Local Lynx No.127 August - September 2019 by Robert Metcalfe

BALE - BINHAM - COCKTHORPE - FIELD DALLING GUNTHORPE - LANGHAM - MORSTON SAXLINGHAM - SHARRINGTON - STIFFKEY

Morston Regatta, August 2018

ISSUE 127 August September 2019

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28th Sat. Gunthorpe 50:50 Club Institute 10:30am

WHAT’S ON VH = Village Hall

REGULARS Tuesdays Binham Art Group, BMH 9.30am - 12.30pm. First and third Tuesdays in the month Binham Sew and Natter, The Gallery in the Chequers, 7-9pm Wednesdays term time Binham Youth Group BMH 6-8pm Wednesdays Sharrington Zumba Gold classes VH 2-3pm Thursdays Field Dalling Carpet Bowls Club, VH 7.30pm Third Wednesday in the month, Binham Cosy Club, BMH 24pm Third Thursday in the month Binham & Hindringham Open Circle Meeting, Hindringham VH 7.15pm Fourth Thursday in the month Binham Local History Group, BMH 7.30pm 1st & 3rd Saturdays in month Langham Coffee Mornings, VH 10am -12noon

AUGUST 2nd Fri. Binham Priory Afternoon Tea, BP 2.30-4.30pm 3rd Sat. Binham Priory Concerts, Norwich Baroque 7.30pm 3rd Sat. Langham Stall on the Green 9.30-11am 3rd Sat. Morston Regatta, North end Blakeney Cut 8am 3rd Sat. Morston Regatta prizes & party at Morston Quay 7pm 4th Sun. Binham Village Show and Fete, MH 1-4pm 4th Sun. Stiffkey Cricket vs Wombats at home 7th Wed. Langham Rounders & BBQ, Playing Field 6pm 7th Wed. Stiffkey R:W:B at Stiffkey Campsite BBQ & music 8th Thu. Sharrington Craft Group, VH 2-4pm 9th Fri. Bale fish and chips, VH, 6.45pm 9th Fri. Binham Priory Afternoon Tea, BP 2.30-4.30pm 9th Fri. Field Dalling Bereavement Group, Manor Farm Cot. 4pm 10th Sat. Field Dalling & Saxlingham Summer Fete, VH 2-4pm 10th Sat. Langham Stall on the Green 9.30-11am 11th Sun. Stiffkey Cricket vs Norwich Hockey CC at home 13th Tue. Sharrington ‘Jammin for Scones’, VH 2-4pm 14th Wed. Field Dalling Coffee Morning, VH 10.30am 16th Fri. Binham Priory Afternoon Tea, BP 2.30-4.30pm 16th Fri. Field Dalling Bingo, VH 7.30pm 17th Sat. Langham Stall on the Green 9.30-11am 18th Sun. Sharrington Church Barbecue, The Place 12.30pm 18th Sun. Stiffkey Cricket vs Reepham & Salle away 22nd Thu. Langham Mobile Library 4.05pm St Mary’s & 4.25pm The Cornfield 23rd Fri. Binham Priory Afternoon Tea, BP 2.30-4.30pm 24th Sat. Bale big barbecue, VH, 7pm 24th Sat. Binham Priory Concerts, Jonathan Sages and Eleanor Kornas, 7.30pm 24th Sat. Langham Leukaemia Sale, Village Hall 10am 24th Sat. Langham Stall on the Green, 9.30-11am 24th Sat. Sharrington Gordon Giltrap Concert VH 7pm 25th Sun. Binham Yard Sale, throughout Village , 10am-3pm 25th Sun. Stiffkey Stalls on the Knoll, Stiffkey Church 10-12noon 30th Fri. Binham Priory Afternoon Tea, BP 2.30-4.30pm 31st Sat. Binham Priory Concerts, Civitas, BP, 7.30pm 31st Sat. Field Dalling Priscilla Bacon Lodge Hospital Coffee Morning, St Andrew’s Church 10.30am 31st Sat. Gunthorpe 50:50 Club Institute 10:30am 31st Sat. Langham Stall on the Green 9.30-11am SEPTEMBER 5th Thu. Langham FOL Annual Mystery Trip 6th Fri. Binham Priory Concerts, Heath Quartet, BP 7.30pm 6th Fri. Sharrington Gardening Group Alan Gray, talk BMH 6.30pm 9th Mon. Field Dalling Parish Council Meeting, VH 7.30pm 10th Tue. Sharrington ‘Jammin for Scones’, VH 2-4pm 11th Wed. Field Dalling Autumn Special Coffee Morning, VH 10.30am 12th Thu. Sharrington Craft Group VH 2-4pm 13th Fri. Bale fish and chips, VH 6.45pm 13th Fri. Field Dalling Bereavement Group, Manor Farm Cot. 4pm 13th Fri. Field Dalling Bingo, VH 7.30pm 14th Sat. St Mary’s Gunthorpe Annual Church Bike Ride 15th Sun. Sharrington Church Harvest Lunch, VH Time tba 19th Thu. Binham and Hindringham Open Circle, Emily Waits, Hindringham VH 7.15pm 19th Thu. Langham Mobile Library 4.05pm St Mary’s & 4.25pm The Cornfield 20th Fri. Sharrington Noble Rotters, VH 7.30pm 21st Sat. Binham Priory Concerts, Xuefei Yang, BP, 7.30pm 25th Wed. Sharrington Music Night, VH 7.30pm

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BLAKENEY CATHOLIC CHURCH Back Lane Blakeney Parish Priest, Father Keith Tulloch, Stella Maris, The Buttlands, Wells next the Sea 01328 713044 Priest in Residence, Father William Wells (the house behind the church). Service Times: Masses: Saturday Vigil Mass 6.00pm Sunday 11.00am Wednesday 9.30am

BLAKENEY METHODIST CHURCH Minister: The Rev’d Cliff Shanganya, 8, St. Andrew’s Close, Holt. NR25 6EL 01263 712181 Email: CliffShanganya@methodist.org.uk Samantha Parfitt, Steward/Pioneer Rural Church Planter. sammi.1980@live.co.uk 01263 711824 Sunday Café Church 10am Thursday 10am Morning Prayer with Holy Communion every third Thursday

Church Services for the Stiffkey and Bale Benefice for August and September 2019 HC=Holy Communion. CFS=Church Family Service. MP=Morning Prayer. BCP=Book of Common Praye

Parish Bale Field Dalling

4th August 9.30am HC

11th August 11.00am Animal Blessing Service At Field Dalling 11.00am HC 9.30am HC 11.00am HC

18th August 9.30am HC At Saxlingham

25th August 9.30am HC 11.00am MP BCP

11.00am HC 4.30pm Silent Meditation 9.30am MP CW 11.00am CFS 9.30am HC BCP At Stiffkey 9.30am HC

At Field Dalling 11.00am MP 9.30am HC 9.30am HC

Saxlingham Gunthorpe Sharrington Binham Morston Langham Stiffkey

9.30am MP BCP 11.00am HC 9.30am HC BCP

Parish

1st September

8th September

Bale Field Dalling Saxlingham Gunthorpe

9.30am HC

9.30am HC 11.00am CFS At Field Dalling 11.00am MP

Sharrington Binham Morston Langham

9.30am MP BCP 11.00am HC 9.30am HC BCP At Stiffkey

9.30am HC 11.00am HC 9.30am MP

At Saxlingham 11.00am HC 4.30pm Silent Meditation 9.30am MP CW 11.00am CFS 9.30am HC BCP At Stiffkey

9.30am MP

At Langham

9.30am HC

Stiffkey

9.30am MP At Langham

15th September

9.30am HC At Langham

22nd September

29th September

9.30am HC 11.00am MP BCP At Field Dalling 11.00am HC

At Langham At Langham At Langham At Langham

9.30am HC 9.30am HC

At Langham At Langham At Langham 10.30am HC Group Service At Langham

9.30am MP At Langham

Additional Services Regular Weekday Services Binham: Tuesday, 6.00pm Evening Prayer, Langham: Wednesday, 10.00am Holy Communion

HOLT DEANERY SYNOD NEWS

have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. And God saw everything that he had made and, behold, it was very good.” The Book of Genesis, chapter 1 verses 29 to 31. May I wish you Peace and Plenty, Pax et Bonum. Yours truly, Ian Whittle The Rectory, Langham 01328 830246

Thursday 26th Sept. 7pm for 7.30pm St. Andrew’s Meeting Room Holt Speaker: Aiden Platten, Precentor of the Cathedral Subject: “Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness” All welcome for the whole meeting or for the talk alone which is the first item on the agenda.

RECTOR’S LETTER Dear Friends and Parishioners, The months of plenty and fullness are upon us; fruit and flowers and fat ears of corn. Some years ago now at Pattesley, near Fakenham, a lovely lunch was arranged, with a short outdoor Service to mark Lammas. The first wheat was milled to make bread, and with a baron of beef and with every local good thing we celebrated harvest. Mankind of course always has, and all religions do. It’s enjoyable, it’s natural and it’s an act of gratitude. Only the rudest of customers never say thank you to those who serve them. And have we not, we who live in this little paradise of fruitful land and bountiful sea, much to give thanks for? Should we not reverence our food and those who provide it? Should we not respect the land and the sea? And here is ancient wisdom. “And God said, Behold, I

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GOODBYE & HELLO Thank you Caroline Robson After agreeing to “temporarily” become the rep for Saxlingham in April 2017, we would very much like to thank Caro Robson for supporting the newsletter for more than two years, and for introducing us to John Pridham who is now the new Saxlingham rep. Welcome and thank you to John, whose contact details are listed under the Saxlingham heading. Ed.

COUNTY COUNCILLORS’ NOTES …from Steffan Aquarone

Climate Emergency I am now the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for the Climate Emergency and one of only two opposition members on the “Task and Finish” group on climate change on Norfolk County Council. This group, set up in the wake of the Extinction Rebellion protests that led to all three parties putting forward motions on the environment at the last full council meeting, is considering what Norfolk County Council can do to deal with climate change. I would welcome your views on this, and on the subject of the climate emergency more broadly, on steffan.aquarone.cllr@norfolk.gov.uk or 01603 327827.

County Councillors’ contact details: Dr Marie Strong: County Councillor Wells Division (Glaven, Priory and Walsingham Parishes) marie.strong@norfolk. gov.uk or 07920 286 597 Steffan Aquarone: County Councillor Melton Constable Division ( incl. Bale and Gunthorpe Parishes) steffanaquarone@gmail.com or 07879 451608

Please get in touch if there are matters you are concerned about e: richard.kershaw@north-norfolk.gov.uk. District Councillors’ Contact Details: Richard Kershaw e:richard.kershaw@north-norfolk.gov.uk (Binham, Cockthorpe, Field Dalling, Gunthorpe & Bale, Langham & Saxlingham) Karen Ward e:karen.ward@north-norfolk.gov.uk (Morston & Stiffkey) Andrew Brown e:andrew.brown@north-norfolk.gov.uk (Sharrington)

DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S NEWS …from Richard Kershaw Local Plan The consultation period for the new Local Plan has now drawn to a close. Officers are now looking at the comments from the public and will review the plan prior to passing it on the Planning Inspector for review. Planning Planning applications show no sign of slowing down. Please report any issues of concern to me. Deep History Coast The launch of the Deep History Coast project is set for 16th July. A free app has been created for visitors to use to navigate the Historic Coast with interactive information regarding fossil sites and sites of historic interest. It can be found at https://apps.apple. com/gb/app/dhc-explorer-ar/ id1457549919 It also lists businesses, restaurants , pubs and walks. Priory Ward It has been an interesting two months getting to meet residents and parish Councils. Priory Ward covers the parishes of Binham, Field Dalling & Saxlingham, Gunthorpe North and South, Hindringham, Langham, Thursford, Warham and Wighton.

