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Out & About 8

Good news from our region

12 Gospel from he Saints 14 Norfolk Wildlife rust help hedgehogs this spring

33 Memories of Stuston 37 W N 39

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41 Art new life and the hope of spring

ecycling cultivating compost

ungay itesi e Saint Valentine’s ay

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Sho in Health & eauty 71 Home & Garden 19 Garden ottings from he

efreshing Waters talks with the founder of Samara’s Aid Appeal

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73 Smart Money Secrets responsible investment post covid

75 How to avoid neighbour disputes

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nyour plot growing strong this spring

23 Vegan recipe for lime cheesecake

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With the spring weather around the corner, it’s time to put on a pair of sturdy boots and take in some air on our circular walk around Hethersett and Great Melton. And for you green fingered folk, we have our usual top tips for garden obs at this time of year. Make a cup of tea, put your feet up and en oy some brilliant poetry from one of our readers. f you have written some poetry yourself, and fancy being in a future issue, please do send us some of your work, we always love receiving anything creative. Spring, the weather usually turns warmer, trees begin to grow their leaves, plants start to flower and young animals such as chicks and lambs are born. here is a poet in all of us et’s look forward to renewal, change and growth for us all. Stay safe and look after each other.

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t would be possible to apply the term ‘sleepy’ to our little hamlets and villages in The Saints…but it would be a mistake! Behind pretty hedgerows, well tended borders, up bumpy drives and nestling between copses, virtually each and every charming home in the area nurtures a hive of activity – wonderfully creative talent that we are used to enjoying at local markets and craft fairs. With browsing and purchasing extended by on-line presence, fortunately there is no such thing as a ‘closed’ sign on these little shop fronts, no matter the time or day. Creativity is a vein that runs deep in all of us. Humans seem driven to express themselves through art and enjoy surroundings enhanced by decorative artefacts. As an adjunct to this, mending, repairing or modifying things can be deeply satisfying; an activity that soothes once we actually get around to doing it. Rendering something useful again offers many riches. Firstly, there is the recognition of the potential within the chosen object. This leads directly to considering whether we are capable of ‘making good’. Imagination comes next, as we picture restoration, and our mind probes possibilities and ways around the apparent difficulties. In turn, we might consult a book, the internet (most likely!) or a handy friend and a successful outcome feels entirely achievable. More often than not, frustration hits fairly early on, but giving up can grate unpleasantly now, as perseverance beckons. A little more research and advice-seeking builds confidence and competence. After all, having started, who wants to experience failure?! So, with appropriate materials and knowledge we empower ourselves and, once started, innate y draws us in. Radio on and kettle to hand, creativity

it’s easy to get lost in the relaxation. Stitching, baking, painting, joining, being busy with our hands seems conducive to calmer, deeper contemplation. Fresh ideas occur as we engage in the process – a few sales to friends, perhaps a market stall? It’s a wonderful experience when others appreciate your efforts, and selling what you have created feels magical. No matter that your hourly input outweighs any profit, the satisfaction is huge and any recognition feels enormous! Little by little, before you know it, a business takes shape. So when you stroll through Suffolk’s beautiful lanes, relishing their peace and beauty, admire the houses, cottages and barn conversions in a slightly different way – many are mini powerhouses g with creativity y and imag gination. bursting

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DIY IS FA Many of us have spent a lot more time outdoors in the past year we have reconnected with nature and found gardening more fun and productive than ever before. Self su ciency, making your own and recycling are also very high on the agenda, so here are a couple of ways you can take this even further Upcycle clutter into a planter ld garden boots, a basket that’s ust been collecting dust, a dented colander, glass ars or even tin cans, these all make creative and totally free

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Time to prepare: 10 minutes Time to cook: 2 minutes Makes: 4 individual cheesecakes Equipment needed: 4 x 3in/7cm diameter chef’s rings, ramekins or shallow pots.

