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Contents

AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2020

Out & About 8

Good news from our region

12 The wonderful world of beekeeping

15 History in our region - Great Ellingham

17 Canine communication with Julia Collins

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18 Walking for health around Bergh Apton

38 East Anglia’s Medieval Churches

41 Fashion - jump & play!

43 Falcon Meadow - The Great Bungay Duck Race with a difference

45 How Diss U3A can help you discover new interests

47 WIN £100 M&S voucher 49 Make do and mend - how to give longevity to our textiles

61 Home & Garden 20 On your plot - blooming marvellous summer gardens

23 The Garden Enclosure Jottings

50 Vegan recipes

Shopping, Health & Beauty 53 Qigong, the ultimate in self-healing

55 How to boost your immune

57 Time to take care of your tootsies!

61 Norfolk’s Knitters and Stitchers

Jobs, Money & Business 62 How to reinvent your living space

65 Smart money secrets flight or holiday cancellations

67 Memories of South Lopham Stores

68 Exercise your brain cells with our crossword

70 Find a local business or service in our directory

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25 Gospel from The Saints 27 Delicious recipe for glutenfree chocolate pavlova cake

29 Bungay Bitesize - celebrating Peace Year in 1945

30 Action for insects with Norfolk Wildlife Trust

33 Memories of Brockdish 37 Poetry Corner - Mark Jefferies from Occold near Eye

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All our practices are open and now providing essential eye and hearing care by pre-booked appointment only.

Do you have a problem with your eyes, vision or your glasses?

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Ho ooray, we are back and here is your August A / September magazine packed ffull with local businesses offering you their services, plus of course our usual sselection of delicious recipes, fashion, money vice, local walks and much much more. adv

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It sseems fair to say that none of us could have predicted how our local community, the economy, the country, and most of the world would change so dramatically in the space of a few months.

Our local businesses have really suffered during this time, and I urge you to continue to support your local trades people, shops and services through this difficult period. Please pick up the phone and get the local economy moving safely again.

I’m proud to say that during lockdown we were able to promote nearly 300 local businesses for free on our poplar website. Those who were able to continue to offer a local service to the community safely got a free listing online, and we know from speaking to them that many gained work from our kind offer. As the famous saying goes ‘every little helps’ and we were thrilled to be able to help in this small way.

If you run a local business and you need help ‘bouncing back’, do give us a call for a friendly chat as we continue to Royal Mail deliver door to door to 61,000 magazines in Norfolk and Suffolk. That number remains the largest circulation of any magazine in the whole of East Anglia, so we are most definitely the local people to talk to for advice on how to get your business flourishing.

Sending everyone love, hope and don’t forget…we are all in this together. Keep safe and well and look after each other. We’ll be back in the autumn.

Lily

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Good News from our region LOOKING OUT FOR YOU! Cecil Amey Opticians and hearing care specialists are delighted to announce they have finally been able to open all nine of their practices across Norfolk and Suffolk.

During the Covid 19 crisis, five members of the Amey family manned the practices, p , seeing g

emergency patients, dispensing or repairing the broken glasses of key workers and others in need, as well as organising 1000s of contact lenses to be delivered.

Emma Amey says: “We were very proud to be able to operate during lockdown as a family business, business with our three adult

children working in the company.

We were able to see many patients with urgent problems, including those that were referred to us from the hospital, and help hundreds of our patients and dozens from other opticians who were unable to offer their services d during the lockdown period. We also received tremendous support frrom many of our suppliers, with d donations of PPE and in-store signage.

“Fortunately, as the government g guidelines have changed, we are n now able to see our patients again fo or essential eye and hearing care b by pre-booked appointment only.

W We have strict hygiene measures in n each practice to protect our p patients and staff, and operate w with a closed door, appointment o only policy in the immediate fu uture. We look forward to w welcoming all our patients back in nto practices, so please do call and make an appointment, we w will be delighted to see you.”

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Good News

CARING BEAUTY Belated congratulations to Bressingham Beauty Salon, which celebrated its 2nd birthday on 25 March…just as lockdown began! A frustrating time for them, as their beauty treatments have become a real hit with many people in the community and further afield.

But owner Joanne Heale stayed positive, and she and her partner, who are good friends of Bressingham Church, hosted a charity event in their stunning private landscaped gardens in aid of the church. Joanne said: “I am someone genuine who enjoys making people smile and giving them fresh confidence in themselves, and hosting the charity event enabled me to bring something positive to the community.”

Fingers crossed Joanne’s salon will be open again very soon.

GIVE COLD CALLERS THE COLD SHOULDER Statistics show that older and disabled people are a target for conmen and fraudulent traders.

Cold calling is not illegal, but a trader who ignores a sticker or notice on your door stating that you do not wish to receive cold calls may be committing a criminal offence.

Able Community Care has taken this on board and created a sticker which people can put on their door to deter unwanted traders and help prevent older or disabled people becoming victims.

Angela, from Able Community Care, says: “We have been providing live-in home care services since 1980, and we know that unwanted or fraudulent traders are an issue with our clients. This sticker is free of charge and may be of interest to you or someone you know. We would also be happy to send you some stickers to pass on to others, just email info@ablecommunitycare.com.”

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BAGS OF CHEER The village of Redlingfield, in Suffolk, has gone the extra mile during the past few months to take care of the community.

Each resident has received a ‘Cheer Up Bag’ of goodies and presents put together by a group of local volunteers, designed to make them smile and feel better about life in these challenging times.

Parish Clerk, Janet NormanPhilips, said: “A group of people in the village decided it would be a really nice idea to create goodie bags to cheer people up. We thought at first that we would just do them for the elderly or vulnerable or families of key workers, and then we realised this was the majority of people in the village – so it didn’t seem fair to exclude people.”

The ‘Cheer Up Bags’ contain a wide range of items, including: games, toiletries, sweets, flower, vegetable and bird seed, drinks

and a stress ball. All delivered in a recycled brown paper carrier bag, along with a greeting card and newsletter. More than 60 of the bags have now been delivered around Redlingfield.

Janet Norman-Philips added: “We want to thank everyone who helped or donated; Suffolk Community Action, Mid Suffolk District Council, Redlingfield church and Redlingfield parish council, numerous villagers, businesses like Bruha Brewery and The Handyman, and a host of other online businesses and eBayers.”

STUDENTS TAKE THE INITIATIVE The Maddermarket Theatre University of East Anglia students have chosen to support the Maddermarket as part of ‘Students Saving Our Theatres’; a nationwide student-led fundraiser for theatres battling against the impact of COVID-19.

Over 20 drama societies from universities across the UK launched the fundraising initiative on Monday 15 June, which runs for five weeks.

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All the money raised will be donated to the chosen theatres.

