Village People Bungay & Harleston edition – October & November 20 (Autumn)

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Contents

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Good news from our region

12 Bungay Bitesize - wild about Bungay

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15 Poetry Corner - Poppy Bradbury and Lily Youngs

30 On your plot - a blaze of

16 Re-purpose or up-cycle

autumn colour

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35 Volunteer with Friends of Horsey Seals

37 Smart Money Secrets Equity release, is it right for you?

45 Refreshing Waters talks to Karin Heap of Chapel Green School

47 Fashion - pretty and versatile puff sleeves for autumn

49 Falcon Meadow - triumph in a tricky year

39 Recipe for apple spice cake

51 WIN £100 M&S voucher

40 Memories of Horham

52 Find a local business or

43 Cryotherapy - the ‘freezy’ way to remove lumps and bumps

service in our directory

54 Exercise your brain cells with our crossword

18 An autumn walk in Claylands with Norfolk Wildlife Trust

20 Walking for health around Eaton, Keswick and Cringleford village

23 Transform your skin with Gua Sha

25 Canine communication with Julia Collins

27 Food History - The Norfolk Beefing

29 Sustainable fashion with New-U

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I started the magazine from scratch 12 years ago in the village of Tacolneston (as a bit of a hobby actually) and little did I think it would beccome the region’s largest circulation magazine in a matter of a w years! Actually, we are now larger in terms of printed copies than few most of the other regional titles added together. If I say it myself, well done us!

We’ve certainly missed being able to promote local village events on our Village Notice Board pages during the last few months, but the good news is we are starting to see local events being organised.

So don’t forget you can submit the details for FREE on our popular website and we’ll be delighted to promote them in the next magazine to 61,000 village homes, as well as on our Instagram page @vpmagazine. Do follow us on Instagram so you can keep up to date with local events happening this autumn, plus much more.

We’ve got some great features inside for you, covering all sorts of topics, with more this issue on nature and wildlife. It’s always a squeeze to fit everything in, because demand for space is so high. I can’t quite believe that we have only one more issue this year to work on, nor that we have already been designing artwork for Christmas!

Some local businesses are so organised!

It goes without saying that we need to continue to support our local trades people, shops and services, so if you need any help in your home or garden this autumn, do please pick up the phone and keep the local economy moving.

So, as we start work in our 13th year, with just one more issue to prepare, I’d like to wish everyone well. Stay safe, look after your neighbours and we’ll be back with a sparkly Winter / Christmas issue at the end of November.

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Good News from our region A MILESTONE FOR DECORATORS’ DELIGHT!

was established by Stephen Dix, who owned a paint merchants in Dereham. He sold this in 1995, just at the time when there was a burgeoning demand for ‘designer’ or ‘premium brand paints’.

During the Dereham days, Karl Buck came to work with Stephen when he was just 16. Today Karl is a co-director of Paint & Paper and, with Stephen now

Paint & Paper, one of the region’s leading independent paint and wallpaper specialists, are celebrating 25 years at their Hellesdon Park Industrial Estate site…and looking forward to the next quarter of a century!

Widely known as the place to buy paint that’s a little bit different, and often impossible to buy elsewhere, Paint & Paper

in semi-retirement, he runs the business day to day. Over time, Bob Farrow, Mark South and Luke Bygrave joined the business. It’s a close team, and together they have 85 years of experience in the trade.

Stephen was the first stockist of Farrow & Ball, and worked with the company closely, helping to expand their stockist network.

In fact, Farrow & Ball named a paint after Stephen: Dix Blue — a dreamy blue-green colour — and it’s still on their colour charts today.

Stephen says: “Our paint range is very impressive. Zinzer, Farrow & Ball, Earthborn, Zoffany, Paint Library and Little Greene are just some of the names that we stock. Most of our stock is environmentally friendly — with products being water based, and acrylic and VOC free. Since a 2009 WHO report uncovered that professional decorators were more than 40% more

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Paint is of course only one part of the company’s business, there is also wallpaper. Again, the range is enormous; stockists include Sanderson, Cole & Son, Colefax and Fowler, Morris & Co, and Rebel Walls.

