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Parish Council Chair—Lesley Randall Clerk - Hilary Cox
01842 829960 [email protected] 07856 035079
Borough & County Council County Councillor - Martin Storey
01842 828016
Churches St James’ Weddings—Revd. Joan Horan Methodist Revd. Chris White ( Thetford )
[email protected] 01842 828034 01842 753819
Doctors Lakenheath Surgery Feltwell Surgery
01842 860400 01842 828481
Hospitals West Suffolk ( Bury St. Edmunds ) Queen Elizabeth ( Kings Lynn ) Thetford Healthy Living Centre NHS Direct
01284 713000 01553 766266 01842 767600 0845 4647
Vets Paul Jarman Old Golf House
01842 828938 01842 814043
Police ( ask for Downham Market ) Taxis Bob’s Taxis DJ Taxis
101 01842 828471 07971 551492
Schools Iceni Academy—Hockwold Feltwell Primary Iceni Academy—Methwold Downham Market High School
01842 828275 01842 828334 01366 728333 01366 388717
Citizens’ Advice Bureau 01842 811511
Samaritans 0345 909090
Rubbish Clearance Funeral Directors - Michael Denney & Sons The Red Lion
01553 776676 01842 862777 01842 829728
DIRECTORY
Speedwatch
As many of you will already be aware the Parish Council is making a concerted effort to get drivers to drop their speed through the village. If you think you could spare some time to help with a Community Speedwatch then see page 14 for further details or contact the Parish Clerk (Hilary Cox [email protected], 07856 035079).
If you have an event that you’d like the village to know about, please email me (email address below). Many thanks to Mike Macey for this month’s cover photo. Editor
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According to old weather folklore... There is always one fine week in February.
If bees get out in February, the next day will be windy and rainy. Fogs in February mean frosts in May.
Winter’s back breaks about the middle of February.
Hockwold cum Wilton Parish Council 14th January 2020
Present: Mr S Turner, Mr S Monsey-Cribb, Miss R Johns, Mrs I. Sullivan, Mrs C Fryers, Mrs R Morgan, Mrs a. Marsden, Mrs T. Sismey Squadron Leader J. Turnbull RAF Lakenheath Hilary Cox - Parish Clerk 1 member of the public Apologies: Mrs L. Randall Firstly, I would like to reassure parishioners regarding the recent events be-tween America and Iran. The Parish Clerk has had a number of calls from worried parishioners concerning safety. Squadron Leader J. Turnbull assured the Council that an attack on the base is highly unlikely and there has been no greater or lesser threat to warrant a need to change security. A group of village volunteers led by Leanne Clayton has been collecting litter near the Lode and the river. The Parish Council would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has given up their time to help. Let’s hope this might continue so that Hockwold cum Wilton can become free from litter. It was agreed by the Parish Council to purchase the following items to help with future litter collecting in the village: 12 litter-picker tools, Latex-free gloves, two sack hoops and heavy duty black and green waste bags. The Country Fair Committee will also donate a number of high vis vests. Once these items have been purchased, the Parish Clerk will be able to give more details on how to obtain them. The Parish Council have invited a representative from the Forestry Commis-sion to attend our February meeting. The Council have questions to ask regarding a number of areas which have been recently fenced off near Hockwold and the sur-rounding area. If you are unable to attend please email/telephone the clerk or one of the parish councillors who will be happy to ask any questions on your behalf. Volunteers are still needed for the Community Speed Watch group. A few hours of your day, from time to time, is all we are asking. If we want to make Hock-wold safer for all, we need your help. Please contact the Parish Clerk, Hilary Cox [email protected] 07856035079 if you would like to volunteer. Many of you will have enjoyed sitting on the village green bench opposite Church Lane. Unfortunately this bench is being removed for safety reasons. Please do not worry, the Parish Council will be looking into replacing the bench in due course. There will be a Police surgery on the 21st March from 10-2pm. The venue will be confirmed in the March issue of this magazine. PC Anderson of Norfolk Po-lice will be attending to answer questions and give advice. The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Tuesday 11th February 2020
Rebecca Johns - Vice Chairman
Lesley Randall - Chairman
Minutes from the Hockwold Parish Council meeting can be read in full at Hockwold Village Club or online at
hockwoldcumwiltonparishcouncil.norfolkparishes.gov.uk or look for us on Facebook
Contacts for your Parish Councillors are on the website
W.I. Hockwold Cum Wilton WI hold a monthly meeting on the first Wednesday of every month at Hockwold Village Hall, doors open at 7.00 for a 7.30pm start. New members are always welcome. In February, WI’s across the country will be making and wearing green hearts to publicise our love for our Planet, so February’s competition will be "Make and Wear a Green Heart”. We look forward to see what you all come up with. Maria Day (Secretary)
Friendship Club
Our 18th December meeting had a very festive feeling with mince pies sup-plied by Sylvie for our refreshments. All nineteen members present brought parcels for the Secret Santa, some were saved for Christmas day while the more impatient opened their randomly chosen gift! We moved our first meeting of the new year to the 8th from the first for obvi-ous reasons! A relaxed meeting with much chatting and some serious Scrabble play-ing that overran our finishing time. There were crackers to use up and even surplus mince pies from Margaret. Jaqui Lucas (Secretary)
Councillor Phone (01842) Email
Mrs L. Randall 829960 [email protected]
Mrs R. Johns 827268 [email protected]
Mrs I. Sullivan 828357 [email protected]
Mrs T. Sismey 827292 [email protected]
Mr S. Turner 827302
Mr S. Monsey-Cribb 266003 [email protected]
Mrs C. Fryers 829080 [email protected]
Mrs A. Marsden 653034 [email protected]
Mrs R. Morgan 827431 [email protected]
St James’ Church Services: February 2020
Rector: The Rev Joan Horan
And when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 3: 11
February 2: Candlemas Benefice Communion: Northwold: Rector 10.00 a.m.
