Tasburgh Quarterly & Church News Autumn edition by Tasburgh Parish Council

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QUARTERLY & CHURCH NEWS TASBURGH NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN IMPORTANT INFORMATION INSIDE!

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ISSUE NO. 64

AUTUMN 2021

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Useful Names & Contact Details LOCAL COUNCIL & COUNCILLORS

Parish Council Chair Parish Council Clerk DISTRICT COUNCILLOR COUNTY COUNCILLOR MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

Jill Casson 01508 470334 Tina Eagle 01508 494569 Michael Edney 07725 971282 Mrs Alison Thomas 01508 530652 Mr Richard Bacon 01379 643728 richardbaconmp@parliament.uk

URGENT NUMBERS

EMERGENCY Non Emergency Police enquiries@norfolk.pnn.police.uk Non Emergency Medical Power Cuts

GP SURGERY Long Stratton Medical Partnership

999 101 111 105

Swan Lane , Tharston

01508 530781

CHURCH Church News Rev’d Dawn Davidson Parochial Church Council/Yellow Pages Valerie Cook

01508 498924 01508 470298

VILLAGE HALL Chair Secretary TASBURGH SCHOOL & PRE-SCHOOL Preston CE Primary School Tas Valley Pre-school & Playroup COMMUNITY GROUPS Community Speed Watch The Tasburgh Society Tasburgh Carers Group 1st Tasburgh Scout Group Social Club Eurolink Tasburgh Allotment Society (TAS)

Dave Moore 01508 471041 admin@tasburghvillagehall.org.uk bookings @tasburghvillagehall.org.uk 01508 470454 Lucinda Terry chair.tvplaygroup@gmail.com Jill Casson Adrienne Watts Rachel Mahoney Graham Pates Don Proudfoot Mr Alan Jones Mr Simon Orford

01508 470334 01508 470217 01508 471271 01508 471518 01508 471408 01508 470092 01508 471539

Tasburgh United Football Club Andy Whyte 07384 231207 Coffee Pot and Crafts Julia Fowler 01508 471833 St Mary’s Guild Mrs Ann Crawshay 01508 470634 Fitness Club (Over 50's) Mrs Ann Gibbins 01508 470225 Fat Dad’s Football Mr Bill Wheeler 01508 471633 Martial Arts Mr Andrew Gillingwater 07775 890359 Tasburgh Tea Room Mrs Valerie Cook 01508 470298 Inaccuracies or omissions? Please contact tasburghpc@btinternet.com. 3

Tasburgh Parish Council, Serving the Village of Tasburgh

Meetings Parish Council meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month currently in the Main Hall of the Village Hall at 7.30pm . Planning Meetings, if required, are usually held on the first Tuesday of the month, in the Village Hall Committee Room at 8pm. Agendas are posted on the village notice boards and the website at least three days beforehand. Parish Council Meetings will continue to be held in Tasburgh Village Main Hall until further notice. Public are welcome to attend all Parish Council meetings; this is your opportunity to speak or ask questions. Meeting Dates 2021 19th January 16th February 16th March 20th April

18th May 15th June 20th July 17th August

21st September 19th October 16th November 14th December

Please note, if you would like an item to appear on the Agenda, details must be sent to the Clerk at least eight days before the meeting. The Council is unable to make a decision on anything not included on the agenda but can discuss newly raised matters and refer them to the next meeting. Minutes of meetings are posted on the website or are available from the Clerk. Parish Council Surgeries Councillors are still willing to discuss any issues you may have with you; their contact details can be found opposite on page 5.

Tasburgh Parish Council, Serving the Village of Tasburgh Contacting the Parish Council If you would like to know more, have any comments about Tasburgh Parish Council and its work, or you have any issues you wish to be raised, please contact one of the Councillors or the Parish Clerk. YOUR COUNCILLORS Jill Casson 12 Hastings Close chair.tasburghpc@gmail.com

