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CONTENTS | your local magazine

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

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LOCAL INFO 6 7 9 11

Diss Council News Boudicca Way Annual Linear Walk Win Superbike Championship Tickets!

The First World War

LOCAL LIFESTYLE L. J. Chapman

Jubilee Celebrations

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Focus on Oval Racing: Gavin Taber and Danny Fiske

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13 L. J. Chapman: 90 Years of Trading In Diss 16 Collectors 18 Focus on Oval Racing 21 Jubilee Celebrations: Local Villages 22 Jubilee Celebrations: Attleborough 24 Jubilee Celebrations: Diss 26 Jubilee Celebrations: Harleston 29 Health And Fitness 30 Food And Drink 32 Travel Destination: Turkey 33 Homes and Gardens

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South Norfolk & North Suffolk

Diss Town Council News Call for new Town Councillor Following the resignation of Councillor Mrs J Hurley in March there is currently a vacancy on Diss Town Council which will be filled by co-option by the Town Council at its meeting on 16th May 2012.

If you are passionate about Diss and would like to be in a position to help make a difference in the town, then we would urge you to consider standing for the Town Council. Being a Town Councillor means that you are fully aware of and up to date with what is happening in the town and

can have an influence in trying to make improvements. It can be challenging and time consuming but also very rewarding.

For more details or to request a nomination form please contact the Town Clerk, Deborah Sarson on Tel: 01379 643848 email: t o w n c o u n c i l @ d i s s . g o v. u k .

Nominations need to be received no later than 9th May 2012.

Take Pride in Diss The Town Council is organising a big Clean-up in the town over the weekend of 26th – 29th May and is asking everyone to get involved.

Businesses have been contacted to encourage them to take part by giving the outside of their premises a spring clean and local schools have also been asked to help with the clean-up and to take part in an art competition with a ‘Keep Diss Tidy’ theme. As part of the campaign we are promoting a ‘Give an Hour of Your Time’ proposal and are hoping that as many people as possible can spare

Pupils paint Milestone The Milestone Society is currently renovating 60 milestones throughout Norfolk as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations.

Four pupils from Attleborough Junior School were chosen to go along to the milestone sited at Keeling Way in Attleborough and help Mr Nigel Ford of the Society to paint it. The Town Mayor, Mrs Karen Pettitt along with members of the Attleborough Heritage Group, Mrs Doreen Coman and Miss Marie Young also lent a hand.

The milestone at Keeling Way was put into place in 1780 and its overall size is 81 inches, 52 inches

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one hour over the weekend to help with the clean-up. We recognise that people lead busy lives but if enough individuals come forward together it could make a big difference.

To pledge an hour contact: Margaret Mittins-Ladd on 01379 644043 email: dusk@waitrose. com or Jane Trippett-Jones on 01379 652352 or by email jtrippettjones@aol.com

of this above ground.

Mr Chris Read, Head at Attleborough Junior, said that Year 5 pupils, Rebecca, Hannah, Karis and Aimee were proud to be chosen for this and were looking forward to pointing the milestone out to friends and family.

Mrs Coman said it was good to have the younger generation involved and hopefully others will now notice it and want to delve more into the history of their town.

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Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Norfolk Ramblers will run their annual Linear Walk along the Boudicca Way for the first time since its rejuvenation The hard work to rejuvenate the award-winning Boudicca Way footpath, which runs for 36 miles between Diss and Norwich railway stations, will be further rewarded in the spring and summer.

Norfolk Ramblers have chosen the route along the Way’s 4 main sections for their Linear organised walks. There will be one walk a month from May to August, with walks varying in length from 9½ to 11 miles, with shorter walks of 5 to 6 miles available on the same days.

Transport will be available to and from the walk start and finish.

Sheila Smith, from the Norfolk Ramblers says, “We have adapted the route so each stage begins from adequate parking facilities. We have chosen to start in Diss town centre and finish at Whitlingham, on the southern fringes of Norwich. Experienced guides will lead each walk and there will be a choice between joining

a briskly paced group or one of a more leisurely nature, with well-behaved dogs welcome.

Coach travel is available from Norwich railway station, St Stephen’s, Eaton and Asda in Great Yarmouth for all pre-bookings.”

Sheila adds, “The new Boudicca Way is better than it ever has been, so we’re keen to help encourage more people to experience this beautiful, unspoilt route and learn about its varied history and wildlife.”

Walkers can either book in advance (for return transport) or simply turn up on the day at the beginning of each walk.

The walks are: Sunday 13th May - estimated start 10.30 am.

Diss to Pulham Market - 9½ miles.

Sunday 10th June - estimated start 10.30 am.

Tivetshall to Tasburgh - 11 miles.

Sunday 8th July - estimated start 10.15 am.

Tasburgh to Poringland - 10 miles.

Sunday 12th August - estimated start 10.15 am.

Poringland to Whitlingham Park - 10 miles.

Sheila says, “Although advance bookings are limited, we will welcome people turning up to join us. The coach and mini bus will be available to transport walkers back to the start

at the end of the day, as required.” For more information and prices, please contact Peter James: 01603 478486, email: pdjames.ramb@ ntlworld.com or Sheila Smith: 01953 861094, email: sheilasmith@clara.co.uk The booking form can also be downloaded from http://new.norfolkra.org.uk/ or www. boudiccaway.co.uk/your_boudicca_way_2012 A free commemorative badge, provided by The Boudicca Way Project, will be awarded to those walkers who save the coach tickets from at least three of the four long or short walks.

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Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Never Too Early

Family History

‘Big Sing’ this coming August at St. Marys Church Diss.

I am fascinated by old railway posters, with their warm, bright colours depicting an idealised pre-war world.

May has arrived all too soon but you might think I’m being a little premature when I talk about this years annual ‘Big Sing’ this coming August at St. Marys Church Diss.

The reason for this article is that hymn requests are already starting to filter through to me.

Indeed it’s never too early to send

in hymn choices and they will be put in a file untill the main bulk of requests come through in July. This year I am asking you to choose what you think is a GREAT hymn something you love to hear sung on Songs of Praise or a hymn that gives you a tingle or makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. I must say that the hymn you choose does not have to have the word great in it’s title but whatever your choice if you think it’s a great hymn then so be it. You can take your request to the information shop by the mere so get thinking.

You can be sure this event will please you all as it has done for the past seven years.

Put this event in your diaries now and this year the title will be ‘The Big Sing Special for 2012 Sunday August 12th commencing at 6.30pm.

Gerry Hosking.

They show an Arcadian vision of country places and the seaside.

Nobody is middle-aged or frumpy. Sleek men and women and perfect children enjoy places of perpetual sunshine, just a train journey away.

It was a time when nobody but the rich went abroad. So the ultimate adventure was to go to Skegness where you too could be lithe and affluentlooking in a sunny clime with your impeccable kids.

The reality was quite different, with grim boarding houses and stern landladies who made you stay out whatever the weather. It was those conditions that gave Billy Butlin the idea of holiday camps.

But many families did go on seaside holidays. The Abbotts used to go to Great Yarmouth, Felixstowe or Clacton and hire a bungalow.

The picture shows some of them in the 1930s at California Halt on a now-dismantled railway line to Yarmouth. It was on the

Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway until closure in 1959.

My Dad, ‘Pip’, is in the middle. On his right is his sister, ‘Cis’ and her fiancé (later husband) Reg Harold, who would die in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp.

On Pip’s left is Reg’s widowed mother, Ethel, and Pip’s younger brother, ‘Buddy’. That brother lost an eye while driving a wartime ambulance.

My grandfather and grandmother also went on most of the holidays; but I am surprised that someone in the family had a camera at that time.

The closeness of the family is apparent, with arms around each other on several pictures. But the war changed all that.

Basil Abbott, Diss Museum.

Diss Flower Club After the A.G.M. in January the year got off to a good start with a Demonstration by Crystall Dyball.

A Cheque for £200 was presented to ‘First Responders’ by Eileen

Birchall (pictured). There are some interesting demonstrators lined up throughout the year, also hands on Workshops in August and October. Our summer outing is going to Audley End House and Gardens, seats available Wednesday 25th July.

We meet last Wednesday of the month at Roydon Village Hall at 7:30pm. Further details ring Secretary Jenny Hubbard on 01379 741372.

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The Main Attraction At St. Mary’s Diss

Breckland Tyre Services Has Expanded!

Over the past eight months much work has been going on behind the scenes where the new summer fair is being planned for 30th June 2012.

Creating seperate Tyre & Exhaust bays.

Many stalls will be put around the church building to make it easy for people to browse and also view a large exhibition just inside the building. Yes the usual stalls like cakes, soft toys and tombola will be there but new stalls will also appear especially to attract children such as a lollipop area and possibly face painting as well. Now if you feel thirsty then teas, coffee and soft drinks with biscuits will be served in the hall where other displays will take place.

Outside on the grass two lots of musical entertainment are planned during the four hours of the fair.

Come and listen to a jazz band and later the Castleton Brass Band will entertain you. We can’t do without the popular Bottle Stall and a new 50 pence table will be in place too.

Something the children will enjoy is The Stocks where they can

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throw wet sponges at whoever is put in them and the Curate is willing to have two sessions in there.

If you begin to feel hungry then on one side of the church a Hog Roast is being cooked. So you have plenty to see and do at the Main Attraction on that Saturday from 10am to 2pm and you all will be reminded it's there as a sound system is being used. There is still two months to go so look out for more stalls which will be mentioned in the June edition of this magazine. Meanwhile there are two lunchtime concerts before the summer fair. On Friday 18th May commencing at 12.30pm the concert will be ‘Falk Duo’ with Glyn Walden and friend. This concert is new to the church so go along and enjoy the event which as always ends with an optional Ploughmans Lunch still at £3.50 each, very good value as always.

Gerry Hosking.

We now carry more stock and have more staff on hand. This helps to provide an even more professional and efficient service to our customers.

We carry good stocks in Bosal exhausts and various brands in popular tyre sizes. However we also provide 4 wheel laser alignment, hold stocks of 4yr Bosch and 2yr budget batteries, repair punctures, Closed face balance (french vehicles), Bosch wiper blades, Bulbs and more.

Breckland Tyres also specialise in high performance/Run flat tyres. Our fitters are conscientious and use the latest fitting equipment, so you can feel safe in the knowledge that your

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MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Snetterton.

The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship is set to storm into Snetterton for one of the most anticipated events on the calendar as the fight to be victorious continues in Norfolk.