February 9: Third Sunday before Lent 1 Parish Communion: Hockwold: The Rector 9.15 a.m. First: Graham Whitaker: Isaiah 58: 1-9a Second: Sue Annear: 1 Corinthians 2: 1-12 Gospel: The Rector: Matthew 5: 13-20 Intercessions: Graham Whitaker Sidesman: Colin Holman 2 Parish Communion: Northwold: Rector 11.00 a.m. 3 Parish Communion: Southery: Rev Yabbacome 5.00 p.m.
February 16 Second Sunday before Lent 1 Parish Communion: Weeting: Rector 9.15 a.m. 2 Parish Communion: Southery: Rev Yabbacome 10.00 a.m. 3 Parish Communion: Feltwell: Rector 11.00 a.m.
February 23 Sunday Next before Lent 1 Parish Communion:Northwold: The Rector 9.15 a.m. 2 Service of the Word: Southery 10.00 a.m. 3 Parish Communion: Hockwold: The Rector 11.00 a.m. First: Sue Annear: Exodus 24: 12-end Second: Janis Hardwick: 2 Peter 1: 16-end Gospel: The Rector: Matthew17: 1-9 Intercessions: Graham Whitaker Sidesman: Colin Holman
February 26 Ash Wednesday Benefice Communion: Hockwold: The Rector 7.00 p.m. First: Sue Annear: Isaiah 58: 1-12 Second: Janis Hardwick: 2 Corinthians 5: 20b - 6: 10 Gospel: The Rector: Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-21 Intercessions: Graham Whitaker Sidesman: Colin Holman March 1 First Sunday of Lent 1 Parish Communion: Feltwell: The Rector 9.15 a.m. 2 Parish Communion: Weeting: The Rector 11.00 a.m.
Rotas Cleaning Flowers
February 8: Sue Annear Feb 1: Treen Webb: February ----------- Feb 8 & 15: Pat Scott February 22 Mrs Arnold & Mrs Fuller Feb 22: Karan Mann March 7: Mrs Millard No flowers after Feb 26: Lent
------------------------------- March 8 Second Sunday of Lent Parish Communion: Hockwold: The Rector 9.15 a.m. First: Graham Whitaker: Genesis 12: 1-4a Second: Janis Hardwick: Romans 4:1-5 & 13-17 Gospel: The Rector: John 3: 1-17 Intercessions: Graham Whitaker Sidesman: Colin Holman
Extract from ‘After Christmas’ (WH Auden)
Well, so that is that………...Once again As in previous years we have seen the actual Vision and failed To do more than entertain it as an agreeable Possibility. Once again we have sent Him away, Begging though to remain His disobedient servant, The promising child who cannot keep his word for long. The Christmas Feast is already a fading memory, And already the mind begins to be vaguely aware Of an unpleasant whiff of apprehension at the thought Of Lent and Good Friday which cannot, after all, now Be very far off. But, for the time being, here we all are, Back in our modern every day city Of darning and the Eight-Fifteen, where Euclid’s geometry And Newton’s mechanics would account for our experience, And the kitchen table exists because I scrub it……. …….We are tempted to pray to the Father; ‘Lead us not into temptation and evil for Thy sake’. They will come all right, and certainly with a force More dreadful than we can imagine…...The happy morning is over, The night of agony still to come and we profess our weak faith That God’s Will will be done and we shall be raised. On a less sombre note, in his poem, ‘After Christmas’, Michael Richards finds comfort in the natural world:
Cold bites deep: Warm your mind at Christmas memories And look for snowdrops.
WEETING CARPET BOWLS We need more members!
If you are free on Fridays 9.45am-12 noon come and join our friendly, social club in Weeting Village Hall.
Contact Heather 01842 815406 See you soon!
DATE FOR YOUR NEW DIARY! Hockwold Entertainments
Saturday 25th April 2020 at Hockwold Village Hall at 7.30pm.
'From Judy to Bette: The Stars of Old Hollywood'. Judy Garland. Lucille Ball. Bette Davis. Betty Hutton.