470334

Matthew Read

1 Harvey Close vicechair.tasburghpc@gmail.com

470612

Willie Crawshay

The Grange, Low Road willie.crawshay@btconnect.com

471650

Brian Hill

8 Harvey Close brianhill.tasburghpc@gmail.com

471011

Geoff Merchant

14 Orchard Way geoffmerchant@btinternet.com

470606

Andrew Patrick

Jasmine Cottage 07775 898301 andrewpatrick.tasburghpc@gmail.com

Keith Read

Thornly Barn, Saxlingham Lane k.a.read@btinternet.com

Adrienne Watts

Grove Cottage 470217 Adriannewatts.tasburghpc@gmail.com

Preston Thomas

4 Church Road 07730 049077 prestonthomas.tasburghpc@gmail.com

Parish Clerk Tina Eagle 17 Alder Close Poringland, Norfolk, NR14 7LY Email: tasburghpc@btinternet.com Website

470229

01508 494569

https://tasburghpc.wixsite.com/tasburghpc 5

Tasburgh Parish Council One issue continues to come up at every Parish Council meeting – traffic. Not just speeding, but parking, obstruction and pedestrian safety too. To try and address these issues, a new Traffic Advisory Group has been set up, consisting of Parish Councillors and parishioners working together. The group has held its first meeting, and is setting the priorities for it to concentrate on first. If you would like to get involved, please register your interest as there are still a few places left.

COMMUNITY SPEED WATCH SCHEME Many people perceive that there are problems with traffic within the village, but before these can be tackled we need hard evidence. Obviously we have the data recorded on the SAM2 machine. The Community Speedwatch also provides invaluable evidence and does help to reduce speeding; the data it collects assists the local police in pinpointing problem times and blackspots. Currently we are in need of more volunteers to enable us to run regular sessions. 6

Tasburgh Parish Council If you are concerned about traffic in the village, have a little time to spare and would like to help your community then please get involved. Details are available from Jill Casson or the Parish Clerk.

EVIDENCE LOG We have also set up an incident log, to record accidents, near-misses and clear instances of speeding. – please report these to the Parish Clerk. If you can take a photograph or record the number plate, that is even better. Alternatively, details of inconsiderate driving or oversize vehicles that are clearly not delivering within the area, can be reported to our Local Beat Manager PC Sherry Locke on 07989 197766

30 MPH WHEELIE BIN STICKERS These are still available for those residents who find themselves short. Remember they can be placed on your green, black and brown bin.

NO COLD CALLER DOOR STICKERS A small number of these stickers are also currently available. For either of the above please email tasburghpc@btinternet.com 7

Tasburgh Parish Council NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Good progress continues to be made on the Neighbourhood plan and now that we can get together the Neighbiourhood Plan Advisory Group have organised a

Community Drop-in event Sunday 26 September 10 to 1pm at Tasburgh Village Hall Please come along and have your say there will be coffee and cake! LOW ROAD VILLAGE SIGN You may have noticed that the village sign in Low Road has vanished – do not panic. It has been taken away for a new coat of paint while repairs are made to the base of the sign.

PLAY AREA MAINTENANCE Over the last few months, it often seems that it has not stopped raining. Unfortunately, all of this water has affected our wooden play equipment, with serious rot found in the posts of both the spiders web and the basket swing. We are really sorry that these pieces of equipment have had to be closed, especially over the summer holidays, but children’s safety must always come first. Please rest assured that we are doing our best to have the necessary repairs done as soon as possible.

PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS Have now resumed face-to-face, on the third Tuesday of every month. As always, details of future meetings will be advertised on Facebook, website and noticeboards and all members of the public are very welcome to attend. You can also use the website or our Facebook page to forward comments or questions to the Parish Council. REMEMBER for Community Groups in the village that are currently struggling, the Parish Council does have a small amount of grant money available to support activities that benefit the Parish. Details of the Grant Awarding Policy and an application form can be downloaded from our website.

