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Following on from last year’s success of the Dickensian Christmas Steampunk Fayre, its back again! Following on from last year’s success of the Dickensian Christmas Steampunk Fayre, its back again on Saturday 6th December! We are hoping you will join us again for another fun packed and eventful day. With a 1.45pm start in Back Lane, there will be a procession including a Pipe Band, horse drawn Landau carriage carrying Father Christmas and the Snow Queen followed by The Panhard et Levassor (Norfolk’s oldest working car) with the Mayor and Lion President. Throughout the day we will have the Rock Choir, dancing Penguins & Elves and the Reindeer in Fairland Street. There will be a Bubbleologist, traditional Punch & Judy, Charlie Cheesecake the Balloon man, fire eaters, Fool Hardy Steam Punk, face painting and many other things going on. The magic of the festive season will continue when Smee from the Theatre Royals Panto Peter Pan, will be switching on the lights at 4:15pm. This programme has been produced by Iceni Magazine and is sponsored by various traders of Wymondham through the advertising they have placed. They would like to thank you for your custom in 2014 and look forward to your support in the following year. The committee would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who’ve helped, supported and contributed through sponsorship and wish everyone a Merry Christmas.
Wymondham Lions Christmas Fayre Committee
Just imagine... You are living in a world where the microchip has never been discovered. Yes we have mobile phones and computers etc - but they are machines, driven by miniaturised clockwork and steam engines. Gadgets and gizmos are part of everyday life, and Zeppelins are the preferred mode of international transport. The old Victorian values and dress codes are still followed, of course. Why change them? However it is now more fashionable to wear your corset as an outer garment. Everyone is very polite to each other. A gentleman does not open a door for a lady because she is a lady. It’s because he is a gentleman. But there is another side. Adventuring - HG Wells, Jules Verne and Conan Doyle were not writers of fiction. They were first rate journalists. Time travel is a reality –and the Lost World does exist, where those of us that can afford it can hunt real dinosaurs. Nerf guns are the preferred weapons of choice.
Welcome to the amazing world of Steampunk, where everything is possible..... 3
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Handbag & Leather and First Footing Gift Ideas
Gents slippers £16.99 Many leather wallets from £4.99
Ladies slipper £13.99
Ladies slipper £16.99
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Fosters Solicitors Will be supporting Wymondham Dickensian Steampunk Christmas Fair on Saturday 6th December 2014. The event, which marks the official start of the Christmas celebrations for the Town, will take place throughout Wymondham on Saturday 6th December. As part of our continued community support, Fosters will be welcoming visitors to our office for festive food and drinks from 2pm until 6pm. The office will also be playing host to the Children’s Face-Painter, which Fosters are proud to sponsor as part of the celebrations and there will also be a fundraising stall in aid of The Lymphoma Association for lymphatic cancers manned by Fosters staff. “This will be the second year we have opened for the Steampunk since it changed from the traditional mid-week street procession. It was really well attended last year so we are hoping to see lots of familiar faces popping in to say hello and enjoy our hospitality” said Stephen Green, Solicitor and Partner from the Wymondham office of Fosters. Fosters will have Solicitors on hand during the event who will be offering free 15 minute appointments covering topics from our Wills, Trust and Probate and Residential Property teams. No appointment necessary, limited pre-bookable appointments available call today to reserve your free 15 minutes on 01953 607724. Background designed by Freepik.com
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PETER PAN COMPETITION
An all-star cast will bring the classic story of the boy who never grew up to the Norwich Theatre Royal stage this Christmas, from December 18 to January 18, with the family pantomime Peter Pan. Heading the cast will be Kevin Kennedy as the evil Captain Hook. Kevin trod the ‘Corrie cobbles’ for 20 years from 1983 to 2003 as the kind-hearted Curly Watts and is also no stranger to the West End and touring stage which included a highly successful run in We Will Rock You playing the role of Pop. He will be joined on stage by CBeebies favourite Sid Sloane as the ship’s cook Aunt Delilah, while Cromer Pier favourite and the writer of Ha Ha Holmes, Ben Langley, will be troublesome pirate Starkey. Norwich’s panto stalwart Richard Gauntlett will take on the role of Smee as well as writing and directing the show, and Ruth Betteridge, who played Cinderella in last year’s show, is also returning as Wendy. Completing the cast will be Charlotte Baptie and Sinead Kenny, who both recently appeared on the Norwich stage in West Side Story, making up the cast as Peter Pan and Tiger Lily. The show also gives local young people the chance to shine with boys from the region selected to play John and Michael Darling after an intensive all-day audition earlier in the autumn.
