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More Children NeededWhile I was attending a regular, very popular Coffee Morning at the Northrepps Primary School on Tuesday October 14th, I spent some time chatting to the school’s Head, Mrs Angie Hamilton & asked her what the school needed most.The answer was very simple. More pupils.This is quite simply a great local school with, in the main, very well behaved, and polite pupils, who were all helping to make the coffee morning runsmoothly for all concerned.

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From The Editor Every time that I travel out to New Zealand, I spend time wondering how happy I would be living there instead of in the UK.And every time that come back to England I am really happy to be home, even in a cold and very wet Mundesley.Maybe I just happen to like this damp and cold weather instead.Ask most Kiwis and they all thinkthat I must be quite mad, so be it, as I can live with that. I draw readers attention to Page 6

“Yes it is a land of milk and honey.”

I am more than happy to discuss with anyone the pros and cons of visiting the place, generally.I have to take my hat off to Angie Hamilton, the head of NorthreppsCounty Primary School, as this isa very good school indeed.Why do I say that?The answer is that every one of her pupils are very polite and thoughtful towards everyone who comes into the school.Is this all down to a strong and forceful head or is it down to good management of a small local and friendly school?Mrs Hamilton seems to be able to manage her pupils in a caring andunderstanding way, so that it all works out well for everyone who is involved. I would encourage anyone who is considering this school to go and check it out.

I draw readers attention to the letter below, from Janet Munro.It is certainly a good idea to recycleyour bottles & much easier to chuckthem into your green bins, but bydoing so, we are depriving far too many of our villages, churches &Charities who depend on their own bottle banks to raise their much needed funds.I would therefore encourage ourreaders to continue to take their bottles & papers to these village recycling bins.After all, we can now put so much more into our green bins such as plastic containers & tin foil etc. so let the council have those.

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Dear Philip,At the end of this month - October 31st - we are to be allowed to put all our empty bottles and jars into our recycling bins.No doubt lots of people will be pleased - no more rattling up the road and sorting out the various shades of green etc or finding the banks so full and broken glass all over the ground - how much easier to just plonk empty bottles into your bin at home.All over our district people use bottle banks to help raise funds for a particular project for their town/village.In Mundesley our bottle bank money goes to our “Youth and Community Group”, it benefits everybody and all of us are able to see exactly where the money goes.Once we abandon the bottle banks spare a thought for all those village halls,

Dear Philip,Many thanks for the voucher for tea and cake at Huckleberries for spotting the Cod. My husband and I visited Cromer this morning and much enjoyed our prize.Thanks,Sue WheelerBuxton.

playing fields etc which will be losing out on that money.Where will the money go once North Norfolk District Council gets hold of it - will we all benefit or just some, or will it go to help balance the books because of cut backs or, heaven forbid, towards confidentiality clauses?RegardsJanet MunroMundesley-On-Sea

Dear Editor,I refer to the articles published recently about Thorpe Market Churchyard. Although I appreciate the need for conservation where possible, I was very upset on visiting thechurch in the summer to find it so untidy, over-grown and dangerous that I couldn’t reach the graves that I wanted to see. I was confirmed and married in St. Margaret’s Church and, although I no longer live in the village, I do like to visit some of the graves of friends and family fairly regularly.By all means have some areas of the churchyardfor wild flowers and fauna but keep most of it well cut and looked after as it has been in the past few years.

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Dear Philip,Even though I have been a lifelong Tory supporter, I firmly believe that Norman Lamb is an excellent MP who does a brilliant job for North Norfolk.I would be very disappointed if he was ever tolose his seat, so during the Lib Dem’s conferencewhich was full venom directed at the Tories, what a refreshing change it was then, to hear Mr. Lamb praising Jeremy Hunt for helping him to achieve his goal on health policy andrefusing to join in with the Tory bashing that everybody else had been wallowing in on the Daily Politics Show with Andrew Neal. Good on you Mr Lamb not only for being an excellent MP, but also for being a thoroughly decent person and I think that you could see on the face of Andrew Neal, as he said good-bye to Mr. Lamb, the realization that he had been interviewing a true gentleman.Mike Hollis

Dear Editor,North Norfolk Speakers Club recently held a Humorous Speech & Table Topics Contest in Nth Walsham. The event was well supported by members & guests, and enjoyed by all.Stuart Richards won first place in the HumorousSpeech Contest for ‘The Extraordinary Tale of the Queen and her Bed’.Clive Willet won the Table Topics Contest, with: ‘Are DIY projects to be applauded or avoided?’.

Nth Norfolk Speakers Club meets on alternate Wednesdays, 6.45pm at North Walsham High School, Spenser Avenue, North Walsham.Further information from: www.nnsc.co.uk email: northnorfolkspeakersclub@gmail.com or contact Gillian: 01692 650 250 Guests and new members are always warmly welcomed.Many thanksKaren Battrick (North Norfolk Speakers Club)

Dear Editor,The Trunchonbury Music and arts festival, last August, was a great success. Over 58 acts and fun performances attracted hundreds of visitors to the family friendly weekend and the variety of music encouraged all ages to support the seven stages for audience participation.Roy Davenport, from Davenport’s Magic King-dom also offered some stunning illusions whilethe beer tent and food stalls were kept busy. Added attractions included a healing field, boutique stall, puppet shows, Circus acts, Buddhist tent and cinema which all added up to raising over £12,000.“Everyone who participated and helped set thisevent up volunteered their services and we areso grateful to them, said Steve Randell. There was a sad ‘tinge’ to the event as the venue for the Festival was offered for use by the owner Charles Cornish, free of charge, and we were so grateful for his kindness but sadly he passed away suddenly, just days before the tickets went on sale. It was so sad that he couldn’t be with us but his family insisted that Mr Cornish would have wished the Festival went ahead”.

At a presentation of funds raised at Castaways Holiday Park in Bacton, Mundesley Lifeboat received a cheque for £4,500, Trunch Village Hall received £1,000 and the Trunch Parish Council also received £4,500. £2,300 will remain in the account for a possible future event.

Picture & Text by Maurice Gray

It is, after all, in the middle of the countryside not a town churchyard where maybe wildlife would need to be encouraged. Surely the safety and enjoyment of visitors is more important than a few plants. I also find it inappropriate that all the cuttings have now been put into Hazel Grove covering some of the paths, and where ashes have been scattered.Yours sincerely,J. BowlesRoughton

Chair David McNaughter (far left) with winner Stuart Richards & Table Topics Contest Chair David Ley (far Right) with winner Clive Willet.

Dear Crab Tales ReadersThe Norfolk Rivers Trust are in the process of creating a wetland at the top of the River Mun. We will soon have the massive task of planting up the wetland as we will be adding around 20,000 plants to the area!For this we need as much help as possible on Tuesday 28th & Wednesday 29th October. Volunteer assistance is vital in order to make this project happen; you’ll be really making a difference and even better we’ll be adding a kingfisher bank and wildlife watching hide next to the newly created habitat so you’ll be able to revisit and admire your handiwork for years to come!Can you spare us both days, a day or even a few hours to help? Any help with be greatly appreciated, the more the merrier so bring a friend!!! Please let me know roughly what commitment you can make so I can try to organise the right level of manpower.If you have any questions then let me know!Jonathan Lewis, Norfolk Rivers Trust www.norfolkriverstrust.orgjonathan@norfolkriverstrust.org

Dear Philip,We spotted this seal on Mundesley beach one morning last week. Isn’t he gorgeous?

He actually turned around to face the camera.

We told the Coast Watch, as they liaise with the Seal Rescue.Best Regards,Eduardo GarciaMundesley

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Yes, It Is The Land Of Milk & HoneyDespite it being cold, to start with, when I was there, New Zealand was still a land of plenty of milk and quite a bit of honey. That was how I felt in September when I flew over, to see my mum and other family members for a couple of weeks.Ask any Kiwi native and they will continue to assure you it is hard work living here, miles from anywhere, although there is a population large enough to export, to China and the likes, but all in all it’s a great place to live.Would I live here again? The answer has to be No. Why? you may well ask.I believe the answer is that you really are too far away from anywhere else in the world.We enjoy a great deal social interest in life generally in the UK. It is still only a couple of hours to get into Europe and enjoy an almost completely different life style and culture.The main reason for wanting and continuing toenjoy life in the UK, must be the completely different package of people living here.Yes, you can live in places like Auckland, with a population of over a million souls, but how many do you want to, or need to, know?Or to live in Omokoroa, where my mum lives, on the East Coast of the North Island 110 miles South East of Auckland where the population is less than 10,000 in total.

