’ pickenhams periodical August 2012
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The bandage was wound round the wound. The farm was used to produce produce. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. We must polish the Polish furniture. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. He could lead if he could get the lead out. As there is no time like the present, he decided to present the present. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. He did not object to the object. The insurance was invalid for the invalid. He was too close to the door to close it. The buck does funny things when the does are around. The wind was too strong to wind the sail. After seeing the tear in the painting he shed a tear. He wished to intimate the details to his most intimate friend. We had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
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No . 231 The HaNoveriaNs Part 47
Trouble in Europe
As well as the political problems at home there was trou ble abroad. The question of Belgian independence. In 1815 the Belgians had been appor tion ed to the Dutch, who govern ed the province with no regard for the differences in economics, religion and language. In November 1830 the European great powers met in London with the aim of settling the st atus of the countr y. This became urgent when there was an uprising against the hated Dutch. It was decided that since the union of Holland and Belgium had clearly failed, Belgium must become and independent country with a King. A Dutch prince was proposed and rejected and a French prince likewise. Finally Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, the widower of Brit ain’s Princess Charlotte was accepted. He agreed providing Luxemburg also was freed from Dutch rule and became part of his new st ate. War now broke out with a French invasion which was successful and the new Belgium was born leading to the war in 1914. Then there was trouble in Germany with Austria seeking more power in southern Europe. Adding to all this was a civil war in Portugal which sought to return the deposed Queen Donna Maria. This was accomplished with the aid of the British Navy which enraged King William who favoured the other side. He did however agree to a visit by Donna to this country and for once he behaved himself by giving a good welcome to the Queen and her husband. He described her afterwards as ‘hideously ugly and rather stupid’. The visit forged an alliance which has lasted to the present day. In Ireland the overwhelming m ajority of the inhabit ants were Catholic but the Protest ant Church flourished as an institution, its structure dispropor tion ate to the number of people it served. The Irish peasant barely able to suppor t
himself and his family was forced to contribute to the upkeep of an alien Church through the payment of tithes. With the increased numbers of Catholic Members of Parliament, dem ands were m ade to redress these griev ances. In 1831 protests against these payments became so violent that they had to be collected with the aid of troops and police. Grey, the prime Minister, proposed a bill for a modest reform of the protest ant Church. Ten bishops were to be abolished and Protest ant clergy withdrawn from m ainly Catholic parishes. Tithes in these would be comm uted and used for lay purposes. This did not suit the House of Lords who threaten ed m ass resign ation if this became law. This dispute continued with the Tor y par ty siding with the Lords to defeat the Bill. All this was too m uch for the great officers of st ate, they offered to resign an offer accepted by the King and the Duke of Wellington return ed to fill the v acancies m aking him ’Lord of All’!
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Nor th Pickenham Parish Council
This is a brief summary of the meeting held on 3d July 2012. The true agreed minutes will be available after the next meeting. E-mail copies are also readily available on request to the Clerk.
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A natural split in the village sign is to be filled Seating for the Bus Shelter has arrived and will be installed shortly The new Code of Conduct (Localism Bill) is to be agreed at the next meeting A football club wishes to use the Playing Field and discussions are underway. Goals, full-size and 5-a-side, will be purchased and available for all to use Street Lighting Maintenance – the current provider has gone out of business. A replacement firm will be contracted to maintain out lights shortly. Cllr Wells is to meet with Highways to tour the Parish regarding road surfaces, the “shrine” on Petygards leading to the A47, and other issues. The path opposite The Street has been resurfaced.
