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March 2013 • Issue 33
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Hooray Harleston! 16 Page Home & Property Pull-Out Food Review: Fayre View Restaurant in Diss Rickinghall three Day Car & Motor Cycle Show with the Pie & Ale Festival Aldridge Crafts & Champagne Moments celebrate their first year in Attleborough
COMPETITIONS GALORE!
• Day out at Combat Paintball for 4 children and 2 adults with 300 paintballs each • A Meal for 2 at the Spice Cottage • Diss & District 'Through Time' book • A box of 48 Cadbury Cream Eggs! • The DeLorean Story Book • £10 Photo Elite Voucher • A Meal for 2 at the Turkuaz Restaurant • Sunday lunch for 2 at The Bell Inn, Rickinghall plus...
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For South Norfolk and North Suffolk
Froggy is Back For one night only!
This year sees the return to the Corn Hall of Britain’s best loved country singer Raymond Froggatt. His first attempt at stardom came in 1968 with a song entitled Callow La Vita (That’s Life), which although failed to chart, was a top ten hit a year later for the Dave Clark Five as The Red Balloon. Other hits followed for Barbra Striesand and Cliff Richard. Affectionately known to his legion of fans as
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Froggy, he never achieved a big hit in all the time he has been on the international circuit, but while some of the one hit performers of the past 45 years have disappeared into oblivion, Froggy still fills the theatres up and down the land, and his visit to Diss on 6th April will be his seventh consecutive year. Tickets are £15.50 and £12.50 available from the Corn Hall Box Office. Tel: 01379 652 241.
CONTENTS
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Local Information 4 Diss Town Council News 5 Waveney Valley Archaeology Group 8 Holy Week and Easter Services
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9 Aldridge Crafts & Champagne Moments 10 Events: Out & About 12 Hooray Harleston! 14 Rickinghall Car & Motor Cycle Show 16 Food Review: Fayre View Restaurant, Diss 19 Homes & Property 35 Collectors 37 Reflection: Your Local Craft & Gift Fair 38 Health & Fitness 40 Senior 42 Remembrance & Bereavement 43 Roydon Carpet Bowls Club
44 Business updates 46 Motoring 48 Your Local Directory
Local Events 50 What’s On... In March!
COMPETITION WINNERS Going Global - Lynda Scrivener from Tivetshall. Ukulele - Roger Fowler from Diss. Ask The Chef - Mr. J. Smith from Roydon. The Turkuaz - Mrs. G. Edwards from Metfield. The Spice Cottage - Pat Barton from Attleborough.
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LOCAL INFORMATION | updates
Local Updates Your
South Norfolk & North Suffolk
Attleborough Heritage Group
Diss Town Council News
Annual General Meeting.
Support your Local Farmer's Market.
In a departure from previous years, Attleborough Heritage Group (AHG) held its annual meeting on 31 January 2013 in the Francis Room at the Connaught Hall in Attleborough. The formal business of the meeting, during which officers and committee members were elected and the examined financial accounts were accepted, also included informative reports by a number of officers of AHG. The business having been dealt with swiftly and following a break for refreshments, the Chairman, Cliff Amos presented an illustrated report detailing the considerable achievements of the Group with particular reference to 2012. Those present at the meeting were reminded the presentations which had taken place during the year, the Group’s input into the Town’s Jubilee celebrations, the research being undertaken on behalf of families with Attleborough links, the cataloguing of the huge photographic archive, cooperation with Attleborough Town Council in relation to the Town
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Cemetery and the digitalisation of the burial records covering the last 130 years, maintaining the archives of local businesses either in collaboration with the Norfolk Record Office or directly with the businesses themselves. Members were also informed of the launch of the new, improved, interactive website for the Group. Alan Sparrow, President of AHG, in bringing the meeting to a close, encouraged the membership to share their ideas for future projects and events to take the Group forward through 2013 and beyond.
On 23rd March the Group will be presenting another excellent illustrated talk at St Mary's Church in Attleborough. This will cover the history of pubs and breweries in Attleborough and surrounding villages. The event will begin at 7.00 for 7.30pm and tickets costing £5.00 for members and £6.00 for guests will be available from the Heritage Room from where further details may be obtained.
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The horsemeat scandal which hit the headlines recently has highlighted the desire for people to be able to trace where the meat and other foods that they buy for their families actually comes from. Not only could there be health risks from consuming untested horsemeat but also most people like to know that the ingredients listed on the packet are correct. One solution is to shop at your local Farmers’ Market where you can buy delicious seasonal food direct from the producers who can explain how and where the food is produced. Also by shopping at Farmers Markets you are supporting the local economy rather than the big national supermarket chains. At Diss Farmers Market you can buy locally sourced beef and lamb, pork pies and other rare breed pork products, freshly baked artisan bread and rolls and home baked cup cakes and celebrations cakes. Other products include fresh vegetables, apples and apple juice, tasty regional sweet and savoury pies, homemade chilli
sauces and hot condiments, fresh game in season direct from a local shoot, plants and fresh ground and whole bean coffee, roasted in Brome. Coming in May will be a new gluten free muffin stall. We are also interested in hearing from additional stallholders selling different goods to increase the appeal and viability of the Market. Please contact the Town Council on 01379 643848 or email towncouncil@diss.gov.uk for more details. Although most people like the convenience and low prices that supermarkets provide now more than ever may be the time to give Diss Farmers’ Market a try and judge the difference for yourselves. The Market is held on the second Saturday of the month in Diss Market Place from 9am1pm. The dates for the rest of 2013 are: 9th March, 13th April 11th May, 8th June 13th July, 10th August 7th September, 12th October 9th November, 7th December.
LOCAL INFORMATION | updates
Waveney Valley Community Archaeology Group
Diss & District Through Time By Elizabeth Walne. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Diss & its District has changed and developed over the last century. Gateway to the Waveney Valley, Diss sits on the Norfolk side of the border with the neighbouring county of Suffolk. Diss, the name said to have derived from an Old English word for ‘place at the ditch or dike’, has developed around one of the deepest natural inland lakes in the country. The town includes a wealth of medieval buildings and several picturesque areas of green space; a wonderful example of a rural market town. Rich in history and thriving to this day. From the ancient parish
Are you interested in archaeology and history? Are you a keen metal detectorist who would like to find out more? WVAG needs you!
churches to the pretty timberframed and thatched houses, handsome chapels to historic inns, and wide expanses of water to carefully tended soils, this area has something for everyone. A fantastical visual journey, this collection of old and new images charts the development of Diss & District Through Time, in a book that will surprise and delight residents and visitors alike.
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Your Local Magazine are offering two lucky winners the chance to win a copy of the new book worth £14.99 each by answering the following question.
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Dr. Crippen's Mistress Ethel Neave was born in Diss
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We are a small group of people interested in setting up a community archaeology group for the Waveney Valley, for anyone living between Diss and Beccles, and beyond. Some of us are professional archaeologists, some of us keen amateurs, and some of us just like to watch Time Team – so your experience and knowledge is really not important! We would like to get together regularly, find out more about the archaeology and history of the local area, learn more about the practical side of archaeology, and eventually
take part in our own archaeological investigations. No experience is necessary, just enthusiasm, interest and a willingness to get a bit muddy at some point in the future! We would like to set up a group meeting in March to get interested people together and start to think about what we would like to do in 2013. If you are interested in the group and would like to express an interest in coming along to the first group meeting, please email waveneyarchaeology@gmail.com or call Lorna on 07795 461 404.
Diss Town Football Club Forthcoming fixtures at Brewer's Green Lane. Date Sat March 9th Sat March 23rd
Competition League League
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Opponents Godmanchester Mildenhall
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Address Please send with your name and address to 'Diss & District Book Competition', Your Local Magazine, 3 Hales Yard, Diss, IP22 4AF by 19th March to be in with a chance of winning. Usual Circuit Media competition rules apply.
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LOCAL INFORMATION | updates
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Royal Revenge Was murder committed in Diss. The murder of Matilda Fitz Walter in 1213 at the instigation of King John is depicted on the Diss town sign by the Mere. He is said to have had her poisoned with a boiled or poached egg for resisting his advances. The story is highly unlikely, although her father, Sir Robert Fitz Walter, referred several times to the king chasing his daughter. Sir Robert was Lord of the Manor of Diss and was one of the barons who compelled the king to sign Magna Carta. John wanted the Bishop of Norwich, while the Pope wanted Stephen Langton. They fell out to such an extent that John was excommunicated. This had a detrimental effect on religion, causing the monks, who did all the writing down, to savage him in their prose. He was described as “the meanest and basest king that ever disgraced the English throne”. The Fitz Walters had manors throughout East Anglia, all the
way down to London. So Matilda may have spent some of her youth in the Diss area. But, if the murder happened at all, it probably did not happen in Diss. Little Dunmow in Essex also claims her; and there is an effigy in the church there which is said to be Matilda. Versions of the story, first told in the 16th century Latin Chronicle of Dunmow, have her expiring in the Tower, or pricking her finger inside a poisoned glove. The knight who did the deed was said to have become a monk or killed himself in remorse. Another version has Matilda escaping to the greenwood and becoming Maid Marian. This came about through Robin Hood plays written by Munday and Chettle, 400 later. They pushed the legends, previously from the reign of Edward II, back a century to King John. The 800th anniversary of the legendary murder is portrayed in a display when Diss Museum re-opens on 20 March. Basil Abbott, Diss Museum.