Jill Casson, Chair 8

Tasburgh Neighbourhood Plan

tasburghpc@btinternet.com

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Tasburgh Sports & Social Club CHAIRMAN’S BLOG Since the Club reopened after the last nasty lockdown it’s been very busy which is very rewarding especially to the team of Directors and helpers, who spend many hours making sure the Club is always welcoming and a place to relax and enjoy a drink, and at Club prices without to much strain on the purse strings. Putting the thought of climate change to one side for a minute I hope we get some really nice late summer weather so when visiting the Club you can use the lovely new furniture on the patio area. Many thanks to all the members who have re-joined, if you have not it will now cost you £8 for the year. Also welcome to the 38 new members who have joined since we reopened. And now for the advert I always put in and hope someone out there would like to join as a helper, training given, it’s a good way to meet people from the other side of the bar, and also maybe you would like to help the Club as a Director, just ask for details at the bar. As for musical entertainment at the Club every Friday till the end of this year local Singer Songwriter Ross Stewart will entertain with his very special type of music every last Friday of the Month, there could be other guest artists as well so look out for the adverts. Looking further ahead to Saturday 11th December we have the return of the Fabulous Rock Group WALKWAY so put that date in your diary tickets for this will be available from the bar soon. Looking ahead to next year we have booked the Main Hall for these Events Saturday 22nd January Burns Night with The Harvs Saturday 19th March St Patricks Night with The Bacon Butty Band Saturday 23rd April St Georges Night with The Shackleton Trio These are ticket only events with traditional food as well. Well there we are that’s my short blog so ‘Cheers for now Stay Safe & Well, ‘Don the Don’ Chairman TSSC 10

Tasburgh Village Hall The Trustees continue to work on getting back to a more regular way of life for the hall but still operating with Covid awareness. Bookings are up for both regular and casual users and our administration has been refined making life much easier for us all. We are aware that the website reconstruction has caused some problems, however it will be up and running very soon. Any concerns relating to the Hall or its operation can be made using the contact details on page 3 of the Quarterly. Due to an increase with workload in his business our caretaker has unfortunately had to leave. I would like to extend my thanks to him for all he did for us while he was in post and wish him every success for the future. Thank you also to James who has taken on the role until a replacement Caretaker can be found INTERESTED? for more information on the role please contact dave.moore0246@gmail.com Using a South Norfolk District Council hospitality grant and with a top up grant from TSSC we have invested in 11 pieces of new recycled outside seating/tables. The skateboard park has also had remedial work undertaken to ensure compliance with the recent Play area Annual Inspection. A solution is also currently being sought jointly by the Trustees, Parish Council and Tasburgh Allotment Society to address the current rabbit problem. I have again taken on the role of Chair for the present with Brian Hill as Vice chair. We have 2 sub committees Finance which includes Procedural and Fundraising. In addition to our current Administrator/Treasurer, Lynda we have Kay and Francis our cleaning staff and Lloyd our groundsman. We would still like to welcome more TRUSTEES onto the Committee to share the load. If this is something you would be interested in please contact me for further information. Contact details can be found on Page 3 or alternatively email dave.moore0246@gmail.com Dave Moore, Chair 11

Tasburgh COVID-19

Saturday 4th Sept

Casitor Roman Town Free Family Event

10.30am-3pm

Thursday 16th Sept

Tasburgh Carers Group

10.30am-12.30pm

Saturday 25th Sept

Tasurgh Tea Room The Church Room

2pm-4pm

Sunday 26th Sept

Neighbourhood Plan Community Drop-in Event Tasburgh Village Hall

10.00am-1.00pm

Thursday 21st Oct

Tasburgh Carers Group

10.30-12.30pm

Saturday 23rd Oct

Tasburgh Tea Room The Church Room

2pm-4pm

Saturday 27th Nov

Tasburgh Tea Room The Church Room

2pm-4pm

South Norfolk District Council

South Norfolk Community Awards 2021 Say thank you to local volunteers in the community and volunteer them for a South Norfolk Community Award today. Winners will receive £250 to donate to a charity or community group of their choice. View the categories and nominate easily online at southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/CommunityAwards or call 01508 533816. Nominations close on 5 September 2021.

DOG FOULING The Broadland District and South Norfolk Councils are covered by their own Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) made under section 59 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. Each PSPO makes it an offence for a person in control of a dog not to clear up the dog mess immediately, on any land that is open to the air and to which the public is entitled or permitted to have access (with or without payment). In South Norfolk, the PSPO also restricts the presence of dogs in play areas, making it an offence for you to take your dog into any enclosed play area or children's playground. Offenders in Broadland and South Norfolk can be issued with a fixed penalty notice of £100, reduced to £60 if paid within 10 days, or if taken to court, a fine up to £1,000. If you see someone allowing their dog to foul and not clear it up, please contact us with the owner’s details and where it happened so we can investigate it. We will also clean it up. www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/dog-issues-1/dog-fouling 13

