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CONTENTS EARLy SummER 2015
Out & About 8 Good news from our region 13 Strictly stars come to Norwich Theatre Royal
40 Delicious cake recipe for sweettoothed readers 43 Take part in the local Bat Survey
16 Village notice board
45 What to expect at a horse riding lesson
23 A spectacular knitting and flower festival
46 WIN tickets to Tom Odell at Thetford Forest
24 Photos you’ve tagged us in on Instagram
48 Our favourite outdoor homeware for the summer
55 All you need to know about gold
25 WIN tickets to Status Quo and Boyzone at Newmarket Races
Shopping
58 We review the best cars for dogs
27 Wymondham Carnival
Home & Garden
63 56 Check out our regional book reviews
52 Join in with the festival look this season
61 meet the author: Timothy Bentinck
54 Diss Carnival
Health & Beauty
29 Garden jottings from Ken 30 On your plot 32 Wortham goes to the Chelsea Flower Show
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63 Wymondham music Festival 65 In good health 67 Health Q&A: Stress 68 Thetford reverend rallies support for leprosy sufferers
35 Granny Grammar: Last in series
Jobs, Money & Business
37 History of education: Victorian era
71 Smart money Secrets: Changing banks
39 Collecting antique drinking glasses
73 Family law need-to-knows 74 What do you know about credit unions? 75 Great recommendations for local businesses 76 Find a local business or service in our directory 78 Walk our circular route around Weavers’ Way
54 Are you looking for a particular product or service? Check out our Local Business Directory on pages 76 & 77
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I think I can safely say we’re all going to be busy bees in June and July with so many village fetes, boot sales, festivals and carnivals taking place in our region. Our Village Notice Board pages are bursting with places to go and things to do, so make sure you keep your magazine handy. The newest addition to the VP family is Queenie – our 1976 VW camper – in-keeping with our vintage/retro office theme. Give us a wave if you see us driving round the villages at the many events we already have in our diary. It’s going to be a busy summer! We’re loving our latest Instagram tags and I’m pleased to print pics of one of our youngest, and one of our oldest (but young at heart) VP girls! A special mention also has to go to talented local photographer Ian Trice for his impressive local shots of all things Wymondham. mondham.
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If music is your thing you’ll be spoilt for choice this summer with huge artists rocking up at all the top venues in the area. We’ve got several pairs of tickets up for grabs so don’t miss the opportunity to be a winner and enter our fab competitions now! I’m delighted to share several exclusive “Village People offers”, so whether it’s money off a local pub meal, cash back on a new car, £500 off estate agent fees, free wine at the Royal Norfolk Show, we have it in this issue! Be sure to read from cover to cover so you don’t miss anything. We’re back at the end of July so for now, bring on the sun! Feel free to get in touch with your comments and do follow us on Instagram – @vpmagazine – to get a sneak peak at life behind the scenes here at VP HQ. Lily Goulder editor@village-people.info 01284 788623
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the Project Idea Group, also known as the “PIGs”. Thanks to the project the church can now also be used as a community centre, so Swainsthorpe is hosting a “The Sound of Musicals” evening on June 20, performed by The Upper Octave. Image: Mrs Jill Haggith, member of the PIGs fundraising group, declaring the path officially open
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FEMalE MEchaNIc laUNchEs caR MaNUal FOR wOMEN A female mechanic has spoken out against the treatment of women in garages and hopes that her new book, The Haynes Women’s Car DIY Manual, will help more women develop an understanding of car maintenance. Caroline Lake, who runs Caroline’s Cars in Norfolk and delivers regular workshops for men and women, said: “I want this book to not only give women the power to make educated and informed decisions about their cars, but to also get their hands dirty and get under the bonnet.” The Haynes Women’s Car DIY Manual provides advice on all areas of owning, maintaining and caring for your car, with colour, stepby-step photos showing how to carry out general procedures. The manual can be bought from Caroline’s Cars for £16.99 including free post and packaging, with a signature and dedication if requested. It is also available to buy from many book shops and online retailers, including from Amazon.co.uk
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at many televised darts and boxing events across the globe. The event is in support of various local charities and will offer the chance to play a match against one of the former world champions and master darts players. With VIP tickets already sold-out and over 350 standard entry tickets having gone, book now at www.ncfdarts.eventbrite.co.uk Image: Paul Booth & Eric Bristow
dEFIbRIllatOR IN FORNcEtt phONEbOx Forncett St Peter has joined the many rural villages to have a public-access defibrillator in place for the community. It has taken eight months of planning and fundraising to get the life-saving equipment installed, and the site chosen is a redundant telephone box in the village – newly transformed with a lick of bright red paint. A series of CPR and defibrillator awareness sessions will now be held for villagers to attend. More information can be found at www.forncett.info
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bIkE tOUR RaIsEs £4,000 aNd RIsING Wymondham Lions’s John Wilde and Rotarian Terry Hickman Smith have completed a 180-mile bike tour in support of East Anglia’s Children’s
Hospices’s (EACH) “The Nook Appeal”.
