Village People South Norfolk edition Winter 14 by Village People Magazines Ltd

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contents WINTER 2014

out and about

8 Good news from our region 12 Ladies who lunch visit Hempnall Mill Café 15 New children’s hospice to open in Framlingham Earl 17 WIN tickets to Norwich Theatre Royal’s panto 18 Village Notice Board 22 Christmas celebrations in Eye 26 Mum’s the word visits The Greyhound in Botesdale

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43 Recipe from head chef at the Park Hotel, Martin Jarret 45 Secure your home with Norfolk PaCT 46 Great recommendations for local businesses 49 Granny Grammar: Me and You… 51 Christmas pet survival guide 53 WIN tickets to Soul Legends in Bury St Edmunds 57 amazing coastal walk at Salthouse 59 REaLITY: Modern and

29 Garden Jottings from Ken

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health and beauty 61 Health Q&a: Winter immune system boost 62 In good health 65 all sewn up with TV finalist’s charity creation

shopping 69 Sparkly party season fashion 71 Local title book reviews

31 Security tips for dark evenings

72 Harleston is buzzing this Christmas

32 On your plot: a touch of frost

75 Great recommendations for local

35 Snuggle up indoors with our choice of homeware

37 WIN a Goodies hamper 39 Moorcroft Pottery 41 We c hat to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall about his new book

businesses 77 New history series looks at Children’s education over the centuries

jobs, money and business 79 Financing the Christmas shop 81 Colour psychology in marketing

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WOW we only went and did it! Not one or two, but three fantastic awards at this year’s prestigious Independent Publishers’ Conference! and we’re thrilled to announce that Village People was awarded the amazing honour of being the overall WINNER of the Community / Lifestyle Magazine of the Year 2014.

The competition was tough and plentiful with hundreds of entries from all corners of the country so we are absolutely delighted. Here’s a quick flavour of what the judges had to say about Village People: “Beautiful use of good quality imagery and typography, keeping it simple whilst building an identifiable brand. Has very high end glossy looking design, similar to a Waitrose Magazine.” “A very difficult category to judge as it is of course a very subjective viewpoint, but in my experience a magazine or a book is judged initially by its cover and the purpose of the cover is to get the reader to open it up.Village People reflects village and country life as well as being visually excellent, it is not cluttered with the promotion of its contents and does not have advertising on the front cover. It also is strong in its promotion of local stories and is of the highest quality.” Despite all of the excitement in the office we’re still working hard on building our new website. Demand for space in the magazine continues at an all-time high, so soon you will be able to upload your village events and notices online too. Do feel free to contact me with your thoughts and any ideas you have to continue to improve Village People. We are really excited and passionate about being the best and can’t wait to see what 2015 brings! Lily Goulder editor@village-people.info 01284 788623

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Good News from our region e hall new lease of life for wacton villag Not only was it sensible to wear full thermals and gloves when spending time in the old village hall during winter, an umbrella was also an advisable d to accessory in any season. Clearly something neede be done. In 1997 a planning application was made for a new building, but the probable cost was way beyond the worst estimates. Closure seemed the only option.

of the ribbon was cut by Ralph Saltiel, the architect the scheme, who is now in his 90s! The car park was laid in October this year and the website went live at the same time. To find out what the hall offers, go to www.wactonvillagehall.co.uk.

Luckily, most communities are blessed with some stubborn and foolish souls who wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be beaten. In 2004 planning approval was granted and there was great determination to raise the ÂŁ200K needed. By a combination of village fundraising and hours of filling in grant applications, the money was raised.

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mendham parish “village of the year” sign unveiled Children from Mendham Primary School, parents and members of the community gathered in the rain to watch the unveiling of the “Mid Suffolk Village of the Year” sign. The unveiling took place on Mendham village green in October and the sign will remain there for three years.

