Diss & Attleborough June 2014

JUNE 2014 | PRICELESS

food & drink NEWS & EVENTS

Competition HOMES & GARDENS FOR DISS & ATTLEBOROUGH

www.DispatchMagazine.co.uk

June 2014

WELCOME

BRECKLAND HOMECLEAN

for Permanent & Temporary Recruitment

Quality People continue to provide a recruitment service for the towns of Attleborough, Dereham, Diss, Thetford, Watton & Wymondham plus the surrounding areas throughout Breckland & South Norfolk as they have for the

DOMESTIC CLEANING SERVICE We provide the following services: • Regular Weekly or Fortnightly Cleans • Home Shopping • Preparation of Light Meals • Laundry Service • Maintenance Tasks • Gardening

past 16 years.

Visit our website...

www.quality-people.co.uk Telep ho ne: 01953 4 536 4 4 Email: results@quality-people.co.uk

Telephone: 01953 458447 www.brecklandhomeclean.co.uk Email: quality@brecklandhomeclean.co.uk

Tel: 01953 456789

&

www.DispatchMagazine.co.uk www.FineCity.co.uk

@Dispatch_Mag @FineCityMag

Editor: Jonathan Horswell

Issue 153 June 2014

Advertising: sales@DispatchMagazine.co.uk

Deadline for all submissions for the next issue is:

Editorial: editorial@DispatchMagazine.co.uk

© Dispatch Magazine Disclaimer:

Design: design@DispatchMagazine.co.uk Dispatch Magazine: 01953 456789 Queens House, Queens Square, Attleborough, Norfolk. NR17 2AE.

DispatchMag FineCityMag

June 13th 2014

No part of this magazine may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means, either wholly or in part, without the prior written permission of the Publisher. The views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the Publisher.

Every effort is taken to ensure that the contents of this magazine are accurate, but the Publisher can not assume any responsibility for errors or omissions. Whilst reasonable care is taken when accepting advertisements the Publisher will not accept any resulting unsatisfactory transactions. They will, however, immediately investigate any written complaints. The Publishers reserve the right to amend such submissions and cannot accept responsibility for any loss.

June 2014

Diss

www.DispatchMagazine.co.uk

Diss Carnival 2014

Father’s Day

A chance of Spitfire Flypast

Do something memorable for dad this year

This years Diss Carnival is set to take place on Sunday 15th June, with the annual Carnival Parade starting at 11.30am.

Other attractions which will be taking place at the Diss Football Club from 12pm include: Phoenix Rescue Birds of Prey. Bungee Trampolines, Wall Climbing and Combat Paintball.

It is also hoped the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team will drop into

the event, weather permitting, and there is an Spitfire, although this hasn’t been confirmed.

The Dispatch Magazine office made several attempts to contact the Diss Carnival committee / Town Council for more information on the carnival, but nothing has been submitted to us, so we apologies for the lack of information which is available to the residents of Diss.

Remember. Celebrate. Change lives.

A leading cancer charity has created a special place where people can remember and celebrate the lives of loved ones they have lost to cancer.

Losing someone you love can leave you feeling lost, particularly with Father’s Day approaching. So, Macmillan Cancer Support have created a permanent place where friends and family can come together, share memories and even change lives.

Local fundraising manager, Mandy Jordan says “The website allows you to

outside chance of a fly-past of an RAF

June 2014

create a lasting legacy for your loved one – a legacy that will help Macmillan support more people with cancer and their families, if someone close to you dies from cancer, Macmillan are here for you. Call the support line on 0808 808 00 00 to help you cope with grief, give you all the practical information you need, and when you’re ready, offer ways to celebrate the life of your loved one.

To find out more about Macmillan tribute funds, visit www.macmillan. tributefunds.com, or contact Mandy Jordan, Fundraising Manager Suffolk at fundraising@macmillan.org.uk

@Dispatch_Mag

Diss

Diss Museum Recently rennovated museum now open to the public When the museum was seeking the money for extensive repairs, a local funder asked the then Trustees Chairman what we did for the town.

Norfolk Narratives was another event with EyesWrite, with two short plays at Diss Library about Thomas Paine and the Burston Strike.

the carnival. As the theme was Diss Through the Ages, we depicted the Black Death. We also had a display stall.

He asked me, I told him, he wrote it all down and submitted it. A couple of weeks later we received £5,000.

The month of May saw the Airship Weekend, in partnership with Pulham, and a bid going in for funding for a schools airship project.

In September we would again have a stall at the Burston Rally, with special memorabilia to commemorate the centenary of the longest strike in history.

If a similar list is compiled at the end of this year it will be equally impressive.

In December we ran an event called Christmas in the Heritage Triangle, with festive words and music by the EyesWrite group around that historic part of the town.

Basil Abbott

Talks, school visits and tours continued throughout the year, including a tour for a visiting German choir around the Heritage Triangle and several sessions for senior citizens at the Denny Centre.

In March we re-opened with a range of new displays, including airships, World War One and the Burston Strike Centenary, interpreted by local textile groups.

Over the Top, on 1st June, was planned to commemorate putting the missing names on the war memorial, with dancers, re-enactors, a flypast and a celebrity reading by Herr Flick actor, Richard Gibson.

In March we put up a Market Towns exhibition in an empty shop, with another in July, helping to give a lift to that part of the town.

A schools art exhibition, on a wartime theme, and a poetry evening were also part of the project. For the seventh year running we would take part in

Over the Top

fore ts b e Even the day & on

There are those who feel that the museum should just be the little building in the Market Place with some interesting fossils. Thinking otherwise has ensured that we are still there.

Over the Top

Diss Museum

Putting the Missing Names on Diss War Memorial World War One Poetry

All week

DISS HIGH SCHOOL ART EXHIBITION St. Mary’s Church from Tues 27 May

Sunday 1st June

EE FR

Diss Library 7.30pm Fri 30 May

from 2pm

in the Market Place & at the War Memorial See the huge airship model & WW1 display in the museum on the Sunday or in the week

Spitfire flypast c.2.30 Sunday

Local drama groups will add to the atmosphere by dressing in period costume.

Why not help to make the event a success by coming dressed as a lady or gentleman of the time just before World War One?

Stalls on the Market Place & teas in St. Mary’s Hall after the reading and a short dedication

Norwich Early Dance Group in the Market Place 2pm to 3pm

Guest Celebrity Richard Gibson

They will perform on the theme of the vanished England swept away by the war, using dances mentioned in Thomas Hardy

The famous creator of Herr Flick will appear as himself to read the WW1 story The Bowmen by Arthur Machen at the War Memorial at 3pm Sunday

The Family History Society will be at the museum on Sunday afternoon to help with wartime research

June 2014

Diss

www.dissonline.co.uk

Age UK Norfolk Help celebrate the launch of Diss as a Dementia Friendly Community On the evening of Tuesday 24 June, the town of Diss will officially launch its Dementia Friendly Community Project.

The launch follows four months of planning involving Age UK Norfolk working with a group of Diss residents, the Diss Dementia Friendly Community Steering group, to support the town to become a Dementia Friendly

Community.

This is the third Dementia Friendly Community initiative in Norfolk, the first being the launch of Wymondham’s in September last year, and is part of a drive to make Norfolk a Dementia Friendly county.

The aim of Dementia Friendly Community projects is to unite the

whole community in raising awareness and understanding of dementia so that people living with dementia and their carers are able to access the social life, businesses and amenities in their community and to live independently in their own homes longer. The launch is being hosted by Councillor Jenny Chamberlin at the United Reformed Church in Diss.

Local shops, other businesses and organisations are being invited to attend the launch to find out about the project, how they can make their services more accessible to customers with dementia playing an important part in making Diss a Dementia Friendly Community.

Willie Cruickshank from the Norfolk & Suffolk Dementia Alliance and Zena Aldridge, Lead Admiral Nurse for Norfolk, with be speaking about dementia and Dementia Friendly Communities and Age UK Norfolk’s Dementia team will be available to answer questions about members of the community living with dementia.

June 2014

Age UK Norfolk’s Dementia team will also be speaking about an innovative training package and Dementia Friendly Community Toolkit, which together provide practical support to businesses and organisations to help them to offer a service that is accessible to people with dementia, their families and carers.

Age UK Norfolk Dementia Lead, Joanne Mountjoy-Dixon commented, “Increased awareness helps to reduce the stigma often associated with dementia and this helps people with dementia to talk about their condition and prevents them from becoming isolated from their community.”

If you would like to find out more about receiving training to help your business or organisation become dementia friendly, please contact Jo as above.

The event invitation only. If you would like to attend, contact Jo MountjoyDixon to receive your invite on 01603 785232 or email joanne.mountjoydixon@ageuknorfolk.org.uk

Diss

@Dispatch_Mag

Park Radio Carnival and Summer Fete Fun Wednesday 11th June Park Radio Bingo Night at the Park Hotel, 29 Denmark St, Diss, IP22 4LE (tel: 01379 642244). Eyes Down at 8pm, with Cash Prizes and of course, the “Park Radio Prize Raffle” as well!

Cards only £1. All proceeds go towards the campaign to obtain a full-time community radio licence. Booking is advisable.

Saturday 14th June Park Alive - Diss Park by the Mere.

The Park Radio team will once again be entertaining you from 5pm alongside other live acts and bands for an evening of musical celebration.

Sunday 15th June Diss Carnival - Park Radio return to provide music and compering throughout the Carnival day.

per team with entry costing £5 per team. As well as the cash prize for the winning team there will also be the “Park Radio Prize Raffle” with all proceeds going towards the campaign to obtain a full-time community radio licence. Booking is advisable.

Saturday 28th June Diss Summer Fayre at St Mary’s Church, Diss. Park radio will be providing musical entertainment for this annual event. Starts at 10am.

United Reformed Church Upcoming Events Messy Church

Doughnut Church

Saturday, 7th June, 10-12am at Diss United Reformed Church. Lots of activities, crafts, games on a Christian theme, followed by reflection, song and prayer and a light lunch. For all ages, childrenwith a carer, entrance free.

Tuesday, 17th June, 3.45-5.30pm at Diss United Reformed Church. Drama, games, crafts with a chosen theme followed by reflection, song and prayer, and of course, a free doughnut! For all ages, children with a carer, entrance free.