By choosing the Maddermarket, UEA students are celebrating the close relationship they have with the theatre. They regularly bring their talent to productions created by the Maddermarket, as well as taking advantage of the theatre’s commitment to developing young people by launching their own projects and companies there. In recent years the Maddermarket has been the first rung on the ladder for shows on their way to critical acclaim

at the Brighton, Edinburgh and Prague Fringe Festivals.

Jez Pike, Artistic Director of the Maddermarket, says: “This initiative is typical of UEA students; innovative, proactive and caring. Along with serious talent, these are the qualities they consistently bring to the Maddermarket. We provide a stepping-stone for them into the arts industry and the accessibility of the Norwich arts scene is often a chief attraction to students looking to study in the city and contribute to our cultural economy.”

Donations to the ‘Students Saving Our Theatres’ campaign can be made online via CrowdFunder https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/ students-saving-our-theatres-1#start, and the fundraising efforts can be tracked on social media. Facebook: Students Saving Our Theatres Instagram: @studentssavingourtheatres Twitter: @ saveourtheatres ‘Students Saving Our Theatres’ Norwich contact: z.callow@uea.ac.uk The Maddermarket Theatre contact: emily.youngs@maddermarket.org

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Beekeeping

The wonderful world of

BEEKEEPING

By David Martin

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ees are one of the most fascinating creatures in the world. Scientists believe that the first bees came into existence 120 to 150 million years ago, and to put that into perspective dinosaurs died out around 90 million years ago and the Himalayas were formed some 57 million years ago. So, in comparison, humans have only been on this earth for the blink of an eye!

I have been a beekeeper for eight years. It’s like learning a new language as you try to work out what stage the colony is at, look for diseases or pests that need treatment, if they are getting too crowded, or if there’s honey to be taken — and every now and again you may need to feed them.

I love to watch the bees coming in and out of the hive and just listening to the gentle hum emanating deep within. As a result I think I have developed a deeper appreciation, awareness and understanding of nature.

In Britain we have around 250 different species of bees and the vast majority are solitary, mining, or bumblebee, but as a beekeeper it’s the western honey bee that fascinates me the most. At the height of the season there can be as many as 60 to 70 thousand bees in a single hive, or colony, and in that colony there are three types of bee; the queen, workers and drones. The drones are male and their only job is to mate with a virgin queen, after which they die.

The queen is the single most important bee in the hive and her sole purpose is to lay eggs; up to 2,000 a day. The only time she ventures outside the hive is when the colony decides to swarm, or she goes on her mating flight, when she mates with up to a dozen drones. She receives a package of sperm from each drone and this has to last her whole life; up to 5 years.

When she lays an egg she chooses whether to fertilise it, or not. A fertilised egg will produce a worker, or it may go on to produce another queen, while an unfertilised egg will produce a drone.

The vast majority of bees in a hive are worker bees (female) and they do a huge range of tasks — housemaid, nurse, builder, queen attendant,

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Many people are aware that bees are in decline.

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Blogger and qualified ‘Dog Listener’ Julia Collins explains how getting ‘The Reunion’ right can help create a relaxed dog and improve your bond.

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n an article I wrote fo or the Village People websitte a few months ago, I promissed to explain ‘The Reunion’ in this printed Summer issue. The fourth pillar of Jan Fennell’s Am michien® Bonding, The Reunion, iss a vital component in giving g the right signals to our dogs in order to enjoy clear understanding.

Quite simply, (forgive the repetition) dogs are hardwired to ascertain that leadership exists and the pack hierarchy remains intact. Therefore, every time you are parted from your furry friend, be it to nip next door for a gossip over a coffee, or into the bathroom for one minute, if your dog has not been able to follow, your reappearance constitutes a ‘reunion’ and they will seek confirmation as to the status quo.

The alphas — or leaders of a pack — always invite interaction. Subordinates do not approach them. This is the important principle we need to follow. When you reunite with your dog, do not make eye contact, speak or in any way acknowledge them. Once they resume a relaxed demeanour, call your dog to you and you can make as much fuss of them as you like. Alternatively, if your dog is quiet, relaxed and ignores your return, well done. He is so secure in the knowledge of your leadership that nothing happens.

A relaxed you and a relaxed, secure pooch!

Dogs often launch into paroxysms of excitement upon reuniting with their owners. Contrary to human interpretation, this is NOT delight caused by your reappearance, but rather anxiety as to who is in charge. Ignoring, as described above, can be difficult for some people because it feels diametrically opposed to the effusive greetings we

offer each other upon meeting.

Please remember, we want to ommunicate with the dog in his co language, rather than create confusion xiety by treating him as a human. and anx The fasster you adjust your behaviour around d your dog, the more rapidly his anxiety y and stress will melt away.

First thing in the morning, make no eye contact or acknow wledging gestures of any kind until you are ready to intteract. Draw the curtains, switch on the kettle etc. before quietly calling your dog over and letting him out into the garden. Call him back in for a little fuss before getting on with your breakfast.

If you are particularly working on reducing your dog’s anxiety and you feed them in the morning, this is when Gesture Eating1 can neatly and effectively reinforce your efforts.

The simple message is — ignore your dog completely until you are ready to interact.

When the time comes for a morning walk, again, ignore until you are ready. (See my blog www.walksoflife. co.uk). It all boils down to “wait”, a very simple yet extremely effective habit to build into every interaction.

Respectfully awaiting instruction and direction makes for an attentive dog, and creates a calm platform on which to construct and cement an ever deeper bond.

To find out more, or contact Julia, go to www.walksoflife.co.uk or Instagram walksoflifessuffolk.

Gesture Eating, Village People Magazine, Nov/Dec 2019.

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Local walks

WALKING FOR Health BERGH APTON Reviewed by Dougie Dingwall, Volunteer Co-ordinator at Central Norfolk Walking for Health

Walk Information Meeting Place

Bergh Apton: Village Hall car park, Cooke’s Road, Bergh Apton, Norwich, NR15 1AA

Wheelchair/ Buggy Friendly

No

Nearest Telephone

Use Mobile

Grid Reference

OS MAP OL 40: TG307015

Walk Length (Miles / Km)

3.4 Miles / 5.3 KM

Approx Time Required

1 hour 20 minutes

Footpath Type / Quality

Country lanes and grass, dirt field footpaths, 60% firm. One long uneven rural footpath.

Gradients

Moderate

Steps/Stiles

No

Seating On Route

No, but plenty of grass.

Specific Hazards For This Walk

Traffic on country lanes, no footpaths. Two sharp right bends — walk on the left around these.

Parking / Parking Charges

Village Hall car park, please park courteously away from the hall.

Nearest Cafe

If open — Green Pastures Plant Centre & Farm Shop, Mill Road, Bergh Apton. NR15 1BQ.