Kathy Ferrar, Mendham and Withersdale Community Council Chairman, said: “We are all extremely proud of the recognition and the awards the parish has received. It’s a great community to live in and there is such a lot going on. We have achieved so much in the last

celebrating our local judo successs Kumo Judo Club, based in Lopham, is celebrating the success of one of its students - Colin Oates. after representing Team GB at the London Olympics in 2012, Colin went on to take home the gold medal at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Indeed, Colin has now set his sights on the Olympics in Rio and is not the only club member eying the 2016 event. Jonathan Drane who won a bronze medal at the World Visually Impaired Championships in uSa is also undergoing intense training for Rio. The club doesn’t only cater for elite players, however. It continues to provide an opportunity for anyone to come along and sample the sport in little old Lopham.

few years and are grateful to everyone who gets involved in village life.” For more information about Mendham and

Withersdale, please visit www.mendham.org.uk

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St Mary’s, the parish church of Diss, is renowned for putting on events for everyone to enjoy and the build-up to the festive season of Christmas is no exception. Following a decade of “The Big Sing”, four years ago “Lunchtime carols” was born. Held on the last Friday before Christmas (19th December – also market day), everyone is invited to bring their shopping into the church to enjoy 50 minutes of singing. The session will begin at 12.30pm and children are also welcome. So do come along – there will be a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie waiting for you!

a year’s membership to Redwings’ adoption Club costs just £12.50 and as a member your loved one will receive a certificate, updates from their new friend and an invitation to their birthday party. also, to celebrate Redwings 30th anniversary, for adoptions purchased before 31st December 2014, the charity is offering a year’s free access to your adoption Star’s online diary! Best of all, every penny goes directly towards the care of your chosen horse or donkey, so they too can have a happy Christmas. To sponsor a redwings horse or donk donkey for your family and friends this Christmas visit www.redwings.org.uk or call 01508 481000.

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The opera, titled “Stranded”, has a storyline and music created by the pupils, who were inspired by the ballet adaptation of William

Golding’s Lord of the Flies. They worked with a team of professional singers, dancers and drama teachers to write their own mini-productions. Danielle Chapman, Key Stage 2 teacher from Diss Junior, said the project had been a unique opportunity for the pupils involved. “It’s helped them to create something of their own independently and take ownership of their own work.” As part of the project, pupils also receive an exclusive backstage tour with the theatre’s technical team who explained and revealed some of the behind-the-scenes secrets of the theatre, including lighting, wardrobe and props.

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Another beautiful day, another lunch out… what a stressful life I lead!

s lunches go, this one was a bit different; no extensive menu, no wine, and no double damask dinner napkins. But it was one of the most enjoyable for different reasons.

of Hempnall. as the centre had remained unused on Mondays, the decision was made to open it as a café on the first Monday of every month for snacks and light lunches. This is the lunch I am writing about.

Hempnall Mill is an old windmill, with additional extensions built in 1979 by The Hempnall Trust (a registered charity) forming the big main room, associated offices and excellent catering kitchen. Four days a week the building is used as a day-care centre for residents

The café started up three years ago to provide a local venue for socialising for all ages, regardless of where they live. It continues to be successful, both in terms of providing social interaction and providing inexpensive, excellent food. Light lunches and snacks are available, including homemade cakes, and the café also helps with the financing of the mill, which has become more difficult over the years. Food is sourced locally wherever possible. Meat is from Hempnall Butchers and fruit and veg comes from the nearby Horseshoes Farm Shop. Fresh food donations

are gratefully received from the allotment holders and other gardens in the village. Lunch is cooked and served by a team of volunteers who, at the end of the meal take the weight off their feet, eat up whatever is left over, discuss how the day went and plan the next one! Well the description “light lunch” is a misnomer; I had a superb curry made from butternut squash and chick peas, and the friend I was with had Boeuf Bourguignon which she said was delicious. There was nothing small about the portions. For afters, I had fruit compote with ice cream, and my friend had homemade syrup & lemon tart. as the choice of food is dependent on what they have on the day, it is difficult to tell you what to anticipate, but you can expect a good, old-fashioned, two-course lunch in the company of extremely friendly people. Thus fortified, we continued on with our journey and on the way back, thought we would look in and see if there was any chance of coffee and some of the delicious-looking cake that we had spotted earlier. They were officially closed for the day, but despite the fact that all the volunteers were seated and having a well-earned rest, they still found time to pack up a couple of pieces of cake for us to take home. The Mill Centre is also available for casual and regular bookings and has the advantage of offering a full-catering kitchen. Further information can be found at www.hempnalltrust.org.uk and www.independencematters.org.uk

