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Contents

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Out & About

53 Art and inspiration of the East

8 Good news from our region 15 Tas Probus – join the club! 16 Pulham Air Station – when

57 Springing into life at Falcon

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Anglian landscape Meadow

58 Walking for health, a selection of local group walks

21 Awesome 80s extravaganza at Theatre Royal Norwich

61 Village Life – Gospel from the Saints

23 What’s in season – produce for February & March

63 Beginners guide to Palaeography

65 Fashion – be a natural beauty this spring

67 Regional reads – what we are loving this issue

69 Poetry Corner 71 A short history of The Corn Hall in Diss

Home & Garden 25 WIN two VIP tickets to Let’s Rock Norwich

27 Neil Langham tells of the boasting of his Uncle Tickles!

28 Wymondham community

73 A short story from Attleborough Writers’ Group

77 Bungay Bitesize

Shopping, Health & Beauty 78 Loddon community gym

81 Health Q&A – hay fever and how to still enjoy spring

85 Coffee with a conscience in Norfolk

Jobs, Money & Business 87 Book review from Bungay library

89 Smart money secrets – how to fund your home improvements

90 Refreshing Waters talk fighting for justice

92 Find a local business in our directory 94 Exercise your brain cells with our crossword

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31 Village notice board 35 Sunday cycle rides with Diss

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37 Getting to know superfoods 38 Open your ears to birdsong with Norfolk Wildlife Trust

41 How Ecobricks are helping to build a better future

43 The Garden Enclosure Jottings 44 On your plot – spring into action

47 Delicious recipe for blueberry & raspberry lime drizzle cake

49 Memories of Tivetshall

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Norfolk Wildlife Trust is contributing £1,000 to the campaign to give a copy of The Lost Words, by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris, to every primary school in Norfolk – but needs your help to reach the final target. The book celebrates ‘lost’ nature words – such as acorn, willow and kingfisher – that used to be commonly used in the English language. Inspired by similar campaigns around the country, Henry Layte, owner of the Book Hive in Norwich, teamed up with author Patrick Barkham to deliver 20 free copies of the book to primaries across north Norfolk and Broadland. A Alongside this, Andrea Tiplady has set up a crowdfunding appeal a raised enough and funds to supply the book to 100 north N Norfolk and Great Y Yarmouth schools. The campaign needs a further £1,000. To make a donation visit h https://www.justgiving. com/campaign/ T TheLostWordsNWT or via t NWT website. the

A Norwich-based arts organisation is in the middle of a special five-month tour of care settings in Norfolk that support people living with dementia – visiting Norwich, Long Stratton, Wymondham and New Costessey. Thanks to £15,000 funding from Arts Council England and vital support from Norwich Arts Centre and Norfolk County Council, Eyebrow Arts will take their interactive arts performance, ‘An Invitation’ to over 20 care homes, day centres and dementia support groups throughout the county. Eyebrow Arts is run by professional artists Sorrel Muggridge and Dot Howard. Trained in performance and visual arts, the inspirational pair devise and deliver creative activities for adults with learning disabilities, older people and those living with dementia. Sorrel says: “Through music, movement, making and magic, we will invite our audiences to enjoy being creative together, as our performance responds to each participant’s abilities, interests and imaginations.” Please contact Sorrel and Dot at eyebrowarts@ live.ccom if you would be interested in booking the performance for a care setting in Norfolk.

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t the height of World War I over 5,000 personnel were based at Royal Naval Air Station Pulham, just to the south of Pulham St Mary in south Norfolk, yet today almost no trace remains. RNAS Pulham was home to the giant airships of the Royal Naval Air Service, which patrolled the North Sea searching for enemy U-boats, and, later in WWI, accompanied convoys offering them a greater level of protection. Two of the airship sheds, over 100ft (30m) high, were visible for miles around Pulham, and the Air Station was connected by a spur off the main Waveney Valley railway between Tivetshall and Beccles. Many different types of airship flew from Pulham, ranging from the ‘small’ non-rigid Coastal and North Sea designs – nicknamed ‘Pulham Pigs’ by locals – to huge rigid airships up to 643ft (196m) long. That’s roughly equivalent to three jumbo jets nose to tail! Imagine the impact these huge machines would have had on the people of Norfolk, unused as they were to anything mechanical in the air. y WWI airfields,, RNAS After the war,, unlike many Pulham remained active, transferring g to the newly yformed RAF RA A to continue experimental work including parachuting and launching fighter aircraft in mid-air. In mid-JJune 1919, Alcock and Brown completed the first powered flight between the Americas and Europe, landing in a bog on the west coast of Ireland. However, this amazing achievement was trumped just weeks later by a rigid airship called the R34.

Taking off from East Fortune outside Edinburgh on 2 July 1919, the R34 flew with a crew of 30 (plus two pigeons, a stowaway and a kitten called Wopsie) to Mineola, New York, in 108 hours. On 10 July the airship left for Scotland, but received orders to reroute to Pulham instead. On the morning of 13 July 1919, after 75 hours’ flight, she landed to a huge crowd of journalists, photographers and local residents, plus the station band. News of the achievement was telegraphed around the world, putting Pulham on the global map. The Pennoyer Centre, in Pulham St Mary, is celebrating the centenary of this aviation milestone on 13 and 14 July this year. The first day will see the unveiling of a larger museum within the centre, with new material, film footage and interactive displays. On the second day, a mass re-enactment of the landing of the R34 will be staged in the village, with as many local groups participating as possible. A vintage fete, brass bands and more will add to the period feel of the day. If you’d like to get involved, please contact the Pennoyer Centre on 01379 676660. Sheila King is a trustee of The Pennoyer Centre in Pulham St Mary, which holds an extensive archive on RNAS Pulham, its airships and the people who flew them. The centre, whose restoration was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, is open Mon – Sat all year, and also on Sundays in the summer.