Saturday 28th June Bressingham School Annual Fete Bressingham Village Hall and Playing Fields. Park Radio will be providing musical entertainment and compering for this event.

Wednesday 25th June Park Radio Quiz Night at the Gissing Crown, Lower St Gissing, IP22 5UJ (tel: 01379 677719). Teams entering must have a maximum of four members

The Salon Tanning & Beauty

Come and relax in the salon and enjoy our full range of beauty treatments

Waxing Manicure Pedicure Makeup Acrylic Nails Bio Gel Nails Eyelash Extensions Hopi Ear Candling Open 7 Days

Gift Vouchers Available

01379 641833 Find us behind Carpet Right Mere Street, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 4AG

r ffe

lO

e Sp

a ci

% 10

r lT

Al

f Of

ts

en

m

t ea

June 2014

Diss

www.dissonline.co.uk

Jackamans Solicitors Inheritance Tax and Tax-Free Gifts When administering an estate a Personal Representative has many duties. One of these is to confirm how many gifts the deceased made during his lifetime. It is important that the person who makes a will keeps records of any gifts he has made over the years so that the Personal Representative can complete the H M Revenue & Customs forms accurately when applying for the Grant of Probate.

Most gifts that you make to others during your lifetime are classified as ‘Potentially

Exempt Transfers’ known as “ PETS”. If you survive for seven years after making a gift there will be no Inheritance Tax (“IHT”) due on the value of the gift, as long as you do not retain a benefit. The first £325,000 of an estate is referred to as ‘the Nil Rate Band’ and this passes free of IHT, whilst the balance of your estate is taxed at 40%.

A spouse allowance exempts from IHT all assets left to a spouse or civil partner who is domiciled in England or Wales.

The personal representative of a widow or widower whose deceased spouse or civil partner passed away without using all of his or her nil rate band allowance can claim the unused proportion, so that total allowances of £650,000 can be claimed.

There are certain other useful exemptions and reliefs which are available on death.

All gifts to charities, political parties, certain national bodies and bodies which provide a public benefit, such as museums and art galleries benefit from being exempt from IHT.

Lorner Denton-Cardew

June 2014

During your lifetime you have an annual exemption allowing you to gift up to

£3,000 in any tax year, exempt from IHT. If the annual exemption is not used in a particular year, it can be used in the following year in addition to that year’s allowance, so you could potentially gift up to £6,000. In addition to this small gifts that do not exceed £250 per person in each tax year are also exempt.

You can also gift up to £5,000 free of IHT to children if they are getting married and up to £2,500 to any grandchild and £1,000 to others who are getting married.

If you discover that you have surplus income then you may give this away on a regular basis. Special rules apply to such gifts of income and if you wish to utilise this further please do not hesitate to contact me to get further information.

There are some generous reliefs too.

Shares in private trading companies, trading partnerships and assets used by companies can qualify for relief from IHT at either 100% or 50% in certain circumstances. provided that they have been owned for 2 years. Agricultural

property can also qualify for relief at either 100% or 50%, but this is only available on the agricultural value of the property and not its potential value for other purposes.

The relief depends on the ownership and occupation of the land and is usually available after a two or seven year period.

The rules for these reliefs can be complex and I would be happy to provide you with further information if you would like.

If you would like to discuss any of the issues raised in this article please do not hesitate to contact me, Lorna DentonCardew on 01379 643555 or email me at lorna.denton-cardew@jackamans.co.uk.

This article provides only a general summary and is not intended to be comprehensive. Specific legal advice should be taken in any individual situation.

@Dispatch_Mag

Diss

15% Off Professional Fees This Month Snoopy is writing to HMRC on his typewriter!

Did anyone see the fantastic Peanuts cartoon that was doing the rounds on Facebook in the last couple of weeks?

If not why not take a look at the Kerry Butcher Accountancy Services page and have a good giggle!

For those of you who are not facebook fans – basically Snoopy is writing to HMRC on his typewriter on top of his kennel asking them to remove him from their mailing list!

How fab would that be?

If only we could be allowed to do this – all those things I could buy with that extra 20% tax, not to mention the VAT on virtually everything. My shoe collection could be classy, my handbag collection could be out of this world – a nice glass of prosecco every night for dinner, champagne on Sundays!

Well a girl can dream.

Ok so maybe this is not going to happen – but what about if you had a nice friendly local business helping you with your tax affairs – on your side, saving you money whenever they could.

Suggesting good ways of reducing your tax bills, getting you refunds of tax already paid, advising you of expenses that you were allowed to claim against your business – if only there was such a place around. Oh wait a minute – there is – It’s US!!

Now if you have read my editorial before – you are probably thinking – right now she is going to say you can have a FREE initial consultation of up to an hour! – Well yes you can, but you knew that already because you have paid attention!

So this month time for something even better – book an initial consultation with us for your business and/or personal tax affairs – if you think that we can help you out and you would like us to act on your behalf – write the word “Snoopy” on your engagement letter and you can have a massive 15% off your first invoice for professional fees with us (excluding VAT). It’s time we brought some fun back into the world of accounting!

Of course with the renewal of the tax credits claim looming, now is a really good time to sort out your affairs for last year so that your renewal can be spot on instead of estimating and having an anxious few months before the final figures are known. Or worse finding that tax credits have overpaid you and having to make a repayment plan.

If you pay tax via PAYE then no doubt by now you are the proud possessor of one crispy P60. But what about your P11D advising you of your benefits?

If you are an employer – don’t forget to get these done before this deadline.

Also if you are an employer don’t forget that HMRC have now taken their gloves off and are fining for late submission of the real time summaries. Don’t get caught out – you need to be organised and plan ahead so that you file on time.

If you are struggling with the real time system why not come and talk to us – we keep the cost of our payroll service as low as we can, starting from as little as £10 plus VAT per week or month to encourage small employers to take the strain out of trying to report their own payroll to HMRC. We offer a range of services and can even make the PAYE payments for you (conditions apply).

why not give us a call or email? Not to mention we can help you claim back your employers allowance.

Here at KBA the services that we provide are quite varied – we are a friendly local firm in the heart of Attleborough – so why not call in and see what we can help you with.

We hope that we can deal with all of your tax and VAT affairs to give you more time to relax, drink prosecco and light the BBQ. After all it is summer and with the longest day just round the corner you want to be able to enjoy every minute.

Did you know that HMRC are also asking employers to encourage their employees to renew their tax credits?

So being an employer is actually quite a responsibility now and we want to help you and take the pressure off. If you are unsure about any aspect of payroll, being an employer or benefits then

Did you know that your employer has until 6 July 2014 to not only file your P11d with HMRC but also to give the forms to their employees?

June 2014

10 Diss

www.dissonline.co.uk

Sound Sleep Bed Store Sound Sleep to join Retailer Panel I am very proud to announce that The Sleep Council have asked me, Andrew Bright, as a representative of Sound Sleep Ltd to join their retailer panel. The Sleep Council’s retailer panel was originally launched in November 2013 with a group of 10 representatives of national and independent bed companies from across the UK. A few months ago, I was asked if I would join the panel when it was to be expanded to 15 members in April 2014, as someone who works closely with the Sleep Council and National Bed Federation I naturally jumped at the chance to have this prestigious title.

The Sleep Council is an established educational body that promotes the importance of a good nights sleep and offers advice on bed buying and the retailer panel are on stand-by to assist with marketing materials and advice for consumers as well as giving feedback on annual awareness campaigns. For those that follow us on twitter you will have seen the #MattressMayDay campaign last month.

I am absolutely thrilled that Sound Sleep is involved with the Retailer Panel. We are always trying new ideas to expand the business and to promote to our customers just how important sleep and comfort are to their health and natural wellbeing. At Sound Sleep, our number one focus for customers is to find the perfect bed or mattress for them.

All of our mattresses and divans carry the National Bed Federation’s ‘NBF Approved’ large tick logo, which means the manufacturer who made that bed has been independently audited to make sure they follow all the required procedures to produce safe, clean and hygienic mattresses. In short, that they are what they say they are.

Currently there is an increasing mistrust among consumers about the products they are buying – particularly those where the contents are unseen and taken on trust, like beds and mattresses.

The NBF is the UK trade association for British bed manufacturers. And to meet its new Code of Practice, member companies have had to go through rigorous and independent audits. “We wanted to ensure that our mark of approval really meant something,” said Jessica Alexander, executive director of the NBF. Particularly important to anyone buying a new bed is its safety and the reassurance that the mattress meets strict British flammability regulations. If it doesn’t - and recent publicity on BBC’s ‘Fake Britain’ programme which aired in January 2014 and again in May 2014, has highlighted the growing number of illegal mattresses being sold with counterfeit fire labels – then it could prove fatal if ignited.

Silentnight Beds have released a video of flammability tests on mattresses

undertaken in their laboratory, the results are shocking. A non-compliant mattress, which was purchased online, therefore on sale to the public, was on fire within two minutes and releasing significant amounts of toxic fumes within three minutes, by this time the fully compliant mattress had fully extinguished itself.

Within six minutes, the room is fully consumed with smoke and fire, the average response time for fire fighters in the UK is nine minutes. See it for yourself on our TV in store or on our YouTube page, search for Sound Sleep Beds.

Less dramatic but still concerning are health and hygiene issues. We all want to think the nice new bed we are getting in to is clean and hygienic – and the NBF Approved logo means consumers can be sure that the bed they are buying comes from a manufacturer with all the right procedures in place to be sure it is just that.

And lastly, we want to know that the mattress we are buying contains

exactly what it says it does. Not to do so contravenes the Trades Descriptions Act – and again, the big tick logo means you can be assured the product you are buying is as described.

It’s an initiative that The Sleep Council both supports and endorses. Said spokesperson Lisa Artis: “This is great news for consumers and we would urge anyone buying a bed to look out for the NBF’s new mark of approval – it’s designed to keep people sleeping safe as well as sound.”

Said Jessica Alexander: “For reputable manufacturers, the NBF Approved logo is merely confirmation that they are – and always have been - following all the right procedures. Unfortunately there are less scrupulous traders out there who are now selling products that can’t be trusted – and with a mattress it’s hard to know what you are buying.

