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contents WINTER 2014
out and about
8 Good news from our region 12 amazing coastal walk at Salthouse 15 Ladies who lunch visit Hempnall Mill Café 17 WIN tickets to Norwich Theatre Royal’s Panto 19 Moorcroft Pottery 20 Recipe from head chef at the Park Hotel, Martin Jarret 22 Village Notice Board 26 REaLITY: Modern and Contemporary British Painting 28 Granny Grammar: Me and You…
Home and garden 31 Garden Jottings from Ken 32 On your plot: a touch of frost 34 Snuggle up indoors with our choice of homeware 37 WIN a Goodies hamper 38 Security tips for dark evenings 41 New children’s hospice to open in Framlingham Earl
42 Great recommendations for local businesses 43 Secure your home with Norfolk PaCT 45 WIN tickets to Soul Legends in Bury St Edmunds 47 Christmas pet survival guide 49 We c hat to Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall about his new book 53 Mum’s the word visits The Greyhound in Botesdale
shopping 56 Christmas celebrations in Eye 58 Local title book reviews 61 Sparkly party season fashion
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49 Health and beauty 64 In good health 67 Health Q&a: Winter immune system boost 69 all sewn up with TV finalist’s charity creation
jobs, money and business 71 Financing the Christmas shop 73 New history series looks at Children’s education over the centuries 75 Harleston is buzzing this Christmas
services 77 We review the Ford Fiesta Eco-Boost 78 Find a local business or service 79 Thinking of advertising?
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WOW we only went and did it! Not one or two, but three fantastic awards at this year’s prestigious Independent Publishers’ Conference! and we’re thrilled to announce that Village People was awarded the amazing honour of being the overall WINNER of the Community / Lifestyle Magazine of the Year 2014.
The competition was tough and plentiful with hundreds of entries from all corners of the country so we are absolutely delighted. Here’s a quick flavour of what the judges had to say about Village People: “Beautiful use of good quality imagery and typography, keeping it simple whilst building an identifiable brand. Has very high end glossy looking design, similar to a Waitrose Magazine.” “A very difficult category to judge as it is of course a very subjective viewpoint, but in my experience a magazine or a book is judged initially by its cover and the purpose of the cover is to get the reader to open it up.Village People reflects village and country life as well as being visually excellent, it is not cluttered with the promotion of its contents and does not have advertising on the front cover. It also is strong in its promotion of local stories and is of the highest quality.” Despite all of the excitement in the office we’re still working hard on building our new website. Demand for space in the magazine continues at an all-time high, so soon you will be able to upload your village events and notices online too. Do feel free to contact me with your thoughts and any ideas you have to continue to improve Village People. We are really excited and passionate about being the best and can’t wait to see what 2015 brings! Lily Goulder editor@village-people.info 01284 788623
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Good News from our region e Hall new lease of life for wacton villag Not only was it sensible to wear full thermals and gloves when spending time in the old village hall during winter, an umbrella was also an advisable d to accessory in any season. Clearly something neede be done. In 1997 a planning application was made for a new building, but the probable cost was way beyond the worst estimates. Closure seemed the only option.
of the ribbon was cut by Ralph Saltiel, the architect the scheme, who is now in his 90s! The car park was laid in October this year and the website went live at the same time. To find out what the hall offers, go to www.wactonvillagehall.co.uk.
Luckily, most communities are blessed with some stubborn and foolish souls who won’t be beaten. In 2004 planning approval was granted and there was great determination to raise the £200K needed. By a combination of village fundraising and hours of filling in grant applications, the money was raised.
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mendHam parisH “village of tHe year” sign unveiled Children from Mendham Primary School, parents and members of the community gathered in the rain to watch the unveiling of the “Mid Suffolk Village of the Year” sign. The unveiling took place on Mendham village green in October and the sign will remain there for three years.
Kathy Ferrar, Mendham and Withersdale Community Council Chairman, said: “We are all extremely proud of the recognition and the awards the parish has received. It’s a great community to live in and there is such a lot going on. We have achieved so much in the last
celebrating our local judo successs Kumo Judo Club, based in Lopham, is celebrating the success of one of its students - Colin Oates. after representing Team GB at the London Olympics in 2012, Colin went on to take home the gold medal at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Indeed, Colin has now set his sights on the Olympics in Rio and is not the only club member eying the 2016 event. Jonathan Drane who won a bronze medal at the World Visually Impaired Championships in uSa is also undergoing intense training for Rio. The club doesn’t only cater for elite players, however. It continues to provide an opportunity for anyone to come along and sample the sport in little old Lopham.
few years and are grateful to everyone who gets involved in village life.” For more information about Mendham and
Withersdale, please visit www.mendham.org.uk
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norfolk cHildren perform at tHeatre royal Over 90 pupils from three South Norfolk primary schools raised the rafters at Norwich Theatre Royal on November 9th when they performed an opera that they composed themselves on stage. The children from St Mary’s Junior School in Long Stratton, Pulham Market Primary School and Diss Junior School have been taking part in a Norfolk Schools Project run by Norwich Theatre Royal.
The opera, titled “Stranded”, has a storyline and music created by the pupils, who were inspired by the ballet adaptation of William
golding’s Lord of the Flies. They worked with a team of professional singers, dancers and drama teachers to write their own mini-productions. Danielle Chapman, Key Stage 2 teacher from Diss Junior, said the project had been a unique opportunity for the pupils involved. “it’s helped them to create something of their own independently and take ownership of their own work.” As part of the project, pupils also receive an exclusive backstage tour with the theatre’s technical team who explained and revealed some of the behind-the-scenes secrets of the theatre, including lighting, wardrobe and props.