You are always within a few miles of the sea,with it’s fishing & swimming and importantly hot pools to relax in, for the princely sum of a few kiwi dollars, but it this the place to live? No thanks, as again you are duty bound to select your friends from such a very small population.

Anyone who is prepared to work hard can and does make a good living out in New Zealand and lead a healthy and happy live generally, but it is still not a place for me.... yet. I say YET, as my approach to life and what I want from it remains the same as it did now over 35 years ago, when I came to live in England at the end of 1979.Is it worth visiting and checking out?Yes, as it remains a very beautiful and interesting place to visit and, dare I say “Quite possibly a great place to live.”I would happily encourage any, and all, young or old, people to get out there to check the place over for themselves.I am more than happy to talk to anyone who is considering the idea of visiting. PK

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Above: These braided river beds are characteristic of New Zealand

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All in all, everyone who came along had a veryenjoyable morning, which included playing agame of Housey (Bingo) which was called out

Karate SuccessLucy Brewer, an AS Level student at Paston 6thForm College, has been chosen to represent Great Britain in the World Junior Karate Championships in Poland.

Lucy who is studying Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Geography came fourth in the European Championship last year. Lucy is a member of the Phoenix Karate School started karate when she was six, gaining her black belt at thirteen and her adult black belt at sixteen. It is a great honour for Lucy to represent her country at world championship level. She not only works hard on her training and College work but also carries out fund raising to cover all her costs. Principal Kevin Grieve said: “All the staff and students send their best wishes for the event and hope she can return with a medal”.

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(Not present) is Jaz Jarvis due to poor health.For over nine months Sadie’s Cleaning Serviceshave been advertising with us (see page 2) and by all accounts she and her team have been doing very well as a local and friendly cleaning company.You cannot but like and admire this local company for it’s friendly and supportive nature, particularly Sadie.Sadie first set it up in August last year, having worked on her own for the previous 7 years and she is working wonders with her team. A team that continues to look for more people to join the force. So do give her a ring, if you are prepared to work hard with the highest standards in mind.Asked what she likes about the work? Sadie quickly and honestly replied:“ I do like to see a nice cleaning job done properly. We have just been rated 10/10 from a company where we clean over 30 holiday cottages regularly”As well as managing her team, Sadie has four children aged from 15 yrs to 18 mths.I am really impressed by her approach to her work and to her family, Sadie is someone who gets down to business and seems to work very hard at it all.She is indeed a lady well worth considering to take on any or every job you might want want done today or perhaps tomorrow. PK.

SPOT THE CRAB and win a Family Swim voucher from ‘SPLASH’ in Sheringham ( 2 Adults & 2 kids)

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The first entry out of the hat wins ! ISSUE 046 WINNERSCongratulations to Mrs Doreen Hadfield, from Sheringham, who found the cod on Page 16 in

Brian’s Handyman Services’ advert and to Amy Young, aged 10, from Aylsham,

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Warwick Castle TripNorth Norfolk Division Brownies had their belated Brownie treat by visting Warwick Castle where 85 Brownies and 27 Leader on three coaches left North Norfolk early morning on Saturday 27th September for Warwick castle.

We visited the castle as part of the Big brownies Birthday, and it was Warwick castle birthday too. The Castle was 1100 years old, not just 100 like the Brownies. We were able to see lots of different things in the castle including the princess tower, and the Birds of prey display, and we all had our photo taken in front of the castle. Brownies & leaders walked around the rampartsof the castle which was 550 steps.After stopping for tea on the way home we were back in North Norfolk at about 10.00pm

Thanks To The Library

On Friday October 10th afternoon, Lis and I went along with ten other Over 60’s to have a two hour lesson on how to get our heads around the iPad.This one off session was run very well by Brigitte Morton in the Mundesley Library.Brigitte showed so much patience with most ofus asking the same questions several times andthere was even a lady there with an i-Pad all in Norwegian, but she was not deterred.The session was very informative and we came away with much more knowledge of how it all works and I would happily recommend these sessions to anyone who finds their i-Pad or Tablet rather daunting.I, for one, would be very happy to attend a few more sessions to get more used to everything that I might be able to use my Ipad for.However we have now learnt a lot more and Lis can even do a video....unwittingly she filmed her left eye for several seconds!! PK.

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Wetherspoon North Norfolk District Council (NNDC) has welcomed an announcement from British pub chain, JD Wetherspoon of a proposed investment in North Walsham town centre.Wetherspoon approached NNDC with an expression of interest its New Road offices, currently partly occupied by Nth Walsham Town Council. The chain is looking to open a pub with a restau-rant to attract a broad range of customers. It is expected that the investment would result in the creation of 45 to 50 new jobs in the town.A formal conditional offer was received from Wetherspoon at the end of September, details of which have been shared with local District Councillors and outlined to North Walsham Town Council recently. A formal report to NNDC’s Cabinet detailing theproposal is being prepared for discussion at itsnext meeting on Mon 3rd November, which willinclude relocation options for existing tenants. Any formal proposal will be subject to the normal planning and licensing approval process.The proposal outlined to the Council involves retention of the listed council offices building, a proposed extension which will include a large feature bar, seating area, kitchen and customer toilets, outside seating and retention of listed barn structures as bin and beer stores. JD Wetherspoon spokesman, Eddie Gershon said: “We are looking at the site in Nth Walsham andwould be keen to open up a pub in the town.If the plans come to fruition we would look to invest £1.6 million on the development project & create up to 50 new full and part time jobs. We also believe that a Wetherspoon pub in the town would act as a catalyst for further investment by other businesses”.NNDC Leader, Tom FitzPatrick said: “This exciting £1.6 million investment proposal promises to create up to 50 jobs for local peoplewhich will be a huge boost for the town and will help re-energise the town centre. NNDC believes this will help attract other well-known retail brands to consider investing in thishistoric market town. This positive proposal froma well-respected national business is a vote of confidence in Nth Walsham & has the potentialto bring new life to the town centre and bring additional footfall to existing businesses. The news is particularly welcome given the recent announcement by Heinz that it may have to close its Westwick factory nearby, with the potential loss of 200 jobs”.

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Some stoats had decided to take over the world and I stopped them.“That’s not quite true darling.” There was that stern look again.“Well almost. I was like James Bond at one point.”“Why don’t you let them make their own mind up on that darling?” She always calls me ‘darling’ when I’m in trouble.So I guess you will have see for yourself if I am 007 material. I’m not sending one to Philip as he’ll only be rude about it and anyway, he can buy his own. I’m sure he can afford £5.50 for a great little read.You can find it on Amazon if you search ‘Mr H Mouse’. Or there is information about this fantastic, hilarious, wonderful and true book at www.MrHMouse.co.uk. But don’t buy a copy for your cat. They won’t like it.

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Hello............my name is Mr H Mouse. And I’ve just written a book. It’s called The Mouse With The Golden Nun.I wasn’t going to send information about it to that Philip man at the Crab Tales as he can be pretty nasty if he doesn’t like something. But my lovely wife Mrs W Mouse says that Janet Munro has read it so it must be okay.It’s a real book, with a cover and everything. Well obviously the Kindle version doesn’t have a cover, but you know what I mean. And the Kindle version is only £1.80. Wow!“You haven’t told them what the book is about.” Mrs W Mouse was looking at me sternly.“I was just coming to that,” I said.The book is a real life true story about an adventure I had.

There once was a classic rock band by the name of TEN YEARS AFTER...Here is a reprint of an article contributed to the Crab Line, at the time, as a tribute to the Radio Presenter John Peel who died on 26th October, 2004 - ten years ago this weekend.