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ocal charity east Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (eACH), which cares for life-threatened children and young people and supports their families, has gained planning permission to build a new children’s hospice in Framlingham earl in Norfolk.

EACH launched a £10 million appeal at the end of November and needs help! One of the first opportunities to support the appeal comes at Christmas, when EACH is asking people to give an extra gift of £10 to kick start their £10 Million appeal through whichever means they prefer. If everyone in Norfolk did this, we would raise enough money to enable them to start building the new hospice right away.

If you’re a member of an adult or community group you could put on your own special event for the appeal like a coffee morning, race night or hold a tombola or raffle at your next event or meeting.

If you own a business or work for a company, big or small, why not join EACH’s new Corporate Partners Network and look to raise money towards the new hospice during the course of the appeal?

If you’re looking for something a little more active then you could take part in one of the EACH fundraisers running throughout the appeal, from a Colour Dash to a Sky Dive. Not forgetting the charity’s biggest event: Ride for Life. Keep an eye on the EACH website www.each.org.uk for details of all of these events and more.

Individuals, couples and families can become Foundation Members of the appeal and pledge to give a total of £3,600 over the likely three year period of the project.

These are only a few suggestions of ways to help, and EACH would love to hear of any ideas you have which could help raise the money they need to build the new hospice in the heart of Norfolk.

If you have children or are a teacher, why not get your school involved? There will be a number of ways in which you can do this from cake sales to ‘dress-down’ days or perhaps hold your own sponsored event like a hopathon or a sponsored silence!

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true community occasion, Eye’s Christmas lights switch on and late night shopping event is all about local involvement. Eye locals once again brave the winter weather on the evening of Friday 5th December to celebrate the town’s traditional Christmas lights switch-on and late night shopping event. This year, Park Radio supply the music and Eye Town Council unveil its sparkling new Christmas lights.

Christmas lights start twinkling at around 6.00pm. Children from Eye Primary School then lead carol singing around the town Christmas tree, but are joined by the crowds of Eye who sing along to the festive favourites. The town’s plethora of shops and businesses tend to stay open late for Christmas shoppers and browsers,

and like to offer special treats to customers at this time of year. Inside Eye Town Hall on the evening of the light switch-on, the Church Bazaar features stalls and activities, as well as a very special visitor, in the shape of a red-robed, white-bearded, jolly gentleman. So let’s just hope you’ve been good this year… Hog roast stall outside Laurel Farm Butchers, warming up Eye visitors

Following the great success of last year’s decision to award Christmas light switching on duties to local “celebrity”, Ollie Green, who works at The Handyman, 2014’s switch-flicker will again be decided by public vote. So it’s well worth a visit to find out who has pipped the competition to the post this year. Festivities begin outside The Handyman shop at 5.30pm and the

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Celebrate the town’s traditional Christmas lights switch-on and late night shopping event. The central part of Eye is closed to traffic on the evening and the streets are dotted with stalls run by local organisations and charities raising funds for their various causes. amongst those are hot food stands and a miniature fairground, to the joy of many of the town’s young faces. There is also a “Best Dressed Window” competition, stirring up some friendly

rivalry between the local shops. Who do you think is most deserving? This year’s light switch-on fun continues at other venues around the town thereafter, with music being hosted at the Klaxxon Club in Eye’s community arts centre, The Bank. and over at the Queen’s Head, revellers find it hard to resist the warmth of log fires and the promise of festive ales,

as well as free chilli and rice out in the garden marquee to keep out the, er, chill. Eye’s Christmas celebration may not be the biggest in the area, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in its sense of community spirit.