The appeal, launched by the Duchess of Cambridge, aims to raise money for a new hospice in the heart hear of Norfolk. The Th bike tour star started in Quidenham and to the cyclists took to all of the EACH hospices ending hospices, in Framingham Ear at the site Earl, of the proposed hospice Various hospice. other cyclists joined them along the route and together they have raised more than £4,000 in sponsorship.
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NEw tENNIs FacIlIty NOw OpEN Norwich Parks Tennis has recently opened a brand new facility in Eaton Park and is keen to share it with local tennis lovers. The facility has four all-weather floodlit courts located near the central band stand, giving members access to some of the best tennis courts in the county. Norwich Parks Tennis is a programme for tennis lovers to gain year-round access to courts for £30 annual membership. Visit www.norwichparkstennis.co.uk to find out more.
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Out & About
JUNE/JULY
BOX OFFICE: (01603) 63 00 00 Tues 9 - Sun 28 June SHREK THE MUSICAL Big, bright musical comedy for all the family £8 - £45
Tues 7 - Sat 18 July JERSEY BOYS Award-winning smash hit musical £8 - £48.50
Tues 30 June CLASSIC ROCK SHOW Top 20 greatest guitar riffs of all time £7 - £22
Wed 29 July - Sat 1 August PETER PAN RETURN TO NEVERLAND Theatre Royal Youth Theatre with new family musical £7 - £9
Shrek
Thur 2 July NORWICH SCHOOL GALA Stars of the future £7 - £15
Sun 19 July 10 Centre Stage Performing Arts School £7 - £15.50
Tues 21 - Sat 25 July PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ Kristina Rihanoff & Robin Windsor (Strictly) star in Hollywood's Golden Age musical £8 - £33
Book online: www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk THEATRE STREET, NORWICH NR2 1RL
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Puttin’ On The Ritz
One of the must-see stars of Strictly Come Dancing, Siberian beauty Kristina Rihanoff is set to bring her dancefloor prowess to Norwich as a hit 2014 show gets a new look 12 months on.
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uttin’ On The Ritz wowed Norwich Theatre Royal audiences during its last visit with a mix of showbiz style and panache, celebrating the golden era of movie musicals. Now the show is getting a revamp and reboot ahead of a summer return to the city on July 21 to 25. The show’s return brings with it a popular duo – well known to fans of Saturday night TV – Strictly Come Dancing’s Kristina Rihanoff and Robin Windsor. “It features some great music which is fantastic to dance to,” said Kristina, who cannot wait to be a part of the production. “It is a show that Robin and I are looking forward to. There is a lot of style in the show and it will be great to perform in.” Kristina grew up in Siberia in a musical household and her passion for Latin dance was stirred when she began studying at dance school. Following a string of championships, Kristina started teaching at the tender age of 16, yet still went on to gain a Master’s degree in
Tourism and Hospitality alongside her busy dance schedule. In 2001, she moved to Washington, USA, where she turned professional and competed all over the world, from the traditional ornate setting of Blackpool Tower, through to the highly-competitive South African Championships. Kristina’s joined the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing in 2008, and has since been paired up with political journalist and TV presenter John Sergeant, rap personality DJ Goldie, Coronation Street star Jimi Mistry and actor Colin Salmon. The show has become a huge part of her life, but she still finds time to work on various other projects. How does she do it? “Dancing is all part of my lifestyle and I am also very lucky because I really love what I do,” Kristina explains. “If it was just a job, you would get to five o’clock and not care but I really enjoy doing what I do, working on these projects, dancing, and I also do some work talking to people about their diet. It is fantastic.” And, one of the great joys of Puttin’ On The Ritz for Kristina will be working with her Strictly co-star, Robin, once again. “We have been dancing together now for about five years.
Starting to work with him was one of the best things that ever happened to me. We never argue and we really bring out the best in each other. When we get together, we really want to push the envelope and do the best that we can.”