METHOD 1. lace the biscuits in a sealed bag and hammer with a rolling pin until crushed into crumbs. Melt the coconut oil in a saucepan for two minutes, then remove from the heat and mix the crumbs into the oil. 2. ivide the crumb mixture e ually between the four pots and press it down well using the back of a spoon. ombine all the remaining ingredients together and mix well. ou can now either spoon your mixture

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Serves 12 201 kcal, 26g carbs per slice INGREDIENTS g ready to eat apricots green cardamoms cinnamon stick cm long g caster sugar uice est of an orange eggs, separated g soft brown sugar ml water g ground almonds tsp almond extract Almond flakes optional cing sugar to dust optional METHOD 1. reheat the oven to . i l and base line a cm springform tin. ut g of the apricots into a saucepan with the cinnamon, cardamoms and the uice and est of the orange. Simmer for about minutes until the apricots are soft and the li uid has been absorbed. 2. Allow to cool, then remove the spices and whi to a puree. hop the remaining g of apricots into little

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Ryta Lyndley

These funny poems are by Ryta Lyndley, who is retired and lives in Hockering, Norfolk. Ryta is also a published author, and has written a series of children’s books about kindness, cooperation and recycling.

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ld not be found he maintenance man cou tion, ’ll be bound solu the A screwdriver maybe under the door sed pas iver wdr A hillips scre sure Will this help couldn’t be an to move undid a screw, the lock beg s to prove goe ch whi w, scre hen another do my shop At last was free to go and a call of nature caused e his all happened becaus me to stop

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ust new to the area went to see the doc Not on any medication hat gave them a shock ome in for a check up, to see if you’re

According to my age they didn’t think ’d last the day She checked me over slowly, then said was too fat She had a bigger bum than me, what do you think of that At ust over nine stone didn’t think weigh ed a lot She said you should take statins, so that was a bit of a shock

said don’t believe in taking medication prefer to keep my ills at bay by doing medit ation. he check up over, didn’t leave in tears ecause on the form it said come back in five years. suppose in five years they hope will have died Also, m not having a flu ab either, cried My body likes the feeling of being natural and toxic free hat’s why ’m still teaching yoga and mobile at age

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Parlez Vous OO H Blogger and qualified ‘Dog Listener’ Julia Collins shows how ‘keep calm and carry on’ is the best way to communicate with your four-legged chum.

ow about turning everything on its head upside down, inside out, back to front in any event, a complete change Are you finding it di cult to really get through to your furry grrr y friend Well, perhaps it’s time to give up on changing him or her and change yourself instead etting go of all expectation, apprehension,, even dread, can be ama in ngly powerful when it comess to interacting with your dog.. f, despite your best efforts, things are stressful and you feel very conscious of doing the e diagnosis right thing, the could be that you are being yourselff’ too much. o the human mind, one of the many fascinating talents dogs possess is knowing what we are going to do at the very same momentt that we, ourselves decide upon something. his is because our breathing body language and scents spell out clearly to the canine mind where we are headed. herefore, to a great extent, remaining our usual selves but trying different behaviours can often yield a disappointing outcome.

will remain calm, will remain calm, will, will, can signal ’m furious, steaming but won’t show it. ad luck, busted to your dog you reek of crossness ense and tight of aw, you are someone liable to explode or, at the very least, be in a peculiar mood and therefore to be approached cautiously, or even avoided. ddly enough, channelling am unaffected by what you do, and remaining calmly solid in the middle of your own energy, can give ama ing results. etter still, simply behave as if the dog doesn’t exist.

When you prepare to go for a walk, take your time. We’ve already covered the best way to proceed, in previous articles, but, slow right down and breath really do it . t’s your walk and correspondingly your pace, choice of direction and timing. Sending out too much energy towarrds our dogs burdens them with complication. hey need to be them, you u need to be you. his is yet another area where we morph into treating our dogs deas, and not according to human id stepping a lon ng way back to honour their dogginess’. his dogginess is calm, uncomplicate ed and simply in the now’. onsider this who would you ratther go for a walk with the person who has rehearsed every possible eventuality mostly ne egative before you even cross the thresh hold, or the sunny, happy go lucky friend who remains cool whatever, possesses an admirable sense of propo ortion and a generous sense of humour t’s clear wh o makes the more appealing exercising chum. Most of us are no strangers to the power of visualisation. here is nothing like thinking here we go again, to pretty well insure that you do go there again and again and again So, harness your intention, be the best version of yourself, bolt on characteristics from people whose energy you admire, and en oy the transformation.