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Fri 22 – Sat 23 Feb RICHARD ALSTON DANCE COMPANY Lyrical choreography performed by one of the world’s best dance ensembles Mon 25 Feb – Sat 2 Mar CLUB TROPICANA The ultimate holiday musical set to the iconic pop anthems of the 80s Mon 4 – Sat 9 Mar TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD The critically acclaimed adaptation of one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century

Mon 11 – Sat 16 Mar THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL The No. 1 best-selling author brings us the world premiere of his spine-chilling thriller

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It was the decade of decadence when big hair, shoulder pads and massive mobile phones were in. The 80s also had a distinctive musical identity and this is celebrated in the new musical Club Tropicana, which comes to Norwich Theatre Royal early this year. Years before some of the team behind Love Island may have even been born, there was the Club Tropicana Hotel; the ultimate holiday paradise where the young (and not so young) trendsetters could celebrate what made the 80s great. But what happens when a blushing bride-to-be and her groom both turn up to the hotel at the same time without realising the other one is there? Will they find out, will the hotel inspectors close the resort down, and will there be plenty of 80s hits in the show?!

To answer the final question, by paraphrasing one of the decade’s best-known advertising slogans, “The man from Del Monte, he say yes.” Club Tropicana, which is showing at Norwich Theatre Royal between February 25 and March 2, comes from the production team behind the likes of Hairspray and features an all-star cast. And the soundtrack of Club Tropicana will be as big as Dynasty’s shoulder-pads, including hits like The Look of Love, Relax, Take On Me, Church Of The Poison Mind and Up Where We Belong.

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Co-director Samuel Holmes played the wonderfully evil Lord Farquaad in Shrek last year. Club Tropicana co-producer Mark Goucher shares some of his 80s memories:

Tell us a bit about the musical soundtrack This funny new musical is set to a soundtrack of some of the most iconic, chart-topping acts from the 80s, including ABC, Cyndi Lauper, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, a-ha, Culture Club, Tight Fit, Bucks Fizz and Depeche Mode, and their hits are all performed live on stage. How can people coming to see the show channel their inner 80s? I would love to see audiences dressing up as their favourite icons from the 80s, having a good dance during our “MegaMix” finale and laughing at our parodies of everything we know and loved about the 80s. Finally, can we find out more about your love of the 80s? Tell us about your favourite songs or artists. I still have a good dance to the hits. I loved the B-52s, The Police, Depeche Mode, ABC, The Human League, Bananarama – because they were all up for a laugh and knew how to have a good time! To book, log onto www.theatreroyalnorwich. co.uk or call the box office on 01603 630000.

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Keep an eye on what’s in season and you’ll get the most out of all the fresh local produce that Norfolk and Suffolk have to offer. Juliette from Fredrick’s Fine Foods in Diss shares her favourites for February and March VEGETABLES

FRUIT

n Cauliflower is so versatile, try it in a warming vegetable curry, or slice and roast it – you’ll find it’s deliciously sweet. n Horseradish – are you brave enough to make your own horseradish sauce? Odd that this fiery ingredient is related to the sweet parsnip, it’s delicious with oily fish such as mackerel, as well as an absolute requirement with roast beef or roast potatoes. n Leeks – we love using leeks because they have such a sweet, mild flavour and that wonderful bright green colour. Delicious as the heart of leek and potato soup, but also great in a vegetarian sausage roll or with chestnuts and mushrooms in a refined tart. n Radicchio – the crispy dark red leaves are slightly bitter, but they make a delicious and colourful salad with some salty blue cheese. It contrasts well with sweet flavours if used in a salad with peaches and goats cheese. n Purple sprouting broccoli – this is the real bro occoli, enjoy it…leaves, stalks and all! Very versattile, cheap from your local farm shop and entirely healthy. n Parsnips – sttill in season in February and wonderful in roasst vegetable soups or a vegetable gratin with bubbling g cheese on top!

n Forced rhubarb – just coming into the markets and at its absolute pinkest – try pairing with creamy puddings such as crème brûlée or panna cotta and it’s delicious with ginger. n Blood oranges – not just for desserts, this beautiful fruit is delicious with cod, monkfish, lobster or venison.

FISH n Clams – used in so many Mediterranean dishes, from classic spaghetti with clams and chilli to wonderful paella. n Mussels – why not make a hearty and warming fish stew with mixed fish and mussels and scallops?

MEAT n Mutton – defined as meat from sheep over 2 years old, the flavour is quite unlike lamb and should be celebrated for that. Try mutton in a delicious biryani, scotch broth, or a lovely spicy tagine with apricots. n Game – veniison is in season and d makkes a wonderful alternative to beef for a wellington. Or why not try making your own pâté or terrine – a very delicious treat?

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The UK’s biggest retro festival returns to Earlham Park, bringing you the very best of the 80s and an action-packed day of retro madness. The fantastic line-up includes Billy Ocean, Erasure’s Andy Bell, Marc Almond, Midge Ure, Go West, Nik Kershaw, Limahl, Thomas Dolby, Cutting Crew and many others. There is plenty to do for everyone at this familyfriendly festival, including an interactive circus, face painting, inflatables and more. Children 12 and under get in FREE and there will be multiple bars, plus posh luxury loos! Gates open at 10am with music from midday. The show ends at 10.30pm. For further details and to book tickets, visit www.letsrocknorwich.com

Make your Bank Holiday one to remember with this first class music event featuring a host of explosive acts on one stage, including Noel Gallagher’s High Flying birds, Razorlight, The Coral, October Drift, Ducking Punches and Neon Waltz. This will be a fun-packed day for the whole family, with multiple bars and food options, plus of course the all-important posh luxury loos. Kids go FREE* and there’s tons of free stuff to keep them occupied, including circus workshops, face painting, crafts, a super funfair as well as children’s entertainers. The fun starts at midday. Tickets will sell out fast, so book yours now at www.sundaysessions.net *Two children to every adult ticket purchased