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Village wanderings
3 The 16th-century, flint-faced church of St Nicholas stands above the village. It is filled with light from the clerestory and clear windows. The rood screen paintings (left) depict saints and other figures – possibly donors. Smiling lions surround the stone font (right). Intriguing images of 16th-century sailing ships are scratched into the backs of the choir panels.
Salthouse
The village of Salthouse lies on the north Norfolk coast between Cley-next-the-Sea and Weybourne. Recorded as ‘the house of salt’ in the Domesday Book, the marshes were used to collect sea salt – a valuable commodity in the past. Starting at sea level in the village, this walk takes you to the higher ground of Salthouse Heath, then back via the church. Distance: approximately 3.5 miles. Using OS Explorer Map 251. Start grid ref: TG 075439. 1 This sculpture by Kevin Lee is entitled Monument to Salthouse Mariners, and was part of the 2008 Salthouse Sculpture Trail. Made from reclaimed sea defence timbers and chains, it looks out over the salt marshes to the sea.
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Walked, written and designed by Kevin Parker (keeper.kev@btinternet.com) and Kaarin Wall (kaarin@wizgraphics.co.uk) © 2014.
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View over Salthouse and the sea from Salthouse Heath.
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Salthouse Heath Below: the red berries of Black Bryony; fungus and bramble leaves.
We walked in glorious late October sunshine, exhilarated by blue skies and sea. Autumn was evident in the leaves and berries, but darter dragonflies were still active, hunting smaller unwary insects along a sheltered, bramble rich hedgerow. Sandwiches from Cookies Crab Shop made a great day’s end.
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of Hempnall. as the centre had remained unused on Mondays, the decision was made to open it as a café on the first Monday of every month for snacks and light lunches. This is the lunch I am writing about.
Hempnall Mill is an old windmill, with additional extensions built in 1979 by The Hempnall Trust (a registered charity) forming the big main room, associated offices and excellent catering kitchen. Four days a week the building is used as a day-care centre for residents
The café started up three years ago to provide a local venue for socialising for all ages, regardless of where they live. It continues to be successful, both in terms of providing social interaction and providing inexpensive, excellent food. Light lunches and snacks are available, including homemade cakes, and the café also helps with the financing of the mill, which has become more difficult over the years. Food is sourced locally wherever possible. Meat is from Hempnall Butchers and fruit and veg comes from the nearby Horseshoes Farm Shop. Fresh food donations
are gratefully received from the allotment holders and other gardens in the village. Lunch is cooked and served by a team of volunteers who, at the end of the meal take the weight off their feet, eat up whatever is left over, discuss how the day went and plan the next one! Well the description “light lunch” is a misnomer; I had a superb curry made from butternut squash and chick peas, and the friend I was with had Boeuf Bourguignon which she said was delicious. There was nothing small about the portions. For afters, I had fruit compote with ice cream, and my friend had homemade syrup & lemon tart. as the choice of food is dependent on what they have on the day, it is difficult to tell you what to anticipate, but you can expect a good, old-fashioned, two-course lunch in the company of extremely friendly people. Thus fortified, we continued on with our journey and on the way back, thought we would look in and see if there was any chance of coffee and some of the delicious-looking cake that we had spotted earlier. They were officially closed for the day, but despite the fact that all the volunteers were seated and having a well-earned rest, they still found time to pack up a couple of pieces of cake for us to take home. The Mill Centre is also available for casual and regular bookings and has the advantage of offering a full-catering kitchen. Further information can be found at www.hempnalltrust.org.uk and www.independencematters.org.uk
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An all-star cast will bring the classic story of the boy who never grew up to the Norwich Theatre Royal stage this Christmas, from December 18 to January 18, with the family pantomime Peter Pan.
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Norwich stage in West Side Story, making up the cast as Peter Pan and Tiger Lily. The show also gives local young people the chance to shine with two local boys cast as John and Michael Darling. Tickets cost from £5.50 to £21.00 with discounts available for over-60s, under-18s and groups. under-threes go free. Peter Pan runs from Thursday, December 18, 2014 to sunday, January 18, 2015. Tickets are available from the Box Office on 01603 630000 or book online at
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illiam Moorcroft was born in Burslem, Staffordshire, in 1872. He was the second son of a family already well-established in the potteries, with his father, Thomas, a revered designer and china painter specialising in flower subjects. William was a good student and showed an early interest in art, having inherited his father’s talents, and by the age of 12 he was attending design classes at the Wedgewood institute.
He went on to study at the Royal College of art and obtained his art Masters Certificate at the age of 25. He was offered a job as a designer for a large and influential company, James Macintyre & Co, where he experimented with his own pottery designs. around 1896 he designed aurelian Ware which was partly decorated with transfers and partly painted by hand. Moorcroft developed highly lustred glazes and used oriental shapes and decorations, and some of his techniques became closely-guarded trade secrets. He then developed his famous Florian Ware, with heavy slip and a translucent glaze which produced brilliance of colour. William personalised each piece of pottery with his own signature or initials. In 1913 he married Florence Lovibond, the same year he parted with Macintyres to set up his own pottery factory, Moorcroft, at Cobridge. There he employed staff from Macintyres and the business succeeded, with much being sold through Liberty & Co in London and Tiffany & Co in New York. Meanwhile, he and his wife had two children together; daughter Beatrice and son Walter. In 1928, Queen Mary made Moorcroft “Potter to the Queen” through a Royal Warrant, which was stamped on his pottery. His son, Walter, took over the management of the factory in 1945 – just before William’s death.
