June 2016 - Reepham Life

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Primary school set to
join multi-academy trust
REEPHAM Primary School is set to be the first school to join
Reepham High School and College’s (RHSC) new Synergy
Multi Academy Trust, which was established last summer
with approval from the Department for Education.
Writing in the high school’s magazine, RHSC Review, principal Mark Farrar said Reepham Primary plans to formally
join the trust in September, which means the school “will not
have to worry about issues relating to finances, site management
and [information and communications technology].
“Responsibility for all of these matters will be taken by Synergy, allowing the primary school to focus entirely on teaching
and learning.”
He added that the proposals will allow staff at the two
schools to work “even more closely together”, helping with
the transfer of pupils from one to school to the other and
sharing classroom expertise.
Mr Farrar revealed that other neighbouring schools have
also expressed interest in joining Synergy and anticipates the
multi-academy trust having several more members within a
relatively short period of time.
“However, there are no plans for Synergy to become a
large, national chain,” he said. “Our priority is to work in
partnership with local schools, better serving all of the
children in our local community. We have a shared moral
purpose.”
Synergy was allocated a one-off capital grant from the Department for Education, which is being spent on legal services
and on converting the school house into offices for Synergy
finance, site and data members of staff.
“The development of Synergy Multi Academy Trust is one
of the most important and exciting events in the history of
RHSC,” said Mr Farrar. “We are very much looking forward to
working with our primary colleagues and are determined to
make it succeed.”
Catherine Ogle, Reepham Primary School acting headteacher,
said: “The Synergy Multi Academy Trust was a natural choice
for us, as we have worked closely with RHSC for several
years already.
Reepham Primary School, School Road, Reepham.
Right: Mark Farrar, RHSC principal
“The majority of our children move on to
Reepham High, and many children have siblings across both schools.
“By joining together on this more formal basis, we will be
able to maximise opportunities for children at both schools,
and ensure that children’s education is both inspiring and
challenging from Reception to Year 13.”
The trust is part of a growing trend for high schools in
Norfolk to set up academy trusts that local primary schools
can join.
Academies are independently run, but state-funded, schools
that are overseen by a not-for-profit business, known as an
academy trust.
The government recently reversed its controversial decision
to force all schools to become academies by 2022. However,
new powers are in train that could enable the Department for
Education to step in and force schools in “underperforming”
local authorities – or those unable to provide the necessary
support – to convert to academy status.
Meanwhile, a report in the Eastern Daily Press earlier this
year listed Reepham Primary School as one of 52 schools in
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Businesses vote to remain in the EU
LOCAL businesses in the Reepham district
have voted to remain in the European
Union.
At a recent meeting of the Reepham
Business Network held at the Dial House,
20 businesspeople heard passionate yet
reasoned arguments for and against the
UK remaining a member of the EU.
Speaking for the “leave” campaign,
Rex Warner made the case for “Brexit”
based on his views of vision, democracy
and freedom. He concluded that the
only way for the UK to improve healthcare, education, housing and the economy is to “vote leave”.
Andrew Toomey and Richard Cooke
argued for the UK’s continued EU membership. Mr Toomey said that, while
there is most probably a need for the
change within the EU, “we should retain
our seat at the table to ensure that we
can influence those changes”.
Mr Cooke agreed, adding that a main
concern is that the issue might get decided by “old people like us” and that
we “need to think more about future
generations”.
At the end of the debate, a ballot
showed 15 in favour of remaining in
the EU, four voted to leave the EU,
with one undecided.
n The Reepham Business Network is
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and professional people working in and
around the town. It discusses issues of
mutual interest and, on occasion, invites
guest speakers to meetings.
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alternate Thursdays, usually at V’s Café
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Posthumous French honour for Reepham war veteran
HAROLD George Reeve, who died last year aged 102 years, has
been made a Chevalier of the Ordre National de la Légion d’honneur.
Born in Whitwell Street and living most of his life in Reepham,
Mr Reeve was conscripted into the 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk
Regiment during the Second World War.
After training in Sherwood Forest and postings to Northern Ireland
and the north Norfolk coast, his unit was assigned to be part of the
second wave to land on the Normandy beaches after D-Day.
The battalion took heavy casualties, but fought its way across the
French countryside until running out of ammunition and being
captured in the Falaise Pocket during the breakout in August 1944.
Some seven decades later the French government announced
that all who took part in the liberation of France could apply for
France’s highest military honour.
Mr Reeve asked the Reepham branch of the Royal British Legion
to pass his details to the Ministry of Defence for referral to the
French. More than 3,000 service personnel still qualified so the administration took some time to complete.
Although Mr Reeve died in August 2015, the award was made in
March, and the medal and letter of congratulations were sent via
the French embassy in London and received at the Reeve family
home in Reepham by his son Alan.
With great pride Alan immediately took both to Harold’s grave in
Whitwell Road cemetery and read the letter to him.
Alan Reeve with the letter from the French government and Légion
d’honneur, which was awarded to the late Harold Reeve, who is
shown in the photo (right) with his wife Stella. Photo: John Tym
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Surgery phone trial
THANKS to Louise Doyle for bringing
to our attention her dissatisfaction of
our service in her letter “Surgery shutdown” published in the May edition
of Reepham Life.
We do indeed live in a 24-hour
world and I would like to assure
your readers and our patients that
we do not “shut down” between 1–2
pm.
This hour allows protected time
during a busy day for doctors to visit
housebound patients, view and report
on pathology results, hospital letters
and scans, and dictate patient referrals.
We do have the emergency telephone working throughout the hour
for patients needing urgent attention.
Having seen the letter, we have
discussed and reviewed our procedures
during our weekly practice meeting.
The outcome of this review resulted
in our wish to trial having the phone
service continuing through the lunchtime period.
We are always open to new ideas,
suggestions and comments from patients.
Patients are welcome to give the
practice manager or assistant practice
manager a call if they would like to
discuss their dissatisfaction or even,
dare I say, satisfaction (yes, it does
happen) with our service, at any time.
It is our aim to work with patients
to improve our care while maintaining
a safe working environment for staff.
Wendy Dicks, Assistant Practice
Manager/Practice Office Manager,
Reepham & Aylsham Medical
Practice
YOUR POSTS
l Congratulations to Reepham High’s
team at the Rotary Technology
Tournament – engineers of the future!
Reepham Library
On the news that Diane’s Pantry has
new tenants:
l Let’s hope the rent has been lowered
by at least half. Might give them a
chance at a year’s trading. Jennifer
Oswick
l I totally agree, Jenny. Jayne Harrison
l Blimey, I used to work at Diane’s
Pantry while I lived in Reepham. Sara
Casson
l I remember Diane’s Pantry! Rebecca
“It’s your choice, but I always thought you might be an alien.”
Prosecute the offenders
RE dogs being restricted on Simpson’s
Piece [Reepham Life, May 2016], we
have the same problem in Cawston
on the Oakes Family Playing Field,
where certain dog owners allow their
dogs to foul this field and do not
keep their dogs under control to the
detriment of the whole community.
Some people have requested that
dogs be either banned or kept on
leads at all times from or on the
playing field because they or their
children are frightened by out-of-control dogs or constantly foul the field
where residents and their children
walk and play.
As responsible dog owners we can
When you write or email... please give
your name, address and daytime telephone
number – otherwise we will ignore it
Garratt
On the news that a Reepham
pharmacist is urging people to sign a
petition against the Department of
Health’s plans to close up to 3,000
pharmacies across England:
l The best pharmacy I have ever been
in! Hayley Allen
l I just signed the petition online and
shared. A fabulous pharmacy; an asset
to our town. Julie McKean
l Lucky town to have such a great
pharmacy, always very helpful. Nicky
Hazel
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concur with the distress that certain
dog behaviour can cause, especially
with regard to owners not clearing up
the mess left by their dogs.
Like us, all they need do is carry
poo bags and clear up after the mess
immediately.
However, rather than impose a blanket ban or restrictions on all dogs,
surely it would be better to prosecute
those guilty parties rather than just
ban all dogs per se just because it is
more convenient to impose a ban
rather than grasp the nettle and deal
with the offenders.
Both these recreational facilities are
for the “whole” community” – not
just the anti-dog brigade. Would they,
for instance, ban all children and
youths from these facilities just because
one or two persistent offenders wilfully
damage the playground facilities? I
think not.
Reason should prevail to accommodate all users of these facilities,
which is what Cawston Parish Council
has decided to do.
Paul Sutton, Chapel Street, Cawston
Musical director wanted
The Reepham-based Iceni Choir is
looking for a new musical director
to replace Harry Castle, as his
professional teaching is now
taking him away from this area.
He will relinquish his post with
the choir at the end of July.
www.icenichoir.org
[email protected]
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Primary school set to
join multi-academy trust
FROM PAGE 1
Norfolk at risk of becoming “coasting
schools”, which are schools where less
than 85% of pupils achieve a certain
standard in their education, as set out
by government.
Such schools have until the summer
to improve their exam results or risk
being turned into academies or trans-
ferred to a new academy sponsor.
Reepham Primary School pointed out
that, until autumn, there are no “coasting
schools” in existence because the definition requires the 2016 data before it
goes live.
The school said it is confident it will
achieve the required standards and does
not anticipate becoming defined as a
“coasting school” in 2016.
“We have fantastic children at our
school, and fantastic parents and staff,”
Urgent need for Reepham Rover drivers
THE Reepham Rover is now administered
by the Whitwell Hall Country Centre
and the trips offered are enjoyed by
many regular passengers from Reepham
and the surrounding villages.
However, the service we currently
offer (and the additional service we
would like to offer) is being threatened
by a lack of drivers.
We have a small band of regular
drivers who offer a reliable and much
appreciated service, but with some
recent retirements from our driver list
the service that we would like to offer
is currently under pressure.
