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RAF Honington Given Freedom of Thetford The Market Place was packed as people came together to witness RAF Honington awarded the Freedom of Thetford by the town’s Mayor. The sun shone and enthralled children delighted in the pomp and ceremony that accompanied the presentation. As a privilege granted within the Freedom, a parade of 120 service personnel from RAF Honington marched with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets fixed after the Deed was handed over on Sunday 9th June.

The Freedom of Thetford is presented by the Mayor, Cllr Brenda Canham to Station Commander Group Captain Matthew Radnall at the marketplace

Servicemen and women from RAF Honington parade up King Street behind the Band of the RAF Regiment Images: Courtesy of RAF Honington

RAF Honington is home to the RAF Force Protection and the RAF Regt, and is only 6 miles outside the town. Joining the RAF Regt by the side of the parade ground were the Standards of Thetford Branch British Legion and Thetford 1109 Air Cadets. Mayor of Thetford, Councillor Brenda Canham welcomed everyone and said, “It gives me the greatest pleasure to award the freedom of the town to RAF Honington. When I moved to Thetford in 1979 it was the first time I had seen members of the Armed Forces.” She added, “When I became a Councillor in 2011, I became far more aware of the Stations near to Thetford.” The Mayor spoke of the many occasions when RAF Honington has supported the local community, namely the Poppy Appeal, the Beacon of Light ceremony held last year for Remembrance, and the great work of the Trainee Gunners with the River Restoration project and the Nature Reserve of Nunnery Lakes. Station Commander Group Captain Matthew Radnall resonded by saying that receiving the Freedom Of Thetford was a symbol of the special relationship in the country between the military and civilian sectors. “Many serving and former serving personnel have chosen to make Thetford their home. Though we are

from separate communities in the local area, we are from the same society, nationally and locally. Those on parade today are drawn from all walks of life, from all corners of the nation. We therefore represent and reflect that society.” The displays in the Argos car park included the RAF Heritage Centre. Retired RAF Regt Serviceman Bryan Thorpe who volunteers at the centre explained, “We’re here to promote the Heritage Centre in conjunction with the parade. We are open to the public and get lots of visits from groups. As we’re on camp visitors have to book at least a week in advance, we just want to keep our heritage alive.” For more info on the Heritage Centre visit: www.rafregimentheritagecentre.org.uk The deadline for receipt of articles for the August edition of About Thetford is the 15th July. Send content to; Piggies Roast Advert 04.19.qxp_Layout 1 14/03/2019 karen@aboutthetfordmagazine.co.uk

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Festival Of Norfolk And Punjab Launch June 15th saw the launch of the Festival of Norfolk and Punjab. This festival has developed from last year’s Festival of Thetford and Punjab and is now being rolled out across Norfolk as a whole. The Festival aims to explore the legacy of the Duleep Singh family who lived in the county for a period covering almost 100 years. Led by The Essex Cultural Diversity Project in conjunction with Arts Council England, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Norfolk Museum Service, Norfolk County Council and Breckland District Council the festival runs until August 3rd. The launch began with the opening of a new exhibition in the Ancient House Museum focusing on Princess Sophia Duleep Singh. Kicking off the events was author and journalist Sathnam Sanghera who recently presented the documentary, The Massacre That Shook The Empire on Channel 4. In Conversation with Santham Sanghera was held at Thetford Library with Sikh Historian and author Peter Bance, questioning Sathnam on his thoughts about the documentary.

Peter Bance (L) discussing the documentary ‘The Massacre The Empire’ with Sathnam Sangera

Talking about the Festival of Norfolk and Punjab at the end of his event Sathnam said, “It’s a brilliant event, helping to raise awareness of what Britain has done in the past, showing the development since then, and offering a chance to educate people on what schools do not. Having started in Thetford last year, to develop the festival for the whole of Norfolk is an impressive and respectable achievement and can only be seen as advantageous for the county. Discovering not only the Punjab link to Thetford but British history as a whole.”

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Before the event our student reporter, Spencer Hornsby was able to interview Sathnam. The discussion ranged from routes in to journalism to the history of the

Sathnam with Spencer Hornsby our new student reporter from Thetford Academy 6th Form

empire, particularly the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. The Massacre took place on 13th April 1919. Santham spoke about being aware of the event but hadn’t considered researching the massacre until he grew older, finding a greater interest in history. On the Empire and its importance, Sathnam said that it was “as much British history as it is Punjabi”. He followed on, “Britain finds national identity too uncomfortable to talk about and there is a lack of acknowledgment and teaching in schools.” Sathnam explained that bringing it into the curriculum would be beneficial as the subject addresses the way we live today. “It explains a lot, our wealth, explains why there are so many Britons around the world, why we travel so much, explains why we are a multicultural society - it’s the reason I’m here, it explains our need to get involved in every crisis in the world, we’re a tiny country, why are we getting involved? It’s because of Empire.” For more information about Festival events or to book tickets please visit: www.leapinghare.org

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Out and About Thetford

Sapphire Celebration For Club Thetford Flower Club celebrated its 45th anniversary in the town recently. Founded by Joan Jest and Joan Kybird in 1973 the club has continued to thrive over the years and now meets monthly at the Church On The Way. To mark the occasion the group held a Sapphire Celebration evening where Joan Jest was presented with a certificate as the club’s longest serving member. Joan in return gave each member a booklet entitled A History Of Thetford Flower Club – Personal Recollections which also featured photos from across the decades. A special birthday cake was created by member Pat Fuller and a jolly evening was enjoyed by all. Club Chair Lorraine Scott said, “It’s been a lovely evening to celebrate the club’s milestone, we’ve enjoyed decades of demonstrations, trips out and friendship.” For more information on Thetford Flower Club please visit: www.nafas.org.uk/clubs/thetford-flower-arrangement-club