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The Moorcroft family eventually sold their shares in Moorcroft on the open market in the mid-1980s. The company is now controlled by the Edwards family, and has been since 1993. In recent years, Moorcroft’s profile has grown internationally, both in quality and in value. Today, it leads the world of art pottery with its own distinctive design style. Moorcroft is selling more of its magnificent ware all over the world today than it did even in its previous heyday in the mid-1920s, and the Victoria & albert museum has joined many other national museums with significant pieces of Moorcroft pottery in their permanent collections.
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braised beef rump steak
slowly cooked in red wine, mushroom and tarragon Martin Jarret has been working at a senior level in restaurant ant kitchens for more than two decades and has been head chef at the Park Hotel, Diss,, for the last six years. This issue he shares es one of his favourite delicious recipes with us.
Ingredients (serves 4): 4 rump steaks 200g each 150ml red wine 2 onions diced 1 tablespoon of olive oil 250ml beef stock Pinch of salt and pepper for seasoning 150g button mushroom sliced 25g fresh tarragon or 1tsp dried
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Method: 1. Heat oven to 160째c and heat a pan with no oil. Season the steaks, add oil to the pan and colour the steaks all over before placing in to a casserole dish. 2. Add diced onions to the pan and cook over a medium-low heat for one minute, then add button mushrooms and cook for another two minutes before taking off heat. 3. Turn pan heat up and add red wine when hot. Add a tablespoon of gravy powder and stir until it comes to a paste then add beef stock and stir continuously to make the sauce. Now add the tarragon. 4. Place the finished sauce over the beef rumps, cover with greaseproof paper and foil, then place in to the preheated oven for two hours or until tender.
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uncompromising and direct, the work of each artist represented retains a strong reference to the real world, ‘the stuff of life’. While, to an extent, painting has been eclipsed in recent decades by the Minimal and Conceptual movements, installation, photography and film, REaLITY testifies to the survival of painting as a medium and the impact of British painting today. Major 20th Century artists are represented such as Walter Sickert, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and David Hockney, alongside contemporary painters including Ken Currie, George Shaw and Caroline Walker. The artists in REaLITY tackle a diverse range of subjects, referencing the body, relationships, history, politics, war, the urban environment and social issues. Despite
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these different references, the works are all united by two things - the harsh realities that have concerned key British artists over the decades and the simple act of painting. sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, university of East anglia, Norwich 27 september 2014 – 1 March 2015
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REALITY brings together over 50 works celebrating the strength of British painting with some of the best and most influential artists of the last sixty years.
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worked the horse as poachers, gamekeepers, blacksmiths, horse dealers and gypsies. He recorded the traditional singers in Blaxhall Ship and numerous other local pubs from the 1950s onwards, Lenny steps and has collected and Steve plays some 600 traditional local songs. The majority of his recordings are now available from his online store of more than a hundred DVDs and CDs. To view and purchase items from Neil’s collection, visit www.oraltraditions.co.uk or phone him for a brochure or just a chat about the old days on 01379 890568.
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Me and you..
… You and me, you and I, my sister and I, me and my brother. Also: her and him, him and I, we girls, us girls, and “one”.
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h dear. What a lot of difficulties there are when talking about people – especially when more than one person is involved.
Do you say: “Him and I are going out”? Do you say: “Mother gave it to my brother and I”? Do you say: “Me and him, we are going out”? Let’s look at the first example: who is going out? For a start, I am, and “he” is too – not “him”. So just put the two correct references together. “He and I are going out” is correct. It is the convention that you put yourself second to be polite, but “I and he are going out” sounds clumsy anyway. The second example might sound correct, but should you always refer to yourself as “I”? No! If Mother denied your brother whatever-it-was she gave, you wouldn’t say “Mother gave it to I”, you would say “Mother gave it to me”. So why alter how you refer to yourself just because you had to share something with your brother? If in doubt, remove the other person and it all becomes more straightforward. Bearing that in mind, the third example is also wrong. You wouldn’t say “Me is going out” or “Me are going out”, would you? Neither would you say, “Him is/are going out”. So the correct way to say it is “He and I are going out”. Do you say: “Us girls are going out”? Who is going out? We are. “We girls are going out.” Do you say: “There is a box of chocolates for we boys”? Chocolates for who? For us. “There is a box of chocolates for us boys.” Do you say: “However long the sentence, us old lags who have done prison before can cope”? Who can cope? us can cope? I think not! We can cope. To make sure, just get rid of the qualifying words (girls, boys, and old lags who have done it before) and it becomes more straightforward. one “When one falls off one’s horse…” is the example most often quoted to ridicule people for using the word “one”. I believe it was originally uttered by royalty, but
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there is a misconception that using the word “one” is an attempt at being posh. However, it is actually a short way of saying “anyone” and is opposite to “no one”. So “No one really likes eating worms,” is correct because it refers to people in general. Therefore, “If one eats worms, one will not come to any harm,” is also perfectly correct and in no way regal or posh – it just means that anyone daft enough to eat worms will survive. “One should not eat worms.” That means anyone: me, you, the Queen and everyone else.
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Garden Jottings from ken a Christmas tree is just a Christmas tree. It’s not important where it comes from. It’s only got to last a few weeks. That one will do. as long as it looks green I don’t really care.
