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Welcome…Êto the latest edition of THE WROXHAM & COLTISHALL BOOK…
When August comes around most of us find life is a bit less busy, and time doesn’t seem to fly past at quite the same rate. This gives us the chance to be ‘present’ or to ‘live mindfully’; you are focused and engaged in the here and now.
This is an opportunity to reflect on what you love about your life and equally what you don’t. There’s a reason that September and January are the two main times of each year for us to implement big changes. From going on a diet and getting fit, to changing jobs or moving house, during August and at Christmas we have a chance to think and plan.
This is our August/September magazine, however it was prepared and printed during July with no big changes in this edition. Having said that, we’re proud of our business and with great feedback from readers and advertisers alike, we’re not planning a major overhaul in the foreseeable future either!
However, if there’s anything you’d like to see more of (or less) or that you think would add value to each publication, do get in touch. We love hearing from readers and always appreciate your feedback and inspiration.
Enjoy August & September!..
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What’s Inside…
Page:
04 - Home & Interiors; A Holiday at Home
12 - Recipé; Caponata with Tomato Sauce
16 - Beauty; Summer Skin Saviours
20 - Health; How do Environmental Issues affect our Health?
26 - Wordsearch; Garden
28 - Celebrities; Ainsley Harriott
30 - Home & Interiors; Making a statement with Scallops
32 - Puzzle Page; Sudoku etc
36 - Gardening; There’s more to a garden than plants
38 - Community Events & What’s On (to page 40)
41 - Sport; Start to Swim this Summer
43 - Local Reports (to page 49)
48 - A Focus on Belaugh by Chris Weston
50 - Motoring; Megane E-Tech
51 - Did you Know?
51 - Quiz Answers
52 - Business Card Section
54 - Advert sizes & fees
54 - Index
This magazine is one of 8,000 copies delivered to residents & businesses in: Wroxham, Hoveton, Horning, Badersfield, Coltishall, Horstead, Stalham, Stalham Green, Sutton, Tunstead, Frettenham, Scottow, Belaugh, Sco Ruston, Ashmanhaugh, Smallburgh, Sloley & Buxton.
Nor folk Volunteer P assport
Are you new to volunteering, or looking to gain more skills? Join the Norfolk Volunteer Passport scheme.
Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, build confidence and provides a sense of purpose.
The passport, provides you with free training to allow you to move between voluntary organisations, filling short term roles.
For more information please contact Helen: volunteercentre@voluntarynorfolk.org.uk
07918 286124
It's that time of year when the trees, grasses and the fields are full of farmers crops and flowers are flourishing. If you suffer from allergies, you will certainly be aware of the high levels of pollen and allergens the warm weather brings, with itchy noses and eyes, causing sneezing, coughing and red eyes along with general itching and discomfort.
Well not only do we humans suffer from allergies such as asthma, eczema, and hay-fever, but so do our canine and feline companions. Have you ever walked your dogs through the park and noticed that when you get home your dog is chewing its feet, or when they play in the garden, they become itchy? Does your cat groom more and sometimes scratch furiously? These could all be signs of an allergy, pets usually become itchy, rather than sneeze! However, so many other problems present as itchy skin. Fleas are a common problem – not just in the warmer
Pet Allergies
weather – but all year round, ticks, lice, and mites too, in addition internal illnesses, such as liver and hormonal problems can also cause your pets skin to become irritated.
Once irritated the skin becomes very susceptible to infection and problems can rapidly progress from there, becoming more difficult and time consuming to treat.
With so many possible causes of skin problems it is important to get a proper diagnosis; the vets at Bridge are dedicated to your pet’s care and will take the time to evaluate and treat the cause of your pet’s irritation.
What can cause allergies in pets? Well, the answer is almost anything! It can be food, pollens, molds, or dust mites to name a few. We usually find it is a combination of factors in most cases. We can test your pets with simple blood tests to determine what they are reacting to at that time, alternatively we can arrange for intradermal skin tests – where a tiny amount of each potential allergen is injected into the skin to find out
what your pet is allergic to. From this information it is possible to create a 'vaccination' to reduce your pet’s irritation. We can also advise regarding food trials to eliminate food allergies – blood tests for food allergies are also available but are often woefully inaccurate –as are many online DNA tests that purport to inform you what they are allergic to. Alongside these advanced methods of treatment, we also use a range of medications and shampoos designed to treat the allergies, historically steroids were always used, but these medications potentially bring unwanted side effects, we now have very effective treatments available with far fewer side effects.
