Volume 29

Happy Easter to everyone!

In this issue:

A Scole Family Green?

Parish Council Precept Community Centre & Playing Field

Spring 2013 - Volume 29

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Message from the Editor With Spring just around the corner, we leave the snow and the ice behind us once again and I hope that with any spare time you might have that you’ll settle down and read this latest edition of the PostHorn which has plenty more features included.

Over the last few months I‘ve got to know several new residents via the shop and it seems that you have found us handy to have as a reference, but if you think we can improve on anything then please let us know. Should you have any enquiries that the PostHorn can help you with, then by all means drop any of us a line or two and I’m sure we’d be able to help in some way. Also, with the new wind turbines now erected on Eye Airfield there seems to be potential of a new lease of life for the Billingford windmill.

Lastly, if you do use any of our very valued advertisers’ services at any time, please mention that you saw them in the PostHorn. Feedback is always handy for them and us. Have a great Spring and don’t forget our useful gardening tips!

Until next time.

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Contents Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page

6, 19 & 32 7 - 11 12 - 13 21 23 - 26 28 - 29 30 - 31 33 - 34 39 - 41 43

Harley’s Hints A Scole Family Feather Report First Responders Church pages School pages Green?

Parish Precept Playing Field & Community Centre PC News

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Harley’s Hints Jobs in the garden for March 1st week

Take cuttings of outdoor chrysanthus. Sow onions, parsnips and broad beans. Plant fruit trees. Oil and grease lawnmower.

2nd week Sow hardy annuals. Feed hydrangeas. Thin herbaceous perennials. Plant early potatoes. Prepare celery trenches.

Mulch raspberries. Feed strawberries. Take dahlia cuttings.

3rd week

Prune roses. Thin autumn sown annuals. Start begonias and gloxinias. Sow carrots. Spray blackcurrants. Sow main crop leeks. Mulch fruit trees. Stake pot grown annuals.

4th week

Spray and feed roses. Plant gladioli. Sow half hardy annuals.

Plant potatoes. Sow peas, violas and pansies. Spray pears.

Plant onion sets. Prune early flowering shrubs.

(April and May hints on p19 and p32)

100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum The musuem at Thorpe Abbotts will be open from March 2nd until end of October at weekends and Bank Holidays, and Wednesdays from May to end of September.

On the evening of April 17th we have a film show starting at 7.30 pm. Details and tickets are available from Margaret Hopgood on 01379 853274.

On June 30th, which is the 70th anniversary of the opening of the airfield and the arrival of the 100th Bomb Group, we have our Open Day at the museum.

It will feature military vehicles, re-enactors, stalls and exhibitors with a WW2 theme. Admission is free.

An exhibition of photos by Bunwell Camera Club will be on show at the museum on July 27th and 28th. Admission Free.

See our website for further details : www.100bgmus.org.uk

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A Scole Family The Pattersons

by Chris Earl

What is the connection between Kate Duchess of Cambridge, these Irish Guards and Scole?

Read on to see.

At the beginning of the 20th Century, Arthur Patterson and his wife Ellen lived at The Red House, Waterloo.

It can still be found set back from the Diss Road past the Bottle Cottages.

Arthur was a horseman for Mr. Ellwood of Lodge Farm in Scole. His principle job was the care of the farm horses. His working day started at 5.30 am when he fed, groomed and harnessed the farm horses ready to start working at 7am. When the farm workers returned from the fields he then fed and bedded down the horses ready for the next working day.

They had six children:- Arthur b.1914, Cecil b.1916, Doris b.1918, Walter b.1920, Cedric b.1922 and Gerald b.1925. The family seems to be long lived with the three youngest sons alive and well today.

In 1929 the family moved to a cottage at the bottom of Bungay Road which at that time had a long garden with an orchard reaching to the churchyard.

They had only two bedrooms, so six children slept where they could in one bedroom. In 1933, council houses were built on Ransome Avenue and owing to overcrowding the family was allocated one of the first, which actually fronts Norwich Road.

Walter left school in 1934 when he was 14. His first job was as a van boy with “Shell” based in Victoria Road Diss. He helped with delivery of paraffin to hardware and general stores. This was in the days before bulk tankers and when oil was delivered in 5 gallon drums which he lifted to top up the stores’ tanks.

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In 1940 Walter joined the Army to serve in the Irish Guards. It was not the scarlet dress uniform which drew him to a guards regiment but the fact that he passed the height requirement!

After training, he left for North Africa where he was involved in both battles of El-Alamein following on foot or in some cases riding on the tanks. After success in the second battle and two weeks after D-Day, his regiment was sent to France partaking in the “push through France”. Here on foot Walter encountered German troops hidden in hedgerows and haystacks, surviving this and many other ordeals; his regiment made it to the Rhine just as the American forces had lost the battle for the bridge near Nijmegen. After a long battle lasting until midnight the Irish Guards successfully took the bridge and crossed into Germany.

Once over the border, Walter’s platoon saw no further enemy engagement and made their way to a deserted farm where they decided to sleep in an empty barn. The following morning Walter heard a horse neighing and made his way toward the stable where the horse had been left. Knowing a bit about horses, Walter decided to let it out to graze. The horse ran off in the direction the platoon were to take. An unlucky explosion registered that the horse had set off a mine laid to blow up Walter and his platoon - a lucky escape for the Army if not for the poor horse!

After a short and very dangerous visit to the Zuiderzee where German troops were fighting in the dykes, Walter sustained his first injury from shrapnel Walter in uniform WW II to his arm and leg. The army considered that as there were fatalities to be dealt with, his injury was not serious and told to “carry on”. From Walter’s platoon of 30 he was a member of the 12 survivors. Having survived that far he was quite happy to carry on!

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The war was over and the Irish Guards returned home to Chelsea Barracks where his final duty was to stand guard at Buckingham Palace.

Ceremonial duty by Irish Guards

After demobilisation, Walter returned to his old job with Shell. He married Doris in 1946 and took various jobs until he settled as chauffeur/gardener for Sir John Mann at Thelveton Hall before retiring in 1985.

Walter has been a member of The Royal British Legion since leaving the Army and carried the Standard for 63 years. He now lives in Dickleburgh.

The Patterson family lived in Norwich Road opposite “Hopefield” where George Cutting lived and ran his wholesale business. George Cutting’s business was formed in the 1920s and supplied village shops with hardware stationery and all other items a village shop required apart from grocery.

When Cedric left school in 1936 aged 14, he joined older brother Arthur working for Mr. Cutting. Arthur drove the big van and was the salesman.

Cedric was known as the van boy making up the order from the van stock.

Cuttings’ van travelled in a 20 mile radius of Scole becoming very popular with many village shops.

Cedric joined the RAF in 1941 and was posted to the far East. He was based in India and later in his service was sent East towards the Japanese.

Leaving present day Bangladesh, the first obstacle was to cross the River Irrawaddy where he helped lay a pontoon bridge. He was not to know the Japanese were using British POWs to lay a railway in the opposite direction bridging the River Kwai. After many adventures in Burma his group reached Mandalay but by that time the enemy was defeated and none were sighted.

