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Royal Air Force Bircham Newton Veterans’ Day In addition to being the centenary of the birth of the Royal Air Force, 2018 will also be the 100th anniversary of the birth of the former RAF station at Bircham Newton.

The first unit to fly from its airfield, No. 3 Fighting School, arrived in May 1918, just one month after the birth of the Royal Air Force. The Fighting School was soon joined by a second unit flying giant Handley Page bombers, designed to bomb Germany from this Norfolk airfield.

Hawker Hinds flying over Royal Air Force Flying continued beyond the Bircham Newton Armistice and throughout the interwar years, increasing dramatically during the Second World War. The station was finally closed in the early 1960s, during the height of the Cold War, but flying briefly returned in the mid-1960s, when trials of the Kestrel jump jet were conducted on the airfield.

North Norfolk Country Fair 2018

North Norfolk Country Fair 2018 on Sunday 27 May 10am to 4pm at George Weston Community Field, Sheringham Road, Weybourne NR25 7EY (A149 coast road). Entry ÂŁ4 adults - under 15's free, and well behaved dogs welcome.

All day arena entertainment - including falconry displays, ferret racing, dog & duck show, brass band etc. 2 large marquees with arts & crafts and local food & drink. Outside trade stands. Lots of displays and attractions including classic cars, a mobile zoo, rifle range and archery. Children's rides and amusements.

Car boot sale. Refreshments and a bar. Organised by Weybourne Community Fund, a registered charity (1084183) and all profits go to good causes within the village.

For more information contact Karen: 07775 741752 karen.wr@hotmail.co.uk www.facebook.com/weybourne

The event on Saturday 19 May from 1pm will be open to all former servicemen, who served or were trained at Bircham Newton, and their close families. The largest group of visitors is expected to be former RAF administrative apprentices, who trained at Bircham Newton in the late 1950s and early 1960s, but many other veterans are also expected to attend, such as former national servicemen, former members of the Women’s Royal Air Force and officers who were trained at the Officers’ Advanced Training School (OATS) or its successor the Junior Command and Staff School (JCSS).

There will be many attractions for the veterans and their families to enjoy : the RAF Heritage Centre will be open for guided tours, an illustrated talk will be given on the role of Bircham Newton during the Great War, local history groups and service associations have been invited along to exhibit their material and military vehicles and large-scale model aircraft should be on display. Local ATC squadrons and the Royal British Legion have also been invited to participate in a brief end-of-day ceremony, when the RAF ensign will be lowered to the sound of the Last Post.

Tea, coffee and other refreshments will be available throughout the afternoon. It is also hoped to organise a short flypast, if possible.

Entrance will be free and free car parking will be provided. Disabled access and toilets will also be available, and help will be given to those with mobility problems.

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Applications now open for Holt Festival-Sir John Hurt Art Prize Leading north Norfolk festival also announces Open Studios scheme One of the east of England’s top art prizes, the Holt Festival-Sir John Hurt Art Prize, is now inviting entries for the 2018 exhibition.

The cash prize has been increased to £1,750 and the winning entry will also be exhibited at the prestigious Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich.

The Sir John Hurt Art Prize is open to artists everywhere and in previous years there have been entries from all over the UK. All types of visual art are welcome.

The judges will select a shortlist of 25-30 which will be listed on the festival website and exhibited at the Auden Theatre, Holt between 21-29 July, with the winner announced at a private view on the evening of Sunday 22 July. The exhibition is part of the Holt Festival Art Trail that also takes in many other galleries and exhibition spaces around the town.

Last year’s competition once again attracted an extremely high standard of entries with the winner coming from Norfolk artist Chloe Steele. Her pencil drawing, ‘Beginnings End’, was unanimously selected from over 250 entries and announced by Lady Anwen Hurt (see attached image).

Festival organisers have also announced the first Holt Festival Open Studios, a great opportunity for artists within 15 miles of Holt to invite the public to their studios. It will run from 21-23 July between 10am & 5pm and a map detailing participating artists will be available to download from www.holtfestival.org .

Open Studios are FREE to visit and offer people the chance to meet artists in their own studios to talk about their work and buy original artworks directly from their creators.

Holt Festival Fine Art Director James Glennie commented ‘The Holt Festival-Sir John Hurt Art Prize and Open Studios are great opportunities for both emerging and established artists. The Prize becomes better known each year with entries coming from further afield and the quality getting better each time, making the new team of distinguished judges job ever more difficult. There are so many talented artists in the area and we hope that the Open Studios will enable many of them to reach new audiences as well as giving the art loving public the opportunity to meet and learn about our local artists’.

The closing date for both Prize entries and Open Studios applications is midnight Sunday 17 June.

This year’s Art Prize judges are renowned painter and printmaker Eileen Cooper RA, modern and contemporary British art specialist Robert Upstone, who was a senior Tate curator for 23 years, and Lady Anwen Hurt who has maintained a life-long interest in the visual arts and was married to actor/artist Sir John Hurt.

Sir John Hurt Art Prize and Open Studios entry forms can be downloaded from www.holtfestival.org/whats-on/art-prize. Artists with queries about Open Studios should email openstudios@holtfestival.org

The 2018 Holt Festival runs from 21 – 29 July and has become acknowledged as the leading new festival in the county. The charming Norfolk Georgian country town comes alive for an exuberant week of international music, drama, visual art, dance, comedy and children’s shows. It recently announced its first highlights and the full programme will be revealed on 30 April. www.holtfestival.org

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MAKING SPACE AT THE WARDROBE! Summer Sale at the NNR Railway Institute, Holt Station on Saturday 9 June 10am - 4pm and Sunday 10 June 10am - 1pm.

At The Sheringham Community and Theatre Wardrobe we are always trying to make more space for our wonderful stock of costumes and accessories old and new, so we’ve had another spring clean and sort out.

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Refreshments will be available. Cash only. There is free parking at Holt Station, but why not make a day of it? Ride up from Sheringham on the North Norfolk Railway.

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NORTHREPPS OPEN GARDENS AND ARTS WEEKEND

Northrepps Village Open Gardens is back this year, bigger and better than ever, over the weekend of Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 May, 10.30am to 4.30pm.

There will be in excess of ten gardens taking part, displaying results of the greenest of fingers, each with something different to offer. Formal gardens, cottage gardens and rustic gardens – some large and some small, plus one garden boasts a fabulous working model railway which isn’t to be missed. No dogs permitted in the gardens.

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There will be an Art Exhibition showing paintings and craft displays by some talented village artists. Also, refreshments, light lunches, afternoon teas, table top stalls and a tombola are just some of the many attractions available in Northrepps Village Hall, NR27 0LB, where there is ample free parking.