Defending champion Tommy Hill returned to the podium at the second round at Thruxton, but the Swan Yamaha rider is yet to stand on the top step as rivals Jon Kirkham, Ian Lowry and Josh Brookes have all been victorious in the opening three races.

Snetterton will also give the international contingent the chance to shine, with stars including Noriyuki Haga and Luca

Scassa having tested at the track pre-season and determined to make an impression.

It will only be the second visit to the Snetterton 300 circuit since its redevelopment and with fantastic viewing banks and the chance to meet the riders in a free pit walk on raceday it is an event for all the family. Snetterton hosts the fourth round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship on 25/26/27 May. Weekend tickets are available in advance for just £31 with free entry for children 12 and under. For more information or to book visit www.snetterton.co.uk or call 0843 453 4000.

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We have two pairs of raceday tickets to give away courtesy of Swan, the original hallmark for the highest quality filter tips, rolling papers, matches and accessories.

The Swan Yamaha team will be aiming to retain their championship crown this season as Hill returns with the number one plate alongside World Superbike legend Haga. They will be taking on rivals including double champion Shane 'Shakey' Byrne and former title contenders Australian Josh Brookes and Samsung Honda’s Michael Laverty.

With Swan’s smooth rolling from start to finish, you and a friend will be able to watch all the action at one of the fastest circuits on the championship calendar.

To win just answer the following question: Which of the following riders races with Swan Yamaha?

A) Tommy Hill B) Shane 'Shakey' Byrne C) Josh Brookes For more information please visit www.britishsuperbike.com. Send your entry with your name, address & daytime tel number by May 17th to; British Superbike Competition, Circuit Publications, 3 Hales Yard, Diss, Norfolk IP22 4AF. Usual Circuit Publications rules apply.

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Gap year in Kenya Rebecca Goddard (16) a student at Hartismere High School is hoping to take part in a gap year experience next year working with disadvantaged children in Kenya.

This young lady is well known in the Diss area for being a pro-active volunteer and role model for many other youngsters. Having herself attended all the sections within the 3rd Diss Salvation Army Group she is now assisting and mentoring other Rainbows and Brownies in the group.

While in Kenya, Becky will be helping to build schools and help educate young children. Becky

has already been busy raising funds for her trip but this 'Shoe Shine' is a golden opportunity for the town folk to support her with her fundraising and at the same time getting one of your least likeable chores completed for you by Serving and Ex-Serving Military personnel associated with the Diss Salvation Army Band and Scout Group!

Norfolk and Norwich Festival

Some of the best international talent from across the world will be taking to the Norwich Theatre Royal stage at this year’s Norfolk and Norwich Festival.

With breath-taking dance performances, renowned international musicians and accomplished actors, this year’s lineup will be a hard one to beat.

It all kicks off on May 13 with an all-singing, all-dancing jamboree.

At 2pm and 5pm Dan Zanes & Friends will perform an eclectic mix of styles and inspirations from rock ‘n’ roll tunes to West Indian folk music and soulful melodies.

The talented Tuareg musician, Bombino will capture the resistance and rebellion of his upbringing on May 14 at 8pm. He will mirror the voices of Ali Farka, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page in an electrifying performance. South African influences are brought by support act Vusi Mahlasela, who is recognised for his poetic lyrics and his distinctive voice.

Fun, uplifting and always fascinating, 100% Norfolk is a must-see for anyone who’s proud of their county. A cast of 100 people will tell the audience about their lives, habits and beliefs as part of a

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live game show on May 18 and 19 at 7.30pm. The cast will represent Norfolk’s demographics exactly, with 51% of the cast being female.

On May 30 at 8pm Afrocubism will feature artists from the original album and fresh Mali and Cuban talent, in a bold world-music event that will give audiences an insight into the album that never was.

Imagined Village will explore the varied cultural heritage of modern Britain on May 23 at 8pm.

This thought-provoking ethnically significant project will open your eyes to British heritage and take your on a journey from traditional English folksong to re-tuned electro-reggae beats. This culturally captivating programme takes traditional folk music in a brand new direction.

Following sell-out runs at the Barbican and the London Coliseum, the famous Rian will come to Norwich on May 24 and 25.

From an appearance on Jools Holland to performing at Glastonbury festival, Jerry Dammers is one of the country’s finest jazz improvisers. This year, for the first time ever Jerry will bring his magnificent twenty-piece orchestra to Norwich. Jerry Dammer’s Spatial AKA Orchestra once played tribute to space jazz eccentric Sun Ra, but the orchestra has now expanded their repertoire to include reggae, exotica, dub-step and Ska and will perform a variety of breathtaking music on May 26.

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The First World War Continuing our serialisation of historical editions of the Diss Express, here we look at the realities of the First World War for the people of Diss.

In the edition of September 29th, 1916 was the following: ANOTHER DISS FOOTBALLER KILLED ‘Much regret is felt at the sad news of the death of Private Ernest Weavers, of the 9th Norfolk, who was killed in action on September 20th. He was a son of Mrs. Wiskins, Beehive Yard, Diss, and a member of the Diss Tuesday Football Club. Nearly all associated with this Club volunteered for service shortly after the outbreak of the war, and Private Weavers is the third member who has given his life for his country. He was 22 years of age.’

For those left behind, the news was often heartbreaking. WOUNDED AND MISSING‘We regret to record that Mrs. M. Bryant, of Waveney Road, Diss whose six sons have been engaged in service for their King and country, has received an intimation that one of them, Lance-Corporal William T. Bryant,

9th Norfolk Regiment, has been wounded in action, and was admitted to hospital on the 16th inst. Some months since we recorded that another of Mrs. Bryant’s son Corporal R. Bryant, of the Norfolk Regiment, had been reported to be missing and as no tidings have since been received only a very faint hope is entertained that he is still alive.’

As expected, daily life in the town was also disturbed. It was forbidden to have lights on display after dark and people were often fined for failing to obscure the lights in their houses or businesses.

The Diss Express reported one such case…

‘Inspector James… said that at 9.45pm he was on duty with Special Constable Easto in Store Street, Roydon, and on passing defendant’s house he saw a light shining from a bedroom window. He went to the door and rang the bell.

Defendant came and witness asked if he was aware a light was shining through the bedroom window. He replied that his wife had just gone upstairs to put the children to bed. The light was shining across the road and no blind had been drawn…..The Chairman, in announcing the decision of the Bench that the penalty would be 5/-, added that in future they would be inclined to inflict heavier penalties.’

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A New Mystery?

This photograph was found behind a fireplace at Johnsons Cleaners at Market Hill, Diss.

Do you recognise this lady in the picture? If you can help please let us know...

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Harleston & District Business Forum Recently representatives from over 50 businesses in and around Harleston met at The Swan Hotel to consider the setting up of a business forum.

The meeting was unanimously in favour and subsequently a committee, chaired by Clive Attwood, met mid April to discuss its formation.

The forum, for businesses in Harleston and all surrounding villages, will represent the

business community when appropriate and will aim to promote collaboration, provide a meeting place for members to learn and share ideas, contribute to positive development of the area and encourage consumers into the area.

Regular events will be organised for members, including breakfast and evening meetings with guest speakers and much more.

For more information about the Harleston & District Business Forum, visit www.hdbf.org.uk or call Clive Attwood on 01379 852789.

If you are interested in becoming a member, for an annual fee of just ÂŁ25, please email Lucy Marjoram, at info@hdbf.org.uk for an application form.

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Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Jewellers Your Local

LJ Chapman As time ticks by...

L J Chapman, Watchmaker and Jeweller celebrates 90 years of trading in Diss.

Walking into Diss along Mere Street, you can't help but notice L J Chapman Watchmaker and Jeweller. With its striking unusual shaped facade it's as much as part of town life as the Mere that it faces.

But not many people realise just how much a part of the town's history, the Chapman family watchmaker and jewellery business really is. In fact, this year marks the 90th anniversary of its existence in Diss.

The foundations of the business were laid back in 1922 when Laurence's grandfather Francis Robert Chapman set up in business in St Nicholas Street.

Francis was a commissioned officer in the army with the Royal Norfolk Regiment.

During his service he was decorated but wounded which meant he could opt for retraining. He chose to train as a watchmaker in Clerkenwell in London.

Francis was born in Stonham in Suffolk but married a girl from Diss called Gertrude Scott. They lived above the shop in St Nicholas Street and went on to have four children.

The business flourished and, in 1945, when son Charles Laurence came out of the Royal Air Force he joined the family

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Jewellers

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LJ Chapman

business continuing to work alongside his father until he passed away in 1952 aged 60 years old.

Charles married Molly in 1941 and they went on to have four children; Laurence, Sheila, Michael and Tricia. In 1965 Charles decided

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"It is a rarity to have an account established for almost as long as SEIKO has had a presence in the UK. They sell a varying range of SEIKO watches and clocks and also carries out repairs on site, giving excellent service to local customers. We are delighted to celebrate this milestone with LJ Chapman."

Joanna Flint, Senior Marketing Executive, Seiko.

to relocate premises to the new shopping precint that had recently been formed under the walkway in Mere Street, now home to Clinton Cards.

At first all went well at the new premises but, after a robbery in 1969, it seemed a better bet to move to the current premises which was directly below the family home.

Son Laurence eventually joined his father in business after completing service with the Royal Airforce in 1979. Since then, the shop has gone from strength to strength surviving the economic ups and downs of the last 33 years.

Laurence is proud to be carrying on the family tradition and has a vast wealth of knowledge about clocks, watches and jewellery.

Stocking diamond, gold, silver and amber jewellery, A rare Benjamin Whitrod L J Chapman also sells a wide watch made in Diss in 1820. range of wedding rings. With

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Copies of old local newspapers of 1924 and 1965, which shows Laurence's grandad advertising his opening in St. Nicholas Street, and his father advertising that the business was then moving to 52 Mere Street. something to suit every budget, they also offer an excellent repair service, valuations and ear piercing.

Laurence would like to know where in St. Nicholas Street, Benjamin Whitrod Watchmaker's Shop was? Does anyone know,

if so could you let Laurence or Your Local Magazine know. Benjamin was the son of John Whitrod clockmaker of East Harling.

Why not pop in to see for yourself?

For more information, please call 01379 642102.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | collectors

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Collectors & Enthusiasts Your Local

I Collect Guitars

It was my nan who bought me my first guitar when I was about eight.