Mrs. Beeton beats the snow Diss Decorative & Fine Arts Society. In full mid-Victorian costume, Dr. Annie Gray WAS Mrs. Beeton. She delivered her very enjoyable Annie Gray presentation of Isabella Kristy Noble / Memory & Bone Beeton's short life and the history of the Book of Household Management (BOHM) in a rapid and amusing style that had the members rocking with laughter. The lecture covered dining, dishes, the look, the feel and
taste of food together with the functioning of Victorian Kitchens. Alison Rainer, secretary of DissDFAS said afterwards, This was a magnificent performance by a wonderful entertainer and erudite expert. The March Lecture will be on Tuesday, 19 March when Harry Fletcher will present 'The Art of Advertising'. Roydon Village Hall from 1.30pm. Tea & Coffee is served before the presentation. Car parking is available but may be restricted during the winter months. For more details on lectures and membership, visit www.dissdfas.org.uk
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Knowing me, knowing you...
Dress your windows
As the summertime approaches.
With Village Green Blind and Shutters.
Readers may recall in the December edition about how I first got involved in arranging carol services at my local hospital when I was 19. Lets go back a few years earlier and at the age of 14 my mother and I joined 'The Friends' of Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup and went into the hospital radio request section which twice a week played record requests to the patients, incidentally a few years later I met my future wife there. The studio was a small hut which had a lot of radio equipment of its time and an advanced party used to go around the wards asking patients if they wanted to choose a special favourite record that they would liked played. Some years later we put in hundreds of yards of cable around these old hutted wards and the result was that we were able to broadcast live from a chosen ward and interview patients in their beds. I spent many years helping to bring 'over the air' the patients closer to us and that was thanks to a large team many with much technical knowledge to bring what was a jolly good evening twice a week to different wards. We achieved a 'knowing me, knowing you' relationship with patients who stayed in hospital far, far longer in the 1960's. Now fast forward the speed of life to the 21st century and I am part of a small team who have set about organising the church summer fete at St. Mary's Church Diss. I will tell you more of what's going to be there as the months pan out but what I can say so far is that the Fete will take place on Saturday 6th July
10am to 2pm and Park Radio will be there leading the fun. Cooking competitions being judged by two well known Diss chefs will take place and the popular Hog roast will be there for people to enjoy. The fete committee want this to be a 'Community Style' fete and want local shop keepers of every trade to come and have a table and demonstrate what they do. There are a few more radical crowd pullers planned but much thought, planning and permission has to be sought so more from me next month. This then is what we aim for and this is what your parish church is getting better at each year that passes, bringing the community together and as a result it will be a 'Knowing me' knowing you' atmosphere just what is constantly required in and around Diss. Last month’s article ‘Your Charity at ‘The Big Sing’ unfortunately had the wrong email address, the correct one to use is gerryandliz@diss.co.uk Gerry Hosking.
Village Green Blinds and Shutters Ltd are a new company in the Diss area. With many years experience in design, advertising and visual merchandising Alastair and Amanda Clarke have collected a range of shading products designed to give their customers that bit extra when it comes to choosing what to put in your windows. So although you'll see some blinds in the range that you recognise, you will also see new innovative products that do so much more! 'We live locally and we want to show the people in Diss and the villages around us that there are some new exciting things happening in the window shading industry that bring real long term benefits."
said Alastair. "for example, as we all watch the cost of heating our homes increasing year on year, its becoming more and more important to get the best use out of the heat we are paying for. Nearly all of the people we speak to want to dress theirs windows or conservatory with products that look fantastic, but that also keep them warm in the winter and cool in the summer. We have a products that save you so much on your heating bill, they can pay for themselves!' Contact 01379 669209.
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Taking the Lead An exciting opportunity for the right person.
Rotary International is justly famous for the quality and extent of its development programmes for teenagers and young adults and this is reflected in the positive attitudes of potential employers and centres of further education when they appear on a CV. The Rotary Club of Diss, having just placed a young female student on the Summer Camps programme, which offers outdoor activities and skills teaching for up to four weeks at centres all around the world, is now seeking to recruit a young person for the Rotary Youth Leadership Award scheme (RYLA) to be held at Grafham Water, near Huntingdon, from 31st August to 7th September this year. The event, which is fully residential, is aimed at the 18 to 26 year-old age group, either
employed or in the education s y s t e m , and gives young people the opportunity to develop leadership skills and increase self-confidence with the aim of returning a young person with enhanced attributes to benefit an employer. The course is staffed by fully qualified and licensed leaders under the auspices of the Education Department of Cambridgeshire County Council. Participants learn to work effectively as a team, discover the benefits of delegation, to work to tight deadlines and learn from their mistakes. The week is designed to take the delegates out of their individual comfort zones, to recognise and develop them as individuals and team leaders. Previous participants have returned saying that the course was life-changing, challenging and exciting.
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Win 'A box of 48 Cadbury Cream Eggs!' Kindly donated by Martin McColl of 20 Mere Street, Diss. Tel: 01379 640547.
Simply answer the question below...
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Which animal traditionally delivers eggs to children at Easter A) Chicken B) Rabbit C) Monkey
The cost of the course is £600 and the Diss Rotarians are prepared to offer up to 100 per cent sponsorship depending on personal circumstance and employer assistance. A decision on a candidate will
be made by the end of May and applications should be made as soon as possible. Further details can be obtained by contacting Norma Howell, Diss Rotary Club New Generations Chair, on 01379 643482.
Holy Week and Easter Services Diss Team Ministry. Saint Mary's Church, Diss 5.00am - Dawn Service 8.00am - Eucharist 10.30am - Sung Eucharist 6.00pm- Festal Evensong St Andrew's Church, Fersfield 9.30am - Holy Communion St Nicholas' Church, North Lopham 11.00am - Holy Communion
At St Mary’s Church Attleborough. Sun 24th Palm Sunday 10am - Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s Church commencing with a procession from the Rectory drive at 9.45 am. 6.30pm - Performance of Stainer’s Crucifixion at St. Mary’s Church. Thu 28th Maundy Thursday 8pm - Sung Eucharist with stripping of altars and watch until midnight. Fri 29th Good Friday 1pm - Stations of the Cross at St Mary’s Church. 2pm - Good Friday Reflection at St Mary’s Church. Sat 30th Holy Saturday 8pm - Easter Vigil and renewal of baptismal vows at St Mary’s Church. Sun 31st Easter Day 10am - Parish Eucharist at St. Mary’s Church followed by Easter Egg Hunt for children.
GOING Global Competition!
Take a copy of Your Local magazine on holiday or trip abroad, snap a quick photo of you holding Your Local in a prominent landmark and email over to us and if printed, you will receive a free £10 voucher from Photo Elite.
Address Please send with your name and address to 'The Cadbury Creme Egg Competition', Your Local Magazine, 3 Hales Yard, Diss, IP22 4AF by 19th March to be in with a chance of winning. Usual Circuit Media competition rules apply.
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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | aldridge crafts and champagne moments
Aldridge Crafts & Champagne Moments HAPPY
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Aldridge Crafts and Champagne Moments in Attleborough is celebrating its first birthday at the end of March. Run by two keen crafters, Jane Aldridge and Sarah Horan this shop is a crafters dream, catering for paper crafters and jewellery makers alike. The shop also has a selection of handmade jewellery all of which is unique and can be tailored to your
requirements. There are handbags, shoes and fascinators and bespoke Wedding stationery and tiaras. There are workshops held in the shop on Wednesday afternoons and Thursday and Friday evenings. Both jewellery making techniques and using the many products stocked for papercraft including inks, stamps, stencils and masks. There are craft clubs held in Harleston on the second Wednesday of the month at Mendham Close Hall from 6.30 – 9.00pm at a cost of £2.50 and in Attleborough on the third Friday of the month at Frances
Room, Connaught Hall from 6.15 – 8.30pm at a cost of £3.50 all are welcome. Both Sarah and Jane have many years crafting experience between them and are happy to give help and advice to customers starting on new projects. It was a chance encounter at a papercrafting show about four years ago that brought the two girls together and after “friending” each other on facebook they found out that Sarah had gone to school with Jane’s older brother. Not unusual you would think until you find that they had both lived
in Essex at the time and had now moved to Norfolk. Jane as it had been a favoured holiday destination and Sarah as she had been born in Norfolk and had decided to return home with her children. When the opportunity came to take on the shop in Attleborough Sarah contacted her friend to see if she would consider joining forces to fulfil both their dreams of owning a shop. We would both like to thank all our customers for helping to make our working day so much fun and helping us to fulfil our dreams.
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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | out and about
Events Out & About Your Local
Charity Easter Egg Hunt For Easter family fun head down to Harleston... and join the Easter Egg hunt in aid of the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
Organised by Harleston based chocolatiers’ Just Truffles, the hunt follows a trail around the Town Centre, starting and finishing at their shop, The Pod, in Church Street. The route takes in 25 of the town’s shops, which will be displaying the answers to the clues in their windows. The trail will be running on Wednesday 27th, Thursday 28th, Friday 29th and Saturday 30th March and The Pod will be
open between 9am and 5pm on each day to issue trail clue sheets and receive completed sheets back. Covering the same route, there will be 10 clues suitable for children aged 9 and under, and 15 clues for over 9s – there is no upper age limit, so there’s no excuse for adults not having a go as well! Everyone returning a clue sheet will receive a chocolate Easter gift for taking part and sheets with all the correct answers that are returned to The Pod by
the close of the trail, at 5pm on Easter Saturday, will be entered into the prize draw. Prizes have been made at the chocolatiers’ Church Street premises and include a big handmade Easter Egg for the over 9s and an impressive chocolate Peter Rabbit for the 9 and under winners. There are also 2nd prizes of hand-made Easter Eggs. Entry is an affordable £2.50 per head, of which Just Truffles will be donating £1 per entry directly to the East Anglian Air Ambulance. As the clues will be
displayed in shop windows the trail can be taken at a time to suit you, even when the shops are shut. So bring friends and family and have a go. Who knows, you might win! The more who take part, the more gets raised for the Air Ambulance and you will be helping to keep this vital service in the air.