Puttin’ On The Ritz comes to Norwich Theatre Royal from Tuesday 21 to Saturday 25 July. Tickets are available from the box office on 01603 630000 or book online at
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Six medieval village churches in rural Norfolk are getting colourful this July
he Blossom and Yarn Festival will be quite unlike anything you have experienced before. Teams of knitters have been busy producing thousands of small, knitted squares which are being crafted together, along with hundreds of other knitted items, to create themed scenes in wool.
with three medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show which, along with other RHS shows, she has also judged.
Each church will be immersed in its own theme – Christmas, Easter, wedding, christening, harvest or remembrance – and the displays will be enhanced with flowers. Visitors’senses will be aroused by a skilful blend of sights, sounds and smells.
The six churches are part of The Wayland Group of Parishes and their rector is The Rev. Bob Nichols. The congregations of the six villages worship together every Sunday, using each church building in rotation, and they are combining their fundraising efforts to put on the Blossom and Yarn Festival. All the villages are pretty and peaceful, and are nestled in beautiful Norfolk farmland.
The artistic director is Lois Gill, a celebrated craftswoman, gardener and floral artist. She is a NAFAS (National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies) qualified national demonstrator, speaker, teacher and judge. Lois’s talent has been recognised
A major community event, it will be the largest village festival ever staged in the Wayland area, so representatives from each parish have been meeting together regularly to organise all aspects of the spectacular long weekend.
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Blossom and Yarn Festival Details
Dates: Friday 10 July to Monday 13 July - 10am till 6pm
Places and themes: Breckles - Easter Caston - Wedding Griston - Baptism Great Hockham - Christmas Stow Bedon - Remembrance Thompson - Harvest
Activities and facilities in each village: • “Knit-ins”at various shops and venues • Activities for children • Themed, homemade refreshments • Themed merchandise • Toilets • Parking
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for the few readers that haven’t already experienced newmarket racecourse’s legendary concert evenings, it’s not just about incredible headline acts.
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the action kicks off with six races earlier in the evening. and, as well as horseracing flutters and thrills, there is a delicious array of dining options at the venue.
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status Quo, who have sold over 118 million records, will be returning to the racecourse on July 17 to perform their classic hits including Whatever You Want and Rockin’ All Over the World. they’ll also be performing tracks from their latest album, Aquostic, which reached the top five in the uK album charts last year.
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Brian’s Wine of the Moment This month customers have joined winemaker Jürgen Wagner, from Celler de Capçanes and enjoyed dinner at the Oaksmere hotel near Diss. The aim was to sample through their whole range accompanied by some great food prepared by Alan Dann. Alan who has worked with the Roux brothers, and numerous other Michelin Starred chefs, did not disappoint. Celler de Capçanes is one of the leading estates of Montsant and arguably one of the great producers of Kosher wine. Their story began in 1995 when the Jewish community of Barcelona asked Capçanes if they could produce a Kosher wine, and kosher wine is all Capçanes might still be doing if Jürgen who was working at Clos Mogador in Priorat, hadn’t joined Angel Teixido to take advantage of this new investment and equipment. This investment meant they could utilise the high quality wines from the old vine Garnacha and Carinena grown in the local villages to make the non-kosher Merlot based Vall del Calas and Cabernet based Costers del Gravet. Capçanes and others around them are making serious wines and the reputation of Montsant wines is spreading, both abroad and at home. Montsant won’t remain so humble forever, already at the high end, there is the Capçanes Cabrida, an old-vine Garnacha that rivals much of the output from Priorat and the rest of Spain in cellar potential.
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After the resounding success of last year’s “Wymondham-on-sea” event, the Wymondham Business Group have been busy planning 2015’s carnival.