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DIRECTIONS From the car park, turn left, keeping the village hall on your left. Pass the Old Post Office on your right and turn first right into Dodgers Lane. Walk up this country road, passing Pond Farm on your right (the pond on the left opposite the buildings). As the road turns sharp right at the cottage with two large old apple trees, turn left into the farm track. Keep to the left, following the left path with the directional finger post with a ‘4’ on it.

Local walks Ignore the right hand bridle path, this is the Grade 1 route.

Follow this grassy farm track for around ½ mile, after which the track rises slightly towards a bushy tree and a seat on the left.

At the top of the rise you will see a church tower on the horizon.

After a short distance, turn right at the next farm vehicle track, which is marked by a post, before walking under the electricity wires and almost opposite a large pylon on your left. Follow this winding track down the hill to the end, passing a small copse of trees on the right near the start.

On reaching the road, turn right and walk up to a T-junction. Turn right towards the church. After passing the church take the turning on the left into Wellbeck

Road, taking great care of traffic on the corner. Walk down the hill for approximately 50 metres and look for a wooden gate on the right set back in the hedge just before the recycling centre. Go through this gate and follow the grass track through a few trees into a field.

Continue along this track, ignoring a track on the left to the recycling centre, and where the paths branch take the right hand fork up towards the top corner of the field. Follow around to the left past a pump house and continue passing the sculpture of dancing figures to a gate. Go through the gate and turn right.

Follow this track, turning left and right and then continue until you get to the road junction where

the interesting village sign is. Go straight over and continue down towards Threadneedle Street / Cookes Road junction. Turn right at the T-junction and return to the village hall.

Please note that all of our group walks are cancelled due to the current social distancing guidelines.

Please check and adhere to the latest rules before attempting this walk.

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TV perhaps — no! housework — definitely no!

DIY — probably not, but getting outside and making 2020 the Year of Your Garden gets a big ‘YES’ — and why not, after all enjoying fresh air and taking a bit of gentle exercise amongst truly amazing flora and fauna is a great tonic for us all!

Gardens have always been a sanctuary, a place to retreat to, calm and tranquil spaces away from everything. Being in or looking onto a green space allows you time to pause and consider the things that are important to you. Like the weather, you can’t change what’s happening around you, but in

the confines of your own plot you are master of all you see, so with a bit of time and effort you can make a place you’ll really want to be in. Whatever your garden looks like there’s always something to do, whether it’s a quick tidy-up, a complete refresh, or just a simple task such as planting up a couple of stylish pots. You could take the opportunity to create or expand an area for some stunning herbaceous perennials, these plants look great now and improve with age, coming back every year bigger and better, but consider adding an occasional evergreen shrub or some spring flowering bulbs (available from us soon) to provide interest during the winter.

The shutdown has been a big bonus for our native wildlife, and encouraging nature into your garden is always a pleasure, by providing clean water, shelter and a reliable source of quality food you’ll keep them coming back. Make a list of all the different species you see and the number visiting at any one time to get an indication of the health of your garden. It’s not only the obvious birds, bees, butterflies, hedgehogs, frogs and toads that you’ll attract, there’s also a lot of beneficial bugs and beasties to accommodate, so leave a patch a little wild for these to occupy as their own special sanctuary!

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Village Life

Village Life

Gospel from THE SAINTS

By Julia Collins, who lives in Saint Nicholas

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any of the walks I enjoy in and around The Saints incorporate close encounters with churches of numerous kinds. With the exception of St Nicholas, each ‘Saint’ boasts a church, presiding over the cottages, houses and farms.

‘The Saints’ is a group of 13 villages situated between the rivers Blyth and Waveney, close to the Norfolk border. Referred to in times gone by as ‘up the parishes’, The Saints are classed under either South Elmham or Ilketshall. Elmham derives from the Anglo-Saxon for ‘hamlet where the elms grew’, Ilketshall from ‘Hall of Alfkethill’.

Take even a cursory peek and the cool, church interiors will whisper their story. How vital these pretty little churches must have been in centuries gone by, the beating hearts and social centres of The Saints’ agricultural community.

As I tramp ancient footpaths, I sense the presence of long gone villagers, and when carol services warm church interiors with candlelight and goodwill, I’m sure our unseen neighbours celebrate with us. Buildings and landscape tuned to the past make The Saints a very special place to enjoy.

A particularly enigmatic treasure is South Elmham Minster, hidden in the ‘bandit country’ between St James and St Cross. Beguiling and charismatic, encircled by woodland, it rests well off the beaten track.

For a little enlightenment, here’s the ‘History Bit’; Under South Elmham we have: All Saints, St Cross (Sancroft St George or Sancroft), St James, St Margaret, St Mary (Homersfield), St Michael, y St Nicholas and St Peter. Flixton is also usually grouped with The Saints. Those that come under

Ilketshall are: St Andrew, St John, St Lawrence and St Margaret.

The majority of villages in The Saints have a church, and there are as many as Ipswich and more than Cambridge, Chester or Leicester! Norwich has 36 medieval churches — more than any other city in Britain — originating as village churches before their congregations merged with the city. It is said that had The Saints possessed a major river, defensive point or significant market town, this area could well have developed as Norwich did.

Now, here’s the reason for the ‘History Bit’. South Elmham takes its name from the Deanery of South Elmham, all of whose land was owned by the Bishop of East Anglia. In subsequent years, the Bishop of Norwich built a summer retreat here.

South Elmham Hall soon became a luxurious retreat for wealthy, medieval bishops, notorious for its well stocked deer park. When a Great Hall, chambers and a private chapel were added, lavish wall paintings — remarkably similar to some in Norwich Cathedral — were also commissioned.

The chapel ruins’ location is thought to be that of an original Anglo-Saxon Minster. In addition, enclosure or earthwork remains encircle the site. Some believe the enclosure remains were created when the chapel was built. Even greater sceptics wonder if the chapel ruins themselves were constructed to feed the rage for pilgrimages in the 13-1400s. A link with East Anglia’s Christian past would certainly have enhanced the bishops’ importance!

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436 kcal / 39g carbs per serving INGREDIENTS 6 large egg whites Pinch of salt 300g golden caster sugar 50g finely chopped dark chocolate, 55% cocoa solids minimum 20g good cocoa powder (we use Green & Black’s) 1 heaped teaspoon cornflour 1 teaspoon wine vinegar ½ teaspoon vanilla extract TOPPING 400ml double cream, whipped Fresh fruit — we used 250g of raspberries and 150g of strawberries Sprigs of fresh mint Dark chocolate chips or about 10g dark chocolate METHOD 1. Line the base and sides of a 23cm round springform cake tin with baking parchment.

Preheat the oven to 180°C. In a large, spotlessly clean bowl, whisk the egg whites and salt at medium speed until the soft peak stage. Add the sugar a tablespoon at a time, whisking each in thoroughly. Once done, check the sugar has dissolved; if it still feels gritty, whisk a little longer.

