget. The Lloyd family never actually lived there but leased it (re-named Home Place) to another clergyman. From 1906 until Simon Finch rescued the building and restored its original name, the house was institutionalised – first as a boy’s private school, then as a convalescent home and last of all, a retirement home. Simon Finch has had connections with East Anglia since his childhood, and he owns the antiquarian bookshop on Fish Hill in Holt, a literary treasure trove with some 20,000 books nestling on three floors of shelving. His other antiquarian concern is a narrow-build bookshop in Mayfair which he designed himself. It was while looking for a house for a London friend that he stumbled on Voewood, and it took him no time at all
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to fall in love with the extraordinary architecture. That was 1998, and it was a labour of seven years to haul the institution out of the house and restore and create a unique interior of excitement, beauty, colour, texture and the energy of great pieces of interesting and imaginative art. From the outset he knew what he wanted. “I always envisaged it as a place where creative things happened,” he says. Creativity is the heartbeat of the house. Stand in the well of the largest room, which has the character of a medieval hall, and you can see how the past holds hands with the present. High on the walls hang flamboyant African feather headdresses that resemble giant flower heads, while Simon’s own visual work spans the chimney breast in a loose unravelling of cogs and wheels. Look down at a specially-commissioned, richlycoloured and boldly-described mosaic floor leading out to the sunken gardens almost too beautiful to step on. Pass the music room and peer across the black-and-white patterning of animal hide and the woven contours of a chair before your eye snags on the jagged teeth of an open-mouthed alligator head (a link to Simon’s Southern African connections). Simon is a man with a magical eye and his passion for art, beauty and the unusual means this house is full of extraordinary detail and juxtapositions. Walk into a room and walk inside a rich and detailed painting. These are spaces to explore and experience but on many levels, not least emotionally. Every bedroom is an individual, handmade locus of original design with the flavour of a mood and each bathroom a uniquely decorative space. The house is also a place of books, rare and essential volumes that Simon loves too much to sell. Part of the beauty of the house is the
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desire to share the creative experience – whether by employing artists to create original work within the house (like Annabel Grey, the textile maker and artist behind the Klimt-like wallpaper in one of the bedrooms) or to give a place to a Colin Self painting on a landing. Having time to create in the atmosphere of the house must be wonderful. It’s clear Simon gives his artists a free hand to respond to the house and garden. Voewood is also about people. The house can be hired for parties, events and it makes an unforgettable wedding venue. Tours are available on request. It’s a house that feeds and needs people and the life they bring with them. Letting people in is part of what Simon does. “What’s nice about having the place is that people enjoy it, people enjoying and creating it,” he explains. “There’ve been a lot of events here and people have an experience when they visit – it stimulates their creativity and makes them feel good.” The ethos of sharing and enjoying creativity extends into the world of words and for a second year, Voewood is hosting what Simon calls ‘a fantastic, creative party.’ It’s the Voewood Literary Arts Festival and will be held over the August Bank Holiday. DBC Pierre described last year’s festival experience as ‘something special and sublime’ and this year promises to offer an equal opportunity for superlatives. Literary names from
Diana Athill, Meg Rossoff, Hanif Kureishi, Patrick Barkham, Kate Mosse and a host of others will read, talk and just be alongside Billy Bragg, who’ll be celebrating Woody Guthrie’s 100th Birthday on Monday August 27th. Brit Award nominated Beth Rowley and British Sea Power are in the music line up. This is an arts festival which runs music and words together and permits a wonderful mingling. There’s no room for stuffiness or pretension and that suits the spirit of the house which is warm, friendly and openhearted. “I wanted something that would fit with the house,” says Simon. An old university friend and leading literary agent Clare Conville stepped in to help with Patrick Keogh of the Faber Academy and the best Literary Arts Festival Garden Party of the year was born. “It’s a perfect, perfect place, a magical place for it,” says Simon. Tickets are extremely good value for money and can be purchased online. Thinking about how Simon will fill the hall with books as the fulcrum to the festival, reminds me of an old Chinese blessing – ‘may you fill your hall with gold and jade,’ a wish for wealth and wisdom. To fill the hall with books and their authors would seem to be an even better idea.