he event, which last time saw over 6,000 people line the streets of Wymondham, is to be held on Saturday 25 July. It promises to be an even bigger and more exciting spectacle this year, as the town gets set for all the fun and frolics of “Wymondham-on-the-farm”. “The team have been working away behind the scenes since the day after last year’s event,” said Tony Holden, Chair of the Events Committee. “The buzz we all felt when it worked so well encouraged us to put on a bigger and better show in 2015.” Carnival day itself is just the culmination of a number of events that will be going on in the run-up to the event. Auditions for Wymondham’s Got Talent are underway, where local, budding superstars showcase their talents. The prizefund has increased this year, from £500 for the winning act to £700! Second place will win £200 and third place will win £100. To find out when the live shows are, look at the carnival’s Facebook page – see below for full details. Mark Cole, a Wymondham High teacher who is organising the competition, said: “This year we are expecting an even
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lose your eyes and think of an English garden, go on, try it… wrong, think again… sorry, still not right! Our gardens are created from a wide range of plants from around the globe so there’s not really such a thing as an ‘English garden’, the nearest to it would be a native wildflower meadow or indigenous woodland. I reckon though that the majority of you will have conjured up an image of a country ‘cottage garden’ in mid-summer, with bees buzzing amongst a rich tapestry of flowers. At its entrance maybe a rustic arch overgrown with sweetly-scented honeysuckle or a blousy clematis, stone pathways flanked by neatly clipped box or soft drifts of lavender leading towards a doorway or an old weathered bench. Was I right? Well I’m sure you’ve got that image now! This kind of garden can contain a wide mix of plant types, utilizing evergreen and deciduous shrubs for structure, climbers on walls, fences and obelisks, and even herbs, vegetables and fruit can join the mix of carefully ordered chaos – but it’s the flowering herbaceous perennials that will have caught your mind’s eye. Whatever the site or soil type, this collection of plants has something to offer. Tall and stately; hollyhocks, delphiniums and verbascum all like their heads in the sun, or for more shady areas try acanthus, thalictrum and foxgloves. Low ground cover; spring-flowering aubretia, dianthus for summer colour, or the grass-like Liriope muscari for autumn blooms. If your soil is wet, some really bold plants are at your disposal; the mighty Gunnera manicata with its enormous leaves,
rodgersias, ligularias and Telekia speciosa with tall yellow daisy flowers, and then to more diminutive choices such as Astilbe chinensis, hostas (watch out for slugs!) and a whole host of primulas. Generally most plants classed as herbaceous perennials die back to the ground at the end of the year, but there are some which give year-round interest; beautiful hellebores, many euphorbias, bergenias (elephant’s ears), plus heuchera and heucherella which have undergone a breeding bonanza resulting in a magnificent number of enticing names and exciting foliage colours. Perennials require little maintenance other than a good annual feed, possible staking of taller varieties, water (especially in year one), deadheading and a tidy-up in Autumn (or Spring, since many have attractive seed-heads). It’s also a good idea to lift, divide and replant many types every three to five years to maintain their vigour.
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here were quite a few things that annoyed my mother – myself included – but nothing irritated her more than a dangling modifier. They came at her from all directions, not only from her school pupils, but also from bank managers and council officials.
ExamplE 1
Cute, obedient, and cuddly, my friend Alison chose well with her new puppy. What has happened here is that the sentence started with no indication of who was being described; only that he/she/it was cute, obedient, and cuddly. The clause is simply dying to attach itself to the very next thing that is mentioned – in this case it’s Alison. The writer’s intention was to describe the puppy as “cute, obedient, and cuddly” and Alison as the person who chose the puppy. Alison may be cute, but that’s another story. The reader will get the message in the end, but only after a moment of concern about the nature of my friend.
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Dangling modifiers ExamplE 4
After hanging there for weeks on end, Beryl decided to remove the cobweb. Poor Beryl. Put her out of her misery and try this: Beryl decided to remove the cobweb which had been hanging there for weeks on end. And so, to get back to my mother, she received many official letters containing dangling modifiers. Take a look at the following which she received: Dear Headmistress, As the local nit-nurse, you will be pleased to hear that the recent infestation is under control. Dear Parishioner, Being February, I decided to contact you about your plans for celebrating Easter.
There are several ways of putting this right:
Dear Policyholder As your insurer, you should appreciate the pitfalls of underinsurance.
Cute, obedient, and cuddly; Coco, my friend Alison’s new puppy, was a good choice.
Dear W.I. member Being Thursday, you may find our meetings difficult to attend.
My friend Alison chose well with her new cute, obedient, and cuddly puppy.
Dear Customer At a cost of £6 each, your pupils should really enjoy their day out.
My friend Alison chose well with her new puppy; Coco is so cute, obedient, and cuddly.
ExamplE 2
After going to seed, Ellen would meticulously dead-head the chrysanthemums. My mother was called Ellen, but I have no memory of her going to seed. Her chrysanthemums would if she didn’t keep an eye on them… You can start the sentence the same way, but be careful to put the flowers next to the “going to seed” to ensure that the correct attribution is made from the start. Either of these would be acceptable:
a quick word about hyphEns
After going to seed, the chrysanthemums would be meticulously dead-headed by Ellen.
Walk in wet rooms. Sounds like something you might do after a flood had receded, but actually it is from an advert for wet-rooms; more specifically, walk-in wet-rooms.