We have joined forces with Norwich Theatre Royal to give away a family ticket (2 adults and 2 children) to see Peter Pan on Friday 19 December at 7.30pm. To be in with a chance of winning, just answer the question below: Which role will panto favourite Richard Gauntlett be playing this year? A - Smee
B - Starkey
C - Peter Pan
Please send your answer to: competitions@icenimagazine.co.uk by 13th December 2014. Please state ‘Peter Pan’ in the subject line. Terms and Conditions Prize is 1 X 4 tickets to the performance of Peter Pan on Friday December 19 at 7.30pm. Tickets cannot be exchanged for seats for another performance or a cash alternative 15
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Message From The Town Mayor For many years Wymondham’s Christmas Fayre was known as ‘The Dickensian Evening’ where everyone was encouraged to wear fancy dress from a Victorian age. Sadly over time the number of people wearing fancy dress became less and less in parallel with attendance numbers declining. The Wymondham Lions, who traditionally organised this event in the town’s social calendar, realised that a ‘re-think’ was needed. So after much thought by the Lions’ organising committee, the idea was born to relaunch the event for the first time last year in 2013 as a “Dickensian Steampunk Christmas Fayre” and instead of an evening event, it was extended into the afternoon as well. The fantastic result was more stalls, more street entertainment, bigger crowds with many dressed appropriately, making the event a wonderful carnival of colour and excitement. Go to the website Jalbum.net/a/1441920 to view all the photographs of last year’s event and just feel the excitement in colour. Many people ask - “Steampunk” - what is it? There are several answers all of which have some truth, but basically it is modern day life incorporating Victorian romance in the style of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells etc. Just imagine TV and radio sets powered by steam? And it doesn’t stop there. Just give your imagination free rein. Come and support Dickensian Steampunk Christmas Fayre 2014 Cllr Colin Foulger Mayor - Wymondham Town Council
Welcome To This Year’s Fayre I am glad to say that the Dickensian Steampunk Christmas Fayre continues and this year the committee has had some new recruits join to help expand the event. Again we see that the event is on a Saturday afternoon, giving a greater opportunity for more people to attend the family event. With several more craft stalls and new artisan food vendors the event is ‘strengthened’. There is also more entertainment this year with a full house for acts on the stage and other entertainment at various venues about the town. With sponsorship from South Norfolk Council and Wymondham Town Council, local businesses and input from the Lions and its other volunteers, to whom I am greatly thankful, the event carries on. I hope you have a fun packed day and enjoy a really exciting start to the festive season. Lion President Jim Cawte
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PROGRAM OF EVENTS ON THE STAGE For the Wymondham Dickensian Steampunk Christmas Fayre Saturday 6th December ~ Program Of Stage Events ~ 12.00 noon - Road closures 1.45pm - Procession leave Back Lane 2pm - Arrival of procession at Market Cross and opening of event 2.15pm - Community Carols 2.30pm - Wymondham Schools choir 2.30pm - Santa’s Grotto opens 2.45pm - Dancing Penguins/Santa’s/Snowmen (Supplied by Anglia Dance Academy)
3pm - Bubbleologist 3.15pm Behind the Green Screen, Wymondham’s got Talent Winners 3.30pm - Dancing Elves/Victorian Ladies/Santa’s (Supplied by Anglia Dance Academy)