Thetford Flower Club at their Sapphire Celebration Evening

Chair Lorraine Scott presents club founder Joan Jest with her certificate

Community Fun For Residents Staff at Randale Care celebrated National Dementia week by creating a week of activities for residents at Redgate House and Red House Care Home. When Karen popped in members of the Thetford Salvation Army were holding a sing-along musical. Favourites such as ‘Bring Me Sunshine’ and ‘Summer Holiday’ had everyone tapping their toes and joining in with tambourines, maracas and bells. Captain Diane Dickerson led the session and explained that members from Thetford Corps had recently attended dementia awareness training and had developed a dementia friendly singing group using Salvation Army resources. Diane said it was the perfect opportunity to use their new befriending skills at Redgate House. Business Manager Sue Baker explained, “We’re trying to involve the community as much as possible this week. Thetford Academy Health and Social Care students are coming to do a session, we have a trumpeter and of course our young visitors from Norwich Road Academy coming in.” The multi-generational sessions are always very popular with the residents. “It was really lovely chatting to them, they were really interested in hearing about my life, past and family,” remarked one of the residents, Gill. The annual Summer Fete at Redgate House is on Saturday 20th July, everyone is welcome. Residents enjoying a dementia friendly singing session with Thetford Salvation Army Please mention the About Thetford Magazine when responding to advertisements 8

Artist’s Creative Workshop Success Participants were greeted

by a dazzling array of colour when they arrived at Thetford Library for the Silver Social Mosaic workshop. Led by artist Maggie Campbell, the group each created a tile using vivid glass tiles. Gladys Kennedy said she really enjoyed the workshop and was looking forward to the second session in July, “It’s amazing that all this stuff is here and it’s nice to have something to do. I’ve never made a mosaic before, so Participants with their mosaic tiles created with artist I’ve learnt something new. I hope they Maggie Campbell at Thetford Library continue to put on these activities.” The Silver Social is a project run by Breckland District Council delivering a programme of daytime events aimed at older people in community venues across the district. Locality Officer (Engagement) Stevie Spencer said she was delighted with the turn out, “This is the first in a series of craft based workshops and it’s been great to see people enjoying making their mosaics. To have an artist of Maggie’s calibre delivering session for the community is wonderful.” Denise Jones said she had enjoyed working with Maggie and working with good quality materials, “Whatever your limits were you didn’t feel out of your comfort zone thanks to Maggie’s help.” For more information about Silver Social events visit: www.thesilversocial.com

Prayer Pilgrimage Visits Thetford

The Bishop of Lynn, The Rt Revd. Jonathan Meyrick visited Thetford as part of the Deanery Pray Pilgrimage. The Bishop of Thetford and Bishop Jonathan decided rather than carrying out their pilgrimages in their own Deanery, they would swap with each other so they could engage with each other’s communities. The Bishop started his visit at Thetford Train Station and followed onto Bishops CE Primary Academy where he had a Q&A session with a Year 4 class. One of the children asked if the school could develop a link with the Bishops, whilst others asked about the Bishop’s cassock. “It was really lovely to meet the children, I was particularly touched the child who wanted to know why they couldn’t have a Bishop Revd Helen Jary, David Walls Manager at CBC, Bishop of Lynn, as they were called Bishop’s School.” The Bishop Revd Peter Herbert and Revd Matthew Jackson during their then moved onto Thetford Priory, King’s House visit to the Charles Burrell Centre and St Cuthbert’s. Bishop Jonathan even found time in his busy schedule to have his picture taken with the Captain Mainwaring statue! Later in the afternoon Bishop Jonathan visited the Charles Burrell Centre as he wanted to give The Horticultural Industry Project a blessing and also one for the Centre, “This is my second visit to the Centre, it’s a really vibrant community. What is being done here in lots of different ways is helping those little green leaves to flourish and develop. The focus of our day is making a pilgrimage of prayer, we’ve been trying to rejoice and engage in different ways.” If you have an event or activity that you would like Karen to cover please email karen@aboutthetfordmagazine.co.uk or call on 07540463662 (Tuesday - Friday) Please mention the About Thetford Magazine when responding to advertisements 9

All the Fun Of The School Fete! Barnham CEVC Primary School is holding their Summer Fete on Saturday 13 July 1-4pm in the school grounds. Enjoy a free family fun day! Come along for some good old fashioned fun, traditional games such as Coconut Shy, Splat the Rat, Jaques Roll a Ball, Water & Wine, Treasure hunt, Tombola and Guess the Number of Sweets in the Jar. There will also be live music, a BBQ, bouncy castle, stalls, face painting, ice creams, tea and cakes and a special appearance from Spiderman! Local Businesses have been extremely generous with prizes for our summer raffle, with Foster Electrical Services, Mark Skinner Funeral Service and Rayment Plumbing and Heating donating our top prizes of £100 cash, £50 cash and £25 cash. Other prizes include Alton Towers tickets, hampers, and many vouchers and family passes to local attractions.

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Local Business Offers Great Deals Sole Traders and Small Businesses in Thetford are set to benefit from some great Business Mobile Deals. The Digital Phone Company have recently celebrated 25 years of operating locally on the high street. The firm, located in Thetford as well as other Norfolk towns, offer mobile phone solutions on people’s doorstep. The company’s success has been built around providing customers ongoing support throughout the duration of any contract, a service often charged for by larger national stores. This service has seen Digital Phone Company retain their loyal customer base and is why the high-street remains a focal point for the business. As they enter their 26th year of trading, Digital Phone Company are adding something extra by offering Sole Traders, Partnerships and Small Businesses bespoke mobile phone packages. Richard King, Sales Director explained, “These customers usually have to ‘make-do’ with standard retail offers, which often fail to meet their specific needs. We understand that as a business owner, a Sole Trader may have different demands to a normal phone user. Our business tariffs allow us to adjust the tariff to suit the customer rather than making do with a ‘one-size fits all’ approach. As an example, the contract length may need to be of a specific tenure or data allowances may need adjusting to the demands of the business” Whether you are a plumber, a singer or operate a website from home, if you run your own business you will qualify for these bespoke business plans. Small sole traders as well as larger businesses are able to access this service; the company also state that the packages are very competitive and beat many online offers. Packages start from just £12.50 per month, with all makes/models of handsets available including Apple iPhone, Samsung, Sony, Nokia and Huawei.