GLAVEN CENTRE SERVICES Thistleton Court, Blakeney Toe-nail clinics 0900 - 1515 Wednesdays 7, 14, 28 August Wednesdays 4, 11, 18, 25 September

Hearing Aid clinics 1000 - 1200 Friday 23 August, Wednesday 18 September

Hairdressing 0930 - 1230 Every Wednesday. Ring 01263 740762 to make and check appointments.

GLAVEN CARING NEEDS YOUR TIME Could you find a few hours a month to help others? Are you able to serve coffee and chat to people? Are you able to drive a small mini-bus? Could you help people on to the bus without driving? Do you have a talent or skill that you could share with us? Perhaps you could come along and entertain us? We cannot provide this excellent service to Binham, Blakeney, Cley, Field Dalling, Glandford, Holt, Langham, Morston, Salthouse, Saxlingham, Thornage or Wiveton

along for some simple rocket and space chase-themed activities! Ages 3+ . No need to book, just come along! Alien Storytime: Tuesday 27th August 11-12noon. Alien stories and activities! No need to book, just come along! Stories suitable for 3+ but all ages welcome.

without the help of volunteers. Please call us to visit at The Glaven Centre, Thistleton Court, Blakeney - to view and see what we do. Tel: 01263 740762/ glavencentre1@btinternet.com.

GLAVEN CHARITY WALKS

Regular Events

The Glaven Charity invites you to enjoy a choice of fundraising walks through the beautiful Glaven Valley on Saturday 21 September. Setting off from the Art Café at Glandford - there is a walk for everyone. A 10k walk follows historic footpaths and bridal paths through the Bayfield Estate, over the Wiveton Downs to the coastal path and back. A gentler but equally glorious 5k circular walk through the Bayfield Estate crosses open farmland, woodland and wetland. Landowner Robin Combe will be on hand to talk about the local bird, insect and plant life. Families with toddlers can enjoy a gentle stroll (1K) down to Glandford Ford, stop off at the Glandford Shell Museum and climb the hill up to Glandford Church, for some child friendly, creative church brass rubbing. You can raise sponsorship for your walk or commit to £10 per walker on the day, or £15 for a Family 1K walk - please email glavenwalks@outlook.com to register. The Glaven Centre is very grateful for your support. All routes are dog friendly. There is ample car parking and The Art Cafe have kindly offered their amenities to walkers.

Family History: Every Tuesday 10-12 noon. Drop-in session with Val and Vic our Family History volunteers. Please check with library first. Stay and Play: Tuesdays term time 11-12 noon. Stories, rhymes, cuppa and chat. Please check with library first. Natwest Community Banker Drop-in: Last Tuesday in month 10-12 noon - 27th August. Computer Support Sessions: Help with tablets too. Every Wednesday 10-12 noon. Book a free ½ or 1 hour session with our Library IT Buddy Stephen. Craft and Chatter: Every Wednesday 10-12 noon. Chair Yoga: Every Wednesday 2 -3pm (check with tutor first in case of holiday). £5. To book contact Toni on 07500 887725. Barn Owl Book Group & Crime Book Group: Check with library for next meeting. Just a Cuppa: Every Friday 10.30am-12noon. Come and join us for a drink and a chat.

HOLT LIBRARY

(Questions on Page 23) 1. Jupiter. 2. “Yesterday”. 3. The Ten Commandments. 4. James I. (Mary Queen of Scots and Charles I). 5. Red. 6. A storm. 7. Fretful. 8. Noon. 9. Kimbolton. 10. Gifted.

MORSTON QUIZ ANSWERS

For further information about events and to book please call 01263 712202 or go to www.facebook.com/libholt. Please check with the library first in case of any changes to events. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Special events Space Slime: Friday 2nd August 2-3.30pm. Try your hand at making different types of slime! £5 per child. Ages 5+ Booking essential. Crafty Aliens!: Wednesday 7th and Tuesday 20th August 10-11.30am. Alien themed crafts with our Craft and Chatter group! Make an alien, paint an alien, and lots more! £1 per child. Different activities at each session. Ages 4+ Booking essential. Reading Dogs: 13th August 1.30-2.30pm. Meet PAT dog Daisy and read her a story! Ages 3+ Booking essential. Rocket Crafting!: Friday 16th August 3-4.30pm. Come

Photos: John Allan

So much to report about the Dome in the last two months that we could probably fill the entire magazine - so highlights only. The most important news item was the announcement on 2 June that Langham Dome’s volunteers and trustees have been awarded the “Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service” - the highest national award there is for such voluntary service and equivalent to a MBE. The award was created in 2002 to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee and winners are announced each year on 2 June – the anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation. This year, there were just 281 winners of the Award from across the UK, and we are very proud that the hard work and commitment of Langham Dome volunteers and trustees has been recognised. Two representatives of the volunteers, Chrissie Halford and John Allan, attended a garden party at Buckingham Palace in May as the first part of the Award ceremonies. If plans work out by the time you read this there will have been a ceremony at the Dome on 22nd July when a signed certificate from Her Majesty the Queen, together with a crystal award with the logo insignia, will have been presented to FoLD by the Lord Lieutenant for Norfolk, Sir Richard Jewson KCVO. We also have permission to use the official QAVS Logo on behalf of Langham Dome. As many Lynx readers will be aware on 1 June we held a very successful RAF Langham Reunion and Dome Heritage Day where we were privileged to welcome Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord David Craig to open the event. The official opening was preceded by a short Commemoration Service led by Canon Peter Hartley, and at which Squadron Leader Daniel Dobbins of The Royal Australian Air Force, now serving in an exchange post at RAF Waddington, laid a wreath on behalf of the Australian High Commission Defence Staffs. The RAAF’s 455 Sqn was based at Langham in 1944 and together with 489 Sqn RNZAF formed the ANZAC Wing which carried out many operations to support D Day - so in this 75th Anniversary Year it was particularly appropriate for Sqn Ldr Dobbins to take part in our Reunion ceremonies and for us to remember the sacrifices made by so many personnel serving so far from home.

Leopard Moth

Extra 260S Display

If you would like more information on the Dome and how to become a Friend of Langham Dome (where annual membership gives unlimited free admission) or to join us as a volunteer please contact our Dome Manager Joanna Holden on 07760 193492 or e-mail: jo@langham dome.org. For more details, including on the 1 June event, opening hours etc, you can also check our web site at www.langhamdome.org. John Blakeley

FARMING UPDATE: MAY AND JUNE Peas and Quiet In the last issue I stated that a dry spring would have an impact on the crops and that some rain would be welcome. I should be careful what I wish for: in a two week period, at the beginning of June, we recorded over 100mm (4”) of rain, much of it coming in a three day spell that took its toll on my (previously-rather-tall-but-now-significantly-shorter) winter barley. The weight of the rain combined with the

Photos: John Allan

The Reunion Event included a display by both the Hurricane and Spitfire from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and a show stopping display of aerobatics by Steve Carver (a member of the Global Stars Aerobatic Team) in his Extra 260S. The Leopard Moth built in 1933 and the oldest in age aircraft ever to be flown across the Atlantic (in 1997) was also on display. The Norfolk Model Air Force showed some of its quite outstanding aircraft models adding to the aviation theme of the day. With the Friends of Langham Village BBQ, a bar from the Binham Chequers, Ronaldo’s Ice Cream, some great singing of 1940’s songs by Tara and the Blighty Belles and support from other local museums and charities there was something for everyone at the event, and we have had very positive feedback including fulsome praise from Lord Craig in the House of Lords - if you would like to read what he said Google “Hansard” and put “Langham Dome” in as the search term.

LANGHAM DOME NEWS

weight of the ears of grain, perched atop a tall, slender stalk means the slightest bit of wind causes it to fall over. In the farming world, this is called ‘lodging’. Lodging is particularly irksome because it not only lowers yield and slows down harvest (it’s difficult for the combine to ‘pick it up’ off the ground) but the crop has been nursed through the whole year to then fall at the last hurdle. Fortunately, things are not all that bad as any negative effects in the winter barley were vastly outweighed by the positive effects on every other crop. The wheat and spring barley, which had started to go a little yellow in places, turned green again and the sugar beet packed on lots of leafy growth with the plentiful supply of moisture. The aim with sugar beet is to achieve full canopy cover by the 21st of June, so the plants can intercept as much light as possible during the long days and turn the energy into sugar. Peas, too, benefitted from the rain and filled out to give a good, thick crop before flowering in June. Such is the speed of their life cycle that by the time you read this all the peas will have been harvested, frozen and packed up in cold storage; many may have already been shipped out and eaten. Pea harvest is one of the most time-critical operations in farming, as the peas must be frozen as soon as possible after picking to retain their taste and texture – sometimes in as little as 150 minutes! As such, it is coordinated by a specialised team who use four pea viners to harvest most of the pea crops in the North Norfolk area; they run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in order to grab as many peas as possible at the optimum quality. Other than the excitement of pea vining the weeks leading up to cereals harvest are a little quieter so we clean grain stores, repair kit and take some valuable time off before the combine starts up. This year we were able to put on an open day to show people round the farm and demonstrate some of the things we do. It was fantastic to see so many people there and meet those of you who live and work alongside us in the area. It was a great success thanks to the hard work of the staff and all those who contributed. I hope a good time was had by all and I look forward to seeing more of you over the summer period – enjoy the weather! Jonathan Darby Albanwise Farm Manager

in the Friends Meeting House, Church Street, Wells-nextthe-Sea, NR23 1HZ. The only change is that the enrolment process is now centralised. Details of how to enrol are given below and for additional help and guidance please contact our Secretary, Annie Whitelaw on 07856 792186 or at anniewhitelaw53@icloud.com. Our long course for this term is ‘The Catastrophic Century - plague, famine, pestilence and death in the 14th century’ (Tuesdays 10.30 - 12.30). In a welcome return to Wells, lecturer Brian Statham will explore the reigns of Edward I, Edward II and Richard II, and describe how Henry IV came to the throne. He will highlight the successes and failures of some of these kings, identify reasons for dissatisfaction with the Church, evaluate the importance of the battles of Crecy and Poitiers and summarise the changes and developments that affected C14 society. The 7 week course (cost £54) begins on 24th September, with a half-term break on October 22nd. Our first day school will be held on Saturday 5 October (10am – 4pm) when Dr Nicholas James, lecturer in social anthropology at Magdalene College, Cambridge will present ’The Challenge of the Fens’. Once referred to as the ‘Holy Land of the English’, because of the many monasteries in the area, the Fens are a unique landscape with an intriguing history. The course (cost £18) will look at the Fens, past, present and future, and examine their ecological and social sustainability. To enrol on either of the courses mentioned above please go to www.wea.org.uk/eastern and enter ‘Wells-next-theSea’ in the ‘town or postcode’ box at the top of the page. This will take you to a webpage listing the Wells’ courses that are currently booking. Click on the ‘view details’ button next to the course you’re interested in and then follow the ‘Enrol online’ link at the bottom of the page. Alternatively you can ring 0300 303 3464 and enrol by phone.