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hrandeston ublic lementary School was built in for children, with support from the ev William enison and local landowners. t closed in and was converted into a private house. Mary ohnsonwas headmistress at the time of this postcard.

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hrandeston ueenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Head, in , where harles astow was landlord. Now a private house. he village population at this time was .

Stuston Green is in the centre of the village. his postcard shows felled trees awaiting transport to the wood mill. he building on the left is he Swan pub, now a private house.

Stuston, on the banks of the iverr Waveney and on the Norfolk Suffolk ffolk k border, has acres of common n land. n , iss Golf lub wass formed and used part of this iss land for a hole golf course. he e cottages in this postcard are are e now the golf clubhouse. he Norfolk ostcard lub meets regularly in rowse in Norwich and new members are very welcome. Meetings have currently been suspended. ennis is also the author of several local history books that can be purchased by contacting him direct.

Stuston ost ce stood opposite the village green, and rederick lsey was postmaster at the time of this postcard. He also ran a coach building business next door.

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hen we were children in the s, ebruary th Saint Valentine’s ay was almost as special as the other festive events of the year. hroughout the day we eagerly anticipated darkness to fall, when at about . pm a sudden thunderous knock on the kitchen door heralded his mysterious arrival. ew of our school friends seemed to share the tradition, and don’t know whether it happens anywhere in our region today. t was organised by our mother, who must have en oyed it during her childhood and, like us, had brothers and a sister to share it with. he thrill of the event was that when we rushed to answer the knocking there was nobody there ut a parcel lay on the doorstep. hen, almost immediately, the front doorbell rang. We raced through the house to fling the door open and, again, no visitor, but another surprise parcel. o us, it seemed ama ing that Saint Valentine moved so swiftly from one place to the other, before we’d even had time to look at the present. he experience was also rather frightening, the knocks so loud, and nobody to be seen. his explains why we never ventured out into the dark night to see if we could catch a glimpse of a fleeting figure.

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lay yers of flavour depending on which fresh natural ing gred dients have been added. It may be an acquired tasste,, but it’s certainly moreish and it gives one a gen ntle lift and a pleasant sense of well-being. This cou uld d be the result of a combination of the caffeine and d probiotic content…add to that the gratifying idea a that it’s tasty and good for you and you’re onto a wiinner. The e origins of kombucha are shrouded in mystery and d hearsay, but it’s safe to say that at least 2,000 yea ars ago a fermented tea drink was being used in China as an “elixir of health”. Its use gradually sp pread across Russia and into Europe, and by th he 1960s kombucha was being referred to as a beneficial probiotic by Swiss researchers. Now its popularity is exploding, along with an understanding of the integral connection that the gut has to so many different areas of health. In America and Australia, where the kombucha market is about 10 years ahead of the UK, it’s common to find kombucha on tap, as you would beer or cider in a British pub. Kombucha bars are already popping up around London, serving the growing demand for healthy alcohol free drinks.