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In August 1914, we were introduced to Sarah, middle aged and living in Scotland, to Elfriede the 12 year-old German schoolgirl, to Laura the New Yorker married to a Polish aristocrat in Poland, to English Florence, by then 27 years old and already a nurse with the Russian army, and to Olive, a rather brash young Australian. As each of their stories unfolded in chronological order, and through the dramatic portrayal of each of the characters, we learned of their lives as they became aware of the changes and conflicts surrounding them, and the dramatic and dreadful events of their own personal war.

We heard of the horrors they encountered during their journeys through war-torn Europe, the terrible decisions to be made, the fear, the joy of finding love and the heartbreak of losing it, their thoughts on the darkest of days, and ultimately how their valiant efforts and experiences changed their lives forever.

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During the course of their war, each of the five women became involved with the Red Cross, witnessing their valiant aid work at first hand. It was this connection that led the ladies of ‘Three’s Company’ to compile and perform ‘Momentous Times’ as a celebration of that work, the final performances of which will be at West Acre Theatre and Gressenhall Church on 11 November.

At the end of an emotional, sometimes funny but always thought-provoking afternoon, we were proud to have raised the grand sum of ÂŁ400 which has been donated to the British Red Cross. Our grateful thanks go to the ladies of ‘Three’s Company’ for their brilliant and unpaid performance, to everyone who came to support us, and to the Committee who provided such delicious home-made cakes to go with our tea!

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Top Awards Celebration at Muckleburgh On Saturday 28 April 80 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers were presented with their Bronze, Silver and Gold Chief Scout Awards, and District Youth Commissioner Ed Cubitt received his DofE Gold Award at our North East Norfolk District Top Awards Celebration at the Muckleburgh Collection on the coast at Weybourne.

District Secretary Lorraine Henriksen writes “Because these awards are special, District Commissioner Paul Henriksen explained that we try to not just make a presentation of a certificate, but to make an event which is special and memorable, fun and educational and we most definitely fulfilled all our objectives.

By mid-afternoon we were getting really sorry for Mike the driver of the Armoured Personnel Carrier who was getting wetter and colder with every trip!

The Leaders and more importantly, the young award holders were all having too much fun to even notice that the sun wasn’t shining. Even the families were

standing outside taking pictures and watching their children going around the course from the viewing platform and were also able to tour the museum which had 25 working tanks and over 150 military vehicles, plus thousands of related items on display while the young people were completing their activities. It all goes to show what a success the day was.

Our young people had an amazing experience all round and following the activities the presentations were made in the cafeteria by Sir Michael Savory, owner of the museum. He was joined by Robin Baden Clay and his wife Sue – Robin is a grandson of Sir Robert Baden-Powell the founder of the Scouting movement. They had managed to find a slot for us in their busy diaries and had travelled from Dorset up to Norfolk especially for our event.

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BEAUTIFUL FRIESIAN HORSE MAYA CELEBRATES 14th BIRTHDAY WITH SPECIAL PARTY

summer, including donkey duo Wiggins and Wacko on Sunday 10 June, appaloosa pony Cookie on Sunday 24 June, cheeky Shetland ponies The Gangsters on Sunday 22 July, and handsome horse Gulliver on Sunday 26 August.

Meanwhile, Redwings’ second Norfolk visitor centre - Redwings Caldecott near Great Yarmouth – is also gearing-up to celebrate its Adoption Stars’ birthdays too, including beautiful mare Victoria on Sunday 27 May, cuddly Shetland pony Sampson on Sunday 1 July, friendly pony Cauli on Sunday 29 July, handsome Shire cross Fox on Sunday 5 August, delightful donkey Denise on Sunday 2 September and little donkey Esther on Sunday 28 October.

Beautiful rescued Friesian mare Maya celebrated her 14th birthday over earlier this month with a special party at the charity’s Aylsham Visitor Centre.

To find out more about the Adoption Scheme or to sponsor a Redwings Adoption Star, visit www.redwings.org.uk/adopting Both Redwings Aylsham, in Spa Lane, Aylsham, NR11 6UE, and Redwings Caldecott, in Beccles Road, Fritton, NR31 9EY, are open every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 10am to 4pm. Entry is free and dogs on leads are welcome.

Maya was rescued in 2010 with six other horses who had been found in terrible conditions on a site in Essex. Going without food and care for so long left Maya very weak, anaemic and worm-ridden, and her muscles were wasting away. One of her friends had even sadly passed away from neglect.

Despite fears she would not survive, Maya made a full recovery thanks to months of intensive veterinary care. Her former owner was also found guilty of causing suffering. Now free to live a happy and healthy life at Redwings, her dazzling looks and friendly nature soon made Maya a favourite with visitors and she became a member of Redwings’ popular Adoption Scheme in 2014.

Supporters can sponsor Maya for just £15 a year, with funds going towards the 1,500 horses, ponies, donkeys and mules in Redwings’ care nationwide. Anyone who adopts one of Redwings’ 23 “Adoption Stars” can visit their four-legged friend for free, as well as receive updates on their life at the Sanctuary and an invitation to their birthday party.

On Maya’s big day, visitors will had chance to enjoy cuddles with the birthday girl, join in party games and a quiz trail, and then watched her tuck into her very own birthday cake!

Alison Lanchester, Redwings’ Head of Fundraising said: “Maya overcame cruelty and neglect to become the beautiful horse we see today. She’s a friendly girl who loves a cuddle, so we hope as many people as possible will be there to celebrate with her on the day.”

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Dementia Action Week 2018

person's GP to assist. Therefore, just because you are living with dementia it does not necessarily mean you are unable to make these documents.

However, it is important to bear in mind that time is of the essence and it is sensible to ensure you seek legal advice as early as possible, while you are still in a position to pass the legal test for capacity.

- Taking action for a dementia friendly Norfolk

Monday 21st May 2018 marks the start of Dementia Action Week in the UK. An initiative set up by the Alzheimer’s Society which aims to encourage people to take action to improve the lives of those affected by dementia.

As a firm, we have made a number of pledges to play our part in making Norfolk a more welcoming and helpful place for people living with dementia. We are a member of the Norwich City Dementia Action Alliance and hold regular dementia awareness sessions and training workshops to help raise awareness, understand what it's like to live with dementia and to help create a dementia friendly community. All of our lawyers are 'dementia friends' and we are proud to be a dementia friendly business.

One of the common questions we regularly face as Solicitors is what can an individual, who has been diagnosed with dementia, do in terms getting their legal affairs in order. The answer to this is simple, if you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with dementia, it is important to consider whether two documents are in place and up-to-date – a Will and a Lasting Power of Attorney.

What is a Will?

A Will is a legal document that sets forth your wishes regarding the distribution of your Estate. It allows you to decide what happens to your property and possessions upon death and choose who they are bequeathed to.

Commentary by Joseph Keeping, Solicitor in Wills, Trusts and Probate team covering North Walsham and Sheringham offices.

To find out more or discuss your individual requirements in further detail, our dedicated Lasting Power of Attorney solicitors are on hand to help, contact the North Norfolk team today, call North Walsham, 01692 660230 or Sheringham 01263 823398.