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Stories from our region

THE boasts OF MY UNCLE TICKLES

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t’s one of my boasts, boy.” Uncle Tickles would constantly remind us about anything he thought he was good at, and that was quite a lot. His balance was one of these and he would demonstrate how he could sit on a bicycle for hours without moving at all. And when there was any ice about, his wonderful balance came in to play again with marvellous feats of jumping and acrobatics on skates. Another ‘boast’ was what a wonderful eye he had. He could throw an axe to hit the exact same spot every time. “Geld a flea with that axe, I can boy – it’s one of my boasts.” Admittedly he was a good shot and he reckoned he had inherited this ‘boast’ probably from Buffalo Bill, who was known to have visited Tickles grandfather’s pub in London when he brought his Wild West Troupe over. It was quite possible, he said, that his grandmother could have gone astray with Buffalo Bill, hence his shooting ability ran in his blood. Now having taken some pigs up to Spurling’s Ipswich Market one Tuesday, Tickles then went along to Alfred Clarke’s to buy some cartridges, when what should he see in Clarke’s window but a magnificent Olympic standard bow and arrow set with a proper target as well. Tickles with his wonderful eye knew immediately that this was made just for him, so he duly shelled out. On the following Sunday, the cousins from London were coming down for lunch and afterwards Tickles thought that he would take them out onto a field and demonstrate his new acquisition. Now Tickles was known “to get the davil in him” as his old mother called it, and he was just lining up his

first first shot when “the davil” seemed to arrive and instead of aiming at the target Tickles suddenly sent that arrow vertical, straight up into the air. Now some of these London cousins were very well educated and had even been to Grammar Schools, but even they watched that arrow speed up into the air for about 3 minutes before they realised that what applied to Newton’s apple would apply here, at which point they ran and scrambled like fury over the plough and one another to reach safety. Tickles, in his old pork-pie hat, just stood there when the arrow came down ‘thunk’ almost burying itself completely in the plough. It failed to hit a single London cousin, but after that they did not seem quite so keen to visit their country relatives!

Neil Lanham runs www.oraltraditions.co.uk, a website devoted to spoken word history, traditional folk song, story, wisdom, history and cultural identity. You can contact Neil on 01379 890568 or traditionsofsuﬀolk@gmail.com

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OUSE VALLEY FILLING STATION FEBRUARY 2019

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Garboldisham Village Hall, Church Road, Garboldisham IP22 2SE

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Arrival drinks, 3 course meal, photographer, charity raffle, live band and a disco! Tickets £35pp. Deposits of £10 will secure your ticket. www.facebook.com/ events/1893592510948193/?ti=ia

EVENT DECORATIVE LETTER FORMS USING WOODBLOCK PRINTMAKING TUESDAY 12TH FEB - 10AM-4PM

Redgrave & Lopham Fen, Low

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Shelfanger Village Hall

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JON BODEN AND THE REMNANT STRINGS

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5TH MARCH 8PM

Dickleburgh Village Centre, Harvey Lane IP21 4NL

Ambitious, genre-busting folk. In 2017 former Bellowhead frontman and multiple BBC Folk Award winner Jon Boden introduced the new big band Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings, supported by the release of the album ‘Afterglow’. In Spring 2019 Jon will be touring the Afterglow experience into small theatres that would be unable to host the 11-piece band, with a lineup featuring Jon and the Remnant Kings string section. Hallboxoffice@ thecornhall.co.uk

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SPRING INSPIRATION

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FRUITCAKE and FIELDFARES John Parry, of Diss CTC, shares his Sunday cycle ride with the ﬁeldfares

here’s a saying in posh yachting circles, `A gentleman never sails to windward.’ But cyclists, with their less privileged history, ignore that maxim. Certainly the members of Diss Cyclists’ Touring Club will, as we gather one Sunday morning in November to bike to Alburgh, near Harleston. There will be a headwind out and, unless the god of weather wants some perverse amusement that day, a following breeze back home. Our starting point is Fair Green in Diss, while our destination, the Farmer’s Kitchen in Alburgh, is 17km east in a straight line. But let’s have none of this loose talk about straight lines. We’re recreational cyclists who choose the quiet routes which avoid the main roads, take in the lovely countryside of the Norfolk-Suffolk border and have mid-morning stops for coffee and a restorative cake. On this particular ride we’re doing an elongated loop with the outward leg north of and parallel to the Waveney, through Rushall and Harleston. As well as the east wind there was also a full moon a few nights previously. In early winter these weather features combine to bring the fieldfares over. But our fieldfare spotters are disappointed, not one to be seen in this open country with few hedges; thin pickings for the Scandinavian immigrants. After crossing Starsston’s old bridge over The Becck, we head north and begin to think elevenses. A 5km curve gets us to Alburgh. The village undoubtedly has so ome fine architecture, a lively y history and a busy social scene. But it is also on a road which has the e great cy ycling g virtue of being ga 2km downhill run to the cafe. Sorry Alburgh, we’’ll plan better next tim me and pay proper attention.

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In the cafe the coffee, cake and conversation merge with equal ease. The return leg is south of the Waveney, through Mendham, Weybread, Syleham and Hoxne. Before setting off we wonder why the route south of the river generally carries better views of the valley than the northern route along which we came. But in the normal way of idle chat no useful conclusion is reached. The southern route home also has other virtues; smaller fields with hedges. And there they are, flocks of recently arrived fieldfares, snacking cheerfully y on the hedg gerow berries after their long g journey; the avian equ uivalent of cyclists and cake. We know how they fee el and pedal home for lunch.

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UNKNOWN Superfoods By food critic Michael Chandler

How do we define superfoods? The word ‘superfood’ is a non-medical term made up by the media to refer to foods that can have health-promoting properties and could contain unusually high amounts of antioxidants, vitamins and other nutrients. The number of unknown superfoods is growing on a daily basis and I have picked my favourite five here. You can find them in the majority of supermarkets and health shops. Turmeric I know that many of you will be e saying that Turmeric is more known th han unknown, but I truly believe we e do not use it for the best benefits. For hundreds of years Turmeric has found its way into Indian Ayurved dic medicine, and now the West is fin fi nallly understand ding what a powerful anti-inflam mmatory produ uct it is, especially wherre rheumatoid arthritis is conce erned. Amaranth A grain rich in fibre and prote ein that has many micronutrients and is a great source of iron, manganese, magnesium and phosphorus. Go ood for lowering cholestero ol and for weigh ht loss. When cooked it taste es like a combiination of brown rice, who ole wheat and wheat berries. It can be co ook ked like pasta or rice and ta akess about 20 minutes, and ca an alsso be used as a thicckening agent fo or soups, stewss and saucess.