Rebecca Perry, based in Toronto, Canada, weaves scandalous headlines, famous songs and comedy gold through the ground-breaking careers of the
screen legends of yesteryear. Tickets: Adult = £10.00 Child = £5.00. Bring your own food and drink.
For further details, contact Sue Annear, telephone 01842 815430.
Village Speedwatch I recently attended the Parish Council Meeting, during which, PC Anderton of Norfolk Police, gave a really interesting and informative presentation about Speed-watch. Since then, in January’s issue of our village magazine, the chairman of our Parish Council, Lesley Randall, further explained the process and benefits of running Speedwatch in Hockwold. Ideally, 6 people are required for a training course; some while ago, this matter was raised by another resident, but lack of support meant that it wasn’t possible to proceed. Because of the layout of the roads in Hockwold, most residents probably aren’t aware of, or bothered by the motorists who regularly exceed the 30 mph speed limit along Main Street. However, living where I do, I’m more than aware of the vehicles – and not just cars, but also large lorries and vans – that hammer through our village along Main Street, at all times of the day and in all weathers, regardless of the congestion and restricted view caused by parked cars. In addition to being selfish and inconsiderate, they are breaking the law and putting lives at risk. I’m more than willing to take part in Speedwatch in an effort to make our vil-lage roads safer and quieter, so please, this time, if you care about the safety of our villagers and are prepared to give a few hours of your day from time to time, contact our Parish Council Clerk, Hilary Cox [email protected] 07856 035079 and do something that will really benefit our village.
Victoria Burman.
February Is The Month Of The Crane…!
At Lakenheath we are lucky enough to have one or two pairs of common cranes breeding on the reserve, and have done so since 2007. In 2019 we had one pair that successfully raised one chick to adulthood, and they have spent the winter together, as is typical of cranes, in a big group feeding in arable farmland around the Ouse Washes. The group is quite mobile and moves around depending on where the best food sources are and also- a big factor especially this year- where is flooded! They like to ‘roost’ or spend the night in water, as it helps to keep them safe from predators. However, flooded fields are no good for feeding in and can make the cranes move elsewhere! Our cranes break away from this winter group to visit us every now and then over winter to keep an eye on their summer territory, making sure no other birds have got their feet under the table while they are gone. We had a visit on 23rd De-cember from two birds, and several times again over Christmas, and it is believed that because there has been so much flooding locally they may be choosing to roost here instead. Six birds were recorded on New Years’ Day! We are very lucky that our previous Site Manager, Norman Sills, still lives locally and keeps a very careful watch over the cranes both in their winter gang and here on the reserve through fre-quent visits. He suspects that these six that have been roosting with us could be a previous years’ breeding pair with their young from the past three years (one chick in 2017, one in 2018 and two in 2019) which would make it a real family group! This winter we have had some work done out on the reserve to cut portions of the reedbeds and clear out clogged-up ditches in the areas where the cranes like to nest. This will help provide the cranes (and other birds like bittern and egrets) with plenty of feeding spots and could even encourage a second pair to share the reserve with the first pair, as happened in 2018. Cranes like to have cut areas of reed to use as ‘landing pads’ when they arrive back at the nest, from where they can clearly see whether they are safe from predators, or whether they are being ‘watched’ or fol-lowed, and can then walk to the nest in safety- keeping it’s exact location a secret, hopefully! It is fascinating having these birds at Lakenheath and playing a small part in helping them return to breed regularly in the UK, and- although they are secretive nearly all the time- they delight those lucky visitors that do see them or hear them calling. In Spring when they return to us with breeding in mind (generally any time in February) their beautiful ‘bugling’ calls (a ghostly trumpeting sound that is just unforgettable) will ring out from the wild far end of the reserve and can be heard from quite a distance. So if you visit this month, wrapping up warm could be well rewarded with a sighting or a sounding of these lovely birds. Hope to see you soon on the reserve!