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Having a Lasting Power of Attorney in place is just as important as having a Will.

There are two different types of Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA). One relates to 'Property and Financial Affairs' and the other relates to 'Health and Welfare'. Both Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) appoint trusted people (attorneys) to act on a person's behalf should they lose the mental capacity to make decisions for themselves regarding financial matters or general welfare. It therefore helps to give you the reassurance of knowing your wishes will be respected if you ever become unable to make decisions for yourself.

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Spring Bank Holiday at Thorpe Market Church - Visit our Churchyard

The churchyard is looking beautiful after the dismal weather of recent months. Primroses, bluebells, violets of different hues and a sea of comfrey in the Hazel Grove.

The resident bees are becoming active, the bug hotel is open for business and we shall soon be welcoming refugee hedgehogs.

Sunday 27 May will be a day of varied activities for all the family. The churchyard is renowned in conservation circles for the great diversity of its plant life. In February in excess of 1200 people visited the snowdrops and enjoyed cakes and hot drinks.

Now the end of May is the time to see all the other wild flowers looking their best, including several species that are on the endangered list. The event will run from 11am until 4pm and there will be the usual array of homemade cakes. Entry is of course free.

Norfolk Wildlife Trust will be on hand, with activities for all ages including: • Churchyard Bioblitz - How much can be identified?

• Churchyard Wildlife Quiz Trail – Can it be found?

• Bat making – Definitely NOT the cricketing variety • Time to browse the used book selection • Enjoy some live music on the organ

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Rescue Wooden Boats Whelker Bessie proves to be Dunkirk Little Ship!

Maritime heritage charity Rescue Wooden Boats is absolutely delighted to confirm that their current restoration project, Bessie, has been officially recognised as a Dunkirk Little Ship!

Following the successful Bessie as she was restoration of their first boat - the much-loved Dunkirk Little Ship and former Wells lifeboat Bessie’s Lucy Lavers - Rescue Wooden Boats is now Dunkirk story is working on Bessie. Bessie, a former whelker thrilling. Her built in 1935 who worked out of Wells harbour, Billy Cox around the time skipper, Billy came to the charity in 2011 with rumours of her Bessie went to Dunkirk Cox, own Dunkirk history. After months of thorough volunteered to detective work, Rescue Wooden Boats uncovered take her as part of a flotilla of four boats on a several conclusive pieces of evidence which secret mission to cross the Channel and collect a proved that Bessie played her own intriguing role group of eminent men. The party was rumoured in Operation Dynamo. In particular, local to include the British Ambassador to Belgium, residents Geraldine Green and Caroline Cox who had been taken prisoner by the Germans. helped provide invaluable family records to Bessie waited in a vulnerable position off the support this research - Bessie having been French coast as instructed, for a signal which originally commissioned by, and built for, their never came. With her flotilla – all of which were grandfather Billy Cox. skippered and crewed by the fishermen who owned the boats – she then negotiated the risky return voyage, avoiding capture and attack.

Early in 2018, Bessie’s official status as a Dunkirk Little Ship was

confirmed by the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships and Bessie can now take her place among this illustrious company of historic craft. Bessie's restoration will use skills and materials identical to those in her building and preserve as much of her original fabric as possible – a major undertaking in time and money! Rescue Wooden Boats is seeking ‘Bessie Benefactors’ to support this work – to join the crew visit www.rescuewoodenboats.com/ get-involved/become-a-bessie-benefactor!

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A Grove Miscellany

A few reminiscences of 75 years at The Grove, by John Graveling.

Part 27 1978 to 2005 Continued

In my days as a “Hippy!”. ....

Another intriguing gentleman is Mr Walker who comes along with his wife and usually stays in the Bungalow. He at one time worked for a brewery delivering beer barrels. He has big strong forearms but sadly now has a few health problems. I am not sure how it comes about but he has had dealings in knives and each time he comes he brings me a knife, which I then have to pay 1 penny for – it is apparently a tradition. I now have a supply of about ten knives ranging from little tiny fruit knives to a 15 inch long machete. They are all very very sharp.

When he goes out walking he has a knobbly stick and he wears his shorts and an Australian type bush hat (the sort which have corks dangling from them although he does not have the corks). He does wear

other necessities. Sadly he contracted cancer and died in 2010 The Convey’s came for a number of years. They were from North Side Clapham Common. A lovely couple. He was always dressed immaculately. She was more like an expressive bubbly chorus girl even in her late 60’s. She would overwhelm you with affection and often would bring Ann a brightly coloured bag for toiletries – an awful pink or sickly green. Maybe she chose the colours without knowing due to her poor eyesight. She would bring an amazing assortment of Teddy Bears which she would arrange all along the head of her bed. What she did with them at night we have no idea. Mr Convey would accept it all quietly with an amused smile. Last time they came sadly her sight was deteriorating quickly.

Around 1980 the surgery phoned to ask if we had a pram. Why they should come to us I have no idea!

But we did have one in the garage which had been handed down from Ann’s sister Jan and which we had used on a few occasions. A lady called Gladys Francis needed it. She was assisting running a summer camp at Sutherland House School with her

From Teacher to Playwright …

Stage Direct are about to showcase a new play by a new playwright to be performed in North Walsham.

The group would like to introduce their man David Starling as a talented writer who will join others from the group in complimenting their zest for home written works.

By day, David Starling works with children with autism as a class leader at St Andrew’s School in Aylmerton, near Cromer. Away from the classroom, however, David leads a very different existence. He acts with Stage Direct Theatre Company and with Black Cat Theatre and also writes.

Stage Direct have previously produced some of David’s work in the form of comedy sketches and short plays. This June (29 & 30) at the Atrium in North Walsham, Stage Direct will be producing, for the first time, a full length play written by David.

‘Good Morning, Mr Magpie’ is a Norfolk based play about Norfolk characters exploring the safety of home, the desire to chase dreams and all mixed in with a little bit of superstition and a helping of comedy.

David is just one more of the Stage Direct writer’s conveyor belt. Last year saw Stage Direct member Ashley Burgoyne’s comedy, ‘The Village Hall’, getting a great reception from an appreciative Atrium audience and plans are currently underway to air a comic play written by another member, Nigel Manson, in early 2019 in the little theatre. Chairman Derek Bull has written a screenplay and is presently putting the finishing touches to his novel while yet another Stage Direct actor, Melissa Collin, is a published poet.

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two brothers and, although she must have been in her 70’s she had a baby to cope with. Actually it wasn’t her baby but it was the latest in a long line of babies she had fostered. She had a remarkable story to tell.