Teﬀ opia that A grain from Ethio contains more calcium than any other grain. It’s a source of vitamin C, glute en free and is rich in protein, iron, magnesium, fibre and d vitamin B6. To cook Teff add ½ cup to two cups of boiling water with stock and then simmer until the water has been absorbed, leaving a creamy y consistency. Purslane This is a green leafy vegeta able, very much like the dande elion, that’s extremely low in fat and calories, but riich in vitamins, mineralss and fibre. It contains more om mega-3 fatty acids an any oth her ve egetable plant tha with leaves, and d this can work to prevent hig gh blood d pressure and high h cholestero ol. Purslane can be e cooked or eate en raw, altho ough top chefs will sa ay it’s best serv rved v sautéed or steamed and also use ed as a thickening agent. Its tasste is saiid to be a combination of cucumbe er witth a hint of pepper. As a diabetic I am impressed to learn that Purslan ne mim mics insulin. Bee Pollen I remem mber this being around in the 1980s before it disappeared, media wise. This is very ry y good for hay fever, nausea, stress, sleep disorder an nd anxiety, but it still needss to be checked d, especially where doses are concern ned. It contains many minerals, vittamins and antioxidantts and has bee en linked to healing wounds,, boo osting immunity, decreasin ng in nflammation and ea asing menopausal symptoms. If yo ou are thinking of using any of the ese ing gredients in your diet, then congrattulations, but I wholly suggest and recommend that you discuss it with yo our doctor first. Michael Chandler is also a historian, so if you are looking to find historical information on people, homes, buildings or anything else, then please email history@cwhs.co.uk and quote this magazine for a 15% discount.

Nature

OPEN YOUR EARS TO birdsong

David North, Head of People and Wildlife at Norfolk Wildlife Trust

y personal paradise would be full of birds. I can’t imagine a paradise without natural sounds: the swish and swoosh of waves breaking on a shoreline; the sound of wind through the leaves of trees; and yes, most essential of all, birdsong in abundance.

My paradise will sound to the fluty, dawn songs ytime purring g of turtle doves of blackbirds, the day and the screams of dark-winged swift fts t sounding summer across blue skies followed by wa arm, heady evenings soft ftened t with the sweet intensity ty y of nighting gale song. Fortunately we don’’t need a paradise, real or imagined, to enjoy birdsong. All we need is to open our ears and listen. The great thing abou ut birds is they are all around us, part of our everyd yday world. Their songs have extraordinary ry y power when we rea ally listen, power to make our whole wo orld more vibrant, power to move the human heart and make us feel more fully alive. If you would like to tune into the avian soundtrack of Earth, what’s the best way to begin? Well, timin ng is crucial. While bird

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calls can be heard all year, for most birds true song is linked to staking a territory and attracting and keeping a mate. For many of our regular garden birds the urge to sing begins as days start to lengthen in February — it is no coincidence that so many Valentine’s cards have birds on them! And by the end of March, dawn in our Norfolk country ryside y is greeted by a chorus of blackbirds, song thrushes, cha affinches, robins, wrens and great tits and pe erhaps a tiny migrant male chiffchaff, fresshly arrived from a journey tha at has broughtt it from Africa, now singing its heart out. April, Ma ay and early June are peak birdson ng. At this time the voices of ou ur reside ent birds are swelled by million ns off arrriviing miigrants; swalllows, blacckcaps, willow warblers and by May the screaming of swift fts. t So ge et up early, go out into your garden,, tak ke a dawn walk or simply throw w op pen your bedroom curtains, op pen your windows wide and listten.

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The UK may not have the most colourful birds in the world, but we are blessed with some brilliant songsters. Birds like the song thrush and blackbird are common across much of Norfolk, found in our gardens, but have songs which are truly beautiful.

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That great environmentalist, Rachel Carson, warned of a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Silent Springâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, but though many birds, including great songsters like nightingales and turtle doves, are now rare, fortunately our Norfolk springs remain far from silent, and to enjoy this spring miracle all we need to do is open our ears and listen.

You can of course enjoy the soundtrack of spring without being able to identify the instruments. But learning to identify birdsongs will add immensely to your pleasure. There are three good ways to learn birdsongs. The best, by far, is to go for a walk with someone who knows birdsong well and can point out and name the species you are listening to. Norfolk Wildlife Trust organises birdsong walks at several locations, so check out norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk for times and locations.

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ix weeks ago I got a message and picture from my daughter: “Hey Mum, look what me and my flat mates are doing. Thought you’d be interested?” With a picture of a 2-litre plastic bottle full of ‘bits’.