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3. Spoon the meringue into the tin and spread gently to the edges, making it as level as possible.

Pat with a spatula to make some characteristic meringue ‘spikes’ around the edge. Bake for about 70 minutes, then turn off the oven and leave the meringue inside to cool completely – you can do this overnight if you like.

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Place on a serving plate, and top with the cream. Pile with the fruit, then use a vegetable peeler to ‘grate’ chocolate over the top, or scatter with choc chips. Finally, add sprigs of mint. The cake will keep overnight in the fridge, though the meringue will soften – but we find no one minds!

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Celebrating PEACE YEAR R IN 1945 5 Local Historian Christopher Reeve steps back in time to explorre Bungay’s historyy

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he Town Council and representatives of other organisations planned three days of events this year, from 8-10 May, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of ‘Victory in Europe’ – the end of the Second World War on 8 May 1945. Due to restrictions imposed by the pandemic, most of these events have been cancelled, but we hope that on 15 August there will be an appropriate commemoration of VJ Day. My parents were married in Bungay in 1938, and my mother suffered the acute anxiety of giving birth to her first two children in an atmosphere fraught with danger. She kept a daily diary, recording the effects of war on the home front, and international hostilities. They reveal her growing feelings of relief in the spring of 1945, when it seemed that victory for Britain and her allies was imminent.

But it was slow in coming, and she complains on 4 April: “One is all keyed up to think of the cessation of hostilities, and then expectations fizzle out.” Reports in newspapers were also pessimistic, declaring that victory could cause little joy, with ongoing shortages of food and possible famine in Europe, bomb damage, and the continuing war with Japan.

Then, on 30 April, my mother writes: “Mussolini has been taken and executed by Italian patriots. He was shot and then hanged upside down and the crowds spat on him.” The promise of peace was becoming more likely, and on 7 May she relates: “We have been expecting the announcement of victory ry y on the wireless all day. On the three o’clock news the German Minister made a speech saying they surrendered on all fronts. The evening is so still

Mediaeval Maytime festival celebrations.

Bungay Dad’s Army, 1944

and quiet – one cannot realise that it is the end of hostilities and that the war is really over; no more black outs, no more anxious listening for sirens, no more fear of rockets and invasion.”

On 8 May she writes: “We went into town to look at the decorations, a breeze was waving all the victory flags on the buildings. Went in the church for a while to kneel and say thank you for victory. Heard Mr Churchill make the official announcement of victory at 3pm. He didn’t sound very exuberant, but perhaps he likes fighting best! Spent the afternoon getting a bonfire ready. I had a cigarette today – the first for five years!

“I made a Hitler dummy and we burned it on the bonfire – it was a lovely blaze! In the evening there was a wonderful display of fireworks from the Flixton aerodrome.”

She also mentions that the church bells were ringing and they heard a cuckoo calling for the first time, as if he, too, was celebrating g victory ry. Unfortunately y there were no full-scale celebrations in the town, due to the conditions and food shortages, so the Town Trust made plans for a programme of festivities in June 1946.

Practising for gas attacks, 1939

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Nature

Action for Insects: THESE LITTLE THINGS MATTER

By Robert Morgan, Norfolk Wildlife Trust Reserves Officer

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e don’t know how many species of insect exist on earth. Estimates run at an astonishing 10 million, with less than onetenth of these categorised and assigned a scientific name. They form more bio-mass than all other terrestrial creatures put together and are vitally important to the health of the planet.

Insects are separated from other invertebrates by having six legs, a head, thorax and abdomen, with most species also having wings. Insects are incredible, some are beautiful, others fascinating, but all of them are important. They are pollinators of flowers, prey for other animals, and act as predators and parasites for regulating the ecosystem. Many insects also break down organic matter, which is vital for soil health and, as a consequence, all other living creatures – including us.

Compared with other invertebrates, they are relative newcomers, evolving only 450 million years ago.

Some, like dragonflies, have remained the same since the earliest dinosaurs roamed the earth.

But insects are now in a human induced crisis, numbers are dropping at a staggering rate, and in the UK alone an estimated 41% of species are facing extinction. Loss and fragmentation of habitat, climate change and light pollution are factors, but more significant is the damage done by chemicals

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A report commissioned by the Wildlife Trusts highlighted the real and lasting knock-on effect of this drastic decline; it refers to ‘insect apocalypse’ and ‘broken ecosystems’.

Anecdotally, many of us older folk remember having to constantly clean the dead insects from our car windscreens in summer, but that’s rarely the case now.

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This summer, why not spend some time enjoying the wonder and beauty of insects? Even a small garden can produce surprises, and with a little effort and exploration it’s amazing the insect life that can be uncovered during a stroll around your ‘plot’.

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Bee in city centre, credit Paul Hobson

Buff tailed bumblebee and poppy, credit Chris Gomersall

Comma butterfly, credit Scott Petrek

Common blue damselfly, credit Ross Hoddinott

Hummingbird hawkmoth, credit Derek Moore

Marmalade hoverfly, credit Sam Hockaday

Red Admiral butterfly, credit Nick Upton

Ruby-tailed wasp, credit Trevor Round

Seven spot ladybird, credit Jon Hawkins

Wasp beetle, credit Neville Yardy

My favourite garden insect is the imperious emperor dragonfly, it can often be seen hawking flies; its wings fizz and crackle as it scoots past your head.

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Search among your flowerbeds for butterflies and bees, and perhaps set aside a small area of the garden for nectar rich native wild flowers. There are butterfly and bee identification sheets available on the Norfolk Wildlife Trust website, along with lots of other information about helping our insects to recover, because these little things really do matter.

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LOCAL HISTORIAN

MEMORIES OF BROCKDISH Local historian, Dennis Cross from Diss, shares with us his fascinating collection of old postcards, focusing on a different village in every issue. This time, we take a walk down memory lane in Brockdish.

The Village Stores, 1912, with a vintage car outside. Mr Lovack Hart was the shopkeeper. The store is now a private house.

The road up the hill leads to Thorpe Abbotts and Scole.

A view of Brockdish Street and villagers in 1910. The pop pulation was 389. On the rig ght is the former Greyhound pub.

he ford d, 19 910 0, wiith h ch hildren and d Th their parents posing g for the camera.

The Street, 1910, with villagers outside the Post Office. Mrs Mary Robinson was postmistress. The Post Office is now a private house.

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St Peter and St Paul’s church is a flint structure wiith sttone dressiings. It is Earlly Engllish h sttylle, wiith chancel, nave, south aisle, south porch, and an embattled tower containing 6 bells.

Looking towards Harleston, this 1908 postcard shows the United Methodist Chapel on the left, which is now closed.

On the right is the King’s Head pub, which is still open today. James Goodwin was the landlord at this time.

Dated 1903, this postcard shows an image of the Waveney at Brockdish.