On demobilisation, Cedric returned to his job with George Cutting working as a van driver and salesman. In 1954 he married Beryl and they lived at No. 7 The Terrace where he remained until 1960 when George Cutting retired. Cedric paid £100 to buy the business and land in Diss where he later built a new warehouse and a bungalow in Stuston Road. This is where he still lives.

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In 1984 the business closed down but Cedric wished to continue work selling greengrocery to the same village shops he knew so well. He retired on his 70th birthday. Cedric is a committed Christian and was a member of Dickleburgh Baptist Church for 34 years and Deacon in Charge from 1958 to 1994 when the Church closed. He is now a member of Diss Baptist Church.

Gerald left school at 14 and started work as a garden boy at Thrandeston Estates. He then worked for two years at Scole Lodge as a gardener, but with WW II came the construction of Thorpe Abbotts Airfield for the USAAF. Here, Jerry worked as an assistant to the architect and then at 17 became a lorry driver carting ballast for construction of the runways.

In 1943 he was called up for service with the Army and used his driving skills in the transport section at POW camps in Lancashire.

Pretty Brothers’ garage in the late ’40s The hire cars pictured are Vauxhall far left and Austin right

Son Ian with friend Darryl pose with Gerry's new hire car, a 1960s Triumph 2000

On demobilisation, Cedric returned to his parents home in Scole and worked at Pretty Brothers’ new garage on Norwich Road.

Here he ran the car hire section and after one year bought the three hire cars and ran the car hire business himself.

In 1956 he married Kathleen and they moved into Hillside, Norwich Road.

Here he had garaging for his vehicles.

He replaced the old Pretty Brothers’ cars mainly with Vauxhall vehicles which he would personally collect from the Luton Factory. He had held a contract with Norfolk County Council for the provision of hire cars for 47 years.

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In the ’50s and ’60s, car hire was an up and coming business. Gerry now looked to the next up and coming business which was television.

Vic Valliant, a dealer based at Billingford, retired in 1965 and Gerry bought the business. He transferred it to his bungalow where he built an extension to accommodate a shop from which to sell televisions. After taking on a Raleigh agency, he was able to sell cycles as well.

He also sold sporting guns. All repairs and sales ceased in 2001 when Gerry retired.

Hillside after shop extension was built

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Scole Feather Report

by Trevor Raven

A rare bird had turned up on the Little Ouse river as it flows through Thetford, and Mike was keen to see it. I readily agreed to accompany him, and we set off with binoculars at the ready. The messages from ‘Bird Line’ said it was near to Nunns Bridge, and we suspected it wouldn’t be hard to find. “Just look for the Twitchers”. Sure enough we saw rows of telescopes and bins all pointing in one direction. The Black Bellied Dipper had come over from Europe to escape the shocking weather, and was there happily feeding in the river oblivious to all the eyes.

This winter, the Scole area has seen the arrival of good numbers of Fieldfare to our hedgerows and gardens. These Scandinavian thrushes spend the season in our relatively warm climate where food is plentiful.

A very handsome male spent the whole day in our garden eating apples we had cut in half and scattered on the drive. He wasn’t particularly bothered about humans, they see so few, but did take exception a day later when another fieldfare came and wanted to join him in the feast.

February/March is a good time to spot Kingfisher along the river Waveney.

The swollen river brimming with water makes ideal fishing conditions for these colourful birds. Early daylight on Scole bridge is a good place to spot them as they perch on a low branch overhanging the water. You can easily detect them by their loud piping call as they flash down the stream in a haze of colour.

Seeking to escape the harsh January weather, we did our own migration and flew off to Tenerife for a short stay. The weather was perfect, but after a couple of days by the sea, and being birders, we decided to explore further inland to see what we could find. The top bird on this sub- tropical island is the ultra rare Blue Chaffinch. Indeed, if you want to see a Blue Chaffinch you have to go to Tenerife. Nowhere else throughout the world does it live.

And we found it! In a wooded area high up on the mountainous desolate heart of the island, around the base of Mount Teide, we came upon our target.

There among some picnic tables by a dripping water pipe we saw our Blue Chaffinch. He was quietly drinking from a pool of water. The male is completely blue and slightly larger than our common chaffinch. There were others too in the surrounding trees, males and the duller females. They were joined by brightly coloured Canary Island Canaries. We got some good photos to prove it. We explored all around this large island, and saw lots of other very interesting and sometimes strange sights, but I think the Canary Island Blue Chaffinch was the highlight.

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During the recent RSPB Garden Bird Watch weekend, we counted 19 different species at the feeders in our garden during the one hour period. Others such as Great Spotted Woodpecker, Marsh Tit and thankfully Sparrowhawk, did not appear, though we know they are there.

A rare visitor to Britain The Black Bellied Dipper as seen in Thetford

The Blue Chaffinch - T enerife’s unique star bird

Not garden birds, but visitors to our garden this winter Fieldfare Winter migrant

Nuthatch A woodland bird

Kingfisher and the River Waveney

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Old Time Music Hall Hoxne Village Hall - Saturday March 2nd 7pm for 7.30pm. Tickets £10. This will include an Interval supper served at your table. Bar open. Raffle. Edwardian costume if you wish[not obligatory].

Tables of 8 can be reserved. Tickets available from 01379 740821 & 668821.

Love to Stanley Knight who will be 15 on March 6th from Nanna & Grandad X

Ringing “Taster” Day Saturday 16th March from 2pm at Bunwell and later Carleton Rode If you have ever thought that you might like to ring tower bells then do please make contact.

We are arranging a Taster Day on Saturday March 16th when you can climb a tower and have a look at the bells under guidance of an experienced steeple keeper. You can also have a try at handling a bell, and be put in touch with an experienced teacher who will guide you through the early stages of bell-handling. If you would like more details of the day, please contact:

Chairman - David Hillier 01379 740158 Secretary - Gale Hodgkinson 01379 740042 Ringing Master - Mike Hodgkinson 01379 740042 wwwwwwwwwwwwww www.southnorfolkringers.webplus.net 16

Annual Village Quiz The Annual Village Quiz has been arranged for Friday 26th April and as usual will be held at the Community Centre.

We would love to see once again all the organisations taking part as this is fun as well as competitive (for some). As usual, this is a wonderful opportunity for all the organisations to meet and show the community spirit that exists in our small Parish. See you all there! Pearl Fisher (740753)

Forthcoming events at

Red Feather Club Wednesday March 20th - On the Wings of a Mighty Fortress, a documentary telling the story of 95th Bomb Group crew of “Easy Going”, will get its UK premiere at the Red Feather Club in Horham. Three years in the making, the film by Mark Werkema and Jim Koehn, features many interviews with crew members. The documentary is due to be screened on US TV next year so come along for the UK premiere! 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association members £3, non members £4, starting at 7.30 pm - licensed bar and museum open! Mark and Jim the film makers are hoping to be present to introduce this entirely new film.