Heidi Jones Visitor Experience Officer
RSPB Lakenheath Fen
RECIPE—Purple sprouting broccoli with soft-boiled egg and crisp rosemary breadcrumbs
Purple sprouting broccoli is at it’s best this month, so eat it as a starter or light lunch with this delicious dish. Ingredients (to serve 8) 8 medium free-range eggs, at room temperature 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra 100g dried breadcrumbs 4 fresh rosemary sprigs, leaves finely chopped 1kg purple sprouting broccoli Lemon juice for squeezing Chilli flakes (optional; Method Put the eggs in a pan, cover with boiling water, bring straight back to the boil and cook for 6 minutes for soft-boiled. Drain and run under cold water for a minute or so to stop them cooking further. Peel the eggs, leaving them whole, and set aside. To make the rosemary breadcrumbs, heat the oil in a frying pan over a medi-um heat. Add the breadcrumbs, rosemary and seasoning, then cook, stirring often, for 5-6 minutes until the breadcrumbs are golden and the rosemary is fragrant. Re-move from the pan and set aside. Trim the purple sprouting broccoli and halve or quarter any thick stems. Put in a large saucepan, cover with boiling water and simmer for 4-5 minutes until ten-der. Drain and divide among plates. Slice each egg in half lengthways and put 2 halves on each plate. Scatter with the rosemary breadcrumbs, drizzle with a little more olive oil and squeeze over a little lemon juice, with some salt and pepper and the chilli flakes if using. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
Tim Fothergill
February Gardening. Lengthening days tempt us keen gardeners back into the garden, and any tasks completed in February will really give your garden a lift before the start of spring. The weather in February isn’t always tempting to venture out into the garden but why not try planting Summer-flowering bulbs? Summer bulbs add a punch of colour to your garden from late spring right the way into autumn. They are often tall, showy plants that have rich colours and make great cut flowers. The range includes Dahlias, crocosmia, gladioli, lilies, agapanthus, cannas, begonias and many more. Technically, many are corms or tubers, not bulbs. The main difference is that bulbs are fleshy and have different layers, like onions. Corms and tubers are solid and the same all the way through. Summer bulbs tend to be tender perennials that can't survive cold, snowy win-ter, so they are either grown as annuals or are dug and stored and then replanted eve-ry year. If you’d like to get a quick start on growing your summer bulbs, you can pot them up indoors now, giving them a couple of months growing time before trans-planting them outdoors. Then you can either move them outside pot and all or trans-plant them into the garden. Different bulbs need different soil types but summer bulbs generally like a warm, sunny position. Free-draining soil is important as bulbs are susceptible to rot-ting so add plenty of grit to the compost. If the weather is kind February is a good time to divide perennials. If you have a well-established flower border and want to increase the amount of flowers at no cost, you can divide perennials such as hardy geraniums and asters. These will have formed new growth under last year’s leaves. If you dig these up carefully and split them in two, you can then replant both. They'll do best if you add a little com-post to the ground first. Other Tasks for February: Trim lawn edges to instantly create neat, defined borders Last chance to prune hedges before birds start to nest Remove faded flowers from pansies and violas to stop them setting seed. Complete planting of bareroot trees, hedges and roses before they resume growing in the spring. Sow seeds (indoors) of Cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, chillies, Cosmos, Salvia, sweet peas, Dahlia, lobelia, snap dragons Primula (primroses/ polyanthus), Soft Fruit, Perennials & Roses can be planted in February Clematis group 3 (herbaceous clematis), Buddleia, Hydrangea, winter jasmine, roses can all be pruned in February. Whatever February brings I hope you get a chance to step out into the garden and enjoy the season as you tackle this months gardening jobs.
Rachel Sobiechowski BSc (Hons) P&R Garden Supplies, Fengate Drove, Brandon 01842 814800 www.p-rgardensupplies.co.uk
Mobile Library Timetable 27th February—Hockwold
12:20 12:35 THE SCHOOL 12:40 12:55 THE CHURCH 13:00 13:15 32 COLLEGE ROAD 13:20 13:35 MAIN ST BELL HOUSE
Mini Market Hockwold At the village hall on the 1st Saturday of every month.
The money raised goes to help keep furnishings updated in the Village Hall.
We need unwanted items, presents, bric a brac etc. These can be left at the Village Hall. We can’t take electric or large items.
Please support us.
Hockwold Village Club
Carpet bowls is being held on the Friday 7th February
please come along and have a go.
Open to Members and bone-fide Guest, New Members Always Welcome
Need to go shopping? Want to visit a friend?
Need to get to an appointment? West Norfolk Community Transport can help!
Call us on: 01553 770310
Iceni Academy Hockwold
We’ve had a great start to term here at Iceni-Hockwold. The children are raring to go and really enjoying their new topics: Light and Dark in Acorn, All Around the World in Willow, Ancient Egypt in Beech and Loca-tion, Location, Location (exploring similarities and differences between our local area, Spain and South America). We have some wonderful trips and
visits planned for this term as well: to Hunstanton cliffs, and Hockwold river,. Currently at our Academy, we are raising money for what is called ‘A Daily Mile’ – a surface for the children to walk on in all weathers every single day so that we can raise fit-ness and further encourage good health and wellbeing. The cost of this is £8,000 so any fund-raising ideas would be gratefully received. Other school improvements we are hopeful for are for projects to improve the toilets and the playground. At this early point in the year we would like to give you a date for your diaries: Friday 15th May 2020 3-6pm. This will be our Open Evening and celebration of all the hard work the children will have been doing over the coming months towards SATS and all other as-pects of our school life. All warmly welcome. If you have a child due to start in September 2020 and would like to look around, please contact Ms Burdett. Please note: there are still a couple of places left for children to start at our school. Please telephone 01842 828275 and make an appointment to look around if you are interested in your child starting. Please find us on Twitter and Facebook: Iceni Hockwold and Iceni Academy Hock-wold respectively.