I now have my own plastic bottle full of bits and when I visit friends, they also have bottles of bits! Where is this all going? My daughter introduced me to the idea of ‘Ecobricks’. Taking a plastic bottle you fill it with clean, soft and hard plastics and polystyrene, which your local council does not currently recycle. It usually goes into your nonrecycling bin, ending up either in landfill, incinerated or blowing around the countryside, potentially landing in a local water source and becoming a part of the massive and ever-growing plastics problem in our seas and oceans. Back to the ‘bricks’. This is an initiative not to build bricks, ‘the most successful brick is the one that never gets made’. As you start to fill your brick you become aware of how these packaging items are entering your home and consider ways to shop without taking home these hard-to-dispose-of potential pollutants. For example, I no longer purchase my vegetables pre-packed in plastic, instead I use a paper bag if the item needs packaging to save it from damage while being carried, or take the items loose and put them into my bag for life. I have also started carrying multi-use plastic containers to the butchers

and asking for my items to be put straight into my containers. When you have completed your first ‘brick’ — and you will, because with the best will in the world you will take some packing into your home — you look for a local project; an organisation in your area that is using the bricks to build something. The project will actually act as a reminder of failure in one sense, because you had enough bottles to build the project, but also an inspiration that the packaging is not polluting our planet but been ‘captured’ and along the way inspired existing and future ‘Ecobrickers’ to think about reducing the amount of plastic they are taking home. For further information go to Ecobricks UK on Facebook, or email caroline_topping@yahoo.co.uk

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’m always slightly bemused at the price you have to pay for some fruit and veg in the shops. Take bananas for example, I think they’re remarkably good value considering they’ve been grown a long way from our shores. It takes a couple of years for a banana plant to reach flowering maturity and produce a single bunch of fruit. Once the bunch is picked the plant’s trunk withers and collapses leaving only a few suckers to start the cycle again. It’s a long process and one that we cannot easily reproduce here in our green and pleasant land (although a few ornamental varieties can be grown if you love their exotic long paddle leaves and tall stature). In contrast to this, soft berries seem to be excessively expensive considering we can grow them so reliably here in the UK. Raspberries, currants and blueberries are all easy to produce and they fruit prolifically, yet they command a high price. One of the problems with these delicate tasty treats is that they are a bit fiddly to pick and robots cannot yet be trusted to undertake such a dexterous job, so we rely on human pickers (mainly from overseas) who understandably like to be paid to carry out the task, which adds to the cost. Now as the New Year gets underway, I sense that a bit of nostalgia is about to hit our countryside due to a labour shortage, and that the “pick your own”

farm is hopefully about to make a resurgence. It’s the perfect way to relax and unwind, (if you pick enough you might even get paid), and you can guarantee that the produce is as fresh as can be. Of course you can go one better and simply grow your own fruit and veg! Starting with fruit, now’s a great time to plant soft fruit canes and bushes, and with a little care they will crop really well for you every year once established. Why stop at soft fruit? Apples, pears, cherries and plums can be grown in relatively small spaces, even flat against a bright wall or fence if you wish. On the veg front, onion and shallot sets (mini bulbs), and potato tubers are ready for planting now, while all kinds of other vegetables, salad crops and herbs are easily produced from a few packets of seeds, or we’ll have a range of young plants later in the season. It’s up to you whether you grow your chosen produce in pots and containers, dedicated plots or mixed into the borders (amongst some of our stunning plants), either way keep it simple and you’ll be rewarded with fresh crops of unrivalled flavour.

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INGREDIENTS 250g gluten-free self-raising flour 1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder ½ teaspoon xanthan gum 225g softened butter 225g caster sugar 4 eggs Grated zest and juice of 1 lime 25g ground almonds 100g blueberries (fresh or frozen) 100g raspberries (fresh or frozen) Drizzle 75g caster sugar Juice of 2 limes

METHOD 01. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/160ºC fan. Line a 21cm square tin with baking parchment. 02. Sift together the flour, baking powder and xanthan gum. In a separate large bowl cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. 03. Gradually add the eggs along with a little of the flour mix. Add the zest and juice of the lime, then fold in the remaining flour and ground almonds. 04. Fold in ¾ of the blueberries and raspberries, and spoon the mixture into the prepared tin. Level the mix and scatter the remaining berries on top, pushing them down slightly into the mixture.

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

Th his 1910 postcard d sh hows St Mary’s Ch hurch h, an early English perpendicular style church consisting of large chancel nave, south porch and Weston tower containing 4 bells. In the 1940s St Mary’s church collapsed after incidences with low flying aircraft in the area. The church is now derelict. The roof tiles were removed for repair on the neighbouring St Margaret’s roof. Rev. Bernard Parley was rector at this time.

Tivetshall Windmill in 1910 was owned and worked by Roe & Sons, who were also landowners. The windmill is long gone, but Mill House in Mill Lane is still standing.

This 1910 postcard view of The Old Ram pub was taken adjacent to the now A140 and shows the transport of the day! Mr Walter Aldous was the landlord at the time. After many years of closure the pub reopened in the 1960s and now serves the villages and surrounding area.

Tive etshall St Mary’s main street view shows a tha atched house on the right which was a working Post Office. Miss Ethel Harvey was postmistress. Today houses and bungalows have been built on the left.

History In 1910 St Margaretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parish Church was a mile outside the village it served. It contained five bells, a chancel covered with thatch, a nave and south porch and an embattled Weston tower.

Friends meeting house was situated in Mill Lane, as seen in this 1915 postcard. The building has now been converted into a private house. The population in the village in 1915 was a mere 247.

Tivetshall Post Office in this 1913 postcard view was at the junction of the Aslacton Road with Pulham and Tibenham. Miss Sophie Davey was sub mistress at this time and her family also ran a coal merchants and a grocery business from this building. Alas, Tivetshall now has only one public house, The Railway Tavern. The Post Office closed some years ago and is now a private house. The Norfolk Postcard Club meets regularly in Trowse in Norwich and new members are very welcome. The next meetings are on 13th February and 13th March. Dennis is also the author of several local history books that can be purchased by contacting him direct.

Tivetshall station opened along with the railway to Norwich in December 1849. In the 1860s the railway to Harleston and Beccles was opened along with freight yards, but sadly closed to passengers in 1953, followed by goods in early 1966. This view is looking towards Norwich in 1912. Mr Albert Stalleg was the station master. The station closed on November 5th 1996.

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EAST ANGLIAN

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Art writer Kristy Cambell looks at how Norfolk artist Nial Adams captures the drama and power of our wild rural landscape

rawing the curtains in the morning I sometimes canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite believe how lucky I am. Looking past a cobbled driveway, over a winter-glazed hedge, through long reeds lathered in dew, I see fields resting quietly beside more fields. I wake up to find myself energised by the changing sky and calm from the long swaying grassland. It comes to me as no surprise that amid the wavering natural architecture of our great outdoors we are gifted with artists and writers that seize the uninterrupted inspiration of the East Anglian landscape.

