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For South Norfolk and North Suffolk • June 2012 • Issue 24

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Diss Town Carnival Wymondham Music Festival Schools & Nurseries Events: Out & About Food & Drink

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CONTENTS | your local magazine

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

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LOCAL INFO 4 Diss & Attleborough Council News 5 The Friendly Invasion Display 6 New Local Musical by Peter Creswell

LOCAL LIFESTYLE Wymondham Music Festival

Travel Destination...

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7 Collectors 9 Focus on Banham 10 Focus on Wymondham 12 Travel Destination: Mexico 13 Diss Town Carnival 20 Health & Fitness 21 Schools & Nurseries 26 Events: Out & About 28 Food & Drink 30 Homes and Gardens 36 Senior

Diss Town Carnival: This Year's King and Queen.

LOCAL BUSINESS

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37 A look back at 'Your Local Trade Fair' 40 Business Profiles 44 Your Local Directory

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LOCAL INFO | updates

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Local Updates Your

South Norfolk & North Suffolk

Diss Town Council News The Mayoral year in Diss begins in mid-May so by now I will have handed the baton on to the next Town Mayor. I have been honoured to serve the town where I have lived most of my life and I must thank my fellow councillors for their support and advice throughout the year. I must also thank our Town Clerk, Deborah Sarson, who works hard for the good of Diss and all of the council team that keep our town in such good order.

This year saw Diss Town Council take ownership of the Youth Centre in Shelfanger Road,

it was to be a victim of County Council cost savings and would have closed but for the ambition of the Town Council who quickly looked in to ways of securing it for the benefit of the young and community. An unknown benefactor stepped in to purchase the building for the town and it is now enjoying a resurgence of interest thanks to the steering group that was set up to manage and take it forward. Renamed Diss Youth and Community Centre I have every confidence of its success in years to come.

Diss Corn Hall continues

to be a successful asset to the town bringing a wide range of entertainment and functions and the Corn Hall Trust deserve praise for their endeavours. Hopefully more funding can be secured this year to carry out more improvements to the venue.

Whilst being Town Mayor I have enjoyed attending various groups and organisations in the town, Diss Athletics Club, Diss Town Football Club, Diss Rotary Club, South Norfolk Youth Symphonic Band awards evening, Diss Farmers Market 10 years anniversary, Diss Friends of Chernoybl Children and the DC3 24 hour charity marathon to name but a few and I have also represented the town at various civic functions across Norfolk and Suffolk such as the Homecoming Parade of the 4th Army Air Corp

in Ipswich, the Battle of Britain Memorial Service in Thetford plus many others including my first polo match, as a spectator I hasten to add. I also enjoyed the recent Sport Relief Day and the Tour of Britain coming through Diss.

All these things and the people I have met and spoken to in the town make me remember we are lucky to live in such a town and indeed area. There are always things that can be improved but we have it pretty good here!

My adopted charity was the East Anglian Air Ambulance and I am happy to have raised ÂŁ2,240.15 for this deserving cause.

Finally, I would like to send my successor every good wish and hope they enjoy their year as much as I have.

Mike Bardwell Town Mayor 2011/2012

Attleborough Town Council News

New Town Mayor Cllr Samantha Taylor On 8th May the Town Council elected Cllr Samantha Taylor to be the new Town Mayor and Cllr Shane Schucroft to be the new Deputy Mayor. Mrs Taylor replaces Cllr Karen Pettitt who

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served as Mayor in 2011/12.

Also agreed at the meeting were committee memberships and the appointment of representatives to outside bodies.

Sam has served as a town councillor for the last four years and lived in Attleborough for the past 23 years. She attended high school in the town, is married to Stephen and has four children. The landlady of The London Tavern public house, Sam runs her business with the help and support of her husband and family. Sam and her family support many local and national charities and she is still giving consideration to which worthy cause she will support through her year as Mayor. She is looking forward to a busy but rewarding year in office.

LOCAL INFO | updates

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

The New Buckenham Players Get Ready...

All The Fun Of The Fair

To Perform As Part Of The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Open Stages Project.

'Around the church fair' at St Marys Church, 30th June.

Group photograph of the cast & crew of New Buckenham Players' 'The Merchant - A Banker's Dilemma'.

As part of the RSC’s 50th birthday season every amateur group in the UK was invited to apply to take part in the RSC Open Stages Project, running until the end of this year.

Each group was asked to ‘pitch’ for a production and there was a specific brief – it had to be performed by an amateur group and be one of Shakespeare’s plays, an adaptation, or have a Shakespearean theme. If successful, applicants would then become ‘members’ of RSC Open Stage and would also be invited to attend Regional RSC Open Stages Exchange events hosted by the participating regional theatres (the New Wolsey in Ipswich for the Eastern region) where groups could take part in workshops aimed at exchanging skills and inspiring ideas for use in the productions.

New Buckenham Players, ever up for a challenge, decided that “nothing ventured, nothing gained” and applied, and were then delighted to be accepted.

The play, The Merchant: A Banker’s Dilemma has been written by member Tom Nash and is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. It is set during the banking crisis of 2009/10, and is told as an everyman tale of every time, with a deliberate sense of timelessness, echoing other eras of boom and bust.

It was originally hoped that the play could be performed at the village’s Market Cross, on the village green but unfortunately, a temporary road closure application

has been refused. The play will now be performed at St Martin’s Church in New Buckenham, “promenade” style, with the first half of The Merchant being performed in the Church grounds and the second half in the Church itself. The Players are delighted that the PCC have given permission to use this wonderful Church.

The play will be performed from Thursday, 21 to Sunday, 24 June. The first three performances will take place at 7.30 p.m., but on Sunday the performance will start at 2.30 p.m., at which the audience are invited to bring along a picnic beforehand, with the gates opening at 12.30 p.m..

Advanced tickets can be booked via the Box Office on 01953 861438. www.newbuckenhamplayers.co.uk For further information contact Louise Casson, Chairman (860191), Dave Dowson, Vice-Chairman (860320) or Rosemary Day, Producer (860226).

Over the past three months I have been able to give you the readers step by step information on the build up to the 'Around the church fair' at St Marys Church Diss on Saturday 30th June 10am to 2pm. This is called progressive reporting and it is thanks to the committee who have taken me on board and led me every step of the way and as a result the advertising through this magazine has been at a very high level. There is little

more I can say that has not already been said so just go up to the church and enjoy what you see, oh and by the way one thing I've not mentioned is that this fair will be opened by a lady presenter from Radio Norfolk. I will keep you guessing who she is and you will find out at the 10am opening.

Have fun and as always this event has been put on for the town and community alike.

Gerry Hosking.

The Friendly Invasion Display in Diss Museum Diss Museum's commemoration of the Friendly Invasion of 1942 has been boosted by a grant from the Norfolk American Connections Project.

The county-wide scheme celebrates the coming of the American airmen 70 years ago; but also any historical connections between Norfolk and the USA. Diss Museum features a display using items from Knettishall, Thorpe Abbotts and Horham airfield museums.

There will be an entertainment, entitled Twilight's Last Gleaming, at Thorpe Abbotts at 7.30pm on

8th & 9th June and an American Lunch in St. Mary's Hall, Diss, on Saturday 14th July.

Diss High School's annual Problem Solving Day for feeder schools, in which the museum participates, will have an American theme this year. The £250 grant will help to run the American Lunch and to get a sound track made for the show at Thorpe Abbotts.

Twilight's Last Gleaming is a mixture of a young airman's letters home, powerpoint images of the war and the sounds and music of the era. Admission is only £2.50.

You can book by phoning the museum office on (01379) 650618.

More details of the county project are available on www. norfolksamericanconnections.com Basil Abbott.

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LOCAL INFO | updates

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Saving The Air Ambulance

Harleston & Waveney Art Trail 2012

The 'Big Sing' supports EAAA on the 12th August.

Open For Three Weekends June 23rd-24th, June 30th-July 1st, July 7th-8th.

At this stage there is no problem with the 'East Anglian Air Ambulance' flying but, as time goes on and with fuel prices going up and up, there could come a time when these two helicoptors are grounded.

As everyone knows, this charity like all others is not state-funded and rely on people holding events in aid of the EAAA. On 12th of August at St. Mary's Church Diss the 'Big Sing' will return and this is the charity we will be supporting, meanwhile you can submit your favourite hymn requests at the information centre in the town. Representatives of the Air Ambulance will be there on the night but I need extra help from you the general public this year.

Apart from requesting your hymns which you are so good

at I am looking for a couple of people who owe their lives to those famous yellow helicoptors for getting you to hospital so quickly, perhaps someone who had a medical emergency or some one involved in an accident.

You can email me at gerryandliz@diss.co.uk leaving your contact number. By doing so it will make this years event extra special. I look forward to hearing from you.

Gerry Hosking Event organiser and presenter.

Visit Your Local Artists’ Studios & Workshops HWAT was founded in 2004 and is an independent, non-profit making and cooperative open studios event run by a group of local artists who all live and work within a 10 mile radius of Harleston. Our members are selected on the high quality of their work and most are trained and art is their career. We have up to forty members and twenty two will be taking part this year, while some are on sabbatical.