Mrs Emma Owner—Principal
VE Day
Most of you will already know that the 75th Anniversary of VE Day is on Fri-day 8th May this year. The early May bank holiday has been moved to the Friday to honour the occasion with a three day weekend. Years ago such an event would have been celebrated with a street party but nowadays closing off a road is not a practical thing to do. So I am planning to or-ganise a Grand Village Picnic. It will be a fabulous opportunity for the whole of Hockwold, young and old to come together to celebrate this key date in our histo-ry. The Playing Fields committee have given permission to hold it on the playing field and the Village Hall committee are giving us free use of the hall facilities. The idea would be for everyone to come along, bringing their own picnic, rug, chairs etc. That way there will be no cost involved in either putting it on or attend-ing it. This would be a very patriotic affair and the theme would be of course be red, white and blue. This plan is still in its early stages but there is scope to make it as simple or as grand as everyone would like it to be. If you like the idea please watch this space and mark the date in your dia-ries. And any local groups wishing to get involved please get in touch but I must stress that I do not see this as a fund raising opportunity and I personally do not want anyone to have to pay for anything.
Julie Hilditch
What is Community Speed Watch? Put simply, speed monitoring is carried out by trained volunteers from the commu-nity, with follow up work and enforcement by Norfolk Safety Camera Partnership, Norfolk Police and the Local Authority. The aim is to encourage drivers to choose to drive at, or below, the speed limit. Offending drivers’ vehicle details are recorded and forwarded to the Community Speed Watch Administrator who will arrange for letters to be sent to registered keepers. Isn’t this a police job? Norfolk Constabulary is committed to reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on the road but, with ever greater demand, it is simply not possi-ble to carry out speed enforcement checks in every community that wants them on a regular basis. This is where working together can help. Does it work? In 2007 the scheme was trialled in Hopton and was quickly rolled out across a num-ber of Norfolk Parishes with great success. There is no reason why this could not be as successful in other areas, provided that schemes are set up and run in accordance with guidelines developed during the trial. A total of 357 vehicles have been caught speeding in the county this year. Although we’ll never eradicate speeding, we can work on reducing it. Police forces across the country implementing ‘Speed Watch’ can show a reduction in overall average speeds and a significant reduction in the proportion of drivers travelling well over the limit. As you may anticipate, many drivers slow down on seeing volunteers at the roadside in high–visibility jackets, and the numbers of drivers recorded may not be as high as you think it will be. This is a good thing, as the aim is to encourage people to slow down without having to involve any further action.
What about training and equipment? Volunteers are guided through the process and a two hour training session is pro-vided, including use of the equipment. The cost of training and ongoing admin-istration is borne by Norfolk Safety Camera Partnership. Each team is provided with ‘Speedar’ Radar, Community Speed Watch signs, reflective jackets and a paperwork pack. Is it dangerous? The safety of the volunteers and all road users is paramount and there is a list of safety rules that must be adhered to at all times. Experience so far has shown that the vast majority of drivers either support, or are neutral to, volunteer speed moni-tors. Most of the time most drivers co-operate and volunteers operate with little or no risk to themselves or others. It is true that some drivers wave or gesture in a less than supportive manner, but actual confrontation has been extremely rare, and the training covers how to deal with each situation. A risk assessment is undertaken and is aimed at making your presence at the roadside as safe as possible – it is most-ly common sense. How would we start a scheme in Hockwold? Step One - If members of the community think that speeding traffic has a danger-ous or negative social impact on Hockwold, the first step would be to gain the sup-port of the Parish Council. Tick √. The Parish Council is right behind the idea. Step Two – Volunteers - a minimum of six volunteers is required, each willing to contribute a minimum of one hour per week. Monitoring sessions will only be car-ried out in daylight hours and there would be no expectation that monitoring will take place at all times of the year – volunteers will quickly disappear if expected to stand in the rain of a cold February afternoon! Volunteers must be over 18 years of age and will be subject to a vetting procedure. Anyone who does not wish to be involved in speed monitoring may assist with ad-ministrative support and each scheme must include at least one person in this cate-gory, though some volunteers may, of course, be able to do both. This scheme could not go ahead without volunteers from the village and, obviously, the more volunteers the better. The various Hockwold Facebook pages frequently contain comments and complaints about speeding through our village. Can YOU help to reduce these comments? Can YOU help to try to make our streets safer? Please contact the Parish Clerk (contact details are on the inside page of this maga-zine).
Lesley Randall Chairman, Parish Council
Across 1. Large American feline (6) 5. Freshwater carnivorous mammal (5) 8. Snakelike fish (3) 9. Edible marine crustacean (7) 10. Lepidopterous insects (5) 11. Adult insect after metamorphosis (5) 12. Sweet liquid attractive to bees (6) 14. Carnivorous marine predators (6) 17. Large group of insects (5) 18. Dromedary (5) 20. Large anthropoid ape (7) 21. Star sign represented by a lion (3) 22. Low animal sound (5) 23. Bloodsucking African fly (6)
Down 2. Young nocturnal bird (5) 3. Aquatic birds (5) 4. Leporid mammal (6) 5. African flightless bird (7) 6. Massive odd-toed ungulate, in short (5) 7. Animal or insect pests (6) 13. Butterfly, Red ___ (7) 15. Large food and game fish (6) 16. Nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America (6) 17. Insect bite (5) 18. Large long-necked wading bird (5) 19. Hybrid offspring of male donkeys and female horses (5)
CROSSWORD
SUDOKU
Solutions for February Sudoku and Crossword will be in the March edition of the Hockwold Village Magazine.