Norfolk County Council

Tas Valley Pre-School and Playgroup

NEXT EDITION The Winter edition of the Quarterly and Church News will be distributed by the end of November Contributions from local organisations are always welcomed and can be emailed to the Parish Clerk for inclusion. We would be particularly pleased to receive suggestions for regular articles. All articles to the Parish Clerk, tasburghpc@btinternet.com by 5th November 2021 17

1st Tasburgh Sea Scout Group After a difficult year, this term has seen a return to more normal scouting, albeit with a few extra measures in place to keep everyone safe. All three sections have met each week with and enjoyed activities outside making the most of the light evenings and balmy summer weather. Highlights included our traditional summer hikes and campfire cooking along with more exciting evenings of axe throwing, archery, canoeing & kayaking. I’m sure all the adults would agree that it has been lovely to see the youngsters enjoying time with their friends again, growing in confidence and learning new skills from the novel and fun challenges that scouting can provide. Sadly, due to the delay in the lifting of Covid restrictions we were unable to hold our end of term summer BBQ and AGM and so have missed our usual opportunity to thank all the youngsters who have joined us this term and all the adult volunteers without whom the group would not exist. All being well, we will look forward to the rescheduled event in September at the start of our new year. Since lockdown lifted it has been clear that the appetite for scouting amongst the local families has not reduced and we now have waiting lists for all three sections with youngsters of all ages wanting to have their own scouting adventure. We always do our best to welcome new members however we are limited by the number of adult leaders we have to support each of the sections. This summer we are backing the Scout Association’s national campaign ‘Good For You’. It’s well known that scouting is good for young people but we want to highlight the benefits that we adult volunteers get. As well as the joy and sense of wellbeing that comes from playing a part in changing young people’s lives, scouting also gives us the opportunity to learn new skills, provides exciting adventures and forms new and lasting friendships. In essence, scouting is good for young people, but it is also good for the health and happiness of adults. If we had extra adult help in each of the sections then we would be able to provide more exciting adventures for more young people. Volunteers do not need to come along every week and the amount of time that you commit is up to you. In addition we’d really like people to help us with other roles; are you good on social media, do you love to keep things tidy and organised, do you enjoy camping and having the right kit? We have a variety of jobs that you could do as and when you have the time but that would really support the leadership team. If you think scouting could be good for you then please, get in touch. No previous experience of working with young people or scouting is required – we’ll teach you everything you need to know. Call Graham Pates on 07586 456500 or email trudymus@gmail.com 18

The Tasburgh Society TASBURGH’S POOR HOUSE Under laws dating from the reign of Elizabeth I, each parish was required to provide for any of its own residents who were unable to work because of illness or old age. The money came from a Poor Rate levied on each household which was collected and distributed by the Overseers of the Poor, usually the Churchwardens. In 1747 the Overseers and Churchwardens obtained a licence to build a cottage to house the old and infirm parishioners, and the Lord of the Manor granted them a piece of common land for that purpose between Marl Bottom and the river. The cottage, which became known as the Town House, had two rooms downstairs, one for an Overseer and one used as a day room for the inmates, and there were two bedrooms upstairs, one for the men and one for the women, each with their own staircase. One hundred years later, the property was in such a dilapidated state that the newly appointed Rector, Henry Preston, referred to it as the Pest House, and in donating materials for its repair, he forbade the practice of forcing the old and infirm to work on the adjoining allotments. By 1853 Tasburgh had become a member of the Depwade Union, with the village poor then being sent to the Pulham Workhouse, after which the Town House was converted into two cottages and let by the Overseers, with the rents going towards the costs of the Workhouse. Following the 1894 Local Government Act, the Parish Council took over the administration and ownership but the property became increasingly expensive to keep in repair. Finally in 1927, when faced with the cost of having to sink a well to provide clean water, the Council decided to sell with first option being given to the tenants, Dennis Cushion and William Burgess, who at the time were being charged a rent of £3 a year for each dwelling. The two cottages were bought by Mr Cushion for £70 but Mr Burgess must have continued renting the cottage furthest from the main road, because the accounts of Tasburgh United Charities, who owned the land on either side, record them both as continuing to pay rent for their adjoining allotments. 27

