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AUTUMN 2014
Out and About 8 Good news from our region 12 Ladies who Lunch visit The Park Hotel 14 Wymondham Youth Bus 17 Volunteering at Banham Zoo 19 Jeeves & Wooster come to Norwich 20 Village Notice Board 25 When your husband takes a mistress! 27 Last in series: Conduct in the field 29 Search and Rescue for lost dogs 30 New series from Granny Grammar
43 WIN tickets to Paul Hollywood’s live show! 45 Antique silver hallmarks 49 Interview with chef Tom Aikens 53 Sport Action After Cancer 54 Waveney Valley Food and Drink Festival 59 Village People is looking for village reporters! 61 Recipe from head chef at The Wildebeest 63 Great recommendations for local businesses
Shopping 69 Key pieces for autumn fashion 70 Book reviews, local titles
Heath and Beauty 74 In good health 77 Health Q&A: Cramping your style 79 Sewing up the past and present at the cathedral
Home and Garden 33 Garden Jottings from Ken 34 On your plot: Hanging around the pumpkin patch 37 The mighty oak 39 Heard water: Hard luck? 41 Home trends for autumn
49 Jobs, Money and Business 81 Student insurance
Services 84 Car review: Mercedes-Benz GLA 86 Find a local business or service 87 Thinking of advertising? Special offer
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We’re very excited here at VP HQ as we have been nominated for some National Awards. Annually in October we attend the Independent Magazine Publishers’ Conference and this year Village People has been nominated in three categories. We’re hoping Village People gets recognised for its fabulous mix of editorial and local features, supplied to every single home in a 900 square mile area of rural Norfolk, together with its promotion of local businesses and services. Our nominations include the ‘overall design’ of Village People with a special mention for our front covers. Let’s hope the judges ignore the old saying “don’t judge a book by its front cover” and feel free to judge away on our colourful magazines! If you’d like to find out how we get on at the Awards ceremony on 3 October please jump onto Twitter and follow us. Demand for our free Village Notice Board is at an all-time high so we’re working hard on a new website where you will be able to upload your village events and notices. Trying to squeeze everything onto our 4 printed pages is impossible as we deliver to 200 villages and there’s always a lot going on so our website will be the ideal place to feature an unlimited amount of notices. Spread the word to everyone you know who runs local events as its FREE! So it’s bye from me for another two months and let’s hope the judges choose Village People from the hundreds and hundreds of entries. You can hear the results first on Twitter!
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Good News FROM OUR REGION RAISE A GLASS TO THE CROWN
Situated on the green at Pulham Market, The Crown has re-opened as a free house, with a new team serving food and drink seven days a week. New landlord and landlady, Jon Bingham and Amy Beevers, both grew up in the county of Norfolk and already manage a successful pub and restaurant, The River Garden, in Norwich. Jon and Amy’s intention is e to breathe new life in to The Crown, which will includ with ping in-kee tion decora and sympathetic repairs are the magnificent style and history of the place. They the to new and old both ers custom keen to welcome pub and to integrate with village life. Food will be served daily and head chef, Jamie ce Tuynman’s, menu makes full use of seasonal produ from local suppliers, including Buffy’s Brewery, Pepperell’s, Steel Fine Foods and Sam Cole.
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JUMBLE SALE SUPPORTS WAGOBERA Wagobera is a small local charity founded by Hartismere High School student, Emma Thornton, following her gap year teaching in Uganda.
WAVENEY VALLEY ORCHESTRAL WORKSHOPS The Waveney Valley Orchestral Workshops have been held biennially since 1988. They begin on a Friday morning and conclude with a free performance of the works studied on the Sunday evening, which has always proved highly successful and enjoyable in previous years. The course is open to all, but Grade 6 and above sightreading is recommended. Study and rehearsal is carried out under the expert guidance of a guest conductor and about a dozen professional musicians. The orchestral membership covers young and old, professional and amateur and, typically, there are approximately 80 participants with players coming from Norfolk, Suffolk and beyond. For more information, contact Paul Chambers on 01379 642909 or visit www.pvo.org.uk
Emma met an 11-year-old boy called Wagobera Christopher, who finished top of his class at primary school but was unable to go to secondary school because his family could not afford the fees. She set up the charity and Chris is now studying clinical medicine at Kampala International University. Nine years later, Wagobera continues to support a growing number of children and young people. The charity’s income comes from local fundraising events, and this year’s annual jumble sale is at Wortham Village Hall on October 4 at 2pm. For further information visit www.facebook.com/wagobera or email Emma at wagobera@gmail.com Any offers of help and donations of any kind (including jumble) are always greatly appreciated.