Next Full Meeting: Tuesday 7 th August 2012, 7,30pm, Blue Lion Function Room. Agenda to be displayed on the Notice Board. This is open to all parishioners Mick Lee (Parish Clerk)
Norfolk Constabulary (reporting everything except emergencies) 101 Swaffham Town Council contact the Clerk on 01760 722 922 Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Breckland Council 01362 656 870 Age Concern Helpline 0800 00 99 66 Samaritans 08457 90 90 90 N o r fo l k C ou n t y Council ( g e n e ra l e n qu i r i es) 0 8 4 4 8 0 0 8 0 2 0 NCC Highways 0844 800 8009 Dereham library 01362 693 184 Swaffham Community Centre 01760 722 800 (Denis Tallon Iceni Ptnrs) Swaffham Museum (February-December) 721 230 722 255 Gas Emergencies 0800 111 999 Anglian Water 0800 771 881 Eastern Region Electricity Emergencies - EDF : 0800 783 8838 Swaffham chemists open until 6pm 721 208 Monday & Tuesday 721 216 Wednesday & Friday Dereham pharmacy is open on Sunday 10am-4pm 01362 692 793
Nor th Pickenham Parish Council Ken Wells
Chairman
32 Latimer Way
01760 440 702
David Harper
Vice Chairman
1 Brecklands Green
01760 441 168
Jill Ball
Councillor
39 Latimer Way
01760 441 633
Karina Eagle
Councillor
Kevin Hughes
Councillor
Wil Smith
Councillor
Simon Ward
Councillor
3 Hill View
01760 440 611
Mick Lee
Parish Clerk
Blue Lion PH
01760 440 289
Peacock Cottage The Street
5 Hill View Ballakeigan
Houghton Lane
01760 440 284 01760 440 940 01760 440 436
Sou th Pickenham Parish Council John Blackburne
Chairman
Daleacres
01760 756 219
Sue Bloomfield
Councillor
2 The Street
01760 756 204
Chris & Lyn Pitt
Councillors
Nick Padwick
Councillor
1 Bungalow, The Street
01760 756 177
Home Farm
01760 756 376
Pickenhams Contact’s Telephone Numbers Richard St Andrew’s Church Secretary Underwood Jenny All Saint’s Church Secretary Blackburne
01760 440 410 01760 756 219
Sheila Warner
Women’s Institute
01760 440 156
Reverend Stephen Thorp
Rector Benefice of Necton
01760 722 021
Jeni Barnacle
St Andrew’s Primary Head
01760 440 392
from the Parish Registers Baptisms We offer our hear tfelt congratulations to Mark and Jodie as their little daughter Ava May Hosmer was baptised at the Parish Church of All Saints Necton on the 24th June 2012. The ser vice was taken by the Revd Stephen Thorp. Also to Daniel & Paula who brought their little daughter Charlotte Mae Harvey forward for baptism at the Parish Church of St. Andrew’s Nor th Pickenham on the 8th July 2012. The ser vice was taken by the Revd Stephen Thorp & Dr Ray Mathias.
Funerals We express our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mrs Eleanor Gertrude Elizabeth Hudson (aged 98) whose funeral took place at the Parish Church of St. Andrew’s Holme Hale on the 20th June 2012. Also to the family and friends of Mrs Phyllis Muriel Finch (aged 96) of Necton whose funeral took place at the Mintlyn Crematorium (Kings Lynn) on the 27th June 2012. Also to the family and friends of Mr Dennis Frank Parker (aged 84) of Necton whose funeral took place at the Mintlyn Crematorium (Kings Lynn) on the 3rd July 2012. Also to the family and friends of Mr Thomas Ernest Haylock (aged 85) whose funeral took place at the Parish Church of All Saint’s Necton on the 9th July 2012. Also to the family and friends of Mrs Florence Elizabeth Wells (aged 65) whose funeral took place at the Parish Church of St. Andrew’s North Pickenham followed by committal at the Mintlyn Crematorium (Kings Lynn) on the 11th July 2012 Finally, to the family and friends of Mr Peter Robert Ashman (aged 89) whose funeral took place at the Parish Church of All Saint’s Necton on the 23rd July 2012. The funeral ser vices was taken by the Revd Stephen Thorp. May God’s special grace and peace be with you all.
It’s lovely to have visitors isn’t it? But they can also be the cause of much stress and hard work. We all say to our friends ‘you’ll have to take us as you find us’, but how many of us don’t busy ourselves tidying up before they arrive? Mar y and Mar tha were both looking forward to Jesus coming to stay with them, but whereas Mary was simply content to sit at Jesus’ feet and listen to what he had to say, Mar tha wasn’t going to be happy until she had made sure that everything was just right. Her annoyance with her sister was obvious: “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” (40). To which Jesus’ response was the verse at the bottom of this letter. Mar tha worried about many things, but only one thing was required, and that one thing was that she should sit, listen and ‘feed on the word of God’. For her this was a precious moment, a moment of oppor tunity, not only to sit and recharge her batteries but to listen to Jesus, and receive from him the words of peace, love and forgiveness, which would encourage her faith and lead to salvation. A precious moment which she was in danger of frittering away by her anxious and somewhat frantic activity. She had wanted to feed his body, but he wanted to feed her soul. Sometimes we can be so wrapped up in ourselves and our busy lives that we don’t have time to think or have any sense of perspective and working without any sense of perspective leads to worry, stress and anxiety, poor life and health. But if we take a moment to pause, to reflect, to ‘count our blessings’ and the good things of God, then we’ll find that not only do we have a better perspective, but also a greater sense of purpose, value and strength, which leads to greater confidence, and a happier, more contented life. So when did you last stop and let God speak to you? When did you last read a passage of scripture, or speak to somebody about your Christian faith? When did you last come to church, perhaps to sit quietly, to pray or hear a sermon? The church needs doers (of course it does, and perhaps there are not enough), but it also needs those who will listen, trust and rejoice in God’s Word. I’m confident that if we grasp these ‘moments of oppor tunity’, then not only will we find