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worked the horse as poachers, gamekeepers, blacksmiths, horse dealers and gypsies. He recorded the traditional singers in Blaxhall Ship and numerous other local pubs from the 1950s onwards, Lenny steps and has collected and Steve plays some 600 traditional local songs. The majority of his recordings are now available from his online store of more than a hundred DVDs and CDs. To view and purchase items from Neilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection, visit www.oraltraditions.co.uk or phone him for a brochure or just a chat about the old days on 01379 890568.

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Carrie Barrett lives in Blo Norton, near Diss, right on the Suffolk/Norfolk border, with her husband and two children Maisie (11) and Olly (7). She has been dining out and about in our area for many years, seeking out restaurants that offer great value, quality and above all else are child friendly. If you would like Carrie to visit a particular pub or restaurant just get in touch with us and we’ll ask her to visit.

their burgers were the best they’d ever had and my lasagne was accompanied by chips and a side salad – it was delicious and great value for money too.

This change opened a new chapter for the Greyhound. It has become a place that welcomes families and is somewhere you can not only pop in for a diverse range of ales, but can also be guaranteed a delicious homecooked meal alongside it.

The owner, Chris, has managed to bring the pub back to life and my children wanted to know when they could go back there to eat again! Chris has succeeded in creating a pub that is still great for drinking in, but also great for good, honest food at a decent price. We will definitely go back again soon and I urge villagers around the area to pop in and give it a go too.

drive by this pub everyday on my school run and have seen the boards outside offering homemade food, but for so long I have not been inside. The pub is very well known as a “drinking place”, often playing live music, but for a long time it hasn’t served food. That is until the new owners took over in 2012 and gave the pub a huge transformation and renovation.

I decided to take the children in for dinner one evening on the way home from school after a busy day. The pub opens its kitchens at 5.30pm, so it’s’s ideal for an early meal for the kids. We were made to feel very welcome by the bar staff when shown to our table. It’s a very relaxed and clean restaurant, with lovely wood floors and nicely spread out tables. There’s high chairs available for babies, and lots on the menu that children can choose from, including assurance that most of the adult meals can be halved for children. Maisie and Olly both went for the kids cheeseburger (£4.95 each), and I chose the homemade lasagne (£9.50). all the ingredients on the menu are sourced locally where possible and everything is homemade, including the desserts! Both Maisie & Olly said

For dessert, Olly chose the ice-cream sundae and Maisie wanted the cheeseboard from the adult menu. The waiter said the portions could just be halved so it was no problem.

Pubs like this are few and far between and we can’t risk losing them.

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Garden Jottings from ken a Christmas tree is just a Christmas tree. It’s not important where it comes from. It’s only got to last a few weeks. That one will do. as long as it looks green I don’t really care.

ah humbug! You should care, after all, you’re going to share your home with it, so start by choosing the right tree for you and your family.

In the past, the number one choice has been Norway Spruce – a dark green, bushy tree with a strong pine scent. It’s a fast-growing variety which is an advantage in terms of price, but unfortunately warm, drying air causes it to shed its thin sharp needles when disturbed, so it is really most suited to cooler rooms and conservatories, or for an outdoor display. If your home is cosily warm over Christmas and you’re not a fan of acupuncture, choose a “non-drop” variety such as Nordmann Fir. It’s a very elegantly-shaped and open-tiered tree with a pleasant, fresh fragrance and broad, soft-to-the-touch, glossy-green needles which hold incredibly well. This makes it a popular choice for busy family rooms. always make your selection personally from trees which are not netted, that look and feel fresh, and that don’t drop handfuls of green needles when tapped on the ground. Real trees aren’t perfectly even in shape, so get someone to hold a tree out and give it a spin to find its best side, compare one with another until you’ve made a decision, then have the tree netted for easy transport home. Once in your care, remove its stocking and keep the tree cool and moist until it’s time to take it indoors. Saw a slice off the bottom of the trunk, then fix your tree firmly in to a stable water-retaining stand positioned away from drying radiators and open fires, and decorate to your hearts’ content!