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suCCessFul start For tea rooms Fairchild’s Tea Rooms opened in Diss on July 19, 2014. The brainchild of Nicholas Easton and Justine Staines, Fairchild’s takes its customers back to the beginning of the last century, when the emphasis was on service and afternoon tea was a break to be savoured. With more than 40 different loose leaf teas and eight different coffee varieties, Fairchild’s visitors are not short of choice. Reminiscent of the 1920s, the waitresses wear little white pinnies and hats akin to the old Lyons “nippies” and the waiters are always dressed smartly – usually sporting a bowtie. In a very ve busy, stressful world that alwa seems to always rush by so fast, Fairchild is a place Fairchild’s wher time seems where to stand still. It is no wonder that, within eight days of opening, Fa Fairchild’s was announced as a finalist for the Diss Express Ca of the Year. Café To book a table, call 07462 756221 or email fairchilds-tea-rooms@hotmail.co.uk
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QUIZ NIGHT GENERATES £800 FOR HOSPICE Staff from Glasswells home furnishings stores have donned their thinking caps for an evening of competitive fun in aid of St Nicolas Hospice Care for the eighth year running. In teams of four, staff from the shops, offices and warehouse joined together in the Place to Eat restaurant in Bury St Edmunds for a battle of wits. Eighteen teams took part and competition was fierce – the leader board constantly changed, however victory went to the Commercial Furnishings department, “Contracts Corner”. During the evening proceeds from drink sales and a raffle were added to the pot, making a total fundraising effort of £800. Abby Mayes, Corporate Fundraiser for St Nicolas Hospice Care, said: “Thank you for making this year’s Quiz evening such a success. Annual events such as this one are absolutely vital in order to continue services at St Nicholas Hospice Care.”
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WYMONDHAM ABBEY DEVELOPMENT FUNDRAISER A cheque for £250 has been presented to Rev’d Canon Christopher Davies following an open evening in aid of Wymondham Abbey Development Appeal. The event was organised by Wymondham Lions Ladies, who supplied canapés, and Ward-Robes of Wymondham, whose summer clothes collection was modelled, along with a raffle including an original framed watercolour of the Abbey and a handmade patchwork quilt as the prizes. Wymondham Abbey Development Appeal aims to raise £50,000 towards new buildings and facilities, historical interpretation and learning resources for the town. A sum of £1.75 million has already been awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Wymondham’s charitable trusts and individuals have pledged a further £950,000. Margaret Wilde and Michelle Fernandes, who e. helped organise the event, presented the chequ Leaflets for further information about the appeal can be obtained from Ward-Robes, 20 Fairland Street, Wymondham.
More about Wymondham Lions… Wymondham Lions is open to people from all walks of life and is a friendly way of helping the local community. The club usually meets twice a month and carries out projects to benefit those in need. For more info, call 0845 833 5749 or email wymondhamlions@gmail.com
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Ladies Who Lunch The Park hoTel
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Another beautiful day, another lunch out… what a stressful life I lead!
e had arranged to go to a restaurant some distance away from home but were told: “We don’t do lunch” when we phoned to book. A last minute rearrangement saw us making a shorter journey, thus arriving at the Park Hotel 45 minutes early. My friend suggested walking into Diss – so we did – and it’s not very far. Forty minutes later we presented ourselves at reception and were shown to our reserved table, decorated with a pretty vase of fresh garden flowers. My friend was ravenous (she is also slim; unlike me) so she ordered a starter of chicken liver pâté blended with brandy and herbs. This came with lots of Melba toast, chutney and a fair-sized salad garnish. I sat and watched her eat whilst I sipped my glass of chilled white wine. Gorgeous! I finally succumbed to a tiny taste of the pâté, which I’d tried to avoid on account of calories, but it was utterly lovely. For our main course, we decided against hot roasted food as we were pretty “hot roasted” ourselves. After a few changes back and forth between us, I chose the
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honey-glazed ham salad and my companion chose the salmon and prawn fishcakes, also with salad. I wished I could have had both! The fishcakes were very tasty and the portions were generous, as was my ham, which was excellent. My salad was accompanied by coleslaw and boiled new potatoes, which were improved exponentially by the addition of half-a-dozen butter pats brought to me by the efficient waitress – not that I actually needed all six! My friend’s fishcakes were complemented with a Caesar salad and parmesan cheese (which, in my opinion, improves just about anything you put it on) and we agreed that they were a good, proportionate size – not overfilled with potato. We both cleared our plates as usual. The service was friendly and timely with only one “Everything all right?” – quite enough – during the meal. I had thought that the hotel might be a bit old fashioned or dated as it had been there since we first came to Norfolk, but not so. It was elegant, quiet and spacious with a fresh, clean feel. We had arrived at noon, after which the place filled up slowly but surely with eager diners.
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The waitress brought back the menu so that we could discover what delights were in store pudding-wise. Evidently the cheesecake of the day was lemon and lime, which we both wanted. My slim friend conceded defeat, however, and chose apple crumble with ice cream. Both were generous-sized portions and I was granted a free dollop of ice cream with mine to make up for my hollow-legged friend’s starter. Thoroughly satisfied, we ordered coffee to finish with. Nice, big cups of hot, strong coffee came to the table with the obligatory chocolate mint. Just how I like it! Just before leaving I like to have a look round the place and visit the loos. I discovered that the ladies’ was down four steps, so I enquired if there were any others and was told that there was a ramp access to the ones we had used. If in doubt about this, it might be best to phone beforehand. The car park is spacious and well signed – you enter from Park Road (A1066), just east of a small roundabout.
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The Wymondham Youth Bus This summer, Village People’s chosen local charity was the Wymondham Youth Bus, which has just celebrated a year on the road.
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ily Goulder, editor of Village People Magazine, presented the Youth Bus team with a cheque for £200 at Wymondham Carnival at the end of July. Their plan is to spend the money on a website and installation of wifi on the bus, which will hopefully attract even more young people.