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The very talented Caroline King from Stepping Stones Emporium has just launched the latest addition to her beautiful vegan and eco-friendly range of beauty products. Luxury solid lotion bars: Calm, Uplifting, Oomph, Glitter Queen, Not Knots or Naked. They come in a bespoke travel buddy tin with a refill option. Caroline will be with us on Saturday August 17 offering hand & arm massages for £5 (refundable against purchase of lotion bars). She’ll also be on hand to offer help and advice. Book now!

We have been working with the Friends of Ancient House Museum to produce two new mug and coaster designs. Pictured is chair of Friends, Keith Robinson and artist Dan Morgan, who has kindly donated his work to raise funds. On sale now, mugs cost £7.50, coasters £2.50 or discount for sets.

We’ve also expanded our card range with gorgeous handcrafted cards from Karon Fisher at Luv2craft cards, featuring hand painted dragonflies and butterflies to miniature knitting on ‘new baby’ cards.

Festival of Norfolk & Punjab

Festival events continue - don’t miss out, great experiences await across Norfolk with talks, tours, feasts and a glorious finale. We highlight the Thetford events but you can find all that’s on offer by visiting our website or picking up the full programme from our shop. Festival events marked with

Ancient House Museum Talks - All FREE, all 2.30pm - 3.30pm book now for: Thursday 4 July Prince Victor & the Curse of the Carnarvons Thursday 11 July Suffragettes vs the State Friday 12 July Sophia Duleep Singh and Indian Suffragettes in Britain Thursday 25 July Sikh Empire Artefacts from Maharajah Duleep Singh to Sophia Duleep Singh FREE Home Education Workshop: Thursday 11 July 10am - 2pm Princess Sophia (ages 5+) Escape Room: Friday 2 August 3.30pm & 5.30pm slots left Escape the Closet Teams of 6 £12 MARKET: Children Sat 6 July 10am - 1pm Cloverfield Church Tots, Treasures, Baby and Childrens Market. MUSIC: Vogue - Madonna Tribute Sat 6 July 7.30pm Sports & Social Bar £6

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What’s on in and about Thetford

Sun 7 July 10am - 2pm Breckland Leisure Centre

THEATRE: South Pacific

MUSIC: Thetford Singers

Fri 19 July 6.30pm - 9.30pm £8

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Sat 27 July events happening across Norfolk.

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Healthy Punjabi Cooking demonstration followed by Bollywood dance workshop. An event for all ages.

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Fri 2 Aug 7pm - 10.30pm £25 Elveden Village Hall The Maharajah’s Feast with dance, music & performances by artists from India.

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FESTIVAL: Norfolk World

Fri 26 - Sun 28 July 11th year of the Norfolk World Music Festival Burton Manor Barns Southburgh IP25 7SU £50 weekend, all child prices £12)

Barnham Village School Sat 13 July 1pm - 4pm Croxton Village Sat 13 July 2pm - 5pm Randale Care Redgate House Sat 20 July

Sat 13 July 12pm - 2am FREE Cricket Club IP24 1NB 5th year of the Club’s annual music festival. Live music, bar & bbq, bouncy castles, food & ice cream.

Fri 26 July 6pm FREE Thompson IP24 1QG St Martin’s Church & Prince Frederick Duleep Singh.

MUSIC: Folk Club

‘An Ode to Thetford’ featuring folk songs across the British Isles. Presenting Thetford Voices and Admirals Academy School choir. EVENT: Forgotten Soldiers Sat 20 July FREE Community Street Event Discover silent soldiers who will stand at various points in Thetford town centre. Their stories will be displayed and told. Ancient House Kitchen will also have a display.

Join Thetford Players for an Enchanted Evening as Directors Katie and Craig bring to life the all time classic ‘South Pacific’.

FESTIVAL: Talk Peter Bance

FESTIVAL: Thetford Mela

Sat 3 Aug 1pm - 6pm FREE A whole weekend of music, laughter and fun for the whole On The Green, Thetford family. Meet wonderful people A range of colourful and vibrant performances from both India & representing a wide range of Norfolk for the Festival Finale. nationalities and cultures. A cocktail of great music, fantastic food, vibrant colours, joy and fun. An exciting line up of bands, interactive workshops featuring circus skills. Jugnu Bhangra perform at 2pm and 4pm on the Saturday.

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Activities Galore For Rainbows The local Rainbows have had a busy time lately. Quite apart from their fun, interactive weekly sessions they have enjoyed a camping experience, a “Parkrun Takeover” where they ran or walked the course, cheered runners on and had a bake sale too, a storytelling through music and dance session at Centre Stage Studio and taken part in a Festival of Words in Norwich where 2 of 3 prizes for short stories were awarded to our Thetford Rainbows! Most recently Rainbows offered to help make paper flowers for the Hand Made Garden at the Salvation Army Hall that was part of Thetford Open Gardens. Hilary from the Crafty Cuppa Club popped in to show us all how to make the flowers which of course were Rainbow coloured! The Units in Thetford (Rainbows, Brownies and Guides) are run by volunteers who help to encourage, inspire and educate the girls to be the best they can be, be thoughtful of one another and the wider community but of course have fun along the way.