“During lockdown, we have been taking orders online, and also offering a customer collection system,” Stephen says. “Give us a call at the shop as normal for advice and take it from there.” www.paint-paper.co.uk

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Good News

A FEATHER IN THE CAP! Norfolk Feather Company, a family business which has been in Diss since the early 1970s, is celebrating over 90 years in business. The manufacturer of fine pillows, duvets, cushion pads and dog beds started life in High Wycombe, and their products have played key roles in some world-changing events. During WWII, the company supplied the filling for Allied pilots’ flying jackets, and this year is the 45th anniversary of the company being the official supplier of jackets to the 1975 British Mount Everest Southwest Face Expedition, led by Chris Bonington.

Norfolk Feather moved to Diss in the early 70s to be at the centre of the poultry industry, but settling into the town was not without its problems. In order to ‘bed’ down the new machinery they were using, owner Peter Cummin used to sleep at the factory so he was on hand if there were any problems. That’s dedication!

Peter Crellan, Managing Director of Norfolk Feather, said: “We work with some of the finest

natural products on the market, from Duck Feather to Hungarian and Siberian Goose Downs, and with a growing demand for fibre products we also produce a range of washable hypo-allergenic pillows. Norfolk Feather prides itself on a strong heritage of championing the finest feather, and our knowledge, quality and local sourcing will become an even more important part of the company’s future.

“We are committed to taking the business forward and adding other products to our range to

give us an even wider appeal.

A special thank you must go to the manufacturing and support teams who have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic. Their support has enabled Norfolk Feather Company to look to the future and plan for new product launches in early 2021.”

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NORWICH HIGH INSPIRES CHANGE MAKERS During lockdown, Norwich High School for Girls launched its first-ever online conference event — called Inspiring Change Makers Online Summit 2020 — with over 45 outstanding guest speakers participating, from celebrity chef Prue Leith CBE, to Chartered Engineer Yewande Akinola MBE. Speakers supplied pre-recorded sessions and participated in live Q&A sessions for a bespoke website, with keynote talks delivered by top figures in their fields, including Tram Anh Nguyen, Co-founder of the CFTE, and Tessy Ojo, CEO of the Diana Award. Other big names included Sunday Times Luxury Content Director Lorraine Candy and Olympic Hockey Champion Kate Richardson-Walsh OBE. The event also had a contingent of Norfolk Change Makers, from Genevieve Raghu, founder of

Into Opera, to lawyers Naomi Newell and Rebecca Bond from Birketts LLP. The website was launched on Thursday 21 May, reaching 26,000 young people, of which 95% said that they felt empowered to become a future Change Maker. Takeaways from the young people who took part included: “We all have the power to make a difference,” “Accept who you are,” “Be the best version of yourself,” and “Always try and improve the lives of others.”

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Wildlife

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Local Historian Christopher Reeve looks at his sister’s passsion for wildlife

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ost of us, while going about our daily routine, suddenly see something associated with wildlife – the first bee in the crocuses, a kingfisher on Falcon Meadow, gnats dancing in a sunbeam on a frosty day – which intrigues or uplifts us, and then we forget about it or dismiss it as trivial.”

With these words, my sister Jasmine Lingwood, nee Reeve, dreamed up a project celebrating such sudden moments as precious, and worthy of being commemorated in writing or photographs. She was instrumental in reinstating the Bungay branch of the Suffolk Wildlife Trust after she moved back to her home town of Bungay in 2004, and made a great success of it, organising regular monthly meetings and seasonal events including a May Dawn Walk, an October Apple Day, and wild flower identification tours.

Her aim was to publish a book, Wild About Bungay, focusing on aspects of our local landscape, based on a book celebrating wildlife in the Hethersett area, near Norwich. Tragically, she died in 2012, before her vision could be accomplished. Following her death, a Wild About Bungay website was established by Jenni Jepson and Rose Titchiner, members of Suffolk Wildlife Trust.