The Trail gives an opportunity for the artists to promote and sell their work but, equally important, it provides the public with an insight into their lifestyle and how they work.

Forming this group has brought many artists into contact with each other and with the local community. New friendships

have been formed and joint exhibitions taken place. Each year a selection committee meets to consider new applications and this year we have several new members, Lin Patterson working with textiles, Harleston Gallery owner Caryl Challis with her batik work and Denise Goddard, painter in watercolour and pen and ink. For more detailed information visit our website: www.hwat.org.uk If you would like to apply for membership in 2013, forms are available from our secretary. Christina Greathead Cart Lodge Barn Church Hill Starston Norfolk IP20 9PF Tel: 01379 852352 [e] chris. greathead@btinternet.com *Applications should be returned

by November 2012 to the secretary*

New Local Musical Prepare to meet 'The Rackety Rector of Rickinghall' A rollicking new musical based loosely on an historical rector of Rickinghall with a "rackety" reputation is coming to St Mary's Church, Redgrave this month.

Written and produced in musical comedy style by local composer Peter Creswell, "The Rackety Rector of Rickinghall" features songs influenced by musicians as diverse as Cole Porter and Mozart, Fats Waller and Donald Swann, with a whiff of the traditional English Music Hall thrown in for added spice.

The story of this musical is NOT historically accurate, being based on a former rector of Rickinghall whose name has been changed for this musical. The rector died in London before the first World War, after lunching with two ladies of easy virtue in a fashionable restaurant. An article on his death and colourful lifestyle appeared in the John Bull magazine in August 1913, under a heading that inspired the title of this musical comedy.

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Directed by Tim Hall with choreography by Kathy Mills and Sue Coales, and featuring many well-known local performers, the musical is set in rural Suffolk and Edwardian London. Its central hero is a delightfully eccentric priest, who cannot resist falling into temptation, a taste which leads him into some hilarious situations.

With Peter Creswell leading the orchestra from the piano, the Rector is played by Tim Hall; Jennifer Hewes plays the Rector's wife; Leslie Dumbell appears as the Bishop of London; with Paul Hewes as the Butler; Florence Hall as a Desirable Maid; and Pam Vinten as a Lady of the Night.

The Rackety Rector of Rickinghall is at St Mary's Church, Redgrave, on Thursday, Friday & Saturday, June 14, 15 and 16, at 7.30p.m.

Tickets £10 from the Diss Publishing Bookshop, Redgrave Shop, Botesdale Post Office, Rickinghall Newsagents or by phone on 01379 890650.

LOCAL LIFESTYLE | collectors

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Collectors & Enthusiasts Your Local

I Collect Royal Memorabilia and Memories of Diss

The Royal Family has been much-loved in our family for as long as I can remember.

My dad, William Cattermole, was a big fan and was part of the Uplands Willbye Association which was formed to celebrate the Queen's Coronation in June 1953.

At the time I was 10 and, like the other children from Uplands Way and Willbye Avenue, I dressed up in fancy dress and took part in the parade through the town to Rectory Meadow.

My dad sadly passed away in 2004 at the age of 94.

It was when I was clearing out his house that I came across the most amazing pieces of royal memorabilia.

Dad had an official souvenir brochure from the Queen's Coronation itself in pristine condition. Not only that but I found a souvenir programme

from Diss' celebrations for the coronation of King George V1 and Queen Elizabeth from May 12th 1937. This local Diss programme features details of all the activities that were held in the town on this day. There was a parade, a service of thanksgiving, the laying of a wreath upon the war memorial and even the crowning of a Carnival Queen. It went on to include musical performances, country dancing, children's tea and even a football match! All the children were given a souvenir mug upon leaving the festivities at the Corn Hall.

Amongst Dad's things was also an official programme for the proceedings in the town of Diss for the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary on May 6th 1935.

The town celebrated in much the same fashion as mentioned above.

Alongside the programmes

and brochures, I'm also now the proud owner of a series of mugs and plates to celebrate a range of royal occasions. The oldest is a tiny mug made to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887.

Although it doesn't mention Victoria's name, the date gives it away.

I also have a mug and plate to celebrate our current Queen's Coronation inscribed with the date June 2nd 1953. Every child in Diss was given one of those.

Alongside it, I also have a mug that celebrates the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977.

I can't wait to add to my

collection with items celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee this month.

Another item I own that will be of interest to local readers is a Diss Farthing. I have given my coin to the Diss Museum for safekeeping. Interestingly, if you look at the Diss town sign, it shows an image of the coin I have with exactly the same year on it. Could whoever painted the Diss sign have used our family coin as a model?

This month I can't wait to join in whatever festivities the town organises and I can't wait to add to my royal collection.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | focus on banham

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

FOnocus Banham Your Local

New Unique Shop and Online Store Flock and Jive is new to Banham.

It sells a variety of items from kitsch handmade jewellery and gifts, to antiques, greetings cards and upcycled furniture. It specialises in custom orders, in particular handmade jewellery, fascinators and decorations for weddings or special occasions.

It also offers jewellery making parties for children and

a customer loyalty scheme. Flock and Jive is open every day during school holidays! During non school holiday periods it is open Wednesday - Sunday.

For more information and to shop online please visit www.flockandjive.co.uk or check out their Facebook page.

Could Bart Win Your Heart Dogs Trust Snetterton rehoming appeal.

Two year old German Shepherd cross, Bart, is a loveable character with heaps of potential, he is always keen to learn, and has already mastered his basic obedience.

Bart has become a favourite with staff here in the six months he has spent in our care, and we would love to see him settled in to the right home. A fan of company, and a bit of fuss Bart is keeping his paws crossed for adult owners that are going to be around a lot, and will spend time playing football (his favourite pastime) with him. Bart is a happy hound who also enjoys the company of other dogs and could live with another confident female canine.

An inquisitive soul, Bart is best when given plenty to keep him busy and out of mischief! A daily routine, encompassing both mental and physical exercise will see Bart flourish in to a fantastic friend in no time at all.

If you think you can offer Bart a place to play please call Dogs Trust Snetterton on 01953 498 377 or visit www.dogstrust.org.uk to find out more. You can also see Bart and many of our other lovely dogs on Sunday 10th June at our annual Summer Open Day & Fun Dog Show – a fantastic day out for all the family!

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | focus on wymondham

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

FOnocus Wymondham Your Local

Wymondham Open Gardens Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th June 2012, 12.00noon to 6.00pm.

Twenty-eight gardens and the Town Allotments will be open during this weekend.

Many are stunning in design and location and this is your opportunity to look behind the garden gate and explore the hidden delights of other people's gardens.

The entry programme map shows locations of the gardens which will also be marked by yellow balloons to make your walk round the town easy.

All proceeds will go to Wymondham Heritage Museum

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and Star Throwers, a local cancer charity. ÂŁ5.00 per adult covers both days, accompanied children free.

Entry programmes available at any garden, the Tourist Information Centre Wymondham, The Heritage Museum and Wymondham Garden Centre in Tuttles Lane.

Further information: Phone 01953 602 457. Email: jstevens@ waitrose.com. J Stevens, 8 Friarscroft Lane, Wymondham, NR18 0AT, Norfolk.

LOCAL LIFESTYLE | focus on wymondham

Your Local Magazine • June 2012 Wymondham

Music Festival

Festival Fortnight 23 June to 8 July.

Pictures (Clockwise): Eclipse, The Demon Barber Roadshow, Adriana Lord of Cuarteto Guarachando and O Duo - percussion extravaganza.

Wymondham is a must destination for music fans in June. The 17th Wymondham Music Festival steps up a gear with Festival Fortnight from Saturday 23 June to Sunday 8 July.

Enjoy Americana, classical, folk, world, jazz, swing, disco, funk, soul and early music in a range of venues across the town. There’s O Duo’s percussion extravaganza,

the award-winning Demon Barber Roadshow’s high-energy mix of music and dance, jazz pianist Craig Milverton and the Cuban style of Cuarteto Guarachando.

Full Festival programme details are at www.wymfestival.org.uk, tel. 01953 601939, email office@ wymfestival.org.uk.

Tickets are on sale at the Book Fountain in Wymondham.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | travel destination

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Travel Destination...

This Month’s

Mexican Waves

For some much-needed sun, why not try top tourist destination Mexico…

Los Cabos Steeped in history and with miles of golden beaches, Mexico is a fantastic place to visit on holiday. In fact, it's one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world with over 20 million foreign visitors a year. So why not grab your sombrero and head off to the land of chilli, ancient ruins and tequila for the holiday of a lifetime?

Here's a guide to Mexico's biggest resorts and most famous tourist sights...

Puerto Vallarta - Located on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, Puerto Vallarta was once voted the best Mexican Vacation Destination. Beautiful beaches, top-class watersports, whale and dolphin watching, restaurants, bars, galleries….it really does have something for everyone.

Los Cabos - This lively 20-mile beach area at the Southern tip of Baja California is famous for its sandy beaches, sophisticated resorts and bars and restaurants. From party destination Cabo San Lucas down to the quieter San Jose del Cabo, it's a great place for water sports, particularly fishing. In the winter, you can even spot whales frolicking in the Pacific Ocean.