The Wymondham Youth Bus provides a free, safe and inviting space for young people on a Friday night (between 6 and 10pm), where they can relax. Word has spread about the bus and numbers have increased to around 50 young people using it during the four hours it is parked at Browick Park. The bus was purchased through generous funding from four Wymondham churches, community grants, individual donations and interest free loans. It is operated solely by a great team of volunteers. Local fundraising by the young people themselves has also added to the pot and this will continue in order to assist in ongoing costs. WYB has spent a few lunch breaks at Wymondham High School getting to know students and it will be making a regular appearance once a month on a Tuesday afternoon from September. WYB leaders were invited to be part of a committee called the Wymondham Youth Working Party. The aim of this group is to discuss how existing facilities can be improved and whether new facilities
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should be provided. ided It was noted ed at the very first meeting that the WYB was the only detached youth work present in Wymondham and the Police Beat Manager commented that her job had been made a lot easier since the WYB had been started. WYB has been present at community events throughout the year, thereby developing community relationships. Through links with local businesses, the WYB team has been helping young people write CVs, find part-time work and start apprenticeships. But it doesn’t stop there. The WYB team are in discussion with Norwich
Youth fo for Christ to see ho how the bus can be used in Norfolk schools with the ‘Who Cares?’ initiative. They are also considering using the bus for other youth clubs on weekday evenings. WYB is clearly making a huge difference to young people in Wymondham and has even been presented with a certificate of achievement by the Mayor, in recognition of the dedicated service given to the town of Wymondham. We hope that the donation from Village People Magazine helps the bus continue all this great work in our community.
Young people can find the bus at Browick Park from 6pm to 10pm on Friday evenings. For more information, contact Geoff and Debbie Davison 01953 423387 or 07919 168412 or email gdavison.wymyouthbus@aol.co.uk
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Volunteering
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anham Zoo has been a part of the local community for over 45 years. 2013 saw a major change when the zoo and its sister site, Africa Alive! achieved charity status under the auspices of the Zoological Society of East Anglia (ZSEA for short). Becoming a registered charity has presented the zoo with challenges but also opportunities.
What goes on at Banham Zoo? ZOOLOGY: With over 200 species of animal the zoo provides visitors with face to face encounters with some of the world’s rarest animals. The zoo is also an active participant in over 70 European breeding programmes. SUSTAINABILITY: Banham Zoo promotes sustainability within the organisation as well as to visitors. EDUCATION: They deliver formal education sessions to over 12,000 children annually and to over 200,000 individuals through feeding talks, displays and presentations. ACTION: As well as education and conservation activities at the zoo, they also provide financial support and expertise to externa . l projects around the world. The aim is to continue to improve wildlife conservation, animal welfare and education and Banham Zoo is looking for volunteers to help with this. WHAT DO THE ZOO VOLUNTEERS DO? Volunteers at Banham Zoo support the staff, not replace them. Currently the volunteers help the
keepers, the education team, the gardens department and help run the charity shop located just outside the entrance to the zoo. WHO ARE THE ZOO VOLUNTEERS? Volunteers range in age from 18 to 78 and come from a variety of backgrounds. Some are students, some are retired and others just want to do something a little different on their days off from work. What unites them all is a passion for nature and conservation and a willingness to get stuck in
with everyday life at the zoo. WANT TO FIND OUT MORE? Information on the volunteer opportunities currently available and an expression of interest form can be found on the website www.banhamzoo.co.uk under ‘Support Us’. Alternatively you can e-mail volunteer@ZSEA.org.uk for further information. The zoo is looking forward to hearing from you!
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Northern Ballet Cinderella
Out & About
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Mon 29 Sept – Sat 4 Oct PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ Lorna Luft stars in tribute to the golden age of movie musicals £6.50 - £33.50 Sun 5 Oct BRITTEN SINFONIA Mozart and Tavener £6.50 - £26
BOX OFFICE: (01603) 63 00 00 Tues 21 – Sat 25 Oct JEEVES & WOOSTER John Gordon Sinclair and James Lance star in inventive, bonkers comedy £6.50 - £26
Tues 28 Oct – Sat 1 Nov JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Lloyd Daniels (X Factor), Danielle Hope (Over the Rainbow), Matt Lapinskas (EastEnders) star in glorious family musical £6.50 - £27.50
Tues 7 – Sat 11 Oct CINDERELLA Northern Ballet with lavish dance version of popular fairytale £6.50 - £36.50 Sun 12 Oct THE HOLLIES All the hits £6.50 - £26.50
Sun 2 November JOHN MAYALL The Godfather of British blues £6.50 - £29.50 Mon 3 November THE MODERN ALCHEMIST Spectacular science £5.50 - £8 Tues 4 Nov JETHRO Cornish comedy legend £5.50 - £19.50 Thur 6 – Fri 7 Nov RAMBERT World class contemporary dance £5.50 - £23
Sun 9 November NORFOLK SCHOOLS PROJECT Local schoolchildren perform their own operas Free Tues 14 – Sat 18 Oct HENRY IV PARTS I & II Antony Sher stars in Royal Shakespeare Company’s acclaimed productions £6.50 - £28
Tues 11 – Sat 15 November GLYNDEBOURNE TOUR Mozart’s La Finta Giardiniera, Verdi’s La traviata, Britten’s The Turn of the Screw £6.50 - £52 Wed 19 – Sat 22 November LORD OF THE FLIES Matthew Bourne’s new dance adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel – raw, intense and thrilling £6.50 - £28 Mon 24 – Sat 29 November ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS Norman Pace, Emma Barton star in hilarious smash-hit National Theatre comedy £6.50 - £26
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I say Jeeves, what an extraordinary talent!