Saturday and Sunday May 18th and 19th - a 1940’s Weekend with 1940’s re-enactments on Sunday. Open days are on the last Sunday of every month from April to October (Sundays April 28, May 26, June 30, July 28, August 25, September 29 & October 27). The April and October events will include stalls and military vehicles. Sunday September 29th will include a vintage-style softball game between the 95th’s own Wallopers and the 1285th Military Police Company re-enactors, Snowdrops, who play in period dress.

The Red Feather Club, run by the 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association, is the official UK museum of the 95th Bomb Group. The award-winning museum houses only uniforms and memorabilia relating to the 95th Bomb Group who were based at Horham during WW2. The Red Feather Club is also the home to the 1285th Military Police Company re-enactors. The Red Feather Club, Horham, Suffolk is four miles south-east of Eye off the B1117 (IP21 5DG).

For public enquiries contact: 01728 860930 (James Mutton, Chairman 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association). Email : jamesmutton@suffolkonline.net Website: www.95thbg-horham.com.

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A Big thank you from the Scole Winter Warmer team On the first Saturday of each month (March - December) we have held a coffee morning in Scole church. However, we decided to do a little bit more for December 1st. Wow! We did not expect the volume of support we received; it was so wonderful to see so many people and the church so busy. THANK YOU to everyone who came, we do hope you enjoyed the hospitality of St Andrew’s, and will support us again. The event raised over £550 towards the running costs of the church.

2013 Coffee Mornings will restart on Saturday 2nd March, and get off to a good start with the format being the same as the successful December event, with hot snacks etc. We’ll look forward to seeing you. Everyone is very welcome.

A Scole Old Boys Club has recently been formed to offer a meeting forum for old Scole boys who were born or grew up in the village during the 40’s 50’s or 60’s. The club is proposing 4 informal meetings a year based on the Last of the Summer Wine principles of old pals meeting up and having a chat and a laugh. There will be no membership fees but small donations at the meeting to cover venue hire costs would be appreciated. Apart from the 4 meetings a year we are considering other activities such as local footpath walking. Another proposed activity would be to copy and record old photos of the village and keep these for future generations.

It is hoped that this new club may also give the opportunity for someone to finally own up to who was responsible for the removal of all the apples from Trummy Clark’s Orchard in Scole Common Road.

The first meeting will be held at Scole Sports and Social Club on Thursday 18th April at 7.30pm. If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact me.

Dennis Noble (Sec). Tel : 740688 18

Harley’s Hints Jobs in the garden for April 1st week

Sow tomatoes for outdoors. Take cuttings of herbaceous perennials. Complete gladioli planting. Plant asparagus.

Feed spring cabbage.

2nd week Sow a new lawn. Plant sweet peas. Prune forsythias.

Sow melon and cucumbers. Continue vegetable sowing.

3rd week

Prepare ground for chrysanthus. Plant main crop potatoes.

Pot up begonias and gloxinias. Side shoot early tomatoes.

Tie in vine shoots. Spray raspberries and apple trees.

4th week

Plant dahlia tubers. Plant water lilies. Protect strawberries.

Prick out half hardy annuals.

(May hints on p32)

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PRESS RELEASE Park Radio, the local community radio station for Diss and the surrounding villages and towns in the Waveney Valley returned to the airwaves on Monday 26th November 2012 at 6am for its 4th 28 day broadcast on 87.7FM from its purpose built studios at 18a Market Place in Diss town centre [under Candies shoe shop].

Staffed purely by volunteers, including some well known local radio presenters, and funded by local advertisers and sponsors, Park Radio first took to the air at Christmas 2010 providing local news, interviews and music plus plenty of listener interaction and specialist evening music shows for lovers of rock, blues, soul and country. In addition, programming time is allocated to the young people of the area to take a turn behind the microphone.

During its 4th 28 day broadcast last Christmas there were many ways for listeners to take part, enter the numerous on-air competitions as well as request music from its huge record library comprising over 10,000 tracks.

Response over the last 2 years from both listeners, over 4,000 people have signed the petition supporting a full time licence, and advertisers has been very positive. As a result, Park Radio has been asked to attend many local events including Diss Town Carnival, Proms in the Park, Horham Steam Rally and many others. Park Radio is also heavily involved in the Diss Town Christmas Lights switch-on.

Park Radio will be applying for a 5 year full-time license during 2013 with the support of the community - so that Diss can have its very own permanent radio station.

Should anyone like to get in touch, perhaps you would like us to attend an event you are organising, please email the station - info@parkradio.co.uk or visit the web site and use the contact page - www.parkradio.co.uk or find us on Facebook or Twitter @ParkRadioDiss Be part of it!

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Diss First Responders I am often asked what type of emergencies we are called to as First Responders – the short answer is any 999 call that is life-threatening although we are not sent to children under 8 years old.

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caused by drugs, insect stings and certain foods, and can lead to anaphylaxis Breathing: such as asthma, allergies, hyperventilation Problems: chest infections, bronchitis, emphysema Cardiac Arrests: the patient is unconscious and not breathing Chest Pain: angina, heart attack (myocardial infarction) Choking: where food or a foreign body has blocked the airway Convulsions/Fitting: make the patient safe and aid their recovery Diabetic problems: recognising whether high or low blood sugar Falls: ensure patient is safe and reassure Heart Problems: sudden onset or long term problems Sickness: self-explanatory Strokes: remember F – Face ask patient to smile or show teeth A – Arms ask them to lift and hold both up S – Speech is this normal or abnormal If none of these is normal then T - Telephone 999 Unconscious/ Fainting: ensure patient safety and recovery Here’s another acronym for you if you are faced with a medical emergency: DoctoR’S ABC D – DANGER check for Danger, make sure you’re safe R – RESPONSE check for answer – are they conscious?

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Thoughts from Rev. Nigel Tuffnell This year British Summer Time begins on Sunday 31st March. At that point the clocks go forward and, after the cold of earlier in the year, it is a time to look forward to lighter nights and better weather to come. The clocks changing in spring is always something that makes me optimistic for the future. I start imagining hot roads that stick to the tyres of my motorbike as I take the corners, riding with my leathers open to keep cool. I start to look forward to summer days, with pub meals and sitting outside on a warm night. I look forward to my bees emerging from their hives and getting out into the fields and gardens.

All of that is to come, but it all seems to start with the start of spring and is reinforced with the changing of the clocks. As March turns into April and then into May the natural world comes more and more to life, with new growth, flowers and a new green after the brown of winter. Birds are nesting and their young are fledging. Life is returning to the world.

Sunday 31st March is also Easter Day - a day when I'll be celebrating the changes, if I remember to change my alarm clock that is! Easter Day is when I am reminded of where my hope and meaning come from. Sadly, the story of Jesus dying and rising to life again is so often buried under a mountain of chocolate eggs and bunnies (not that I'd object to a mountain of chocolate!).

But, nice as chocolate is, the story of Easter is even better. Whether things are good or bad, that story gives me and millions of people hope for each day; hope even in the face of death.

But there still is a way to go. I have known heat waves in April, I have also known frost and snow. Likewise, there is still some way to go for me and my fellow Christians. I get things wrong. I mess things up. I'm a work in progress, not a finished article.

