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June Tuesday 6th

HAVE A GO GOLF! King’s Lynn Golf Club, Castle Rising, King’s Lynn PE31 6BD King’s Lynn Golf Club are offering a FREE one hour coaching session with our Head PGA Professional, James Weight, as part of the ‘This Girl Can’ initiative developed by Sport England. Various sessions throughout the day with a maximum of five ladies per group.

Please call Stephanie to book your place on 01553 631654. Entry is free. For more information about the club visit the website www.kingslynngolfclub.co.uk and the Facebook group www.facebook.com/kingslynngolfclub.

Saturday 17th

CHARITY 10K WALK & RUN Wallington Hall Estate, Runcton Road, South Runcton, King’s Lynn PE33 0EP Trinity Rotary Club and The Magpie Centre for Riding for the Disabled are holding a charity 10k walk and run. The run starts at 9.30am and the walk at 10am closing at 11.00am. Registration costs £5 per person (under 10 free) until 5th June, thereafter £7.50 per person. Free parking is available and refreshments including a barbecue can be purchased. Net proceeds from the day will be divided between the Magpie Centre and Trinity Rotary Charities. To register visit the website www.trinityrotarykingslynn.co.uk or phone 01553 840592. The Magpie Centre RDA West Norfolk is a fantastic charity that offers activities such as horse riding and carriage driving to all age groups, and wherever possible, to people with any disability. For more information about the charity visit the website www.rda-westnorfolk.org.uk.

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Saturday 17th

PSYCHIC SUPPER Clenchwarton Memorial Hall, Black Horse Rd, Clenchwarton, King's Lynn PE34 4DN (7pm start) Enjoy an extraordinary psychic supper evening with locally recognised mediums. Do you have a loved one you’ve lost who you’d like to connect with? Do you have any uncertainties about your future? Or perhaps you’re interested in spiritual readings? On the night each person will receive a private reading and a fish and chip supper. Tickets are £17.50 each. For more information and to book a ticket, please phone Sheila James on 01553 766284.

Friday 23rd

CHARITY ART AUCTION Skelton Hall, Wisbech Grammar School, Wisbech PE13 1JX (Viewing from 5:30pm, 6:15pm start) Visit Wisbech Grammar School for a fantastic art auction, organised

by A-level student Katy Landles, for an incredible cause. There will be a wide and eclectic mix of original works of art and prints ranging from paintings and drawings to ceramics and sculpture. Artworks have been kindly donated by students, teachers and parents as well as local and national artists. All of the proceeds of the auction will go to the charity Children & The Arts. Children & The Arts believe that every child has the right to a rich and inspiring education. The charity is dedicated to give those children who are at risk of being left behind, a more fulfilled, creative and exciting education, whilst raising their confidence, educational attainment and aspiration.

They work with arts venues across the UK to reach children in disadvantaged communities and hospices who are missing out on creative and cultural experiences. For more information and to view a catalogue of the works visit the website www.charityartauction.weebly.com.

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Cookery Demonstration Thursday 8th June 2017 | 10:30am at Park House Hotel, Sandringham PE35 6EH Tickets are £30 and include coffee and biscuits on arrival, with a light lunch and glass of wine following the demonstration Food cooked by Galton will be auctioned after the demonstration.

There will be a Q&A session and Galton’s recipes will be available.

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Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th

THE HANSEATIC SKI RACE 2017 South Quay, King’s Lynn (racing starts 10.45am) FREE admission For the third year running, the thrilling spectacle of Formula 1, 2 and 3 water-ski racing is coming to the heart of King’s Lynn for this unforgettable event!

The Hanseatic Ski Race is loud, it’s fast, and above all it’s exciting. This is a unique opportunity to watch world-class water-ski racing from the banks of the River Ouse, surrounded by the medieval buildings of Lynn’s historic waterfront. Hundreds of spectators will be lining the banks of the Ouse along the South Quay and over in West Lynn to cheer on the daredevil racers as they ski across the waters at speeds of up to 100mph!

There’ll be 12 races over the two days, along with stalls, food and drink, and music along the quayside, making this a great high-octane weekend out for all the family.

On both days, racing begins at 10.45am and the prize-giving ceremonies take place at 2.45pm. For more details and information, please visit www.kingslynnskirace.co.uk

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PICTURES: PETE HUGGINS

What’s On

ABOVE: A Line In Norfolk by Richard Long is just one of the artist’s works being shown as part of his Earth Sky exhibition at Houghton Hall over the summer, which are sited both outside the magnificent building and inside it, with Long’s North South East West (opposite)

A celebration of modern art comes to Houghton Contemporary British artist Richard Long is the only artist to have been shortlisted for the Turner Prize four times – and Houghton Hall is holding a major exhibition of his incredible work this year

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he Norfolk countryside has provided the inspiration and materials for an exciting new summer-long exhibition in the grounds of Houghton Hall by world-renowned British conceptual artist and Turner Prize winner Richard Long. His Earth Sky exhibition, which opened on April 30th and will run until October 26th is the largest show of the artist’s work since his 2009 retrospective at Tate Britain.

Building on the success of two previous exhibitions hosted by the hall’s owner Lord Cholmondeley – Houghton Revisited in 2013 and James Turrell: LightScape in 2015 – this new collection of specially-commissioned works uses a variety of locally important materials including red carrstone, flint, mud and wood.

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Royal residence Sandringham House and the ‘gingerbread town’ of Downham Market, as well as the stable block on the Houghton Estate. It comes from just down the road at Snettisham carrstone quarry where it’s been handmined for hundreds of years.

Flint is found around Europe but especially in Norfolk where it’s been used in the construction of many buildings. It was first dug out of the chalk at Grimes Graves, near Thetford, 4,000 years ago by Neolithic miners.

The seven large-scale sculptures in Earth Sky can be viewed at a leisurely strolling pace around the grounds and hall. They range from the 84-metre long carrstone A Line in Norfolk and the Houghton Cross of jagged shards of Cornish slate to the local flint and slate compass sited indoors in the Stone Hall called North South East West and the White Deer Circle which has used tree

stumps from the estate. Meanwhile, White Water Falls was created by throwing white paint onto the dark walls behind colonnades in the wings of the main hall, and there are also smaller-scale works in gallery spaces, along with historic material relating to the artist’s career.

The new works join Richard’s permanent sculpture Full Moon Circle, which was commissioned for Houghton in 2003.

“It is particularly exciting that the new works have been created especially for the grounds, and with some made from local materials,” says Lord Cholmondeley. “My hope is that in time Houghton will become a ‘must-see’ destination for those interested in contemporary art and sculpture.”

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What’s On

ABOVE: Bristol-born artist Richard Long at Houghton Hall. His work is on permanent display in Britain at the Tate and Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, as well as galleries in America, Switzerland and Australia.

the long walks he often undertakes over many days, his work is rooted in his deep affinity and engagement with nature. He is the only artist to be shortlisted four times for the Turner Prize; in 1984, 1987, 1988 and 1989 when we won the prize for his work White Water Line.

For Richard’s latest works, he based his selection of materials on his love of the wilderness, nature and landscape, but he also wanted to combine that with what was available locally.

“I have to admit that when I agreed to do this show, I had no idea there was this red stone that was very local,” he says. “I always think I’m an opportunist.

If I’m given some beautiful gardens and lawn, then I can use them. It’s the same with the materials.”

Richard has enjoyed using Houghton as the setting for his work.

“It’s a pleasure to use the stumps in the deer park or a line in the formal garden or a stone work within the Stone Hall which has all that amazing

architecture,” he says. “I do like this area. I guess I like the coast. It’s also a very quiet part of the country with not much traffic. There are certain parts of England that are slightly off the beaten track that are nice.”

The creative process remains diverse for every piece he creates and Richard revealed there is a lot to it both physically and mentally.

“I’m very instinctive, intuitive and dynamic when I am making the work,” he says. “I work fast and have a certain rhythm. There’s also a physical pleasure. Placing all the stones for the piece in the Stone Hall was great and a physical work-out. It’s all physical and dynamic and done by me. It’s a very personal way of making art.”

While he doesn’t have a huge team of assistants, Richard has nothing but praise for the Houghton Estate team who gave him practical support with sourcing and transporting materials.

And he’s also been working with students from the Norwich University of the Arts who have made a video about his work.

“They had to write 100 words about why they wanted to come and see me work,” he says. “I thought that was very charming and I was chuffed by that.

Even though I’m not a pop artist and I don’t court popularity, I think it’s amazing that work finds its way in the world anyway. I think it’s great that young students know about it. Of course, it is for everyone.”

An education project called BeLong, which is running alongside the exhibition is testimony that Richard’s work appeals to all ages, with children from up to 48 local schools already booking to visit the exhibition, learn about art and be inspired and challenged as they work with a professional writer and an artist to explore the sculptures. Children and young people aged under 16 years get into the exhibition free.

This is a rare opportunity to see one of the country’s most highly-acclaimed artists – at one of England’s grandest of settings.

EARTH SKY Richard Long at Houghton The exhibition runs until October 26th. For more information and details see www.houghtonhall.com Online educational resources linked to the BeLong education project and more details are available online at www.BelongAtHoughton.com

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JUNE What’s On Show times all at 7:30pm unless stated

Sat 3rd Sun 4th

Tue 6th Fri 9th Sun 11th

Swan Lake

One of the best known love stories, performed by the ever popular Vienna Festival Ballet. Music by Tchaikovsky.

Brian Poole and the Tremeloes

Take a trip back to the swinging sixties, as Brian Poole, Len "Chip" Hawkes and Dave Munden, reunite to perform their top hits

Leo Sayer Live in Concert

After the Sold Out success of his 2015 Restless Years tour, Grammy award-winning music legend Leo Sayer returns to the UK

Take That:

Wonderland Live from the O2 •8pm

Celebrating the release of their eighth studio album Wonderland

The Big Chris Barber Band

This year he and his band: The Big Chris Barber Band will celebrate 100 years of jazz, under the theme: centenary of jazz

Abba Reunion

Sat 17th

gives Abba fans, old and new, the opportunity to re-live the addictive Abba phenomena that swept the airwaves and discos during the 70’s and 80’s

Sun 18th

The Original Kings Of Comedy, The Grumbleweeds take to the road in 2017 to bring their laughter show to the UK theatre audience

Thurs 22nd

Sat 24th Sun 25th

Grumbleweeds

Salomé: Live Broadcast from the National Theatre • 7pm

This charged retelling turns the infamous biblical tale on its head

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

One of the most successful groups on the Motown label during the 1960s are visiting us on their worldwide tour!

Back In Our Rock ‘n’ Roll Days

Featuring Miss Billie Davis, Alan Warner and original members from MATCHBOX Graham Fenton and Iain Terry to name a few

Thurs Kilkennys These four hugely talented school friends have taken their 29th love of traditional Irish music and reinvigorated it

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What’s On

Summer show highlights Summer has lots to offer at the King’s Lynn Corn Exchange and in June there really is something for all ages!

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THE LITTLE MIX EXPERIENCE

BEN & HOLLY’S LITTLE KINGDOM

Sunday 4 June We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead!

So it’s time to prepare yourselves for Horrible Histories live on stage featuring all your favourite characters from Britain’s barmy past!

Sunday 11 June Four hugely talented girls pay tribute to one of the UK’s finest Girl-Bands. With breath-taking dance moves, replica costumes and some of the finest vocals in the UK, this is a high-energy show from beginning to end, packed with all of Little Mix’s greatest hits and suitable for all ages!

Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 June Join Ben and Holly, and their friends on this exciting, enchanting and magical musical adventure packed full of games, songs and laughter. This beautiful story of elves, princesses and childhood innocence will delight all the family!

ALL OR NOTHING THE MOD MUSICAL Friday 9 & Saturday 10 June Based on the life and music of the small faces this musical encapsulates all that is Mod. Quite simply the coolest musical in town features all the hits, including Whatcha Gonna Do About It, Lazy Sunday, Tin Soldier, Sha La La La Lee, Itchycoo Park and of course All Or Nothing.

COUNT ARTHUR STRONG: THE SOUND OF MUCUS Wednesday 14 June Using stories and other things that are secret, Count Arthur Strong, showbiz legend, pays tribute to one of the best musicals he can remember. Uniquely recreating the salient and poignant moments for your enjoyment. Plus something else. Don’t miss this amazing event.

THE MANFREDS Thursday 15 June The Manfreds, with original front man, Paul Jones, will be performing many of their hits, including Do Wah Diddy Diddy, along with a mix of Jazz and Blues covers from their new album Makin’ Tracks.

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Tickets are available from our Box Office on 01553 764864 or book online at: kingslynncornexchange.co.uk @klcornexchange

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We have some great activities to keep children entertained this Summer at a range of Alive Leisure venues SUMMER HOLIDAY PASSPORT Your ‘pass’ to a fun-packed summer holiday of ‘sport’!