WEA WELLS AUTUMN TERM 2019

DAVID HAMMOND

Our programme for the coming term follows the same pattern as previous years with one long course and two Saturday day schools, and our meetings continue to be held

The Hammond family has been part of Bale for generations. David, who died on the 7th May was a typical member of the clan. Farming has always been at the centre

BALE Contact: Jane Wheeler 01328 878656 design@janewheeler.co.uk

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of the family's life but its talent found other fields of distinction. Following the classic pattern David, the youngest son, took over the running of Manor Farm. His older brothers, by way of Cambridge, took to careers in veterinary medicine and engineering. John, the elder, had a distinguished career at the Royal Dick Vet in Edinburgh, following the family tradition which goes back to a forebear who was an FRS. During David's lifetime there was a huge change in agricultural practice from labour intensive working to mechanisation. In the case of Manor Farm some fourteen men were reduced to two. David took it in his stride and also found the energy to serve for decades as church warden. He was an outstanding games player. At Gresham's he was in the rugger, hockey and cricket teams at a young age. On the rugger field and on the cricket pitch one remembers an attacking, if impetuous, performer. Hockey exactly fitted his talents. He went on to win more than seventy caps playing for the county in an era when Norfolk reached the final of the County Championship. It is not surprising that he also became an excellent golfer. His dry sense of humour took leg pulling to extremes and he used it when playing tennis to great effect. At the centre there was a modest, rather old fashioned and affectionate man whom we miss. Alan Sankey

Unfortunately, standard English-Doglish phrase books do not translate the command, “Bring back my swimsuit this instant or I’ll marmalise you!”

until the myxomatosis disaster. It’s also next to a military zone. A place full of complications and connections. To my delight this June it is full of northern marsh orchids, some bright purple flower heads five inches long. I was so excited by the orchids I didn’t take enough notice of all the other flowers. The woods in Scotland have totally different understoreys to English woods; fern, lichen, and moss are king, old birches growing out of mossy humps and cushions. The next day we went further afield, past Dundee into Angus, to Montreathmont Forest near Forfar. It’s Forestry Commission like Tentsmuir, but much of what we walked was open, some spruce but a lot of scots pine and the forest floor covered in a mixture of different sorts of ferns and mosses, heather and bilberry. There are supposed to be capercaillies, but I think you would have to be up at dawn to hear them. More flowers – a lot of bugle – occasional orchids – beautiful dark blue speedwells and something which I can only think is field forget-me-not as I can’t find anything closer in Simon Harrap’s very thorough Wild Flowers, but it stood out as strange, a more intense blue. We followed some marked paths through open meadow (where the bugles followed lines across the grass) with alders and birches, ending up in a wood. We had to push/crawl through small spruce and gorse on a supposed path, ended up soaked and our clothes and hair full of pine needles, the spruce branches low, sharp and painful. At last we fought our way through to the high gorse edge of the trail; I had to sit on a gorse bush to allow Bimba through. Real forest bathing. We travelled further up the coast past Arbroath to a favourite place, Lunan Bay, where Lunan Water exits from behind huge dunes that block its valley, between red sandstone cliffs on one side and metamorphic bluffs of red and green veined rocks with beach caves on the other. The grassy dunes and meadows have a different set of flowers from the ones at Tentsmuir, full of colourful purple and yellow vetches and very striking wild pansies that look like a flock of yellow and violet-blue butterflies have settled in the grass. At home again, Bale Churchyard has a wonderful show of wild flowers, better than ever, and there is one perfect common spotted orchid on the verge at the top of Sharrington road, very pale pink, its bee-guide markings deep purple. JW

HUNDRED CLUB DRAW RESULTS May 19 Martin Titmarsh £25 Geeta Maude-Roxby £10 Christina Broughton £5 Postan £5

June 19 Kris Clarke Rose jewitt Adam Chapman Sybil Nash

£25 £10 £5 £5

THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST June 2019 Here I am in Scotland in mid-June, where the weather is cool but sunny in contrast to saturated Norfolk. We went for a walk at Tentsmuir near the mouth of the Tay estuary – in fact between two estuaries, the Eden flows out to the south and the beach here at low tide appears to join up with West Sands, but in between are sandbanks, quicksands and a river. Tentsmuir forest's seaward edges are low sandy hillocks covered with some marram and some machair-type vegetation, full of flowers. This is an area full of ancient archaeology, and flint tools used to be turned up by rabbits

get your order in) but if you prefer not to eat, or indeed to bring your own supper, you are still very welcome. Bring your liquid refreshment of choice and enjoy a relaxed gettogether with friends from Bale and further afield. PM

BALE VILLAGE HALL NEWS The village hall was transformed into an elegant “salon” on Saturday 25th May, for the “Tea At The Ritz” in aid of the East Anglian Air Ambulance. Waitresses Maggie and Terri really got into the spirit in their uniform of black dresses with white aprons and headwear – quite the 30’s glamour! – and flowers and greenery adorned the room. And the waitresses, plus Margaret & Win in the kitchen, certainly had their work cut out as every table was occupied and a very large amount of carbohydrate was consumed by way of sandwiches (with the crusts cut off, obviously!), scones and cakes. Maggie’s beautiful flower arrangements were very enticing raffle prizes and along with some fabulous Abahna toiletries courtesy of Ed & Claire Croft and a selection of tea -time goodies, the raffle made a substantial contribution to the final total raised. A cheque for £514 was sent to the EAAA, which has been gratefully acknowledged as a very helpful contribution to the cause of creating a 24/7 service. Thank you so much to all who helped put the event together (with a special mention for our friends at Sharrington Village Hall, who kindly loaned us suitable tables free of charge) and all who attended and were so generous in their support. The Hall was also looking splendid for the Bale Painting Group Open Day on Sunday 9th June. A wide variety of work was on display, showing the progress many of the group have made since its inception under Duncan Thomas. One or two sales were made and it is hoped that this will become an annual event. The next occasion at the Hall (and in Will & Charlotte Sankey’s field next door) is the Tractor Run on Sunday 14th July. We’re keeping fingers crossed for good weather (at time of writing) and a report on how it went will be in the next Lynx. Two of the most popular evenings on our annual calendar are coming up, so please reserve your places as soon as possible for the Barbeque, 24th August (£15) and the Harvest Supper, 5th October (£13). The feasting on both occasions begins at 7pm. Call 01328 822012 or email balevillagehall@gmail.com to reserve seats. The monthly social event that is traditionally known as “Fish & Chips” will be on Fridays 9th August and 13th September. Please note that the emphasis is on the social aspect of these gatherings! For those who wish, fish & chips will be collected from Fakenham (be at the Hall by 6.45 to

BALE FETE For the first time in living memory, the weather really let us down for Bale Fete this year. After some lovely days, the heavens opened on 8th June and the Hammond family went into overdrive clearing space in the barns at Manor Farm to make room for the event. The rain was pretty relentless all afternoon but, amazingly, the loyal supporters still arrived to buy from the usual variety of stalls and to play the traditional games – most of which seemed to be won by Joanna Hammond! It was particularly good of the Hammond family to open up their kitchen as the “wet weather” tea room, which was made enthusiastic use of. The amount raised this year was inevitably a little down on previous (sunnier!) occasions, but with the total standing at almost £2500, it was a very good effort by all concerned. It was disappointing that we were unable to enjoy the band this year but hopefully we will have them back next time to add to the party atmosphere. Paula Moore

THE PURCELL SCHOOL AT BALE For around 15 years, the Purcell School for young musicians has been performing a Sunday afternoon concert in Bale Church as part of their ‘Impulse’ outreach programme. This year was no exception and on 23rd June we welcomed a lively and talented group of 16 and 17-yearolds to entertain us on, possibly, the widest variety of instruments they have brought so far. In addition to the piano, we had a string quartet, flute, saxophone, harp, accordion, trumpet and percussion, with some members of the group performing on several of these. Some of the pieces were arranged by the students, including the finale of the programme “Donde Estas, Yolande?”, a fun and uplifting song performed by the entire group in the form of a mariachi band. Some of us were surprised when a member of the audience – who is very much a regular at the Bale concert – got up to announce a piano item, in what seemed quite disparaging terms. It turned out simply to be modesty as Tim Ambler had composed the piece himself! Carmen

Keith Leesmith (Parish Clerk). As there is very little to report this month, I thought I would take the opportunity to tell you how the PC is run. It meets six times each year at 19.30 on the third Monday of the following months: January, March, May, July, September and November. The agendas, minutes and other reports from NNDC and NCC councillors can be found at www.binhampc.nofolkparishes.gov.uk and are also posted on the village notice boards (Bus Shelter - Front Street and Westgate -Warham Road). The PC welcomes everyone to meetings, tea and coffee is served half-an-hour before each meeting starts providing an opportunity to meet and chat informally about village affairs. We encourage comments from audience members whenever possible as this enhances the PC’s debate and decision making on behalf of the Parish. However, only Councillors are legally entitled to take part in the debate and vote. Any such involvement however is always at the discretion of the Chairman. The PC would always welcomes comments related to matters arising within the Parish and we hope that we can assist in any way possible for the betterment of the Parish. The date of the next meeting is Monday 16th September at the usual time in the Memorial Hall. Elizabeth S Brady

Labrador Sanchez performed “Farewell to Cley” with great style, so hopefully the composer approved… In a Purcell School Concert that was thought to be one of the best by many of the audience, the outstanding performance was generally agreed to be by Bradley Ng, who played a Lizst Ballade on the piano. Bradley combined technical dexterity with musical sensitivity in a way which left many of us breathless – a name to remember for the future. This is an appropriate point to pay tribute to John Schofield, who sadly lost his battle with leukaemia and passed away earlier this year. The Purcell School fittingly dedicated this year’s concert to him as he has been a committed supporter since the beginning. It is not overstating it to say that without John & Jean’s financial support, the Norfolk concerts would probably not have taken place. Although he had never been a full-time resident of Bale, (he was very much a Yorkshireman) John and Jean bought “The Lilacs” 40 years ago and since lovingly restoring the property they have been stalwarts of Bale life, usually here for the fete, the barbecue and other village hall events and, of course, The Purcell School visit. John loved the music, sat in the front row and showed his admiration for the performers with his customary warmth and enthusiasm. He was also a generous and loyal member of the church congregation, attending whenever he was in the village for the weekend, often with a grandchild or two, and singing lustily from the back. John was a kind and generous man, a loving family man whose wife, children and grandchildren were his pride and joy. He will be very much missed. Paula Moore

AFTERNOON TEA IN BINHAM PRIORY Every Friday afternoon during August 2.30-4.30pm The afternoon tea is provided by volunteers in the Church every Friday afternoon during August. Tempting homemade cakes, scones and biscuits will be awaiting your visit. Why not come and have a walk around the Priory

BINHAM Contact: Liz Brady 01328 830830 lizsdavenport@gmail.com

BINHAM PARISH COUNCIL At the recent annual meeting of the Binham Parish Council (PC), we were delighted to welcome the new NNDC councillor Richard Kershaw. The PC members were duly elected with one vacancy, an additional individual has been co-opted. The PC members include Liz Brady (Chair) and Liz Brown (Vice Chair), Stan Hewitt, Helen Owen, Pennie Alford, Mike Bond, Kevin Cooke and supported by

The Village Show is scheduled for August 4th from 14pm and we are nearly there. All show entries to be at the Hall by 11am. The classes are on the Facebook page and website www.binhamvillagehall.co.uk. Judging will take place between 11.30am and 1pm and the hall will be open for viewing and teas at 2pm. Keep an eye out for the posters. We are looking forward to a day of sunshine and laughter so do put the date in your diary. Mary Hunt

ruins and church and stop for tea and cakes. We would suggest a donation of £2.50 for adults and £1.50 for children, all proceeds help towards the upkeep of the Church. We look forward to welcoming you for a visit and some refreshments.

BINHAM PRIORY CONCERTS, 2019 Summer/Autumn Series Saturday 3rd Aug. Norwich Baroque Saturday 24th Aug. Jonathan Sage and Eleanor Kornas (clarinet and piano) Saturday 31st Aug. Civitas Ensemble (string quartet with readings, motets and paintings, a cross-arts venture) Friday 6th Sept. Heath Quartet (string quartet) Saturday 21st Sept. Xuefei Yang (classical guitar) by candlelight. Advance tickets (£18 per concert) are available from Maureen Frost, 01328 830362, davidfrost226@ btinternet.com or at the door on the night, but please check availability.

BINHAM YARD SALE Sunday August 25th 2019 10am-3pm Binham will be holding a yard sale, an opportunity to declutter. The proceeds will be donated to the Nelson's Journey, a charity for young bereaved children. Refreshments and maps can be purchased from the Chequers. If you are interested in holding a yard sale it will cost £10. In order to put your yard on the map please contact: Angie 01328 830098, Chrissie 01328 830378 or Steph 01328 830760.