Ellen would meticulously dead-head the chrysanthemums, after they went to seed.
Consider:
ExamplE 3
Having read the leaflet, my cat will not be eating raw pork ever again. My cat can’t read. Can yours?
A Violent Weather Emergency Committee is not the same as a Violent-Weather Emergency Committee A small scale operator is not the same as a small-scale operator
This is better:
A long range weapon is not the same as a long-range weapon
Having read the leaflet, I decided that my cat will not be eating raw pork again.
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Schools for
“children of the labouring poor” In the fourth of her series of articles about education in our region over the centuries, Sarah Doig looks at the rapid expansion of education for the working classes in the Victorian era.
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n rural areas of East Anglia in the early 1800s, education for working-class children was patchy. The highlysuccessful Sunday school movement offered young children the opportunity to learn basic reading and writing skills, and in some villages, charitable endowments from wealthy residents allowed the opening up of small schools. However, in 1811, the National Society was founded and started offering grants to help build more local schools – kick-starting the emergence of national schools. Local committees were set up, often headed by the rector or another influential resident, who raised money from local inhabitants and applied for grants from both the National Society and the government. Committees had to demonstrate that “this school is intended for the instruction of the children of the labouring poor”.
Rickinghall National School
for pupils. In the latter part of the nineteenth century, government grants also depended on attendance levels and examination results, so any local happenings which impacted on attendance levels can also be found. Extracts from the Rickinghall National School logbooks:
Some of the most fascinating and revealing documents from these Victorian village schools are the logbooks kept by the head teachers. They offer us a window into the history of the teachers, pupils and even how “goings-on” in the wider community impacted on the school.
1863 Wedding of Prince of Wales, all children four to fourteen given a good dinner. Next day several sick – the effects of yesterday’s feasting
They often contain school inspectors’ reports, records on the appointment of teachers, academic success in examinations and both prizes and punishments
1882 Smallpox in village. Whooping Cough and Scarlet Fever in village
1864 Small pox epidemic. School closed for four weeks. 1875 Feb – only 54 present – Whooping Cough
1891 Children away with chilblains, colds and measles
These rural village schools had, inevitably, to also fit in with the pattern of the agricultural year. When the harvest started, schools closed to allow children to help their parents bring in the crops and there are frequent absences recorded for boys in particular, who were helping with stone-picking, field work and gathering herbs and other useful wild flowers.
A Victorian National School class
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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he eighteenth century saw the beginning of one of the greatest periods of British history in terms of creativity. Georgians liked to drink and to show off their wealth. Beautiful drinking glasses allowed them to do both.
Georgian glass is heavily collected – always handmade using crude implements, and the simple elegance of the glassware has arguably not been transcended in any period since. For nearly a hundred years, English glass dominated and was in demand around the world.
Georgian twist stem glass
The earliest drinking Th glasses made in lead crystal were the heavy balusters. and Th Thick-walled heavily-striated, hea this type of glass dominat until dominated about 1725 when the balusters became lighter, then ev eventually declined int no more than into a plain stem with a sw swelling.
Plain stem wine glasses were made throughout the eighteenth century and featured many different bowl types. Feet were folded and conical, or domed, or conical without a fold, or were thickened to make a firing foot. As with the balusters, the centre of the foot had to be raised off the table to avoid the rough pontil mark scratching the furniture on which the glass stood. Stems were made in various ways. Drawn stems are so called because they were pulled from the same piece as the bowl of the glass, and the foot was made from a separate piece of glass and fused on afterwards. Other techniques involved making the bowl, stem
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and base in three separate pieces, or building the stem itself from several pieces. Around 1740, glass-makers realised that the air-bubble in baluster glass could be manipulated to form a decorative feature/twist in the stem. This was quickly followed by the introduction of Georgian baluster glass white enamel rods resulting in an opaque white enamel twist. Coloured rods were then introduced – most commonly in reds, greens and blues. Today, brown and turquoise twist stems are considered very rare and are highly collectable. The bowls of Georgian glasses were frequently decorated with engraved images. This was achieved by using a diamond point or engraving wheel. Wine glasses were engraved with vines and grapes, cider glasses with apples and ale glasses with barley and hops. The Antiques Fair at Dunston Hall, Norwich, has several specialist glass dealers offering glass from the Georgian, Victorian and Art Deco period. They will be happy to advise you on your purchase or help you source what you are looking for.