JANUARY CROSSWORD & SUDOKU SOLUTIONS
5
4 3 6
8 4 5
1 3 6
2 9 4 7
4 2 9
2 7 8
3 6 7
1
6 5 1 2 3 7 9 8 4
8 2 4 1 6 9 7 3 5
7 3 9 5 8 4 2 1 6
9 7 8 4 1 6 5 2 3
2 4 3 7 9 5 1 6 8
5 1 6 8 2 3 4 9 7
1 6 7 3 5 2 8 4 9
3 8 5 9 4 1 6 7 2
4 9 2 6 7 8 3 5 1
The West Norfolk Aviation Society At the beginning of our meeting at the Mundford Bowls Club on Tuesday the 7th, Mundford champion of good causes, Rod Billen, began the evening’s pro-gramme by announcing that, after a red-tape dispute, his considerable efforts had not been in vain and consent has been given for a permanent memorial to be erected at the WW2 Lancaster Bomber crash site in Thetford Forest (MR 52.493126 – 0.639661). An inaugural ceremony is to be held at the site on 21st March at 1-00pm and all are invited to attend this and the Bowls Club later, between 2pm and 3pm, for tea and cakes. After the raffle and bowls club banquet, Techie Fred proposed the idea of registering the attendance of members with the employment of a card reader system. There were no formal objections to the concept being trialled. Fred preceded his own presentation by giving a résumé of his personal inter-esting background and then proceeded to illustrate, with the assistance of ‘Powerpoint’ and accompanying downloads, various instruments, their advantages and weaknesses; this included the pitot tube and the angle of attack sensor. Viewers were then invited to watch a cartoon depicting a race between vari-ous animated antique aeroplanes; it was easy for them to be recognised by such a well-informed audience. Fred’s final showing depicted a lone pilot of a light passenger aircraft flying from Tampa Executive Airport to St. Peters, Clearwater FL. This demonstrated the intensity of concentration necessary to control an aeroplane and, at the same time, maintain a continual dialogue with air traffic control. The evening ended peacefully and we were invited to return to the venue next month, Tuesday the 4th, to sample ‘David's Mystery Movie Night’.
Nigel Tooth.
www.westnorfolkaviationsociety.org.uk
HATS
At the beginning of December HATS staged their annual pantomime. This year it was Limelight Scripts’ version of Alice in Wonderland. We welcomed several new faces to the cast and had an amazing time rehearsing and performing. DeeDee Doke came from NODA East (National Operatic and Dramatic Association) to watch the show and here is the majority of her review: “Norfolk’s HATS is something of a repertory company. Familiar faces populate each production, generally rotating through a variety of parts throughout the years, and it’s clear that HATS has a dedicated core of diverse volunteers for whom these annual pantomimes are a real joy to perform. Another constant in HATS productions is the extraordinary array of high-est-quality costuming by the marvellous Carol Haigh – this show was no exception; Haigh’s costumes were startlingly beautiful. She’s arguably the finest costumier in NODA East, with a top support crew of Joan Ellison, Betty Golding, Kath Brown, and Janice Whitaker. This production also featured beautifully detailed backdrops and cloths, created and executed by director Gary Sander. Lovely to look at! Kira Daughenbaugh was a sweet-faced Alice, leading her mum Dame Millicent (Dom Bunten) through forests and tea parties and castles. Bunten was an (appropriately!) over- the-top dame, in contrast to young Kira, who often could not be heard. Jill Enefer brought her usu-al high energy and good humour to foolish Wally, and worked hard to get the audience going, which she accomplished with panache. As the villainous Knave of Spades, director Gary Sand-er channelled a lisping John Malkovich into the (fake) leather and spikes attire, simpering his way through evil guidance to comical henchmen Tweedle Dum (Suzie Sander) and Tweedle Dee (Mary Sullivan). Sarah-Rose Hunt portrayed the Queen of Hearts (of “Off with his head!” notoriety) as a ill- tempered madwoman, with Andrew Gookey as her genial consort, the King of Hearts. Da-vid White was a frantic White Rabbit, and Kerri-Ann Linge was the Princess of Hearts to Han-nah Sullivan’s Prince of Diamonds, whose plans to wed may be thwarted by the Knave of Spades’ dastardly plans. For this reviewer, the show’s highlight was the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party featuring Jo Ward as the Mad Hatter (in a fabulous costume and hat!), Debbie Hunt as the March Hare, and Laila Ashby as a very sleepy Dormouse. This scene makes absolutely no sense, and watching the players pretend to make sense of the madness of it all was laugh-out loud funny. Also high on the list of delights were the languorous Cheshire Cat performed by an almost unrecognisa-ble Sue Perry and the Caterpillar (Marjorie Bradley).” Following on from this review DeeDee has nominated HATS for the Best Technical Award 2019. The awards ceremony is in March so we will let you know how we do. Picture: L-R: Off with his head! - (left to right) Jill Enefer as Wally, Kira Daughen-baugh as Alice, Sarah-Rose Hunt as the Queen of Hearts, and Andrew Gookey as the King of
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St. James’ Church, Hockwold
WANTED
Would you like to keep the bells of St. James’ Church, Hock-wold ringing? Can you come along on a Monday evening from 7.30pm? Can you climb a stone spiral staircase? If so, then a warm welcome awaits you , but children must be ac-companied by an adult. For further details, telephone Sue Annear (01842) 815430
HOCKWOLD CRAFTS GROUP
CRAFT CLUB
Every Tuesday evening Hockwold Village Club 7.30-9.30pm
Contact: Kath Brown 01842 828100
ART FOR PLEASURE Weeting Village Hall
Art for Pleasure is an Art Group which meet on Thursday mornings at 10.30am in Weeting Village Hall.