Laughter, Tears And Applause At Peelie’s FarewellFriday 12th November; sunny but with a distinctchill in the air, a chill not just down to the late-autumn temperature. As the 10.00am Norwich to London train eased out of platform 2, round the tight right-hand curve & clattered over the Wensum swing-bridge - a route I’d travelled a million times before - I mused over my first ever face-to-face encounter with John Peel some eleven-and-a-half years previously. Today, outward-bound once more, but with the sad, sad mission of saying “Goodbye” at his funeral in Bury St Edmunds Cathedral of St. James, I was compelled - there was no choice in the matter.Back in 1993 I was actually working a lunch-timeLondon bound train as the guard and, quite possibly the same rolling stock now occupied by me, there being only ten loco-hauled sets plying the route, after all.On that particular summer day, we got as far asChelmsford - actually into the station as luck would have it - but then all forward propulsion ceased. The ‘road’ ahead, it seemed, was blockedso we waited and we waited and we waited... By the time I stepped-out on to the platform, a perplexed J.P. was already pacing up and downanxiously looking for a telephone. It transpired that he was on his way to have that all-important,initial interview with the newly appointed Controller of Radio One.

With the benefit of hindsight I now assume thismeeting was with Matthew Bannister who, duringthe ensuing weeks of ‘the long knives’, saw off such personalities as Dave Lee-Travis, Simon Bates, Gary Davies, Bruno Brookes, and Co. - the ‘old school’, in fact.This was Bannister’s endeavour to revitalise hisflagging Station that was being disparagingly but,fairly accurately, lampooned by Whitehouse & Enfield’s spoof D.J’s ‘Smashie’ and “Nicey”. Obviously - though the listening public weren’t necessarily aware of the hatchet job taking placeat this point in time - this had got to be pretty wella crucial & pivotal afternoon in Peel’s broadcast-ing career. Blissfully unaware of the ‘bloody’drama being played-out there and then at Broad-casting House I was, never-the-less, delighted tovolunteer the use of the cell phone in my brake van to enable John to outline his dilemma, offerhis profuse apologies and postpone the meeting with his new boss at the Beeb.Any hopes of reaching Liverpool Street station being abandoned, our train was re-scheduled asa ‘return working’ and he & I shared my guard’svan back as far as Stowmarket. During this extr-emely relaxed yet auspicious (for me, at least)homeward journey we naturally chatted aboutmusic and I did pose the inevitable question asto whether it was true, or a myth, that he invaria-bly broke-down on hearing The Undertone’s

‘Teenage Kicks’. “True!” I went on to say that their ‘My Perfect Cousin’, ranked amongst my all-time favourites. No sycophancy on my part, I hasten to add, it genuinely did and still does to this day.It’s now around 10.30 pm. on Friday - two or three nights later - and I’m driving home along Norwich Riverside having worked the same ‘diagrammed’ Inter-City service all week. Car radio tuned into Radio One, I suddenly become focused on Peelie’s voice cutting through the ether -“......This is for the ‘chief guard’ who saved my bacon on the way to London the other day.......My Perfect Cousin”. Amazed, I just had to makeit home asap, ring the studio and ask for my joyful gratitude to be passed on to him.On being patched through I was met with John’svoice answering the extension. Completely takenaback and explaining who I was, I spluttered: “Christ, I thought your producer would answer the phone, not you?” “This is late night BBC - don’t expect the luxury of a producer, everyone went home hours ago” came his chuckling but deliberate, soft delivery.A bond had been formed.Over the following years, numerous meetings &lots of laughter were to follow. He didn’t travel first class so I would come across him in coach ‘C’, if anywhere, as it offered the relative seclus-ion of airline style seating. He would greet me with: “ I was waiting for you to come along ( to check the tickets ) - I heard your voice over the p.a.” A rather ironic roll-reversal if ever there was one.One particular evening approaching Christmas time, he appeared a little bit ‘down’ and, concerned, I asked after his welfare. “Oh, I’ve been to a showbiz party. You know - Dawn French & the likes. Not my choice of how tospend an evening but my agent/producer thoughtI should go along for appearances sake”.“Do you want to come up front with the driver?”“Now?” “Of course”.“Really?”“Come on then!” I ordered.All intentions of my doing any tickets were for-gotten at that point. He was beside himself withobvious glee as we joined our driver at the sharpend and we just couldn’t shut him up. He reflect-ed on his time in The States and related how, onmore than one occasion, he finished up in casualtyas a result of his young Texan wife of the time roughing him up, to the point where he became something of a cult figure with his fellow Yankeeout-patients - drunks, brawlers, etc. - who wouldexclaim: “Your wife beats you, Wow, Man? Hey listen-up - this guy’s wife beats him!”Travelling into the night at 100 mph - nose pressedup against the windscreen - he was inspired toconfess as to how scared he was of flying (thoughAndy Kershaw claims it was really a fear of paying for flying!). He excitedly went on and on,even recalling how he met his beloved wife Sheila.Bearing in mind his usual droll, monotonous voice I don’t think I ever recalled it having so much expression as at that particular time. For someone, such as he, being in the position of being able to travel anywhere - preferably notby plane - and meet almost anyone, sharing the

innocent joy that this experience so obviously brought him was ... well, a moment I’ll personally never forget.“...Our Tom won’t believe this...Tom will be so jealous...” Something told me I had made somebody’s day... (His now grown-up Son - Tom Ravenscroft - is now a presenter, in his own right, on BBC Radio 6 Music).But now fast forward to the present...I, along with one or two other obvious mourners& members of the media, alighted at Stowmarketto catch the on-going connection to Bury whichcomprised a single coach “Scud” diesel rail-car- with all seats already taken. The platform, following a subsequent arrival fromLondon, by then had taken on the appearance ofa living, modern-day ‘Who’s Who?’ and as wesqueezed aboard this mobile Tardis I was huddledcompressed - against Andy Kershaw, Jarvis Cocker, Paul Gambaccini & Tom Robinson to mentionbut a few - the latter of whom, and on behalf of, we had to plead with the lady conductor to allowaboard as she had drawn a line the wrong side of Tom for safety’s sake, in case of emergency evacuation. Tell me, could one soul - especially the singer of 2-4-6-8 Motorway, Glad to be Gayand War Baby, really have made that much difference to the health and safety aspect of this short, ongoing journey?The short trip was light hearted & good humoured - Mr Gambaccini suggesting that we occupy the luggage racks “... As did-Gene Pitney on crowded trains in the States”.We spilled out at Bury where the town taxis werehaving a field day. “Can we share?” enquired a young woman who, it turned out, was a reporter for an in-house BBC magazine.“Too sodding right we can”, I thought to myself,bearing in mind my strong aversion to paying cabfares or just ‘paying’, full stop! She even pickedup the tab on her expenses. Fate was indeed endorsing my ongoing plans for the day.

As the crowds of well-wishers & celebrities, alike,poured into the Cathedral Close we were chann-elled according to rank/guest list. I took my placein the queue hoping for one of the coveted remain-ing 300 seats inside - 600 places already havingbeen given over to family and friends. Needless to say, the ever-growing crowd was very upbeatand some bloke claimed it was more akin to a festival than a funeral. Everyone within earshot concurred.I chatted with people who had come from New-castle, Kent, Brighton & beyond - some travell-ing overnight in the need to pay their respects &say “Cheerio”. All sectors of society appeared tobe represented - quite elderly, matronly ladies intweeds who, I assume, were followers of hisRadio 4 ‘Home Truths’ series; business-suitedindividuals; ageing punks & goths with iron-mongery penetrating their facial flesh plus one or two poor souls whose threadbare clothing barely clung to their backs. Some - men in particular - were openly weeping.My theory is that, every-so-often, there comes a need for people to vent their emotional safety valves and events such as this, and Princess Di’s passing for instance, act as a catalyst to such needs.