3.45pm - Bob Stannard, one of Wymondhams got Talent runners up 4pm - Pipe Band 4.15pm - Light Switch on, and draw of £100 squares winner with Richard Gauntlet & Wymondham Snow Queen 4.30pm - Rock Choir 5pm - Anna Steel (The Delta-Belters) Steampunk band 5.15pm - Fool Hardy Folk fire show 5.45pm - Pipe Band 6pm - Close All times are approximate and are subject to change on the day 18
OTHER EVENTS AROUND THE TOWN • Real Reindeer outside Ward-Robes, Fairland St from 2pm until 6pm • Dancing Penguins outside Myhills, Fairland St 3.15pm • Face Painting Venues: Myhills, No 5 Hair Studio, Fosters Solicitors • Celtic Harpist Sefa Steer at Jarrold, Middleton St Slow Theatre Company: performing the Twisting Tale of the Sorrowful Workhouse Children, well know Dickens characters come to life in front of your eyes, but life is not easy under the eye of the Beadle and the Matron ( see page 27 for more information ). 1.30 pm All four scenes at the Library Scene 1, life in the Work House at Wymondham Arts Centre, 2.40pm Scene 2, avoid idleness and intemperance, outside No5 Hair Studio, 2.55pm Scene 3, food glorious food! outside the Handbag & Leather shop, 3.15pm Scene 4, but it is Christmas after all! Outside the Hub, 3.30pm • Punch & Judy outside the Library, 2.30pm, 3.30pm & 4.30pm • Charlie Cheesecake the Balloon Man, 3.30pm-4pm outside Yum Yums, 4pm-4.30pm outside Handbag & Leather shop, 4.30pm-5pm outside Hemstocks, 5pm-5.30pm Market Cross Antiques • Bubbleologist: Yum Yums at 2.15pm, Reno Wines 4pm, Fairland Dinner 5pm • Pipe Band: 3.30pm outside No 5 • Dinosaurs venue: Jarrold’s car park • Magic Dave: 2.15pm outside Hemstocks · 2.30pm outside Reno Wines · 2.45pm outside Handbag and Leather · 3.00pm outside Fairland Diner · 3.15pm outside Puffs Toys · 4.30pm outside Paperwishes · 4.45pm outside Yum Yums· 5.00pm outside Mad Hatters · 5.15pm outside No.5 Hair Studio · 5.30pm outside Market Cross Antiques • Children’s Activities: Sure Start Children’s Centre & Home Start Breckland will be doing various craft workshops and there will be other Children’s activities at the Library throughout the afternoon. • Methodist Church: open during the afternoon for refreshments and photos with Mary and Joseph - 2pm till 5pm • Cross Keys Events: Old Farts 5pm-8pm Barny Holmes 8:30pm - Close • Reno Wines ( see advert on Page 24 for full details )
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STALL HOLDERS Spitfire Hog Roasts
Fielding Cottage
Proper Pizza Company
Ailsa’s Country Cream Fudge
Team Barista
Cogs and Gems
Dandy Lions Apothecary
M.Y Vintage
1847 Chocolates
The Flower Shed
Norfolk Honey
Quote the Raven
Jabbawocky
The Hat Pimping Parlour
Grannie Macs
RMW Jewellery
Perfect Scents
Banyards Hall Turkeys
Wymondham Garden Centre
Tavern Tasty Meats
Natural Alchemist
Vettes Veggie Van
A Spoonful of Sugar
Follow the White Rabbit
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Town Green
Cemetery Lane
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Ketts Park
EVENT SPONSORS South Norfolk Council
Market Cross Antiques
Wymondham Town Council
FW Myhill & Son
Toucan Hire
Yum Yums
Toilets Plus
Fairland Dinner
Peter Colby Commercials
Ward-Robes
Money Lettings
Berry & Warren accountants
Fosters Solicitors
Priory Insurance
Wymondham Garden Centre
Paperwishes
CH Mini Digger Hire
Handbag & Leather Shop
Aluminium Windows & Doors
No 5 Hair Studio
Peppermint Dental Centre
Reno Wines
Puffs Toys
Iceni Magazine
Rosedales
Green Dragon
Waitrose Community Matters
Railway Pub
Arborvolt Ltd
Marmalade Tree
Union Joinery
Ian Lowe Computers
Jarrold
Spice Zone
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ETS Lighting