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PROSTATE PROBLEMS WHAT IS THE PROSTATE? The prostate is a walnut-sized gland surrounding the tube draining from the bladder (urethra). Present only in men, it produces ejaculatory fluid. It is the only organ that continues to grow throughout life. As it enlarges it squeezes the urethra and can cause problems with urine flow. The longer a man lives the more the risk of developing prostate related symptoms. WHAT CAN GO WRONG WITH THE PROSTATE? Three diseases can occur in the prostate: Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Prostatitis and Prostate cancer. They can occur singly or in combination. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is present in over 50% of men over 60. The prostate enlarges. The incidence increases with age. Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate. Sometimes it is due to infection. It typically affects men between 30 and 50 but can occur at all ages. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. It is an age related disease and as men are living longer it is diagnosed more frequently. PROSTATIC SYMPTOMS The three diseases all involve the prostate gland either increasing in size or becoming more rigid and obstructing the urine flow, leading to one or more of the following symptoms: difficulty in starting urination, decreased or stop/start flow, sensation of incomplete emptying, increased frequency by day and at night disturbing sleep. Further complications can occur with retained urine becoming infected, a sudden inability to pass urine at all (acute urinary retention – a medical emergency) or a gradual, symptom free failure to empty the bladder adequately causing back pressure effects on the kidney and kidney failure. Sometimes there may be pain in passing urine and blood may be present. Prostatic symptoms are common to all three conditions so it is important that a man developing any of these symptoms reports them and is investigated to determine the correct diagnosis and treatment. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PROSTATE DISEASE Diagnosis and treatment decisions are made on the basis of symptoms, clinical examination, blood and urine tests and appropriate scans. BPH if uncomplicated ((ie symptoms only) is treated initially with drugs to relax the muscles around the prostate and others to shrink the prostate (nowadays usually in combination). If this treatment fails referral for surgical relief of the bladder outflow obstruction follows. This is a straightforward endoscopic operation to remove the obstructing prostate tissue. Prostatitis is treated with a prolonged course of antibiotics and antiinflammatory drugs. Unfortunately prostatitis often becomes recurrent. Prostate cancer is diagnosed by obtaining tissue samples from the prostate gland (prostate biopsy) or from tissue removed at surgery to relieve the prostatic symptoms. Biopsy will usually be prompted by clinical suspicion after examination and by an elevated blood test (prostate specific antigen or PSA). All prostate cancers are managed by a multidisciplinary team comprising surgeons, oncologists, pathologists, radiologists and specialist nurses. Prostate cancers vary in aggressiveness and stage at presentation. The appropriate treatment is chosen on the basis of pathology results and radiological scans and is then recommended to the patient. Treatment can include radical surgical removal of the gland, radiotherapy, hormone manipulation and chemotherapy. A large number of men with prostate cancer will have no urinary symptoms at all. It is important to have yourself checked particularly if there is any family history of prostate cancer or if there is a strong history of breast cancer.
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Come all you men thoughout this nation, I will have you warning take by me, Don’t be like me ill-treat your servants When you sail on the raging sea... – from The Captain’s Apprentice PICTURE: Local fisherman Duggie Carter, who sang many songs for the composer Vaughan Williams 56
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Preserving the real voices of King’s Lynn... True’s Yard Fisherfolk Museum is home to a remarkable archive of living history, and is now looking for local people to share their memories for the future. Bel Greenwood discovers more...
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he unaccompanied voice of a 90-year-old male singer crosses the years in a moving rendition of The Captain’s Apprentice. It’s a folk song with its origins in the sea trade of King’s Lynn and it tells the story of a poor boy taken from St. James’ Workhouse and apprenticed to go to sea. The ballad tells of how the ship set sail for Greenland but the poor boy annoyed the captain – who tied him to the frozen yardarm, left him overnight and then beat him to death. The crew were so incensed by the captain’s cruelty they kept him prisoner and handed him over to be hanged back in England. It’s thought the song is based on actual events on a ship in King’s Lynn in 1857. The song itself hugely impressed composer Vaughan Williams who came to King’s Lynn in about 1905 to collect folk songs. A North End fisherman called James Carter sang for him, and the composer was so struck by the song’s wild tune he believed the North Enders hailed from a Norse ancestry. It was one of the three folk song melodies he used as a base for his Norfolk Rhapsodies. What is so exciting is that this anonymous recording in a pub from the 1960s echos the voices of the men who sang to Vaughan Williams on his collector’s visit at the beginning of last century. This cassette recording was almost lost and buried in hiss but has been rescued by Peter Kiely, a music producer brought in to shape the archive by True’s Yard Fisherfolk Museum in King’s Lynn. He has rescued a small but vital piece of local human history. The song tells the story of the
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anonymous poor and the cassette tells the story of how that story was kept alive by local people singing in local pubs in the 1960s and 1970s. It tells us how people felt, and it’s part of a remarkable 150 hours of recordings held in the True’s Yard Sound Archive. The analogue tapes and cassettes have been cleaned up and transferred to digital and can be listened to in a new media room. Working with the tapes means employing the skills of a sound detective. “The romantic element is that we don’t know who anyone is,” says Peter Kiely. There are clues buried in the tapes – such as the sound of a zither (a common instrument in the past) and the stories and vendettas of a close community whispered on the tail end of a running recording. True’s Yard is offering a ‘tape amnesty,’ to the public who can bring in any recordings relevant to King’s Lynn – whether spoken recollections, recorded events or folk songs – and Peter will rescue the voices and convert them to a digital format. Those who donate their tapes will receive a digital copy. The museum is hungry for stories but has a flexible approach and wants to record the stories of today as well as yesterday. If there’s a tape someone doesn’t want listened to until after the death of the maker (or someone else) a tape can be held back. Chairman of True’s Yard Fisherfolk Museum Dr. Paul Richards believes one of the greatest sources of social history is people’s stories, and oral testimony adds a whole new dimension. In an effort to encourage and facilitate the telling of tales, the museum is hosting