Itchy pets can be frustrating at times but by being persistent with flea control and skin care and following your veterinarian’s advice your pet will really appreciate your diligence – and – there will be no more thumping of paws on the floor at night keeping you both awake! As you can see, it is rarely a simple itch! So, if your pet is irritated, seek veterinary advice at the earliest opportunity!
David Martin MRCVS
Community Events & What
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NEATISHEAD COMMUNITY GYM - Friendly, relaxed, affordable, local gym open to all (12+), but especially catering for older age groups and those who are uncomfortable in a commercial gym. Excellent support from experienced instructor. If you want to improve your fitness or mobility, at whatever level, give us a try! Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays 8.30 to 12.30 at New Victory Hall, Neatishead. Ring or text Gary on our FREE TRIAL HOTLINE of 07387 876216, or email gym@victoryhall.info for other enquiries
You can use this page to send your FREE message to 8,000 households and businesses! Closed for food all day Monday and Tuesday lunchtime.
Are you new to volunteering, or looking to gain more skills? Join the Norfolk Volunteer Passport scheme.
Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, build confidence and provides a sense of purpose.
COLTISHALL & HORSTEAD PRE-SCHOOL - Monday to Wednesday 9.00am to 12pm and 12pm to 3pm, Thursday and Friday 9.00am to 12pm. For 2 years upwards. Held at Coltishall Community Centre, Rectory Road. OFSTED Graded ‘GOOD’. Welcoming all families to join our active playgroup including regular allotment and local primary school visits. Please phone our friendly team: 07539 928124 Charity number: 1164338.
The passport, provides you with free training to allow you to move between voluntary organisations, filling short term roles.
For more information please contact Helen: volunteercentre@voluntarynorfolk.org.uk
07918 286124
COLTISHALL AND HORSTEAD WI meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Church Rooms, Rectory Road. Coltishall at 2.30pm. Details; please phone Rosie Howell on 01603 737762.
tails from Secretary, Liz Fiddy, on 01692 582793 or email
TIDDLERS BABY & TODDLER GROUP
Horstead Tithe Barn, first and third Wednesday of the month during term time, 9.45 ly. Lots of lovely toys for children, cuppa and a chat for you. Email: more info or just come along.
Food Served
ADULTS DISABLED SOCIAL GROUP ic
Tuesday 5-8pm
people? Every other Mon from 7pm Ads Group. Darts, Pool, Table Tennis, Board Games, DVD and book swap, music, and loads of friendly chat and fun! Bar with soft drinks, Bar call Julie Sparkes for details, 07903 974593. In Wroxham, NR12 8UH.
AYLSHAM CHESS CLUB trict Ex during the Sep (Club Secretary), Tel: 01263 731327, e davidowen364@btinternet.com
COMMUNITY CAFÉ AT THE HUB for a cuppa, a slice of homemade cake & a chat! We meet every Thursday from 10.30 Hoveton United Reformed Church (The Hub), 114 Norwich Rd, Wroxham, NR12 8SA. We are open to
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DANCE FOR FUN - is a fun dance club teaching children 6 and upwards Ballet, Tap, Disco & Gymnastic Dance. We meet Wednesday evening from 6 to 8pm in Smallburgh village hall. The club takes part in many community events through the year. If your child is interested in coming to see what we do please pop along any Wednesday evening.
TUNSTEAD MAHJONG GROUP is a small, friendly and informal group of ladies and men who meet to play Mahjong once a week, on a Friday morning from 10.00am until 1.00pm. At a members home in Tunstead. We are a mixed ability group who would welc ome both those who have played before and total beginners, the latter of whom we are happy to teach. Mahjong is a game played with tiles. The object of the game is to collect sets of particular tiles rather like the card game Rummy. If you enjoy games such as bridge, chess or playing cards, then you might like to join us. If you are interested to play or you would just like to come along and see the game in progress, please telephone Carol on 01603 929368 or email carol_hodgkiss@hotmail.com
STALHAM & DISTRICT BRANCH, ROYAL BRITISH LEGION - We are relaunching the branch and are seeking members, new and existing, to join us at our new monthly meetings on the third Thursday of each month from 7.00pm, at the Swan Public House, High Street, Stalham. Meetings will be of an informal, social nature, with the accent on a regular meet, greet and friendly chat for ex-service personnel, their families and friends, living in Stalham and surrounding villages. All are welcome, whether ex-Forces or otherwise. For further information please contact Robert Glenister email robert.glenister@yahoo.com or via our facebook page, www.facebook.com/ stalhamroyalbritishlegion.