Last month, Reepham Life led with an
article entitled “Local groups face volunteer
shortage”. Unfortunately, and like some
other local community groups and voluntary bodies, the Reepham Rover too is
suffering from this “volunteer malaise”.
We have an urgent need for additional
drivers so if you are interested in carrying
out some volunteer work with us or
said the school’s website. “We are proud
of our extended curriculum and the
learning opportunities provided for our
children, and are confident that Reepham
Primary will continue to grow and develop, providing an excellent education
for our young people.”
Reepham Primary School is currently
in the process of appointing a new headteacher, after Miriam Jones left in December
to become a lecturer in primary education
at the University of East Anglia.
you would like some further information,
please leave your details on our contact
number 07765 321458.
There are some basic details that would
apply, but overall if you passed your
driving test before 1 January 1997, if you
have a clean and current driving licence
and are confident driving a small passenger vehicle then please get in touch.
Our service only runs with the commitment of volunteer drivers, so as last
month’s article stated “you can make a
difference, so get involved”.
Michael Black
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YOUR COUNCIL MATTERS
Parking the main topic
at Annual Town Meeting
MAY is the month when many organisations hold their annual meetings
and the Town Council is no exception,
having held the Annual Town Meeting
and the Annual Town Council Meeting
on Wednesday 11 May.
The Annual Town Meeting is an informal get-together, where residents
have the opportunity of meeting members of the Town Council and raising
issues they feel are important to the
future of Reepham.
Parking, particularly in Back Street
and Church Street, but also elsewhere,
was the main topic discussed and it is
something that the Council will be returning to in the next few weeks and
months.
It was disappointing that, given the
recent controversies over issues such
as traffic in the town, the announcement
that the Broomhill Lane development
is to go ahead and the proposed developments at Whitwell Station, so
few people took the opportunity to
make their views known to councillors.
We hope that more residents will attend future meetings of the Town
Council so that we, as councillors, can
get a broader picture of peoples’ hopes
and aspirations for the future of Reepham.
Youngest vice-chairman
Business continued with the Annual
Town Council meeting, when Les Paterson was re-elected chairman and
Jack Mortimer elected vice-chairman.
The election of Cllr Mortimer is particularly noteworthy because he is possibly the youngest vice-chairman of a
Town or Parish Council in the country.
It was also sad to record that four
councillors – Hayden Key, Gary Saunders, Mike Urry and Chris Wheeler –
resigned during the past year so the
Council now has only seven councillors
out of a full complement of 12.
While the Council can continue to
operate with this reduced number,
any more resignations may well lead
to the Council being inquorate and
unable to conduct any business.
Under those circumstances Broadland
District Council would effectively take
over the running of Reepham Town
Council and the ability of local residents
to exert any democratic control over
events will be severely limited.
If anybody is interested in representing Reepham and its residents by
serving as Councillors, please do not
hesitate to contact any of the councillors
or the town clerk, who will give you
all the information and support you
need.
Cemetery trenching exercise
The cemetery trenching exercise was
completed in April and has confirmed
that there is a part of the cemetery
that has not been used.
This was necessary because we had
been unable to trace any records for
that area and we couldn’t risk disturbing
existing graves.
This unused area will provide space
for burials for the next 5-10 years,
giving the Council the opportunity to
look for land to establish another
cemetery.
Back Street/Church Street issues
Following complaints that large vehicles, particularly bin lorries and oil
tankers, had been unable to access
Back Street, a site meeting involving
Broadland District Council, Norfolk
County Council, Veolia, the police and
the town clerk took place to discuss
possible courses of action.
As a first step, Broadland has offered
to canvass residents for their views on
the problem and the Town Council
will be discussing with them what
form that will take.
If it was felt that some form of re-
Your Town Council
Chairman: Les Paterson
Vice-chairman: Jack Mortimer
Janet Pender-Cudlip
Michael Pender-Cudlip
John Rawlinson
Andrea Wilson
Anne Woollett
Town Clerk: Jo Boxall
Finance Officer: Sally Gill
striction on parking in Back Street/
Church Street was desirable, it was
suggested that the Town Council might
look at traffic control issues elsewhere
in Reepham with a view to combining
any changes in one Traffic Restriction
Order.
Obviously, the Town Council will
want to consult with local residents
before coming to a decision, so please
let us have your views, or better still,
if you want to take a more active role
on this or similar issues, why not join
us as a Council member?
Stimpson’s Piece volunteer wanted
Unfortunately, we have had complaints from the police recently concerning antisocial behaviour at Stimpson’s Piece.
In particular, they have raised concerns about the misuse of cars and
motorcycles on the car park and have
asked for the gate to be locked at
night.
We are therefore looking for a volunteer to lock the gate every night between 8 pm and 9 pm. Please contact
the Council if you are able to help.
Contact us – we can only do what you want if we know what you want
Town Council Office, Town Hall, Church Street, Reepham, Norfolk NR10 4JW
Tel: 01603 873355 Email: [email protected]
www.reephamtowncouncil.org.uk
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All change at the Bircham Centre
BRENDA Green, a retired local government officer, has
been elected as the
new chair of the Bircham Centre.
She replaces Ian
Boldero, who held
the position for the Brenda Green
past year, and stepped down at the
Centre’s annual general meeting on 25
April, along with Brenda Palmer and
Louisa Dreisin, who have all been
trustees for six years.
A presentation was made to Mr Boldero, Mrs Palmer and Mrs Dreisin, who
were thanked for their contributions.
In his chair’s report, Mr Boldero said:
“It is now 97 years since Samuel Bircham
bequeathed this building to the Reepham
community. As a board of trustees we
meet once a month to discuss all aspects
on how we manage this charitable trust.
“We have continued to improve the
fabric of the Centre and have been
careful to identify and prioritise works
so that we make repairs to the building
with annual surpluses rather than by
dipping into reserves that we keep for
possible emergencies.
“There is no endowment to maintain
the building so trustees work hard to
maintain and enhance current income
streams and also to try and develop
new ones.
“Our biggest income stream is the
shop and over the past few years this
has gone from strength to strength.
Janice and her team do a fantastic job;
the income from the shop has nearly
doubled in the past five years.
“I believe the trust’s constitution that
limits trustees’ time on the board to six
years is a good rule to have; it allows
new people to come on with new ideas.”
Mrs Green, who has lived in Reepham
for three years, has been volunteering
with the Bircham Centre since moving
to the area.
“Ian has done a fantastic job as trustee
and chair and I would like to thank him
for all his hard work and support,” she
said.
“Over the next year the trustees will
be focusing on delivering the next stage
of the building maintenance programme;
we have a very old building, which
needs constant maintenance and repair.”
Three new trustees were elected: Hugh
Ivins, Philip Lowe and Stuart Lane.
n The Bircham Centre still needs three
further trustees following some recent
resignations. If you are interested in becoming a trustee, please contact the Administrator, Gill Wheatley on 01603
879242 or [email protected]
Diversity of species at Whitwell Common open morning
At 6 am on 7 May a group of intrepid visitors arrived for a guided walk to hear
the dawn chorus at Whitwell Common. Neil Chadwick from the Hawk and
Owl Trust, Sculthorpe, led the walk, accompanied by Lin Garland, chairman of
the Whitwell Common trustees, Ed Stocker from Norfolk County Council and
Dave Weaver from Natural England.
After bacon rolls and hot drinks, the moth traps, which were set up the night
before, were opened, guided by moth expert Greg Bond. Lin Garland had set up
bat recording equipment on the nights of 1-3 May and the results were fascinating.
The open morning certainly illustrated the diversity of species to be found
on the site and reinforced the special status of Whitwell Common to all who
attended.
Daphne Ludgate, Trustee, Whitwell Common
digger’s diary
Strange old mattresses on the rebound
THE cuckoos are back, we make no
comment, and the slow worms are waking to go to their remedial classes.
There are two recycling shops in
Reepham. One is at the Bircham Centre,
Market Place, and is open 9 am – 4 pm
Mondays and Fridays, and 9 am – 1 pm
Wednesdays and Saturdays; the other is
Mini-Scrapbox, Collers Way Industrial
Estate, open 3–7 pm Wednesdays, and
10 am – 2 pm Saturdays.
The Bircham Centre outlet functions
like an ordinary shop; for Mini-Scrapbox
there is an annual membership fee of
£8, but this is available to all.
The Bircham shop sells china, books,
clothing, small furniture and other small
items; Mini-Scrapbox has everything Aladdin had left in his cave after paraffin
stoves were made illegal (look for yourselves in both cases).
There are, however, items that cannot
be sold at either; for example, large furniture (for reasons of storage) and electrical goods.
There are other things that would not
appear in any charity shop, but which
people often find useful; for example,
old mattresses (suitable for old dogs
and falling off ladders, not that dogs
often do) and cow lick pots, which are
useful for growing worms on allotments,
and what are known in the trade as
“tattoos” (as in the phrase: tattoos are
like babies; you see other people’s and
think they are cool; yours don’t look so
good, but you can’t get rid of them).
So Digger and the Strange People
(whom you may remember from a previous issue) have decided to set up ExStrange, a service for people in Reepham
looking for something they can never
find in a shop, or who have something
they cannot get rid of, free of charge in
both cases.
We reserve, as the British Museum
used to say, the right to refuse donations.
Contact Digger on:
[email protected]
We already have an old mattress if
anyone wants it.
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Pharmacy backs campaign against proposed cuts
A REEPHAM pharmacist is urging local
people to sign a petition against the
Department of Health’s plans to close
up to 3,000 pharmacies out of a total of
11,000 across England.
At the same time, the government has
proposed a series of policy measures
that would divert investment from local
pharmacies to other care settings or to
online suppliers of medicines, says the
National Pharmacy Association.