She bought it second hand from a boy at my primary school and right away I was hooked.

Luckily my cousin Heidi was a great guitarist and she taught me my first few chords.

Aged 11, my mum's friend bought me my first full-size instrument, a classical nylonstrung guitar for my birthday.

About this time, I also s t a r t e d h a v i n g f o r m a l lessons and my love for music grew and

grew. When it was time to take my GCSEs, I picked music as one of my subjects and threw myself into it.

Then, when I was 14, I saved up all my birthday and Christmas money and bought my first ever electric guitar. It was a Squier by Fender Telecaster and cost £130. I loved it and was really proud to have such a beautiful instrument. At 16, I managed to save up enough to pay £350 for a proper American Fender Telecaster. I bought it second-hand and I can remember feeling so excited as my dad drove me to pick it up. Even as a teenager, I loved being surrounded by guitars and I kept them all in my bedroom which was where I rehearsed.

Over the next few years I played at local concerts and music festivals and developed an interest in all different types of music from

We need you!

Are you a collector? Then we would like to hear from you!

We need people to write about their collections in the magazine. Whatever you collect, we want to know; you can even write it anonymously if you like.

Please ring 01379 642044, email gary@yourlocalmagzine.net or write to us at 3 Hales Yard, Diss, IP22 4AF.

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country to rock, bluegrass to folk.

This led me to develop an interest in the different types of guitars used by different musicians. And this is where my collecting obsession really kicked in!

I bought a Vintage Les Paul guitar which is popular with rock musicians such as Slash from Guns N' Roses. Then I bought an Ibanez Jem which is used more by heavy metal musicians such as Steve Vai. I also have an Epiphone Twin-Neck (12-string and 6-string) which was made popular by Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin and a Fender Elector-Acoustic guitar which is used widely by rhythm and folk players. My most recent purchase is an Ozark Spider Resonator which is popular for bluegrass music but was also used regularly by Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler. Alongside my collection of guitars, I'm also interested in collecting amplifiers and have managed to get my hands on quite a few. Among my collection are a Vox Valvetronics, a Laney Valve Amp and a Kustom All Valve Amp. Auction site Ebay is a great way to get your hands on musical equipment and has really fuelled my obsession. I've also extended my love of collecting musical equipment by

setting up a mobile DJ and Karaoke business. I have an 800 watt PA system, laser lighting, LED par cans, LED scanners and over 100,000 karaoke songs!

My dream is to build a home studio which I could set up for personal use and as a space to rehearse. I'd also love to buy a Gibson Led Paul Slash Signature Series but they cost about £2500 so I'll have to save up for a while!

I have two young children Archie, 3 and Elsie, 21 months.

Whenever I start to play a guitar they race over and want to join in and have a strum. I would love for them to be into music too and I'm already looking to buy Archie a half-size guitar so he can play along with me.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | oval racing

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

FOnocus Oval Racing Your Local

Gavin Taber A Driving ambition Running a busy Van Sales, Garage and Convenience store would be enough to keep most people busy but when they have another interest that takes up most weekends and many

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evenings you could wonder what it was that could entail such devotion.

Well just ask Gavin Taber of Roydon Garage how he manages to fit everything in. For a start you have to have his passion for car racing.

For Gavin has followed his Dad Adrian Taber who used to race 1600 Hot Rods in the late 80’s and 90's, into the sport starting in a Mini Stox and progressing to classic Stock Cars.

After a short break Gavin moved onto National Super

Rods for about a year getting to third in the World Final and then to the top formula the impressive National Rods racing at the Speedworth Stadiums who have raceways at Aldershot, Wimbledon, Hednesford Eastbourne and more locally Ipswich and Great Yarmouth.

So far this year Gavin is on course to take part in the World Final in Ipswich in July. He first displayed his car a Tigra B at the Birmingham NEC Autosport Show in January.

With its striking yellow livery, number 555 is sponsored by

several local businesses including David Haird, Plant Hire and Diss Car Spares. Norfolk VW Camper, Credo, Asset Finance, Roy Allen Engineering, Meede Civil Engineering, Roydon Service Station and Wyatt Scott Garage Services Gavin's next race is on Monday 7th May at Hednesford and Monday 14th May at Ipswich so next time you see him at Roydon Garage ask him how he is doing. Your Local Magazine will be following Gavin and reporting on his progress in future issues.

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Gavin's National Hot Rod

Gavin's Race Team

Danny's 2.0 Litre Hot Rod

Danny Fiske The name of Fiske will be familiar to many that have followed Motor sport in the area.

Legendary Derek Fiske of Diss was forefront in the sport and was for many years world champion.

Keeping up the family tradition is his son Danny who presently races a 2.0 Hot Rod for Speedworth Motor sports .

Currently he is 62 points clear in the National Championship and last year the 22 year old won the 2011 English Championship on his birthday, he also won the East Anglian Championship.

Danny has been racing in the formula for about five years, recently representing the UK in

Danny also took the car, picture taken with Gavin Taber’s a tour of South Africa . He and a party of seven English drivers from which is owned and prepared by National Hot Rod. Local Magazine will a range of different formulas that Meede Civil Engineering to the run for Speedworth were there Birmingham Autosport show at the be following Danny in his representing England in a Match NEC in January and this was the next races and will report how he golden opportunity to have a joint gets on.

Race Series vs South Africa.

Next meeting dates for Danny are 13th May at Aldershot, 27th May at Great Yarmouth, 4th June at Eastbourne and the 16th June at Ipswich.The big Speedworth Speed weekend is the 7th and Danny and Gavin's cars proudly on show at the NEC in Birmingham.

8th July at Ipswich.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | be inspired

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Spring Your Local

Why bother with the crowds in the city when you can find so many wonderful gifts right here in our local area.

A Stodel Optometrists

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See Your World through High-Definition Eyes with A Stodel’s designer sunglasses.

Cut out the glare but keep the beauty. Need some help? Pair them with Zeiss lenses or try Transition lenses, great for reading while relaxing in the dazzling sun.

15 Market Place, Diss IP22 4AB Telephone: 01379 642 598 www.astodel.co.uk

The Keyhole Stock all types of batteries, gifts, reading glasses, leather purses and bum bags, back packs, watches, lighters and lots, lots more...

Diss Market Place, Diss (closed on Mondays).

Cycle Shack 1,000’s of bikes always in stock!

We have massive stocks of spares and accessories, all at very competitive prices. 1,000’s of tyres and tubes etc in stock to suit all budgets and wheels built to order. Full repair and fitting service in our fully equipped workshop.

1 Chapel St, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 4AN Telephone: 01379 641212 www.thecycleshack.co.uk

Defining Radiance Makeup Artists Defining Radiance Makeup Artists Encourage and Inspire Confidence and Reflect how every woman can 'Look Good and Feel Good'.

Makeup Group Workshops enable you to learn step by step techniques to create an individual look. Makeup Lessons offer 1-1 consultations and tailor made to every woman’s skincare and makeup need. Bridal and Occasion Makeup also available.

Enquiries; Eye 01379 678117.

Email: definingradiance@btinternet.com www.definingradiancemakeup.co.uk

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Harriets Home & Garden

Wicker, Basketware, Gifts, Log Baskets, Cupcake designs, Enamel Ware and Linen Bins. Visit our ebay shop: http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/harrietshome-garden 3 Tudor House Street, St. Nicholas Street, Diss, IP22 4JZ Telephone: 01379 308105.

Harriets - Home & Garden Competition!

To win the above collection of Union Jack homeware, answer the question below: Q. How many years has the Queen been on the Throne?

Send your entry with your name, address & daytime telephone number

by May 22nd to; Harriets Competition, Circuit Publications, 3 Hales Yard, Diss, Norfolk IP22 4AF. Usual Circuit Publications rules apply.

LOCAL LIFESTYLE | jubilee celebrations

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Diamond Jubilee The Queen’s

Jubilee Street Parties In Breckland Given A Boost The celebrations may still be two months away but dozens of streets around Breckland are gearing up to stage Diamond Jubilee parties.

Breckland Council has received and funded 46 applications to hold street parties in anticipation of the festivities, centred around June 2-5, that will mark 60 years of the Queen’s reign.

Banham is just one area getting into the jubilee spirit. The village has organised a 1950’s fancy dress street party, ‘traditional food’ of fish, chips, mushy peas and jelly and ice cream, music, races and games, sing-a-longs and a Jubilee souvenir for the children.

“This is unique in our lifetime,” said

Geraldine Sayers-Cowper, Banham parish clerk. “The last time this happened was during Queen Victoria’s reign and for us there is no better time to get together as a community and celebrate.

“We wanted to have a range of events that would appeal to lots of people in the community.”

Breckland Council has provided funding to help community groups planning a celebration street party to mark the Queen’s Diamond

Jubilee over the June Bank Holiday weekend.

Cllr Lynda Turner, Executive member for Community, Localism and Environmental Services said; “We’ve had a huge response to our Jubilee grant offer, it seems Breckland residents are well and truly ready to get out the flags and bunting and dust off their trestle tables. We are delighted to have been able to offer this support, which will give an extra boost to what promises to be a wonderful royal occasion – a celebration to remember for Breckland residents of all ages.”

Local Celebrations ▶ Little Ellingham. Church Street - 5th June. Traditional games & BBQ, fancy dress (King/Queen), Treasure hunt, memorabilia exhibition, royal themed flowers in church, refreshments, cakes & tea in the church, tree planting, live music and dancing in the evening. ▶ Banham Village Green. 4th June. 1950’s fancy dress street party, traditional food, screen playing recording of coronation, music, races and games, sing along. ▶ Banham Community Centre. 2nd June. Village BBQ, competitions, craft fair, live local bands, children’s disco, traditional games, evening family party ▶ Rocklands. Exact location tbc. 3rd June. The Street or Green Lane or Mill Lane. Sporting activities, games, dancing, and bygones exhibition.

Other ideas: hog roast, village teas, fish & chips. To take place in village hall & playing field all with a 1950’s theme

▶ New Buckenham. Market Place & Chapel Street - 4th June. To take place outside Mary’s residential home in order to include the older people.

Drumming group, children’s entertainer, New Buckenham Silver band, traditional races, egg/spoon, sack race etc. Art corner for children to paint in. All to bring a plate of food. Will apply for a liquor licence and supply a barrel of ale & pimms. Locals are making the bunting to decorate the area.

