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WROXHAM WI 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!

HORNING LADIES LUNCH CLUB - Hello, for anyone who has not yet heard about us, we would like to introduce ourselves. We are Horning Ladies Lunch Club. We meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month (between October and June) at the Old Rectory Hotel in Crostwick. We enjoy a delicious 2 course meal followed by Tea or Coffee and to complete the afternoon we have a different guest speaker each month. You do NOT have to live in Horning in order to join us all are welcome.

Already this year, we have welcomed several new members, however we still have spaces available, so, why not come along to our next get together. It is essential that lunch is booked in advance so to do this or if you require any further information. Please contact Tricia Elson on 07931 301606 or, e mail her at, ladieslunchclub@btinternet.com

April/May Events

HOVETON, WROXHAM & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB - Last month the club enjoyed a very interesting and informative talk about companion planting and how to encourage wild life to our gardens.

On April 14th 7.30p.m. The Hub Norwich Road Wroxham there will a meeting with speaker as yet to be advised. Please come I am sure you will enjoy the evening. Don’t forget the Monthly bloom and pot or pan of cacti. Congratulations to Ann for winning the March competition.

Raffle and refreshments only £2.00 entrance fee. More information Pam 01603 782041. There is a meeting also on May 6th - speaker to be announced.

STALHAM & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Annual Spring Show – to be held in the “Poppy Centre”, off Recreation Road in Stalham (NR12 9BH) on Saturday 1st April, open to the public from 2.00pm. Raffle, tombola and refreshments. Mini Plant Fair from local nurseries, so don’t forget to bring some spending money too!

Lecture entitled – “Growing Daffodils and Narcissi” by Geoff Freeman,to be held in the Poppy Centre off Recreation Road in Stalham (NR12 9BH) on Friday 21st April, 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. Raffle and refreshments. This also incorporates our Annual General Meeting.

Lecture entitled – “Hosta’s” by the well-known Mickfield Hosta’s Nursery, to be held in the Poppy Centre off Recreation Road in Stalham (NR12 9BH) on Friday 19th May, 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. Raffle and refreshments. They will have plants for sale so please bring your cash and cards.

WROXHAM FLOWER CLUB - Meetings are held at Rackheath Village Hall, Green Lane West, Rackheath, Norwich, NR13 6LT. Meetings are held at 7.30 with doors open at 7.00 pm.

Wednesday, 12th April, 7.30 pm Jill Clarke will be running a Workshop for Flower Club Members.

Wednesday, 10th May, 7.30 pm Bernard Collingsworth from Stalham is demonstrating arrangements entitled, “Village Life” which we have the opportunity to win in the raffle. Refreshments of homemade cakes, tea and coffee are served at the end of the evening.

Visitors are very welcome at £6.00 per person to the demonstration evenings. It would be lovely to see you. For further information please do not hesitate to give me a ring on 07539 764196. Rosie Howell

ARTISTS & MAKERS SHOW - Sun 30 April & Mon 1 May. 10-5. Ranworth Village Hall, Ranworth NR13 6HS. Local artists and makers exhibiting pictures and crafts including wood-turning and studio pottery. Free entry. Refreshments. Fundraising for Norfolk Wherry "Maud". Contact: www.wherrymaudtrust.org

At Bridge Vets we are continually striving to offer both you and your pets the very best standards of care. To do this we are constantly investing in our facilities, equipment, and team to enable us to offer state of the art care for your pets.

Keyhole (laparoscopic) surgery is something we have been offering our clients for the past five years. Keyhole operations have many benefits for the patient, having improved recovery times and reduced pain compared to traditional surgery. Keyhole surgery is performed via two or three small incisions, through which a camera and instruments are passed to perform the surgery. The camera shows the image onto two screens which the surgeon uses to operate. We use this equipment to perform spays, organ biopsies and to assist with some mass removals, amongst others.

Endoscopy is the term used to describe the method of obtaining an image of the inside of the body by placing a special tube inside the body. There are two kinds of endoscope:

A rigid endoscope is a small tube like a telescope. These are used by vets for looking inside joints, the bladder, ears, nostrils and body cavities.

A flexible endoscope is often used for looking into the stomach but can also be put into the airways and down into the lungs. The advantage of a flexible endoscope is that it can be steered around corners. Flexible endoscopes are extremely useful for viewing the inside of the stomach and bowel where the endoscope can pass a long distance into the body. We have a rigid endoscope, a small flexible endoscope designed for