The new NBF Approved logo means people can buy a mattress in the certain knowledge that it is safe, clean and honest.”

Sound Sleep backs the National Bed Federation’s new code of practice and are committed to supplying clean and safe products, so you can have a sound sleep knowing that your bed is fully compliant to UK laws and regulations.

Feel free to visit us in store for more information.

When you buy your next bed, make sure you look for the big tick!

Sleep Safe. Sleep Sound. Sound Sleep.

To keep up to date on all promotions and Sleep Council news follow us on twitter @soundsleepbeds www.soundsleepbeds.co.uk www.bedfed.org.uk www.sleepcouncil.com

June 2014

12 ATTLEBORoUGH

www.attleboroughonline.co.uk

Civil Service Retirement Fellowship March Meeting At the Civil Service Retirement Fellowship’s March meeting we had a very informative representative from Contact Care who demonstrated the use of the Pendant around your neck or wrist which can sometimes mean the difference in life saving.

As we get older we do not want to admit the necessity for such,

June 2014

nevertheless there could come a time, after a fall or collapse it would be your only means of communicating with the outside world.

She also reminded us of the use of” I C E” on your mobile phone, I C E meaning “In Case of Emergency” followed by the phone number for your nearest contact.

Then if by any chance you collapsed

outside, your mobile could be used to contact the necessary person. A few of the members were not aware of this.

This was followed by the usual tea and biscuits. and raffle. The Fellowship meet on the third Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. in the Methodist Church, Hall London Rd. Attleborough.

If you would like any information regarding becoming a member please contact Mrs. Doreen Parker, Secretary on 01953 456958.

@Dispatch_Mag

ATTLEBORoUGH 13

Chapel Road School Annual Summer Fete and Student’s Party Afternoon There will be lots of things to participate in, including a Children’s Cooking competition, Children’s Games, Beat the Goalie, Tombola, Raffle, bric-a-brac, book stall and lots, lots more.

In May the pupils and students of Chapel Road school were treated to a party afternoon, which was funded by donations received in memory of Terry Broom.

There will be a visit from the Dead Goats Society, Morris Dancers, a demonstration from Hayley Hedge Dance School, a display by the Attleborough Boxing Club, East Coast Truckers, a Boniface Recovery Vehicle and numerous craft stalls.

Terry was a well-known and much loved figure in Attleborough who passed away suddenly last year and his wife Sandy Broom and her family have been raising money in his memory.

Of course the fete would not be complete without the abundance of refreshment’s on offer, including a BBQ, tea and coffee, cold drinks, ice-creams and cakes!

Sandy (a long serving Teaching Assistant at the School) had organised a disco and two raffles to raise £1000.00.

I have received from businesses in Attleborough and the surrounding areas, who have donated prizes for the raffles to allow me to raise this money.

This is the Schools biggest fundraising event of the year and we hope you will be able to support us. We look forward to seeing on Saturday 28th June!!”

This has allowed her to organise a party for the whole School. Sandy said ‘I have been overwhelmed by the support

I would also like to thank the general public, friends and Chapel Road School staff, who supported the events. This has allowed me to throw a fantastic party for these children, Terry would have been delighted to see everyonehaving a good time’.

Although the weather was a bit ‘chilly’ the party was enjoyed by the staff, pupils, friends and family members.

Also present were Les King Chair of the Friends of Chapel Road School and a number of Attleborough councillors.

Everyone was treated to a disco and Karaoke, hog roast, party food, face painting and punch and Judy.

Macmillian Cancer Support Garden Fete - 6th July There will be crafts, strawberry cream teas, cakes and books for sale, jigsaws, teddies, raffles, tombola, bowling for the pig and lots more.

Do come along to this popular annual event and support our cause as with your

help the money raised enables Macmillian Cancer Support to improve the lives of people in Norfolk affected by cancer.

Sunday 6th July 2014 – 2.00 - 4.00pm The Grange, Hargham Road Attleborough

June 2014

14 ATTLEBORoUGH

www.attleboroughonline.co.uk

Escorted Touring Holidays New Tours for Autmun Escorted tours are the ideal way to experience a chosen destination for a variety of reasons and they are the perfect way for those that have limited amount of time to see all of the highlights of a region or nation.

Peru’s Amazing Sacred Valley

Guests can enjoy the social environment that tours provide and travel with likeminded individuals. Passengers can also rely on the services and experience of a knowledgeable tour manager and English speaking local guides, all of whom will be on hand to answer any questions.

Mercury Direct has a variety of Escorted Tours and with over 30 years of experience offer great value for money.

Single Traveller’s with Mercury Direct aren’t penalised they have a limited number of single rooms available on each tour, without a supplement, but booking early is recommended. the beach before returning home.

Optional extensions to your stay can also be arranged to allow you to see more of you tour destination or simple relax on

They have excellent value for money options to lengthen your trip with a

variety of add-ons, ranging from quiet beach stays, to exciting city breaks or a once in a lifetime wildlife experience. The choice is yours.

Tour dates for 2015 are now on sale, so call in for details, or phone the office on 01953 455 003.

Mayoral Elections Cllr Karen Pettitt elected Mayor At The Annual General Meeting of Attleborough Town Council on Monday 12th May 2014, Cllr Karen Pettitt was elected Mayor and Cllr John Taylor was elected as Deputy Mayor for the 2014 / 2015 council year.

Cllr Pettitt expressed her surprise at being appointed for a further year, having taken over as Mayor some ten months earlier, following the resignation of former Mayor Eddy Wright, who stood down for personal reasons just a few months into his term of office.

“I was not expecting to be appointed again” said Cllr Pettitt, “but I’m pleased to have been given this opportunity.”

She has chosen Shootability Norfolk and Attleborough Football club as her chosen charities for the year so keep an eye open for various fund raising events over the next 12 months.

This is Cllr Pettitts second period in office as Mayor, having previously stepped up to the mark in 2011. “The Role is very

June 2014

New Mayor, Karen Pettitt demanding” said Cllr Mayor, “with several weekly meetings, community events and charity functions to attend, I am very often representing the town four or five nights a week”.

Dispatch Magazine will be following Cllr Pettitt throughout her 12 months in office, and will report each month of the various functions Karen attends.

@Dispatch_Mag

ATTLEBORoUGH 15

George Freeman MP on Attleborough Dualing of the A11, new housing and improving the local infrastructure for the growing population.

Attleborough is a traditional historic Norfolk market town set in glorious countryside on the old London Road, now bypassed by the increasingly busy, and shortly to be dualled, A11.

has introduced the New Homes Bonus and Community Infrastructure Levy so that more of the revenue from new housing stays in the local area for the council to invest in infrastructure.

As an attractive place to live in a growing art of the country, Attleborough faces many of the pressures on other Norfolk towns: a growing new housing commuter base and out of town shopping putting pressure on the traditional high street shops, local infrastructure, and facilities for elderly and young.

But as well as housing we need local jobs, and the small businesses that generate them. I believe it IS possible to combine a thriving local economy with heritage and historic character, and that our area, on the Norwich to Cambridge ‘Innovation Corridor’ has a huge potential to thrive over the next few decades as a hub of small businesses, and a historic heritage town and visitor attraction.

But Attleborough has a strong sense of identity and heritage, and a resilient and active local Town and local councillor and community network, and is doing it’s very best to keep its community heartbeat. In the last month Ive been to 4 community events in the town including the Civic Awards, which have shown how healthy the town’s civic life still is.

We know from other towns in E Anglia the effect that massive housing development without infrastructure or a Plan for Town Centre renewal can have, which is why we must make sure that the proper infra structure is put in place here for a growing population. Thats why the Government

With fast road, rail and broadband links I believe towns like ours can become hubs of a new Rural Renaissance with more and more people working from or closer to home in small buildings in converted farm buildings, able to enjoy the high quality of rural life and access the cities and airports for business when they need. I believe we are seeing a new model of rural economic development which is what I set up The Norfolk Way 3 years before becoming an MP to champion.

Its also why I have been leading the campaign for improvements to the

George Freeman MP and Mayor Karen Petit with Civic Award Winners

particularly the Cambridge-Norwich railway. I want to see faster and better trains to Cambridge from Norwich with excellent commuter services from stations along the route to and from Attleborough.

With the forthcoming expansion and move of the growing Banham Poultry from its old town centre site next to the station, we have a real opportunity to create a high quality ‘gateway’ development for visitors and commuters alike. Imagine the railway station renovated as the gateway to a regenerated Attleborough Town Centre, with fast WIFI broadband WIFI, hanging baskets, footpaths and cycle-ways leading towards the high street and retail park, brown tourist trails signs, walkways with tourist maps and heritage information, with

a shuttle bus running shuttle services to the nearby Banham Zoo. I believe that by close working of all the key local bodies in the town we can seize the moment to turn the new development coming to the town into a stimulus for investment in the infrastructure behind a long term Town Plan, which will allow Attleborough to maintain both its heritage and its economic prosperity.

If you run a local business or community project in or around Attleborough and would like me to come and visit and help promote what you do, please do get in touch with my Constituency office on 01953 600617 or by mail to george.freeman.mp@parliament.uk

Headmaster of Attleborough High School and staff with George Freeman MP

June 2014

16 ATTLEBORoUGH

www.attleboroughonline.co.uk

Suffolk & Norfolk Youth Action We are a group of young people that run a dynamic organisation called Suffolk and Norfolk Youth Action Suffolk and Norfolk Youth Action works with many talented young individuals and bands and non-more so than Attleborough’s very own Secret from Richard.

The band recently performed in front of nine hundred students at The Mason Trust’s ‘Fit for your future’ gig; an event hosted by SNYA Radio at the Norfolk Showground.

The band, Jason Sturman on Lead vocals and guitar, Matt Brookson on bass guitar, Shaun Banham on guitar and Jesse Baker on drums and backing vocals practically live in our recording studios at the moment recording and mixing their new EP disc. The band tells me that they do get on really well but like most bands they occasionally fall out. Jess joked yes the glue that holds us all together is a mutual hatred of Matt.

They told me that recording was lots of fun but hard work; we kind of underestimated how long it takes. When you have been recording for up to ten hours you can’t believe how tired you get but strangely the time just flies by.

We do enjoy hearing the final mix.

