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BARSHAM • WALSINGHAM • HOUGHTON APRIL – MAY 2019

A MAGAZINE FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY

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Welcome to British Summer Time. Spring is here, as is Walsingham’s 958th pilgrimage season. Goodness. Let’s enjoy the re-opened venues and seasonal events as much as our many North Norfolk visitors. This issue has walking, riding and lots of history. We celebrate the families and trades that make up our villages and are part of the rich historical tapestry. We are lucky to have people whose hobby it is to research and piece together past decades. The wonderful Walsingham Millennium Book, 2001, was very kindly loaned to me, as was Little Walsingham, Journal of Norfolk Historical Buildings Group, 2015. Thank you. Walsingham CE VA School’s incredibly popular Baking Club will host a tea party in April. Lent lunches will be followed by Simnel cake and Easter breads. And later in the month expect to eat a lot of egg-shaped chocolate. Nom nom, tasty history. Zoe Wenzel

We welcome contributions for our June-July issue by 30 April 2019. Please email to News & Views secretary Lynette06@live.co.uk

Editor’s comments 3 Update from our MP 3 £4000 boost from Snowdrop Charity Day Walk 5 Diary from April to May 5 James Bagge’s Camino de Santiago 6 Horse happiness 7 Shops and shopkeepers in 1940s Walsingham 9 Sister Mary Angela’s police encounter 13 Bench dedicated to cycling church warden 14 Naomi Blake’s legacy 14 Walsingham and District History Society 16 Answers to Anagrandma’s bookshelves 16 News to Yous 16 Events in Spring 17 Time to Remember memorial given green light 19 Walsingham Picture Palace 21 Walsingham Parish Council 22 Catholic Pilgrimage Programme for 2019 22 Alderman Peel High School 23 23 RBL Walsingham branch re-opened New initiatives 24 Holy Week and Easter 2019 24 Orthodox Holy Week and Pascha 2019 24 Catholic Holy Week and Easter 2019 25 Walsingham Open Garden Event 25 Christian Aid Week Sun 12–Sat 18 May 25 Flower Power 25 Local elections on Thurs 2 May 27 Record beating Heritage House says fond farewell 29 29 Walsingham & District WI April special events at our libraries 30

Update from Rt Hon Keith Simpson, our MP for Broadland I am writing my contribution as we are still waiting to vote on the Brexit deal. I very much hope that by the time the April/May 2019 issue is published we will have voted on the final deal. Brexit has kept me busy in Westminster but I have also had a full diary in Broadland with some interesting visits and meetings. Amongst many events, I had a useful meeting at Taverham Hall following by a tour of the School. At the end of January I was able to meet children at Reepham Primary School who wrote to me before Christmas about refugees. I replied to each of the children and was then invited to the School where we had a good discussion and the children

asked me some very sensible and well researched questions. I have also attended a round table at Cantley Sugar Factory and have two meetings planned for March and April with local farmers. In April I look forward to visiting Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden as part of the English Tourism Week. I very much look forward to attending my old school, Thorpe Grammar School, reunion at the end of March and exchanging memories with my former classmates. Keith Simpson Rt Hon Member for Broadland

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£4,000 boost from Snowdrop Charity Day walk for unpaid carers Nearing the end of my 1,500 mile walk to Compostela and at a time when I needed a bit of a boost, I received an email from Elizabeth and Clovis Meath Baker telling me they had been following the blog and would now like to offer the proceeds of their Snowdrop Charity day in February to the Walking4Norfolk fund in support of the Unpaid Carers. What a fillip that proved to be both to me (I almost ran the last 100 miles!) and to the fund. We have now raised approaching £70,000 and distributed £43,000 to local organisations in Norfolk who lend vital support and recognition to these wonderful carers. Do you know there are 100,000 people in Norfolk caring for their loved ones at home, many are under the age of 18, and they save the local authorities and NHS services approaching £500 million a year? So this little article allows me the opportunity to thank all who helped make the grounds of the Abbey look so beautiful, all who came and contributed, all who gathered in the monies, my dear wife Tor who spent the whole week baking cakes for our pop up café in the Parish Hall and all others who donated their cakes. Suffice it to say we were truly ‘caked out’ at the end of the day but hugely appreciative of the £4,000 collected as a result of everyone’s efforts. Thank you Walsingham! Be warned! Walking4Norfolk will be back in Walsingham in September at the head of large band of pilgrims on completion of a walk from Great Yarmouth via the Cathedral in Norwich to raise more monies for the cause. Watch this space! James Bagge High Sheriff of Norfolk 2017–18 and founder of Walking4Norfolk

Walsingham CE VA School Baking Club host Afternoon Tea Mon 1 April, 2–3.15pm, at school, £3 Star Party Spring 2019 Kelling Heath Holiday Park, Weybourne NR25 7HW Mon 1 April–Mon 8 April Wednesday Playgroup sponsored waddle Walsingham CE VA School Wed 3 April, 9–11am Fakenham Museum of Gas & Local History Re-opens for spring 4 April; Thursdays 10–12.30 Langham Dome Re-opens for spring; Thurs, Sun and bank holidays Thurs 4 April 10.30–4pm; £6/£2 Walsingham CE VA Easter school holidays Mon 8 April–Mon 22 April inclusive Fakenham Makers Market Fakenham Parish Church, 10–2pm Sat 13 April; Sat 25 May Walsingham CE VA School Easter Egg hunt Palm Sunday 14 April, 1–3pm, at school Easter Sunday, April 21 p24 and p25 for Holy Week, Triduum, Easter services Local Elections For District and Parish Councilors; Thurs 2 May The Pilgrim Federation Schools Annual Founding Day Service Friday 3 May, 10.30am Great Yarmouth Minster Wighton Scarecrow Festival Sat 4–Sun 5 May International Dawn Chorus Day 2019 Sunday 5 May, 4am–6am, Blakeney Reserve/Cley Marshes (Pensthorpe Park, Dawn Chorus Walk, 4am Tues 30 April) Archdeacons Charge Family Day Fun Run Sat 18 May, 10–3pm, Sandringham Walsingham CE VA School Beetle Drive family event Mon 20 May, 6.30pm at school North Norfolk Open Studios 2019 Sat 25 May–Sun 9 June Walsingham CE VA School summer half-term Mon 27–Fri 31 May inclusive Wednesday Playgroup Mini Fete with Stay-and-Play Walsingham Village Hall Sunday 2 June, 2–6pm, families welcome