tea parties at the museum in July, to encourage people to look back and remember collective events. This could be the 1953 Coronation or the birth of the Welfare State. “A lot of people are quite hesitant on their own,” he says, “but when they get together at a tea party it’s easier to talk.” It is an innovative approach and puts True’s Yard in the forefront of recording and accessing oral testimony. “We’re hoping our guests will enjoy the July tea parties and be proud of their heritage,” says Dr. Richards. “Recollections are the human dimension of history – they enrich the skeletons of historic facts with emotion and experience.” True’s Yard would ideally like to record your stories, but if speaking isn’t your thing, the museum would welcome a letter. “A letter is a nice, private way of sharing an experience,” Dr. Richards says, “and I’d love people to write in more.” Peter Kiely clicks on another tape. “This could be the only surviving recording,” he says as a female voice spills out. “She could be in her early 20s then, and she would be in her 70s now.” The only name associated with the tape is Tilda Smith. “Anyone remember a Tilda Smith?” he asks. For more information on the Sound Archive and how you can help preserve memories of King’s Lynn for the future, contact True’s Yard Fisherfolk Museum, North Street, King’s Lynn PE30 1QW. You can call the museum on 01553 770479 or visit the website at www.truesyard.co.uk
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I never thought I would ever realise my dream... How the College of West Anglia helped Sarah Hasler fulfill a lifetime ambition – and how it can help you
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hile working as a part-time child minder and shop worker in Wisbech, Sarah Hasler took the opportunity to re-train at the College of West Anglia and fulfil her childhood dream of becoming a hairdresser. Taking evening classes at the College enabled Sarah to continue working part-time and caring for her two sons, and now (having already completed the Diploma in Hairdressing (levels 1, 2 and 3)) she’s studying the NVQ level 2 Diploma in Nail Technology: in addition to running her own very successful business – Sarah’s Mobile Hair & Nails! “Studying at the college has completely changed my life,” says Sarah. “It gave me the confidence to believe I could do anything, even though I’d been away from a college environment for over 20 years. My
business is going from strength to strength – it’s paid for this year’s course, all my equipment, products, and expenses. I am currently in the process of expanding the range of treatments and services I can offer my clients.” Sarah has no doubt that going into adult education was the right step for her to take. “The College of West Anglia is a great place to fulfil your dreams,” she says, “so don’t let your age or past experiences put you off changing your life for good. I never thought I’d be able to get back into studying at my age – but I got the bug and have been able to fulfil my childhood dream.” The College of West Anglia offers a wide range of daytime and evening
courses (available from September) to help people like Sarah discover the simple truth that you’re never too old for education – whether you want to gain qualifications, improve your career prospects or simply learn a language. The adult learning courses are available in a range of flexible options and programme choices that cater for individual needs and circumstances. l Sarah is just one of many people enjoying the benefits of adult learning at the College of West Anglia – for more details and information about the opportunities available to you and how to take the next step, see the College’s website at www.cwa.ac.uk/today
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Books
David Learner
July. Once it was a month synonymous with revolution, in France and America. Now it’s a month of cream teas, the stillness of Holkham on a cloudless day and relaxing with a cool drink. See if you can find hidden below six holiday essentials, all beginning with B, without which no holiday suitcase is full... DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY PD JAMES Selling well in both hardback and large format paperback, this is the empire-line crime novel that so many have awaited for so long. One of Norfolk’s favourite novelists does for Jane Austen what Sarah Lundt did for sweaters. Neither miss a stitch on their respective paths to literary wonder. Book.
BRADSHAW’S CONTINENTAL RAILWAY GUIDE At the turn of the twentieth century, as railway construction here in Britian continued to dwarf the achievements of our continental cousins, before the Great War would devastate the earth and remove the last vestiges of innocence, this golden glimpse of possibility is our collective sigh for a romantic, faraway destination that really did exist. Book.
THE DROWNING CAMILLA LACKBERG Not to be outdone by their Danish neighbours, from a Sweden that produced the ineluctable talent of Stieg Larsson comes Lackberg’s helter skelter switchback ride through the suspicions of friends who have hitherto trusted absolutely. This grips until the last drop of blood has been wrung out. Nothing is as it seems. Book.
ARTEMIS FOWL AND THE LAST GUARDIAN EOIN COLFER One for the teenage packing and one for the scrapbooks as well since this is Colfer’s final call for young, star-crossed Artemis. The Guardian described his creator as “one of the best comic voices in contemporary children’s fiction”. Hear, as they say, hear! Book.
THE LONG WEEKEND VERONICA HENRY Slip this next to the suntan oil. When you learn that Henry used to write for The Archers and that this Cornish-based women’s fiction title is one of Barnstaple’s best sellers you’ll realise why it sits so well alongside the clotted cream and nicked B&B coat hangers. Buy it before you escape. Happy holidays! Book.
July THE QUANTUM UNIVERSE: EVERYTHING THAT CAN HAPPEN DOES HAPPEN BRIAN COX Now that you know exactly why E does equal mc squared (come along, come along...) let the gentle prof guide you once more into the world of happenstance and the Higgs boson particle. As Newton and Einstein look on, remember Cox, for other generations surely, surely will. Book.
