March 2013 - Benefice Newsletter

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Se en Churches Newsletter March 2013

Priest-in-Charge: Rev. Marion Harrison, Itteringham Rectory, The Street, Itteringham NR11 7AX. Tel: 01263 587977 St Andrew, Blickling; St Andrew, Little Barningham; St Andrew,Wickmere; St Andrew, Saxthorpe with Corpusty; St Mary, Itteringham; SS Peter & Paul, Edgefield; SS Peter & Paul, Oulton and Irmingland. www.sevenchurches.org.uk

In this issue March Reflection p. 3 Dogs: menace or benefit? p. 9 & p. 16 A history of Wickmere Church p. 11 The Benefice Planner p. 13 NEW: Revised Service Rota and Easter Services pp. 14 & 15 Beulah! A Grape! p. 17 Nature Notes p. 23 Arts News p. 24 KIDS p. 25

Coming soon The awkward time: winter is leaving but not quite yet.

More snow may come but delicate snowdrops are in bloom and bright primroses and daffodils emerging.

The miraculous transition from death to new life is almost here.

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Parish Reports: Blickling p.5 Edgefield p.7 Itteringham p. 8 Little Barningham p.9 Oulton p.19 Saxthorpe/Corpusty p. 21 Wickmere p. 22 And, of course, those terrible Groans

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March Reflection The winter is drawing to a close although cold spells can still bite hard. Spring is coming. The grass is growing and the bulbs of early daffs have already put out their leaves. Dainty snowdrops hang their heads in gardens and on roadside banks, as weary from the cold and long dark nights we all begin to venture outside a little more. This is the season of making plans in hope and expectation of sunny days, warm evenings and star filled nights.

In the Church we too are filled with hope and expectation. Hope in the Easter Story as every year we think of what Jesus did for us, paying the price of our wrong doing with his life. And the expectation that comes from knowing that we are forgiven by his actions and can now live a life in freedom from our own fears.

But it isn’t that Jesus just died for us. It’s that he gave us a new way of living by the example of his own life and ministry. That example can be found in the stories of his life and in the parables he told to the people around him. That is one reason why the Bible is so important. It tells us the stories of people and events that changed lives then and on through the centuries and is still changing lives now and will continue to change lives long into the future.

Stories that important need to be told in new and exciting ways. And so, with that in mind, we have mixed the old and familiar with the new and exciting this coming Holy Week in the run up to Easter Sunday. All the details can be found in this copy of the newsletter (on page 14) and you and your family are invited to participate in all, any or even just one or two of the services taking place around the Benefice to mark the last week in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, son of Mary, brother, carpenter, teacher and God incarnate.

There is more of hope and expectation in our Benefice in the form of a new Service Rota and new all age worship family services.

For many reasons we are looking at working closer together and twinning some of our churches within the Benefice. This will provide two Holy Communions, one Morning Prayer and one all age family service across the two churches to be twinned. For details of service style and time please see page 15.

On behalf of the ministry team, Michael, Gill, Judy and me, we wish you all a fun-filled and happy Easter.

Rev. Marion Harrison 3

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BLICKLING As I mentioned before, over the last year we have had a very nice student visiting the Church as part of her project on bats and bat conservation in this country. She has now completed the first part of her work and has reported back that she thinks that we have two types of the funny creature living with us; the pipistrelle bat and the brown long-eared variety.The former, where we probably have a colony of around eighty or so, is the smallest bat in Europe, but still eats over three thousand insects a night.The latter is larger and eats larger bugs like earwigs (don’t you hate them!) and moths, devouring its prey at night while we are hopefully fast asleep.

My own view is that, although everyone is of course welcome in the Church, I would rather that it was people that dominate our congregation and not bats.And my family is very nervous that all of these lovely flying mammals will relocate to our house while the Church roof is repaired. On that note, I’ll end with the last few verses of a famous poem,‘Bats’ by D.H. Lawrence, with apologies to our friendly student.

Bats, and an uneasy creeping in one’s scalp As the bats swoop overhead!

Flying madly.

Pipistrello!

Black piper on an infinitesimal pipe.

Little lumps that fly in air and have voices indefinite, wildly vindictive; Wings like bits of umbrella.

Bats!

Creatures that hang themselves up like an old rag, to sleep; And disgustingly upside down.

Hanging upside down like rows of disgusting old rags And grinning in their sleep.

Bats!

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Blickling Community Centre Saved After 30 years of playgroups, classes, groups, parties, dancing, fetes and community events the Blickling Community Centre, owned by the National Trust, faced the cost of urgent and significant renovation. 18 months of appeals for help and new volunteers seemed unsuccessful.The lease was given up.