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As the time approached one-o’clock it was obviousthat there was no further room in the church but,on reflection, I’m rather glad that I had to remainoutside because we then didn’t suffer the inhib-itions & constraints imposed by a place of worship.I do stress, nevertheless, that all present held theutmost of respect for the occasion. A ripple ofdistant applause gradually grew closer & louder- almost like an audible “Mexican Wave’ - as ittraced the path of the 2 hearses & family cortègemaking its way towards the south door of St. James, until clapping and cheering filled the whole sprawling church yard. John could have been running through the players’ tunnel, with the Liverpool team, and on to the turf of his exalted “Kop”. By now the drizzle had turned to rain but no-one left, we just shrank further into our tumed-up collars.The service details have been widely reported inall of the media so there’s no need to touch onthat but it was a light affair as Peelie would havewanted with both extremely touching as well ashumorous moments throughout its one hour, 25minute duration, which was relayed outside. I must make space to mention the two pieces performed by Stowmarket Choral Society - of which his widow Sheila is a member. These works were superbly sung and beautifully haunting.The thing that seemed to bring everybody downto earth was John’s voice in an audio pastiche of snippets from his various programmes, plus theLiverpool F.C. anthem, as he & his family return-ed to the waiting cars. I guess it’s not very oftenthat the word ‘bugger’, as spoken by him in thetranscript, is approvingly relayed in any churchlet alone a cathedral! The final climax to all of this though was, as expected, his song - Teenage Kicks which,I freely admit, completely demolished me yet drewthe loudest rousing cheers from his ‘supporters’.What a spectacle as the official parties filed outbut the list of names and personalities that I didhave chance to recognise just milling around thepubs and streets of Bury St Edmunds was truly something else..,.. Fergal Sharkey, ‘Whisperin’ Bob Harris, Johnnie Walker, Phill Jupitus, etc, etc, etc... it was quite unreal. The flamboyance - especially at a time such as this; the men - yes- but it’s an acknowledged fact, isn’t it, that women look their most alluring in hats, mourning-black, and heels?

If, as we would wish, there is a ‘great beyond’ then, bet your life, Peel’s already got himself a late night slot on “Radio Hereafter”.“Are teenage dreams so hard to beat?... So long, Mate.This short lyric adorns his headstone, which was put in place in February 2008, at Great Finsborough church, Suffolk.The Editor would like to thank Michael Peters of Trimingham for such a moving and interesting article.

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On behalf of the Coronation Hall, from the Chairman of the Committee of Trustees.Hello everyone, I am writing to you all on behalfof the Coronation Hall, and NO, this is NOT an appeal for money! You are safe to read on........Firstly some background information:1.The Hall belongs to the people of Mundesley.2. It was built by public subscription between 1910 and 1912.3.That original building cost was £611.4.The population of Mundesley was then 770.5.The Hall is now insured for a rebuild cost of £680,000.6.The population in the 2001 census was 2,690 and must now be something over 3,000.

Since its instigation the Hall has been run by a committee made up of representatives of various organisations in the village and also some elected members. These committee members are also the Trusteesof the Hall who act on your behalf to keep the building in good heart, structurally sound and financially viable. Our commitment is basically to manage the Hall’saffairs as conscientiously as we would manage our homes and so far, after 114 years, it is still a busy and functioning building.Here is the problem. We are in need of a new Chairman for this Committee.After some sixteen years I shall be standing down at the next A&M in March 2015.

We are also in need of a Secretary to assist the Chairman. Sadly, no one on the present committee is able to take on these tasks. Our minutes secretary is a busy working lady who cannot give more time; three of us are already over eighty; it is not fair to pressure others who are already heavily committed with other organisations. Please do not just dismiss this. It is important for all of us in Mundesley.We are very concerned as to what will happen to the Hall if no one is able to take care of it.There will soon be an extra meeting of the Committee to word a new paragraph of the constitution to decide what should happen to the Hall if there is no one to run it. Following the conclusions of this extra meeting an open meeting for-everyone to attend will be called. The proposed new clause can then be publicly discussed and approved before we send it to the Charity Commission, who have to be informed.There must be someone amongst our current 3000 population. Don’t be shy! Take the plunge! If you are just a little bit interested or concerned please phone me for more details of what may be involved.

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Future Savings For Norfolk??Members of NCC’s Communities Committee met on Tuesday 21st October to discuss a series of future savings proposals.An extra £13m of savings is needed to be foundacross the council for the financial year ahead.The proposals to find nearly £900,000 worth of savings in Communities for 2015/16 were: Reviewing staffing of the library service (£60,000)Service reviews and management savings in Customer Services (£90,000)Reduced spend on equipment and conservation materials for Norfolk Record Office (£26,000)Reduction in staff and income generation in museums (£88,000)One-off sale of antiquarian library stock (£100,000)Income generation and efficiency savings for other NCC services (£450,000)Reduction from arts service delivery and grants (£83,000)Reducing the Healthwatch budget in 2016/17 (£50,000)

At the time of writing the savings had not yet been decided. Watch This Space!

The Red ArrowsThe first display by the Red Arrows, at RAF Little Rissington on 6th May 1965, was to introduce the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team to the media. However, the first public display in the UK was9 days later at Biggin Hill International Air Fair. During displays, the aircraft do not fly directly over the crowd apart from entering the display area by flying over the crowd from behind; anymanoeuvres in front of & parallel to the audiencecan be as low as 300 ft, the ‘synchro pair’ can go as low as 100 ft straight & level, or 150 ftwhen in inverted flight. The greatest number of displays flown in anyyear was in 1995, when they performed 136 times and the smallest number of displays in one year was in 1975, after the 1973 oil crisis limited their appearances.By the end of the 2009 season, the Red Arrows had performed a total of 4,269 displays in 53 countries and their 4,000th display was at RAF Leuchars during the Battle of Britain Airshow in September 2006.Following the accidents during the 2011 season,the Red Arrows retained Red 8 and moved the original Red 10 to the Red 5 position to enable them to continue displaying with nine aircraft. In March 2012, the MOD announced that the Red Arrows would fly aerobatic displays with seven aircraft during the 2012 display season as Flt Lt Kirsty Stewart had moved into a ground based role with the team. It is believed this was due to the emotional stressshe had been suffering over the loss of her two Red Arrows colleagues the previous year.

As a consequence of this, Red 8 also dropped outof the display team to enable an odd number of aircraft to perform and thus maintain formation symmetry. However, the team carried out officialflypasts with nine aircraft by utilising Red 8 as well as ex-Red Arrow display pilot and current Red 10 Mike Ling. The Red Arrows returned to a full aerobatic formation of nine aircraft in 2013.

In 2014, The Red Arrows celebrated 50 years ofAerobatic history as a display team returning toFairford for the Royal International Air Tattoo. For the entirety of the 2014 display season, theaircraft carried special 50th Anniversary markings on their tails instead of just the red, white and blue stripes.Since 1966, there have been 9 display pilots eachyear, all volunteers. Pilots must have completedone or more operational tours on a fast jet suchas the Tornado, Harrier or Typhoon, have accu-mulated at least 1,500 flying hours & have beenassessed as above average in their operational role to be eligible. Even then, there are more than 10 applicants for each place on the team.Pilots stay with the Red Arrows for a 3-year tourof duty. Three pilots are changed every year, suchthat there are normally 3 1st year pilots, 3 2nd year pilots, and three in their final year.

The Team Leader also spends three years withthe team. The ‘Boss’, as he is known to the restof the team, is always a pilot who has previouslycompleted a three year tour with the Red Arrows,often (although not always) including a season as the leader of the Synchro Pair.

The Reds have no reserve pilots, as a spare pilotwould not perform often enough to fly to the standard required, nor would they be able to learn the intricacies of each position in the formation. If one of the pilots is not able to fly, the team flies an eight-plane formation. However, if the Team Leader, ‘Red 1’, is unableto fly then the team does not display at all. Each pilot always flies the same position in the formation during a season. The pilots spend six months from October to April practising for the display season. Pilots wear green flying suits during training, and are only allowed to wear their red flying suits once they are awarded their Public Display Authority at the end of winter training.The new pilots joining the team will spend theirfirst season flying at the front of the formation near the Team Leader. As their experience and proficiency improves they will move to positions further back in the formation in their second and third seasons. Pilots who start on the left of the formation will stay on that side for the duration of their three year tour with the team and pilots on the right side will stay on the right. The exception to this are Reds 6 and 7 (the Synchro Pair) who fly in the ‘stem’ of the formation - the two positions behind the Team Leader.

Thanks to Lis for finding this article on the Net. and to Paul Damen for his photo of this year’s Carnival Demonstration in Cromer. PK.

In 2006 the Trustees of the Paston Foundation created a scholarship scheme to mark Paston’s 400th birthday, bearing the name of our founder, Sir William Paston.This year 25 scholarships worth £500 were awarded to new gifted and talented students who achieved a minimum of 4A* grades at GCSE. The scholarship certificates were given out to students at a special celebration lunch by Peter Stibbons, Chairman of the Paston Foundation and Corporation member.The scholarships recognise outstanding student ability but challenge us all to have ambition and high aspirations.