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In the past, the number one choice has been Norway Spruce – a dark green, bushy tree with a strong pine scent. It’s a fast-growing variety which is an advantage in terms of price, but unfortunately warm, drying air causes it to shed its thin sharp needles when disturbed, so it is really most suited to cooler rooms and conservatories, or for an outdoor display. If your home is cosily warm over Christmas and you’re not a fan of acupuncture, choose a “non-drop” variety such as Nordmann Fir. It’s a very elegantly-shaped and open-tiered tree with a pleasant, fresh fragrance and broad, soft-to-the-touch, glossy-green needles which hold incredibly well. This makes it a popular choice for busy family rooms. always make your selection personally from trees which are not netted, that look and feel fresh, and that don’t drop handfuls of green needles when tapped on the ground. Real trees aren’t perfectly even in shape, so get someone to hold a tree out and give it a spin to find its best side, compare one with another until you’ve made a decision, then have the tree netted for easy transport home. Once in your care, remove its stocking and keep the tree cool and moist until it’s time to take it indoors. Saw a slice off the bottom of the trunk, then fix your tree firmly in to a stable water-retaining stand positioned away from drying radiators and open fires, and decorate to your hearts’ content!
It’s worth noting that commercially-grown Christmas trees are environmentally friendly. They’re planted to be harvested (just like any other field crop) in a rotation lasting 8 to 15 years depending on variety and size required. They are inspected regularly, In order to get the most thinned and trimmed from your tree, buy a fresh, to create bushiness locally-grown one. Not only and good shape, does transport (possibly and as blocks are felled more trees are from the other side of planted in their place Europe) add to cost, but to keep this carefullytrees grown further away managed cycle going. will have been cut for some During this time time to allow for this. they provide shelter and habitat for wildlife and absorb loads of carbon dioxide from the air. If they are then recycled after Christmas, the resulting chippings can be used for mulching, can be added to compost, or sent as biomass to generate heat or electricity. Compare this to artificial trees, which are manufactured around the world using mixed materials including metal and many different plastics which are almost impossible to separate for recycling. These trees are destined for landfill, where they will take hundreds of years to break down. So enjoy having a real tree in your home this Christmas – it’s the natural choice!
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ocal charity east Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (eACH), which cares for life-threatened children and young people and supports their families, has gained planning permission to build a new children’s hospice in Framlingham earl in Norfolk.
eACH launched a £10 million appeal at the end of November and needs help! One of the first opportunities to support the appeal comes at Christmas, when eACH is asking people to give an extra gift of £10 to kick start their £10 Million appeal through whichever means they prefer. if everyone in Norfolk did this, we would raise enough money to enable them to start building the new hospice right away.
if you’re a member of an adult or community group you could put on your own special event for the appeal like a coffee morning, race night or hold a tombola or raffle at your next event or meeting.
if you own a business or work for a company, big or small, why not join eACH’s new Corporate Partners Network and look to raise money towards the new hospice during the course of the appeal?
if you’re looking for something a little more active then you could take part in one of the eACH fundraisers running throughout the appeal, from a Colour Dash to a Sky Dive. Not forgetting the charity’s biggest event: Ride for Life. Keep an eye on the eACH website www.each.org.uk for details of all of these events and more.
individuals, couples and families can become Foundation Members of the appeal and pledge to give a total of £3,600 over the likely three year period of the project.
These are only a few suggestions of ways to help, and eACH would love to hear of any ideas you have which could help raise the money they need to build the new hospice in the heart of Norfolk.
if you have children or are a teacher, why not get your school involved? There will be a number of ways in which you can do this from cake sales to ‘dress-down’ days or perhaps hold your own sponsored event like a hopathon or a sponsored silence!
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Sparkly decorations and Christmas lights look appealing to play with but could be dangerous if swallowed or chewed. Turn off electrics when out of the room and don’t be surprised if your kitty wants to climb your tree – stop them and shut the door when you’re not around. Chocolate, onions, raisins and certain nuts are poisonous to many pets. Remember that stuffing, Christmas pudding and mince pies all contain these ingredients, plus cooked bones can splinter and cause a choking hazard. alcohol is also a major poison to pets so keep drinks well out of reach.
ensure vaccinations are up to date before leaving your moggies and doggies in catteries and kennels. Cold weather chemicals – particularly anti-freeze which cats love the sweet taste of – can cause serious illness and even death in pets. Batteries from toys can burn the stomachs of curious dogs that chew them, so be vigilant about things left lying around that your pet seems intrigued by. Many pets have fur coats, but they get cold too. Outdoor guinea pigs and rabbits need a warm, dry, draft-free home at all times so consider moving them indoors or in to a shed for the winter and check their water isn’t frozen throughout the day. Dry off dogs and cats when they come inside and remove any snow balls from their coats as quickly as possible.
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hough Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall hasn’t fully converted to being vegetarian, a summer of meat abstinence three years ago marked a turning point for the way he viewed his diet.“it made me a more creative cook,” he says, recalling the experiment that formed the theme for an entire series of his Channel 4 show River Cottage. it also provided inspiration for his latest recipe book, River Cottage Light and easy.“it’s got chapters on meat and fish, but probably 75 per cent of the recipes are vegetarian.”
There are just two things missing from the cookbook: wheat and dairy. “It occurred to me, ‘What if I just took those ingredients out?’” says Hugh, responding to the many requests from his readers for gluten and dairy-free recipes. He was interested in the challenge of cooking without them.