Then the National Trust stepped in. It decided to fund repairs and keep this lovely old school building open for use by the community and the Trust itself. So local groups can still use the building, and the Community Association will be able to rent it for local events. From 18th April bookings will be run by the Trust and can be made by contacting Susan Price on 01263 738012. Good news for the whole community.

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ITTERINGHAM VILLAGE SHOP

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Post Office open Monday & Thursday a.m.

Home Deliveries Telephone 01263 587325

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EDGEFIELD Church News As previously notified, our “Soup and Sweets” Supper is for church funds, and should cheer us up! There will be a choice of homemade soup, with French bread and butter, followed by a splendid choice of puddings. Tickets are £7.50 per head and can be obtained from Lorna, Janet and Angela. Bring your own booze and glasses; soft drinks, tea and coffee will be available. We would be very grateful for any offers of food. If you have a favourite soup or pudding that you enjoy making, please ring Lorna or Angela.

On Good Friday, Richard and Ann Brooks are again providing hot cross buns and coffee at Church Farm, together with a bring and buy, with produce and gifts as well as cards in aid of “Air Ambulance”. Donations are welcome, as usual.

Please come, together with your friends. Details of both these events are given in the Monthly Planner.

Edgefield Village Hall Committee (from Jim Frost) A final reminder for our next event, which is the Irish Evening (see the Monthly Planner). This will include a hearty Irish supper, plus a fun St Patrick’s Day quiz and dancing to music performed by Compass Moon. There will be a licensed bar and it promises to be an enjoyable evening for all. Tickets are £10, and are available from any member of the committee.

There are still spaces available for the Barn Yard Sale at £5 per pitch. Please speak with Dawn Hulbert if you wish to book.

For the technologically minded amongst you, the Village Hall has its very own Facebook page. Please feel free to view it and click “Like”!

Details of times and venues are on the Monthly Planner on page13 Richard Peaver: 01263 587486, rhpeaver@btinternet.com

March Groans 1 A new middle east crisis erupted last night as Dubai Television was refused permission to broadcast ‘The Flintstones’.

A spokesman for the channel said, “A claim was made that people in Dubai would not understand the humour or catchphrases, but we know for a fact that people in Abu Dhabi Do!” 7

ITTERINGHAM Important change. St.Mary’s Church, Itteringham is now twinned with St.Andrew’s, Wickmere for the purpose of Sunday worship. In effect this means that the services alternate and in a five week month the odd week is hosted by St.Andrew, Blickling.

(See Page 15 for the schedule).

The annual St.Marys’ Vestry Meeting will be held at the church on Monday 8th.

April.This meeting is called for the election of Church Wardens and all of this parish are welcome to attend. Following this will be the Annual PCC meeting which is closed to all but councillors.

On Sunday 3rd February Imogen Chloe Taylor, first granddaughter of your writer and Diane Cranmer of Trowse, was christened at Christ Church, Chorley Wood, Hertford. Imogen behaved impeccably though the vicar had suffered at the hands of the previous candidate who, at the very moment that holy waters were being administered made a lightning grab at the throat of the parson and adroitly removed his back-to-front collar. After a brief tussle the collar was recovered, aplomb restored and submersion of the child in the font avoided.

Our church warden, Ray Covell, on a recent visit to the churchyard, in pursuit of litter and other undesirable remainings, discovered the object shown in the image opposite.This is of an unknown composition and is intended to emulate a sharpened stick.There is a hollow at the top and the colour is creamy white.

Does anyone have a clue as to its ’origin or nationality, or age?

Answers on stone tablets to Ray at 01263 587659. And thank you Ray for your attentions to the upkeep of the Church gardens.We are indeed grateful.

Early this year The Village Shop achieved a substantial grant from ‘The Big Lottery Fund and Village SOS’ and so far the Ray Covell’s mystery object. Any ideas? community kitchen at the village hall has been modernised, a projector and screen has been bought for the showing of films, new benches and tables installed at The Village Shop, new espresso coffee machine and a major change and update to floor plan which is taking place as I write.

Correction. The Village Shop website is ‘ourvillageshop.co.uk’ Bond......James Bond, in his latest movie, Skyfall at The Village Hall. Late March.

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LITTLE BARNINGHAM February seems to have been a quiet month, we have probably all been staying indoors trying to keep warm! The Village Hall AGM took place on Tuesday 19th February thank you to those who attended, the Committee members have stayed the same with me as Chair, Gavin as Treasurer and us both as joint Secretary, however we do have a new ‘delivery boy’, Den Farmer has offered to deliver leaflets for upcoming events so you should know about them well in advance! It was agreed that the bigger events involving food seemed to be the most popular, so we therefore will endeavour to hold more of these events, the next event will be the Quiz and Chips which is held on Saturday 23rd March. Ticket prices remain at £7.50 which includes entry into the quiz, fish and chips, a free raffle ticket and refreshments. This event is well attended and gets booked up in advance, should you wish to attend please book your tickets with me on 577430 as soon as possible. Other events to look forward to will be St George’s Day lunch, Big Breakfast and the ever popular Village BBQ! Services in the Church will now be two per month: 9.00am Holy Communion on the first Sunday and Morning Prayer on the third Sunday at 11.00am. Community Sundays will now be held on the second Sunday in the month in the Village hall at 10.30, everybody is welcome to attend. The Church AGM will be held on 3rd April at 7.30 again in the hall.