Jesse said that the band formed at Attleborough High School when his and Matt’s previous band, Marlow Focus, split up due to the lead singer, Becky, moving from the area.

“We teamed up with Jason and Shaun a couple of years ago and we chose the name because it really was a secret from Richard. That sounds kind of horrible now but he was well cool with us using his name.

We draw our inspiration from bands like Foals, Bombay Bicycle Club, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Block Party. We also like some Hard-core bands like A Day to Remember and You Me at Six but our music is more bombastic, cheeky, indie rock and fun.

Our track Paragon was written by Jesse reflecting on his relationship with his then girlfriend and knicker Predicament recounts a real life story

SNYA Long Stratton Studio

June 2014

of when Shaun’s friends planted some underwear in his bag at a party. The song tells of how he tried to return the garment to the rightful owner and the awkward moment when he gave the knickers back.

As we have grown older our song writing has matured, we have more layers and become less cheeky and more lyrical as hopefully can be heard on our track Faded.”

@Dispatch_Mag

I asked the band where they have been gigging and was told that they had performed at The Open, Waterfront and Bedford’s Crypt in Norwich. The latter being a more intimate venue that holds about sixty people.

“We are playing all over the place just now including Radio Norfolk’s Introduces, Norwich Arts Centre, EPIC TV studios, The Birdcage, The Horn in St Albans as well as Box near Bath.

We won the Timeshift Studios Battle of the Bands; that was really intimidating because we had never experienced feedback from industry experts before; to hear that they liked us was great.”

The guys went on to say that the challenge is to keep on writing and keeping the momentum going. We try really hard to keep the ideas coming in and as a result it has got easier as the songs just seem to form themselves.

“What we are trying to do is play regular gigs but at different locations; you see

ATTLEBORoUGH 17

the ‘Indie Rock Scene’ is not that strong in Norfolk. In Kings Lynn it is mainly Pop Punk.

We are trying to work with as many bands as possible to get a local scene going. If we can play with different bands from around the area we will pull in different crowds; building a fan base is harder than you can imagine. In the future we would like to play big festivals and make more EP’s.”

Secret from Richard’s advice for up and coming bands is to make sure you really want to do it, write down all your lyrics and ideas and don’t throw any of them away as you never know when you may need them. Keep plugging away, develop at your own pace, don’t force it just let it happen and above all don’t copy other peoples work.

Check out where you can hear Secret from Richard next on Facebook and to enquire about SNYA’ s recording studios email adam.bethell@snya.co.uk

Beautiful Blinds The Next Generation of Window Has Arrived

m to enhance any roo FREE estimate, measuring and fitting

J^[ d[m Ijehc ( j_cX[h#Wbj[hdWj_l[ hWd][ ^Wi X[[d Z[i_]d[Z je [ckbWj[ j^[ X[Wkj_\kb W[ij^[j_Yi WdZ fhefehj_edi e\ jhWZ_j_edWb j_cX[h m_dZemi$

SWIFT BLINDS

J^[h[Çi de [nf[di_l[ cW_dj[dWdY[ WdZ de bWXeh_eki iWdZ_d] WdZ fW_dj_d]$

WHERE QUALITY COUNTS

m_j^ W M;H 7!') hWj_d] Wi ijWdZWhZ$ 7dZ j^[ [nY[bb[dj i[Ykh_jo \[Wjkh[i [dikh[ oekh ^ec[ _i WbmWoi iW\[ WdZ i[Ykh[$

MANUFACTURER S NOT AGENTS

Exclusively Available at

CALL US NOW ON

MWl[d[o M_dZemi Kd_j , >Wb[imehj^ 8ki_d[ii FWha Dehm_Y^ HeWZ >Wb[imehj^ Ik\\eba" ?F'/ .G@

01379 640568

01986 874241

The Student Kitchen Team: Lewis Wolstanholme, Jamie Hall, Becky Thomas, Georgina McLaren and Holly Warren www.swiftblindsdiss.co.uk 7lW_bWXb[ _d Wdo H7B Yebekh

mmm$mWl[d[o#m_dZemi$Ye$ka

June 2014

18 ATTLEBORoUGH

www.attleboroughonline.co.uk

The Old Golfhouse Veterinary Group Lily Poisoning in Cats Having seen a recent case of Lily Poisoning The Old Golfhouse Veterinary Group would like to raise awareness of the risks that come with having this beautiful flower in your home.

can actually prove fatal for cats.

Any part of the plant is poisonous and if a cat even rubs against the lily and bathes him/herself later or inhales a tiny amount of the pollen then he/she can be poisoned.

All cat owners need to be aware that having these flowers in your home

The first signs of lily poisoning occur 30 mins to 2 hours after ingestion

and include vomiting, depression and loss of appetite.

Vomiting usually subsides a few hours after exposure however this does not necessarily mean that your cat is making a recovery.

As the toxins start to affect the kidneys, depression, excessive thirst and lethargy will occur.

Acute renal failure usually occurs 1-3 days after ingestion, and death will follow within 5 days.

Prompt medical treatment is absolutely vital if you suspect your cat has been poisoned however even with immediate veterinary attention, there is no guarantee that your cat will survive.

Sadly, many cats with Lily poisoning will die despite our very best effort, although the chances improve slightly if supportive treatment (including intravenous fluid therapy) is .

June 2014

commenced within 6 hours of exposure. If you suspect your cat may have been exposed to Lilies you must seek veterinary advice immediately.

By far the most important way of protecting your cat from this fatal disease is to do all you can to prevent them coming into contact with Lilies in the first place.

To get further advice on this issue and anything else concerning your cat or other animals, contact the surgery:

The Old Golfhouse Veterinary Group Daglas House Connaught Plain Attleborough Norfolk NR17 2EJ

Telephone 01953 451100 Fax 01953 451145 www.oldgolfhousevets.co.uk

20 ATTLEBORoUGH

www.attleboroughonline.co.uk

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) Sale of the Century and a golden celebration Sale of the Century and a golden celebration Nicholas Parsons will host a Grand Charity Auction in aid of EACH which runs three hospices, including Quidenham in Norfolk, providing care and support to local lifethreatened children and their families.

The Grand Charity Auction and Black Tie dinner is taking place at EPIC TV studios (the TV studio that kick started his Parsons’ solo career when he fronted the much loved quiz show, Sale of the Century) in Norwich on Saturday 28 June.

The auctions, one silent and one live, will be broadcast online and are the brainchild of Lord Baker of Little Moulton. The silent online auction opens on Saturday 14th June http://galabid.com/auction/each and successful bidders will be announced at the grand event on Saturday 28th June.

The live auction, comprising of 10 lots will take place on the night and can be viewed in real-time at: www.epicstudiosnorwich. com/events/each-grand-charity-auction Among the lots are: original artwork by artists Philip Gray and Fabian Perez, a VIP

June 2014

day for four with The Blades - the world’s only licensed aerobatic airline, a signed Norwich City shirt and a ‘Class A’ mascot day, a seven day stay at a beach villa in

As well as raising funds, they’ve also volunteered at Quidenham hospice; undertaking office duties and volunteering at events.

and understanding of EACH across Norfolk is phenomenal and words simply can’t describe how grateful we are.”

Kololi, Gambia, a 2014 RBS Six Nations shirt signed by all Six Nations Captains, and a champagne Virgin Balloon flight for two. Tickets are £75 each or £1,200 for an eight person sponsored table. To book a table contact EPIC Box Office 01603 727727 www.epic-tv.com/events/boxoffice.html

Mark Loades, EACH Norfolk Partnerships Manager, said: “Roger and Ann’s fundraising efforts, volunteering and selfless dedication to raising awareness

If you’ve been inspired to support EACH visit www.each.org.uk or call the Norfolk fundraising team on 01953 666 767.

Charity stalwarts celebrate 50th anniversary Roger and Ann Kerrison from Attleborough celebrated their golden wedding anniversary surrounded by family and friends at a party in April at Attleborough Town Hall.

Their party raised £2,000 for the charity in lieu of gifts to mark their special day and they’ve now raised £50,000 – the equivalent of £1,000 for every year of their marriage.

June 2014

21

@Dispatch_Mag

GENERAL 21

Astro Stars Your Horoscopes for June Personal reports done by a genuine person not a computerised report, using your date of birth, place of birth and time of birth, to find possible forthcoming events for the future: Order a 3 or 6 month report from £20.00 contact me on 07966 307360 Email: astrodegrees@btinternet.com

Aries This month offers you the opportunity to put things into their final resting place after months of turbulence about “what’s yours and what’s not”, as you seek independence and freedom from old habits, restrictions in business or personal relationships.

You also have the urge to please others, but are hesitant as you don’t wish to upset or offend and find it easier to “sit on the fence” but if you use tact and diplomacy this could balance out or you’ll discover that there is no peace in compromises! Especially in partnerships, business or close friends.

Taurus Artistic pursuits are highlighted during this period and you develop a keen appreciation of the value of things, including the money it takes to buy them, but you still might go and treat yourself to that luxury item as “it will be long lasting” and be appreciated by all!

Romantic tendencies, flirtations and loving come to the fore, as you want to make a good impression on others, especially of the romantic kind. However, guard against allowing your feelings to run away with you as you may become obsessional with the object of your desires.

and amend or alter them where necessary.

Cancer The New Moon starts your month with a time for reflection or a peaceful time away from all the hustle and bustle of everyday life. A possible romantic attachment to a person who shares the same views may present themselves until 14th.

The Full Moon is on the 14th when knowledge around projects, holidays or leisure pursuits can be useful and a time you may meet new people who are adventurous, highly spirited or connected to overseas.

With the New Moon on the 27th in your own sign of Cancer, Perfect time to focus on the home, family, security and loved ones.

Leo Showing more intense focus on mental activities, you feel more sociable, intellectual and versatile. It’s time for more involvement with other people, a time for gathering information and a time where you are a social “butterfly” with friends, groups, and clubs and through activities involving “networking”.

The period around the 14th is all about being adventurous in creative projects, leisure pursuits, holidays or social activities. A holiday romance may begin, or a current relationship may plan that long awaited trip to distant shores. Family is important at the end of the month.

Gemini

Virgo

A time when you maybe thinking, acknowledging or yearning about the past, when financial resources, security issues or personal values were centred around the family, but now acknowledging it’s time to make different choices as you move forward.

