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Contents

August/ September 2021

Good news from our region

Gospel from The Saints

Recycling - plastic-free food storage

NEW! We review the best natural, sustainable and ethical beauty products in Norfolk and Suﬀolk

NEW! Style Counsel with Chrissi Rix

Sizzling fashion for when the heat is on

Community - The Shoebox Community Hub

Giants of the art world with Sainsbury Centre at the UEA

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On your plot - lazy and hazy late summer

Skincare with Geraldine Walters

Canine communication with Julia Collins

Smart Money Secrets protecting those that matter

Six easy ways with superfood beetroot

Village Notice Board

Bungay Bitesize - Honeypot Community Centre

Walking for health around The Framinghams

Heritage Open Days - a feast for foodies

Days Out - Starﬁsh Investigations review exciting places in North Norfolk

Falcon Meadow shows how flowers can beat stress

Norfolk Wildlife Trust - in praise of sulphur clover

Traybake recipe for Mocha Walnut Cake

Find a local business or service in our directory

Health - how to kickstart your day!

Exercise your brain cells with our crossword

23 Looking for a particular product or service? Check out our Local Business Directory on pages 64 & 65 5

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e’re always looking for ways to improve Village People for you, our readers, so we’re very excited to introduce our brand new Style & Beauty pages; helping you to look and feel your very best. This must-see section includes two great new features. In ‘Style Counsel’, local style guru Chrissi Rix answers your questions and gives expert advice on dressing with confidence. So take a look, and if you have a question for Chrissi, pop an email over to me and it could be featured in a future issue. You Beauty! is our new product review feature, where Village People sub editor Lucy Ohsten tries the best natural, sustainable and ethical beauty products in Norfolk and Suffolk. We know you’ll love them, because they really do work. I’ve definitely got my eye on a few! Over 13 years of working with local businesses, I don’t think we’ve ever had so many job

vacancies to promote. So if you, or someone you know, is looking for a new job, make sure you check out the variety of vacancies in our JOBS section. It’s so great to be able to include a page of local events again on our Village Notice Board, and don’t forget that we can promote local village and community events for FREE. So if you are organising a local event, hop online and submit the details so we can spread the good news. We’ve got some excellent ideas for local days out inside and, as usual, if you have any suggestions for new content that you think over 155,000 local people would be interested in, do send me an email and we can have a chat. Let’s hope our summer is ﬁlled with sun, laughter and passports ready to go and explore. Stay safe and look after each other.

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GOOD NEWS FROM OUR REGION: Access for all

fter months of fundraising and planning behind the scenes, the long-awaited extension to the Falcon Meadow footpath, in Bungay, has been completed – making the full length of the Meadow accessible to all. The footpath extension has been created speciﬁcally to provide access to those who are less mobile – wheelchair users, families with pushchairs and elderly people – who may be less sure of their footing. Graham Halliwell, from Falcon Meadow Community Trust, said: “Falcon Meadow exists for the community to enjoy, and as

Trustees we have a duty to ensure that everyone in the community can access it easily. There is huge pleasure in walking the full length of the Meadow, but at certain times of the year the mud used to make the Bridge Street end virtually inaccessible. We hope that this path will allow everyone, including people with restricted mobility, to enjoy the views and tranquillity that the Meadow has to oﬀer.” The Trustees would like to thank the East Suﬀolk Community Partnerships Fund and the National Lottery Community Fund for

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een local runner Robbie Starling iis tackling the 2021 London Mara athon and raising muchneed ded funds for East Anglian Air Am mbulance (EAAA). Seven years ago, obbie and his wife gave up their Ro careers in the diamond business c and relocated to Norfolk, buying a beautiful Village Shop and Post Oﬃce in Garboldisham. “I've always been into running, and in 2018 I ran tthe London Marathon for EACH,” says Robbie. “I decided E hat I wanted to run it again and th o raise funds for another local to harity. It was an incident when ch AAA attended an incredibly EA serrious situation and saved our friend’s life that I knew it was the onlyy charity I wanted to run for. m so excited and honoured to I am be rrunning for EAAA.”