Report from Mrs Sally Feistner, a local resident: ‘On Monday 4th February two dogs entered the property of Richmond Cottage, Barningham Green, and proceeded to kill and maim a number of chickens. Although the dogs both wore collars they did not appear to be accompanied by an owner and ran away when approached.

The owner of the chickens is understandably shocked and upset at the damage caused and would like to request that people using the footpaths adjacent to her property ensure that their dogs are kept well under control to avoid this sort of thing happening again.

Please note that egg supply has not been affected by this attack and Sally is happy to take orders from customers old and new.’

Please also see page 16 for the Country Code guidelines about walking dogs in the countryside.

Debbie Love: 01263 577430

March Groans 2 I phoned the local builders today. I said to them “Can I have a skip outside my house?”

They said, “We’re not stopping you!”

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Visit to Norwich by the new Archbishop On Thursday March 14th 2013 Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, will be visiting Norwich as the first stop on his journey in prayer around the province of Canterbury leading up to his enthronement at Canterbury Cathedral on Thursday March 21st.

This is a chance for us to pray with and for our new Archbishop and his ministry, and Archbishop Justin wants to pray with and for us in our mission in this diocese.

So do come if you can on that day, and encourage as many people as possible to do so too.

The Archbishop will begin his Journey in Prayer in Norwich outside the Forum at 11.30am. He will walk to the Cathedral and you are invited to walk with him.

He will then spend from12 noon (approx.) to 6.15pm in Norwich Cathedral in prayer and conversation.The Archbishop would like to engage with those who come to join him. There will also be a prayer space for children.

Mothering Sunday 10th March At the Greedy Goose Morning: floral workshop with Joflowers Afternoon: Special teas, hall display Mothers and Children.

Pre-booking essential 17th March Gardens open 12-5 for NGS 28th March Easter Floral workshop

Hall open Fridays from April 12th to November 1st, 2-5pm and by appointment. Last entry 4pm 2013 exhibition: Pleasure Grounds

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Our Benefice churches: a brief history In the second in our series of brief histories of Benefice churches, Church Warden Scott McKenzie writes about the Benefice’s only round tower church: St Andrew’s,Wickmere.

In 2006, architectural experts and historians met on site to discuss the restoration of St Andrew’s. A surveyor from English Heritage remarked…”we see churches with individual important features, but it is rare to encounter one like this which has everything”. This is why a walk through St Andrew’s is also a walk through the history of our realm.

The origins of St Andrew’s are Saxon as evinced by the round tower, the herringbone masonry at its base and the use of brown carstone with the flint.The carstone quoins of the Saxon building are seen in the west elevation beside the base of the tower.

St Andrew, Wickmere The 2007 restorations unearthed the Saxon grave of a young girl.This was a proto-Christian burial orientated north-south.

Domesday Book mentions the “remains of an ancient church in Wicmera” and that our earliest patrons were the “Monks of Castleacre”.The earliest lord of the manor commemorated within the church is William Dix whose tomb is in the sanctuary. Dix was estates manager to the Duke of Norfolk at the time of Queen Elizabeth.Around 1550 he obtained the manor of Wickmere, sequestered from the Boleyn family when Anne and her brother were executed by Henry VIII. The Arms of Baron Hunsdon, Mary Boleyn’s son, are in the church.

Dix and his successors in title ran out of direct male heirs and the manor was sold to Horatio Walpole in the 1720s.The memorials of the Walpole family, descended from the brother of England’s first Prime Minister, are throughout the building and on their vaults in the Churchyard.

One of Dix’s successors to the title was the Spelman family whose monuments are in the church.An ancestor of Henry Spelman, also named Henry, left Norfolk aged 14 for the American Colony at Jamestown.The famous Pokahontas, daughter of the King of the Patawomeke Indians,“saved a boy called Henry Spilman that lived many years after amongst them”. Spelman married a sister of Pokahontas who, under the name of Martha Fox, survived him for many years.

St Andrew’s church is testament to over one thousand years of care and witness.

The recent 5 year renovation project continues this important work.