Family matters have been important for a while now, but so has socialising with friends and groups and you are trying to balance the two. You are yearning for the past and wishing you had made different choices, now is the time to release these feelings and move forward.

Around the 14th, the Full Moon is in your opposite sign, indicating that your attention is on a new relationship, partner or business which will be important.

From 17th you are reviewing events and/ or ideas regarding your career, promotion and profession, however these matters are outside your control, you just need to think quickly, be flexible and adapt to any opportunities that are presented to you at this time.

Libra The time around the 9th shows you are confident, charismatic and loving, possibly big and generous gifts may be received or you may do the giving. Your money sense is strong as you look at the best financial investment, mortgage or joint loans available.

You may have a crush on someone and you feel a “fated” moment has arrived, but beware as it could become compulsive, intense and somewhat obsessional. If you are already in a romantic partnership you may feel trapped as you can’t be “just you”.

Around the 12th a partnership could be facing a difficult time, whether this is a romantic or financial one.

Scorpio You may feel backed into a corner around the 12th, where your “points of view” are manipulated, power struggles and tempers could also ensue. It looks like you want to take quick action, but it might be wise to think before you leap!

From 28th, new projects or activities that involve the family and/or home, take centre stage and you may feel a renewed sense of energy. It might also involve a big family adventure to distant shores where your dreams really “do come true”!

Saggitarius The Full Moon in Sagittarius on the 13th shows that attention has been on and around your family and home for a couple of months and you’re looking for a bit for you, due to feeling sensitive and now wearing your emotions and heart on your sleeve, but from the 16th July it will be back to normal.

From the 18th, you may possibly travel with business or through work connections, plus opportunities will benefit you in a positive way. This is a social and enjoyable time.

A hobby with friends may turn into a creative joint project which you feel deeply motivated and driven towards success.

Aquarius The New moon starts off this month around you wanting approval and feedback from others regarding your creative ideas or hobbies.

Romantic inclinations may happen in a quick, sudden and unexpected way which completely surprises you, or you surprise another in this way as you feel bolder and more shocking towards your love interests.

25th watch yourself, as through your impatience with documents, communications or decisions errors may occur, things may be challenged or arguments may follow. Forewarned is forearmed!

Pisces It’s all about you this month, your appearance, physical well being, identity, personal matters, and so on. You are in such a dreamy state of mind and are seeing everything through “rose tinted glasses”. I don’t think this is a bad thing, sometimes we all just need to relax or concentrate on ourselves, once in a while!

On the 29th your creative instincts will come to the fore or you may wish to lend your support to people or organisations in the creative field.

Art, music, religion, philosophy or spiritualism is an increased interest to you and you might even teach any one of these subjects in a professional or voluntary way.

Capricorn

From 17th you are carefully going over previous events, issues or agreements

June 2014

Around the 12th there may be problems towards how you feel loved by friends, close friends or intimate relationships.

You need to re-examine and determine exactly what your rights, duties or obligations are to them.

June 2014

22 Harleston

www.DispatchMagazine.co.uk

Harleston antiques, vintage street market, & midsummer street party Plus a visit from Mr. Rags, and Bonesy!

For hundreds of years Harleston, in South Norfolk, held an annual Fair of St John.

A noisy combination of commerce and celebration it was a time of thanksgiving for the arrival of summer, celebrated with friends, neighbours and visitors.

continental-style tables and chairs in the Market Place, an outdoor music stage featuring music to suit all tastes and array of delicious street food on offer the organisers hope that this will be a night to remember for the whole community.

On Sunday 15th June this tradition will be revived with the first HARLESTON ANTIQUES & VINTAGE STREET MARKET taking over the centre of town between 9.30am and 4pm.

Up to date information will be posted on Harleston’s Future Facebook page, the Harleston Information Plus website (http:// www.harleston-norfolk.org.uk/events ) or call 01379 855 235 for more details.

Almost 70 stalls, plus street musicians, fabulous food stalls and various entertainments will provide a rich offering, and many local shops and businesses will be opening up especially.

If you remember ,or have read about, the rag & bone men who were into recycling before anyone had invented the term, then you must get to Harleston to meet the jaunty and ethereal Mr Rags with his eccentric puppet pony Bonesy, a cart full of treasured objects and a panoply of stories and songs.

In the evening (6 – 9pm) a MIDSUMMER STREET PARTY will take over the Market Place with free music entertainment from local bands and Park Radio. With the centre of town closed to traffic,

This adorable duo will be visiting the Harleston Antiques & Vintage Street

Market on Sunday 15 June, a most appropriate setting as Mr Rags’ main mission is to trade, and he will encourage any willing bystander to swap something with him - an object, dream, or a joke.

In return he will offer them something special - a story from his travels across the world, a rousing number on his trombone, a clog dance and a sugar cube for Bonesy.

A piece of quintessential English entertainment, gentle humour at its best, endearing and refreshing.

UPCOMING EVENTS: “Tea as it used to be” Sunday 1st June 2014 At Starston Palm Court Tea Rooms, alias Jubilee Hall. Time 2pm - 5pm.

Admission £6.50.

Tea, Coffee, a selection of sandwiches and delicious cakes, served by a waiting stall in period dress.

Not to be missed. Dress optional, period dress welcome. Proceeds to St Margarte’s Church.

Enquires 01379 852087 Harleston Flower Club Thursday 5th June 2014 Harleston Flower Club - Wortwell Community Centre, Tunbeck Close, Wortwell. Starts at 2pm - Annual Subscription £25.00. Visitors £4.00.

Contact Jenny Baker 01986 782377.

Harleston Flower Club Thursday 5th June 2014 Harleston Flower Club - Wortwell Community Centre, Tunbeck Close, Wortwell. Starts at 2pm - Annual Subscription £25.00. Visitors £4.00.

Contact Jenny Baker 01986 782377.

Harleston Rotary Club Saturday 7th June 2014 Harleston Rotary Club presents Rave On A tribute to Buddy Holly and the Crickets.

Licensed Bar - - Raffle. at Archbishop Sancroft High School, Harleston. 7pm.

Tickets available at the The Swan Hotel, 19 The Thoroughfare, Harleston. 01379 852221 and from Alan Mutton, 9 Wilderness Close. 01379 423321

June 2014

Billingford Windmill Sunday 8th June 2014 Billingford Windmill - History of the Mill and Life of a Miller. Talk by Mr I Daines, Billingfords Last Miller. At Brockdish Village Hall (IP21 4JY) 2pm Raffle - Refreshments - Auction of Painting.

Admission Ticket £3.00.

On the Door £4.00.

Tickets from Billingford Horseshoes, Swan Hotel, Harleston or 10 Wilderness Close, Harleston. All proceeds to Mill Restoration. Enquires and Tickets 01379 853967. Charity No 1033274 Antique street market Sunday 15th June 2014 Keep this date free! Antiques and Vintage Street Fair all day in Harleston.

Over 60 pitches, town centre closed.

More information to follow.

Harleston Future Events Sunday 15th June 2014 The next big event will be a real showstopper. We are planning to close off the centre of town and hold the first Harleston Antiques and Vintage Street Market. between 9.30 and 4pm followed, at 6pm by a Midsummer Street Party with 3 hours of free entertainment on the outdoor stage.

Harleston Ladies Evening Group Wednesday 18th June 2014 Harleston Ladies Evening Group Annual Outing - Hyde Hall. Rettendon, Chelmsford

@Dispatch_Mag

THEATRE ROYAL 23

Magic & Musicals Abound Derren Brown, The Gruffalo, Grease, Lloydd-Webber’s Cats, plus much more!

Nominated for a 2014 Olivier Award!

The multi-award winning acknowledged master of psychological illusion returns to the stage with his new one-man show.

Olivier Award nominated Infamous promises to demonstrate once again why Derren is one of the world’s most renowned live performers; a dark manipulator of magic and mind control.

For Infamous, a more ‘personal’ show, Derren is re-united with his close collaborator and friend actor, writer Andy Nyman.

Infamous is Derren’s 6th show since 2003. He has toured every year since then and been watched by an estimated audience of over 2 million people. He has won two prestigious Olivier Awards, for Something Wicked

This Way Comes (2006) and Svengali (2012).

PLEASE NOTE: Thiis productions is not suitable for under 12’s.

Tickets from £27.50 (Premium seats available). Contact the box office for more details.

Direct from a smash hit West End Season, join Mouse on an adventurous journey through the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories’ magical musical adaptation of the award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Meet a wheeler-dealer Fox, an eccentric old Owl and a maracashaking, party mad Snake! Mouse can scare these hungry animals away with tall stories of the terrifying Gruffalo, but what happens when he comes face to face with the very creature he imagined...?

Songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3+ and their grownups.

breaking, smash-hit musical as it returns to Newcastle Theatre Royal for two weeks only!

All illustrations copyright © Axel Scheffler 1999, published by Macmillan Children’s Books.

Adapted from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, this wonderful blend of fantasy,drama and romance is set on the night that the Jellicle Cats meet for the Jellicle Ball in a sparklingfusion of music, dance and verse.

Tickets from £12.

Newcastle upon Tyne Musical Theatre Company don their Pink Lady and T-Bird Leather jackets for their 2014 production of Grease.

It’s 1959 and Rydell High is filled with rebellious, thrill-loving students.

In the midst of this scene, Sandy Dumbrowski enters as the new girl in school.

It turns out that she and the leader of the Burger Palace Boys gang, Danny Zuko, have had a brief love affair the summer before. While Sandy stresses to her new classmates the emotional attachment she and Danny had, Danny stresses the physical aspects of their relationship.

As the show goes on, the students at Rydell High have to deal with love, gang violence, teen pregnancy, and friendship. In the end, Sandy and Danny resolve their differences and end up happily together.

One of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, CATS has enchanted audiences in over 300 cities around the world – now you too have the chance to experience this legendary musical phenomenon.

A quintessential English country estate is thrown into chaos following the murder of eccentric inventor Sir Claud Amory, and the theft of his new earth shattering formula.

Arriving at the estate just moments too late, one man immediately senses a potent brew of despair, treachery, and deception amid the estate’s occupants. That man is Hercule Poirot.