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All The Fun Of The Steam Fair If you are looking for a fascinating and nostalgic family day out for the whole family, look no further than the Weeting Steam Engine Rally and Country Show. Now in its 51st year this year's show takes place from Friday 19th - Sunday 21st July at Fengate Farm on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. There are parades of steam traction engines, steam lorries, vintage tractors, heavy horse and fire engines, plus working steam-powered farmyard machines, a full-sized steam train, a model steam train and small steam models. Static displays of vintage cars, classic cars, motorbikes, stationary Engines, military vehicles and many fascinating exhibits featuring alongside demonstrations from a bygone era. Enjoy the craft marquee, food hall and over 60 trade stands as well as free entertainment for children over in the Hub. Each year also features a special arena event and heavy horse display. Why not stay late on Saturday and enjoy the evening with us with musical entertainment running till late? To enable visitors to see all the attractions on the 170 acre showground, transport is provided, free of charge, in the form of specially built trailers, towed by tractors. Contact 01842 810317 for more information.

An example of the engines that you can see at Weeting Steam Engine Rally this year

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New Kitchen for Cloverfield Church Cloverfield Church celebrated the reopening of its revamped kitchen during June and About Thetford magazine’s Billie Lawler was pleased to be invited along to the opening ceremony. For a couple of years the Church and the groups that use the facilities there had spoken about how wonderful it would be to have a brand new, modern kitchen and after much hard work fundraising the new kitchen was officially opened by the Mayor of Thetford Councillor Brenda Canham. Tim Peacock, a church elder spoke at the opening about how Cloverfield Church was an integral part of the local community, used not only by the congregation but many community groups and individuals. He was pleased that the modern kitchen would enable more groups to offer better services and that so many local people had collaborated to make the project work. The Reverend Helen Jary blessed the new kitchen and Jo Mountjoy -Dixon described what a positive difference the new kitchen was already making to the weekly lunch provision at TADDS (Thetford and District Dementia Support). All were in agreement that the kitchen would not have happened without grants and funds applied for and given from Trusts such as Celia Della Hoy Croxton Charity, the Pearson Family Fund and Garfield Weston (who donated £35,000 from a bid placed by the TADDS chairperson), All Churches Trust and more.

Pictured at the opening ceremony, Reverend Helen Jary, Jo Mountjoy-Dixon, Tim Peacock and Mayor of Thetford, Brenda Canham

Cloverfield And The Willows Residents Association Next meeting: Thursday 25th July, 7.30pm for 8pm start. At Cloverfield Church and Community Centre Future meetings: 26th September, 24th October and 28th November Monthly litter picks also take place For more information, visit the website: www.cawrathetford.org.uk Next Sunday Mix July 21st 10.30am

Like anyone’s home, a kitchen is always at the centre of what’s happening and that’s certainly true of the new kitchen at Cloverfields Church! NB apart from the financial contributors mentioned there was also the Goodman Trust, Norfolk Community Fund, Precision Refrigeration Thetford, and the Paul Bassham Charitable Fund.

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This month’s Thetford Face is James Samuel. James has been making his name in the world of magic from a very young age and most recently appeared in the final of TV show Britain’s Got Talent as part of the magic group 4MG. What do you like about growing up in the town? I like the fact there’s so many cultures here. You can go down town and taste food from all over the world. I think the multicultural mix in the town has made it more interesting. I’ve visited so many places with my magic, but I really like Thetford and being here. It’s always going to be my home.

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How old were you when you discovered magic? I was around 4 years old when I was given a magic set for Christmas or my birthday. I also used to watch Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow who used to do a few tricks in their shows. They really inspired me. When they brought out a magic set, I ran down to Woolworths to get one and have never stopped.

Have you got any other interests? It’s always been about magic, magic, magic. I just loved it from the moment I did my first trick. I spent all my money on DVDs, books and conventions, there’s nothing else I’d rather do. My brother who doesn’t like magic, changed his mind after seeing me on Britain’s Got Talent, before he used to get fed up with being my guinea pig at times! How old were you when you started performing? When I was 13 or 14 years old I started to do kids shows and birthday parties around the town. I found that kids really enjoy and respond well to a younger magician. I also used to perform at family events. I then started to move into close up magic which is what I really love now.

One of James’ earliest magic performances

How did you develop your magic? I started looking for professional tricks and advice online and to see what I could pick up. When I was 12 I joined a Magic Society in Ipswich. My parents took me to conventions around the country in places like Blackpool, Birmingham & London so I could learn and meet professional magicians. What’s the best thing about performing magic? Magic is so visual; it breaks down barriers. You can go anywhere in the world and people will enjoy watching a trick performed.

What is your advice for other young people? If you have a passion and you want to do something, you should go for it. It doesn’t matter what your background is, you can follow your dreams. I’ve been inspired by others who work hard and make the most of their opportunities. I found showing off tricks enabled me to talk to people. How did 4MG get together? I travelled to Kent to visit a magic shop, Harry and Theo were working in the shop and demonstrating tricks, Josh was another customer. We got talking and decided to get together and audition for Britain’s Got Talent. The audition was the first time we performed together .

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How did you manage to perfect your act when you lived apart from each other? We practised like mad, I travelled down to Kent each week and we just worked really hard to prepare ourselves. I knew magicians hadn’t always been well received, but I thought it was definitely worth the shot, the exposure we’d get if we got through would definitely be worth it. To get to the Palladium was incredible, but it was a long journey. When did you start the BGT process? We had our audition in January and had to keep it quiet until it was shown. It was quite incredible being on the show, Britain’s Got Talent have really looked after us well. At the start I was really nervous but being on the show makes you become a better performer and opens doors. We’ve gained followers from across the globe.

seminars, public speaking, gaming, or working out at Snap Fitness. Like anyone my age I go out on nights out with my friends and I’ve had the same best friend Martynas since we were in year 7. What is your favourite thing about Thetford? I just love the community; everyone knows someone who knows someone. I love the town, there’s some beautiful scenic areas that not many people talk about. For more information please visit: www.jamessamuelmagic.webs.com TRUSTED LOCKSMITHING SERVICES

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Shedding Light On A Seafaring Service For anyone involved with boating or shipping, the name Trinity House conjures up an important maritime service, but to others it is something of a mystery. At Thetford Probus Club’s June meeting, guest speaker Karl Lumbers, who described his mixed career as always involving ‘driving boats’, quickly shed light on the centuries-old organisation and its wide-ranging work perhaps best known for the powerful light its 66 lighthouses beam across the sea alerting seafarers to hazards around our coastline.