Each child to receive a souvenir of the momentous occasion. ▶ Great Ellingham. Church Street - 5th June. Shared food, BBQ provided, Tables, chairs, decoration & music provided. Traditional games. Theme of 1950’s, bouncy castle. This street party is for the whole village, the Brownies & Rangers are using the opportunity to work towards their award for “Community Service”.

▶ Kenninghall. East Church Street - 4th June. Following success of Royal Wedding Street party. Close road, line street with table/chairs, everyone bring in food & drink and those with a talent provide a little entertainment. ▶ The Lophams. Village Hall & surrounding area - 2nd June. Children’s games & entertainment, punch & Judy, tea party, live music, fish & chips, burgers, sausages & fancy dress competition. ▶ Old Buckenham. Village hall & Main road - 5th June. Road closed (B1077) Everyone bring their own food & drink. Ceremony at village sign, local group to provide music, rounders on the green in the afternoon.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | jubilee celebrations

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Focus OnAttleborough Your Local

Attleborough High School student wins Jubilee Competition

Oliver Grantham, a student at Attleborough High School, has won a competition to design Attleborough’s permanent monument to mark the Queen’ Diamond Jubilee.

Oliver Grantham & Mayor Karen Petit Oliver, 12, was one of many young people to submit entries to the competition sponsored by the Attleborough Jubilee Partnership, a community group made up of town

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councillors and representatives from various organisations in Attleborough set up to organise events to mark the Jubilee in the Town.

Mayor Karen Petit announced the winner at a school assembly and said that Oliver’s design was ‘the unanimous choice of the judges. We were taken with the simplicity of the design and its link with the Town’s past. Oliver had put a lot of thought and effort into his submission and we were amazed to discover he was only 12 years old.’ She added that ‘we would like to have a working fruit press incorporated into the finished design and will now work with Oliver and hopefully some local artists and craftsmen to bring the design to reality so that it can be unveiled officially on 5 June as part of Attleborough’s Jubilee celebrations.

The number and standard of entries for the competition shows not only the enthusiasm for the Jubilee but also the talent in the town.’

The memorial unveiling will be the culmination of 4 full days of activities planned by the Jubilee partnership.

Programme of Events Full details of the events and timings for the weekend are still to be finalized but the provisional programme will be: Saturday 2nd June ▶ Flower festival: St Mary’s Church ▶ Craft Fair and vintage car and tractor display: Connaught Hall - Macmillan Cancer Group ▶ Art Displays: Town Hall – Attleborough Artists ▶ Children’s story telling: Library ▶ Coffee morning: St Mary’s Hall - Attleborough Heritage Group 10am11.30am. Display of local photos ▶ Over 60’s Afternoon Tea Party: St Mary’s Hall – WI ▶ Party In the Park: evening – Carnival Committee (Queen Tribute Band, hog roast, possibly a rock choir) Sunday 3rd June ▶ Flower Festival: St Mary’s Church ▶ Fancy Wheels: Queen’s Sq (to take part in Carnival Procession) Attleborough Writers ▶ Carnival (incl. Procession & Recreation field events): Carnival Committee ▶ Art Displays: Town Hall – Attleborough Artists ▶ Open Gardens: Attleborough Horticultural Society ▶ Play: Connaught Hall - Attleborough Players 7.30pm ▶ Evening Church Service: St Mary’s Church.

Monday 4th June ▶ Flower festival: St Mary’s Church ▶ Art Displays: Town Hall – Attleborough Artists

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▶ Car Treasure Hunt: Rotary Club ▶ Open Gardens: Attleborough Horticultural Society ▶ Play: Connaught Hall - Attleborough Players 7.30pm ▶ Bell Ringing: St Mary’s Church ▶ Evening picnic with an old fashioned Sports Day and Children’s Entertainer, leading into the Jubilee Beacon Lighting: Recreation Field.

Tuesday 5th June ▶ Flower festival: St Mary’s Church ▶ Art Displays: Town Hall – Attleborough Artists ▶ Monument unveiling and burying a time capsule: Queen’s Square ▶ Illustrated talk on past events and celebrations in Attleborough: St Mary’s Hall – Attleborough Heritage Group. 7pm The Attleborough Writers’ will be running a short story competition and the Probus Club will be providing a Town Crier. Other groups like the schools, Fire Brigade, the Lions Club, the Conservative Association and the Guides are also offering assistance and we hope more groups will join in as the event gets closer.

In addition to the monument, the Jubilee Partnership will be burying a ‘time capsule’ filled with articles relevant to 2012. The Partnership would like nominations from residents or community groups in Attleborough for items to be included in the ‘capsule’ which will be buried in Queen’s Square on 5 June’.

More detail about individual events will be available on the Town Council website http://attleboroughtc.norfolkparishes.gov.uk/

LOCAL LIFESTYLE | jubilee celebrations

Jubilee Rose Queen Entry Form Sponsored by Peter Beales Roses & Hammondlee.

Attleborough Rose Queen Competition is fast approaching and we are repeating our formal format. We are looking for a lady with style, personality and commitment to represent Attleborough. We hope to again raise the profile of the event and with this raised profile we anticipate that our Rose Queen will be invited by local businesses to attend new product launches and other public events. Dress for entrants is evening wear. Not only do we invite young ladies to enter individually but that employers will encourage their staff to come forward and represent their business. The selection this year will be held on Wed 16th May 2012 in the Connaught Hall. Enjoy a night of Roses, Fashion, Music and Style. Applicants are required to be aged 16-30 and live or work within a 5 mile radius of Attleborough.

Apply to Gill Hastie, 4 Eden Lane, Attleborough, NR17 2EN or 450200 by 15 May 2012.

Date: Wed 16 May 2012. Venue: Connaught Hall. Time: 7.30 for 8pm.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | jubilee celebrations

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Focus On Diss Your Local

Jubilee Weekend in Diss

Programme of Events

The Jubilee will give Diss a golden opportunity to come together as a town and share a weekend of fun packed days on both Fair Green and the Park.

Fair Green on Friday June 1st from 4pm Fair Green Neighbourhood Association in partnership with the Cock Inn, begin the celebrations with: ▶ A BBQ and Hog roast ▶ A band in a marquee ▶ A beer festival ▶ Fun activities that everyone can join in.

Party in the Park on Saturday 2nd June from 11am-4pm Celebrations, in partnership with the Waterfront, are: ▶ A variety of craft stalls ▶ Freshly cooked food and refreshments including the Jubilee Waterfront ‘Mobile’ bar. ▶ There will be local bands to entertain you, not forgetting Park Radio. ▶ For the young at heart there will be activities such as a bouncy castle, fairground games and trampolines.

The Big Lunch in the Park on Sunday 3rd June from 11am-3pm Celebrations in partnership with the Waterfront are: ▶ A variety of stalls from local people ▶ Catering stands from local businesses ▶ The Jubilee Waterfront ‘mobile’ bar. ▶ Fun activities including Punch & Judy and races that everyone can join in.

Competitions that are open to all ages: ▶ Decorate your Bike ▶ Create a Jubilee Crown ▶ The Best Decorated Jubilee Cake.

Star Attractions ▶ Creation Station, (plate decorating) ▶ Falconry The Closing Ceremony at 3pm ▶ With the fabulous Savannah Love.

Full details and times of the events for the weekend have to be finalised and may need to be changed but there will be a detailed programme forthcoming.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | jubilee celebrations

A response from the Queen...

Last month we featured a letter from Peter Gillings requesting that he could display a Fibreglass replica of one of Your Majesty's Crests over his office door... here's the response from the Deputy to the Senior Correspondence Officer.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | jubilee celebrations

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Focus On Harleston Your Local

Harleston Jubilee Celebrations 2012

The Jubilee celebrations in Harleston were always intended to be ‘for the community, by the community’ and over 20 local clubs and organisations and lots of individuals have got together to organise a Picnic in the Park to be held on the Recreation Ground on June 4th from 11am – 3pm.

Harleston Jubilee Organisers (photo courtesy of Archant)

The inspiration for the event has come from a Victorian poster, which we were shown by the Town Council, for the Harleston celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897.

We chose a theme of the 1950s and 60s but apart from this we have kept as far as possible to the Victorian celebrations although we have given them a modern twist.

In 1897 the events began at 11am with a service in Redenhall church with members of military bands taking part.

This was then followed at 3pm by ‘the children assembling in the Market Place to sing the National Anthem’, after which some sports were held on the Wilderness Meadow, which is now our recreation ground. These sports included ‘The best dressed ladies and gentleman’s cycle, the best comic costume on a bicycle, the 100yds slow bicycle race and a 100yds flat race for agricultural labourers over 25yrs’. This was then followed by ‘tea being provided for the children of the parish between the ages of 5 and 15yrs’.

Our 2012 celebrations consist of a parade from the Market Place to the recreation ground, led by the British legion and the Town Crier, being ▶ Continued on page 28...

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | jubilee celebrations

The free parking in Harleston allows you plenty of time to browse in the centrally situated Card And Party Shop. With officially the best range of greetings cards in East Anglia and an exciting party department, it’s well worth a visit.

Harleston Glaziers has an extensive knowledge of what you expect from a double glazing firm with no salesman and no pressure selling.

We are a local company which grows through word of mouth with a vast variety of colours and designs to offer.

Rich Pickings was founded 5 years ago, moving to larger premises after 3 years where we were able to expand the business to incorporate an in store bakery and coffee shop whilst still continuing to offer outside catering. Opening hours 8-4 Mon to Sat. Kitchen Sense opened in Harleston in 1985 moving to larger premises in 1998. In our showrooms we have approximately 17 displays and offer a full design and fitting service. Our three very experienced designers are always ready to help and advice.

Harleston Joinery Ltd has been manufacturing bespoke joinery for more than twenty five years.

Our Craftsmen have many years of training and experience enabling us to provide a high standard of well crafted joinery, using the highest quality woods.

No job is ever too big, small or complicated.

Body Language Beauty Salon has been established since 1997. Between the therapists we have a wealth of experience, enabling us to ensure your visit is an enjoyable one. We are open 6 days a week with late appointments available.

Maureen has been providing one two one Davis® Dyslexia Correction Programmes in Needham and Harleston since 2003.

This method offers an alternative to phonics, using the individual’s creative learning style to empower them to reach their full potential, no matter what age.

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Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Focus On Harleston Your Local

Harleston Jubilee Celebrations 2012 ▶ Continued from page 26... followed by a short service and opening by the chairman of the Town Council. There will then be a fancy dress competition for the children and also a competition for the best dressed pushchair or mobility aid. There will then be Family sports.