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Events Next in our series of highly successful children’s events we’re delighted to welcome GILLIAN McCLURE, author and illustrator of The Little White Sprite, Selkie and her latest title Zoe’s Boat. How does she do it? Just ask her – from 11.00am. Oh, and how did you do in our holiday essentials quiz?
DAVID LEARNER is Assistant Manager for Waterstone’s at 137 Norfolk Street, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1AU Telephone: 01553 660111
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As the King’s Lynn Camera Club celebrates 50 years of stunning imagery, KL magazine photographer Ian Ward discusses his work
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darkroom with all its smells and chemicals held a great fascination for me – so much so, in fact, that I transformed my mother’s ‘best’ room into my improvised darkroom! It was there I produced many black and white prints and developed my own films, a skill which is now almost lost. I enjoy seeing my work in print in KL magazine every month – it’s a great magazine and I’m proud to be associated with it. Although I have a huge amount of images of King’s Lynn in the data bank, I like nothing more than touring the town looking for that perfect angle to create the next cover shot. The old quarter of King’s Lynn is fantastic – full of wonderful buildings and hidden treasures within them. Next time you’re in the town, stop and look up – you may be surprised at what you see. Much of the old town still exists,
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even in the high street. As a child I was brought up in the middle of nowhere, with no brothers or sisters. During this time I learned to appreciate the nature that’s all around us. I knew the names of all the birds and mammals, and enjoyed watching nature going about its daily business. Nature photography is probably one of the hardest things to do – you have to be skillful to get close or just plain lucky to get the perfect shot. About 18 months ago I was introduced to the world of dragonflies by my very good friend Allan. Since that time I’ve been to many nature reserves with him and captured some wonderful images of these superb creatures (see page 24 of this month’s magazine). It’s a craft you have to learn with many nuances; not least because they’re quite nervous and will fly off with any sudden movement. My first ever photo was of a Migrant Hawker resting on reeds in Reffley Reservoir. I spend many hours at Reffley Reservoir, which I can wholly recommend – it’s teeming with wildlife
and a very peaceful place to be. If you take your time and look you’ll see dragonflies, damselflies and butterflies along with the odd heron, swan, duck, snake (honest!) or deer. It’s a real jewel in our town and deserves to be a protected reserve. My other great passion is people. My children are (needless to say!) very much at ease in front of the camera. I have many wonderful portraits of them. I also take portrait commissions which I really enjoy. It makes me very happy to see people’s faces when I show them their portrait of their children. My daughter Stephanie is probably my most photographed model and will happlily come out with me on a shoot whenever I want her too. In fact, a portrait of her recently managed to win the King’s Lynn Camera Club’s portrait cup! In essence, photography is an addiction. It’s a medium I’ve never tired of. We all like to see a great image, and it’s even better if you’re the one who’s created it! On a final note, just remember – people look, but photographers see!
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Sandra Hohol of Norfolk Holiday Homes looks forward to a celebrity-packed summer!
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ith school holidays fast approaching, the many selfcatering holiday homes and seaside parks along the coast are gradually filling up with bookings. I know that Norfolk has become a big part of many families’ lives for a number of years. Since 1980 I’ve booked hundreds of people into holiday homes along this stretch of North Norfolk and let over one hundred properties alone in Hunstanton – plus at least another hundred along the coast and inland! So I am now seeing the third generation of families making their trips to Norfolk with parents and grandparents, thus continuing the tradition! With properties that cater from 2-12 persons, all inspected by Visit England, we have quality properties to suit everyone. Our clientele consists mainly of families looking for a seaside holiday and venturing out to explore the surrounding area. There’s so much to do in this lovely corner of Norfolk that living here, we (the locals) don’t fully appreciate its benefits. Many of our properties are situated within easy walking distance of the
beach and holiday facilities, so cars can be left at the holiday home all week! Buses are very regular and there’s easy access by train from all over the country! We have people who book regularly each year – some have the same property, some take the same weeks, some return to a different holiday home each time and others journey to Norfolk once, twice or even three times a year. I’ve met so many different and interesting people over the years – famous people too, who wish to simply chill out away from their ‘other lives’ and remain anonymous! So as we all get set for the holidays and the influx of holidaymakers, what will the weather outlook bode for our treasured corner of Norfolk? There are always plenty of people around enjoying the area, and I know our bookings are looking good! So I think that Norfolk remains as popular as ever – especially with our own special climate and the huge variety of accommodation, places to visit and things to do.
ith the popularity of second home investments in Norfolk as well as it being easily accessible and within reasonable reach from London, there are many celebrities who have bought a property in this area – Liza Goddard, Martin Shaw, Amanda Holden, Brendan Coyle, Stephen Fry, Roger Lloyd Pack (Trigger from Only Fools and Horses) and maybe even Johnny Depp if all the rumours are true! These are just a few. Delia Smith is a director of Norwich City Football Club, and several celebrity chefs own local pubs and restaurants in the area, so who knows – when dining along the coast, you may well be enjoying celebrity-cooked cuisine and bump into one too! I did a few years ago – Phil Mitchell from EastEnders – so it does happen!