River Cottage Light and Easy is aimed at those of us who eat an unconsidered breakfast of toast almost every morning. Those of us for whom lunch is “grabbing
a sandwich”, and dinner is a big bowl of pasta - so that’s most of us then! “I’m discovering new oils, grains and flours like buckwheat,” Hugh enthuses. “and do you know what? The results are delicious.” Hugh is calling for people to show the same love and photo: Simon Wh eeler attention to vegetables as they do to meat. “I’m growing ing a lot of cucumbers at the moment; people think it’s a slightly boring vegetable but if you bash it, chop it and put a few asian flavourings and a pinch of chilli in, even a cucumber salad on its own becomes really, really special.” With media commitments, books (he has over 20 published works now) and the thriving River Cottage to run, it’s amazing Hugh still finds time to grow his own veg from the family home in Devon. “It was getting on top of me a couple of years ago,” he admits. “I was so busy extolling the virtues of growing your own, fishing and foraging, that I wasn’t getting as much time as I wanted to do it myself.” He laid down some ground rules and vowed to spend more time practicing what he preaches to around one million and a half million River Cottage viewers each episode. “I love living in the country, I feel so rooted here. I’ve been in the West Country nearly 20 years now,” he says. “Devon’s great. It’s full of artisan food producers, fantastic cheeses, a lot of farm gate sales of meat – this is what River Cottage has been about from the beginning. Not just about growing your own; it’s about knowing where your food comes from, it’s about getting it from Though preparing a meal is not other people who something Hugh takes lightly, grow it brilliantly who his new book makes it easy. live near you, where food is one of the great River Cottage: Light & Easy by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall glues of a community is out now. that knows itself.”
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Carrie Barrett lives in Blo Norton, near Diss, right on the Suffolk/Norfolk border, with her husband and two children Maisie (11) and Olly (7). She has been dining out and about in our area for many years, seeking out restaurants that offer great value, quality and above all else are child friendly. if you would like Carrie to visit a particular pub or restaurant just get in touch with us and we’ll ask her to visit.
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This change opened a new chapter for the Greyhound. It has become a place that welcomes families and is somewhere you can not only pop in for a diverse range of ales, but can also be guaranteed a delicious homecooked meal alongside it.
The owner, Chris, has managed to bring the pub back to life and my children wanted to know when they could go back there to eat again! Chris has succeeded in creating a pub that is still great for drinking in, but also great for good, honest food at a decent price. We will definitely go back again soon and I urge villagers around the area to pop in and give it a go too.
drive by this pub everyday on my school run and have seen the boards outside offering homemade food, but for so long i have not been inside. The pub is very well known as a “drinking place”, often playing live music, but for a long time it hasn’t served food. That is until the new owners took over in 2012 and gave the pub a huge transformation and renovation.
I decided to take the children in for dinner one evening on the way home from school after a busy day. The pub opens its kitchens at 5.30pm, so it’s’s ideal for an early meal for the kids.
For dessert, Olly chose the ice-cream sundae and Maisie wanted the cheeseboard from the adult menu. The waiter said the portions could just be halved so it was no problem.
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We were made to feel very welcome by the bar staff when shown to our table. It’s a very relaxed and clean restaurant, with lovely wood floors and nicely spread out tables. There’s high chairs available for babies, and lots on the menu that children can choose from, including assurance that most of the adult meals can be halved for children. Maisie and Olly both went for the kids cheeseburger (£4.95 each), and I chose the homemade lasagne (£9.50). all the ingredients on the menu are sourced locally where possible and everything is homemade, including the desserts! Both Maisie & Olly said
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true community occasion, Eye’s Christmas lights switch on and late night shopping event is all about local involvement. Eye locals once again brave the winter weather on the evening of Friday 5th December to celebrate the town’s traditional Christmas lights switch-on and late night shopping event. This year, Park Radio supply the music and Eye Town Council unveil its sparkling new Christmas lights.
Christmas lights start twinkling at around 6.00pm. Children from Eye Primary School then lead carol singing around the town Christmas tree, but are joined by the crowds of Eye who sing along to the festive favourites. The town’s plethora of shops and businesses tend to stay open late for Christmas shoppers and browsers,
and like to offer special treats to customers at this time of year. Inside Eye Town Hall on the evening of the light switch-on, the Church Bazaar features stalls and activities, as well as a very special visitor, in the shape of a red-robed, white-bearded, jolly gentleman. So let’s just hope you’ve been good this year… Hog roast stall outside Laurel Farm Butchers, warming up Eye visitors
Following the great success of last year’s decision to award Christmas light switching on duties to local “celebrity”, Ollie Green, who works at The Handyman, 2014’s switch-flicker will again be decided by public vote. So it’s well worth a visit to find out who has pipped the competition to the post this year. Festivities begin outside The Handyman shop at 5.30pm and the
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Young town folk feeling festive outside The Handyman
L-R - Linda Cummins, Mayor of Eye; Steve Harmer, owner of English & Continental Antiques - winner of the Best Dressed Window 2013; Ollie Green, winner of the public vote for the Christmas lights switch on 2013.