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Every Thursday: July 27, August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Lynnsport: 5-8yrs 9.00-10.30 / 8-12yrs 10.30-12.00 Downham Academy: 5-8yrs 13.00-14.30 / 8-12yrs 14.30-16.00

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Children will love our Holiday Clubs where a fun packed day of sports is guaranteed for everyone. Activities vary every day but may include cricket, speed stacking, nerf-guns, dodgeball, football and badminton. £5 per day. Booking essential. *Every Thursday is dedicated to a whole day of football fun.

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Local Life

ABOVE: The ‘real’ Peckover House in Wisbech, with Marketing Officer Diane Smith (opposite) beside the amazingly detailed model created by Tim Hartnall of Anglia Dolls Houses, which is now on display in the National Trust property.

The small house that’s making a big impression It took local crafstman Tim Hartnall some 1,000 hours to make and is perfect in every detail. Richard Parr discovers how Peckover House recently welcomed a miniature version of itself...

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t’s Peckover House, but not as you know it. Visitors to the classic merchant’s townhouse on the North Brink at Wisbech will find a new and unusual attraction this year. Located in the first-floor Museum Room of this elegant building, which was occupied by the Peckover family for 150 years, is a beautifully handcrafted architectural model of the house; a model which took 1,000 hours to make and is incredibly detailed, delighting visitors young and old alike.

The model is the work of husband and wife team Tim and Angela Hartnall, who run their own business Anglia

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Dolls Houses from a workshop at the couple’s home in Runcton Holme near Downham Market.

The Hartnalls have gained a enviable reputation over the last few years for the fine and accurate workmanship of their model dolls houses, with many made to individual commissions both in this country and overseas.

This is the couple’s first model made for the National Trust and they’ve thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the project.

“We’re both members of the National Trust and have visited Peckover House many times over the years,” says Tim.

In fact, the Georgian property provided much inspiration for Tim’s first ever large dolls house, the most notable elements being the grand staircase and Venetian window.

The couple still include this design in their standard range and it’s called (fittingly enough) Wisbech House.

Tim, who produces around 11 dolls houses each year, says the quintessential features of Peckover House are the exterior brickwork, the front door with its surrounding doorcase and the main staircase.

“They’re instantly recognisable,” he says, “but they’re the parts that entail

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ABOVE: This inset detail of Tim Hartnall’s model of Peckover House shows how accurately he’s recreated the building’s architectural features

the most work to capture a truly accurate likeness.”

For Tim, staircases are always an important and challenging part of every project and the main staircase is a major feature of the Peckover model.

An important part of the National Trust commission concerned keeping costs to a minimum, so Tim and Angela used paint effects to mimic the exterior, an idea they got from a watercolour painting in Peckover. For Tim, one of the most interesting parts of the model is a feature not usually visible from the ground; a two-room cabin on the sloping lead roof.

“This provided accommodation for servants and is little more than a lead roofed garden shed,” says Tim. “It must have been desperately cold in winter and unimaginably hot in the summer for its occupants.”

In creating the model, the couple used a laser distance measurer, a tape measure and a huge number of digital photographs to construct their own CAD drawings on which they based the construction and they were delighted with the finished result.

"We’re really pleased with how it looks, and it was a real pleasure to carry it into the real Peckover House and assemble it in its first-floor location,” says Tim. “It actually took five people to carry the main sections up the stairs – even after the opening panels had been removed!”

The model has been intentionally left unfurnished as the National Trust plans to use it as an aid for visitors, revealing parts of the House not normally accessible to the public. It will also give

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staff the opportunity to present a series of thematic displays showing how the house has developed over the years.

The model shows Peckover House in 1755 before the current banking and library pavilions at the sides of the building were added, and Tim admits that the commission was quite a challenging one.

“If you look at the model you’ll see different thicknesses in the various walls,” he says, “and that’s true of the real house – but to a greater extent than the model can sensibly reveal.”

There were even some structural elements for which Tim had to make an educated guess, as he obviously couldn’t start getting inside the building’s fabric by drilling into walls or lifting floorboards – but there were still some surprises.

“I did think it was odd that not all of my flights of the servant’s stairs in the sides of the house actually matched,” he says, “and I began to doubt the accuracy of our CAD plans –but we remeasured the real house and confirmed that they really didn’t match!”

The statistics involved in the model’s construction are impressive. Creating the small-scale Peckover House required 11 sheets of birch plywood, 600 assorted screws, 100 metres of electrical wire, a litre of glue and three litres of Farrow & Ball paint in a range of colours. The model contains 23 doors, 74 brass doorknobs, 30 windows and no less than 180 spindles for the stair banisters – and stands almost five feet tall, excluding the display base.

A replica model of Peckover House is

something staff and volunteers have wanted for some time, something to be shared with visitors to demonstrate the architectural details that make Peckover House so special – and the fact it was handcrafted locally is an added bonus.

“The quality of Tim and Anglea’s work and their attention to detail is second to none,” says General Manager Teresa Squires. “They were an absolute joy to work with and worked tirelessly to ensure every detail and measurement was exactly right.”

It’s a thought echoed by Peckover House Marketing Officer Diane Smith, as she kneels down and examines the model at close quarters.

“The workmanship is truly outstanding,” she says. “I find looking through the door quite staggering –it’s sometimes very hard to believe you’re looking at a model.”

Full details about the opening times for Peckover House can be obtained by calling 01945 583463 or visiting www.nationatrust.org.uk/peckover

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Visit Kevin’s Solar Shed (below) to discover what a difference solar energy could make to your life, or meet him at his ‘pop-up shed’ on the first Tuesday of every month on the Tuesday Market Place in King’s Lynn!

Turn daylight into money – with a world of solar power solutions from the Solar Shed! hether you visit The Solar Shed, nestled into the banks of the River Great Ouse in Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen, in person or click through the pages on the website, you’ll find there are hundreds of solar energy systems fitted by Kevin Holland and his team across the region; over the last 10 years, Kevin proudly claims to have a solar installation in almost every village, town and hamlet in West Norfolk.

“You’re never more than two miles from one of our installations,” says Kevin, the Managing Director of this wellestablished family businesses that supplies and installs solar energy systems and air source heating.

“As a small, local company, we don’t employ salesmen or women,” he says.

“We believe in letting our customers tell

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their story about our services, processes and results.” And on The Solar Shed website you’ll find a map of the first 500 installations – as well as page after page of testimonials from satisfied customers.

Virtually all of them will tell you the same story; that since meeting Kevin they’ve never looked back. Their energy usage is more efficient, their fuel costs are smaller, and they're actually making money! They’re also unanimous in their praise of Kevin’s service.

“We invited four companies to tender for our installation and you were the only one that gave us references of local people you’d completed projects for,” said Mike and Ann Chapman. “You even invited us to your own installation at home and gave us all the information we required. We couldn’t be more

pleased and would have no hesitation in recommending you and your company to anyone.”

But there’s a lot more to The Solar Shed than bespoke solar systems for homes and commercial premises, however; visit Kevin’s workshop for a comprehensive range of portable solar products suitable for off-grid power and lighting solutions. They’re ideal for stables and sheds, and they’re perfect for campers and outdoor adventurers.

Whether you’re a small household or a larger business, Kevin and his team at The Solar Shed can plan, design, install and service a solar system that makes the most of your location and brings you the maximum benefit – and proves that while money certainly doesn’t grow on trees it can definitely fall from the sky.

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ABOVE: In last year’s referendum, 66.4% of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk voted to leave the EU – although the area has very deep European roots that go back hundreds of years – as evidenced by buildings such as Lynn’s iconic Custom House (opposite)

Post-Brexit, which Europe for King’s Lynn?

It’s possible that no one is more qualified to talk about the area’s historic links with Europe than Dr Paul Richards. A year after the Brexit vote, he looks both to the past and to the future...

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he result of the British referendum on membership of the European Union (EU) in June 2016 is a watershed in our contemporary history.

Brexit is now the reality. But the question of Britain’s relationship with continental Europe persists as it has done for 1,000 years. It’s essential that we avoid confusing the EU with Europe – and Lynn’s past and present connection to Europe through its Port emphasises why that’s so important.

King’s Lynn was in the premier league of English ports throughout the Middle Ages. Due to its privileged geographical position at the head of the Ouse river

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system, with access to 10 inland counties, the Norfolk port also – and crucially – faced Europe. Though its trade with the Low Countries and France in wool and wine was profitable, Lynn benefited most from its partnership with the Hanseatic League, that alliance of German towns on the North Sea and Baltic. Hamburg, Lübeck, Stralsund and Danzig sent fish, furs, wax, rye and timber to the Wash ports in their large sailing ships. Merchants from King’s Lynn and Boston exchanged home-produced wool, cloth, salt and lead for these products of the field and forest.

The coastal trade in corn and coal

with northeast England boosted Lynn’s economy from the 16th to the 19th centuries, but international seaborne commerce with Europe preoccupied the richest merchants.

One example will suffice. Samuel Browne (1729-84) sent his corn ships from King’s Lynn to Iberia for wine and to the Baltic for timber – and the family mansion in Nelson Street was the headquarters of a commercial empire which embraced property throughout East Anglia.

With the coming of the railways in the 1840s, King’s Lynn lost its geographical advantages as a port town as river and coastal trade diminished. It

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Whatever happens in Brussels should not affect our efforts to strengthen links between the Wash ports and continental Europe, and the New Hanseatic League could be the vehicle to achieve this... was partly rescued by improvements to the river and the construction of two enclosed docks (1869 and 1883) connected to the national railway network. Coal from the Midland collieries could now be exported through the Wash ports to Europe and timber remained a major import. In 1888 the Lynn and Hamburg Steamship Company was established to emphasise the significance of North Sea traffic.

Official guides to the Port of Lynn in 1950 describe it as “somewhat declined” since the arrival of the railways, despite its being well situated to serve the industrial Midlands. Its prospects only received a major boost with Europe’s “economic miracle” of the 1950s and 60s as the continent recovered post-1945.

Economic growth and consumer demand in Germany (and Europe as a whole) led to motorcars manufactured in the Midlands exported from Lynn.

Of the 550,000 tons of grain exported in 1981, almost 440,000 tons (80%) were shipped to continental Europe, and annual tonnage through the port reached one million for the first time.

With privatisation in 1983, Associated British Ports (ABP) became the owners

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of the 98-acre dock estate (below) and their investment policy has continued to this day. The opening of the riverside quay in 1991 was a step forward, and ABP has recently invested another £3.3 million in a new crane and timber and grain stores. Port managers work closely with the King’s Lynn Conservancy Board, the body responsible for navigation and pilotage.

For centuries its port was central to Lynn’s economy and society. The town’s exceptional historic built environment is testimony to the wealth generated by seaborne commerce in the past. From the late 19th century, local industrialisation has made Lynn less dependent on the port, but it

remains a significant economic asset to the region. It is, moreover, a major factor in Lynn’s identity and civic pride as ‘A Port for a Thousand Years.’

The outcome of Britain’s negotiations with the EU will obviously be important for the English ports dependent on European trade. But whatever happens in Brussels shouldn’t affect our efforts to strengthen links between the Wash ports and continental Europe, and the New Hanseatic League could be the vehicle to achieve this.

King’s Lynn (2005), Hull (2012) and Boston (2015) are currently the sole English members of this 187-strong urban alliance, which was founded in 1980 in the Netherlands. It embraces members from 16 nations across northern Europe. Ipswich is currently applying for membership, so an East of England Hanse could be formed to promote commercial links with continental ports.

How far the New Hanseatic League can grow effective intercity and interregional partnerships is currently unknown, but some progress is already being made in trade and tourism. King’s Lynn is a founder member of Business Hanse, which embraces around 60 towns. By attending the annual conferences called ‘Hansetags’ in different Hanseatic cities, it has raised its profile and attracted new visitors.

The 2017 Hansetag is in Kampen in the Netherlands this month (14th–18th June) and King’s Lynn will be represented there.

It can be argued that the result of the British referendum on EU membership should encourage English Hanseatic towns to develop economic and cultural partnerships within the New Hanseatic League.

After all, what is past is prologue – and what is past is also the future!

Paul Richards will be the tutor for a short course in the late autumn run by Stories of Lynn entitled ‘England & The Hanseatic League: Past & Present’ – for further details, please e-mail p.richlynn9x@tinyworld.co.uk

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Hanseatic History & Maritime Majesty The people of Bremen are proud of their city's history and the roots that go back over a thousand years, muchly shaped by the links to the Hanseatic League and the important maritime trade.

From baroque buildings to art galleries and museums there is plenty to see and do.

BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANS This famous statue is inspired by a fairytale written by the Brothers Grimm. It is thought that rubbing the donkey's nose will lead to an eventual return to the city.

BREMEN TOWN HALL This Renaissance-style beauty and the Roland Statue in front of it (a trademark of the Hanseatic League) have been protected

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SCHNOOR QUARTER One of the oldest parts of the city featuring many narrow lanes, home to restaurants, souvenir shops and historic buildings.

A visit to Hanseatic Bremen is planned for early Summer 2018. Full details will be published later this year.

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How commercially aware are you?

Solicitor Carla Goodyear explains why Fraser Dawbarns should be your first choice for professional help and advice on every aspect of Commercial Law raser Dawbarns can trace its local roots back for over 175 years, and today it is one of the leading law firms serving the west and north of Norfolk, south Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and the Fens. With over 100 staff and offices in King’s Lynn, Wisbech, Downham Market and March, the firm prides itself on offering a highly professional, personal and approachable range of legal services.

Solicitor Carla Goodyear (right) joined the Commercial team at Fraser Dawbarns in November 2015, and if you’re thinking she looks familiar there’s a very good reason for that. Carla acted as the Advocate for the campaign group King’s Lynn Without Incineration (KLWIN) during the public planning inquiry over the controversial incinerator planned

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for the town.

“The other three parties involved in the inquiry were all represented by barristers, so it was a pretty gruelling couple of months,” she says. “But it was fascinating work and it had a major impact on the local community.”

That commitment to the local area also plays a major part in Carla’s regular commercial work, where she’s involved in helping clients with everything from transferring assets to drawing up shareholders’ agreements.

She works closely with every kind of business from sole traders to well established organisations, and her work covers every part of a commercial venture’s life – from acquisitions to restructurings and disposals.

“I think the most rewarding part of my work is that I deal with such a

diverse client base, and the work I do has a real impact upon their commercial enterprise,” she says. “One day it may be someone opening a little coffee shop, and the next day I may be dealing with someone with a turnover of millions. Whoever they are, it is my role to ensure they and their business get the outcome they are looking for.”

The Commercial team at Fraser Dawbarns is a large and experienced one, and its current workload reflects a thriving and healthy local business community.

“At Fraser Dawbarns we are really lucky to have a team with so much quality and experience, and so many talented solicitors,” says Carla. “We have always had an excellent reputation for the high professional standards of our legal services, and that is good news for all of our commercial clients.”

To discover how Fraser Dawbarns can help you and your business interests, you can contact Carla on 01553 666404 or send an e-mail to her at carlagoodyear@fraserdawbarns.com

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At Stephenson Smart you have an entire team with a wealth of payroll experience and expertise on your side...

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The team that takes the pain out of payroll How Stephenson Smart’s payroll accounting service can save you time, trouble and money – and enable you to concentrate on building your business! hatever the size of your workforce, it seems like dealing with payroll is becoming more complex and burdensome by the month, and can even prevent you concentrating on developing your business. At Stephenson Smart, our dedicated payroll accounting service takes on that responsibility for you, offering a full range of payroll services that help ensure you comply with the latest legislation and allow you time to focus on the running of your business.

Headed by Payroll Manager Claire Doyle, Stephenson Smart’s payroll teams are based in each of the company’s local offices, and all offer a service tailored to the specific needs of both your business and your employees.

Take the King’s Lynn payroll department, for example. It’s grown from two people to a seven-strong team in less than 10 years and today processes around 500 payrolls for a wide range of businesses in all kinds of sectors – and with staff ranging from a single employee to a workforce of over 300.

“Every one of these local businesses have their own needs and that’s why we ensure the services we offer them meets

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those individual needs,” says Claire. “We use the very latest systems and payroll software, and we carry out regular reviews of our procedures to maintain accuracy and efficiency.”

Stephenson Smart’s payroll services are fully compliant, and process everything from data submission times to Real Time Information (RTI) filing requirements – which are now obligatory for employers.

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“After payments are entered, we use the pension assessment tool built into the Sage payroll module,” says Claire.

“This then uploads the auto enrolment data to the relevant pension provider. It takes a lot of worry away from the employer and it helps avoid any confusion or costly mistakes.”

Outsourcing your payroll needs can also help avoid a problem that often besets in-house resources.

“Many local businesses only have one staff member responsible for their payroll,” says Claire, “and that can cause all sorts of complications in cases of sudden sickness or unexpected leaves of absence. With Stephenson Smart you always have an entire team with a wealth of payroll experience and expertise on your side.”

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ABOVE: Hunstanton’s ‘Blue Lagoon’ bathing pool, which was hugely popular with locals and visitors to the town for nearly 40 years

Remembering the happy days of the Blue Lagoon Almost a century after Hunstanton became a popular holiday destination, its very own bathing pool and boating lake opened to the public. Clare Bee looks back at the story of the Blue Lagoon

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t was in 1846 that Henry Styleman Le Strange first hit upon the idea of developing the area south of Old Hunstanton as a sea bathing resort. Sea bathing had become the latest fashion and was thought to bring many health benefits. With the introduction of rail travel at around the same time, people were easily able to access coastal resorts, and West Norfolk was no exception, with the line from King’s Lynn to Hunstanton opening in 1862.

Since then, Hunstanton has become a popular seaside destination, and with its wide expanse of sand and beautiful cliffs, this west-facing East Coast resort has continued to welcome visitors to enjoy its various activities and KLmagazine June 2017

attractions.

The Blue Lagoon swimming pool, built in 1927 and comprising a bathing pool with a slide and diving boards was one of those attractions which drew holidaymakers to the resort in the early part of the 20th century. Originally named the Bathing Pool, the idea for its construction originated with the Hunstanton Urban District Council, and by early in 1928 the pool was well on its way to completion.

The pool was an interesting shape; it was 200 feet long but was wider at one end than the other, and shallow all along one of the long sides. It had 64 changing rooms and a terrace for sunbathing and socialising. It was filled with 500,000 gallons of seawater

which were pumped in at 1,000 gallons a minute and were changed regularly, as well as chlorinated by special pumping apparatus.

When the pool was finally completed, it was opened on May 26th 1928 by Miss Mercedes Gleitze, a British professional swimmer who was the first person the swim the Straits of Gibraltar and the first British woman to swim the English Channel. She was accompanied

by Lord Fermoy MP, who took the ‘plunge’ along with other local VIPs. A display of diving and swimming was also included in the opening ceremony and it was attended by crowds of locals who all wanted to see this new attraction.

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speeches that Mercedes Gleitze might like to honour the town again at some point in the future consider returning to swim across the Wash. She did in fact return the following year to West Norfolk and became the first person to swim across the Wash.

It was after the Second World War that the pool was given a new blue floor and renamed The Blue Lagoon.

Although many holidaymakers preferred to paddle and swim in the Wash, the pool became very popular when the tide was out and bathers could see just how far they had to walk to get to the water.

They were then very happy to pay the 1s 6d entrance fee to swim in the Blue Lagoon. It was, however, no warmer than the sea (it was unheated) and was often only in the 50s or 60s fahrenheit.

It was a hardy soul who dived straight in!

Diving displays by the Hunstanton Seagulls Swimming Club were great attractions, as were sports galas and water polo. The Blue Lagoon even appeared on television in the mid 1960s when the comedy game show It’s a Knockout! was broadcast from Hunstanton, compered by Pete Murray.

Inspired by the success of the bathing pool, another scheme was suggested by the Hunstanton Urban District Council to make the seafront even more inviting to visitors in the form of a boating lake.

Two acres of land adjacent to the Blue Lagoon on the south side were prepared during 1931 and by the Spring of 1932 the lake was completed, with a bridge (often

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referred to as the ‘Bridge of Sighs’ due to its resemblance to the famous Venetian bridge) leading to a cafe on a small island in the centre. The lake was opened on May 14th 1932 by The Lord Lieutenant of the County, Mr Russell J Colman and was a much-loved addition to the seafront alongside the Blue Lagoon. In later years, part of the lake was cordoned off for youngsters to bring their remote controlled boats.

In their heyday, pre- and post-war, both the bathing pool and the lake were popular and well used by tourists, visitors and locals too. Only 10 years before its eventual closure in 1967, an impressive fountain was built at one end of the bathing pool in the middle of a shallow paddling pool for the younger non swimmers to play in.

Despite flourishing in the 1950s, gradually, however, the popularity of

both the bathing pool and the boating lake began to wane. The decision to replace the rowing boats and canoes with electric powered motor boats changed the appeal of the lake, and the bathing pool gradually lost its charm and slowly the upkeep of it began to slide. The Blue Lagoon finally closed its doors in 1967 much to many locals’ sadness, and was eventually replaced by the Oasis indoor swimming pool and leisure centre in 1984.

The development of Hunstanton continued throughout the 1970s and 1980s, with the re-opening of the Princess Theatre in 1981, the new Oasis pool in 1984 and the Sea Life Centre (on the site of the old boating lake) in 1989. These amenities and attractions help to make what the town is now, and of course it’s much more comfortable to swim in a heated pool, especially on cooler days when the wind is blowing directly off the North Sea – but nothing can beat the romance and charm of the Blue Lagoon in its heyday.

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We can often offer fixed fees so you know where you stand on costs and an introductory 1/2 hour free of charge.

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Why settle for two out of three?

Take a new look at the idea of ‘good, fast and cheap’ with Hunstanton Eyecare

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ecently I read that no matter how hard you try, it’s virtually impossible to get something good, fast and cheap. If it’s good and fast it’s unlikely to be cheap, and if it’s good and cheap you’ll probably have to wait for it. You can have fast and cheap of course, but then it’s not going to be good.

It’s an interesting idea, and it made me think about the service our clients expect, deserve and receive from us.

In our world of optical care, we always pay attention to detail – the measurement of your prescription and spectacles have to meet British Standard tolerances, and tints and surface coatings on lenses must pass strict quality control tests. The optical industry is highly sophisticated, and computerised robotic technology is commonplace in today’s manufacturing processes.

At Hunstanton Eyecare our on-site glazing laboratory is efficiently managed

by Sarah (pictured above right), who orders spectacles, operates the glazing machinery and keeps a close eye on the progress of jobs. Although we hold a wide range of single vision plastic lenses (which enables us to offer a ‘while-u-wait’ emergency service), most of our work is ordered as our clients require bespoke lenses.

Most of these lenses come from Essilor, who have a manufacturing plant in Bristol to which we’re linked via our computer system. It’s a very clever piece of kit; the frame is ‘traced’ to record its shape and dimensions, and we add your prescription details and all the measurements we take when dispensing your spectacles.

Once the order’s complete, all that information is sent straight to Essilor’s factory at the press of a button. We then receive the lenses by courier, cut to size and shape and

ready for us to assemble with your chosen frame. This efficient system enables us to provide high quality optical products in a sensible timeframe, and while highly complex varifocals may take up to three weeks, a standard prescription is normally produced within seven working days.

So, how do we fit into the ‘good, fast, and cheap’ idea? At Hunstanton Eyecare we aim to provide great quality products, reasonably quickly and at a fair and competitive price. We have an important professional job to do, but our staff always offer you a warm welcome, a cheery smile and they enjoy a friendly chat – and what price would you put on that?

Contact us now for all your optical needs from special lenses to specialist sunglasses; we look forward to seeing you and your family!

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Discover how Terry Connolly and a revolutionary new form of therapy can help free you from a life of chronic aches and pains rom Free Your Body Therapy in the centre of King’s Lynn, Terry Connolly continues to use a range of new treatment techniques to free people from a life of chronic aches and pains; people like Mary Cook of North Wootton, who was hit by a car almost 30 years ago, an accident that resulted in her losing her right arm.

“When I first met Terry I was suffering acute pain in my neck,” she says. “It had gradually got worse over the years, and I was finding it very painful to look to the left or right. It was especially difficult when driving as I was having to turn my whole body round.”

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followed the recommendation of a good friend and her husband who had both been helped by Terry Connolly for various aches and pains.

“I thought it wouldn’t hurt to give it a go,” she says, “but I can’t believe how good the results have been. It’s hard to believe, but I’ve been so impressed with Terry than I’ve already made an appointment for my neighbour!”

Terry Connolly is one of the very few people in the entire world currently offering P-DTR (Proprioceptive Deep Tendon Reflex) as a form of treatment, and he combines that with Anatomy in Motion gait therapy – a cutting-edge method of correcting postural problems, helping with the repair and rehabilitation of past injuries and the relief of pain.

Although his clients may disagree, I’ve been so impressed for Terry there’s no great secret and no hidden magic to this treatment – with how Terry helped my it’s simply a case of looking at the neck pain that I’ve already body and the causes of chronic pain made an appointment in a completely different way. for my neighbour!