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Sticky Greek walnut cake with cinnamon syrup The Gamekeeper, Old Buckenham, is a family-run pub located on East Anglia’s largest village green. Here’s a recipe especially for sweet-toothed Village People readers from the head chef, Matthew Derges.
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In another bowl, whisk egg whites until peaking and stir in remaining 200g of sugar
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Line a 20cm spring form cheesecake tin with baking parchment, pour in mix and bake at 180°C for 40 to 45 minutes
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For the syrup, place all ingredients in a pan and simmer for 10 minutes
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When cake has cooled, poke a lot of holes in top and pour over half of the syrup and serve with the remaining syrup
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“It is really exciting to improve our understanding of bats in Norfolk and in neighbouring parts of Suffolk,” said Dr Stuart Newson, Senior Research Ecologist at the BTO. “It combines a large-scale monitoring scheme with a novel way of engaging the public’s interest in the natural environment.” Twenty-three Bat Monitoring Centres have been set up in Norfolk and Suffolk, where volunteers can go to borrow equipment for a few days to take part in the survey. To join in, reserve your 1km square by visiting www.batsurvey.org/sign-up and find your nearest centre.
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Horse Riding Lessons: What Can I Expect? It is estimated that there are over one million horses in the UK and 4.3 million riders, making horse riding more popular than rugby, fishing or cricket in this country both as a hobby and as a serious competitive discipline.
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This summer, the following acts will be performing at Thetford Forest, near Brandon in Suffolk: The Script (July 2), Sam Smith (July 3), Paloma Faith (July 4) and Tom Odell (July 5).
This issue, our fantastic Village People competition prize is a pair of tickets to see Tom Odell live at Thetford Forest on Saturday 5 July, with special guest Rae Morris!
for which Odell added his spine-tingling vocals to a cover of the John Lennon’s classic, Real Love, generated millions of YouTube views.
Tom Odell’s debut album, Long Way Down, shot straight to number one and singles from the album include the hits Can’t Pretend, Hold Me and the gargantuan Another Love. Critics claim Odell illustrates a song-writing maturity beyond his years, which has resulted in his achieving the ultimate industry accolade of Songwriter of the Year at the 2014 Ivor Novello Awards.
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Odell also won the BRITs Critics’ Choice Award for 2013 and was chosen to perform the soundtrack to the highly-anticipated 2014 Christmas advert for the department store John Lewis. The advert,
Send your answer (a, b or c) to competition@villagepeople.info, along with your name, address and daytime telephone number by Monday 22 June. Usual Village People rules apply.
The 24-year-old singer/songwriter is currently in the studio recording his new album. To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets to see Tom Odell live at Thetford Forest on July 5, simply answer the following question: What was Tom Odell’s debut album called? a) Long Way Up b) Long Way Through c) Long Way Down
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Diss Carnival 2015
Taking place on Sunday 14 June, Diss Carnival will present a street procession through the town and will host a Fun Day at Diss Town Football Club.
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Gold: then & now Great fun f or al l tHe famil Y
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Love it or hate it, we are all touched in some way by its shiny resilience, its overpowering strength and versatility, and its ability to look good even if it has not been worn for years. Gold has had a varied history of uses. Apart from adornments, it has been used as both currency and held as gold reserves by nearly all the major countries of the world. It is the only truly safe commodity that governments trust our money to, and in these large quantities it has a power that has been trusted for decades. In recent years, gold has found another highlyvalued use in the technology industry. It is used as a conductor for electronics and has therefore seen a huge surge in value due to the insatiable and growing demand of the mobile phone and tablet market.
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Regional Reads
this month we love Threads – The Delicate Life of John Craske Julia Blackburn
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Once Upon a Tide Godfrey Sayers
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ISBN 9780992808761 Hardback with many photographs and illustrations £19.99 Godfrey Sayers has lived most of his life on the north-Norfolk coast and the sea has been a significant part of that life: sailing on it, swimming in it and perhaps most importantly of all, painting it in all its bleak and fragile beauty. For many summers Godfrey could be found in a wagon on Blakeney’s Carnser car park, selling his paintings and looking out over the mudflats. Now he’s written the story of his life and a hugely entertaining and sometimes moving story it is. For anyone who loves this restless coastline and wants to know more about it, I recommend this fine book unhesitatingly.
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ohn Craske was a Norfolk seaman and later a self-taught artist, both as a painter and maker of tapestries. His reputation has never equalled that of Alfred Wallis, the other great self-taught artist of seafaring scenes, but Julia Blackburn’s fascinating new biography may help to redress this. Many of Craske’s beautiful creations are illustrated in the book, as Blackburn teases out the facts of his obscure life. This is as much a book about the author and her search for Craske as it is for the shadowy subject himself and this moving story is likely to find itself up for literary prizes later in the year.