The website – www.wildaboutbungay.com – attracted a great deal of interest and soon built up a magniifi ficentt colllecttion off variied d images by locall people, including talented photographers and wildlife specialists.

My brother, Terry, and I have long planned to use this website as the basis for creating the

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publication that Jasmine planned, and now the book is nearly ready.

It will feature about 200 colour photos, and introductions by Terry, Jenny Jepson, who organised the Bungay Suffolk Wildlife Trust after Jasmine’s death, and Frances Crickmore, many of whose superb and highly acclaimed photos are featured in it. It will also include seasonal weather notes selected from my daily diary, with anecdotes about inspiring sightings, and memories of Jasmine’s passion for nature, especially wild flowers – the unexpected sighting of a rare specimen filled her brimful with joy. Her love of flowers is also featured in my book Secret Bungay (Amberley Publishing, 2018).

We expect to launch the book in October, if there are no further issues with coronavirus. If you would like to subscribe for a copy, for the pre-publication price of £10, or require further information, please contact me on: Kitkat46@btinternet.com, or Terry on terry.reeve19@btinternet.com.

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Recycling

RE-PURPOSE OR UP-CYCLE Caroline Topping has been working with her local community to make essential and useful items from redundant bedding

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fter my last piece on ‘Make do and Mend’, where I embroidered a unique, bespoke design onto my trainers, it got me thinking about extending the life of other textiles around my home. It was during lockdown and NHS staff urgently needed PPE. I had seen a ‘call to arms’ about making drawstring bags for NHS staff, so they could put their dirty uniforms directly into the bag and into the wash, to prevent contamination.

Through Facebook, I asked my community for any redundant cotton bedding we could use to make drawstring bags, scrub type hats and gowns, and if anyone wanted to help me. The response was truly amazing, and I ended up with several trailers full of cotton sheets, pillow cases and duvet covers, along with a small army of ladies with sewing machines.

We completed a huge quantity of items which went to hospital staff in Norwich, Gorleston and local care homes. Once the demand had reduced, I made a couple of bags for my home, one I store laundry in, another for those odd socks that always seem to appear after doing the laundry. I have even managed to reunite some of them when I empty

the bag out. I have also made another for my collection of wool. You won’t believe how much tidier the house looks!

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With scraps of left over material I made bunting for VE Day, and I’m now moving on to table cloths, runners and throws. I am by no means a seamstress, my sewing machine hadn’t seen the light of day for 24 years, but I have found the repurposing and up-cycling of otherwise redundant textiles quite rewarding. I’ve even made gifts for family and friends; cloth bags, cushion covers, runners for a sofa and bed throws.

I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone in the community who donated bedding and those who helped turn it into the much needed PPE for our NHS and carehome staff. Also to the two gentleman who donated money to a local seamstress, so she could purchase the materials to make face masks and establish a ‘kitty’ in the local sewing shop.

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Nature

An autumn walk IN THE CLAYLANDS

By Helen Baczkowska, Conservation Officer at Norfolk Wildlife Trust

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ven before the leaves turn yellow, the onset of autumn can be felt in the lokes, as the locals call the lanes, of the Claylands. Brambles have been heavy with blackberries since August and this year has been a good one for sloes, the purple fruit of the blackthorn bush. Famed for giving flavour to gin, sloes are unpleasantly bitter to us, but provide vital food for birds and small mammals over winter.

Blackthorn is just one of many bushes found in the tall hedges that characterise the Claylands landscape. It often grows alongside hawthorn, with its scarlet berries just ripening, as well as oak, hazel and sometimes suckers of elms. In places, small leaved lime and wild pear trees can also be found, as well as the more common field maple. This is a shy tree, slow growing and rarely tall, with delicate leaves that are easy to miss in summer. In autumn, field maple has a few days of glory, when the leaves turn so golden and bright that they light up a hedge like a beacon.