I am writing this in January but I am an optimist and I am looking forward to a good spring and an even better summer. I am also looking forward to making a better job of living my Easter faith in practical ways that make a difference to the people that I know.

We are living through some difficult times, so I pray for all in Scole, and all who read the PostHorn, that this spring will be a time of hope, prosperity, and optimism for the future.

God bless, Nigel.

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Church Contact Details Priest in Charge Assistant Priest Curate Curate Honorary Curate Reader Church Wardens (Scole) Church Secretary Scole Church Treasurers Scole Billingford Benefice

Rev. Nigel Tuffnell Rev. Clive Hudson Rev. Karen Rayner Rev. Sue Auckland Rev. Gerald Epps Lynda Mansfield Maurice Cormack Kay Travers

Tel: 308905 Tel: 853284 Tel: 741223 Tel: 740325 Tel: 854532 Tel: 740401 Tel: 741197 Tel: 741054

Angela Rangecroft

Tel: 740847

Gordon Larkins Jill Mattsson Kay Travers

Tel: 742713 Tel: 741741 Tel: 741054

To arrange Baptisms, Funerals or Weddings, contact Lucy Elton Benefice Administrator Monday - Friday 9am - 1pm Tel: 851148 or e-mail lucy.elton9@hotmail.com

From the Records Funerals: November 21st

January 9th Margaret Ferguson (93) Mary Robins (86) January 17th Eric Cotton (93)

Various Items Benefice Administrator - Lucy Elton works at St. John’s Church, Harleston.

If you need to post anything to her, please send it to Lucy Elton, Benefice Administrator of Redenhall and Scole, c/o Revd. Nigel Tuffnell, 10 Swan Lane, Harleston, Norfolk. IP20 9AN. Her other contact details are above.

Scole Community Christmas Celebration - many thanks to all who took part and attended - it was a lovely and enjoyable evening as usual.

Scole School - Easter Service in St. Andrew’s Church Scole is on Tuesday 26th March at 9.30am.

The monthly Meditation Group is on Wednesdays at the Rectory, Harleston, 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Meditation is ‘pure prayer’ in a place of stillness and peace of both body and spirit. Dates for this quarter are: 6th March, 10th April and 1st May. Contact Lucy (851148) or Sue (740235) for more details.

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Cake and Coffee Mornings - 10am - 12 noon on the first Saturday of each month at Scole Church from April. Come and enjoy homemade sausagerolls, cakes and a good chat. In March there will be a SPRING WARMER from 11am to 2pm with soup and bacon rolls etc.

Praying for our Communities - a monthly half-hour prayer time takes place in Scole church at 9am on the first Saturday of each month. If you would like to add someone to our weekly prayer list or include anyone in the monthly prayer time, please contact Sue (740325).

Benefice website - we have a new Church Benefice website which you can access if you have Google mail - see http://scole-reden5.webplus.net which includes information about services, ministry and charity events.

Lent Lunches - each Lent we hold a number of lunches in St. Andrew’s Church to raise money for charity. They also provide an opportunity for the community to get together and enjoy homemade soup, rolls and cheese. This year our lunches are on Thursdays, 12 noon until 2pm on February 21 and 28 and March 7, 14 and 21. Please come and join us if you can.

Easter Services - see services page. During Holy Week there are special services and reflections across the Benefice. At the western end these include: Mon. 25th March, 6.30pm Brockdish - reading St. Matthew’s Gospel.

Tues. 26th March, 7.30pm Thorpe Abbotts - Evening Devotion. Wed. 27th March, 7.30pm Billingford - Evening Devotion. Maundy Thursday 28th March, 6.30pm Scole - Holy Communion. On Good Friday there are half hour devotions across the Benefice (see services page).

Waveney Valley Food Bank - every first Sunday of the month our churches are collecting tinned or dry foods for those in need in the Waveney Valley.

Food can be brought to church or given to church members.

New Curate - on 19th February the Revd. Karen Rayner was licensed as Curate by the Bishop of Thetford. She is working in all our parishes and living in the Rectory at Scole - more about her in the next issue of the PostHorn.

Scole Mothers’ Union - meets at 2pm on the 3rd Thursday of each month at St Andrew’s Church. It is an organisation that works to promote family life and family values, set in the context of Christian faith and love. Anyone interested in coming is welcome - contact Sue (740325) for more details.

‘QUIZ and CHIPS’- March/April - Scole Church. Contact Sue (740325) or Jamie (741437) to book. Dates to be confirmed. Look out for posters!

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March Sunday

Services for Scole and Billingford 3

9.30am Billingford 11am Scole 9.30am Billingford

Holy Communion (HC) Kaleidoscope Morning Prayer (MP)

Mothering Sunday

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11am Scole

HC & Children’s Church

Sunday

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11am Scole

MP & Children’s Church

Palm Sunday

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11am Scole

HC

Maundy Thursday

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Good Friday

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4.30pm Scole

Celebration Service

6.30pm Scole

HC

2pm Billingford

Devotional Half Hour

3pm Scole

Devotional Half Hour

9.30am Billingford 11am Scole

HC HC

April Sunday

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Sunday

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Sunday

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Sunday

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9.30am Billingford

HC

11am Scole

Kaleidoscope

11am Scole

HC & Children’s Church

9.30am Billingford

MP

11am Scole

MP & Children's Church

11am Scole

HC

4.30pm Scole

Celebration Service

9.30am Billingford

HC

May Sunday

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Sunday

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Sunday

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Sunday

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11am Scole

Kaleidoscope

11am Scole

HC & Children’s Church

9.30am Billingford

MP

11am Scole

MP & Children’s Church

11am Scole

HC

4.30pm Scole

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News from Scole Primary School

by Mark Carlyle, headteacher A warm welcome from Scole Primary School in what is the first of my headteacher pages for the PostHorn. The intention is to give you an insight into the life of the school and what makes us so proud to be part of it.

A great deal of our learning is organised into themes, which link aspects of the curriculum together. This term, in Class 1(4-5year olds) the theme is ‘People who help us’, in Class 2 (6-7 year olds) it is ‘We are Britain’, in Class 3 (8-9 year olds) it is ‘Here and There’ and in Class 4 (10-11 year olds) the theme is ‘Where on Earth?’. These topics, many of which have a strong geography emphasis this spring, provide the basis for a broad, balanced and exciting curriculum, in which every child is encouraged to do their best. It also supports the key skills of reading, writing, communication and maths.

There are a number of exciting events to look forward to in the Spring Term.

All of the children in the school will be taking part in a science day, led by a visiting expert, where they will undertake practical experiments to do with space and materials. Later in the month, many children will be going to the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane to watch ‘Shrek the Musical’. Our oldest pupils will also be undertaking first aid training delivered by St John’s Ambulance.

We are keen for the children to develop a wider perspective of world issues and as a result they are involved in a range of fundraising activities. This term we will be focusing on Unicef Day for Change, which has food in developing countries as its theme, and also Comic Relief. Last year for Sport Relief we raised £1449, which was remarkable given the fact that we only had 86 pupils at the time. We were all incredibly grateful to everyone who supported us.