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ABOVE: David Pinder is the King’s Lynn area branch contact for the Norfolk Referees’ Association – “I love it and it keep me fit,” he says
Meeting the men (and the women) in black... With their every single decision liable to being criticised by at least someone on and off the pitch, referees have an unenviable task. Bel Greenwood discovers what attracts them to the role...
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youth football matches it’s not uncommon to suffer abuse (and genuine threats) thrown in from the parents on the sidelines. Where do these referees come from – and why do they do it? David Pinder is the Norfolk Referees’ Association (Norfolk RA) branch contact for the King’s Lynn area and has just finished his ninth football season. He’s now looking forward to his tenth. “I love it and it keeps me fit,” he says. He turned to refereeing after being called on to help out at a local game at Snettisham. He was a natural and worked his way up the levels after taking a refereeing course. He was
refereeing for the Anglia Premier League but has pulled back to cover the Sunday leagues. “You’ve got to be a certain kind of person,” he says. “You’ve got to have a thick skin. We’re never going to be right all the time, but if you do make a mistake, it‘s best to be honest to the players and supporters.” These days, young football referees get training and mentoring, but in the past it was a case of doing the course and then getting out there. “The hardest thing can be turning up on your own and not being part of a team,” he says. Barry Knight is Referee Development
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Officer for the Norfolk County FA, and has been refereeing since 1977. He’s overseen many changes and seen the number of young referees (aged 1419) coming to the FA for training nearly double – from 3,000 nationally in 2008 to just over 6,800 this year. About 10% of referees in the county are in this age group. “A lot of them do it because they’re not that good as footballers – but they love the game,” he says. Girls are busy becoming referees too, and although they’re still rare there are some outstanding young women taking to the black. At 18, Mary Harmer is the youngest female referee in our region and she’s passionate about the game. She probably didn’t stand much of a chance, ABOVE: David Pinder is well aware of the pitfalls of being at the sharp end as her father is football mad and she had an older of decisions: “if you do make a mistake,” he says, “it’s best to be honest to the players and the supporters.” brother. ran the line at Carrow Road, and no lad Her ambition is to referee in the Premier League. She started out playing can get one over on her about the 17 laws of the game. If she could, she’d women’s football and was encouraged add an 18th law and that would be to try refereeing and discovered she the law of common sense. had a natural ability. At first she worked Mary Harmer isn’t the only female only with female teams but that wasn’t referee making a stir. At 26, King’s enough. Lynn’s Rachel Forrest has what “I decided to man up and go into Graham Cross (Chairman of the men’s football,” she says, although she Norfolk Rugby Referees Society admits to having to contend with some and Chairman of the Eastern sexism. At one game, she turned up at Counties Federation) calls the the stadium and was asked what she refereeing X Factor. She’ll be was doing there! carrying the Olympic Torch She finds a sense of humour and a through the grounds of positive attitude helps. If the lads get Sandringham on July 4th in carried away with a bit of on-pitch recognition of her voluntary work swearing, she has the perfect solution. with the rugby world. “If they start to swear I tell them I She started out playing rugby at don’t find them very attractive,” she says. “You have to build the respect that Fakenham High School but broke her leg twice. It was Graham Cross who a man would have.” suggested that she tried refereeing. Now she’s unstoppable – at 16 she
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“I’m a much better referee than a player,” she says, but she still had to get over the nerves of running onto and being in control of the pitch. “I was nervous and petrified – it was a big expectation from the players and you have to fulfil it. You’re not there to be noticed – if you have a good game then you won’t be. If someone comments about the referee then you probably haven’t had a good game.” Rachel has been assistant referee for the England Under 20s and officiated at England’s games again Spain and Scotland in last season’s Six Nations. But ask Rachel what she enjoys and she’ll have as much joy in refereeing the minis as blowing the whistle on the Cantab v West Norfolk final league game of the
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series to decide promotion. Referees have a lot of responsibility. “They have to make sure the game is played in a safe environment,” says Graham Cross. “You have to have a strong personality and good knowledge of the laws, and as long as you get things right on the field, that’s important. You’re always learning in this game, and you have to have some degree of lateral thinking.” Graham has spent 27 years of his life refereeing rugby. It has taken him all over the country and abroad. He has watched the game grow. It takes a lot of talent, commitment, nerve, strength of character, determination and humour to be a referee of football or rugby. Most of
the referees who give up their time are self-funding and run around the pitch purely out of love for the beautiful game. There’s a definite brotherhood among referees whatever the game, and these days, it seems there’s a definite sisterhood too.
efore the introduction of the whistle, football referees used to indicate decisions by waving a handkerchief. Whistles weren’t actually introduced until the late 1870s when they became widely available after Joseph Hudson of the ACME Whistle Company (honest!) first began mass producing them for the Metropolitan Police. Red and yellow cards are much more recent. They were first introduced by the world football governing body FIFA after the infamous Antonio Rattin incident in the 1966 World Cup, when the Argentinian captain failed to understand he’d been sent off in a match against England at Wembley. The referee in that match, Ken Aston came up with the idea while he drove home. ”As I drove down Kensington High Street,” he said, “the traffic lights turned red. I thought ‘yellow, take it easy – red, stop, you’re off. And that was it!” The cards were first used in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, although their adoption wasn’t universally accepted. Their use was actually abandoned in the English football league twice – in the 1980-81 and 1987-88) seasons.