During the war she was on her way home after an air raid when she heard a small child crying in the rubble of a bombed house. Gladys took in the child and began fostering. Later she discovered the child’s mother. Having once started, she carried on fostering and eventually reached 200 children. Gladys knew Cromer because she had been involved in the Beach Mission here many years earlier and later on would help run the house party with her two brothers, which was for children from London. Sadly one of her brothers was killed in a car accident in the mid 1980’s. But Gladys carried on and regularly kept in touch with her fostered children who, even though grown up, would often accompany her. A wonderful testimony to her Christian Faith. She eventually featured in Eamon Andrews TV show “This is your life”.

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Cantamus May Concerts Following on from the success of the most recent national CoMA concert (Contemporary Music for All) at West Runton Church, in spite of the March snow drifts, Cantamus will be performing a new repertoire of music ‘From the Bavarian Highlands’

by Sir Edward Elgar, one of the greatest and best known English composers, and ‘Folk-Song Settings’

by Percy Grainger, an Australian composer who played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th

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The folksong elements in Elgar’s 'From the Bavarian Highlands’ are made up, but no less

enchanting. Later on Elgar’s celebration of England, although held to be somewhat jingoistic, is actually melancholic and equivocal. We must remember that Elgar’s genius was first recognised in Germany, perhaps in the Bavarian Highlands!

Cantamus began as a community choir at St Margaret’s church in Thorpe Market, part of a strong musical tradition that has flourished in the church for a number of years. Under the Directorship of Philip Adams the choir has successfully been expanding its repertoire and scope. Those wishing to join the choir are welcome to get in touch. We rehearse on Thursday evenings 7.30 – 9.30pm.

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Following the death of Mr Jeff Frost, Mundesley Community Choir is looking for an MD/Pianist.

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Repton Celebrations Continue

Aylsham church was brimming to capacity on 29 April when Ensemble East, a new chamber orchestra for the East of England, gave their inaugural concert of classical music in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Humphry Repton’s death.

On a grey and wet Sunday afternoon the audience were treated to an exuberant performance of some very joyous music from the pens of Mozart, Haydn and Mendelssohn, with a little bit of Warlock included to add variety.

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Attracted to the vast sound world for trumpet and organ, Ellie Lovegrove and Richard Moore formed a musical partnership as Illumina Duoin 2012.

Performances and recitals have taken them across London and the South, including venues such as St Paul's Cathedral, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Queens College, Oxford and Winchester Cathedral. In this lunchtime concert Ellie and Richard play a selection of exciting music arranged for trumpet and organ from Jeremiah Clarke's Trumpet Voluntary to the Haydn Trumpet concerto as heard during Humphry Repton's lifetime, and onwards to present day.

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Briston Organ Show Success

The last Briston Organ Show back on 23 March was a great success, with well over 100 music lovers filling the Copeman Centre to thrill to the amazing multi-keyboard skills of the very likeable Pete Shaw.

He travelled all the way from his home in North Wales to entertain us with a wide range of music, using a double KORG keyboard arrangement with a set of bass pedals thrown in for good measure.

Starting with a lively ‘Copcabana’ he went through other favourites such as ‘Send In The Clowns’, a classical choral piece called ‘Benedictus’ which featured a pre-recorded Welsh Male Voice Choir, loads of Big Band standards, and ended with the ‘633 Squadron’ and ‘Dambusters March’, which commenced with the sounds of the London blitz, including the chimes of Big Ben, anti-aircraft fire, and bombers overhead - quite awe-inspiring altogether!

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As usual, the show’s refreshments and raffle takings benefitted the Copeman Centre - this time to the tune of £197. Our own fundraising stall for the ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital made £54, and after Pete had mentioned in passing that he was soon to set off on a John o’Groats to Lands End cycle ride with two friends in aid of a Children’s Cancer Charity, our patrons dug deep in their pockets as they left for home, and sent him on his way back to Wales with a further £55.30 for the fund what a lovely audience you were, and Pete sends his sincerest thanks to you all for your kind gesture.

Music at the Park

Sheringham Park is delighted to welcome back three very talented musical groups during the hazy summer month of August.

First, on Friday 3 August (6pm to 9 pm) The Hosepipe Band will provide all the fun of a ceilidh with a mixture of traditional dance tunes from the British Isles and Europe together with their own creative compositions. With over 600 gigs under their belt this Suffolk band will provide an evening of exciting music and tap footing entertainment.

Come and sign up for a fun night of Ceilidhi!

The Ceilidh evening will be followed by The Norfolk Dixieland Jazz Band on Friday 17 August (6pm to 9pm) who will play their swinging, foot-tapping traditional jazz in the style of British bands of the nineteen sixties. The Norfolk

Dixieland Jazz Band is one of the best bands of its type in the eastern region. Its wide-ranging repertoire has earned it the accolade of Norfolk’s ‘coolest jazz band’. Book now for a relaxing evening of Jazz!

Last, but not least, on Friday 31 August (7pm to 10pm) the UK's number 1 Glam Rock tribute band, the Glamtastics, will play classic hits from a golden age. If you liked the 70's you are going to love the Glamtastics, covering classics from T-Rex to David Bowie, Queen to The Sweet, with all the authentic costume changes you would expect from a top tribute band, come and dance the night away it will be a night to remember.Come on and ‘feel the noize with an evening of Glam Rock!’

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‘Allo ‘Allo - “Listen very carefully, I shall say zis only once.”

Steve Tuck, who lives in Northrepps, is playing the role of Herr Flick in the hilarious comedy, ‘Allo, ‘Allo as part of the Sheringham Little Theatre Drama Society.

Steve has recently performed a one man show of ‘Lady Bracknell’s Confinement’ at Cromer Community Centre and Thorpe Market Church to great acclaim, but this time, he has the challenge not only of a German accent, but also of Dutch Elm disease in his wooden leg!

Herr Flick has heard that there is a valuable portrait of the fallen Madonna, by Van Klomp somewhere in the town of Nouvion. He suspects that some of the German officers know where it is and is determined to get it for himself. As he visits the café owned by Rene Artois, he little

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Also, not to be missed is the exciting and vibrant Pantaloons Theatre Company performing “The Importance of Being Earnest” on Saturday 21 July at 6.30pm.

Everybody loves Ernest. In fact, Cecily and Gwendolen are both engaged to Ernest. The only trouble is, Ernest doesn’t exist. Or does he? This energetic and musical production from the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons’ infuses Wilde’s witty words with snappy new songs and frantically funny physical theatre to give this perennially popular play a hilarious contemporary twist!

Tickets are £11 adults, £8.50 children (£13 & £10 on the gate). To book call 0344 2491895, or on- line at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sheringham-park.

suspects that not only is the portrait hidden in the café, but two British airmen are also hiding there. Will Herr Flick find the portrait? ….or the airman? … or both?

Will the imminent arrival of his arch-enemy, General Von Schmelling prevent him finding anything at all? All this and much more will be revealed in this hilarious production.

This well-known and much-loved comedy will be on at the Sheringham Little Theatre from 22 to 26 May.