THE NEEDLES - At Broadland Youth & Community Centre Hoveton on Tuesday’s 10-4pm. If you stitch knit, crochet, patchwork, do dressmaking and would like help with zips, hems, casting on or can help others,? Come along and share your skills and tips or learn something new and let’s have some fun and chat. For more information contact Margaret on 01692 651333
HORNING BRIDGE CLUB Further information can be found on our website: www.bridgewebs.com/ horning or telephone Ann Riley (chairman) – 01603 782009.
WROXHAM W I meets on the third Wednesday afternoon of most months at the Church Hall, Wroxham. The meetings start at 2.15 p.m. Please ring Roz on 01603 781155 if you would like to find out more. Everyone most welcome!
HOVETON FARMERS & PRODUCERS MARKET
Usually held on the 4th Saturday of every month at Spixworth Village Hall 9.30 to 12.30. Come along for
all your fresh produce including Fresh Fish, Meat, Fruit & Veg, Cakes, Bread and Preserves. Plus a wide variety of handmade craft stalls offering beautiful original gift ideas. Refreshments available.
WROXHAM, HOVETON AND BELAUGH VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY CARS: Transport to Medical Appointments Charity No. 1044332
We have a team of volunteer drivers who are prepared to take anyone in need of transport to a medical appointment e.g doctors, dentists, opticians, hospitals. The areas we cover are for people registered at Hoveton/Wroxham Medical Practice, e.g. Salhouse, Rackheath, Horning, Tunstead, so if you live in any of these surrounding villages, you will be able to use our service. We also take patients registered at The Coltishall Surgery who live in the Wroxham/Hoveton area. We do make a nominal charge, depending on the distance, to cover the drivers’ running costs. We do have wheelchairs available but you must have sufficient mobility to get in and out of the car as none of our vehicles are wheelchair accessible.
For further details with regards to booking a car, please phone: 01603 784 455
STALHAM COMMUNITY GYM continues to provide a fabulous, friendly and affordable gym facility for the people of Stalham and surrounding areas. We still have the same moto “health and well-being for all”. The fully equipped, air-conditioned gym is based at The Poppy Centre, Recreation Road, Stalham, NR12 9BH. Our qualified Instructors can provide you with a programme designed for you individually whatever your needs and abilities. We support Yoga and Zumba and members are entitled to a discounted fee for these classes.
Opening times are Monday 7am to midday (Boxfit with Ric at 11am to 11:30am). Wednesday 9am to midday. Thursday 7am to midday with Helen’s Circuit Class at 10 am. The gym re-opens at 5pm till 8pm. Friday 7am to midday and Sunday 9am to midday. From Monday 1st August 2022 we will also be open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings between 6pm and 9 pm. This will bring the total evening sessions per week to four.
Membership fees are £25 per month adult, £15 pm under 18’s. Concessions are available. Or, you can Pay As You Go at £5 per session.
Telephone Helen between 9am and 6pm on 07716 811696 for more info. Alternatively, contact us on the gym mobile 07547 321874 during opening hours or email stalhamcommunitygym@gmail.com
Find us on facebook Stalham Community Gym, Next Door Stalham or www.stalhamcommunitygym.org.uk
We provide a safe, friendly, supportive environment for all members of the local community and surrounding areas and look forward to welcoming new and existing members.
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LADIES * Have you discovered the Ladies Lunch Club? If not – read on!
The Club is a friendly gathering of ladies who meet on the 4th Tuesday of the month (October – June) at the Old Rectory Hotel in Crostwick, where we enjoy a lovely lunch, followed by a talk from a guest speaker on a diverse range of topics – from ‘Being a Life Model’ to ‘Medical Dogs’, ‘The Tudor Kitchen’ to ‘To the Hammer Born’. Is this something you would enjoy? Why not ‘come and try’ at one of these meetings or come with a group of friends.
Whilst our official title is The Horning & District Ladies Lunch Club, you do NOT have to live in Horning in order to join us!
It is necessary to book in advance. For more information please contact Tricia Elson on 01692 630206 or ladieslunchclub@btinternet.com
Aug/Sept Events
WROXHAM FLOWER CLUB - The Club meets at the Church Hall, Norwich Road, Wroxham at 7.30 pm
We do not have a meeting in August so the next meeting will be 14th September when we have a guest demonstrator, Julie Woods, creating flower arrangements called, ‘A Tantalising Cocktail’
As usual the arrangements will be raffled following the demonstration and refreshments served. For more information, please call Rosie Howell on 07539 764196
STALHAM & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY - Friday 19th August – “Late Autumn/Winter Colour (Snowdrops & other Plants) by Mrs Rosemary Ward.