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Medi-Bears Presented To Hospital Ward Thetford (Breckland) Lionesses presented four Medibears to the Queen Elizabeth Children’s Ward and four to the Children’s Ward at the James Paget University Foundation Trust recently.

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The Lioness (Breckland) Club is a part of the Lion’s Club International, the worlds largest service organization. The Lionesses fundraising efforts have included cheese and wine evenings, cake stalls, quiz evenings with soup or puddings on offer, soft toy tombola’s, and knitting seasonal novelties to mention a few. The Lionesses thank everyone for their support enabling them to help those less fortunate.

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Past & Present

Mr Vic Dannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wood yard was photographed circa 1970, about forty years after he began trading from this site beside the River Thet, supplying wood logs and kindle for local households in the days before many houses in the town had a central heating system. Past photograph courtesy of the Reg Robinson Collection - David Osborne Collection, Norfolk Heritage Centre. Please mention the About Thetford Magazine when responding to advertisements 22

BBC Big Painting Challenge Winner’s Work Comes To Ancient House Ancient House is excited to announce it will be displaying Suman Kaur’s Sophia Duleep Singh watercolour this summer as part of the Festival of Norfolk and Punjab. Suman Kaur won the BBC’s The Big Painting Challenge in 2017. Since then she has exhibited in the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition and at the People’s Palace Glasgow for Billy Connolly's lifetime Exhibition. Speaking about the painting Suman said, “I was influenced by the painting of The Maharajah Duleep Singh by Franz Xaver Winterhalter and wanted to give the same strong stance to his daughter. I painted using fine art brushes and paper traditionally used for miniature paintings in India yet the style is based on western illustrations from the 1920s. There are key details such as duplicated jewellery from the family collection and an umbrella as per suffragette campaign umbrellas. Layers of the surface is something I have explored in my other works. I wanted to embrace both cultures I’ve grown up with as a British Asian and I reflect this here’. The piece was exhibited last year at the Faith in Peace and War display Kirkstall Abbey, as part of Leeds commemorations marking 100 years since the signing of the historic Armistice. Sophia Duleep Singh was a leading suffragette who marched at the infamous Black Friday March in 1910 and took part in the 1911 Census Boycott. During WW1 Princess Sophia nursed soldiers on the East Coast. The watercolour makes reference to this with the inclusion of a Red Cross. Oliver Bone, curator said, “We are delighted to display Suman Kaur’s work as part of our Princess Sophia exhibition in the museum.” The Duleep Singhs, the last Royal family of the Punjab, were associated with Norfolk for almost a century. Their legacy in Norfolk is far-reaching. Prince Frederick Duleep Singh founded Ancient House Museum in Thetford, saved many local churches from closure by raising funds and supporting renovation works, and was also a discerning collector, amassing a wonderful collection of books and portraits about the County, later donated to the borough of Thetford by himself and his sisters. Suman Kaur’s watercolour along with the Princess Sophia exhibition will be on show at Ancient House Museum until 3rd August 2019.

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Event To Showcase What’s On Offer In Local Community Charles Burrell Centre’s Annual Community Day is set to take place this year on Sunday 1st September. The event runs from 10am until 4pm at Staniforth Road and aims to showcase the wide variety of activities that take place at the Charles Burrell Centre as well as provide opportunities for local community activities taking place in Thetford to highlight what they offer. Billie Lawler, Events Assistant at the Centre said; “We all know that there’s a lot going on in Thetford, and in particular at the Centre. That is why we want to make this year’s event the biggest yet and provide as many local organisations as possible with a chance to promote what they do. We’re really pleased with the interest so far and I’m looking forward to confirming many more organisations throughout July”. Organisations confirmed so far include; The Community Schools, Bury St Edmund’s Ramblers, Rotary Club of Thetford, St John Ambulance, Woodcraft Folk, Thetford Short Mat Bowls Club, Tiger Fitness, Stemz Fitness, Thetford Bulldogs Football Club, About Thetford magazine and West Suffolk College. Charles Burrell Centre operates out of the former Staniforth Secondary Modern / Charles Burrell High School and is run by an independent local charity. The site hosts numerous organisations ranging from charities to commercial organisations. The organisation is led by its Board of Directors made up from various stakeholders. Details of this year’s Annual General Meeting are below. If you would like to take part in this year’s Community Day, contact Billie on 01842 779867 or email; events@charlesburrellcentre.org.uk

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Over 50’s Taxi Scheme Continues

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Following a successful 3 month trial launched at their annual Community Wellbeing Fayre, Thetford Local People’s Project are funding a 12 month Taxi Voucher Scheme for Over 50s in funded areas of the town in partnership with LJs Taxis.

Members of Thetford U3A’s Day Group recently went on a trip to Colchester. They divided into groups, with a few visiting the zoo and the remainder went into the town. They were lucky with the lovely weather and many wandered around, looking at the beautiful settings and variety of animals at the zoo. The other group were taking the time to view the shops and relax in the gardens at the beautiful castle.

Sheena Tate, Community Engagement Worker with the project says, “Engagement has continuously shown that there is a lack of accessible and affordable transport within Thetford for less mobile Over 50s and no community transport schemes. This has remained the priority issue for local people and we wanted to help address this by offering a voucher scheme whereby savings can be made on some journeys. LJs Taxis have two wheelchair accessible vehicles, both of which have capacity to take a manual or electric wheelchair using a ramp to enter the vehicle. They also have a step and well placed handrails to aid with access. We hope therefore that no one should be precluded from getting out and about and enjoying social interaction because of disability/ mobility and age related issues.”