Celebrate the town’s traditional Christmas lights switch-on and late night shopping event. The central part of Eye is closed to traffic on the evening and the streets are dotted with stalls run by local organisations and charities raising funds for their various causes. amongst those are hot food stands and a miniature fairground, to the joy of many of the town’s young faces. There is also a “Best Dressed Window” competition, stirring up some friendly
rivalry between the local shops. Who do you think is most deserving? This year’s light switch-on fun continues at other venues around the town thereafter, with music being hosted at the Klaxxon Club in Eye’s community arts centre, The Bank. and over at the Queen’s Head, revellers find it hard to resist the warmth of log fires and the promise of festive ales,
as well as free chilli and rice out in the garden marquee to keep out the, er, chill. Eye’s Christmas celebration may not be the biggest in the area, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in its sense of community spirit.
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Mark Cocker is a hugely accomplished nature writer. His Birds Britannica and Birds & People are both acclaimed works and Crow Country (about the rooks and jackdaws of south Norfolk) was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson non-fiction prize. His latest book is both a minute examination of the wildlife in his local meadows and marshes around the village of Claxton in south Norfolk and, at the same time, a call to readers to look more closely at and think harder about the natural world around us. Distilled from many years of his journalism, mostly for The Guardian, the book is arranged as the intimate journal of a nature year in the life of Claxton and its environs.
Claxton Mark Cocker Jonathan Cape 9780857042354 Hardback
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This is a gem of a book and possibly my favourite East anglian interest title of the year. The author has worked over a number of years to compile a completely fascinating record of Norfolk treasures (and by treasures we mean buildings, art and landscapes – a huge, comprehensive listing and a broad range of the elements that make the county special) of which this is the first of three volumes, the next two due to follow during the next two years. You can’t possibly fail to learn something new about the county by consulting this book and it will spur you on to explore this endlessly fascinating and rewarding part of the world.
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Throughout a year, Magnum photographer Chris Steele-Perkins photographed at Holkham Hall not only the various traditional and “obvious”activities like hunting and shooting, but the full gamut of activities through to holiday homes, pop concerts and weddings. Beyond that, Chris was obviously fascinated by the people of the estate: not just the family, but the groups of workers that form the backbone of day to day life on the estate and whose activities and interactions are captured beautifully and sometimes movingly by the camera.
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A Place in the Country th Chris Steele-Perkins
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Due to customer demand Jarrolds now has a permanent display of novels set in East anglia and this is one of the newer additions to those shelves – a crime story set on the Norfolk coast and perfect for fans of British crime fiction who like their crime to come with a regional setting. Detective Inspector Jack Delaney is trying to make a clean break. Tormented by his troubled past, he has taken his young family out of London, swapping the mayhem of London for the tranquil calm of the North Norfolk coast – except, of course, it’s not so tranquil; after a storm hits Sheringham, a body is discovered beneath the rubble of a collapsed cliff. Natural disaster? No, this looks like murder, and Jack is the only local resident qualified to investigate…
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arthur Brough is something of a Jarrolds institution: a frequent visitor to the London Street store, arthur is happy to share tales of his World War II exploits with fellow café diners, to the point where many of them feel the need to buy this little wartime memoir of arthur’s time in the Royal Norfolk Regiment, much of it spent incarcerated in German prisoner of war camps. First published in 1994, the book has gone through several new editions and reprints and the latest has a postscript “fifty-five years on” from the events originally described.
Stephen Fry is of course a national treasure as well as being a Norfolk hero. It feels like there’s probably an episode of QI showing somewhere on uK TV every hour of the day and he has appeared in countless films, TV shows and comedy series – apart, of course, from being an accomplished and successful author. This new volume of autobiography charts the years of Stephen’s fame in the late eighties and early nineties, when he was apparently a success – acting and writing to great acclaim – but also partying and using substances that allowed him to burn the candle at both ends. Containing extracts from his diaries at the time, the book charts the inevitable consequences of the drugs, the parties, the gambling and reveals a side of Stephen Fry the world hasn’t previously seen.
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Counselling is a personal service which enables you to speak freely and confidentially. a 40-year-old lady who runs a very successful business, whilst being a single mother of two children, recently sought advice from a counsellor. The business woman was having difficulty sleeping, keep a relationship with a partner and looking after her 10-year-old and 12-year-old. So, she was given a programme to work towards to enable her to cope with everyday life. She worked to the programme and had one-hour sessions with her counsellor every week for six weeks. By the end of the six-week period, the business woman felt more comfortable with her day-to-day life. The demands she faced were no different, but she had learned a better way to cope with them. as a result, she was able to continue to work, gain more confidence and value herself more. This, in turn, had a positive effect on her relationships. The first step to moving forward is to call Debbie at Butterflies Counselling for a friendly chat on 01603 812165.
stress can keep you fat or make you fat Exercising is a type of stress to the body but when done in the right amount it is a positive stress. Exercise leads to a fitter, healthier and leaner functional body and it can also relieve stress, but exercise that is overdone – like working out for too long, too hard or too frequently – will create a negative stress that helps store fat. Stress can keep you fat or make you fat for the following reasons: It makes you hungry It makes you crave It turns on your fat storing physiology When stress hormones rise as a result of exercise that is too long, too hard or too frequent, hunger hormones like ghrelin and leptin change in a way that make you hungry all the time. This same stress physiology causes the motivation centres in the brain (areas of the brain that keep you goal focused and on task) to shut down. The final nail in the coffin comes from a hormone called neuropeptide Y (or just NPY). under chronic stress your nervous system releases more NPY, which causes immature fat cells to grow into full-grown, puffy fat cells. Call the club on 01953 606665 to learn about short burst metabolic training and get the benefits without the drawbacks. With thanks to roscoe from The Fit Club Wymondham
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hinelo Bally, who shot to fame as BBC TV’s popular Sewing Bee finalist, helped to button-up Hub Community Project’s charity auction in Wymondham when one of her unique creations went under the hammer.