Saturday 3rd September – Our Annual Autumn Show in the Poppy Centre, Recreation Road in Stalham. Open to the public from 2.00pm. Friday 16th September – “Dahlias” by Mr Don Andrews.
Meetings and will be held in The Poppy Centre, off Recreation Road, Stalham, Norwich, NR12 9BH. The start time for the meetings is 7.15pm for 7.30pm, ample parking, hot and cold drinks and biscuit, and a raffle. The Shows both open to the public at 2.00pm with raffle, refreshments, tombola, and mini plant fairs. The society website is www.stalhamhorticultural.co.uk for further information.
NEW FARM AVIATION HERITAGE GROUP MUSEUM reopened on April 10th . This year we have new items on display so even more interest. Also this year we are open twice a month and second and fourth Sundays in the month from April to October. Even better with all the price increases it is still free, yes FREE ADMISSION.
EXHIBITS stretch from dinosaur pooh!!! through both wars to Gulf war.
All services are represented and various countries. There is also an extensive display from Rackheath airfield including personal items through to military equipment.
A really good day out for FREE. Refreshments available. David Calver (Chairman).
WROXHAM & HOVETON LIONS CLUB Summer Fete - 10am-4pm Sunday 7th August at Hoveton Village Hall & Playing Field. Adults £2.50, Children under 16 FREE, Parking FREE. Bar, Hot Dogs, Burgers, Ice Cream, Teas, Cakes, Live Music by Airmail, Classic Cars, Honda Bike Club, Vintage Tractors, Craft Stalls, Charity Stalls, Fire Engine, Bouncy Slide, Kids Drive Cars, Games, Roundabout, Hook-a-Duck, Climbing Wall & Face Painting. All proceeds to our Charity Fund to help the Community.
AGE UK NORFOLK - 75TH Anniversary Celebration Pop-Up Picnic at Hoveton Gardens, Hoveton, NR12 8RJ, Sunday 18th September 10.30am-5pm. Buy your early bird tickets at www.ticketsource.co.uk/ Age-UK-Norfolk, or scan the QR code (displayed on page 46 of this magazine) with your smartphone. Tickets will also be available on the gate on the day. Come along with your friends and family and explore the beautiful garden trails; bring your own picnic or shop from a range of local food, drink and artisan stalls for the ultimate Norfolk alfresco experience. A fun day out for the whole family, enjoying the best of Norfolk; food, drink, our lovely landscape and activities for the whole family to enjoy.
WROXHAM AND HOVETON LIONS CLUB
The time is nearly here for our great Hoveton Charity Village Summer Fete, which this year is being held on Sunday August 7th at Hoveton Village Hall and Playing Field starting at 10am. Do come along and join in, where there will be something for everyone, including classic cars, Honda Motorcycle Club, vintage tractors, Norfolk Internal Combustion Engine Society, fire engine, scouts climbing wall, children’s electric cars, roundabout, bouncy castle, hook a duck, and face painting, There will also be trade and charity stalls, games and craft stalls both inside and outside the hall, also food and drink including a bar. The entrance fee is £250 for adults with under 16s free. Parking is also free both at the Village Hall and at the overflow car park at the Broadland Community Centre. So please come and support us. The more money we can raise, the more people in our community we can help in these uncertain times.
Every Lions Club in the world is part LCIF (Lions Club International Foundation), to whom we make donations to help with any disasters that might occur world wide.
The grants are sent to the Lions Clubs of the affected area so that there is no misuse of the funding. In the last twelve months LCIF have donated funding in excess of 34.4 million dollars to Disaster Relief, Hunger, Humanitarian Efforts, Ukraine, Childhood Cancer, Diabetes and Vision.
So you can see we do a lot of good through out the world. If you would like to be part of this, then please come and join us as we are always looking for new members. If you do have some spare time and are interested, please give me a call on 07850 091570 or contact our membership chair person Lion Lydia Spight via our “Learn More” link on our web site www.wroxhamandhovetonlions.org
Our charity shop in Hoveton Pre-
cinct is always looking for good quality clothing and bric a brac, so if you are having a sort out at home, please think of us. Collection can be arranged - please ring the shop 01603 783737
Lion President Terry Vout
AYLSHAM LIBRARY CHESS GROUP
Aylsham Library Chess Group has restarted after a 2-year break. This is a free group for adults who are interested in playing chess in a relaxed, not overly-competitive, environment.