Brockdish Rectory in 1912. The Reverend he viillage rector.

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This postcard from the mid-1920s shows a class picture of pupils at Brockdish Public Elementary School. Formerly the village poorhouse, the building was adapted in 1843 and enlarged in 1897. There were 96 children at the school.

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Poetry

Poetry Corner Mark Jefferies, from Occold near Eye, is Irish by birth and is a fundraising consultant for charities. He enjoys writing light verse with a bit of ‘bite’ to them, so here are a couple we know you’ll enjoy.

Mark Jefferies

R BAD POETRY, BAD GRAMMA v s won’t like wot I write vvie Your lit’ray luvv y and flowing Because it aint pretty don’t give a sh*te I ss dne But honest to goo unt’s growing acco k ban my as So long

y well ry lleys are all very Your Donnes and your She sion scan ly love had And I grant they ply don’t sell But compared to me they sim sion man And it’s me who lives in a Liverpool lads Course then you’ve got the y and Henry en Patt n Bria h, oug McG ly ‘bad’ ’nab fash y and Their verse was quite pretty ny pen a of h muc But did not make them t I say is the truth If you want final proof wha y winner ry el poetry How come Dylan’s the Nob ies drool hipp old e His lyrics are cool and mak st sinner wor ’s mar gram as But still crown him poet and rich So if you crave to be both a living of While still in the land the with a twang ak spe and g slan Just bung in some giving Your public will be hugely (for)

BLIND AND DEAF – NOT DUMB I’m a bat Who’s deaf Oh dear – drat!

I’m also blind Of course What a bind!

How can I hunt When likely To have a shunt?

It’s not my choice But needs must I still throw my voice I feel, don’t hear The echo but I know what’s where I can navigate And hunt So that’s great I’ve neutralised The negative I’m socialised!

Part of the flight But different That’s all right My disability ty y Disabled By flexibility ty y

Are you a poet from Norfolk or Suffolk? If so, we’d we d love love to hear from you! Email a selection of poems poem and a bit about you to editor@village-people.info for the chance to be featured in a future issue.

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History

EAST ANGLIA’S MEDIEVAL CHURCHES

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By Katie Schütte

e can all agree that the landscape of East Anglia would be very different without medieval church towers punctuating the horizon, but few of us appreciate just how unique they are to this region. Norfolk has the highest concentration of medieval churches in the world, totalling over 650, followed by Suffolk with about 500. In addition there are several hundred ruined medieval churches. Interestingly, of the approximately 183 round churches in England — nearly all of which are medieval — 130 are in Norfolk and just over 40 are in Suffolk.

These round towers are unusual and unique, and although there are no accounts explaining their function compared with square towers, there are some theories. One is that flint was the most widely available building material in East Anglia, and as this sedimentary rock is more difficult to cut into a shape for the quoin (corner) of a church because it fractures and splits into thin flakes, round towers were easier to build. They were also cheaper, because they avoided the need to buy stone for quoins from outside East Anglia.

Round towers often housed bells, whose functions ranged from calling the village population to prayer, to marking the time of day, weddings, funerals and festivals. Churches also acted like village halls, a meeting point for the parish to discuss local issues and hold community events.

Forncett St Peter in Norfolk is perhaps the best example of an Anglo-Saxon round towered church in England. It is one of the few churches that survived the Norman invasion intact, but it underwent substantial Victorian restoration, which included the stained glass windows.

One of the oldest East Anglian round tower churches is St Mary in Roughton. Its double splayed circular windows start about 10 feet high, and indicate an Anglo-Saxon origin. As is common with many medieval churches, the interior was restored during the Victorian period, which here involved re-roofing.

Suffolk is home to many beautiful round towered churches, including the Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Barsham, where there is a striking flint

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lattice on the east wall. The stained glass patterns date from the late 1800s, thanks to Frederick Eden, whose attention to detail produced delightful windows.

So why should we care? Simply put, these churches are central to England’s heritage Forncett St Peter and to East Anglia’s landscape. Aside from their architectural beauty, they are important places of worship and encourage charitable volunteering, as well as serving as a social space for community events. The peace they provide offers relief from the demands of modern life and a quiet space for reflection, and their value should not be underestimated.

Fortunately, charities like The Round Tower Churches Society and The Norfolk Churches Trust support these fragile structures. Why not take part in Norfolk Churches Trust bike ride on Saturday 12 September to appreciate them first hand? They have survived hundreds and hundreds of years as a small glimpse into our past, and they should continue to do so for future generations.

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Laura Myatt, from Falcon Meadow Community Trust, is delighted to announce a virtual alternative to the local event of the year

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f someone had told you this time last year that you wouldn’t be allowed to stand closer than two metres from someone in a supermarket, it’s unlikely you would have believed them.

Yet here we are, and the changes we have seen in our lives over the past few months have been enormous. For a close-knit community like Bungay, it’s been tough to accept that the events that bring us together are no longer possible, for the short term at least. So this summer, the crowds that throng the banks of the river at Falcon Meadow’s Great Bungay Duck Race will, quite rightly, not be there.

We know this event is the highlight of Bungay’s social calendar, and we wanted to find a way to run it safely....because we still want you to enjoy it! We can’t have our usual Duck Race, but, like the Premier League, we can have a crowdless one.

despite the hardships Go to www.falconmeadow.org.uk they have been facing, to buy your duck and win a prize remain committed to helping our cause. Thank you to all of them for cheering us up!

What’s more, proceeds from your £2 ticket will secure nearly seven square feet of Falcon Meadow, our beloved community space. After an incredible response to our appeal earlier this year, supported by many Village People readers, we have just £1,500 of the original loan to pay off, and with your support we believe we can do it. This means the meadow will be home for even more flowers, insects and wildlife that everyone can enjoy.

So, go to www.falconmeadow.org.uk, buy your duck, cross your fingers and get streaming for all of the fun and none of the sunstroke!

So this year, Falcon Meadow Community Trust is delighted to invite you to join us for what we believe may be the world’s first Socially Distanced Duck Race!

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Consider this, how many gatherings can you walk into, be greeted warmly, introduced to members, offered tea or coffee, listen to an interesting talk and then mull over a list of over 40 interest groups?

If you like what you see you can join the Diss U3A for just £14 per year. This includes access to all interest groups, our Thursday meetings and any other events on offer.

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Recycling

MAKE DO AND MEND

Caroline Topping shows us how to make textiles last longer and work harder

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ast May, I decided to set myself a challenge: to not buy any new clothes and avoid ‘Fast Fashion’. A year in and I’m pleased to say I have achieved that goal and now committed to my second year. One way I have achieved this is by ‘making do and mending,’ but in a pleasing way. I have taken items out of my wardrobe that I have outgrown, have become tatty, or I have just become bored with and started, with baby steps, to change them to extend their life.