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Win 'A day at Combat Paintball'
For four children accompanied by two adults and 300 free paintballs!
Your Local Magazine are offering one lucky winner the chance to win an amazing day out to Combat Paintball in Thetford to experience their low impact games to take on the team at Your Local Magazine. The winning entrant can invite a total of four children (children must be aged between 8-11) and two adults to a fun packed day - each player will be given a starter pack of 300 paintballs (more can be bought on the day). Date to be mutually agreed between 1st-12th April 2013.
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A) 200 B) 300 C) 400
Address Tel Please send with your name and address to 'Combat Paintball Competition', Your Local Magazine, 3 Hales Yard, Diss, IP22 4AF by 19th March to be in with a chance of winning. Usual Circuit Media competition rules apply.
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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | hooray harleston
Hooray Harleston!
Picture Credit: Ian Carstairs
A celebration of the town Find out what is on offer for you...
Picture Credit: Paul Sparks
This exciting event organised by Harleston Information Plus will give local voluntary groups an opportunity to showcase all that they have to offer. On Saturday 27th April venues around Harleston will play host to over thirty clubs and organisations. Many groups in Harleston are
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run by a team of dedicated and hard working volunteers. ‘We are so lucky to have such a wealth of activities on our doorstep, groups such as the Fun Day, French Cercle and U3A to name but a few,’ says Jake Kubala of Harleston Information Plus. ‘We held a voluntary showcase in 2010 and over two hundred visitors attended, this year will be even bigger. Harleston Information Plus is a voluntary organisation and celebrates it’s 10th birthday this year so we wanted to celebrate volunteering in style.’ Activities include an Exhibition by Harleston Camera club in St John’s Church, the
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Community Craft group are displaying their hand-made work, the museum is open and the Allotment Association is hosting hands-on seed sowing workshops. ‘There is already such a buzz about the event, lots of people are talking about it and everyone is keen to get involved,' says Jake. 'The event is a great chance to celebrate all of the hard work that voluntary groups do, it’s also an opportunity to find out what’s going on and to join a new club or take up a hobby.' Hooray Harleston will take place on Saturday 27th April 2013, from 10am to 2pm. Full programmes will be available from the Information Centre at 8
Exchange Street during April. For any further information please call 01379 851917 or 851920.
LOCAL LIFESTYLE | hooray harleston
For top quality food and ale
Fancy updating your wardrobe?
Visit The Swan, Harleston.
Then head to Polly's Place.
After a very cold, long continuous winter, we thank our locals for supporting our choice of menu and real ales whilst enjoying our large inglenook open fire. We seasonally change our choice of menus, giving a range of small to large meals to suit all our customers and can cater for any dietary requirement. We will be relaunching our Carvery on Mothering Sunday so treat your mum on this special day. We regularly change our local real ales to give a wide variety to our customers who enjoy trying the local speciality ale at special Swan prices. We have accommodation to suit everyone, from business trips to couples, families to workmen. We are competitively priced and all rooms are
en-suite and include breakfast. We also offer discounts on all rooms if you stay for more than two consecutive nights. We are more than happy to accommodate all our customers no matter how big or small the group is, to make your visit to the Swan a memorable one. Robin & Cara.
Polly's Place has been at 9 Broad Street, Harleston for 6 years. We stock a range of very good quality ladies daywear, and try to cater to the local community and to provide a unique service. Our labels include Adini, Poppy, Viz a Viz, Alice Collins, Casamia, Amari, Brandtex and Fransa. We also stock
quality Cotton Nightwear from Slenderella and Cybele. We offer a range of Gypsy Tights and a small range of individual jewellery. We pride ourselves on a friendly welcome and encourage browsing. Visitors may not buy on the day, but may remember our little cottage shop and buy on their next visit.
Coming soon THE 12TH HARLESTON & WAVENEY FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
Picture Credit: Ian Carstairs
Brought to you by Circuit Media Ltd. Publishers of The Official Harleston Town Guide & Your Local Magazine
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26th Rickinghall 3 Day Car & Motor Cycle Show with The Pie & Ale Festival
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Easter Bank Holiday Saturday 30th March - Monday 1st April
• Guest Ales & Hot Pies • Hog Roast/ BBQ • Food Stalls • Lavenham Falconry • Side Shows • Rides & Bouncy Castles • Children’s Favourite: Punch & Judy
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With lots more planned it’s sure to be a fun filled weekend. All at a great price of £4 per day. Please see website for weekend passes, children and concessions.
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Show & festival location:
Rickinghall Village Hall, Hinderclay Road, Rickinghall, Suffolk, IP22 1HD
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BEER TOKEN! Please find below 1 token for a ½ pint of Adnams Bitter (1 token per person). Large selection of Real Ales & Ciders to wash down our home-made pies. Valid for 30th, 31st March, or 1st April.
Contact: kevin@eastanglianevents.co.uk Kevin 07557 412528
It has been some 11 years since the Rickinghall Car & Motor Cycle Show was last seen in the village! In the later part of those years the 17thc bell inn along with its new proprietors Howard & Georgiana Newport have enjoyed enormous support from villagers whom have recognised there relentless thirst and dedication within in the community and have welcomed Howard’s decision to take this show onboard and once again this respected event will appear back on the classical car calendar. Since confirming the event is to be held at its original venue the first time since 2002 the enthusiasm and response has been overwhelming. Previously the event was held for one day and very successful it was, this Easter celebrating the reopening of the car & motor cycle show it will be held over three days and will host the ever popular Rickinghall bell pie and ale festival. Two brilliant events complimenting each other and at such an idyllic location in the hart of Rickinghall, each day will be packed with entertainment, food & endless fun...
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Easter Egg Hunt On Easter sunday, why not join them for an Easter Egg Hunt on Rickinghall Playing Field. Meet at the Village Hall at 11am to see if you can catch a glimpse of the Rickinghall Easter Bunny.
Please follow the web site to see the full program of events
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Food Review Your Local
For top-quality food in a lovely setting
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Head to Fayre View Restaurant, Diss.
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The Fayre View Restaurant is situated on Lower Denmark Street in an enviable location on the edge of Fair Green. The restaurant itself is housed in a pretty grade II listed building dating back to 1560. With exposed beams and inglenook fireplaces, it's a cosy, stylish setting for a meal. Stepping inside on a cold February evening, the welcome was warm and genuine. Our table was in one of three separate dining areas which make Fayre View the perfect place for both an intimate meal or for larger groups.
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Looking through the menu, it was tough to choose as everything sounded amazing. We eventually settled on Crispy Ham Hock Cakes with crushed peas, soft-boiled hen's egg, parmesan straw and dressed leaves, Sauteed scallops with creamy sweetcorn chowder, crayfish and dressed leaves and Goats Cheese Panacotta with walnut & rocket pesto, pickled beetroot salad, toast and dressed leaves. Each dish was beautifully presented and the goats cheese in particular was very generous in size.
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Moving on to main courses we ordered Supreme of Chicken with potato hash, creamy portabella mushrooms, buttered kale and roasted palm heart, Fillet of Sea Bass wrapped in parma ham with tomato & bean ragu, wilted red chard and green sauce and Surf n Turf with fillet of beef served pink, king prawns, scallops and tomato & pinenut butter. All the dishes looked fantastic...they were a real work of art! Better still, they tasted as good as they looked. For dessert we tucked in to Coffee Creme with crumble
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Ask the Chef! Dear Simon, I have bought some stoned dates and would like to know some method of using them in cooking. Can you help please? Yours Mr. J. Smith of Roydon. Hi Mr. Smith, the chef has come up with a rather interesting and tasty recipe for Chicken Stuffed with Dates and Spinach... Please find the recipe to the right, enjoy...
Chicken Stuffed With Dates & Spinach
Ingredients • 4 skinless, boneless chicke n breasts • 200g spinach - chopped • 8 dates - finely chopped • 1 onion - thinly sliced • 2 garlic cloves - sliced • olive oil • 2 tsp ground cumin • 2 tbsp honey
Method 1. Heat the oven to 200C/1 80C/gas 6. Cook the onion and garlic in a frying pan with a splash of olive oil and some salt & pepper for approx 5 min utes, add the dates & spinach and 1tsp cumin. Co ok for another minute or two.
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2. Next you will need to cut the chicken breasts lengthway s and place the stuffing betwee n the breasts then place the chicken in a shallow baking dish. Rub the remaining cumin over the chi cken and add seasoning. Drizzle honey over the chicke n & bake for 20 minutes. Serve with seasonal vegetab les and enjoy.
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Under new management
Start of a new era
The Weybread Crown Inn.
At the Green Dragon, Wymondham.
Sheryl and Marc welcome you to their traditional country inn where you will experience home cooked food, a selection of beers, wines and spirits all at competitive prices. Specials available including steak nights on Saturday with a free glass of beer, wine or soft drink with every steak and senior citizens lunch deals with two courses for
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£6.95. Sunday roast is available from 12-4pm with a selection of two meats, roast pots, veg, gravy and Yorkshire puddings. Freshly battered fish and chips available to take away Monday to Saturday. Good selection of vegetarian options. Come and join us for a warm friendly experience, families welcome.