The Tasburgh Society Mr Burgess died shortly before WW2 and it seems that Mr Cushion then converted the two cottages back into a single dwelling. By 1954, when Mr Cushion offered to buy the adjoining land from the Charities, the property was known as Riverside House, but his offer of £100 was turned down by the trustees, and it was not until after his death in 1973 that his family reopened negotiations with the trustees to buy some extra land to offer for sale with the house. A deal for some additional land was eventually concluded in 1976 and the purchasers renamed the property as Mistletoe Cottage, after a large bunch of mistletoe on an old apple tree in the garden. The name is still in use today for the much enlarged cottage, but the apple tree and its mistletoe have long gone. Ben Goodfellow

TASBURGH PHOTOGRAPHERS Remember if you enjoy taking seasonal photographs and would like one of them to be featured on the front cover of a future Tasburgh Quarterly & Church News THEN WE WOULD STILL LIKE TO SEE THEM! All photographs will be credited and may be held for future issues Email your photographs for consideration to tasburghpc@btinternet.com 28

Norfolk Archaeological Trust The Norfolk Archaeological Trust (NAT) owns or manages ten sites in Norfolk. The Tasburgh Enclosure is your local site, but there is also Caistor Roman Town nearby. Both of these sites are designated as Scheduled Monuments. This means that they have been identified by the Secretary of State to be of National Importance and are protected by legislation – The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act. As a charity, that owns these sites we have a legal responsibility to ensure that we look after them, this includes ensuring that activities like metal-detecting, tipping, fires (including bbq’s) or any other activities which may damage the monument do not take place. We also want to promote our sites as a haven for wildlife, as well as keeping them as openly accessible for everyone as possible. This year has been particularly challenging across our sites, we have seen an increase in criminal damage, fires, theft and anti-social behaviour. All of these activities take time and resources to resolve. Our volunteer team are amazing in helping us with this as well as working very hard to ensure that our sites are all well kept and enjoyable places for everyone to visit. As part of this, we are asking our visitors at Tasburgh Enclosure (and all our sites) to keep their dogs on leads all year (even when there is no sheep in the field). This is to help care for the wildlife, and also in response to our visitor’s feedback. NAT are currently recruiting for a range of volunteer roles across our sites including research assistants, tour guides, site wardens and meet and greet volunteers. Please contact Jules, our volunteer co-ordinator, for more information – julesarmour@norfarchtrust.org.uk

FREE FAMILY EVENT SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4TH 10-3PM CAISTOR ROMAN TOWN We are working in partnership with Norfolk Constabulary and Historic England to raise awareness of the challenges we face at our sites, particular with Heritage Crime. The event is free and includes guided tours, children’s crafts, a trail around the Roman Town and lots more too see and do –cream teas available at the church from 2pm. Natalie Butler, Director 29

Health & Wellbeing THE POWER OF POSITIVITY Thinking, we all do it, largely unconsciously. When you consider that the average human has around 60,000 thoughts per day, 90% repetitive from the previous day, 80% negative and 95% about ourselves; you begin to understand why we get stuck in our sometimes, negative patterns of behaviour. Whilst we are not all walking about feeling depressed, getting stuck in negative patterns like this can sometimes really affect us day to day. Thinking positively can help to shift how we show up for the world and the world shows up for us. Controlled experiments have shown that behaving with optimism is not only a nicer place to spend time in our heads it’s related to success and in fact, can actually lead to it. So how do we harness the power of a sunny disposition and use it to our advantage? There are lots of things that we can do, to bring us control over our thinking and also to influence what kind of thoughts we have. Firstly, know that what you ‘tell yourself’, will in fact play a large part not only in how you feel within yourself but also how you feel about the world around you. So, the first step is to notice your thoughts. To do this you generally need to stop and focus on it briefly. If you’re feeling bad or sad, stop a moment and tune in to what’s going on in your head. It’s of course unrealistic to think that everything is going to work out just the way we want just because we are thinking positively as we don’t have control over others or many situations we encounter. We do however have control over what our thoughts are about them. Watching out how you react to things is a good place to start and then remembering you have choices in how or what you think. Positive thinking isn’t simply accepting everything and feeling happiness about it. It’s about finding the positive in a situation and there (almost) always is one. Find the positive in the situation and then put your focus there. Tell yourself, if AB or C hadn’t happened, this silver lining would not have come my way. For example, you’re stuck in traffic, thinking negatively about it won’t change the reality but it could be an opportunity for you to practice patience or spend time planning a goal or activity that you needed or wanted to achieve. 30