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James Bagge’s Camino de Santiago A review of the Talk on the Walk, Parish Hall, Sat 23 Feb 2019 A pair of walking boots hanging suspended by laces from a high telegraph wire, and mud deep enough in which to bury a hippopotamus are two of the enduring images of an engaging talk about a 1,500 mile walk to Santiago de Compostela presented in the Parish Hall by James Bagge. James, a former High Sherriff of Norfolk undertook the walk along the Camino and in the process raised over £60,000 for his charity Walking4Norfolk which helps the unpaid carers in our county. His talk, accompanied by stunning photographic images and video clips of his experience intimately captured the joys and despairs of long distance walking, the scenic contrasts, the daily routine and the vulnerability of a walker exposed to the elements day after day – after day. From Stradsett near Downham Market his route took him along ancient tracks: the Peddars Way, the Icknield Way, and the Ridgeway, down to a ferry from Weymouth and across the Channel. Walking through Brittany and south through the vineyards of Bordeaux he crosses the Pyrenees and connects with the Camino Frances, the major of several Camino routes through Northern Spain leading to what is generally acknowledged to be the third (after Jerusalem and Rome) most important pilgrim destination in Christianity. Contrary to the idyll one might imagine, a journey of this sort across varied terrain, in all weathers constantly engages the mind as well as the senses and physique. Will I make it to the next overnight stop, or do I run the risk of upsetting the whole planned schedule? Will there be any more Icknield Way waymarks sunbleached to a very unhelpful perfect whiteness that offers you no direction whatsoever? Where can I get provisions for the next day without adding to my day’s mileage? How to find my way back to the track in the darkness of the early hours, without waking every dog in the village (almost impossible)? Can I wash my few

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items of clothing and get them dry in time to put them back on – a sensible 10 kilo self-imposed back-pack limit allows for little superfluity. The growing confidence in one’s strength and ability as the miles and days click by is always held in check by a vulnerability which reminds you from time to time that a slip, a fall, a busted ankle – or worse – and your dream of reaching your destination is over in an instant. It’s you against the elements, and the latter mostly seem to have the advantage. But James reminded us too that a traveller on a pilgrim route is not alone for long and he talked warmly and affectionately of the many fellow travellers he met, from many different countries, and of the unspoken bond that helps assuage the doubts and fears and ease the aches, pains, blisters and fatigue – the company of people united and bound by a common single purpose. Two documents accompany the peregrino on the Camino. The credencial, more commonly known as the Pilgrim Passport, has to be stamped frequently along the way to verify the passage of your journey. This will be presented on arrival in Santiago at the Cathedral Pilgrim Office and after inspection the pilgrim will receive the treasured Compostela or certificate, written in Latin, attesting to the completion of the pilgrimage. You could still sense the emotion as James recalled those moments of arrival at the ancient Romanesque Cathedral of Santiago, having successfully immersed himself in an eleven hundred year old tradition, and having magnificently risen to the challenge of one of Christianity’s greatest pilgrim routes. John Clark Dereham Jazz Society treasurer and Santiago peregrino in 2004

Horse happiness

UPDATE new Norfolk Coast RDA group is officially open at NN Riding Centre In January 2019 the well-established North Norfolk branch of the RDA split into two new groups because managing two venues more than 30 miles apart was becoming difficult. We are delighted to introduce the newest Riding for the Disabled Group in our region: Norfolk Coast RDA, which is run entirely by volunteers and is a riding group for disabled school age children and adults. We are an Incorporated Charity with six Trustees. We meet weekly during term time, at North Norfolk Riding Centre, NR22 6EH, where we have charming dedicated facilities and easy parking. We welcome mentally and physically disabled riders to stay with us as long as they feel is useful & ride in 40-minute sessions. All are given the opportunity to experience the pleasure of riding and contact with our delightful, patient horses and ponies. Our research shows that horse riding with RDA delivers physical benefits, boosts confidence, improves communication skills and helps to build relationships. We know our activities support our clients’ education and learning, and that having the opportunity to ride improves confidence in daily life. When ready, you will be encouraged to take part in RDA Challenge days, Dressage and take RDA proficiency tests if you wish. If you are not competitive you can just enjoy your weekly riding sessions in the glorious Norfolk countryside. The group is led by our Chairman: Amanda Brownlow who has been supporting the RDA for over 30 years. She is supported by currently 15 volunteers, including well qualified coaches who are trained to deliver the best possible experience, based on your needs, ambition or therapeutic goals.

Simon with coach Sara, photo H. May

To look after our riders and horses for riding sessions, attendance at events and for group administration, volunteers are essential in every area of RDA life. From coaches to cake bakers, people support RDA in many different ways – and we always need more. Whatever skills you can bring, giving your time to Norfolk Coast RDA will mean that more disabled people can enjoy the therapy and fun of horses. Volunteering with RDA is rewarding and fulfilling and we want you to benefit from your time with us. Our award-winning programme of volunteer training means it’s not just our participants who get the chance to learn and achieve their goals. You will receive in-house RDA training and be encouraged to enhance your volunteering experience by attending regional, national & external training. We find that volunteering is a great method of tackling loneliness and mental health issues as well as improving physical fitness. We welcome volunteers of 12 and over, there is no upper age limit and we need a wide range of skills – not just with horses. Fundraising, craft making and helping at events would be fantastic. NCRDA is a diverse organisation and we are at our best when we bring together people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. We are a happy, vibrant group and take great pleasure and pride in helping our riders in their achievements, whether it is a smile or a rosette. For information on riding or volunteering contact norfolkcoastrda@gmail. com or call me, on 07776 800656. Sally Vanson Norfolk Coast RDA secretary

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Shops and shopkeepers in 1940s Walsingham

The Co-op: Mr and Mrs Walter Bush with Wendy’s father, left, Mr A. G. Nelson, and Mr Taulhouse, right, in 27 High Street, late 1940s