Some material in this article was sourced from “A brief guide to St Andrew’s Church, Wickmere”. Available in the church and locally (20 pages, 24 illustrations, £3.00) 11

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The Benefice Planner Date Event March 6th 9th 10th 10th 10th 12th 13th 12th 12th 16th 16th 16th 16th 17th 17th 17th 17th 18th 18th 20th 20th 22nd 23rd 24th 28th 29th 30th 31st April 1st 3rd 8th 9th 9th 17th 18th 21st 28th May 6th 17th 27th June 9th 22nd July 7th

Venue

Lent Course

The Rectory, Itteringham “Soup & Puddings” Supper Edgefield Village Hall MOTHERING SUNDAY Floral Workshop with Joflowers Mannington Hall Display, HighTea Mannington Police Surgery Corpusty Village Green Lent Course

The Rectory, Itteringham North Norfolk Knitters Corpusty Community Centre Police Surgery Wickmere Village Noticeboard Red Nose Day Events St Andrew’s Church, Saxthorpe Quiz and Chips Wickmere Village Hall Blickling Church AGM St Andrew, Blickling Irish Night Edgefield Village Hall Local History Exhibition Corpusty Community Hall Comic Relief Football Funday Bodham Playing Field Car Boot Sale Bodham Playing Field Garden Open for National Garden Scheme Mannington Police Surgery Lt. Barningham Village Hall Police Surgery Corpusty Village Green Lent Course

The Rectory, Itteringham LinC Corpusty Community Centre Quiz Night Edgefield Village Hall Quiz and Chips Lt Barningham Village Hall Hindringham Hall Garden open (NGS) £5 Blacksmith’s Lane, Hindringham Edgefield Village Hall AGM Edgefield Village Hall Hot Cross Buns / Bring & Buy Church Farm, Edgefield British Summer Time begins at midnight clocks forward 1 hour EASTER SUNDAY Easter Monday Bank Holiday Lt Barningham Church AGM Itteringham Vestry and Annual PCC North Norfolk Knitters St Andrew Saxthorpe AGM LinC (PACT Animal Charity) Families Together St George’s Day Lunch Edgefield Garage Sale

Time 7.00 pm 7.00 pm 10 am 2.30 pm 11 am-12 pm 7.00 pm 10 am-12 pm 3 pm-4 pm 10.30 am-12 pm 6.45 pm 10.30 am 7.00 pm 11 am - 4 pm 11 am - 3 pm 11 am - 3 pm 12 pm-5 pm 9am-10 am 10am-11am 7.00 pm 7.15 pm 7.00 pm 7.00 pm 10.30 am-4.30 pm 10.30 am 10.30am

St Andrew, Lt Barningham St Mary, Itteriogham Corpusty Community Centre St Andrew’s Saxthorpe Corpusty Community Centre Corpusty Community Centre Lt Barningham Village Hall Various Edgefield venues

7.30 pm TBC 10 am-12 pm 7.00 pm 7.30 pm 3.30 pm - 5.30pm 1.00 pm TBC

Spring Bank Holiday Pub Games Bank Holiday

Lt Barningham Village Hall

7.00 pm

Big Breakfast Oulton Box Day

Lt Barningham Village Hall Oulton Playground

9.30 am 3 pm - Late

Oulton Open Gardens

Oulton

TBC

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Services Rota: Important Announcement On the opposite page you’ll see the new style Rota of Services for our Benefice.

At this time of a reduced ministry team, the Church Wardens and I have been reviewing different ways of looking after and serving the seven worshipping communities of our Benefice within existing resources.

One we thought worth trying is Twinning.

This allows two congregations to come together to strengthen their worship experience and also enjoy the different styles of worship. It also enables us to combine the congregations’ resources.

This experiment starts in March and will be reviewed in July.

Please feel free to make your views known about how you think it is going to me or to your Church Wardens.

Meanwhile I do hope you will participate and enjoy the experience.

- Revd Marion Harrison

Services for Holy Week 2013 24/3/13 Palm Sunday Wickmere

10.30am Blessing of the Palms and Procession 25/3/13 Monday Itteringham

7.30pm Compline with reflection – Sounds of Easter 26/3/13 Tuesday Itteringham

7.30pm Compline with reflection – Sounds of Easter 27/3/13 Wednesday Itteringham

7.30pm Compline with reflection – Sounds of Easter 28/3/13 Maundy Thurday L. Barningham

7.30pm Foot washing

8.30pm Watch of passion 29/3/13 Good Friday Oulton

12.00 noon Easter reflections: a service for Families,

followed by Hot Cross Buns and coffee

Edgefield

2.00pm Prayers at the foot of the Cross 30/3/13 Holy Saturday Saxthorpe

7.30pm Easter Eve Service of the Light 31/3/13 Easter Sunday See Rota opposite for details 14