Tickets from £12.

CONTACT: Tickets from £9.00.

Don’t miss CATS, Andrew LloydWebber’s extraordinary record-

Box Office: 08448 11 21 21 Group Sales: 08448 11 21 22 www.theatreroyal.co.uk

June 2014

24 EYE

www.DispatchMagazine.co.uk

Eye Town Council Report Mayor’s Comment I also organized a bridge afternoon and a coffee morning for the residents of Eye and raised some money for the Community Centre. I also agreed to make some charitable donations from the Mayors fund, £200 each to the Guides and the Scouts and a £100 to Mercy in Action a charity providing food and education to children in the Philippines.

We are blessed in Eye to have so many active citizen’s who take an interest in the town. This year we had a number of very worthy nominations for our Civic Awards.

Our Civic Awards winners in 2014 are: My year of office has kept me very busy and will come to end all too quickly on May 21st. The work of the Town Council seems to grow every year. The council now manages the following assets for the Town.

• •

• •

•

• • •

The Friday street market Some of the town’s street l ighting, The Victoria Mill Allotments, The Eye Town Hall and clock tower, The churchyard (because it is closed and unable to take new burials), The skate park at Town Moors & the pocket park at Oak Crescent, The public toilet in Cross Street, Some of the town’s bins, shelters, hanging baskets, borders and benches.

•

•

•

•

Juliet Grimes & Neil Bolger for their work on the Eye Scout Hut Peter Hawkins for his photos and positive promotion of the town.

Elisabeth Oliver for her contribution to the church shop and promotion of the church Zak Weiss for his fund raising activities for Nelson’s Lodge.

In addition to our civic awards this year A special Mayor’s Award was given to Janet Chambers in December of 2013 for her outstanding contribution to the Town Council. Janet had been reporting on the work of Eye Town Council for a very long time.

Environment Committee The environment committee chaired by Cllr Cooper oversaw a range of work in 2014 including:-

locks. At the end of the year a major £50,000 programme of works was undertaken to update the heating system and redecorate the main hall.

The tidying up of the allotments. Two skips were ordered in the spring and a variety of debris was removed from the site. In January a specialist company came and removed some asbestos waste on the site

Over £28,000 was raised from external sources including £15,000 from Suffolk County Council’s Greenest County Fund, £10,000 from Mid-Suffolk’s Grant Aid Fund, £2000 from Cllr McGregor and a donation over £1500 from the ETHIC.

Supporting the work of Robin Knight and Bridget Bloom from the Town’s Community Speed Watch Team. They hope with the introduction of speed watch activities and the 20’s plenty campaign they will be able to encourage drivers to slow down in Eye.

The Town Council also secured a licence for the Town Hall to make the venue more attractive to hirers.

Arranging the hanging baskets with Eye to Eye Gardens who produced a lovely display.

Considering the tenders for the maintenance of the churchyard/Cemetery and the Pocket Park/Skate Park. These were awarded to Fieberkorn and Hammond who had done a great job keeping these open areas tidy.

Continuing to research and consult about the introduction of intelligent lighting.

Reviewing the green Burial Site and the joining of the Natural Burial Society.

Events Committee When Cllr Iris Overall resigned Cllr Maria Ford took over at Chairperson of the Events Committee.

Sadly we saw the departure of Sarah Foote our Town Clerk, who had served the town admirably over the last few years. In her place we have welcomed Roz Barnett who has been getting to know the ropes and has been working with councillors to see a number of projects come to fruition.

Our Town Hall Caretaker Barry Beamish, and Street Carer Susan Kaye continue to do excellent work for the town. Karl Rouse our caretaker for toilets and parks now job shares with his mother Dawn Rouse and together they do a brilliant job in keeping our toilet open 364 days a year!

During the year I attended many engagements. Mayor Making was a highlight as well as the Remembrance Sunday Service, and the Christmas Lights Switch On.

June 2014

The committee also recommended the commissioning of a feasibility study on the Cross Street Building as a new home for Eye Library.

The committee which is made up of community members and councillors have had a busy year. Events included;-

Town Council Activities Buildings Committee A great deal of the preparation work for the full council is conducted at the council’s committees. These committees are chaired by a councillor and are open to the public.

The Building’s Committee now chaired by Cllr Merlin Carr and previously chaired by former Cllr Adrian Beatty oversaw a wide range of projects.

Over the next pages are a summary of each committees achievements in 2013/2014.

At the beginning of the year the Town hall had its roof fixed and the security improved with the introduction of new

•

•

•

•

Mayor Making in June which launched the New Mayor with a Parade and Church Service.

The Heritage Open Day at Eye Town Hall where you could hear about the history of the hall and see plans for its future.

The Pie Competition in October organised by Cllr Hooton which raised £135 for the Mayors Charity Fund.

Cllr Cooper and Cllr Horobin led on the Remembrance Day Service and Parade which was well supported by the Town.

@Dispatch_Mag

•

•

The Xmas lights were switched on by our very own celebrity Olly from the Handyman Eye Spring Clean which was supported by a small core of dedicated volunteers.

Cllr M Ford has worked with others to establish an annual calendar of activities which can be seen on the town website.

Finance and Governance gave priority this year to the development of the town website. The council was keen to publish agendas and minutes in order that residents can find out about the work of the council. One of the clerk’s first jobs was to work with Harley Molesworth to redesign the website. Special thanks should go to Harley a local resident who has done all the work on the website on a voluntary basis.

You can now view information about the council at:

Jane Hudson Ludgate Causeway 07867 555308

Colin Ribchester 10 Castle Hill 01379 871418 All correspondence with the Town Council should be addressed to the Town Clerk.

Town Clerk: Roz Barnett 01379 651898 Email: townclerk@eyesuffolk.org 5 Field House Gardens, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 4PH

EYE 25

turning into Church Street to St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church for Sunday Service.

Following the Church Service the band will lead the parade back to the Town Hall along Castle and Broad Streets.

Motorists are likely to experience delays between 10.40am and 11.00am along together with Town Councillors and invited dignitaries in a parade from the Fire Station along Lambseth Street before Lambseth Street, Broad Street and Church Street.

http://www.eyesuffolk.org/town-council/ The Councillors on Eye Town Council

Planning Committee The Planning Committee chaired by Cllr Andrew Evitt made recommendations on 47 planning applications over the year. As well as the local residential applications they also considered a large development for a Care Home on the hospital site and plans for takeaway in Magdalen St. Controversial applications were also considered for a wind turbine and solar farm. The committee also commented on the Progress Power Plant proposed for the Eye airfield site.

Strategic Committee & Neighbourhood Team Cllr Merlin Carr who chairs the Strategy Planning Committee organised an open meeting to review the Eye Parish Plan. This led to the formation of a Neighbourhood Plan Team who will be leading on the development of a Neighbourhood Plan over the next two years. Cllr Peter Gould who joined the council in January will be working closely with Cllr Carr on this area of work.

Finance & Governance Committee Finance and Governance had the tricky task of recruiting a new clerk for the Town Council after the resignation of Sarah Foote. After much discussion it was agreed to increase the hours worked by the clerk to 25 hours a week. After advertising and interviewing Roz Barnett was appointed as clerk.

Other Town Council Staff: Town Hall Caretaker – Barry Beamish

Outgoing Mayor: Linda Cummins Rookery House, The Rookery 01379 873155 Mayor Elect: Caroline Byles

Mayor Making Sunday 1st June

Mill House, Cocks Road 07515 730097 Deputy Mayor Elect: Maria Ford maria.ford@eyesuffolk.org 01379 870466

The Gislingham Silver Band will lead local community groups and organisations,

Delays can be expected between from 12.20pm until 12.40pm along Castle Street and Broad Street. Other roads may also be affected by the temporary road closures.

Caroline Byles will be welcomed as the new Mayor of Eye on Sunday 1st June.

Councillors: Merlin Carr Byways, 4 Rettery Cottages, 01379 870578 Alan Cooper 64 Ash Drive 01379 870828 Andrew Evitt 50 Castle Street 01379 870926 Charles Flatman Flat 12, Broad Street 01379 871145 Nancy Ford Burnt House Farm, Hoxne Road 01379 870075 Peter Gould pjwgould@hotmail.com 07740 595375 Georgia Horobin 22 Orchard Close 01379 871284

Simon Hooton Dove Cottage, Dove Lane 01379 871494

June 2014

26 Homes & gardens

www.DispatchMagazine.co.uk

Norfolk Smart Homes Complete Home Automation, Design and Installation When people think of a smart home they think of big mansions or posh hotels well not anymore!

It is possible to harness this technology and install it in just one room or throughout the whole home.

Imagine this: * Having all of your favourite CD, iPod or Radio Channels play throughout

the whole house, or a different song in every room all at the touch of a button. * Getting rid of all of those remotes and just having one to control everything so simple and effective. * Being able to control pretty much anything electronic with a Phone, iPad, iPod, or a control panel what a glorious age we live in!

We install a range of home automation packages. Call us now for more information

you have to do is sit back and let the technology do all the work Audio - Listen to any song in any room

From start to finish our customers satisfaction is our number 1 concern.

It all starts with an initial consultation, either at our showroom, where you can experience a variety of our home automation systems in action, or in the comfort of your home at a time that suits you.

Visual - Digitise your movie collection.

Watch all your favourite films in any room in your house

Here we can begin working together to decide on a system that best fits your needs and lifestyle.

Then we will put forward a proposal, once accepted we will design the system from every socket outlet to every speaker, the installation team will discretely integrate all the technology starting with a lot of the work done before site.

Once installation is complete we will walk you through the whole system and tell you how everything works. Then all

June 2014

Security - Check on your house when you are away Heating - Turn up the heat on your phone so it’s nice and warm when you get in Networking - High integrity home networks Home Cinema - Bespoke home cinema design and installation With the control your entire home with one easy to use remote control or even your mobile phone, tablet or laptop.

T: 01953 861 025 W: norfolksmarthomes.co.uk E: info@norfolksmarthomes.co.uk

@Dispatch_Mag

HOMES & GARDENS 27

Does Loyalty Pay? How much can you really save each month when you switch your utility supplier?

Jonathan Horswell, distributer with Utility Warehouse explains.