The scholars this year were: Annie Baldwin, Ciara Simpson & Phoebe Hagan from Acle Academy.Chloe Chandler, Megan Kett-Brodie, Jake Morris, HazelNeedham, Ruth Sloper, Georgie Rowe, Jamie Spooner& Catrina Wooldridge from Aylsham High School.Catherine Broster, Lucy Hutchin from Broadland High School.Lucy Harrison from Caister High School.Beth Adams & Jake Lomax from Cromer Academy.Beth Willoughby from Flegg High School.Grace Farman from Hellesdon High School.Fran Clabon from Langley School.Nathan Price from North Walsham High School.Hope Fincham from Sheringham High School.Freya Boswell, Stan Clarke, Hannah German & Chloe Higenbottam from Sprowston High School.

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No Will PowerWritten by Miranda Marshall – Director at Hayes + Storr

Are you amongst the two-thirds of people who risk dying intestate?

New rules are to apply to the estates of those who die without a Will.

To die without a valid Will is to be ‘intestate’. The Inheritance & Trustees’ Powers Act 2014 is now on the statute book and will become law on 1st October 2014. The position until October, where the deceased person dies intestate and leaves an estate worthmore than £450,000, and is survived by a spouse/civil partner but where there are no children, is as follows: the survivor receives the ‘personal chattels’ ( i.e. household furniture and other contents, car, jewellery, etc. ) but shares the remaining estate with the deceased’s parents. The spouse/civil partners gets £450,000 and half the balance, with the other half of the balance going to the parents equally. If there are no parents alive, the deceased’s siblings or their children take. The new rules give the spouse/civil partner in such circumstances 100% of the rest; which is thought to be much closer to the wish of the majority.

Where the intestate was married (or in a civil partnership) and had children, the current rules are complex and involve trusts. Here the spouse / civil partner takes the chattels and the first £250,000. The balance is split into equal shares. One half passes to the children but is held on ‘statutory trusts’ until they reach 18,which contain old fashioned and inflexible provisions. The other half passes into a life-interest trust which allows the spouse only income arising and no right to the capital. The new rules still allow for half the residue overthe £250,000 to go to the children but now theother 50% goes entirely to the surviving spouse, without the complexity and restriction of a life interest trust.

The £250,000 ‘statutory legacy’ passing to the survivor is now to be increased each 5 years in line with inflation in line with the Consumer Prices Index. It last rose in 2008.

Whilst these new measures certainly simplify matters, the best defence is to avoid intestacy altogether. Failure to leave a valid, up-to-date Will causes headaches for the family of the deceased. Not only do assets pass to people that the deceased would not have wished, but an intestate estate invariably takes longer to administer. And for those people who are unmarried ( or not in a civil partnership) and have no family, or only unknown and distant family, the situation can be particularly dire.

If you have no children, parents, siblings, nephews, nieces, grandparents, uncles, aunts or first cousins then without a will your estate will be what is called ‘Bona Vacantia’, which means that all your money will go to the state…...and you know how well they spend our money!

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Mid Term Biology Exam....This is straight from Scotland where students in an advanced Biology class were taking their mid-term exam. The last question was: ‘Name 7 advantages of Mother’s Milk’. The question was worth 70 points. One student, in particular, was hard put to think of seven advantages. However, he wrote:1) It is perfect formula for the child.2) It provides immunity against several diseases.3) It is always the right temperature.4) It is inexpensive.5) It bonds the child to mother, and vice versa.6) It is always available as needed.And then the student was stuck. Finally, in desperation, just before the bell rang indicating the end of the test, he wrote:7) It comes in two attractive containers and it’s high enough off the ground where the cat can’t get itHe got an ‘A’..!

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A New Defibrillator & Essential Training EquipmentThe Cromer St John Ambulance has received a new defibrillator and training resources, funded through the generosity and support of several local groups and families.The new equipment was presented to the unit at an event this summer & will enable volunteers tomaintain their high levels of first aid knowledge. They will also have access to the new defibrillator, which can dramatically improve a cardiac arrestpatient’s chances of survival in the crucial first few minutes after a first aid emergency.

Richard Earl, St John Ambulance’s Cromer unitmanager, said: ‘We’re delighted to have receivedthis invaluable defibrillator & new training kit. The items were purchased with donations froma number of local groups including The CromerSt John Darts League, who have been raising funds for us for over fifty years, and the Friday Table Top Team who over the last couple of years have run monthly sales for this purpose.In addition, we are very grateful to the Folk On the Pier group and lastly but by no means leastthe Randall family and friends who started the

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AylshamBridge Club 7pm Fri 7.15pm t: 761 308Broadland Junior Chess 8.30am term-time Sat. t: 735 740 Country Market each Friday 8.50-noonCricket Club indoor Sun 3-5pm t: 510 102 Evening WI 7.30pm 1st Thurs Town Hall.Extend Over 60’s Exercise Fridays Jubilee Family Centre t: 01692 407 851 Farmers Market 9am-1pm 1st & 3rd Sat Market PlaceF.I.T. group 2nd & 4th Weds t: 731 177Flower Club 2nd Wed 7.30pm Town HallFitness Yoga/Pilates Tues & Thurs Friendship Hall t: 01692 538 569 Gym Club Fri 5pm. High School t: 576 609Inspired Gardeners group. 2nd Thurs 10.30 - noon. Methodist Church Hall. t:733 535. Lammas KC Lodge ROAB Tues 8.15pm Sutton School Of Dance, Mill Row.Monday Stall Parish Church 8.30-noon N. N. Mental Health Users & Carers Forum 2nd Weds Jubilee Centre 1- 3.30pm. RBL (Womens) 1st Mon Salvation Army Hall t: 734 091 N.N. Speakers Club 7pm alt.Wed High School t: 01692 402 662Scalextric Club Presto Park Weds 7.15pm.t: 01603 754 319 Quaker Meetings Sun 10.30am Peggs YardYoga Tues 7.30pm Peggs Yard. t: 732 426

CromerAge Concern Fri 10am The Cottage.Aqua Therapy Classes Mon 11am-12pm Wed 7- 8pm Country Club t: 501 914 Air Training Corps 7pm Mon & Thurs, High School t: 515 452Baptist Church 1st & 3rd Sat Coffee morning t: 576 524 Bridge (Duplicate) Mon 7pm t: 822 778C.A.B. Appointments: t : 01692 405 847Chesterfield Hall Mon 10am Parent & Toddlers. Sun 11.45am Family Service & Children’s Club Christian Fellowship Sun 10.30am former Gospel Hall t: 838 180Cromer Orchestra meets 7-9pm The Belfry Arts Centre. Overstrand. t: 511 600Cromer Forum 1st Tues 7.30pm Methodist Church New Hall t: 515138Diabetes UK 4thThurs 7.30pm Methodist Church Hall. t: 01692 405 492 Elderberries Badminton 3-5pm Mon & Fri Cromer sports hall. t: 761 142 Elderberries Short Mat Bowls 3-5pm Mon & Fri Cromer sports hall. t: 511 2461st Suffield Park Guides 7pm.Weds. info: www.girlguiding.org.uk/get_involved.aspx Flower Club 7.30pm 3rd Mon Junior School. t: 513 408Folk Dance Club 7.30pm Tues Community Hall t: 578 224Garden Society 7.30pm 2nd Weds Community Hall t: 514 399Hockey Club Mon under16s & under13s 6.30pm Adults 7.15pm Sports CentreKorean Martial Arts t: 07765 282 981Lip reading classes Thurs 10 - 12noon Methodist Church Rooms t: 0344 800 8002.N & N Assoc.for Blind 9.30-1pm Tues Merchants Place. N.N. Mencap Society Thurs 1pm Merchants Place. t: 578 116Parkinson’s Disease Society 10.30am 2nd Wed of month St. John Hall, Bond St.R.E.M.E. 2pm. 1st Wed Halsey Hse t: 512 450RBL 2pm 1st Wed. The Cottage t:510 146RBL Women’s Section 2.30pm 1st Thurs Royal Naval Assoc. t:720 107 or email: kebb39@yahoo.co.uk for infoROAB Wed 8.15pm The Cottage.Sing for Joy Singing Group Thurs 10am. Community Centre. t: 570 117