Benefice Services Rota: March 2013

Blickling

March 3rd

March 10th

March 17th

Lent 3

Mothering Lent 5 Sunday

11.00 HC BCP

11.00 am FS

Easter Sunday 11.00 FS

11.00 am HC CW

8.00 am HC BCP

and 9.00 am HC BCP

11.00 am MP CW 11.00 am FS

Saxthorpe and 9.30 am MP CW

Benefice Service 10.30am 8.00 am Wickmere HC BCP 9.30 HC CW

11.00 am FS

Edgefield

Oulton

Palm Sunday Benefice Service 10.30am Wickmere

and

Little Barningham

March 31st

9.00 am HC CW

Itteringham

Wickmere

March 24th

9.00 am HC CW

Benefice Service 10.30am 6.00am Wickmere Dawn Service Benefice Service 10.30am Wickmere

11.00 HC CW

9.30 HC CW

March Midweek Holy Communion: 9.00am on Wednesdays at Saxthorpe HC = Holy Communion, MP = Morning Prayer, EP = Evening Prayer, ES = Evensong, FS = Family Service CW = Common Worship, BCP = Book of Common Prayer 15

Keeping your dog and farm animals safe There have been a couple of incidents of dogs attacking livestock in the Benefice recently. Please follow the Countryside Code when you take your dog out into open country.Always ensure it does not disturb wildlife, farm animals, poultry, horses or other people by keeping it under effective control.

This means that you should: • keep your dog on a lead, or • keep it in sight at all times, be aware of what it’s doing and be confident it will return to you promptly on command • ensure it does not stray off the path or area where you have a right of access • Be aware of special dog rules which may apply.Always look out for local signs: for example dogs may be banned from certain areas people use, or there may be restrictions, byelaws or control orders limiting where they can go.

• Know that the access rights that normally apply to open country and registered common land stipulate that dogs are kept on a short lead between 1st March and 31st July to help protect ground nesting birds, and all year round near farm animals.At the coast during other times of year, there may be local regulations requiring dogs to be kept on a short lead during the bird breeding season to prevent disturbance to flocks of resting and feeding birds.

• It’s always good practice (and a legal requirement on ‘open access’ land) to keep your dog on a lead near farm animals and horses, for your own safety and for the welfare of the animals.A farmer has the right to shoot a dog which is attacking or chasing farm animals without being liable to compensate the dog’s owner.

• However, if cattle or horses chase you and your dog, it is safer to let your dog off the lead – don’t risk getting hurt by trying to protect it.Your dog will be much safer if you let it run away from a farm animal in these circumstances.

• Dog mess is unpleasant and can cause infections, so even in the countryside always clean up after your dog ,‘ bag it and bin it’.Also, make sure your dog is wormed regularly to protect it, other animals and people.

• You do not have to put your dog on a lead on public paths, as long as it is under close control. But as a general rule, keep your dog on a lead if you cannot rely on its obedience.

• Take particular care at this time of year that your dog doesn’t scare sheep and lambs, or wander where it might disturb ground-nesting birds and other wildlife.

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“Beulah, peel me a grape!”

That’s what Mae West says to her maid in the film I’m No Angel. The maid is called Beulah and Mae West delivers the line whilst swinging her hips and flicking back her hair.

“Beulah, peel me a grape!”

Beulah is an amazing word; it even sounds good; it rolls off the tongue well. Say it to yourself now, “Beulah”.

It’s not a new word. When Pilgrim, in the Pilgrim’s Progress eventually makes it to heaven he discovers the place is called Beulah Land.

But the word wasn’t new even then in the seventeenth century.

One of the authors of Isaiah imagined God saying to his people, “You shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land shall be married”, Isaiah 62, 4.

And the word the writer uses in Hebrew – which we translate as married – is Beulah. And amazingly it’s the only time the word is used in the whole of the Old Testament.

Beulah – married. A word used by Isaiah to express the relationship between God and the land. To use the word in this way required a great leap of imagination by the writer. It’s a truly bold, new and amazing claim. Beulah, God and the land are married. They’re bound together, committed eternally in a covenantal relationship.

The implications are huge. If God and the land are married it affects the way we treat creation and the way we look after the bits of land entrusted to us.

How are we doing?

Rev. Andy Windross

What have the Brownies been up to?

1st Corpusty and Saxthorpe Brownies have been having a fun time.

We have held a paralympic evening, completed our gingerbread challenge badge, had an evening outside in the dark, done lots of crafts and cooking, and had a Chinese evening and a Christmas party. We even had a trip to the Harry Potter Film Studios.

We are very grateful to the Bonfire Committee for their generous donation to our funds which will be very useful. We have spaces available and if any girl age 7-10 would like to join, please ring Alison Mawson on 587236.