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ortwell Community Centre will host a very special fundraiser on 24 and 25 July for the Parochial Church of Homersﬁeld — and it will be a must-attend event for music lovers. Organiser Lucy Hammond said: “We have asked people to donate unwanted CDs, DVDs and vinyl records and the response has been amazing. We now have over 1,700 vinyl, 1,700 DVDs and 1,000 CDs, plus a selection of cassettes and audio books. People’s generosity is very humbling. One couple arrived and gave us 700 vinyl records!

“The world of vinyl pricing is very new to us and we have been on a steep learning curve. Our crash course has taught us that the value varies greatly depending on the pressing, its condition and whether it’s still popular. They are now all very reasonably priced, because we want people to get a good deal, and categorised so they are easy to ﬁnd. We are very much hoping there will be a good turnout for the event. Many items are 3 for a £1 and there will be lots of cake and cups of tea too.”

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GOOD NEWS

Art goes virtual

ﬁrst in the county to switch to online exhibitions when audiences were hungry for art, but unable to visit physical exhibition spaces. Norfolk and Norwich Art Circle are continuing their virtual oﬀering as a way of supporting new and existing members. In this second online iteration, there is a variety of art forms on show in various mediums and subject matter, with all

n exhibition organised by one of Norfolk’s most established art groups is now live. Norfolk and Norwich Art Circle, which was established in 1885, has launched a virtual exhibition to replace their annual show at the Forum, which was cancelled due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions. During the ﬁrst lockdown, the group was one of the

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ocals Linny Whittleton and Michelle Doe have each pledged to undertake an 874-mile walk/run in 2021 to raise funds for charity EACH, and in memory of Michelle’s son, Callum, who died in August 2020.

The pair will take on the LEJOG Challenge, which is a virtual race that enables entrants to clock up the 874 miles from one end of the UK to the other (Land’s End to John O’Groats) in their own time and in their local area.

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personal service is their top priority. The company has worked hard to keep their customers happy during the unprecedented challenges faced by the virus. One local householder, from Redgrave, said: “We have had new CCTV and intruder alarm systems installed by Malthouse Security Ltd and are really happy with the service from start to ﬁnish.” A spokesman for Malthouse Security said: “The longer and, hopefully, sunny days mean we will spend far more time in our garden, out in Suﬀolk and

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ith restrictions gradually easing, and vaccination rates climbing, relaxation really has a chance to set in. How succulent every meet-up and invitation feels, how juicy the visit to cafe or restaurant, with (at last) slightly more attention paid to conversation than the door handles we have touched and our proximity to fellow customers! Landmark days are returning by stealth, and a schedule for The St Margaret’s Annual Flower and Produce Show was optimistically tucked inside our regular village magazine. With so many categories, there is something for everyone, from the stolid home produce to the unusually themed flower arrangements. Serried rows of culinary triumphs await judgement as to their perfection — flavour, texture and appearance taking equal share as tough criteria. In the children’s section ‘A Picture of Your Family’ and ‘An Animal Made from A Vegetable’ vie for attention, occasionally merging as far as recognisable features are concerned. Imaginative handicrafts and impressively atmospheric photographs warrant patient scrutiny, while ‘Handmade Toys - Any Medium’ demand a closer look. The main attractions are, of course, the very serious vegetable entries, from potatoes, (coloured as well as white), through garlic, carrots and cucumber to tomatoes. Every item is ‘ﬁrst day at school scrubbed’ and presented 16

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RECYCLING

Grandmother knows best! Caroline Topping looks at how to store food without single use plastic

t has become more and more of an issue for me to mitigate my purchase of items wrapped in packaging with the thought that somewhere, if I return my packaging, somebody is recycling it. I have therefore decided that I will try wherever possible to refuse packaging. This leads on to a whole new dilemma and one I believe our grandmothers knew the answer to, but with our faster pace of life and higher dependence upon convenience, it has been forgotten! So how do you store food without single use plastic? When I look in my fridge and cupboards I see fruit, veg, bread and cheese either laying there free of packaging, but deteriorating quickly, or in some form of ‘protection'! I try to purchase my shopping from independents and free of packaging, taking my little nets and 'bags for life' and asking the shop to load my bags with mushrooms, grapes and other goodies, and then I cycle home with them safely in my pannier bags and basket. But once I get them home, the quandary arises… how do I store my food to give it the longest lifespan?