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Plans are well advanced for the Binham Art Group’s 19th Annual Exhibition over the weekend 27th & 28th July. More than 120 paintings will be on display together with our popular ‘have a go’ table for aspiring young artists. Entry is free and this year we are supporting the Wells Community Hospital as our nominated charity. Each year the standard of work improves, and this year promises to be no exception. A full report will posted in the next issue of the Local Lynx. Meantime, our soft pastel demonstration on 18th June by Gareth Jones proved very popular with 21 attendees enjoying Gareth’s informative and entertaining presentation. His subject was a seascape with breaking waves and after lunch 14 ‘students’ applied their newly acquired skills to use under Gareth’s watchful eye producing some creditable paintings. A full report with photos has been posted on News Blog on our website. Our May monthly competition was won by Brenda Wilde with a very pleasing portrait of “Annie”, which has been hanging in the Gallery @ The Chequers. We had a dead heat in the voting for the June competition with Sandra Copas’s acrylic painting of “The Rocks” contrasting nicely with Pauline Taylor’s watercolour of “Peonies”. For more information about the group visit our website www.binhamartgroup.weebly.com. John Hill

Tuesday October 1st 10am to 3pm Priory Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross, Binham Quiet Days are an invaluable time to pause and reflect alone, and with small group of others. They are led by Susanna Gunner, chaplain to the former Bishop of Norwich, who has a national reputation for her spirituality and knowledge of art and music. This will be a day not to be missed for refreshment and reflection, laughter and learning. Contact Maureen Frost 01328 830362 or Fiona Newton 01328 830947 for more details.

BINHAM VILLAGE MEMORIAL HALL After many years of sterling service, the cooker in the Hall has come to the end of its working life. We are in the process of ordering a new one and June Read, who so brilliantly runs the 100 Club, has proposed that some of the funds raised by the 100 Club go towards paying for it. This is exactly what the 100 Club is for! June works extremely hard and the Trustees are so grateful to her. We are going to name the cooker ‘June 100’! There are some numbers left to purchase at the very reasonable price of £12 for the year so please do get in touch to buy one for you or as a present for a loved one.

Stannard came whizzing through at a very fast pace and was literally gone in a flash up Front Street off to Hindringham rapidly followed by a motorbike outrider and support vehicle carrying all the necessary spares. A space of 30 seconds and whoosh! Three more appeared and went rapidly out of sight followed by the main peloton of riders that included Britain’s famous world championship sprinter Mark Cavendish MBE. Then came the main cavalcade of support cars and motorbikes and emergency ambulance, horns blowing, people clapping and cheering…and then as quick as it had come it had all gone and was over. Later in the afternoon the ladies race came through, the lead car had a loudspeaker commentary and said ‘oh another lovely village with a pub!’ The Prestige 100 followed a similar route in between the two main races. The day was enjoyed by many spectators and participants and did much to promote our beautiful North Norfolk for the cyclists. Pennie Allford

BINHAM YOUTH GROUP Binham Youth group is held in the Binham Memorial Hall on Wednesdays 6-8 pm, term time only, age 5-16 years, £1 entry fee, tuck shop. All staff DBS checked. We now have a NO mobile phones policy. We have art ‘n’ craft, board games, table tennis, pool table, karaoke, books, 10-pin bowling, indoors during winter and summer time we use the large playing field and play equipment or just chill out and make new friends. “There’s lots of fun” (Ben) We are always looking for volunteers to help out, even if only now and again. Contact Amanda Able (01328 830828) or Andrew Marsh (01328 830178) for further information.

HINDRINGHAM & BINHAM OPEN CIRCLE Hindringham Village Hall We are a women’s group that meet on the third Thursday of each month at 7.15pm. It would be lovely to welcome new members to our group. Either come along or ring our secretary Sue Elkins 01328 878487 for more information. We don't meet in August, our next meeting will be on 19th September when GP Emily Waits will lead a question and answer event on women’s health. Sue Elkins

SWIFTS, BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS A swift return Every year as regular as clockwork, a set of visitors return to Binham to spend time enjoying the summer sun and village life. These are not our usual holiday visitors who arrive by car but those who fly on the wing all the way up from their wintering homes in Africa to spend time breeding here in the UK before beginning the long journey back south. These are the common swift (Apus Apus) arriving from early May and departing early August. In addition we can expect to see the house martin (Delichon urbicum) arriving late April early May and departing September/October.

BINHAM LOCAL HISTORY GROUP Andrew Tullet will give the next talk entitled ‘The history of Norfolk on a stick - village signs and their stories’ on Thursday 26th September 2019 at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall. Pennie Alford

CYCLING RACE THROUGH BINHAM Norfolk played host to British National Road Race Championships 2019 on Thursday 27th and Sunday 30th June. The time trials were held at Sandringham on 27th and the road races on 30th started and finished in Norwich city centre, with the men covering 125.2 miles and the women 83.5.There was also a Prestige 100 mile ride for amateur enthusiast cyclists. The routes headed north out of the city centre, via Wroxham to Cromer and then westwards to through the coastal villages of Salthouse, Cley, around the quay at Blakeney and then through Stiffkey and the Quay at Wells next to the Sea. The men’s course then looped through Holkham Hall twice , making up the extra distance, before beginning the return journey via Warham and passing through Binham and Hindringham and travelling back to Norwich via Guist. At about 11.15am on Sunday 30th spectators and marshals were gathered around the Chequers inn and the small village green excitedly awaiting the sighting of the first cyclist. This was proceeded by a rolling road block managed by police motorbikes to halt the traffic and pedestrians for obvious safety reasons for all concerned. It was all quite a spectacle watching the police First cyclist arriving in Binham. working in sequence halting the traffic. And then all of a sudden the first lead cyclist Ian

barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) arriving late March/April and can be seen till as late as October. Swift

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Painted Lady gathering Another visitor from Africa and the Middle East puts in an appearance in the summer months in our gardens. The painted lady butterfly is a most attractive migrant visitor. The numbers usually seen are not significant but every now and again there is a massive surge in the number. The last time was in 2009. The butterfly breeds on its journey northwards and it was reported in March this year from Cyprus by a member of the Butterfly Conservation Group of very large numbers present. In the past few weeks, a heatwave in Europe means that many painted lady caterpillar foodplants may have become desiccated, rendering them unsuitable for breeding. This may be an additional factor driving the Painted Lady to cooler areas to the UK where the foodplants supply remain nutritious. On Saturday 15th June, as we walked along Front Street in Binham it was awash with large clouds of Painted Lady butterflies swarming around the flowers; in particular they were enjoying the wild valerian. We managed to count 80. As at beginning of July the numbers present had diminished with just occasional ones in the garden. Hopefully the females are now laying eggs and we shall see local born painted ladies take flight from late August. Another visitor to our garden in the summer is the beautiful day flying hummingbird hawk moth. It too enjoys the valerian and can also be seen at dawn and dusk and even in the rain! Pennie Alford

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This year the swifts returned to Binham as ever with clockwork precision on the 8th May, how they achieve their remarkable journey from Africa with such accurate timing is one of nature’s wonders. With the use of ringing and more recently geolocaters by the British Trust for Ornithology, the mystery of their journeys has been revealed. One individual (interestingly called A322!) was tagged on 21/22 July 2010 in Cambridgeshire and was recorded on its southward journey back. The bird’s southward route followed roughly what the ornithologists expected, with the bird flying through Spain and West Africa, before turning inland from Senegal, across the continent to the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it spent much of the winter. It was always thought that swifts return journey to the UK came back in a straight northerly direction. Instead, the bird headed out across the Atlantic near the mouth of the Congo River in an arc up to Liberia, pausing there for around ten days before embarking on the final, rapid leg of its journey back to the UK. Although A322 completed the last leg of the journey in five days, other birds tagged took longer. In total, A322 covered 12,400 on its migration. Others went further, covering distances of more than 17,000 miles which is all the more remarkable for a creature that has a measurement of less than 7 inches. Swifts like to nest in the roofs of old buildings and use the same nest year after year, just adding fresh material. Their numbers here in the UK are estimated at around 85,000 breeding pairs. They spend their life almost entirely on the wing and can mate, as well as eat and feed in flight. On a July summer evening, it is worth visiting the Chequers Inn and sitting with a cool drink and watch from the seats outside on Front Street, the stunning aerial acrobatic display of these birds as they congregate near to their nests, literally screaming and wheeling like fighter pilots over the rooftops and souring up into the sky.

BINHAM MEMORIAL HALL 100+ Club winners May winners: £25 Polly Hunt, £10 Pennie and Neil Alford, L.Wynder, £5 Tony Pepper, G Savory, Mike Bond. June winners: £25 Tony Pepper, £10 David Frost, Oliver Wales, £5 Paul Frost, Kevin Cooke, Polly Hunt. If anyone would like to join the 100+ club, please call at 8 Priory Crescent or ring June Read on 01328 830106.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT A saying by 19th century Cree Indian: Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught, will we realise that we cannot eat money.

COCKTHORPE Contact: Maurice Matthews 01328 830350 maurice.matthews@peppard.net

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL UPDATE Update on the money raised at the Cockthorpe Christmas Tree Festival Tracey and I went to Norwich to meet the team at the Neo Natal Intensive Care ward to discuss how to spend the

many of our lovely churches as possible and raise money for both our own church and the Norfolk Churches Trust, who support so many Norfolk churches. Last year we raised an amazing £1,200 which was split equally between the work of our village church and the Trust. The key to success is not so much how many churches you visit but how many friends and family you persuade to sponsor you – so please start asking now! Forms for sponsorship will be at the back of the church or available from Sam Duncan (01328 830258) in due course. Ian Newton

money as we had raised a staggering amount. We met the family liaison nurse whose job is to try and keep families together; even though the baby is premature it is still very much part of the family. It was both eye opening and heart wrenching as we take it for granted that all premature babies would have the same care and attention from the brilliant doctors and nurses; however they lack vital equipment. This includes a specialist incubator, the price of which is mind bogglingly huge - but we could help. The money that you all helped to raise will enable them to purchase an electrical board to upgrade an incubator that monitors, regulates oxygen levels, and administers drugs all without disturbing the baby; a marvellous and simple sounding thing but of vital importance. This area only has five incubators, all at the Norfolk and Norwich so when the unit is full mothers and babies risk being separated by long distances. I would have given them anything to improve the situation and thanks to all your hard work and generous donations and the wonderful promise from the Red Socks Charity who agreed to match us pound for pound, we raised enough money to give them a another electrical board to upgrade a further incubator. I was so proud to present a cheque that will enable them to keep another tiny Norfolk baby with its family. A heartfelt thank you to you all. Juliet Case

CELEBRATIONS AND SAD FAREWELLS June was a busy month for weddings and funerals. Packed churches celebrated the weddings of Ruth Thomas and her fiancé Joe Howard, on Saturday 8th June, and of Nina Chang and her fiancé Jonathan Smith on Saturday 22nd June . We held the funeral and burial of Heather Anthony on Monday June 17th. Heather lived at Porch House, on the Langham Road, for many years with her husband Kenneth who died in 1994. Since then she had lived in Kent near her daughter. And also sadly, we bade farewell to Michael Kimmins on Tuesday June 11th. Michael was a qualified architect who produced meticulous drawings in his role in charge of church fabric, over many years, and saw through many important projects. In addition, his detailed plan of the churchyard is still very important today. Although he left the PCC in the 1990s, he continued to give valuable service to our worship as our organist, playing initially for four services a month and drawing on a carefully compiled list of hymns which he matched with equal care to the lectionary readings. He has been a faithful servant of the various churches in our group for many years, and his service was packed with many from the village and wider community who came to pay their respects and give thanks for his life. We offer our love and prayers to Rosemary, Rachel and their family. Ian Newton

FIELD DALLING Contact: Julie Wiltshire julie_wilson75@hotmail.com

ST ANDREW’S CHURCH Animal Blessing Service Sunday 11th August, 11am Animals teach us so much - and challenge some of us a great deal! This special service is an opportunity to thank God for his creatures in our care, and to ask for God’s blessing on them. Don’t be afraid to bring your dog or cat or rat or spider... we’ve never (yet!) had a disaster or fight. The pews keep the animals - and their owners - safely apart! Fiona Newton

HOSPICE COFFEE MORNING Saturday 31st August, 10.30am St Andrew’s Church A coffee morning and more to support building the new Priscilla Bacon Lodge Hospital in Norwich. Priscilla Bacon Lodge is the specialist palliative care hospital in Norwich. As many of you will know, they

Norfolk Churches Bike Ride Sat. 14th September Please join the Norfolk bike ride when you can visit as

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supported my husband John and myself through the latter stages of John’s illness. The staff and volunteers provided the most amazing care, but in out-dated and cramped facilities. There is now an opportunity to build a new hospital, closer to the main N&N hospital, but we need to raise £12.5 million to ensure this development can go ahead. Many of us in this community have needed, or will need the help of Priscilla Bacon Lodge. Please come along on August 31st to support us and tell everyone you can, to come along also. Also in support of the project and starting in mid September, I will be walking the 800 KM of ‘El Camino de Santiago de Compostela’, just me and a rucksack. It should take me just over 5 weeks. To find out how to sponsor me, please come to the coffee morning or email me: amaundrell@live.co.uk. Amanda Maundrell

www.fdands.org Hall Improvements Funds raised for the village hall continue to be used to help with building maintenance and improvements. Hopefully you will have noticed a new bench has been installed just outside the village hall, a place to rest and chat with fellow villagers. Also recently installed is a new set of white PVC glazed front doors allowing light into the inside hall. As a consequence a limited number of keys have been issued.