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OULTON As if awoken by an alarm, the Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis) never fails to bloom at the appropriate time of the year. With shades from white to darkest maroon, these secretive flowers are a pure delight to gently lift and peep inside to witness the myriad of designs in their centres and if we experience a few mild weeks, the pasque flower may also be out in time for Easter Sunday.

If you would like to order an Easter lily for the church in memory of a loved one, please contact Judi Agnew on 587313.

Easter Services.

There is a full programme of benefice Services The Lenten Rose. Photo: Sue Hall in this edition of the magazine.The Service on Good Friday is at Oulton, at 12.00 noon and is suitable for all ages. Also we will be serving hot cross buns and coffee after the service so make sure you don’t miss out.

Community Weekend.

This month we are having another cleaning/tidying/maintenance day,on Saturday 16th . Can you spare a little time to help? All welcome, any time between 10.00 and 4.00. and refreshments will be available. Spring cleaning can be fun, especially if shared!

Church Tower Fund.

The PCC is in the preliminary stages of applying for a grant from The Heritage Lottery Fund, for the urgent repairs that are needed. However it is unlikely that we will receive the full amount required and so our fund raising must continue. If you would like to make a regular contribution to the church, this can be arranged through your own bank and the details of the appropriate accounts are available from our treasurer, Sue Burton, on 733904.

Oulton Open Gardens The provisional date for this event which will be our main fundraiser this year, for the church, is Sunday 7th July. Apart from having lots of gardens open, we also need volunteers to help with refreshments, publicity, car parking etc. If you would like to help in any way, please contact Sue Hall on the number opposite.

Wishing you all a very happy Easter.

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Blickling Estate When Did You Last Visit?

A complete Norfolkbegin estatethis withmonth something everyone.

Event at Blickling withfor -Back Stage Follow four centuries history, Boleyn family to betweenof 11th andfrom 27ththe March the connection with the Royal Air Force.

Enjoy more than 50 Hellebore Week from 12th to 18th March acres 50 acres of beautiful of beautiful gardens, gardens, a walk a walk in the in the historic historic park, park, and plus special events at the Hall. Please contract National threethree and floors floors of heritage of heritage in the in Jacobean the Jacobean mansion. mansion.

Trust for more details.

You're never far away from us, so come along for a visit

Tel: 01263 738030

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SAXTHORPE WITH CORPUSTY Peter and Val at Corpusty Stores have kept the local villages, not just our two, well supplied with our needs throughout the snowy and wet weather of January and February. Thank you Peter, Val and your staff for your service and that of the Post Office.

St Andrew’s Church members held a coffee and chat event at Joyce Pemberton’s home. It was a very happy occasion, not a fund raiser, just the opportunity to mardle in warm surroundings. Thanks to Joyce for her hospitality.

A Red Nose Event is planned by St Andrew’s Church to be held in the Village Hall on 16th March. There will be a cake stall, and a raffle while the profits will be shared between the Red Nose Appeal and church funds.

North Norfolk Knitters meet on the second Tuesday of the month at the Village Hall. See page 13 for details, as with all events that are previewed in the column.

LinC’s speaker for March is to be John Hurren of Cromer, talking on War time and rationing.

Families Together will meet on 21st March. They will be celebrating Friendships incorporating Mothering Sunday gifts and all the usual activities. In April Families Together will be celebrating their second Birthday with a party and including the postponed celebration of Grandparents from January. This will be a very special afternoon.

The North Norfolk team of the Alzheimer’s Society gives advice, information and support to hundreds of people with dementia and their carers. A great deal of the money needed to provide this service comes from the local authority and the NHS, but from March 2013 this grant is to be cut significantly. Monthly groups have traditionally supplied a lunch which is much appreciated. From March this year the support workers will not be able to provide the lunches.

Volunteers and supporters of the Alzheimer’s Society in North Norfolk intend to form a group:’ The North Norfolk Friends of the Alzheimer’s Society’. This new group will have to raise funds to pay for the venues, get insurance, and train the volunteers in basic food hygiene and first aid. For more details ring Ann Poberefsky on 01263 587302 or email her a.poberefsky@btinternet.com.

The Mardler, what’s that? It’s a weekly 80/90 minute sound recording of local news, as printed in the North Norfolk News, sent FREE, to blind and partially sighted people in the North Norfolk area. If you know anybody who would be interested in receiving the Mardler, please contact Jack Chapman on 01263 732863.