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“I have put on a few pounds in the last 18 months, can you help me ﬁnd some clothes that flatter?” Helen, Diss

i Helen, many of my clients are facing this challenge and it can be hard to find clothes that make you feel good. But I’m a firm believer that your shape, not size, matters most, and wearing the right clothes to balance your body proportions can take inches off you! The ideal body shape is the hourglass, denoted by shoulders and hips in line with a defined waist. Many of us do not fit into this category, we have wider hips creating a pear shape, or broad shoulders creating a top heavy shape. Some of us might be rounder in the middle, but whatever we are we can create illusions to balance the body to create a slimmer, more stylish you.

Here are a few quick ﬁx tricks! n Pay attention to your neckline. Wide, scoop, slash or boat necks tend to extend the shoulders outwards, while ‘V' necks draw the eye inwards. If you are top heavy, choose the latter to narrow shoulders and create more balance with your lower torso. If you feel hip challenged, opt for the wider necklines that add the illusion of extending shoulders to balance with those hips.

Shaped and lightly tailored clothes are an eﬀective way to increase the illusion of a waist. Jackets, tops or sweaters which have been cut to draw in at the waist are your best friend. There can be a tendency to hide in looser clothing, but try to avoid straight or baggy lines which can add pounds. n

n Always leave your lightly tailored jackets undone so there is a column of another colour showing underneath, as this will lengthen and

narrow the torso. Check the hem length of your jacket or top, too, and ensure it ﬁnishes above or below the widest point of your hips. Finishing it there can add pounds! Lastly, extend those legs by choosing high rise, straighter styles. My favourites are Amazing Woman with tummy control, or Freddy Curvy jeans, which lift and hold in everything! Wear a similar colour footwear to your chosen bottoms to add inches to your legs, creating a longer, slimmer you! n

If you have a style question for Chrissi Rix, email editor@village-people.info Chrissi Rix has been a Style Consultant for over 30 years. She owns Style Show, a personalised shopping experience in her boutique on Unthank Road, Norwich. styleshow.co.uk

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f you’re looking for a relaxing place to enjoy a cuppa, connect with friendly likeminded people and try new activities, then The Shoebox Community Hub (formerly KindaKafe) in Norwich city centre is a great place to start. The Shoebox is a community hub offering volunteer opportunities, community support, group facilities and events, with a focus on tackling loneliness and isolation. There is an active user network and we are firmly established as an inspirational hub for local kindness. Our community lounge is the perfect place to enjoy a good book, meet with friends, connect with fellow members and make use of our free wifi to catch up on your projects. If you fancy a cuppa, just help yourself to a great selection of teas and freshly brewed coffee from our refreshment counter. You may even find a homemade cake or two

baked by our lovely volunteers! Just pop a donation in our honesty box. The Shoebox is also home to the famous Hidden History of Norwich Tours. The revenue from these tours supports the work we do at our community hub, building communities and reducing loneliness, so a big thank you from us for your support. Our ‘hidden street’ tour takes you on a journey down two flights of stairs beneath The Shoebox venue. You can explore the layers of architecture dating from the 15th Century, nestled below Castle Meadow, and discover the past of our Fine City. On our Tombland Walking tour, you will see Norwich’s history of Romans, rioters and rebels, priors, friars and preachers come to life. With a mix of tales, true accounts and local legends, this 90-minute walking tour will help you discover the Norwich you never noticed.

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Grayson Perry: The Pre-Therapy Years: 19 September 2021 – 30 January 2022 The Sainsbury Centre presents a new exhibition that surveys for the first time Grayson Perry’s earliest forays into the art world, re-introducing the explosive and creative works made during his formative years between 1982 and 1994. His ground-breaking pots of this period have been reunited for the first time following a hugely successful appeal to the public in 2018 by Perry and The Holburne Museum in Bath, where this exhibition first opened in January 2020. Grayson says: “This show has been such a joy to put together and to see these early works again, many of which I have not seen since the 80s. It is as near as I will ever get to meeting myself as a young man, an angrier, priapic me with huge energy but a much smaller wardrobe.”