For information about forthcoming FA Basic Referees Courses running in the west of the county, visit NorfolkFA.com or contact Barry Knight on 01603 704050 or by e-mail at Barry.Knight@NorfolkFA.com.
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There’s every conceivable kind of lighting available and an example of everything is in the showroom – whether you need kitchen lighting in strong, fresh colours with LED bulbs or softer light in bedrooms, IP-rated bathroom fixtures to comply with current zone regulations or outdoor and security lighting (which comes with a 25 year guarantee). There are chrome and crystal lights that glitter or traditional lighting in a series of unique designs. There are ceiling fans that transform the air. It’s easy to lose oneself among the lamps, there’s so much to see – although on display is only about 20% of what’s available. There is so much more through in-shop online access and the young staff are friendly and courteous, only too willing to help. It’s well worth a trip during the week or on Saturday, when the showroom is open until 4.30pm. The Lighting Showroom offers an enormous range of lights but it’s more than a place to buy a lamp. You see, they have wizards. The company can
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when it’s time for their annual checkup as they are such reliable products. “When you consider how many hours these systems run, the percentage of breakdowns is minimal,” says Neil Jordan of 4 Way Refrigeration Ltd. All food outlets have refrigeration, be it Butchers who use cold rooms or Bakers who use time controlled dough retarders to hold then prove their bread when necessary, refrigeration has never been so advanced. 4 Way Refrigeration Ltd services giant end users of the fridge world such as Frankie and Benny’s restaurants, KFC, Café Nero, Gourmet Burger, Greggs, Anglia Cooperative, as well as many local users such as Bow Brand, Hare Arms and British Legion. Refrigeration systems take many forms, from display equipment, cold stores, and storage cabinets through to ice machine production and even chilled water plants to ensure that the food, plastic and print industries can operate safely. Water chillers are even used to control aquariums and zoological displays ensuring the exhibits can be kept in temperatures and humidity to mimic their natural habitat no matter what the temperature outside. The same basic technology of refrigeration is used in everything from the refrigerator in your kitchen to multi-million pound cold stores. Whatever your needs, 4 Way Refrigeration Lts can provide you with your exact requirements.
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THE ANCIENT & MODERN OLYMPICS Dr Michael Scott (Monday 16th July 8:00pm) Guildhall Theatre, King’s Lynn Arts Centre Tickets: £10 (concessions £9, under 18s £6)
ALLA MODA Italian Ceramics 1950s-1970s Shakespeare Barn and Red Barn, King’s Lynn Arts Centre 14th July – 18th August Free admission Italian ceramics from the 1950s-70s are hotly collected, but they’ve always been something of a design mystery. Striking examples of craftsmanship and design, they reflect modern art and the fashionable styles of the day. Now, following their successes with Fat Lava (a collection of West German pottery and post-war Czech ‘Sklo’ glass), Graham Cooley and Mark Hill are ready to to present the results of their latest collaboration. An exhibition of over 300 bold and colourful ceramics from the Graham Cooley Collection, Alla Moda reveals the designers and factories behind many of these design treasures – including the exciting rediscovery of a ‘forgotten’ factory. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully-illustrated book written and published by BBC Antiques Roadshow expert Mark Hill – which is the first dedicated body of research on this much-loved, but largely neglected, design area. VALUED Identification and Valuation Day with Mark Hill & Graham Cooley Saturday 14th July (11:00am–1:00pm) A great opportunity to bring your ceramic and glass pieces to the Alla Moda exhibition for 20th century design expert Mark Hill and avid private collector Graham Cooley to cast their specialist eyes over. Who knows – that quirky pot you picked up at a Downham Market car boot sale could be something special!
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This very timely illustrated lecture by Dr Michael Scott offers a fascinating insight into the origins of the Olympics in ancient Greece and how they compare with the Games today. Scott is an eminent historian, specialising in the ancient history of the Greek and Roman worlds. He’s written and presented the BBC4 documentaries Guilty Pleasures: Luxury in the Ancient Greek and Medieval Worlds and Delphi: Bellybutton of the Ancient World, and has actually run the route of the ancient Marathon in Athens! He also gave one of the prestigious Darwin Lectures at Cambridge earlier this year.
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PICTURES: LIZZIE RICHES ABOVE: Lizzie Riches’ paintings hold the clues to the treasure of the Golden Caroline – perhaps literally? It’s for you to decipher them!