ourselves more able to relax with family and friends this summer, but we will also be better suited to meet all those demanding challenges that life throws at us. Yours as ever., Stephen Thorp “Martha, Martha… you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away from her”. Luke 10.41-42
ST ANDREW'S CHURCH NORTH PICKENHAM ‘Discovering God Together’ Summer Programme 2012
We welcome anyone to join in our church programme. You don’t have to be a regular member of the congregation to join in and take part. If you have any questions or queries please contact either Gillian (440 390) or Carolyn (755 089)
Services at North Pickenham
August 5th North Pickenham
Ninth Sunday after Trinity 10am Discoverers Service (CW)
August 12th North Pickenham
Tenth Sunday after Trinity 10am Morning Worship (CW)
August 19th North Pickenham
Eleventh Sunday after Trinity 10am Morning Worship (CW)
August 26th North Pickenham
Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 10am Holy Communion (CW)
September 2nd North Pickenham
Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity 10am Discoverers Service (CW)
Service at South Pickenham
August 19th South Pickenham
Eleventh Sunday after Trinity 6.30pm Songs of Praise Service
For our July 12th meeting it was not too bad an evening, weather wise. Fine when we went in but WET when we came out, as usual - never mind back, to our meeting. First of all, we had one minutes silence for Mrs Flo Wells. We will all sadly miss her as she was always so full of life. We then attended to other business pieces, afterwards Sheila introduced Mrs Wendy Churchill, our delegate representative speaking about all the different resolutions etc; this was very interesting. Then we were introduced to Mrs Clare Dunn, the owner of Ceres Book Shop who told us all about different selections and types of books. Also she told us of some of the very ‘Best Seller’ books - it’s amazing how many have to be sold to make a hit novel; I think we all found it very interesting. There will be no meeting in the month of August, next meeting will be September 13th - hope to see you all then.
A huge thank you to everyone who supported the Open Gardens and Flower Festival in July, especially the brave gardeners who battled wind and rain this ‘summer’ to get ready for the big event. Thanks too to Breckland Council for organising the torch relay and Hingham Bowmen for the archery tasters in the churchyard. In the end the weather relented, we had two dry days, and even saw the sun, which was amazing. As the result of everybody’s efforts we raised £640 towards church funds.
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S T ANDREW ’ S SCHOOL
NEWS
Olympic Sports Day
Our school Olympic Sports Day was a great success and all houses worked well as a team to try to win the Olympic medals. The medals were bought thanks to money raised for the School Fund - i.e. from the weekly cake raffle. The winning houses were:● 1st - Gold medals Cavell with 178 points ● 2nd - Silver medals Coke with 154 points ● 3rd - Bronze medals Nelson with 152 points
The traditional sports shield was awarded to Cavell. Year 6 provided refreshments before the event. We had a good turnout of parents/carers coming along to support their children and making this an extra special olympic event, even though it was rather windy!
Author Visit We were fortunate enough to have the author Robert Rigby visit us for the day on Monday 2nd July. He spent time with each class writing the start of an olympic story and talked to the children about the books he had written especially for the London 2012 Olympics. His visit has continued to inspire good writing this week in all classes.
School Closure
We had to close the school on Thursday 5 July due to an electricity cut which took place at 8.15am. The staff were able to continue working but the children all had a extra day off!
Junior Summer Perfomance
The Juniors will be presenting their topical performance ‘Olympics Musical’ with the Year 6 children leading. They have all been busy rehearsing.
Live Music
Norfolk Music Service are visiting with a Live Music Ensemble – (Brass). Listening and responding to live music and watching professional musicians play is a valuable and exciting experience for children.
End of Term Events
The Year 5 & 6 children are looking forward to the annual Overnight Camp and Barbecue. They will be engaged in various outdoor activities such as putting up their own tents, buildings barbeques and outdoor games supervised by the teachers who will be staying overnight. Pete Davis has kindly offered to be our ‘Flying Chef’. The next day the Junior classes will be walking to Hougton-on-the-Hill to visit St Mary’s Church and having a picnic. We would like to thank Mr Davey for opening up the church for us. The Reception, Year 1 and 2 children are having a picnic and walk along Peddars Way to the river. Little Sunbeams (Pre-School) are looking forward to their Sports Afternoon and Picnic with parents and carers. The school year will end with the Leavers (Year 6 and Pre-School) Assembly.
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