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supposed to work!” he says. “In Mary’s case, her nervous system believed her arm still needed help even though it wasn’t there. Focusing on the site of the injury resulted in the muscles around Mary’s neck and shoulder working unnecessarily – and that was putting undue pressure on the area.”

If you’re interested in freeing yourself from a life of chronic aches and pain, contact Terry today and book an appointment with Free Your Body Therapy for an initial assessment and consultation.

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ABOVE: The spectacular honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum adds a burst of colour to your garden – but its scent is even more attractive, as is the delightful fragrance of the pretty lily Lillium regale (opposite)

Make your garden look great and heaven scent Most of us plant flowers for their beautiful looks, striking colours or eye-catching shapes. But as Wendy Warner of Thaxters explains, following your nose can be a good idea all year round...

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ll too often plants are chosen for their colour, texture or structure, but if we close our eyes, their most important feature is their fragrance. As we reach the longest day of the year, hopefully the weather will be warm enough to sit outside in the evening and you can appreciate the scents of the plants around you.

With some careful thought, you can have scent in your garden 12 months of the year. Beginning in the winter, many shrubs have flowers with delightful scents which will brighten up even the coldest day. Position these in places you regularly pass by to make the most of them; a pot by the door or at the

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front of a border near to where you get out of the car. For the border, try Mahonia with its sweet-scented bright yellow flowers above evergreen leaves or Sarcococca (sweet box), which is compact enough to be grown in a pot and has creamy-white fragrant flowers and small glossy evergreen leaves.

Hamamelis (witch hazel) can be grown in either the border or a pot and bears sweet, heady spidery flowers of shades of yellow, orange or red before the leaves appear in the spring; and Daphnes probably have the most intense fragrance of all winter flowering shrubs – and dependent on variety can be evergreen or deciduous and have flowers from white through pink to

purples.

Leading into the Spring, there’ll be the delightful scents of many spring flowering bulbs such as Hyacinths, Grape Hyacinths, Lily of the Valley and Tulips which can be planted in pots or in the borders. Many of the dwarf narcissi are also fragrant; try growing these in urns or taller pots again so you’re nearer to the scent. Lilacs will also be flowering in the spring, and their heady scent can drift some distance across the garden – if you have a small garden, try dwarf varieties such as Syringa ‘Miss Kim’ or ‘Palibin’ which although compact are just as fragrant as the larger lilacs. The wonderful, scented, evergreen Clematis

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ABOVE: The summer flowering sweet pea smells just as good as it looks, as does the spring flower Choisya (circled) and the autumnal Cosmos atrosanguineus (below right) which produces a beautiful chocolate fragrance.

armandii can be grown on any fence or wall or over an arch. Another Spring flowering favourite is Choisya (mexican orange blossom) which tends to be a bit of a Marmite character with regard to its fragrance; you either love it or hate it!

Summer flowers, which should be coming out shortly, include some lilies, which are highly fragrant and can be planted in containers close to garden seating or doorways and give weeks of pleasure and perfume. Lilium regale (white trumpet flowers with yellow centres), ‘Casa Blanca’ (pure white Oriental) and ‘Stargazer’ (exotic pink oriental with white edges) are just a few examples of highly-scented lilies.

Place your pots carefully, because the pollen can stain if brushed against.

Raise fragrant flowers up to noseheight by growing roses, jasmine and honeysuckle on an arch or pergola.

Varieties of our native honeysuckle

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include Lonicera periclymenum ‘Serotina’ (a rhubarb pink and yellow) and ‘Graham Thomas’, a later flowering soft-yellow – both smell divine. The easiest summer-flowering jasmine is the blush-white Jasminum officinale and there’s also Trachelospermum, commonly known as star jasmine, which works particularly well trained up an obelisk and can the be used as centrepiece in a border. There are many good fragrant climbing roses including ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ and ‘Golden Showers’.

Of course, many of the old-fashioned shrub roses also have a beautiful scent. And a great accompaniment in the rose garden (as well as many other locations including patio pots) is Lavender –which will flower all summer long and give off its wonderfully soothing fragrance.

Herbaceous Peonies will also add both beauty and fragrance to the cottage garden. Some members of the

pink family are also highly fragrant in early summer; this includes wallflowers, carnations, pinks, silenes and stocks.

These are all lovers of well-drained, open positions at the front or middle of borders and the dwarf varieties are also ideal for rockeries.

Certain scented flowers come into their own at dusk, and some of their common names convey this – such as Evening Primrose (Oenothera) and Night-scented Stocks.

One of my personal summer favourites (although only an annual) is the sweet pea. Not only will they make a wonderful display and scent in the garden, but there are always plenty to take in for cut flowers in the house.

A few scents for the autumn include Arbutus (strawberry tree), myrtle and Nicotiana sylvestris, and if you’re on a diet, grow Cosmos atrosanguineus with its delicious chocolate fragrance – especially as it’s calorie free!

Don’t forget that throughout the year many plants also have aromatic foliage, including herbs such as rosemary, sage, camomile, lemon balm and thyme, as well as scented-leaved geraniums.

These need to be positioned in such a way that you brush past them or step on them to release their scent.

Try to bear that in mind when you’re choosing new plants for the garden – don’t just be led by your eyes, use your nose too!

Wendy Warner is Manager of Thaxters Garden Centre at 49 Hunstanton Road, Dersingham PE31 6NA. Visit the website at www.thaxters.co.uk or telephone 01485 541514

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When planting summer containers and baskets, add water-retaining gel crystals to ensure compost stays moist and slow-release fertiliser to encourage strong root growth.

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Sow mixed salad leaves at regular intervals to have a constant supply throughout the summer. These can be grown in pots on the patio as well as in the garden.

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n every profession there are a few special days which set everyone’s pulses racing with anticipation. Based in King’s Lynn, Heritage Tree Specialists are lucky enough to work in an industry that offers more than its fair share of excitement, challenge and adrenalinefuelled moments, but when called on to dismantle two extremely large trees with absolute precision on one of the most renowned estates in the whole country, the company was certainly put to the test.

The task was a formidable one, and one that few companies in the area have the expert skills and experience to accept.

The work involved the dismantling of a stormdamaged oak and a decaying ash on the Holkham Estate; two age-old trees that towered over fences, a driveway, neighbouring buildings, ornamental hedging and a stunning fountain within a formal garden.

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requires a very rare level of expertise,” says Dan Ashton of Heritage Tree Specialists. “Our solution was to use a specialised crane to carefully transport large sections of the trees often weighing over two tonnes safely over the surrounding obstacles and into an adjoining paddock.”

While the tree surgeon rigging and dismantling the trees had to precisely judge the weight and balance points of each section (whilst constantly maintaining a safe position) the crane operator had to handle the machine to perfection to ensure each lift was carried out successfully before the ground staff carefully set about dismantling each section.

“Working on this scale surrounded by man-made features can be extremely complex,” says Dan, “which is why clear communication between every member of the team is essential at all times. That’s the real key to success.”

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ABOVE: The glorious setting of King’s Lynn Golf Club is a perfect location for learning a new sport, for making new friends, and for developing a healthy lifestyle in a safe and friendly environment.

It’s healthy, it’s social, and it’s a beautiful sport With the This Girl Can initiative, King’s Lynn Golf Club is encouraging more women into the sport, which offers many health and social benefits – as well as an enjoyable challenge!

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f you thought golf was just for those who have time on their hands, played in general by men or those in the older age bracket, then it’s time to think again. King’s Lynn Golf Club is leading the way in our region to dispel that thought, by being part of the campaign This Girl Can, which aims to motivate women and girls to join the sport; for health, friendship and to have fun!

This Girl Can is an initiative funded by The National Lottery and developed by

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Sport England which aims to encourage women and girls to have a go at any sport or activity they haven’t previously thought of trying. This national campaign has set its sights on getting women and girls moving, regardless of shape, size and ability.

Research has shown that fewer women than men take part in sport regularly; in fact two million fewer 1440 year olds. There are many reasons for this, but whatever the reason, King’s Lynn Golf Club is keen to encourage

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local women and girls to come along and try out golf.

King’s Lynn Golf Club is only one of a few golf clubs in the region to participate in this Women’s Golf initiative and is planning an open day on June 6th to encourage local women and girls to come along and give golf a go. The club is offering a free one-hour golfing lesson with Head PGA Professional James Weight, and with a maximum of five participants per session, James will ensure everyone has ample time to really try out the game.

The club’s Stephanie Middleton, Assistant to the General Manager, is keen to promote the open day and is enthusiastic about the benefits of the sport.

“People don’t realise it’s such a great sport,” she says. “It really has everything, from fresh air and exercise in a beautiful environment to friendship and company.”

In fact the website Get into Golf lists six important benefits of the sport; friendship, keeping active, being outdoors, keeping your bones healthy, lifestyle and competition. In these days of increasing health issues from obesity to diabetes it’s been scientifically proven that exercising outdoors helps

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ABOVE: King’s Lynn Golf Club’s Head PGA Professional James Weight helps improve the swing of one of the club’s many young members. The club’s stunning clubhouse (below) is a popular social venue that offers something for everyone – even for non-golfers.

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ABOVE: The outstanding facilities at King’s Lynn Golf Club appeal to all people of all ages – from youngsters joining the club’s weekend sessions (left) to people looking for a serious golfing challenge (top right) and those celebrating a very special occasion (bottom right).

to improve mood, stress levels and selfesteem.

Alongside promoting and encouraging golf for women and girls, King’s Lynn Golf Club is also offering junior coaching, with the aim of getting more children and young people involved. These classes are held every Saturday and Sunday, and although there’s no minimum age, James recommends children start at about four or five, as once they’re at school, they’re beginning to get used to how to behave in a group situation. Young people up to the age of 18 can sign up for these classes and there are also more advanced sessions for those juniors who already have golf handicaps.

But if playing golf isn’t actually your thing, King’s Lynn Golf Club also offers social membership. The restaurant and bar at the heart of the club building, with the beautiful patio overlooking the landscaped gardens and greens, are ideal places to meet up for a coffee or meal and (apart from the use of the course and driving range) social members have all the rights of the full paying playing members.

There are food-themed nights, bridge nights, a full social calendar, and members can also hire the Leziate Room at no extra charge for parties or events.

“We welcome everyone here.” says Stephanie. “New social members,

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juniors and more women, but it’s not just about golf – we have many other things going on here.”

For anyone new to the area or recently widowed or retired, this could be an ideal way to meet new friends and create a whole new social life. For more information on how to become a social member, please contact Stephanie on 01553 631654.

For players, the club also has up-todate facilities for all weathers. There’s a driving range with five covered bays, and Head Professional James has the use of an extra two bays when players book lessons with him. With the

additional aid of video technology, golfers can now see for themselves how good (or not!) their technique is.

The club is pleased to be part of the initiative to reach out to all ages in this new drive to welcome new members.

It’s also keen to promote the health benefits that golf – along with all other sports – can bring.

Following on from the inspirational athletes who took part in the London Olympic and Paralympic games in 2012, Sport England developed its Be Inspired initiative, to encourage more people to get off their sofas and get involved in some sort of activity. This Girl Can was a natural follow on to try to bring more women and girls into sport. The open day on June 6th is one way for those who haven’t thought about golf before to come along and have a go. It’s open for any women or girls over 16, and sessions are available throughout the day. Anyone who can’t make that date but would still like to try it should contact Stephanie, as there’ll be further additional sessions available at later dates.

To book a trial session, please contact Stephanie on 01553 631654 or email her at secretary@kingslynngc.co.uk.

For more details and information, please see the club’s website at www.kingslynngolfclub.co.uk. You can also follow the club on Facebook at kingslynngolfclub or on Twitter at @klgolfclub.

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AnimalMatters Our monthly look at the issues concerning you and your pets with Alex Dallas of the London Road Veterinary Centre...

The practice in 1966

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was given a fantastic document recently that a client had found, which was a real blast from the past!

Back in the 50’s and 60’s our outbuilding at London Road was home to the ‘West Norfolk Boarding Kennels and Beauty Parlour’ and my lovely client had found a price list from then. For a mere 5/- your dog could board at the kennels for a whole week! If you wished to contact the kennels the phone number was simply 2825 and telegrams were to be addressed to ‘Kennels, Kings Lynn’. The beauty parlour also offered some fantastic services with a ‘vermin shampoo’ at 2/6 catching my eye as a bargain! Not only that but the beauty parlour was “under the care of a London trained Kennel Maid”.

It’s amazing how in the space of sixty to seventy years the practice has grown and changed, adapting itself to the many advances in modern veterinary medicine. We display pictures in the waiting room of how the practice used to look before it was extended and modernised, many of our clients don’t recognise it as the same building!