Health & Wellbeing TOP TIPS FOR POSITIVE THINKING Try daily to begin to turn things around is to use affirmations. Telling yourself (in the mirror) that you are ‘fortunate’, ‘loved’, ‘happy’, or whatever it is you wish to become. This will bring these feelings into your life. Practicing gratitude also supports positive thinking and feelings of optimism. Before you go to sleep or after waking in the morning remind yourself of what you are fortunate to have in your life at that time, or to have had. In short thinking positively brings with it a positive experience of life, so be bold and give it a try. Jackie Trenavin – Mindful Body Coach www.mindfulbodycoach.co.uk

INFORMATION ABOUT TASBURGH’S DEFIBRILLATOR Purchased by the Parish Council in 2014, it is located to the right of the main door at Tasburgh Village Hall, between the two windows. In an emergency if you suspect someone is having a heart attack, DIAL 999 IMMEDIATELY Tell the operator you are in Tasburgh and that you know where the defibrillator is, the operator will give you a code to access the defibrillator. The defibrillator is very easy to use and will talk you through what you need to do!

TASBURGH OUTREACH POST OFFICE TASBURGH VILLAGE HALL

Opening Times: Tuesday 9.30am - 12.30pm 31

Tasburgh Allotment Society News from down on the Allotments This report is all about Rabbits... sorry can’t help but make this report a bit of a grumble. If I didn’t, I’d not be painting a true image of what allotment holder’s lives have been like this past spring. First, we noticed a few of them, then we noticed a lot of them, quite quickly. You can’t blame them really. They have an endless supply of diverse and healthy food on site, and five-star accommodation under the sheds. They’ve even got running water if they want it. This has made it a tough year so far. Many plot holders have lost a lot of their produce. So why are they such a common and devastating problem? Let’s wind the clock back, and as the saying goes; What have the Romans ever done for us? Turns out they were the original domesticators of the rabbits, that then got shipped over here in the middle ages for meat and fur. After wrecking our dreams of Euros glory back in July, they’re not my favourite nation right now. Why have got so many in this part of Tasburgh? See the above allotment paradise and add to that the glorious swathes of grazing and hideouts on the playing field and perimeter woods. This equals bunny heaven. Not helping matters, turns out a rabbit can have five breeding cycles a year and up to 12 kits per cycle (that rabbit stereotype is well earned). So that’s potentially 60 rabbits from two within a year. On site, we now have quite an in-depth knowledge of a rabbit’s dietary preferences. Mostly anything green that pokes out of soil and that you value. In particular; runner beans, onions, leeks and brassica. I lost three separate plantings of dwarf beans AND they were under netting. We’ve learned that rabbits see plastic fencing as no deterrent and have witnessed them biting through fencing - breaking and entering veg patches. Some crops can survive though. Potatoes, broad beans and some ‘exotics’ were left totally untouched. Rhubarb should have been left alone but those hungry bunnies could not resist. This resulted in a spate of rabbit carcases found on site after they were poisoned by Oxalic acid in the rhubarb leaves. Interestingly there were human cases of this in the second world war when leaves were eaten by mistake – be warned! 32

Tasburgh Allotment Society I hope to be able to report soon that we are getting on top of the rabbit invasion but for now plot holders are left fending them off themselves by fencing individual plots in. Along with our neighbours, we are tackling the breaches in defence. A clear up of the perimeter is the first task, to stop the influx. Rabbits aside it’s been a cracking early summer. Some great growing conditions with generous sporadic downpours after that rather dull late spring. The April cold snap is still in effect, with the season working about 7-10 days behind. But as I write its gloriously warm and the catch up is on. Still can’t update on the potential for allotment village events but we will get back to these eventually. Simon Orford – Secretary to TAS