Before Christmas we received a visit from an inspector looking at the quality of our Christian distinctiveness as a church school. The report states that Scole Primary is ‘a place where exemplary relationships are nurtured and everyone values the care and respect which underpin all school life.’ We were very pleased that this was noted because it is fundamental to our values and ethos and the sense of responsibility we instill in all our pupils.

Best wishes Mark Carlyle

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Pupils in Class 2 (6 to 7 year olds) have been studying the life and work of Mary Seacole, who provided support to injured servicemen during the Crimean War in the mid nineteenth century. As part of their work they wrote diary entries imagining they were involved in the conflict.

Dear Diary, When I woke up in my tent I realised it was the day of the big battle. I could see everyone getting ready. I should have woken up earlier. Eventually it was time to go into battle. I had the feeling that I would not survive but I ran into battle with my shining bladed sword. I managed to kill fifty-two people but as I was going to turn around I got shot in the chest. I thought I was going to die but then I heard a horse thundering on the ground. I realised it was Mrs Seacole. She saw me and put me onto a stretcher. She got some soldiers to take me to the British Hotel and now she is healing me with her wonderful medicine.

Conor (Year 2) Dear Diary, When I woke up in my tent this morning I felt very strange. I was scared because it was the day of the battle. On the battle field it smelt horrible. The fight had started. I saw a cannon aiming at me. I was terrified! I jumped but I was shot in the tummy. Then I heard a horse galloping towards me. It was Mother Seacole. She put me on a stretcher and took me to her hotel. She is healing me with her wonderful medicine. God bless Mother Seacole!

Lily M (Year 2)

Dear Diary, When I woke up I was feeling sick and a bit nervous because I was going into battle. I was in battle for an hour and I was fine but then I got shot in my arm. I heard lots of cannon balls exploding and I could hear guns firing and swords clashing and clanging together. I tried to help a person on my team but I could not because I was shot too. Then I saw Mrs Seacole on her horse.

She picked me up and took me to the hotel and put me on a nice bed.

Iris (Year 1)

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GREEN?

by Roy Philpot The wide open green spaces of the Norfolk and Suffolk countryside are something to behold, a piece of England that we should treasure for its uniqueness, its incredible beauty and of being irreplaceable, once it has all been used up for the housing and industrial projects that are now being planned by local and national government.

It is now time for all of us to wake up to the reality that it is a finite resource that future generations should be able to enjoy. They are also entitled to have a say on how it is used in the future. ‘Green’ energy initiatives have a severe cost to the countryside. Huge wind turbine developments are already scarring the remote wildness of the coast of both counties, more are planned. Visit these parts of the coast and you are confronted by an industrialised goliath that has no place to be where it is. Why are there no laws to protect the environment from this massive industrialisation?

European Union regulations currently demand that a minimum of ten percent of all energy production should come from renewable sources. This will change to twenty percent in 2020. Vast economic benefits are often quoted for these projects, with thousands of new jobs promised both to produce the equipment and to maintain it, but at what cost? Only recently it was quoted in the media that solar energy stations that have the combined size of over eighty football pitches are to be erected in the county’s countryside.

Solar arrays like these could be an everyday view across the Norfolk countryside if we are not careful to protect it in the future.

Onshore Wind Farms containing hundreds of machines are also being actively considered.

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Prime farmland that should be producing food for an ever expanding population would be used up at an alarming rate. Large housing developments that have included the possibility of new towns or rapid expansion of existing ones are constantly on the agenda. Where will it all end?

The answer lies somewhere between the need for energy and development and the wholesale take up of valuable land and the need for conservation.

When it’s gone, it has gone forever. The debate should be happening now, but governments continue to ‘fluff’ the issue. Where is the democracy of debate on this when national government overrides local decision making made by the elected representatives of the area. This must stop. If we consider the solar station debate there is a vast area of untapped potential amongst the roof tops of homes and factories.

Homes like these are the way forward

The technology of solar panels is continually improving as every year passes and deserves to be better supported by National government The equivalent of thousands of acres of wasted space are waiting to be exploited in these areas alone, jobs and business are being lost through inaction by government to furnish adequate incentives to fulfill this huge potential. Instead, it chooses to cut tariffs to those individuals already investing in solar energy and goes for swallowing up even more land for industrial use. Where is the sense in that?

For once, let’s call on those responsible to be realistic on ‘green’ energy, and save our magnificent countryside from Wind Turbines and Solar Stations which can be avoided if thought through properly. The time for action is now!

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Child Protection On Computers The access of children to pornography on the internet should be of concern to everyone. The Government has apparently taken the decision that the responsibility for protecting children from inappropriate websites is down to the parents. This ignores the fact that many caring parents are themselves less knowledgeable than their children when it comes to computers. If a young person really wants to view material online, it is difficult for those who know less than they do, to prevent it. However, it is possible to prevent really young children from accessing such websites.

Each operating system devised by Microsoft has the possibility of installing Parental Controls on what, when and how youngsters use the computer.

This becomes more important when the youngster is left unsupervised, and able to use their own computer often in their own room. It sits uneasily with some parents that they are censoring what their child can do, or watch, which is a perfectly reasonable position. However, pornography is a threat to the wellbeing of the child, albeit more insidious than a direct physical threat. For those parents who do wish to have some control over what their young children see it is important that you realise that you can have an effect. The tools are there, it is up to you to use them, and with help you will be able to make the difference.

In future articles, the use of Parental Controls will be covered to help those parents who wish to take that step.

Barry Woods

Harley’s Hints Jobs in the garden for May 1st week

Plant out brussels sprouts. Be careful with bedding plants.

Tie up sweet peas. Plant outdoor chrysanthus.

2nd week Sow half hardy annuals outdoors. Harden off bedding plants.

Spray blackcurrants. Sow french and runner beans.

Stake gladioli.

3rd week

Apply selective weedkiller to lawns. Plant cucumbers.

Watch for greenfly on roses.

4th week

Prepare for summer bedding plants. Lift and divide primulas.

Take geranium cuttings. Tie in peaches and nectarines.

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The Parish Council Precept The Civil Parish of Scole is one of the larger Parishes in South Norfolk with some 600 households in the communities of Scole, Billingford, Thelveton, Frenze and Waterloo. Each January the Parish Council sets its Precept, that is the amount of money that it requires from the households of the Parish to discharge its duties. In the not too distant past the Council was very conservative in its spending, basically limiting itself to changing streetlight bulbs and emptying the dog-bins. Over the last few years however, facilitated by both gradual increases in the Precept and prudent use of our reserves, the Council has managed to achieve somewhat more than that. I thought it would be worth taking a moment to explain what we will be spending the £15,000 Precept on this year. After all, it is your money we are spending!

All the Councillors perform their services for free, although we can claim mileage on the rare occasions we have to travel on Parish Council business.

The only paid employees we have are the Clerk and our Village Ranger who, I hope you agree, discharge their responsibilities superbly.