Coffee Mornings The next coffee morning is on Wednesday 14th August. Coffee mornings are held every second Wednesday of the month in the village hall at Field Dalling, 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon. Why not pop in to try the fresh coffee, tea, homemade cake and biscuits? It’s a great chance to meet new people or catch up with old friends. Refreshments are free of charge, but donations are gratefully received. Hope to see you there. A date for your diary: Wednesday 11th September is the Autumn Special coffee morning. Mel and Brian Goodale

FIELD DALLING & SAXLINGHAM SUMMER FETE Saturday 10th August, 2-4pm, Villagers’ Hall Our annual fete will be held as usual at the Villagers’ Hall, Holt Road, Field Dalling. Final plans are almost complete and all the traditional stalls and games will be present with plenty of things on offer as well as one or two new ideas. Any final contributions for the stalls can be left at the Villagers’ Hall on Friday 9th August and homemade cakes and buns on Saturday morning. It is our main fundraising event of the year, and the more we have, the more we can raise. In addition there will be refreshments with teas and cake, hot dogs and strawberries and ice cream throughout the afternoon plus excellent music provided once again by the Norfolk Jazz Quartet who return by popular demand. Everyone is welcome and many of our visitors like to return each year, so please come and bring your families, friends and visitors with you. There’s lots on offer, from trying your luck and having fun with the games, browsing or purchasing something from the stalls, or just sitting and enjoying the atmosphere and refreshments whilst listening to the music and having a chat. Bridget Nicholson (01328 830614) and the fete committee

Important Diary Dates Bingo Nights: 16th Aug, 13th Sep, 11th Oct, 15th Nov, 13th Dec. Village Fete: 10th Aug. Autumn Special Coffee Morning: 11th Sept. Harvest Supper: 12th Oct. Christmas Fair: 23rd Nov. Parish Council: 9th Sep, 11th Nov. Mobile Post Office: Every Wed, 9.45-10.45am.

PROPOSED HIGHFIELDS DEVELOPMENT It has been confirmed by the North Norfolk District Council that the proposed Highfields scheme will not go ahead. Thank you to all those who coordinated and supported the campaign team efforts.

GUNTHORPE Contact: John Blakeley 01263 861008 jbconsult@btinternet.com www.gunthorpefriends.co.uk

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May: £50 John Rayner; £25 Andrew Cuthbert; £15 Steve Collins. June: £50 Fenella Greenfield; £25 Carolyn Haywood; £15 Julie Wiltshire

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David Paton £25.00 Noel Hinton £15.00 Peter Howard £20.00 Fred Worsley £10.00 John Arthurson £15.00 Virginia Worsley £5.00 David Vaughan £10.00 Marcus Aitman £5.00 Isaac Buchanan £10.00 Dorothy Tomic £5.00 Elaine Vaughan £5.00 Joy Luscombe £5.00 Tom Elwell £5.00 Lynn Marr £5.00 Lauren Aitman £5.00 Libby Norton £5.00 The final draw of the 2018/2019 subscription year took place on 25th May. The accounts for the year have been posted on the Friends N/B at the Institute, but the bottom line is that the 50:50 Club and Coffee mornings contributed £1,045.62 to the charity in the past 12 months - a small

peaceful, place to enjoy. The annual churches’ bike ride will take place on September 14th. Sadly, David and I will cycle for St Mary’s. Would anyone like to join us? Sponsorship would be most gratefully received! Penny Brough Church Warden

increase on the 1017/2018 total. Thanks to all involved for joining the club and for your support - especially the members who help with refreshments at the monthly coffee mornings and Myfi Everett for organising the event. If you have not already renewed, or are new to the village and would like to join, can we please ask for the subscriptions for the next year, ie from now to May 2020 inclusive, to be paid as soon as possible, It costs just £1.00 per month (payable in advance for the remainder of the year to May 2020) to join and you can get your subscriptions and more back if you are lucky enough to win a prize. As confirmed above the 50:50 Club contributes over £1000 per annum to the “Friends” funds. Payments can also include your “Friends” membership of a minimum of £5.00 per annum (or part of a year), and a cheque, cash or BACS payment of just £17.00 per person will cover both. Cheques should please me made out to FOGPC. BACS payments can be made as detailed below, but please inform John Blakeley (e-mail: jbconsult@ btinternet.com) if you pay by BACS so that records can be kept up to date and you do not miss the chance to participate in a future draw. Some subscriptions are already “rolling in” so thanks if you have already re-joined. The Friends membership and any other donation, but not the 50:50 Club subscriptions, can be Gift Aided and if you have not already completed a form we would, be most grateful if you could consider doing this – provided you are and remain a taxpayer of course. NAT WEST Bank plc Sort code 53-50-73 Account number 25727532 To once again quote the motto of a somewhat larger lottery can we remind you that “you have to be in it to win it!” Myfi Everett & John Blakeley

FRIENDS OF GUNTHORPE PC As we have just finished another year and will have held our AGM before this issue comes out this is probably a good time for the Friends committee and I to thank all who have supported this past year, enabling us to continue to maintain the fabric of St. Mary’s Gunthorpe Church. By renewing your membership to The Friends (at a minimum of £5 per year) and The 50/50 Club (at £12 per year) we are able to continue this maintenance. Many of you very kindly add a donation to your £5 annual membership fee and we are truly grateful for this. The 50/50 Club, thanks to the diligence of John Blakeley and Myfi Everett - helped by Nuala and many others continues to raise over £1000 a year. What a tribute to all who run it and participate in it and to support us. We have started the next year well, and many thanks to who have responded to John’s ‘hit’. However membership is slightly down so If you are not a member please consider joining us – as another well known organisations says ‘You have to be in it to win it’. The Committee, as always, has been great. Thanks to you all for making it fun… for never running out of energy. For collecting and recording subscriptions John Blakeley gets the Gold-Star! Thanks for running the 50/50 Club Coffee Mornings (John, Myfi, Nuala and all who contribute prizes and refreshments), for delivering our news in the

ST MARY’S CHURCH NEWS In May, Jeremy and Marie Denholm very kindly organised the annual churchyard clear up. What a great job everyone did and our thanks go to all who helped and especially Marie and Jeremy It was quite a social affair with delicious hot sausages provided by The Hall, to enjoy after all the hard work. Fred’s bench is in place. Well done John and Diane for organising it, and thank you to Michael Bunting for securing it in place. Fred would have been thrilled. It sits tucked away on the south side and is in a real sun trap. A lovely,

village (Doreen and Di Arthurson), to Pippa for all the help and care required for all our annual functions, to David and Penny Brough for liaising with us and the PCC, and to Richard Redmayne, who has now served a year as treasurer and is kindly keeping us ‘in order’. We continue to have some joint meetings with the Village Institute and Fete Committee to remind us all we are on the same ‘team’. Many thanks to all of them. As already reported, Fred Morley died in January. He had lived in Gunthorpe all his life until moving to Kingsgate Resident Care Home just before his 89th Birthday. He was a pillar of the Church as Church Warden and Church Gardener. He embraced all aspects of the Church wholeheartedly with quiet devotion and a dry sense of humour. He was a very special man and will be very much missed. A tree and bench have been added to the Churchyard in memory of Fred. You can sit there, in the Churchyard he so dearly loved, and look back at the house where he lived. How lovely we can always ‘visit’ him there. The recent Churchyard Clear-Up, though attended by fewer people, was a great success, as was the 2018 Harvest Supper. We will know by the time you read this but as ever we hope for good weather this year for the Fete BBQ on Saturday 27th July at 7pm in the Gunthorpe Hall Garden and of course for the Fete itself on the 28th. Marie Denholm Friends Chairman

Foster (and three hens) who have moved to Stonebeck, which will be their permanent home. Both are retired; although Ken still does part-time work at Cley Nature Reserve. They had their own nursery business in Nottinghamshire before moving to Kelling in 2006 and both had worked in what was then Emcy’s Garden Centre before retirement. We wish them a happy and enjoyable life in their new home.

ALAN JOHN RUSSELL Albeit rather belatedly we were very sad to hear that Alan Russell died just before last Christmas, 2018, aged 69. He had been unwell for some years. Alan and his wife Linda have owned Waterloo Cottage for some time but health problems have meant that they have not been able to visit it regularly for some time. Both Alan and Linda were regular supporters of village functions and Alan’s chef skills came to the fore at several events. Alan joined the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers on leaving school. On leaving the Army he had an apprenticeship as a plumber but then went to work on Estates management for UCH - and whilst there was granted the Freedom of the city of London for his work on water filtration systems. Leaving UCH he did further courses qualifying as a Health and Safety Consultant. When he worked in Health and Safety he spent some weeks advising on HSE matters in Afghanistan which led to him writing an article in the Lynx on his experiences there, and suggestions from some of us that this was “coals to Newcastle” and it might be a bit late for HSE advice in this benighted country. We offer our deepest condolences to Linda and her family.

WELCOME Steve & Alison Snelling We offer a warm welcome to Steve and Alison Snelling who, along with children Thomas (17) and Anna (14), have moved into Victory Cottage. This will be a second family home and their main home is in Bishop’s Stortford, where Alison is a primary school teaching assistant and Steve is an accountant, working in the City. Children Thomas and Anna are both keen cricketers and hockey players. Both play cricket at county level albeit for different counties with Thomas playing for Hertfordshire and Anna for Essex. As always we hope they will be very happy in their new home in our friendly and eclectic village community. We have not said goodbye to the previous owners of Victory Cottage, Alex and Michelle Worrall, as they have bought Ashdale - and we look forward to seeing them in their new village home as well.