THARSTON & DISTRICT WI What a long time since we had a normal meeting! We would usually meet inside in Wacton Village Hall with a speaker to entertain or maybe educate us, tea and cake to enjoy, and most of all – friends to chat and laugh with. We have tried to meet up in a variety of ways over the last eighteen months as well as holding some meetings via zoom. Several walks, a treasure hunt, afternoon tea and coffee mornings in a pub garden as well as a quiz and now it is almost time to have a proper meeting. Okay, the first meeting in August to celebrate getting back together, is outside and in the afternoon but it is our own WI Olympics and that is hard to do inside! Silly games and plenty of fizz to accompany a cream tea, what could be better? In September we welcome Mary Newton, to talk about her work as a forensic scientist, and in October, Jackie Noy will tell us about the East Coast Truckers delivering fun to special children. These meetings will be at WACTON VILLAGE HALL ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7.30 Heather Jeary 33

Tasburgh United Charities OFF TO UNIVERSITY THIS SEPTEMBER? IN NEED OF A LITTLE FINANCIAL HELP? Tasburgh United Charities have a certain amount of money available each year to use to assist residents of the Parish who, regardless of age or circumstance and for whatever reason, find themselves in need of financial help. We know that after the very difficult times we have all been through in the last 18 months, some of you may be facing great uncertainty as to your futures, and may therefore be experiencing unforeseen financial difficulties beyond your control. We are only a small charity and have limited funds, but we would like to stress that we are here for ALL inhabitants of Tasburgh. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you do find yourself in need of help, as Charities whole purpose is to assist you. Assistance can be given by outright grant towards general expenses, by contribution towards a particular expense, a temporary loan or by purchases of equipment for use. We also give distributions to residents over the age of 18 who are in fulltime education. If you are hoping to head off to university this September, even if you may be living at home, we can help towards purchases of books and other equipment. you may need, or just towards general living expenses. If you would like assistance, or to be considered for a distribution, please feel free to contact any of the trustees below for a chat. Rest assured that all applications will be considered in the strictest confidence. Mrs Jill Casson 12 Hastings Close 470334

Mr Keith Read Thornly Barn, Saxlingham Lane 470229

Mr Geoff Merchant 14 Orchard Way 470606

Mr Roger Burnett 22 Orchard Way 471031

Our application form and privacy notice are also available on the Parish Council website (under ‘About’). If you would prefer to apply using this method, then please download the form and then forward it to one of the trustees as named above. 34

Long Stratton Medical Partnership Swan Lane Surgery, Swan Lane, Tharston, NR15 2UY Here at the practice we are constantly monitoring the planning and developments within the area and are in constant conversation with our landlords in Long Stratton, and the CCG (Clinical Commissioning Group) about premises, capacity, and the future. Following the announcement last week (28.7.21) that the new bypass is definitely being funded by the Government with a completion date of late 2024, plus corresponding housing developments to the tune of around 1800 properties, we are very aware that our surgery needs to expand to accommodate circa 4000 new people. According to NHSE (National Health Service England) data we would need to have an additional 4100 patients on our books, plus 400 at Newton before we would reach their expected population per square metre threshold for development to be considered. Our issue is having clinical room space available NOW which is why we are looking at making changes at Newton Flotman and why we are in conversation and planning stages with our landlords at Long Stratton. Please be reassured that in the last year we have taken on a new Partner, we now have 4 clinical sessions more from GP's than we had a year ago. We have recruited a Paramedic and trained internally an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. We are recruiting into our nursing team x 2 additional nurses, and now have a First Contact Physio Service and Mental Health service operating from the Practice sites seeing people face to face. Keith, our Practice Manager is leading on the project of writing our Primary Care Network Estates Strategy and we are driving the Practice forward to be future proofed over the coming years. Expansion plans have been drawn, it is now in the hands of the CCG, and NHSE to secure the funding for what the Partners and Landlords want to do on your behalf. Please rest assured – we are very much involved in providing a healthcare service to Long Stratton and the neighbouring villages for years to come! On behalf of the GP Partners at LSMP. 35