St John Ambulance Adults Tues 7.30pm Cadets Tues 5.45pm St John Hall, Bond St. Sea Scouts Overstrand Rd info t: 514 562 Tabletop/Craft Sale Sat 10am-4pm Parish Hall. t:649 441 t: 649 441Taekwondo Sports Centre. t: 711 824 Tennis Club Sun, Weds & Fri t:513 741 The One O’clock Club over 60’s.1-2pm Thurs. Barker’s Herne. W.I. 2nd Thurs 2 pm, Garden St.Overstrand Acorns Parent & Toddler Group 1.30 -3pm Thurs (term-time) Belfry School. t: 579 275. Gardening Club 2.30pm 1st Tues Parish Hall t: 576 437Carpet Bowls 2.30pm Thurs. Parish Hall t: 833 369 Railway Quilters & Craft Group 2nd & 4th Tues.10-12 Parish Hall t: 576 986 Strand Club 2nd Wed of month (except Aug) 2.30pm Methodist Church t: 578 250W.I. 3rd Wed 7.30pm Parish Hall t: 834 242

MundesleyBadminton Tues & Fri am: Coronation Hall. Tel: 722 835 Bowls Pavilion Bingo: Sun 7.30pm, Whist Drive: Tues, Wed & Fri 1.45pm t: 721 815Bounce & Rhyme for under 5’s & parents/carers Tues 2.15-3.15pm Library t:720 702 Cafe Church 1st Weds 10.30am Church Rooms. Carpet Bowls Mon 1.30pm Coronation Hall t: 722 054 Community Choir Tues 7.30pm Methodist Church t: 722 022 Craft Club 10am - 12pm 1st & 3rd Mon Coronation Hall. t 720 549 Creative Writing Group 1st Fri 2.15-4.15pm Library t:720 702Knit & Natter Tues 4-5pm Library t:720 702 Library Mon & Sat:10-1pm,Tues 2-5.30pm Fri 10-1pm & 2-6.30pm. t: 720 702Luncheon Club for over 60’s & disabled. Mon &Thurs 12-2pm Free Church t :721 984 MADRA t: 07734 689 978Methodist Church Sun worship 10.30am RBL 4th Weds Haig Club. t: 722 238 RBL Womens 3rd Weds 1.45pm Coronation Hall t:721 021Scrabble Club Fridays t: 720 663Table Tennis Club Weds 7pm Coronation Hall. We welcome members from 8yrs any standard.t: 722 930 or 07828 175 493 Village Cinema 7.30pm Coronation Hall 2nd Tues Info: www.mundesley.org/film W.I. 2nd Mon 7pm Church Rooms t: 720 744

North WalshamAgeUK 4th Thurs 10 - noon Drop in for info& advice. Library t: 01692 402 482Animal Magic Dog Club t: Kathy 720 730 Bipolar Self Help Group 3rd Thurs 2pm Saddlers Shop t: 0854 434 9872 Charity Bingo Weds 8pm Community Centre.t: 01692 407 214 Chess Club 7.30 Mon. Orchard Garden Pub. All abilities. t: 01692 404 649Extend Over 60’s Exercise Mon. Methodist Church Hall t: 01692 407 851Hockey Club Under 11s. Fri 5-6pm Sports Centre t: 01692 404 624 Judo Tues from 7pm. Millfield Primary School. t: Hazel: 579 345 Lions Club 7.30pm 1st Mon. Community Centre. t: 01692 400 702N.N. Speakers Club 7pm alt. Weds. High School t: Gillian :01692 650 250 Parkinson Support Group 2nd Tues 10:30am Sacred Heart Church Hall. t:01692 406 486 Quaker Meetings Sun 10.30am Meeting House, Mundesley Rd. near Swafield.RAFA 7.30pm First Tues. Bluebell Inn

Reading 4 U 3rd Wed 9.45am St.John’s Hall t: 768 164Short & Sweet book group 1-2pm Tues every 3 weeks in Library. t: 01692 402 482 Spiritualist Centre Sun: 6.30-8pm St John’s Ambulance Hall. The Wheel of Light 1st Thurs 7.30pm Orchard Gardens Pub. t: 721 484Victory Explorers Weds evenings 14 - 18 yrs t: 01692 406415 Walsham Writers’ Group : www.walshamwritersgroup.com Weavers Morris Dancers Wed 7.45pm St Nicholas Room t: 01692 404 447

Sheringham Beetle Drive 3rd Tues.7.30pm St.Josephs Church Bridge The Morley. Duplicates Thurs 7pm Beginners Fri 2pm t: 822 087Bounce & Rhyme under 5’s & parents/carers.Tues 10.15-10.45am : Library. t: 822 874CAB. YESU,Thurs 10-2pm t: 01692 402 570Chess All ages & abilities t: 01692 404 649 English Country Dancing Mons 7.30pm Methodist Church Hall t: 01692 404 447 Evening W.I. 2nd Mon. St. Josephs Church Hall t: 823 889Flower Club 1st Thurs 7pm St.Andrews Church t: 825 059Gingerbread Fri pm. Friends Meeting Hse t: 0785 9364 702 Harry Upcher Lodge ROAB Mon 8.15pm Tyneside Club. Hearing Aid Clinic 10-12pm 1st Mon. Age Concern.Ladies Fellowship 7.30pm 2nd Tues Salvation Army. Lip reading classes Thurs 1.30 - 3.30pm Health Centre t: 0344 800 8002 MS meetings 7-9pm 1st & 3rd Wed. Robin Hood Pub, t: 823 392Morris Dancing. Oddfellows Hall. Weds 7.30pm t: 837 693Old Shannocks 2.15pm last Wed of month Community Rooms. Quaker Meetings Sun 10.30am Cremer St. R.A.F.A. 4th Tues of month. t: 837 229Saturday Super Sale First Sat 9-11am. Salvation Army Hall. Sheringham & Cromer Lions Club 2nd & 4th Tues.The Morley Club. t: 821 276 Sheringham Singers Ladies Choir Tues 2-4pm Lighthouse Community Church t: 768 126 Sheringham Voyager 2pm 1st & 3rd Thurs Community Centre t: 01692 500 550 Sheringham Youth Choir 11-18yrs.Weds 7pm (term time) Baptist ChurchThe Fellowship Choir 10-11.30am Mon St. Andrews Church. t:761 482The Runtons Bingo Sun & Wed 7.30pm Bernie’s Social Club East Runton N.N. Chess Club Fri 7.30pm. W. Runton Social Club t: 823 814Philatelic Society 2nd Mon 7.30pm West Runton Church Hall.Coffee Mornings Thurs 10am.(22nd May -25th Sept) Methodist Church,East Runton. Cromer & Sheringham Probus Club 12.30pm 1st Tues, Links Hotel t:824 306 Rotary Club Weds 6pm except 5th Weds Dormy House W.Runton, t: 578 194 Sequence Dancing Mon 7.30-10pm E. Runton Village Hall.t:01692 403 071West Runton Scouts info : 712 288West Runton Social Club :t: 838 866 W.I. 2.15pm 2nd Wed. W. Runton Church Hall

TriminghamAt Pilgrim Centre, Trimingham Coffee Morning 3rd Weds 10.30am. Poppyland Club (Ladies) 2nd Weds 2.30pm.