The tall and ancient Clayland hedges are always full of bird life on my walks. Bullfinch and yellowhammer are here year round and rely on this old landscape of dense hedges and rough grass. Swallows, swifts and martins, the graceful visitors of summer, have gone now and I miss their swooping flight down the lane and over the common near my home. Autumn and then winter will bring other visitors too — like redwings and fieldfares, all relatives of the song

thrush, that will soon descend in hungry flocks on the hedgerow berries.

In places, ivy scrambles up a tree and I often smell it before I see it, because it has a musky, pungent scent. Sometimes I hear first the hordes of bees that gorge on this late source of nectar. Many people worry that ivy will ‘choke’ a tree, but usually it does little harm and offers not just nectar, followed by berries, but welcome shelter for birds when the tree branches are bare.

In this strange and often difficult year, many of us have walked close to home rather than stray further afield. The quiet walks of the Claylands are a hidden treasure in Norfolk, often overlooked as people rush through towards the better known delights of the Broads or the coast. But this landscape, lying either side of the Waveney and reaching from north Essex to Mid-Norfolk, is rich in hedges, old lanes, ancient woods and open commons with grassland and ponds.

It is a wonderful place for wildlife at any time of the year, the reason why Norfolk Wildlife Trust has made South Norfolk one of its ‘Living Landscape’ areas.

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WALKING FOR Health EATON, KESWICK AND CRINGLEFORD VILLAGE Reviewed by Dougie Dingwall, Volunteer olu Co-ordinator at Central Norfolk Walking ng for Health

Walk Information Meeting Place

Wheelchair/ Buggy Friendly

Cringleford Recreation Ground and Pavilion, Oakfield Road, Cringleford, NR4 6XF No

Grid Reference

TG 201 620

Walk Length (Miles / Km)

3.6 Miles / 5.8 KM

Approx Time Required

90 minutes

Footpath Type / Quality

Flat level footpath trail, concrete paths. 60% firm, 40% soft.

Gradients

Gentle

Steps/Stiles

No / one squeeze stile.

Seating On Route

No, plenty of grass verges.

Toilets

At Waitrose if using cafĂŠ or shopping.

Cringleford Pavilion if open.

Specific Hazards For This Walk

Railway crossing

Parking / Parking Charges

Recreation Ground / none

Bus / Rail Access

Bus

DIRECTIONS From the Pavilion, walk south west, keeping the tennis court fence on your right. Exit from the park through a narrow gap directly in front of you. At the road, Mark Lemmon Drive, turn left, then right, then turn left along Keswick Road.

Cross the level crossing carefully.

Shortly after the road straightens, turn right uphill along a track.

At the top of the track bear right, then immediately left along a field edge with the hedge on your left.

Pass through the gap by the white metal gate and turn left onto Keswick Hall Road. Continue along Keswick Hall Road, then take the first turning on the left. At the crossroads, cross over the main road and go down Mill Lane, which is a minor road opposite.

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Local walks Continue along Mill Lane, which becomes a track, to the mill building. Ignore the ‘Private Drive’ sign. Turn left just behind the mill and cross the river. Continue along Mill Lane, now a footpath, taking care when you cross the level crossing into church lane. At the main road turn left and follow it back to the start point.

the Loke. Where the Loke bears left, take the footpath on the right. Go through the gap to the recreation ground car park and back to your car.

Just before you reach Waitrose, turn left onto a path which goes by the right hand side and onto the south east end of Waitrose car park. Take the path from the back of the car park, through a patch of uncultivated land to Eaton Road. If muddy, leave the car park through the main entrance.

Please note that all of our group walks are currently cancelled due to the current social distancing guidelines. Please check and adhere to the latest rules before attempting this walk.

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acial gua sha is a simple massage technique that stimulates the dermis to support collagen and elastin production, and releases tension to relax your facial muscles. A traditional home remedy, gua sha has been revered in China for thousands of years for its numerous benefits. I believe it’s the single most effective technique for transforming your skin.