The Shepherd’s Life – A Tale of the Lake District James Rebanks
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ISBN 9781846148545 Hardback £16.99
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ost of the books reviewed here have regional connections; this one doesn’t, but I expect many people of our region will enjoy it and it is so well written. James Rebanks is indeed a shepherd. His family have farmed in the Lake District for hundreds of years and he’s part of a traditional way of life that clings on in odd corners of these islands. He is less than effusive about the tourist hordes – you and me – who descend on the Lake District every year, contending that they generally don’t notice and certainly don’t understand the working lives of those who live in the place. He writes clearly, fascinatingly, unsentimentally about work on the fells in all extremes of weather and the dangers of the place.
View our region from a different perspective with this fascinating selection of local titles from Chris Rushby of Jarrolds’ Book Department Wild Guide – Southern and Eastern England Daniel Start, Lucy Grewcock & Elsa Hammond
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he Wild Guides started as a single book about finding places for wild swimming, but the series has grown and this new “compendium of adventures” features the best wild places to visit in southern and eastern England – including East Anglia in this volume. It contains ideas for slow food and the more bohemian kinds of accommodation. From swimming rivers, secret beaches and lost ruins to ancient woods, meadows and orchards. It makes a useful alternative to the conventional tourist guide and will help the visitor – and the local – find some off-thebeaten-track places they may not otherwise have discovered.
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Coastlines – The Story of our Shore Patrick Barkham
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ISBN 9781847088970 Hardback with line illustrations £20 Patrick Barkham is a features writer for Guardian and is one of the best of the current generation of nature writers. His previous books, Butterfly Isle and Badgerlands have won him both critical praise and literary awards. His new book tells the story of the British coastline, a tale told in a series of walks made by the author along some of the most picturesque and fascinating stretches of the coasts of the four home nations. Being a Norfolk man, Patrick’s travels inevitably take him more than once to this region, including a return to Scolt Head Island, where he spent some happy childhood holidays.
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This SUV is perfectly suited to many dog lovers’ way of life. It behaves and drives like a “normal” car, yet has the space of an estate, 4x4 safety, plus enough grunt to tow a trailer, caravan or horsebox. The boot capacity is a spacious 589 litres, and this extends to 1669 litres when the seats are down, so your hound(s) will have heaps of space.
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The 3008 is a medium-size car, so it is versatile and roomy, but not so big it’s intimidating. It benefits from a user-friendly load area and access is made easy by a split tailgate of which the lower part can become a seat or be used to support a weight of 200kg. This makes it ideal for your canine companion to bounce in and out of. The conveniently-flat boot surface can easily be compartmentalised, thanks to the cleverlydesigned floor with its three adjustable positions.
Mercedes-Benz E 300 BlueTEC Estate Being of hearse-like appearance it’ll come as no surprise that the Mercedes-Benz E 300 BlueTEC Estate is big enough to carry a coffin, probably. In other words, the car’s load area is colossal and ideal for Pongo and Patch. It’s also low, meaning you can pack up the vehicle without giving your poor old back any more strain than it needs. If truth be told, it’s very hard to fault the MercedesBenz E 300.
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If you have a dog and you really don’t want an SUV, your best alternative is an estate car. The Volvo XC70 is a perfect example as it’s been created especially for your pet and outdoor devotees. It has a dog barrier to ensure your pet’s wellbeing whilst travelling and its rear seats can be folded down in three 40/20/40 sections. Collapse all of them flat and the load space swells from 575 litres to 1,600 litres. Another handy function is the power-operated tailgate and a divider to keep your furry friend safely in the loadarea alongside your shopping.
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With computer-programming and home-renovation skills also under his belt, the multifaceted creative is now turning his career in an even more colourful direction. He’s written a children’s book called Colin the Campervan. “It came as a complete accident actually,” said Timothy. “I wrote it not as a book, but as a story for my children. “When they were young we had a campervan which was old and didn’t have a heater. We froze to death in it and it kept breaking down. So I wrote it into a
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Returning for the 20th year from Saturday 20 June to Saturday 4 July The Wymondham Music Festival Fortnight kicks off with two new events: a Community Choirs Concert for those new to choral singing, and an evening Ceilidh featuring Klezmerized! Both events are at Robert Kett School. The festival’s largest event, the Midsummer Jazz Picnic, returns with Simon Nelson’s Dixie Mix (June 22) along with the popular Teddy Bear’s Picnic (June 28).