At Pilgrim Centre, Trimingham continued. Slimming Club Tues 1.45pm t: 579 797. Table Top Sale 1st Sun 8.30am t: 834 965. Whist 1.45pm Mon & Thurs. All levels welcome.t: Liz 834 965Elsewhere:1st Suffield Park Guides Weds evenings www.girlguiding.org.uk/get_involved.aspx Badminton Thurs. Gresham Village Hall t: 07917 596 797 Beachcombers Dining Club 1st Mon 7pm: The Feathers Hotel, Holt. t: Hazel 838 566 Cash Bingo Tues 8pm Aldborough community centre. Cantamus Choir 7.30pm Thurs. Southrepps Church. t: 07785 782 498.Crazee Kidz Club 7pm 2nd & 4th Fri. term time. Roughton Village Hall 7-16yrs. t:768 138 Cromer & Sheringham Brass Band 7.45pm Thurs Upper Sheringham Village Hall t:733 638 Cromer Air Rifle Club 9am -noon Sundays Near Sheringham. t: 570 223Extend exercise for over 60’s Mon 2.30pm Northrepps Village Hall t:768 159Farmers Market 1st Sun 9.30am - 12.30pm Aldborough Community Hall t: 768 766Fit Together Health Walks t: 07766 259 999 Fit Together Tea Dance Tues 2-4pm Briston Copeman Centre - £2 Info: 07766 259 999 Greenfingers Gardening Club 7.30pm 1st Thurs Jubilee Hall, Banningham t: 761 620 Gym Club Thurs 5-8pm Northrepps Village Hall t: 576 609 Knapton Ladies Club 3rd Mon 7.30pm Village Hall t:720 908. 1st Tues Women’s Own Methodist Church t: 721 439 MS Group Mon 10-2pm Southrepps Village Hall t: 823 392 Nordic Walking Tues & Thurs 11am t: 07825 773 368Norfolk Dixieland Jazz Band 1.30pm 1st SunGoat Inn,Skeyton.Free. t: 01692 538 600. Norfolk Submariners 1st Wed 12noon Kings Head, Horsham St Faith t: 511 758N.N. Minni House Club 2 - 4pm (except August) Bodham Village Hall t: 826 970. N. Walsham Cage Bird Club 8pm 3rd Tues Felmingham Village Hall. t: 01692 404 750 Northrepps Pre-School Mon-Fri Term-time t:579 396 Northrepps R.B.L. 1st Mon. 2nd.Mon. BH’s. 7.30pm. Northrepps Cottage t: 579 633. NN Amateur Radio Group Wed & Thur 10-4 Muckleburgh t: 821 936Nth Norfolk Model Engineering Club 1st Fri 7.30pm High Kelling Social Centre Prize Bingo 7.30pm 1st & 3rd Fri Gimingham Village HallRoughton & District WI. 2nd weds of month. 7.30pm Roughton Village Hall t: 768 106. Roughton Under 5’s Playgroup t:07553 456 083Ruby’s Prize Bingo. 1st Sat of month 7.30pm. Lower Southrepps Social Club Seniors Swimming Mon & Weds am., Fri pm. Greshams Swimming Pool, Holt. t: 711 123 Suffield Park Bowls Club. Whist Drives Tues 2.15pm. Fri twice monthly 7.30pm.Traditional Catholic Latin Mass 4th. Sun 5.30pm Mission Rooms Horsham St. Faiths (opp. Parish Church) t: 01603 788 873 Trunch Bumbles Pre-school t: 720 931 Trunch Friends 2nd Tues 2pm Trunch Village Hall t:721 570Trunch Methodist Church 1st Sat 10am - noon. Coffee Morning. Stalls Cakes t: 720 145 Weybourne Folk Club 3rd Sun 3-6pm Maltings Hotel, Weybourne.t:588 781 Woodlands Pre-School Mon am, Tues - Fri 9am-3pm t: 834 148COPY FOR NEXT ISSUE BY WEDS 29th OCTOBER!

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Special EventsOCTOBER

Friday 24th October 2 to 4pm : Pilgrim Centre TriminghamCraft Afternoon ~ £1.50 includes refreshments, bringyour craft project. Tel June 833 382

Saturday 25th October7.30pm: Lower Southrepps Social Club.Harvest Supper ~ With ‘Bangers & Mash’, entertainmentby The Castaways.Raffle. £6 (concession for members)Places limited for catering purposes so arrive early! Info 722 180, 720 090 or 01692 407 118.Sunday 26th October 7 for 7.30pm : Pilgrim Centre TriminghamQuiz ~ £1 pp. max four in team. BYO tipple, free tea/coffee Free Parking Tel Liz: 834 965

Monday 27th October 2.30-4.30pm: Sheringham LibraryTell Me The Truth About War ~ A Creative Writing Workshop led by Phil Barrett. Using a mixture of imagination, personal experience we will explore the truths & lies about war and how we feel about them - past, present & future. No experience of creative writing required. No charge - Donations welcome.

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Tuesday 28th October 5:30 - 8pm: North Walsham Library:Black History Month ~ Afroluso Dance Workshop for Adults. Come & learn some West African dance moves in a friendly environment. Book your place now on: 01692 402 482.Wednesday 29th October2.15 - 4pm : NNR, Railway Institute, Holt Station High KellingPoppyline Education Group ~1940s style musical tea party. Home made cakes. Free parking. Dress up if you like. Tickets £6. in advance only from: 820 800 during office hours.4-5pm: Sheringham LibraryBlack History Month ~ Anna Mudeka Drumming and Singing Back by Popular Demand. Booking Essential: Tel: 822 874

Thursday 30th October 10:30 - 11:30am: North Walsham LibraryBlack History Month ~ Storytelling with Patience Unazi. Most suitable for children 8 and under

NOVEMBERSaturday 1st November 9am - 12pm: N. Walsham Community CentreTable top Sale ~ tables available at £5 (double table), to book tel: 01692 402 116. Organised by the North Walsham Players Sunday 2nd November 2.30pm: East Runton Village Hall, NR27 9PGRunton Parish History Society ~ A talk on the Cromer lifeboats by Peter Stibbons. Admission £3, including tea or coffee & biscuits.

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Monday 27th October7.30pm: Cromer Community Hall, Garden St.

COAST Arts & Literature Festival Talk Cromer before the Storm: the resort in the years before the First World War. by Andy Boyce, on

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To Friday 14th NovemberMonday - Friday : NNDC’s First Floor Gallery, Holt Road, Cromer

Step Into The Past : The Time Travel Exhibition ~ Unique photography by James Fox with an array of views across the county & country. Over the course of several months, James travelled to the locationscaptured in photographs taken over 100 years ago to recapture the scene today. Through the use of lens, the pictures are processed as a 3D morphing print showing the two worlds colliding.James studied Photography at Paston College, takinga particular interest in stereo (3D) photography and rephotography (the art of recapturing an old photo), undertaking a final project on the theme of transition. He presents a series of local, regional and national locations and people, fusing the past and present in an engaging format.Prices range from small prints at £12 to larger framed pictures at £50-80, with commissions available on request. For Info visit www.facebook.com/timetravelimagesNNDC seeks to offer free opportunities to local artiststo display their work in the well-lit first-floor ‘gallery’ area in its Holt Road offices in Cromer, and in turnprovides staff & visitors the opportunity to see a variety of different artists’ work. Currently 6 exhibitions are held annually; open duringoffice hours, Mon, Tues & Thurs : 8.30am – 5pm; Weds :10am – 5pm; Fri : 8.30am – 4.30pm.For information on art events in north Norfolk visit: www.northnorfolk.org/arts

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NOVEMBER

Saturday 15th November 7.30pm: Coronation Hall MundesleyBarn Dance ~ in aid of The United Norwich KidneyPatients Assoc.Tickets £12 include a Fish & Chip Supper.To book: ring Phyllis on 721 093.

Sat 15th & Sun 16th November 11am - 3pm: St James’ Church SouthreppsChristmas Craft Fair ~ Stalls, soup, cake & refreshmentsWednesday 19th November 10.30am: The Cottage, Louden Rd. CromerThe Cromer Society ~ Illustrated Talk“The Bayeux Tapestry: History, Mystery, Artistry” by Margaret Forrester. Thursday 20th November 7pm: Suffield Park Bowls Club, Station Rd, CromerThe Cromer Society ~ Illustrated Talk “A Victorian Gentleman’s North Norfolk: WJJ Bolding & his place in early photography” by Richard Jefferson.Wednesday 26th November 10.30am: The Cottage, Louden Rd. CromerThe Cromer Society ~ Illustrated Talk“The Bayeux Tapestry: History, Mystery, Artistry” by Margaret Forrester. 7pm: Suffield Park Bowls Club, Station Rd, CromerThe Cromer Society ~ Recorded Music “A Musical Journey” by Roger O’LearySaturday 29th November 1pm : from Cromer Bus StationThe Cromer Society ~ Excursion to Maddermarket Theatre. “Last of the Summer Wine” by Roy Clarke. Book by 1st November Saturday 29th November7.30pm: Northrepps Village HallFish & Chips Quiz Evening ~ £6 per person. Teams of 4 BYO drinks. book on: 514 515