I’ve been an authorised distributer with Utility Warehouse for about 18 months now, and I still find it amazing just how much some energy companies charge for their supply, and just how competitive Utility Warehouse are.

Recently I met with an elderly couple, living in Attleborough, who contact me to ask if I would pop in to see them, with a view to reducing their monthly utility bills.

When I arrived, I was met by the couple who expressed “I think we are being ripped off by our current supplier, so we are interested in what you can do for us” said the gentleman.

I went through their current bills, looking at the amount of Gas and Electric they consume each month and the amount they are currently paying. I then did an online quote, showing what they could reduce their utility bills too with Utility Warehouse.

I re-checked the figures, double checked the figures, and then re-calculated it again, and then again, just to make sure everything was correct.

into a contract with an existing supplier, as I am sure it would have just been far too much good news for them to handle in one day.

Confident I had everything as it should be I announced to the couple that we, Utility Warehouse, could reduce their Gas & Electric by £92.00!

I was with this couple for just 45 minutes. I saved them a whopping £152.00 per month, EVERY month. I made their day, and I have new friends for life.

“Ooooooow” said the customer to her husband.... “£92.00 a YEAR is worth having isn’t it”. “Ho yes” replied the gentleman, “see I told you we were being ripped off.” No, No, No I replied, Utility Warehouse will save you £92.00… a MONTH!!!

At this point I wasn’t sure if they were going to pass out with shock, or possibly have a heart attack, but either way I had made their day.

The interesting thing is.... This saving was just on their Gas and Electric only.

At Utility Warehouse we can save them a further £22.00 per MONTH on their Homephone & broadband, and £18.00 per month on their mobile.

Would you like to see how much you can save? Then give me a call and I’ll pop in and show you!

Then we add in the Utility Warehouse award winning Cashback Card to give them a further £20.00 per month means this couple, who have been loyal to their existing suppliers for many years, will be a massive eye watering £152.00 per MONTH better off by switching to Utility Warehouse.

At this stage I just didn’t dare tell them we would also give them £200.00 to help them switch, should they be locked

Jonathan: 07802 690589 Save@Utility-Bills.co.uk www.Utility-Bills.co.uk

June 2014

@Dispatch_Mag

HOMES & GARDENS 29

Tales of the Gaywood Goatsucker

By Ed Parnell of Norfolk Wildlife Trust In June dusk is late to make way for darkness, but as night finally begins to arrive a strange sound fills the heath – an almost-mechanical mix of reeling, rattling and croaking. A nocturnal swarm of insects, or a frog chorus perhaps? No, the throaty, churring calls belong to one of the UK’s most enigmatic birds: the nightjar.

Nightjars are a scarce summer visitor, arriving in May and departing for their sub-Saharan wintering grounds from mid-August. In Norfolk, they are found mainly in heathlands and young conifer plantations. Their stronghold is the Brecks, but there are also healthy populations in the heaths of the North Norfolk coast, the Gaywood Valley near King’s Lynn, as well as a few smaller populations scattered around the county.

Nightjars are odd-looking birds.

Their plumage is an intricate mix of camouflaged browns, perhaps most similar to a tawny owl, but their shape is very different: whereas owls sit upright, nightjars are elongated and horizontal, meaning that during the day, when they often sit lengthways along a branch, or on the ground, they are almost impossible to

spot. In flight, they’re an entirely different prospect: long-winged and like a hawk, though with a jerky, flapping action, which brings to mind a giant moth.

Like most nocturnal birds, a wealth of folklore and superstition surrounds the

The naturalist Gilbert White recorded a mistaken belief among the locals of nightjar tradition: the seventeenth century Norwich writer Sir Thomas Browne refers Selborne in Hampshire that nightjars attacked calves and inflicted them with

One of the best places in Norfolk to see nightjars is Roydon Common in the Gaywood Valley. Walk onto the heath just before dusk (a full moon on a warm, still day will help) and wait.

With luck, the distinctive churring calls will soon begin and you will spot one of these long-winged enigmas flying low over the heath, hunting for insects. The males will often deliver their display calls from an exposed branch but it can be incredibly frustrating to try and pin down their whereabouts as the sounds have a ventriloquial quality, seeming to emanate from all around.

Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s Roydon Common nature reserve is just east of King’s Lynn.

Leave the town north on the A149 and turn off onto the minor road towards Roydon village at the Rising Lodge roundabout. Take the first right onto a track where there is ample parking.

nightjar. Since classical times it was thought (wrongly) that the birds feasted on the milk of goats, leading to one of their alternative names: goatsucker.

a fatal distemper (actually caused by the egg-laying warble fly). Norfolk too, has a to the species as the “dorhawke or prayer upon beetles”

See www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/ whats-on for details.

June 2014

@Dispatch_Mag FOOD & DRINK CLUBS & SCHOOLS

Stoke Mill For 700 hundred years there has been a Mill of one kind or another across the River Tas at Stoke Holy Cross.

In 1814 Jeremiah & James Colman moved into the Mill starting the production of Mustard, which today is famous all over the world. When the business outgrew the mill, COLMANS moved to Carrow where they still thrive today.

We have an extensive Menu offering local fresh produce and homemade dishes, all of which are cooked to order and may incur a wait.

Desserts Coffee and Doughnuts

Sunday Lunch: 12pm – 2.30pm

A La Carte Example

Open for coffee and cake Thursday - Friday between 8.30am - 10.30am

We have an excellent Wine List to complement our extensive Menu. We also have facilities for Wedding Receptions, Conferences and Family, Friends or Business Functions

Starter Salt Cod and soft cooked Quails Egg Scotch Egg with Chorizo and Red Pepper

SAMPLE MENU:

The Restaurant has recently undergone major refurbishment with attention to detail retaining the full character of the building.

Starters Pate with Brioche and Home made Chutney Smoked Salmon mousse with Brown bread

Main 8 oz Chard Sirloin Steak with Duck Fat Chip Garlic Baked Flat Mushroom Green Salad and Colman’s Mustard Hollandaise Dessert Crème Brulee with Lemon Sorbet and Vanilla Cream Filled Macroons

BOOK NOW: Tel: (01508) 493337 E-Mail: enquiries@stokemill.co.uk FIND US: Stoke Mill Mill Road Stoke Holy Cross Norwich NR14 8PA

OPENING TIMES: Mains Ballotine of Chicken wrapped in Parma ham with wilted Spinach and a Wild Mushroom Sauce Slow Poached Locally Smoked Haddock Fillet with Creamy Mash Sautéed Leeks and Light Creamy Broth

Wednesday Dinner: 7pm - 9.30pm Thursday and Friday: Lunch: 12noon - 2.30pm Dinner: 7pm - 9.30pm Saturday Dinner: 7pm – 10pm

June 2014

31

32 Food & drink

www.DispatchMagazine.co.uk

Ry’s Bar & Grill Attleborough’s NEW Hotspot We are taking a look at the newly opened Ry’s Bar & Grill. This well placed eatery has a mouth watering selection of food to tempt you through it’s doors!

As you would expect from a grill restaurant, steaks feature high on the menu, with a good range to choose from: THE STEAKS All our Steaks are cooked to your liking and come served with giant homemade onion rings, grilled tomato and a flat field mushroom.

8oz. RUMP STEAK £11.95 9oz. SIRLOIN STEAK £14.95 10oz. Rib-Eye Steak £16.95 16oz. T Bone Steak £20.95 SURF & TURF IT: Add Tiger Prawns with or without garlic for £3.00 As well as various meat feasts, there are vegetarian options, including grilled halloumi & courgette skewers, vegetarian grilled platters and mushroom stacks

June 2014

Sharing platters, burgers, sides and desserts are all available too, leaving you spoilled for choice!

The bar offers a comprehensive cocktail menu, with favourites such as Mojitos, Tequila Sunrise and Bloody Mary.

Opening Hours at Ry’s are: Tuesday & Wednesday 11am - 3pm then 5.30pm onwards, last seating 9pm.

Thursday & Friday 11am - 3pm then 5.30pm onwards, last seating 10pm.

Saturday 11am - late.

Sunday 12 noon - 7pm.

Closed Monday.

Call 01953 455 511 to book and find out more.

@Dispatch_MagCLUBS FOOD & DRINK & SCHOOLS

XQGHU QHZ RZQHUVKLS

'HILDQW 3UHFLQFW &KXUFK 6WUHHW $WWOHERURXJK 1RUIRON 15 4(

/DUJH EHHU JDUGHQ

/LYH VSRUW VKRZQ GD\V D ZHHN

1RZ RSHQ GD\V D ZHHN 0RQGD\ ± :HGQHVGD\ SP ± SP 7KXUVGD\ SP XQWLO ODWH )ULGD\V DQG 6DWXUGD\V SP ± DP 6XQGD\ SP ± SP

/LYH PXVLF HYHU\ )ULGD\ QLJKW IURP SP 5HVLGHQW '-ÍV HYHU\ )ULGD\ DQG 6DWXUGD\ )UHH HQWU\

)UHH SRRO RQ 0RQGD\ QLJKWV .HHS DQ H\H RXW IRU RXU PRQWKO\ WKHPHG HYHQWV 3LQWV IURP DOO GD\ +RW GULQNV DYDLODEOH 6HUYLQJ D

/LNH XV IRU HYHQW XSGDWHV IDFHERRN FRP EDU DWWOHERURXJK

ZLGH UDQJH RI GULQNV WR VXLWH DOO WDVWHV

June 2014

33

34 ELDERLY

www.DispatchMagazine.co.uk

Mental Health and the Elderly 1 in 4 adults in the UK experiences mental health problems in any one year.

Sometimes these problems become severe and include episodes of losing touch with reality; hearing voices; seeing something that no one else sees and problems with feelings, behaviour, motivation and speech.

Do you recognise any of these symptoms in yourself or someone close to you?

If these symptoms are severe and the behaviour is challenging, an intervention may be needed. High Oaks specialises in supporting mental health providing:

•

• •

•

•

Care and support in people’s own homes Day care within our facility Residential care (short, medium and long-term) Crisis and emergency residential respite (this may prevent having to be admitted to hospital) Planned residential respite

As a person’s mental health can fluctuate, the service we provide can adapt

June 2014

accordingly as and when needed.