Performances start at 7.30pm, matinee on Saturday 26th 2.30pm.

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Full programme for Holt Festival 2018 revealed ‘One of the most important cultural events in Norfolk’ - Peter Wilson, former Chief Executive, Norwich Theatre Royal.

The full tenth anniversary programme for Holt Festival 2018, North Norfolk’s award winning, international feast of John Hurt the arts has been announced. The Festival brings outstanding theatre, music, comedy, literature, talks, children’s and visual art events to the picturesque Georgian town for eight days, from 21 to 29 July.

For the tenth anniversary year Stash Kirkbride has taken the helm as Artistic Director, and he has delivered a programme that combines the best of national and international talents with some of the cream of our own Norfolk performers.

Introducing the programme Stash said ‘It is said that if a festival can make it to its 10th year then it has truly arrived, and having long admired the achievements of Holt Festival I am thrilled and honoured to be invited to assemble the 2018 programme. I hope it does justice to the fabulous legacy left by my predecessors Tony Britten, Delaval Astley and Charles Pugh.’

Chair of the Board of Trustees Adney Payne said ‘Stash has done us proud with a richly varied programme to mark our tenth anniversary. We all still greatly miss Sir John Hurt who was such a great supporter of the Festival and I’m thrilled that we are able to show his paintings for the first time anywhere in the world. I think everyone involved in the Festival past and present should feel justifiably proud of our achievements and would especially like to say a huge thank you to the many hundreds of able and Lisa Cassidy enthusiastic volunteers who work so hard every year to make the Festival a success. Gresham’s School, Holt Parish Church, the Community Centre and the Holt Book Shop have supported us from the very start and our gratitude also goes to our media partners Eastern Daily Press, North Norfolk News and Future Radio.’

Major new announcements include a Norfolk Day special appearance by the county’s best Nimmo Twins loved, most popular and rudest(!) comedy duo The Nimmo Twins. Making their first appearance at the festival the Nimmo’s outrageously hilarious and hugely popular Normal for Norfolk shows have Local Trusted Tradesman entertained sell-out crowds for • Garage Door Repairs over 20 years. Two major • Replacement Cables, exhibitions put Holt firmly on Springs & Locks the international art map. A • Roller Door Repairs world-first exhibition of the • New Up & Over Garage Doors paintings of one of Norfolk’s • New Automatic Garage Doors best loved adopted sons, Sir John Hurt, will show just how accomplished a painter he was.

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North Norfolk Photographic Society Most camera clubs have a competition among their members each year to give opportunities to show what those members believe to be their best work of the year - the competition is known as ‘The Annual’.

North Norfolk Photographic Society’s Annual for projected images was held on Wednesday 2 May and was judged by Peter Yeo.

Peter is well-known to the Club - he has judged there before and has also been to show some of his own pictures. He is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society (among other distinctions) and really does know what he’s talking about!

As usual, the competition was in two parts, the first for ‘novices’ was won by Heather Green with a Winter Scene at Felbrigg. Second, Val Dawson’s ‘All Hung Up’ showed anchors, ropes and fishermen’s floats hanging on a breakwater and

windswept beach. Second, Judith Wells’ ‘Black Grouse Lekking’ showed a stage in the sexual lives of 2 black grouse and Diana Knight’s ‘Panic Attack’ displayed a very frightened herd of zebra just about getting away from a hungry lioness in an African river gully.

third was again Val Dawson with a close-up photograph of a stonemason at work.

Competition in the A Scottish Summers Day by Lizzie Wallis Advanced section Meetings of the North Norfolk was - well Photographic Society are normally competitive to say held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays the least! Peter Yeo each month at the Holt Community had some difficulty Centre. For further details please choosing the winners contact the club Secretary, Judith from the entries, but Wells at secretary.nnps@gmail.com settled on Lizzie or see the club website at Wallis who won with http://www.nnphotosoc.org/ ‘A Scottish Summer’s Day’ - a lady wearing Winter Scene at Felbrigg by Heather Green waterproofs on a

Enjoy The Summer with Blakeney Rowing Club

A warm welcome to all those who have joined Blakeney Rowing Club recently.

For those who have not, a great summer of activity is close at hand. Come and join people of all ages who love nothing better than to row from Blakeney towards the Point or, if the tide is right, towards Cley. These expeditions are not to be missed and provide an excellent source of outdoor exercise in great company.

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Library celebrates 50th with week of events North Walsham Library is ready to mark its 50th anniversary with a week of special events, children’s activities and celebrations.

And staff are keen to hear from any library users who have special memories of the building over the past half-century.

The distinctive building on New Road, in the shape of an eight-pointed star, cost £14,274 and was officially opened on 23 May 1968. It replaced a library service which had operated for many years in a former billiards room behind the King’s Arms pub in the town centre.

The new North Walsham library opened with a total 14,000 books including, for the first time, a children’s section with 2,000 titles. There was also a new reference section.

Two months after the opening, in July 1968, the North Walsham branch got its own mobile library

vehicle to make four-weekly visits to surrounding north Norfolk villages. A van had previously operated from Norwich.

The building was officially The new North Walsham opened by Mrs M A L Clifton librarian was Andrew Kett, who Brown, chairman of the county moved from Gloucestershire council’s library committee, and and his wife, Mrs R Kett, had special guests present included responsibility for the mobile Mrs M A L Clifton officially opening the new North Walsham Library 50 years ago Mr J T E Jones, chairman of service with the driver/ North Walsham Urban District assistant Mr H Lester.

Council, Dr F Lincoln Ralphs, county chief Full-time assistant to Mr Kett was Mrs Barbara education officer, and Mr D P Mortlock, county Hankin and there were also three part-time assistants librarian. including Mrs Winnie Wallace, who did the job from 1950-1974, and Mrs E M Laws.

Other sites previously considered for the library had included part of the high school site on Within just a few weeks of the official opening adult Park Lane, and within the grounds of the council membership was well over 3,000 and more than 460 offices on New Road. children had joined.

Open Studios a first at RAF Radar Museum

Local artist Bev Broadhead is RAF Neatishead Radar Defence Museum’s first artist in residence. Her work will be shown as part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival Open Studios starting on Saturday 26 May.

Bev has been studying objects and artefacts at the museum, once a top secret radar surveillance RAF base near Horning, and represents these extraordinary items of preserved, historical technology in her paintings, seen through the eyes of an artist.

Volunteers at the museum, many of whom are ex RAF employees once stationed at the base, provide an extra resource to visitors. Conversations with volunteers have illuminated Bev’s knowledge of the items on display – once throbbing with energy – they are now sleeping witnesses of World Wars I and II, and Cold War surveillance action. Bev aims to animate these objects and highlight their design as playful and enigmatic sculptural pieces, decoding them in a somewhat altered, but nonetheless fascinating light.