This would involve cutting funding
for community pharmacies by £170 million in 2016/17, putting up to a quarter
of local pharmacies at risk of closure.
Patients would have difficulties accessing medicines and healthcare advice,
while pressure would mount on GPs
and hospitals, the petition organisers
believe.
According to Gurpreet “Guppy” Kular
of Motts Pharmacy in Reepham, the
government is “using a blunt instrument
to do this by starving all pharmacies of
essential money until the weakest die.
Their aim is to reduce clusters of phar-
Left: Reepham pharmacist Guppy Kular with
the petition to stop cuts to pharmacy funding
and support pharmacy services
macies like we see in London.
“However, this cluster problem has
been over-exaggerated; in fact it gives
patients choice and flexibility.
“The other problem is that low-volume
pharmacies like ours and others in the
country will be hit hard also. Extra
funding is promised to us, but as yet
we don’t know how much and it will
be too small to make a difference.”
Mr Kular is asking for public support
to voice these concerns to the government and let them know how essential
local pharmacies are to local communities.
A petition to stop cuts to pharmacy
funding and support pharmacy services
can be signed at Motts Pharmacy in
Market Place, Reepham.
You can also:
l write a letter or email to your MP,
telling him or her that you want them
to back your local pharmacies;
l sign the parliamentary e-petition.
To date, more than 600 signatures
have been collected in Reepham alone
and over one million nationally, Mr Kular revealed.
Vigil to commemorate start of the Somme Offensive
DURING 2016 there will be several commemorations for events during the First
World War, such as the Battle of Verdun,
the Battle of Jutland, the Dublin Easter
Rising and the Battle of Flers-Courcelette.
An exhibition will be held on Thursday
30 June from 10 am – 4 pm in St Michael’s,
Reepham, to highlight some of the men
who went to war from the Reepham area.
Everyone is welcome to see what information has been collected and to
talk about family connections with those
who fought in both the First and Second
World Wars.
Meanwhile, at 7.15 am on Friday 1
July there will be an hour’s vigil and
two-minute silence as the country remembers and commemorates the start
of the Somme Offensive.
The final plan is yet to be decided, but
the two-minute silence at 7.28 am will
commence with a five-second whistle
blast similar to the call to go “over the
top” at the start of the first day of fighting.
If you would like to be part of a
town-wide plan to start the two-minute
silence, please contact Ron Luton-Brown
(details below).
Of the more than 30,000 men who
died that day was 24-year-old Sidney
George Eglington (pictured right) from
Reepham, who was in the 8th Battalion,
Norfolk Regiment.
Further information on Sidney is currently sketchy. He was born in autumn
1891 in Whitwell Street to Frank and
Elizabeth Eglington, and in the 1911
census was a labourer on a farm. He is
remembered on the
Theipval Memorial,
as well as memorials
in St Michael’s, Reepham, and the Bircham Centre.
He, along with the
others who lost their
lives during the
Somme and Great
War, is remembered
in a Book of Remembrance in St
Michael’s chancel.
n Ron Luton-Brown is looking for information on the men listed on these
memorials who served in both World
Wars. Tel: 01603 871726 or email:
[email protected]
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food & drink
Egg market takes off for new Vale Farm business
A NEW business selling fresh farm eggs
has started a market stall at Reepham’s
weekly market on Wednesday mornings.
Vale Farm Eggs is run by Karen McGuire-Garland and husband Matt, who
moved to the idyllic Hackford estate
farm off Dereham Road in February
2015.
Having established Belle Bantams UK,
which sells rare, true and ornamental
bantams (a small variety of poultry),
the partners decided to expand and are
now approved to sell bantam, duck
and quail eggs to the public and wholesale to businesses.
Karen, a former carer, started breeding
bantams in 2007 purely as a hobby with
just four hybrid hens – Pepper, Sugar,
Honey and Ginger – providing fresh
eggs for family, friends and neighbours.
Having moved to Reepham from a
small property with a tiny garden in
Manea, Cambridgeshire, the couple were
awarded a £500 enterprise grant from
Broadland District Council last year to
convert some of the barns of the former
pig farm.
The hens are now kept in large purpose-built pens with access to soil,
straw and natural light, and are fully
protected from local predators and other
birds that can spread disease.
More than 300 hens from around 30
different breeds are housed at Vale
Farm, including Belgian, Japanese, Pekin,
Sebright, Sabelpoot and Silkie bantams,
larger breeds, such as Goldlines, Marans,
Light Sussex and the rare Norfolk Grey,
as well as hybrid hens, ducks and quail.
Belle Bantams UK can also supply a
variety of hybrid and auto-sexed chicks
Matt and Karen McGuire-Garland of Vale Farm Eggs/Belle Bantams UK, Reepham
from a day old up to point of lay, as
well as fertile hatching eggs from all of
its breeds.
The business has a wide client base,
including customers from across the UK
as far away as Scotland, and in Ireland
too.
Besides poultry, the McGuire-Garlands
have a menagerie of animals on their
seven-acre smallholding, including horses, dogs, cats, ferrets and parrots – as
well as three teenage children, the
youngest at Reepham High School.
Following a flood in one of the barns
last winter, the business has bounced
back and is currently looking for more
funding to convert another shed, which
will enable a reorganisation of the henrearing and laying pens to accommodate
more livestock.
Since November, Vale Farm Eggs/Belle
Bantams UK has been selling eggs and
livestock at Creake Abbey Farmers’ Market on the first Saturday of the month
and is also looking at other markets besides Reepham.
Vale Farm Eggs has already supplied
eggs to the Dial House and V’s Café in
Reepham, and can supply other local
pubs, cafés, restaurants and shops, having been approved as a certified registered packing station by the Animal
Health and Veterinary Laboratories
Agency as all the eggs are boxed and
labelled on a daily basis, then refrigerated.
Karen will focus on the marketing
and day-to-day work at Vale Farm, while
former London-based fitness instructor
Matt will manage the markets side of
the business, which remind him of his
childhood spending time on his grandfather’s market stall selling pet food.
Karen, who proudly admits to having
OCD (obsessive chicken disorder), said
she absolutely loves the outdoor lifestyle
amongst all the animals and fresh, country air.
“It certainly keeps me busy, although
it sometimes doesn’t feel like work at
all,” she confessed. “We have already
achieved so much in just a year.”
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business
Lifestyle catch for new fishery owners
Alex, Kellie and Rick Broadway of Reepham Fishery, Norwich Road, Reepham. Photo: John Tym
the landing mats and unhooking mats
supplied to reduce the risk of diseases
and cross-contamination, and protect
the wellbeing of the fish, Mr Broadway
explained.
Reepham Fishery has plans for a fishing festival and will hold a charity match
on August Bank Holiday Monday to
raise funds to buy a defibrillator.
It is also working closely with local
schools, including Reepham High School,
and will sponsor the Reepham Music
Festival in August, offering weekend
accommodation during the event.
A priority has been to get the fishery
known amongst other angling clubs in
the region, said Mr Broadway, highlighting the generous assistance of Daniel
Brydon of Wensum Valley Angling.
Mrs Broadway, who worked in real estate in central London, said she has fully
adapted to the laid-back, slower pace of
life in a place “where I can move about”.
Just a short walk to Reepham town
centre, the fishery has a range of self-
contained holiday accommodation overlooking the fishing lakes, offering weekly,
short-break and one-night stays, and
also available to non-anglers.
Each of the four lodges can accommodate up to four people in two bedrooms; the new 12 ft caravans comprise
two or three bedrooms, sleeping four
or six, respectively; while a further six
people can be accommodated in the
main bungalow.
All the accommodation (non-smoking)
is comfortably furnished, with a lounge
area with a television; free Wi-Fi; bathrooms with fitted showers, WC and
hand basin; and a kitchen inclusive of
oven, hob, microwave and fridge, cooking utensils, crockery and cutlery. All
bed linen is supplied and fitted on
arrival, and pets are by arrangement.
Fishing fees for guests on all lakes
are included in the cost of the accommodation; a bed-and-breakfast option
(fishing not included) is also available.
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IN just five months the new owners of
Reepham Fishery have already completed
an extensive programme of improvements, offering a popular venue for
day-ticket fishing and corporate events,
as well as holiday accommodation.
In a major lifestyle change, Rick and
Kellie Broadway gave up their well-paid
jobs in London to purchase this long-established business in January, which now
has two additional employees.
Together with daughter Alex, a year
10 student at Reepham High School,
the family made an instant decision to
move to Reepham late last year having
seen the idyllic setting of the wildlife
haven and its business potential, as well
as the delights of the town and surrounding district.
Behind the modest frontage on Norwich Road, the nine-acre Beck Farm
fishery was originally a trout farm established around 30 years ago.
The four spring-fed lakes accommodate
90 “swims” or “pegs” (locations from
which to fish) and are well-stocked,
mainly with carp, roach, rudd and tench.
Long Lake and Main Lake are joined
together, providing three acres of water
with a total of 65 pegs; Silver Lake is for
the exclusive use of guests staying at
the fishery; while Bungalow Lake has
several pegs offering easier access for
disabled anglers.
Managing the fishing side of the business, one of the first tasks for Mr Broadway,
a former self-employed courier, was to
prune the trees to open up the space
and generally tidy up the grounds; the
fishery rules have also been updated.
With fishing now all year round, another major change has been the introduction of weekend match fishing, as
well as week-day twilight fishing during
the warmer months.
An Environment Agency rod licence
for coarse fishing is required (currently
£27.50 for adults), and anglers must use
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business
Raising funds for hand-made wooden treasures
by KAREN BROCKMAN
DOMINIC Marriott is enthusiastic about
his work. In a workshop at Salle Moor
Farm, he makes wooden treasures by
hand, such as toy trucks and tractors,
playhouses and more. What motivates
him? “I want to put a smile on a child’s
face, hence my toys,” he said.