A couple of years ago when we had the old front porch renovated and a new doorway put in we would get clients

who had been coming to see us for many years trying to get in the new window where the door used to be!

We have been looking after the pets of West Norfolk since 1933, veterinary medicine has changed beyond recognition since those times but our commitment to providing the best care possible to our patients has always remained the same.

We have and always will treat you and your pets as individuals and will tailor our care to your specific needs. Next year London Road will be celebrating it’s 75th anniversary as a veterinary practice, if anyone happens to come across any memorabilia from the past 75 years we would love to see it! We’re looking forward to celebrating this milestone anniversary with all of our patients and clients, we are proud to have been part of such a fantastic community for so long.

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History

ABOVE: A photograph taken in 1938 of 10 New Conduit Street (formerly Fransham Street) in King’s Lynn, where George Vancouver was born in 1757. The house no longer exists, but the retail quarter the site now forms part of is named after the great navigator and explorer.

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fifth most lucrative Customs office in England after London, Bristol, Liverpool and Hull.

After completing his schooling at Lynn Grammar School in the town’s Saturday Market Place, in 1771 the young George Vancouver was selected by James Burney (son of the celebrated church organist Charles) to sail with Captain Cook’s second voyage. He joined the company of HMS Resolution at Deptford on 22nd January 1772 and so commenced his distinguished naval career aged just 14½ years old.

Vancouver made such an impression on Cook that he was re-selected to go on his third and final, fatal, voyage from 1776-1779.

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George Vancouver grew up in a King’s Lynn that was still one of the most prosperous towns in England. His father worked in the Customs House as Deputy Collector of Customs for King’s Lynn, collecting the taxes due from the

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In the footsteps of Lynn’s most famous son On returning to England in October 1780 George Vancouver was called to the Admiralty to sit the examinations to become a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.

Needless to say, he passed his exams and was given his first commission just two months later on board the survey ship HMS Martin. The ship was called across the Atlantic in support of the British fleet around Jamaica, where Vancouver developed a reputation as a competent officer and “first rate maritime surveyor” and was rewarded with a series of promotions.

In 1790 the now Captain Vancouver was commissioned to lead an expedition to the disputed territory of Nootka Sound on the North West coast of North

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America – and to negotiate its sovereignty with the Spanish. At the same time, he was tasked with surveying the whole coastline from California to Alaska and establishing whether the Northwest Passage existed. His two ships, HMS Chatham and HMS Discovery, sailed from Deptford in January 1791. The route took Vancouver’s expedition south along the west coast of Africa, around the Cape of Good Hope, across the Southern Indian Ocean and along the southern coast of Australia.

The journey time was so long that his explorations and mapping of the coastline didn’t commence until over a year later. They continued until the winter of 1792 when Vancouver went to Nootka Sound to meet with his Spanish counterpart, Senor Don Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, to negotiate over the future of the disputed territories. The meetings were affable and the two men became friends, even though they couldn’t agree on sovereignty. Eventually they agreed to the name “Quadra Vancouver Island”. It was only later, through the domination of the British in the region, that the word Quadra was dropped.

For the next two years, Vancouver’s ships continued their surveying, mapping and naming duties along the North West American coast. Around 150 American and Canadian place names, many reflecting his home county of Norfolk and his family and friends, were chosen by Vancouver and are still in use today.

His meticulous surveys established that the legendary North West Passage that was believed to provide a short-cut trade route through North America to

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A step-by-step way of exploring the heritage of King’s Lynn...

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MONDAY EVENING WALKS 5th June (7pm) Darker Side of Lynn with Edith Reeves 12th June (7pm) South Lynn with Richard Morley 19th June (7pm) North End with Pat Fysh 26th June (7pm) Historic Lynn with Vic Saunders RESTAURANT WALKS A historic walk and talk, together with a twocourse lunch or dinner. The price includes a £5 donation to support King’s Lynn heritage organisations.

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Russia, China and East Asia did not exist.

Vancouver’s survey work was so accurate and detailed that his maps remained in wide usage well into the 20th century.

On 24th August 1794 Vancouver’s ships left Port Conclusion in Alaska to commence the long journey home via South America, around Cape Horn and across the Atlantic – and it wasn’t until September 1795 that Vancouver finally landed on British shores.

Captain Vancouver’s crew numbered over 180 men. They were at sea for over four and a half years, sailing over 60,000 miles. Only six men died during the voyage, a mortality rate that would not have been improved had all the men remained in England for the duration of the voyage, demonstrating the efforts Vancouver must have made to care for his men.

Despite his achievements, Vancouver’s later years were blighted by a dispute with the aristocratic Pitt family. Thomas Pitt, later Lord Camelford, had been beaten for insubordination by Vancouver and sent home in disgrace while serving as a midshipman. He was determined to destroy his captain’s reputation amongst his high-ranking friends and relatives, including his cousin the Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger.

The stress of dealing with this violent bullying man, which included having to fend off a physical attack in London’s Conduit Street (an incident reported in the press by way of a caricature cartoon entitled The Caneing in Conduit Street) contributed to Vancouver’s early death in 1798 aged just 40. He is buried in a modest grave at Petersham near

Richmond on Thames.

Thomas Pitt went on to achieve further notoriety and was to be dubbed in the press as The Half Mad Lord. He died in 1804 aged just 29 following a dispute over a high-class prostitute led him to challenge his rival to a duel. The challenge was accepted and Pitt lost – he was shot dead!

As a final ironic act of indignity, the name of the street in King’s Lynn that the Vancouvers’ house was on was originally Fransham Street. This was later changed to New Conduit Street, perhaps inadvertently (or not!) invoking memories of the assault on Conduit Street in London.

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West Norfolk: Then and Now

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FARES...

This picture of the lovely Grade I listed Hampton Court on Nelson Street in King’s Lynn was sent to us by KL magazine reader Matthew Ritchie. At the time (1935) the sign above the building read G.A. Baker, Undertaker.

Thanks to the work of Mrs EA Lane and

the King’s Lynn Preservation Trust, the building (which dates back to the 14th century) looks at lot better than when preservation started in the 1950s.

You can enjoy thousands of images of Norfolk’s history on the website at www.picture.norfolk.gov.uk or by visiting the Norfolk Heritage Centre at

the Millennium Library, The Forum, Norwich (or your local studies library).

We’ll be taking another look back in time at the local area next month.

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It doesn’t matter whether you’re headed to a festival or a beach, the weather’s not the only thing that’s brightening up as the summer approaches.

Vibrant colours, bold designs, floral prints and breezy fabrics are the order of the day - and our local boutiques are ready to make the most of the season...

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Brighten your days with a little touch of relish...

Treat your personal style to great designs, quirky ideas and plenty of fun! ulie Mace first started out in business by selling her handmade pieces of jewellery at local craft shows and fairs – but today she’ll happily satisfy your taste for the unusual with everything from a Beatles-inspired rucksack to a notebook that’s a perfect replica of a 1950s pulp fiction novel.

Sunglasses and hats for the beach, cufflinks containing tiny roulette wheels, painting-by-numbers make up bags... if you’re looking for something eyecatching, something with a sense of humour or something with bags of style (or even all three!) there’s a good chance Julie’s got exactly what you’re looking for.

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to Burnham Deepdale in 2009, her store is packed with a world of fabulous items with one thing in common – their sense of adventure adds heavily to their practical function.

“Relish is a store that appeals to people who don’t always take life too seriously,” says Julie.

“We’re in a relaxed part of the world popular with locals and visitors, with leisure and fun high on the agenda. People don’t necessarily come here looking for essential purchases – they come for little things to brighten their day!”

Julie sources her products from all over the world – from India, Thailand, Bali, Latin America, Poland, Italy and Japan – but some of her favourite and most popular items come from a lot closer to home. “I love the work of modern British designers,” she says. “They can tend towards the irreverent and dream up things that are tongue-in-cheek. After all, who else would think of making a handbag in the shape of a custard cream?”

From jewellery to fashion, from stationery to makeup, if you’re looking for an unusual and light-hearted way to spice up your life, all you need is a little touch of Relish.

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ABOVE: Half footwear and half works of art, the work of Emily Jupp is attracting interest from everyone from Jodie Marsh to Kylie Minogue

The shoes taking a step into the world of art...

She started life by being abandoned on a bus and two years ago won the Footwear Designer of the Year Award. Clare Bee meets a young woman taking big strides in the fashion world

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mily Jupp’s story is almost the stuff of fairy tales; as a baby, she was abandoned on a bus in Kingston, Jamaica, adopted by a British couple, and later lived in Bangladesh before moving to England where she studied drama and opera. Along the way she appeared on The Voice on television, but realising her true passion was shoes and being of a creative nature, she set about painting and creating a pair of shoes, posted the picture on Twitter, and hey presto (almost!), she has taken

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the shoe world by storm.

Milly (as Emily likes to be called), the woman behind Milly J Shoes, however, is a level-headed hard-working woman who’s come a long way to realise her dream of running her own creative business. Her shop All About Shoes only opened at the beginning of this year, but is already causing quite a buzz in the industry.

“This has all happened in such a short space of time,” she says, obviously delighted at the interest she’s creating.

“I just needed to knuckle down and do

something for myself.”

Although Milly has only recently settled in Norfolk, it’s a special place for her, as her grandparents had homes here and her mother has recently moved to live nearby. She also attended Norwich City College at the age of 21, so is comfortable and familiar with the area.

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England where she studied opera and drama. As a jobbing actor, she mostly appeared in musicals, but as a young black woman felt she was becoming stereotyped and started to become more and more disillusioned with the performing arts.

Then five years ago, her brother Dan, himself a highly talented artist, sculptor and cartoonist, took his own life, and his death caused Milly to start to reevaluate her own.

“I wanted to create something in his memory,” says Milly, “but something positive which I could give back to the community. It was the right moment to try something completely different.”

By chance she started painting and decorating a pair of plain shoes she happened to have, and feeling rather pleased with the result, posted a picture on Twitter. The reception was phenomenal, with former model Jodie Marsh contacting her and inviting her to her home.

Milly made her a pair of shoes which she wore on ITV’s This Morning, and Milly’s business began to take off.

At the time, Milly was making all her creations at her kitchen table, inventing her own designs, but increasingly, as

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she began to become well known, individually creating commissions for customers.

She was still continuing her love of singing and in 2014, decided to apply to appear on The Voice.

“I thought it would be a great experience, and I may as well go for it!” she says, and in fact did very well. After getting through eight preliminary rounds, she went on to appear in a live show, and created quite a stir when she wore some of her own orange shoes.

Although she didn’t get any further, Kylie Minogue, who at the time was one of the judges on the show, noticed her shoes and asked Milly to make her a pair. She created a chocolate pair (not real chocolate!) for Kylie, which of course gave her even more publicity.

Although many of Milly’s fabulous creations are specially commissioned and tailored for customers, she also wants her shoes to be available for everyone to buy and wear. She has created a limited range of themed ready-to-buy shoes, some starting from as little as £30, and also offers shoe-related gifts and accessories.

Her new shop All About Shoes is situated in The Lanes on St Benedict’s

Street in Norwich and is a haven (and heaven!) for shoe lovers. She is lucky that her Mum comes in to help her two days a week, but apart from that it’s just Milly running her shop and making her shoes.

“It’s completely me, designing and creating the shoes,” she says. “I know a lot of my customers appreciate the handmade touch and knowing who’s created them.”

Milly was also delighted when she was recently contacted by the owners of The Tannery in Norwich (a well known shop selling fine leather goods) and asked if she would like to display her shoes, accessories and clips in the shop – naturally the answer was a resounding yes!

With endorsements and commissions from many well known celebrities, Milly has become widely recognised in her industry, and has won many awards, including the prestigious Footwear Designer of the Year in the Footwear Industry Awards (2015) and the Theo Paphitis Small Business Award Winner (2012 and 2015). She has also been a finalist in a host of other awards and has featured in many publications and radio programmes.

In addition to her work, Milly is keen to give back to her community and encourage and inspire young people to have a go at something. She was both the Inspirational Speaker for Schools and also Inspiring the Future speaker for 2016. She particularly wants to show people that you don’t necessarily need a business background – with a good idea and the right support and encouragement, you can make a success, just as she has done. Creative step by creative step.

For more details on Milly and her amazing footwear, please see her website at www.millyjshoes.co.uk

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Serves: 4-6 INGREDIENTS 2kg piece of unrolled brisket 1 large onion, sliced 400ml lager BBQ rub 2 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp cumin 1tsp garlic powder 1tsp cayenne pepper 2 tsp brown sugar 2tsp dried thyme 1 tsp allspice 1 tsp salt 1 tsp black cracked pepper BBQ glaze 1 tbsp sunflower oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 250ml tomato ketchup 75ml Worcestershire sauce 2 tbsp honey 35ml cider vinegar 1tsp cayenne pepper 3 cloves of garlic, crushed 1 tsp of smoked paprika 1tsp of English mustard powder 1 tsp of salt KLmagazine June 2017

BBQ Brisket METHOD 1 Preheat oven to 150°c/gas mark 2.

