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ello and a Happy Easter to all readers in the Iceni Guide villages of NR10! At last Spring is here - the daffodils are out and as I write this, there IS sunshine! What a difference it makes. The kids are very excited about Easter too - must be the thought of all that chocolate! We have lots of new LOCAL businesses advertising in this issue so please take a look. You may not need their services
just yet but keep a copy for future reference. Also check out the community events page - things are busy this Spring... This is our 2nd birthday edition. Can’t believe it’s been two years already since I started The Iceni Guide! It’s been a great journey and we are looking forward to a wonderful 2012.
Best wishes Tina in Felthorpe NR10
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FIND US ON... Beauty.....................................5 Gardening.............................7 Sport.......................................11 Suzi Perry...............................12 Fashion...................................16 Recipe.....................................18 Gemma Bissix.......................22 Crossword..............................24 Events.....................................29
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Maybe they’ve come through a divorce or a serious illness. Or, perhaps they are facing redundancy or retirement. It could simply be that they know there is more to life and want to find their way there. The Eos Programme helps women to get hold of the reins of their lives and propel themselves forward.’ The workshop consists of two days with a four week development gap between the days. However, Eos doesn’t hand you the answers or tell you how to live your life, that’s up to you. The Eos Programme is a catalyst for gaining a clearer idea of what you want from life, developing an enhanced self-image and having the confidence to achieve those things you’ve always promised yourself! Come along to a free Taster Event to find out more. It’s an opportunity to explore, leave with some new perceptions and ideas, and make up your own mind... For more information, visit www.eosprogramme.com
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Gardening tips for SPRING 2012 with Mike barker
Spring, means warmer days, occasional rain and nesting birds! For lawn care, feed with spring weed- andfeed and lawn sand followed by moss removal. Increase the frequency of mowing combined with lowering the height of the cutter blades. If the dry spells are prolonged, then water the lawn before it starts to suffer. Shrub pest and diseases plague plants, so tackle them early before they take hold. Now is the time to apply synthetic fertilisers. The use of slow release fertilisers is dependent on the soil type and what the plants are indicating they require. It’s about now we can fully see what has survived the harsh winter! A continual weeding and tilthing the border allows plants growth to be unchecked and keeps things tidy. Pruning should be light and avoid pruning plants that are about to come into flower as the display will be spoiled. Forsythia and Chaenomeles can be pruned now after their early spring display. Lavenders, Santolina and Heathers can be lightly
pruned but not into older wood as this prevents re-growth. Foliage shrubs such as Smoke Bush and Elder can be pruned into shape for the year ahead. Climbers such Clematis, Rose Honeysuckle and Wisteria should be tied back before the May display. Cut back Helenium (Daisy) and Solidago (Golden rod) by half to promote branching and shorter compact plants. Fix supports around using stakes, netting or pea sticks to support perennial plants and prevent them flopping over. Lift and divide bulbs, dead-head daffodils and tulips and remove old foliage after about 40 days. Plant summer bulbs such as Lilies and Cannas and Dahlias. Sown or planted Sweet Peas will now require tying in.
Enjoy the spring garden!
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Nobody’s Fuel Pit lane lass and gadget guru Suzi Perry dances back into the spotlight
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hile she failed to reach the finals of Sport Relief’s fast-footed fundraising showcase Let’s Dance, TV presenter Suzi Perry admits she still has a keen eye on the Strictly Come Dancing trophy. The former Gadget Show babe lost out to legendary athlete and I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here star Fatima Whitbread, but would like the challenge of the reality series.
“I love doing anything for Sports Relief, which is such a wonderful charity, and maybe it’s given me a taste for Strictly Come Dancing now,” Suzi revealed. ”I think I’d relish the challenge – I suppose I just have to wait for the call now. Naturally, I’ll keep practicing my rumba and cha-cha-cha while I’m waiting by the phone!” After moving to the South of France with new husband Bastien Boosten nearly three years ago, the BBC sports presenter endures a difficult commute back to the UK every week, but admits she’d never give up her new life in the French Riviera. “It’s not the easiest of routes to work,” the 41-yearold confesses, “and it’s pretty much, every Monday morning, the drive to Nice airport, the flight to London, getting settled and sorted again and back on Friday. But we have such a wonderful life in the South of France, we’re 10 minutes from the sea, there are fresh food markets on every corner, we’ve got the Alps practically on our doorstep. I think we made the right choice. Besides, Bastien has his kids here and there’s no way we could displace them like that.”