Butchers, bakers and candlestick makers Wendy Myhill nee Nelson, born on 8 October 1935 in Great Walsingham, recalls some of her childhood memories. Her two previous chapters are Wartime Childhood (Nov 2018) and Work and Play (Feb 2019). Her family lived in Great Walsingham for four years in the cottage now named St Barbara’s, Westgate until moving to Little Walsingham. She recalls how Great Walsingham was self-sufficient. There was a baker, Mr George Able, a Post Office with Miss Wright on Scarborough Road and the General Store with Mr A. Curson. Along Hindringham Road there was a public house called The Half Moon run by Mr and Mrs Rivett. There was also the foundry and the garage, with a hand operated petrol pump, owned by Mr Barnham

and managed by Mr Ralph Howell. The blacksmiths were the Bacon brothers. When the family and Nelson’s butcher shop moved to their second premises, 38 High Street, there were already three other butchers in Little Walsingham. The pork butcher ‘Porky’ Dawson worked where the Norfolk Riddle restaurant was situated (2 Wells Road); Mr Faircloth worked opposite the pump where Littlebloods is now (63a High Street) and Mr Wright worked in 3, Friday Market Place. Her father was the main distributor when meat was rationed during the war and he would allocate it from the Old Mill (today Holt Antiques and an artists’ co-operative) to the other butchers including Mr Bert Seals at Thursford. Wendy’s father also attended the livestock market on a Thursday in Fakenham to bid for the cattle etc. that

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he needed. The livestock would then be transported to his slaughter house, next to his first shop in Great Walsingham. There were two bakers, Lingwoods at 5 Guild St, opposite the now Farms Shop and the Wrights at The Bakehouse (33 High Street). Barclays Bank opened for one day a week for banking from The Bakehouse!

A delivery for the Bakehouse, 33 High Street

There were five grocery shops. Stymans was based in the old candle workshop (3/3a Guild Street, where now That Lovely Shop coincidentally sells the ‘1061’ candle brand). Wendy remembers queuing at Styman’s for her first taste of ice-cream; a piece of Lyons ice-cream popped into a wafer cone, it was also her first taste of banana! Mr and Mrs Thompson had a grocers shop at Mount Pleasant (33 Wells Road), and also ran a taxi service. Mr George Back had his hardware store where the current village shop is, next to the Parish Hall. You could buy galvanised buckets, scrub brushes, brush and dustpans plus paraffin for your lamps and stoves. He also had a grocers shop on the opposite side of the road, (15 High Street, now EWTV’s Annunciation House). There was Mr and Mrs Walter Bush in the Ramshackles Café (29 High Street), and a Co-op in the old post office (27 High St) which is now used by the Pilgrim Shop for online business. The Co-op gave dividend numbers and customers were given points which equated to pennies, they were like today’s loyalty cards. Everything was cut, weighed and wrapped by hand, i.e. butter, bacon, cheese and sugar

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etc. (no help yourself!), you stood at the counter and asked for your needs, mental arithmetic was a great asset, no tills to add up for you. She also remembers Mr Bush the grocer who had two donkeys and a cart on which he would deliver the grocery orders. Charles Eade ran the Sweet and Newspaper shop in what was the old Sue Ryder shop, 43–45 High Street. The Shrine Shop (2 Common Place) used to be a garage and cycle shop with a hand operated petrol pump also. They used to operate buses from here and would park them up in Bridewell Street in a garage they owned there. Mr Jimmy Bunn ran a bus service to Fakenham on a Thursday, for market day. Wendy remembers the seats were wooden and very uncomfortable; it was very much a bone shaker! Mr Bunn also used to charge accumulators for your radio – you would own two – one in use and one on charge. There were five public houses, the Robin Hood (Egmere Road), The Bull (The Common Place), the Oxford Stores (25 High Street), the Railway Tavern (Station Road, now opposite St Seraphim’s Chapel) and the Black Lion (Friday Market) where Wendy had her wedding reception on 27 February 1954. Mr and Mrs Walker ran the Oxford Stores and Mr Walker had a garage in an adjoining building where he would repair and service cars. There was the Knight’s Gate Café (Knight’s St). This was a very special place as it was then the only place in the village for tea and cakes. It always used linen cloths and pretty china. This was run by the Bloxham sisters. The barber was Mr Howell who had a small shop at 37 High Street. Betty Howe and her father George had the post office at 22 High Street. He also did a few bicycle repairs. Wendy recalls cycling around the corner near St Mary’s church and colliding with Mr Howe who was a large man and she was so frightened she dare not go in to the post office for a long time as she thought she would get told off by him! There were two shoemakers, Mr Yaxley in Friday Cottage, Friday Market Place and Mr Pegg at 16 Knight Street. She also recalls a gentleman called Mr Ossie Wells who sold shoes and would go round as a travelling salesman as well as selling them in his shop,

which was at 31 High Street. She recalls sitting with Mr Pegg in his wooden shed in the garden watching him cutting leather and mending shoes. She says she loved to sit and watch him ploy his trade and the smell of the leather was amazing. There was a builder and carpenter in Station Road, by the name of Mr Tom Purdy whose daughter, Margaret Bushell, still lives in Little Snoring.The Police House was Bavistock House in Bridewell Street was manned by PC Leslie Wolfe and there was Doctor Sturdy who lived at 6 Knight Street.The door to the surgery was at the north end of the house, into the single story wing. There was also an electrical shop at 19 High Street owned by Mr Almer. The local photographer, Claude Fisher had Greenhoe Studio (53 High St) between Eades’ Newsagent shop and Swan Entry. Also, contrary to popular belief, there was a fish and chip shop ran by Miss Struggles, at 20 High Street where Whitmore’s electrical shop had been. This family business is now

known as LA Whitmore & Sons. Grace Barnham had a haberdashery shop where the Pilgrim Shop is now, at 32 High Street. The chemist shop, or Drug Store, was the shop by the pump (now the Read & Digest café, where the old pharmaceutical cabinets and drawers are still in place). It was run by Mr David Moore. Village concerts were organised by Mrs Polly Moore; his mother. She used local talent. There would be an occasional dance, at which Wendy’s brother remembers dancing with Brenda Moore. Lynette Sutton spoke to Wendy Myhill, ed. ZW. If you have memories of old Walsingham you would like transcribed and recorded for posterity please contact Lynette who will be delighted to help. For more information on the Inns of Walsingham 1411–1460, see articles by S. Landale, H. Fears, Rev P. Rollins, April 2018 (pt 1) and June 2018 (pt 2).

