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Red Mount, King’s Lynn by Ian Ward
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PHOTOGRAPHY Ian Ward
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he relationship between art and the ‘real’ world is always a somewhat uneasy one, and the work of local photographer Brian Wells highlights the contrast between the two. For the past few years Brian’s been seeking out derelict and abandoned buildings across the county, documenting what he calls Forgotten Norfolk. As you can see above, the results are atmospheric, haunting images of times past; still lives in the most literal sense, provoking an emotional response in the viewer. Who’s the woman in the photograph? Who was the last person called on the telephone? Where did the Guinness ashtray (with its distinctive toucan) come from? You can read more about Brian’s fascinating project on page 110 of this month’s magazine. Elsewhere, you’ll find the ways photographs link us to our past explored in slightly different ways – in Bob Booth’s hugely-popular decalogy showing how the face of King’s Lynn has changed over the last 80 years, and in Barry Bloy’s amazing genealogical research which has traced his family tree back some 800 years. In many ways, these connections to our past help define who we are (and where we’re going), and many local people are making admirable efforts to ensure we don’t lose them. While the King’s Lynn Worfolk Boat Trust is nearing the end of a project to preserve a unique and important part of the town’s maritime history (see page 16), the small team of conservators at the National Trust’s Textile Conservation Studio in Aylsham (see page 22) is responsible for the care of a priceless national collection of almost 100,000 items. Enjoy the magazine – and we’ll see you again next month! KL MAGAZINE
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Contents
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6-13 WHAT’S ON This month’s diary of forthcoming events
60-67 FASHION The latest looks from our local boutiques
8-10 A NEW VIEW OF HOLKHAM HALL Celebrating the Estate’s agricultural heritage
70-72 LOCAL COFFEE CULTURE Enjoying a taste of Grey Seal Coffee
14 KING’S LYNN CORN EXCHANGE Forthcoming shows you won’t want to miss
74-82 FOOD AND DRINK Reviews, recipes and recommendations
16-18 RETURN OF THE BADEN POWELL Restoring a maritime treasure of King’s Lynn
80 RESTAURANT REVIEW Caley Hall Hotel in Old Hunstanton
22-24 THE FABRIC OF HISTORY... Inside the NT’s Textile Conservation Studio
84-86 THE SWEETER SIDE OF LIFE The magic of Booja-Booja chocolates
28-30 CELEBRATING 25 YEARS A profile of King’s Lynn based BSA Mouldings
90-92 WHALES, PINTS AND ARTISTS... The story of the Greenland Fishery
36-38 THE 800 YEAR OLD FAMILY STORY Barry Bloy traces his family back to 1275
100 SAMARITANS The hidden emotional costs of moving
44-46 SCULTHORPE MOOR A look at the community nature reserve
102-104 BIG SKIES OVER NORFOLK The work of local artist Nial Adams
49 YOU AND YOUR PETS With local vet Alex Dallas
106-108 THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES After 10 books, Bob Booth has called it a day
50 THEN & NOW The changing face of West Norfolk
110-112 FORGOTTEN NORFOLK The work of photographer Brian Wells
52 BARRY BLADES From the blackboard to the battlefront
114 MICHAEL MIDDLETON On the true cost of wasting food...
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80 YEARS AGO: On 10th May 1936, King’s Lynn’s original Theatre Royal on the corner of St. James Street and Tower Place burned to the ground. Opened in 1815, it had narrowly escaped destruction in 1881 when a fire broke out during a performance of Nicholas Nickleby.
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CHARITY CRICKET MATCH: WALKING WITH THE WOUNDED vs HOUGHTON INTERNATIONAL Houghton Hall, King's Lynn PE31 6UE (5pm-10pm) Enjoy a night of fantastic entertainment in the magnificent setting of Houghton Hall and watch some of the top retired cricketers and riders in the world take on our wounded veterans. Food and drink stands will be on site but you’re also welcome to bring your own picnic. Tickets are £15 per person which include a complimentary drink on arrival. For more information and to book tickets visit the website www.wwtw.org.uk or call 01263 863900.
Friday 6th
GOURMET WINE TASTING EVENING House on the Green, Ling Common Road, North Wootton PE30 3RE (6pm) House on the Green is delighted to announce their new wine supplier, Matthew Clark, is hosting a fun and interactive wine tasting evening this month, introducing you to some different grape varieties to those usually available in the supermarket. During the evening, Matthew Clark will be explaining the finer points of smelling and tasting wine, along with some notes on regions and grapes - and there'll be three reds, three whites, a rose, a sparkling and a dessert wine from their range to sample. A special three-course menu prepared by House on the Green's chef will be served at 7.30pm, each course accompanied by a 125ml glass of wine - giving you the chance to try out your new-found knowledge! Cheese and biscuits will be available afterwards in case you need to soak up a little of the wine. The price of £46 per person includes the wine tasting, meal and three glasses of wine. Additional bottles of wine will be available to buy. To book your place please call 01553 631323, and note that a non-refundable deposit of £10 will be required when booking.
Coming soon...
Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd
KING’S LYNN HANSE FESTIVAL Town Centre, King’s Lynn PE30 1HP Enjoy a packed programme of events and activities celebrating International Hanse Day and the 11th anniversary of King’s Lynn’s membership of the new Hanse. The town’s colourful maritime and trading heritage will come to life as the streets are filled with medieval characters, Marriot’s Warehouse Trust holds a History & Archeology Symposium (Saturday, 2-4pm), and the King’s Lynn Town Guides offer special (and free) Hanseatic walks (Saturday, 11am and 2pm). Don’t miss the chance to visit the spectacular tower of Clifton House (Saturday 11am-3pm and Sunday 2-4pm) – a remarkable survivor of the merchant watchtowers that used to line the quayside. King’s Staithe Square will be the hub for music throughout the weekend, and Hanse House will host a range of activities for the whole family to enjoy – including a medieval market. For more information please visit www.kingslynnhansefestival.co.uk. KLmagazine May 2016
Saturday 4th - Wednesday 8th June WALPOLE ST PETER’S FLOWER FESTIVAL & FAYRE Church Road, Walpole St Peter, Wisbech PE14 7NS (9am-5pm daily, Sunday 11:15am-5pm) Walpole St Peter’s Church hosts its 55th annual festival and fayre this year with the theme being ‘Theatres and musicals’. As well as a beautiful display of flowers there will be many stalls, demonstrations and activities including miniature ride-on railway trips, Punch and Judy shows, birds of prey and a children’s garden on a plate competition. There will also be artists showcasing their work, painting, willow weaving and a facility to trace your family history! It’s sure to be a fun-packed day not to be missed. The car park and entrance are free, for more information visit the website www.walpolestpeterchurch.org. 7
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PICTURES: HOLKHAM ESTATE
What’s On
ABOVE: Visitors to Holkham Hall enjoy the new Field to Fork exhibition, which is the centrepiece of a £4.5 million project to improve visitor facilities and highlights the central role Holkham has played in the history of British agriculture.
Time for a new look at the heritage of Holkham The completion of a multi-million pound project at Holkham Hall opens a whole new world to visitors and highlights the estate’s rich and important agricultural past, as Richard Parr discovers
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his summer, visitors to Holkham Hall, the magnificent 18th century Palladian mansion on the North Norfolk coast, will see the impressive results of a major £4.5 million investment in the estate’s facilities – which includes the transformation of the former stables and pottery buildings to create a new food and farming exhibition with seven fascinating rooms to explore. Field to Fork is the exciting and interactive exhibition and it forms the centrepiece of a new range of visitor facilities that includes an enlarged café
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and spacious shop. The development will be fully complete later this year when the former Holkham Pottery factory opens as an indoor events facility, named after the 5th Earl’s wife, Elizabeth, Countess of Leicester, who started the famous pottery in the early 1950s. The Lady Elizabeth Wing will enable the Holkham Estate to host a wide range of events from weddings and conferences to parties large and small. London-based creative design group Drinkall Dean has been responsible for the design of the new exhibition, and it’s hoped that Field to Fork will
become the focal point of the estate’s dedicated education programme, as well as engaging visitors of all ages. The display tells the fascinating story of Holkham’s unique farming history, aimed at demonstrating, in a fun and engaging way, the relationship between the land and farm production. The story of farming at Holkham is significant because it was the home of Thomas William Coke, the 1st Earl of Leicester – better-known as ‘Coke of Norfolk’ – who pioneered the principle of crop rotation and instigated the famous Holkham Sheep Shearings, the forerunner of today’s modern
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ABOVE: Visitors to Holkham Hall enjoy a break in the newly englarged and refurbished Courtyard Café. At right is a portrait of the great agricultural reformer and politician Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (affectionately known as ‘Coke of Norfolk’) by the British artist Philip Reinagle (1749-1833)
agricultural shows. The exhibition is unlike anything Holkham has done before. Through the use of audio-visuals, interactive films and historic agricultural items, it tells the fascinating, complex and interwoven stories of crop rotation, gamekeeping and conservation – and how this all contributes to the food on our plates. Celia Deeley, General Manager of Holkham Enterprises says the significance of Holkham’s outbuildings added to the responsibilities and cost of the project. “This is first and foremost a conservation project, but it’s one where we’re bringing all the buildings back into use,” she says. “We do expect an uplift in visitor numbers of course, but it’s about much more than that. These buildings are of great historic interest and they’re very expensive to maintain. Approximately half of the £4.5 million the project has cost has been spent on bringing the buildings back to where they need to be in conservation terms.” She explained that Lord and Lady Leicester had been leading the project, with support from the team at Holkham. “We’re very lucky that we have a family and board of trustees who want to invest in the Estate in this way,” says Celia, “so we’ve got something we can protect for future generations.” Celia explains that the buildings accommodating the new facilities are located within the curtilage of the
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magnificent Hall itself. “We’ve worked closely with the architects, the builders, and statutory bodies to ensure the restoration and refurbishment has been sensitively handled,” she says. The result of the work is a striking and comprehensive visitor attraction, which perfectly complements the quality of the Hall itself. Mrs Deeley said that everyone involved was looking forward to welcoming visitors to Holkham to share in the transformation of the former stables . “The interactive farming exhibition is a first for Holkham,” she says, “and will play a key role in our commitment to educating visitors about the important role Holkham has played in agriculture – both on a regional and a national scale.” A new light, airy and spacious
Courtyard Café has doubled the amount of indoor catering for visitors and will provide an elegant, relaxed atmosphere for enjoying the café’s locally produced and homemade food and drink. Another new element is the spacious gift shop that’s been created to bring together an eclectic blend of gifts and souvenirs and will extend the opportunities to showcase the work of many talented local artisans, suppliers and producers. For over 250 years, Holkham Hall has been an integral part of the Norfolk landscape – and it’s time to take a new look at its legacy. Holkham Hall is open from 12noon to 4pm on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays until October 31st. For full details and information, please see the website at www.holkham.co.uk
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IMAGES - The Ruggeds – Holland – © Belinda Lawley
Marvellous May shows! This month at the Corn Exchange features comedy, music, children’s shows and a festival of Hip Hop Dance Theatre! BREAKIN’ CONVENTION Tuesday 24th May | 6pm Breakin’ Convention is Sadler’s Wells’ ground breaking festival of hip hop dance theatre featuring a line-up of jaw-dropping performances by companies from around the world and around the corner. More than just a show – it’s an experience! Pre-show activities from 4pm include DJs, dancers, live aerosol art, MCs and freestyle sessions, taking over the building in the ultimate celebration of hip hop culture. The line-up includes three international acts including France’s Antoinette Gomis, who presents Images, an atmospheric solo inspired by the music of Nina Simone and Civil Rights. Spain’s award-winning Iron Skulls Co present the surreal Sinestesia – A dynamic work where these skilled dancers morph into post-apocalyptic survivors. World Champion Bboy crew The Ruggeds from the Netherlands will perform the high octane Adrenalin. Also performing are three local acts, including Noise and Chance School of Dance, SIN Cru Theatre and Elementz Ent.
GRAEME OF THRONES
VENICE TO VEGAS
Sunday 15th May | 8pm Created by a team of some of the UK’s top comedy writers, Graeme Of Thrones is an original and un-authorised parody of the international phenomenon that is Game Of Thrones. A treat for fans and an introduction for the unenlightened, this critically-acclaimed theatrical journey through the Seven Kingdoms, comes to King’s Lynn direct from sold out shows in London’s West End. See it before the inevitable lawsuit!
Saturday 14th May | 7.30pm Hear the best songs from the world’s Opera Houses, Broadway Theatres and Concert Halls as the Rat Pack of Opera take you from Venice to Vegas. Scott, Paul and Jem will be joined by their musical director at the piano and supported by West Norfolk Youth Choir. Tenors Un Limited’s soaring vocals and lush harmonies combined with fun, personality and a sense of humour is the perfect recipe for a great night out.
What’s On
MAY HALF TERM We have a great range of fun and affordable activities to keep children entertained for ages 3 to 16.
ALIVE LYNNSPORT Tel: 01553 818001 Activities include: Holiday and Breakfast clubs every day! Plus Tumble Teds, Badminton, Junior Trampolining, Junior Gymnastics, Roller Skating, Indoor Adventure Play and Gladiator Challenge.
ALIVE OASIS Tel: 01485 534227 Fun Castle Challenge, Junior Fitness, Table Tennis, Run Around Games and Swimming Family Fun sessions.
ALIVE ST JAMES POOL Tel: 01553 764888 Swimming Crash Courses and Family Fun sessions.
WHITNEY – QUEEN OF THE NIGHT Sunday 8th May | 7:30pm A stunning celebration of the music and life of one of the greatest singers of our time. This award winning production features a stellar line-up with rising West End star Rebecca
Freckleton delivering a breathtaking performance as Whitney. Taking you through three decades of classic hits including I Wanna Dance With Somebody, One Moment In Time, I’m Every Woman, Greatest Love of All and many more. The show beautifully remembers the most highly awarded female artiste in the world.
MORE MAY HIGHLIGHTS... JETHRO
SING-A-LONG-A GREASE
Wed 4th May | 7.30pm
Fri 20th May | 7.30pm
MAGIC OF MOTOWN
MISTER MAKER
Sat 7th May | 7.30pm
Sat 21st May | 1.30pm & 4pm
PSYCHIC SALLY
RUSSELL WATSON
Wed 18th May | 7.30pm
Thurs 26th & Fri 27th May | 7.30pm
ALIVE DOWNHAM LEISURE Tel: 01366 386868 Dodgeball, Roller Skating, Junior Fitness, Arts and Crafts, Fitness Activity Hunt, Run Around Games, Archery, Football Fun, plus Swimming Crash Courses and Family fun sessions. Plus the chance to enrol on a National Pool Lifeguard qualification course.