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It’s all change at the Dragon. We wish Dave, Kate and new baby Bear all the best for the future. Justin will continue with the business he loves as the Landlord of the Green Dragon and will be visible and available as usual. Following on from the success of the partnership that Justin and Dave started, Colin Tickle has stepped in to Dave’s shoes. 'This is an opportunity to support my local community pub and to help continue to move the Green Dragon forward using the excellent reputation Justin and Dave have already achieved,' says Colin, a local businessman. 'It's important to me to retain the ambiance and reputation the Green Dragon and all its staff has worked to hard to attain.' Moving forward, Justin, Colin and all the staff are looking forward to the Spring & Summer with a new kitchen, new cellar
and the upstairs bar all being fitted shortly after Easter. 'This will enable us to welcome both regular and existing customers, says Colin. 'This is and has historically been a community pub, and reopening the upstairs function room (The Den) has enabled us to continue with this tradition. We have so far successfully used this for Weddings, Fun Quiz Nights every Thursday, Open Mic Nights every 3rd Sunday, Family Sunday Lunch area, as well as using it for extra space for diners and drinkers! The website - www. greendragonnorfolk.co.uk - has been re-designed and is full of info and you can book online. Alternatively you can join our facebook page.' The next Beer festival runs from Friday 24th - Monday 27th May 2013. The August Bank Holiday Beer Festival runs from Friday 23rd - Monday 26th August 2013.
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Homes & Property Your Local
Spring 2013 The overhead picture is of Ingleneuk Lodge, Garboldisham £875,000 Cottage Picture 1 Park Villa, Thornham Parva, £289,950.
With the worst of the cold weather hopefully behind us, the property market is springing to life. This year, estate agents are optimistic about the market and predict a much more positive year. So whether you’re looking to buy or sell, now is the time to get the ball rolling. Or perhaps you’d rather stay put for the time being and make the improvements you’d been dreaming of. If so, spring is the perfect time to tackle DIY projects, fit a new bathroom or kitchen or get to work in the garden. Whether you want to move or improve, our homes and property guide is packed full of useful information and contacts. So read on to discover more…..
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Are you a plant lover? Then head to AEE Plant Centre at Snetterton. Husband and wife partnership Mel & Anne Etheridge took over the Plant Centre at Snetterton during August 2012. 'It was definitely the wrong time of year to take on a new business venture especially one relying on the seasonal vagaries of weather and customer attendance,' says Anne. 'Yet it was an opportunity that was offered by Trevor & Tricia – the owners of the site - that we did not want to pass up.' Customers are now able to pay by debit or credit card at the log building adjacent to the Plant Centre entrance. They will also be able to ask whether certain plants are suitable for their garden and be offered good alternatives and plant care advice. Throughout the winter months Mel has been adding to their stock of benches, while Anne has concentrated on the new signage,
and finding the best suppliers or growers for the centre. From March there will be Bedding; Alpines; Perennials and Ornamental Grasses as well as an extremely broad choice of Shrubs. There will also be Old Fashioned Roses and some Climbers. There will be multi-buys through the seasons (these are not available for any further discounts offered). 'We would like to thank all the Trade Customers who have continued to support us throughout the autumn and winter months,' says Anne. 'Also, the suppliers both new and old who have had the confidence to support a new venture, not to mention the stalwart customers who visited us in the bad weather perhaps two or three times to finish planting their borders. We both look forward to seeing you all at our new Plant Centre.' Anne and Mel Etheridge.
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A good move Millbanks Estate Agents has a new home. Attleborough's longest established estate agents Millbanks has moved! They are now located just around the corner in newlyrefurbished premises on Exchange Street. 'The move was supposed to take place last Autumn but it was an exceptionally busy time for us,' says director Tony Beales. 'But we'd really outgrown our old premises after 33 years and finally moved in December.' Since the move, Millbank have taken on new members of staff and has enjoyed a good start to the year with a significant number of new listings coming onto the market. 'It's been a very encouraging start to the year in both sales and lettings,' says Tony Beales. 'We are always looking for new landlords with rental properties to offer as well as people looking to sell their property.'At Millbanks, communication is essential.' 'It is at the forefront of what we do,' says
Tony Beales. 'We have always had a very proactive approach to selling.' Millbanks has properties of all budgets and styles on their books and can also deal with auction properties. For more information and to search properties on offer log onto www.millbanks.com or call 01953 453838.
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New faces at Jackamans Ancient House, Harleston. Jackamans is pleased to announce the appointment of David Stevens who will handle employment David Stevens and litigation matters. Also, Claire Kean is returning to Jackamans’ family department following maternity leave. Both will be based at the firm’s Harleston office but will be available for meetings at the firm’s other offices should clients prefer. David qualified in 2008 when he was with a practice in Great Yarmouth, specialising in all aspects of employment law and litigation. The former naturally evolving from his academic studies in employment law at post graduate level.
More recently he has been working as a specialist advocate across the whole of the South Eastern circuit. In David’s spare time he enjoys squash and has gained black belts in Shotokan and Shukokai Karate. Motorcycling is another hobby and he has worked across East Anglia as an amateur disc jockey. David loves travel and has spent time abroad in Europe, South Africa and the Middle East. He is currently looking for a publisher for his first novel – we don’t know where he gets the time! Claire Kean qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives, specialising in Family Law in October 2007 after Claire Kean su c c e ss f u l ly
completing employment in legal practice. Claire is able to advise clients on all aspects of Family Law to include divorce, finances and Children's Act matters. Claire joins Tim Owers (Family partner), Ruth Jenkins (Consultant), Anita Sharpe (Solicitor) and Karen Nicholson (Solicitor specialising in domestic
abuse cases) in the Family department. She is looking forward to returning to work after the birth of her second son. For further information on litigation, employment or family matters please call 01379 854455.
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Charli's House I love my lounge!
After months of impatient waiting on my behalf, I thought you would all like to finally know that I'm writing this from my new house. Yes, I'm finally in! Even though I'm so glad I waited and did everything properly, I can't explain how exciting it is to have my own space. A space I can call my home. With the arrival of my sofa due tomorrow, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to talk about my lounge. This is the only room that hasn't been attacked by builders and so I always knew whatever I chose in here would
have to make a big impact. The room itself was in good condition, gorgeous wooden floors, huge sash window and with brilliant proportions. It was one of the spaces that sold the house to me. Having looked at others houses, it felt like a luxury to have a separate living space, which you didn't even have to walk into from the street. So what did I do? The floor was sanded back to its natural colour and treated. For the wall with the fireplace on, I chose a geometric wallpaper from Cole and Son, available at Swank Interiors, called Hicks Hexagon. I was worried at first that the pattern would be too angular but I am so pleased with the result. By choosing a soft colour palette with metallic touches, the wallpaper becomes quite feminine, which is just what I wanted. Teamed with a crystal light the patterns created
are just gorgeous. Having large sash windows are lovely but they come at a price. But by teaming a cheaper plain textured fabric with a more expensive patterned wallpaper you can bring the costs down. Instead of needing 12 metres of a patterned fabric at my huge window, I only needed half of that. The other price I have to pay is heating. The original windows are a feature I had to keep but it does mean that my single glazing does make the room feel rather cold. Interlining your curtains is a brilliant way of trapping the heat in the room and also giving your curtains a luxurious feel, perfect when using a cheaper plain fabric. Next stop is the bathroom.
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For house buying expertise Turn to Steeles Law.
Sally Yaxley
Sarah Garlish
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At Steeles Law we passionately believe that buying a new home should be exciting and as free as possible from any stress or worry. Buying a property is one of the biggest investments anyone will ever make. It will certainly be the most important, so it is vital to ensure that the legal work carried out in relation to the transaction is done so effectively and efficiently. Steeles Law’s conveyancing team has recently returned to its roots in Diss and we have two full time property experts – Sally Yaxley and Sarah Garlish – based at our Mount Street office. We can assist you with all the legal aspects relating to property transactions including: • Buying and selling • Joint ownership agreements • Leaseholds • Re-mortgaging • Equity release • Transfers of equity • Obtaining EPCs • Matrimonial transfers For friendly advice, do not hesitate to give Sally or Sarah a call on 01379 652141.
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An insider insight From Durrants Estate Agency. We start 2013 on a more positive note than 2012 with higher applicant levels and residential property that is realistically priced is indeed selling. Although the 'hay days' of 2007 are well and truly behind us, property offered on the open market at prices below the 2007 peak is achieving good results. The critical factor is not to try ones luck at a price which is not in line with the current market and then reduce the price after low levels of interest, generally speaking, the lucrative moment has passed. First time buyers continue to be few and far between and the lower end of the market is being propped up by investors who strive for a better return for their money than savings on a buy to let basis. Sadly, this comes at the expense of the want to be first time buyer who can indeed pay rent every month, as with a mortgage repayment, but the borrowing criteria now requires
a much larger deposit which only a few privileged have. Looking at the other end of the market, the distribution of wealth has been more limited to the seller who has gained a considerable amount of equity over time. Whilst many struggle for mortgages to step up to the next run on the ladder, the 'downsizers' have played a more important role in the market place recently. With a cash advantage giving them more bargaining power, however they still need to find a purchaser for their own property. We continue to see more sellers who are taking a philosophical view of their sale and the fact that a given guide price has to be realistic in order to achieve the right result. If this viewpoint was more widespread there is no reason why transactions can`t be on the up again. Benedict Stickels, Residential Estate Agency Manager, Durrants.