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accessories by putting up some wallmounted shelves, freeing up valuable floor space. Reclaimed scaﬀolding boards and recycled peg rails are inexpensive solutions. Just hangin’ – The ultimate in alfresco relaxation, a hammock, can be squeezed into the smallest patch and will instantly transform your garden or patio into a chilled-out space. When not in use you can simply take it down and pack it away. Totally tropical – When you have a small internal courtyard or outside space, leave the wow factor to the plants. Look for tropicaal varieties hardy enough to wiithstand the English weather and pllant up your own jungle oasis.

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Indoors-outdoors There is a growing trend for blurring the lines between indoor and outdoor spaces; tying both together to create a seamless eﬀect — mentally as well as physically. Here are ﬁve ways to embrace this idea and create the perfect indoor-outdoor living space for you, your family and friends.

Accessories – Today, we have a vast choice of things with which to decorate our gardens, much of it very aﬀordable. Outdoor lanterns, dishes, vases and side tables are built to withstand a summer outside. Look to mirror your interior colour scheme and style.

Layout – Take the same amount of time planning the layout of your outdoor space as you do with your interior. Don’t just dump your new outdoor sofa into a corner of the patio — think about things like the view and symmetry.

Textiles – This is not just about pillows! Use your outdoor cushions, rugs, towels, umbrellas and poufs to blend your indoor and outdoor decor, to create the ultimate chic comfort zone.

Colour – In warm weather, people tends to flow in and out of the house with ease. Shouldn’t your colour palette do the same? Tie your outdoor decor to your indoors with pillows, textiles and your furniture material for a seamless design.

Ambiance – Your home is unique to you, so bring that same feel to your outdoor space. If you are romantic, hang string lights on your covered porch. If you love comfort, ﬁll your outdoor space with comfy pillows and plush cushions.

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Village Notice Board FESTIVAL Fri 16 July, 4pm Crusader’s Summer Beer Festival Crusader's Rugby Club, Little Melton Road NR9 3NP This is a weekend event, so come for the day or camp. Live music, inflatables, food, a variety of ales and lots of family fun. For more details, contact Michaela Currums on crusaders.rugby@ outlook.com

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SALE Saturday 31 July, 10.30am-1pm Fundraising Coffee Morning Roydon Village Hall Raising Funds for East Anglian Air Ambulance so they can fly 24/7. Raﬀle, tombola, bottle stall, brica-brac, books and toys. For more, karenfrancis10@btinternet.com, or 07952 948631.

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SALE Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 July, 10am-3pm Great Big Music and Film Sale Wortwell Community Centre, IP20 0H

Saturday 14 August, 9am-1pm Garage Sales, Caston NR17 1DD Maps available showing locations of houses oﬀering items for sale. To book a stall, which costs £5, or ﬁnd out more, contact Kay on 01953 483777, or Stephanie on 01953 488495. Proceeds to charity.

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Friday 20 August, 6.30pm The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde The Plantation Gardens, Earlham Road, Norwich Oscar Wilde’s most popular play oﬀers farcical comedy with witty dialogue, as it pokes fun at

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t’s sad that the old Honeypot Community Centre was finally demolished in June — replaced by a splendid new building on the Old Grammar Field — because it had been on the site in Upper Olland Street for about 77 years. It was originally built as a canteen and social club for American Air Force officers and other personnel based at Flixton, now the Aviation Museum. Honeypot Meadow was originally a large area of glebe land attached to Holy Trinity parish rectory, now Holmwood residential home for the elderly. The meadow extended from Upper to Lower Olland Streets, bordered on the south by Bardolph Road. Originally, it provided crops and grazing for beasts for the benefit of the Rector, (or Vicar) until another more convenient house was provided in Trinity Street opposite the churchyard. By the Victorian period, the meadow was used for recreation, sporting events, and grazing horses. Part of the area was rented by W.D. & A.E. Walker, Ltd., owners of the Staithe Navigation, from 1889-1919.

An American serviceman in Earsham Street, circa 1943

Joe Jermy recalled that in the early 20th century, at least one wherry, The Blanche, was built on the Honeypot site, and it was conveyed down to the Staithe river on giant rollers formed of tree trunks. William Walker lived in the house in Lower Olland Street, Dunelm, (now PDQ Media Solutions), and had Folly Lane built alongside Honeypot Meadow to provide a short cut for him when attending services at the Congregational Church (now Emmanuel).