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Put simply, kombucha is a fermented drink, whose main ingredients are tea, sugar and probiotic culture. What makes it so special is the SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast) which floats like an alien jellyfish on top of the tea and creates a wonderful fermented drink with a unique mixture of healthy bacterias, amino acids and enzymes. It may not be pretty at the brewing stage, but hopefully we’ve all evolved to a point now where we do not place value on looks alone! It has a taste unlike anything else, at first unexpectedly effervescent and tangy, but with

One of the great things about this wonder drink is that a mother SCOBY, if looked after correctly, will keep on producing ‘babies’ in the form of a new layer of matter on the top of the SCOBY. This layer can be peeled off and given to a friend to start their own home brew. The idea of this giving, abundant mother is charming and a reminder of the generosity prevalent in the natural world. Brewing your own kombucha at home takes patience and practice, but once mastered is also a simple and satisfying procedure. To purchase a starter kit, check out oichiferments.co.uk. If home brewing seems like too much of a commitment, then look out for some of the delicious local kombucha drinks that are becoming more readily available around Norfolk and Suffolk. With thanks to local kombucha experts Shifa and Thorayya from @oichi_kombucha

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he conse uences of the coronavirus pandemic will clearly be profound, wide ranging and long lasting. So, it’s no surprise that any sources of optimism to be found as the crisis unfolds are uickly sei ed upon. erhaps the most significant so far has come in the form of the immediate effects on the environment.

Greenhouse gas emissions have fallen, while data from NASA suggests that air uality has improved dramatically as countries around the world have taken steps to restrict activity and travel. ndeed, this could be an opportunity for organisations to rethink how they do business and uestion whether they need to return to a form of normality in which, for example, employees are flown to meetings that could otherwise be held using video conferencing facilities. A more realistic rate of change nfortunately, these environmental positives are likely to be temporary, and there is now a risk of efforts to address climate change becoming a lesser priority, as governments focus on dealing with the economic implications of the crisis. his is why the investment industry has an important role to play in maintaining the momentum that has gathered in recent weeks and months. he biggest crisis now is clearly V , but the biggest crisis of the s is still climate change, and we need to ensure that once we’re on the other side of the coronavirus pandemic, governments keep focusing on that.

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ith everyone spending more time at home as a result of ovid , it’s likely you will be seeing and hearing your neighbours more than you are used to. n some cases, this has led to an increase in neighbour complaints. o maintain a good relationship with your neighbours, it’s important to consider the following Noise Noise is normally thought of as unwanted sound. t could be too loud, ust happen at the wrong time, or without warning. his can include playing loud music, pro ects, alarm systems and incessant dog barking. f you are concerned about noise coming from a neighbour’s home, it’s important to try and approach them as soon as possible before the problem gets out of control. Many issues can be dealt with in a friendly way, without the need for further action. ut if talking doesn’t work, you will need to make a complaint to your local authority. nder the provisions of the Noise Act , and other associated legislation, your local authority has a mandatory obligation to deal with any noise deemed to be nuisance. Bonfires f your neighbours’ bonfire creates issues with smoke drifting, try and speak with them to see if they can position it away from the boundary, or move it to the end of their garden. f they disregard your complaints, have a look at your title deeds to see whether there are any restrictions. f you are still unable to resolve the problem amicably, you may need to raise the issue with your local environmental health o cer at the council. hey will be able to investigate complaints about smoke from residential premises that cause a statutory nuisance. Fences f you live in a built up area, it is highly likely that the boundaries of your garden are shared with one of more of your neighbours. nless they are dealt with carefully, small problems relating to hedges, fences and walls can cause a breakdown in

relations between neighbours. nowing your rights and responsibilities can help to prevent a problem from turning into a disruptive and expensive legal issue. f you are looking to paint or repair a fence, it’s best to speak with your neighbour first to check they are happy with any alterations. f you are in any doubt, check the deeds of your house first for any clarification of boundary lines, as this may help you with any negotiations. Hedges, plants and boundary lines Generally, a hedge that separates two gardens will grow along the boundary of both properties, so it’s the responsibility of both neighbours to keep it trimmed. ut if a hedge belongs to one neighbour and is growing into next door’s garden, the next door neighbour is entitled to invite them to give it a trim. he neighbour is also entitled to trim the hedge themselves, but must return any trimmings to the owner, unless otherwise agreed. his is also the same for overhanging trees or branches. f a neighbour refuses to allow access to their garden, you can apply for access under the Access to Neighbouring and Act and gain a court order.

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