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Sign up and secure £5,000 cash back With Persimmon Homes. House hunters in Norfolk who reserve their new home before March 17 could benefit from a fantastic £5,000 cash back from Persimmon Homes Anglia. The money making scheme is available on developments at Sancroft Square in Harleston and Hazelmead in Diss – but with just a handful of stunning properties remaining at each site, buyers need to be quick. Just five properties remain at Hazelmead on Frenze Hall Lane, so this really is the last chance to buy. Properties include the three bedroom terraced Masefield style house priced from an amazing £159,950, and the four bedroom detached Lulworth with a price tag of £214,500. Meanwhile at Sancroft Square, there are just a handful of three and four bedroom properties still available, including the three bedroom terraced Masefield from
£158,250 and the four bedroom detached Curtiss from £205,500. And with the Persimmon Homes Part Exchange Plus Scheme available at both developments, securing the home of your dreams has never been easier. The scheme is a hassle free way to guarantee yourself a buyer while Persimmon Homes takes away all of the worries and stresses of moving. Also available at both of the developments is the government’s NewBuy scheme which offers customers 95 per cent mortgages on selected properties, and FirstBuy, designed to help first time buyers into home ownership in a way they can afford. Diss and Harleston are charming areas of Norfolk, with good transport links to the Norwich city centre and the coast. For more information, visit www.persimmonhomes.com
For all your mortgage needs Trust Excel Mortgage Services. Tony Carrington and the team at Excel Mortgage Services have many years experience in financial services and provide expert mortgage advice for everyone from first-time buyers to experienced buy-to-let landlords. Based on the Norfolk, Suffolk border Excel Mortgage Services are ideally placed to serve the whole of Norfolk and Suffolk and pride themselves on being able to provide a first class, personal but professional service no matter where our clients are situated. They appreciate the demands of modern living and so financial advice can be given over the phone or face-to-face at a time to suit their clients including out of office hours. The growth of the internet has prompted many people to try to obtain mortgage quotations online. However it is often not possible to get instant answers and usually involves entering personal information and waiting for someone to call. Excel Mortgage Services offer a
no obligation quote service so that you can access the figures you need. Just call the number opposite. With thousands of different mortgage products available, finding the one that best suits your needs can be challenging. Many competitive mortgage deals are not available from mainstream lenders and are sometimes only available through professional mortgage brokers. Their aim is to find you the best mortgage available to suit your needs and help sort all the paperwork so that everything goes as smoothly as possible. They will also recommend how to arrange adequate safeguards to ensure your mortgage would be repaid in the event of unexpected financial hardship caused by untimely death, diagnosis of a critical illness or long term sickness. They can even find competitive buildings and contents cover for you.
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Make your current home your dream home With Aces Carpentry & Home Improvements.
Why move when you can improve? That's the message behind a new local company set up to offer a wide range of services. With over 50 years experience between them, carpenters Andrew and Chris promise a friendly, quality service at competitive prices. 'No project is too small,' says Andrew. 'From hanging a door for a customer to building an extension or a new build, we're happy to help.'
Aces Carpentry can help in any of the following areas - all carpentry and joinery, PVCu windows, doors, fascias, soffit and guttering, conservatories, loft conversions, extensions, refurbishment work and alterations, kitchens and stairs, garage doors and composite doors, timber-framed builds and wall and floor tiling. Aside from each other, Andrew and Chris only use tradesmen who they've worked with for years and trust. They also supply all products through local manufacturers. For more information or to browse the range of services and products on offer log on to www. acescandhi.co.uk or call Andrew on 07870677986 or Chris on 07798904067. Aces Carpentry and Home Improvements looks forward to your custom.
Keep Yer Heel Down Bor! Wotcha!... I'm still alive, and my wife has bought a new houseplant, (Gerbera) to replace the two that I killed! I got off quite lightly considering (see Feb. issue for full story). I measured 1.5 inches of rain / melted snow in January, and halfway through Feb. It's fast heading towards the same amount as there's well over an inch in the gauge. I've sent my seed order off (late) to Dobies and it initially comes to £24.08 – but there will be additions to that including seed potatoes, and the varieties that, in their 'wisdom,' seed merchants decide to 'drop' from their catalogues. It drives me mad, and I've enclosed a letter with my order to Dobies asking WHY they take it upon themselves to drop well known varieties such as 'Burpless' (cucumber) and Lobjoits Green (Cos lettuce). We used to grow 10,000 Lobjoits Green every winter on our market garden at Blo Norton, and did so for over 20 years. It hasn't lost any of its quality and is, by a country mile, the best cos lettuce around and knocks any crisp or salad lettuce into cock hats. Our salespeople at Covent Garden, T. J. Poupart Ltd, used to rave about them. I know we have the Heritage Seed Library preserving seeds for us, but seed companies still have a lot to answer for. Keep on troshin and remember, if you are planting vines make sure you get some bones from the butchers to throw in the holes first. Then you must stand back, salute the vines at the same time as singing, 'dem bones dem bones, dem dry bones...' The former is good advice, the latter optional! Mark Aiken dayburst@diss.co.uk 07810 852089.
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Collectors & Enthusiasts Your Local
I collect‌ humorous seaside postcards!
In the early 1930s, cartoon-style saucy postcards became incredibly popular in this country. At their peak, they reached 16 million a year! They were bawdy in nature, using innuendo and double entendres in much the same way as the Carry On films did. Heaving bosoms and henpecked husbands featured heavily and became just as much a part of the English seaside experience as donkey rides and penny arcades. But by the 1950s, the newlyelected Conservative government decided to crack down on them as part of their battle to stop what they believed to be the deterioration of morals in Britain. Prudish officials ordered a mass clean-up at resorts up and down the country and
eventually had the images banned. One famous artist - Donald McGill - was even charged with publishing obscene images with 21 of his pictures withdrawn or banned. By today's value McGill lost around ÂŁ100,000 of revenue as a result of the censorship. Prior to the ban he'd produced 12,000 designs over nearly 60 years and sold more then 200 million cards. The more liberal 1960s led to a resurgence in the popularity of saucy postcards and they came to be considered by some as an art form. Original postcards are now highly sought after and rare examples can fetch high prices at auctions. Another famous postcard artist was James Bamforth. By 1905 his company had branches in New York and London with their head office in Holmfirth, Yorkshire. During the First World War it became a trend for wives to send Bamforth postcards to their husbands who were away fighting. By the end of the war 20,000,000 cards were being printed every year. In October 2012 the resort of Scarborough announced that it was to become the first place in the country to reintroduce the
cards which haven't been seen for decades. Those on offer will include firm favourites as well as previously unseen designs. The images by Bamforth will also be featured on mugs, toasters, t-shirts, egg cups and sweet boxes.
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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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | journey through the ages
Journey Through The Ages - Calling all Exhibitors & Traders A new and exciting event is being planned for the 15th & 16th June 2013, taking place at Goodrich Park in Palgrave. 'Journey Through The Ages' - Vintage Rally & Country Fair will include living history and battle re-enactment displays from the Viking Raiders to the Knight Crusaders, a range of historic vehicles and steam engines, a Victorian fairground with Martin Loades Galloping Horses, a variety of trade stands ranging from local museums, car dealerships, vintage and country clothing and crafts. The Bifrost Guard from Northamptonshire will be providing full living history and combat displays along with the chance to view authentic tents, preparing and cooking traditional food and will have a full range of crafts and practical skills on show. They will be joined by the Clan Wulfhar, a Dark Age warfare society formed in 2003. This group concentrates on providing an authentic re-enactment of the Viking way of life through demonstrations of Viking combat, and an ever increasing "living history" display, which includes a variety of Dark Age tents, a cooking area, and an armoury.
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The relaxed environment of the Show will offer unique opportunities for companies to express gratitude to existing, loyal customers, and welcome new valued customers. The organisers would be delighted to hear from anyone interested in exhibiting a vintage vehicle or trading at the event. They encourage owners of unusual or rare vehicles to also get in touch. Telephone: 07787 155338 or e-mail vintage.rally@gmail.com
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Your Local Craft and Gift Fair 2013 A big success!
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Diss Carnival Queen: Lucy Davis
"I thought the Craft Fair was very unique and interesting, from hot curry tastings to exquisite quality craft wear. The atmosphere was friendly and the range of crafts led to interesting conversations. People missed a great night due to appalling weather. Will be there next time well done". Diane Foster from Snetterton
"Atmosphere was very friendly, as a disabled person I felt it was very accessible. It was really great to get lots of ideas for my own crafts as well as buy a few presents at the same time." Brit Hannah from Diss "What a lovely selection of interesting stalls." Claire Pulham "Excellent evening, great range of hand crafted goods, nice to see you raising more money for the East Anglian Air Ambulance." Dave Connett from Attleborough
Lucy with Karen Wimshurst.
"Excellent evening, great selection of stalls and friendly welcoming atmosphere. Looking forward to the next one." Clare Rixson from Diss "What a great idea to have such a lovely range of handmade crafts and gifts all under one roof. Brilliant evening. When is the next one?" Pam Johnson from Roydon "Great Range of crafts and gifts and a very pleasant evening." Andie Childs
Lucy with Deborah & Greg Morford.
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Health & Fitness Your Local
Metabolism...
What is it and how do I make it work for me? We all know one: that annoying friend or c olleague who eats handfuls of cheese and chocolates and rarely exercises - yet remains thinner than we’d be in our wildest slimming fantasies. These people have fast metabolisms and normally eat hourly snacks and graze all day long instead of gorge or the flip side, starve themselves. As a dietobsessed nation, when we say (or
blame) ‘metabolism’ we mean the rate at which our body burns off food. In fact, to be precise, metabolism actually encompasses a vast array of processes vital to keep us alive. Converting food and drink into energy is just one of these. This is what is called our Resting, or Basal, Metabolic Rate (BMR): the amount of calories we expend at rest just to keep our body going. It varies hugely, depending on the individual. The thing to note is that your BMR has a huge impact on the total calories you burn each day - your total metabolic rate. If you want a faster metabolism, the key is to raise your BMR.