The Honeypot Community Centre soon after opening in 1981

By about 1930, a community building was erected on the meadow, adjacent to Bardolph Road. Known as ‘The Hut’, it was made of corrugated iron, and was rather ugly, but provided spacious accommodation for events on the ﬁeld, including fetes, auctions, and charity football matches, with dances and concerts in the evenings. For the Queen’s Coronation, in June 1953, a children’s Fancy Dress competition was organised — in torrential rain — and later on the winners were selected and received their prizes in the hall. It was demolished not long afterwards, and the Bungay Bowls Club green was extended, followed by tennis courts, a Police Station, and Olland Court residential homes. Now, the latest stage of its history occurs with the building of four bungalows, and its recreational use has mainly come to an end. Photographs courtesy of Bungay Museum Trust.

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A feast for foodies! Feastival at The Forum: Saturday 18 to Sunday 19 September. Heritage Open Days Festival: 10-19 September 2021

orfolk’s edible heritage and local food and drink producers will be celebrated at a special event at The Forum, Norwich, in September. Feastival at The Forum will take place Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 September 2021 as part of Heritage Open Days. The free-to-attend Feastival will showcase Norfolk-based independent and artisan traders with tasters, promotions and a ﬁne selection of local produce. Throughout the weekend, there will also be delicious street food stalls, talks, and other food related events and activities. Norfolk Heritage Open Days Festival Producer, Katie Ellis, said: “Feastival at The Forum will showcase the very best of

Norfolk’s great culinary heritage. We want to celebrate this heritage and enable visitors to find out all about the fascinating stories from the local producers taking part. From mustard to chocolate, and gin to jam, there’s something for everyone. The Feastival is a new event as part of Heritage Open Days 2021 and we can’t wait to welcome visitors from Norfolk and further afield.” Already confirmed to attend are Dereham-based Essence Foods, producers of Monty’s Mustard, and King’s Lynn based WhataHoot Gin. Sarah, from Essence Foods, said: “The Feastival is a fantastic opportunity to really further the knowledge and understanding of the general public. As the only

single Estate Mustard Powder producers in the UK, we really want to connect the county back together again with its mustard pride and heritage.” Jason and Nicky Crown, from Whatahoot, said: “We are thrilled to be attending Feastival at The Forum as part of Heritage Open Days this year! It is lovely to have a food and drink event which has a real focus on Norfolk’s rich food and farming heritage.” While browsing the stalls, visitors will also be able to learn more about animal breeds unique to Norfolk. Members of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust will be in residence with some furry friends. For more information, go to www.norfolkheritageopendays.co.uk 39

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Petal Power! Laura Myatt, from Falcon Meadow Community Trust, looks at how flowers can help us beat stress

fascinating scientific study has found that looking at flowers helps us to recover from psychological stress – and where better to test this theory than our own wildflower haven, Falcon Meadow?! Most people would instinctively say that flowers make them feel better – who doesn’t feel their spirits lifted when the first snowdrop peeps through, or cow parsley lines the verges? A recent study reported in the Journal of Environmental Psychology has taken this notion one step further, and found compelling evidence that the act of viewing a flower has fast and powerful psychological effects. So how did they work that out? Participants in the study were shown two sets of images while their blood pressure, stress levels and brain activity were monitored. The first set of images were highly negative (violence, injuries etc); and the second were termed ‘recovery’ images – a daisy, an abstract flower image, a small cross on a blank background, a blue sky and an office chair…although perhaps this one should have been in the first set! Not surprisingly, after seeing negative images, people’s blood pressure and stress levels increased significantly; and activity within the amygdalahippocampus (an area of the brain associated with negative emotions) also went up. But in 40

stark contrast, the response to the ‘recovery’ images was very clear. The flower image produced the fastest and most pronounced recovery in blood pressure, which often reached lower levels than before. It also produced the biggest reduction in the stress hormone cortisol. Plus, activity within the amygdalahippocampus decreased the most when viewing the flower image. And it didn’t even take long to produce results – improvements were noticeable within three seconds! So, perhaps you didn’t need a scientist to prove it, but just in case you did…it’s oﬃcial, looking at flowers will make you feel good! And we’d suggest that wildflowers in a stunning location will make you feel even better. So please take advantage of the charm and variety of the wildflowers on Falcon Meadow this summer when they are at their ﬁnest. The meadow is yours,