The Council also has annual recurring costs for maintaining the Parish.

These are: Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

Street Lighting (electricity, maintenance and replacement) Grass Cutting Litter, Grit & Dog Bins (supply and replacement) Dog Bin emptying (this alone costs £500 per annum!)

Other asset maintenance (Seats, signs etc.)

The Parish Council also supports local charitable organisations. This year the Borderhoppa and Community Centre will benefit along with some funds in reserve should another local charity be in need of urgent assistance. For example in the past we have donated funds to help in the purchase of equipment for the First Responders. We also donate monies for the upkeep of the 3 graveyards in the Parish.

We have two large projects to fund this year, these being the canoe launch, picnic area and car park at the end of Bridge Road and the replacement of some street lights. These two projects alone will cost us £5500 which we are funding from reserves and a match-funding grant from SNDC. And to complete the picture, there are the typical business costs such as Audit fees, IT, Office Expenses and Insurance.

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One last point, as a comparison, Dickleburgh has approximately the same number of households as Scole but their Precept is approximately double ours. Admittedly, they do have a Village Hall to maintain but there is no doubt that they do end up with extra funds which allows them to achieve more for their community. It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on that.

In Conclusion I hope this has given you an insight into what the Precept is used for and I trust that you feel we are doing a reasonable job. If you would like to attend our meetings and have your say, then we meet on the 3rd Monday of each month at Scole Primary School. You never know, you may even wish to become a councillor!! Graham Moore Chairman, Scole Parish Council

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Cake 8oz self raising flour 2 level tsp ground ginger 1 level tbs ground almonds 2tbs milk 5/6 pieces stem ginger (chopped)

Juice of large lemon Pieces of stem ginger Method Cream butter and sugar. Beat eggs in gradually. Fold treacle and syrup into mixture. Sift flour and ginger. Fold into mixture a tbs at a time, then almonds, milk and ginger pieces. Using a 11ins x 7ins x 1¼ ins tin lined with baking parchment, spread mixture into it and bake for 40/45 mins at 325°F/170°C/Gas 4. Leave in tin for 10 mins. Turn out on to a cake rack.

When cold, mix icing sugar with lemon juice and cover cake.

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Use it or Lose it!

Never was there a truer saying than this, when applied to the village shop.

All over East Anglia the village shop is going the same way as the village pub.

It is really struggling to exist and far too many villages are losing both.

Our shop in Scole came close to this last year when 2½ years after losing the Post Office franchise, it became increasingly difficult to cover the costs. Then Roy came in and gave it a big boost.

Now it is well stocked with all the normal items, plus a range of new, competitively priced fresh dairy and meat products. It really is not necessary to go into Diss for these basics. Indeed, the fresh daily bread from the Stradbroke Bakery beats any of that found in Diss, and Roy’s wild bird food is better priced than what you pay at the garden centre or pet shop. Buy your Birthday cards, newspapers and magazines from here: you can even get stamps, and post a letter in the post box just outside the door.

If we could each spend from our shopping budget, just £1 more per week at the Scole village shop, then I have been assured, its future is safe.

Walk down to our shop; keep fit and save money.

If we use it we will never lose it.

Trevor Raven (Scole resident)

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SCOLE AND DISTRICT BOWLS CLUB On 11th October 1961 a Public Meeting was held in the old ‘Greyhound Inn’ to form the Scole and District Bowls Club to utilise the green being completed on the Playing Field. The official Grand Opening of the green took place on Saturday 11th May 1963 when the President, Sir Edward Fellowes, bowled the first wood. Annual subscription for parishioners was 15 shillings with old age pensioners being charged 7/6d. How things have changed! So it is with some pride that this year we celebrate the Golden Jubilee of its formation, and we are having some special events to mark the occasion; these I have outlined in the last issue of PostHorn.

We are noted for being the ‘friendly club’ where bowls is for pleasure and it’s the taking part among friends that makes for happy bowling. This doesn’t imply that we are not competitive, because we are, but winning isn’t the be all and end all; it’s the manner in which it is played that predominates. Our membership over the last 20 years or so has not varied a great deal, between 35 and 40 gentlemen and ladies, but we are always on the lookout for new members of any age, and they are always welcomed and encouraged. We play in two Leagues, the English Bowling Association, and the Norfolk/Suffolk Border League. We accredit ourselves well in these, usually ending the season towards the top of each league. In addition to league matches, we have some ‘friendlies’ against other clubs in and around Norfolk, some of these very prestigious, particularly this coming year.

The Club would be in a sore plight without the tremendous efforts of our Greenkeeper, Vic Buckle, and his band of volunteers who work tirelessly to offer conditions on the green that are highly praised by members and visitors alike; without such dedication the club would cease to exist. Our club would also be in a poorer state if it were not for the generosity of our sponsor over the past six years, David Aldous of A.C.Aldous Auto Repairs of Harleston.

To celebrate this golden anniversary of the club, he is sponsoring a new shirt/blouse for each member of the club with a splendid shower proof jacket also available in the club colours. (A photo of our sponsor in the new kit is shown opposite, together with our newly designed club flag that will be flown on the newly erected flagpole at the start of the season.) All we want now is for weather to warm up, the snow to disappear and the grass on the green to be lush, so that all we have planned in celebration will reach our highest expectations.

Robin Shortell (Secretary) 01379 740053

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Scole Mothers’ Union The November meeting was held to discuss the next year's programme which had been drawn up by the committee and presented to members for their approval. In December a Deanery Carol Service was held at Scole when members from Harleston and Pulham also attended. At the AGM held in January, accounts and reports were given to members to summarise last year's activities.

Future meetings: Thursday 21st March - the speaker will be Midge Davidson, wife of retired Rev. Chris Davidson. Thursday 18th April will be a bring and share lunch (at 12.30pm) prior to the meeting with M.U. speaker Kay Dorling as our guest.

Lynda Mansfield will be the speaker on Thursday 16th May. Speakers’ subjects are not yet available.

Meetings are held at 2.15pm in the Church and anyone who wishes to come and listen to our speakers will be most welcome.

Scole Women’s Institute Cheese is the subject of the meeting on Thursday 7th March when Katherine and Jason Salisbury will talk about their “Suffolk Cheese”. The competition will be for homemade cheese biscuits.

Our Thursday 4th April Mr and Mrs Marriage will be telling us about the “Rosary Cemetery”. An epitaph will be the competition.

May is the month when the institutes all discuss the resolution for the AGM at Cardiff. This will be on 2nd May and followed by a social evening. The competition is for a personal photograph as a child.

We are having a talk by Ben Potterton about the cutting garden on Thursday 6th June. The competition is for a specimen flower.

All meetings are held on Thursdays at 7.30pm at “Hopefield”, Norwich Road.

Visitors most welcome.