The african-born 26-year-old showcased her skills on TV in early 2014 with a succession of stunning, elegant and colourful designs. Her appearance has been the springboard for her dream to become a successful international fashion designer with her own studio and staff. Yet the woman with a big heart for God will tell you she has no natural talent. “God is the most important aspect of my life and I ask him to endow my hands with excellence so this is really his work. I put the whole mission of designing in his hands when I pray,” says the hip Essex media graduate who donated a children’s dress this summer in a bold african print to help the Wymondham community. Her style and ability was watched by millions of viewers and two keen-eyed judges when she narrowly Chinelo Bally
missed out on taking the winning trophy oph during the eight-week Sewing Bee series as the assignments became more taxing. She blends her native vibrant culture with the classic Western silhouettes that she has come to love since moving to England from Nigeria with her church pastor parents and siblings when she was just four. During the BBC series the determined young designer rallied against nerves and difficulties with the support and prayers of her family and church and viewers often heard her frantic pleas for divine assistance. She says: “I love my church – it really does get behind people with support. My pastor, who is like a second mum to me, prayed and encouraged me throughout the series which was important. “Yes, I am a child of God and I want others to know that being a Christian does not mean you cannot be cool and beautiful – it just means you can be yourself,” says Chinelo who wants to be a role model for other young women who know her. She also hopes the television publicity will heighten her voice as an activist against child abuse and domestic violence. “i want God to use what i do for him since he is the driving force behind it. Abuse of children and domestic violence pulls at my heart-strings,” says Chinelo who is part of her church ministry to help its victims. “i want to work hard with bespoke fashion and be a showcase for the world so my voice as an activist can be reckoned with in higher places,” says the woman who also draws, bakes and uses her creative skills at her pentecostal church. www.chinelobally.com
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financing the christmas shop By Andrew Hagger independent personal finance analyst from www.moneycomms.co.uk
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So this year, why not plan ahead to prevent the huge credit card bills and associated stress that can take the shine off your start to the New Year?
another way to keep the cost down is to agree with friends and relatives that you’re going to cut down on the cost of Christmas this year – either by imposing a limit on the amount you’ll spend or perhaps agreeing to only buy for the children.
t’s so easy and convenient to put shopping on your plastic in the run-up to Christmas but it may be something you regret when the monthly statement arrives in early January.
The first task is to draw up a budget of how much you can realistically afford to spend on presents, Christmas food and going out. If need be, you can spread the financial burden by using a credit card offering naught per cent interest on purchases, such as the Halifax credit card which is interestfree for 20 months. However, it’s best to not get too carried away, as you don’t want to still be paying for the Christmas tree, booze and presents come next July.
alternatively, rather than spending money on presents, you could design and send your own practical vouchers where you offer to give up your time to baby sit, provide a taxi service, clean the car or even walk the dog. It will cost you nothing but your time and a little creativeness.
to keep up with the Jones’s – you won’t thank yourself when your January and February salary is all but wiped out paying back those Christmas excesses. Christmas is not about expensive presents, it’s a rare opportunity to relax and spend some quality time with your friends and family. So have a good time but don’t get in to debt over it – it’s really not worth the stress.
Be realistic if you can’t afford it. Don’t buy on the basis that you don’t want to lose face or are trying
One tried and tested money-saving tip is to try and cut back on your food shopping during the first couple of weeks in December by buying just the absolute essentials. Not only will it save you some cash, but it’ll help you make space for your Xmas turkey and all those extra seasonal goodies. Have a good rummage through your kitchen cupboards and your freezer to make use of some of what you already have. I’m sure
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In a brand new history series, Sarah Doig provides snapshots of children’s education in our region over the centuries.
n most modestly-sized parts of Norfolk and suffolk during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries various establishments would offer board and tuition for young ladies. The curriculum in these academies was usually far from academic – in contrast from the average private school for boys. They offered to educate girls in all the main social skills and accomplishments such as music, dancing, drawing, foreign languages, needlework and embroidery. some charged extra for skills taught by visiting masters such as arithmetic and handwriting. ann and Sarah Burroughs from Botesdale in midSuffolk during the 1790s were daughters of a local tradesman who ran a boarding school for ladies in the village. a wonderful survival of their school is a card which would have been distributed locally, supplementing newspaper advertising. The card was found behind a fireplace during renovations at the former rectory in nearby Redgrave (with thanks to the owners for sharing their find). In it the Burroughs sisters “Return their sincere thanks to their friends, for the support and encouragement they have experienced; and hope, by the strictest attention to the deportment and progression of those young ladies entrusted to their A piano lesson in the early 1800s care, to merit their future approbation”. Whilst they state that most of the subjects are included in the price of ten Guineas per annum for those under twelve years of age and twelve Guineas per year for over twelves, the sisters charged more for fancy work or embroidery skills.