Made famous by the legendary Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, Jeeves and Wooster, the classic comedy, is making its way to Norwich this October. We caught up with the actor James Lance to discuss what can be expected from the popular double act.
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eeves and Wooster are one of the most comical duos in literature and now a brand new production is heading out on tour to Norwich Theatre Royal.
James Lance, who will be playing Bertie Wooster, has a plethora of roles under his belt from iconic TV shows like Absolutely Fabulous and the Norfolk-based I’m Alan Partridge. His latest role sees him taking on one of the great comedy roles of English literature when he plays the effervescent aristocrat Bertie Wooster. In typical PG Wodehouse style, Bertie finds himself facing two comedy challenges of matchmaker and silver cowcreamer stealer, aided and abetted by his ever-loyal manservant Jeeves. James admits he was a bit worried about taking on the part. “It was a little daunting because you have the glorious spectre of Hugh Laurie having played the part so wonderfully well. I started to read some of the books and I have to say the process of finding my character has been a total joy.”
One thing that is new for James is visiting Norwich Theatre Royal and sampling Norfolk during his week-long visit on October 21-25. “It will be a fresh place for me to visit and I am really looking forward to being in Norwich,” he said. So it sounds like audiences are in for an autumn tickling of the funny bone and if the enthusiasm of James and his fellow cast is anything to go by, people are guaranteed to leave the theatre with a smile on their face.
Jeeves and Wooster,
Tuesday 21-Saturday 25 October at 7.30pm, and Thursday and Saturday matinees at 2.30pm.
Tickets from £6.50-£26 available from box office 01603 630000 or www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk
James has already been playing Bertie opposite John Gordon in West End and will join forces with Sean Goodale to star in the show in Norwich. With just the three of them in the cast, John and Sean also adopt the personas of many other great Wodehouse characters. “I think we have all decided we need to have as much fun as we can,” says James, “and I am channelling my inner five-year-old into my character, of course.” Being part of the show has re-introduced James to the wonder of Wodehouse’s over-the-top characters and knockabout humour, and James says there is absolutely no chance of the audience being bored. “I really like the idea of theatre waking you up, and this certainly does”, he said. One of the roles James is best known for here in the east is the long-suffering hotel worker Ben in I’m Alan Partridge. “Steve Coogan is actually a really good friend of mine,” he says. “I can’t tell you how much fun he is to work with!”
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The research or ‘infatuation’ phase, as I liked to call it, started with him joining online forums, purchasing magazines and talking to people in the pub about his latest passion. Then he saw the bus of his dreams, and he went on a blind date to Taunton (we live in Norfolk!) He drove back with her nearly getting hyperthermia in the process - and this is a man who won’t get out bed on a Sunday to put the kettle on. In this phase he had simply lost the ability to concentrate on anything but the task at hand and that was fixing Poppy for the start of the summer. Poppy, is an early bay Devon T2 VW campervan with a Westfalia interior. I would like to offer some advice if your partner is thinking of straying. Don’t let them (as if you could stop it) buy any classic car:
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Riddlesworth Hall Autumn Gift Fair
Friday 17th October 12 noon - 6pm Saturday 18th October 10am - 4pm
A fantastic opportunity to start your Christmas Shopping, the fair takes place inside the magnificent hall on the Riddlesworth Estate. Browse stalls selling a wonderful collection of gifts and locally produced food and drink including Lucy Lou Handbags, Ebenezer Cottage,Sandlings, Mary James, Anne-Sofi Anne-Sofie e Ideas, thebigKnit, Indigo Boo, Crystal Pig, Serendipity, Quelques Choses, The Saucy Stag, Whishlist, Aurina, Honeysuckle Days and more.
Enjoy tea, coffee, cakes and lovely home cooked lunches with seasonal food by local caterers Viva.
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Local historian and professional genealogist, Sarah Doig, highlights the bravery undertaken by men of our region.