The paintings that hold the key to a treasure... A fascinating treasure hunt starts this month at Blickling Hall involving a series of paintings, a golden apple and a historical enigma. Bel Greenwood goes on the Golden Caroline trail
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after Lady Caroline ‘Hobart’ Suffield who had inherited Blicking Hall in 1793 as a young woman of 24. The fruit trees in question appeared to have died out, and the apple had become a ‘lost’ variety – until one tree was found nearly 150 years later near Oxburgh. Colin bought six trees and planted them. Next door to his house and meadow was an 18th century gardener’s and farmworker’s cottage. Colin knew that one of the gardeners on the Blickling Estate would have lived there, and he liked to imagine it would have been the gardener who’d propagated the original
apple tree. He loved the romanticism associated with the story of something that had been lost, and then found again. His imagination was captured. Coincidentally, Colin had curated an exhibition of paintings by Rosalind Lyons Hudson entitled ‘Shadows of Shakespeare’ in the Long Gallery at Blickling Hall in 2010. The National Trust had already said they’d be open to an interesting idea if he ever wanted to come back. He certainly had that idea now and the next coincidence brought him to the perfect painter – Cromer-based Lizzie Riches. “I’d been smitten by Lizzie Riches’ work for years,” says Colin. She had been with the
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London Portal Gallery extraordinary that so since 1976, exhibiting in little known of what London, Chicago, New Lady Caroline looked York and Paris – and it like, or of her life. was Portal who She is herself a series introduced Lizzie to of clues waiting to be Colin. solved. Indeed, the only “Lizzie was one of the known engraving is of few artists who could do Lady Caroline as a three this, produce a suite of year old. paintings like this,” he Lizzie Riches found adds. herself drawn to the Lizzie thought his idea secretive, modest was fantastic, and woman who collected everything was falling first editions of Jane into place. Over two Austen, employed the years, Lizzie created a architect Joseph selection of paintings Bonomi (he built the reflecting the history, extraordinary contents, flora and mausoleum that haunts fauna of Blickling Hall, the grounds) and she together with its park lived for 50 years at and gardens. But the Blickling, 30 years of paintings would hold them as a widow, secrets – within them refusing to move out for would be clues and the sake of the Lothian references to the Family who had taken Caroline apple. ownership. The paintings would “She must have been a be displayed in the Long strong character,” says Gallery at Blickling Hall, Lizzie, “but what is and professional interesting is this treasure hunt creator enigmatic part of her, Sam Gethin-Lewis the things she didn’t would draw out clues say.” from the paintings which ABOVE: R for recorder? B for birds? Are the red shoes a clue, or is it the nest of Lizzie has created eggs? Lizzie Riches’ paintings aren’t just great to look at – you’ll be studying would lead to a letter – images of a woman who which would eventually them for ages trying to identify the clue to the treasure! challenged prejudices in amount to a 12-letter her time, and they can be Woodcarver Philip Taylor has an name of a person or a place associated seen as part of the series of beautiful international reputation as a violin and with Blickling. and evocative imaginings. The paintings cello maker and he comes from a long It was time for the development of are invested with layers of imagery line of instrument makers. He’s the ultimate prize – the Golden currently creating a series of boxes with drawn from Blickling’s cultural and Caroline. historical seams. wood sourced from the Blickling Estate Colin dons white gloves before There is so much detail – they’re as part of the exhibition. handling the specially-commissioned iconic and mythical, romantic and Gilders Richard Parks and Stacey gilded wooden apple. It is housed ethereal and they’re richly original. They Geary are master framers based in inside a wooden hive which comes embody the past, present and future Sheringham, while the jeweller who set apart and is made from Bog Oak, an Blicklings, host the ghosts of stories the sapphires is Holt-based Oliver oak tree that has fallen into a West that are yet to be told, and contain Webb. Norfolk fen 2,000 years ago and been plenty of ambiguities, not least in the If the Red Dot Gallery was retailing perfectly preserved. this beautiful prize it would carry a price androgynous, undisclosed features of The wood is jet black and has been some of the characters. tag in excess of £2,600. used for the stalk and calyx of the “I like handing a challenge onto the This apple is the treasure that can be golden apple as well as the hive. It viewer,” explains Lizzie. “It’s up to the won by a perceptive member of the smells of honey wax. The apple is viewer to weave their stories.” public, adept at reading the beautifully gilded in 23½ carat gold. In Search of the Golden compelling and original Remove the apple quarter and the Caroline, an exhibition of paintings for the clues blonde wood is set with four pips of paintings by Lizzie throughout July and black sapphire. It sits on a small silk Riches in association into August. cushion, the colours of which are an with Red Dot Gallery is The enigmatic echo of apple leaf and tree. open for viewing from paintings have been It’s a beautifully finished, highly 1st July to the end of inspired by the detailed work of art, and everyone August, 2012 at strength and behind the creation of the Golden Blickling Hall. quietness of a halfCaroline are local artisans. Good luck. seen woman. It’s
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An angelic success for St. Nicholas... Following your piece in KL magazine about the Festival of Angels at St Nicholas Chapel, I thought you might like to see some of the amazing angels that so many people created and were displayed over the weekend of 16th-17th June. The Festival was a huge success, and though we don’t have the final figures of how much the event raised yet, it really made local people aware of what a wonderful building St Nicholas Chapel is and how important it is to restore it – so it can once again take its rightful place in the heart of the community. Thanks to everyone who took the trouble and trouble to take part – and for everyone who visited us over the weekend. It was great to see you all. CHARLOTTE PATON E-mail
STOP PRESS Just before this month’s magazine was printed, we heard of the following two events you might be interest in adding to your diary for July!