It’s worth noting that commercially-grown Christmas trees are environmentally friendly. They’re planted to be harvested (just like any other field crop) in a rotation lasting 8 to 15 years depending on variety and size required. They are inspected regularly, In order to get the most thinned and trimmed from your tree, buy a fresh, to create bushiness locally-grown one. Not only and good shape, does transport (possibly and as blocks are felled more trees are from the other side of planted in their place Europe) add to cost, but to keep this carefullytrees grown further away managed cycle going. will have been cut for some During this time time to allow for this. they provide shelter and habitat for wildlife and absorb loads of carbon dioxide from the air. If they are then recycled after Christmas, the resulting chippings can be used for mulching, can be added to compost, or sent as biomass to generate heat or electricity. Compare this to artificial trees, which are manufactured around the world using mixed materials including metal and many different plastics which are almost impossible to separate for recycling. These trees are destined for landfill, where they will take hundreds of years to break down. So enjoy having a real tree in your home this Christmas – it’s the natural choice!

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Avoid frosted grass Particularly when frost or snow blankets the lawn, avoid treading on it because frozen grass blades break underfoot and leave a footprint. It may also lead to compaction of the soil. Bring tender plants indoors Move to a frost-free location in full sun and make sure compost has dried out between watering.

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Wrap container-grown plants Tie bubble wrap, hessian sacs or similar around large potted plants in winter as a layer of insulation to prevent roots from freezing. Tuck in and cover up veg use a blanket of straw to stop the ground freezing around root crops and cover, as well as placing cloches over salad plants. Keep the greenhouse warm Line it with bubble wrap or similar and consider a heater to warm it up, particularly during the coldest snaps.

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winter wildlife Small garden visitors need all the help they can get during the harshest season of the year. any garden with bird bath water that isn’t frozen will be popular and birdfeeders can be a life-saver whilst insects are in less abundance. Create a leaf pile, rock pile or compost heap at the end of your garden to provide shelter for small creatures such as hedgehogs to hibernate beneath and float a tennis ball or similar in your pond to prevent it freezing over because this reduces oxygen for frogs and fish below.

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Moorcroft pottery

illiam Moorcroft was born in Burslem, Staffordshire, in 1872. He was the second son of a family already well-established in the potteries, with his father, Thomas, a revered designer and china painter specialising in flower subjects. William was a good student and showed an early interest in art, having inherited his father’s talents, and by the age of 12 he was attending design classes at the Wedgewood Institute.

He went on to study at the Royal College of art and obtained his art Masters Certificate at the age of 25. He was offered a job as a designer for a large and influential company, James Macintyre & Co, where he experimented with his own pottery designs. around 1896 he designed aurelian Ware which was partly decorated with transfers and partly painted by hand. Moorcroft developed highly lustred glazes and used oriental shapes and decorations, and some of his techniques became closely-guarded trade secrets. He then developed his famous Florian Ware, with heavy slip and a translucent glaze which produced brilliance of colour. William personalised each piece of pottery with his own signature or initials. In 1913 he married Florence Lovibond, the same year he parted with Macintyres to set up his own pottery factory, Moorcroft, at Cobridge. There he employed staff from Macintyres and the business succeeded, with much being sold through Liberty & Co in London and Tiffany & Co in New York. Meanwhile, he and his wife had two children together; daughter Beatrice and son Walter. In 1928, Queen Mary made Moorcroft “Potter to the Queen” through a Royal Warrant, which was stamped on his pottery. His son, Walter, took over the management of the factory in 1945 – just before William’s death.

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The Moorcroft family eventually sold their shares in Moorcroft on the open market in the mid-1980s. The company is now controlled by the Edwards family, and has been since 1993. In recent years, Moorcroft’s profile has grown internationally, both in quality and in value. Today, it leads the world of art pottery with its own distinctive design style. Moorcroft is selling more of its magnificent ware all over the world today than it did even in its previous heyday in the mid-1920s, and the Victoria & albert museum has joined many other national museums with significant pieces of Moorcroft pottery in their permanent collections.