Join the Bee Fit Club To find out about our new Bee Fit Club, see the website www.beefitclub.co.uk
THE GOOD OLD DAYS Thurs 19th May | 2.30pm
Tickets for all shows are available from our Box Office on 01553 764864 or book online at: kingslynncornexchange.co.uk @klcornexchange
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Limited spaces available – call for times, prices and to book and guarantee your place. For the full programme of what’s on pick up a copy of our Holiday Activities brochure or visit the website: www.aliveleisure.co.uk
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Local Life
ABOVE: The Baden Powell coming back to her Fisher Fleet mooring in King’s Lynn during the 1950s. Pictured on board (left to right) are George Solly, H Fisher and R Fisher
The Baden Powell will soon be back in town... A historic boat will finally return to King’s Lynn later this year, following a five-year restoration project to preserve an important part of the town’s maritime heritage, as Ken Hill explains.
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very city or town on a waterway has a history of boat building. Or at least boat repairing. And many of them have a historic boat. London has the Cutty Sark, HMS Belfast and several more. Portsmouth has the HMS Victory. Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft share the Lydia Eva – even though she was built in King’s Lynn in 1930. For King’s Lynn, the town’s own historic boat is the Baden Powell. She’s the oldest local wooden fishing boat still afloat – or at least she will be next year. A 34ft double-ended cockling boat, the Baden Powell was built by
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Walter Worfolk in 1899 on The Friars, by the River Nar, just over the fence from where Whitefriars School field is now. The Nar – a tidal river with access to the Great Ouse until recent times – was a busy waterway then, with another boatyard, a dry dock, a rope walk, two sawmills and a smithy close by to make and repair ironwork. Walter Worfolk’s boatyard was new in 1899. He was 42, and had learned his craft in Yorkshire as part of a proud boatbuilding family before coming to King’s Lynn, where he had family connections. The Baden Powell was his very first build here. She was bought by
Harry Cook of the extensive fishing family for £50. Cook was so pleased with the boat he gave Walter a £5 tip and a cruet set for his family – which comprised his wife Lily, sons Gerald (8) and William (6) and his daughters Beatrice (12) and Harriet (3). Walter’s sons started doing odd jobs in the boatyard even before they left school at 12, and were apprenticed for seven years from the age of 14. The business eventually became Worfolk Brothers, and by the time the business was sold in the 1980s on the death of Gerald, the father-and-sons team had
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built around 600 boats and repaired many more. ‘Bill’ Worfolk continued to take an active role however, and died just after reaching his 100th birthday in 1994. As for the Baden Powell, she completed some 80 years of fishing before spending some years on the mud of the Fisher Fleet in King’s Lynn, before being donated to the town’s True’s Yard Fisherfolk Museum, in the hope they’d restore her. But True’s Yard had already been left two other historic boats; the Activity, built by the Hornigolds, and the Gladys from the Worfolk Brothers. The museum installed the Activity as a static display, and its founder Pat Midgley tried hard for several years to secure funding to restore the other two. This eventually proved impossible, as resources had to be concentrated on preserving and expanding the Museum itself. Consequently, the Gladys and Baden Powell stood for nearly a decade on the Boal Quay, where they gradually suffered the ravages of weather damage and vandalism. In stepped local jeweller Tim Clayton. He’d always been fascinated by the fishing traditions of The Wash and the North End, and was a trustee of True’s Yard. With help from like-minded friends, he established a sister trust in 2011, the King’s Lynn Worfolk Boat Trust, with the aim of restoring some of the Worfolk boats that had managed to survive for so long. Remarkably, Tim found space for the Gladys in a neighbour’s garden, and the Trust set about restoring the Baden Powell in a Terrington St John farmyard. “We felt the Baden Powell was a unique boat for many reasons,” says Tim. “She’s the last King’s Lynn ‘doubleender’ and she had an incredible 80-year productive life for generations of Lynn fishermen. She really deserved to be saved for the future.” A professional survey revealed just how much needed to be done to the Baden Powell before she could sail again, but the Trust set to and began to collect the finances and materials required. “There was a lot of goodwill among the people of King’s Lynn,” says Tim. “In addition to a good response to our fundraising, local landowners contributed timber, which meant we could replace the hull frames that were no longer fit for purpose.” The team also received some invaluable advice from Vic Pratt, who did a seven-year apprenticeship with the Worfolks. “His advice was well lubricated with
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ABOVE: An artist’s impression by Chris Ward of how the Baden Powell will look by the Custom House when she returns to King’s Lynn later this year.
ABOVE: The volunteer team behind the restoration of the Baden Powell in 2011. From left to right are Chris Ward, David Winterton, Ron Gray, Tim Clayton (Project Leader), Vic Pratt (an ex-Worfolk apprentice), Robert Fuller, Ken Hill and John Woodford.
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ABOVE: Work on the Baden Powell’s hull at St Osyth boatyard in Essex has included replacing many of her structural timbers.
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There’ll still be work to do on the decking, fittings, superstructure, rigging and sails, not to mention the buoyancy aids and electronics needed so she qualifies to be out on the River Great Ouse and perhaps even The Wash. That final work will be done on the Purfleet, so people and visitors to King’s Lynn can see progress being made, and develop an interest in her progress. When the Baden Powell is finally ready to celebrate completion, she’ll sail out into the main river. Aboard her will be a qualified skipper, a volunteer or two, and the key local people who have, by their consistent giving, made it possible for the King’s Lynn Worfolk Boat Trust to bring the remarkable project to completion. After that, the Baden Powell will be taking up a permanent mooring on a buoy off the waterfront, and come to the pontoons at appropriate tide times to pick up paying passengers for cruises up and down the river. For updates on progress, you can register for newsletters by contacting the Trust at 21-23 Chapel Street, King’s Lynn PE30 1EG, or preferably by e-mail at info@floatourboat.co.uk. If you feel like making your own contribution to this preservation of a little bit of local history, you can send a cheque for King’s Lynn Worfolk Boat Trust to the Chapel Street address, or use the link on the Trust’s informative website at www.floatourboat.co.uk.
ABOVE: The Baden Powell being lifted onto a low loader for her road trip to a boatyard in St Osyth, Essex.
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tales from their workshop, so we got a really good grounding in Worfolk folklore,” says Tim. “We also found a two-hour interview that the National Maritime Museum had conducted with Bill Worfolk in 1975 – the year Bill and Gerald built one of their finest boats, the Lady of Lynn, for Dr Richard Huntsman of Brancaster. He sailed the Lady of Lynn all the way to Newfoundland, where he was working, and then home again later.” The Lady of Lynn is actually still afloat, and is sailed by Dr Huntsman’s son Richard in the Pacific, from Vancouver Island in Canada. While four or five Trust volunteers worked on the Baden Powell one day a week, when the time came to begin planking the hull it became clear the work would take until at least 2018. It was decided to ask the Heritage Lottery Fund for help. The first and second applications failed, but on the third attempt the Trust was successful, and £76,300 was approved to speed things along. The Baden Powell is currently at St Osyth Boatyard near Colchester in Essex, where professionals are progressing more quickly with the planking – and in August she’ll finally be ready for the water again. And that water will be the Lower Purfleet in King’s Lynn, right by the town’s Custom House. It’s a particularly fitting setting, but the story of the boat’s restoration is far from over.
ABOVE: An image of the Baden Powell taken last year, when many of the new planks had been fitted.
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Supreme Carpets and a tradition of local service The family that’s been serving the local community since the 19th century hen he was 12 years old, Guy Playford remembers travelling around Dersingham and the surrounding area, taking baskets of freshly-baked bread from his family’s bakery door-to-door to local people. His family could trace their baking pedigree all the way back to 1890, and were even awarded a Royal Warrant for their services in the 1950s – somewhat appropriately as the Sandringham Estate is little over a mile away. Guy remembers those days fondly, and in some ways he’s come full circle. “It’s a very different world now,” he says, “but I’m still part of a family business and I’m still visting people’s homes with a quality product and a great local service.” Indeed, Guy’s closer to his roots than you might imagine. The home of Supreme Carpets (which he founded over 25 years ago) is Dersingham’s Forester's Hall, which dates to 1893 and sits less
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than 100 yards from where his father’s bakery once stood. From there, Guy and his brother Tim (ably assisted by a team of experienced fitters) offers a fabulous choice of flooring solutions from carpets to laminates, from rugs to vinyls, and including a choice of natural flooring such as seagrass, sisal, coir and jute. “We really do have something for everyone,” says Guy, “and one of our strengths is using our long experience and local knowledge to give people genuinely useful advice on choosing the right carpet for the right purpose – whether you’re redecorating your lounge, refurbishing a holiday home, or trying to give prospective purchasers a good impression.” The proximity of Supreme Carpets to Sandringham has enabled them to work on several projects on the Royal estate, and Guy’s convinced the company’s exceptional levels of service will help it reach greater heights in the future.
“Looking after our customers has always been at the heart of Supreme Carpets,” says Guy. “That’s why our fitters move all your existing furniture for you, why they level and screed your floors if necessary, and why they’ll professionally trim your doors for a perfect fit. We’ll even remove and dispose of your old carpet!” For true quality and outstanding local service, contact Supreme Carpets - and enjoy a tradition of excellence.
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PICTURES: NATIONAL TRUST TEXTILE CONSERVATION STUDIO
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ABOVE: A member of the National Trust’s Textile Conservation Studio uses a museum vacuum to clean the wonderful tapestry map of Worcestershire owned by the Oxford University Bodleian Library and created for Ralph Sheldon around the year 1590
Helping to preserve the fabric of history The National Trust has a textile collection of international importance, and its preservation is in the hands of a small team working in a quiet corner of Norfolk, as Richard Parr discovers...
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ocated in a converted barn in Aylsham, the Textile Conservation Studio is the National Trust’s only conservation treatment facility, and carries out award-winning, world-renowned specialist work to preserve our heritage for future generations. If you’ve ever visited any of the country’s National Trust castles, country houses and mansions, chances are that some of the textiles on display have been restored to their former glory by the team of experts working in a quiet corner of Norfolk. The National Trust’s textile collection today is of international importance,
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and numbers nearly 100,000 individual items. The majority of these pieces, often unique objects, remain on display in the houses for which they were made or acquired. These textiles boast a wide range of styles, materials and techniques, from grand furnishings such as state beds with rich hangings and trimmings to fine tapestries and costumes, and they all help connect directly with the people of the past. The National Trust Textile Conservation Studio is the organisation’s only in-house conservation treatment facility. As well as ensuring the country’s own significant textile collection is maintained, the Studio also offers its
expertise to external organisations and private clients. At Aylsham, the team comprises of seven trained conservators, a studio assistant and an administrator. Their experience and skill, added to the knowledge of other textile staff results in a multi-disciplinary team working to find best treatment solutions. The Studio team of staff travels all over the country visiting National Trust (and private) properties to provide advice on the best way to look after these collections. Over the years the team has worked on a range of projects from the conservation of the King James II state bed to the continued conservation of
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ABOVE: Textile Advisor Ksynia Marko joined the National Trust as Manager of the Textile Conservation Studio in 1991, following a degree in Textiles, conservation training at the V&A Museum and the running of her own successful conservation studio in London.
Hardwick Hall’s great 16th century tapestries. The Studio was founded in 1976 in Blickling Hall, but for the last 14 years has been housed in a specially converted (and award-winning) building on the Blickling Estate. The team of professionally-trained and accredited conservators undertakes a range of activities, including estimates, condition surveys, advising on preventive conservation, display and emergency treatments. All types of historic textile are treated, with particular expertise offered in the care of textile furnishing, woven tapestry embroidery and costumes. The amassed experience of the staff, together with the specialist equipment and facilities in the Studio, makes it one of only a handful of places in the UK where large, complex projects can be worked on with complete confidence. Today, the Studio provides worldrenowned specialist advice and care both for the Trust’s collections as well as those in private collections. The Studio is managed by the Trust’s Textile Conservation Advisor Ksynia Marko. “The cost of conservation is really all about detailed and precise labourintensive work,” she says. The team of experts have worked on one of the largest tapestries in the Trust’s collections – one of the Flemish tapestries from Hardwick Hall in
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Derbyshire, which depicts the Biblical story of Gideon and measures an amazing 6m x 9m (19ft x 29ft). Ksynia said that it was fortunately woven in three sections and sewn together, so it was worked on in three parts. It will take more than two years to finally complete. Ksynia also explained that thanks to the generous support of the Paul Melton Centre for Studies in British Art and Royal Oak Foundation, the team are involved in a research project to catalogue the approximately 57,000 pieces of furniture in its collection. “We’ve made some exciting discoveries whilst adding to the existing wealth of knowledge about our most treasured items,” she says. At Knole, one of England’s largest country houses at Sevenoaks, can be found the ‘Knole Sofa’ which is regarded as the singlemost celebrated piece of furniture in its collection. This prototype went on to inspire countless reproductions from the late 19th century onwards. At the 17th century Ham House (situated beside the River Thames near Richmond) is housed the ‘Ivy Cabinet’, one of the house’s most extraordinary pieces – it’s considered a unique treasure and is believed to be the only example of its kind in the world. And at the Elizabethan Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire, the ‘Aeglentyne’ table is
one of the rarest surviving pieces of furniture in England. It features an inlaid motto containing the word ‘aeglentyne,’ the old word for a sweet briar rose. It’s believed the table may have been made by craftsmen in London. The Textile Conservation Studio at Aylsham is not generally open to visitors, but groups are offered the opportunity to visit and have a look around and meet the team. Staff are also available to give talks and lectures about their work, but they do get booked up fast. The Studio is located on Oulton Road and the team can be contacted on 01263 735878.
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HomeStyle
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Rich artisan-styled fabrics are really popular this year – and look fabulous with distressed leathers and suedes
Pulling different fabrics together such as plains and patterns always adds interest
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nterior design has changed enormously over the last 20 years. Happily, we’ve now moved on from the dull dreary creams and beiges of the 1990s and we’re becoming more confident at using exciting palettes and bold styles in our homes. The re-vamped furniture and deliberately mismatched styles of ‘upcycling’ and ‘shabby chic’ are still very much with us, but things are now getting a bit more exciting and adventurous. Which is great news for our homes. I’m seeing a lot of geometric prints and weaves coming through this year,
Scatter cushions are a really effective and simple way of injecting colour and design – and they’re comfortable too!