Can you shed a light on this? This photograph was recently e-mailed to me by my good friend Gavin Hay, who now lives in Newcastle (though he was born in Hunstanton). He claims that it was taken in King’s Lynn and that it’s from the filming of a movie called Children of Darkness, but I think he must be mistaken. I have tried to solve this one for myself, but have so far been unsuccessful. The only film I can find called Children of Darkness is an American-made documentary from 1983, and I can’t believe this picture would be from that. I remember your readers are very good at identifying things like this, so I wondered if any of them might recognise the picture or know more about the film itself. DENNIS CRANE Hunstanton
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CASTLE ACRE SUMMER FETE Castle Acre Playing Field Sunday 8th July (2-5pm) If you love a traditional village fete this is definitely something you won’t want to miss – there’ll be the usual cake stalls, craft stalls, teas, raffle, tombola and competitions, but the fete will also feature a giant paella, licensed bar, BBQ, inflatables, beauty treatments and displays. An afternoon of fun for all the family and there’s absolutely no entry fee! For further information and details please contact either Jo on 07876 243304 or Sarah on 07968 762045. BRANCASTER CAMERA CLUB TALKS Brancaster Staithe Village Hall (7.30pm) The ever-popular camera club has two excellent evenings lined up for July. On Tuesday 10th July, Dr. Kevin Elsby ARPS will be presenting an evening on Cuba, while on Tuesday 24th July, the Permajet Team will be talking about Colour Management. If you’re at all interested in photography and want to get the best out of your camera, contact Jim Till on 01485 210013 for more details. CONTACT US: We’d love to hear from you! Send your letters and photos to KL magazine, 18 Tuesday Market Place, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1JW or e-mail editor@klmagazine.co.uk
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t’s been a very long time coming, but in a determined effort to take up the green flag and do my bit for the environment I spent the best part of the last two weeks carefully and painstakingly sorting through my rubbish and putting it into the appropriate bin. Thankfully, my local council isn’t one of the 21 in the country that operates seven (or more) bins on a regular basis, so you’d have thought it was a reasonably easy task. Even for me. I should probably confess at the outset that this wasn’t brought brought about by a Damascus Road incident. Over the past few months I’ve been noticing that while my black bin is almost always overflowing with garbage (to the extent I’ve been wondering if my neighbours would let me use some of their space), my green bin remains only half full at best. So I decided to make a concerted effort to sort through all our rubbish and diligently recycle as much as possible. I even installed a small bin in the kitchen specially for recyclable stuff – paper, plastic and things like that. I was quite excited at first. Newspapers went in the green bin. The junk mail went in. Actually, most of the other mail went in too, along with the envelopes. In the kitchen, I probably spent more time sorting out the rubbish than I did at the oven. One night we had pizzas for dinner. The carboard boxes they came in went for recycling, the protective film they were wrapped in went for recycling, and after considerable debate the polystyrene bases also went down the green route
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(after I figured out that polystyrene was a kind of plastic). Finally, a frustrated cry came from the front room. “Where’s my dinner?” asked a hungry Mrs Middleton. Eventually there was some leftovers (Mrs Middleton didn’t particularly like her pizza) but I made a point of putting these in the normal bin – before wiping my greasy fingers with a bit of kitchen towel, which (I think you’re getting the picture by now) went into the green bin. In fact everytime we finished some food product I carefully inspected the packaging to see whether or not it could be recyled. As you may well have discovered for yourself, this recycling business is a time-consuming affair. Nevertheless, by the time the day arrived for the green bin to be collected, I was immensely pleased to discover the contents of the green and black bins were roughly the same. I had successfully taken a lot of weight off the shoulders of our much-abused black bin and done my bit for the future of the planet. Or so I thought. On returning home that day, I was mortified to see that of all the green bins in the street, mine was the only one that seemed to have earned itself a red card. And hadn’t been emptied. I had been left a handy information card, and it seemed that my recycling bin contained items that were not supposed to be there. I was amazed to discover that although paper and cardboard were fine, shredded paper and envelopes were not. While
telephone directories were okay, books weren’t. Magazines were fine for the green bin, but paper with glue or sticky finishes or varnishes wasn’t – which seems to me to rule out most magazines. Actually, surely that rules out telephone directories as well doesn’t it? Aren’t they glued together? I went to check ours, but we must have thrown it out ages ago (it probably went in the black bin, which was a stroke of luck). The more I read, the more confused I became. Plastic bottles were good for the recycling bin, but I couldn’t put margarine tubs or yoghurt pots in it. My initial temptation was to simply tip the contents of the green bin into the black bin and have done with it, but Mrs Middleton got her own back for the late-arriving pizza and for the last few days I’ve actually been recycling the contents of my recycling bin, transferring envelopes and yoghurt pots to the black bin. I may not have seen green yet, but I’ve certainly seen a lot of red.
KLmagazine July 2012
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