2 Mix all the BBQ rub ingredients together, then rub well all over the brisket. In an ovenproof dish add the sliced onion and pour over the beer.

Place the beef on top, cover the dish with foil and cook in the preheated oven for 3 hours.

3 Meanwhile make the BBQ glaze. Heat the oil in a pan and lightly fry the onion until soft. Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Once cooked add to a blender and mix until you have a smooth sauce.

4 When the brisket has cooked for 3 hours remove the foil and brush over half the glaze. Cover with foil and cook for a further 1 – 1 ½ hours. The meat should be really tender when you push it with a fork. Remove from the oven and allow to cool, but don’t put in the fridge.

5 Fire up the BBQ. When hot, place the brisket on the BBQ, brushing it with the leftover glaze, turning occasionally until it is heated through and has a good colour. Place to one side and allow to rest for a few minutes before serving.

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Plaice, Girolles, White Beans, Salsify, Nuts & Seeds Serves: 4 For the nuts and seeds 10g whole almond 10g peeled pistachio 10g macadamia nut 1g fennel seeds 1g pumpkin seeds 1g sunflower seeds 1g poppy seeds 1g maldon salt Toast all the ingredients in an oven at 180°c until the nuts start to colour, allow to cool, then chop in a food processor or by hand.

For the salsify 2 sticks of salsify ½ a lemon 100g butter 300ml water Squeeze the lemon juice into the water. Peel the salsify with a potato peeler, cut into 2 inch pieces and immediately put in the water.

Heat a frying pan on a medium heat, add a little vegetable oil, remove the salsify from the water and fry on a low heat, when they start to colour add 10g of butter, when the butter stops bubbling add a little more, continue until the salsify is coloured and soft in the middle.

Season with table salt.

1 tbsp of finely diced shallot 120ml white wine 250ml cream 50g butter 1 wedge of lemon Heat a large frying pan on a high heat until it starts to smoke, add a little vegetable oil, followed by the mushrooms and sauté until starting to colour, add the butter and shallots and continue to cook, add the beans, add the wine and reduce by half, add the cream and simmer gently on a lower heat, again reduce by half and season with lemon juice and salt.

For the plaice 4 x 180g Skinned plaice fillet (best taken off the largest fish possible) 1 tbsp extra virgin rapeseed oil Pinch of Maldon salt 1 lemon wedge Add a little of the oil to a baking tray add the fillets of fish and a little more oil, cook gently under a grill on a medium heat, the timing will depend on the thickness of the fish, but they are ready when slightly firmed up and the center is only just looking cooked, about 4-8 minutes, when ready season with salt and a little lemon juice and serve immediately.

For the mushrooms and white beans 1 Small tin of cannellini beans 180g girolle mushrooms, washed

Recipe by Eric Snaith Head Chef/Owner at Titchwell Manor

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Celebrating 15 years of superb Chinese cuisine...

It’s a big year for the Pearl River, as the restaurant takes food to a new level

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n the Chinese zodiac 2017 is the Year of the Rooster, and people born under the sign are said to be talented, courageous and attractive; and they typically add a lively touch of charm to any social gathering. It’s rather fitting, then, that 2017 is also the year that sees the Pearl River restaurant in King’s Lynn celebrate its 15th anniversary.

Since 2002, Philip Wong and his wife Amy have transformed the former Kennedy’s pub into a modern Chinese restaurant that remains true to its traditional Cantonese roots – but does with a huge amount of style and class.

Much the same could be said of the Pearl River’s food. All the sauces are homemade (and you really can taste the difference), the brilliant buffet menu is made to order, freshly cooked and brought to your table, and the a la carte menu is packed with wonderful ideas, KLmagazine June 2017

clever touches and exciting new flavours to discover.

“Over the last 15 years, people have become a lot more knowledgeable about Chinese food,” says Philip. “They’ve raised their expectations and they expect more authenticity, which has been good for us because it’s enabled us to serve Chinese dishes the way they’re supposed to be served.”

To celebrate this anniversary year, the Pearl River is holding monthly draws with the prize of a month’s free dining, and this month sees the start of the restaurant’s Grand Prize Draw, with an entry for every £50 spent in the restaurant. In December, the lucky winner will have the difficult choice of choosing between a return flights for two to Hong Kong or a year’s worth of free dining at the Pearl River (please see online for terms and conditions).

And as for the future and the next 15

years, Philip’s in no doubt in which direction the Pearl River is flowing.

“We’ll keep doing what we’ve always done and what we’re so good at,” he says.

“Treating our customers to authentic Chinese cuisine in a relaxing and friendly setting.”

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Smoked Haddock Scotch Egg Serves: 2 INGREDIENTS 3 eggs, use one as egg wash 75g plain flour 75g bread crumbs 150g smoked haddock, skinned 1 tbsp chives, chopped ½ lemon, juiced Salt to season

METHOD 1 Bring a pan of water to a gentle boil, cook two of the eggs for 5 minutes, then place in ice water to cool. Peel carefully and set aside on kitchen paper to remove excess moisture.

2 Place the raw smoked haddock in a food processor with a splash of lemon juice, salt to season and the chopped chives. Pulsate to form a paste.

3 Press the paste between your hands to roughly 3mm thickness and then wrap this around the soft boiled egg.

4 Coat the soft boiled eggs in the flour, then dip into the remaining egg. Remove with a slotted spoon and then roll in the breadcrumbs.

5 Deep fry the Scotch egg for around 3minutes until golden. As the haddock around the egg is so thin, it will not need to go in the oven, keeping the yolk runny.

6 Slice in half and enjoy while still warm.

Recipe by Trevor Clark Head Chef at Duke’s Head Hotel 5-6 Tuesday Market Place, King's Lynn PE30 1JS Tel: 01553 774996 Web: www.dukesheadhotel.com KLmagazine June 2017

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Cranberry & White Chocolate Biscuits INGREDIENTS 225g unsalted butter 100g caster sugar 300g self-raising flour 75g dried cranberries 50g white chocolate drops

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METHOD 1 Preheat the oven to 180°c/350°f fan/gas 4.

the biscuits when sliced. Place on a piece of baking parchment and wrap dough twisting the ends to tighten the roll. Place in the freezer until required (up to 3 months) When ready to use remove from freezer and defrost in fridge overnight – then proceed to step 8.

2 With an electric whisk, beat together the butter and sugar until pale and creamy.

3 Sieve the flour and stir into the mixture.

7 If making straight away using your hands, roll the dough into golf-sized balls and lightly press each one flat.

4 Add the dried cranberries and the white chocolate drops.

8 Place on to a greased baking sheet, making sure they are spaced slightly apart.

5 Mix until you have a smooth dough, with the only lumps being the chocolate and cranberries.

6 If you want to store the dough for future use roll to about 6-8 inches long depending on how big you will want

9 Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden.

Remove from the oven and leave to cool on the tray, and enjoy!

Recipe by Church Farm Tea Room Stow Bardolph, Downham Market PE34 3HT Tel: 01366 382162 Web: www.churchfarmstowbardolph.co.uk KLmagazine June 2017

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“As a farming family we appreciate the importance of knowing where our food comes from. at’s why we’re passionate about using the finest ingredients possible in all our products...”

– Simon Dann Dann’s Ice Cream

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ABOVE: Simon Dann (centre) enjoys one of the luxury lollies produced on his family’s farm in North Tuddenham with the help of chef James Smith (left) and a hard-working herd of Holstein Friesians.

The natural local treat that’s udderly delicious Diversification has become vital for the survival of many farming families over the past few years, and for many it’s a natural step.

Sylvia Steele enjoys a taste of Dann’s luxurious Norfolk ice cream

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arrow lanes lead via acres of pastureland on the outskirts of North Tuddenham to a timehonoured Norfolk farm; a mixed farm of some 730 acres that’s been called ‘the farm that has everything.’ In the capable hands of four generations of the Dann family, Pound Farm, with its diverse range of crops, herd of Holstein Friesian cows and two flocks of Dekalb poultry, is where Simon Dann was born, grew up, and honed his farming skills from his late father.

At a time when the word ‘diversification’ is on the lips of many

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farmers and milk prices are spiralling downwards, Simon’s never lost faith in his heritage – and Pound Farm has become more automated with investment into the future of the dairy.

Simon’s son Alex now manages the day-to-day herd, which has increased from 180 to 400 cows with twice a day milking in a new fully automated parlour.

“I’m optimistic the milk job will come right eventually,” says Simon, “but whether that’s in nine months, three years or seven years I don’t know. In the meantime, we’ve had to diversify.”

So what’s the magic ingredient that’s brought some 21st century impact to

the farm? Simon takes the lead on a short walk from the dairy and poultry sites to a converted farm building.

“This is where it all began,” he says.

“This is where we create ice cream heaven.”

The decision to diversify had already been made when, in 2008, an advertisement by the Dutch company Farmhouse Ice Cream inspired Simon to take the idea on board.

“We had the cream, the milk and the eggs,” he says, “so making our own ice cream seemed to be a natural step for us to take. It seemed to tick all the right boxes.” Simon says. The Dutch company supplied the technology and

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machinery, and with assistance from a Rural Enterprise Scheme grant a redundant brick barn was converted to a production room with a walk-in chiller, freezer, small shop, office and storeroom.

The Rural Enterprise Scheme is part of the England Rural Development Programme and provides assistance in many ways to increase productivity or create/safeguard jobs, its primary aim being to help farmers adapt to changing markets.

In 2007, Dann’s Farm Ice Cream became operational, and Simon’s happy to discuss Pound Farm’s new venture.

“My family have been milking cows on this land for seventy years,” he says.

“Producing milk is hard work, but since making ice cream from it our production has grown from 5,000 litres in the first year to 30,000 litres. I thought we’d be supplying a few 500ml tubs to Norfolk farm shops –how wrong I was! We were soon having to look at finding other outlets.”

However, despite 10% of the farm’s turnover now being in ice cream, running a mixed farm demands a wide range of skills and a constant eye on the viability of each enterprise.

“Over the past few years we’ve gone through a total re-branding exercise,” says Simon. “The latest move for Dann’s Ice Cream is the introduction of a range of ice lollies, which has meant using natural sugars and real fruit we buy in from local farms.”

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investment in new machinery and equipment, and the highly-trained chef James Smith was recruited to develop the new product alongside the varied selection of ice cream flavours.

The team at Dann’s are spearheading this venture, taking it to outdoor events such as festivals, and Dann’s Ice Cream cart is being promoted for wedding receptions and special functions where it can be adapted to whatever theme is required.

“We’ve been supplying East of England Co-op stores with our luxury ice cream and lollies since 2016 and are delighted our products are so popular,” says Simon. “It’s the use of real fruit that makes us different to other ice lolly manufacturers. Ours are subtly blended

for a more intense flavour – but they’re certainly not overpowering.”

This popularity has also led to the expansion of their Diddy Danns (little luxury lollies) range of Milk and Honey, Strawberry, Chocolate and Lemonade; joining the ranks of the already popular lollies of Rhubarb and Custard, Apple and Blackcurrant, Strawberries and Cream, Raspberry and Lime and Elderflower, all using natural sugars and real fruit.

In 2012, Pound Farm took part for the first time in the Open Farm Sunday event arranged by LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming).

“This was one of the highlights of our year,” says Simon, “with demonstrations in sheep shearing, sausage-making, milking, tractor rides and, of course, ice-cream making. I expected about 200 people and was amazed when 600 came to see us. The following year we had 2,000 visitors!”

It’s a brilliant way of engaging people with one of Norfolk’s oldest industries, and Simon’s hoping to extend it to educational visits for schools and young people in the future.

Not only has Dann’s Farm Ice Cream proved a success for Pound Farm itself; it’s also provided two new full-time positions in the business.

“I like to employ a team who come from local farming families,” says Simon. “It’s one of the best ways of supporting our local community and economy and ensuring it has a future.”

That’s Simon Dann’s view of farming in the 21st century. It’s an optimistic one that’s not so different, perhaps, from that of his ancestors.

For more information on Dann’s Ice Cream and details of local stockists, please visit the website at www.dannsfarm.co.uk

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ABOVE : An 18th century English postcard featuring John Smith with his personal motto vincere est vivere (to conquer is to live) and Pocahontas as she looked following her marriage to Heacham’s John Rolfe. Opposite is an idealised statue of the Indian princess in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Tracing the Norfolk links of an Indian princess She’s the most famous American Indian woman and is featured everywhere from the Capitol Building in Washington to the village sign in Heacham. Clare Bee looks at the story of Pocahontas...