THE 1552 INVENTORY OF GUNTHORPE ST MARY’S CHURCH GOODS This extract from the work of Gunthorpe historian Ray Steffans provides a fascinating insight into our church almost 500 years ago. At this time, inventories were made not only to determine the extent of the physical possessions of the church. The value of such possessions was estimated item by item, and the value of the living assessed. At the same time, statistics were obtained as to the numbers attending church. From the inventory decisions could be made as to what could be spared for other churches, or what could be sold for the benefit of the parish generally or the poor in particular. On an historical note, this was the year in which the revised Prayer Book was legally sanctioned, and when Cranmer was completing his work on the ''Articles of Religion”. Organised religion was not in a very healthy state. Preachers were few, and it was often the case that laymen were appointed to a living by nobility and gentry. The living thus became a sinecure and parochial services became neglected, although this was probably not the case here at Gunthorpe. Within a year of this Inventory, the country was to revert to Catholicism, with the accession of

Ken & Chris Foster We also offer a warm village welcome to Ken and Chris

Queen Mary. The period was not long after the Reformation, and it was not uncommon for churches to have to dispose of some of their furnishings and valuables. The Inventory had to be signed by the parson and by two townsmen, and then passed to the Commissioners. The latter were, usually, prominent men in the county. They, or their deputies, might reserve certain items to be kept by the church concerned. Anything not so reserved had to be sold. Our church then, externally at least, would have seemed much as it is today. The roof covering, however, would have been different, and there would have been no gravestones in the churchyard. The tower had been added since the 1368 inventory, and it then contained three bells. Two of them were sold and the remaining bell did not survive for very long - the present bell being of a later date. It was not long after this inventory that the present communion cup (dated 1567) was obtained. The document for Gunthorpe was signed by the parson ''Sir" John Davye ("Sir" being a courtesy title only), the two churchwardens who signed under him being John Longston and Robert Stemmes. Longston died here in 1582 and Stemmes (or Stemys) in 1558. The latter was churchwarden for Thornage also and signed the inventory for that church in 1552. For convenience of reading, the original document has been modernised here, although a short extract from the original version is given also. The Inventory begins: "In primis too payer of chalyce of Sylver gilt weyenge xxiiij ownces iij quarters whereof one payer weithe xij ownces iij quarters .... " The modernised form reads: "Firstly, two pair of silver-gilt chalices weighing 24¾ ounces one pair being 12¾ ounces and valued at 46 shillings and 9 (old) pence, and the other being of 12 ounces valued at 44 shillings (each ounce being valued at three shillings and eight pence). Also, six copes. one of cloth of gold, or bawdkyn, valued at 40 shillings, one of blue velvet (20 shillings) one of white damask (6 shillings and 8 pence), one black cope of Bruges satin (3/4) and two old copes, valued at 3 shillings and 4 pence, one being green and the other blue. Seven vestments: one of blue velvet (13 shillings and 4 pence), one of red damask (6 shillings and eight pence), one of white silk (3 shillings and 4 pence), one of white fustian (2 shillings), and old vestments (blue and black) valued at twelve peace each. One silver paxe, part gilt, weighing 7½

ounces, valued at 3/8 per ounce. One silver censer weighing nine ounces, valued at 3 shillings and 4 pence per ounce. One tunacle, value sixpence, and three bells in the steeple, weighing 28 cwt altogether and valued at 15/-per hundredweight (individual bells weighing 12, 9 and 7 hundredweight). Lastly, three small bells weighing twelve pounds, together with two clappers, value being 2 shillings and six pence”. A note at the end of this inventory and valuation reads: ''Reserved: one bell weighing nine hundredweight and a chalice weighing 12¾ ounces" The benefice, or value of the living, is given as 13 pounds 6 shillings and 8 pence (not a great deal higher than it had been two hundred years before). ''Goods" were valued at £5, and the ''Stok” of the church at 4 pounds, 13 shillings and 4 pence. The latter was, usually, the small amount of money available for charitable purposes, such as the relief of the local poor. Two explanations should be given. A "tunacle", now known as a tunicle, is a short Eucharistic vestment. According to the rank of the wearer it could be simple or ornate. (In 1965 when this was originally written this garment would cost over £10, as compared with six old pence then). The "hundredweight" in those days was 100lb.

GUNTHORPE MUSICIAN DESIGNS PROGRAMME FOR PRIORY CONCERT Gunthorpe resident Jane Carwardine is the principal second violinist of the City of London Sinfonia, and she has devised a programme of Chamber Music for the community to be performed by the Civitas Ensemble at Binham Priory on Saturday 31st August - commencing at 7:30pm. The Civitas Ensemble is a new group formed from outstanding professional musicians from this country’s leading chamber groups who seek to create original performances in special architectural buildings to utilize their unique space and also involve the community to which they belong. Civitas members Steve Bingham (Violin) and Brenda Stewart (Viola) are members of the Bingham String Quartet which is well known for its numerous recordings, their work for radio and television and touring here in the UK and worldwide. Steve is also internationally renowned for his solo violin recitals and has appeared as guest leader with several UK orchestras. Brenda also performs with Steve in “Duos with a Difference” and has recently become the vicar

Please contact Peter Barlow on 01328 830606 or John Hughes on 01328 830595 asap to book your place. FOL

of Wells next the Sea. The other members Jane Carwardine (Violin) and Jane Fenton (Cello) are founder members of the Guildhall Strings which went on to win major international prizes, to tour the world making its Carnegie Hall debut in 1991 and record for RCA and Hyperion. It has a strong connection with Gunthorpe as it was formed from a course held at the Hall and returned several times when preparing for recordings. Jane Fenton has also co-founded the International Music Festival in Alcala Spain and she is the principal cellist of Garsington Opera. Jane Carwardine’s previous work in devising similar music programmes, included the very popular ‘Devil’s Violin’ performed at the sell out concert at the Wilton Music Hall London and St Andrews Church in Holt in February 2017, has been highly acclaimed by the City of London Sinfonia. The music to be played by the ensemble for this concert will include Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Part, Glass and Macmillan. Two choral works by Byrd and Ola Gjeilo will be performed, along with readings of poems by Yeats, Sassoon and Idris Davies. There will be a short meditation and some local artwork on display. The performances will be in different parts of the priory to make use of the wonderful acoustic in an immersive way. Tickets are £18 and to book contact Maureen Frost 01328 830362 or email davidfrost226@btinternet.com. Tickets may be available on the door but are limited to 180 places.

STALL ON THE GREEN Please Bake For Us! The cake and produce stall will be open for business on The Green in Langham for all the Saturdays in August from 9.30-11am, starting on Saturday 3rd. We would be very grateful for any contribution of cakes and produce for us to sell. Proceeds are for Langham Church General Fund. Come along and see us. This year Sue Page has offered to oversee this event, her contact number is 01328 830171 if you would like to contribute cakes/produce to the stall.

FOL ROUNDERS & BBQ NIGHT Wednesday 7th August 6pm on the Playing Field Everyone Welcome

SUMMER SALE Saturday 24th August 10-11.30am Langham Villlage Hall Good clothes, bric a brac, tools, books, etc. All at bargain prices. Tea/coffee available. All proceeds to BLOODWISE (Leukaemia Research).

DINE & DANCE IN A BARN A huge thank you to all that supported the Dine & Dance in a Barn on the 8th June. Despite the weather not being overly kind to us, (at least it didn't rain!) we managed to raise £622.43 which has been divided equally between The Street Fayre and The Dome plus a £50 donation to the village hall in gratitude for the loan of the tables/chairs. We are immensely grateful to Gold Standard for providing our live music free of charge and have learned that a little coleslaw goes a very, very long way (some of us have only just finished eating it!!). We have one further fund raising event planned this year and that is a Christmas lights 'Switch On' on 6th December at 6.30pm on the Green. There will be carols, mulled wine and cider, warm mince pies, a raffle and children's Christmas lucky dip. The date for next year's Street Fayre is Saturday 22nd August 2020 and we are looking now for anyone else who is interested in joining our committee (and volunteers to

LANGHAM Contact: Christina Cooper 01328 830207 christinacooper27@googlemail.com

FROM THE REGISTERS Holy Matrimony Jay Pradip Doshi with Hannah Jane Woodward Thompson 18th May 2019

FRIENDS OF LANGHAM 200 Club Draw Winners May 2019 £10 117 Mr E Allen 138 Mrs M Freeth 63 Mr A Laurence 165 Mr J Fisher 163 Mrs D Gadsdon 181 Mr E Wenman

June 2019 £20 151 Mrs I Rossiter 75 Mr P Wright 186 Mrs B Newman

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FOL ANNUAL MYSTERY TRIP The FOL would once again like to invite Langham Senior Citizens to join us on our Annual Mystery Trip on Thursday 5th September. Unfortunately this time we have to limit numbers to 24 maximum, so this will be on a first come first served basis. Also it involves spending some time outdoors with a maximum of 5 or 6 steps. As before, we leave from the Blue Bell at 10am with the same charge of £15 to include lunch.

help on the day) to make this one bigger and better than 2018. If you would like to be involved in any way, please contact Debi on (01328) 830767.

Raffle Results 1st Prize – Ron Middleton (Bob’s Art Group) 2nd Prize – John Hughes (Langham) 3rd Prize – Pat Web (One of Ken’s Carers) 4th Prize – Sheila Glaister (Langham) Pauline Bartlett

EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS By Julia Sterland at Langham Village Hall There will be an exhibition of Julia Sterland’s paintings from 31st August to 6th September , 11am to 9pm every day. Julia is a figurative painter based in the UK and uses oils and watercolour for her portraits, landscapes and still life paintings. www.juliasterland.com. Quick portraits are available throughout the exhibition for £50 and take about 40 minutes. For the opening night of the exhibition, 31st August, from 7-10pm there will be live music (acoustic) from www.interstellarduo.com. All welcome - refreshments available and admission free.

MORSTON Contact: Jock Wingfield 01263 740431 jocelynwingfield@gmail.com

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18 October 1928 – 23rd June 2019 Hope Todd died at home in Morston. A memorial service was held in All Saints Morston on 8th July. The church was packed with family from the UK and Australia plus golfing and bridge playing friends and people who knew her through Scottish dancing, bowling and so many other activities she was involved in. We all knew her as the most positive and outgoing always cheerful friend. Morston will miss her hugely. The post-service party was held in Hope’s beautiful garden. She would so loved to have been there. JW

LANGHAM EXHIBITION 2019 The exhibition seems to have become an annual event at which people can meet, chat, enjoy wonderful cakes and compare ideas about the high standard of paintings on view. This year provided a variety of interesting and accomplished work. Sales of ceramics were extremely good and the cushions seemed to fly out of the door. This year the exhibition organisation has been much more of a team effort. I would like to thank Gill Broom, Jan Hope and Sue Page for their tasty dishes, and all helpers in the kitchen; the screen and table removal men; Bob with his “hanging” team who worked so quickly to produce the pleasing arrangement of pictures; John Hughes who organised the bunting, posters and wine, serving it with John Hope and Edward Allen. I hope my “till” helpers (Sally, Roger, Dave, Sarah, Jan and Roger) enjoyed their Exhibition experience with the money! I really appreciated their input as this released me to spend more time at home with Ken. Thank you Roger, Colleen, Paul and Ann for giving so much time and support to me, to Ken and to the Exhibition. Without your help the preparations just would not have been completed in time. Label-making is time consuming and frustrating when sellotape doesn’t seem to stick! We were extremely pleased to raise £157 to be given to the local branch of Parkinson’s UK. The exhibition will give £1,557.24 to Langham Village Hall with a little more expected later from outstanding Quiz sales.

DIARY DATES Sat 20 July 7pm. FMC Impromptu Shakespeare + pie & pint at Gill Kay’s, Church Farmhouse, Morston, NR25 7AA (Adult: £20; Under-16s: £5). Contact: petetibbetts@aol.com or 01263-741082 & see: www.impromptushakespeare.com; E/Tickets from sandramaymorris@gmail.com. Fri 26 July Warm up for Oyster & Gypsy Regatta, pm Sat 27 July Norfolk Oyster & Norfolk Gypsy Regatta. Contact: rachel@neilthompsonboats.co.uk or tel: 01263-741172 Sat 3 August Morston Regatta. The sailing race will be a bank start at the North end of Blakeney Cut as usual, first boat pushing off at 8am. Prizegiving and party commences at 7pm on Morston Quay at NorfolkEtc. Sat 12 October 14th FMC Shovell Dinner in the Anchor.

Middle East, and central Asia.