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offering rich colours in artisan styles for both drapery and upholstery-weight fabrics, and they create a tremendously interesting effect. As shown here, Romo Fabrics have a superb range of these fabrics. They look great teamed with distressed leathers and suedes, and they’re also very durable which is a key element you should look for whenever you’re selecting fabrics. Rattan is set to be a key trend this
year, bringing back a retro 70s feel. It’s great for indoor and outdoor furniture and works brilliantly with bold and colourful fabrics. We offer rattan furniture in a variety of painted finishes and woods to compliment any scheme. The colours of 2016 seem to be vibrant jades, blues and roses, but I know they’re not to everyone’s tastes. That’s why we always have such a wide mix of fabric styles available to choose from by leading suppliers including Sanderson, Romo and Clarke and Clarke – and we’ve recently introduced Voyage, a collection that offers some fantastically diverse designs. I hope that’s given you a flavour of this year’s trends in interior design, and next time I’ll be taking a closer look at the psychology of colour and using it successfully in your home.
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ABOVE: Brothers Alec Giles (Production Director) and Ben Giles (Commercial Director) at the BSA Mouldings factory in King’s Lynn
Celebrating 25 years of high quality and service KL magazine takes a look inside BSA Mouldings, the King’s Lynn based and family-run injection moulding company where exceptional standards are realities rather than abstract concepts...
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e tend to take the plastic around us for granted. Whether it’s a first aid box or a child’s lunchbox, we’re often more concerned with the contents than in the boxes themselves, and schoolchildren are generally more interested in the lessons in front of them – rather than the plastic chair they’re sitting on. But there’s a fair chance that those very items (and countless others around us) started their life at a plastic injection moulding factory in King’s Lynn. Currently celebrating its 25th anniversary, BSA Mouldings was founded by Arnie and Sue Giles in 1991, 28
working from a converted grain store in Clenchwarton until moving to the Saddlebow Industrial Estate in King’s Lynn some seven years later. For the uninitiated, injection moulding is a widely-used manufacturing process that allows simple and complex shapes to be produced extremely quickly from both thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers. It’s a highly efficient and a highly cost-effective manufacturing option, and it’s one in which BSA Mouldings have become true pioneers. Having enjoyed two decades of continued success, the company suffered a major blow with Arnie’s tragic death five years ago, but his
ABOVE: Heading up the BSA Mouldings team are (left to right) Tim Matkin (Logistics), Richard Bromley (Business Development Manager), Ben Giles (Commercial Director), Alec Giles (Production Director) and Sue Giles (Managing Director)
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family – and the company’s workforce – have remained true to his original vision. “It was a massive transition not to have Arnie here,” says Sue. “Losing someone is hard enough anyway, but he was like an eagle over the whole company. It was naturally very difficult for us to adjust, but the desire not to fail Arnie was a great incentive and helped us all enormously.” Today, BSA Mouldings is guided by Sue herself as Managing Director together with her two sons – Commercial Director Ben Giles and Production Director Alec Giles. Alongside Business Development Manager Richard Bromley the family oversees a quite remarkable operation. At BSA Mouldings, the factory floor is graced by 14 injection moulding machines ranging from 22 tonnes to 1300 tonnes, all controlled by CNC robots and capable of handling tools weighing anything from 200 kilos to 15 tonnes. It also has one of the largest hot plate welders in Europe. It’s an operation that can cater for virtually any project for products weighing as much as 10 kilos or as little as 1 gram. “Essentially, we’ve got the capability to make pretty much anything in plastic,” says Ben, “but our service goes a lot deeper than the pure manufacturing side. We build relationships with our customers, managing projects through the various stages of design, analysis, modelling and toolmaking – all the way through to final production.” The factory is a constant hive of activity, producing everything from
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chairs to odour-free nappy bins, and from plastic kerbstones to plastic flooring so strong it can withstand a tank or the landing of an airplane. “We’ve just finished moulding a run of Super-Trac pedestrian and marquee walkway,” says Alec. “For about 8 weeks, the machines were running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, producing about 14,000 pieces a week. Injection moulding may not seem terribly entertaining, but it’s a quite exciting and fascinating process to watch!” The products go across the country and around the world from Canada and Barbados to France and Saudi Arabia, and while at heart it’s a factory, it certainly doesn’t look or feel like one. “We’ve always taken a huge amount of pride in our factory,” says Sue. “For an injection moulding company it’s an extraordinarily clean and tidy environment. I think that reflects the huge amount of care we take with every single part of the operation.” To ensure BSA Mouldings maintains
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ABOVE: Completed last year, BSA Mouldings’ new storage facility reflects a continuing policy of re-investment – and a commitment to a clean and pleasant working environment
those high standards throughout, the company has developed a quality control system it calls Total Involvement. Based on the well-known Japanese TQM (Total Quality Management) system, it includes every member of staff – all of whom are trained to become familiar with each product the company produces. “Delivering an excellent service to our customers has always been a major priority for us,” says Richard. “Everyone does a quality check every day, phones are never allowed to ring more than three times and we aim to answer all e-mails within an hour and a half. I think that commitment to quality is one of the reasons we’ve retained so many customers for so many years.” BSA Mouldings currently comprises a team of around 25 people, several of whom have been with the company for many years and who fully embrace the familyrun ethos of the business. “Employing the right people is probably the most challenging part of any business,” says Sue, “and it’s tremendously important to us that our people enjoy their work. BSA Mouldings has always been a very rewarding place in which to work. Take Tim Matkin, for example – he’s been with us for almost 20 years and still works with us as a consultant, despite the fact he planned to retire some years ago!” Although the company has a variety of international suppliers and sources a large number of precision tools from
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China, BSA Mouldings is very proud of its local roots, its place in local industry, and its support of the local community. “We have a huge amount of respect for our local suppliers,” says Ben. “The small engineering and packaging companies in King’s Lynn we work with are truly amazing. We often expect them to jump through hoops for us, but they never fail us – and they’ve been an integral part of our success.” As the company celebrates a hugely successful 25 years in business, what’s next for BSA Mouldings? “We’re very well established financially, and every year we invest a huge amount back into the business,” says Sue. “We don’t want the business to develop on growth alone as there’s a danger of that diluting our quality and service. The future will be characterised by strengthening the business. We don’t necessarily want to be bigger, but we’re always looking at ways we can be better.” And in her sons Ben and Alec it looks as though the next generation will continue taking the company she founded with her husband in the right direction. “Despite the fact they’re opposites in many ways, they complement each other very well,” says Sue. “They balance each other out perfectly, and that’s exactly how Arnie and I started the business. I know he’d be very proud of what we’ve all achieved. It’s a great honour to work with your children and it’s not an experience I would have wanted to miss.”
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Turn that great idea into a great business! You’ve got the ambition and the drive, and you’ve got a great idea. Chris Goad BSc ACA of Stephenson Smart suggests the next steps to take in starting a successful new business... he old mantra is that ‘a goal without a plan is just a wish’ and if you’re considering starting your own business, your first step is to mould your ideas into a coherent business plan. This isn’t as daunting as it may sound, and the even better news is that you don’t have to tackle this on your own. A business plan doesn’t have to be an unwieldly 50-page doorstop. It should be a concise summary of your idea. The key elements should be in a bullet point format, covering areas such as your business concept and financial requirements. The concept should describe the business; what it will offer and the market it will serve. Simplify and clarify your ideas – you may have a good idea what your business will do (you thought of it after all!) but will your prospective customers understand it as readily? It’s important to consider the right ‘legal entity’ for your business – the most common being sole trader, partnership or limited company. There are advantages and disadvantages to each trading structure, and each has implications for control, perception, support and costs. This is an area where obtaining professional advice from the
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outset really will be to your advantage later on. Don’t be daunted by the financials. No one expects you to be a master statistician – simply highlight the important financial aspects of your business, such as the prices you’ll set, your sales expectations and the costs you are likely to face. You’ll probably have to estimate most costs, which is fine as long as you base the estimates on facts and not what you hope they should be. Your financial requirements are another key part of the plan – how much money will you need to start the business and to expand it? Where will that come from? There are plenty of grants available, and your business plan will form part of the application process.
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ABOVE: William Bloy of Walpole St Andrew was born in 1848 – and his great grandson has spent more than three decades researching the family tree, taking it back to 1275 and discovering he may even be related to William the Conqueror
The family story that’s over 800 years old... On average, people can trace their family back about 150 years – or five generations. Richard Parr meets a local man who’s spent 30 years tracing his roots all the way back to 11th century
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shakers of Norfolk in medieval times – and he’s not through yet. “Researching my surname of Bloy has been a labour of love,” he says. “Once you get started on this kind of research it does tend to become a bit of an obsession because you want to see just how far back you can go.” But researching old records and getting Latin translations doesn’t come cheap. Barry estimates that his research has cost him hundreds of pounds, but he says it’s been worth every penny. Barry’s been greatly assisted in his quest for knowledge about the Bloys by friends Stephen Bloy and Carolyn Bloy,
and their research has taken them back to medieval Norfolk, where their ancestors hobnobbed with the rich and famous of the time. Ancestors who even include a knight who was the inspiration for one of Shakespeare’s greatest comic creations. On their remarkable journey for historical facts, Barry and his coresearchers had to unlock the secrets of ancient documents, and they found it was a big help and encouragement having each other for support. Happily, the trio all agreed on one thing - the name of Bloy. “Yes, it’s certainly unusual,” says Barry,
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“and there aren’t many of us held at Magdalen College, about.” Oxford. The Bloys featured Barry first met fellow very regularly in the Titchwell researcher Stephen when he manorial rolls, and it was was in London at the offices revealed that John Bloy’s of the Society of Genealogists, father Henry had owned a carrying out research. house and 39 acres of land Barry recalls he was looking which he left to his wife through some papers when he Margaret in 1534. noticed a lad seated next to Going back yet another him looking over his shoulder. generation, Henry Bloy and his The two started chatting and father Geoffrey appear as soon discovered their shared defendants in a propertysurname of Bloy. related court case. Stephen later revealed that The three friends were taken his uncle had told him his to see the documents, but family were descended from actually understanding the the French King Stephen of meaning of the Latin and Blois (who was the grandson medieval English documents of William the Conqueror) and was impossible. he was continuing his efforts “You really do need the to establish if this was true. expertise of people like Diana Barry, meanwhile, had and Peter to help with this,” pieced together his family tree says Barry, who has found by asking his relatives all they being involved in researching knew. the Bloy name and its He uncovered a Norfolk line connections a fascinating and early on in his research, and all-absorbing interest, which spent all his spare time in the can take you down Norfolk Records Office in unexpected paths – tracing Norwich, getting back quite where you’ve come from, and quickly to the early 1800s. just how far the branches of Countless trips to the your family tree can spread. ABOVE: Over the course of three decades, Barry Bloy has traced his records office enabled roots all the way back to the foundation of modern Britain. Stephen to take the family documents are in Latin,” he says, “I saw back to 1765 and his five-time greatIf you’d like any information about how an advertisement for Diana Spelman, a grandparents Robert Bloy and Frances to set about researching your professional genealogist who could Smith. Unfortunately, it was here that ancestors, please contact Barry on read Latin, and after scoring local he came to a dead end. Frustrated, he 01485 540505 and he’ll be happy to records, she came up with one lost some of his initial enthusiasm. point you in the right direction. candidate for William in West Acre, However, years later Stephen logged which isn’t far from East Barsham.” onto Genes Reunited and found that Stephen explained that there was no Carolyn and Barry had continued with solid proof it was ‘their’ William. their research, adding several more “But Diana was convinced, and generations to their tree. sometimes in genealogy you just have Stephen renewed contact with the to trust your instincts,” says Barry. pair and discovered that Barry now “Going by the names – the same ones knew where he fitted into the Bloy cropping up in the generations before picture. and after William – it seemed to have It turned out that Stephen and been a safe hunch.” Carolyn’s six-times great-grandfather Based on the Christian names of William Bloy (1698) was the brother of Henry’s children, Diana believed that his Barry’s six-times great-grandfather, parents might have been John and John Bloy, who’d been born in 1695. Katherine Bloy of Titchwell. However, researching William Bloy Further research took them to look at was proving to be a real sticking point. memorial rolls – which are considered “We knew his wife’s name was Ester,” a vital tool at the genealogists’ disposal. says Barry, “because several of their These records relate to an area’s local children’s Christenings appeared in the manors, and together with charters and parish records for East Barsham, near title deeds, can reveal all kinds of details Fakenham. But the trail seemed to end about the people of a local there.” community – including land ownership, With their research seemingly going ABOVE: Henry Bloy of Great Bircham was rents, and day-to-day goings on. nowhere, it was Barry who suggested born in the middle of the 19th century and More detailed research led getting some outside help. occupies one of the lower branches of Barry genealogist Peter Foden to records “When you go back that far, many Bloy’s family tree.
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A world of used vehicles now at your fingertips... Sandles unveils its fantastic new website, which offers customers a hugely enhanced digital experience – wherever they are! ver the course of four decades, Sandles has grown to become one of the most popular and highly respected car supermarkets in the country, retailing over 2,000 vehicles a year. Its reputation has been built on a comprehensive choice of quality cars and commercial vehicles and a genuine commitment to outstanding customer service. Sandles has also continued to move with the times, and last month unveiled a completely new website to meet the demands of an ever-changing digital world. Discovering that almost half of Sandles’ customers were accessing the company website by smartphone, the family-run business started looking at ways of improving and developing its online presence. “We set ourselves a brief to make the customer experience as clear and simple as possible, with a clean design not cluttered with
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gimmicks and adverts,” says Laura Sandle. “Whatever they’re looking for, we want our customers to be able to get all the information they need quickly and easily – however they choose to access our site.” Sandles enlisted the help of the equally family-run company Web21st, who designed, developed and now maintain the website, which features easy-to-use shortlists and vehicle comparisons including price, specification, fuel economy and budget. And every vehicle has up to 20 exterior and interior images to allow customers to see as much as possible before they physically view it. It also features easy-to-understand icons for specification and body style, finance options (together with a series of informative videos) and even allows visitors to share pages or items of interest via the major social media channels, as well as feedback their comments direct to the Sandles sales team.
“It’s been created with the user firmly in mind,” says Laura. “It’s fully responsive and has sections covering everything from how much you can save on fuel by switching your car to searching for your most suitable style and budget.” You can experience the website for yourself now – wherever you are – by visiting www.sandles.co.uk.