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Next antiques fair is sunday, December 28 at Dunston Hall on the a140 Ipswich Road, Norwich, NR14 8PQ. Open 10.30am till 4pm, admission £3. Next militaria fair is sunday, January 11 at Thetford Leisure Centre, Croxton Rd, Thetford, IP24 1JD. Open 10am till 2pm, admission £2.50.

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Light and Easy is definitely not a diet book; instead it’s a wholesome voyage of discovery in the form of 170 recipes which don’t compromise on taste. Village People caught up with TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, the man behind the recipes.

hough Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall hasn’t fully converted to being vegetarian, a summer of meat abstinence three years ago marked a turning point for the way he viewed his diet.“It made me a more creative cook,” he says, recalling the experiment that formed the theme for an entire series of his Channel 4 show River Cottage. It also provided inspiration for his latest recipe book, River Cottage Light and Easy.“It’s got chapters on meat and fish, but probably 75 per cent of the recipes are vegetarian.”

There are just two things missing from the cookbook: wheat and dairy. “It occurred to me, ‘What if I just took those ingredients out?’” says Hugh, responding to the many requests from his readers for gluten and dairy-free recipes. He was interested in the challenge of cooking without them.

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3 The 16th-century, flint-faced church of St Nicholas stands above the village. It is filled with light from the clerestory and clear windows. The rood screen paintings (left) depict saints and other figures – possibly donors. Smiling lions surround the stone font (right). Intriguing images of 16th-century sailing ships are scratched into the backs of the choir panels.

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The village of Salthouse lies on the north Norfolk coast between Cley-next-the-Sea and Weybourne. Recorded as ‘the house of salt’ in the Domesday Book, the marshes were used to collect sea salt – a valuable commodity in the past. Starting at sea level in the village, this walk takes you to the higher ground of Salthouse Heath, then back via the church. Distance: approximately 3.5 miles. Using OS Explorer Map 251. Start grid ref: TG 075439. 1 This sculpture by Kevin Lee is entitled Monument to Salthouse Mariners, and was part of the 2008 Salthouse Sculpture Trail. Made from reclaimed sea defence timbers and chains, it looks out over the salt marshes to the sea.

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Salthouse Heath Below: the red berries of Black Bryony; fungus and bramble leaves.

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my family are always ill at this time of year with colds, flu and other bugs. it seems that as soon as one of us recovers, someone else is under the weather. What can we do to fight illness this winter?

The immune system is vital for keeping us healthy and free from infection, so pamper it.

Avoid smoking or smoky environments – smoke suppresses the action of white blood cells, damaging organs and the all-important immune response. Just one cigarette can destroy 25 milligrams of vitamin C. That’s nearly half of your recommended daily allowance. Try echinacea – Echinacea is a herb which is part of the daisy family and it has traditional use in supporting the immune system.

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Christmas is over: You’ve eaten a LOT this party season and you’re sick to the sight of mince pies and alcohol. You WaNT to be healthy right now so it’s a great place to start. Safety in numbers: It’s that time of year that new gym-goers are all in it together. It’s okay to be an amateur with the equipment and even the gym regulars are not looking their best this time of year! Get a discount: The best deals are everywhere in January, so you can be sure to bag a bargain on your membership that will help spur you on. Looking good: It comes with the territory that you’ll soon be much happier with the way you look and feel. The earlier you start, the more you’ll want to flaunt it in your swimwear this summer! You want to join: In fact, you’ve wanted to for years. You envy those people who actually enjoy going to the gym regularly and you know you’ve got it in you!

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hinelo Bally, who shot to fame as BBC TV’s popular Sewing Bee finalist, helped to button-up Hub Community Project’s charity auction in Wymondham when one of her unique creations went under the hammer.