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Acapulco - The original Mexican resort town, just the name Acapulco conjures up images of Hollywood celebrities and cocktails in the sunset.

It's still a party town where you can dance the night away in a variety of bars and clubs. No visit is complete without watching the spectacular La Quebrada cliff divers leaping forty metres into the ocean below.

Chichen Itza - (Pictured below) One of Mexico's most visited tourist attractions, Chichen Itza is the largest of the Maya cities in the Yucatan Peninsula. Its most famous landmark is the temple pyramid of El Castillo. Its design has special astronomical significance with the steps carved into each face of the pyramid adding up to 365 - the number of days in a year.

Cancun - Mexico's most popular resort, Cancun, has appeared out of nowhere in the last 30 years. Now it is peppered with worldclass hotels, bars, restaurants and nightclubs, not to mention shopping malls, golf courses and stunning beaches.

Oaxaca - Located in southwestern Mexico, this city - and its nearby ruins of Monte Alban - are listed as a World Heritage Site. Visit its Cathedral and Museum of Contemporary Art and revel in the gorgeous hot chocolate that is made locally. From here, you can also visit the idyllic sandy beaches of Puerto Escondido and Huatulco to see dolphins, sea turtles and lagoons filled with water birds.

Cozumel - Popular for scuba diving and snorkelling, this island in the Caribbean sea off of Mexico's Eastern Coast has been designated a National Marine Park to help protect its stunning coral reefs. It is also a stop for many Caribbean cruise ships and is home to many hotels, bars and more than 300 restaurants!

And away from the beach, Mexico has lots to offer too. Here's a few highlights....

Mexico City - Surrounded by mountains, this huge capital city is a real haven for tourists.

Its historic centre and the floating gardens of Xochimilco are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The city is home to around 160 museums and 100 art galleries. It even has the fourth highest number of theatres in the world after New York, London and Toronto!

Chichen Itza If you like what you read, that why not visit the Co-Operative Travel Agents on the Market Place in Diss. They offer cruises with top cruise company Princess Cruises along the Pacific Coast taking in Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos.

LOCAL LIFESTYLE | diss town carnival

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Diss Town Carnival Countries of the World Takes place on Sunday 17th June.

This theme was chosen by the committee to encourage our multi cultural community to join in the festivities and it should prove to be our most colourful Carnival to date.

The Monterey Line Dancers will start off proceedings with a display at 12noon at Mere's Mouth followed by Hoxon Hundred Morris Dancers at the Market Place at 12.30pm.

This year we have successfully engaged the Glenmoriston Pipe Band to lead the procession through the streets of Diss. They start from Roydon Road at 1pm, down St Nicholas Street, it then travels through Diss town centre, along Park Road, Denmark Street and finishes at Shelfanger Road.

The Fun Day at the Football ground in

Brewers Green Lane starts at 2pm with the opening of the event by the Carnival King and Queen at approx 2.30. During the afternoon there will be displays by Black Belt Academy, Bazza Bizarre and the Pipe Band plus Park Radio will be on hand to supply the music. New for this year are Segway and Combat Paintball plus old favourites the Bungey Trampolines, Climbing Wall and children's rides. As always there will be stalls to include local crafts, plate smashing and static displays and there will be plenty of refreshments too from BBQ, Hog Roast, tea & coffee and vegetarian options So come along on Sunday 17th June and enjoy an amazing Family Day for all the community.

Entry Adult ÂŁ3 children U16 free when accompanied by an adult.

Website: www.diss-carnival.co.uk email: doreencollins@btinternet.com

Picture courtesy of John Hutton.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | diss town carnival

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Diss Town Carnival Diss Carnival King Oliver Pilsbury-Gaunt.

Its going to be a very busy year for Oliver Pilsbury-Gaunt. Not only will he be crowned the Diss Carnival King on the 16th June by last year's King Tom Harris during the Proms in the Park Concert but recently he has been co-opted onto the Diss Town Council and, at the age of eighteen, is probably the youngest Diss Town Council member ever.

Oliver, a former Diss High School pupil, is currently completing an ICT diploma at Norwich College. Along with Lucy Davies, the Carnival Queen, he will lead the whole procession

through the streets on Sunday the 18th June chauffeured by Pete Gillings in his Bentley.

Apart from this, Oliver runs the Park Pavillion Kiosk and is the main organiser of the Queens Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. And if all of that wasn't enough, Oliver has recently joined the Diss Rotary Club. He also works with Carnival Queen Lucy on a Friday evening at Il Divo.

Oliver is very much looking forward to his year as Carnival King and meeting as many people and businesses as possible.

Oliver Pilsbury-Gaunt

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | diss town carnival

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Diss Town Carnival Diss Carnival Queen Lucy Davies.

Lucy Davies

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Former Hartismere School pupil eighteen year old Lucy Davies is the new Diss Carnival Queen and will be officially crowned on Saturday 16th June by last year's Queen Hdia Nour. The event will take place during the Proms in the Park Concert.

Lucy will take pride of place along with the Carnival King Oliver Pilsbury-Gaunt at the head of the parade as they make their way through the town on the Carnival day 17th June.

Lucy has already chosen her special gown for the day from Every

Cloud in Diss. She lives and works in Eye and at weekends, works at Il Divo in Diss. She is looking forward to the Carnival day itself and the whole experience of being the queen for the coming year which is a rather special year to have been chosen as the Queen.

Lucy already knows lots of people in town and is sure that during the coming months she will be meeting many more and she is sure that it will be an exciting and challenging year ahead.

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

LOCAL LIFESTYLE | diss reflection

1920's Diss Continuing our serialisation of historical editions of the Diss Express, here we look at life for local people at the start of the 1920's.

The Diss Express proudly printed the Prime Minister's New Year Message in the edition of January 2nd 1920.

We bid farewell to a fateful year which has witnessed the signing of a peace that is alike a token of victory and a warrant for hope.

Whether the New Year shall be rich with promise or laden with despair depends upon ourselves. We have reached a time when a concentrated effort is essential to the re-building of the world.'

Meanwhile, local people in Diss rallied to raise money for the Blinded Soldier's Children's Fund.

'It is very gratifying to report that in response to an appeal by Sir Arthur Pearson, local Christmas Day dinner collections on behalf of the above most excellent object realised a total of £64. Grateful thanks are due to Mr. Alfred Cooper, who so ably carried out

the secretarial duties, and to the ladies and gentlemen who very successfully collected subscriptions.'

Others, however, were not quite so charitable and found themselves on the wrong side of the law!

'Jessie Rumsby, shop-keeper, Victoria Road, Diss was summoned on the information of Mr. G. H. Jones, local food overseer, with selling a pound of rice at a price exceeding the maximum on November 12th. There were further charges involving five summonses against the same defendant for failing to exhibit upon her premises notices of the maximum prices imported cheese, jam, imported bacon, ham and lard, canned fish and rice, on the same date.' After consideration, the Bench decided to impose a fine of 5/- and 5/- costs in regard to the sale of rice and a fine of 2/6 each in the other cases.'

And in other news….

'APPOINTMENT - Miss Annie Eston, of

David Lloyd George Prime Minister 1916-1922 Scole, has been appointed organist of Roydon Church at a salary of £15 per annum.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | health and fitness

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

H&ealth Fitness Your Local

Be Clear On Cancer

Have you ever felt that food gets stuck in your throat when eating, or have you or someone you know been suffering from heartburn or indigestion on and off for three weeks or more?

If you notice any of these symptoms, tell your doctor straight away. The chances are that it’s nothing serious but it’s always best to get it checked out as soon as you can.

These symptoms could be signs of stomach or oesophagus cancer. The oesophagus is the long tube (gullet) that carries food from the throat to the stomach. There are almost 700 new cases of these two cancers in Anglia every year and they cause over 500 deaths annually in the region.

Both cancers affect men and women, but are more common in men. More than nine out of 10 people who get

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cancer of the stomach or oesophagus are over 55. Remember – you are not wasting anyone’s time by getting your symptoms checked out, so make that trip to your doctor’s surgery. If it’s nothing to worry about, your mind will be put at rest. But if it is cancer of the stomach or oesophagus, early detection makes it easier to treat.

Seeing your doctor without delay may save your life. Remember to see your doctor straight away if: • Food ever feels like it’s sticking in your throat when you swallow, or • You’ve had heartburn or indigestion on and off for 3 weeks or more.

LOCAL LIFESTYLE | schools and nurseries

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Schools & Nurseries Your Local

Thetford Grammar School Together We Learn.

We are a school with a long history, establishing a reputation across the region over the centuries.

Our aim is to work successfully with young people, whether they join us in the Junior School or into Year 7 or above.

Our expectation is that they will achieve good GCSEs, go on to study A levels and aspire to enter higher education. All of our pupils gained at least 6 A* - C grades at GCSE and we had a 100% pass rate at A level.

The individual lies at the heart of all we do, developing the potential within all our young

people and encouraging them to recognise their role in society. As a school of 310 in number, we can do this by setting high standards, offering smaller teaching groups, and providing a close-knit environment where everyone is valued, meeting the needs of all individuals.