After the picnic, where people are encouraged to picnic with friends and family or even their street, there will be a children’s entertainer and some community singing.

We will also have a Memorabilia marquee, a children’s craft table, fun bowls and some 1950s sideshows, some live jazz bands and lots of 1950s and 60s music, hopefully on some 1950s equipment.

It looks like being a great fun event!

Are you looking for work?

Harleston Jobs Club - every Wednesday, drop-in 10am-2pm

Then go along to the Harleston Jobs Club for friendly and informal support. They can help you with your CV, covering letters, application forms and job searches, provide information on local courses, training, volunteering and much more.

Can you help at Jobs Club?

The Jobs Club are currently seeking volunteers to join their team to help during their extended opening hours and provide holiday cover.

Duties will include making tea and coffee, liaising with members, carrying out internet searches and using Microsoft Word.

Employer Service The Jobs Club are keen to help

employers who are looking to recruit new members of staff. They have been working with employers in Harleston and the surrounding area and have many success stories of linking local companies to local jobseekers. This service, along with all the Jobs Club services are offered free of charge.

What’s on in May Careers Advice - Tuesday 22 May 9.45am-3pm.

A professional Careers Advisor will be holding 1:1 appointments offering additional support if you are looking for work, thinking about a change of career or seeking training/learning opportunities.

For more information and up to date details of events please contact Lucy Marjoram on 01379 851920 or email jobsclub@ harleston-norfolk.org.uk

The Apollo Rooms is the ideal venue for all types of functions. Wedding receptions, christenings, birthday parties, business & club lunches, dinner and dances, wakes etc. For information call 01379 854205 / www.apollo-club.co.uk

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | health and fitness

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

H&ealth Fitness Your Local

The popular Ride for Life cycling event will return to Thetford Forest again...

This year to raise vital funds for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) 2012 is the 19th year of Ride for Life, which has raised more than £726,861 since it began, and this year promises to be just as successful and just as fun. In 2012 EACH is also celebrating 21 years of Quidenham hospice.

Ride for Life 2012 will take place in the heart of Thetford Forest on Sunday May 20. 10 mile and 25 mile off-road routes and 19 mile and 35 mile on road

cycle routes are available, as are 3 mile and 9 mile walking routesso there really is something for everyone.

Based at the village green in Santon Downham - participants and supporters will also be able to enjoy live acoustic music as well as an array of food stalls including a Barbecue.

The event has grown significantly since it began in

1994 and approximately 1,000 cyclists and walkers of varying ages and abilities now take part every year.

Monies raised from the event ensures EACH can continue to deliver care and support to local life-threatened children and their families- in families’ homes or at one of three hospices; Quidenham, Milton or Ipswich.

EACH needs to raise £4.8 million from the public to deliver their services this year and Ride For Life plays a key role. Adult cyclists: £10, adult walkers: £6, child cyclists (13 and under): £5, child walkers: £4 and team entry prices vary. Participants are asked to raise sponsorship.

For more information visit www.each.org.uk or call: 01953 715559.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | food and drink

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Food & Your Local

Drink

Review: The Falcon, Pulham Market Picturesque Pulham Market, eight miles north of Diss, is blessed with not one, but two pubs facing each other across the village green.

On a rainy Sunday afternoon we headed to one of these - The Falcon - for Sunday lunch with our two toddlers aged 3 and 21 months.

Stepping inside we were greeted by a roaring log fire and a big friendly dog, two of my most favourite things. At ÂŁ4.95, the roast dinner seemed a great deal so we ordered one for each of us and one for the kids to share. We had a choice of chicken and pork and ordered a mix so we could share. The friendly staff were happy to provide a highchair and spare plate for our youngest.

When it came, the food looked exactly like something your nan would make, was steaming hot and I couldn't wait to tuck in. And yes, it was as yummy as it looked. Even my fussy three-year-

old proclaimed to like it. The vegetables were just right and the potatoes were just like the ones I dream of making. Even the gravy was gorgeous.

The Falcon really is a friendly little pub with a pool table, dart board and even a weekly general knowledge quiz on a Wednesday night. With live music on Saturdays and bank holidays, summer BBQs and a courtyard garden, there's something for everyone. And the beer's great too!

Home-cooked Sunday lunch is served from 2-5pm, bookings advisable. The Falcon also does a cooked breakfast on Sunday mornings from 10am-noon.

For more information or to make a booking call 01379 608897.

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All you have to do is send your completed Sudoku to Competitions, Your Local Magazine, 3 Hales Yard, Diss, IP22 4AF by 25th May to be in with a chance of winning. Usual Circuit Publications competition rules apply.

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Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Ask the Chef!

Dear Simon, Please could you let me know a lovely recipe for wild duck? After my husband’s successful shooting season my freezer is full! - Sally Chapman.

Hello Sally here's a good recipe for Wild Duck...

Ingredients: 1 Large Duck, 1 apple cored and Sliced, 1 tablespoon butter, ¼ cup honey, ¼ cup orange juice, 1 teaspoon orange peel, ¼ teaspoon ginger, ¼ teaspoon basil leaves.

Preheat oven to 220 degrees. Wash duck well and dry. Salt the inside and the outside of duck and stuff the inside with apple pieces. Place the remaining ingredients in a small pan, heat and then simmer. Place the duck on a piece of tin foil (heavy duty) and large enough to completely cover the duck. When placing the duck in the foil ensure that it is suitably covered so as to not let any liquid escape and then pour ½ of the liquid mixture into the duck cavity and the rest over the duck. Seal up the foil so as to create a leak-proof chamber for the duck to cook in. Place foiled duck into a shallow baking pan, no lid and roast for one hour and forty-five minutes in the 220 degree oven. With 15 minutes left, open up the top of the foil and let the duck brown. Enjoy...

Competition!

You could win Sunday lunch for two at The Bell Inn, just by sending your food question in for Simon to answer!

Send your question along with your name, address and daytime phone number to Ask the Chef, Your Local Magazine, 3 Hales Yard, Diss, IP22 4AF or email design@yourlocalmagazine.net.

Whatever your food query, Ross can help!

Asparagus with a Poached Egg in Hollandaise Sauce

Ingredients: 1 Pound Asparagus, 2 Eggs 1 Hollandaise Sauce

1. Bring a pot of water to the boil and then reduc e the heat to simmer. 2. Crack both Eggs into a bowl, swirl the water in the pot and pour each egg into the pot.

3. Let the Eggs cook until the whites are set but the yolks are still runny, about 2-3 minutes 4. Arran ge the Asparagus on plates and top with the Pouched Eggs and the Hollandaise Sauce.

Hollandaise Sauce Ingredients: 1 cup butter, 4 egg yolks, 2 tbsp lemon juice (the juice from 1 small lemon), 1 tbsp cold water, Salt - to taste, Cayenne pepper (or a dash of Tabasco sauce) - to taste 1. Heat water in a Saucepan 2. Combine the egg yolks and the cold water, whisk until the mixture is light and foamy.

Mix in a couple of drops of lemon juice, 3. Set the bowl directly at the top of the saucepan of simmering water. and whisk in the eggs until they are slightly thickened.

4. Remove the bowl from the heat and slowly add the melte d butter, whisking constantly. 5. After you've added all the butter, whisk in the remaining lemon juice and season to taste.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | travel destination

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Travel Destination...

This Month’s

Time for some Turkish delight For sun, sea and sand, head to Turkey for the holiday of a lifetime.

Just four hours away, Turkey is a fascinating country which straddles two continents. Home to a wealth of beautiful beach resorts, historical sites and bustling cities, it’s no wonder it’s a popular choice for British holidaymakers. Best of all, it’s outside the Eurozone meaning a favourable exchange rate for your pounds and you can even fly there from Norwich! Here is a guide to Turkey’s biggest resorts: Antalya - (Pictured above). Located in the Southern Mediteranean region of Turkey, the Antalya area is known as the Turkish Riviera.

With a winning combination of gorgeous beaches, renowned restaurants and fantastic architecture, there’s something for everyone. Backed by the spectacular Taurus Mountains, Antalya is a vibrant city as rich in history and heritage as it is in a wide range of shops to suit all budgets. Take a wander into the old part of town known as Kaleici which has been beautifully restored and is now a protected historical zone. Nearby resorts include Alanya, Belek, Side and Kemer.

Bodrum - Bustling Bodrum is a port town in the southwestern Aegean region of Turkey. Its pretty harbour and modern Marina attracts yacht-

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owners from all around the world. Imposing fifteenth century Bodrum Castle dominates the bay. If it’s nightlife you’re after, Bodrum has all the bars, clubs and restaurants you could ever need. While Bodrum doesn’t have its own beach, there are plenty close by which are easy to get to.

If you fancy a day trip to Greece, hop on a ferry to nearby Kos which you can reach in as little as 20 minutes! Nearby resorts include Gumbet and Bitez.

Fethiye - Pretty Fethiye is a tourist city surrounded by spectacular pine-clad mountains.

With an excellent marina offering a range of boat trips, good nightlife and a bustling street market, it’s a very popular destination for British tourists.

To visit perhaps the most famous beach in Turkey take a bus 30 minutes south to the beautiful resort of Oludeniz. Here you can watch paragliders overhead as they jump from nearby Babadag Mountain. Nearby resorts include Hisaronu, Calis Beach, Ovacik and Oludeniz.

Marmaris - Famed for its nightlife, Marmaris is a bustling resort set against a backdrop of pineclad hills in southwestern Turkey. With trips galore to local attractions, shops to tempt you to part with your Lira and a beautiful beach to soak up the sun, it offers something for everyone. If you prefer somewhere a little bit quieter, head just along the coast to the close by smaller resort of Icmeler.

Kusadasi - Situated on the west coast of Turkey, the beautiful city has lots to offer tourists.

With sandy beaches, bars, restaurants and even

watermarks, Kusadasi is a great family holiday destination. Head out to nearby Pigeon Island for a spectacular view of Kusadasi itself. To escape the city, head 30 kilometres south to the national park of Kalamaki to relax. It’s an ideal place for a picnic.