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Scole and District Gardening Club Future events March 28th

Jaime Blake A Journey through the extraordinary life of Alan Bloom

May 3rd

Guy Barker - Spring and Summer Treasures

July 25th

Garden visit to Liz Bloom’s garden at Roydon Cost £4 to include refreshments

September 26th Ken Sammans - Autumn Extravaganza. Plants for sale November 28th John Foster - A to Z of Roses. Plants for sale

Scole Playing Field & Community Centre Ransome Avenue, Scole, Diss, Norfolk IP21 4EA Founded 1953. Charity No 304054 Chair:Pearl Fisher Treasurer:D Kaufman Secretary:J Foreman 01379 740753

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Trustees: P Fisher, R Edwards, J Foreman, I Constance and D Kaufman.

The Community Centre has had Sky TV installed and is now showing all the top sporting events on both Sky and ESPN. We also now have free WIFI available inside.

We are looking for more volunteers to help with bar work. If you have any free time during the evenings or at weekends and are over 18, please contact Ian. You do not need previous experience as training will be given.

If you would like to hire the hall for any event contact Ian on 01379 740265

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We are entering a team into this year’s Norfolk Village Games event.

The South Norfolk Regional Final is on Sunday 9th June at Framingham Earl High School. The Norfolk Final is on Sunday 14th July at the UEA. To get everyone in the mood for the games I have arranged to hold a taster afternoon/evening on Thursday 18th April at the Primary School between 3.30pm and 6.30pm. All the sessions are free and it is not just for children but parents and anyone else in the village who would like to try a new sport.

Come along and try some of the events including :– Badminton, Tennis, Short Mat Bowls, Table Tennis, Rounders & Archery. There will be qualified coaches on hand to help you. I will be there to try and encourage as many people as possible to take part in the Village Games events which are as follows: – Archery - Juniors 8 – 15, Seniors 16+ Athletics Badminton - Seniors 11+ Climbing Wall Darts – Any age (singles) Fitness Triathlon (5 mins on bike rower & treadmill). Teams of 3 (1 male, 1 female, 1 u16) 5-a-side Football – Male over 16 5-a-side Football – Mixed 9 - 11 Rounders - Mixed Teams - minimum of 9 players. 3 must be under 16 Tennis - Senior 11+. Mixed doubles Table Tennis - Juniors 8 – 15, Seniors 16+. Single competitions (Over 11’s can play in adult competition if they wish) Short Mat Bowls - 9 years and over. Mixed teams of 3 If you would like to take part in this year’s event either come along to the taster session or contact me on 01379 740265.

Active Norfolk and Diss Athletics are holding an Athletics Taster session at the Sports Ground, Shelfanger Road - Saturday 18th May 10am–12.00 noon.

Ian Constance (Scole Village Games Co-ordinator)

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Scole United Football Club Providing local football for the local community

Unfortunately there haven’t been many matches played in the last couple of months due to the bad weather, but hopefully we are now over the worst and things will get back to normal. I have a few dates of upcoming events :– Darren Moss from Norfolk FA will be coming to Scole on Tuesday 5th March to put on an FA Parent & Coaching workshop from 6.30pm to 8.00pm. The workshop will touch on touchline management in terms of supporting behaviour and demonstrate to parents and spectators how players learn and how they can help. There will be an overview of the coaching pathway, support and philosophy. (Level 1/2 & Modules). If you are interested in attending please contact Ian. The Junior Club Presentation will take place at the Apollo Rooms, Harleston on Saturday 18th May. This is for the under 7’s to under 16’s age groups.

The Club is holding a 5-a-side football tournament on Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th June. This will be for all our younger age groups. If anyone is interested in helping out on the day or sponsoring an age group please contact Ian. Club prize draw, tickets are now on sale for the annual Club prize draw with prizes of £200 (1st), £100 (2nd), £50 (3rd) plus other smaller prizes. The draw will take place at the Junior Presentation Evening, Saturday 18th May, 8.00pm at the Apollo Rooms. If you wish to purchase tickets they are available from all Club managers and at the Community Centre.

We will be starting Fun Mini Soccer on Wednesday 22nd May 6.30-7.30pm at the Playing Field. This is for children aged 5 to 12 years of age and held each Wednesday until the 10th July.

For more information on the above items you can visit our website www.scoleunited.co.uk or contact Ian on 01379 740265

Over 60s Friendship Club On December 4th we went to the Kings Head at North Lopham for our Christmas Lunch. On December 18th we had a Christmas Tea Party and were entertained by Jean Davis who played carols on her keyboard. Our first meeting of 2013 was held on February 5th when we played whist.

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Scole Dominoes Club The Domino matches have like many other gaming fixtures, been interrupted by the weather this year and we have a couple of re-arranged matches to catch up on. However, with the season almost at an end, we will unfortunately find ourselves somewhere near the bottom of the League table.

This position does not reflect the teams performance. Each game is different and there is an element of luck involved when playing this complex game.

Every member of the team has played to their best ability and enjoyment, they can not do more than that.

We meet throughout the summer months to continue playing the game we enjoy, and welcome anyone who would like to join us. To find out more please call June on 01379 740902.

South Norfolk Council services are just a click away All our customers need to get in touch some time, but before you pick up the phone why not see if you can access the service you need online? When you log on to our website homepage you’ll find our online services right in front of you under the headings: Pay for it; Request it; Report it, and Apply for it. At the click of a mouse you can resolve some of our most popular requests for yourself, including setting up a direct debit, paying your council tax, and ordering bulky waste collections. When you click on the links, you are guided through the process step-by-step on our secure site, making it safe, reliable and easy to use. It’s also the fastest way to access these services since our phone lines can be busy at times.

You can also get specific information relating to your property from the homepage by typing in your postcode into the My South Norfolk section – when you click ‘search’ it will give you all sorts of useful details like your usual bin collection day and how to contact your local councillor.

And the best thing is that you can access all of this every day of the week, at any time of the day or night. So next time you need one of our services, try online. Visit www.south-norfolk.gov.uk to find out more and see the full list of what’s on offer under the ‘Do it online’ link.

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Parish Council News November, December & January by Sue Redgrave Main Items discussed: Setting the Precept - Cllrs met in early January to set the budget for the coming year. Please see article explaining this on page 33.

Bridge Road - the PC has applied for planning permission to erect a height barrier at Bridge Road and for car parking on the old highway. This will enable us to get the bund removed and enhance the area for the public to enjoy.

Rogers Pond, ditch and footpath - the pond and surrounding area has been cleared of vegetation and the footpath and ditch beside the Playing Field car park and bowling green has also been cleared. The ditch beside Flowerdew Meadow has been dug out to allow the water to flow freely, as some gardens were under water. There is more work to be done in that area sometime this year when weather permits.

Street Lighting - we are in the process of getting tenders for the work needed to be carried out on our street lights.

Dog Bins - a new dog bin has been situated near Karen Close, bringing the total in the parish to eight. Bins are provided at great cost to the PC so make good use of them. Dog owners - PLEASE CLEAR UP AFTER YOUR PET. Planning Applications - these can be viewed on line at the SNC website.

Police statistics - the number of crimes in the parish over the last three months totals 9; this is a big increase since last reported.

Potholes - some have been repaired, but there are some still outstanding.

Norwich Road has been reported to Highways as it is badly in need of repair.