Facial gua sha really is a game changer and many of my clients tell me how much they love the way it has changed their skin for the better. It has been shown in studies to exponentially increase circulation and aid lymphatic flow, release congestion and soothe sore eyes and skin, brighten the complexion and leave you with a radiant glow. The lovely thing about gua sha is that it’s such a holistic treatment.

The ritual below is one I suggest people use when they begin gua sha for the first time, because it feels reassuring to have clear instructions when you’re getting to grips with a new concept. This ritual works really well as a general treatment, but you can really do as much or as little as feels good to you, or depending on how much time you have in the day!

follow, try this after cleansing and before applying any night creams or moisturisers: 1. Press the tool gently all over your neck, face and décolletage.

2. Gently press and hold the tool under each eye, then over each eye, with the lid shut.

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4. Angling the tool at 45 degrees in the direction that you want to work, use the rounded edge to press-stroke the forehead, cheekbones, then the lips – about eight sweeps in each direction. Use the double curved end on your throat and jawline.

Using a gua sha tool instead of your fingers allows you to work deeper into the muscles and fascia for greater tension release. The treatment removes any build-up of lactic acid and encourages lymphatic drainage.

The curved points are used to activate specific acupressure points on the face and ensure good qi flow. It really is the next level of beauty treatment.

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any dogs absolu utely adore the car; for them m it’s a mobile, mini kin ngdom from which to growl insults and moon at strangers without the ally having remotest chance of actua to take action. From this smelly, hairy little (or spacious, iff you’re an enjoy lucky) lair, your hound ca an ever-changing landsca ape speeding away. So many cats, pedestrians, football gam mes…so little time!

But if you are unfortunatte enough to have a furry companion who is less enthusiastic about all things automotive, this needs addressing. When you know your dog dislike es the car, you will automatically be exuding a feeling of apprehension yourself. “Oh no, here we go again,” you cringe, picturing yourself shovelling said pet into the back of the car, before enduring whines of terror as you speed to your destination.

All this can be undone and, better still, avoided.

Many of us only really introduce our dog to the car when the need arises. So often there is an air of hurry, urgency and — for your dog — total surprise.

One minute he was snoozing on the blanket or terrace, the next he is loaded into the car, like so much hairy luggage. No wonder this can cause aversion!

How much better to include the car in daily activity, sans urgency, sans anxiety, sans reason at all? If you are fortunate enough to have your driveway safely enclosed, the car can be left open and the dog encouraged to relax inside as an alternative to the grass, paving or whatever. Meals can be served as if ‘in-flight’, creating plenty of calm, enjoyable

associattion for your dog. Do this repeatedly until th he back of the car rivals his favourite basking spot.

When the above is well and truly established, then, and only then, close the car door. Have all the windows open so nothing feels claustrophobic. Leave the dog for a few moments before open ning the door again. Give plenty of praisse. Keep this one up until no feathers are ruffled — yours or the dog’s.

The next stage is a pretend journey. pending upon your dog’s anxiety Dep level, make this short and very sweet.

Calm mly open the car door upon your returrn, plenty of fuss and food rewards, and th hat is that. Repeat this for a few weeks until the whole procedure happens without any y stress and strain. Journey time can then be grad duallly extended (don’t be tempted to rush things).

Ideally, include visits to the vet’s surgery. Explain to the practice and ask when they are least busy. Then you can visit calmly and quietly. A little walk around the car park, a quick “hello” — then leave. No hurry, fear or anxiety.

Just remember that you are aiming to communicate with a highly intelligent and sensitive individual who doesn’t speak English. Don’t spring alarming situations on your dog, rather spell them out to him and you will be rewarded by ever deeper and effective communication. (See my blog post ‘explain without words’ on my website.)

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Food History

THE Norfolk BEEFING Food historian, Monica Askay, is the author of a new book about the heritage of fruit growing in the Eastern Counties. Here she explores the history of a once popular local variety of apple.

The hardness of the Norfolk Beefing makes it ideal for drying and it’s excellent for dried apple rings. But it’s best known for Biffins, a very popular Christmas delicacy in the 19th century, described by Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol as part of a display in a fruiterer’s window. Biffins were a Norwich speciality, prepared by bakers in their cooling ovens after bread baking.