For example, a pair of training shoes that, last June, had holes where two of my toes had started to poke through got a basic makeover with some embroidery silks and a little darning. Yesterday, I took those trainers, removed the old, worn silks and redesigned a whole new pattern. I now have ‘unique’ and very wearable trainers and have extended their life for a few more years.

Before and after - revamped trainers

In 2012, WRAP (which works to improve resource efficiency) carried out a study. They found that the average UK household owns around £4,000 worth of clothes, but around 30% of clothing in the average wardrobe had not been worn for at least a year, most commonly because it no longer fitted – with an estimated £140 million worth (350,000 tonnes) of used clothing going to landfill in the UK every year. Extending the average life of clothes by just three months of active use per item would lead to a 5-10% reduction in the carbon, water and waste footprint.

Clothing accounts for around 5% of the UK’s total annual retail spend, with consumers spending £44

billion a year buying clothes, or around £1,700 per household, and spending around £130 per year on laundry. If clothes stayed in use for nine months longer, extending the average garment life to around three years, this could save £5 billion a Caroline year from the cost of making PPE resources used in clothing supply, laundry and disposal.

Repairs and alterations to clothes can hugely extend their life, and it’s an achievement I find very therapeutic. Some alterations can be quite tricky, but dry cleaning companies and alteration specialists can do these for you. There is a growing interest in being kinder to our planet, avoiding ‘Fast Fashion’ and the realisation of the financial gain to every one of us in extending the life of our clothing.

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Recipe

MIXED BEAN CHILLI This is similar to a bolognaise sauce, but with a spicy twist of paprika, chilli and coriander. Great served with rice, or as a potato or pie filling.

1 tbsp coconut oil or ghee 1 onion, finely sliced 2 sticks celery, finely sliced 1 small red pepper, diced 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground cumin 1 courgette, diced

Serv e 3-4 s

1 carrot, diced 2 garlic cloves, crushed ½ small red chilli, finely chopped ½ tsp dried oregano ½ tsp mixed herbs

METHOD

1 tsp ground paprika

01. Sauté the onion and celery in the ghee/coconut oil for a few minutes. Stir in the red pepper.

Add the ground coriander and cumin and cook for a few more minutes.

300ml vegetable stock 1 tsp jaggery (optional) 250g tomatoes, peeled and chopped 3 tbsp tomato purée 400g tin kidney beans, rinsed and drained Salt and pepper to taste

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Serve 2-3

02. Add the courgette and carrot and continue cooking for a few minutes. Add the garlic, chilli, herbs and paprika. Continue

cooking for a few minutes to soften the vegetables.

03. Stir in the jaggery, chopped tomatoes and tomato purée, then add the stock. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, adding a little more stock if it becomes too thick.

04. When cooked, add the kidney beans to the tomato mixture.

Reheat and season to taste with salt and pepper.

MOJO ROJO (RED SAUCE) This is a raw food dressing that adds sparkle to a meal, and the raw pepper and paprika give it a fresh vibrant colour. Traditionally served with wrinkly potatoes, it’s also delicious with all sorts of fresh vegetable or bean dishes.

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SESAME GINGER STEAMED BROCCOLI

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This is a wonderful macrobiotic recipe that seasons the broccoli without overpowering its natural taste. Mirin is a sweet rice wine that has a low alcohol content, but adds a depth of flavour and natural sheen to the dish. If you can’t find mirin, use a natural teriyaki sauce, which contains mirin and soya sauce.

500g broccoli, cut into florets 2 tbsp mirin and 1 tbsp tamari, or 3 tbsp teriyaki sauce 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger 1 tsp sesame oil 100ml vegetable stock Pinch of salt 1 tsp sesame seeds

METHOD

es Serv3 2-

01. Place the broccoli, mirin and tamari/teriyaki, ginger, oil and stock into a large pan. Cover and bring to a simmer over a medium heat. Steam for 4 minutes, or until the broccoli is bright green and crisp-tender. Add a little more stock if it dries out.

02. Dry roast the sesame seeds in a saucepan. Add the salt and grind with a pestle and mortar. Sprinkle over the cooked broccoli.

2 garlic cloves, peeled 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tsp ground paprika 1 tsp ground cumin 1 large red pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped Salt to taste

METHOD Keeping the salt to one side, place all the other ingredients in a liquidiser or food processor and blend until they become a smooth purĂŠe. Season to taste. Pour over freshly cooked potatoes or other vegetables.

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The ultimate in self-healing Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Katie Brindle, looks at this gentle but powerful exercise Qigong has been shown in research studies to offer a host of benefits: Reduces anxiety Reduces cortisol and stress hormones l Reduces systemic inflammation l Improves immune function l Improves sleep quality l Reduces blood pressure l Supports cardiovascular health l Promotes relaxation l Improves mood l Positive effects on bone health l Pain reduction for arthritis, neck pain and fibromyalgia l Improves cognitive function l l

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igong is a fundamental pillar of Chinese medicine and is classed as a form of internal exercise; which is any combination of slow, considered movements with breath and mental engagement. Another example would be yoga.

Qigong is, quite simply, the ultimate self-healing technique. By learning to manipulate qi around the body, you rejuvenate and energise, lower the heart rate and blood pressure and support the immune system.

If you’ve done a martial art or tai chi, the wide stance and relaxed, flowing movements of Qigong may be familiar. Qigong forms the basis of all martial arts, so before trainees learn how to fight, they will always study it.

It was invented as ‘dynamic meditation,’ to allow Taoist masters to keep their muscles relaxed, supple and strong after hours of sitting meditation, but without breaking their focus. Its roots can be traced back to the 8th century BCE, that’s 10,000 years ago.

By the 3rd century BCE, this practice had crystallised into the beginnings of Qigong as it is today. Despite its ancient roots, it’s as relevant to modern life as it has been for millennia.

What are the benefits of Qigong?

Many people exercise to improve the way they look, or to boost heart and lung health, but Chinese medicine says that while aerobic exercise does work those organs, it simultaneously taxes them. Qigong, on the other hand, works the muscles and nourishes all the organs but, crucially, doesn’t strain them. It boosts your oxygen uptake and circulation, but while

your body is relaxed. This builds your capacity to store and generate your reserves of qi.

Who is Qigong best suited to?

In a word, everyone! According to Chinese medicine, your organs control the entire health of your body.

This includes, among other things, your muscles, fascia, bones, body fat and any tendency towards weight imbalance. Look after your organs and you’ll see a knock-on positive effect with all your health.

Qigong will give you stamina without stress and tone without pain. As you do the exercises, you’re balancing the whole body and, because they’re so gentle, they also suit older people, those recovering from illness and anyone else with physical or energetic limitations. Just because it’s gentle, don’t underestimate its power and efficacy.

Are there any reasons Qigong might not be right for me?