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Discover the friendly face of car servicing! t K Brown Auto Repairs in King’s Lynn and Hunstanton, having your car serviced is a little different to what you may be used to – or expecting. When Keith and Tamsin Brown launched the business back in the 1990s, they wanted to offer a family-friendly, relaxing approach to car servicing, one where the customers would only be surprised by the level of technical expertise and the standards of customer care – and not by the bill at the end of the day. “People naturally have a close relationship with their cars,” says Tamsin. “The last thing they want is to drop the keys off in the morning and then worry about it all day. One of our biggest priorities is always keeping our customers fully informed – all the time their car is with us.” It means that whatever you drive and whatever you need, K Brown offers both you and your car a comprehensive range of professional services – from the simplest of repairs and replacement parts to major rebuilds, complete engine
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overhauls and MOTs. “When we first meet you and your car we’ll discuss your service history, we’ll look at the manufacturer’s guidelines and we’ll perform a detailed vehicle inspection,” says Tamsin. “Then we’ll let you know what needs immediate attention and what jobs can be safely addressed at a later stage. We’ll let you know how much it will cost and how long it’s going to take. It’s all about making recommendations that suit both your car and your budget.” And if you do decide to postpone some of the nonurgent work for a few thousands miles or so, Keith and his expert team of fullytrained mechanics will happily check it again and reassess your car’s needs in the near future – entirely for free. “We don’t expect our customers to be mechanics,” says Tamsin, “but we do try to educate them. We’re always honest and transparent when it comes to the work we’ll be doing and how much it’s going to cost, and in the unlikely event something does crop up we hadn’t
planned for, our customers are always the first to know about it!” No wonder Tamsin and Keith’s customers (many of who have been going to K Brown for almost 25 years now and through several car changes) say the experience is like a breath of fresh air. This is car servicing with a difference – with first-class technical standards, a true commitment to personal care, and realistic and reasonable costs you can trust. Don’t all cars (and their drivers!) deserve the K Brown treatment?
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Nature
ABOVE: At the end of Turf Moor Road, the Community Nature Reserve of Sculthorpe Moor has enjoyed some significant achievements in its 15 years – not least in the protection of the beautiful, elusive and endangered marsh harrier (opposite)
A haven for wildlife and a triumph of conservation 15 years ago, it was an overgrown stretch of woodland and reed beds outside Fakenham – now it’s a nationally-important wildlife reserve. Clare Bee discovers the beauty of Sculthorpe Moor
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t’s just a small sign saying Nature Reserve. Blink and you miss it. But to drive past the Sculthorpe Moor Community Nature Reserve on the main road between King’s Lynn and Fakenham means you would miss out on the most amazing and fascinating wildlife experience. Located in the beautiful Wensum Valley, the reserve is a peaceful area of woodland, fen and reed bed habitats, home to a rich variety of birds, animals and plants. The reserve was created in 2001, when the Hawk and Owl Trust leased 45 hectares of land from the Frances Berkham Trust in order to protect this important fen habitat. Since then, the KLmagazine May 2016
reserve has developed into an important centre for educating people of all walks of life to enjoy the environment. A visitors’ centre has been built which is open all the year round, closed only on Christmas Day. The Hawk Trust, as it was originally known, was formed in 1969 by a group of falconers who were concerned about the decline of peregrine falcons. The numbers of breeding pairs had diminished due to the use of persistent pesticides and the plan was to breed them in captivity and subsequently release them. When the use of DDT was finally banned in the 1970s, the population began to increase steadily and around
1500 pairs now breed in the UK. Another species under threat of declining numbers was the barn owl. In 1985 the Hawk and Owl Trust instigated a three-year national survey to look at the decline in its population. There had been a massive reduction from some 12,500 pairs to 3,000, and the Trust began to look into the reasons behind this decline. The two main factors affecting the barn owl population were lack of habitat and nesting sites. Farmers were encouraged to create grass margins, and this is where shorttailed field voles are found – an animal that represents some 90% of a barn owl’s food source. Natural nesting sites were also 45
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ABOVE: The Hawk and Owl Trust’s Eastern Region Conservation Officer Nigel Middleton (far left) with the Restoration Project volunteer team at Sculthorpe Moor in 2014. The reserve is now a vitally important habitat for a diverse range of local wildlife.
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Moor. The Trust were fortunate to find Nigel Middleton, already a volunteer with them, who had a background in farming. At the time, the Moor was accessible only down a very overgrown track, but when Nigel first saw it, he was enthralled by the prospect of what could be done with the area. “I felt I had walked into Narnia,” he says, “and the whole project just came to me!” Nigel was asked to come up with a plan to generate income to develop the site and he set about securing funding from various organisations. He started with three years’ funding from the HB Allen Trust and the Guinness Trust, and as the reserve has developed it has attracted Lottery funded grants from the Local Heritage Initiative and the Countryside Agency. Over the years, Sculthorpe Moor has also received just under £500,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund and £297,000 from the EU to develop facilities and boardwalks. From this has grown a whole team of volunteers whose numbers are currently in excess of 100. These volunteers have worked tirelessly over time, clearing the site and helping to develop it into the very well managed reserve it is now. Every board on the extensive boardwalks has been laid by these volunteers, who are often people who have never done any physical work like this before, but are enthusiastic and care deeply about the
local wildlife. The visitor and education centre is on one level and easily accessible to all, and the boardwalks give good access to the reserve, guiding visitors to viewing areas and hides. Nigel and his team of assistants and volunteers are justly proud of how Sculthorpe Moor has developed over the years and the variety of birds which can now be seen at the reserve. From the larger marsh harriers and buzzards to smaller sedge warblers, siskins and bramblings, their future to live and breed in their natural habitat is assured.
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beginning to disappear. Dutch elms have always been a favourite habitat for barn owls, but with the disease wiping out so many trees, there were fewer of these available. Interestingly, barn conversions, which are now so popular in rural areas, are another habitat lost to barn owls. So the majority now breed in boxes, with the Trust estimating that 70% of pairs use them. These are mainly on private land, and of the 2,000 boxes nationally, there are probably 500-600 in Norfolk. The Trust encourages members of the public to adopt and maintain them. The Sculthorpe Moor Community Nature Reserve is very much involved in these projects and is one of three sites where the Hawk and Owl Trust is based, the other two being Shapwick Moor on the Somerset levels and Fylingdales in the North York Moor National Park. The reserve at Sculthorpe Moor came into being when the Hawk and Owl Trust was looking to employ a conservation officer to monitor the marsh harrier in the Wensum valley. As a rare bird of prey, it had been extinct as a breeding bird for over two centuries but its numbers were beginning to recover thanks to the ban on DDT and the decline in its persecution. As its population started to increase, it began to colonise and breed in coastal crop fields and gradually began to move inland, until eventually one pair began nesting at Sculthorpe
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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...
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A gift for the RAF... his year marks the centenary of RAF Marham and there are many events planned to celebrate this special milestone. Here at London Road and The Hollies we are very proud to have worked alongside the RAF Marham Police Dog Section for the last 40 years. The work that the RAF Police dogs do is invaluable and they are a huge asset to military operations worldwide. Over the years we have treated dogs who are used to recover evidence, detect drugs, in public order and on anti-terrorist operations. The care the dogs receive from their handlers is second to none and they want for nothing. I can honestly say that I have great admiration for the work that our armed forces do for us, both the two legged and four legged kind!
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will now be offering 10% discount to all RAF Marham personnel. This discount will be applicable to anything in the practice, from vaccination boosters and veterinary treatment to toys and food! If you would like to be part of this scheme pop into either practice and show our reception team your i.d card and your discount will be applied.
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West Norfolk: Then and Now
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GOING BACK TO ST. JAMES STREET Many thanks to BOB BOOTH for helping us with this month’s picture of St. James Street in King’s Lynn, and you can read more about Bob and his books on the changing face of the town on page 104 of this month’s magazine. The wall to the right of the 1963 image stood in front of the 13-
room Georgian mansion of St. James House, which was home to the St. James Club & Conservative Club – and led to one of the best bowling greens in the area. 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
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History
ABOVE: Local author Barry Blades has written a very different account of the First World War that focuses on how the conflict was experienced by the schoolchildren, teachers and headmasters of the war years
From the blackboard to the battlefront... The part played by British schools during the First World War is often overlooked and always underestimated. Now, a new book by a local author is shedding a fascinating light on their story
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fought on the battlefronts, produced munitions or cared for the wounded and dying in military hospitals at home and overseas.” While most histories of the First World War generally tend to focus on the front lines and the major battles, Barry details an often-overlooked aspect of the conflict. “From the elite public schools to the elementary institutions for the masses, British schools of all kinds played a major role in the first total war of the 20th century,” he says. “The memorials to the dead in virtually all our towns and villages testify to the human cost of the war for local and national communities.”
In Roll of Honour Barry has brought together his long-held fascination with the First World War and his own extensive knowledge and personal experience of British education and schooling – he taught history and was Deputy Headteacher at Deacon’s School in Peterborough, and has also served as a primary school chair of governors, an Ofsted inspector and a freelance education consultant. His book contains many stories of local interest, such as the wartime experiences of Alfred Whitehouse, the headmaster of St. Nicholas Boys School in King’s Lynn. He led his school community through four years of war, using his official school logbook to KLmagazine May 2016
ABOVE: Joe Dines, the King’s Lynn teacher and footballer who played for England in the 1912 Olympic Games (left). He was killed in action six weeks before the end of the First World War. The wartime experiences of local schoolchildren are detailed in Barry Blades’ new book Roll of Honour – the reality of war was a lot grimmer than this ‘pals’ battalion poster for public school men (far left) may suggest.
describe how his pupils made their own contribution to the war effort. He noted the donations from the boys’ meagre pocket money for wartime charities such as the Belgian Refugee and Prisoner of War Funds and also recorded their absences from school – most notably on 20th January 1915, when many pupils were kept at home by anxious parents in the wake of the previous day’s bombing of the town by a German Zeppelin aircraft. He did note, however, that the fear of further enemy action was tempered by schoolboy excitement, and that the majority of the 40 absentees were “absent visiting the places where bombs had fallen.” In 1916 Alfred’s pupils became war financiers, establishing a War Savings Committee and raising funds to enable the government to produce armaments, and when the blockade of Britain by German U-boats stopped essential foodstuffs getting to the home front in 1917, the school joined the Dig for Victory campaign and the senior boys started growing vegetables in the school garden. The stories in Roll of Honour aren’t just confined to the schoolroom, however. One of the most remarkable – and most poignant – concerns the fate of Joe Dines, who was born in Whitefriars Terrace in King’s Lynn and combined a
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full-time teaching career with part-time (and high-level) sporting activity. When he wasn’t teaching students at St. Margaret’s School, Joe was playing for King’s Lynn FC, and scored 28 goals in his 148 appearances for the team. At a time when professional teams would often call upon amateur players to fill gaps caused by injuries, Joe also played the occasional game for Millwall, Queen’s Park Rangers and Liverpool – and turned down several offers to turn professional. Known affectionately as ‘the smiling footballer,’ Joe was selected for the amateur England squad in 1909 and played for his country 24 times, even winning a gold medal with the team at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. Aged 29, Joe enlisted in November 1915, and was transferred to the 6th Battalion Middlesex Regiment two years later, being posted to Grantham to train on a newly-invented weapon – the tank. He finally became an officer in June 1918 on his third application for a commission. Popular local teacher, successful
local (and international) footballer, Second Lieutenant Joseph Dines of the 13th Battalion The King’s Liverpool Regiment was killed by machine gun fire whilst leading his men in an attack on the German Hindenburg Line near Havrincourt on 27th September 1918. He’d been an officer for three months, had been in France for a mere 11 days, and was killed in action just six weeks before the end of the war. At the same time, back at St. Nicholas Boys School in King’s Lynn, headmaster Alfred Whitehouse recorded how the re-opened school (it had been closed during the great Spanish Flu epidemic) celebrated the signing of the Armistice by cheering and singing ‘God Save the King’. Exactly two years later Alfred and his young charges joined with the rest of the nation in holding the first Remembrance Service, honouring the sacrifice of the Unknown Warrior and the fallen from their own small community, and observing – as Alfred himself dutifully noted – the “two minutes silence at 11am with closed eyes.”
ROLL OF HONOUR is the first part of Barry’s ‘Schooling and the Great War’ trilogy. Further titles will be published by Pen and Sword Books in due course. In the meantime, you can find out more about Barry’s work on his website at www.ww1schools.com and on Twitter @ww1schools
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he current requirement for UK drivers is to be able to read a modern car number plate from 20 metres away. This number plate test is carried out at the time of the driving test or at the road side by the police if they suspect that a persons vision may not meet this requirement. D.A.Seaman Optometrists offer a fully comprehensive sight examination and use the latest in digital technology to check the health of your eyes and that your vision is not impaired. Many conditions that can cause a reduction in vision are fully treatable if caught early. The most common eye conditions to affect eyesight are simply being long or short sighted. Both can be easily corrected using prescription spectacles or contact lenses. Other conditions can cause changes in eyesight that can be gradual and it is possible to loose nearly half of your vision
before noticing it. It is because of this that its recommended that drivers have their sight professionally tested at least every two years to be sure that any problems are detected early. Both the Optomap Retinal exam and their O.C.T. machines allow very detailed imaging of the eye and are vital tools which help their fully qualified optometrists to diagnose conditions such as Glaucoma, Age-Related Macula Degeneration and Cataract. Driving with poor vision significantly increases your chances of being involved in a road traffic accident and as the driver of a vehicle it is your responsibility to ensure that your vision meets the current driving standards. This is not only to ensure your safety, but also the safety of others. Contact the friendly and proffesional team at D.A.Seaman Optometrists to arrange your appointment today.
D.A. SEAMAN OPTOMETRISTS 18 Plowright Place, Swaffham Norfolk PE37 7LQ Tel: 01760 751050 | Web: www.daseaman.org.uk
The local denture service that's better by smiles!
Offering while-you-wait repairs for cracked or broken dentures – usually within the hour.
If something’s getting in the way of your smile, contact James Asman at Hunstanton Dental Laboratory for a friendly, professional, and confidence-boosting local service in a relaxing and friendly environment.