Aylsham Library Chess Group plans to meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of most months (from 10.00 to 12.00 approx.).
The sessions will take place when the library is closed to the general public. This means players need a Norfolk County Council Library Card with ‘Open Access’ activated. Please contact Jonathan Reeve ASAP if you would like to know more or hope to attend any of the sessions via Tel: 01263-733744 / e-mail: aylshamchessclub@gmail.com
Photo (Left to right):
Members of Aylsham Library
Chess Group - Tony Mooney, Jonathan Reeve, Heather Enid Walker & David Owen.
Womack Herons is a social group with a year round programme of events usually focused in the Northern Broads and Norwich areas. Some of our activities are riverside offering the opportunity for a pleasant cruise for our boating members, however all events are accessible by road. Our informal meetings always include the opportunity to share a meal together – a pub meal, picnic or BBQ – and often a walk, quiz, talk or visit to a place of interest. We welcome visitors and new members; membership is £5pp/pa. For information and full details of events see www.womackherons.org.uk; to book contact Tricia at tricia@womackherons.org.uk or 07931 301606.
Our events in August and September are:
Monday August 1st: Guided tour of the Plantation Garden, Norwich at 10.30am,Cost £3pp; followed by lunch at 12.30pm at Ask Italian, Chapelfield Plain. Booking for tour and/or lunch required by 24th July.
Wednesday August 24th: Cream Tea in the Garden in Horning from 2.30pm. Book by 17th August.
Tuesday September 6th: Cruise or drive to How Hill for a BYO Picnic from 12.30pm.
Friday September 30th: Cruise or drive to the White Horse, Upton, for a Fish& Chip lunch. Booking with menu choice required by Sept 22nd.
WROXHAM BURE
VALLEY ROTARY CLUB
We are now well into our new Rotary year under President Robin Baines and the Club is as busy as ever. We recently appeared at Coltishall school summer Fete, running the barbecue, and serving over 400 burgers and hot dogs in a hectic two hours. We have also joined with the local scouts on a litter pick in Hoveton.
This month we have our first major fundraising event - on Friday 12th August we are holding a Barn dance in a real barn in Rackheath. We have an excellent band and there will be a cash and card bar available. Entrance is by ticket only and tickets including barbecue are £15 for adults, accompanied children under 10 are free. There are still a few tickets available – if you fancy a great night out contact Robin (see number below) or pop into Abbotts, estate agents, in Hoveton precinct
This is closely followed by our Classic Car Show at Wroxham Barns on Sunday 18th September from 10am, run in conjunction with Wroxham Barns, and 1st Hoveton & Wroxham Sea Scouts. This is an excellent day out, free of charge, with a pay bar and barbecue available this year, a host of beautiful cars to look at and all the usual attractions of Wroxham Barns as well, so make a note of the date and come along and see us. You can support us and the many local and international charities we donate to, through the Broadland Council Lottery Scheme – simply go on line
www.communityatheartlottery.com and sign up, selecting Wroxham Bure Valley Rotary Club as your chosen cause. You can also support us directly by visiting our page on the www.totalgiving.co.uk web site.
We have a great programme of guest speakers, outside visits and fund raising events lined up for this year - to find out more about us you could come along to one of our meetings. Meantime, we hope everyone stays safe and remember, in the true Rotary spirit of “Service above Self” we have members ready and willing to help out in the local community wherever the need arises. If you fancy joining us for a vibrant, sociable, active, and fun club experience, or to inquire about the Barn Dance or Classic Car show, please contact our president, Robin Baines, on 01603 782920 / 07721 465647.
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This handy publication is carefully created & distributed bi-monthly to 8,000 homes & businesses in all these local areas:
· Wroxham
· Hoveton
· Horning
· Badersfield
· Coltishall
· Horstead
· Stalham
· Stalham Green
· Sutton
CAN YOU HELP GEORGIA?
Norwich girl Georgia King was diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome at the age of 11.
Georgia is 19 now and living at a care home in Dereham, where she is on daily medication to try to control the horrific tics which rack her body and can last anything from a few minutes to five hours.
Georgia’s Mum Jane King is hoping to raise awareness of this debilitating condition, and wants more people to be made aware of the physical and mental torment sufferers of Tourette’s go through. Georgia will pull her own hair, punch herself and the tics can leave her on the floor and not in control of her body.