No, it really is suitable for everyone, you can even do a form of it if you are bed bound. As with any new exercise, if you’re concerned, you could ask your GP before you start. Just begin gently and go at your own pace.

I am hosting regular Qigong sessions on Instagram @katie_brindle. There is also a wealth of information in my book, Yang Sheng – the Art of Chinese Self-Healing.

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he healthier you are, the better your immune system will be. We can all improve our health every day with a good, balanced diet full of fresh fruit and vegetables, along with reducing levels of caffeine, alcohol and refined sugar. These are all ways in which we can support our immune system.

Herbal remedies such as Echinacea, BetaGlucans, Elderberry, Reishi and Andrographis are all useful for the immune system, and Andrographis in particular is interesting. This ayurvedic herb is the subject of a trial by the University of Southampton to reduce the use of antibiotics in upper respiratory tract infections.

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o matter what time of year it is, our feet need to be kept in good condition; they are the only pair we get, after all. But some of us may have slipped out of our routine of personal care over the last few months, while we’ve been stuck at home. Others generally have difficulty maintaining their feet due to bad backs, arthritic hands, or they just forget to check them.

A first appointment with a Foot Health Practitioner (FHP) will assess and discuss any treatment required, including nail trimming and removal of hard skin. Lower limb checks on pulses are carried out – there may be a circulation issue — and patients with diabetes are monitored for any possible infection which could make you feel pretty poorly. nts. Nail Some FHPs offer additional treatmen reconstruction and bracing is the perrfect solution to enhance damaged nails from trauma, infection or post-op from ingrown toe nails. Th hey can do fingernails too. ‘Pedesafe’ is a well-kn nown and reliable method.

Summer sees a huge rise in this prob blem because our toes have been hidden for half th he year.

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Numbers will be restricted and there will be gaps for the Bishop’s House team to clean chairs and handrails.

Unfortunately no catering will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own picnic.

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WOOLLY Wonders!

Linda Brown looks at the work of an amazing organisation that’s growing in popularity

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orfolk Knitters and Stitchers supports groups and individuals who want to knit and stitch for charity. We have links to many charities and make all manner of things from twiddle muffs for dementia patients in care homes, and hot water bottle covers for migrants, to blankets for the homeless, baby clothes for premature babies, hedgehogs for hedgehog rescue and much more. Every month many bags of knitting and stitching go out to different charities.

Many of our members meet together in groups; there are 136 of these across Norfolk and our sister organisation in Suffolk has many more.

We also have five resource centres, based in Norwich, Sheringham, King’s Lynn, Diss and Great Yarmouth, where members can go to get supplies,

meet like-minded people and share skills and ideas at the monthly Open Days.

There are special events twice a year, where visitors join members to raise funds and find out more about our work. We also have stalls at many local events such as the South Norfolk Show, the Dementia Fair at the local hospital and village fetes.

Sadly, the coronavirus outbreak has meant our groups and resource centres have had to close for the time being, but we know our members are keeping in touch with each other and many are making items needed by hospitals and care homes at the moment.

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Art

ENGAGING WITH THE PLACE WE CALL ‘Home’ Art writer Kristy Campbell looks at how to reinvent your living space in a time of great change.

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his year seems to have taken a run and a jump into a very different dimension to the familiar everyday existence most of us are used to. Whether your schedule involves hitting the road first thing, or simply gearing yourself up to be productive in another room of the house, finding your day-today activities restricted has likely changed your relationships with the intimate spaces between the walls we call ‘home’.

The objects in our homes say a lot about our characters, as do the symbolic items we have on our desks at work – these suggestive tokens lessen the need to reshape the entire communal surrounding. I wonder how the meanings of these personal objects have evolved now that we are so much better acquainted with them? You might find that family heirlooms provide too much escapism to enable you to focus on your work, or that you hadn’t read as many of your books as you’d thought; is now the time to do that? Personal spaces can also be quite emotional – not something

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that we are necessarily used to associating with the work side of our brains.

I’ve begun deliberating things about my personal environments that I didn’t notice so much dayto-day, such as the layout of furniture and its functionality, how the seating is angled and whether it caters for long periods of sitting. You may have found yourself occupying new areas of the house, rather than the kitchen or living area, and spreading activities to use the room’s potential.

How we engage with a space and our work in a space depends on how the space makes us feel – you might attempt to reinvent your surroundings to best match your needs.

Friends of mine have reported on how they have found sharing a space with a partner, and how they have managed to accommodate their working habits or needs in their home spaces. One example is an office in a wardrobe (pictured)! This stowaway office lives safely behind the wardrobe doors, enabling one’s mind to reenergise away from officeresembling resources.

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Essential practical equipment that we take for granted in the office has led to crafty ways to increase the screen height of laptops, and keep our bodies comfortable for long periods. Screens stacked on books, angled on ring-binders, and chair seats with an abundance of cushions. This is where our personalities really come in to play… and to the rescue. Some people are setting up entire workspaces every day in order to gain some structure, while others are converting spare bedrooms into temporary offices so they can close the door at the end of the day. In work video calls, pets and children and a whole host of unconsidered pieces of wall art and family photos seem to end up in the background of business meetings. There really is no fixed way of designing and furnishing a space.

Bringing the outdoors in is a fantastic way to make your home feel fresh and bright, particularly if you don’t have a garden, and if the sun can’t find its way into your workspace. We’ve currently got two tall vases of red and yellow tulips in our living space, whose composition is so clean and spreads the happiest glow about the room when the sun pours in. It’s been important to keep the living space looking alive and welcoming, because it has become the hub of our daily activities.

As the summer arrives, our windows are open and we’re slowly making our way outside. But while we are still hesitant, we must remain focused on keeping our interiors fresh and comfortable. Design trends polluting our social feeds and television

screens entice us to purchase material items to give our space a new look. There are plenty of ways to reinvent these spaces without going out or breaking the bank.

Structured Simplicity is the kind of aesthetic that follows a spring clean – furniture is spaced out and lightweight, surrounded by minimal and unfussy decorative objects to produce a space for a calm atmosphere. Soft Tropics relies on fruity bold colours and big framed prints. Scale is key to this style – let their explosive flavours saturate the space. Finally, Nordic Retreat is a wood fusion; earthy, heavy pieces assemble in a space, it’s a geometric expression in an abstract arrangement.

Lots of ‘make-shift’ is happening at the moment, so this could be the time to pick up a new skill or craft – paint a wall or decorate a canvas and give your space a fresh lick of ‘you’. Finding an authentic way for your environment to reflect you will create increased enjoyment in your experience of being home. Remember to stay safe, and stay positive.

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FLIGHT OR HOLIDAY CANCELLED

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what are your options?

any of us have had our travel plans disrupted this year due to the covid crisis, so what do you need to do if you have been impacted?