n the last of my series of articles to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, I want to highlight the many acts of bravery undertaken by men from our region in defence of the nation. These acts were recognised by the award of medals such as the Victoria Cross, the Military Medal, the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Distinguished Service Order or by being commended by a “mention in despatches”. During the First World War, the Victoria Cross (VC) – the highest military honour awarded for valour - was awarded to only one Norfolk Regiment soldier and two Suffolk Regiment soldiers. One of these was Corporal Sidney James Day of the 11th (Service) Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment. At the outbreak of the war, Day was working as a butcher in Norwich and a month later he enlisted in the 9th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment. Day clearly showed his courage and commitment as he was promoted first to Lieutenant Corporal and then, in August Distinguished Conduct Medal 1917, to Corporal. The citation in the London Gazette reads: “Cpl Day successfully commanded a bombing section detailed to clear enemy trenches, killing two and taking four prisoners. Where the trench was levelled, he went on alone to contact flanking troops. On his return, a stick-bomb fell into the trench where there were five wounded. He seized the bomb and threw it out, where it exploded harmlessly, saving the lives of the wounded. He
completed the clearing of the trench and remained in an advanced position Victoria Cross for sixty-four hours under constant fire. His conduct throughout was an inspiration to all” Later on in the war, Corporal Day received two injuries – to his thumb and thigh – and spent much of 1918 as a prisoner of war, before returning to his native Norfolk. Many more soldiers from the region received the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) which was another high award for bravery. The DCM was awarded only to non-commissioned officers and one of the local recipients was Private Frederick G Bartrum. Frederick Bartrum was born in Wortham, Suffolk near Diss in about 1887, the son of an agricultural labourer. Frederick was a member of the regular army, having joined the Norfolk Regiment some time before 1911 (at the time of the 1911 census he was serving with the 2nd Battalion in the Indian subcontinent). The medal Bartrum and others received was silver with the head of King George V on one side and the words “FOR DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT IN THE FIELD” on the other. Although only a fraction of the brave men who fought for our country in the Great War were awarded such a medal, we should recognise that for every soldier and his family, it was a great act of great bravery and sacrifice. 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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Search and Rescue for lost dogs
discovered there was a lack of dogs trained to search for lost dogs and decided this was something I wanted to become involved with. So I changed my lifestyle to dedicate time to being a dog owner and began my search for the right dog. I was drawn to the Czechoslovakian wolfdog. The breed was a result of an experiment in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s to see if wolves and dogs could breed. The offspring was developed by the Czechoslovakian military and they were used as search and tracker dogs, as well as patrol dogs. The military in the Czech Republic and Slovakia still have them as part of their K9 teams and the breed is also used in Europe for search and rescue. I made contact with Orkwolf Wolfdogs and, after several interviews to ensure my suitability, became the proud owner of Loki. Loki started his puppy training and, although Czechoslovakian wolfdogs can be difficult to train, they are very intelligent. He had an amazing nose and was given give similar training to the German shepherds Loki of the police force. Loki showed a real flare for sho “trailing” – following “t a scent and often finding articles along the way, until the final article is found – in ar real-life this would be re the lost dog.
Loki & his owner
In July 2014, a young puppy went nt missing and we were asked if we could help look for him. Loki and I went to the area the puppy was last seen to see if we could pick up his scent. Loki was also given the puppy’s bedding to sniff, then instructed to “track on”. We tracked all day but unfortunately too many helpers had disturbed the scent. Not disheartened, we returned to track the following day and eventually Loki managed to find the puppy’s hiding place! Loki has also found many other dogs, including ones that are trapped, and has even been asked to carry out a search and rescue in Scotland for a collie that has been missing since October 2013. Hopefully we will be able to reunite the dog with its owners soon. Our search and rescue services are free, but we welcome donations to Wolfdog Rescue UK, the only dedicated rescue centre to Loki’s breed. We live near Harleston and can be contacted on 07810 641818 or lokinosetheway@email.com - Please also visit www.doglost.co.uk to find any lost dog.
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the apostrophe
that dratted lIttle Curly thInG
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ust where are you supposed to put it? And where not? Why does it cause otherwise rational people to go around with a bottle of Tippex frantically blotting it out? And really pedantic types to write it in when it’s missing?
It’s called an apostrophe and it causes more bother than any other letter or character. So let us see if we can make it easy to understand… You may have heard of the grocers’ apostrophe. Many a market stall boasts “carrot’s, sprout’s and plum’s” – but this is wrong! Believe it or not, I once saw a poster advertising a car boot sale with, evidently, “plenty of table’s and big pitch’s”. And it was taking place in “Beccle’s”… get out that Tippex, quick!
This last example needs further explanation because in common usage the final “s” is omitted giving us “my rabbits’ carrots”. Also, because they live together, “my rabbits’ cage…” is correct. The final “s” is omitted again. Dandy and Fluff are pretty straightforward, but trouble can arise with Charles, James and people like them whose names end with “s”. Do you omit the final “s” as in the rabbit example above? Actually, no. The fact that the name Charles ends with an “s” is irrelevant; it is simply a name made up of random letters, just like Pat, Stephen, and Gladys. So “this is Charles’s hat” is correct, just as “this is Gladys’s bag, Pat’s gloves and Stephen’s scarf” is too. Another use of the apostrophe is to show where letters have been missed out of words: “do not” is shortened to “don’t” by removal of the second “o”. Likewise, “you are” is shortened to “you’re” by removal of the “a”. All you have to remember here is to put the apostrophe in the exact space where the letter has been omitted. So “wer’e going out” is wrong; it should be “we’re going out”. “The’yre going out” and “theyr’e going out” are both wrong too – it should be “they’re going out”. It most definitely should not be “their going out”… but more about that in a later edition. Next time: Me and you, you and me, you and I, my sister and I, me and my brother.
One time you do not need an apostrophe “s” is when the word is just a simple plural; where there is more than one whatever-it-is. “My rabbit has a nice big carrot” is correct (one rabbit eating one carrot). “My rabbits have a nice big carrot” (two rabbits sharing one carrot) does not need an apostrophe either. Even “My rabbits have lots of nice big carrots” is correct (two rabbits, many carrots, no apostrophes). One of my rabbits is called Fluff and other is called Dandy – Dandy always has the biggest carrot. “The biggest carrot is Dandy’s; the smaller one is Fluff’s.” Notice anything? The apostrophe has made an appearance because it denotes possession. “My rabbit’s carrot…” = one rabbit, one carrot. “My rabbit’s carrots…” = one rabbit, several carrots. “My rabbits’s carrots…” = both rabbits, several carrots.