Shields, 23 High St, Walsingham, looking down to the Common Place, 1940s

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Sister Mary Angela’s police encounter I consider that I am a law-abiding citizen, but when I moved to Aberdeen in 1971 as a registrar in Child Health, three years before entering the Convent (in Aberdeen’s Gallowgate area), I began to be associated with the local police force in unexpected ways. I did once receive a summons (more about that at a later date) but I was never charged with any offence nor remanded in custody, I hasten to add. The Foresterhill site was large with the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, the Maternity Hospital, Children’s Hospital, research laboratories and some of the Medical School. A lot of my work was in the Mattie looking after the new-born babies – each had to be examined within 24 hours of delivery on the lying-in wards, and I had to be present at any operative birth to check the infant, including resuscitation when necessary.The more exacting work was on the Special Care Nursery with tiny premature infants and sick babies and those with abnormalities. Babies seem to specialise in being born at unearthly hours of the night but I could move quite quickly in those days, and a night call to the labour ward meant charging down the stairs and running along a corridor – if a baby is not breathing for ten minutes there is danger of brain damage. I was also on night call for three Maternity Homes between one and three miles away in different directions and that was a challenge if a babe was not breathing. Those of you who are fans of Call the Midwife will know how good experienced midwives are at dealing with emergencies, but they have to call the doctor. The call came around 5.00am from the furthest Home, and my heart sank – ‘I’ll never get there in time’, I thought, but knew the midwives would persevere with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation etc. A gallop down the stairs and out of the hospital front door to my car and off I sped with headlights blazing. There was not a lot of traffic and I was certainly driving at rather more than 30mph. Traffic lights turned red as I approached but I slowed sufficiently to make sure

nothing was coming and shot across the crossroads. At the next turn I realised that I was being followed… by a police car. Gulp! Must keep going for the baby. I’m not sure how long it took me but I reached the Home and swung into the drive, parked at the bottom of the steps and ran up them with my white coat flying. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the police car drive slowly past the gateway and disappear. Inside the delivery room the baby was crying; the midwives had triumphed again, and I just needed to check the infant from top to toe and reassure the mother. I had a shock when I went out of the Home as my car had disappeared. My first thought was that someone had stolen it, but the key was in my pocket. Or perhaps the police had towed it away! Before total panic set in, I looked around a bit more and there, with her bonnet snuggling in the hedge, was my little blue Riley Elf. In my haste I had not pulled the handbrake fully on, so she had gently rolled down the slope from the steps to the end of the drive. The journey back to the hospital was made at a more leisurely pace, observing the Highway Code, and I never heard anything from the police. Sister Mary Angela SSM, celebrated her Ruby Jubilee of Profession in December 2017

Riley Elf, Wikimedia commons

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Bench dedicated to cycling church warden Phyllis Bowes (1927–2016) When I moved into the house next door but one to Phyllis’s at 5 Fakenham Road in the early 80s, the first thing I learnt of Phyllis was that she cycled past my front window to East Barsham church several times a day, always with a smile on her face, waving to cars and bus drivers whether she knew the occupants or not! Her bike was often loaded up with flowers, greenery and wood for her open fire. She was a committed churchwarden following in her father’s footsteps. She was also a dedicated member of the community joining in and supporting the village hall, parish council and all going’s on in the area. She regularly cycled to Hempton, Fakenham, Walsingham and other local villages for their church services and activities. She loved life and always had a smile, chatter and words of support for anyone she met along her way. Today as you go through East Barsham you will see a wooden seat dedicated to Phyllis on the corner near the church, a fitting memorial for someone who loved to be involved, always had time to talk to others and gave her love to all she met. It was bought by Barsham Parish Council, with a donation from the Barsham churches.

Naomi Blake’s legacy In 1988, I went down to Naomi Blake’s house with Fr John Barnes to collect the items for display in St Mary’s. What a lovely person! Nothing was too much trouble for her and she was generous to a fault. She was the first Auschwitz victim I had met. When we returned the items at the end of the exhibition she gifted Genesis to us. I have never forgotten meeting such an amazing woman. RIP. Patrick King Guardian emeritus Shrine OLW

New bench at top of East Barsham hill

Initially this was hoped to be situated in the cemetery where her beloved family are at rest but owing to lack of space, this corner, just near the church she loved was thought to be a suitable place. If you have time, take a moment to rest on this seat and remember Phyllis who would have loved to sit here and watch the world go by! Still missed, still loved Lynette Sutton You can find a tribute to Phyllis on p24, News & Views, Oct 2016. And a tribute to Naomi Blake on p10–11, News & Views, Feb 2019.

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Walsingham Farms new stall in Norwich market. Green pilgrims, those walking, riding or cycling to Walsingham.

Walsingham & District History Society Our 2019 sessions started with ‘The Wells Lifeboat’ on Thursday 7 March; a talk given by the new coxswain Peter Rainsford. The Thursday 4 April talk will be by Matthew Williams on the topic ‘Subterranean Norwich and North Norfolk’. We hope for an enhanced audience, on this evening, as this talk was recently postponed by the Binham Local History Group. Our last talk for this 2018/2019 season will be Baroness Gillian Shephard speaking about ‘My life around Agriculture’ on Thursday 2 May. We have not yet made any plans for this year’s autumn meetings, so if you have any subjects you would like to suggest as talks, please let any of the committee know. A reminder of the committee members might be appropriate; I am the current Chairman (821 144). Brian Landale is Treasurer (820 250) Scilla Landale and I double up as Programme Secretary, and we also have Julia Callaghan aiding publicity, and Dominique Smalley. Andrea Barnham is still helping us with her invaluable advice, and hopefully will continue a connection with WDHS once she and John have made their long expected move. A private talk was given in Walsingham recently by Kristine Rose-Beers ACR, the senior conservator from the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin. The subject was ‘The Walsingham Bible’, a subject that 4 years ago I had the temerity to speak to the Society about. It is hoped that we may get Kristine back to speak to us in the autumn. Please come along to any of our talks. They take place at the Village Hall, Wells Road. Tim McDonald Chair

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Time to Remember Memorial project at RAF North Creake given green light

Plans agreed by North Norfolk District Council for the RAF North Creake Memorial – The Time to Remember project has achieved an important milestone now that they have been given the green light by NNDC. Nigel Morter and Claire Nugent have been waiting for this moment for over 7 years since they moved to the Control Tower and decided that they wanted to ensure that those who served at RAF North Creake were remembered. The project is on track to unveil the memorial in time for the 75th anniversary of the disbandment of the airfield on Saturday 1 August 2020. “We are thrilled that the project is finally moving on the ‘the build’ phase, with every milestone reached we inch closer to having this beautiful memorial to those who served here at RAF North Creake becoming a reality.” Claire Nugent Sculptor Andy Knighton commissioned to create a sculpture of a Stirling Bomber. Now planning has been secured the couple have commissioned sculptor Andy Knighton to create a stainless steel skeletal sculpture of a Stirling Bomber. It will appear as if in level flight but banking slightly. It will be aligned with the original primary runway. Walsingham Estate has designated a piece of land on the junction of the B1105 ‘dry road’ and Edgar Road for the sculpture and memorial walls. “I’m very honoured and excited to be part of this and I’m really looking forward to seeing the sculpture in place and the memorial finished.” Andy Knighton