Catherine Dubois, the Group Leader for Industrial Tourism Group said; “Since 2016 the group have been to the last shoe making factory ‘Van Dal’, Anglia Water recycling plant, STANTA the battle area, Shadwell Euston Estates, Gorse Industrial Estate, Thetford Town Hall, Thetford Fire Station, Sizewell B Nuclear Power Plant, Lakenheath ‘Liberty Wings’ Air Base and the British Trust for 0rnithology. The members enjoy going backstage to observe, listen, try to understand how some factories or companies function. Due to health and safety we’re sometimes not able to access places”. Details of this and other interest groups can be seen online at www.thetfordu3a.org. Groups are free to access for members, or £2 for visitors.

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Thetford Calendar Competition

Here they are! Representatives from Lawsons Estate Agents, About Thetford and Leaping Hare CIC were joined by independent judges Faye Vogely (British Trust for Ornithology) and Carl Harding-Palmer (last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s front cover winner). A big thank you to them for giving up their time and to the BTO for providing the judging area.

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About Thetford Magazine readers are now able to vote for their favourite image, which will take pride of place on the front cover of Thetford calendar 2020. Simply pick your favourite number and send to info@leapinghare.org or post or call into Everything Thetford at Leaping Hare, 20 King Street. You have until 31 July to vote. (On sale from this Sepember). Feeling inspired? Entry for Thetford Calendar Competition 2021 is NOW open and will run until Friday 29 May 2020, so you have plenty of time to get those cameras out.

Calling, Pubs, Cafes And Tea Rooms In Thetford New venues are sought to help combat loneliness and strengthen community links. MeetUpMondays is an initiative launched in 2018 which offers hospitality businesses the chance to strengthen their local community and show that the commercial world also cares about ending the scourge of loneliness. The simple premise is that once a week, pubs, cafes and tea rooms offer a couple of hours of free tea, coffee and nibbles to people who are fed up with their own company, giving them a chance to meet others and connect more with their community. The approach taken helps to normalise talking about loneliness without those attending feeling ‘labelled’ as lonely. It gives people not just something to look forward to, but reasons to get up in the morning; new friendships to make new plans with; company and comfort after bereavement; and gives people a chance to just ‘be’, in a ‘real life’ setting with company they might not otherwise have access to.

is key: offering a regular time every week and making a local setting familiar, opens up a whole new social world for the visitors. MeetUpMondays can be an important lifeline for some, so it should be something that is integrated into the normal, weekly running of each venue, rather than something to be trialled and then dropped, as visitors come to rely on its presence and regularity. In Thetford, MeetUpMondays runs at The Engine Room at Charles Burrell Centre each week from 12 noon until 2pm. For more information visit the website: Acorn Taxis Advert 11.18.qxp_Layout 1 14/11/2018 13 www.meetupmondays.org.uk

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Shut Out Due To Sight Loss: Three In Four Guide Dog Owners Illegally Refused Service New figures, launched today, show that three-quarters of guide dog owners (76%) have been illegally turned away by businesses and services, such as taxis, restaurants, shops, cafes, hotels and pubs. As well as being against the Equality Act 2010, these access refusals have now been shown to have a devastating impact on people’s mental health. The research, from Guide Dogs, shows that more than two thirds (72%) of guide and assistance dog owners say it negatively affects their ability to go out socially, 70% say it has a negative emotional impact and more than half (55%) say it negatively affects their quality of life. To tackle these refusals, Guide Dogs and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) have recently collaborated to create new support to empower those facing discrimination. The Equality Act toolkit provides information and advice to guide dog owners across England, Scotland and Wales, informing them of their legal rights and including practical information and guides to challenge access refusals.

calling for the Government to introduce mandatory disability equality training for all taxi and minicab drivers to help prevent refusals from taking place. A new jointly-produced toolkit contains details of a guide dog owner’s rights under the Equality Act 2010 (England, Scotland and Wales) or the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Northern Ireland), a stepby-step guide to making a complaint, an example complaint letter, plus an advocacy letter from Guide Dogs and RNIB with a summary of the law and further information about the service provider’s obligations.

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Garden And Allotment Club Notes July already – and now you can enjoy the reward for your hard work earlier in the year. Lots of colour in the garden along with a fascinating range of leaf shapes and different shades of green. Perhaps treat yourself to a new seat or bench so that you can have another view of your garden, catching the sun or shade as you prefer. If you have a dry, sunny patch where ‘normal’ plants struggle, you could consider planting slow growing herbs. I find purple sage does better in my garden than the green variety and with oregano and mint, rosemary and a bay tree, you could have a fragrant corner requiring little work and giving you wonderful herbs for use in the kitchen. If you are going on holiday this month and can spare the time, trim off flowers where the plants will form new buds to welcome you home. Alternatively, if you are a ‘staycationer’ this year and have been thinking of getting an allotment, there are untenanted plots available now - imagine how fit and tanned you could become, bringing the land into use – get in touch with the Town Council if you are interested. It is St Swithun’s Day on the 15th with the tradition that rain on this day will be followed by 40 more days of rain. This seems very unlikely in Norfolk but we usually get more settled weather systems around this time of year. We’ll certainly hope it stays fine for the 27th which will be the second celebration of Norfolk Day and for the events of the Punjab Festival throughout the month. If that’s not enough, there may be someone in your household ready to celebrate World Chocolate Day on July 7th.