Suzi, known also for negotiating her way around the pit lane for BBC’s Moto GP coverage, is working on a different type of fuel at the moment, lending her star attraction to the Batchelors 'Fuelling Britain' campaign. The promotion provides shoppers with a chance to win free fuel for a year, and free tanks of fuel, via an on-pack promotion lasting 14 weeks from March 1st. “It only takes a tenuous link to motoring to grab my attention! I love motoring and am passionate about cars, and these are tough times when it comes to the price of keeping vehicles on the road. The petrol prices are at their highest level ever and it affects absolutely everyone. “In other aspects of our life we can cut back here and there, but the vast majority of people are running their cars out of absolute necessity – for getting to work, getting the shopping, ferrying the kids around. There’s a romantic view that everyone can catch public transport or walk, but it’s just not practical. Very few of us have the time to be able to do that. “So, in my mind, the chance to win a year’s supply of free petrol is the best prize going.” But surely there are some handy tips that Suzi can share when it comes to helping our motors go further?
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“There are small things that we can all do, and they will make a small difference... things like checking your tyre pressure. If they’re under inflated, the car requires more engine power and consumes more fuel. “And certain speeds are better for your car. If you drive at smooth speeds, you won’t use up as much fuel. In contrast, if you’re accelerating and breaking constantly, you’re wasting money. Other things like air conditioning, and having the sunroof and windows open... they’re big ‘no-nos’. And the TV star admits she’s ever mindful of the price of petrol. “I never used to even notice the price of petrol and now when I fill my car up, I swear I wince when I see the receipt. The hike is just ridiculous, everyone is affected.” Although given the cheaper petrol prices in France, we wonder if Suzi’s move to mainland Europe came with an ulterior motive?!
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She is best known for playing two of the nastier and conniving characters in the soap world. But Gemma Bissix is preparing for something completely different by starring in the adult comedy Funny Peculiar opposite a host of TV favourites. John Bultitude caught up with her to find out more. There is no doubt about it. Gemma Bissix may not thank you for thinking it but she cornered the market in the nasty blonde bombshells in soap…called Clare. Whether it was Nigel’s daughter in EastEnders or the conniving businesswoman Clare Devine in Hollyoaks, Gemma incensed millions of soap fans with her game playing, manipulation and general evil.
played the super-brassy Janice Battersby in Coronation Street, Hear’say band member turned Emmerdale siren Suzanne Shaw, and Steven Blakely aka PC Geoff Younger in Sunday night TV favourite Heartbeat. And it seems that Gemma loves playing the part of Shirley Smith in the show, a character with some very definite character traits. She explained: “Shirley is great. I guess she is a little bit like Barbara Windsor in the Carry On films. Bluntly, my character is a bit of a swinger. She is a bit of a hippyish type who is into free love.”
But she is leaving that all behind to star in Funny Peculiar, a revival of Mike Stott’s classic comedy, which comes to Norwich Theatre Royal on 30 April-May 5. It follows the story of small-town grocer Trevor Tinsley, played by Craig Gazey aka Coronation Street’s Graeme Proctor. Despite having a devoted wife and a new baby, he is tempted to stray with his neighbour’s wife which provokes a series of comic situations among the members of his strait-laced community. As well as Gemma and Craig, the show’s cast-list reads like a Who’s Who of prime time TV favourites with others starring in the show including Vicky Entwistle who
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Gemma also loves the writing of the late Northern playwright Mike Stott who penned the comedy and relished highlighting the quirks of ordinary life. She explained: “It is a very funny play and very tongue in cheek. It is also fantastic for me to play someone a bit different after playing some evil characters.”