Istanbul - If city life is more your thing, then head to the vibrant city of Istanbul for a spectacular city break. Formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople, Istanbul has a rich history that leaves it awash with historical sights for today’s tourists. The most popular sights include Topkapi Palace, home of the Ottoman Sultans for nearly 400 years, the museum of Ayasofya, the Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar. Make time to visit a Turkish Bath or Hamam for a real Turkish experience. * If you can’t wait to sample a taste of Turkey, then head to Turkuaz Restaurant in Diss for some authentic cuisine to get you in the holiday mood.

For more information log onto www.turkuaz. co.uk or call 01379 642147.

Above: The beach at Oludeniz, near Fethiye.

LOCAL LIFESTYLE | homes and gardens

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

H omes & Gardens Your Local

Latest interior trends...

Interior trends are so interesting as they are heavily influenced by what is happening in the world whether it’s the latest film or the queen’s jubilee - this has really seen an increase of union jacks painted on furniture and crown embellished cushions.

We have seen a trend for vintage in a very feminine way for quite some time with cute faded floral prints and painted shabby chic furniture but now vintage is moving in a more masculine direction too.

The centenary of the sinking of the titanic has just passed and this has seen a rise in interest in the way we used to travel. We have

seen a huge influx of vintage travel inspired furniture and accessories.

The great thing about this style of furniture is that it can look good in both traditional and contemporary homes. I love to mix old and new pieces together as this makes a scheme look more natural and less formal.

Although this trend can look quite masculine, you can soften the look by adding soft textures with cushions, throws and rugs.

I don’t think it is necessary or always successful to follow a trend in its entirety, it can sometimes look too themed for a home- It is usually better to pick a few carefully chosen pieces.

If ‘luggage’ isn’t your bag (excuse the pun!) the trend for travel comes in many other forms from ornamental antiqued globes to animal print colonial style chairs that are statement pieces.

To create a take on this trend for yourself think of the things that

the first foreign travellers brought back to England and arrange in an eclectic way. A few old fashioned atlas’ could become coffee table books and may be displayed with a horn handled magnifying glass for effect- why not have a hunt around your home to see what on trend pieces you already have.

If you have been inspired by “Vintage travel” please pop along to our showroom to see our latest range of furniture and of course the crown embellished cushions!

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | homes and gardens

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Breckland Flower & Garden Club From small beginings...

Thirty years ago ten ladies formed the Breckland Flower and Garden Club. Over the ensuing years the club has flourished and now boasts over 60 members most of whom gathered to celebrate the club's pearl anniversary held at Old Buckenham Village Hall.

The vestibule and tables were beautifully decorated with 'pearl arrangements' (thanks to Christine Hewson and Ann Norris). After a welcome coffee Tacey Hemstock from Bullens Jewellers, Norwich told how pearls were formed and also brought along samples of the different types of pearls available including a string of sea pearls desirable but unfortunately rather expensive!! Following a buffet lunch prepared by the committee Nick Grounds (national demonstrator) interpreted his title 'Inflorescence' - larger-than-life arrangements but full of colour and movement.

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the president and chairman and everyone enjoyed a slice of Jean Wade's creation with their cup of tea. The competition - 'Celebration Cocktail' - New Hands class was won by Alison Walker and the Old Hands Class by Shirley Penfold who also won the trophy. Many thanks to everyone who made this such a special day!

May meeting will be held at Old Buckenham Village Hall on Thursday 10th May 2p.m when Pat Barton will be demonstrating - 'In my element'. The competition title will be 'Down the Garden Path' and for the table show bring 1 stem of blossom from your garden.

Visitors will be welcomed. Further details from Sally 01953 788712.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | homes and gardens

Keep Yer Heel Down Bor! A ‘slightly on the huh’ look at gardening Wotcha! ...

I’m not a person who shows produce, though I admire those who do. On the market garden our main aim was to grow profitable crops to be sold at Covent Garden (transported

by Bartrums). And, strangely enough, the family didn’t always get to have the best produce. For instance, in the strawberry season we would often have the bird-pecked and slug-eaten ones for tea!

Anyway, those who do show their excellent produce will enjoy this true story: A man who was very fond of showing roses got really fed up with the fact that the same lady won 1st prize every time. Then he noticed that she used the same vase each show. The thought came to him that the judges might have felt intimidated by this and that was why they always awarded her 1st prize. So he decided to very kindly make a donation to the society of several identical vases to be used specifically for the show. Sure enough, the following year she came second!

If you have any funny stories about gardening that you’d like to share please phone or email me using the details below. Keep on a troshin’ and remember, a perennial is any plant which had it lived would have bloomed year after year!

Mark Aiken 07810 852089 dayburst@diss.co.uk

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Your Local Magazine • May 2012

New Plant Centre and Cash & Carry Venture at Snetterton Park Plant-me is a new approach to gardening.

We aim to make it easier for everyone to plan and plant a successful garden or maybe just a flower border.

It’s as easy as 1-2-3. We guide you through what plants to choose and where to plant them. You choose the effect you want - we do the planning, provide the perfect varieties and show you how to plant them.

Our advice is free and we can offer all kinds of solutions to challenges such as which plants to use effectively in an area with hosepipe bans and how to maintain them. For instance here are a few tips. Really soak the planting hole using a watering can, insert the plant, water again then importantly add a mulch to the surface around the plant. You

could use compost, forest bark or gravel. All will help keep the roots of the plant cool, keep moisture in the soil & suppress those pesky weeds!

Also any plant with scented foliage has natural oils which help retain moisture as do those plants with grey or silver foliage which are covered with minute hairs.

Those plants with fleshy almost succulent leaves which can store water within are very successful in the garden and most attract bees for the pollen and nectar. So we can also be helping the bee population increase as well.

Plants to choose from here at Plant-me include: Sedum; Cistus; Helianthemum: Berberis; Brachyglottis; Ceanothus; Cotoneaster; Escallonia; Euphorbia; Hebe; Lavender; Potentilla (shrubby); Rosemary: Santolina; Cytisus; Phormium; Agapanthus, Festuca; Nepeta; Stipa; Thymus; Aucuba:

Vinca; Lamium; Geranium macrorrhizum; Liriope and many more.

Come and visit us at Snetterton park, give your gardening challenge and let us help you.

Anne Etheridge - Manager at Plant-me, Snetterton Park.

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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | senior

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Senior Section Your Local

Star Throwers

Star Throwers is a registered charity dedicated to supporting and advising people who are affected by cancer.

Dr. Henry Mannings set up Star Throwers at the end of 2009 to provide help to cancer sufferers who felt they had nowhere else to go or required advice on further management. The treatment of cancer in this country is divided into conventional therapies and palliative care with patients transferring from the former system to the latter should treatment be unsuccessful. Many patients are not ready to accept that nothing further can be done to help them and seek out further help. At Star Throwers we take an integrative approach to guiding and supporting people with cancer, including their families.

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Our centre in Wymondham is open from Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, and provides a haven for people affected by cancer, including the loved ones of those with cancer. Visitors can relax in our bright and airy kitchen or cosy up in the living room in front of our open fire during the winter months. In the summer they can spend time outside in our open and spacious garden, including the ‘garden oasis’ donated to us by EDF energy back in June 2010. Many people have said they felt comforted by our warm, friendly, and positive atmosphere.

We believe that complementary therapies have a place in cancer management.

Whilst these therapies do not and can never cure cancer they often improve a person’s sense of wellbeing. We have a number of qualified complementary therapists who volunteer their time to provide therapies such as Massage, Reiki, and Reflexology. Nutrition and cancer is also an important factor, so we offer one to one consultations for people to review their diet. For the benefits of light exercise we also host Yoga classes every Thursday morning, and have recently started up an Arts and Crafts club on Fridays. We also aim to provide a talk every week on various aspects of cancer, including prevention.

Finally, possibly the most important aspect of the work we do at Star Throwers is our continual research into potential new treatments for cancer. One of our primary goals is to raise enough funds to develop and research new cancer treatments that concentrate on substances that are less toxic than conventional treatments and have already shown evidence of an anti-cancer effect.

As a young charity at just over 2 years old, the support behind Star Throwers has been fantastic and we would like to thank every single person who has supported us whether it was by giving their time, money, or expertise.

We are proud to say we’re a not-for-profit charity, and all donations go towards keeping Star Throwers running and continually improving our services to better support those affected by cancer.

If you would like to know more about Star Throwers, please do not hesitate to give us a call or visit www.starthrowers.org.uk.

Star Throwers, 30 Melton Road, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0DB. Tel: 01953 423 304. Email: info@starthrowers.org.uk

LOCAL BUSINESS | profiles

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Business Profiles Your Local

The best and most successful party plan business I started my Ann Summers career in November last year and have not looked back!

In that short time, I have been promoted to a Unit Organiser and lead my fabulous team of party plan girls. We meet up once a month to offer support and advice and to discuss our latest offers and products.

In the new May catalogue we have some amazing versatile ranges starting with our stunning new swimwear range, from Instant Boob Job bikinis to the

San Antonio cover-up. We also see the launch of our new clubwear, from maxi dresses to mini dresses, perfect for those summer holidays! With sizes ranging from 6 – 26. Fantastic value!

To place an order (MEN TOO!) or ladies, book your party or even discuss employment options give me a call on 07545446258.

A new era for Camberwell Dental Practice With a new premises and name, DentaBrite clinic is open for business Camberwell Dental Practice in, 3 Church Street, Diss, has recently undergone a complete renovation and relocation. Mr Alek Missankov, the owner and principal dentist, is happy to anounce that the new practice will now be known as the DentaBrite Clinic and will be located on 4 Church Street, Diss. The practice has been fully operational from 12th April 2012.

‘Myself and the team have worked for months to get the new practice up and running,’ says Mr Alek Missankov. ‘It now boasts two new surgeries, a large reception area and a comfortable and accommodating waiting room.’

Since taking over the practice in 2009, Mr Alek Missankov has transformed the practice into a modern

and inviting new environment where he continues to offer a varied range of excellent patient orientated dental services. In addition to general dental services, preventative dentistry, cosmetic dentistry and root canal work, DentaBrite Clinic now also offers tooth whitening. Payment options are available to suit all needs.

If you wish to contact the DentaBrite Clinic about any of its services, please call Susanna or Wendy on 01379 652 580.

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LOCAL BUSINESS | profiles

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Quality fabrics at affordable prices Providing an array of fabrics for all your interior requirements for your home. door into a bigger unit in Wills Yard, where Diss Bed Centre used to be.

With over 1,500 rolls of fabric in stock, they really do have something for everyone. Whether you’re just looking to purchase fabric or if you’re interested Above: Lizz at Diss Furnishing Fabrics in their made-to-measure service - then look no further.