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Fair Attendees Help Judge Photographs Hockwold Country Fair was regarded as being a great success for everyone taking part this year. The weather was glorious and there was plenty for visitors to see and take part in. Brandon & District Photographic Club asked all visitors to our stand to vote on the pictures displayed, either as a Free Vote or by taking part in the Prize Draw and it must be said that Pat Childerhouse had an incredible day. His picture ‘Hares at Play’ achieved the most votes in both the £1 Draw and the Free Votes, making it the overall winner on the day, Jeff Prosser came tied 2nd in both sections with Forest Sunrise behind Pat’s ‘Look into my Eyes, Fighting Pheasants, Wells, Little and Large and of course Hares at Play. Joint second in the £1 Draw Votes went to Denise Whiting with Working the Land and 3rd in the Free Votes went to Shirley Glaister with Dawns Rays on a Frosty Glade. The Prize Draw winner walked away with Caralyn Walker’s Flowers in Ice. You will get another chance this summer to see some of our member’s work at Weeting Steam Rally on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st July. Don’t miss it – you will again be able to vote for your favourite photo and there

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School Wins Diabetes Award A Thetford school has been recognised with an award for the support it gives to diabetic pupils. Thetford Academy received the Good Diabetes Care In School Award from the charity Diabetes UK for ensuring that pupils with the condition are safe, included, and helped to manage their health. Year 9 student Sinead Byrne, who has type 1 diabetes, nominated Thetford Academy for the award. She explained: “The staff always make sure I check my bloods and take action. “There’s a private place for me to do my injection and staff ensure I always have my supplies so I’m never in danger.”

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The annual Thetford Voices Singing Workshops return this year with the Strong Song Sing theme.

For this Summer’s concert, titled ‘An Ode to Thetford’, Thetford Singers will be performing in the beautiful surroundings of King’s Gardens in the town itself. The ever versatile group will be singing a range of folk songs from around The British Isles and debuting commissions written exclusively about the local area by the composer Nils Greenshaw and directed by Chris Parsons. Seating will be limited so bring a blanket and relax on the lawns. Tickets for the performance are £8 and are available from Leaping HareBox Office, 20 King Street or from the website: www.leapinghare.org

Now in its 12th year, the workshops run over 2 days at Thetford Grammar School. Thetford Voices is the self-funding, vocal outreach programme of Thetford Singers and has delivered workshops to hundreds of children in the town since 2007. Discover work tunes, protest anthems, songs of personal inspiration and rousing celebrations of heroic courage, all of which are Strong Songs and great to sing. Fully supervised by a DBS validated team, the course runs from 9.30-3.45 on Tuesday 13th August and 1.30-8.00 (with concert at 7.15) on Wednesday 14th August. Sarah Skinner, Polina Sosnina and John Weeks will lead the main session aimed at 6-16 year olds. Beginners as well as experienced singers will find plenty to enjoy. The workshop rounds off with a Big Concert for parents and friends on Wednesday evening at 7:15pm. On Tuesday 13th, the popular Toddlers’ Hour for 3-5 yrs old will return with Sarah from 10 -11 am, whilst later that day, from 4:15 - 5:45 pm, Polina will be leading a mixed voices harmony session for older singers (15yrs+) who will also perform in the concert. The Strong Song Sing Worksops have been made possible by funding support from Norfolk CC Arts Project Fund, Thetford Town Council and Shadwell Community Fund. Places cost £10 per person for the main session and £3 for each additional session. To book a place, please return the booking form, which you can access from the website, to John Weeks, Thetford Voices Administrator, 23 Bridge Street, Thetford IP24 3AG with your payment (cheques made out to Thetford Singers) by 5th August. Applications will be acknowledged and joining instructions sent by email or post. Visit the website: www.thetfordsingers.org.uk

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Summer Reading Challenge This Summer’s Reading Challenge theme at Thetford Library is Space Chase - an out of this world adventure inspired by the 50th anniversary of the moon landings. Children join super space family ‘The Rockets’ for a thrilling mission to track down books which have been nabbed by mischievous aliens. Everyone who signs up will receive a collector folder to get them started. As they read library books over the summer, they join The Rockets and track down the books - picking up some stinky stickers along the way.

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Thetford Society News We began our June meeting with the usual round up of forthcoming events followed by a request for volunteers to fill several of our committee positions, in particular the Secretary and Membership posts. We are also seeking individuals who have an interest in historic buildings and our local environment to help with our capacity to lobby the authorities about Thetford’s heritage. Graham Mayhew is an author who has researched Lewes (close to Brighton) Priory and the Cluniac Order network, of which Thetford Priory is a part. The story began with William de Warenne and his wife Gundrada who wanted to make a pilgrimage to Rome but only reached Cluny in France where they visited the Benedictine order there. William was a leading Norman Baron with land in Sussex so he brought the idea back to Britain and built on the site of a Saxon Church between 1078 – 1082. Others such as Bermondsey, Thetford, Castle Acre, Wenlock and Pontefract were built later, whilst Reading and Faversham were influential Monasteries. Lewes Priory had may repairs and additions up until its dissolution in 1537 after Gorse Motors March 2016_Layout 1 16/02/2016 08:02 which it was briefly owned by Thomas Cromwell (Chief Minister to Henry VIII). As with most religious sites the buildings were destroyed with the stone being reused in the local area. It suffered further in 1845 when the railway cut a swathe through one side of it. This once magnificent building was a scaled down version of that which they saw in Clunes and measured 420 x 70ft wide; in comparison Thetford was 300ft long.

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Club Enters Prestigeous Competition On Thursday 13th June Team TTBC travelled down to Alexandra Palace to take part in the Haringey Box Cup. This is a three day event spread over the weekend, with boxers potentially boxing three times in a quarter final, semi final and the final. The Haringey Box Cup is an international tournament with 5 rings set up and boxers travelling from as far as Canada! Kieran Keen entered in the Youth B 56kg category and Roman Novickis entered the Senior B 75kg category. Both boxers weighed in on the Friday morning and made their weights comfortably. Up first in the quarter finals was Kieran Keen boxing Taylor Jackson Smith, a skilful lad from Essex university, the bout was close but Kieran had the edge all the way through and got a unanimous win, securing his place in the semi finals. Next up Roman Novickis boxed Gibril Kamara from Brighton City. Roman boxed strong against a skilful boxer, out powering him with his hooks, however unfortunately he didn’t get the decision he wanted.