We aim to produce well– qualified young people, conscious of their cultural heritage, technologically capable and who are also emotionally intelligent, prepared to take their place in the world in which they will live and work.

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Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Schools & Nurseries Your Local

Riddlesworth Hall Preparatory School

Sarah Veness meets headmaster Paul Cochrane to find out more about one of Norfolk's most famous preparatory schools‌.

From the moment you turn up the driveway to Riddlesworth Hall, you are transported into a peaceful, idyllic world. Set in thirty acres of parkland, the location is unsurpassed and the hall itself is stunning. Riddlesworth Hall has been a school in its own right since 1946. Two years earlier, the building had been taken over by Felixstowe College who'd wanted to evacuate their students away from the coast during the war.

After the war, the older students moved back to Felixstowe leaving the younger pupils behind. And so Riddlesworth Hall Preparatory School was born.

In the 1970s, it taught it's most famous pupil yet - Princess Diana.

In recent years, the school has evolved from an all-girls boarding school to now take day students,

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nursery-age children and boys through from the age of 2-13.

I'd come here on a wet and windy May afternoon to meet headteacher Paul Cochrane. Over coffee in his office, it was clear to see how much he loves the school.

'We really are a small, familyfriendly school,' he says. 'The most important thing for me is that our students are happy as I truly believe this is the best way to help them succeed.' And succeed they do. For the last decade, every Riddlesworth pupil has been accepted into their first choice secondary school.

Mr Cochrane lives in the hall itself with his wife and four children, two of whom are pupils at the school.

'Currently we have around 138 children with no more than 20 in each class,' he says. 'This helps us to get to know each student individually which is really important. It also means that the children all know each other and look out for each other.'

At present, the majority of students are day pupils with only around 35 boarding.

'We are a very flexible school,' explains Mr Cochrane. 'We take day pupils and also offer a flexiboarding system where students can board full-time, weekly or even for just a couple of nights a week if

that's what suits families. We also offer the usual early years funding for 3 and 4 year-olds.'

Children can start from the age of 2 and move up through the school until age 13 when they move on to senior education.

'We aren't a selective school and have children of mixed abilities across the year groups,' says Mr Cochrane. 'We also have CReSTeD status to support pupils with specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia and can offer one-to-one support if necessary.'

Interview over, we headed out on a tour of the school. The

building itself is beautiful with by far the grandest classrooms and common areas I've ever seen.

It was clear to see that the resources are excellent, from a well-stocked library, an impressive computer room and an amazing hall for theatrical and musical use out to the tennis courses and sports areas.

As I came away, I could tell Mr Cochrane was right when he said Riddlesworth was a small, caring, family-orientated school.

It really did feel like a home from home, albeit a grander home than most of us will ever enjoy.

Diss Church of England Junior School Celebrates a very special birthday this year.

It is 150 years old!

We will be having a week of celebratory activities, beginning on Monday 18th June and ending with a joint party and lunch with Diss Infants on Friday 22nd June.

Parents are warmly invited to join us in the afternoon.

If you are a past pupil of our school (or know someone else who is!) we would be very grateful if you could share your experiences with us. This could be in writing

or in person! Our Children would be very interested to find out more about their school in the past and compare it with their school of today. You could help us greatly by contacting Mrs Brett.

We are aiming for an enjoyable week of learning activities for our children. As ever, thank you for your support. Mrs J. Brett, History Leader and Mrs S. Youngs, Head Teacher.

LOCAL LIFESTYLE | schools and nurseries

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

The Oaks Nursery Open Day Saturday 30th June, 9am-1pm.

We are having an open day for families to come along and have a look round and children to have a play. We will also be celebrating the Queens jubilee with dressing up and a King’s & Queen’s fun day fundraising event to raise money for Crackerjacks Children’s Trust with all the children at nursery on Wednesday 6th June.

Recently an Ofsted inspector reported: “Children are extremely happy, confident and flourish because of the staff ’s unquestionable commitment to meeting their individual needs. The nursery environment is exceptionally safe, warm and vibrant, and offers children a wealth of inspiring and challenging play opportunities.

As a result, children are making outstanding progress in their learning and development. The staff make the most of every opportunity to keep parents and carers fully

informed, providing them with an extensive range of information and encouraging them to share in their children’s learning. The cohesive staff team is inspired by a highly ambitious and motivated management team. Together they value the process of self-evaluation and demonstrate an exceptional capacity for securing continuous improvement to the existing outstanding outcomes for children.”

The Oaks Nursery is open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm.

All meals and nappies are included in the price. Located next to the library, children make regular visits to use the town centre resources.

For more information please call (01379) 651906.

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Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Schools & Nurseries Your Local

1966 is remembered as being the year that England won the World cup but Your Local Magazine reader June Wythe as she was then has sent in one of her memories, a 1966 picture of Diss Secondary Modern

School for Girls. June lived at Beehive Yard, Diss and was 14 years old at the time that the photograph was taken and can be seen on the third row up from the front 7th along from the right. Beside her were her friends

Brenda Sweeting (shown 8th) and Dawn Lincoln (shown 9th).

Other pupils that June spotted were June and Jennifer Jolly, Norma Sharpe, Dorothy Brown, Moira Huggings, Jennifer Last,

Miles of smiles at Conkers Day Nursery We care about your child as much as you do, which is why you’ll find lots of smiling faces at Conkers. After all, there’s plenty for you and your child to be cheerful about.

Situated on a farm in Diss, countryside walks are a firm favourite with Conker’s children.

Changing seasons and animal encounters provide lots of interest.

Inside Conkers there’s plenty of space too.

Our baby room has soft play activities, whilst a larger room provides older children with all that they could wish for. And everyone eats together in our dining room.

Within a sheltered garden, activities come in all shapes and sizes.

The very young have their own adjacent outside area and in hot weather all children benefit from our sun awning.

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encourages children to eat a healthy variety at lunchtime. Early birds can have breakfast and we give afternoon tea to those that stay later.

Staff love Conkers too and stay with us for longer. That’s great for the children who become firm friends with all of us. If you are seeking a secure and happy place for your child, please come and see us. We’re bound to put a smile on your face.

For further information visit www.conkers4kids.co.uk or contact Nicola Hilton on 01379 644461.

LOCAL LIFESTYLE | schools and nurseries

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Class of 1966

Diss Girls' Secondary Modern School

Christine Corbyn, Hazel Hilton, Linda Cross, Sandra Hume, Carol Hines, Sharron Goodall, Alison Ransome, Christine Shibley, Susan Farr, Jeanette Pipe, Sheila Kidd, Susan Lond, Maureen Thomson, Jenny Godbold, Wendy

Shadbolt, Susan Killick, Rita Youngman, Phyllis Hume and Pam Coleman. Teachers as far as she remembers were Mrs Madgett, Mrs Marshall, Miss Browning, Miss Jones who was the headmistress, Mrs Hare , Mrs

Batchelor, Mrs Woods and Miss Neal but she cannot remember them all. She would like to know if any other readers remember anyone on the picture. If so get in touch with Your Local Magazine and we will pass onto June.

Exciting times for Alburgh with Denton Pre-School Nursery With the promise of a new premises in the summer!

The original building which the setting uses at present was purchased by the group in 1998. With funds raised by staff, parents and members of the local community, and a helping hand from the National Lottery.

The building has had it’s day!

Norfolk County Council are about to replace it with a brand new purpose built premises, with all the facilities required for a modern day pre-school.

Work will begin at the end of the summer term and the Nursery will be open for business at the start of the Autumn term.

There will be a Grand Opening of the premises on Saturday the 8th of September 2012 at 12 o clock.

We would like you to come and have a look

around and join us in celebrating this exciting time in our setting's history.

OFSTED has said of our setting that ‘Outcomes for children are good and some are outstanding’ (A, Clark) We look forward to a bright future in our new building, with the opportunity to build on our achievements, Enabling us to continue to provide a good quality pre-school education for our children.

Jayne Rayner (Manager).

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | events: out and about

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Events Your Local

Out & About Live Music 2012

Takes place every summer during June and July.

Top to Bottom: Thetford stage, Alfie Boe and The Darkness.

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An eclectic mix of acts perform in seven spectacular forest locations across the country and 2012 will welcome the millionth music fan attending such a live gig as part of the annual series arranged by the Forestry Commission. Woodland clearings are temporarily transformed into a concert arena creating a safe and relaxed atmosphere for gig-goers.

Income generated from Forestry Commission Live Music ticket sales is spent on improving the

forests for both people and wildlife.

Forestry Commission Live Music concerts in the Eastern region take place at Thetford Forest, near Brandon, Suffolk and a stellar line-up of artists have been confirmed for 2012 including Razorlight, Plan B, Will Young, Ed Sheeran, Alfie Boe and The Darkness.

For further information about Forestry Commission Live Music visit www.forestry.gov.uk/music or telephone 03000 680400.

LOCAL LIFESTYLE | events: out and about

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Norwich Theatre Royal June 2012 Shows.

June opens with a taste of New York in the 1930s as the classic musical Wonderful Town comes to Norwich Theatre Royal from June 5-9. Heading the cast is Connie Fisher, who shot to fame when she won the BBC’s Sound of Music talent search show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?