The late actor John Hurt, writers George Orwell and Sarah Perry, suffragette Millicent Fawcett, nurse Edith Cavell, composer and conductor Benjamin Britten and Ed Sheeran, a passionate and animated contemporary musician, are but a few figures that rose from the rural land. Their contributions to society encourage us to aspire to make change, to discover, to raise awareness,

to open our minds, to feel aroused, to clutch hold of adrenaline, and to engage more with our surroundings. In this article I have had the pleasure of interviewing Norfolk-based artist Nial Adams, a present-day landscape oil painter. He says the landscape, coastline and skies of his home county are at the heart of his practice. Adams revels in the visible attributes of light, air and open spaces. This hybrid love affair of traditional media, teamed with his contemporary spirit, is what fuels his replication of the moving East Anglian scenery. Adams grew up in Norfolk, enjoying colossal skies and ample open spaces. He recalls a critical time that shook his perspective as an aspiring artist, â&#x20AC;&#x153;..on holiday in Scotland. Sitting atop a good hill one evening with a view down through the glen, watching the light fade far into the distance. I felt utterly connected to everything around me and time stood still for a short while. Truthfully, it was a life-changing moment.â&#x20AC;?

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Looking at Adams’ work, his love for wilder weather is evident in the unmistakable movement thrown across his canvas by heavy applications of natural hues. His days on the Norfolk coast are spent observing the progress of the clouds: “How they form, change, cast light and shadows. As an oil painter I’m always looking for powerful contrasts.” Adams considers J M W Turner a true inspiration, alongside his father Fred Adams, artist and educator. In Adams’ work we see the essence of Turner coming through, a style that spotlights the powerful forces of nature, and the dramatic potential of a pallet. Turner frequently visited East Anglia throughout his lifetime, composing artworks recording times past in Aldeburgh, Dunwich, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Southwold. His artistry spanned further than painting, producing feral imagery documenting the events of the countryside in his sketchbooks as drawings and watercolours, and in the form of prints including etchings and books. At sixteen Adams had his first encounter with Turner’s artwork at the Tate, London. He reminisces standing in front of his work and being left speechless, the hairs standing tall on the back of his neck. Turner, a family favourite, had already been very present in Adams’ upbringing, but he had only ever come to life through the pages of art books. While there was much for the young Adams to learn from this skilled master, he quickly adopted Turner’s concept that “it’s fine to break the rules in search of an effect.” Studying Adams’ collection, the extremes of light and dark deliver fearsome fluid abstract waves; while these aren’t always depictions of crashing waters, he makes visible and exposes the motion in the atmosphere.

Both of these acutely accomplished artists have captured the treasures of the East Anglian terrain in rain and shine, their works often featuring landmarks and figures too. Adams beautifully arrests moments within his works, his connection to space and time is omnipresent. It is with great pride that our countryside has played host to other artisans that have bought us much pleasure; the cast of Dad’s Army in Thetford, James Bond in Burnham Deepdale, Alpha Papa on Cromer Pier, and Monty Python in Heydon, not to blow any trumpets! Though sometimes it’s easier to access these beautiful parts of the world through a screen, a lens and even a canvas, make sure to draw the curtains once in a while and experience first-hand the art we live in. Writer-Kristy Campbell www.axisweb.org/p/kristycamp kristycamp17@gmail.com Artist- Nial Adams www.bignorfolkskies.co.uk nial@bignorfolkskies.co.uk

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Falcon Meadow

SPRINGING INTO Life Photos are mostly from Andrew Atterwill, pike image courtesy of Simon Bond

By David Green, part of the Falcon Meadow conservation team and former Environmental Journalist

When a four-acre riverside meadow – used for centuries for grazing livestock – came up for sale, local people acted fast.

Within weeks £50,000 had been raised, mainly in loans, and the purchase of Falcon Meadow at Bungay, on the Suffolk-Norfolk border, went through. Now, three years later and under the chairmanship of local resident, Tim Child, the meadow is being managed not only as a wildlife area but to offer local people the opportunity for quiet recreation, including walking and angling. In the meantime, following the start of an environmentally sensitive management plan,

the number of species of birds and plants has increased significantly. Species-rich meadows are one of the most vulnerable habitats in lowland England, with estimates of their decline since 1945 at up to 97 percent. Many have been “improved” in terms of grass production with the use of artificial fertilizers and, sometimes, pesticides. Remaining traditional floodplain meadows now occupy less than 4,000 acres in the UK. Yet the meadows provide additional benefits to society apart from wildlife, including storage and cleansing of floodwaters.

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Volunteers from the Bungay area give up their time on several Sundays each year in order to carry out work at Falcon Meadow, such as cutting back and raking-off invasive vegetation, keeping footpaths clear and erecting owl boxes. Clearing the cut vegetation is vital because it will otherwise rot and overenrich the soil, encouraging nettles and other rank species. In the early days efforts were made to cut the whole meadow using a mechanical scythe — known locally as The Beast — and to rake the vegetation off by hand. But this work proved so hard, especially in the summer heat, that a decision was taken early in 2018 to pay a contractor to cut and bale the vegetation, leaving volunteers with the energy to perform other work. Efforts are being made to find someone able to revive the tradition of grazing livestock on the area – considered the best conservation method. Graham Halliwell, one of the volunteers most involved in work at Falcon Meadow, has compiled a list of bird species seen on the site, mostly by himself but also by others.