The african-born 26-year-old showcased her skills on TV in early 2014 with a succession of stunning, elegant and colourful designs. Her appearance has been the springboard for her dream to become a successful international fashion designer with her own studio and staff. Yet the woman with a big heart for God will tell you she has no natural talent. “God is the most important aspect of my life and I ask him to endow my hands with excellence so this is really his work. I put the whole mission of designing in his hands when I pray,” says the hip Essex media graduate who donated a children’s dress this summer in a bold african print to help the Wymondham community. Her style and ability was watched by millions of viewers and two keen-eyed judges when she narrowly Chinelo Bally

missed out on taking the winning trophy oph during the eight-week Sewing Bee series as the assignments became more taxing. She blends her native vibrant culture with the classic Western silhouettes that she has come to love since moving to England from Nigeria with her church pastor parents and siblings when she was just four. During the BBC series the determined young designer rallied against nerves and difficulties with the support and prayers of her family and church and viewers often heard her frantic pleas for divine assistance. She says: “I love my church – it really does get behind people with support. My pastor, who is like a second mum to me, prayed and encouraged me throughout the series which was important. “Yes, I am a child of God and I want others to know that being a Christian does not mean you cannot be cool and beautiful – it just means you can be yourself,” says Chinelo who wants to be a role model for other young women who know her. She also hopes the television publicity will heighten her voice as an activist against child abuse and domestic violence. “i want God to use what i do for him since he is the driving force behind it. Abuse of children and domestic violence pulls at my heart-strings,” says Chinelo who is part of her church ministry to help its victims. “i want to work hard with bespoke fashion and be a showcase for the world so my voice as an activist can be reckoned with in higher places,” says the woman who also draws, bakes and uses her creative skills at her pentecostal church. www.chinelobally.com

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Due to customer demand Jarrolds now has a permanent display of novels set in East anglia and this is one of the newer additions to those shelves – a crime story set on the Norfolk coast and perfect for fans of British crime fiction who like their crime to come with a regional setting. Detective Inspector Jack Delaney is trying to make a clean break. Tormented by his troubled past, he has taken his young family out of London, swapping the mayhem of London for the tranquil calm of the North Norfolk coast – except, of course, it’s not so tranquil; after a storm hits Sheringham, a body is discovered beneath the rubble of a collapsed cliff. Natural disaster? No, this looks like murder, and Jack is the only local resident qualified to investigate…

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arthur Brough is something of a Jarrolds institution: a frequent visitor to the London Street store, arthur is happy to share tales of his World War II exploits with fellow café diners, to the point where many of them feel the need to buy this little wartime memoir of arthur’s time in the Royal Norfolk Regiment, much of it spent incarcerated in German prisoner of war camps. First published in 1994, the book has gone through several new editions and reprints and the latest has a postscript “fifty-five years on” from the events originally described.

Stephen Fry is of course a national treasure as well as being a Norfolk hero. It feels like there’s probably an episode of QI showing somewhere on uK TV every hour of the day and he has appeared in countless films, TV shows and comedy series – apart, of course, from being an accomplished and successful author. This new volume of autobiography charts the years of Stephen’s fame in the late eighties and early nineties, when he was apparently a success – acting and writing to great acclaim – but also partying and using substances that allowed him to burn the candle at both ends. Containing extracts from his diaries at the time, the book charts the inevitable consequences of the drugs, the parties, the gambling and reveals a side of Stephen Fry the world hasn’t previously seen.

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Harleston in Winter

This Christmas Harleston will be buzzing and there is no excuse not to catch some of the fun.

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that will bedeck the town, adding Christmas cheer until Twelfth Night. Saturday 6th December will see a new addition to the Harleston calender. The first Harleston Christmas Market will take over Market Square and Exchange Street from 9.30am to 3pm. There will be nearly 20 stalls selling unique

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Harleston is well known for its impressive array of specialist and independent shops and is the perfect place to do your Christmas shopping without the hassle of Norwich or Ipswich. Catering for those who work out of town, many shops will stay open until 7.30pm for late night shopping on both Friday 12th and Friday 19th December. To make it even more special many shops will be providing special offers and discounts on those nights as well as complimentary seasonal drinks and nibbles, and to add to the merriment there will be costumed characters and some spectacular musical entertainment.