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t: 01485 533388 e: j.asman@yahoo.co.uk 9a High Street, Hunstanton PE36 5AB
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MOAT ROAD NURSERY A family‐run, independent garden centre Our nurseries offer a wide selection of plants, shrubs and trees
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Celebrating 10 years of helping you look great! Building on a decade of creating beautiful skin at DermaVida... ounded back in 2006 by the doctors and partners of Gayton Road Health and Surgical Centre in King’s Lynn, DermaVida is currently celebrating a decade of helping people look as good as they feel – with a complete range of cosmetic treatments from laser hair reduction to botox and fillers, from skin tag removals to rejuvenation, and from laser thread vein treatments to verrucae and warts. “Being able to celebrate our 10th anniversary is a great testament to the quality of service DermaVida provides and the fantastic team behind it,” says founding member and medical lead Dr Leena Deol. “We’ve got a very solid basis, we’re bound by medical ethics, we ensure all treatments are offered under medical supervision, and we offer very high levels of care.” It’s an approach that’s seen men and women of all ages from 16-80 (and beyond!) enjoy DermaVida’s friendly and relaxed environment, travelling from around the region – and even from as
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far away as Thailand – for the clinic’s professional treatments and individual attention. All treatment plans are specifically tailored to meet a customer’s individual needs (and skin type), and are supported by the SkinCeuticals and Sesha ranges, products that have been specially developed for use in a clinical environment and whose fabulous results are scientifically proven. “We’re always investing in training and keeping up to date with new products and treatments,” says Leena, “and we always make sure our treatments are truly effective – we’d never offer anything that we didn’t know from our own experience really works.” That policy of introducing new treatments means that DermaVida is the only clinic in the area offering HydraFacial, a non-invasive treatment that combines all the benefits of nextlevel hydradermabrasion, a chemical peel, automated painless extractions and a special delivery of antioxidants,
hyaluronic acid and peptides in one quick treatment – all with no downtime or irritation. Small wonder this breakthrough and award-winning treatment has been endorsed by The Apprentice’s Karren Brady! With 10 years of quality care and thousands of successful treatments behind it, DermaVida is now looking to the future with confidence. “We’ll soon be welcoming a dermatologist to DermaVida and as we continue to expand the team and our services we may think about moving to new premises,” says Leena. “But most of all, we just want to keep helping people look every bit as good as they feel!”
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All about Caravans with Neil Greentree Greentrees CaravanStore is the only multi-award winning caravan dealer in Norfolk, with a huge 3-acre site featuring 100s of new and used caravans and motorhomes in addition to the largest accessory shop in East Anglia. Neil Greentree answers your caravan-and motorhome-related questions...
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We usually like to take a holiday in the winter, so we’re wondering if it’s possible to use a caravan all year round – or whether they’re only for the summer? Caravans and summer used to be inseparable, but today many new caravans are Grade 3 insulated, which means they’re warm and comfortable at any time of the year. To find out if your caravan is Grade 3 insulated just call us at the depot.
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I want to try caravanning, but I don’t have a great deal of confidence in my towing ability... Don’t worry! Greentrees Caravanstore is the only dealer in the UK that runs its own 1-day, 2-day, and one-to-one towing courses. They start from only £129 and will have you towing safely and confidently. Call us to find out which course is best suited for you.
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SHORT TERM ADULT ORTHODONTICS We are now offering clear braces and aligners to straighten teeth! With all treatments being followed up with bleaching and long term retention Clear Smile Braces offer a quick and easy treatment that won’t interfere with your appearance and lifestyle. QUICK: Treatment could take as little as 3-6 months EASY: Weekly/monthly appointments to alter teeth position AFFORDABLE: Visit us for your initial assessment
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I believe that everyone is amazing – my goal is to help people realise that, and give them the tools and techniques to achieve great things... NICKI WILLIAMSON Williamson Therapies
Unlock your inner strength and realise your true potential Let go of your fears and achieve your goals with Williamson Therapies oday, we’re all concerned about our general wellbeing – we’re stopping smoking, keeping fit, and eating (and drinking) more healthily. But even when we’re at the gym or in front of the TV, there’s one thing that never seems to get a chance to relax – and that’s our mind. It’s a worrying oversight. Across the working population, stress is now the biggest cause of sickness in the UK, costing the UK economy an estimated £1.2 billion each year – and together with anxiety and depression currently results in nearly half of all sickness absences in the country. “As a people manager in a corporate environment for over 20 years, I’ve seen the impact of these conditions at both the individual and organisational level,” says Nicki Williamson, who’s left the business world to devote herself fulltime to improving people’s emotional (and ultimately their physical) wellbeing. A fully qualified NLP practitioner and
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hypnotherapist registered with the Corporation of Advanced Hypnotherapists, Nicki has spent more than 15 years helping people realise their true potential and now uses hypnotherapy and NLP techniques to bring about positive changes in their thoughts, feelings and behaviours – addressing issues from depression and phobias to insomnia and addictions. “People tend to think hypnotherapy is only used for things like smoking and weight loss,” she says, “but the truth is it can help with any kind of emotional barrier that’s holding you back in life. It’s nothing like it’s portrayed on TV either – you’re perfectly safe and in total control at all times.” Williamson Therapies offers tailored solutions, all structured to support you and your individual needs, with most clients finding they need only two or three sessions before being truly amazed at the results. In addition to working on a one-to-one basis, Nicki is now introducing a series of wellbeing workshops, working with small
groups over a period of six weeks to teach relaxation, mindfulness and some easyto-use NLP techniques for positive thinking. “The important thing is to proactively manage emotions such as stress,” she says, “and to address them before they become problems. Everyone can do it – I’m just here to show them how!”
IMPROVE YOUR WELLBEING... Nicki’s first wellbeing workshop starts on Thursday 16th June, taking place from 6.30-8.30pm and running weekly for six weeks. For more details and information and to book your place, please visit the Williamson Therapies website or call 07568 145151.
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Everything Outdoor Visit OUR NEW DISTINCTIVE LOCATION! We’re opening a new shop with the same great brands!
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New style and design and a voyage of discovery... J Isn’t it time you treated your home to a little piece of Paradise?
ust when you thought Paradise couldn’t get any better, it gets a whole new world of colour and style just in time to brighten up your home for the summer. Living in Paradise in Downham Market recently opened an expanded area simply called Paradise, offering some wonderful new furniture collections and a totally bespoke upholstery service, meaning you could – at long last! – have the furniture you love uniquely tailored to your needs and tastes. That choice has now been further enhanced with the arrival of Voyage Decoration – a wide range of beautiful fabrics and wall coverings characterised
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by innovative and stylish designs. “It’s a natural progression of our upholstery fabrics and it means we can now sell a fabulous selection of material by the metre for people’s own interior design projects,” says Terry Hills of Living Yo u r s o f a in Paradise. “From linens to velvets to 100% silks, we’ve now got everything you could wish for to create a stunning and individual look for your home.” It’s not all about fabrics, however. The newly-arrived collection of Voyage wall coverings enables you to create a truly unique piece of art for your home, featuring beautiful hand-painted
Living in Paradise 48-50 High Street, Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9HH Tel: 01366 384422 Web: www.livinginparadiseonline.co.uk
designs, digitally printed on heavyweight, non-woven paper. It’s the perfect way to give your interiors a totally co-ordinated look. And don’t forget that for the perfect finishing touch, Living in Paradise also offers a fabulous selection of Yo u r w a y specially-chosen gifts, furnishings and interior accessories (from the strictly traditional to the downright quirky), together with a choice of lighting and restored antique chandeliers. There’s never been a better time to treat your home to a wonderland of tailored furniture solutions – and enjoy your very own corner of paradise!
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PICTURES: GREY SEAL COFFEE \ CHRIS TAYLOR
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ABOVE: On average, it takes 33 pairs of hands to get a coffee bean to roast. The aim of Grey Seal Coffee, according to director David Lane (opposite), is to ensure all that effort is reflected in a truly outstanding taste.
Bringing a real taste of coffee culture to Norfolk A trio of talented artisan coffee roasters based in North Norfolk is changing people’s attitudes to what makes a great cup of coffee. Sarah Juggins looks at the successful story of Grey Seal Coffee...
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Grey Seal Coffee is a north Norfolkbased company that began roasting and selling coffee from a converted barn just 18 months ago and now has three coffee shops and a host of accolades to its name. “It would be great to think that the coffee speaks for itself,” says David, reflecting on the company’s success. “We take great care to source exceptional coffee and roast it to its optimum level to get the very best from it. We also love to talk about coffee and improve people’s knowledge of what they drink and where it comes from. We try to do everything with style too – bringing a little bit of the international
coffee scene to our wonderful corner of Norfolk.” The Grey Seal story began in Glandford, where David is one of the partners in the Art Cafe, a vegetarian cafe that also sells the work of local artists alongside antiques and artefacts. As part of the cafe’s offering, Lane enlisted the help of Grey Seal’s codirectors Marc Sangster and Tobias Sangster-Bullers and the trio decided to roast their own espresso blend. That went down (literally) very well, so a coffee roaster was installed in the barn opposite the Art Cafe. “Almost immediately, the whole ‘locally sourced’ story proved hugely
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ABOVE: From its cafes in Glandford, Wells and Blakeney, Grey Seal Coffee is offering visitors a true taste of coffee culture – director Tobias Sangster-Bullers (far right) has it down to a fine art.
popular,” says David. “We opened the roastery as a cafe space, but this proved impractical due to the high level of interest and the logistics of essentially opening a workshop to the public on a regular basis. We always planned to open some Grey Seal shops, and in 2015 we were in the right places at the right time. We’ve had tremendous support from the local food and drink scene, and Norfolk has taken us to their hearts very quickly.” To date, Grey Seal Coffee has opened coffee shops in Wells and Blakeney, but over the last few months the company’s reputation has spread a lot further. Their coffee stall has appeared at the Norfolk Food and Drink Festival, and specialist coffee festivals in London, Amsterdam and New York. The company has also been a sponsor for Norwich Fashion Week and has featured in the national press. The icing on the cake has been getting a Two Star Great Taste Award for the top-selling ‘To The Point’ espresso and winning the Made in Norfolk EDP Food and Drink Award 2015. So how has the local population responded to this coffee renaissance? “It’s a very mixed picture,” says David. “We find people don’t know what ‘good’ is until they’ve tasted it. Coffee, like tea, is so enmeshed with tradition – milk with two sugars to mask the taste of a hideous base product – that it can be hard to get people to break the mould. However, people are starting to get it. It’s a national trend. When international giants like Starbucks and
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Costa start offering ‘single original’ and ‘light’ roasts you know there’s a change on the horizon. Luckily, we’re ahead of the curve.” It’s also about understanding what actually goes into making a great coffee, David explains. Amazingly, it takes an average of 33 pairs of hands to get a coffee bean to roast. And that, he says, is why Grey Seal Coffee is all about respecting the source. “Coffee is exotic and incredibly hard work to produce,” he says. “It deserves respect. We want to make sure that all the effort that goes into producing the beans is rewarded by an excellent final product in the cup.” So what can a customer expect when they walk into a Grey Seal Coffee shop? Firstly, there is the decor: reclaimed wooden pallets line the walls, copper is used for fittings, old school-type furniture provides seating, the counter is also crafted from reclaimed wood. “Pallet wood has become the ‘signature’ look,” David says. “Creating a multitude of textures is really important to us. We create everything ourselves. Marc Sangster is the master of works, but we all get very involved in the builds. The influence is a bit of North Norfolk and Scandi chic-adventurer!” And then, of course, there’s the coffee itself. There’s no doubt that ordering a coffee can be a daunting prospect if you’re not sure what you’re after. We’ve moved light years from the cup of instant, but just what is a ‘brew bar’ – and who knows the difference between a macchiato and a cortado? “Just ask the barista,” is Lane’s simple
advice. “Say how you like your coffee, and they should be able to make it how you like. Don’t be afraid to try something new or ask what the endless names actually mean. If the barista is standoffish, then go somewhere else!” At Grey Seal, ’coffee geekery’ is encouraged among the baristas, and there is certainly plenty to talk about. One piece of advice that might raise a few eyebrows is David’s maxim that “if the coffee is good there should be no need for milk or sugar, but feel free to add it once you’ve tried it without.” He also explains that coffees, like wines, come in all different flavours – from sweet to nutty, from light to heavy. “Coffee shouldn’t just be an homogenous taste,” he says. “It should have the specific taste of the bean and where it comes from. We like to talk about it in the same way as wine: terroir, climate, variety, altitude.”
For more information about this talented trio of artisan coffee roasters and to discover where you can enjoy a taste of their labours, please see the website at www.greysealcoffee.co.uk
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Raspberry Crème Brûlée Serves: 6-8 INGREDIENTS 2 egg yolks – (slightly beaten) 2 eggs (slightly beaten) 65g granulated sugar ½ ltr double cream (hot) 150g dark brown sugar pinch of salt chocolate sticks For the compote: 1 large punnet raspberries (keep some aside for decoration) 50g sugar Splash of water
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METHOD 1 Firstly for the compote, cook together all of the ingredients for 5 minutes and cool. 2 Now for the crème, mix egg yolks, eggs, granulated sugar and salt together in the top of a double boiler. 3 Add hot cream slowly beating constantly and cook, stirring constantly until thickened. 4 Pour the mixture into ramekin dishes or heatproof glasses. 5 Next add a teaspoon of fruit compote
and gently stir. Then cover and refrigerate overnight. 6 Just before serving gently sprinkle the brown sugar over the top and grill or blow torch until caramelised. 7 Lastly, garnish with fresh fruit and chocolate sticks (we’ve used spun sugar in the picture). Serve and enjoy!
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Pork Chops with Potato and Leek Al Forno Preparation: 30 min Cooking: 30 min-1 hr Serves: 4 INGREDIENTS For the potato and leek al forno: 1Kg/2lb of white potatoes cut into 2cm pieces 250g/9ozs leeks cut into 2cm pieces 1 garlic clove sliced 50g anchovy fillets in oil drained 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 400ml double cream 40g dried breadcrumbs Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper For the pork chops: 4 pork chops about 2cm thick 2 tbsp chopped rosemary 1 lemon (juice only) 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 76
METHOD 1 Preheat the oven to 180°c/160°c fan/gas 4 2 Bring a pot of salted water to the boil and parboil the potatoes for 10 minutes or until tender, add the sliced leeks after 5 mins. Drain well and leave to one side. 3 Heat a saucepan and briefly fry the garlic and anchovies in the olive oil, then add the cream and cook gently for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the potatoes and leek and gently mix. Season with salt and pepper. 4 Place the potato and leek mixture in a large baking dish. Cover with aluminium foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil scatter over the breadcrumbs, and return to the oven for 5-10 minutes or until brown on top.
5 When the potato and leek bake has been returned to the oven start preparing the chops. Preheat the grill to mediumhigh. Mix together the rosemary most of the lemon juice, the olive oil and season with a little salt and pepper. Rub the mixture on both sides of the chops. 6 Grill the chops for 3 minutes on each side. Remove from the heat and leave to rest for 1 minute, then sprinkle with the rest of the lemon juice and a dash of olive oil. 7 Serve the chops immediately with the potato and leek al forno, mixed vegetables or salad leaves of your choice.