This time, there is not a wimple or habit in sight as she plays aspiring writer Ruth Sherwood who arrives in New York City on the hunt for romance and riches.

Expect spectacular sets, stunning costumes and a company of over 40 in this classic musical featuring songs from the legendary Leonard Bernstein.

A Diamond Jubilee salute to The Queen is promised when The Royal Marine Band take to the stage on June 17 fresh from a tour of duty in Afghanistan, before children’s favourite Peppa Pig makes her long-awaited return

with a brand new adventure that sees her searching for treasure on June 20-21. Music for all tastes then takes over towards the end of the month as Impact Opera presents its high-energy production of Carmen on June 22, some soul classics are guaranteed with The Sound of the Supremes on June 26 and the rescheduled visit of the ever-popular Elkie Brooks on June 27.

Ending the month will be the chance to see some of Norfolk’s top junior performing talent as over 100 local young people join the English Youth Ballet to star in their production of Giselle on June 29-30. After a tough audition, the young dancers including Norwich Theatre Royal arts course student Joseph Press, from Wroxham, will star in this appealing new production set on an English country estate with a distinctive ‘upstairs downstairs’ feel.

Impact Opera presents its high-energy production of Carmen on June 22

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | food and drink

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Food & Your Local

Drink

Review: The Rose of India, Attleborough

A taste of India, excellent cuisine, great service and beautifully presented food.

We decided to visit on a Tuesday evening and were greeted by a very warm welcome. The door was held open for us on arrival and we were immediately shown to our table.

The restaurant has a contemporary feel and already had several tables of diners enjoying papadums and starters. This added to the relaxed and friendly atmosphere. It’s always nice to

know you’ll have fellow diners, even early in the week.

The menu offered a vast choice with full descriptions of the dishes and whether they were Mild, Medium or Hot in flavour. This really helped the “Indian Cuisine Novice” in our party as it saved her from being unknowingly ordered a Vindaloo with extra chilli!

Whilst we were munching on our papadums a staff member also explained that if we wanted any of the dishes modified in any way for our own taste to let him know.

We decided on ordering

some Main Course dishes with sides including Chicken Pasanda, Vegetable Dansak and Raj Bengal King Prawns, Mushroom Rice, Sag Aloo, and Mushroom Bhaji and not forgetting a plain and garlic Nan. We were a bit overwhelmed when it arrived as the portion sizes are all very generous and it was all beautifully presented.

What a delicious feast, the prawns were amazing and all of the dishes ended up being a hit even for the spice averse member of the party!

Most of the meal was eaten even

though we had really ordered too much. I did ask for a take home bag for the left over Dansak as it was far too good to leave behind.

We all agreed that the evening had been superb. The service of the staff was very professional as we felt really at ease and well looked after. This together with the delicious food leaves no doubt that we will be back again soon.

The Rose of India also offers a takeaway service with free delivery within 5 miles if you order over £15.00.

Review by Pauline Lester.

Sudoku Competition!

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We are offering our readers a chance to win a meal for two at the Turkuaz restaurant in Victoria Road, Diss.

All you have to do is send your completed Sudoku to Competitions, Your Local Magazine, 3 Hales Yard, Diss, IP22 4AF by 20th June to be in with a chance of winning. Usual Circuit Publications competition rules apply.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | food and drink

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Ask the Chef!

Dear Simon, “I have tried without much success to make my own barbeque sauce. Last year while on holiday in USA, I went to a barbeque and the sauce served was really nice. Alas I didn’t ask for the recipe but have tried to make my own to no avail - Could you help? - Fiona Newton.

Hi Fiona, here’s a very simple BBQ Sauce I use. It only takes around 20mins to make from start to finish. This Barbecue Sauce is rich, dark, thick, sweet, and tangy, the sauce is great on everything from Spare Ribs, Burgers and Chicken.

Cook Time: 15 minutes.

Ingredients: • 2 cups ketchup • 2/3 cup dark molasses • 1/2 cup white vinegar • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon • 1/2 tsp ground allspice • 1/2 tsp ground mace • 1 tsp chili powder • 1 tsp Tabasco • 1 tsp paprika • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper • 1/2 tsp salt Nice and simple Whisk all ingredients together in a pan and simmer, stirring, on low heat for 15 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.

You have your bbq Sauce - enjoy...

Competition!

You could win Sunday lunch for two at The Bell Inn, just by sending your food question in for Simon to answer!

Send your question along with your name, address and daytime phone number to Ask the Chef, Your Local Magazine, 3 Hales Yard, Diss, IP22 4AF or email design@yourlocalmagazine.net.

Whatever your food query, Simon can help!

Spare Ribs Ingredients: 2 1/2 lb (1.1kg) pork ribs 2 tbsp oil 12 oz (350g) onions, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, crushed salt and black pepper BBQ Sauce (as recipe to the left) Method Heat the oven to 375°F (190°C) Heat the oil in a sauce pan, add the onions and crushed garlic fry gently for about 15 minutes or until the onions are golden brown and soft. Add all of the ingredients of the Barbecue Sauce and bring to the boil, stirrin g constantly. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Arrange the ribs in a shallow heat proof dish, seaso n with salt and freshly ground pepper and pour over half the bbq sauce. Cook in the oven for 45 minutes.

Remove from the oven and drain off the surplus fat. Coat with the remaining sauce and cook for a further 15-30 minu tes or until golden brown and tender.

Serve with a crisp mixed leaf salad.

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Thanks to Spice Cottage, we are offering you the chance to win a meal for two, just by completing our wordsearch. You and a friend will be able to tuck in to any chicken or lamb main course with rice, naan bread, popadum and chutneys on any night between Sunday and Thursday.

All you have to do is send your completed wordsearch to Competitions, Your Local Magazine, 3 Hales Yard, Diss, IP22 4AF by 20th June to be in with a chance of winning. Usual Circuit Publications competition rules apply.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | homes and gardens

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Homes & Gardens Your Local

The Magic of Mirrors‌ Mirrors are one of my favourite additions to any interior; they can transform a room and create all kinds of illusions!

I think it is their sheer versatility and the variety of styles that make them my key interior accessory.

If you were looking to recreate a period style, using the right mirror can bring the scheme to life. Whether it be a heavily moulded gilt rococo style or a simple Venetian mirror, the main considerations should be does it complement the architecture of the property and is the scale suitable and in proportion for the spacegenerally I would always go bigger rather than smaller.

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Covering complete sections of a wall with mirror cut to size is another favourite of mine.

This tends to be especially successful in bathrooms where spaces are small; the mirror reflects the rest of the room making it appear much larger.

Another trick is to line a disused fireplace with mirror and then stand candles on the hearth- the glow of just a few candles looks amazing when reflected.

A recent project that we have completed at The Park Hotel in Diss is a great example of the power of mirrors. The

restaurant is an internal room with no windows and is quite long and thin, the brief was to turn the room into a garden room. We have placed two arch shaped mirrors that give the illusion of windows down the long sides of the room, this makes the room feel light and airy. By lightening the wall colour to a stone colour and adding light painted chairs and wrought iron benches with comfortable cushions you now feel like you are dining in a stylish Georgian orangery thanks to the magic of mirrors!

LOCAL LIFESTYLE | homes and gardens

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Keep Yer Heel Down Bor! A ‘slightly on the huh’ look at gardening.

Wotcha! ...

Five inches. That's how much rain water I've measured in April/May. Or if you're like my wife and have been brought up on metric (Finland) then 12.7cm. Actually, that don't arf sound be--er don it bor?!! So now Anglian Water know – they've only got to announce a hosepipe ban and they'll get all the water they need. To give them their due they did credit customers with using less water now than 20yrs ago (statistic via last bill). So we're all doing something right!

If you're really missing using a hose, you could always invest in a tank like the one pictured which will collect, store and distribute your rainwater. Imagine showering in rainwater. Ok, sorry, lots of you have been soaked recently anyway...! This tank would set you back £958.40. If you'd like to learn more go to: rainwaterharvesting.co.uk The secret of effective watering is to water very slowly. Drip feed and soaker hoses are available, and a single drip falling in one place means you could probably put your arm into the soil up to your elbow after one night's soaking. The same applies to hanging baskets – which are notoriously difficult to water.

Flower containers from supermarkets are good for that job, and can be positioned on a patio chair over the basket. I've drilled many a hole in old chairs for this purpose! If it doesn't work for you, you can call me a drip! Keep on a troshin'!

Mark Aiken

07810 852089

dayburst@diss.co.uk

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Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Surface Cleaning Solutions For all your block paving, patio and driveway cleaning.

Based in Stanton, Anglia Surface Care provide professional surface cleaning solutions across the region, including block paving, patio and driveway cleaning. The company also offers a sealing service which includes block paving, paving slabs and pattern imprinted concrete.

Correctly applied, a sealing product will prolong the surface life, inhibit the growth of weeds and minimise maintenance.