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Many of us will have experienced trying to converse with someone who doesn't share our particular language. We use our hands, often acting out that which we do not have the vocabulary for. So why not take the same approach with our dogs? Imagine this; if we are desperate to ask a burning request of our pet, wouldn’t

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on you – the leader. The hand signals to use occur to us so instinctively that they barely need mentioning. ‘Come’ – opening your welcoming arms wide (as we do for children) works a treat, and is nice and clear from a distance. ‘Stay’ – one outstretched arm, open palm towards dog.

So, when gazing into those liquid brown eyes, try seeing yourself as one of two equals. Then, bound by affection and ready to move forward, dissolve complications and difficulties as you go. Adding hand signals to your training commands clarifies and emphasises your instruction and proves a valuable addition to your canine tool box if distance or windy weather prevents your voice from carrying. When your dog cannot hear your voice, he will still look for your signals. Put it this way – if he can’t hear you, and you haven’t factored in any other communication system, he won’t be looking for anything from you! While you are on the job, use a whistle. Another weather buster and a great attention grabber! You can soon polish up a sequence: whistle to gain attention, followed by signal and voice to forge a strong join-up, thus keeping the focus firmly

‘Down’ – indicate just that with downward sweep of the arm ‘Sit’ – upwards from the forearm with a flat palm. Then add your whistle. Multiple peeps as you call your dog in. One long blast for sit at a distance, and I use one short peep for sit and two for down, but you can develop your own system.

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You old smoothie! Nutritious, delicious and great for heart health. Peel and roughly chop 2 small raw beetroot and 1 small peeled, quartered and cored apple. Put them in a blender with 50g blueberries, 1 tbsp grated ginger and 300ml water and blitz until sm mooth. Cheers!

Take 4 small cooked chopped beetroot, 1 peeled and ﬁnely chopped apple, 50g halved red grapes, 1 ﬁnely chopped red chilli, 50g light brown soft sugar and 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar. Simmer everything together for 30-35 mins until jammy, adding a little water if needed, and leave to cool.

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02. At the end of the woodland path turn right into Gull Lane. After 50 metres, turn left at the wooden finger post, cross the wooden planks over a ditch and walk up the path with the hedge on your left. At the end of the path turn left onto Yelverton Road. Walk past the first right of way to Aldis Farm Shop & Café. Just past the Water Tower, turn right at the finger post along a drive towards a house called The Driftway. 03. Follow this drive to the big houses and then veer right and then left to a gate. The vehicle track then becomes a footpath between hedges. When the footpath reaches the kissing gate on the left of the path, continue straight on in the same direction until you reach Wheel Road. Turn right and continue past Reeder’s Lane on the left and past the speed signs. 04. Just after the bend in the road, after ‘The New House’ and the white railings, take the public footpath on the left. Continue up this track where there is a field junction, bear right just before the wooden post and immediately turn right in the next field to walk on the well-trodden path along the field edge. 05. Near the end of the field turn right, go across two blank bridges and continue on a path straight across the field until you reach another plank bridge and a kissing gate. Go across the field to a second kissing gate and turn right down a wooded path. The modern church will be on your left.

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Where shall we go? Gill Starkie and Karen Fisher, who call themselves ‘STARFISH Investigations’ review the most exciting places to visit in Norfolk.