The family are fundraising to try and raise £70,000 for deep-brain stimulation, a four-hour operation which involves placing electrodes on the brain, and can improve the condition.
The operation is only available privately to Tourette’s sufferers in the UK, though it is available on the NHS for patients with Parkinson’s disease.
· Tunstead
· Frettenham
· Scottow
· Belaugh
· Sco Ruston
· Ashmanhaugh
· Smallburgh
· Sloley
· Buxton
Ms King said of the operation “We know it isn’t a cure but it could help improve Georgia’s quality of life”.
If you would like to help with a Donation please visit their GoFundMe page at https://just4children.org/ georgias-brain-surgery/
WROXHAM LIBRARY
Below are some of the events and services we offer but see our Facebook page or call the library on 01603 782560.
· Knit and Natter – not just for knitters! Bring your embroidery, textile, or crochet project along to our informal gathering. Thursday 4th August and Thursday 18th August 2.00- 4.00pm..
· Crib Club (Cribbage card game) – new players welcomeThursday 11th August 2.004:00pm. Please bring your own board and cards if you have them.
· Scrabble Club Last Thursday of each month from 2.00-4.00pm. Thursday 25th August. All welcome.
· The Summer Reading Challenge 2022 has launched. It’s free, it’s fun, it builds confidence and supports children reading for pleasure. The theme this year is Gadgeteers and is all about science and innovation! Our six fictional characters, the Gadgeteers, love creating new inventions and working together to solve problems.
· Children get to set their own reading challenge (we recommend six books over the six-week period.) They will collect stickers along the way, too! Children will need to be library members to join.
There are free children’s activities taking place in the library which can be booked online at https:// www.norfolk.gov.uk/libraries-localhistory-and-archives/libraries/whats -on:-
· Science of making music –Wednesday 10th August, 11.30am – 12.30pm
Thinking of starting up or growing your own business? As a local Business and IP Centre, we have free access to a wide range of business resources at Wroxham library. Find out more at: www.norfolk.gov.uk/bipcnorfolk
· Just a Cuppa, every Tuesday 10.00 – 12pm. Come along for a friendly chat over a cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit.
· Our Bounce and Rhyme sessions take place on Wednesday at 10.30am. No need to book just drop in and sing along!
· Family History – Use our free access to Find My Past any time the library is open. Drop-in on Wednesday and Friday evenings between 4.00pm and 6.00pm to get advice from Diane, our family and local history expert.
Booking Live – Wroxham Library events are available to view and book online. Go to https:// www.norfolk.gov.uk/libraries-localhistory-and-archives/libraries/whats -on
· Book one 60 or 120 minute session per day on a computer Contact the library on 01603 782560.
· Return items through the drop box or self-service kiosks
· Download the FREE Spydus app to check out books on your smartphone
Download eBooks, audio books, newspapers and magazines by visiting www.norfolk.gov.uk/ libraries
Use our self-service Baby Weigh Scales on request.
Housebound Library Service
If you are unable to get out to the library to get your library books, we can bring them to you! Details from the library.
Our normal opening hours are below, though please check for updates on our Facebook and Webpages. We have further extended our opening hours with the Open Library service – contact the library for more information.
· Monday: Closed
· Tuesday: 10 - 7
· Wednesday: 10- 7
· Thursday: 10-7
· Friday: 10-7
· Saturday: 10- 4
Sunday: Closed
Visit our Facebook page https:// www.facebook.com/ wroxhamlibraryofficial for updates on events and activities. www.norfolk.gov.uk/libraries
Local charity supports 75th Anniversary with pop-up picnic event
This year Age UK Norfolk are celebrating 75 years of supporting older people in Norfolk with their vital services. From launching in the post war years to being there for older people throughout the pandemic, they have remained committed to making Norfolk a great place to grow older.
Help celebrate Age UK Norfolk's 75th Anniversary by joining their fundraising Pop-Up Picnic at the delightful Hoveton Estate Gardens on Sunday 18th September. Come along with your friends and family and explore the beautiful garden trails; bring your own picnic or shop from a range of local food, drink and artisan stalls for the ultimate Norfolk alfresco experience.
A fun day out for the whole family, enjoying the best of Norfolk; food, drink, our lovely landscape and activities for the whole family to enjoy.
Proceeds from the celebration event will contribute to Age UK Norfolk’s Age Friendly Communities project - creating places where
older people in Norfolk can live healthy, active and connected lives - it’s the day out that just keeps giving!