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WICKMERE WITH WOLTERTON

Janet Shaw 8 August 1924 – 31 January 2013 When in 1952 Janet moved to Wickmere with husband Fred she thought she was only going to be staying for 6 months! The couple brought three children with them, David,Victor and Pat and three more were born in their house on Regent Street, Terry, Susan and Fred. The family became the soul of Wickmere with all the children continuing to this day to live in the village or very nearby. Janet was always at the centre and heart of the growing family which eventually included nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

In 1952 the only mode of transport was the pony and cart which she loved driving – although his high speed trotting through Cromer town centre might have earned Fred a ticking off! Cooking was the other love of her life - she was always coming up with something new and forever interested in new cuisines. No doubt her favourite season was Christmas, when on Stir-up Sunday all generations of her family and many other villagers would call in to stir the pudding and make a wish. In 2012 eleven village children came to do just that!

Janet always supported community events and is particularly remembered for her whist drives and the children’s parties she organised. Always there with a friendly ear and time for people, Janet loved chatting, was interested in whatever was going on and in how people were faring. She is greatly missed not just by her nearest and dearest but by the whole community which turned out for her funeral and filled St Andrew’s church to overflowing. As well as her many descendants she leaves a lifetime of fabulous memories.

Janet we salute you!

- George Madeley Quiz and Chips Please get your teams lined up for the Quiz and Chips evening (see monthly planner on page 13 for details). Teams should be of between 4 and 6 members. The entry fee per team will be £5. Fish and chips will be optional. Please register your team and place food orders with Barbara (577705), Lesley (577566) or Gill (577300).

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Nature Notes Going on holiday these days presents all sorts of issues. Forget cancelling the milk or switching off the cooker, the real poser is what to pack! Whilst one day we may be donning thermals and bobble hats, the next sees us reaching for the shorts and sunscreen.

Global warming or signs of an approaching Ice Age? Scientists are undecided. But whichever school of thought we subscribe to, one thing we cannot fail to miss are remarkable changes in the seasonal activities of our wildlife. Roses blooming into December. Birds gathering nesting materials in January.And what about that grass that now requires cutting late into autumn?

One delightful example of unseasonal activity I have witnessed in recent days has been a Bank Vole and her young, feeding on scattered seeds under the bird table. Normally you would not expect to see young until early April when the first of several yearly litters emerge from their Bank Vole by Sue Appleby underground nests.

Almost continual 24 hour feeding, 365 days a year, makes this rodent into a furry ball of protein, providing sustenance for many species, from Weasels to Tawny Owls. In fact, of the 600 million or so Bank Voles born annually in the UK, the majority do not make it as far as breeding age at just 4 ½ months old, before becoming something’s lunch!

With numerous predators about they cannot afford to be caught off guard for a second, so every movement is executed with utmost caution, every slight disturbance causing them to take cover.They try to remain hidden as much as possible by creating shallow networks of tunnels in the undergrowth, the entrances to which present themselves as small swirling holes in the long grass.A foolproof cover for their movements? Not really, for their high pitched communication largely inaudible to the human ear, is easily detected by many of their hungry enemies!

The smallest of the voles found on mainland Britain, subspecies of Bank Voles have evolved on several of our surrounding isles, perhaps arriving there as stowaways on boats or by using their remarkable swimming abilities. Same endearing round faces, same small ears and beady eyes, these island dwellers, whilst perhaps not possessing any, “super- powers,” or being in competition with,” Danger Mouse,” are truly, ”Super- Voles,” twice the size of their mainland counterparts and so perhaps a bit more of a match for any would-be predator!

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Local Arts News Art Under 100 Under 100cm and under £100. A wonderful and eclectic mix of smaller works from 14 artists, including woodcuts by Merlin Waterson of Saxthorpe.The exhibition runs until Sunday 21 April at The Old Workshop Gallery, Corpusty.

Magic Worlds: Fantasy, Illusion & Enchantment On until 14 April at Norwich Castle & Art Gallery 10am-4.30 pm (exc Sunday 1-4.30pm) Norwich Castle and Art Gallery has an extensive & fascinating loan exhibition from V& A Museum of Childhood, from Shakespeare to Harry Potter from Flower Fairies to Frodo Baggins, indulge your appetite for magic enchantment and make-believe Bircham Gallery Winter Exhibition 16 February – 20 March 2013-Selected paintings and prints by Leigh Davis, Mhari McGregor, Richard Tuff, Zheni Warner, Rosemary Vanns, Dale Devereux Barker, Stephanie Stow. Ceramics by Karen Atherley. (Holt, Open 9.-5 Monday to Saturdays)

Red Roses by Mhairi McGregor

Fantômas!

Rebus troupe presents a new entertainement about surrealism and crime with performance, film, poetry and song - and games with prizes! 8.00pm on Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th March at Art 18/21, Laura Williams’ Gallery on Tombland.

Tickets (£5.00) from Robert Short, 5 St Giles Terrace NR2 1NS, Tel. 01603 626667 or shadowbooks@hotmail.com Oil Pigment masterclass with James Gillick.