Contact your travel provider first If your trip has been cancelled by your holiday provider, you need to contact them in the first instance; this could be an airline, travel agent, hotel, or car hire firm. Whether you’re entitled to a refund depends on your contract with the provider.

Airlines have to provide refunds for EU bookings If you booked direct with the airline, under EC 261 rules you’re entitled to an alternative flight or a full refund if you were due to be on a flight leaving the UK, or a flight returning to the UK with an EU airline.

Travel agents should refund you — but it may take a while If you booked a package holiday, you should be protected by Package Travel Regulations (PTRs), which, again, should mean you can claim a refund.

Under the PTRs, if any element of your package holiday or cruise package is cancelled or significantly changed, then you have the right to request a full refund of any payments made towards your holiday — in cash. Alternatively, you may be covered by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) if you booked via one of its members. Where no suitable alternative is possible, you should be entitled to a refund.

You don’t have to accept a credit note Some airlines and other travel providers have been offering credit notes or vouchers instead of cash refunds for cancelled trips. You don’t have to accept these credit notes or vouchers and you can request a cash refund instead.

Take your complaint further if your travel provider isn’t co-operating If your travel provider isn’t paying up in cash, first submit a formal complaint. It might help to do so via a free online complaints provider, such as resolver. co.uk. If you have no luck, the next step is to take your gripe to the relevant complaints body. If your travel provider is a member of ABTA, you can make a complaint to ABTA using its online complaints form. As a last resort, you can ask the Civil Aviation Authority to intervene — you can find details of how to send a complaint on its website.

Claim from your credit card provider Credit card payments between £100 and £30,000 are covered under Section 75 of the Consumer Rights Act. This means that when you don’t get the service you paid for your credit card provider is jointly liable and you can reclaim costs from them. To start a claim, contact your credit card provider direct.

Claim from your debit card provider For flights and hotels booked by debit card, you may be able to claim a refund via the Chargeback scheme. This also applies to credit card bookings of under £100. As with Section 75, chargeback can be used to reclaim cash for goods and services you didn’t receive. But unlike Section 75, it’s not a legal requirement, so there’s no guarantee you’ll get your money back. To start a Chargeback claim, you need to contact your card provider within 120 days of the transaction.

It’s a tricky time for consumers, airlines and the travel industry. However, if you have not received what you paid for and, like many, can’t claim under your travel insurance, hopefully the above tips will help you get your money back.

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DO YOU HAVE A SPARE ROOM TO RENT? Could you benefit from some extra income? Would you like some company at home?

Solo Housing are a registered charity based in Diss. We have been successfully finding housing solutions for people aged 18-65 since 1985. Through our lodgings scheme we help single people in need of assistance to find accommodation in the form of renting a room in someone’s home.

We meet with all potential landlords and lodgers then match the requirements of both. This will take away some of the uncertainty of finding the right lodger for your circumstances. We will guarantee that all precautions will be taken to ensure the safety and well-being of all parties in respect of COVID-19 We are particularly in need of people that have a spare room to rent out in Norfolk and Suffolk This is a completely free service as we are a not for profit organisation.

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Memories of SOUTH LOPHAM STORES Maggy Chapman continues with her series of stories about the Sare family, who owned The Stores in the late 1800s, as told to her by her late grandmother.

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illiam, my great grandfather, owner of The Stores and a master shoemaker, shrewdly invested money in village property, until he had purchased all the properties on one side of the road from The Stores almost up to the school – and rented them out. He owned land where he grew crops and his daughters loved taking tea and Sarah’s ‘harvest’ cakes to him as he worked. He was a leading figure in the South Lopham branch of The Ancient Order of Buffaloes – or ‘Buffs’ – a charitable organisation for which he wore a heavily beaded hat!

As the surviving family of two sons and seven daughters matured, (two died at birth and a sister died aged 10), five girls left home to work in service as cooks or dressmakers in wealthy households.

One son moved to Liverpool, and another to the Essex-Suffolk border after training in accountancy at Clarks College London. Daughter Margaret later followed and married her sweetheart, North Lopham farmer Herbert Footer, whose family emigrated to Ontario.

The two remaining girls Elizabeth ‘Bess’ (a twin born 1875) and Harriett ‘Emma’ (my grandmother born 1886) stayed on to help run The Stores and home.

Bess was the only offspring to show an interest in The Stores and eventually inherited the business when William died of cancer in 1911, aged 73. As he lay on his autumn deathbed watching the leaves falling from the large tree outside his window, he told Emma he would not die until the last leaf had fallen…and so it was. The grandfather clock in the sitting room stopped at the exact time of his death.

The Smithy South Lopham – known as ‘The Blacksmiths’ Shop

Shortly before he died, Emma hastily married her childhood sweetheart, South Lopham blacksmith Eaton ‘Stanley’ Bowhill, at South Lopham church.

Wanting her father to give her away she took his doctor’s advice: “You don’t want a death’s head staring you in the face on your wedding day do you?” Stanley – son of the village Blacksmith Jacob Bowhill – and his brother Albert worked at the forge (pictured) a few yards from The Stores.

William is buried in the line of Sare graves in South Lopham churchyard. His headstone reads: ‘A light is from our household gone, A voice we loved is still’d: A placce is vacant in our home, Which nevver can be filled.’

In those days deaths were common and my grandmoth her and other children would run n from school to the house of the deceased to see the corpse.

Elizabeth ‘Bess’ Sare

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Exercise your brain cells

CLUES ACROSS

CLUES DOWN

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Cone round the obstruction on a solitary occasion (4)

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Statistic showing the state of the nation’s economy (9)

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Pour ale there around the heavenly fire (8)

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See from quite a long way off (6)

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Drama of the 50s and 60s (7, 4)

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State of the most supreme rapture, and happy in it (7, 6)

11 None too clear idea of what is happening (4)

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Read this to discover your true liability (3, 5, 5)

12 Case for dried beverage from the East transported (3, 5)

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Critical situation and decisive moment (6)

13 Some snake bites are, you are dead before you breathe in (2, 6)

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Routine inoculation or emergency injection (3)

15 Fellow met with skin all red from the wind (4)

10 Don’t ask how much — it is much as you would expect (5, 4)

16 Ultimate possible sporting achievement (5, 6)

14 Such journalistic convolutions and turns do tire one (6)

18 Of James the First and his times (8)

15 Sound of the old witch’s laugh as she rides on her broom (6)

19 Orpheus with this made trees and the mountain tops that freeze, bow their heads (4)

17 Deity found lurking in the rushes with a pipe (3)

LAST ISSUE’S SOLUTIONS ACROSS: 7) Particle, 8) Open, 9) Spine, 10) Abiding, 11) Plump, 13) Ecology, 16) Running, 17) Smite, 18) Sneaker, 20) Along, 23) Asti, 24) Ephesian.

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