Using local timber and recycling whenever possible, Mr Marriott creates heirloom pieces that he hopes will last a
hundred years.
Born in England, he grew up in Augsburg, Germany, where he qualified in
engineering, returning to the UK at the
age of 28.
In Norfolk, Mr Marriott’s wife, Katie,
suggested he start his own business
using his skills in woodwork, and Marriott’s Wooden Treasures was born.
At first, the plan was to work from a
shed in his mother-in-law’s garden in
Taverham.
Mr Marriott contacted Broadland District
Council and attended a business startup course, put together a business plan,
applied for a grant of £750 and tried the
crowdfunding site Kickstarter for a similar
amount.
“If it wasn’t for the Council and Kickstarter, I wouldn’t be here,” he admitted.
It was very cold in the shed in winter.
That was when Mr Marriott heard about
Salle Moor Farm as a location for an industrial unit.
At present, he shares this with another
small business; there are plans to build
more units facing the yard, which he
hopes will allow him to sell direct to
Dominic Marriott and one of his wooden treasures (right)
the public on site.
So far, Mr Marriott sells mostly online,
making full use of social media, such as
Facebook and Twitter, and the Etsy ecommerce marketplace.
He has sent several orders to the
USA, Australia and Canada, negotiating
the traps of various means of international
delivery, finding Royal Mail the most
reliable. About 80% of his online sales
are outside the UK.
The business will make to order whatever a customer asks for – gates, doors,
garden furniture. There are immediate
plans to buy a good laser cutter, which
will reduce the number of hours it takes
to produce many wooden items. Again,
crowdfunding is proving useful.
Mr Marriott, who lives in Cawston,
has two children
and stresses the importance of safety
and child-friendly toys. He is aiming to
obtain a “CE certificate”; one of the requirements of this is to supply eight of
his creations to be tested to destruction.
The furniture and models he makes
that are not toys are clearly labelled.
One of his recent orders was an oak
cabinet for Kinder Eggs.
“Salle Moor Farm is a great place to
work,” said Mr Marriott. “I’m just a
happy person here.”
n Photographs of the toys and other
wooden products can be viewed on
Facebook or Etsy.
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arts
A new platform for theatrical talent
A NEW local amateur theatre group,
the Whitwell Station Players, will perform
their first production at 7.45 pm on Saturday 18 June.
This small group of community theatre
enthusiasts have joined together over
the past few months to start, develop
and establish a local drama group for
adults.
Based at Whitwell Station near Reepham, they are hoping to attract members
and audiences from surrounding towns
and villages.
The first production will be an evening
of sketches, songs and poetry, all linked
to the romance and history of the railway, and called Brief Encounters.
The group are hoping that the local
community will support them, get involved and become members, be it on
or behind the stage.
Whitwell station is a fantastic venue
for theatre, the buildings, the platform
and the ambience of the place cannot
help but inspire future productions. But
the journey starts in June with the first
performance.
Whitwell Station Players is a non-profit
organisation providing an outlet for adults
keen to get involved in drama; the group
meets at Whitwell Station every Wednesday at 7 pm. Contact: Rowena Edwards
01603 870641 or [email protected]
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n Tickets (£4 each) for Brief Encounters
on 18 June are available from Whitwell
Station, Whitwell Road, Reepham, or
Rushlight Gallery, Market Place, Reepham.
Third Reepham Art Trail displaying a wide range of work
ONCE again, from 28 May to 12 June,
Reepham will be alive with art as it
launches its third Reepham Art Trail as
part of the Norfolk and Norwich Open
Studio (NNOS) scheme.
The public are invited into artists’ studios at four venues in and around Reepham and will have the opportunity to
see demonstrations and buy a variety
of hand-crafted goods and works of art,
including paintings, prints, textiles, ceramics, model making, jewellery and
photography.
This year the trail welcomes two new
members: Tamara Goulding, a contemporary lace-maker, and Clare Bennett, a
designer/maker of hats and three-dimensional embroidery.
The Reepham Art Trail map and NNOS
brochure featuring more than 250 artists
is available from Rushlight Gallery,
Market Place, Reepham, and local shops,
cafés, community venues and participating artists’ studios.
n For further information, contact: Jane
Bygrave 01603 870640.
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Shortlist announced for women’s prize for fiction
THE Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction
began more than 20 years ago as the
Orange Prize for Fiction with the aim to
“celebrate women’s creativity … be truly
international (nationality or country of
residence being no bar to eligibility)
[and to be a] prize that would be fun”.
Over the years the prize has been
won by a diverse range of novels, from
debuts such as Andrea Levy’s Small Island or Eimer McBride’s challenging A
Girl is a Half-Formed Thing to novels
from recognised “greats” such as Barbara
Kingsolver (The Lacuna) or Ali Smith
(How to be Both).
This year’s shortlist was announced
recently and looks to be as interesting
as ever. A link to the full list can be
found via Reepham Library’s Facebook
page, but we will also be celebrating
the prize with a
display of the
shortlisted titles
and plenty of other women’s writing in the Library.
Although, if you
could leave The
Portable Veblen
by Elizabeth McKenzie behind for
me, I’m quite
keen to read it (it features a squirrel as
a main character, which is its main appeal).
Reepham Library Friends
Our Reepham Library Friends group
is up and running, but we could do
with more people getting involved.
If you are interested in helping promote
the library in the local area, making
suggestions for activities and events we
can run, and generally supporting your
local library, come along to our next
meeting on Monday 13 June at 2.30 pm.
Helen Brown, Manager, Reepham
Library
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Inspirational trip to Ypres for high school students
PUPILS from Reepham High School and
College (RHSC) returned from another
trip to Ypres, Belgium, as part of a
project that has been running for more
than 15 years.
The 24 Year 9 pupils met with German
students from Europaschule Friesenschule
Leer and Belgian pupils from Sint-Aloysiuscollege Diksmuide.
Together they visited cemeteries, museums and trenches in and around Ypres,
while also having time to get to know
one another and to understand each
other’s differences and similarities.
With three of the most significant
battles of World War I fought around
the Ypres Salient, the battlefields of
West Flanders are among Europe’s most
important WWI sites.
The countryside is dotted with war
cemeteries, memorials and tributes to
the 300,000 soldiers who fought and
died on the land.
An incredible 185 WWI military cemeteries blanket the countryside surrounding
Ypres, of which the most significant are
the Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Cemetery, the largest of its kind in the world,
located close to Passendale, and the
Vladso German War Cemetery, where
the flowerless black gravestones stand
sombrely before Käthe Kollwitz’s powerful The Grieving Parents sculptures.
In Ypres, the Menin Gate is a memorial
in honour of the thousands of “missing”
British and Commonwealth troops who
fell in the Ypres Salient and have no
known grave.
This trip promotes peace and understanding, and the pupils are given time
together to reflect on all that they have
seen. After the trip the pupils from Reepham, Leer and Diksmuide work on a
Remembrance Service, which is held
each year in November at RHSC.
Many pupils say the visit to Ypres is
the best school trip they have attended.
RHSC works hard to promote diversity
and provide as many trips as possible.
Our project has benefited greatly from
European Union funding through the
Comenius programme.
Unfortunately this funding is not as
readily available as it has been in the
past; consequently parents now have to
contribute a great deal. The funding is
also very short in our partner schools.
n If any company or individual would
like to help keep this inspirational trip
running in future by assisting with funding, please contact RHSC business manager Peter Collins on 01603 870328 ext.
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Friends of Reepham Primary School have a passion for doing more
WE all know how passionate parents
are about their children and, in particular,
their education.
However, at Reepham Primary School
some parents go further and join the
Friends of Reepham Primary School, a
group dedicated to raising much-needed
funds for the school.
Sports equipment, play equipment, library books, a trim track, a nature
garden, artist and author visits, school
trips and iPads are just some of the
things for which the Friends have raised
money in recent years.
This is achieved by organising interesting and successful events throughout
the year.
For example, the annual summer fête
attracts more than 1,000 people to enjoy
a variety of stalls, activities, grand ring
performances, inflatables, and local food
and drink.
Last October saw the second barn
dance at Whitwell Station, which was a
sell-out night of ceilidh dancing, a hog
roast, and heaps of straw bales and
laughter.
And this spring, more than 100 people
turned out for an evening of live music
from the popular Sweet Beats. This autumn, on Saturday 15 October, a change
is afoot with a fun and (no doubt)
cheesy 80s evening – same venue, but
slightly different beats. Keep an eye out
for posters and ticket information nearer
the time.
Other fundraising efforts include quiz
and chips evenings, a fully-published
poetry book, Easter bonnet parades, a
Santa’s workshop each Christmas, termly
pupil discos, cake sales, and ice-cream
Fridays in June and July.
Although the main aim is to raise
money, which at around £8,000 per
year is not to be ignored, being part of
the Friends is also a wonderful way to
get to know other parents and really
feel as if you are doing something
worthwhile for the children, teachers –
and the local community.
Please do support their efforts by
buying a ticket or two throughout the
year. Local businesses can also show
their support by donating competition
and raffle prizes, which will always be
gratefully received.
If you have a child at the primary
school and are interested in joining the
Friends and donating some time to this
well-deserved cause, please call into
the school office to find out more.
In the meantime, we look forward to
seeing you at the fête on Saturday 25
June from 1 pm, which will have the
Olympics as this year’s theme.
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Annual awards for Reepham Town Football Club
MORE than 100 people turned out for
Reepham Town Football Club’s annual
presentation evening at Stimpson’s Piece
Pavilion on 7 May, with youth and senior teams receiving awards.
The Under 12s had a difficult season,
but their enthusiasm kept them going.
The U15s, managed by Peter Gowing,
won their division of the Norfolk Youth
Football Combination League (NYFCL)
with one game to spare.