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Number 24 Christmas Lunch Menu Homemade Soup of the Day Oak Smoked Salmon Croque Monsieur On a Pickled Vegetable Salad Crispy Shredded Confit Duck Leg & Spicy Chorizo Sausage With a Sweet Potato Salad Glazed Creamy Cauliflower Mascarpone, Pine Nut & Parmesan Tart Served with Parsley Salsa Verde Dressing Cocktail of Melons Fresh Figs & Pear With Ginger Beer Sorbet, Yule Mule Cocktail Syrup ***************** Traditional Roast Norfolk Turkey Served with Crispy Bacon Chipolatas, Chestnut Sage Stuffing, Roast Gravy & Cranberry Sauce Slow Cooked Crispy Pork Belly On Bubble & Squeak, Roasted Apple & Shallot Cider Bacon Gravy Seared Sirloin of Beef On Creamy Mash & Kale with a Flat Mushroom & Ale Gravy (£4.50 Supplement) Baked Creamy Saffron Leek, Sweet Potato, Beaufort Cheese Tart Roasted Portobello Mushroom, Red Onion, Spinach Gateau With Beetroot & Pecorino Pesto Grilled Fillet Of Sea Bass Tapenade Crust On a Light Saffron Potatoes, Vierge Sauce **************** Puddings Desserts and Cheeses £18.95 3 Courses ~ £16.95 2 Courses
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Number 24 Christmas Dinner Menu Homemade Soup of the Day Hot Pot of Local Game Cooked in a Red Wine, Thyme Gravy with Red Onion Dumplings Seared Tiger Prawns Served on Spiced Cauliflower, Avocado & Chorizo Herb Salsa (£2.25 Supplement) Pressed Confit Duck, Fig & Tarragon Terrine On Brioche with a Pickled Ginger & Citrus Salad Creamy Pea & Leek Tart Glazed with Parmesan Hazel Nut & Mustard Dressing ***************** Traditional Roast Norfolk Turkey Served with Crispy Bacon Chipolatas, Chestnut Sage Stuffing, Roast Gravy & Cranberry Sauce Roasted Fillet of Halibut Topped with a Tomato, Mushroom Fondant On Grain Mustard Mash, Sauternes Veloute Seared Fillet of Beef with Bubble & Squeak, Portobello Mushroom, Roasted Shallot, Bacon Whisky Gravy (£5.95 Supplement) Roasted Squash, Spinach & Cauliflower Open Ravioli With Peppery Rocket & Creamy Pine Nut Pesto Sauté Breast of Pheasant, Caramelised Apple & Pancetta On Rosemary Potato, Cavolo Nero, Calvados Jus eared Loin of Venison On Red Cabbage, Beetroot, Celeriac Potato, Juniper Port Gravy (£2.50 Supplement) **************** Puddings Desserts and Cheeses £27.50
Number 24 Homemade Christmas Dessert Menu Warm Chocolate Brownie, Pistachio Ice Cream Ginger Cheesecake, Rhubarb Compote & Amaretto Chantilly Homemade Christmas pudding served with Cognac Ice Cream Iced Honeycomb, Brandied Morello Cherry Parfait, Hazelnut Biscuit Pavlova Belle Helene, Poached Pear With Dark Chocolate Sauce, Blood Orange Sorbet Selection of Cheeses served with Grapes & Savoury Biscuit Selection Dessert Wines and Digestifs Monbazillac, Domaine de Grange Neuve 2009Creamy and Luscious with Hints of Vanilla. The Perfect Accompaniment for Pudding or Cheese £5.25 125ml Wild Raspberry Fruit Liqueur (Framboise) Made out of Wild Raspberries gathered in the hedgerows of Beaujolais this is luxuriously sweet with an amazing concentration of rich fruit £3.25 25 ml ***************** Selection of Freshly Ground Speciality Coffees Espresso, a short Strong Dark Coffee made the Italian Way £2.10 Mocha Cappuccino, Chocolate & Cappuccino Combined £2.30 Cappuccino, a Milky Coffee made with Steamed Milk & Espresso £2.30 Freshly Ground Coffee served with Milk or Cream £2.10 All served with Homemade Petit Fours 23
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Swagger & Jacks Gentlemen’s Grooming CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS ① The Swagger & Jacks Classic Beard Oil has now been included in our best selling Beard Grooming Sets so that you can now choose between the Ultimate Beard Oil blended with Cinnamon Spice and our new Classic Sandalwood fragrance to care for your Beard. ② Swagger & Jacks Classic Beard Care Set 1 - Price £26.95 Consisting of a Swagger & Jacks Classic Beard Oil and Beard Brush ③ Swagger & Jacks Classic Beard & Moustache Set - Price £35.00 Consisting of a Swagger & Jacks Classic Beard Oil, Argan Oil Beard Shampoo and Moustache Wax
Images: Photography by Swagger & Jacks.