Talk to Remember: a fundraising talk at Holkham Hall – Meanwhile fundraising continues to ensure the memorial is completed in time. The next event is at Holkham Hall. The Earl of Leicester has kindly given the project use of the hall and free parking on 16 April 2019 to help with the fundraising efforts. Nigel Morter will give an overview of the fascinating history of RAF North Creake during the Second World War. Drinks sponsored by Adnams at Holkham and nibbles by The Black Lion Hotel, Walsingham. Tickets are available from The Control Tower £20 per person mail@ controltowerstays.com and also at The Black Lion at the bar. “This year marks 75 years since RAF North Creake opened so marks an ideal time to create a memorial to all the men and women – many from the local area – who worked and flew from there.” Paul Berry, whose parents met while serving at RAF North Creake. RAF North Creake was operational less than a year, from June 1944 until May 1945, but it played a critical role in supporting Bomber Command. Two RAF squadrons flew four-engine ‘heavies’ (initially Stirlings, then from March 1945, Halifax); the 199, and the 171, both part of RAF 100 Group, in operations to carry out secret radio counter measures. Claire Nugent and Nigel Morter The Control Tower

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Walsingham Abbey & The Shirehall Museum Georgian Courtroom • Walsingham 950 Time Line Local Tourist Information • Walsingham Bridewell Open daily to 3rd November 11am-4pm Adult £5.50, child 6-16 £2.50 Annual season tickets from £16 Common Place, Walsingham NR22 6BP 01328 820510 www.walsinghamabbey.com

Walsingham Picture Palace Spring 2019 Film Programme Do give us a try if you haven’t yet been to one of our cinema nights at Walsingham’s village cinema at the Parish Hall, Walsingham Picture Palace. Screenings are once a month on a Tuesday and the evening’s entertainment begins when doors open at 7pm.Tickets are available on the door and we offer refreshments and snacks for sale beforehand. The film programme starts at 7.30pm usually with a short film. Sometimes these are archive shorts, often a popular choice. Visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/ WalsinghamPicturePalace for reviews, stills and trailers. You can also find our information on the Walsingham Village website www.walsinghamvillage.org.

Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille (Shirley Henderson) and Ida (Nina Arianda) – a formidable double act in their own right – the pair’s love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public. ‘Beautiful performances … a film about friendship and loyalty as much as a comedy.’ Geoffrey Macnab The Indy Film ‘These are brilliant impersonations, the kind that can only be achieved by exceptionally intelligent actors; the superb technique of both is matched by their obvious love for the originals.’ Peter Bradshaw, Guardian

Our May film is not booked at the time of going to press but should be available online sometime in early April.

‘Coogan makes us believe in the flesh and blood man, who was the brains behind the operation. Coogan’s performance makes you want to hoot out loud. He also makes you want to shiver. He’s like a man possessed. Has Stan been inside him, all this time?’ Charlotte O’Sullivan, Standard

STAN & OLLIE Tuesday April 23rd 12 97 mins

Should you fancy doing some ‘homework’ before seeing Stan & Ollie, you will find the original Laurel & Hardy classics such as ‘Way Out West’ and ‘The Music Box’ available to watch on YouTube!

Starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as the legendary movie icons Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Stan & Ollie is the heart-warming story of what would become the pair’s triumphant farewell tour. This tragi-comic biopic is mostly set in 1953, the year these Hollywood comedy legends toured the UK and Ireland in hopes of revitalising their careers and mending their friendship. With their golden era long behind them, the pair embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland.

Elizabeth Meath Baker Organiser Contact walsinghampp@gmail.com Walsingham Picture Palace Walsingham Parish Hall, 14 High Street, Walsingham NR22 6AA Tickets on the door: adult £4, under 30 £2 Programmes begin at 7.30pm Doors open 7pm for ticket sales and refreshments.

April – May 2019

Walsingham Parish Council and Walsingham Recreation Trust Contact: Mrs Joanna Otte, 01328 822366 Little Manor, Thursford Road, Little Snoring, Fakenham, NR21 0JN walsinghampc@googlemail.com The Parish Council meets on a Wednesday evening approximately every six weeks. For information visit www.walsinghamvillage.org where the schedule of meetings, minutes, last year’s accounts etc can be found under ‘essentials’. There is a public forum at 7.15pm for parishioners to raise matters of concern before the meeting starts at 7.30pm. You can also contact the Clerk if you wish to bring something to the attention of the Parish Council, e.g. repair of street lights. Next meetings are on 10 April and 15 May. Walsingham Village Hall is available for bookings, at very reasonable rates, for parties, talks, exhibitions and classes. It is conveniently situated on Wells Road with ample parking both in the car park and on the street. For booking form and rates visit www.walsinghamvillage.org (under ‘essentials’). Please remember to use the Bottle Bank and the Clothes Bank in the Mill Car Park. The Parish Council receives recycling credits from the County Council for every tonne of glass recycled. Mobile Library Service 4 weekly on Fridays: next date 5 April 11.10–11.20am 8 Guild Street, 12.00–12.15pm Wells Road (opp. school) 12.20–12.35pm Cleaves Drive Visit https://bit.ly/2hzlkPF for routes and timetables. Please remember to clean up after your dogs and ensure that visitors to our village do the same. It would be dreadful if someone were to contract an illness from contaminated dog waste such as E-Coli or Toxacara Canis, which can cause serious illness including blindness. There are bins around the village for disposal

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of bagged dog waste and other litter.The Parish Council has recently purchased and erected two new bins. One is near the Great Walsingham and the other at Walnut Tree corner (junction of Holt Road and Scarborough Road). It is an offence not to clean up after your dog in any public area (including roads, verges and private land with public access) in North Norfolk. Failure to do so will incur a fine of £80 (up to £1,000). Online reporting for Norfolk County Council and North Norfolk District Council: the District Council has online facilities for reporting fly-tipping, littering and dog fouling. Please go to www.north-norfolk.gov.uk and use the Environment and Emergencies tab. If you see potholes, a damaged sign post or other problems on roads, pavements or public footpaths please make a report to the Highways department at the County Council. The online reporting form is at https://apps.norfolk.gov.uk/highwaysdefect/. Walsingham Mobile Post Office Service New time is Tues 10.30–12 noon, near the Farms Shop, NR22 6BU. Catholic National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady Walsingham - “England’s Nazareth”