For the past nine years Diss Diss Furnishing Fabrics offer Furnishing Fabrics have offered the people of Norfolk and Suffolk a a free measuring service and quality made-to-measure service friendly advice on all your fabric for curtains and soft furnishings – needs.

For more information alongside their extensive range of call 01379 641919 or log onto fabrics on the roll.

This April they moved next www.dissfurnishingfabrics.co.uk.

Sign of the Times Check out Diss company Image Display for great printing solutions...

If you need something printed, look no further. Point of sale printers Image Display, has a solution for you. Based in Owen Road, Diss, off of Vinces Road, Image Display specialise in printing on to rigid materials such as perspex, foamex, card, metal and board. From store branding to vehicle graphics, roller banners to health and safety signage, the range is immense. In particular, perspex signage is increasingly popular with sports clubs using perspex for their honour boards.

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name plaques and directional signage. Image Display also print photos on to canvas for you.

Just pop in with your photo or memory card, choose the size and let Image Display do the rest.

For more information call 01379 650880 or email info@imagedisplaypos.co.uk.

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Your Local Magazine • May 2012

1st Anniversary of Willow Boutique Willow May sees Willow in Cobbs Yard, Diss, celebrating its first anniversary after opening last year.

With a boutique feel, Willow stocks the latest fashion trends with a mix of high street and more unusual pieces, and it’s not just clothes…

Willow also offers a selection of handbags, purses, scarves, jewellery and great gift ideas.

You’ll be pleasantly surprised at the prices.

So if you want a warm welcome and the chance to browse in your own time, come and pay Willow a visit. You can also buy gift cards which make the perfect present.

Willow is at 6 Cobbs Yard, to the rear of Norfolk Courtyard.

For more information call 01379 658691.

Big enough to specialise, small enough to care Jackamans offers a comprehensive range of legal services to businesses and individuals.

Above: Laura Palmer laura.palmer@jackamans.co.uk) One of East Anglia’s longest established law firms, with offices at Diss, Harleston, Ipswich and Felixstowe, many of you will know the Norfolk offices which are quite distinctive in style. The Diss office – Park House - is a delightful Georgian building backing onto the Mere and the Harleston office is Ancient House in The Thoroughfare.

The Diss and Harleston residential conveyancing team is very well established. Headed up by Senior Partner, James Laband, the team has a wealth of experience and local knowledge and clients value the direct contact that they have with the executive handling their matter. Also, the price quoted covers everything involved in any transaction – so clients know exactly where they stand.

Following the retirement of John Taylor, the Harleston office is run by Conveyancing Executive, Laura Palmer. For further information please see our website www.jackamans.co.uk.

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LOCAL EVENTS | diary of events

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

What’s On... In May! To add your event, please email editorial@yourlocalmagazine.net.

1st May until late August. Come along and join our junior Cricket Coaching for Children aged eight years and above at Diss Cricket Club. Every Friday evening at the Rectory Meadow off Skelton Road in Diss from 6pm to 7.30pm. Prices are £3 per session or £35 per Summer. All of our Coaching staff are ECB level 1 or 2 and CRB Checked. Our junior teams play local league matches too! We are a friendly club and warmly invite new children and their parents to come along and have fun! please call Martin on 07836 627141 or visit: www.disscricketclub.co.uk

people associated with it, have to tell.Contact: Maurice W Philpot on 07817 108239 (maurice. philpot@gmail.com) or Sheila Cooper on 01379 740990.

5th, 12th, 19th, 26th (Saturdays). PC Help Club. One-to-one computer help from keen volunteers in 1hr sessions. 9.30am - noon. £3 per hour. Book essential on 01379 676660.

Pulham St. Mary, The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. Submitted by Bev Blackburn, 01379 676660 or visit www.pennoyers.org.uk.

7th. St. Mary’s, Redenhall Open Tower Afternoon. Will be open to visitors from 2pm to 4.30pm. Views from the top are spectacular in any season. Children must be at least 8 years old. Sensible footwear should be worn. Light refreshments will be available.

5th and 1st Saturday monthly. Harleston’s Indoor Flea Market. Swan Hotel. 9.00-1.00pm.

16 stalls vintage, antique, collectibles, etc. Stalls £10. Enquires: 01379 855486.

5th. Messy Church. 10-12 at the Diss United Reformed Church. Mere Street (opp. the Coop). Moses and God rescues His people. See a video, experience the story through crafts, celebrate the story, share a light lunch. For all ages. Free admission. Tel. 01379 650770.

6th. ‘Come Dancing’ Love to dance? Come along to a night of dancing to all your favourite tunes from our professional DJ. 7.00pm - 10.00pm, admission £5. Apollo Rooms, Harleston. 01379 854205 6th. The Silver Dollar Country Music Club, The Park Hotel, Diss presents WEST COUNTRY. Doors 7pm. Music 7.30pm until 10.30pm. Members £5. Non-Members £6. For further information please contact John and Teresa Stannard, Committee Members on 01603 433918.

6th and 7th. Open Days At Shimpling St George. The Norman round-towered church of St George – across the fields at Shimpling – will again be hosting a number of Open Days throughout the year, when during the afternoon there will be someone on hand to share some of the stories the building, and

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7th. Dumplin Country, Wreningham Village Hall, Mill Lane, Wreningham presents Bobby Graham. This event is in aid of The Elsing Ward Patients Fund. Doors 1pm. Music 2pm until 5pm. £5. Raffle and drinks draw.

For further information and to book a seat please contact John and Teresa Stannard on 01603 433918.

8th-2nd June. Art: Jane Ivimey-Meet me on the edge. During the harsh winter of 2003 Jayne Ivimey visited Happisburgh twice monthly, recording the dramatic cliff falls and loss of property.

Returning 8 years later she connects this retreating coastline to the ongoing land changes in geological time. 11am-4pm Monsat. Free Entry. Box Office 01379 652241 www. disscornhall.co.uk 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th (Wednesdays). Circuit Training. Fun keep fit for all abilities, fitness and ages 16+. 7pm – 8pm. £5 per session. Booking advised, call Aaron Mead 01379 677552.

Pulham St. Mary, The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. In aid of Aaron Mead. Submitted

by Bev Blackburn,01379 676660 or visit www.pennoyers.org.uk 10th-12th. Theatre: Mere Players present: Little shop of horrors.

The greatest ever, fun for all the family, science fiction musical spectacular spoof of all time. This show will not only have you singing and dancing but eyeing your begonias warily! 7.30pm, Tickets £12/£11.

Saturday matinee 2.30pm £11/£10. Box Office 01379 652241 www.disscornhall.co.uk

10th-16th. American visitors from the 95th Bomb Group Memorials Foundation will be making their annual reunion visit to Horham. Tel: 01728 860930 (James Mutton, chairman of the 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association) Email: jamesmutton@suffolkonline.net.

Website: www.95thbg-horham.com 11th. Pennoyer Friday Film Night: Iron Lady (PG). biographical film starring Meryl Streep 7.15pm for 8pm. £4 in advance, £4.50 on the door. Booking advised. Pulham St. Mary, The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. Submitted by Bev Blackburn, 01379 676660 or visit www.pennoyers.org.uk.

12th. Bread Making Workshops. 1-5p.m. Sue Hudson is experienced in running bread making workshops at the newly refurbished Clubhouse at Diss Rugby Club.

These are hands-on and fun afternoons where we make everything from basic everyday loaves to continentalstyle bread for summer picnics and al fresco dining. Come and join one of these workshops, learn how to make your own bread from scratch and have fun at the same time!! For more information or to book on one of the workshops please telephone 01379 688374 or see the website: www.breadworkshops.co.uk 12th. Wreningham Village Hall, Mill Lane, Wreningham there is a 50s and 60s dance to the band Beat Deluxe. Music 8.30pm until midnight. £6. Licensed bar. For further information please contact Christine Minns on 01508 488123.

12th. Mind Body Spirit Fair. Connaught Hall, Attleborough 10.00am to 4pm Admission £1 accompanied under 16s free. Taster therapies, readers, retail stalls and refreshments, for more info telephone 01953 451085.

13th. Apollo Country Music Club presents ‘Logic Duo’.

7.30pm 11.00pm, £5 members / £6 non members. Raffle, Bar & Hot Bar meals available.

Apollo Rooms, Harleston. 01379 854205

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Your Local Magazine • May 2012

What’s On... In May! To add your event, please email editorial@yourlocalmagazine.net.

13th. Grand Open Day (10am-5pm) at The Red Feather Club, run by the 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association, is the official UK museum of the 95th Bomb Group.

In addition to the normal attractions at the Red Feather Club there will be military vehicles, trade stands, exhibits from other aviation societies and a refreshment stand.

Several overseas visitors should be attending (inclveterans and their families). Admission £1.

Tel: 01728 860930 (James Mutton, chairman of the 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association) Email: jamesmutton@suffolkonline.net.

Website: www.95thbg-horham.com 14th, 21st, 28th (Mondays). PC Help Club. One-to-one computer help from keen volunteers in 1hr sessions. 1.30pm – 5pm. £3 per hour. Book essential on 01379 676660.

Pulham St. Mary, The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. Submitted by Bev Blackburn, 01379 676660 or visit www.pennoyers.org.uk 15th, 29th (Tuesdays). Meditation Class.

Relax to gentle music, learn to release stress & anxiety with Monique. 10.45am – 12 noon. £7.50 Book on 01379 677681. Pulham St. Mary, The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. In aid of Coldstream Therapy. Submitted

by Bev Blackburn, 01379 676660 or visit www.pennoyers.org.uk 16th. Film: Patience (After Sebald). Savour a literary walk around Suffolk in this immensely enjoyable documentary dedicated to WG Sebald. Sebald was a German academic at Norwich’s UEA and his most celebrated book, The Rings of Saturn, is an account of a very personal, historical and philosophical journey around the countryside, 8pm. Tickets £4 / Under 18’s £2. Box Office 01379 652241 www.disscornhall.co.uk 17th. Mixed Media Art Workshops. All welcome to join this friendly group led, by local artist & illustrator, Angela Rawson. 10am – 3pm. £15 Book on 01379 676683. Pulham St.Mary, The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. In aid of Stoneroller Music & drama.

Submitted by Bev Blackburn, 01379 676660.