The apples were cooked whole and gradually flattened and dried, packed into boxes layered with sugar, and sent to London fruiterers, or by post as gifts. They are best dried in brick bread ovens, and the changes in commercial oven technology probably led to their demise. They were still available commercially until the 1950s.

Recipes for Biffins can be found in a number of books. Esther Copley, in The Housekeeper’s Guide: Or a plain and practical system of domestic cookery (1838), includes a recipe for ‘Dried Apples or Pears’. She states that Norfolk Biffins are the best apples to use.

The method she describes is as follows:

“Black Caps Par Excellence,” a fine recipe using the Norfolk Beefing.

“Place some clean straw on a wire rack, place the fruit on it, and cover with more straw. Place in a cool oven for 4 or 5 hours. Then remove them and squash them gently with your hand, taking care not to break the skins. Put them back in the oven.” She

suggests repeating this process 3 or 4 times so that they “become as flat and dry as those which are sold at a high price in the pastry cook’s shop. To do them properly requires 2 or 3 days.”

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he Norfolk Beefing or Biffin is a very distinctive apple, flushed with a dark browny-purple red.

It’s long-keeping, extremely hard, with dry flesh and rather bland when eaten fresh. This very old variety was recorded in a fruit list from Mannington Hall Estate, owned by the Walpole family, in 1698.

Biffins, the most famous apple dish from Norfolk.

The Norfolk Beefing is also the best apple to use for “Black Caps Par Excellence.” Eliza Acton (who was brought up in Ipswich) gives a recipe for this “admirable” dish; the forerunner of our modern baked apple. The apples are halved and the cores removed. The hollows are filled with a mix of chopped candied peel and lemon zest and laid on a bed of soft brown sugar. Raisin wine (I usually use Australian liqueur muscat, although a non-alcoholic sweet apple juice would also work) is poured over them. White granulated sugar is then sprinkled over the tops of the apples.

They initially go into a very hot oven to colour them, and the temperature is then reduced so they cook through. They are ready when the tops are shiny and black (caramelised, but not burnt), and the flesh is tender. Don’t be tempted to try this with Bramleys, because they won’t hold Monica Askay their shape.

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As well as encouraging sustainable fashion, New-U’s primary aim is to support long-term unemployed young people to gain the skills and confidence needed to move towards work. Sue Buffin, who started the swap shop initiative with a group of unemployed young people two years ago, says:

“Long-term unemployed people face numerous barriers to moving towards employment and many of these cannot be overcome without intervention geared to the individual and their specific needs. It seems an unusual combination, but by bringing these two together we can help better the lives of so many, now and in the future.”

New-U, which is a UK registered charity, has recently launched a new 50:50 scheme for Sue Buffin special items that are too valuable to give away. High-end items will be sold in New-U’s Ebay store; with 50% of proceeds going towards their charitable aims, and the customer receiving the remaining 50% (less a small admin fee).

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The Giant Oat has flower heads that shine through the entire summer and into winter, catching every ray of sunshine. Shenandoah is a magical grass, working well in big swathes. As autumn approaches, the tips of the leaves turn deep red and the delicate panicles are also tinged red.

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Brighten up a shady corner with Aureola, which forms a lovely, low-growing, arching clump of gold. Once the frosts arrive it turns tawny brown colours, which look beautiful in the autumn and winter garden. Silver Spike Grass is graceful and freeflowering, forming a neat clump of foliage topped with fine-textured silver inflorescences. As autumn approaches, these turn tawny colours and the plant stays looking great through winter in milder climates.

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Serves 16 277kcal, 28g carbs per square INGREDIENTS 250g gluten-free self-raising flour 1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder ¾ teaspoon xanthan gum 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground cardamom 225g softened butter 225g caster sugar 4 eggs 25ml apple juice 25g ground almonds 2 dessert apples, peeled and chopped into ½cm cubes (roughly 175-200g) 2 dessert apples, cored and thinly sliced GLAZE 75g caster sugar Juice of 1 lemon 100ml apple juice Good pinch cinnamon METHOD 1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/160ºC fan. Line a 21cm square tin with baking parchment. Sift together the flour, baking powder and xanthan gum, then add the ground cinnamon and cardamom.