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Opening Times Tues- Fri 10am-6pm Sat- Sunday, 10am-5pm Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, 01603 593199, www.scva.ac.uk Image: Detail from Caroline Walker, Illuminations, 2012. © Caroline Walker
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hempnall lawnmower centre
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Garden Jottings from Ken
or fair weather gardeners now may seem a strange time to consider going outside and getting stuck into a bit of work, so it will come as a bit of a surprise to discover that instead of Spring, now really is the best time to do just that… and there’s lots to do!
A good tidy up will ensure that the view from your windows throughout Winter will be welcoming, with hedges clipped, neatly edged lawns kept free of fallen leaves, and borders smartened up by the pruning of most deciduous shrubs (excluding winter and early spring bloomers such as forsthyia, ribes and chaenomeles as you will remove their flowering shoots!) Clearing dead material from herbaceous perennials as they die back into winter dormancy will also improve the outlook, but leave any with attractive seed heads as these offer interest for you and an important snack for wild birds.
There’s a huge choice of ornamental trees available bare-root, from showy acers (maples) to handsome sorbus (mountain ash and whitebeam), or if you’re keen on ‘growing your own’, fruit trees and soft fruit bushes are available in abundance. Why not be kind to wildlife and plant a native hedge, grow either a single species such as hawthorn, or mix it up a bit with blackthorn (just imagine the sloe gin you could make!), field maple, dogwood, wild rose and others. For a more uniform hedge, on lighter soils try stylish beech (either green or purple leaf ), but if the soil is heavy or the site exposed hornbeam may do far better and is very similar in looks. hemerocallis (day lilies)
Top tip - when planting up colourful winter containers, tuck in some spring flowering bulbs such as crocus or mini daffs for a bit of extra Spring cheer! Although the nights are drawing in and the balmy warmth of Summer has diminished, the soil temperature is still relatively high, so any new plantings (of hardy plants) will soon put out fresh root growth and establish quickly before Winter sets in, even if there’s little sign of activity above ground. Before the advent of container growing by nurserymen, plants were field grown and could only be safely lifted and transplanted from mid October through to early Spring. Although not so commonly offered these days, a large range of bare root choices are still available through us. One great advantage of field-grown plants is their cost in comparison to container-grown, they’re less labour intensive to produce as they’re not grown on and presented for sale in pots, so the end result is cheaper. Not only this, but often the plants tend to be of a very generous size!
Roses and many herbaceous plants such as iris, hemerocallis (day lilies) and hardy geraniums are also available bare-root in low minimum quantities to boost your borders. Plants are mainly lifted to order, and should be replanted as soon as possible, if you’re not quite ready tuck them temporarily into another spot (maybe on the veg plot) until you can plant them into their final position.
So give Autumn a big welcome and get out there, it’s a great time for rooting about in the garden!
Cheers, Ken
from The Garden Enclosure at Banham
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Crown prince The best to cook with, although more unusual in shape and colour, see beyond the grey skin exterior and find orange flesh inside. Rouge Vif D’Estampes This is the Cinderella pumpkin, with an ornamental shape and red ribbed skin matching that all so important moist orange flesh.
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The mighty oak
by Joan Garnham, Waveney Tree Specialists
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ak trees have been around for about 60 million years, since the Tertiary era. The English Oak is one of 600 species and is generally considered the “king” of trees. It lives for centuries and is said to spend 200 years growing, 200 years standing still and 200 years dying. A tremendous amount of folk lore is attached to the oak tree: Romans crowned heroes with oak leaves; it was an ancient fertility symbol; ancient Britons believed people were the children of the oak and the Green Man; the Druids revered the oak especially as a source of mistletoe; and it is associated with the thunder god – because oaks are struck by lightning more than any other tree.
Because of its strength and durability, y, oak has been used for house and boat building ever since the Iron Age. e. Before that time, man was unable to fell the oak. Furthermore, acorn and beech mast has been important food stuff for livestock over many years. In the middle ages, the value of the wood was based on how many pigs the mast would feed. The oak tree provides habitat for over 500 species of insect and invertebrate which, in turn, encourages birds and mammals – woodpeckers, tree creepers, tits, sparrows and warblers to name a few – thus drawing in hunting birds, such as owls, kestrels and hawks. Since the canopy of the oak is less dense than most trees, a wide variety of plants flourish beneath. These plants attract small mammals like shrews and mice, as well as grazing
animals such as rabbits and deer, which foxes feed on.
Among the many reasons there are so few oaks left is the fact that it took 3,000 mature oak trees to build just one man o’ war (warship). Nonetheless, it’s not hard to visualise what England would have looked like 1,000 years ago, covered in oak forests. Let’s try to preserve these mighty trees for years to come.
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Much of the earth is covered by oceans and lakes and as water evaporates from their surfaces, it rises in to the atmosphere forming clouds. When conditions are right, the water vapour in the clouds becomes rain or snow, falling back down for the cycle to start again. Here in East Anglia, much of the rain falls on to the earth and seeps down into aquifers – large caverns in the underground chalk containing vast amounts of water. Water suppliers pump water from these aquifers, cleaning it and diverting it to our homes. Unfortunately, a lot of chalk dissolves in to our water, which causes the “hardness” in our water supply.