The company was set up in 2010 by cousins Mark Brown and Anthony Bray who wanted their business to offer what they see as ‘the core values’ of good customer service, professionalism and the very best results! Anthony explains: “We want to provide the public with a professional cleaning service using specialised equipment that achieves exactly what the client wants. With every job, we visit the customer and talk through the processes involved. We can also do a test

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clean beforehand so we can make sure they will be happy with the final outcome. We are committed to meeting our clients’ expectations, rather than just turning up and doing the job.” Mark adds: “Fortunately, as we come under the category of “small business” we are not affected by the hosepipe ban.”

Anglia Surface Care cover work across the home, business and community sectors, including hospitals and community play areas as well as both public and private tennis courts.

Their web site incorporates 4 short videos showing various processes including driveway cleaning/sealing and tennis court restoration along with a testimonial page highlighting previous customer comments.

So, for a friendly, no obligation quotation, contact Mark or Anthony on 01359 510123 or visit www.angliasurfacecare.co.uk

LOCAL LIFESTYLE | homes and gardens

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Gardens & Green Spaces Festival May to July 2012, Norfolk.

The Festival forms part of the 2012 celebrations of the Royal Jubilee and coincides with the Olympic Torch Relay as it makes its journey around these islands. Starting on the day that the torch leaves Lands End on 18th May it concludes on 27th July as it reaches its final destination at the Opening Ceremony of London 2012.

The Festival is inspired by the designer of the Great British Garden that forms a central feature of the parkland on the Stratford Olympic site. It therefore forms a positive link between the City of Norwich where designer Rachel Read grew up and the excitement of the games themselves. For Alison Burnham who now works at the ECA head office in Norwich and has known Rachel since

she was a little girl, this is a very special occasion. Alison is working with the local community in the Norwich area to deliver a project for which the ECA has been awarded the prestigious Olympic Inspire Mark for its sustainability in education initiative. The Festival encourages residents and visitors to make their own journeys and savour the delights of many wild and cultivated places.

From the Broads to the Brecks, from sweeping rural estates to manicured urban gardens there is richness, variety and interest for young and old alike.

In this first year of the Festival countywide opportunities are featured in the brochure published today. An associated website www. olympicgarden.org.uk which has been launched in association with the festival has a facility for other outdoor public events to be uploaded by their organisers.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | homes and gardens

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Richard Allington Kitchens At Richard Allington Kitchens, we will provide you with a kitchen that functions as good as it looks.

This can only be achieved by using the finest components.

We work closely with world leading component and appliance manufacturers to ensure that your kitchen is as pleasing to use as it is on the eyes!

Our kitchen ranges include contemporary, traditional, classic and shaker styles.

In fact there’s a style for any home - from post-modernist, minimalism to rustic country living and everything in between.

All kitchen cabinets are made to order and supplied rigid and not flat-pack.

They are factory assembled and supplied with doors, drawers and accessories fitted.

Richard Allington Kitchens are manufactured in the traditional manner, glued and dowelled for strength to ensure there are no visible fixings or

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redundant holes. Each cabinet is fitted with soft close door and drawer dampers as standard.

We can do as little or as much as you require from supply only, to a full fitting service, including any building, plumbing or electrical works.

It’s our commitment to you to create the kitchen you desire, of superior quality at Superstore prices.

So come and see us in our showroom in Attleborough, or call us to arrange a free design and plan service with no high pressure sales, as we believe your time is precious.

It’s the Richard Allington way.

For further information please visit our website: www.richardallington.co.uk

LOCAL LIFESTYLE | homes and gardens

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Solar PV - What is it?

Here, Sarah Veness meets with one local company - Aspiration Solar - to discover what it's all about.

So what exactly is Solar PV? How does it work? And, most importantly, how will it make me money? Determined to get simple, straightforward answers to my questions, I headed to the office of Diss-based Aspiration Solar for a chat with directors James Chrystal and Lee Chapman.

Q. So, what exactly is Solar PV? A. Solar PV works by turning the sun's energy into useable electricity. To do this, we install solar panels on your roof or in your garden. These panels are connected to an inverter which converts the electricity collected into a form that can used throughout your home or business.

Q. Can I get a grant to cover the cost of fitting Solar PV? A. No, not any more. Instead, you now get generous payments called FIT payments from the government for all the energy you produce.

Over the course of 25 years, this is approximately £40,000-£47,000 after the cost of the system has been covered.

Q. I've heard that system costs have dramatically reduced in the last few months. Is this true?

A. Yes. Since December, the major manufacturers of panels and inverters have reduced their prices significantly which has seen the average cost of a 16-panel system fall from £12,500 to £6,300 -£7,500 including VAT dependant on the type of panels.

Q. So if I install a Solar PV system, will I never pay for electricity again?

A. Not quite but you can reduce the amount of energy you buy from the grid by two thirds. As your solar system only generates electricity during daylight hours, you will still have to pay for electricity when your system is inactive at night. It's also important to remember that the cost of electricity is rising every year. By paying a one-off cost to fit the system, you are fixing a large percentage of the cost of your energy usage.

Q. How many units of electricity will my system produce?

A. For a 16-panel system in an ideal location, you will generate approximately 4000kw of electricity per year. The government pays you for every unit you produce whether you use it or not. This is called a FIT payment and is currently 21p per unit.

At today's prices, you will be paid £840 from the government per year. This contract is in place for 25 years and the payments are subject to inflation.

Combined with the electricity savings, you will recoup the cost of the system within 6 years, leaving you with 19 years of pure tax-free income.

Q. Is the installation process disruptive?

A. Absolutely not. The installation normally takes three days including the erection of scaffolding, mounting the system on the roof, electrical connections and commissioning. We only use expert roofers to install the panels and our electrician is fully

trained to the necessary government criteria for solar installations.

Q. What if we sell the house?

A. The system and the outstanding FIT payments contract stays with the house making it more attractive to buyers. It also dramatically improves the EPC rating of the property.

Q. What guarantees does your company give?

A. We give a 10-year insurancebacked warranty on the installation and all of the products used also carry their own guarantees.

Q. Finally, why should people choose your company?

A. We're a local company offering a local service. We understand and appreciate the importance of protecting our rural landscape. We are available 7 days a week and will always endeavour to beat any genuine price.

For more information or advice call 01379 658959 or log onto www.aspirationsolar.com

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | senior

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

Senior Section Your Local

Summer Music Festivals Can Lead to Permanent Hearing Loss

By Audiologist, Karen Finch RHAD FSHAA FRSA.

Thousands of music lovers will be flocking to outdoor music festivals this summer and the biggest problem facing them may not be the English weather! Noise levels close to the stage at music festivals can reach 110 decibels or more. That's like standing next to a jackhammer drilling into concrete!

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As an audiologist, I am very concerned about the problem, as spending too long listening to loud music can cause permanent damage to your ears, resulting in problems such as hearing loss and tinnitus.

In one survey of over 2,700 people at UK festivals, 84% said they experienced dullness of hearing or ringing in the ears after listening to loud music. Over half admitted that they had suffered pain in their ears from the loud music.

These are the first signs of hearing damage. The next morning

or a couple of days later, your hearing may gradually return to normal but over time, with continued exposure, there can be permanent damage.

The risk of damage to hearing is based on how loud the music is and how long you listen to it for. If you can't talk to someone two metres away without shouting, the noise level could be damaging.

I am passionate about educating festival goers and would advise them that taking simple precautions will reduce the risk of hearing damage; including wearing ear protection,

standing away from the speakers, and taking regular breaks from the loudest areas. If I could leave festival go-ers with one thought, it would be that, once your hearing is damaged, it's damaged for good.

Love your hearing!

Karen Finch is Managing Director of local hearing specialists, The Hearing Care Centre. The company has centres locally in Attleborough, Botesdale, Eye, Harleston and Wymondham. Tel: 0800 096 2637 | Web: www.hearingcarecentre.co.uk

LOCAL BUSINESS | your local trade fair

Your Local Magazine • June 2012

TradeFair Your Local

...Local firms are alive and well

A Resounding Success!

Your Local's first Trade Fair took place on April 26th at Diss Rugby Club‌

Jean Wills and Caroline Williams In a week of the wettest weather we'd seen in a long time, came a glimmer of hope when the Your Local team woke to faint sunshine on the day of the Trade Fair.

And thankfully - despite the odd shower - the weather really stayed on our side meaning our outdoor exhibitors didn't get too wet.

By lunchtime, the stalls were set and looked fantastic both inside and out. There was a real buzz in the air with people networking, swapping business cards and making the most of their opportunity to mingle with fellow local business owners.

And the range of exhibitors from accountants to interior designers, printers to recruitment consultants and many more proves what we've always known - that Diss really is a great place to do business.

We were pleased to welcome Caroline Williams, Chief Executive of the Norfok Chamber of Commerce to open the trade fair.

'It's great to see businesses in Diss being proactive and taking part in an event like this,' says Caroline Williams. 'In these tough economic times, it's businesses that take the opportunity to be seen and to increase their profile that will be successful. This trade fair really shows the diversity of the businesses in Diss and also how dynamic and innovative these businesses are.'

Among the demonstrations entertaining the crowd was a bread-making workshop with Sue Hudson, a talk on chutneys

by Jim Marshall from Norfolk's Finest Foods and even a chainsaw demonstration from the incredibly talented folk at Waveney Tree Specialists.