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e are two friends who live in Forncett St Mary and St Peter and we love to explore, have adventures and enjoy special days out. Our very high standards include ‘The Sausage Roll Test!’ – must be firm in the hand and HOT. And fizz – must be COLD. Our first review takes us to the North Norfolk Coast, starting with a walk in the pretty village of Heydon (NR11 6AD). Here you will find a lovely tea shop, a very good pub and a few small shops. But we just walked to the big house and enjoyed the beautiful surrounding countryside. Back to the car and on to ‘Back to the Garden’ in Letheringsett

(NR25 7JJ), lots on oﬀer, but no sausage rolls!! However, we did enjoy a lunch of Halloumi Fingers and a delicious salad. We sat in the garden where there are plenty of tables, and there’s also lots of room undercover and inside. A very good menu and cakes galore, plus some XXL Scones. The produce market and butchery are well worth a visit. Next – a quick stop oﬀ to say hello to ‘Normal for Norfolks’ Desmond, at Wiveton (NR25 7TE), and then on to Blakeney (NR25 7NE), where we joined the North Norfolk Coastal path for a walk and an ice cream. Fabulous views across the waterways and the marshes; the walk to the ‘point’ will never disappoint and seals can be viewed all year round. Plus, it’s a great place to familiarise yourself with the local godwits and even a shank or two.

As the sun begins its farewell, we need to be thinking about the journey home. But not before we drive further along the coast road, through all the pretty villages, to Brancaster (PE31 8BY). Here you will find the White Horse pub, famous for its fantastic seafood and a very fine wine list, plus fresh and simple lunches and dinners. Booking definitely advised. Great views across the marshes and waterways, sit inside, on the terrace, or, like us, in the garden to watch the sunset. We didn’t have the food, or the sunset, but it would have been remiss of us not to toast a perfect day with a glass of cold-ish fizz. Oh dear! Time to go home…as the sun disappeared behind Scolt Head Island Reserve – a wonderful view from the pub terrace – we left the beauty of the North to return to our equally lovely South. 61

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In praise of sulphur clover By Helen Baczkowska, Conservation Oﬃcer at Norfolk Wildlife Trust

f you were asked to choose a wild flower that represents the Claylands of Suﬀolk and South Norfolk, what would you select? Perhaps ox eye daisies or the magenta spikes of green winged orchids? Maybe it would be the joy of spring primroses along ditches, or cowslips growing on ﬁeld edges in early summer. Each of these would be a good candidate, but for me it would be the creamy yellow sulphur clover. In bright sun in June or July, sulphur clover lives up to its name, with vivid flowers that are larger than the common white and red clovers. As the seeds ripen, the flowers fade to brownish orange and, once you know what you are looking for, the leaves can be spotted for most of the year. Just like other clovers, they are ‘trifoliate’, meaning the leaves are split into three parts, but unlike other British clovers, they are grey-green and downy to the touch. Like many other plants, sulphur clover tells a story of soil and geology and human history. It likes to grow on the chalky boulder-clays of the Claylands,

Helen Baczkowska at Wood Lane roadside nature reserve credit Eastern Daily Press Simon Parker

where long ago glaciers dumped ground-up debris in low hills, although it’s also found on a few outcrops of chalk soils in North Norfolk. Wherever it grows, it is, like the orchids and cowslips, a clue to the location of old meadows and commons that were once cut for hay or grazed by farm animals. In the past century, many grasslands have been converted to arable ﬁelds or lost to development. Even those that remain can be aﬀected by cutting at the wrong time of year, by

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spraying with herbicides and shading when scrub grows. Sulphur clover is now listed as a nationally scarce plant, with South Norfolk and Suffolk considered by conservationists its stronghold in England. In South Norfolk, sulphur clover is mostly found on a series of Roadside Nature Reserves, cared for by Norfolk County Council. However, even these are vulnerable to spray drift from nearby fields, compaction by vehicles and fertiliser run-off. Over a decade ago, Henry

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Walker from the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group and I became concerned about the plight of sulphur clover and started harvesting the seed by hand and by cutting ‘green hay’; unlike hay for animals, this is not dried in the sun, but scattered on ﬁelds to spread seed. From the seeds, we have created new meadows across South Norfolk.

Wood Lane roadside nature reserve, credit Helen Baczkowska

Other wild flowers spread through the hay include pinkflowered spiny restharrow, yellow rattle and the aniseed-scented pepper saxifrage. In summer butterflies and bees enjoy the nectar of the flowers, while birds like linnets and goldﬁnches feed on the seeds. One of the best places to see sulphur clover is the Roadside

Nature Reserve on Wood Lane, Pulham Market. Please park considerately, be careful walking in the lane if you do spot the flowers, I think you will agree that it’s a worthy wild emblem of the area.

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