Hard water creates the scum we see in our baths, basins, and in our tea and coffee cups, and when this water is heated, it creates the scale we see around our taps and in our kettles. Scale also exists throughout our plumbing systems, where we can’t see it until it is too late and a costly failure has occurred.
The answer to our hard water Th problem is the installation of a good-quality water softener. Water softeners save a lot of expense over time by providing scale free, scum free water throughout a home. To find out more, call UK Water Services on 01603 713606 or visit www.ukwaterservices.com
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he English hallmarking system began in 1300 to enforce the assay laws from the Goldsmith’s Hall – hence the term hallmark. Only silver containing at least 92.5 per cent silver to 7.5 per cent copper could be termed “sterling” and receive the official mark.
British sterling silver usually bears at least four marks: the maker’s mark, standard mark, town mark, and a date letter. Some also bear a duty mark and a commemorative mark. The maker’s mark – Before a silversmith could register their own mark, they were obliged to serve an apprenticeship with a qualified silversmith, known as a master. After a specified period of time as apprentice, they were permitted to set up business on their own. This meant registering their own mark, which was usually a combination of their initials. The standard mark – The lion passant was a mark introduced in 1544 to designate sterling silver. The town mark – Each assay office had its own mark making it easy to identify. Compared with London, marking of provincial silver was relatively haphazard and inconsistent. Pieces carrying rare or unusual provincial marks are highly sought after by collectors and, consequently, command a much higher price. Only five assay offices are still in operation today, and their silver is marked with the following: London – a leopard’s head Birmingham – an anchor Dublin – a harp crowned Edinburgh – a castle with three towers and the deacon’s mark Sheffield – a crown The date letter – This mark appears as the letters of the alphabet. The various cycles of date letters are identifiable by the forms of the letters and the shapes of the shield which enclose them, and should be read in conjunction with the other marks on the piece.
Norwich assay marks can be traced back to the mid16th century, when the mark of origin was a castle surmounting a lion passant, a date letter and a maker’s mark. In the 17th century, a rose was added. However, silver marking in Norwich was erratic and very little – if any – was assayed after 1701. Hallmarking is an extensive subject, but a little knowledge can go a long way. If new to collecting, be cautious when purchasing online as hallmarks from early pieces have been known to be incorporated in to much later pieces in an attempt to deceive the novice collector. Go along to a quality local antiques fair and speak to the silver dealers there. They will be happy to share their knowledge with you. Susan runs the very popular Antiques Fair at Dunston Hall Hotel on the A140 (Ipswich Road, Norwich, NR14 8PQ). www.norfolkfairs.com
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Village People caught up with Norfolk-born Michelin starred chef Tom Aikens to discuss what the Norfolk and Suffolk foodie scene has to offer.
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ot everyone can boast a monopoly of eponymous restaurants and two Michelin stars by their mid-twenties. But for Tom Aikens, the foodie game was set in motion from an early age. “I wanted to be a chef from the age of 12 and by 16 I had set myself a ten year goal. So I wanted a Michelin star, or at least to be known, by age 26. I was very cocky!” he laughs. Cocky he may be, but Aikens’ determination paid off and the chef had gained not one, but two, of the sought after stars by the predicted 26. Growing up in Norfolk, the 44-yearold chef is quick to praise the foodie scene that has emerged in his county. “Going back to the early 80s there was not a particularly great food scene anywhere, let alone in Norfolk and Suffolk,” Aikens admits. “Now though, Norfolk is a great agricultural land, with lots of great producers. There’s a lot of seafood caught locally and because of that
there are a lot of good restaurants in the area.” Growing up just outside Norwich, Aitkens and his restaurants are now based in London, but he tells Village People he “spent a lot of time of the Norfolk Broads and on the coast,” and the local produce meets his impeccable standards. “You get a lot of shellfish, crabs, lobsters form the North Sea, as well as very well-known potatoes, tomatoes, and asparagus.” Aikens gives not just Norfolk, but the whole of Britain a thumbs up when it comes to seasonal produce. “I’m a very firm believer that the products and produce supplied and grown in the UK are as good, if not better, than anywhere else.” A stickler for seasonal produce, Aiken recently teamed up Walker’s Market Deli crisps, visiting Evesham to sample their tomatoes, Cornwall for their cheddar cheese and Italy for Market Deli’s balsamic vinegar. “As a chef seasonal produce is very
important, and this mirrors what the deli range is doing,” Aikens explains. Managing a myriad of restaurants (not to mention writing three cook books) and jetting across England and Europe to meet suppliers, what’s a typical day in the life of Tom Aikens? “I’m up around 6.30am doing boring office work for a couple of hours and then will either visit one of the Tom’s Kitchen restaurants or be on a trip somewhere.” Admitting, “I’ll sometimes work to 2am”, we’re glad Tom Aiken’s could spare an hour in this hectic schedule to chat about his home county.