MAJOR PILGRIMAGE PROGRAMME 2019 DATE

PILGRIM GROUP

14th April 28th April 5th May 6th May 11th May 19th May 25th May 1st June 2nd June 8th June 15th June 23rd June 30th June 2nd July 6th July 7th July 14th July 20th July 21st July 5th August 15th August 22nd August 25th August 8th September 21st September 24th September 6th October 12th October

Filipino Pilgrimage Catholic Men’s Pilgrimage Tamil One Pilgrimage East Anglia Pilgrimage Birmingham Pilgrimage Dominican Pilgrimage Brentwood Pilgrimage Divine Mercy Pilgrimage “A Day With Mary” Northampton Pilgrimage Nottingham Pilgrimage Military Pilgrimage Caribbean Pilgrimage Union of Catholic Mothers Marist Pilgrimage SVP Pilgrimage for the Sick Tamil Two Pilgrimage Syro-Malabar Pilgrimage Catholic Grandparents New Dawn Retreat Solemnity of Assumption Youth 2000 Retreat Latin Mass Society Dowry of Mary Pilgrimage Westminster Pilgrimage Lancaster Pilgrimage Pro-Life Pilgrimage Polish Pilgrimage

GROUP SIZE

ROAD CLOSURE

COACH PARK

Catholic National Shrine of Our Lady, Pilgrim Bureau, Friday Market Place, Walsingham, Norfolk NR22 6EG Shrine Office: 01328 820 495 - Pilgrim Bureau Office: 01328 820 217 - Email: shrine@walsingham.org.uk Website: www.walsingham.org.uk - Registered Charity No. 265755

Alderman Peel High School autumn term We are half way through the school year already; children of all ages are working extremely hard, as are the staff. It is only 10-12 weeks until the GCSE exams start. This can be a challenging time for children and staff but I am confident that working together the children will again be extremely successful in gaining some excellent grades. Alongside this, we are already preparing for September 2019. Once again we have more parents choosing to send their children to us and as such we are oversubscribed. Despite this we do have a few places left in year 9 (year 10 from September) and any parents who are interested should contact us at school if they wish to visit or contact Norfolk County Council Admissions team to apply for a place. We have an excellent range of GCSE / Level Two courses available. Our latest additions include Business Enterprise, Psychology and Travel and Tourism. I would like to congratulate the team of staff at Holkham Estate who won first place in the North Norfolk Business awards in the category for Young People and Skills. We have an excellent partnership with Holkham who provide the opportunity for students to experience a work environment and gain accreditation in Horticulture. Well done to everyone involved. This half term will again be a busy one with trial GCSE exams, interactive media exams, sports fixtures, year 9 options process, science week, parents evenings, our annual celebration of sport, Red Nose day, brilliant club trip to Cambridge University and Citizenship Day. All of this comes in addition to delivering the best possible lessons every day. We work with an amazing group of committed staff and governors who are relentless in their pursuit to support the students. Please check out our website for details.

Royal British Legion, Walsingham Branch officially re-opened On Remembrance Sunday 2017 I received the news that the Walsingham Branch was to close because of lack of members and the standard was to be ‘hung up’ in the church. Around the same time a lifelong friend passed away. I spoke to his partner and discovered she was struggling financially to pay for his funeral. As he’d been in the army for a number of years, I contacted the RBL to see if they could help. Between the RBL and the Royal Anglian Regiment Association they provided help, both financially and emotionally. After seeing the support offered by the RBL, I decided the Walsingham branch had to stay open. Walsingham and the surrounding area has many armed forces veterans and at some point, somebody may need support. I contacted the Norfolk County RBL Chairman to see what was needed to keep the branch going. After press ganging a few school friends and veterans, a committee was formed. Twelve months of meeting, paperwork and hard work, we received official confirmation in October 2018 that Walsingham Branch was now a stand-alone branch. Membership numbers have increased and we are always open to new members. The branch meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Bull Pub, Common Place, Walsingham at 8pm. For further information please contact Adam Potter, Branch Chairman – 07951 335076 or Sarah Potter, Branch Secretary. Sarah Potter Secretary

Alastair Ogle Principal

April – May 2019

New initiatives Treasure Seekers Activity Day Half-term Mon 18 Feb Your heart and your treasure belong together inspired 30 children. Clare Williams and volunteers led two teams, Treasure Sparkles and Dynamite Diamonds. They had sports, crafts, playground bursts, circle games and the tots had a sandpit. All with lunch and treasure-themed snacks. Everyone was appreciative and the next village event is eagerly anticipated.

Shrove Tuesday Pancakes at Walsingham Village Hall Houghton St Giles’s raised £245 at their inaugural annual pancake event, held 2-4pm in Walsingham Village Hall: comprising of pancakes, tea and a raffle. Fr Harri lost count of the actual number of pancakes made; well over 100.

Benefice of Walsingham, Houghton and Barshams collect for WaterAid Lenten almsgiving will support Wateraid. The next Lent Lunches are on: Fri 5 and 12 April, 12.30–1.30pm at the Parish Hall, Walsingham High Street.