Age UK Norfolk Pop-Up Picnic at Hoveton Gardens, Hoveton, NR12 8RJ, Sunday 18th September 10.30am-5pm. Buy your early bird tickets at www.ticketsource.co.uk/ Age-UK-Norfolk, or scan the QR code with your smartphone. Tickets will also be available on the gate on the day.
Are you a local crafter/maker? Interested in hosting a stall at Age UK Norfolk’s event?
Contact
Fundraising@ageuknorfolk.org.uk for more information.
A FOCUS ON BELAUGH
By Chris Weston
In a previous issue, I wrote of the Belaugh Ghost, also mentioning a certain amount of the village’s history. Locally pronounced “Beeler”, this should not be confused with another similarly pronounced community of Bylaugh, near Dereham.
Included in the famous Domesday Book Survey of AD 1086 Broadland’s Belaugh was recorded as ‘Belaga’. Alternative names of Belihagh, Belaw, Bilhagh or even Bilough variously followed, all reflecting combinations of Norse, Danish and Anglo-Saxon words collectively meaning ‘a dwelling place by the water’. Located within today’s Broadland District Council area, the village had earlier been a part of the old South Erpingham Hundred, until such areas were abolished by the 1894 Local Government Act.
Standing beside the River Bure between Hoveton and Coltishall, Belaugh’s recorded population was 80 in 1600. Rising to 150 in the 1681 census, it remained around this figure until 1851, when it reached 172 people, spread among some 38 houses. By 1881, this had dropped to 139 when Edward William Trafford was Lord of the Manor. Sir Jacob Henry Preston Bart. also held estates in the area. Even today, both the Traffords and Prestons are still landowners in the area. By comparison, the 2011 census confirmed 134 people occupied a mixture of 55 houses and farms.
Writing in 1808, historian Francis Blomefield advised: - “The Rectory here stands between the river and the churchyard, the bottom of the steeple being higher than the top of the house”. “The grounds of this 18th century property, include an icehouse cut into the side of the hill on which the 14th century St. Peter’s church stands”. It not only occupies a commanding position above a steep bank dropping down to the river but is the only statutory
Listed building in the village and gained Grade l status on 10th May 1961. Registers date from 1538 and before 1837, it was only churches in England where birth, marriage, and death information were recorded. From the river below today’s Belaugh church, access to it is gained via ‘Pilgrims Path’ with a steep ascent! So given the time it might take to reach the top, Belaugh can perhaps claim having its own local version of “Pilgrim’s Progress! ” White’s 1845 Norfolk Gazetteer recorded both a Rector and a Curate living and working in the parish. The Rectory was repaired and enlarged in 1883 and again in 1910 (per Kelly’s 1933 Directory). During 1977, this was sold to become a private house and church-wise, Belaugh was joined with Wroxham and Hoveton.
Like most Norfolk villages, Belaugh once had a School. Described like others as the National School, it was built near and in association with the parish church, around 1864. Extended in 1913 to accommodate infants, the school closed in 1936, after which the children transferred to Coltishall School. Since then, the former school build-
ing has been used as Belaugh Church Hall. It’s mainly used for Parish Council meetings and the annual Harvest Festival celebration.
Most parts of Belaugh are reached via Top Road formerly known as Butt Lane. Local legend claims this originated from the time when a field opposite the entrance to Church Lane was regularly used by villagers, for Sunday archery prac-
tice. This land has long since returned to agricultural use since farming has always been important here. Until the mid-1980s, there were four working farms, namely Grange Farm, Church Farm, Juby’s Farm and Old Hall Farm.
Another ‘Belaugh Bygone’ was its only village shop, located on The Street with an area of open land to the river, behind. This was run for several years by Alice Mary Symonds, whose age was recorded at 93 years on her death in 2014. Not surprisingly, the river has always played a large part in village life, including local boatbuilding. But Belaugh is unusually fortunate to have two Staithes, namely Commissioner’s Staithe and Church Staithe, Commissioner’s (on The Street) being the older. The land was registered in the Act of Enclosure of 1828, and Commissioner’s has been continuously used ever since. It would have been the village’s “commercial centre” of activity, with goods and often people, arriving by water. Large loads of coal and hay were delivered by wherry and stacked on the Staithe for collection or for distribution around the village. After transporting of goods by river declined, the Staithe became popular for the holiday boating trade, tourism perhaps quietly establishing a ‘new’ industry within the village.
of the River Bure with yellow areas beside parts of it, indicating sand at various points along its route. Acle for example - similarly shown on older maps - definitely had a beach and was also a seaport, when the Great Estuary existed. Today’s ‘Acle Straight’ crosses part of its subsequently reclaimed land. I have also been shown in the garden of more than one house there, evidence of shells and fine sand deposits, some having been traced back to Roman times!! Halvergate was also a port when the Estuary was at its height of activity.