The U16s, jointly managed by Neil
Kumar and Andrew West, also won
their division of the NYFCL.
Next season sees changes within youth
football, with all youth teams playing in
the NYFCL.
Reepham Town FC will be running
the following NYFCL teams in the 2016/17
season: U13s with manager Colin Watts
and new assistant Sean Cubitt, and U16s
with manager Peter Gowing.
Meanwhile, Reepham Town FC has
applied to join the Norwich & District
Sunday League at U19 level and the indications are that we will be accepted
(confirmation is expected on 5 June at
the league’s AGM).
If we are successful we will have a new
manager – Gary Brown, who has been
helping out for the past season or two –
assisted by Neil Kumar and Andrew West.
Reepham Town FC would like to get
some younger age teams up and running,
so if any parents have youngsters who
would like to get involved in football or
who want to get involved in helping
out, please contact our chairman of youth
Mike Graver ([email protected]),
who must be thanked for his continued
hard work behind the scenes.
The Reserves ended their season with
a 2-1 win over Dersingham Rovers Reserves and finished 10th in Division 4
under the guidance of Beau Howard
and Colin Emberley, who took over the
management of the side at the beginning
of the season.
The 1st team retained their position
in the Premier Division of the Anglian
Combination. Leon Huckle has been
manager for the past three years, together
with Matty Huckle, John Covell (physio)
and Chris Holmes.
However, as Leon has decided to take
time out to spend with his family, we
are therefore actively looking for a suitable replacement 1st team manager.
If you are interested in taking on this
role, please contact chairman Marcus
Wilkinson 08710 501506 or email secretary
Maureen Wilkinson with your full contact
details ([email protected])
Finally, a big thank you to all the individuals who continue to help the club
with the ground, finances, teas, food
and the bar; without such loyalty the
club would be lost.
Also, thanks to the sponsors of the
club; without their continued support,
financial or otherwise, the club would
have to work even harder to cover all
costs.
On 25 June, Reepham Town FC will
be holding a social evening at Stimpson’s
Piece, with music from Rumour Has It.
It will be great to see as many people
there as possible to enjoy an evening
amongst friends.
Maureen Wilkinson, Secretary,
Reepham Town Football Club
Cricket club continuing last season’s success
TO date, Reepham & Salle Cricket Club
is continuing its success from last season.
The Sunday side is top of the Premier
League and won its first cup match
against Snettisham.
The second Saturday side is unbeaten,
lying second in Division 3 (Central),
with the first team currently mid-table.
The youth training nights on Monday
have attracted nearly 50 youngsters and
some friendly matches are being planned.
More information from Paul Harwood
[email protected]
Stephanie Harris
Forthcoming cricket fixtures
Norfolk Cricket League Division 2
(West)
Saturday 1st XI
4 June
Heacham
Home
11 June
Castle Rising
Away
8 June
No match
25 June
North Elmham
Away
2 July
East Harling
Away
Norfolk Cricket League Division 3
(Central)
Saturday 2nd XI
4 June
Hardingham A
Away
11 June
Hethersett & TV B Home
Rotary club cycling for prostate cancer
ROTARY clubs across the UK are marking
Fathers’ Day by supporting prostate cancer charities.
On 19 June, Reepham & District Rotary
Club is raising funds for the Norfolk &
Waveney Prostate Cancer Support Group
by cycling on static bikes at Bawdeswell
Garden Centre.
Between 10 am and 4 pm, three static
bikes will be continuously ridden by
Rotarians and friends. A screen will
record the total distance ridden by all
three.
Visitors are invited to forecast the distance travelled: the nearest will win a
luxury hamper.
There will also be information about
prostate cancer and the work of the
8 June
25 June
2 July
Wensum
Rackheath
Felthorpe A
Away
Home
Home
Shield Premier Division
Sunday XI
5 June
TBA (cup)
12 June
Swardeston
19 June
No match
26 June
TBA (cup)
3 July
Barney
Home
Away
Saturday matches start time 1.30 pm;
Sundays 1.00 pm
support group. Do please drop in and
see if you can win.
Richard Cooke
www.reephamrotary.org.uk
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gardening
Guilt-free allotment blooms
AFTER such a late spring in
whic apple trees didn’t blossom until May, we can finally
plant out tender seedlings
including courgettes, tomatoes and runner beans.
I particularly love growing
my own cucumbers, with
prickly skin to be peeled
off and the most subtly delicious flesh. They make
shop-bought cucumbers seem watery
and bland.
As the broad beans produce tasty
beans and we hope for early strawberries,
the summer flowers begin to bloom. It
always seems a shame to cut flowers
from the garden, but the allotment can
provide bunches of guilt-free blooms.
As well as faithful annuals, such as
cornflowers, cosmos and fragrant sweet
peas, perennials, such as Shasta daisies,
and small shrubs, including roses, will
give you a long and varied season of
flowers.
Fashionably edible flowers, such as
marigolds, nasturtiums and violas, add
flavour as well as colour to salads, and
dahlia roots can be eaten like potatoes.
(I’m told the orange ones have the best
flavour, but personally would rather
overwinter the pricey tubers to replant
next year.)
Herbs, such as mint, sage,
lemon verbena and bronze
fennel, provide a crop of
leaves, useful both for adding
to your vases of cut flowers
as fragrant greenery and for
flavouring your cooking. You
can cut as much as you like
of the fennel and lemon
verbena, confident that they
seed themselves everywhere.
Mint comes in a variety of flavours including apple, orange and even ginger
mint, which smells just like old-fashioned
humbugs. It should always be kept in a
container or its spreading roots will take
over the whole allotment – and probably
your neighbour’s too. Mint sprigs in a jug
of water will root, and placed in front of
an open window should deter flies.
And, of course, fresh mint and sliced
strawberries make the perfect additions
to a glass of Pimms and lemonade on a
warm summer evening.
Sarah Oates
n To ask about renting an allotment, contact: Jo Boxall, Town Clerk 01603 873355
or [email protected]
n For information on joining RALGA,
email: [email protected] or
write via the allotment post box.
Reepham link for Granny Margo’s recipe book?
THE Reepham Archive wants
to know if anyone has any
knowledge of, or information
about, Margaret Alice Goodfellow, née Woolfenden, or her
daughter, Elizabeth Stephen.
A book (pictured) was recently
handed into the Archive; is there
a Reepham connection?
This sturdy ledger is full, with
more than 80 pages of handwritten
recipes. The only date mentioned is
August 1938 on page 1, when someone
entered a few account details.
It then appears to have been abandoned as an account book and used to
record recipes. These include eggs and
sugar so must have been written before
or sometime after World War II – unless
of course they were happy memories
when such luxuries were unavailable.
On the front page is written “This
book contains recipes collected by Margaret Alice Goodfellow (née
Woolfenden) (Granny Margo) passed to
her daughter Elizabeth Stephen on her
death in 197?.”
Towards the end of the book is a handwritten note: “These recipes added by
Joan Williams of Alderford [...]. I bought
this book in Reepham and I think it’s
lovely. Wish I knew when it was started.”
Can anyone shed any more light?
[email protected]
Importance of insects
Some time ago (40
years, and not in this
publication) I wrote
a gardening article
extolling the merits of
“no dig” gardening.
The concept was
very new at the time,
although there have
always been some
exponents amongst the “alternative”
gardening fraternity.
I have mentioned the cultivation of
perennial – not annual – corn
production in this column before and
also the idea of letting your runner
beans stay in the soil to give a
second year’s crop.
These alternative ways of working
demand a new way of thinking.
Sometimes the resulting crop is
lighter, but the compensation is that
cultivation, man hours and seed costs
are nil or negligible.
This demands an ethos of looking
after, guarding and keeping safe the
soil structure – this being the other
end of the equation from our usual
approach of hygiening by digging,
turning over the whole soil surface to
expose it to the weather, to “weather”
and in effect destroying the microworlds the invertebrates and organisms
have been busy working to create.
Micro-creatures aerate and fertilise
the soil, creating an environment in
which plants can thrive without any
effort from us, and it is grossly
foolish for us to continually dig and
destroy, and to rely on artificial
fertilisers and chemical insecticides at
the expense of what nature can do
for us, at no cost.
Therefore, please ask yourself why
your instinctive reaction to a wasp or
anonymous creepy-crawly is to
squash it. If you do a little objective
research you will soon find that the
benefits, even of wasps, outweigh the
disadvantages.
Please reconsider and cherish the
relationship we need to foster with
these smallest fellow residents of our
countryside.
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Saturday 11th
Saturday 9th
10 - 2pm
Wells
(Fish & Chips)
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Tea Rooms
Tuesday 14th
Tuesday 19th
11 - 3pm
Kings Lynn
(Shopping)
Tuesday 21st
Tuesday 26th
9 - 3pm
Dereham
Thursday 30th Thursday 28th
(Tesco & Morrisons)
1 - 4pm
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church life
The many benefits of prayer
CHURCH life has three dynamics to it.
First, we meet to worship God and pray.
Second, in groups and as individuals
we try to meet with and relate to people
of all ages and sorts across our community. With them we hope to celebrate
their lives, the events that punctuate
them, to care for them when they need
help and support, and to befriend them.
Third, we look for ways to communicate what we believe about God. We
want people to know that He loves
every person and longs for everyone’s
lives to be fulfilling and joyful. Jesus
once said that he had come so that
everyone could have an “abundant life”.
The most energising part of our lives
is the first. Those of us who pray every
day find that it calms, enlivens and
opens our eyes and hearts.
However prayer is very difficult. Most
of us honestly find that however long
we may have been practising prayer it
is often tough and frustrating.
Recently, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York suggested that we spend
10 days focusing on the prayer that
Jesus taught us. Prayer stations were
arranged around our churches and many
people visited these.