We have varying abilities from beginners upwards and would like to welcome new members.
If you would like to know more
please contact: Beryl Pountney on 01842 828750
Arts & Crafts & Walking For Women
Fridays—Walk 10-12 Arts & Crafts 12-2pm
Come to one or to both £3
Bring a packed lunch if coming for the day
St. John’s Community Centre, Mildenhall Email: [email protected] for more details
Sat 1st Mini Market—Village Hall
Sun 2nd RSPB Lakenheath—Winter Behind The Scenes Walking Tour—9.30am HIAM Sports & Social Club—Tea Dance
Mon 3rd Bell Ringing—St. James—7.30pm Bridge—Downham Market—1.30pm Crib—Village Club
Tues 4th Craft Group—Village Club—7.30pm West Norfolk Aviation Society Meeting
Wed 5th Friendship Club—Village Hall WI—Village Hall—7pm
Thurs 6th Art For Pleasure—Weeting Village Hall—10.30am Badminton—Village Hall—7pm
Fri 7th Carpet Bowls—Village Club—8pm Ladies Section—Feltwell Golf Club Carpet Bowls—Weeting Village Hall—10am-noon Arts & Crafts & Walking for Women—Mildenhall
Sat 8th
Sun 9th Quiz—Village Club—8pm
Mon 10th Bell Ringing—St. James—7.30pm Bridge—Downham Market—1.30pm Crib—Village Club
Tues 11th Craft Group—Village Club—7.30pm Parish Council—Village Hall—7.30pm
Wed 12th Brandon Speakers Club—Ram Hotel, Brandon –7pm Whist—Village Club
Thurs 13th
Fri 14th Valentine’s Day
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Sat 15th Magazine deadline
Sue Paradine—Village Club—8.30pm HIAM Sports & Social Club—Chris Booth
Sun 16th Music Quiz—Red Lion
Mon 17th Bell Ringing—St. James—7.30pm Bridge—Downham Market—1.30pm Crib—Village Club
Tues 18th Craft Group—Village Club—7.30pm
Wed 19th Friendship Club—Village Hall Bingo—Village Club—8pm
Thurs 20th
Fri 21st Wine Tasting Evening—Hockwold Playing Field Committee
Sat 22nd
Sun 23rd HIAM Sports & Social Club—Alan and Val Playing CDs
Mon 24th Bell Ringing—St. James—7.30pm Bridge—Downham Market—1.30pm Crib—Village Club
Tues 25th Craft Group—Village Club—7.30pm
Wed 26th Brandon Speakers Club—Ram Hotel, Brandon –7pm Whist—Village Club General Knowledge Quiz—Red Lion
Thurs 27th Mobile library in village
Fri 28th
Sat 29th Whatever Happened to Brigadier Sir Gerald Firstplas—St. Georges Complex, Methwold—7.30pm
RSPB Lakenheath
What’s On February– April Winter Behind The Scenes Walking Tour Sunday 2 February 9.30am-3pm Many parts of the reserve aren’t usually open to the public, and this behind the scenes tour provides a great opportunity to see the wildlife hiding out in pools and reedbeds which aren’t visible from the current visitor trails. This walk is just over six miles long, and will include a visit to Botany Bay SSSI. We will hopefully see some of the reserve specialities on the way round, in-cluding cranes, bitterns and marsh harriers. Please wear long trousers and stout footwear. Please also bring a packed lunch and plenty of water. Adults £20 Children £10 (Non-Members) Adults £16 Children £8 (Members) This walk is limited to 20 participants. Suitable for children aged 14 and above. PAYMENT TAKEN AT TIME OF BOOKING via www.eventbrite.co.uk; or by cheque. Price includes entrance fee for non-members It’s Boom Time for Bitterns Tuesday 24 March (5am-9am) Tuesday 7 April and Tuesday 21 April (5:30am – 9:30am) Although our resident bitterns sometimes start booming as early as February, the reserve team do the majority of their co-ordinated bittern booming surveys in March and April. We are offering a special opportunity to join one of the reserve Wardens here at RSPB Lakenheath Fen as they carry out these sur-veys. As well as hearing the birds boom, you are likely to see bitterns in flight, and may even see display flights of three or more birds as they search for females and the best territories. The local marsh harriers will be patrolling low over the reedbeds looking for their breakfasts. If we are lucky, we may even catch a glimpse of our resident cranes. Price: Adults £50 (Non-Members) Adults £40 (Members) Booking essential. Transport down the reserve, high seats, hot drinks and pastries will be provid-ed. Maximum of four people per session. Limited availability so please contact the reserve office on 01842 863400 or e-mail: [email protected]; to book your place and to arrange payment.