Recipe by Van Pelt Butchers 108 Norfolk Street, King's Lynn PE30 1AQ Tel: 01553 773536 KLmagazine May 2016
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any things have changed since Van Pelt first started serving customers in 1935, but the tradition of providing high quality meats and other food products, serving customers with the level of attention only a local independent business can achieve, is still just as strong as ever. “We’ve always had a strong and friendly presence in the centre of King’s Lynn,” says Andy Barton, who started at the family-run butchers when he left school and has been running the business with his own family for the last 12 years. “But over the last few years, we’ve been taking to the road and delivering a taste Van Pelt all over the county.” Starting with the occasional (and very successful) hog roast, Van Pelt now offers a complete outside catering
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heated cabinet and can bring a touch of olde-worlde tradition to your next family gathering. For a fabulous taste of locally reared and sourced quality – wherever you are! – contact Andy and his friendly team at Van Pelt for more details and information on how this family-run butchers can cater for your event.
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TIP If you don’t e nd up having the of enough of rhu add a li barb juice, tt elderfl le diluted o we r c ordial to mak e it up to ½ litre . INGREDIENTS For the ½ litre rhubarb juice: ½ kilo rhubarb 150g sugar 150ml water juice of ½ lemon For the jelly: ½ ltr rhubarb juice Sugar to taste (if needed) 4 ½ leaves of gelatine For the panna cotta: ½ ltr double cream ½ ltr milk 4 leaves of gelatine ½ vanilla pod 150g sugar 78
Rhubarb Panna Cotta METHOD 1 For the rhubarb juice, roast the rhubarb with the sugar, water and lemon juice and when cooked drain off the juice. Keep the rhubarb aside for garnish. 2 For the jelly, soften the gelatine in cold water. Then add the gelatine to the warm juice, making sure all of the gelatine has dissolved. Pour the jelly mixture in the moulds a ¼ full and set.
3 For the panna cotta, again soften the gelatine in cold water. Heat the cream and milk with the vanilla pod and sugar, then add gelatine and cool. Once cold pour through a sieve into the moulds over the jelly and set. Makes: 12 portions
Recipe by The Ship Hotel Main Road, Brancaster, King’s Lynn PE31 8AP Tel: 01485 210333 Web: www.shiphotelnorfolk.co.uk KLmagazine May 2016
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veryone agrees that dining out in a lovely restaurant with friends is the perfect way to unwind and feel pampered, and our coastline houses some of the best eateries the county has to offer – with Caley Hall at Old Hunstanton being a brilliant example. With a birthday celebration as the perfect excuse, four of us decided to give it a try after hearing some great recommendations of the AA Rosettewinning restaurant. The hotel has recently been refurbished, something that’s clear as soon as you walk in. The bar area has been tastefully decorated with gorgeous country-inspired fabrics, inviting seating and contemporary lighting, giving it a really comfortable feel. After ordering a couple of pints of beer and a bottle of Australian Shiraz Cabernet from the extensive and reasonably-priced wine list, we decided
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to enjoy our drinks on the snug sofas while we chose from the menus. The suggestion of our waitress to relax there before the first course was a lovely and much-appreciated touch. We chose from both the bar menu and restaurant menu (it was nice to have the option) and there was a fantastic variety of delicious seasonal choices! I opted for the freshwater crayfish cocktail with avocado puree, baby gem lettuce, confit tomatoes and Marie Rose sauce, while my partner decided on the chicken and pancetta salad with croutons, pecorino and garlic mayonnaise. My friends chose the fish cakes with wilted spinach and herb velouté and the asparagus spears served with a poached hen’s egg and hollandaise sauce. When the starters were ready we were escorted into the restaurant which really did have the wow factor. The interiors are stunning, with beautiful and bright high ceilings and a gorgeous mix of rustic-cladded walls and luxurious upholstered seating. Our food arrived in great time and we were all genuinely impressed with the standard. The presentation was faultless across the board, and I was particularly impressed with my crayfish cocktail, which utilised deliciously fresh ingredients and a zesty flavour – I could happily have eaten another one! For our mains, I opted for the Pork
Duo which consisted of a fillet and belly, with pancetta, cabbage, celeriac, wild mushrooms and smoked mash. It really was delicious – the meat was tender and the accompaniments were packed with flavour and complemented each other perfectly. My only comment was that the plate lacked a bit of colour – but other than that the plate was of extremely high quality. There was two portions of the beerbattered cod with handcut chips, crushed peas and tartar sauce (a must on a Friday evening when you’re by the sea!) and another portion of the fishcakes as a main course as my friend was so envious of her partner’s starter she couldn’t resist it! I was told the fish and chips were fantastic and just how you’d expect them – mouth-watering, well-cooked fluffy chips and a large piece of fresh cod in crispy batter. Perfection. Although we really shouldn’t, we just couldn’t resist one of the yummysounding puddings, and thought two to share on the table would be just right! We ordered a portion of the sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream and butterscotch sauce and a crème brûlée with shortbread and seasonal berries. Both desserts were lovely, well presented and just the right amount! Our bill totalled around £130 for all four of us, which we thought was very reasonable indeed. For great food in a beautiful location, Caley Hall is well worth a visit – or two!
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Sugar and gluten free flapjack Preparation: 10-15 min Cooking: 30 min (approx) Makes: 12-15 slices
METHOD 1 Preheat the oven to 180°c/160°c fan/Gas 4
INGREDIENTS 400g gluten free porridge oats 200g unsalted butter 250ml honey 10 medjool dates (chopped)
2 Grease and line a 30cm x 20cm tin with baking parchment. The best way to do this is to cut a rectangle of parchment approximately 5cm larger than the base of the tin, cut the corners and fold into the tin. The sides will also be lined.
50g dried Apricots 50g pistachio nuts 25g pumpkin Seeds 25g linseed (golden)
3 Put the butter, honey and chopped dates in a saucepan over a low heat. Melt them together pressing the dates with a spoon to break them up a little to release more of their unctuous flavour.
4 Next add all the remaining ingredients and blend until you have a wonderful golden squidgy mixture. 5 Spoon the mix into your prepared tin and pat down. Bake in the oven for 20 -25 minutes until golden brown. The flapjack will feel soft but will firm when it cools - so don't worry. 6 Once removed from the oven immediately score the surface into about 12 rectangles. Leave the Flapjack to cool in the tin, then cut it and eat.
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ABOVE: Booja-Booja is taking Norfolk’s proud tradition of chocolate making and giving it an ethical and mouthwatering 21st century twist
A sense of magic and a touch of indulgence Ellie Goulding, Nigella Lawson and McFly’s Tom Fletcher have one thing in common – a love for a deliciously sweet treat from Norfolk. Clare Bee enjoys a taste of Booja-Booja chocolate...
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orfolk has quite a suprising chocolatemaking pedigree. It’s one that started all the way back in 1886 with Alfred Caley at his factory in Norwich, and one that includes the very first pack of Rolo which literally rolled off the city’s production lines in 1937. According to Mister Booja-Booja, the inspiration behind Brooke-based company, everyone needs a little chocolate now and then. According to the story, Mr Booja-Booja was a chocolate maker who strived to create the very best chocolates with a certain magic. The story of this rather special chocolate producer is a particularly
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interesting tale. “In a tiny town, not far away, not long ago, but not today, there lived a chocolate maker man, who had himself a chocolate plan...’ The Booja-Booja Company was born in 1999 and was founded by Colin Mace, whose original aim was to create delicious, dairy free, organic confectionery. He wanted to make it as healthy as possible, and to do it very beautifully – 17 years on, those same values remain true today. “His desire was very grand, to sell his chocolates ‘cross the land...” Colin’s vision was to devise recipes using the minimum number of organic ingredients possible, keeping everything
dairy, gluten and soya free. He’s still very much involved, developing recipes and flavours and working with his team of 37 employees to make it all happen. The chocolates are distributed far and wide, throughout the UK and across central Europe. “They felt so nice and looked so great, they tasted sweet and looked ornate...” The original range of chocolates were presented in wooden cheese boxes, which were often then reused for everything from trinket boxes to funky mobiles. One of the company’s current ranges is now presented in luxury gift boxes, beautifully hand painted in Kashmir. Originally launched
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in 2004, these boxes are still used and still painted by hand. “He searched high up, he searched low down, in mountains, rivers, vale and town..” Booja-Booja has been meticulous about developing special relationships with their suppliers. They have contacts in 12 countries around the world who supply 34 ingredients, and Booja-Booja relies on them to provide the highest quality produce, to make the most delicious and delightful chocolates possible. As well as producing amazing chocolates, the company has won a whole raft of awards, 77 in total since their beginnings in 1999, including no less than 27 Great Taste Awards. Booja-Booja’s Louise Truswell believes the awards reflect the company’s incredibly high standards for all their products. “We scour the globe for the perfect ingredients for our recipes,” she says. “Then comes the tweaking– all in pursuit of the holy grail of pure perfection.” Following on from their worldwide relationships with suppliers, Booja-
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Booja has developed collaborations with communities, companies and groups who share similar values to their own. For instance, the vanilla extract used in their Keep Smiling Vanilla M’Gorilla dairy-free ice cream alternative comes from Africa’s Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, home to the critically-endangered mountain gorilla. With farmers having the chance to make a legal living without resorting to cutting down trees and poaching, the promotion of vanilla production both supports the local community and protects the precious natural environment – efforts which receive 15% from the sale of every tub of Vanilla M’Gorilla. As well as supporting faraway projects, Booja-Booja likes to help charities closer to home that make a difference and have the same ethos. Each year, they choose two charities (one ‘nearby’ and one ‘faraway’) and donates 5% of their profits to them. This year, the company is working with the Total Ensemble Theatre Group in Norwich. This extraordinary theatre company involves disabled and able-
The full tale of Mister BoojaBooja can be found on the company’s website at www.boojabooja.com.
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ABOVE: Chocolate cookie sandwiches with a magical taste of Booja-Booja’s award-winning Coconut Hullabaloo ice cream alternative.
bodied people working side by side, creating high quality drama and performance. Booja-Booja’s luxury chocolate truffles and ice cream alternative are all produced at their premises near Norwich. The largest number of truffles they’ve made in a single day is 32,000, and their range of award-winning chocolate truffles features mouthwatering flavours such as Around Midnight Espresso, Rhubarb and Vanilla Fool, and Almond and Sea Salt Caramel. All the truffles are beautifully packaged and available in a variety of box sizes. Their ice cream alternative has wonderfully exotic and evocative names Coconut Hullabaloo, Feisty Rollercoastery Ginger and Hunky Punky Chocolate, as well as the Keep Smiling Vanilla M’Gorilla they’re all designed to add a little fun to life and create a variety of taste sensations. The future is certainly bright for this independent company – they’ve just launched a new range of chocolate truffles for ‘on the go’ snacking. This new Two Truffle Pack gives anyone the opportunity to enjoy incredible, meltin-the-mouth chocolate truffles anytime, anywhere. Also newly launched are limited edition boxes of Raspberry Chocolate truffles. In keeping with the company's ethos of supporting charities, BoojaBooja has committed 50p of every box sold to the leading breast cancer charity Walk the Walk. Like the women and men who take part in Walk the Walk’s famous MoonWalk events held annually in various parts of the country, each special box will sport a bra. Their pioneering and ethical approach is an essential part of BoojaBooja. They see a lot of exciting developments and lots more scrumdiddlyumptious chocolates and ice cream alternatives in the future. “With Mister Booja-Booja’s gift, the chocolates had a certain lift. A Booja something, Booja feeling, like giggling from floor to ceiling...” And who could argue with that?
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For over 20 years, Xtraclean has been offering a professional, friendly and fully-insured service that covers the whole county with a team of highly skilled, highly trained and highly knowledgeable technicians dedicated to keeping your floors looking their very best. Following an initial survey and testing of your floors, Martin and his team will get to work (they’ll even move the furniture for you!) by breaking down ingrained dirt and loosening surface soiling. Xtraclean’s amazing turbo-cleaning capture system then thoroughly pressure cleans the floor – capturing all waste in the process. The results are spectacular, and are achieved without invasive procedures such as grinding and resurfacing. “Once the floor has been cleaned we professionally seal it for added
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ABOVE: A contemporary painting from 1690 of whalers by the Dutch artist Abraham Storck. Returning from up to five months at sea, whalers from King’s Lynn made local taverns such as The Greenland Fishery (opposite) one of their first ports of call
The fascinating story of the Greenland Fishery It was built over 400 years ago, was a favourite haunt of whalers and local artists, and is one of the jewels in the heritage crown of King’s Lynn. Sylvia Steele pays a visit to the Greenland Fishery...
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ing’s Lynn has a maritime history stretching back hundreds of years and much is still in evidence around the quay and docks, but of the town’s lucrative whaling industry of the 18th and 19th centuries very little is known. The earliest reference to whaling in Norfolk is quoted in Thomas Southwell’s ‘Notes on the Arctic Whale Trade’. Reputedly being from Sir Hamon LeStrange of Hunstanton, it reads that “in 1626 a sperm whale cast ashore in his manor was cut up and disposed of by some that had been in Greenland fishing for whales.”