Holy Week and Easter 2019 Benefice of Walsingham, Houghton and Barshams The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham (see website for pilgrim programme) Palm Sunday 9.00 am 10.00 am 10.00 am 10.30 am

5.30 pm

Eucharist, St Peter’s, Great Walsingham Eucharist, St Giles, Houghton Eucharist, All Saints, North Barsham Blessing of Palms, Ecumenical Procession & Mass Abbey Grounds, process to St Mary’s, Walsingham Passiontide readings, Richeldis Singers, St Mary’s

Holy Monday

12 noon 7.30 pm

Mass (said), All Saints, East Barsham, shared lunch Mass (said), Address, St Mary’s, Walsingham

Holy Tuesday

7.30 pm

Mass (said), Address, St Mary’s, Walsingham

Holy Wed

12 noon 7.30 pm

Chrism Mass, Shrine Church of OLW Mass (said), Address, St Mary’s, Walsingham

Maundy Thurs 7.30 pm

Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Washing of Feet & Watch, Compline at midnight, St Mary’s, Walsingham

Good Friday

Stations of the Cross, St Peter’s, Great Walsingham Stations of the Cross, St Giles, Houghton Stations of the Cross, Shrine of OLW (gardens) Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, St Mary’s Maria Desolata, St Mary’s, Walsingham

9.00 am 10.00 am 12 noon 3.00 pm 5.30 pm

Holy Saturday

8.00 pm

Easter Sunday

9.00 am 9.00 am 10.00 am 10.00 am 10.00 am 11.00 am 4.30 pm

Easter Monday 11.00 am

Easter Vigil, St Mary’s, Walsingham Eucharist, St Peter’s, Great Walsingham Eucharist, All Saints, North Barsham Eucharist, St Giles, Houghton Eucharist, All Saints, East Barsham Eucharist, The Assumption, West Barsham Parish Mass, St Mary’s, Walsingham Maria Consolata, Shrine Church of OLW Mass, Shrine Church of OLW

Holy Week and Pascha 2019

Sunday School started on 24 March at St Mary’s Church

Orthodox Church The Holy Transfiguration, Scarborough Road, Gt Walsingham

A warm welcome was given to all young visitors. Golden tickets kept from the Treasure Seekers activity day were presented to Fr Harri and exchanged for prizes! Sunday School will run every week during the 11am service at St Marys.

Holy Week Wed 24 April 7.00 pm Thur 25 April 10.30 am 6.00 pm Fri 26 April 2.00 pm Sat 27 April 2.00 pm

Anointing Vesperal Liturgy Twelve Gospels Vespers Vespers

Holy Paschal Sun 28 April 10.30 am 3.00 pm

Paschal Mattins Holy Liturgy Paschal Vespers

Palm Sunday

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Sun 21 April

10.30 am

Holy Liturgy

Holy Week and Easter 2019 Catholic Parish of Walsingham, Wells, Blakeney, and Burnham Market Catholic National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady, Houghton-St-Giles Holy Week Mon–Wed 9.30 am 12 noon

Mass (Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation) Mass (Basilica)

Maundy Thursday 6.30 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Annunciation) 8.00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Basilica) 11.00 pm Compline (Slipper Chapel) Good Friday 10.00 am Tenebrae (Annunciation) 3.00 pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion (Basilica) Also at: 3.00 pm Our Lady Star of The Sea, Wells, NR23 1EY 3.00 pm St Peter, Blakeney NR25 7NP 3.00 pm St Henry Walpole, Burnham Mkt, PE31 8HD 8.00 pm Passion Liturgy, Student Cross, (Annunciation) Holy Saturday

10.00 am 7.30 pm 9.00 pm 10.30 pm

Tenebrae (Annunciation) Easter Vigil (Our Lady, Wells NR23 1EY) Easter Vigil (Basilica) Easter Vigil (Annunciation, start Shrine OLW)

Easter Sunday

9.15 am 9.30 am 10.30 am 11.00 am 11.00 am 12 noon 2.00 pm 3.00 pm

Mass (Our Lady Star of the Sea, Wells, NR23 1EY) Mass (St Henry Walpole, Burnham Mkt, PE31 8HD) Mass (Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation) Mass (St. Peter, Blakeney NR25 7NP) Sacrament of Reconciliation (Basilica) Pilgrim Mass (Basilica) Adoration of Blessed Sacrament (Basilica) Solemn Vespers, Benediction, process to Slipper Chapel (Basilica)

Easter Monday

11.00 am 12 noon 2.30 pm 3.00 pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Basilica) Pilgrim Mass (Basilica) Rosary (Slipper Chapel) Adoration of Blessed Sacrament (Basilica)

Walsingham Open Garden Event 2019 Weekend Sat 29 and Sunday 30 June Many thanks to those who have replied to our recent invitation and agreed to open their gardens. We need to have about 25 gardens open for visitors thus making their visit worthwhile. To date we have had 12 replies, three of which being from Great Walsingham.The success of the event will depend on your commitment to this and other events done in the name of our village. Consider opening your garden regardless of its finished state or even if it’s in the process of creation. Share your garden, talk about it, gain advice and make new friends. Contact D. R. Simmons 01328 820871, bridewell5@btinternet.com

Christian Aid Week 12th to 18th May 2019 During Christian Aid Week, people come together from all walks of life to step out in support of the world’s poorest communities. Poverty is an outrage against humanity. It robs people of their dignity and lets injustice thrive. But together we have the power to transform lives. We have more than 70 years’ experience of working in partnership to support communities. We tackle the root causes of poverty so that women, men and children the world over are strengthened against future knocks. And if disasters happen, we get people the help they need straight away. Christian Aid Week this year is from 12 to 18 May 2019. Please look out for a ‘Red Envelope’ coming through your door, or a Collecting tub on various counters around Walsingham and give generously. Lynette Sutton Walsingham, Area Organise

Flower power Our front cover depicts a bike very similar to Phyllis Bowes’s.This one is stationed outside florist Constance Rose on Guild Street. Photo by D. Kaatz

David Simmons

April – May 2019

Local elections on Thurs 2 May 2019 Vote for our District Councillors and our Parish Councillors This year the Parish Council elections coincide with the District Council elections on 2 May 2019. Have you considered taking an active part in local government and representing the views of all the residents in the parish? Would you like to make a difference to your local community? Walsingham is looking for potential new councillors. The role is not onerous: the Parish Council meets six times a year; councillors spend some time between meetings on parish council matters or particular projects depending on their involvement. The Parish Council has an overall responsibility for the well-being of the local neighbourhood. The work falls into three main categories: representing the local community; delivering services to meet local needs (often in conjunction with the District and County Councils); and striving to improve the quality of life in the local area. A wide range of training for councillors is available, covering role and responsibilities, law and procedures, planning, council finance, budget and precept, employment issues. Make a difference and stand as a Parish Councillor • Get involved with your community • Have a say about the local issues • Influence the way local services are provided • Decide how local money is spent to improve your community.