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In the second half of the 20th century, around six houses and bungalows were built, replacing earlier buildings e.g., Kareela, replaced the shop site *An early photograph shows a late 18th or early 19th century cottage which contained the only village shop, on The Street with an area of open land to the river behind. A footpath beside it linked the river to The Street and this right of way exists today. The building was demolished and replaced by the current two storey house in 1963 and the shop closed ten years later (1973). One of the more recently built properties at Hill Piece Loke, replaced former allotments.
At time of writing, we’re still looking forward to seeing our French Twinning guests from La Pommeraye and Montjean-sur-Loire, 11-16th August and hoping the current rise in Covid infections won’t throw a spanner in the works. We’re all ready for the Neatishead Radar Museum and Stalham Museum of the Broads on the Friday, Roger and George have games ready for the Saturday afternoon, Fezziwig are tuned up for our Saturday night Ceilidh at Neatishead Victory Hall and on the Monday it’s the St George’s Distillery and Bressingham. We’ll welcome our friends at Wroxham Football club on the Thursday evening with food and drink and then home for a good night’s sleep after their journey.
Before that, there’s our social evening and pre-visit briefing at Robert and Margarets’ house in Wroxham on Friday 5th August at 6pm, a bring-a-plate buffet, and it’ll be lovely to see our Twinning friends again, some of whom we haven’t seen for quite a while, and we’ll have a good catch up over delicious food and wine.
Commissioner’s Staithe was also the ‘social centre’ of the village; its position adjacent to the local Well making it an informal meeting place for those collecting water several times a day in addition to becoming to some extent, a children’s playground. Fishing was and still is, a popular pastime along with picnicking or just sitting by the river. Church Staithe, appropriately located below the church tower is the newer, only being created in 1977 after sale of the Rectory.
One local person told me Belaugh still has traces of a small beach area after losing its lighthouse a long while earlier. Perhaps that was the “flash of inspiration” which led me to look into Belaugh’s past in more detail. The beach part of the tale however is partly true, as older county maps show the route
And finally, before 2020 near the junction of Top Road with The Street, a traditional red ‘K6’ public telephone box was a prominent landmark for several decades. But B.T. removed it as part of a project to consolidate their assets.
Book Club is continuing on Zoom for the time being on the third Wednesday of the month. It seems to work as we have a few members who cannot physically attend for one reason or another, indisposition, or geography mainly. In July it was Gill’s choice of “Becoming” by Michelle Obama and August is Phil’s turn and he has chosen “Riotous Assembly” by Tom Sharpe. Pat is now managing to get copies of most of our books from Wroxham library and can supply more information for now on 01603 782375 or pat.barkergreen@btinternet.com
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When August comes around most of us find life is a bit less busy, and time doesn’t seem to fly past at quite the same rate. This gives us the chance to be ‘present’ or to ‘live mindfully’; you are focused and engaged in the here and now.
This is an opportunity to reflect on what you love about your life and equally what you don’t. There’s a reason that September and January are the two main times of each year for us to implement big changes. From going on a diet and getting fit, to changing jobs or moving house, during August and at Christmas we have a chance to think and plan.
This is our August/September magazine, however it was prepared and printed during July with no big changes in this edition. Having said that, we’re proud of our business and with great feedback from readers and advertisers alike, we’re not planning a major overhaul in the foreseeable future either!
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What’s Inside… Page:
04 - Home & Interiors; A Holiday at Home
12 - Recipé; Caponata with Tomato Sauce
16 - Beauty; Summer Skin Saviours
20 - Health; How do Environmental Issues affect our Health?
26 - Wordsearch; Garden
28 - Celebrities; Ainsley Harriott
30 - Home & Interiors; Making a statement with Scallops
32 - Puzzle Page; Sudoku etc
36 - Gardening; There’s more to a garden than plants
38 - Community Events & What’s On (to page 40)
41 - Sport; Start to Swim this Summer
43 - Local Reports (to page 49)
48 - A Focus on Belaugh by Chris Weston
50 - Motoring; Megane E-Tech
51 - Did you Know?
51 - Quiz Answers
52 - Business Card Section
54 - Advert sizes & fees
54 - Index
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