17th. Workshop: Making paints and painting with Jane Ivimey. Liberate your ideas and

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techniques with a fresh approach to image making.

In her recent work, Jayne Ivimey has been using the clays and sands of New Zealand to explore place and memory. She will demonstrate paint making with local materials and discuss our connection with the earth. 1.30pm-5pm £18.

Box Office 01379 652241 www.disscornhall.co.uk 18th. Music: Whole Lotta Led. The only full-time, professional Led Zeppelin tribute band approved by Jimmy Page, Whole Lotta Led has recently been recommended by Classic Rock magazine as one o the best tribute bands in the UK, 8pm.

Tickets: Advance £12/ Door £14. Box Office 01379 652241 www.disscornhall.co.uk 18th. Friends of Diss Museum AGM. Followed by “The Cavel Van” - a new addition to the Edith Cavel Story by Roland Buggey.

Tel: 01379 641759.

19th. Comedy: Mark Steel’s in town.

Bringing an element of Mark Steel’s In Town (his awardwinning BBC Radio 4 show) to each live performance, Mark will shed light on the quirkiness and interesting aspects of every town and city he visits. What will he make of Diss? 8pm.

Tickets: £14, students and unwaged £5. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk 19th. Jenny-Bee’s Sewing Club. Join a friendly group focussing on alterations - resizing, updating garments, replacing zips etc.

10am-4.30pm. £36.50 book on 07787 375137.

Pulham St. Mary, The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. In aid of Jenny Bee. Submitted by Bev Blackburn, 01379 676660 or visit www.pennoyers.org.uk.

19th. Jack Rabbit Slim. £8.00 at The ‘Starfighter’ Rock & Roll Club, Wreningham Village Hall, Mill Lane, Wreningham, Norfolk. Contact: Roland on 01603 812637 or Tonya on 01508 494735.

19th. Country Gold, Pulham Market Memorial Hall presents Nashville Numbers. Doors 7pm. Music 8pm until 11.45pm. £6. No Bar - Please bring your own. Tea and coffee available. For further information please contact Jesse on 07880 995199 or Allan on 07545 166760.

20th. ‘Come Dancing’ Love to dance? Come along to a night of dancing to all your favourite tunes from our professional DJ. 7.00pm - 10.00pm, admission £5. Apollo Rooms, Harleston. 01379 854205 20th. The Silver Dollar Country Music Club, The Park Hotel, Diss presents Kevin Barry. Doors 7pm. Music 7.30pm until 10.30pm. Members £5. Non-Members £6.

For further information please contact John and Teresa Stannard, Committee Members on 01603 433918.

20th. Bread Making Workshop. Artisan bread making session, all ingredients & worksheet provided. 1pm – 5pm. £45 book on 01379 688374. Pulham St. Mary, The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. In aid of Sue Hudson. Submitted by Bev Blackburn, 01379 676660.

23rd. Film: Chico and Rita (15)-Subtitled.

This luscious animation is a love story set in the smoky nightclubs of the 1940s.

Chico is a young piano player with big dreams, Rita a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. From their native Havana to New York, Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas, the passionate individuals battle impossible odds in a tragicomedy with a happy ending, 8pm. Tickets £4 / Under 18’s £2 Box Office 01379 652241 www.disscornhall.co.uk 24th. Theatre: Open space theatre company present: Betrayal. Harold Pinter’s most famous play is about an extra-marital affair but its underlying theme is not sex or adultery but the behaviour of betrayal; the lies, the evasions, the sudden dangers, the panic and the contradictory feelings behind deftly engineered masks.

7 . 3 0 p m .

Tickets £9.50/£8. Box Office 01379 652241 www.disscornhall.co.uk

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LOCAL EVENTS | old buckenham players

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Old Buckenham Players Old Buckenham Players (OBP) is a thriving amateur dramatic group based in the picturesque village of Old Buckenham in Breckland.

The group was started by a small group of friends in 1978 at Old Buckenham Village Hall and several

founder members are still active today.

This is a group that likes a challenge and the excitement of taking on wildly different plays. To the many people who come along to support amateur groups they will know that getting an audience – ‘bums on seats’ – is the biggest challenge any group faces. The group has won many awards in Festivals over the years.

They often produce comedies as they are always popular with audiences, but also feel the need to challenge themselves with, ‘straight’ plays, full length or short off-beat one-acters. The group has about 25-30 paid-up members, some of who are staunchly involved in every show and others dip in and out depending upon other commitments and what is

happening in their life at the time.

Pantomime season sees a sudden increase in numbers – oh yes it does! OBP are truly a diverse group with members from all sorts of different backgrounds and of all ages from 14 to older than some will admit to! Surprisingly, most of our members do not actually live in Old Buckenham although we all have links here and are fond of the village.

OBP next production is an unusual Alan Ayckbourn play first produced in 1999 called Comic Potential. It has the interesting mix of comedy and drama which aims to make a serious point. Set in the future when actoids – acting robots - are created to make soaps for the mass market, disillusioned Director, Chandler Tate, collaborates with the eager nephew of the TV company’s

big boss to make real comedy with an unusually aware female actoid.

When the nephew and the actoid fall in love trouble follows. The show is on 17th, 18th and 19th May 2012 at Old Buckenham Village Hall and tickets are available from Old Buckenham Stores, Nuts ‘n’ Bolts in Attleborough or by calling 01603 810373.

The group meets every Thursday at Old Buckenham Village hall.

By Laurence Barnett.

What’s On... In May! To add your event, please email editorial@yourlocalmagazine.net.

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25th. Comedy: Red Card Comedy Club. loads and loads of rubbish! 2pm. Tickets: This month’s line up features £5 / Children £3 (3-6 years). Box Office John Ryan, Matt Richardson 01379 652241 www.disscornhall.co.uk and Tim FitzHigham (compere) 8 . 1 5 p m 26th. Farmers’ Market. Locally sourced Tickets: Advance £9 / Door £10 produce, arts & crafts. Café open. Admission: Box Office 01379 652241 www. Free. 10am – 1pm. Pulham St. Mary, The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, IP21 4QT. disscornhall.co.uk Submitted by Bev Blackburn, 01379 676660 or 25th. Wreningham Village Hall, Mill Lane, visit www.pennoyers.org.uk.

Wreningham there is a quiz night in aid of Church Funds and The Star Throwers Charity. 26th. Dance to The Rick James Duo. Raffle and licensed bar. 7.15pm for 7.30pm. £3 50's, 60's, 70's Rock 'n' Roll and country per person. For further information please music. Shelfanger Village Hall, 8.15pmcontact Christine Minns on 01508 488123.

12 Midnight. Bar, raffle & food.Admission £5.00, members £4.50p.

25th. Saturday Club: The Three Billy Goats Gruff. This is the simple story of three hungry 27th. Apollo Country Music Club presents goats and a grumpy old ‘Rebel Rose’.

7.30pm troll, told with a gently 11.00pm, £5 members / £6 ecological message. Watch non members. Raffle, Bar out for the dance of the & Hot Bar meals available. goats, the flying troll and Apollo Rooms, Harleston. 01379 854205

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27th. Open day, 10am-4pm. The Red Feather Club, run by the 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association, is the official UK museum of the 95th Bomb Group. Regular monthly open days on the last Sunday of the month from May till October (inclusive). Opening times are 10am to 4pm. Tel: 01728 860930 (James Mutton, chairman of the 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association) Email: jamesmutton@suffolkonline.net.

Website: www.95thbg-horham.com 29th. Blood Donors. Appointments advisable.

Apollo Rooms, Harleston.

30th. Film: The Ides of March (15). Takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, when an up-and-coming campaign press secretary finds himself involved in a scandal that threatens to upend his candidate’s shot at the presidency, 8pm.

Box Office 01379 652241 www.disscornhall.co.uk

LOCAL EVENTS | 100th bomb group

Your Local Magazine • May 2012

Focus On Your Local

100th memorial Bomb Group museum Open Day 6th May 2012 for the 100th When America entered the Second World War after the bombing of Pearl Harbour, hundreds of thousands of young Americans joined up to help in the fight.

Many came to Norfolk and for two and a half intense years, RAF Thorpe Abbotts became home to the 100th Bomb Group. From June 1943 to VE day the Flying Fortresses of the bomb group were right on the frontline.

On 5th and 6th May the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum will be having two open days when veterans families and friends from the 100th BG Foundation USA. will be visiting.

On Saturday May 5th It is hoped that the veterans will attend a church service at Thorpe Abbotts village church at 10:30 am.

The Open Day will be on Sunday the 6th May when there will be Military vehicles, Re-enactors, various stalls, catering, music and circumstances permitting a detachment from RAF Mildenhall.

The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum was set up and continues to be run by the friends of the Museum. The USAAF Eighth Air Force 100th Bomb Group consisted of four squadrons Construction of the airfield began in 1942. It covered more than 600 acres and had three runways, 3.5 miles of perimeter track and fifty hardstands. The main runway was 6300 ft and was one of the longest in the Eighth Air Force.

At its peak there were around 70 B17 Aircraft and 3,500 personnel at the base.

First bombing mission was in June 1943 and the last in April 1945. 19,257 tons of bombs were dropped. Aircraft lost in action and accidents numbered 229.

768 officers and men were killed / missing in action and 939 were made prisoners of war.

O p e n weekends and bank holidays (March to the end of October) 10am -5pm (last Admission 4pm ) and Wednesdays (May to the end of September) 10am-5pm.

Please check our website for more information w w w. 1 0 0 b g m u s . o r g . u k or Telephone 01379 740708. 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Common Road, Dickleburgh, nr Diss, Norfolk, IP21 4PH.

In their first mission alone the 100th Bomb Group lost three planes and thirty men.

Discover the Dad's Army Museum Since the Independent voluntary museum opened it has brought 20,000 visitors to the town, organising several town wide events, one of which was the incredible unveiling of the Captain Mainwaring

statue, in the background is the original headquarters of Thetford's Home Guard. The museum are now selling ‘Mini Mainwarings’ and as far as they know this is a unique project, where the sculptor himself is casting from his original maquette.

A limited edition of 80 will be sold and originally more than half have been reserved. The museum is now open for the new season and has unveiled no less than 10 revised and new displays – one of which is the Home Guard cabinet. The museum is keen to remind us of the real story behind the humour and they are lucky enough to have a detailed list of Thetford’s original Home Guard platoon. So if you have visited the museum before, you need to hurry back and if you haven’t managed a visit yet – where have you been?!!

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