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Notwithstanding the many dangers from both the sea and the whales themselves, men were ready to risk everything to be part of a whaling fleet. With increased awareness of the versatile and lucrative by-products of whaling, the merchants of King’s Lynn were encouraged to invest in the industry, and the Greenland Company was formed in Nelson Street just off the quay. Every year in March, whaling ships sailed from King’s Lynn to the Labrador Sea and around the shores of Greenland to return five months later with their haul of up to a dozen whales each. The whaling fleets brought much
wealth to the town, and upon their return The Fisherman’s Arms on the corner of Bridge Street must have appeared very attractive to the men who had spent some 20 weeks at sea. Built in 1605 by merchant and ropemaker John Aitken, the timber-framed house seems to have been divided into two quite early on when the southern half became The Fisherman’s Arms. In 1796, acknowledging the importance of the whalers who frequented it, the tavern was renamed The Greenland Fishery. The building, at 28-29 Bridge Street, is a perfectly-preserved Jacobean structure with brick gable ends and
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high chimney stacks that wouldn’t look out of place in a rural setting but now sits rather uneasily alongside the modern buildings around it. Step across the threshold, however, and you are instantly transported back to medieval times. Studded black wooden doors with iron knockers front the narrow pavement, leading to a stone-paved passage separating the two mirror images of the building. The tavern where the whalers would meet is to the left of the passageway; a worn stone step leads into the small (some would say cosy) bar where religious texts decorate the upper walls and a huge brick fireplace complete with corner seat (for one or two imbibers of the tavern’s ale) spans one wall. A narrow winding staircase leads to a beamed hall capable of accommodating many weary travellers. In recent years, a section of this has been partitioned off, for it would have originally spanned the entire length and breadth of the building with brick fireplaces at each end. It’s still a magnificent room, facing over the street with two large latticed windows providing light to the 16th century wall paintings said to be among the most important in Norfolk. The paintings were discovered under five layers of paper when the house was renovated in 1952. Yet another staircase leads to the attic, similarly graced with original beams and brick fireplaces. Edward Milligen Beloe bought the whole of the Greenland Fishery site in 1912 including the land at the rear and the former public house (which had been declared unfit for human occupation by the Chief Medical Officer in 1899) and set about renovating it. In the northern side of the building he opened the Greenland Fishery Museum and bakery where in the cellar kitchen the baker at the time, a certain Mr. Lewis, produced his famous Greenland Fishery Biscuits. The cellar area encourages a great deal of reflective interest from visitors mainly because of the tunnel (now bricked up) that runs to the quay. Questions regarding its use remain unanswered, but continue to provide much imaginative speculation. When Edward Beloe died in 1932, his widow sold the property and the Borough Council and Norfolk Archaeological Society jointly managed it. In 1941 bomb damage left the back wall of the building exposed and needing minor repairs. The building was restored, and tenanted in 1951; the southern part as a house and the
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PICTURES: Henry Baines made this copy (top) of a painting in Greenland Fishery in 1864. Baines was probably a regular a the pub, as was his pupil Walter Dexter, who produced this advertisement (centre, right) of the Greenland Fishery biscuit! The original use of the tunnel in the cellar (above) remains the subject of speculation.
northern end for office use. Greenland Fishery is Grade II listed and it’s thought to be one of the last timber-framed buildings created in King’s Lynn. You can only look in awe at its four hundred years preservation. Once again, the King’s Lynn Preservation Trust, who now owns the property, has spun its magic. At the town’s Heritage Open Day last September, many visitors were escorted around Greenland Fisheries by Jon Jackson who, with his wife, currently occupies a very comfortable home in the southern part of the house and speaks knowledgeably about the history of the building and its connection with the whaling industry. “One reason for the profitability of the whaling industry was its many uses,” he says. “As well as use of the blubber
to provide oil and grease, the whalebone was useful for cutlery and corsetry and the bristles for brushes. Every part of the whale was utilised in one way or another – St. Margaret’s Church was illuminated using whale oils until 1839.” But whaling had a relatively short history, as Jon explains. “With the advent of gas for lighting there was no more the requirement for oil,” he says, “and the industry gradually declined.” In the small back garden overlooking the river, the massive jawbone of a whale serves as a representation of the building’s past; beneath it lays a stone commemorating the life of Edward Milligan Beloe, the man who was largely responsible for securing its future.
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ABOVE: One of the high quality properties at Golden Pheasant Drive in Snettisham, which comprises a range of 11 distinctive homes – all of which will benefit from air source heating installed by 4 Way Refrigeration Ltd
A showcase of quality – and of air source heating... 4 Way Refrigeration Ltd brings the benefits of air source heating to a presitgious local development of 11 stunning new properties
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t Common Road in Snettisham, a fabulous new development of high quality properties is now entering the final stages of an ambitious 2-year build. Golden Pheasant Drive comprises a beautiful range of eight detached 3and 4-bedroom properties, together with a small terrace of affordable housing to meet the needs of the local community. “It’s been a slightly longer build than usual for a development of this scale,” says Site Manager John Oakes (right) of Common Road Ltd, “but that’s mainly because every home has been built to exceptionally high standards and with painstaking attention to detail – from the roof tiles to the door furniture and the choice of appropriate trees and plantings.” That commitment to quality also influenced the choice of King’s Lynn 94
based 4 Way Refrigeration Ltd to oversee the installation of air source heating throughout the development. “When we were looking at contractors for elements such as plumbing, electrics and heating, we weren’t just concerned about price,” says John. “It was very important for us to choose local companies who combined quality and experience with a forward-thinking approach to issues such as energy efficiency and sustainability – companies such as 4 Way Refrigeration.” The benefits of air source heating for the end user are well understood – low running and maintenance costs, low noise levels, reduced energy bills and a reliable year-round performance – but it’s the perfect choice for builders too. “The system doesn’t need a gas supply and there’s no requirement for flues, ventilation or any extensive
ABOVE: John Oakes, Site Manager of the development at Golden Pheasant Drive in Snettisham
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Golden Pheasant Drive is a perfect example of how versatile air source heating is. The development includes a range of properties, and every one of them will be able to enjoy the system's many advantages...
ABOVE: The properties at Golden Pheasant Drive in Snettisham benefit from the latest in home technologies and energy efficiencies – from remote-controlled Velux windows to air source heating
groundworks,” says Steve Simpson of 4 Way Refrigeration Ltd. “It’s a really cost-effective and a comparatively simple installation from a builder’s point of view – and it makes the finished property all the more desirable from the buyer's side of things!” Over the past few months, Steve and his team have installed the new generation of Daikin air source heat pumps throughout the various properties at Golden Pheasant Drive, combining them with radiators and underfloor heating – and it’s a sign of the development’s high standards that even carpets and floor tiles have been carefully chosen for their suitability for underfloor heating. “Golden Pheasant Drive is a perfect example of how versatile air source heating is,” says Steve. “The development includes everything from large family homes to smaller properties, and every one of
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involvement of 4 Way Refrigeration Ltd won’t be ending with the finishing touches to the rooms and the top coats on the front doors. “As part of the handover package, we’ll be visiting the new homeowners to explain how air source heating works,” says Steve. “We’ll be showing them how to operate the system and how to make the most of it, and we’ll also give them all the help and advice they need on servicing – although another one of the system’s beauties is that it needs very little in the way of maintenance.” For a high-quality, professional service from a local company with a proven track record of working successfully with local builders, contact 4 Way Refrigeration Ltd today for more details and information. And discover what a difference air source heating can make to you and your grand designs. Unit 25, Bergen Way North Lynn Industrial Estate King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE30 2JG t: 01553 767878 w: www.4wayref.co.uk e: sales@4wayref.co.uk
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Only 30% of movers changeir the locks of thes external door 15 survey Source: 20 Finance by Ocean
Make sure no one else can enjoy your new home Timely advice from Magpie Security on keeping your home secure ith the housing market picking up pace and more and more people moving into their new homes, the excitement of receiving the keys to the property often overshadows a rather unsettling reality. “It’s amazing how few people replace the door locks when they move into a new home,” says Simon Angell of Magpie Security in King’s Lynn. “It’s actually one of the first things you should do, as you can never guarantee you have every copy of the keys – even on a new-build property.” It’s not a case of needless worrying, either. Figures released at the start of the year showed an increase in domestic burglaries across the county, and insurance companies may well refuse paying a burglary claim without any evidence of forced entry. “Some insurance companies will make changing locks a requirement of your cover,” says Simon, “and you may even be entitled to pay lower premiums by doing so. At the very least, changing
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the locks will give you complete peace of mind in your new home.” Magpie Security has almost 30 years’ experience in meeting a wide range of security needs. Fully qualified members of the Master Locksmiths Association and Royal Warrant holders, the company offers high levels of knowledge, workmanship,
convenience, value for money and customer service. “One of the best things you can do is ensure your new locks conform to either British Standard 3621 or the TS007 3 Star or Diamond rating depending on the age of the door,” says Simon. “And one of the worst things you can do is keep a spare key in a seemingly safe place such as under a doormat. You’d be really surprised how many people actually still do that!” For a professional home survey of your current security provision and a free estimate, contact Simon and his team at Magpie Security – and ensure you and your family are the only people able to enjoy your new home.
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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 Drying clothes in an unvented tumble dryer produces 10 pints of water.
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ne of the most frustrating maintenance issues that landlords can face regarding their rental properties is damp and mould. It doesn’t matter whether you have a 120 year old cottage or a 12 day old new build your property can be affected by this problem. However, in a significant proportion of instances the damp and mould are not the result of a structural defect with the property. This is an ever increasing problem in the letting industry, so what is going on? In a lot of cases it is proving to be the tenants raising the complaint who are also the unwitting cause of the problem due to their lifestyle choices. You should anticipate receiving an abrupt response upon suggesting that their actions are the main contributing factor though. Recently in properties under our management that have been affected by damp we have found on our property inspections; trickle vents on windows taped shut, tumble dryers
being used unvented in spare bedrooms, bathroom extractor fans turned off because “they are too noisy” and properties inadequately heated to try and save money on utility bills. Any one of these actions can cause a significant amount of damp and mould growth in a relatively brief amount of time. Tenants will very often be disbelieving of the possibility that they are the cause of a damp problem in the property and particularly if mould begins to form they very often threaten to contact the Council. Our advice is not to be concerned if the council housing standards department get involved unless you know that your property requires repairs that you have not attended to. Our experience of the local housing standards officers in King’s Lynn in the majority of cases that we have been involved in have been favourable. They will make an objective assessment of the cause of the problem and advise the tenants correctly if they
are at fault just as efficiently as when it is the landlord that is required to take action. At Edmonton Estates as well as managing over 200 properties for which we would handle damp disputes directly on our clients’ behalf, we also provide free advice and guidance leaflets to landlords who manage their own properties as well as details of local contractors that we have used to carry out damp assessments when required. If you would like to receive one of our free leaflets which explains how to identify and prevent damp and mould issues caused by tenants or structural defects please contact our office on 01553 660615.
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Moving home isn’t always the happiest of times... As King’s Lynn Samaritans prepares to make an important move, we take a look at the emotional side of relocating your life...
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relocating to a new, unfamiliar area. As King’s Lynn Samaritans prepares to make one of the most important moves in its history (more on that next month), we thought it would be appropriate to look at some of the emotional issues facing people moving to a new home – people who often only need someone to talk to. You can talk to Samaritans at any time on any day of the year, and anyone who calls does so with total confidentiality – the calls are never discussed, recorded or shared. What follows are not ‘real’ stories from ‘real’ people, but they do illustrate the very real feelings and pressures felt by many when they move. As you read them, you’ll see how varied these problems and issues can be – and
you’ll realise that Samaritans are always here to help with any issue affecting you and your life. I HAD SPENT time and money decorating this house. I wanted to make it mine, to put my stamp on it. Everything covered in paint, temper fraying, paper that wouldn’t hang. When I had finished it looked good, my cave, my home. So when the bank told me I couldn’t afford to stay anymore I think I went into a state of shock and my place of safety, serenity suddenly took on a macabre, cold feel. It felt like it was telling me I didn’t belong anymore – it’s your fault you can’t keep me, you deserve to lose me. I guess it was my fault. Work had dried up and I couldn’t make the mortgage
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“There are in this world, in every country, people who seem to be ‘ordinary’ but who turn out to be extraordinary. They give their total attention. They completely forget themselves. They listen and listen and listen, without interrupting. They have no message. They do not preach. They have nothing to sell. We call them Samaritans...” Dr Chad Varah, CH CBE Founder, Samaritans
payments. I did try. I took on other work, but I just couldn’t make the ends meet. I sat up night after night in a constant state of fear and worry, not enjoying my home anymore. It wasn’t mine. The bank was sympathetic, but the numbers just didn’t add up. I go past the house sometimes, just to see what it’s like. My lovely little garden is now overgrown with rubbish everywhere and the inside is probably just as bad. I fail to see how someone can’t love it as much as me, and I’m absolutely shattered I lost it when it meant the world to me.
but I can’t help feeling he’s been really selfish. I never wanted to move from my home, my friends and my family, and even at this age I’m on the phone to my mum in tears. I don’t have transport, so I can’t get home and the train is too expensive. I didn’t realise just how difficult it would be to meet people. I’ve tried going to the gym but nobody speaks. I get to the point where I wonder if I can talk anymore and I go home to the emptiness shouting “honey, I’m home” out of pure spite. I didn’t think loneliness could be such a dark place to be.
IT’S ALRIGHT FOR him. He’s at work every day in his ‘fantastic’ new job that was going to be so great for him. It will be an adventure, he said. Imagine all the new possibilities, the fresh start... We could get a garden like I always wanted; we would be ‘mad’ not to take the opportunity. I didn’t want to leave my job but he assured me I’d find another. Nearly a year in, I haven’t found work and I’m at home the majority of the time, hearing the kitchen clock tick. If I’m really lucky I’ll pop to the supermarket and have a chat to the woman on the deli counter about the weather. The best bit is when he stays away – it can be days before I speak to another human being. I’m really pleased for him
I HAD WANTED to stay in the same place all my life. I’d been there for 50 plus years and carried my beautiful girl over the threshold and enjoyed 40 years of marriage before I lost my wife. I watched my children grow there, and my grandchildren play in the garden. Then I fell over and broke my hip and it all changed. I couldn’t climb the stairs anymore, I had to have help to wash and my independence was totally gone. They moved me to this residential home. I didn’t want to go, in fact I was literally kicking and screaming, but because I’m old they feel they can talk to me like I’m stupid. Gone is the lovely view of my garden, gone is the smell of my beloved wife. The fact I’ve got this emergency cord
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These are not real people, but these stories do reflect the very real pressures many people have to deal with when they move home. It’s important to remember that it’s perfectly okay to tell us you’re not having a good time, that you are stressed out, scared, alone, or tired. You can talk to Samaritans any time of the day on every single day of the year. We’re free to call on 116 123 – and in accordance with our policy of strict confidentiality, the number won’t ever appear on your phone bill.
If you’d like to explore the possibility of volunteering with King’s Lynn Samaritans in any capacity, please get in touch by sending an e-mail to volunteering@ kingslynnsamaritans.org.uk
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ABOVE: ‘Rainclouds towards Hevingham Church’ by Norfolk artist Nial Adams, and (opposite) a detail from his atmospheric work ‘Red October Autumn Skies’
Capturing the beauty and the spirit of Norfolk The skies of Norfolk have captivated artists for hundreds of years, and local landscape painter Nial Adams is no exception – thanks to a lifelong love of the Old Masters and an inspirational father...