Things to Avoid: ALCOHOL: When alcohol is broken down in the liver it affects the transport mechanisms for fats so you may get more in the blood stream, and ultimately lay down more fat. A HORMONE IMBALANCE: The thyroid gland is key to your metabolism, thanks to the hormone thryroxine which it produces. ‘Thyroxine is very important in metabolism. Its level determines how fast or slow m etabolic chemical reactions are. With an overactive thyroid you burn off more calories so tend to be thin, nervous and very active. As opposed to an underactive thyroid, where the metabolic rate is very slow, so you put on weight and are slow in personality. EATING JUST ONE LARGE MEAL A DAY: Large meals actually slow your metabolism, because of their effect on insulin, a hormone involved in metabolism. Insulin is released when glucose levels in the blood increase. It then signals to the cells whether to release or store the energy - so affects the amount laid down as fat. Your body produces more insulin in response to a large meal than a small snack. So if you have very big meals and starve yourself in between,
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you’ll produce more insulin which means more energy may be diverted off into fat storage. LOW LEVELS OF LEAN TISSUE The more m uscle tissue you have, the higher your basal metabolic rate will be. Muscle tissue is metabolically active and uses energy even at rest, whereas adipose (fat) tissue does nothing at rest. Muscles move, requiring energy, while fat is just storage. So increasing muscle tone, through exercise such as weight-lifting, will dramatically increase your metabolism. Ways to Speed Up Your Metabolism & Increase your BMR • Get active with a mixture of aerobic and resistance exercises • Eat little and often • Eat a diet richer in proteins as the body burns more calories to digest protein than it does digesting carbs or sugars • Keep your sugary foods and drinks to a bare minimum to maintain normal blood sugar levels. Come and find out your BMR and lean tissue levels at Fit Club and we can help you increase your metabolism and your chances of getting slimmer and losing weight faster.
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Fancy a facelift without the surgery? Sarah Veness headed to Lawrence Paul in Diss to find out more‌.. It's not every day your editor asks you to go for a facelift, albeit a non-surgical one. So when I was offered the chance to try one out at the Lawrence Paul salon in Diss, I couldn't wait. The CACI Non-Surgical Facelift treatment gently lifts, tones and re-educates your facial muscles whilst smoothing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. At 36, I like to think I'm not quite in facelift territory yet but I'd be lying if I said a few wrinkles and lines haven't appeared in recent years! After chatting to the therapist, it turns out plenty of people my age (and younger!) come to Lawrence Paul for the treatment, along with a range of older clients. So how does it work? The CACI treatment is actually
the result of over two decades worth of research and has been voted the most effective antiageing treatment available. Tiny electrical impulses firm and tone sagging muscles and smooth the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. CACI's exclusive serum filled cotton buds enhance the dramatic tightening effect delivered by the dual tipped treatment probes. As I lay on the treatment bed, the probes were drawn across various parts of my face to work their magic. As promised, it didn't hurt but I could occasionally feel a tingling against my skin. If anything, it was actually quite pleasant! Once one side of my face was completed, I was given the chance to look in the mirror to compare the difference. And it was instantly striking. The right hand side of my face
looked firmer and more toned and my skin was glowing. It was amazing to see such an improvement in such a short time. To reap the full benefits, a course of between 10 and 15 treatments is recommended to give long lasting results, followed by a booster treatment every 4-6 weeks. Other parts of the body can also be treated: other treatments on offer include buttock lifts, stomach lifts, bust lifts and hand treatments. The CACI Ultimate machine also has specific treatments to address such things as acne, scarring, stretchmarks, deep wrinkles and sun damaged skin. To find out more, Lawrence Paul are hosting a CACI evening on Wednesday 13 March at 6.30 pm. Call them on 01379 640740 to book your free place.
A Charity Spring Fashion Show Diss WI in Conjunction with M&Co 21st March. Enjoy a show of the latest Spring fashions with models aged from 6 to 80+ and all sizes. Soft drinks and home-made biscuits will be included in the price. Craft stalls and prize draws (donated by 30 business in town) with proceeds in aid of Macular Degenerative Disease. Running time 2hrs 15mins including interval. 7pm. ÂŁ5.00. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk
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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | senior
Senior Section Your Local
All Hallows Healthcare
Take a closer look at some of our quality services All Hallows Homecare is designed to help the local community, delivering care, domestic tasks and meals on
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wheels to a wide range of people living in their own home. It aims to assist people to live as independently as possible,
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whilst remaining in the comfort and safety of their own home. Appointments for the Homecare team can be one off or set regular set visits. Therefore if a carer would like some time off this service could arrange holiday cover for an evening, a week or more. It can also be hugely beneficial to anyone after being discharged from hospital and needing help whilst they recover. A befriending service is also available designed to support socially isolated people. All Hallows Day Service is available 5 days a week Monday— Friday 9.30am to 3.30pm (daycare on Sundays can be arranged if required). Situated in Bungay, it is a safe place for elderly people to socialise, enjoy home cooked food and provides an opportunity to participate in
a wide range of recreational activities encouraging physical and mental stimulation.  Daycare is equally beneficial to carers, enabling them to enjoy a well-deserved break. Special diets can be catered for and a choice of menu is offered. A bathing service is also available and is ideal for people struggling to get in and out of the bath at home. Specialist palliative day care is available every Monday from the Day Centre situated behind the Hospital in Ditchingham. For both services, funding is accepted from Norfolk and Suffolk Social Services, personal budgets and from the client themselves. For more information on All Hallows Homecare please call 01986 891676 or for All Hallows Day Service, call 01986 892643.
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A luxurious home from home At The Mayfields Care Home in Tharston, Long Stratton. Completed and opened recently in mid-December, the new build 60-bedroomed home currently has a good number of residents admitted in a short space of time with many more arriving soon. The atmosphere is friendly and homely with staff keen to make both residents and visitors feel welcome. The contemporary café area gives families the chance to catch up in a comfortable setting. ‘Mayfields is a real home from home,’ says owner Sanjay Kaushal. ‘It’s a luxurious purpose-built home for the 21st century and feedback has been very positive.’ With facilities to rival most hotels, Mayfields has a hair salon, cinema lounge a health spa room and Wi-Fi access. Communal areas are very generous in size and each large bedroom comes with a luxury en-
suite wet room. With trained medical staff on site, Mayfields are able to cater for even the most complex care cases. The Mayfields are also currently recruiting staff for all departments. For more information or to arrange a visit please call 01508 535500 or log onto www.castlemeadow.co.uk
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LOCAL LIFESTYLE | remembrance and bereavement
Remembrance & Bereavement Have you lost a loved one? It can help to talk. If you have experienced the death of someone who was very important to you, grief can shake everything up - your beliefs, your personality, and even your sense of reality. Bereavement is the time we spend adjusting to our loss. There is no standard time limit and there is no right or wrong way to feel during the bereavement period – everyone must learn to cope in their own way. Most people experience severe shock when they’re told a loved one has died. It takes time to really believe that the person, who only recently seemed so real and tangible no longer exists. For a while after a loss, you might find yourself looking out for that person in
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crowds. You might wake up in the morning and forget momentarily that they have gone. Bereavement counselling may be able to provide support during these very difficult times. Talking about the loss often allows a person to adjust to their new life with all its changes – good and bad. As painful as it feels, it is important to let yourself grieve for your loss. Some people lock their emotions inside and try to get on with life as usual. Denying yourself the time to grieve properly could result in complications that prevent you from getting on with life. Call Cruse Bereavement Counselling on 01603 219977 for more information.
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Carpet Bowls Club Ever fancied learning bowls? Now here's your chance to be bowled over!
The Village Hall was opened in 1988. The facilities it offered provided opportunities for new clubs to start, one of the first was the Carpet Bowls Club. In addition to paying an annual subscription of £2 the original members also made a loan to the club so that the necessary equipment could be purchased, the loan was paid
back as and when money became available. One way in which money was raised was by a fine of 2p being imposed for a foul shot, a system that is no longer in force! As the members' skills improved, the club joined two leagues for the winter season and one for the summer, it still does play in these leagues with reasonable success. There is also an opportunity for members, on an individual basis, to take part
in competitions arranged by other clubs around the county. The club meets on a Monday evening at 7.15 and it is looking for new members, particularly ones younger than the 1988 originals! There is a modest annual subscription, £5 at present and £1 for each evening played. All necessary equipment is provided. There is the opportunity to become really involved, if that is what you want, or just to play on the club night in Roydon.
Anyone interested will be made welcome. Complete beginners will be provided with coaching, all you have to do is come along and introduce yourself. The first couple of weeks you can play free. Up to three carpets can be laid in the village hall so one can be available for coaching in the first part of the evening before everyone joins in together for the second part. Come along and give it a try! Phil Chamberlain.
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LOCAL BUSINESS | business updates
Business Updates Your Local
Your Local Interview
Fancy a kebab? Here, Chicken & More owner Selcuk talks about what makes his shop different… and More opened in August last year at 33 Mere Street and we've never looked back.
Selcuk Celikkol Why did you choose to open Chicken & More in Diss? Diss is a lovely place and very picturesque. I worked here a few years ago and always said that if I opened my own shop I would like it to be in Diss. Chicken
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What makes Chicken & More different from other takeaways? Put simply, we offer a high quality service at affordable prices. We may offer the same chicken and kebabs as other places but it's how you marinade and present the meat that's important. We're also proud to have a 5 star hygiene rating which was awarded in December. We even give
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customers a free lottery ticket or garlic bread with orders over £20! So your food is good value? It definitely is. We offer loads of deals for individuals, couples, families and groups of friends which make our food the cheapest in town. I was very keen to offer cheap deals so we can establish ourselves and become part of the town's fixtures and fittings. What is on your menu? We do kebabs, chicken, pizzas, burgers, jacket potatoes, ribs and many side dishes such as onion
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A new financial advisor
Got a question for your MP?