2. In a separate large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until really light and fluffy. Gradually add the eggs, along with a little of the flour mix. Add the apple juice, then fold in the remaining flour and the ground almonds.

3. Fold in the cubed apple and spoon the mixture into the prepared tin. Level off, then neatly arrange the apple slices on top, pushing them down slightly into the mixture. Bake on the middle shelf for about 60 minutes until risen and firm to the touch. A skewer should come out clean.

Cover the cake with foil if it’s browning too much.

4. To make the glaze, put the apple juice, lemon juice and sugar into a pan and

heat gently until the sugar dissolves. Simmer until reduced by about half, then stir in the cinnamon.

Immediately the cake comes out of the oven, prick over the cake area with a skewer.

Spread the glaze over the apple slices and spoon over the cake, then allow to cool in the tin. Cut into 16 squares and eat within 3 days.

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LOCAL HISTORIAN

MEMORIES OF HORHAM Local historian, Dennis Cross from Diss, shares with us his fascinating collection of old postcards, focusing on a different village in every issue. This time,, we w take a walk down memory ry lane in Horham.

Dated around 1905, this postcard shows Walnut Tree Farm and house.

Mr Samuel Ling was the farmer.

This 1908 postcard shows The Street looking along the crossroads, with the Green Dragon pub on the left. Mrs Hannah Baldry was the landlady.

The Street looking g towards the church, dated 1915.

A 1910 postcard showing a post mill behind some houses off the main street.

Mr Frederick Roe was the miller, and also a farmer in the village.

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The e village Post Office and shop, datted 1925, which was run by Mr Charles Stageman.

If you passed d down d Horham H h Street in 1909 you would have seen this yew tree cut into an interesting shape.

This was taken in 1915 from the church tower looking west. The village population was 290.

The Norfolk Postcard Club meets regularly in Trowse in Norwich and new members are very welcome. Meetings have currently been suspended.

Dennis is also the author of several local history books that can be purchased by contacting him direct.

This 1925 postcard shows the entrance to Horham station yard. Horham is a pleasant village five miles from Eye, and in 1925 had a station on the Horley to Laxfield branch of the London & North Eastern Railway. The station closed in 1953.

If readers d have h any local l l postcards t d off Di Diss or the surrounding villages, please get in touch with him after 7pm on 01379 651897. Š

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Real lives

RETIRING HEADTEACHER PIONEERS state-of-the-art SCHOOL Norfolk journalist, Sandie Shirley, spotlights the inspiring stories of men and women from the region and beyond that have seen them reach for victory. For more stories visit @RefreshingWatersChristianMedia

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talwart headteacher, Karin Heap, retires in September after leading a ten-year battle for a school for those with complex needs. Chapel Green School in Old Buckenham was officially opened last summer after Karin’s stoic faith helped cement a £14m state-of-the-art architectural awardwinning complex.

Its doors first opened nearly 18 months before with funding from Norfolk County Council and a £3.8m government grant. The blueprint was forged with input from pupils, parents and staff to signify a new empowering era. It has made learning “irresistible” for more than 100 three- to 19-year-olds who have a variety of moderate, severe, or profound physical and mental challenges.

“It’s a place of development and investment for children, staff and parents. You sense peace and God’s workings in the different situations as pupils’ lives are changed,” says Karin, who drew members of six local churches together to pray in the new school building before it opened.

Covering around 3.5 hectares, the school includes a hydrotherapy pool, sensory studio, outside cycle track and all-weather pitch, kitchen garden and animal paddock. There is also a café and life skills room to practise hospitality and domestic tasks. One parent says she feels like “a lottery winner” in the way her son has flourished since joining the school nearly two years ago.

Karin took over the headship at the original Attleborough site – Chapel Road School – in 2001.