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things from old cereal boxes, toilet rolls and coloured pencils, but his father decided it was time for him to explore oil painting. “As with all his students, he started by teaching me in monochrome and grounded me in the essential skill of creating tonal value,” says Nial. “Before approaching landscape painting I had to paint spheres and other shapes to understand how light falls on objects and how shadows are cast. I had to learn brushwork and control.” He also had to learn from the past. “My father’s knowledge of the Old Masters was unsurpassed,” he says. “In addition to their histories and biographies, he also studied their techniques – the application of paint
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ABOVE: The serene beauty of ‘Big Skies Over Holkham’ and the drama of ‘Waiting For the Storm to Pass’ are typical of Nial’s stunning landscapes
and the ‘chemistry’ or ‘alchemy’ of the great oil painters.” The pair visited numerous galleries, and Nial developed an enduring love of painters such as Caravaggio, Velázquez, Millais – and his personal favourite, JMW Turner. “Turner's work – the energy, the rich but often dark colours, the light – all stirred my soul like nothing I’d ever experienced,” he says. “It still has the same effect upon me today, and I encourage everyone to visit a Turner exhibition at least once in their lifetime.” During the school holidays of Christmas 1979 Nial painted his first landscape, but he wasn’t quite ready to pursue an artistic career yet. He worked on a self-employed basis in the security industry, he travelled, he changed career, and he settled down as a husband and father. “I knew the story of the penniless artist all too well,” he says, “but I was always
planning to paint more, to spend more time with my father at the easel. Art was always something I’d ‘get around to’ – even though my passion for the subject never waned.” Fate then tragically stepped in when Nial’s father died suddenly. “It was the most shocking catalyst of all,” he says. “There was no more chance to share ideas, to ask questions or to simply talk about art.” Inheriting his father’s wonderful old French easel, his brushes, and a huge collection of art ephemera, Nial also rediscovered the very first landscape he’d painted at the age of ten. “It brought back warm memories but at the same time a frustrating sense of unfinished business,” he says. “I can’t explain what happened or why. I simply knew I had to paint again. It was time to pick up the brushes.” Nial is quickly gaining recognition as a Norfolk landscape artist and his
landscapes (both realistic and impressionistic) reflect his life-long love of the Old Masters and his father’s tremendous inspiration and guidance. Whether they feature clouds floating through Summer skies or the wild drama of wind and storms, Nial beautifully captures the sensation of light, the air and the emotion of open spaces. Not surprisingly, he chose Big Norfolk Skies as his studio title in 2014. “The thing I want most to express in my work is that we’re truly blessed with a beautiful county,” he says. “We all need to take time to stop and enjoy a beautiful sunset or sky, no matter what the time of year or weather.” Despite his work gaining wider attention and recognition, Nial remains true to the spirit of those great landscape painters who preceded him – painting not for gain or fame, but for the sheer pleasure of the art. “I paint because I can and because I need to,” he says. “It’s the most powerful form of self-expression for me. I love the process – the challenge of taking ideas and images and creating illusions. I even enjoy the sense of nervous expectation before I start painting! The end result is, as they say, what it is – it comes from within and I hope it connects us.”
For more details of Nial’s work and for information on limited edition prints, commissions and his tuition and support for local artists, please visit www.bignorfolkskies.co.uk or follow Big Norfolk Skies on Facebook.
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ABOVE: For bringing back memories of how we used to live, nothing’s quite like the books of Bob Booth (opposite). This view of the High Street in King’s Lynn was taken around 1971 and shows how the shops, vehicles and fashions have changed over the last 45 years.
A trip down memory lane with Bob Booth... From the long-gone yards of the North End to the building of the Vancouver Quarter, no one has charted the changing face of King’s Lynn through the last eight decades quite like Bob Booth.
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spent as a chemistry teacher, found himself still selling records 40 years later. At one time, the recording studio above his hugely popular store in Tower Street hosted virtually every band in the area – but the world of pop music has always been an ever-changing one. “There comes a point with pop music when you simply can’t keep up with it,” says Bob. “It’s not a good idea to start selling things you don’t understand, so in 1997 my wife and I finally decided to sell the business.” Admitting he knew next to nothing about computers at the time, Bob duly enrolled on a series of courses at the College of West Anglia, progressing from word processing and
spreadsheets to photo-editing and publishing. Fate then stepped in when Bob was visiting his good friend, the late Dick Goodchild. “His family had been famous photographers in King’s Lynn and they’d taken thousands of photographs of the town over the years,” says Bob. “I was talking to him at his home and I suddenly noticed all these contact sheets full of pictures.” Dick explained that the pictures had been taken in the early 1930s and documented the old yards of King’s Lynn just before their planned demolition from 1933-35. Bob was fascinated, and thought it was a piece of lost history that deserved
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to be seen by a wider audience. With Dick’s approval and with his new-found computer skills, Bob put together a 100-page book that he designed, wrote and produced himself – and had 1,000 copies printed by a company in King’s Lynn. “I had hoped to break even, but the book was a tremendous success and it did a lot better than that,” says Bob. “I didn’t feel it was right to keep the profits because the pictures weren’t mine, so I decided to give the money to charity.” First to benefit from Bob’s work was his local doctor’s surgery, but they wouldn’t be the last. Over the course of the next ten years, he continued to donate the proceeds of his books to charity, and estimates his book sales of some 22,000 have helped raise over £50,000 for good local causes. Under his own Tricky Sam Publishing (named after the trombonist in his alltime favourite band), Bob followed ‘King’s Lynn in the 1930s’ by publishing a new book every year – from ‘Looking back at Lynn: a Scrapbook of the 1950s and 60s’ in 2007 to his first entry into the world of colour with the aptly-titled ‘King’s Lynn in Colour’ in 2014. The continued success of his books has never ceased to amaze him. “When I published my fourth book, I did a book signing at Waterstones in King’s Lynn,” he says. “When I arrived, there was a queue waiting for me! I couldn’t believe it. Someone told me that in my first week I’d outsold Harry Potter and the Da Vinci Code – locally at least!” His most recent book – ‘King’s Lynn in Colour (Volumes 2 and 3)’ – was published last October, and Bob’s justifiably proud of it. “I think it’s probably my best book,” he says. “It has some wonderful photographs and I think it has the best layout, but I have my wife to thank for that – she’s the one who gives me all the advice on style and design.” Fans of Bob Booth will be disappointed to learn that it’s also his last book, and he has no plans to do another – for a rather unusual reason. “When I published my first book I had to contact Nielsen BookData for a barcode,” he says, “and they told me I couldn’t have just one – I had to buy a block of ten. I asked what I was going to do with them all and they joked I’d have to do another nine books. I’ve got no barcodes left now, and I’m not going to buy another ten!” The secret of Bob’s success and his appeal has always been in his ability to
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ABOVE: From ‘King’s Lynn in Colour’ this image is very close to Bob’s heart – it’s the record shop in Tower Street he ran with his wife from 1963 and was previously his father’s radio and TV shop. Below is a fascinating view from ‘Memories of Lynn’ of how Church Street looked in 1959 – the view is now completely different.
bring the past alive. “I’ve always said I’m not a historian,” he says. “If you want history, you need to go and see Paul Richards. If you want nostalgia, then come to me. In every picture I’ve written about, I want to stimulate people’s happy memories of times gone past – I want them to look at the books and enjoy their own recollections of these places and those years.” As Bob prepares to work on all the projects he admits to neglecting over the last decade (gardening is top of his list) he can look back on a quite remarkable publishing career. “I’ve loved it,” he says. “I’ve learned so much about places I thought I was familiar with, and I hope I’ve helped people take a new look at where they live. The wonderful thing about King’s
Lynn is that it’s just the right size for exploring, and I hope my books will encourage people to discover more about the streets they walk down every day.”
Although you’ll find Bob’s books at all good local bookshops, limited numbers are available via his website at www.trickysampublishing.co.uk
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ABOVE: They may not be the most picturesque of subjects, but photographer Brian Wells has turned this rusting plug socket on a mouldy wall in a derelict cottage into an striking image that captures the spirit of a time long gone.
The enigmatic beauty of forgotten Norfolk... Abandoned buildings, discarded objects and poignant traces of past lives. KL magazine talks to local photographer Brian Wells about a project that captures the disappearing world around us
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orfolk has long been recognised as a photographer’s dream, offering an almost limitless vista of stunning natural beauty sprinkled with magnificent architectural gems and picture postcard villages. But the work of Brian Wells shows Norfolk in a very different light, revealing a hidden world and a forgotten way of life – from rotting farmhouses to abandoned cars, from old price tags to television sets with only two channels. Over the last few years, Brian estimates he’s notched up some 15,000 miles scouring the county and documenting what he likes to call
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‘Forgotten Norfolk’ in a remarkable series of atmospheric images. “My photographs highlight the beauty in the broken that we usually overlook,” he says. “I’m drawn to the history held within these abandoned buildings and their rusting and rustic objects, and I continually marvel at the possibilities that each alludes to.” Armed with weatherproof Ordnance Survey maps and a treasured copy of a 1929 Kelly’s Directory, Brian has found the most effective technique for finding ‘new’ locations is the simplest – he simply grabs his “ancient” Rolleiflex camera and travels the countryside around him either by car or on foot – but with both eyes firmly open. “Checking out the auction pages in
local newspapers can be useful, and ‘urban exploration’ websites come in handy from time to time,” he says, “but most of the time it’s simply a case of viewing things differently.” Brian’s very aware of the human element of the locations he photographs, and always tries to obtain permission before visiting locations. It can be a time-consuming and frustrating process, but he usually gets a positive reply and is always happy to supply the owners (if he’s been lucky enough to trace them) with a print of his work by way of a thank-you. “Strangely, one of the most powerful aspects of these ruins is the subject that’s missing in the photographs,” he says. “It’s the people who once worked
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ABOVE: The photography of Brian Wells entices the viewer not only by the dust-covered objects in abandoned buildings but by the missing human element – who sat in the threadbare armchair by the window? What was the last programme watched on the old TV? What became of the child who sat in the high chair?
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“I own an enormous debt to the late John Hansell, who taught us at college,” he says. “He had amazing enthusiasm and a great sense of humour, and he really drove his students to maximise their potential behind the camera lens.” Today, Brian’s continuing building his Forgotten Norfolk portfolio, and last August took his son on his first experience of the project. “It was a secluded farmhouse absolutely crammed full of personal belongings,” he says, “and my son thoroughly enjoyed it – apart from the wind occasionally blowing the kitchen door shut, which spooked him a little!” But before you decide to start following in his footsteps, Brian has a word of advice to other would-be photographic explorers. “Never try to visit locations without permission and try to resist the temptation to go inside abandoned buildings,” he says. “Derelict structures can be very hazardous, and exploring them without assessing their safety and taking the necessary precautions can be fraught with danger.” For a very different look at Norfolk, Brian’s work opens a unique door (albeit a cobwebbed one!) into another
world – one that’s both familiar and distinctly unsettling at the same time. “Ruins capture the viewer’s imagination with their ability to tell stories,” he says. “They’re a window into human histories, with silent rooms with dust-covered furniture, with discarded objects that are left behind, and with a smell of mustiness lingering in the air echoing a past long gone.” Brian is currently working on a Forgotten Norfolk book project with local historian Mary Fewster. In the meantime, more details and information (and many more images) can be found on Brian’s website at www.norfolkinruins.co.uk
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and lived in these places – even though they’ve gone, their presence can still be felt.” These forlorn scenes are a very long way from the days when Brian’s camera was focused on local holidaymakers. His first photographic experiences came courtesy of his art teacher at Caister High School, and a spell of work experience with a well-known wedding photographer in Great Yarmouth. On leaving school he joined a local press agency and learned all the aspects of photography from image capture through to processing and printing – though he admits to having done his fair share of tea making in the process. From there Brian worked at various holiday parks across East Anglia, including Pontins, Potters and the Vauxhall Holiday Park, and he spent five years at Kessingland Beach Holiday Village, which was then considered the most popular holiday destination on the entire east coast. Brian graduated from the Norfolk College of Arts and Technology (now the College of West Anglia) in King’s Lynn with an HND in Photography, before working as a publicity photographer for a local arts regeneration agency.
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The Last Word
WildWestNorfolk Michael Middleton’s
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few weeks ago, I was enjoying a Sunday lunch on the North Norfolk coast – one of those rare occasions when I can feast myself on my favourite foods and not have to worry about finding polite adjectives to express my appreciation for Mrs Middleton’s latest foray into her current Afro-Caribbean-fusion recipe book. The food was marvellous and the beer was pretty good too, but it obviously wasn’t a view shared by the family on the table next to us, who left with an alarming amount of food on their plates. They’d hardly touched the vegetables, and their children had only eaten about half of their pizzas. There was nothing wrong with the food – they didn’t complain and they paid their bill quite happily – they simply didn’t want it. It’s not an uncommon sight, and I’m sure everyone reading this will have had similar experiences. Aren’t we all a bit guilty of leaving food – or even throwing it away – from time to time? I didn’t give it much thought until I mentioned it to a friend of mine, who proceeded to tell me some of the truly astonishing facts about wasted food. Believe it or not, in the UK we’re currently wasting around 20% of all the food we buy. It’s estimated that up to 35% of school lunches end up in the bin, and an estimated 15 million tonnes of food is wasted every year from the plough to the plate. Almost half of all the fruit and vegetables grown in the country is rejected before it even reaches the shops – mostly because it doesn't match the retail world’s excessively
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strict cosmetic standards. It gets worse. Over 2 million tonnes of fish is discarded in the North Atlantic and the North Sea annually, which includes almost 60% of all the fish caught in Europe. It’s either because they’re the wrong size, the wrong species, or because of the poorlygoverned European quota system. As you might imagine, the global picture is even bleaker. Together, the USA and Europe has nearly twice as much food as required by the nutritional needs of their populations, and up to 50% of this entire food supply is wasted between the farm and the fork. If crops wastefully fed to livestock are included, European countries actually have over three times more food than they need, while the USA has around four times more food than is needed, and up to 75% of the nutritional value of all that food is lost before it even reaches people’s mouths. What really puts this into perspective is the fact that there are nearly one billion malnourished people in the world – and they could be fed on less than 25% of the food that’s currently being wasted in the USA and UK. Think of that the next time you throw away half a sandwich – in this country we throw away enough bread and other cereal products to feed 30 million of the world’s hungry people. The benefits of reducing our food waste isn’t restricted to helping the hungry, however. The amount of water
needed to grow all this unwanted food (unwanted by us at least) is enough to meet the domestic needs of every single person on the planet. If we planted trees on all the land unnecessarily used to produce surplus and wasted food, we could offset up to 100% of our greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels. We could also save between 200-500 times more carbon dioxide by feeding food waste to pigs rather than sending it for anaerobic digestion, which is the UK government’s preferred option – but under European laws feeding food waste to pigs is banned. It may sound as though I’ve got all hot and bothered about a half-eaten pizza, but the next time you go out for a Sunday lunch, try to order only the food you’ll actually end up eating. By reducing food waste, we could save around a third of the world’s entire food supply – enough to feed three billion people and still leaving enough surplus for countries to provide their populations with over 130% of their nutritional requirements. Now that really is food for thought.
KLmagazine May 2016