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The rich seam of down-toearth humour in Stott’s work is loved by the cast who have been working hard to squeeze every ounce of comedy on the show really helping them bond. Gemma said: “This play is great fun to work on. It is interesting that it only seemed to start getting funnier during rehearsals. Of course, there were some very funny lines when we were reading it but we found lots more funny lines as we went along.” And Gemma has particularly bonded with Vicky Entwistle. The two have become great friends off stage and Vicky has also inspired her with her performance too. Gemma said: “Vicky is absolutely fantastic on stage. In fact, she has become a bit of an inspiration for me. I have been watching how she works and I hope I can pick things up from her.” Gemma started acting at a very young age picking up the part of Clare Bates, daughter of Albert Square favourite Nigel, in EastEnders at the age of nine. Looking back, she believes that being high-profile at a young age was actually a good thing. Gemma explained: “In some ways, I didn’t really know any different. I started at drama school and I was still doing my GCSE’s. I suppose I really just got on with it really. I did learn an awful lot and gained an awful lot from being in EastEnders though.” After leaving the show, she ended up taking a break from the public eye and taking on a wide range of different jobs both inside – and outside – the acting profession. Gemma recalled: “I did do some odd work – an episode of Doctors and things like that – but it was really hard between the ages of 18 and 21 as I was growing up into an adult. I did a few different jobs and ran a pub. I was always
going to auditions and trying for parts but nothing really came up.” That was until the role of Clare Devine/ Cunningham came along in Channel Four soap Hollyoaks. This was a role which saw her redefine evil even resorting to attempted murder in some memorably gripping scenes. Gemma said: “It was a fantastic experience and she was a fantastic character. If I had done the things she had done in real life, I would have ended up on Death Row.” She particularly menaced the popular character Max and OB, played by Matt Littler and Darren Jeffries, leading to some gripping scenes which boosted the Hollyoaks ratings. While it may have been full-on nastiness and venom on screen, it was a different story behind the scenes, as Gemma recalls. “I got on so well with the actors I worked with,” she said. And that bonding with the cast has definitely carried forward into Funny Peculiar. Gemma said: “We all get on very well and we do go out quite a bit together. We do like going out for drinks and meals.” So it definitely seems that laughs offstage lead to laughs onstage for a show promising lots of Spring smiles at Norwich Theatre Royal.
Funny Peculiar, Monday 30 April-Saturday 5 May at 7.30pm, and Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2.30pm. Tickets £5.50-£22. Contains some strong language and adult humour, and is not suitable for children. Discounts for Friends, Corporate Club and Groups. BOX OFFICE 01603 630000. For more info or to BOOK ONLINE www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk
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HAINFORD CHURCH Saturday 21 April 2012 at 7:30 pm 'It must be love'. An a cappella choral concert by Vocality. Come and enjoy a wide variety of great music. Tickets £6.50 (01603-897207 - Myrtle Chuter). Refreshments will be available. Vocality is a newly formed small group of experienced singers based in North Norfolk. SPRING CRAFT FAIR Saturday 14 th April Thorpe Marriott Village Hall. Stall holders from 10 am, free admission to the public from 11 am - 4 pm. Refreshments available, and plenty of parking. For more details or to book a table please e mail judith.glasson@hotmail.co.uk (this is to help raise funds for the hall) 1st BUXTON LAMAS SEA SCOUT GROUP Starting on the 12th March, Tesco’s are launching this years voucher scheme and the 1st Buxton Lamas Sea Scout Group are collecting these Vouchers to enable us to get some play equipment for the group. Please can you start collecting these vouchers now and at the end of the scheme contact me on 01263 735260 and I will arrange to collect them from you. Please can you ask your friends and families to collect as well, as the more vouchers we collect then the more equipment we can have. Charity Number 1128234 HEVINGHAM VILLAGE GAMES Anyone interested in taking part, please contact Suzanne Benton on 01603754488. The Village Games are a multisport event featuring tennis, badminton, darts, football, rounders, table tennis, climbing, watt bikes and archery (and probably some others). This being the Olympic year it is your opportunity to take part in a wonderful event, initially at Aylsham High School on 24th June culminating in the finals at UEA
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COMMUNITY EVENTS AND WHAT’S ON...
Free pages for local charities, community groups and non-profit making organisations FELTHORPE PAVILION PLAYGROUP. ‘Awarded with the Norfolk Quality Assurance Scheme’. We look forward to our pamper/shopping evening on Saturday 19th May tickets on sale soon, come along and enjoy a mini treatment, browse the stalls and enjoy some refreshments. Look out for posters for more details. On Monday 14th May we will be holding an open day so if you have a child between 2 yrs and school age and are wondering where to send them to Pre School then look no further. Felthorpe pavilion playgroup is a friendly and well respected group in the local area. A registered charity and OFSTED inspected group, Felthorpe pavilion group boasts 4 very caring members of staff of which are NVQ qualified in child care and education. Come and see us at work. An Opportunity to see first hand how the group runs and meet the staff, committee members and some of the parents. For more information or if you would like to visit our group with your child please ring Amy on 01603 755156 or Louise on 01603 755142.