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The library was open from 10am daily except Sunday, closed for an hour every weekday lunchtime, and closed at 5pm except on Mondays and Thursdays - when it stayed open until 8pm - and Saturday which was a half day.

Bev has spent all her spare time over the winter months investigating and painting objects at the museum.

Museum Manager Gregory Hayman said "It is a huge privilege to have an artist of Bev's calibre as our first artist in residence. It is also the first time that the Radar Museum has been a location for the Open Studios event and we are looking forward to welcoming people who would not normally think of the museum as an art venue.

Of course, we have over 200 pictures here, more than many galleries as well as sculptures and sculptural objects, so we have in fact much for the art lover as well as those interested in the secret history of air defence and radar.'

The exhibition will be free to see as part of Norfolk and Norwich Festival Open Studios. Bev will also be giving two talks on Saturday 26 May and Saturday 9 June, from 2pm - 3pm where museum admission charges apply.

Bev is affected by psoriatic arthritis and will be donating a percentage of any sales of her work to Arthritis Research UK.

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Who’s the Daddy?

Miranda Marshall, Director, Hayes + Storr

The High Court has ordered the daughter of a deceased man to be DNA-tested to verify that she is in fact his biological daughter.

Colin Birtles died intestate, i.e. without having made a Will, in 2013, leaving a terraced house in Oldham and a small amount of cash. He had two daughters, Lorraine and Janice, born in the early 1960s to his late ex-wife Veronica.

Lorraine had lived in Australia for many years.

Janice stayed in England. When her father died she obtained from the Probate Court a Grant to administer his estate.

When Lorraine heard of this, she issued a claim for Revocation of Janice’s Grant of Administration, as she wanted to administer her father’s estate herself. She also asked the Court to issue a Declaration that Janice was not entitled to any part of the estate and alleged that Janice was not in fact Colin’s biological daughter.

statements from third parties to the effect that Colin had said as much to several people during his lifetime.

Lorraine is asking the Court to order that Janice submits to a DNA test, to produce scientific evidence whether Colin was Janice’s father. Lorraine would be DNA tested too. A niece who had nothing to do with the dispute would also be tested as a ‘control’.

Janice refused to agree to the DNA test.

She dismissed the allegations of her ‘irregular parentage’ as ‘nothing but gossip and hearsay’.

Janice said that not only was her mother married to Colin at her birth, but that her birth certificate names Colin as her father, creating a common law presumption that he was her father. Janice said that, after her parents divorced, Colin paid maintenance in her respect until she was 16.

Lorraine’s request for a Court Order forcing Janice to take the DNA test was granted by the Judge who accepted that there were three questions to be decided.

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the case, the Judge agreed to grant the Order for DNA testing and accepted that the Court had inherent jurisdiction to do so.

The Judge made the following points: A DNA test requires merely a saliva sample by mouth, rather like a Search Order for other purposes, and so is not invasive. The test produces a ‘robust conclusion’ one way or the other.

Failure to give consent to the DNA testing might amount to Contempt of Court and the Court could also draw an adverse inference case if she refused.

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The lessons we learn from this case are not just the obvious human ones but of the benefits of making a Will, especially where one’s family situation is less than straight-forward.

This article aims to supply general information, but it is not intended to constitute advice. Every effort is made to ensure that the law referred to is correct at the date of publication and to avoid any statement which may mislead. However no duty of care is assumed to any person and no liability is accepted for any omission or inaccuracy. Always seek our specific advice.

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Lord Lieutenant Awards

Norfolk and Suffolk Wing unit, 222 (Broadlands) Squadron have scooped two prestigious awards presented by the Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, Richard Jewson.

The ceremony was held amid the splendour of the Queen’s Dragoon Guards’ Officers’ mess at Robertson Barracks, Swanton Morley (formerly RAF Swanton Morley). As a former RAF station, the sight of two blue uniforms in the mess was very welcome indeed in this, the RAF's 100th anniversary year.

Warrant Officer Chris Brand (RAFAC) received the Lord Lieutenant’s certificate of meritorious service for his hard work with the ATC. WO Brand is currently the Officer Commanding 222 Squadron and works tirelessly to provide his staff & cadets with as many Corps activities as possible.

Cadet Warrant Officer Joe Middleditch is the epitome of what a cadet is all about.

He has worked his way up through the ranks & classifications to reach the very top of the cadet tree. Joe has been made a Lord Lieutenant Cadet for 2018

meaning he will accompany the Lord Lieutenant on official functions.

To earn this award Joe has had to work hard on the Squadron, taking on the role of Sports Officer to encourage the cadets to participate in the many events available to all cadets. His responsibilities include selecting & coaching cadets, as well as taking part himself.

Both gentlemen richly deserve their awards and Norfolk & Suffolk Wing are extremely proud that they are in the Wing.

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NO BIKE. NO EDUCATION. NO FUTURE. CAN YOU HELP?

Chat is 12 years old. Every day she walks two hours to school and two hours back again because she knows education is the key to her future and the future of her country.

Like Chat, many of the poorest students in Cambodia live in remote rural areas where, although there are Primary Schools, there are hardly any Secondary or High Schools. These are located Chat mostly in the towns and with no public transport system, the only way to get there is a long walk down dirt roads which are often impassable in the raining season.

This severely restricts access to education beyond the most basic level and prevents young people like Chat achieving the grades they need for university or training.

The answer? Bicycles! Simple and effective.

In Cambodia a bicycle costs around £40 and will be used not just by the student but by their siblings and

neighbours too so it’s real value for money.

But many families simply cannot afford to buy sturdy bikes, suitable for the rough terrain so North Norfolk-based charity Support Cambodia (Charity No. 1160483) are raising funds to buy at least 20 bikes for children to get to school.

The charity hopes to raise the £800+ needed at their 7th Annual Plant Sale to be held in North Walsham on Saturday 19 May.

In addition to the usual ‘100s of plants at low prices’, there will be Bake, Produce and Craft Stalls and a Cafe serving drinks and hot food.

As the 19th is also the ‘ Wedding of the Year’ there’ll be a royal theme to the event with TV coverage available for those who’d like to ‘Support Cambodia’ but don’t want to miss the events in Windsor.

22nd - 24th June A brand new and exciting season of chamber music.

Bringing together some of the UK’s finest young soloists, tickets for this highly anticipated weekend of exceptional music are now on sale.

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The Support Cambodia Plant Sale is at Sacred Heart Catholic Hall, Norwich Road, North Walsham (opposite Paston College)] on Saturday 19 May, strict 9am start. Car parking available. Further information www.supportcambodia.org.uk, on the charity’s Facebook page or telephone 01263 577784.

A Great Blessing

Every month volunteers for the Mundesley Home Library Service deliver books & audio books to those who are unable to get out of their home (whether permanently or temporarily) One of our regular ‘Books for the Housebound’ ladies is Marie Everton, an amazing lady - very articulate and always cheerful, who agreed to write about her appreciation of this service which she calls “A Great Blessing”

She writes “At one time in my life I had to pass the premises of an Every penny raised at the Plant Sale will optician. On his window was written “All work is eye work and eye go to the Bikes Fund as Support work is my work.”