Many found new and imaginative ways
of “being still before God” and praying
for or “holding before God” those who
are suffering or in special need.
This summer a small group of us will
be travelling once more to the Christian
community in Taizé in the heart of Burgundy, France.
More helpers wanted for youth project activities
RAYZONE, the Reepham area youth
project, is looking for help with its activities. Two specific roles a helper
could undertake are:
l Sign in/out helper: this involves signing both members and helpers in on
the register at the start of the session
and looking after members’ entry fees.
You would also make sure that at the
end of the session they only go home
with those allowed to pick them up (or
walk home if allowed). Counting the
entry fees up during the evening will
also need to be done.
l Tuck shop helper: this involves setting
up the tuck shop at the beginning of
the evening, serving the members and
at times the helpers with tuck, packing
the tuck away afterwards and counting
the money taken. At present the tuck
shop is only open for some of the time
about halfway through the session.
There are also other roles available.
Helpers will be trained and you do not
need to be able to come to every
session; many options available: weekly,
monthly, termly, etc.
Any helper who joins the team will
be required to complete an application
form and undergo a Disclosure and
Barring Service (DBS) check.
l For further information, contact:
Paddy Bennett, Rayzone Youth Worker
07341 937685 (Wednesday–Friday) or
Winners all round
It was a wonderful opportunity to
swap stories and enjoy time chatting
and getting to know each other better.
The evening ended with the arrival of
the ten-pin bowling team, who announced their win in the semi-finals.
They were due to take part in the finals
on 19 May. We wish them luck in the
League.
Reepham WI quiz team also managed
to come joint winners in the Felthorpe
WI Annual Quiz, which has now been
held for 21 years. I’m sure the Prosecco
had something to do with our sharpened
knowledge!
Coming next
l 16 June: Storm Chasing in Tornado
OVER the past couple of months Reepham WI has been delighted to welcome
several new members and guests to our
meetings.
Our April meeting featured weddings
and we were delighted to welcome
local bridalwear designer Katrine Mogensen, who shared some of her experiences with us.
Apart from samples of her exquisite
dresses, which were displayed around
the room, some members also brought
their own wedding dresses and photos
of family weddings from World War I
and II, the 1960s and the present day.
Simplicity, stillness, silence, discipline,
acceptance: these are the marks of the
Taizé Community.
There are more than 100 brothers
and about 50 of these are under 45
years of age. They are bright, educated,
lively young men devoted to the pursuit
of prayer, hospitality, simplicity, kindness
and reconciliation with God and consequently with others.
We will be surrounded by several
thousand, mostly young visitors from
across world. In Taizé one finds oneself
immersed in the contemplation of the
living loving God and His concern for
the reconciliation of his world.
I know that while there, prayer will
come alive.
Sue Page
[email protected] (and
normally available at Reepham Methodist church on Wednesdays from 10.30
am – 12 noon).
www.rayzone.org.uk
Charity shop volunteers
The Bircham Centre is looking for
more volunteers to help in the charity
shop. If you would like to support
your local community, why not help
out for a few hours a month? The
shop is open from 9 am – 4 pm
Mondays and Fridays, and 9 am – 1
pm Wednesdays and Saturdays.
n For further information, contact
Gill Wheatley, Administrator 01603
879242 [email protected]
Valley with Chris Bell
(BBC TV).
l 21 July: Wiltshire Farm
Foods tasting) with Celia
Notley.
l 21 August: Interactive Face Yoga with
Jean Clarke.
If you are new to the area and would
like to make some new friends, do come
and try us out.
We meet at St Michael’s, Reepham, at
7.30 pm on the third Thursday in the
month. All women are welcome.
Sue Robinson 01603 261771
[email protected]
www.reephamwi.weebly.com
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WHAT’S ON GUIDE
Saturday 4 June
North Norfolk Chorale Summer
Concert, St Peter & St Paul, Salle,
7.30 pm. The performance will
include Brahms’ German Requiem,
sung in English. Advance tickets
£12.50 plus booking fee from northnorfolk-chorale.co.uk, or purchase
on the door on the night £15
Saturday 4 June
Quiz Night, Bawdeswell Village
Hall, Reepham Road, Bawdeswell.
Hall and bar/café open 7 pm; quiz
starts at 7.30 pm. Adults £4.50,
concessions available. All profits to
the car park/driveway fund. Contact:
Bawdeswell Village Cinema 01362
688749 or
[email protected]
Sunday 5 June
Steam Sunday, Whitwell Station,
Whitwell Road, Reepham, 10 am –
4 pm. An opportunity to see and
ride behind our steam engine
Victory. BBQ, tea, coffee, etc.
available from the Station Buffet
and Sidings Bar. Drivers experience
for £50 available, advance booking
essential. Tel: 01603 871694.
Wednesday 8 June
Classic Car, Kit Car, and Hot Rod
Evening, Whitwell Station, Whitwell
Road, Reepham, 5–10 pm. Tea,
coffee, cakes and hot food
available, and the Sidings Bar will
be open. Tel: 01603 871694 or
email: [email protected]
Wednesday 8 June
Reepham Town Council meeting,
Town Hall, Church Street,
Reepham, 7.30 pm. Contact: Town
Clerk 01603 873355 or
[email protected]
Friday 10 June
Fashion Show by Edinburgh
Woollen Mill, Reepham College,
Whitwell Road, Reepham, 7 pm.
Raffle; tea and coffee. Tickets £5
from Moira Dye (01603 871791 or
[email protected]), Mrs
Betts or any member of the Royal
British Legion Women’s Section
Arts the Iceni Choir will be performing
a repertoire consisting of Broadway
musical classics with a selection of
music by popular composers. Tickets
£10 from Ann Askew 01603 868435
or [email protected], Foulsham
Village Store or The Queens Head,
Foulsham
Sunday 12 June
Queen’s Birthday Celebration, St
Michael’s, Reepham, 10 am – 12.30
pm. Games and activities;
refreshments all morning
Sunday 12 June
Queen’s Birthday cycle
ride/treasure hunt from Booton
church to Brandiston church via
Little Witchingham church, 10 am.
£5 adults, £2 under 12s, includes
route map and coffee and cake at
Brandiston Hall. Followed by
afternoon tea in Booton church, 3 –
5 pm. Bake a Cake for the Queen
competition (entries by 1 pm); raffle;
plant and produce stall; book stall;
historic photos/records of the
village. £5 adults, £1 children, under
5s free. Contact: J Adams 01603
871381
Thursday 16 June
Sparham Bells Fund Summer
Lunch, Old School Room, Well
Lane, Sparham, 12.30 pm. Contact:
Pam Fuller 01362 688220 or Gill
Page 01362 688379
Thursday 16 June
Reepham WI, St Michael’s,
Reepham, 7.30 pm. Chasing storms
in Tornado Valley with Chris Bell.
Contact: Sue Robinson 01603
Saturday 18 June
Whitwell Hall Country Centre
(incorporating Reepham Patient
Care Fund) table-top sale, St
Michael’s, Reepham, 10 am – 12
noon. Items for sale, tombola, 20p
lucky dip. Tel: 01603 870426
Saturday 11 June
Film: Bridge of Spies (12A),
Bawdeswell Village Hall, Reepham
Road, Bawdeswell. Doors and
bar/café open at 7 pm; film starts at
7.30 pm. Contact: Bawdeswell
Village Cinema 01362 688749 or
[email protected]
Saturday 18 June
Whitwell Station Players presents
“Brief Encounters”, a one-act
medley of sketches, scenes from
plays, songs and poetry based
around the goings-on of the railway,
The Sidings function room, Whitwell
Station, Whitwell Road, Reepham,
7.45 pm. Tickets £4, available from
Whitwell Station or Rushlight
Gallery. Contact: Rowena Edwards
01603 870641 or
[email protected]
Saturday 11 June
Iceni Choir at Foulsham Festival,
Holy Innocents, Foulsham, 7.30 pm.
As part of the Foulsham Festival of
Sunday 19 June
Fathers’ Day Steam Sunday,
Whitwell Station, Whitwell Road,
Reepham, 10 am – 4 pm. An
opportunity to see and ride behind
our steam engine Victory. BBQ, tea,
coffee, etc. available from the
Station Buffet and Sidings Bar.
Drivers experience for £50
available, advance booking
Sunday 19 June
Heydon Hall and Village Open
Gardens Day, Heydon, 2–5 pm.
Display by North Norfolk Classic
Vehicle Club, entertainment by Holt
Ridge Morris dancers, a plant and
produce stall, plus refreshments on
the village green. Admission:
Heydon Hall gardens £3; Heydon
village gardens £3; free entry for
children 14 years and under. Free
parking. Email:
[email protected]
Wednesday 22 June
Classic Car, Kit Car, and Hot Rod
Evening, Whitwell Station, Whitwell
Road, Reepham, 5–10 pm. Tea,
coffee, cakes and hot food
available, and the Sidings Bar will
be open. Tel: 01603 871694 or
Saturday 25 June
Summer Fête, Reepham Primary
School, School Road, Reepham, 1 –
4 pm. Entry £1 for adults, children
free. Olympic theme; entertainment,
games and challenges; licensed bar;
hot and cold refreshments. Raffle,
tickets available in advance from the
school office. Contact: Jo Gould
01603 879384/07711 680149
Saturday 25 June
Cantilena Choir will be performing a
concert of light and classical music
at St Michael & All Angels, Aylsham,
7.30 pm, hosted by the Woodforde
Group WI; profits in aid of Priscilla
Bacon Lodge; raffle. Tickets £10
including refreshments from Very
Nice Things, Market Place,
Reepham, Christine Smith 01603
870486 or on the door
Saturday 25 June
Reepham Town Football Club
Social Evening, Stimpson’s Piece
Pavilion, Bartle Court, Reepham,
7.30 pm. Music from Rumour Has
It. Cost: £3, pay on the door.