HEVINGHAM BABY & TODDLER GROUP Every Thursday Morning term time 9.30-11.30 am at the Hevingham Village Hall. Ages from birth to 5 years old. £2.50 for your 1st child and 50p for each additional child. Come and support our friendly group. Have a cuppa and a chat while your children play and make new friends. For more details contact Nicky on 01603 754568 or email hevinghamtodgroup@ btinternet.com
FELTHORPE PAVILION BINGO – sessions in April are on Thursday 5th & 19th. For May, these are on Thursday 3rd & 17th. All sessions start at 8 o’clock. WHIST DRIVE – no whist drive during April. Date for May is Friday 25th starting at 7.30. Cost £1.50 which includes free raffle plus refreshments. TABLE TENNIS – we play on Tuesday evenings between the hours of 6 & 8, & Wednesday mornings between 10 & 12. BADMINTON – we play on Wednesday evenings between 8 & 10 o’clock. Reasonable charges for both these sports. Equipment available to use. ZUMBA – sessions on Friday evenings for one hour starting at 7.30. Dates for April are 6th, 13th & 20th. For May 4th, 11th & 18th. Cost per session £4.00. SOUP LUNCH – Final one of the winter is on Wednesday 11th April starting at 12 o’clock. We will be supporting the East Coast Truckers charity on this day. A TEA PARTY is being planned for Sunday 3rd June to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Everyone is welcome. Next committee meeting is on Thursday 12th April starting at 7.45. AGM will be on Thursday 10th May starting at 7.30. This will be followed by normal monthly committee meeting. Sportspark on 15th July. Also, watch out for posters promoting a Village Games Roadshow to be held at Hevingham Village Hall in May.
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List of advertisers Accountancy Services Certax.................................................19 NEP....................................................14 Sara Cleminson................................. 20 Aromatherapy Massage Aromasoothe.......................................4 Bathrooms & Showers
Coopers..............................................14 Cake Designer Vanilla Clouds.....................................4 Cabins and Cane Furniture Jetstream............................................25 Carpenters Lawrence Osborne Carpentry............20 Childminding Cheeky Monkeys...............................28 Computer Services Ethical Tech.......................................27 Conservatories
Future.................................................15 J Moon................................................9
Curtains and Blinds APM Blinds........................................6 The Hangman....................................28 Electrical Retailer Yeomans.............................................10 Electricians Brett Hewitt.........................................6 Fancy Dress Hire Mr Benn’s Fancy Dress......................19 Fencing Colin Plunkett......................................6 Thomson Sawmills..............................2 Function Room Hire Anglian Social Club...........................26 Funeral Services Jerry March Funeral Services.............13 Garden Services Ace of Spades Trees & Gardens..........7 Garage Services School Garage Felthorpe.....................8 Hypnotherapy The Mind Works..................................4
Interior Designer Gill Phillips.........................................25 Karate Club ESKA.................................................11 Kitchens and Bedrooms Alistair Howe......................................6 Kitchen Makeovers Dream Doors......................................31 Language Tuition Spanish Tutors....................................19 Mortgages Your Mortgage Solutions...................20 Painter & Decorator Jamie Hall..........................................20 CDS....................................................24 Personal Development Eos Programme...........................4 & 19 Pet Services Cedar House Cattery............................6 Pest Control Abate Pest Management Svs..............26 Roofing RTB Roofing and Building...................8 Security Systems Monarch Alarms.................................26 Skip Hire MPH.....................................................4 Norman Wenn.....................................26 Swimming Lessons Julie’s Swim School...........................26 Taxi hire DCS Travel.........................................25 Timber and Decking Supply Thomsons Sawmills.............................2 Television Servicex 1st Class Aerials and Satellites...........21 Utility Providers
Utility Warehouse Discount...............13 Wet Room Specialists Coopers..............................................14 Windows, Doors & Conservatories Future.................................................15 J Moon................................................9
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