Tuesday 2nd April 1-4pm, £30.

Gillick is a still life and portrait painter of great ability, who will be giving this seminar and demonstration on making your own pigments, varnishes and surfaces to work on. You’ll learn what materials to use, where to get them, and how to blend the right paints for your own work. At the Anteros Arts Foundation enquiries@anteros.co.uk For Jazz Lovers Norfolk Jazz Quartet will be playing for Mundesley Rhythm Club on Monday 4 March at The Ship Inn, Beach Road, Mundesley, NR11 8BQ from 8.00 p.m.

Admission is free but please buy some raffle tickets.

The Quartet plays melodic jazz standards and music from the Great American Song Book. The line-up is: Tim Densham (reeds), Peter Gregory (guitar), Liz Underdown (string bass) and Vic Brown (drums).

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Oil theft leaves church unheated Following the second theft of heating oil from St Andrew’s church, Wickmere, the Churchwardens, Scott McKenzie and Tony Hurn, apologise for the lack of heating there. They are considering future options – which are limited by cost – but at present, the church remains unheated.

MARK RHODES FURNITURE Designer Furniture Maker

STYLISH & PRACTICAL FURNITURE From Traditional to Contemporary Fitted Kitchens, Bedrooms, Free Standing Furniture and many other commissions undertaken

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CAR BOOT SALE SUNDAY 17TH MARCH 2013 BODHAM PLAYING FIELD 11AM – 3PM £5 PER PITCH HELP RAISE MONEY FOR COMIC RELIEF Football Fun Day also taking place this day.

This event is also organised by Holt Safer Neighbourhood Team, please contact PCSO Rachel Howard on Tel: 101 or email: sntholt@norfolk.pnn. police.uk for further details.

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Village People Wickmere’s Phillida Hurn has been appointed Vice President of the Aylsham Show for this 2013. Next year, with luck she’ll have an even grander title.

Millie Morgan (this magazine’s KIDS correspondent) of Corpusty would like to thank all the people locally who helped her and her friend Lydia Punchard raise money for the Norwich shelter when they went carol singing.

Wickmere’s Alasdair McKenzie, our magazine’s web-master, reports that as well as locals, the on-line mag was read by 8 people in Australia, 3 from New Zealand and 3 in Ireland. Click on http://www.sevenchurches.org.uk/newsletters if you’d like to join them.

Corpusty’s girl on a motorcycle, Liz Dagless, tried to persuade the Editor to join her motorcycle club. What the Editor’s wife had to say about this can’t be reported in a family magazine.

Little Barningham’s Derek Wintle has decided not to give something up but to give something away for Lent. He’s providing lovely afternoon teas for anyone who wants one on every Wednesday throughout Lent. And, if you know Derek’s brilliant cakemaking ability you won’t be surprised that so far 16 people have taken him up on his Lenten gifts!

Congratulations to Mrs Audrey Lincoln of Saxthorpe, who celebrated her 80th birthday recently and who still works four mornings a week. Where does she get her energy?

In Itteringham: Joyce Grand is to have plaster removed from her wrist very soon, Sue Lamb was seen on The Street in a wheelchair recently but her broken ankle will soon be strong enough to bear her weight again, we hope, and Marion Harrison will shortly cast off her support crutches though she can’t seem to shake off the parrot. It seems Itteringham ladies have been having a cracking time recently.

Milo McDonald-Thomas of Corpusty has been briefly back here from his army post in Afghanistan for some well-deserved R&R. Congratulations to Wickmere’s Jenni Amis - to her great joy, she passed her driving test this month. Her instructor may need a quiet lie-down, however.

Quiz Answers The answers to last month’s “Where are we?” Photo Quiz were: 1. Blickling, 2. Oulton, 3. Itteringham, 4. Little Barningham, 5. Corpusty, 6. Edgefield, 7. Wickmere.

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Pastoral matters: Rev. Marion Harrison, Itteringham Rectory, The Street, Itteringham NR11 7AX. Tel: 01263 587977 Email: marion681@btinternet.com (Day off on Fridays) Rev. Michael Banks, Quarndon, Saxthorpe NR11 7BL Tel: 01263 587319 Email: mbanks@tiscali.co.uk

Reader: Gill Peat Tel: 01263 734226

CHURCH WARDENS Blickling Edgefield Itteringham Little Barningham Oulton Saxthorpe Wickmere

Sam Berwick

07810 553321

Mike Lindsell

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Lorna Ross

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Angela Turner

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Ray Covell

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Derek Turnbull

587259

Pamela Daniels

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Michael Daniels

577436

Vanessa Perry-Warnes

587836

Sue Hall

734245

Merlin Waterson

587610

Heather Monks

587118

Tony Hurn

577309

Scott McKenzie

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