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Too many of us have put up with sub-standard products and poor service for too long, but now it’s much less hassle to vote with your feet and switch to an account that mirrors the way you manage your money. Although each bank and building society has its own tariff and rate details clearly displayed in marketing literature, working out which account is best can be a big headache. There is not one account that works out as the top choice for everybody, it’s more about weighing up the individual elements of an account that are most important to you. For some, a low-cost overdraft will be the priority, while interest on credit balances or a debit card offering low-cost transactions abroad will be key for others.
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Unmarried couples who live together and share their lives and finances under the same roof are often under the mistaken assumption that they have legal rights as a common-law husband or wife if they separate. However, there is no such thing as a common-law husband/wife. Unmarried couples do not have the same rights if the relationship ends as they would if they were married and getting a divorce. In fact, they have no rights at all, save some limited circumstances.
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A spouse can ask for spousal maintenance from the other spouse, they can ask to share in the other’s spouse’s pension assets and have the right to share in all property and capital assets, whether the property is jointly owned or not. Unmarried couples have no such rights and it is harder to make claims to share property or assets on separation. If an unmarried couple owns property jointly, they will usually each have the same rights in respect of that property. There may be an argument whether the equity should be divided equally or in other shares and if the property is in one of the couple’s sole name, the other may have no rights at all – even if they have been paying towards the mortgage or household expenses. In some cases, it may be possible to claim that the non-owning party has acquired rights over the property but they have to be able to prove that they have contributed to the house and that the property was intended to be held jointly, even if was owned by one person. Take advice to find out what rights you do and don’t have, especially if you are thinking of moving in with someone and either they own the property or you own the property. If you already live with someone in that situation it is not too late to find out where you stand and there are things you can do protect your position. For anyone going through separation, it may seem a legal minefield but sensible legal advice can help you get out of the mess amicably with your ex.
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What do you know about credit unions?
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n alternative to a bank, credit unions are cooperative businesses, owned 100% by their members. Any surplus that they make is shared as a dividend to its members at the end of the year. Many credit unions offer a wide range of services, such as:
• Secure savings • Affordable loans • Online account access • Same-day bank transfers • Debit-card facilities via a prepaid VISA card • Paypoint cards which can be used to pay in money at Post Offices and some shops
In our region, Eastern Savings & Loans Credit Union (ESLCU) offers membership to anyone who lives or works in Norfolk, Suffolk or Cambridgeshire. It is registered under Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies, and is a member of the Association of British Credit Unions. ESLCU was created in January 2014 from the merger of two of the region’s largest credit unions, Norfolk Credit Union and Ipswich and Suffolk Credit Union. It now has more than 7,000 members across Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, with over £2.5million in assets.
Members pay a £2 joining fee, deposit an initial minimum of £5 into their savings account, and pay a small membership fee of 25p per week. Anyone over 18 can join as a full member, and there are junior accounts for under18s which can be opened free of charge and offer 2% interest on the balance. Eastern Savings and Loans Credit Union is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and registered under the Credit Unions Act 2010. Deposits are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. To find out more about ESLCU’s services, call 03336 000690 and quote “Village People Magazine”.
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Village wanderings East Ruston and Honing
This circular walk begins at East Ruston and sets out across tracks and grazing marshes. The path crosses the North Walsham & Dilham Canal at Tonnage Bridge and then follows the bank of this quiet waterway through fields and woodland. Re-crossing the canal at a disused lock, the path joins the Weavers’ Way that leads back to the starting point. Distance: approximately 3.5 miles. Using OS Explorer Map OL40. Start grid ref: TG 346272. 1 The grazing marshes on the north side of the river are full of the ‘Yellow flag’ iris. It is one of two iris species native to the UK and thrives in marshy areas. Other early spring flowers already in evidence included primroses, blackthorn and goat willow.
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We loved the quiet ‘wildness’ of the formerly busy rail and water ways. With Spring struggling to make headway in this cold start to 2015, the wonderful icingsugar blossom sprinkled on the blackthorn was a harbinger of things to come. Walked, written and designed by Kevin Parker (keeper.kev@btinternet.com) and Kaarin Wall (kaarin@wizgraphics.co.uk) © 2015.
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Tonnage Bridge 2 Every vessel using the canal had to pay a toll, collected at Tonnage Bridge. The bridge collapsed in 1980 and was rebuilt shortly afterwards to allow the crossing of farm machinery.
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