Booking is essential for all events unless stated otherwise. For all enquiries and bookings, please contact: 01842 863400 or email: laken-
[email protected]; Other Information: Most events have outdoor components so please dress
appropriately. Stout footwear and warm, waterproof clothing are strongly rec-ommended. We suggest you bring a torch to evening events.
FELTWELL GOLF CLUB – A COURSE TO BE PROUD OF
FELTWELL GOLF COURSE – 50 YEARS ANNIVERSARY – A
COURSE TO BE PROUD OF
Second Club Membership
Do you already belong to a Golf Club but live close to Feltwell? Perhaps there
are times when you would like a game but don’t have time to go to your
home club. Join Feltwell as a Second Club Member and you can play here at
any time, enjoy discounts on drinks, range balls and bring a friend or family
member to play at reduced rates. Enjoy 9 holes on your way home from
work, unwind from a busy day or grab some exercise before getting home.
Call Jo Bates now for more details on 07855 821116 or the office on 01842
827644
Always Open for Golf
Golf is available at Feltwell 7 days a week, our fast draining soil enables us to
stay open when many are closed. No winter greens, our green-keepers do an
amazing job keeping the course open and playing smoothly. Our new winter
opening hours for the Bar and Restaurant will be from 10am until 4pm on
Tuesday-Thursday; from 10am until 9pm on Friday and Saturday and 10am
until 5pm on Sunday. Plenty of time to enjoy a drink, try our Ale of the
Month and have a meal. Robert is taking bookings on 07376 182419 for
meals, Afternoon Teas and Sunday Carveries, so don’t miss out.
Loyalty Cards
You don’t have to be a member to play our course, we welcome all visitors
and offer very competitive Green Fee rates as well as an opportunity to take
advantage of lessons with our Pro, Jo Bates (PGA Professional). All Green Fee
players are entitled to one of our Loyalty Cards, simply ask for a card when
you come up to play – and for every 5 times you come to Feltwell Golf Club
you get your 6th game absolutely FREE. Visiting us can be an all-round golfing
experience; arrive at the club and buy a bucket of balls to practice on our
Driving Range, or get some bunker and/or chipping and putting practice; then
buy your round and play on our excellent course.
Visitors are always very welcome at Feltwell Golf Club – you don’t have to be
a member or even come with a member. Simply, enquire in the office, Pro
Shop or the Bar, buy your ticket and enjoy a game of golf.
Follow us on and be sure to keep up to date with what’s going
on here at Feltwell Golf Club.
Remember you are never too young or too old to start playing golf and we look forward to seeing you soon at FELTWELL GOLF CLUB
It’s never too late to take up a new interest, so why not come
along to one of our meetings, meet the members and see what Bran-
don & District Photographic Club has to offer.
There is plenty of parking at the rear of the building and our
next meeting will be held on Wednesday 5th February (doors open at
7.15pm) with a Workshop on Macro Photography. Saham Studios
have visited us before and bring a wealth of knowledge and experi-
ence with them. The evening will start with a short lecture on the basics of Macro Pho-
tography and then we will get the opportunity of taking some photographs at the Still
Life set-ups around the room. Bring your camera and a tripod, if you have one – if not
you will be able to borrow one of ours. A golden opportunity for you to see for your-
self what happens at our workshops. We have experienced members on hand to give
advice on lighting, camera settings and answer any other questions you may have.
We don’t forget the ‘old crafts’ either. On Wednesday 19th February, Pat Childer-
house will host his Film Competition. We encourage members not to forget the joys of
taking pictures with film cameras and use this evening every year to celebrate Film. Any
members wishing to participate can speak to Pat at the next meeting and he will gladly
give tips and suggestions for subjects and know-how.
You don’t need to spend a fortune on expensive cameras to start learning about
photography, many phones, compact and bridge cameras take some really good images
and these are well worth looking at, or if you are unsure come along to any of our
meetings and speak to us. Learn how to best focus your camera and compose your pic-
tures, we often have magazines available for you to browse through, giving ideas on
how you can improve your talent or encourage you to take up a new hobby.
To see some of our members work, visit our website on
www.brandophotographicclub.co.uk and have a look at the Gallery and while you are
there have a peek at this year’s programme to see what we have in store.
Everyone is welcome to join in and we look forward to seeing you in 2020.
Don’t forget you can follow us on and keep up to date with what’s going on.
Check out our website on www.brandonphotographicclub.co.uk