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he story of Pocahontas is one that’s familiar to most children, either from the 1995 Disney film or from storybooks, but what many may not be aware of is that Pocahontas was a real life Indian princess who married an Englishman from Heacham.

This year marks the 400th anniversary of her death at the tender age of 22, and her story, although surrounded by many myths and legends, is a truly fascinating tale. It’s a tale of how a young Indian princess saved the life of an Englishman, later married another one, converted to Christianity, travelled to England, and was accepted into polite English society.

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met explorer Captain John Smith, whose ship arrived on the coast of Virginia, USA looking for suitable sites to colonise and settle – it was less than a year since the first permanent English settlement had been founded in the area.

Sailing up a river the English named James River after their king, they came to a low-lying peninsula which they called Jamestown. The English put down their roots here, building a fort and establishing a colony within it. The local Indians, however, were wary of these incomers and John Smith, as leader of the group, was soon captured

by Chief Powhatan, a Chesapeake tribal Indian chief, whose powers extended over the vast lands the tribe inhabited.

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As the favoured child of Chief Powhatan, Pocahontas’ actions not only saved Smith from certain death but also helped to bring about a period of goodwill between the settlers and the natives.

John Smith’s luck didn’t hold out for long, however. Soon after this he suffered severe burns from an explosion of gunpowder in his canoe, and sailed back to England for treatment, since there was no surgeon in Jamestown.

In the following years, more ships set sail from England to the New World, taking more people to start a new life there and it seems no more was heard of Pocahontas until about 1613, when she was lured on board one of the ships and held as ransom to encourage peace negotiations with her father’s tribe.

Initially her father refused, and Pocahontas was taken to Jamestown and placed under the care of the Reverend Alexander Whitaker. Here she learned English, was taught how to dress and behave like a lady, and received religious instruction, leading her to openly accept the Christian faith.

She was baptised and given the name Rebecca.

At the same time, a certain John Rolfe (who was originally from Heacham) was bringing supplies to the settlers together with his wife and daughter. Following a devastating hurricane off Bermuda and the death of his family, Rolfe eventually reached Virginia, where he set about establishing himself as a tobacco farmer.

Rolfe and Pocahontas met, fell in love and were given consent to marry, to the delight of the Virginia Company of London who had funded the settling of Jamestown. They could see the advantage of the favourite daughter of a powerful Indian chief marrying an Englishman and how it could help bring about peace between the two nations.

The then Bishop of London, Dr John King, was among those who wanted to introduce Christianity into the New World and welcomed this chance to convert the ‘savages’.

Following the birth of their son Thomas, the Rolfes decided to travel to England, where Pocahontas (now known as Lady Rebecca Rolfe) would be presented to English society as example of the ‘civilised savage’.

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ABOVE: A fanciful 1874 lithograph of Pocahontas saving the life of John Smith by Victor Nehlig. Below is the meticulously-researched portrait of Pocahontas by Mary Ellen Howe painted in 1994. Taking six years to produce, it’s believed to be the most accurate portrait of Pocahontas that can now be painted.

Legend has it that their ship hit bad weather and was forced to land in Plymouth, with the family staying the night at a local inn at Indian Queens, a small village en route to London.

There’s very little evidence that Pocahontas stayed there, and the village’s name could well refer to Victoria, Queen of India – but it does help a good story!

In London, Pocahontas was much feted and reputedly mingled with royalty and society. She and Rolfe were invited to the Twelfth Night performance of Ben Jonson’s masque The Vision of Delight at the Banqueting House in Whitehall, where they were allegedly received by King James I and Queen Anne.

Legend also has it that Pocahontas visited her husband’s home village of Heacham with her husband, and is believed to have planted a mulberry tree in the grounds of Heacham Manor, the Rolfe family home.

Although again there’s no concrete evidence to support this, experts are currently looking for links between the Heacham Manor tree and three other ancient mulberry trees in Narford, Buckingham Palace and Syon House in London. It’s thought Pocahontas may have collected seed from one of the three other trees (most probably Syon House) to plant in Heacham.

If this turns out to be true, and there is indeed a connection, it could confirm the story, albeit circumstantially.

After spending 10 months in England the Rolfe family prepared to return to America, as John had been appointed Secretary and Recorder General of the Virginia Company. As they were about to set sail, however, Pocahontas was

taken seriously ill – possibly with TB – and died in Gravesend on March 21st 1617, being buried in the town’s church of St George’s.

John Rolfe returned alone to Virginia, realising his small son was too ill to survive the voyage back, and leaving him with his uncle Henry to be brought up in Plymouth. John Rolfe himself died in 1622, never returning to England or seeing his son again.

It’s a fascinating story, and one whose true origins will probably never be fully known. Its local links may be a bit tenuous, but the pair’s descendants survive to this day – their son Thomas later tavelled to Virginia and married a local girl. 400 years later, Pocahontas still adorns the Heacham village sign and local people are proud that the story of the Indian princess plays a part in their cultural heritage.

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Letting Better Our monthly round up of the latest news and legislation concerning Landlords and Tenants in the private rented sector with Edmonton Estates Director Damien Simone

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QUI CK FAC TS Section 21 Notices can no longer be served within 4 months of the tenancy commencing.

What happened to 2 months’ notice?

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ection 21 of the Housing Act 1988 was one of the most significant alterations made to the property rental market as it introduced the right for landlords to conclude a tenancy and regain possession of their property purely on the basis of having correctly served the required notice. The introduction of this legislation and the subsequent creation of mortgage lending specifically for the Buy-To-Let market is what started to present property letting as a more accessible and safe investment.

Summarised simply; if you bought a property and let it out but then found your circumstances changed you could end the tenancy by simply providing your tenants with 2 months’ notice to leave.

A lot of landlords are under the impression that this is still the case and are unaware of the choir of subtle little provisos that the Government has been quietly attaching during the past 18 months to what was formerly a perfectly functional piece of legislation.

Here is a run-down of the latest updates that you may not be aware of: The “How to Rent” Leaflet – Prior to a tenancy commencing you must first issue the tenants with a copy of the government produced leaflet explaining how to rent a property in the UK. Even though 60% of the leaflet relates to things that the tenants should do before even arranging a viewing new legislation means that if a landlord has not provided this to the tenants at the start (and have proof) a Section 21 Notice will be deemed invalid.

Energy Performance Certificate – For many years now it has been a requirement to have an EPC before letting a property, but you also need to provide a copy to the tenants in advance of them committing to the tenancy. It is also a condition that the EPC must be both current and have been passed to the tenant to validate a Section 21 Notice.

There is a new Notice – For all tenancies commencing after 1st October 2015 there is a new type of

Section 21 Notice that must be used if the Landlord wishes to conclude the tenancy. This is titled Form 6A, and none of the prior styles of Notice can be submitted in its place as they will be rejected at Court.

Repairs – If you find that your tenant is a persistent complainant or late payer and feel that it is time to end the tenancy you need to ensure that any repairs that they may have reported have been dealt with sufficiently. If you cannot demonstrate this then your tenant can attempt to block your Notice on the grounds of Retaliatory Eviction which is a defence that was created in the Deregulation Act that creates several caveats on a landlord if they are found to be in breach including preventing you from reletting the property again for up to 6 months.

If you are a landlord who would like to learn more about the recent and future changes to Section 21 Notices raised in this month’s article please contact our office for further advice.

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PICTURES: JOHN HURST

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ABOVE: The diversity of Norfolk’s coastline, as captured by John Hurst in his new book On My Way, which includes walks around Happisburgh (above) and Titchwell Marsh (opposite)

The beauty of Norfolk on foot and by brush...

Norfolk’s coastal walks have never been more popular, and it’s a subject long favoured by artists. KL magazine talks to John Hurst, whose latest book combines the two pleasures to stunning effect

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ohn Hurst’s long association with North Norfolk started with his first watercolour field trip as a young college student in Lincolnshire. From Gibraltar Point, he was astounded by the vast skies and endless creeks and was intrigued by the distant shimmer of Hunstanton across the Wash.

Visiting the ‘other side’ in the early 1970s took John to Blakeney Point, and the young artist was captivated by the ever-changing colour palette, the wealth of coastal birds, and the landscape that seemed designed for watercolours. He vowed to visit Norfolk as often possible, a vow that resulted in a permanent move in 2005.

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John’s life as artist has seen him do everything from working as an art advisor in small rural schools to exhibiting at the Abbot and Holder gallery in Bloomsbury. A collection of paintings was acquired by The World Methodist Council in North Carolina, USA and he’s also painted a number of country estates and gardens as private heritage books. John published John Wesley: A Pictorial Journey in 2003 and a beautiful collection of paintings as Norfolk Coastal Colours in 2010.

His latest book – On My Way – is a somewhat unusual cross between art book and walking guide, featuring some of John’s favourite coastal walks together with a collection of paintings

of the views they offer and is introduced with a foreword by a certain Sir Ian Botham.

Nor that Sir Ian, surely?

“I met Ian in the mid-1970s when I discovered he was the man who’d just moved in next door and was pulling our bramble hedge about!” says John.

“Since then we’ve become good friends and I’ve painted his portrait for a first day benefit year cover, illustrated three of his educational leukaemia walks books and other subjects on his behalf, accompanied him on a variety of walks and England matches. It was only natural that a book of my favourite Norfolk coastal walks with a pledge to support a national leukaemia

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ABOVE: John Hurst with Sir Ian Botham OBE, who’s written the foreword to John’s new books – the two have been friends since they became neighbours in the mid-1970s

foundation could only have the foreword written by Beefy.”

The genesis of John’s new book was his hugely-popular Norfolk Coastal Colours in 2010. Designed as a coffee table book, it was a reasonably weighty tome, and John was asked if a ‘lighter version’ existed.

“I immediately thought of the classic Wainwright’s illustrated guides for walkers in the Lake District and decided to do a Norfolk version,” he says.

“The idea ran away with me a little and on completion the book far surpassed my original brief!”

Choosing some of his favourite walks that represented the diversity of Norfolk’s coastal landscape from Holme in the west to Winterton in the east, John painted some of the most stunning views – and decided to mark his artistic viewpoint on the hand-drawn maps accompanying the walks.

“I thought that would be an interesting way of encouraging visitors, photographers, birdwatchers and fellow artists to use this system to re-trace my steps and to seek out the viewpoints for themselves,” he says.

John’s paintings of Norfolk’s coastal birds are particularly striking and finelydetailed, and it suggests the artist has more than a passing interest in them.

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“I do apologise in the introduction to the book that my passion for birdwatching sometimes got in the way,” he says. “But in fact, reference to birds emphasises the seasonal elements of each walk. Who couldn’t be stirred by lines of pink footed geese on an October dawn or an April swallow skimming over the sea bank, heralding the first days of Spring?”

As a veteran walker along the Norfolk coast it’s tempting to ask John for his personal favourite walk.

“It’s from Cockthorpe near Langham, passing around Stiffkey water meadows, along the coastal path to Morston and then up the hill over Langham airfield,” he says.

“There are so many delights on this walk, from the rolling topography to the different habitats with their diverse wildlife. In spring it’s a real joy to be able to walk among ewes with their newly-born lambs.”

But don’t think that John Hurst is a walker who just happens to paint. At heart, he’s a true artist.

“Painting has been my life for so long that it will always be my greatest pleasure,” he says. “If I’m away or unable to paint for any length of time, there’s a large part of my cognitive processes missing from each day.”

At the moment, John is preparing for a large estate study next month, and is currently working on a collection of new paintings for his annual Autumn exhibitions in Blakeney. These will be held in the St Nicholas Church Rooms on the quay from 2nd-8th September and 14th-20th October.

He will, of course, also be enjoying his walking and birdwatching – but will that be with a view to sequel? On My Way Back perhaps?

“I haven’t got a sequel planned,” he says, “but I am interested in doing some King’s Lynn street studies if a suitable opportunity allowed. I’m fascinated by the town’s glorious waterfront architecture.”

Copies of On My Way can be ordered online from John’s website at www.marshlandarts.co.uk and will be available at his Autumn shows in Blakeney.

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PICTURES: KIFFY STAINER-HUTCHINS & CO

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ABOVE: Hugo Platt of Kiffy Stainer-Hutchins & Co retouches the Vincent Valdre painting

An inside look at the art of art restoration...

Based on the Houghton Hall estate, a small independent studio specialises in the conservation of paintings is establishing international renown. Richard Parr talks to Kiffy Stainer-Hutchins

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o more random a selection of paintings is gathered than in the studios of the privatelyrun conservation business of Kiffy Stainer-Hutchins & Co on the Houghton Hall estate. They’re not chosen by a collector with a particular taste and they’re not put together by a curator to tell a story or illustrate an idea. Clients are as varied as the visitors to such exhibitions; likewise the paintings they bring.