Contact: Maureen Wilkinson 01603
870626 or
[email protected]
Friday 1 July
Film: Room (15), Town Hall, Church
Street, Reepham. Doors open 7.30
pm, film starts 8 pm. Tickets £4,
available from the post office or on
the door. Contact: Reepham Village
Cinema [email protected]
Friday 1 – Saturday 2 July
Cawston Amateur Theatrical
Society, “The Pinafore Pirates”,
Very Nice Things
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Cawston Village Hall, High Street,
Cawston, on Friday at 7.30 pm and
on Saturday at 2 pm and 7.30 pm.
Tickets £4 adults/£3 concessions.
Contact: Paula 01603
866528/07443 953692 or
[email protected]
Saturday 2 –Sunday 3 July
Summer Market, St Peter’s,
Guestwick, 10 am – 4 pm. Craft
stalls, cream teas, to raise funds for
the church and the East Anglian Air
Ambulance. Tel: 01362 683281
Saturday 2 July
Sparham Garden Party, Well Lane,
in and around The Willows, the Old
School Room and St Mary’s
Church, Sparham, starting at 2 pm.
Test your putting skills, score a
double top or win other sporting
prizes; home-made cakes, plant
stall, tombola, Grand Draw (£100
first prize); free entry, free parking
and live music
Saturday 2 July
Reepham High School Reunion,
Whitwell Station, Whitwell Road,
Reepham, 7.30 pm – 12 midnight.
Music from the original Rumour Has
It roadshow. Tickets £5. Contact:
Peter Sampson 01603 870869 or
[email protected]
Sunday 3 July
Steam Sunday, Whitwell Station,
Whitwell Road, Reepham, 10 am –
4 pm. An opportunity to see and
ride behind our steam engine
Victory. BBQ, tea, coffee, etc.
available from the Station Buffet
and Sidings Bar. Drivers experience
for £50 available, advance booking
Saturday 9 July
Lyng Fling, Lyng Primary School and
Nursery, Wensum Road, Lyng, 12–3
pm. Featuring games, attractions,
displays, stalls, food, bar and more
to raise funds for the Friends of Lyng
School, Wensum Valley Nursery
School and the Lyng village hall
project. Contact: Jenna Youngs
01603 872238 or [email protected]
Saturday 9 July
Film: The Dressmaker (12A),
Bawdeswell Village Hall, Reepham
Road, Bawdeswell. Doors and
bar/café open at 7 pm; film starts at
7.30 pm. Contact: Bawdeswell
Village Cinema 01362 688749 or
[email protected]
We cannot accept event
details or corrections by
telephone. Please send to:
Reepham Community Press,
Homerton House, 74 Cawston
Road, Reepham NR10 4LT or
A Bed & Breakfast
in the historic market town
of Reepham, Norfolk
Proprietor: Sue Cutting
Market Place, Reepham, Norwich NR10 4JJ
Tel: 01603 873390
01603 308192
[email protected]
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USEFUL INFO
By Richard Cooke
Words are our business
Local representatives
Member of Parliament: Keith Simpson 020 7219 4053 or 01603
Norfolk County Councillor: James Joyce 01263 587212 or
[email protected]
Broadland District Councillor: Graham Everett 01603 868332 or
[email protected]
Reepham Town Council Chairman: Les Paterson 01603
Shopping
Market Day: Wednesday; early closing: some shops Thursday
and/or Saturday
Public transport
Daily (Monday to Saturday) coach services to Aylsham and
Norwich via Cawston. There is also a once a week service to
Fakenham, Wroxham and Dereham. Timetables are displayed
outside the side window of the Police Station. For information
Monday to Saturday 8.30 am – 5 pm 0845 300 6116
Local help
Reepham Rover user group bookings. Contact: Michael Black
07765 321458
Transport Plus (local voluntary transport service) booking
requests can be made Monday to Friday 9 am – 5 pm 0344
800 8020
Citizens’ Advice Bureau, Girton House, Market Place,
Reepham. Wednesdays 10 am – 12.30 pm only, otherwise
telephone Norwich office 01603 765783 for advice or 01603
660857 to make an appointment
www.richard-cooke.co.uk 01603 873011
CROSSWORD
Emergency services
Fire, emergency only: 999
Fire Station, School Road, Reepham 01328 862222 (office hours)
Police emergency only: 999, otherwise: 101 and ask for the
Reepham Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) or email
[email protected]
Ambulance, emergency only: 999
ACROSS
7 Clear parking makes delivery (6)
8 East in flower could be earth (6)
9 Intend to be tight (4)
10 Sid and Sid he makes salad for
example (8)
11 Parliamentary record confused
artists in hand (7)
13 No, No I’ll make you cry from 5 (5)
15 Fascination for crowd (5)
17 Six ten about in navy back for drink
supplier (7)
20 007 pre Brexit perhaps (8)
21 Mercian leader of fabulous
beginning (4)
23 It’s hard to cut on point (6)
24 Question about mistake for boat (6)
DOWN
1 Dissolute useful in 5 (4)
2 Southern shapes taste good from
AGA? (6)
3 Catch for completion (7)
4 Suit useful in 5 (5)
5 Danger moves for growing area (6)
6 A thing of value most about in basis
of hereditary (8)
12 Bruises a form of transport (8)
14 Gale confused pig for visibility (7)
16 Push left for use in 5 (6)
18 Drier about right in 5 (6)
19 Millionaire debtor tidies 5 (5)
22 For a thousand useful in 5 (4)
Solution on page 26
police
When should you call 999?
DIALLING 999 is a must if you are facing an incident or crime right now and
you need police help immediately.
Such emergencies may include:
l someone using violence or threatening violence;
l there is a danger to life;
l serious damage is being or could be
caused to a property;
l a potential criminal has been disturbed or apprehended;
l a road traffic collision where someone
is hurt and/or a danger is being caused
to other road users.
In all other circumstances, you can
dial 101 or report the crime online.
You’ve dialled 999, what happens
next?
You will speak to an operator who
will ask you to confirm whether you
need police, fire or ambulance.
If you ask for police your call will be
connected to a call taker in our Contact
and Control Room at police headquarters
in Wymondham.
The call-taker will need to take your
name and address and details of what
has happened. This will take time but it
is important to get all the information
from you.
Details of your call will then be passed
to a radio operator who is in contact
with police officers on duty on the
ground.
How will we respond? All police calls
are graded from A to D according to urgency, with Grade A calls receiving an
immediate response.
If your call is an emergency, police
officers will be sent to help you immewww.reephamlife.co.uk
diately; usually action is being taken
even while you’re still on the phone to
us.
Remember: more than half of all 999
calls do not relate to an emergency and
could potentially delay police response
to an urgent situation happening elsewhere.
Please use common sense. Always
dial 999 in an emergency, but if your
situation does not require immediate
police action although is nevertheless
very important, do consider other ways
of contacting us.
We want to hear from you and assist
you in any way we can.
Please call 101 with any information you may
have or if there is an emergency where you
fear for someone’s immediate safety or that of
any property call 999.
Whitwell Road, Reepham. Contact:
Michael Battams 01603 870874
[email protected] or
Rosie Taylor 01603 868247
REGULAR EVENTS
Bircham Centre Shop Market
Place, Reepham. Opening hours:
Monday and Friday 9 am – 4 pm;
Wednesday and Saturday 9 am – 1
pm; tea shop open at these times.
Tel: 01603 879242. Email:
[email protected]
(term time) every Friday at
Reepham Methodist Church, Station
Road, Reepham, 7.30–9 pm. Open
to school years 5-13; subs £1.
Contact: Paddy Bennett 07341
937685 or
[email protected]
Bridge Club Meets 7.30 pm every
Monday in the Bircham Centre,
Market Place, Reepham. Contact:
Ann Middlemas 01603 870334
Reepham Archive Bircham Centre,
Market Place, Reepham. Open 10
am – 12 noon first Wednesday and
Saturday of the month. Tel: 01603
879242. Email:
[email protected]
Busy Fingers Craft Group Meets
2–4 pm, every other Thursday at the
Ewing Close Community Centre,
Ewing Close, Reepham, £1.50 per
session including refreshments. Tel:
Rosina Harman 01603 871974,
Brenda Palmer 01603 871641 or
Jean Thomson 01603 879660
Cawston Amateur Theatrical
Society Meets 7 pm every Monday
at Cawston Village Hall during
school term time, for members age
8 years and over. Contact: Liz
Beard 01603 871941/07884 488642
Cawston Historical Society/
Heritage Centre Open 10 am – 12
noon every fourth Tuesday in the
month at Cawston Village Hall
(excluding August and December)
or by appointment. Contact: Des
Cook 01603 872111
Citizens Advice Drop in for free
advice 10 am – 12.30 pm every
Wednesday at the Police Station,
Market Place, Reepham
Craft Club Meets 9.30 am – 12
noon every Tuesday at the Ewing
Close Community Centre, Ewing
Close, Reepham. Knitting,
embroidering, tapestry, card making
and other crafts. Contact: Moira Dye
01603 871791 or
[email protected]
Family History Group Meets 2.30–
4.30 pm every Monday at Reepham
Library, Bircham Centre, Market
Place, Reepham. Start your family
tree and learn to use Ancestry.
Beginners and more advanced
welcome. Contact: Rita Richardson
01603 873122 or
[email protected]
Foulsham Meditation Group
Meets 10 am every Monday at New
Frost Hall, Claypit Road, Foulsham.
Iceni Choir Meets 7.30–9.30 pm
every Wednesday at the Methodist
Church, Station Road, Reepham.