Tom Aikens is working with Walkers on the launch of new Market Deli which is available nationwide now. For more information head to www.walkersdeli.co.uk
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Members of Sport Action After Cancer have the choice to participate in one or more of the activities, which are all run by
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Ingredients: 500g watercress 500g wild rocket 1 large white onion 4 medium-sized potatoes 3 pints of vegetable stock 1 sprig rosemary 1 sprig thyme 4 slices of Parma ham* 5 girolle mushrooms
This dish can be served hot or cold – enjoy! * Please note, the Parma ham is optional for a vegetarian alternative.
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1. Peel the onion and potatoes and finely chop both. Sweat them off in a dash of oil for about two minutes, without allowing them to colour. 2. Add both the herbs and the vegetable stock. Bring to the boil then let simmer. 3. When the potato becomes tender and soft, add both the watercress and wild rocket and cook for a further two minutes. 4. Blitz in the food processor until smooth and adjust the seasoning to taste – remember the watercress and rocket are peppery. 5. Place the Parma ham in the oven for 10 minutes at 160°C/320°F, or until crispy. 6. Sauté the girolles for one to two minutes in a frying pan. 7. Pour the soup in to a bowl, scattering the girolles on top and breaking up pieces of Parma ham to garnish the soup and add texture.
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Th have been several new local history There books over the past few months looking at Victorian Norwich and at the businessmen and entrepreneurs who helped to make the city the thriving centre it became. By the turn of the twentieth century Norwich was an exciting and often tumultuous place: railways were thriving and the city was already an established centre for manufacturing across various industries. In material remastered from original nineteenth century texts, this book takes the reader on a journey through the Victorian city, from warehouses to poorhouses. Think of this as something like the Lonely Planet guide of its day, brought partly up to date.
The Victorian Traveller’s Guide to Norwich Edwin English Amberley Publishing 9781445643571 Paperback with numerous photographs and illustrations
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Subtitled ‘the dramatic story of the county in the First World War’ this book complements the many ‘national’ books about World War I published for the centenary over the past few months, focusing on regional events, on the lives of ordinary people and how they were affected by the conflict. There’s plenty of interesting material about the sea and air attacks made on the county by the Germans and about the defences prepared to meet them; about the aircraft that suddenly began to be seen in the skies; about the refitting of trawlers as minesweepers. There’s also plenty about the role of women: working in essential services as munitions workers, postwomen and the Land Army.
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Norfolk Goes To War Neil R. Storey Halsgrove 9780857042354 Hardback with many illustrations £19.99
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There are two very tenuous local connections here (of which more in a moment) but they’re simply an excuse to feature a piece of nature writing so finely crafted and moving I want to tell as many people about it as possible. This is a book about the training of a hawk. Meanwhile, the author is reading an earlier classic of nature writing, T.H. White’s The Goshawk and musing on that book; and also suffering deep grief at the death of her father, becoming by her own admission slightly unhinged. The two local connections? First, Helen Macdonald will be visiting Jarrolds on 1st October to talk about the book. Second, the beautiful cover image is by Chris Wormell, who’s also responsible for the illustrations familiar from those Adnams marketing campaigns.
H Is for Hawk Helen Macdonald Jonathan Cape 9780224097000 Hardback £14.99
Murky Waters Chris Crowther Hamilton Publications 9780903094283 Paperback £6.95
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This is the autobiography (expertly ghosted by experienced writer and Canaries fan Ed Couzens-Lake) of the famous ex-Canary and Wales international, Jeremy Goss. Gossy is of course famous for his goals, including that goal, scored at Bayern Munich’s Olympic Stadium and one of the fondest memories of Norwich fans of a certain age. Those goals were few and far between, but often spectacular and they came during some of Norwich City’s most successful seasons, including their time in Europe. The Bayern goal was perhaps the highlight in Gossy’s career, but his was hardly a sudden rise to fame: he’d been at the club for a decade prior to that game, setting an unofficial record for the highest number of reserve games played. Hard and difficult times either side of his ‘fifteen minutes of fame’ make a fascinating football and life story that should please the fans.
This is the fifth book in the Jack Fellows series of Broadland mysteries and Chris Crowther’s many fans will be pleased to have the latest instalment. Now working the summer months only, encouraged by his wife to seek other interests, our hero takes up fishing, but – this being a mystery novel – Jack hooks something bigger than a fish. What starts as a casual attempt at a solution soon leads the Broadland ranger into murkier waters than he’s previously delved in. How do we start the campaign to get these books turned into a TV series?
Through Fire and Flood – Saving Norfolk’s Archives Sara Barton-Wood Poppyland Publishing 9781909796065 Paperback, with black-andwhite photographs £11.95 Twenty years ago, on 1st August, a column of smoke rose over the city of Norwich. The Central Library was on fire and thousands of books and documents – modern and historic - were lost. Fortunately the Norfolk Record Office was protected from the fire – but not from the water poured onto the building by the fire teams. From that devastation rose a new library: the Forum that we know today and shortly afterwards the Archive Centre was built. This building, near County Hall, now houses the Norfolk Record Office, the East Anglian Film Archive and the Norfolk Sound Archive. This book tells the whole remarkable story of the original destruction at the old library and the trials, tribulations and final success of the creation of the new Archive Centre.
Gossy The Autobiography Jeremy Goss with Edward Couzens-Lake Amberley Publishing 9781445619019 Hardback £15.99
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WHY DON’T I LOSE FAT WHEN I DIET? Many people have been fighting a losing battle against their body fat for most of their lives, without realising there is a world of difference between weight loss and fat loss.
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