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Saturday 1st November9am - noon: Methodist Church, SheringhamTable - Top Sale ~ In aid of Action for ChildrenSunday 2nd November 3pm :Templewood, Frogshall, NorthreppsCromer Music Evening ~ guitarist Manus Noble & Making Music’s Philip & Dorothy Green. Tickets at door, none in advance. Members £8. Non members £12. Students & children £2. info: 579 400 or: www.cromermusicevenings.org.uk Wednesday 5th November10.30am: The Cottage, Louden Road, CromerThe Cromer Society Illustrated Talk ~ “The Bayeux Tapestry: History, Mystery, Artistry” by Margaret Forrester.Friday 7th November7pm: Baconsthorpe Village Hall Quiz ~ £5 p.p. to include a Jacket Potato supper with various fillings, BYO tipple. Raffle.Saturday 8th November 9:30am - noon: Quaker Meeting House, Mundesley Road, Nth. Walsham nr. Swafield bridge. Plant & Book Sale ~ Ample free parking. Light refreshments. Cake stall. An opportunity to look round the 18th Century Meeting House.10am - 2pm: Coronation Hall, MundesleyPre Xmas Table-Top Sale ~ £5 per table. call 01263 721 169 to book.11am - 2pm : Aylmerton Village HallAutumn Fayre ~ Hot home-made soup, hot sausagerolls & puddings, usual stalls - cakes, produce, gifts, bric-a brac,books, games, tombola & raffles. Come for coffee, a bite of lunch & a chat. In aid of Baptist Church, Aylmerton. Your unwanted gifts, bric-a-brac etc can be left at the hall on the Fri night or on Sat morning. If you need help getting it to the hall, ring Steve on 07540 345 478.

Wednesday 12th November10.30am: The Cottage, Louden Rd. CromerThe Cromer Society ~ Illustrated Talk “The Bayeux Tapestry: History, Mystery, Artistry”by Margaret Forrester.2.30pm: Methodist Church, OverstrandThe Strand Club ~ Talk by Cherry Farrow about the jewellery & pottery she makes & animals she has known. Goods to buy, including a stall aid of Hillside Animal Sanctuary. Entrance £1.50 includes tea or coffee, biscuits & a raffle ticket.7pm: Suffield Park Bowls Club, Station Rd, CromerThe Cromer Society ~ Recorded Music “An English Renaissance” by David James

The film directed by Richard Attenborough follows the Smith family as they go to war

and through jingoistic music hall songs tells the story of WW1 and some of its many

famous (and infamous) incidents….

Friday 21st November7 for 7.30pm: Scout HQ, Buxton, NR10 5EFCharity Fundraising Auction ~ to raise funds for theWorld Scout Jamboree 2015 in Yamaguchi City, Japan.The First Buxton Lamas Sea Scout Group, have been selected to attend and have organised this Auction.Local Auctioneer, Martyn Fox MBE has offered to bethe auctioneer and the lots include: • The Red Arrows50 year Limited Edition signed Poster & Book • Tourof BBC TV & BBC Radio Norfolk & sit-in on radio Show• Year’s subscription to Norfolk Magazine • Visit for 2to Parliament & tea with Keith Simpson MP • Vintage Romany Wagon 2 night Family Camping Experience • Signed Photo of Bear Grylls • No.10 Downing StreetPen • 15 litre Biorb Flow Fish Tank • Strikers Bowlingsession • Cromer Lifeboat Tour for 4 • Davenport’s Magic Kingdom tickets • Puppet Theatre Membership • Family Climbing Taster Session at Hiball Climbing • Signed Photo of Boris Johnson • Photo Session with Barrett & Coe • Family Admission to Norwich Castle • Nuffield Health & Fitness Day Passes • Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince (17 CD’s) signed by Stephen Fry • Family Ticket to Museumof the Broads incl. trip on Victorian Steam Launch • £10 Notcutts Gift Voucher • Mississippi River Boat for 2 • Funkys Roller Skating & Adventure Tickets • Slaters £50 Voucher • Private Eye 2013 Annual signedby Ian Hislop • Thrigby Wildlife Gardens Tickets • QuasarElite Tickets • Dunston Hall Leisure Centre pass for 2• St. George’s English Whisky Co. Tour • Museum of Norwich Bridewell Tickets • Family swim at SplashLeisure • Family tickets Fairhaven Woodland & WaterGarden. Additional lots being added daily.To supportthis event by donating an item, or for further info please contact Callum on 01263 735 260 or Harry 01603 754 631

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Norfolk Trails’ Treasure Photo Competition A stunning image of Thornham Quay on the Norfolk Coast Path has been chosen as the winning picture in the Norfolk Trails’ Treasure photo competition.

The competition, which launched at the start ofthe summer holidays, invited photographers toenter pictures which encapsulated what they treasure when exploring the 12 Norfolk Trails.Six images were chosen as finalists by the judgesand the public were asked to pick their favourite.

Nearly 500 votes were cast online and the photoof the tidal marshes at Thornham Quay was

the winning entry by Gary Pearson from Dersingham, near Kings Lynn.Although the public vote meant the judging panelwere spared the tough decision of picking the final overall winner - they did still have the job of announcing the under 13 winner.

Ten-year-old Kitty King, who lives in Thorpe St Andrew, was revealed as the junior winner, having impressed the judges with her beautiful photograph of the scenic view across the River Glaven at Cley on the Norfolk Coast Path.Kitty is also proving to have an artistic eye at a young age, having captured the photography bug from her mum Jenny King who said:“My husband, Mark, spotted the competition andsuggested we enter one of Kitty’s pictures, as shehad taken so many lovely ones while on a trip toHolt. She is chuffed to bits to have won. I hope this inspires her to keep taking many more.”Another popular entry in the public vote, and taking third place, was a photo taken by Gail Sparks from Great Yarmouth.A selection of the judge’s favourites, will be on display at a rolling digital gallery to be held at The Forum in Norwich between Sunday 2nd & Friday 7th November.

The winners will be invited to come and seetheir images on public display and to collect their prizes, including £100 to spend at Cotswolds Outdoor and the winning photo made into a canvas print.

All entries have been added to the official Norfolk Trails Treasure Flickr Group for everyone to enjoy and the top six are featured at www.norfolktrails.co.uk.

Above : Finalist: Photo by Gail Sparks

Above : Finalist: Photo by Ruth Grindrod

Under 13yrs Winning Photo by Kitty King

Above : Finalist: Photo by Matthew Dartford

Above : The Winning Photo by Gary Pearson

All Arrivals...........in heaven have to go through a bureaucratic examination to determine whether admission will be granted. One room has a clerk who inputs computerized records of what each applicant did on his or her last day of life.The 1st applicant of the day explains that his lastday was not a good one. “I came home early andfound my wife lying naked in bed. She claimed she had just gotten out of the shower. Well, her hair was dry and I checked the shower and it was completely dry too. I knew she was into some hanky-panky so beganto look for her lover. I went onto the balcony ofour 9th floor apartment & found the SOB cling-ing to the rail by his fingertips. I was so angry that I began bashing his fingers with a flower pot. He let go and fell, but his fall was broken by some awnings and bushes. On seeing he was still alive I found super humanstrength to drag our antique cedar chest to the balcony & throw it over. It hit the man & killed him. At this point the stress got to me and I suffered a massive heart attack and died.” The clerk thanked him and sent him on to thewaiting room. The second applicant said that his last day was his worst. “I was on the roof of an apartment building work-ing on the AC equipment. I stumbled over my tools & toppled off the building. I managed tograb onto the balcony rail of a 9th floor apart-ment but some idiot came rushing out on the balcony & bashed my hands with a flower pot. I fell but hit some bushes and survived, but as I looked up I saw a huge chest falling toward me. I tried to crawl out of the way but failed and was hit and killed by the chest..”The clerk couldn’t help but chuckle as he directs the man to the waiting room. He is still giggling when his third customer of the day enters. He apologizes and says:“I doubt that your last day was as interesting asthe two fellows that arrived here just before you.”“I don’t know” replies the man.

“Picture this, I’m buck naked hiding in this cedar chest......”

Thanks to David Thorne for this

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£3.99

Also Large Selection Of Pet & Wild Bird Feeds

12.75 Kg ~ Wild Bird Seed : £7.9920 Kg ~ Wild Bird Seed : £11.9920Kg ~ Wild Bird Peanuts : £29.9950 pack ~ Suet Balls : £7.99

20Kg Bag £6.99 10Kg Bag £3.99 20Kg Bag £9.99