Grit Bins - thanks to everyone who has made use of the grit bins at Ransome Avenue, Thelveton Bridge and entrance to Kiln Lane Billingford.

New Cllr - Mr Chris Brooks has been co-opted on to the PC and the Council welcomed him at the January meeting. We still have more vacancies. Please consider coming to a meeting to see what it’s all about. We meet on the 3rd Monday of the month at 7.30pm in Scole School - all welcome. Full minutes can be seen on Parish notice boards, PC website and also in Scole Stores.

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Septic Tank Emptying

FRANK DAVEY Ltd

& DOMESTIC DRAINS CLEARED & CLEANED.

ASPHALT & CIVIL ENGINEERING

FAST, FRIENDLY, RELIABLE SERVICE. (ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTERED CARRIER)

Ariesmead Garden House Lane Rickinghall Tel: 01379 898371 Diss Fax: 01379 898798 Norfolk Mobile: 07940 530955 IP22 1EA Email: frankdaveyltd@hotmail.co.uk

Travel Accessories Limited

Robert Cole Plumbing & Heating

SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL APPROVED CONTRACTORS

Can supply you with Fire Extinguishers, Fire Blankets, Car Safety Packs, First Aid Kits and other safety products for your Car, Home, Office, Workshop, Caravan and Motorhome All products can be purchased online from: www.safetyaccessories.co.uk or Telephone: 01379 740790 All products meet European Regulations

Michael Bloomfield

Plumbing & Heating Installation Oil Boiler Servicing Woodburner Services & Installations Emergency Call Out Mid Suffolk & South Norfolk Free Estimates 01379 741485 rcoleplumbingservices@gmail.com

Computing assistance with the personal touch

Electrician (Elecsa registered - Part P)

All domestic wiring, rewires, fault finding, fuse boards, sockets, showers & lights etc.

Phone: 07590 507307

When your skills don’t match your needs, or problems exceed your knowledge

www.barry-woods.co.uk (Includes free helpline)

Home: 01379 388870

07917 103554

E-mail: michaelbloomfield@btinternet.com

Advertise in PostHorn from £10

cranesroofing@hotmail.com

See our rates on page 4

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Parish Councillors

Situated

Tel. No.

E-mail address

Graham Moore (C) Sue Redgrave (VC) Lady Rosie Mann Chris Brooks Pearl Fisher Anthea Pryce Jackie Jones Corinne Moore

Thelveton Billingford Billingford Scole Scole Scole Thelveton Thelveton

741716 740837 740314 740005 740753 740903 740920 741716

mooregr@btinternet.com susan.redgrave182@btinternet.com chrisbrooks@madasafish.com pearljoy@mypostoffice.co.uk thea588@live.com thelveton@btinternet.com moorecr@btinternet.com

All parish council information is available at the following office by appointment only: Sara Campbell (Clerk), Woodthorpe Farm, Goose Green, Winfarthing, DISS. IP22 2ER Tel: 01953 861486 E-mail : clerk@scoleparish.org.uk

Mobile Library Van THELVETON & SCOLE

BILLINGFORD

2 weekly intervals on

4 weekly intervals on

Thursdays

Fridays

March 7,21 April 4,18 May 2,16,30

09.55 10.15 10.35 10.50 11.15 11.35 11.50

Thelveton Ransome Avenue Reeve Close St Andrew’s Rd Robinson Road Clements Close Karen Close

Upper Street Post box 10am - 10.15am March April May

22 19 17

ADVERTISERS’ INDEX Cabinet Maker Car Sales/Servicing Cleaning/Laundry services Coach Travel Day Nursery Electrician Environmental Control Equestrian Financial Services Fuel Supplies

p5/22 p2/47 p5 p48 p15/47 p44 p44 p36 p5 p27

Hairdresser Heating/Plumbing

p35 p5/27/44

Home Furnishing IT Services Paving/Driveways/Asphalt etc Photographer Pubs Restaurant Roofing Contractor Stonemason

p11 p44 p44/47 p11 p2 p15/22 p44 p15

Travel Accessories Undertaker Village Stores

p44 p5 p48

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VILLAGE DIRECTORY Group/Organisation

Contact

Scole Pre-School

..... Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri 9.15 - 12.15

Parent/Baby/Toddler Group

..... Linda Clay 741187 Wednesday 1.30pm - 3pm

Friends of Scole School

..... Helen Clark 740413

Scole Mothers’ Union

..... Georgie O’Shaughnessy 740127

Scole Women’s Institute

..... Shirley Hall 740636

Community Centre

..... Ian Constance (Manager) 740265

Scole Social Club

..... Pearl Fisher 740753

Scole Domino Club

..... Peggy Stygall 740986

Over 60s Friendship Club

..... Joyce Coleman 740384

Scole & District Bowls Club

..... Robin Shortell 740053

Scole Lads FC (boys and girls)

..... Ian Logan 741586

Scole United Football Club

..... Vic Buckle 740327

Shirley Shiress 07925 093551

June Foreman 740902

First Team Manager

..... James Last 740568

Reserves Manager

..... Danny Philpot 07795 185671

Scole Parish website

..... scoleparish.org.uk

Diss First Responders

..... Rachel Hillier (Co-ordinator) 740158

OTHER USEFUL CONTACT INFORMATION Medical Emergency (out of hours) NHS Direct Norfolk Constabulary (non emergency) Gas (emergencies) Anglian Water Home Watch South Norfolk Council Street lighting, pavements, litter Sara Campbell (Parish Clerk) County Councillor (Martin Wilby) District Councillor (Jenny Wilby) Network Rail (enquiries) Borderhoppa Meadow Green Dog Rescue (Loddon) Tim Page - Scole Bridge Ranger

01603 488 488 0845 4647 0845 456 4567 0800 111 999 08457 145 145 01379 650773 01508 533 633 01953 861486

www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk www.norfolk.police.uk www.anglianwater.co.uk www.south-norfolk.gov.uk clerk@scoleparish.org.uk

01379 741504 martin.wilby@norfolk.gov.uk 01379 741504 jwilby@s-norfolk.gov.uk 08457 484950 www.networkrail.co.uk 01379 854800 www.harleston-norfolk.gov.uk 01508 548216 www.dogrescuenorfolk.com 01379 788008

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Commercial builders.

Specialists in all Tarmacadam work & hot bitumen spraying, brickweave, road construction, factory maintenance &

(Established 1950) Bungay Road Scole IP21 4DT 01379 740255 (tel) 741181(fax) E-mail : mail@awaterfield-sons.co.uk

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Great value, great offers and great service.... with a smile!

Scole Village Stores Asset House, Scole, IP21 4DR Telephone 01379 741494

Now stocking a better range of fine wines and branded beers, some at amazingly cheap prices! Why not check us out?

--------------------------------------We stock: Sandwiches, Cakes, and Self Serve Tea and Coffee for the passing traveller, cold drinks and a great range of confectionery too!

Have a great Easter - Thank you!

Shop Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 06:00 - 20:00 Saturday 07:00 - 20:00 Sunday 08:00 - 17:00 Bank Hols 07:00 - 17:00