BHA NAVIGATION WARNING

Dog restrictions

Blakeney Harbour Entrance The entrance channel to Blakeney Harbour, in the vicinity of the HJORDIS wreck, is changing rapidly. Currently the primary channel remains as buoyed, but the entrance channel between the Bar and Harbour Entrance buoy number 3 is becoming very narrow and can be extremely hazardous in times of moderate to heavy swell. Those Mariners familiar with Blakeney Harbour Entrance may now prefer to enter and leave the harbour using the new channel (currently not buoyed) which is opening up from Harbour Entrance buoy number 3 heading out WNW, running South and West of the HJORDIS wreck. Great care and local knowledge is required to safely navigate this channel, ensuring a route is taken where the swell isn’t breaking. We are monitoring this situation closely, and suggest that for the time being Mariners entering the harbour for the first time should first obtain up to date pilotage information by phoning Charlie Ward on 01263740377 or 07771 597985. Charlie Ward, BHA 8 July 2019

The dog restrictions are still in place on Blakeney Point and we kindly ask that you follow any signs or advice given by the National Trust and do not cross any fence lines you come across. We recommend that dog owners arriving at Cley Beach Car Park turn right and following the coast path along the shingle ridge. These restrictions are to help the vulnerable ground nesting birds. We thank you for your cooperation. For more information please see www.nationaltrust.org.uk/blakeney.

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The Crab Supper & Blakeney Point Boat Trip was a great success, much enjoyed by all. The Village Hall was beautifully decorated with candles and flowers, the crabs from Willy Weston were delicious and so too was the wide selection of salads and puddings, all made by PCC members. The PCC would like to thank all those who helped organise the event, including Ned & Roberta Hamond for the bar, the boatmen and NT Welcome Staff Sabrina Fenn and Marianne who accompanied each boat and not least those who attended. The evening raised £1,384 for the PCC. Names are already being taken for next year. Hope to see you then!

Advice If you are visiting the coast or planning to then we ask that you please leave BBQs at home and ensure cigarette ends are disposed of responsibly. The coastline is dry in these warm temperatures and a fire could quickly take hold which would be devastating for wildlife. The inaccessibility of many dune and grassland area adds to the risk & difficulty of dealing with such an event. Thank you. Alex Green, Senior Marketing and Communications Officer

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Blakeney National Nature Reserve June brings much new life to Blakeney National Nature Reserve as many different bird species raise their young and the first Common Seal Pups are born on Blakeney Point. We had an unexpectedly early Common Seal Pup birth when a premature pup was found abandoned on Blakeney Point at the end of May. He still had his white coat which is usually shed in the womb in Common Seals indicating that he was premature. We rescued him and took him to RSPCA East Winch and passed him over into their care. We were lucky not to be that badly affected by the prolonged heavy rainfall we had in mid-June and it actually brought some much-needed water to Blakeney Freshes. Our rangers have been keeping an eye on the Eel migration through the Blakeney Fresh Marsh and have been seeing small baby eels, also known as Elvers making their way over the sluices on their journey to the River Glaven. With the warmer weather we have been having recently the insect life is benefitting and many bees and butterflies can be seen flying around. On the weekend of 15-16 June a very large influx of rather pale and tatty Painted Lady Butterflies could be seen all along the coast having made its epic journey from the desert fringes of North Africa, the

THE 2019 SHOVELL DINNER This will be held at the Anchor on Saturday 12th October. The Speaker will be Mr. Tom Harrison with a Talk entitled “How the Shovell Dinner Became a 3,000-Mile Passage”. Tom is a local mariner who was so inspired by a previous Shovell Dinner talk on the Hanseatic Ports that he decided to explore the North Sea and the Baltic. This is a talk about his adventures. Tickets at £40 each are available from now from Pete Tibbetts at 01263 741082, email: petetibbetts@aol.com.

had a massive sense of responsibility for those he loved and cared for and he could always be relied upon. Barry loved the outdoors and enjoyed his hobbies of falconry, fly fishing and gardening. He also enjoyed DIY but hated painting although he always made an excellent job of it. Barry was also a long suffering Tottenham Hotspur fan and always had an opinion on their performance. Barry lived in Norfolk for over 20 years. He had two daughters, Sam and Donna, a stepson Leon and also two grandchildren Lily and London. Many of you would see Barry walking Sidney, his pride and joy, every day. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends and neighbours. I would like to thank friends and neighbours for all their love, care and support that has been shown to me at this difficult time. Rest in peace Barry. Cheryl Griss

MORSTON QUIZ by Samphire (Answers on Page 6) 1. Which planet has at least 13 moons? 2. Which Beatles song is the most recorded song of all time? 3. What are known as “the Decalogue” 4. The mother and son of which king of England were both beheaded? 5. In heraldry what color is “gules”? 6. What descriptive term is applied to Force 11 on the Beaufort scale? 7. What is the only English anagram of “TRUFFLE”? 8. If it’s noon at GMT, what time is it in Casablanca? 9. At which palace did Catherine of Aragon die? 10. What is the only English anagram of FIDGET?

SAXLINGHAM Contact: John Pridham 01328 831851 jcwpridham@gmail.com

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Sarah continues to come up with some lovely items for our group to make. A silver cuff was made in our June meeting introducing many of us to the craft of jewellery making. In July we had no meeting but 8th August sees us together again and making a modern twist on the age old peg doll. The tradition of making peg dolls out of wooden clothes pegs comes from a time when people had little money to spend on toys. Now they are back in popularity with the wooden pegs being made into everything from flower fairies to guardsmen! Get togethers are the second Thursday of each month in the village hall from 2 – 4pm with the next being 12th September. Why not come along? You don’t have to make the craft item with Sarah. Bring your own project and enjoy a chat and a cup of tea. All welcome. Ann Abrams

On June 29th Albanwise Farming Ltd kindly organised another day to welcome us to their farm and to show us how they play their part in producing the food we eat. It was lovely to hear the chatter of children as we were ferried around the fields under the expert guidance of Tom Dye and Jono Darby.The tours included stops to hear from agronomists, a sugar beet specialist and environmentalist who enlightened us to their enhancement of the landscape. As we trundled back into the farmyard how nice it was to see some livestock up close and personal. Other attractions included locally produced honey, fresh peas to sample and even frozen peas to take home! Interesting information from the Norfolk Rivers Trust was also on display. An impressive array of high tech agricultural vehicles competed for attention with older ones including a restored and much loved tractor from bygone days. A sizzling BBQ, home made cakes and locally produced ales all contributed to a most enjoyable visit. So thanks to Tom, Jono, Sarah and the team for all their efforts. JP

SHARRINGTON MUSIC On 7th June a packed audience raised the roof with laughter when they were entertained by the brilliant Terence Blacker. Terence was for many years a columnist for both The Sunday Times and The Independent and is a successful author of both children’s and adult novels. A talented acoustic guitarist, over the last 20 years he has indulged his interest in creating very amusing self-deprecating and

SHARRINGTON Contact: Claire Dubbins 01263 862261 cdubbins@btinternet.com www.sharrington.org.uk

BARRY GRISS 18th July 1946 - 29th April 2019 Barry was from Harringey in London. He had quite a difficult childhood at school and also as a young man. He went to art college and his artistic flair led him into antique restoration, for which he was highly regarded. Barry worked very hard and long hours and at the age of 21 purchased his first house in Winchmore Hill. Barry was a loving and caring man and although he could be difficult at times he

topical songs which left the audience enthralled. When Terence learned of our next concert, Gordon Giltrap who is performing at Sharrington village hall on August 24th 2019, he was very keen to return to see the gig. So, as he was coming anyway, it seemed the perfect time to ask him if he would like to be the support act for Gordon that evening. I am delighted to say that he very kindly agreed, so what an evening it will be. Gordon Giltrap has been a large part of the music scene since the late 1960’s. Many guitar legends including Richie Blackmore (Deep Purple) have cited him as an influence. Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) and Pete Townshend of The Who are also admirers of Gordon’s work. In fact Pete is such a fan that he recently requested Gordon to join him for a recording session for one of the songs on the next album by The Who which is due for release later this year. You can read Pete’s report of that session here: www.thewho. com/pete-recording-the-who-album/. Whilst influencing some heavy rock stars, Gordon’s own compositions are frequently quietly reflective and his style is unique. He was most famous in the 1970’s when he toured extensively with ‘The Gordon Giltrap Band’ and released seminal albums such as ‘Visionary’ and ‘Perilous Journey’ from which his greatest hit ‘Heartsong’ is taken. Familiar to millions, it was chosen as the theme tune to the popular BBC ‘Holiday’ programme with Cliff Michelmore. Gordon’s contributions to both music and charity were recognised this year when he was awarded the MBE of which he is exceptionally proud. This Sharrington concert offers a chance not only to experience both performers’ incredible talents in an intimate venue but to meet them afterwards and get those treasured old vinyl albums and CDs signed. The sound quality of the concert will be exquisite with top quality equipment, requested by Gordon, provided and monitored by MJPA Hire of Norwich. The concert commences at 7pm with doors opening at 6.30pm. There is a licensed bar. Tickets, which are strictly limited in number, cost just £19 and are available by contacting Chris Abrams either by email on: abrams.chris2@gmail.com or phoning 01263 861404. The next music evening will be on Wednesday 25th September at 7.30pm when The Tildens will be playing. You may receive this in time to come along to the July music evening on Wednesday July 25th at 7.30pm to hear the popular Cromer based band Tom Dick and Harry with the brilliant Brazilian-style acoustic guitarist, Andy Cleveland. So why not join us? Further details can be found on the Sharrington village website here: www.sharrington. org.uk. We look forward to seeing you there. Chris Abrams

one of ‘Terry’s Juveniles’ dance troupe travelling around the British Isles as a support act for many of the stars of the 1930’s. In the 1950’s she opened a pram shop in Watford providing ‘baby carriages’ as she liked to call them. Phil, her husband, retired in 1976 and they settled in Sharrington where they both became involved in village life. As a founder member of the carpet bowls club she was an accomplished player and transferred her skills to both Swanton Morley and Holt outdoor bowls clubs as well as The Gallows at Fakenham. Joy loved her garden and at one stage had a highly productive plot although her ‘Good Life’ aspiration of a cow, a pig and a goat never actually materialised. She leaves behind her daughter Philippa and her son Roger in Brisbane with their partners as well as four grandchildren and three great grandchildren, and over the years became an informal grandmother to a number of local children. In both family and village circles she was seen as the last of a generation and will be sorely missed. PJM

JOY CONNOLLY MEMORIAL SERVICE A lovely memorial service for Joy took place on Friday 28th June at All Saints Sharrington. The first hymn, ‘All things bright and beautiful’ was perfect in that it conjured up her smiling face and the tributes enabled us to remember Joy in her early years here from 1976, not only as a founder member of the carpet bowls club but introducing ballroom dancing in the village hall. She was a passionate supporter of the village hall and liked to be involved in fund raising so we have a lot to be grateful for. The surprise in the memorial service was Lucy Kemp singing unaccompanied two songs, ‘Field of Gold’ and ‘What a Wonderful World’, which were just beautiful. Bob and Philippa are quite correct in saying she was the last of a generation of ladies who have lived and died here and contributed to village life. APG

DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES On Sunday 18th August there will be a church B-B-Q in the garden of The Place, Bale Road, Pippa and Perry Long’s garden. It will commence at 12.30pm, ticket price £10 and please bring your own drinks. Please phone Pippa on 01263 860613 to book your place. On Sunday 15th September there will be a Harvest Festival Service at 9.30am. We will then be having a harvest lunch in the village hall, again ticket price will be £10.