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Local walks

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Area

Description

Monday 18th

Nelson Monument, Erpingham Gate Cathedral Close, NR3 1HF

City

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Miles/Time

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City

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Tuesday 19th

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South Paths and lanes. 70% soft. Two stiles, planks. Can be muddy

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City

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City

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Monday 25th

Swardeston Village Hall CP, The Common, NR14 8DL, Coffee Cavell Rm

South Roads and tracks, some uneven. 60%. One moderate slope

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Adam & Eve Car Park/Bridges Bishopgate, NR1 1RZ

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Great Plumstead Village Hall Church Road, NR13 5AB

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City

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Broad Lanes and field edge paths. 50% soft. Can be muddy. 1 stile

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Gospel from THE SAINTS By Julia Collins, who lives in Saint Nicholas

alentine’s Day is looming, suffusing shop and restaurant windows alike with shades of crimson and pink. Nowadays Valentine’s Day is almost as ‘huge’ as Hallow’een.

our horizons. Flowers and chocolates are trusty go-to weapons. Personally I favour the craftily refashioned chocolate reindeer, discreetly recalled and re-launched as Easter Bunnies.

Slowly but very surely we have happily abandoned our long-standing stiff upper lip attitude to all things frivolous and romantic, eagerly embracing a far louder approach both egged on and welcomed with open arms by all aspects retail.

By now the weather should be on the up. Sunnier and warmer if we are lucky, bringing that lovely springy feeling of optimism with the daffodils and hyacinths. The downside is the garden begins to demand attention and the cobwebs round the house become harder to ignore in the sparkling sunshine. However, getting outside more is a distinct option now, and if the dog has a puncture it might be inspiring to haul the bikes out of the shed and give them a New Year check-up ready for the ideal cycling days to come.

Woe betide anyone who fails to emphasise the appreciation of their nearest and dearest with, at the very least, a card and to be more realistic a gift, special meal or more. Like an emotional Honey fungus, the implied suitability of anything from lingerie, spa treatments, weekend breaks, spreads ever wider, the monetising mycelia silently irreversible. I remember the days when a free standing card, sporting a single orchid flower, firmly trapped in a phial of water by a surgical quality grommet was considered the height of sophistication. These decapitated lovelies tended to endure, emphasising their devotional message and defying the bin well into March. Going still further back, crippled by shyness, knee socks and spots, I gazed admiringly upon the oh so sophisticated members of third year and above who seemed to inhabit a world not only free of acne but lit with the romantic glow of ‘going steady’ and the sheer glamour of shop-bought, anonymous valentine cards. No sooner will our ardour have cooled than the y and even Easter will drift over whiff of Mothers’ Day

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riting by hand, in manuscript, appears to be a dying practice, and most of us are becoming unused to reading it, simply because we almost never see it in normal life. Typescript letters, emails, texts and tweets onscreen are universal. Many only encounter actual handwriting in brief Christmas card greetings and the odd scrawled letter from one’s great-aunt! So, when we come across old family papers, or the pre-registration title deeds to our houses, we are faced not only with handwritten parchment (unfamiliar in itself), but with peculiarly bizarre forms of writing. Is that Latin or English? We are hardly able to tell, since we may not even decipher the letter forms, let alone the words, especially those that don’t appear to be all there! Well, help is at hand if you are interested in what those documents may have to say about your family, neighbours, home or parish, or if you are just up for working out puzzles. The Norfolk Record Office runs Palaeography (literally ‘old writing’) courses each year to introduce you to, and help you practise, reading unfamiliar handwriting scripts found in Norfolk’s records from the medieval to the Victorian ages. The courses, usually between eight to ten weekly sessions, cater for both beginners and those with more experience, and feature new examples of handwriting in different texts each year. Class members are given alphabets, cribs to abbreviations and other guides, and gently introduced to many forms of Norfolk handwriting by tutor Tom Townsend, archivist at the Record Office. The age, format and purpose of each

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Alan Chilvers

Alan Chilvers is 72 and lives in Watton. He worked in a foundry f ndry for f 37 years, y then as a postman p ffor 13 yyears.

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alone in my bed, As I close my eyes when I’m you once said. I start to think of the things with all of my heart rest You said,” I love you dea hope we never part” and ver fore And stay with me e, ering everything you’ve don I struggle for sleep rememb . fun ing hav still but d har king Bringing up our family, wor of life, ns dow through the ups and Always there supporting me . wife my ame when you bec And I was so proud that day dreams then fill my mind, the es com lly fina p When slee you left behind, that Dreams of this sad old man light, ning mor the in But waking refreshed t. s hope to carry on the figh give gs thin d goo se tho all Remembering , pain ting hur this t arry on thiis life withou The fight to ca again. with my best friend once be can I il Unt

A LITT LE BEA CH HUT

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I’m neat and tidy but on my neighbours patch

I am a well-kept beach hut and I look small

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And I keep dry when it’s raining, unlike next door who’s roof leak. I am a white beach hut and I feel quite like a saint, Because unlike my neighbour I’m not covere d in brightly coloured paint. I am a wooden beach hut so solidly built, of which I’m glad, I’m not like next door’s who’s planks are plastic ally clad. I am a well-loved beach hut, well-kept becau se my owners care, Unlike the dilapidated state of my neighbours’ as people look at him and stare. But now I’m a happy beach hut, I’m as happy as can be, As they are moving me from Heacham to those exclusive ones at Southwold Near the sea.

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natural historian, he amassed a valuable collection of rare seashells, now scattered in various national natural history museums. But he was a progressive liberal-minded man by the standards of his day, a staunch opponent of the Corn Laws, hence perceived to be a supporter of poor labouring families. But his radical political ideas sometimes made him unpopular with his fellow local landowners. His splendid portrait hangs in the Corn Hall. Lombe Taylor lived at Starston Place and must have witnessed the building of the Corn Hall at Harleston in 1849, possibly thinking he could create something rather grander for Diss. Designed and built by local man George Atkins of Diss, the Corn Hall was constructed in the fashionable classical Greek revival style then commonly adopted across East Anglia for such buildings, considered radically modern and adventurous at the time.