A painting, being an object that endures, has what is called in the trade, a ‘life.’ Anthropomorphisation of the painting is consistent with the idea that

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a conservation studio is something like a hospital and the paintings the patients. Since paintings can’t die, a conservation studio is more like a health spa for artworks, where they come to be cleansed and rejuvenated, ready to face the world again feeling and looking their best. Discretion is vital. No one should know they have needed this intimate intervention.

At times, it also feels like the studiospa is in a train station. The passengers (paintings) rush through on their way to somewhere more important, such as an exhibition, and don’t take the time to acknowledge one another. At any one time various paintings may arrive in the

studio together, but Emma Boyce, one of Kiffy Stainer-Hutchins’ leading paintings conservators says, “after a while there have been so many they begin to dance around in the memory: was Mr John Singer Sargent visiting at the same time as Mr Quentin Metsys, or Mr David Hockney?”

The increasingly well renowned studio at Houghton has an unique insight into the comings and goings of such a clinic.

Each member of Kiffy’s team has a particular preference for a certain type of painting, although they often like to work on something different than they would hang on their wall at home.

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Emma likes to work on panel paintings.

Failing that, small paintings. But the luxury of choice is inevitably rare in this business. The painting she worked on initially for Kiffy was a circular, almost 3m diameter ceiling canvas from Stowe School. Her next visitor-patient was a 2m tall portrait on canvas from Houghton Hall.

“Fortunately, intimacy breeds affection,” she says.

Both these paintings were owned by highly-prestigious clients, both were dated to around 1780 and bizarrely, both were accused of having an unstable wax in their paint (a claim the studio’s in-house analysis unit proved erroneous for each). Despite these superficial similarities, the paintings were strikingly different; one a mythological subject forming part of a decorative scheme, the other a portrait from life. What’s more, the state of conservation and the treatment required for each was vastly different.

The portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds could not be fully cleaned (the dangers of Sir Reynolds’ experimental technique are notorious in the trade) and Vincenzo Valdre’s vast ceiling painting required the most thorough and intimate treatment possible.

“The full Monty,” Emma says.

Damien Hirst’s butterfly painting proved a curious case for Kiffy’s senior paintings conservator Hugo Platt. With this particular patient (upon whom he is something of a specialist) he wonders whether replacing rotten and degraded real butterfly wings and body parts with matching new ones classes as paintings restoration? Such wings entail importing from aboard and tricky CITES approvals from customs officials.

Whatever the answer, invisible repairs have somehow to be done.

Recently some dogs came through the clinic. Four terriers: two on each canvas. They were painted around 1900-1910 but Nicola Evans, another of Kiffy’s paintings conservators says you might be forgiven for thinking they were far more recent, such is their modern style. These Maud Earl paintings had been punctured by dog claws – real live dogs! – and were a bit grubby, developing a white efflorescence on the paint surface. In a profession which believes the patients’ value of age is often equal to the value of original intent, they “nevertheless left looking and hopefully feeling as good as new.”

In the healing hands of the studio at present are some Scottish pictures, and the team notes the timing of things is sometimes uncanny. As they work they

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listen to radio coverage of the impending election, Brexit, and a possible repeat of the Scottish independence vote thereafter.

Consequently their bubbly and familiar chatter turns on how best to help the McNeil MacLeay, Alberto Morrocco and Edward Arthur Walton paintings from over the border. Emma has fallen deeply in love with the Walton, but says one should never become romantically involved with one’s patients. Hugo notes there is little to be done for the Morrocco, whose 28-year-old paint is sensitive to solvents and the pastel border lines on the surface must be left alone. Rob Gates, Kiffy’s frame technician, explains that neither the Morrocco or Walton have any varnish, so both will be better off when protected behind new glass.

The MacLeay, it’s believed, is commemorating a visit to Scotland by Queen Victoria, and as Kiffy looks more closely into this highland landscape, she ponders on the state of the Union and the EU and how it will affect the small and highly-specialised business she loves: like the political landscape the painting is filthy and torn and there is much to do.

Despite these temporary concerns against continuing to offer the best treatments possible to the paintings in their care, the studio at Houghton appears to be flourishing. Clients come from every social quarter with patients presenting every type of problem.

Works treated cover the 14th century to the present day, and arrive from all over East Anglia, the UK and internationally.

At any one time the team are very busy, a team whose combined and significant qualifications, skills and experience Kiffy’s says is above all her best and most valued investment.

ABOVE: Dirt being removed from McNeil MacLeay’s Scottish landscape and (below) a detail of the painting following its restoration at Kiffy Stainer-Hutchins’ studio.

ABOVE: The at Kiffy Stainer-Hutchins & Co (from left to right); Rob Gates, Nicola Evans, Kiffy Stainer-Hutchins, Emma Boyce and Hugo Platt

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PICTURES: © GEORGE RUSSELL RACING

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ABOVE: Teenage racing driver George Russell in action and (opposite) celebrating one of his 10 podium finishes to date

Life in the fast lane just got faster for George...

Lots of youngsters dream of becoming an F1 driver, but very few of those dreams come true. Richard Parr meets a local teenager who’s well on the road to becoming one of the country’s future stars

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eorge Russell’s mindset is firmly focused on the road ahead, and the teenage racing driver is a true rising star. Those in the know are already predicting the King’s Lynn-born 19-year-old is well on course to become one of Britain’s F1 stars of the future.

This is a lot more than idle speculation as well. Russell has been recently signed up by Mercedes to its junior driver programme after they were impressed with his driving skills, progress and sheer passion for the sport – and he’ll now be working alongside three-times F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton, his partner KLmagazine June 2017

Valtteri Bottas (who won the Russian Grand Prix in April) and two other junior drivers already in the F1 community.

George was the BRDC Formula 4 champion in 2014 and picked up the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Award the same season, and will be joining Sauber’s Pascal Wehrlein and Force India’s Esteban Ocon in Mercedes junior scheme.

Currently competing in the GP3 series, he attended the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November for a series of meetings (where engineers rated him highly) and he’s already begun working in the world champion team’s simulator at Brackley.

A former pupil of Wisbech Grammar

School, George is now based at Milton Keynes, and he’s really excited to be part of the Junior Programme.

“It’s really great to be part of the Junior Programme,” he says. “It’s an incredible opportunity to have the backing of the Formula 1 World Champions. I’m so proud to have been given this kind of recognition for all the hard work that’s gone into my career over the years so far.”

Although he’s only recently taken the next step in his career, it’s already having an impact.

“From my short time on the simulator, it’s clear to me that I’m working with the best people in the business,” he says. “I know they’ll help 95

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ABOVE: George Russell on the day he joined the Mercedes team – and took a step further to realising his F1 ambitions

me develop both as a driver and as a person.”

But George isn’t about to let the future get in the way of his current priorities.

“At the moment I need to get the job done over the rest of the GP3 season and I’m fully focused on that,” he says.

“But this opportunity is a huge motivation and I’m looking forward to the challenge. It should be an exciting year ahead.”

Russell will race for ART squad in GP3 – the same team that ran Ocon and Valtteri Bottas during their title-winning campaign in that series. Mercedes Motorsport boss Otto Wolf sees the championship as the perfect place to evaluate George’s progress.

“He’s shown impressive form in the junior categories and we’ve been keeping a close

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eye on him for a while now,” he says.

“It’s still early days in his career, but we see great potential in him. We’ve already seen with Esteban how effective this series can be as a training ground, so we’ll be following George’s progress with great interest.”

George has completed in the FIA Formula 3 championship for the last two seasons and scored two wins, no less than 10 podium finishes and three pole positions on his way to finishing third in the 2016 standings behind new Williams recruit Lance Stroll.

Having a place on the Mercedes junior programme is a good place to be for a driver at a similar stage in their career to Russell – and when Lewis Hamilton finally retires, British Formula 1 fans will be anxious to ensure they still have more top drivers to support in the future.

Britain has had strong representation at the top level consistently since the 1960s and with money so important to driver development, finding the next great talent is quite a challenge. But the good news for fans is that Russell is one of two highly-rated teenage talents knocking on the door of F1. His fellow McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner Lando

Norris is expected to break into the championship in the next two or three years.

As for George, who spent the early part of his life living in Tydd St Giles and at Castle Rising, he says he was strongly influenced in his early kart racing by his elder brother.

“I think that because of my elder brother’s influence it was natural for me to go into karting from a young age,” he says. “And I enjoyed it right from the start.”

He went on to be successful in the British karting as well as the European karting competitions, before his first season in the GP3 series – and thanks his parents Steve and Alison for their support of his racing ambitions.

“They always believed in me,” he says, “and to have had their support behind me has always been – to coin a phrase – a powerful driving force for me.”

As he stays on a steady course towards the heights of the sport, he remains totally focused and totally committed.

“I’m going to become a successful F1 driver,” he says. “That’s my ambition, that’s my goal, and that’s the direction in which I’m going.”

For more information and details on George’s career and to follow his progress, please see his website at www.georgerussellracing.com

KLmagazine June 2017

The Last Word

WildWestNorfolk Michael Middleton’s

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ccording to a well-respected source, Norwich City Hall is “an exemplary building of its period, completed to the highest standards of architectural integrity and individual craftsmanship,” but I must admit that I’ve always found its simplistic lines rather dull.

The Art Deco building was completed in 1938 and the design was actually the winning one of some 143 entries, so I guess it could have been worse.

Anyway, an interesting fact is that the balcony along the front of the building is the longest in the UK. What’s even more interesting is that it’s 365 feet long, which is a foot for every day of the year. Whether that’s by design or total coincidence I have no idea, but I fancy my friend Jimmy would rather the former. Jimmy has quite a respectable job and is a highly-qualified professional in a very specialised field.

The fact that he lives and works in King’s Lynn prevents me from giving any more detail about him, because I’m about to reveal his dark secret.

For Jimmy is convinced that the dimensions of the Tuesday Market Place in King’s Lynn were deliberately planned to reflect the measurements of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the last remaining wonder of the world.

Personally I think the medieval planning team who laid down the marketplace had much better things to worry about than ancient monuments in the Middle East, and to prove my point I took the opportunity to walk the square and measure it for myself.

The results were rather amazing, but I think their significance lies a lot closer to home than ancient Egypt.

The north side of the Tuesday Market Place, for instance, measures 148.5 98

feet – and 1485 is the exact year the famous Red Mount chapel on the Walks was built.

That may be a mighty coincidence, but travelling along the western side of the marketplace will take you 349 feet, and 1349 is another significant year for King’s Lynn. For in that year the Black Death visited the town, and when men went around the town shouting “bring out your dead” they took at least 50% of the population with them.

After walking along the southern side of the Tuesday Market Place (and narrowly avoiding blundering into an inconveniently placed postbox) I got the figure of 216 feet. So, did anything happen in 1216? You bet; big bad King John left King’s Lynn in a hurry, tried to take a shortcut across the Wash, and ended up losing all his ill-gotten treasures.

Completing my circuit (and not including my brief visit to the Duke’s Head Hotel for some much-needed refreshment) resulted in a trip of 386 feet. I was a little unstuck until I came across the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. For 1386 marks the birth of Nicholas of Lynn, a local man and astronomer who earned a high reputation for his scientific work (Geoffrey Chaucer was a big fan) – although his advice on synchronising medical treatment with astronomical cycles was a little off-base.

Now, before you write all this hard work off as a ludicrous waste of time (Mrs Middleton was none too impressed with the way I’d spent my Saturday) you should note the fact that the total perimeter of the Tuesday Market Place, including all the odd inches, is 1101 feet; and 1101 just so happens to be the year that St.

Margaret’s Church was founded.

At that point I was tempted to leave all this Da Vinci Code nonsense alone and clean the car, but I couldn’t stop thinking about it; and on a trip to Sandringham last month carefully counted my steps from the car park to the gates of the house and gardens.

And wouldn’t you know it? They came to exactly the same figure as my bank account’s PIN number.

It reminded me of the story that Shakespeare helped translate the 1611 edition of the King James Bible. He would have been 46 years old at the time, and if you take a look at Psalm 46 you’ll find the word ‘shake’ 46 words from the beginning and the word ‘speare’ (in the original spelling) 46 words from the end.

Yes it’s quite incredible, but not quite as incredible as the thought that someone actually took the time and trouble to work it all out. The only fly in the ointment is an early copy of the Geneva Bible, which has the words in exactly the same place – but was produced five years before Shakespeare was born. Anyway, have to dash – I’m trying to find ‘middle’ and ‘ton’ in the Book of Exodus.

KLmagazine June 2017