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n most modestly-sized parts of Norfolk and suffolk during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries various establishments would offer board and tuition for young ladies. The curriculum in these academies was usually far from academic – in contrast from the average private school for boys. They offered to educate girls in all the main social skills and accomplishments such as music, dancing, drawing, foreign languages, needlework and embroidery. some charged extra for skills taught by visiting masters such as arithmetic and handwriting. ann and Sarah Burroughs from Botesdale in midSuffolk during the 1790s were daughters of a local tradesman who ran a boarding school for ladies in the village. a wonderful survival of their school is a card which would have been distributed locally, supplementing newspaper advertising. The card was found behind a fireplace during renovations at the former rectory in nearby Redgrave (with thanks to the owners for sharing their find). In it the Burroughs sisters “Return their sincere thanks to their friends, for the support and encouragement they have experienced; and hope, by the strictest attention to the deportment and progression of those young ladies entrusted to their A piano lesson in the early 1800s care, to merit their future approbation”. Whilst they state that most of the subjects are included in the price of ten Guineas per annum for those under twelve years of age and twelve Guineas per year for over twelves, the sisters charged more for fancy work or embroidery skills.

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among a collection of family papers now held in the Norfolk Record Office is a delightful diary written by Elizabeth (Bessie) Starling in the 1840s. Bessie lived and taught at a school for young ladies run by a Miss Woodward in Botesdale and her diary entries give us an invaluable insight into life in such an institution. Miss Woodward’s establishment was relatively small with about eight to ten girls. Bessie regularly gave music lessons and she helped teach her young charges to dance (they had a visiting fiddler to accompany them). She also gave individual Latin lessons. Many schools like the Burroughs and Woodward establishments often did not survive for more than a decade for one reason or another. Sometimes they had to close temporarily or even permanently due to outbreaks of infectious diseases such as smallpox in the neighbourhood. They were also dependent on a good supply of teaching staff, including those peripatetic teachers who educated the girls in specific skills. Some schools, however, simply closed when the proprietors – often fairly young women themselves – got married, no doubt using all the wonderful social skills they had taught their charges! If you would like to discover more about the history of your family or house then Sarah can help. Give her a call on 01379 890215 or visit www.ancestral-heritage.co.uk to find out more.

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financing the christmas shop By Andrew Hagger independent personal finance analyst from www.moneycomms.co.uk

you’ll find more than a couple of meals already there. Many of us have food buried at the bottom of the freezer that we’ve long since forgotten about, so now’s an ideal time to use it up.

So this year, why not plan ahead to prevent the huge credit card bills and associated stress that can take the shine off your start to the New Year?

another way to keep the cost down is to agree with friends and relatives that you’re going to cut down on the cost of Christmas this year – either by imposing a limit on the amount you’ll spend or perhaps agreeing to only buy for the children.

t’s so easy and convenient to put shopping on your plastic in the run-up to Christmas but it may be something you regret when the monthly statement arrives in early January.

The first task is to draw up a budget of how much you can realistically afford to spend on presents, Christmas food and going out. If need be, you can spread the financial burden by using a credit card offering naught per cent interest on purchases, such as the Halifax credit card which is interestfree for 20 months. However, it’s best to not get too carried away, as you don’t want to still be paying for the Christmas tree, booze and presents come next July.

alternatively, rather than spending money on presents, you could design and send your own practical vouchers where you offer to give up your time to baby sit, provide a taxi service, clean the car or even walk the dog. It will cost you nothing but your time and a little creativeness.

to keep up with the Jones’s – you won’t thank yourself when your January and February salary is all but wiped out paying back those Christmas excesses. Christmas is not about expensive presents, it’s a rare opportunity to relax and spend some quality time with your friends and family. So have a good time but don’t get in to debt over it – it’s really not worth the stress.

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