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String Quartet) Saturday 23rd June 7.30pm St. Mary’s Church, South Creake - £10 (Mozart, Fauré and Franck Piano Chamber Music) Sunday 24th June 1pm All Saint’s Church, Waterden - £10 (Matthew Wadsworth Theorbo Recital) Sunday 24th June 7.30pm Wells Maltings - £15 (Lieder Recital with a pre-concert

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Eyes are very precious and we tend to take them for granted.

Gradually, however, they can create their problems. It was not a loss of sight but weakness in one eye causing strain and migraine for me. Spectacles with different lenses, magnifying glasses – you name it, most of it we tried. The final was large print books.

I confided in the gentlemanly library deliverer at a previous home that I suspected that the most talented and fluent writers, Churchill for example, are not found in this medium.

“Why do you not try talking books?” he asked. That was the breakthrough. When moving to Mundesley I obtained these audio books from the local library where always I have found the librarians pleasant and very helpful.

When physical limitations closed in, the service was continued at my recent Care Home where two lovely ladies come round the fourth Friday in the month with a large box full of them. One of the invaluable assets for me with these books occurs when I am ill, needing to distract the mind, escaping me from the sick room.

I cannot express enough my thanks for this wonderful service and the help it has been for me” Marie Everton.

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Monthly Horoscopes by Claire Manion Astrologer. June 2018.

Aries ♈ 21st March - 20th April You may be called upon to make decisions at work. A bit of logic will help you to avoid costly mistakes. The pressure should come off around the 26th giving you a chance to kick back. Perhaps you could make the most of the sunshine with a trip to the beach.

Taurus ♉ 20th April - 21st May Don’t forget to nurture yourself and focus on what makes you feel good.

So why don’t you invite your friends round for a barbecue or organise a night out? Remember, all work and no play makes Taurus a dull bull!

Gemini ♊ 21stMay - 21st June Exciting opportunities await you and chatting to friends about plans for a new venture will help you clarify your decision. Coming to terms with the past could set you on the right path to creating a positive future.

Cancer ♋ 22nd June -22nd July It looks like you are going to have to be realistic about a close relationship so you may need to have an important conversation. Feelings of connection should flow, so trust your intuition to guide you to find the right words.

Leo ♌ 22nd July- 21st August Your head is buzzing with lots of great ideas and plans for the future but you need to settle on one of them. From the 13th this should become easier as you are ready to focus and put your energy into your chosen project, don’t let others put you off.

Virgo ♍ 21st August- 21st September You are likely to busy, particularly at work this month. Around the 13th check your inboxes and phone messages, because a chance invitation could prove valuable, introducing you to a whole new social network.

Libra ♎ 21st September- 21st October It is well worth checking your finances, knowing what you have to hand

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Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves!

Scorpio ♏ 21st October- 21st November If you are finding work a bit heavy going at the moment, remember that things will happen in their own time. Cut yourself some slack; a spot of day dreaming can be very relaxing and restorative, and inspiration might just float in on the tide.

Sagittarius ♐ 21st November- 21st December Relationships step into the spotlight this month. Around the 13th they should enter a new phase which is likely to involve plenty of discussion about love and money. Keeping a level head will help you to work things out amicably.

Capricorn ♑ 21st December – 20th January At the beginning of June you may feel in the mood for a clear out. Get your bin bags out and don’t hold back. Letting go of unwanted stuff makes room for the new and is liberating. Who knows, it could throw up a long forgotten treasure!

Aquarius ♒ 20th January - 18th February A demanding project could be taking all your attention and energy. Mid month loved ones may be feeling rather left out and remind you of what is really important. Some well deserved pampering should make things feel a whole lot better.

Pisces ♓ 19th February – 20th March You may be feeling creative. Bringing a splash of colour to your life can do wonders for your mood and self esteem. So whether you’re a budding Van Gough or more of a fledgling Laurence Llewelyn- Bowen let yourself go and have some fun.

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Norfolk town parties for Ethiopia Aylsham Town Hall to host charity fundraiser for Hospice Ethiopia A Norfolk town is getting ready to party in aid of a charity in Ethiopia.

On Saturday 14 July Aylsham Town Hall will host an all-ticket party to raise much needed funds for Hospice Ethiopia. The event includes a buffet dinner, with many ingredients donated by local farmers and suppliers, as well as dancing to a live rock band and a classical musicale by the North Norfolk Ensemble.

Sue Mumford, a specialist nurse at Priscilla Bacon Lodge, is chair of Hospice Ethiopia UK. Last year the Norfolk-based charity raised over £30,000 for Hospice Ethiopia, while the Norwich Diocese’s Lent Appeal raised over £40,000 to finance a new vehicle to help deliver aid in Addis Ababa. How did Norfolk become so involved in a charity based thousands of miles away?

“Originally it was about Priscilla Bacon Lodge sending out specialists to train Hospice Ethiopia’s staff in palliative care (care of the dying)” says Sue. “It became clear that the charity desperately needed funding. It gets no money from the Ethiopian government and grants from other charities were getting increasingly harder to source. Hospice Ethiopia is bringing hope to hundreds of desperate people. But even more important, is has become a centre of excellence in Ethiopia and trains hundreds of people to deliver care so its work is reaching thousands.

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From hats to shoes, to scarves and gloves, it’s all about adding a splash of colour to summer on Thursday 28 June.

The Norfolk Hospice, Tapping House will be hosting their 4th Ladies Day at the King’s Lynn Town Hall. For just £20 you will enjoy a gloriously glamorous afternoon being entertained and pampered Local caterers, Edwards and Blake are generously providing the afternoon tea for the show whilst the fashions being shown are from Allez Chic, a boutique based in Castle Rising, owned by Hospice supporter Cheryl Daubney.

A sumptuous afternoon tea will be served at 3pm with the fashion show starting at 3.10pm. People can then enjoy there tea whilst watching the show. Music will be played by David Young a solo saxophone and clarinet artist.

Don’t delay as tickets for this fabulous event sell out quickly. They are available either online at https://www.norfolkhospice.org.uk/ or by calling the Fundraising

£70,000 a year so survive – so every penny we can raise makes a real difference. But with more funds they can achieve more. For example, the vehicle funded by the Lent Appeal will allow Hospice Ethiopia to care for many more patients in their own homes.”

Events like the Aylsham Party are a vital part of Hospice Ethiopia UK’s fund raising. “It will be a super night, with a fabulous buffet meal, a bar, and lots of entertainment, including a great live band, the Gentleman Gits, who are sure to get everyone up on the dance floor,” says Sue. “The fact that so many local people help us with donations of food and services is a huge bonus – it means we can keep ticket prices low, attract lots of people and make as much money for Hospice Ethiopia as possible.”