Local celebrity Rick Wakeman even dropped in for a visit.

'Community events like this are fantastic,' said Rick Wakeman. 'It's so important for local businesses to support each other.'

All in all, a great day was had by all. We hope it's the first trade fair of many!

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Raffle prize winners were as follows: 1st. (Bike) - Lanassir Lawes from Winner of the business card prize Swank Interiors. draw was Donna Hurricks from 2nd. (Meal for two at the Gamekeeper) Hales Group. Jim Marshall from - Graham Cross from Dingles.

Norfolk's Finest Foods came 3rd. (Teapot) - Anthony from Haines second.

Watts.

4th. (Magenta Hair voucher) - Oliver Pilsbury-Gaunt from Park Pavillion Kiosk.

5th. (Galloways Voucher) - Mr Morrison.

6th. (Diss Corn Hall tickets) - Chris Arnold.

7th. (Diss Garden Centre voucher) - Craig from Newleaf.

L: Lanassir Lawes 8th. (Diddley Dees voucher) R: Jim Marshall & Donna Hurricks - Mark from Fatstickman.

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...A look back on the days events

Caroline Williams, Chief Exec Norfolk Chamber of Commerce

Pauline Taylor, Galloway Travel

Kerry Sillett, Splice Creative

Lee Chapman - Aspiration Solar, Alex Russell Ulric Computers, Colin Howe - Howes Painting and Decorating & Geno Popja - Sound & About

Ed Nottingham, Diss Business Forum

Rob Waddington, Diss Car Centre

Andrew King, Vehicle Installations

Andy and Oliver Pilsbury-Gaunt, Pavillion on the Park

Mark Thurwell and Lee Hunt, Fatstickman

Emma Bailey, Colchester Print Group

Gary Streeter and Craig Gilks of Newleaf Will Writers Federation

Sarah Roberts, Roberts Molloy Associates

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Craig Wilby and John Cross from Park Radio with guest Rick Wakeman

Kristian Garnham, Waveney Tree Specialists

Rosco Hipperson, Fit Club

Roger Dukes, Blue Wizard Valeting

Paul Tate, Pat Lewis Peugeot

Paul and Sally Cochrane, Riddlesworth School

Stuart Silkstone, Printing.com

Nigel Saywood, Waveney Windows

Kevin and Kay, Kevin Rust Kitchens

Lanassir Lawes, Swank Interiors and the Swank Collective Team

Anthony Brice, Heidi Glendenning and Paul Woods from Haines Watts Accountants

Matt Ackroyd, PIP Training Services

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LOCAL BUSINESS | business profiles

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Business Profiles Your Local

Samurai Sportswear

Founded in 1996 on the concept that quality is the key to great customer service.

Our company offers one-stop shopping for all of your Corporate Clothing, Workwear or Teamwear needs. We offer everything from Dress Shirts & Ties, to Polos & T-shirts, to Aprons & Overalls; we can fit almost any of your clothing needs and requirements.

For ten years we have been carrying out our own ‘in house’ embroidery and printing for our own sports and leisurewear customers and since the beginning of May we are now able to pass on our expertise to local customers throughout Norfolk and Suffolk.

Our head office and warehouse are based in Long Stratton and

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from here we supply personalised clothing across the length and breadth of the UK. No matter how big or small your requirements we can provide you with the very latest in Corporate Clothing that is guaranteed to give you the look that gets you noticed!

We have an open-door policy, should any new customers wish to visit our offices and warehouse, or our print and embroidery workshops you will be more than welcome. You can see how our state of the art facility works and how your garments get personalised.

With a huge range of garments available from stock, or within a 48 hour lead time from

our exclusive wholesalers we can supply 1 to 1000 garments, and we even have a full design team on site for new logos and designs,

or to edit or re-design existing logos.

If you want your logo on it, then you want our quality in it.

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DentaBrite Clinic With a new premises and name, DentaBrite Clinic is open for business.

Camberwell Dental Practice in, 3 Church Street, Diss, has recently undergone a complete renovation and relocation. Mr Alek Missankov, the owner and principal dentist, is happy to anounce that the new practice will now be known as the DentaBrite Clinic and will be located on 4 Church Street, Diss. The practice has been fully operational from 12th April 2012.

‘Myself and the team have worked for months to get the new practice up and running,’ says Mr Alek Missankov. ‘It now boasts two new surgeries, a large reception area and a comfortable and accommodating waiting room.’

Since taking over the practice in 2009, Mr Alek Missankov has transformed the practice into

a modern and inviting new environment where he continues to offer a varied range of excellent patient orientated dental services.

In addition to general dental services, preventative dentistry, cosmetic dentistry and root canal work, DentaBrite Clinic now also offers tooth whitening. Payment options are available to suit all needs.

If you wish to contact the DentaBrite Clinic about any of its services, please call Susanna or Wendy on 01379 652 580.

The Lady Florence River Cruise Restaurant at Orford...

Is a totally unique experience in Suffolk.

There are many cruises operating in the county, and many finedining restaurants, but few, if any, combine the two. With a maximum of 12 passengers on a spacious 50ft vessel, customers are assured of a high standard of personal attention throughout the cruises by the crew of three.

Lady Florence, unlike many attractions, operates all year round, including Christmas Day, with a cosy coal fire in winter.

Lady Florence aims to exceed expectations of dining aboard a river cruise boat. Meals are chosen from an a la carte menu on embarkation, and the food is freshly prepared on board

from the finest ingredients from local suppliers, including Orford’s famous butcher and two smokehouses. With 3-course American-style brunches at £21.95 and 3-course a la carte lunch and dinner cruises from under £30, both inclusive of the river cruise experience, we provide excellent value for money.

Check the website for further details, sample menus and a short VIDEO CLIP taken on actual cruises, as well as online purchase of Gift Vouchers.

Telephone 07831 698 298 or visit www.lady-florence.co.uk for more information.

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Motoring Your Local

New Peugeot 208 now in at Pat Lewis With a price of only £9,995 (for the three door Vti 68bhp Access model).

The new Peugeot 208 presents a great opportunity in a pivotal segment of the UK market. Now available on Peugeot’s ‘Just Add Fuel’ programme this is where you can get a brand new Peugeot as well as road tax, insurance, servicing, breakdown cover and warranty for a fixed monthly payment. This is available for drivers from twenty one years.

There are eight engines available on the 208 including five petrol

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including the new generation 3 cylinder and 3 diesel. Available in both the 3 and 5 door body style variants, the 208 is the new embodiment of an exciting design direction for Peugeot, taking many styling cues from the SR1Concept. The 208 combines an impressive ergonomic interior design with a lighter more compact frame and delivers a unique, intuitive and pleasurable driving experience. The UK range is offered in five trim levels The Access, Access+, Active, Allure, and the Feline with an exciting ‘Ice Velvet’ Limited Edition. Specification also plays a key role with the 208 story and key equipment has been integrated across the range to ensure

class leading specification including the new touchscreen which will be standard on 80% of sales. Call into Pat Lewis Ltd to see and test

drive the fantastic new Peugeot 208 today. Rose Lane Garage, Diss, IP22 1AP Tel: 01379 641100 www.patlewis-diss.co.uk

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What’s On... In June!

To add your event, please email editorial@yourlocalmagazine.net.

6th. Film: The Deep Blue Sea (15). Adaptation of Terence Rattigan’s play about the young wife of a dull High Court judge, who falls passionately in love with a hard drinking former RAF pilot, who is more in love with his own heroic past. Starring Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston. 8pm. Tickets £4 /Under 18’s £2. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th (Wednesdays). Circuit Training. Fun keep fit for all abilities, fitness and ages 16+. 7pm – 8pm. £5 per session. Booking advised, call Aaron Mead 01379 677552.

Pulham St. Mary. The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. 7th, 21st (Thursdays). Mixed Media Art Workshops. All welcome to join this friendly group led, by local artist & illustrator, Angela Rawson. 10am – 3pm. £15 Booking advised.

Pulham St.Mary. The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. Contact: 01379 676683.

8th-30th. Exhibition: Bridget Riley - Recent Screenprints.

The exhibition will focus on the developments in Riley’s prints over the last decade, including a piece commissioned for the Olympic Games. 11am-4pm Daily. Free Entry. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk 8th.

Music:

Malambo.

Fusing Cuban habanera, Brazilian bossa nova, Argentinetango, Andean vibes and Mexican boleros, the result is sultry, smooth and sumptuous: a veritable sensuous feast! 8pm.Tickets £11 / £9 Concessions. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk 9th.

Bread Making Workshops. 1-5pm. Sue Hudson is experienced in running bread making workshops at the Clubhouse at Diss Rugby Club. For more information or to book on one of the workshops please telephone 01379 688374 or see the website www.breadworkshops.co.uk

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Please keep entries to date, event, where, cost and contact details.

9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th (Saturdays). PC Help Club. 1-to-1 computer help from keen volunteers in 1hr sessions. 9.30am-noon. £3 per hour booking essential. Pulham St. Mary. The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. Contact: 01379 676660 or visit www.pennoyers.org.uk.