High Oaks is a specialist service for adults of all ages with mental health needs including those who also have associated learning disabilities.

Our small, independent home is set in a spacious and peaceful location near Diss, south Norfolk.

We are known for our success with people whose care in many other establishments has failed.

Our successes have been acknowledged at the Norfolk Care Awards 2014 where we received a highly commended award for ‘Promoting Dignity and Respect in Everyday Life’ Our dedicated team also provides support in people’s own homes and their local community when residential care is not needed.

To access our services, a referral would need to be received through the individual’s GP or social worker/mental

health care co-ordinator. Funding for services usually comes from the local authority and sometimes this can be via personal budgets or direct payments.

Key Staff Proprietor: Bernadine Pritchett Registered Manager: Claire Caswell

See the website links below for more details: http://www.nhs.uk/CarersDirect/guide/ practicalsupport/Pages/Directpayments. aspx http://www.mind.org.uk/informationsupport/guides-to-support-and-services/ personal-budgets/#.U3YmwF5OFvc If the individual does not have a social worker or other care co-ordinator, we suggest that the first step is to speak with individual’s GP. Our services can also be funded privately and may be self referred.

“I can honestly say that I would not be where I am today without their support and kindness” from Michelle, a former resident.

Support Team Manager: Tony Gowers Development Officer & Advanced Social Worker: Julia Brown Administrator & Development Assistant: Lucy Whitfield

Contact Details High Oaks Rectory Road Gissing Diss Norfolk IP22 5UU info@high-oaks.co.uk Phone +44 (0) 1379 674456 Fax +44 (0) 1379 677094

@Dispatch_Mag

ELDERLY 35

Yaxley House A warm welcome awaits you at Yaxley House Nestling at the end of a private drive in the pretty Suffolk village of Yaxley, just a few miles from Eye with it’s wealth of amenities, is Yaxley House.

Offering exceptional residential and dementia care, with a real emphasis on individual and personalised care in a homely environment, such is the ethos in all Kingsley Healthcare homes.

Yaxley House is a stunning home set in landscaped gardens with lovely views across open fields.

Providing exceptional person centred care for up to 34 people we truly believe in delivering the highest standards.

In particular, residents experiencing memory loss benefit from arguably the most enlightened approach to dementia care that exists in the UK at the present time with our truly person centred approach.

Our Home Manager, Paula Baker has in depth experience and knowledge

of helping to deliver true support and personalised care for her residents and takes great pride in ensuring that her resident’s specific individual needs can and are met.

Paula says of Yaxley House “I am grateful I have the opportunity of working with a great team in a wonderful home with it’s friendly and open atmosphere.

We pride ourselves in working with families to ensure that our residents are provided with truly person centred individualised care.

We don’t have visiting times as I feel they are too constrictive and believe in a family approach to the support and care of our resident’s. I am truly passionate about the care we provide, which hopefully can be seen within the home”.

There is a warm welcome to people from all walks of life into its happy, family environment. Yaxley has two separate areas of accommodation within the home, with the old house providing true home

from home comforts and the new purpose built extension providing state of the art facilities to be proud of.

All in all, a wonderful environment to live in and to receive appropriate care and support from experienced staff that can ensure the emotional, physical and spiritual well being of all its residents are met.

In order to support residents to make Yaxley House their home, residents are supported to customise their rooms with their own furnishings and use them as a personal space for relaxing or greeting visitors.

valuable help.

The staff and management would be proud to show you around their lovely home, please contact our Manager, Paula, to arrange a visit on: 01379 783 230 Our address and other contact details: Yaxley House Church Lane Eye Suffolk IP23 8BU Telephone: 01379 783 230 www.kingsleyhealthcare.co.uk

Everyone who lives here is encouraged to make full use of the communal areas, including the large private secure garden, plus they have the option to take part in a wide range of activities and events, and even trips out.

Yaxley House also welcomes short term respite residents as we appreciate that even the shortest stays can provide

June 2014

@Dispatch_Mag

MOTORING REVIEW 37

Volvo V40 Cross Country If you really like driving then a roadster is the sort of car you probably desire – unless there’s one in your garage already. running costs, but who don’t want to sacrifice equipment, styling or safety features”.

GONE ARE the days of ‘wardrobe on wheels’ or ‘only teachers drive those’ jokes. Volvo now has some seriously stylish cars in its stable - and the V40 is one of them.

Put simply, the V40 delivers unprecedented choice in the premium hatchback sector without compromise.

It’s a great car; not the cheapest – but you get what you pay for - usually. unprecedented choice in the premium hatchback sector without compromise.

It’s a great car; not the cheapest – but you get what you pay for - usually.

The V40 Cross Country combines class-leading driving dynamics, interior comfort and a rugged personality with low emissions, impressive fuel economy and pioneering safety technology.

Start/Stop is fitted as standard across the range, together with Bluetooth hands-free communication and wireless music playing, plus City Safety auto-braking technology and the V40’s world-first pedestrian airbag. The Cross Country is also the only car in its class to be available with Pedestrian Detection technology.

It has a more rugged style than the standard V40, and is distinct to the sports styling of the R-Design model. It features a number of unique details which include: silver roof rails; contrasting front bumper, honeycomb mesh grille and upright day-running lights; sculpted sills and contrasting rear bumper with integrated skid plate.

PROS ‘N’ CONS In D2 SE Powershift guise, the 1560cc, four-cylinder, eight valve, oil-burner delivers 113bhp, with 62mph from standstill arriving in a conservative 12.1 seconds. However, the relatively wide car is planted well on the road and takes corners with little body lean.

The diesel rattle is barely noticeable, even on start up, and the seats are ultra supportive on long commutes.

The V40 provides enough space for four-up, or five if you have two adults in the front and three small children in the rear on booster seats. The boot, although not massive, is decent enough to shove in everything a young family might need – from a week’s

worth of shopping to a couple of baby buggies and all the gear that goes with young kids.

Of course, safety is never an issue with Volvo - and the V40 is no different. It is one of the safest cars in its class, having achieved high scores recorded

by EuroNCAP in crash tests.

And, as you might expect with a diesel turbo, the £24,805 D2 Cross Country SE Powershift is an efficient motor. On average it can return up to 68.9mpg, so it certainly endorses Volvo’s thinking that it “offers the solution for drivers who want a premium vehicle experience with low emissions and low

• • • • •

Attractive √ Economical √ Safe √ Not the cheapest X Not the fastest X

FAST FACTS • • • • • • • •

Max speed: 115 mph 0-62 mph: 12.1 secs Combined mpg: 68.9 Engine: 1560 cc 4 cylinder 16 valve turbo diesel Max. power (bhp): 113 at 3600 rpm Max. torque (lb/ft): 199 at 1750 rpm CO2: 108 g/km Price: £24,805 on the road

By Tim Barnes-Clay, Motoring Journalist / Follow Tim on twitter @carwriteups / www.carwriteups.co.uk

June 2014

38 GENERAL

www.DispatchMagazine.co.uk

New Buckenham Players

The All About Dogs Show

New Buckenham Players have great pleasure in inviting you to join them at THE WEDDING PARTY - a Tom Nash Play

Sunday 24th and BH Monday 25th August 2014

The bride and groom may be in love, but are their families?

What happens when two ends of the social spectrum meet?

Venue: The Norfolk Showground, Norwich, Norfolk NR5 0TT

The bride’s parents appear to be at war and the groom’s parents are a bit on edge, the maiden aunt is all atwitter, and what does the irascible Uncle Arthur make of it all?

As guests you’ll be right in the action, as the wedding unfolds around you – literally!

And just like all good weddings there’s a row, a fight and some drunkenness.

The number of guests is limited, so you’d be best to get your RSVP in quickly to take your place at the bridal event of the year. You’ll be sorry you refused the invitation…

From 19th – 21st JUNE, 8p.m., at New Buckenham Village Hall.

Tickets: £7.50 (£6.50 for concessions) which includes a glass of bubbly to toast the happy couple!

BOX OFFICE 01953 860320 / 861438 or at King’s Stores, New Buckenham

Opening Times: 9:30am – 5pm each day Tickets: Adult £6.50 (£5 online),Concession £5.50 (£4.50 online) Children 5-16 £2 (£1 online), Under 16 FREE Contact: www.allaboutdogsshow.co.uk

Phone 01702 549623 Email maddie@aztecevents.co.uk Info: This brilliant canine event is filled with fun and fur so bring your dog and join in with have-a-go attractions and games, Fun Dog Shows and agility courses.

Watch professionals, entertainers and even some celebrities at this equivalent of Disneyland for Dogs!

@Dispatch_Mag

Competition 41

Dispatch Facebook Competition We’re giving local businesses the chance to have a free featured quarter page advert in return for a simple ‘like’ on Facebook Last year we launched a campaign on Facebook to spread the word about Dispatch Magazine.

We invited people to ‘like’ our page in return for an entry into a competion to win a free quarter page sized advert in all of our magazines at every milestone.

We will announce the next winner once our page reaches the next milestone, their advert will then feature in the current magazine at that time.

So our next milestone to reach is 500 likes, and we hope to achieve this during the month of June.

To enter your business/club/facilities/etc. into this competition please visit our facebook page and click ‘like’ at the top Facebook.com/DispatchMagazine The importance of Facebook

Facebook is here to stay and if you have a small business you cannot ignore it. For the present generation, who spend a lot more time on the internet than on the TV, brands need to change their approach.

Research shows that mobile data users are spending about 75% of their browsing time on facebook.

Websites now allow you to sign in using their Facebook connect option, just further adding to the level of involvement Facebook has with so many people now.

It is not going away, so if you want to be taken as a serious business, you need to get serious with facebook.

People can find your site online and they can also find your facebook page. More and more people are going to facebook as a sort of “check” to see how legit your business is.

June 2014

42 DISPATCH BUSINESS DIRECTORY

June 2014

www.DispatchDirectory.co.uk

@Dispatch_Mag

DISPATCH BUSINESS DIRECTORY 43

Woodburner installation Chimney sweeping Flue lining Woodburner boilers linked to your current heating system All plumbing and heating

Call us on - 07711 357174 or 01842 761325 Why not email us at - mail@morleyheating.com

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? Your business could be here.

Call The Dispatch Team Now 01953 456789

June 2014