Tickets for the Aylsham Party are £20, or £15 if bought before 1 June. For information contact Clare Glenn on 01263 734853, email info@hospiceethiopia.org.uk or visit www.hospiceethiopia.org.uk. Tickets available from Barnwells in Aylsham Market Square.

Alice Crome, Fundraising Coordinator at The Norfolk Hospice says “Thanks to the very kind generosity of Edwards and Blake, Allez Chic and David Young, this event is expected to raise a substantial amount of income for the Hospice. We are extremely grateful for their ongoing support and help with organising, what promises to be a great event.”

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It not only covers the local men who fought, but also looks at life on the home front. Did you know the first ever air raid was a bomb dropped from a Zeppelin on a Broadland village? The role of women is also covered in the exhibition looking at their various roles, including the Women’s Land Army.

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The charities who will benefit from the Jaguars’ marathon efforts are the Priscilla Bacon Lodge Support Group, Asthma UK, Children With Cancer, Back Care, The Stroke Association, Seeability, Heads Together, Plan International UK and The Benjamin Foundation.

The most seasoned marathon runner of the group was Keith Brighty, for whom the event was his thirteenth marathon. At the other end of the spectrum, running her first marathon was recently engaged Emma Wilcock - whose fiancĂŠ Stephen Pointer somehow managed to cheer her on at five different spots on the course.

Having his blisters assessed by St John’s Ambulance For seven of the runners it was their first marathon and the question On Sunday 22 April, in after the race Nick Richards is still smiling many have faced already is whether they would do it again? Sarah record-breaking temperatures which Letzer said “I reached 23.2C, the Jaguars all set out to complete VLM completed the 26.2 mile marathon distance, battling heat exhaustion, blisters and I did that. I have the and dehydration in the process. t-shirt to prove it! And Rightly proud of his achievements Nick Richards said “The one thing that although I’ve said never kept me going was the fact I was doing something good for charity. The pain again, maybe one day I and the heat were a major factor, but all that didn’t matter when I thought will have to give it about the amount of money I was raising. another go.� “And I think I speak on behalf of all the other Jags who ran on Sunday and The Virgin London hope it makes a difference for my charity.�

Marathon is the world’s

The seven women and three men, who covered 262 miles between them on the day, ran many more miles in the four months of training leading up to the event.

The runners also had to work hard to meet and beat their fundraising targets: including organising a live music concert, a coastal run, a clairvoyant

largest one-day charitable event. This year it raised in excess of ÂŁ61 million.

L-R: Ruth Gainsford, Annette Yeomanson, Sarah Letzer, Vee Clements, Vicky Tovell, David Platten and Vikki Harper

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Latest news from Broadland Chess Club

We have 5 teams of 4 players International Master Alan and an enjoyable and keenly Merry from Suffolk who took fought league has ensued. the title during a strong Congratulations to the Mallards competition. Seven The days are now who were the winning team, members from getting much commiserations to the Grebes, Broadland took part, longer and the who during this season are the Roy Hughes finished evenings are proud winners of the wooden joint 6th, in the open lighter, however spoon. We can regard this section, equal to the Broadland competition as a great success Richard Tozer (IM) chess players still BCC Knockout - Jonathan Reeve (left) over all, and many of our and Gerald Moore gather in a small players will also now be finished in eighth and Matt Rausch (right) taken by room upstairs at moving up the grading scale, place. In the U170 Bruce Carman the Kings Head. and have gained great Steven Pullinger and As the end of the experience of being able to David Owen season approaches play in graded matches. finished 5th and 6th Heather Enid Wells preparing to play there is always a The long awaited final of the respectively. during the Great Yarmouth congress rush to completed BCC Knockout competition BCC has a quite a league, cup and eventually finishing 19th. (Photo by few members who was between Matt Rausch and inhouse games; and Roy Hughes) Jonathan Reeve who eventuare either quite new compete in the ally took the title so we must to chess, hence frantic scramble to get the best seats and tables, the offer him congratulations. being ungraded or who are best boards and sets and the newest clocks, not Broadland Chess Club meets graded below 100. We found forgetting the lucky pen of course. All of this is vital at the Kings Head, Coltishall that division 3 of the Norfolk to aid the concentration and peace of mind of the Club Night Photo - David Carter at 7.30pm on Monday and County league was a hard chess player allowing him (or her) to concentrate Wednesday evenings. We weloption for them so this year we (Front Left) David Owen (Front fully on the task in hand. come visitors and new memcreated The Friendly League, Right), Geoff Stichbury (Back Left) where players had to be graded The Great Yarmouth Chess Congress took place and Bob Grindod (Back Right) taken bers, if you would like to find out more then we can be conbelow 100 at the start of the during the last weekend in April, congratulations to

by Bruce Carman tacted via our facebook/twitter season. This has also pages or our website. Email us at encouraged many new players who may think broadlandchessclub@gmail.com that they are ‘not good enough’ to join our club.

Bradfield Cricket Club Outdoor Season 2018 – Youth Cricket

Our hugely successful All Stars programme is running again at Bradfield Cricket Club. The All Stars programme starts on Friday 11 May from 4.30pm and runs for 8 weeks for £40 per child. The programme is for 5-8 year olds boys and girls, For and children are welcome to continue on at the al spo your l Club for the remainder of the r ts in N gea season. r o If your children have reached the age of 9, then they can join our older groups, we run Under 11s, Under 13s and Under 15s group sessions.

Outdoor training for 9 years+ ages start outdoors at Bradfield on 20 April from 6pm, further info below.

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Top quality billiards in North Norfolk

The Alby and District billiards and snooker league, has this season seen success in billiards at both county and national level.

In December, 17 year old Harley Dyson of Aylsham (left) won the Norfolk County handicap billiards championship (held at the Maltings club in Kings Lynn) defeating Kings Lynn's Steve Kirk in the final.

In April Harley was runner up in the English under 19s championship, losing a close fought final to Kings Lynn's Nathan Boughen. Harley is showing lots of promise for the future having only taken up playing Billiards less than a year ago.

In February Ian Dennis (centre), from Overstrand, won the Norfolk County Grand Masters (over 40s)

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Billiards Championship, making two 50 plus breaks in the final to defeat Norwich’s Allen Cheetham.

On a national Level David Nichols, from Erpingham, had a good run in the English Amateur Championship.

David reached the semi-final David & Darren played in Darley Dale, Derbyshire, but lost the 4 hour match 662–1,120 to Middlesbrough's Darren Kell. David made breaks of 58, 68, 68 and 106. Darren had breaks of 56, 57, 64, 65, 70, 76, 77 and 163.

Although David was below par in this match, only a few nights before he had made the highest ever break in the Alby leagues 86 year history with a magnificent 195 break in the very last game of the season.

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