JOY CONNOLLY Born on St Valentine’s Day in 1921, Joyce Maude Connolly, known to all as Joy, passed away peacefully on June 11th at Dorrington House, Wells-nextthe-Sea at the age of 98. From an early age Joy was an accomplished dancer and became

CHURCH NOTES

Further details will be available nearer the time with flyers on display around the village, on the Facebook page https:// www.facebook.com/sharringtonchurch/ and on the village website www.sharrington.org.uk. Please phone Pippa on the number above for further details or to reserve a place. APG

Saturday 15 June, the day of our Strawberry Tea, dawned fairly bright with the rider of showers later. There was some lengthy discussion as to whether we should use the village hall or take advantage of the lovely gardens at Church Farm House, courtesy of Sarah and Steve George. The gardens won and the gates opened at 2.30pm to admit eager visitors anxious to sample strawberries and cream and tea or all! The cake display was generous to say the least and included preserves, chutneys etc. We sold many more raffle tickets and also plants. However the clouds were beginning to mass all around and those of our guests sitting in the open moved into the shelter of various gazebos before the heavens opened just before 3.30pm. It did not last too long and we managed to draw the raffle without getting too wet. Every cake was sold and we made just over £700 which is very good indeed. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the afternoon and especially to Sarah and Steve for letting us use their garden. APG

JAMMIN FOR SCONES ‘Jammin for scones’ will continue through the summer by popular demand. The next meetings in the village hall will be Tuesday August 13th and Tuesday September 10th from 2-4pm. At every meeting people have kindly donated more than enough cash for pay for the village hall. Excess money has been donated to various charities as follows: February - Sing your Heart Out, North Group (singing for mental wellbeing) £41.40 March – Parkinson’s UK £32 April – Hedgehog Haven, North Walsham £44 May – Wells combined charities £36 June – Erpingham Hedgehog Rescue £34 Angela Mason

MICHAEL THOMAS HENRY KIMMINS It is with sadness that we write of the death of Michael Kimmins, resident of Sharrington since 1993. Michael was born in 1928 to Florence and Tom Kimmins. They lived in East Malling near Maidstone where Tom and Florence had a smallholding growing vegetables, keeping chickens and tending an apple orchard. It is ironic that Michael began his life surrounded by apple trees and ended his life at Chequers where he had valiantly tended the apple orchard planted some 30 years ago but neglected before we moved into the house. Michael was educated at Christ’s Hospital which gave him an excellent education, but the regime was tough and bullying was rife. He was a clever boy easily passing examinations and finished his school career with distinction in the Highers examination. From there he went to Canterbury College of Art and Architecture which he enjoyed, and it was here that he made the decision to become an architect. It was a long training (six years) but he graduated with honours and began his career first in London and then abroad.

SHARRINGTON AND DISTRICT GARDENING GROUP What a glorious summer it has been for our gardeners – and with the prospect of more to come as our programme of events unfolds. The rarely-open private gardens of Sheringham Hall were the backdrop to our June meeting. We walked from the main entrance through beautiful shrubs and trees until we arrived at the wonderful walled gardens, where we wandered to our hearts’ content among flowers, vegetables and greenhouses. A truly magnificent garden, and a feast for the senses, and pleasantly concluded by tea and cakes in Upper Sheringham village hall. Our treasurer Adrian Allenby generously offered his garden at The Old Barn as the setting for the summer garden party and over 50 members and their guests enjoyed exploring the grounds and tucking into the hog roast, salads and strawberries. A big thank you to Adrian and Alexa King for all their hard work behind the scenes. And a lot more behind-the-scenes work was going on in Sharrington as a collection of four gardens prepared to open as part of the garden safari planned for 17th July. We take a break in August but then it’s time for our bigname speaker, Alan Gray of the highly acclaimed East Ruston garden. He will be coming to Binham Memorial Hall on Friday 6th September so do remember to book your tickets, £10 for members and £12 for others. And as you leaf through the bulb catalogues that are starting to drop through your letterboxes, don’t forget the pop-up gardening fair and bulb sale in Sharrington village hall on the morning of Saturday 5th October. Lots of lovely bulbs to buy and the bonus of refreshments! For further details of membership and events, contact Robin on 01263 861939 / robin@daubeneyhallfarm.com. Pippa Long

Michael loved travel and delighted in going to new towns and countries and his career blossomed. It helped that he was a talented linguist and spoke German and French fluently. By this time, he was designing large scale buildings and was delighted when the Sharrington Church London firm he worked for, offered by Michael Kimmins him the opportunity to work in South Africa and then some two years later in New Zealand. He loved the excitement of new places and learned to adapt his designs to fit in with the surrounding buildings, giving him valuable experience which served him well throughout his career. On his return to England he moved to Norwich and joined a firm of architects, Fielden & Morson. Michael enjoyed a very happy and successful time with them and it was during this period in his life that we met and a year later married. In 1977 he was offered the position of chief architect to a firm of engineers in Berkshire. It was a job he could not turn down so once more we moved away from Norfolk and settled in the hamlet of Bradfield near Reading, where we lived very happily for the next 16 years. His work took him abroad, to the Middle East, Sri Lanka and Greece, mostly working on large scale projects. He loved it! Music always played a large part in his life and he was an extremely talented pianist and organist loving nothing better than just sitting at the piano or organ and extemporising in many different styles. Many of you may remember the complicated fugues he created from a simple tune and rather than leave the church people continued to sit and listen to his performance. Michael was a talented architect, and in retirement turned his attention to painting watercolours. Many of you will have received a Christmas card showing this talent although it took me a great deal of cajoling to get this modest man to put brush to the paper! Michael loved living in Sharrington. As with most of our houses there was plenty of work to be done before we had created the lovely home it became following his artistic and architectural improvements especially in the garden. We moved here in 1993 and have enjoyed every minute. The happy memories of our life together, the wonderful friends we have made will I know, help sustain me through the time ahead. Michael was a modest man, quiet, patient and loving.

He would have been amazed by the large number of his friends and neighbours who came to his funeral and the many cards and letters sent all echoing their sincere friendship, admiration and love for this dear man. Rosemary Kimmins

VILLAGE HALL AGM The trustees report for 2018, presented to the three residents who attended the Annual General Meeting of the village hall on 21st May, described another year in which the hall had continued its sound financial progress. The trustees expressed their thanks to Gary Grunwald who had retired as both a trustee and member of the management committee due to ill health. Gary was principally responsible for securing the grant funding which energised and facilitated the refurbishment programme. His hard work and keen Brummie wit will be greatly missed. The remaining members of the management committee were re-elected to serve as trustees and David Allison and Alex Stewart were co-opted as members of the committee for a further 12 months. The trustees are keen to recruit new members of the management committee to ensure that new energy and ideas secure the hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s currently bright future. Post Script: On behalf of the community for whom the village hall has been a vital asset, the trustees would like to express their gratitude for the creative spirit that Joy Connolly brought to the hall during her time in Sharrington. Roger Dubbins: Acting Chair

STIFFKEY Contact: Geraldine Green 01328 830245 green978@btinternet.com

GARDEN OPEN DAY WARBOROUGH HOUSE Many thanks to all who came to support our garden opening on a showery afternoon in May. Thank you to the team who served the teas and washed up. We raised over ÂŁ2,500 for the NGS beneficiary charities and St Johns Church Stiffkey. Arabella and Jonathan Morgan

STIFFKEY LOCAL HISTORY GROUP Sadly we have to announce that our usual exhibition in Stiffkey Church on August Bank Holiday weekend has had to be cancelled. Personal circumstances and a lack of history aficionados has depleted our workforce at present. Our group has always looked forward to this event as it brings us all together. It is an opportunity to meet new people and educate ourselves and others on the subject of the fascinating past of our two villages. Also the cake was pretty good! Our event, run in conjunction with the PPC, has been a great opportunity to raise funds for the church fabric fund and we have been delighted to help do that. Stalls on the Knoll on the Sunday will take place as usual and we hope our friends and members will support that this year. Hopefully we will be suitably refreshed for next year. Geraldine for SLHG

which was exciting, and a great success. We took a flight on The London Eye, went to the National Portrait Gallery, The Natural History Museum and we saw ‘School of Rock’ at the theatre. We also visited the Night Zoo Keepers at their offices in Leicester Square where they showed us how they create their website and the new Television series. Some of the children have invented characters, which are featured in the series shown on Sky TV, and we were able to watch one of the episodes featuring ‘Vincent Van Melon’ created by Abe Guppy in Year 6. Last week was our annual Sports Day; it was a competitive and fun morning. Lovely to see so many parents and family members come to support their children. We have four House Teams, Kittiwakes who wear yellow t-shirts, Avocets in green, Terns in blue and in red the Cormorants. Everyone supported each other really well. Congratulations to the Kittiwakes, who won for the third year running! Amber Class chose a beautiful sunny day to go to Houghton Hall to see the Henry Moore Sculptures. Quartz class also went in June on not such a sunny day but had a fantastic and eventful day too. It was a unique opportunity for the children to see up close such important works of art in such a beautiful setting. The sketchbooks they brought back are a lovely record of the day. The Year 6 children went to Wells Beach for a Volleyball tournament where we came first and third. We are so lucky to have the opportunity to play on the beach and it was a perfect day for it. The whole school will go to the beach in the last week of term and we will combine our day out with a quick beach clean. The children are keen on reducing the amount of single use plastic we have in school and are very proactive in keeping our environment free from plastic and litter, which may end up in our oceans. One child picked up all the litter that he could find on his walk to school. This week is STEM week (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). We have many different activities happening in each class from the design and making of electric vehicles to building structures from spaghetti, blue tack and paper. These structures had to withstand Miss Hunt’s hair dryer as she pretended to be the Big Bad Wolf! Tomorrow Amber Class will attempt to make a stone float! Next week we have a poetry slam at Sheringham Little Theatre where the children will compete against other local school, performing poems they have written. We also have the Circus arriving at the end of the week, lots to look forward to! We are nearly at the end of term now and would like to wish our Year 6 pupils all the best as they move on to High School. We hope that they will remember their days at Langham with affection. Langham Village School: ‘A place for fun, creativity, friendship, ambition and discovery.’ Polly Kossowicz - Head teacher For further information please visit our website www.langham.norfolk.co.uk or follow us on twitter @langhamvill.

CHURCH NEWS Since our last report in the Local Lynx two more of Stiffkey's most senior residents have passed away, Mr. Stanley Sutton, retired Funeral Director whose service was held in the church on 24th May, and Mr. Laurence Jordan, long time Marsh Warden among other employment, whose funeral was held on 9th July. Both Stanley and Laurence had served on the parish council for many years, were well respected and friends to many in the village. On Saturday 23rd June, The Moorland Voices, organised by Morag Pepper, held a concert in the church. This was much enjoyed and the eclectic choice of songs and music suited every taste. The donations given at the end amounted to £600 and will go a long way to replacing the electric fuse box and sockets which are urgently needed. Saturday 6th July saw the wedding celebrations of Joshua Bean and Dacious Hunt. The service was conducted by the rural dean, Revd. Phil Blamire and Helen Barrow played the organ. The exhibition by the Local History Group has had to be postponed to another date, but the Stalls on the Knoll will still go ahead on Sunday August 25th, 10am - 12 pm. Anyone wishing to run a stall, or assist on the day please contact Heather on 830323. Any cakes, produce, plants and books for the stalls would be very much appreciated. HH

STIFFKEY CRICKET FIXTURES Sunday 4th August vs Wombats at home. Sunday 11th August vs Norwich Hockey at home 1pm. Sunday 18th August vs Reepham & Salle away. Sunday 8th September vs Ashby at home 1pm. Sunday 15th September vs Thornham at home 1pm.

RESCUE WOODEN BOATS On 7th August at the Stiffkey campsite we will be holding a barbecue with live music. We hope many of you will be able to come along and join us. Lucy Lavers is back on the water at Wells. This year the trips are being run on our behalf by Wells Harbour Tours and they are introducing some new programmes. For more information and to book a trip call 07747 401222. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who help us open the Maritime Heritage Centre in Stiffkey, but we are in urgent need of more volunteers to cover the open days through the summer. Our new trustee, George Parry, has very kindly agreed to help manage the rota and he will coordinate all the replies. So please - if you have an hour or two to spare at a weekend do let us know. Duties are light. Meeting, greeting and showing visitors around. The pleasure derives from the enthusiasm of the visitors and the stories they tell. If you can help please email us at info@ rescuewoodenboats.com, fill in the form at the centre or call George on 01485 210196. R:W:B

LANGHAM VILLAGE SCHOOL NEWS We have had some fantastic weather recently and have really made the most of it with lots of exciting outdoor activities and trips out. Year 6 have had a residential in London,

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