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among a collection of family papers now held in the Norfolk Record Office is a delightful diary written by Elizabeth (Bessie) Starling in the 1840s. Bessie lived and taught at a school for young ladies run by a Miss Woodward in Botesdale and her diary entries give us an invaluable insight into life in such an institution. Miss Woodward’s establishment was relatively small with about eight to ten girls. Bessie regularly gave music lessons and she helped teach her young charges to dance (they had a visiting fiddler to accompany them). She also gave individual Latin lessons. Many schools like the Burroughs and Woodward establishments often did not survive for more than a decade for one reason or another. Sometimes they had to close temporarily or even permanently due to outbreaks of infectious diseases such as smallpox in the neighbourhood. They were also dependent on a good supply of teaching staff, including those peripatetic teachers who educated the girls in specific skills. Some schools, however, simply closed when the proprietors – often fairly young women themselves – got married, no doubt using all the wonderful social skills they had taught their charges! if you would like to discover more about the history of your family or house then Sarah can help. give her a call on 01379 890215 or visit www.ancestral-heritage.co.uk to find out more.
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This Christmas Harleston will be buzzing and there is no excuse not to catch some of the fun.
riday 5th December will see the Christmas Lights switch-on between 6pm and 9pm, organised by the Town Council and volunteers. This will be the usual glittering affair, with the centre of town filled with stalls, delicious refreshments, Santa’s Grotto at Harleston Information Plus in Exchange Street, and a variety of entertainments to please the crowds. Many shops will stay open till late. There are rumours of new Christmas lights and decorations that will bedeck the town, adding Christmas cheer until Twelfth Night.
Saturday 6th December will see a new addition to the Harleston calender. The first Harleston Christmas Market will take over Market Square and Exchange Street from 9.30am to 3pm. There will be nearly 20 stalls selling unique Christmas garlands and wreaths, fabulous handmade Christmas decorations and gifts, home-baked Christmas cakes, hand-crafted jewellery, fashion accessories, ceramics and cushions. To keep hunger at bay there will be delicious tacos with spicy chilli con carne, freshly-made mulled wine, Flying Chef hot dogs, The Catering
Company’s pulled pork, Dinky’s Donuts and Crumpet & Trumpet’s artisan quality food and drink. During the day singers from Diss Discord and members of the Harleston Players will be singing carols, and the South Norfolk Youth Symphonic Band will perform seasonal tunes to serenade shoppers. Harleston is well known for its impressive array of specialist and independent shops and is the perfect place to do your Christmas shopping without the hassle of Norwich or Ipswich. Catering for those who work out of town, many shops will stay open until 7.30pm for late night shopping on both Friday 12th and Friday 19th December. To make it even more special many shops will be providing special offers and discounts on those nights as well as complimentary seasonal drinks and nibbles, and to add to the merriment there will be costumed characters and some spectacular musical entertainment.
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he Fiesta has been made by the Ford Motor Company since 1976 and its name is known all over the world. That’s hardly surprising because the 38-year-old model has been manufactured in Europe, the uSa, Brazil, argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Taiwan, Thailand and South africa. The Fiesta has come a long way from its familiar, original boxy shape. The latest car has established itself as a best-seller in Britain and around the globe after setting a new quality benchmark with a dynamic exterior and an interior optimised for comfort. The Fiesta, on test here in “Zetec” three-door form, has lots of room inside. Without rear doors it makes the fitting of child seats a pain, but once fixed securely, there’s more than enough space for the kids. Indeed, if you don’t have a brood, two adult passengers will find they’re not as cramped as in some rival superminis. The Ford has a reasonable boot as well, with enough capacity for the weekly shop. However, you’d struggle to cram a pushchair in on top if you needed .to take your ankle-biters to the supermarket. But the talents of the well-liked hatchback outweigh any gripes. The Fiesta continues building on its position as the uK’s top-selling motor with the launch of a fresh powertrain, which was fitted to my test car. Ford now offers a 99 break horsepower version of its 1.0 litre EcoBoost engine with the company’s six-speed PowerShift automatic transmission – delivering CO2 emissions of just 114 grams per
kilometre and 57.7 miles per gallon (on average) fuel consumption. The engine is a smart piece of machinery. It combines cuttingedge equipment, including direct fuel injection and turbo-charging, to deliver the might of a larger lump with the fuel efficiency of a smaller unit. The Ford PowerShift transmission uses electronically-controlled twin-clutch technology to move between gears. You have the option of staying in full automatic mode or, for a bit more excitement, dropping in to the gearbox’s “sport” setting. Indeed, the combination of EcoBoost and PowerShift is one of the most advanced and dynamic powertrains ever launched in a compact car. The zero to 62 miles per hour performance feels far quicker than the 11.2 seconds stated on paper. The steering is sporty, snappy and sharp too. Stock features on all Fiestas include Easy Fuel, which prevents filling up with the wrong type of juice; MyKey, which enables parents to limit speed, audio volume and other settings before loaning the car to young drivers, and daytime running lights to be seen in all conditions.
There are very few pocket rocket hatchbacks that are as pleasurable to drive as the Fiesta. It feels on the ball, which is clearly brilliant news on a winding rural road, but the car is also a delight on the humdrum trips thanks to its well-weighted controls, relaxed ride and first-rate visibility. The Fiesta is a sensational all rounder, achieved thanks to its styling, handling and technology. all this makes for genuinely gratifying and stress-free motoring. Throw a long list of standard safety kit in to the mix, plus a spirited yet efficient petrol engine, and the Fiesta Ecoboost Powershift really does offer a lot for its £15,195 price tag. Pros ‘n’ cons comfort √ Performance √ efficiency √ styling √ Average boot X fAst fActs max speed: 112 mph 0-62 mph: 11.2 secs combined mpg: 57.7 engine: 999cc 12 valve 3 cylinder turbo petrol max. power (bhp): 99 at 6000 rpm max. torque (lb/ft): 125 at 4100 rpm co2: 114 g/km Price: £15,195 on the road
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