For James Wagg Wealth Management.
Come to Breakfast with Bacon.
Local wealth management Practice James Wagg, based near Wymondham, has recruited former HSBC Bank Financial Planning Manager Beverley Blake to the team. Beverley previously worked for over 35 years for HSBC Bank, formerly Midland Bank, working closely with clients, advising them in all areas of financial planning. Her experience will be invaluable as she will be able to assist clients going forward with their investment planning and tax mitigation strategies that can be used in conjunction with this. James Wagg had previously also worked for many years for HSBC Bank, before establishing his own Wealth Management Practice. He says, “I am delighted to welcome Beverley on board. Beverley and I worked closely together for a number of years at HSBC, and we both feel that the combination of our skills will
enhance the proposition we are offering.” It’s a busy time for the wealth management Practice with the Retail Distribution Review (known as RDR) coming into force at the end of 2012, which will see many changes taking place. All Advisers will need to meet new minimum standards of professional qualification and provide clarity on how advice is paid for, meaning that providing good quality and ongoing advice to clients will be paramount. As Beverley says, “The world of finance is fast changing and can be extremely complex. The only way to know that your financial plans remain up to date and relevant is to forge a longstanding and close relationship with a trusted advisor who understands your needs. To be effective, an adviser must be proactive in applying changing legislation and market conditions to your personal circumstances. I
After another year of economic turbulence and deprivation, and with more changes to come, it is not perhaps before-time to have the opportunity to get some 'insider' knowledge and have the opportunity to air your concerns and questions to someone who can deliver answers. On Friday 8th March at Diss Golf Club, DBF presents Breakfast with Bacon 2013, 8am - 10.30am.
£12pp for DBF members and £15pp for non-members. Join us for a delightful breakfast and the opportunity to meet MP for South Norfolk, Richard Bacon. Ask him your burning questions…and get answers. This is always a popular event, so we urge you to book early. For full details and the booking form, visit the DBF website http:// www.dbf.org.uk We hope you can make it.
believe financial advice should be regular, personal and bespoke to make the most of your finances.” To receive a complimentary guide covering Wealth
Management, Retirement Planning or Inheritance Tax Planning, contact Beverley Blake on 01953 788 003, by email Beverley.blake@ sjpp.co.uk
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LOCAL BUSINESS | motoring
Motoring Your Local
Not of the Herd Rob Taylor gets behind the wheel of the new Volvo V40 Cross Country for an education in how the Swedes succeed where others fail. History has not been kind to the big old Volvos of the late eighties and early nineties: those designed with a ruler and set square, driven almost exclusively by Geography teachers and beloved by Fido for boot-space alone. Stronger than Hercules and packing more metal than Metallica, they were at all times - not just during a thunderstorm - the safest place to be on the road, but never the coolest. Yet today’s Volvo is a different matter. Today anyone behind a wheel emblazoned with the now Chineseowned Swedish marque’s logo can consider themselves cooler
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than a snow-topped Scandinavian pine tree. Buying a Volvo is demonstrably intelligent and leftfield and implicitly shows taste and discerning, as opposed to packfollowing. Though not quite a Swedish sex-bomb, the new Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country SE Lux Nav AWD is a handsome machine which perfectly captures the zeitgeist. But with a Scandinavian twist. And the best thing is, sensibleshoes car buyers still have all of the very latest crash and safety technology to protect them, because Volvo still leads the field in this arena. The latest addition to the V40 line-up, the Cross Country is, in
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effect, a £1,000 cosmetic pack which tacks a roof rack, chunky plastic bumpers, side-skirts and skid-plates onto the standard model, giving it a rugged, automotive Country Casuals look. But it’s not all lip-service to offroad pretension. When allied to the range-topping £33,875 T5 model, the V40 is all-wheeldrive and commands the road with unerring levels of grip. Stable in all weather and with a supple and absorbent suspension set-up which is more than able to keep every pothole and road gremlin out of the cabin, this leviathan can hit 60 mph from zero in six seconds and reach 146 mph, courtesy of the same 254 bhp, 265lb ft torque 2.5 litre turbo petrol engine made famous by the old Ford Focus ST. Heavier than a normal V40, the Cross Country also rides 40mm higher and it is from this lofty and regal throne that you survey the symphony of ergonomic genius at work inside. Everything is precisely where it ought to be. Like the very best kind of butler, the V40 keeps a very well organised and logically laid-out cabin. Every switch is exquisitely tactile and within easy reach; everything is well lit and intelligently set up; everything is beautifully crafted and of the
highest quality. Thank you, Jeeves. You may not buy this car with your heart but for your head, it’s a no-brainer - that is, if you are loathe to mix it with the enfeebled dullards who covet anything German just because Mr and Mrs Next-Door own one.
Admittedly this particular T5 model will not be for everyone: it may offer a respectable combined fuel economy figure of 34 mpg, produce just 194 g/km of Co2 and be packed with gizmos like Hill Descent Control et al, but with added options it’s easy to nudge the price-tag up to around £40,000. And despite its considerable power plant and five-cylinder burble, it’s not a sporty vehicle - even with its clever six-speed Geartronic automatic gearbox - and will thus be judged on cost alone. However, choose the 1.6 litre D2 and - though shorn of allwheel-drive - you have a compelling package, with the V40 range starting at £22,595.
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The New Urban Crossover For The World Over
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With the 2008, Peugeot capitalises on its expertise, acquired with the success of the award-winning 3008 Crossover, to create an innovative vehicle for the B segment. Set to go on sale in the UK in the late summer (with the order book opening in June), 2008 builds on the product offensive successfully initiated by the 208, with 20,000 orders in the UK in its first six months on sale. The new crossover by Peugeot is the first vehicle produced by the Marque that was designed and developed simultaneously by several international markets.
With its worldwide objectives, the 2008 thrusts the Brand into a new dynamic, in line with its strategy of developing its crossover range and attracting new customers. At just 4.16metres long, the 2008 innovates by combining the driving characteristics of a hatchback with the strengths of an SUV giving space, modularity and comfort. Stimulating and versatile, the 2008 suits a diverse spectrum of customers. A unique style, combining elegance and strength. The 2008 reinvents the standards of large-volume vehicles in the compact car segment. Innovative from a first glance, it successfully merges the two worlds. The strong stylistic trend affirms its identity for practicality, volume and the driving experience available.
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LOCAL INFORMATION | diary of events
What’s On... In March! To add your event, please email editorial@yourlocalmagazine.net. Stonham Barns ALL YEAR CAR Boot Sale. Takes place every Sunday at 8am for Sellers, 9am for Buyers. Stonham Barns, Pettaugh Road, Stonham Aspal IP14 6AT. £3.50 cars, £5 Vans & £7.50 Large Vans. Details visit www.fishface.co or call Simon Tilley on 07817 539168. 1st Saturday monthly. Harleston's Indoor Flea Market. Swan Hotel. 9.00-1.00pm. Stalls of vintage, antique, collectables, etc. Stalls £10. Enquires: 01379 855486. First Tuesday of every month - The Art Of Life. Voluntary-led group supporting local people living with cancer and their caregivers to heal and find meaning through creative expression. Roydon Village Hall, High Road, Roydon, Diss. Starts at 1.30pm with Chi Kung followed by Art Therapy session. Concludes around 4.00pm. Min donation £2. Info: Jay on 07786 833916 or visit www.theartoflife.org.uk. First Tuesday every month. Waveney Bereavement Group. 2pm at Number 7 - Prayer & Counseling Centre, 7-8 Mere Street, Diss. Contact number 01379 658956. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays every month - Diss & District Camera Club. Members meet twice a month to enjoy a fun and informative programme featuring a variety of photographic events. For details visit: www.disscamera.org.uk or call John on 07808 052188. Third Thursday of each month - Harleston Friends Group - 21st March. Mervyn Hickford - Hobbies & Past-times, King George's Hall, Harleston 2.00pm. Contact: 01379 854099. Now - 28th. Meditation Classes in Attleborough. Thursdays 7.30-9pm. £5. Tel: 01953 451937. www.amoghasiddhi.org.uk Now - 29th. Simply Meditate. Friday 12.30-1.30pm. £4. Tel: 01953 451937. www.amoghasiddhi.org.uk 4th, 11th & 18th. Churches Together in Diss & Roydon present: Pictures Of Jesus. In this Lenten series we shall explore how artists have portrayed the life of Jesus from his birth to his resurrection. Led by Revd. Robin Pagan from 7.30pm. 4th - Diss Methodist Church, Victoria Rd. 11th - Diss Methodist Church. 18th - Diss United Reformed Church (opp. Co-op).