Coaches from Thetford Town Boxing Club along with Roman (second left) and Kieran (fourth from left) at Alexandra Palace

On Saturday Kieran came up against Anthony Kruger from Minster GG. Kieran boxed extremely well using effective counter punches, delivering punches to the head and body, it was a very close bout but unfortunately luck wasn’t on Kieran’s side and he didn’t get the decision. Although the boxers didn’t get the gold medals they were hoping for, they did however gain a really valuable experience that will push them forward with their boxing and prepare them for future competitions. Thetford Town Boxing Club are very proud of Kieran and Roman and hope to take an even bigger team next year. We would like to also say thank you to coaches Matt, Graham, Paul and Darrell who accompanied the boys. Roni Dean

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National Call Up For Archy 17 year old Archy Stannard from Rushbrook is celebrating having been selected for the England Skeet Team. Archy will be the youngest member of the squad and one of 3 juniors selected to join the 10 Seniors, 3 ladies, 3 Veteran (60+) and 3 Super Veteran (65+) members. In August Archy will travel along with the squad to the Home Internationals in County Donegal, Ireland where he will compete over 2 days. “I’m very excited, it’s a dream come true to represent England,” Archy continued, “it was hard work getting through the trials but I was really pleased with my results.” Archy had to compete against the best 15 juniors in the country who were invited to 3 selection shoots. The best 2 scores from those shoots were then used to select the 3 squad members. In total Archy hit 588 targets out of 600 to gain his place. Gemma, Archy’s mum said she was very proud, “it’s been a big thing for him this year, the whole family are delighted especially his Grandad and Nan who are both experienced national competitiors themselves.” Adam Hart Photography can be found on Facebook

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Jake Reaches 100 Parkruns Milestone Our Parkrunner of the month is Jake Palfrey. Jake, aged 12, became the youngest male Thetford Junior Parkrunner to complete 100 Parkruns. Jake completed his 100th Parkrun at Thetford on the 18th May and his family celebrated the day with cake and a special 100 balloon. Jake's friends introduced Jake to Parkrun on the 5th April 2014. Jake immediately fell in love with Parkrun and regularly continues running to improve fitness. He says it's an activity he can do with the rest of his family. Jake has challenged himself to get fitter and faster. Jake’s slowest Parkrun time was 35 minutes and 22 seconds and Jake has improved so much he can complete the 5k event in 21 minutes and 49 seconds. 12 year old Jake Palfrey, recently completed his 100th Parkrun - he’s our Parkrunner of the Month Jake has not taken part in any other races but has represented his school at the University of East Anglia 5k & 10k Runs - Sunday 29th September in running and athletics. Jake’s next running goal is at Charles Burrell Centre to improve his time and has recently joined Thetford Athletic Club. Jake also plays football for Mundford and 5k - Available for ages 14 years+ - £12.50 says running Parkrun has also helped his football. Jake 10k Available for ages 16 years + - £15.00 regularly attends Parkrun with his family and is often Mr G's HP Summer Advert.qxp_Layout 1 brother. 19/06/2018Tickets 15:03available Page 1from Leaping Hare, 01842 751975, seen supporting and encouraging his younger visit the website: www.leapinghare.org Well done Jake on completing your 100th parkrun.

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Logging Your Workouts Are you currently training at a gym, at home or with a friend with no actual structure? Many people I speak to often say the same things; Rich, I’m struggling to lose/gain weight. I find it really hard to gain muscle. I’ve been doing the same thing for a while now and nothing’s happening. This can be down to ‘tracking your workouts’. It doesn’t matter how good your memory is, you’ll never be able to remember the exact amount of reps you’ve done, on each weight, for how many sets and the rest you have between them! Physically making notes on your training sessions is the way forward to help you reach your goals. Grab yourself a notebook, the old school pen and paper will never lose battery on you and by writing these things down, helps you remember more and has less distractions than popping your notes down on your phone then social media surfing between sets! This is the same for your eating habits. If your main goal is to cut down on some calories to burn some fat, get it logged! There are some brilliant apps out there that can help you keep on top of your calorie intake and help you stay motivated while doing so! If time or direction is an issue, it maybe worth looking at a professional to help with your training and help keep you on track! Personal Training is offered at The Functional Fitness Suite between myself and another female PT, if this is of interest to you, then get in touch! If not, get those workouts tracked and what’s passing those lips! Richard Taylor, Tiger Fitness Deadline for inclusion in the August About Thetford magazine will be the 15th July. Send content to; karen@aboutthetfordmagazine.co.uk

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County Bowls Success For Club The Norfolk County Squad trials were held on Sunday 19th May at Hingham Sports & Social Club. There was a good turnout from all over the County and Norfolk County Manager, Simon Willies said “Overall the bowling on display was of a very high standard with some very close fought games and some good fightbacks. The Norfolk County squad is in very good hands with a blend of young and old talent and experience shining through. All of you certainly made the decision very hard as to who to include in the squad”

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Six members of the Thetford Short Mat Bowls Club were included in the trials and all six were successful (including 15 year old Kieran and 11 year old Chloe Suffolk). Kieran said: “When I was at the Norfolk trials I was very excited and enjoyed the experience. When I got the letter I was so happy and so surprised that I got accepted. I enjoyed the experience of playing in the Norfolk trials. I was very excited when I was told that I had been given the chance to play for the County,” Chloe added. Mick Colledge, who was also successful, said, “I really enjoyed playing in the trials. I felt elated when I learned that I had got through”.

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He will be joined by Peter Harvey, who said, “The standard of the trials was so high it was difficult to envisage having 6 people from Thetford joining the county squad. A great effort on the day from everyone.” The other two successful members were Jason Martin and Nigel Bevan. This relatively new club is very proud of its players who have only been playing for about two years and wishes them all well in this next stage of their development. For further information, please contact; Pauline on 01953 717275 Please mention the About Thetford Magazine when responding to advertisements 54

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