Contact: Ann Askew, Concert
Manager 01603 868435 or
[email protected]
Kurling Meets 2–4 pm every
Tuesday in the Town Hall, Church
Street, Reepham. First session free,
then £2 per session; tea/coffee/
biscuits included. Contact: Gwenda
Dove 01603 870598 or
[email protected]
Rayzone Youth Club Meets weekly
Reepham Badminton Club Meets
8–10 pm every Thursday evening at
Reepham High School Sports Hall.
Sessions are friendly and informal.
Experienced, new players welcome.
Contact: Diana 01603 873244 or
David 01263 584221
Reepham Business Network
Meets 7.30–9 am on alternate
Thursdays at V’s Café, Townsend
Corner, Reepham. No membership
charge – just pay £6 for breakfast,
but please let us know if you intend
to come. Contact: David Laws 01603
871126 or 07933 149810. Email:
[email protected]
Reepham Carpet Bowls Club
Meets 1.30–4.30 pm and 7.30–
10.30 pm every Monday in the Town
Hall, Church Street, Reepham.
Membership £1 per year and £2
each session, including tea and
biscuits. Contact: Eve Webber
01603 871943 or Doris Frost 01603
870845
Reepham Chamber of Commerce
Meets every month – for the date
and venue of the next meeting see
www.reepham.uk.com. Contact:
Brenda Gostling 01603 870582 or
[email protected]
Reepham Country Market Held 8–
11 am every Wednesday in the
Bircham Centre, Market Place,
Reepham. Home-made cakes, pies,
biscuits, savoury dishes,
vegetables, fruit in season, free
range eggs, jams, jellies, chutneys,
etc
Reepham & District Day Centre
Meets 9.30 am – 2.30 pm every
Wednesday at St Michael’s,
Reepham. Coffee on arrival, homecooked lunch and social time. Let us
know in advance if you are joining
us for lunch (12.30–1.30 pm) cost
£5. Contact: Beth Rossetti 01603
870393 or Pauline Cooper 01603
871230
25
Middlemas 01603 870334 or
[email protected]
Reepham & District Rotary Club
Meets 6.45 pm for 7.15 pm every
Monday at St Michael’s, Reepham.
Contact: John Tym 07760 272422
[email protected]
or Robert Buxton 01603 870200
Reepham Tennis Club Members’
club session Tuesdays 6–9 pm,
women’s team practice Mondays 6–
8.30 pm, men’s team practice
Thursdays 6–9 pm. All members
(16+) are welcome to any of these
sessions. Email:
[email protected]
Reepham Good Companions
Meets 2 pm every Friday in the
Town Hall, Church Street,
Reepham. The Reepham Rover will
bring you and take you home if
transport is a problem. Contact: Eve
Webber 01603 871943
Reepham Town Council Meets
7.30 pm on the second Wednesday
of the month (excluding August), in
the Town Hall, Church Street,
Reepham. Contact: Jo Boxall, Town
Clerk 01603 873355 or
[email protected]
Reepham Good Neighbour
Scheme This free service can help
with befriending, occasional dog
walking, collecting prescriptions,
picking up shopping, changing a
light bulb, lifts to medical
appointments, accessing further
support or other tasks with which
you might need help. To request
help, tel: 07936 576684
Reepham WI Meets 7.30 pm on the
third Thursday in the month at St
Michael’s, Reepham. Women of all
ages are welcome to join. Contact:
Sue Robinson 01603 261771 or
[email protected]
Reepham Knit & Natter Meets 2–4
pm on the first Monday in the month
in the Bircham Centre, Market
Place, Reepham. Contact: Brenda
Palmer 01603 871641
Reepham Ladies Hockey Club
Meets for training 7–8 pm every
Tuesday at Taverham High School.
New players of all ages welcome.
Contact: Graham Richardson 07778
Reepham Methodist Church
Station Road, Reepham. Sunday
Worship at 10.30 am. Coffee
morning/Traidcraft 9.30 am – 12
noon every Wednesday. Contact:
The Minister 01263 732102
Reepham Young Farmers Meet
7.30 pm every Tuesday at Whitwell
Station, Whitwell Road, Reepham.
Contact: Matthew Hipperson 07912
686642
Royal British Legion Men’s
Section Meets 2–4 pm on the first
Thursday in the month in the Bircham
Centre, Market Place, Reepham.
Contact: Trevor Bevan 01603 870231
Royal British Legion Women’s
Section Meets 2–4 pm on the first
Thursday in the month in the Town
Hall, Church Street, Reepham.
Contact: Moira Dye 01603 871791
St Mary’s Sunday Worship at 10.30
am, followed by refreshments in St
Michael’s. For details of services,
see the church noticeboard.
Contact: Revd Margaret Dean
01603 879275
Reepham Over 60s Bingo Held 2–
3.30 pm every other Wednesday at
the Ewing Close Community Centre,
Ewing Close, Reepham. Tea, coffee Wednesday Weavers Line
and biscuits. Tel: 01603 870810
Dancers Meet every Wednesday,
2–3 pm beginners, 3–4 pm
Reepham Patient Care Fund
improvers, in the Town Hall, Church
Social afternoon held on the fourth
Street, Reepham. Country musicSunday of every month at the Ewing based/60s and pop. Refreshments
Close Community Centre, Ewing
included. First session free, then
Close, Reepham, 2 pm in winter
£2.50 per session. Contact: Sandra
and 2.30 pm when the clocks go
Williams 01603 872102 or
forward
[email protected]
Reepham Raiders Dodgeball club
meets for training 6–7.30 pm every
Wednesday at Reepham High
School. New players aged 15 and
over, male and female, are
welcome. Contact: Henry Skinner
[email protected]
Wood Dalling Village Hall Coffee
Morning Held 10.30 am – 12 noon
on the first Saturday of the month,
Wood Dalling Village Hall, Prospect
Lane, Wood Dalling
Whitwell Station Players Meet 7–9
pm every Wednesday at the Sidings
Reepham Runners Meet Sunday
Bar, Whitwell Station, Whitwell
mornings 8.30 am; Tuesday evening Road, Reepham. Newcomers
Reepham & District Gardening
welcome. Over 18s only. Contact:
Club Meets on the third Tuesday in sessions 6.30 pm (structured
Rowena Edwards 01603 870641 or
the month at 7.45 pm (except for the training sessions); and Thursdays
6.30 pm. Meet at Stimpson’s Piece
[email protected]
AGM, which starts at 7.30 pm) in
car park, Reepham. Contact: Jenni
the Town Hall, Church Street,
Egmore 01603 308192 or
Reepham. Visitors and new
We cannot accept event
[email protected]
members welcome. Contact: Judy
details or corrections by
Holland 01603 308158
telephone. Please send to:
Reepham Society Holds public
Reepham Community Press,
Reepham & District Photographic meetings from February to
Homerton House, 74 Cawston
Club Meets 7.30 pm on the first and November, on the second Tuesday
Road, Reepham NR10 4LT or
third Thursday of each month in the in selected months at 7.30 pm at St
Michael’s, Reepham. Contact: Ann
Sidings Marquee, Whitwell Station,
26
FREE ADS
FREE ADVERTISING OF HOUSEHOLD, GARDEN
AND PERSONAL EFFECTS ONLY
UP TO A TOTAL COLLECTIVE SALE VALUE OF £300
(Vehicles, cars, caravans, trailers, boats, property, businesses, etc., not accepted without charge)
Animals – pets, livestock, live fish, etc., not accepted
Free: Metal-framed netted tunnel,
12 ft x 6ft, ideal for fruit cage. Tel:
01362 688470
For sale: Aiwa music centre, two
speakers, record/tape/disc/radio,
£10. Tel: 01362 684155
For sale: Morphy Richards
Breadmaker, £15; Braun slicer and
shredder £8; electric trouser press,
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£30. Tel: 01603 870800
For sale: Pentax binoculars 12x50,
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mm lens, Vivitar 70-210 zoom,
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Local lady who takes orders for
knitting, with all proceeds going to
Cancer Research, will knit using
your pattern/wool or you can
choose from my patterns. Tel: Edna
01603 872510
For sale: large garden parasol for
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01603 873248
For sale: Lloyd Loom bedside
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d, £25. Butler sink, 24” x 18” x 10”
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01603 870661
For sale: Montpellier 9 family tent,
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condition, £130 ono. Tel: 01263
735505
Missing box of matches. Has
anybody seen a missing box of
Swan Vesta matches that I
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a reward for finding this box
be. So contact me now and forever
preserve those magical moments
from your divorce
We do not tear your clothing with
machinery; we do it carefully by
hand
Are you an illegal immigrant on the
run? If you are an illegal immigrant
on the run and you are looking for a
place to hide, then contact me. I
can offer you modern
accommodation with all mod cons,
three meals a day, a garden and the
use of a car – all for free. What I
ask in return is that you honour and
obey the Queen and vow to love
this country. Also I expect you to
change your name to Nigel if you’re
a man, and Trudy if you’re a
woman, and call me Father
No matter what your coat is made
of, this miracle spray will make it
really repellent
Twenty dozen bottles of excellent
Old Tawny Port, sold to pay for
charges, the owner having lost sight
of, and bottled by us last year
Divorce photographer. Your divorce
is the happiest day of your life –
capture it with my stunning
photography. I can produce wallmounted prints for you, or perhaps
you’d prefer a conventional album,
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your friends and family. I aim to
make your day as special as it can
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LOCAL SERVICES
To advertise here telephone
Judy Holland on 01603 308158 or
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l 3 rooms steam cleaned for £49
l Upholstery from £35
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l Window cleaning from £10
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Tel: 01362 692295 or 07902 571365
www.reephamplumber.co.uk
MINI-SCRAPBOX
Reepham's membership-based
re-use charity
Unit 5 Collers Way
Wood Dalling Road, Reepham
Call Jim on 01603 873128
www.mini-scrapbox.co.uk
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