Creswell. Redgrave Church at 7.30pm. Tickets: £10.00 available From Redgrave Store, Botesdale Post Office, Mere Bookshop (Diss), Rickinghall Newsagent or Telephone 01379890650.

10th. Apollo Country Music Club presents 'The West Country Band'. 7.30pm - 11.00pm, £5 members /£6 non members. Raffle, Bar and Hot Bar meals available. Apollo Rooms, Harleston. Tel: 01379 854205.

14th. Paul Sturman promotions presents 'Robert Mizzell'. At The Apollo Rooms, Harleston. For tickets tel. box office on: 01502 715617.

10th. 96th Bombardment Group Museum Open Day. New Eccles Hall School, Quidenham, NR16 2NZ. 10th.

Charity

Jubilee Tea Dance.

2.30pm-5pm at The Coronation Hall Wilby with David Last. Ballroom, latin & sequence to celebrate the Queens Jubilee. Tickets £6 including tea /coffee, biscuits & cake available from Mrs Cole on 01728 638357 Or 01953 600563. In Advance Only. All Proceeds To The East Anglian Air Ambulance Charity 1083876.

11th, 18th, 25th (Mondays). PC Help Club.

1-to-1 computer help from keen volunteers in 1hr sessions. 1.30pm – 5pm. £3 per hour booking essential. Pulham St. Mary. The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT.Contact: 01379 676660 or visit www.pennoyers.org.uk 13th. Film: My Week with Marilyn (12).

1956. Marilyn Monroe is in London to make the The Prince and the Showgirl with Laurence Olivier. 8pm. Tickets £4 / Under 18’s £2. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk

15th. Pennoyer Friday Film Night: The Artist (PG 13). Hollywood style black-and-white silent film with a musical soundtrack. 7.15pm for 8pm. £4 in advance, £4.50 on the door. Booking advised. Pulham St. Mary. The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. Contact 01379 676660 or visit www.pennoyers.org.uk 16th. Shelton School fete and car boot.

Selection of games, hot food, ice-cream, bouncy castle and much more. Wide range of professional and car boot stalls. 12 midday to 3pm. If you would like a stall (£5 per pitch) please call the school on 01508 530331.

16th. Film: Hannah and her sisters (15). A strangely magical film about the transience of life, the, irresistibility of desire – and the need to keep things in perspective. 2pm. Tickets £4 / Concessions £3. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk 16th. Wreningham Village Hall, Mill Lane, Wreningham there is a dance 50s, 60s and Jive dance to the band The Strollers. Music 8.30pm until midnight. £6. Licensed bar, tea, coffee and rolls available. For further information please contact Christine Minns on 01508 488123.

14th. Theatre: My Darling Clemmie. My Darling Clemmie is the remarkable, moving and highly entertaining story of the woman who married one of the truly great figures of the 20th century – Sir Winston Churchill. 7.30pm.

Tickets £9 / Concessions £8. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk

16th. Norwich Harmony Barbershop Singers present a Fundraising Concert for Motor Neurone Disease. 7.30pm. Colney Woodland Burial Park, Watton Road, Norwich NR4 7TY. Refreshments served, all welcome. Tickets £7.00 per person. Places to be booked in advance 01603 811556.

14th, 15th, 16th. ‘The Rackety Rector Of Rickinghall!’ A new musical comedy by Peter

16th. Jenny-Bee’s Sewing Club. Join a friendly group focussing on lingerie – camisoles, slips,

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To add your event, please email editorial@yourlocalmagazine.net. knickers. Bring own machine. 10am – 4.30pm. £36.50 booking essential. Pulham St. Mary. The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. Contact: Jenny Bee on 07787 375137.

17th. 'Come Dancing'. If you love to dance, join us and enjoy a night of dancing to all your favourite tunes from our professional DJ. Admission £5, 7.00pm - 10.00pm. Apollo Rooms, Harleston. Tel: 01379 854205.

17th. Bread Making Workshop. Artisan bread making session, all ingredients & worksheet provided. 1pm-5pm. £45 booking essential.

Pulham St. Mary. The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. Conact: Sue Hudson on 01379 688374.

17th (Diss Carnival Day). The Silver Dollar Country Music Club, The Park Hotel, Diss presents Country Law. Doors 7pm. Music 7.30pm until 10.30pm. Members £5. NonMembers £6. Contact John and Teresa Stannard, Committee Members on 01603 433918.

20th. Film: The Maid (15) (Subtitled). A startlingly rare combination of gripping psychological thriller and poignant human drama. 8pm. Tickets £4 / Under 18’s £2. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk 23rd. Country Gold, Pulham Market Memorial Hall presents Savanna. £6. No Bar please bring your own. Tea and coffee available.

For information please contact Jesse on 07880 995199 or Allan on 07545 166760. Doors 7pm.

Music 8pm until 11.45pm.

23rd. The 'Hayriders'. £8.00 at The 'Starfighter' Rock & Roll Club, Wreningham Village Hall, Mill Lane, Wreningham, Norfolk.

Contact: Roland on 01603-812637 or Tonya on 01508 494735.

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23rd. Music: The sounds of Simon- A tribute to Simon and Garfunkel.

Lose yourself to nostalgia as one of the most successful songwriters of all time. 7.30pm. Tickets £14/£12.

Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk

the proceeds will go the Charity - "Scotty's Little Soldiers" (for bereaved children of our service personnel) for more information, please contact Andrew Dickson on 01379 783272 (daytime) or 01379 890719 (evenings) or andrewd4774@btinternet.com.

23rd. Saturday Club: My Almost Famous Story Session. Don’t miss Andrew Clover, when he performs his Almost Famous Story Show in which children aged 4-12 will learn the Seven Secrets of Storytelling.

He will make them laugh and will do many very silly impressions of dogs and squirrels and worms… 2pm. Tickets: Advance £5 / Children £3 (4-12 years). Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk

26th. Artline. Attleborough's Art Society, has Denise Bradley, photographer, to talk to the group on Tues evening. Meet at Francis Room, Connaught Hall, at 7.30. Visitors very welcome £5. Contact 01953 452201.

24th. Apollo Country Music Club presents 'Trailers''. 7.30pm - 11.00pm, £5 members/£6 non members. Raffle, Bar and Hot Bar meals available. Apollo Rooms, Harleston. Tel: 01379 854205.

24th. ECHC Charity Bike Show. Further details: Sally 01379 85486. In 2010 we raised £1100 and 2011 £2400!

24th. Dumplin Country, Wreningham Village Hall, Mill Lane, Wreningham presents Jim Ryder And Adam James. £5. Doors 1pm.

Music 2pm until 5pm. Licensed bar, tea, coffee and food available. For further information please contact John and Teresa Stannard on 01603 433918.

23rd & 24th. Peter Beales Rose Festival. Sat 106, Sun 10-5. Peter Beales Roses, London Road, Attleborough. Free entrance. "World Leaders in Classic Roses". Telephone: 0845 481 0277. www.peterbealesroses.com

24th. Open day, 10am-4pm. The Red Feather Club, run by the 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association. Open days on the last Sunday of the month till October (inclusive).

Open 10am to 4pm. Tel: 01728 860930 (James Mutton, chairman of the 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association) Email: jamesmutton@suffolkonline.net.

Website: www.95thbg-horham.com

23rd. Farmers’ Market. Locally sourced produce, arts & crafts. Café open. 10am – 1pm.

Admission: Free. Pulham St. Mary. The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. Contact: 01379 676660 or visit www.pennoyers.org.uk.

24th. Redgrave Village Open Gardens. 12.00 to 4.00 pm. Entry: £3 per person (children free). "Fascinating gardens in a beautiful village" Starting at the Cross Keys Pub. Teas at All Saints, The Street, Redgrave. Plant sales - half

26th. Blood Donors at the Apollo Rooms, Harleston. Appointments Advisable.

27th. Film: The Help (12A). Based on the Kathryn Stockett best-seller, this is a tremendous, Oscarnominated melodrama set in 1960s Mississippi.

8pm. Tickets £4 / Under 18s £2. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk 28th. A Magical Banquet to be held in St Mary’s Church Attleborough. 7.30pm. A three course meal, including vegetarian and fish options, in the magnificent church of St Mary’s Attleborough. Entertainment to be provided by magician Steve Short, who will perform magic at each table and do a 30 minute show during the evening. Licenced Bar available. Tickets £20 must be purchased in advance from the Church office. attleboroughchurch@btinternet.com 01953 454977 29th & 30th. Music: Livewire Opera Company presents Laughter Tears Curtain. Further information 01953 851734 day time or 01953 851543 evenings. 7.30pm. Tickets £9 / Concessions £8.50 / Under 16s £4.50. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk 29th. Quiz Night. Quiz night with fish & chip supper (veggie option). Teams of up to 6. 7pm for 7.30pm. £7.50, £4 without food, booking essential. Pulham St. Mary. The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. Contact: 01379 676660 or visit www.pennoyers.org.uk.

29th June. Paul Sturman promotions presents 'Shaun Loughrey & His Band' at The Apollo Rooms, Harleston. For tickets tel. box office on: 01502 715617.

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