Corn Halls or Corn Exchanges were originally created in the late 18th and early 19th centuries as venues for the sale of wheat, barley and other grain crops by local farmers and landowners. With the repeal of the hated Corn Laws in 1846, a large number of Corn Halls were built, especially in the East of England corn growing area, where there was a hope among farmers that the loss of government price protection of corn that had sustained their income could, in part, be offset with better organised markets. Thomas Lombe Taylor Early in 1854, Thomas Lombe Taylor — one of the wealthiest men in Diss, from a locally influential family of lawyers and property owners — decided to donate the money for a Corn Hall in Diss and supervised the construction of the building personally. Lombe Taylor was an elegant man with a keen sense of his family’s place in the world. A significant

The hall was opened with a grand reception and concert in November 1854, in aid of the families of soldiers fighting in the Crimea, the first of many hundreds of social and cultural events that have taken place there. From the start, Corn Halls had to make money by becoming popular venues for public entertainments, meetings and receptions, and the Diss Corn Hall was no exception. The reading room and library also became very popular, and by the 1890s it had between 3,000 and 4,000 books. At first Corn Halls probably provided a useful market, but the price of corn fell as cheap imports from North America flooded into Britain in the mid 19th century, and by the 1870s no more Corn Halls were being built. The Diss Corn Hall was a trading exchange for grain until 1998, one of the last functioning Corn Halls in England. But now, as a recently magnificently restored theatre, we can all enjoy its splendours. The Corn Hall events are at listed at www.thecornhall.co.uk. Portrait of Thomas Lombe Taylor shown courtesy of Diss Town Council. Elaine Murphy’s latest book, Monks Hall, The History of a Waveney Valley Manor is available at www.poppyland.co.uk, at local bookshops and on Amazon.co.uk.

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“Do you think this village is ready for vintage?” Mel grabbed a feather boa and posed. Sandy laughed, but felt a moment of insecurity as she thought about all her savings she had invested in the shop. It was late before the two women decided to ‘call it a day’ and decamp to the pub for a meal. “To our new venture,” Sandy raised her glass. “To lots of fun and prosperity,” her partner confidently responded. A week later the vintage shop was almost ready to open. Jimmy, the local signwriter, arrived early to paint the name above the shop. “Well, ladies, what would you like me to write? Do you sell antiques or junk?” Sandy bristled, “Come inside and have a good look.” The sceptical painter, glasses on the end of his nose, rummaged around the stock. His hand trailed over an old radio, a large black Bakelite telephone and a brass lamp. Picking up copies of Beano and Dandy annuals he laughed, “You know this place is like a trip down memory lane.”

left the premises without a purchase. Mel was taking her turn in the shop when Mrs Fanshaw, the richest lady in the village and the e WI president, breezed in. “I wondered if you orr your friend would be able to give a talk at the WI meeting next month?” “Um….I’ll discuss it with my partner,” Mel said d. Mel did discuss the business over supper th he next day, but the invite from the WI was not one e of the topics. Poor sales had been recorded for most of the months the establishment had been open. “Perhaps we’re just naïve or stupid!” Mel had lost her appetite. Next morning, she opened the shop with a heavy heart. A smart, elderly gentleman raised his hat as he walked by. It made Mel smile. He stopped suddenly and put his head around the door, “I hope my wife didn’t browbeat you girls about the WI!” Mr Fanshaw had a twinkle in his eye. “I might just have a look around while I’m here. I used to work in Hatton Garden.”

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One of the most spectacular events was actually organised during the last century; ‘Historical Scenes from Ancient Bungay’ on 24 June 1908. It was masterminded by the Bungay Branch of the ‘Friends of Waifs & Strays’, raising funds for their charity, and involved nearly all the leading dignitaries and businessmen of the town, including the Hartcups, Nurseys, Chases, Wightmans, Clays and their families. A collection of faded postcard photos in the Museum records what a memorable event it was. The dramatic performance focused on the early settlement of Bungay, and the significance of the Castle site in medieval times. It included the Roman invasion, and the Norman Conquest, the Bigod family’s rise to power, and how they were instrumental in developing the first Market, the tw wo annual Fairs, and

the Benedictine Priory, resulting ting in n Bungay becoming one of the most prosperous and d prestigious tigious towns tow in the Waveney Valley. The photos depict the large number of performers of all ages, from tiny tots to grey beards, and the attention lavished on the costumes which were designed to look as authentic as possible. The scenes featuring the nobility display rich and varied fabrics, ornate embroidery, sequins, gilt thread and lavish jewellery, which must have made the audience gasp with amazement when the actors stepped out from behind the Castle walls. Ernest Wightman was Town Reeve in 1907 when the event was being planned, and it is likely that Wightman’s drapery store provided most of the fabrics and trimmings, either donated or at cost price. It’s a pity there was no colour photography in the early 19th Century, so we could appreciate the full splendour of the production. Bungay Castle Trust is currently preparing an application for Heritage Lottery funding to renovate and enhance the site, so perhaps a re-enactment of the event could be performed when the building work is completed in a few years time.

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to repay your borrowing without charging you a single penny in interest, as long as you make the repayments on time. Just as you spend hours thumbing through brochures and checking out websites to ensure you get that perfect new look for your home, it’s equally important to compare what’s on offer when it comes to sorting out the money stuff. So while you’re on the lookout for those new kitchen appliances, or getting a quote to give the bathroom a makeover, don’t forget to check out the specialist personal finance websites too. Sites such as www.moneynet.co.uk or www.money. co.uk will point you in the right direction for the latest low cost credit card and personal loan options. Taking an expensive loan from your own bank may well be something you later regret, so do your research and don’t leave your choice of finance to chance.

However, if you only need £2-£3000 towards the cost of your home improvements, this is where the pensive. banks are much more exp If you want to borrow £3,0 000, the average personal loan rate is an eye-waterin ng 16% APR, with some high street banks charging g as much as 29.9% APR. So you can see it makes se ense to check the best buy tables to avoid being ripped off.

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If you’re comfortable you can afford to repay what you borrow within the next tw wo years, it’s worth considerin ng a credit card offering zero per cent interest on your purchase es. The best buy interest free credit cards from Post Office Mo oney and Sainsbury’s Bank are worth a look, giving you 28 montths and 29 months respective ely

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