Seven years later she was determined to help raise the bar for the children she knew and loved with more space and upgraded facilities. It came with a passionate drive to find a new site for a purposebuilt multi-faceted school where children and young adults would continue to grow and shine and where 50 more youngsters with complex needs could join the school roll.

With other campaigners, she embarked on an ardent journey of false starts and setbacks. But she

forged relations with the press to tell the story; visited Downing Street and drew on the expertise around her while managing the dayto-day running of Chapel Road School. “Despite the difficulties I never doubted in my heart that it would happen,” says Karin, who retires now the school has reached full capacity.

Karin Heap outside Chapel Green School

The responsibility could have weighed heavy on her shoulders, but Karin’s Christian faith saw her through the challenges. “I would send my prayer requests to my church, Hope Community Church in Wymondham, as they carried the burdens for me in prayer.”

They included the loss of a proposed site near Wymondham College and probate delays when the owner, who gifted the land for the school, died before the legal transference.

Throughout the journey she wanted the voices of the children to be heard, and she took a CD with messages from her pupils to David Cameron when he was Prime Minister.

“A few months later, although there were no government grant allocations in 2013 for schools in Cambridgeshire or Suffolk, our little school in Norfolk was awarded nearly £4 million.

“Looking back, it’s clear to see how God has directed and guided my steps; his grace is full of abundance and he uses every challenge to turn it into something positive. It’s a testimony of his unfailing love to us as individuals and his care for the most vulnerable children with complex needs in our society.” www.chapelgreenschool.org.uk

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n just five years, your generosity has paid off the cost of Falcon Meadow – and now this beautiful spot is ours forever.

On a cold, dark night in February 2015, the people of Bungay rallied (not for the first time) to protect something they loved. A beautiful water meadow was about to be sold – and we were determined that it should not fall into private hands. In just six weeks, people gave and loaned £50,000 to buy the meadow…and it was saved.

When the dust had settled, the new trustees sat down to contemplate their task – to raise £43,000 to pay back the loans that had been given. How would we do it? How long would it take? Well, the answers are….mainly with ducks; and it wouldn’t take that long with the generosity of people like you!

We are delighted to confirm that just five years after that dark night in February, Falcon Meadow is now over the finishing line. This month, thanks to a stunning public response to our triumphant virtual duck race (which you can watch at www.falconmeadow.org.uk) our very last loan was paid off and the meadow is officially ours forever. o yo ve eve o ta n a o ee ped in mud, cut down nettles, eaten a cake, jump or simply visited our website and made a donation…THANK YOU! When you walk over the meadow in the future and enjoy the peace, views and nature, you will know that you played your part in creating this haven.

This is an incredible result – but it’s only the first step on our journey. Now that our debts are fully repaid, we can focus on the ultimate aim of the Falcon Meadow Community Trust – to manage the meadow so that wildflowers, insects and larger wildlife can thrive.

We will continue to wage war against the nettles that restrict the growth of wildflowers. Our working parties will continue to cut and clear these fiendish plants, and this year we have been particularly fortunate to receive a grant from the Suffolk Community Foundation to have the meadow professionally cut and baled twice – which is the

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We also have bigger plans: to install a pond (a haven for beasties of all varieties) and to encourage more schools and groups to use the meadow as a learning resource. We also want to hold more events on the meadow – imagine sleep-outs, open air theatre or concerts – in such a stunning setting!

Overall, though, the story of Falcon Meadow shows just how many people care about the environment, and the difference we can make on the ground.

This is a milestone for Falcon Meadow: and it wouldn’t have happened without you. Thank you to all our supporters.

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Bitter come straight from the keg (6)

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Flit from here to there and back again (3, 5)

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12 Having plenty of knowledge from the printed word (4, 4) 14 This one is the father of all (7) 16 What’s left behind when you’re dead (6) 18 Get in the way and prevent whatever’s going on (6) 19 Grassy dell in the woods (5) 22 Wherein a creature of the wild might lurk (4)

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