The link below provides information regarding the qualifications for standing, candidate spending, the campaign, your right to attend key electoral events and what to do after the declaration of results. It is a very useful page and may help potential candidates decide if they want to stand and if they qualify to stand: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/ candidate-or-agent/parish-and-community-councilelections-in-england-and-wales To find the nomination paper, on Part 2a click on ‘Click here to view resources for Part 2a: Standing as an independent candidate’ and the papers are there. You will also need to print out and return an Expenses Form (Part 3) and send it to the District Council by 30 May even if it is a nil entry. For more information, assistance or to book a slot for submitting your nomination papers contact the District Council Electoral Services on 01263 516010 or email emma.denny@northnorfolk.gov.uk Telephone: 01263 516010 Deadline for delivery of nomination papers to North Norfolk District Council, Holt Road, Cromer, is 4 pm on Wednesday 3 April 2019.

If you wish to stand as a Parish Councillor you will need to complete a Nomination Paper (see information below) which must be hand delivered to the Returning Officer, Electoral Services, North Norfolk District Council, Holt Road, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9EN on any working day after the date of the Notice of Election (26 March) between the hours of 10am and 4pm but no later than 4pm on Wednesday 3 April.

April – May 2019

Record beating Heritage House says fond farewell If you saw our article in the December issue you may remember that it took the form of a thank you letter to the many people who had helped Heritage House in one way or another up to the time of writing. That was in mid-December when we still had several major fundraising events either in progress or in the pipeline.The first of these was the Festive Food Fair at Holkham. We were fortunate enough to be picked as Holkham’s charity partner for this and, as well as being given our own stall, we were the beneficiaries of two grand raffles organised by chef Charlie Hodson on Holkham’s behalf. Between them the raffles and our stall raised a total of just over £1,850 and for that we have to thank Holkham, Charlie, the volunteers who supplied and manned our staff and all the kind people who supported the event. This was followed by the draw for our own Grand Raffle, which raised just over £900, and a Christmas Cake & Produce Stall in Burnham Market, which raised another £766. That was a record as was the £5,529 raised by the stall during 2018 thanks to the efforts of Sally Whitworth and her team of volunteers and suppliers. Without all this fundraising we would be unable to do what we do and it’s all thanks to you for so generously supporting our events and to the kind people who fundraise for us.

On a much sadder note, as many of you will know, Paul Raywood a former Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk and parish councillor died in early February and a great many people attended his funeral at St Peter, Great Walsingham on February 23rd. What you may not know is that Paul was one of the people who originally brought Heritage House into being. He was our Chair of Trustees for a number of years and one of his many achievements was to oversee the purchase of the former nurses’ home from Wells Hospital, its conversion and the subsequent launch of Heritage House in September 1985. For that and for his great support over many years we are extremely grateful to Paul and we send our condolences and our very best wishes to his wife and family. Nigel Dark Committee member

Walsingham & District WI Greetings from the ladies of Walsingham WI, we do hope that you are enjoying the lovely weather we are having at the moment, and also that you are seeing the beautiful snowdrops, daffodils, and the many more flowers that are starting to appear both in our gardens and around our lovely villages. We have quite a few items on our agenda for the next few

months, and I thought you might like to see just what we are going to be up to so here goes. In March we were invited to Fakenham WI birthday party and also we had an invite to Stanhoe and Berwick WI to their open meeting. Some of our ladies are going to the Norfolk WI Federation meeting in Norwich, and then we have been invited to the Centenary Celebrations in Norwich Cathedral both of these are in April. Closer to home we are organising an Easter Bonnet competition. Also, as part of Women Walk the World day one of our ladies is organising a walk around Holkham grounds, (date to be arranged) to raise money for The sustainable water, sanitation, and energy projects around the world. If anyone would like to join us on this walk it’s £2 per person and you can contact us by phoning our secretary Patsy Groom.We have some very interesting speakers for our next couple of meetings. Tuesday 9 April is Imogen White from the Amazona Zoo, Cromer. Tuesday 14 May Mrs Humphries is giving a talk on the life of a tea caddy. So as you can see we have a busy few months ahead of us. If any of you would ladies are thinking of joining us we meet the second Tuesday of the month in Walsingham parish hall, High Street, Little Walsingham (next to the newsagents) we look forward to meeting you. Please contact Mrs Christine Barnes 01328 853015 or Mrs Patsy Groom on 01328 821996. Barbara Scott WI member

April – May 2019

April special events at our libraries Fakenham Library 01328 862715 or Facebook: FakenhamandWellsLibraries Wells Library 01328 710467 or Facebook: FakenhamandWellsLibraries Holt Library 01263 712202 or Facebook: Libholt

Wells library Lego Club! Saturday 6 April 10 to 12 noon Booking essential. For children aged 5+ but younger siblings welcome too. Mini Movers Wednesday 10 April 10–11 am Enjoy getting up and moving to music with the Sticky Kids CD. Mini Movers is for pre-school age to encourage movement to music and song whilst developing numeracy and literacy skill. Booking essential. Looking to rent a room for your group? We now have a community room available at Wells Library – very reasonable rates. For further information please contact the library!

Fakenham library Words with Wine Friday 5 April 7–9 pm The theme of this evening will be Renewal. Please bring along a short pieces of poetry or prose (fact or fiction), which you would enjoy sharing in a friendly atmosphere. If you prefer not to read, come along to just listen. The ticket price is £4, which includes a glass of wine and some nibbles. Please book in advance at the Library desk, and pay on the night at the door. A Friends of Fakenham Library Event. Mini Movers Tuesday 9 April 2–3 pm Enjoy getting up and moving to music with the Sticky Kids CD. Mini Movers is for pre-school age to encourage movement to music and song whilst developing numeracy and literacy skill. Booking essential. Fakenham Library’s 50th birthday! Thursday 18 April 3 00–4.30 pm Come and celebrate with us! Enjoy some light refreshments and music from The Lighters! Free event but donations welcome!

Holt library Sleep Clinic : are your children struggling to get a good night’s sleep? Tuesday 2 April 11 am–12 noon Contact joybishop@sleepeast.co.uk to book your free place. Mini Movers Tuesday 9 April 10.30–11.30am Enjoy getting up and moving to music with the Sticky Kids CD. Mini Movers is for pre-school age to encourage movement to music and song whilst developing numeracy and literacy skills. Booking essential. Floral Spring Fun Thursday 11 April 10.30–12.30 pm Free drop in creative workshops suitable for all ages and abilities. Refreshments provided.The workshop if free but donations welcome. Owl Escapades Tuesday 16 April 10.30–11.30 am Come along for some owl themed stories and crafts. Suitable for children aged 4+ but younger siblings welcome. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential – call to book on 01263 712202. Charge: £2 per child payable on booking. Elena Parkin, Library manager

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