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The Twisting Tale Of The Sorrowful Workhouse Children! Four short scenes performed by the children of Slow Theatre Company at 4 locations throughout Wymondham. Each scene is crafted to allow well known Dickens characters come to life in front of your eyes but life is not easy under the eye of the Beadle and the Matron. Children will perform the entire show at the Library before performing individual scenes at different venues throughout the town.You can enjoy the scenes as street theatre in sequence, as one off scenes or as a full run through at the library (before Santa arrives). Don’t miss out on the chance to be entertained by this group of dedicated young performers. 1.30pm The twisting tale of the sorrowful workhouse children - Full run through at the Library 2.40pm Scene one at Wymondham Arts Centre - Life in the Workhouse 2.55pm Scene two - Food glorious food! - Outside NO 5 3.15 pm Scene three - Avoid idleness and intemperance - Handbag & Leather 3.30 pm Scene four - But it is Christmas after all! - The Hub
The Bubble Wizard With his incredible ability to bring the magic out of bubbles, The Bubble Wizard will wow, thrill and amaze you! An established performer who oozes warmth and happiness, he combines his background as a bubbleologist, magician, cabaret artist and dancer to provide adults and children alike with a tailor-made experience that’s truly unforgett-a-bubble! He has recently displayed his bubble skills for Burberry, celebrating the opening of the brand’s beauty store in Covent Garden store, and performs throughout the UK at weddings, birthday parties, Bar Mitzvahs and corporate events. Whether he’s performing his bubble wizardry during an interactive walkabout in London or at a party for the whole family in Manchester, our friendly wizard will draw you into the enchanting world of bubbles. Before you can say “abracadabra”, The Bubble Wizard will make bubbles as teeny as an ant or as large as an elephant. He’ll create breathtaking bubble sculptures before your very eyes, blow smoke magically into bubbles and put you, your friends and your kids inside bubbles. And The Bubble Wizard’s greatest trick? Turning adults into children and children into happy children through the excitement and wonder of bubbles! Happy Bubbling! 27
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Christmas Gift ideas Little Red Riding Hood Upside down story doll - £30 (One of our best sellers.) Suitable for age 1 to 6 years. Granny and wolf can be found under her skirt. www.double-flip.com
Chloe, Doll in a Basket - £24 Suitable from 1 to 5 years (Girls love to carry her about once they can walk.) www.double-flip.com
Fun and Games Mat - £24 (Designed and made in Suffolk) Suitable for ages 3 to 10 years www.double-flip.com
Reversible World Puzzle - £25 suitable for age 6 to 9 years (Two puzzles in one.) www.double-flip.com
Reversible Hedgehog to Owl Rattle £18 Suitable from birth www.double-flip.com
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Sponsor A Horse Or Donkey This Christmas - The Perfect Gift! Now in its 30th year, the Redwings Adoption Club enables those who love horses but who are unable to keep one of their own to gain a new, very special friend! A year’s membership to the Adoption Club costs just £12.50 and makes a fantastic gift for family and friends. As a member, your loved one will receive a certificate, updates and photographs from their new best friend and an invitation to their birthday party. Also, to celebrate Redwings 30th anniversary, for adoptions purchased before 31st December 2014, the charity is offering a year’s free access to your chosen Adoption Star’s online diary, which includes a blog, extra photos, videos and even an interactive game! Best of all, every penny goes directly towards the care of your chosen horse, pony, donkey or mule and their friends to contribute towards their happy Christmas. You can choose from 21 of Redwings’ special Adoption Stars to sponsor for your family and friends, all of whom are based at the charity’s visitor centres so can be visited free of charge. Poppy The Shire
Gemma Walpole, Head of Fundraising at Redwings, explains: “For those who love the mighty and majestic, handsome Shire horse Major based at our Oxhill visitor centre in Warwickshire makes a wonderful companion. Alternatively, pretty Victoria who lives at Redwings Caldecott near Great Yarmouth is every young girl’s dream pony. “If your loved one fancies themselves quite the superstar, Elvis - the rock ‘n’ roll pony, with a quiff to rival his namesake - at Redwings Ada Cole in Essex is the perfect match. And for the donkey lovers out there, how about making two new longeared friends? Donkey duo Wiggins and Wacko are best buddies and live at our Aylsham visitor centre in North Norfolk”. Adopting a Redwings horse or donkey for Christmas provides an extra special gift and is a wonderful way to help equines in need during the festive season - and beyond.
To sponsor a Redwings horse or donkey for your family and friends this Christmas visit our website - www.redwings.org.uk/adopting/ – or call 01508 481000. To ensure your adoption is delivered in time for Christmas, please place orders by 14th December 2014. Redwings is the largest horse sanctuary in the UK, responsible for more than 1800 rescued horses, ponies and donkeys.
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