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5 – 30th. Exhibition: Reinterpretations of the familiar. By Clare Johnson and Orson Kartt. Brings that rare sense of discovery and wonder. Johnson’s vision of industrial buildings offers a reminder of our historical heritage infused with modern day meaning. Kartt uses art as a tool to confront reality. sometimes embracing the ridiculous in order to access the ordinary. 6th March: Evening viewing - meet the artists. Box Off Hrs 6-7.45pm. Free. Box Office 01379 652241. 6th. Film: Tabu (15) - subtitled. With Ana Moreira, Henrique Espirito Santo, Laura Soveral. A gently mysterious film set in modern-day Lisbon and 70s Mozambique. Now, Aurora is a cantankerous gambling addict; then, she was a colonial adventuress. 8pm. Tickets £5 / Cons £2.50. Box Office 01379 652241. 8th. Music: Classic Clapton. Comprises 4 excellent musicians who stunningly recreate Slowhand's electrifying stage performances. The show is a 2-hour journey through the music of Eric Clapton including all of his hits and even an Unplugged segment. 7.30pm. Standard: £14.00 Concessions: £12.00. Box Office 01379 652241. 8th, 15th & 22nd. Lent Lunches. 8th: Methodist Church Hall 12-1.30pm. 15th: Salvation Army Hall, Sunnyside. 12.301.30pm. 22nd: United Reformed Church, Mere St. 12.30-1.30pm. 9th. Bingo with Cash Prizes at Apollo Social Club, Harleston. Eyes Down 8.00pm. Bar and hot meals available. Tel:01379 854205 9th. Wreningham Village Hall, Mill Lane, Wreningham there is a dance to the band EAST COAST. Music 8.30pm until midnight. £6. Licensed bar. Tea, coffee & rolls. For info contact Christine Minns on 01508 488123. 10th. The Silver Dollar CMC, The Park Hotel, Diss presents JOHNNY RONDO AND THE BILLY JACK BAND. Doors 7pm. Music 7.30pm until 10.30pm. Members £5. Non-Members £6. For information please contact John and Teresa Stannard, Committee Members on 01603 433918. 10th. Mothers Day Lunch at The Apollo Rooms Harleston. 3-course lunch plus coffee, £15 per head/children under 10yrs £8.50 per head. Free Gift for all mothers. Booking essential, 01379 854205.
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10th. Come Dancing at the Apollo Rooms Harleston. Dance the night away to all your favourite music. 7.00 - 10.00pm, admission £5. Tel: 01379 854205. 13th. Scrapbook Workshop. Held at Taylor Road Community Hall, Diss. 13th. Film: In Love with Alma Cogan (PG). With Roger Lloyd-Pack, Niamh Cusack, Gwyneth Strong. Filmed on and around Cromer pier, this gentle comedy drama revolves around a seaside theatre on the slide. Its manager (LloydPack) clings to past glories, particularly the ghost of 60s singing star Alma Cogan, who he once met. But he leaves it all behind to help long-suffering assistant (Cusack) to achieve her ambition of becoming a singer, finding romance in the process. 8pm. Tickets £5 / Under 18s £2.50. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk 14th. Attleborough Town Hall Craft Fair. Open from 10am-2pm. Tea & coffee will be available to stall holders for a donation. Free entry. For more information contact: Tricia on 01953 456323. 16th. Bereavement Workshop. 10am - 12.30pm A support workshop for those who have lost a loved one by offering a range of coping techniques and also the chance to meet with others. Free to attend. Advance booking on 01603 811556 or info@colneywoodlandburials.co.uk 16th. Theatre: The Keeper's Daughter presents: Springtime Showcase. The Keeper’s Daughter present an evening of theatrical gems from their professional company of actors and equally talented young company, including brand new devised pieces as well as classics from their previous shows. A family friendly evening filled with comedy, movement and brilliant storytelling. Suitable for 8+ years. RT 2hrs. 7.00pm. Std: £10.00 Students: £5.00 Friends: £8.50. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk 16th. Annual 'Winston Cup' mens and ladies darts competition. 7.45pm registration/8.00pm start. Entry £3 per person. Apollo Rooms, Harleston. Tel: 01379 854205. 17th. Apollo Country Music Club presents 'Nashville Numbers' plus country disco. Fully licensed bar, hot meals and raffle available. 7.30pm - 10.45pm, admission £5 members / £6 non-members. Tel: 01379 854205.
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What’s On... In March! To add your event, please email editorial@yourlocalmagazine.net. 18th. Paul Sturman promotions presents 'Lisa McHugh & Band' plus support, at the Apollo Rooms, Harleston. Doors open 7.00pm/8.00pm start. Bar, hot meals and raffle available. Tickets £14 available from box office on:01502 715617. 20th. Film: Looper (15). With Joseph GordonLevitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt. 2074: when the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a looper - a hired gun - awaits. 8pm. Tickets £5 / Under 18s £2.50. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk 21st. Community Events: Diss WI in Conjunction with M&Co presents: A Charity Spring Fashion Show. Enjoy a show of the latest Spring fashions with models aged from 6 to 80+ and all sizes. Soft drinks and home-made biscuits will be included in the price. Craft stall and prize draw with proceeds in aid of local charities. RT 2hrs 15mins including interval. 7pm. £5.00. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk 22nd. The Park Hotel, Diss, Park Radio are presenting their Boogie Nights Disco plus entertainment from the band Zoom. 8pm until 11.45pm. £5. Tickets are available from the Park Hotel on 01379 642244 or Candies, Market Place on 01379 650703. 22nd. Comedy: Corn Hall Comedy Club. Julian Deane ‘assured and brilliant…underplayed and honest. Each seemingly everyday tale ends with a brilliant and believable punchline. Charmian Hughes (left). Comedian Charmian studied clowning under Philippe Gaulier and Theatre de Complicite but unable to uphold the mime vow of silence, ran away to play stand-up comedy clubs throughout the nation. Jim Smallman (left & compère) Jim started his comedy career in 2005, completely by accident and with no intention of turning it into a full-time job. However, he loved doing it from day one and now you can find him performing all over the country pretty much every night of the week. Food and full bar from 7.15pm. Line up is subject to change. 8.15pm. Advance: £10.00 Door: £9.00 Advance Friend: £8.50. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk
All entries for April must be submitted by the 11th March.
23rd & 24th. Bunwell and District Camera Club Exhibition. Bunwell and District Camera Club present their annual exhibition of members work. Long Stratton Village Hall on the weekend of 23rd (10am-5pm) and 24th (10am-4pm) the exhibition will showcase some fantastic photography with several hundred images on display, along with audio visual presentations. Club members will be on hand to offer advice to those interested in taking up photography and to chat about their images. Entry is free and light refreshments will be available. Details about the club and exhibition can be found at www.bdcameraclub.co.uk. 23rd. Bingo with Cash Prizes at Apollo Social Club, Harleston. Eyes Down 8.00pm. Bar and hot meals available. Tel:01379 854205. 23rd. Word: Eric Knowles – Antique Antics. BBC Antiques Roadshow’s, Eric Knowles will give a fascinating and entertaining illustrated talk which takes the wraps off a business in which he has been immersed for over 30 years. The first part of the evening is given over to what are quite often irreverent anecdotal reminiscences, ably supported by excellent images. The second half is devoted to the audience’s own treasures, 25 of which will have been selected by Eric. Audience members can meet Eric before the show and have an item valued (1 per person) should arrive at 6.30pm. The show itself starts at 7.30pm. RT 2hrs plus interval. Valuations 6.30pm / Show 7.30pm. £12.00. Box Office 01379 652241. www. disscornhall.co.uk 24th. The Silver Dollar CMC, The Park Hotel, Diss presents THE BLACKSTEEL TRIO. Doors 7pm. Music 7.30pm until 10.30pm. Members £5. Non-Members £6. For information contact John and Teresa Stannard, Committee Members on 01603 433918. 24th. Come Dancing at the Apollo Rooms Harleston. Dance the night away to all your favourite music. 7.00 - 10.00pm, admission £5. Tel: 01379 854205. 26th. Diss Craft Club. Held at Taylor Road Community Hall, Diss. 26th. Blood Donors at the Apollo Rooms, Harleston. Booking advisable.
27th. Film: Oil City Confidential (15). With John Martin, Lee Brilleaux, Wilko Johnson. The final instalment of Julian Temple’s brilliant trilogy on the British music scene. 8pm. Tickets £5 / Under 18s £2.50. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk 30th. Dance to Shake-Rattle-N-Roll. 50s & 60s music at Shelfanger Village Hall. 8.15pmMidnight. Bar, Food and Raffle. Admission £6.00, Members £5.50. Contact: Ivan on 01379 644006. 30th. Music: Merry Opera Company presents Handel’s Messiah. After ecstatic reactions around the country to their performances of the Messiah in 2012, we are delighted to bring the Merry Opera Company’s unforgettable version of this great work to Diss. Opera Now This joint event with St Mary’s Diss will be held in the church. 7.30pm Tickets £12. Box Office 01379 652241. www.disscornhall.co.uk 30th. Service of Remembrance. 11.30am-12pm. Open to anybody who wishes to remember a loved one. Free to attend. A place to reflect, remember and share in our beautiful woodland park. No prior booking required.Colney Woodland Burials, Watton Road, Colney, Norwich NT4 7TY. 01603 811556. info@colneywoodlandburials.co.uk www.colneywoodlandburials.co.uk 31st. Apollo Country Music Club presents 'Kalibre' plus country disco. Fully licensed bar, hot meals and raffle available. 7.30pm - 10.45pm, admission £5 members /£6 non members. Tel:01379 854205. April 1st. Easter Funday. At St. Mary's, Redenhall. 10am start of a ramble from St. Mary's, Redenhall. 11.15 approx. return for refreshments. 11.30 approx. start another ramble. 12.30 approx. return for lunch. 1.15 approx. Competition to fly your paper aeroplane the furthest from the organ gallery; it will also be possible to climb the tower until 3pm. PLEASE NOTE that ramblers should be prepared for muddy footpaths; dogs are welcome if on leads. All proceeds to St. Mary's. For information phone 01379 852572 or email brendalegrys@gmail.com
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