Hethersett & Tas Valley Cricket Club It has been a busy summer at Tas, with a large increase in membership of well over 20% on previous seasons. The continuing success of our junior section and Ladies teams, driven by our new Ladies Softball team has largely contributed to this significant increase in popularity. As a result, the ground is very busy on most days of the week throughout the summer! At the time of writing, we are entering the final month of the season and our 1st XI are challenging strongly for promotion to the Premier League, just in time for the inaugural Norfolk Cricket Board league for 2022. With four games left, we are currently lying in second position of Division One. Our second, third and fourth teams have had successful seasons and our Sunday XI sit top of their respective league. Elsewhere, we have held a full campaign for our junior teams, which has been a little disrupted by the wet summer, leading to some late season fixture congestion. Our Ladies teams continue to be an area of strength and the growing membership in this area has been very positive for the diversity of our club. Since the removal of restrictions, it has been great for us to resume our “Tea at Tas” evenings, where the whole club comes together every few weeks on a Saturday evening to socialise. These events were sorely missed last season and we have some novel events planned for remainder of the season that provide fun for everyone. Off the pitch, the club continues to work on development of our facilities and have raised the fundraising goal for our new practice nets which will be constructed during September and will enable us to practice more safely and make better use of our space. Key club dates; 12th September – Presidents Day, 19th September – Junior Presentation 26th September – Launch of new Practice Nets 15th October – Presentation Evening Matt Bird, Club Development Officer matthew.bird@me.com

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Tasburgh Treats STICKY STEM GINGERBREAD CAKE This is a lovely sticky cake, getting better as the days go by, if it lasts that long. Have it with a cup of tea or warm with custard or ice cream as a dessert. 300g/10oz plain flour 2 tbsp ground ginger (or according to taste – this makes for quite a hot spicy cake) ½ tsp cayenne pepper (optional if you want it hot) ½ tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground allspice ¼ tsp mace generous pinch ground cloves 150g/5½oz butter 125g/4½ oz dark brown muscovado sugar 150g/5½oz golden syrup 50g/1¾ oz syrup from the jar of stem ginger (optional – replace with more golden syrup or honey if not using stem ginger) 200g/7oz black treacle 250ml/9fl oz milk 1 heaped tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 large free-range eggs, lightly beaten 1 jar stem ginger, drained, washed and finely chopped (optional) Preheat the oven to 170C/150C/Gas 3. Line a 30x20cm/12x8in tin with baking parchment (a straight-sided brownie tin is perfect). Sieve the flour into a large bowl along with the spices and mix lightly to combine. Put the butter, sugar, syrups and treacle into a saucepan (to make it easier to spoon out the syrup and treacle, oil a spoon first – the syrup will then just slide off). Melt everything together over a gentle heat. Remove from the heat and whisk in the milk, bicarbonate of soda and eggs. Gradually add the contents of the saucepan to the flour, making sure everything is well combined. You will end up with a very wet, pourable batter. Stir through the stem ginger (if using). Bake in the oven for between 45 minutes and an hour. When the edges have pulled back slightly from the side of the tin and the gingerbread is springy to touch, it will be done. Cool in the tin for half an hour and then turn out onto a wire rack. If you can, wrap and keep for a few days before eating – the gingerbread’s stickiness will develop as it matures. Julie Lawrence 37

Tasburgh Carers Group How wonderful it was to be able to meet up in person for the first time in over a year. We have now had 2 lovely mornings supping cuppas, eating biscuits and having a good chat. Zoom meetings kept us going but we all agreed they could never replace the face to face social connection. New members are always welcome at our Carers group. Please also pass our information on to any friends, neighbours or relatives from Tasburgh or surrounding villages who may be interested in connecting with us. We meet on the 3rd Thursday of the month from 10.30 – 12.00

Next meeting dates 19th August, 16th September, 21st October

For further information you can contact the secretary of the group (Rachel Mahoney) Tel 01508 471271 email rachel.mahoney71@gmail.com *****************************************

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Poet’s Corner MARKET MAYHEM Super smelly, someone’s selling Cheesy Chinese curry, Silk shirts, stockings, small size skirts, Hustle Harry, hurry. Fancy flavours, fat fish fillets, Chocolate, crunchy candy, Pork pies, pasties, partridge, pigeon, Hoes, hooks, hammers, handy. Money makeh more men merry, Pennies, pounds per pocket. Mincemeat, mangoes, mint, marshmallows, Large lampshades, little locket. Willing walkers wander weary, Busy buying bags and bedding, Looking, laughing, loading, leaving, Hauling heavy, homeward heading. Robert Buttle

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