The Reeve’s Tale - November 2009
What do YOU do on
a Sunday
morning?
Why not try coming to the GiG? A warm welcome awaits children and adults of all ages and no one minds if the young are restless or vocal! Activities, music, a story and to round off the morning, refreshments.
On
the third Sunday each month at Bawdeswell church at 10.30.
Come on, mums and dads, prise the children
away from the sofa and the tv
and let us show you that Sunday mornings can be fun and sociable.
Next Gig November 15th
NOVEMBER
EVENTS DIARY
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Mon 2nd |
Bawdeswell Parish Council Meeting 7.45pm |
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Wed 4th |
JayCee Bridge Club 7.15pm Bawdeswell Village Hall |
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Thu 5th |
Bawdeswell Book Club 8pm |
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Fri 6th |
Bawdeswell
Post Office closed today |
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Mon 9th |
WI meeting at Sparham Old Schoolroom 7.30pm Table Tennis at Bawdeswell Village Hall 7.30pm |
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Tue 10th |
Bawdeswell
Post Office closed today Foxley Parish Council Meeting 7.30pm in the village hall |
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Thu 12th |
Craft Afternoon at Bawdeswell Village Hall 2pm Allotment meeting at Bawdeswell Village Hall 7.45pm |
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Fri 13th |
Bawdeswell
Post Office closed today JayCee Bridge Club 2.30pm Bawdeswell Village Hall Julian Group 8pm |
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Mon 16th |
Bawdeswell Village Hall Committee Meeting 7.30pm |
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Wed 18th |
JayCee Bridge Club 7.15pm Bawdeswell Village Hall |
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Sat 21st |
Lyng Autumn Fair
2pm Lyng Village Hall Christmas Fair 11am – 3pm Foulsham
Baptist Church |
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Sun 22nd |
History of Bawdeswell & Foxley Exhibition at
Bawdeswell Village Hall |
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Mon 23rd |
Table Tennis at Bawdeswell Village Hall 7.30pm |
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Wed 25th |
Coffee Morning at Foxley Village Hall 10.30am |
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Thu 26th |
Craft Afternoon at Bawdeswell Village Hall 2pm |
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Fri 27th |
Bag for BAG collection today. JayCee Bridge Club 2.30pm Bawdeswell Village Hall. Julian Group 8pm |
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Sat 28th |
ICENI Choir Concert 7.30pm Heydon
church |
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Mon 30th |
Table Tennis at Bawdeswell Village Hall 7.30pm |
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Regular Weekly Events Bawdeswell Village Hall Young Farmers Tuesdays Countrysiders Every other Wednesday WeightWatchers Thursdays Parents & Toddlers Fridays 9.30am Pilates Fridays Runners Thursdays 6.30pm Basketball Thursdays 5pm Bawdeswell Church ICENI Choir
practice Wednesdays 7.30pm |
Foxley Village Hall Exercise Classes every Tuesday morning at
9.30am. Short Mat Bowls
Every Monday & Friday Evening |
FOXLEY
VILLAGE HALL
MONTHLY COFFEE
MORNING
Wed
25th November 10.30am
CAKES,
MARDLE & RAFFLE
All
Welcome
CHRISTMAS
FAMILY GATHERING
Mon 28th December at 8pm
Live Music with Peter J
Licensed Bar & Raffle
TEL: 01362-688768
East
Foxley Sewer
You will recall the report from The Chairman of Foxley Parish Council in the last issue of the Reeves Tale, about the ongoing Parish struggle to get a proper sewer in The Street and requesting that any parishioner who witnesses a manhole cover up (mainly the one nearest the pumping station) and sewerage in the street, that they complain to the Water Authority.
Please could I ask anyone who makes a complaint that you obtain a log number from Anglian Water and provide me with this information.
Just a reminder the number to call to log a complaint is 0800145145 & press option 1.
Thank you
Claire Boer, Clerk to Foxley Parish Council
‘EYES DOWN LOOKING’
1 66
CHRISTMAS PRIZE BINGO
21
AT BAWDESWELL VILLAGE HALL
DOORS OPEN AT
BINGO STARTS AT
90
Light refreshments will be available
8
Raffle
47
All proceeds raised will
be donated to the
Charity no: 1022356
66
Sorry no children under the age of 9
10
Should anyone wish to donate a prize for
this event then please contact Claire Boer 01362 688415
Party at the Hall
Fed up with the mess from your
child’s party?
don’t have enough space for all their
friends?
Come and party at Bawdeswell
Village Hall at a special reduced price.
You can hire the hall for 4 hours Monday to Friday
for £12 and Saturday or Sunday for £15.
This offer is for Birthday
Parties for children of Primary School age or younger in Bawdeswell and
Surrounding Villages from November 2009.
Call David for availability and more information
01362 688749
Bawdeswell
Village Hall
Bawdeswell Village hall can be hired by parishioners and non residents. You can also hire tables and chairs for your own events. Regular activities at the hall include Table tennis on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, Young Farmers on Tuesdays, Countryside Rangers every other Wednesday, Weight Watchers on Thursday evenings and Pilates on Friday evenings. The Mothers & Toddlers group meet on Friday mornings 9.30 to 11.30. Seekers meet on the 1st Saturday morning each month. Also there are regular table tennis evenings and a bridge for fun club.
Hire Charges are unchanged for
2009
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Period |
(1)
Standard Hire Charge |
(2)
Parishioners other than
in (3) |
(3)
Parishioners - Hires ending by 5pm on Weekdays # |
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Minimum (2 hrs) |
£16 |
£15 |
£10 |
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4 Hours |
£30 |
£25 |
£15 |
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6 Hours |
£45 |
£35 |
£25 |
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8 Hours |
£50 |
£40 |
£30 |
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10 Hours |
£60 |
£45 |
n/a |
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12 Hours |
£70 |
£50 |
n/a |
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Full Day |
£85 |
£60 |
n/a |
# Excludes Bank & Public Holidays. Other hours charged pro rata.
When the hall is not otherwise in use on weekdays, Bawdeswell
village voluntary groups may use the hall free of charge.
For
availability, more details and a booking form please contact the booking
clerk:-
David Cockburn, Tel: (01362) 688749, Mobile: 07778 835 254, Email: BawdeswellVH@aol.com
The next Village Hall Committee Meeting
will be held on
Monday 16th November 2009 - 7.30
pm at the Hall
The Mobile Blood Donor Van (Bloodmobile) visits
Bawdeswell regularly at the Village Hall. The Bloodmobile also visits Reepham,
To make an
appointment call the National Blood Service on 0845 7 711 711
or visit their web
site www.blood.co.uk for more information
FRIENDS OF BAWDESWELL CHURCH
2009 DRAW RESULTS (Licence: FOBC BRECKLOT 000048)
OCTOBER 2009 £100
Sue Lilwall. £25 J Louden. M Morgan, C Mainstone, D
Cockburn. £10 L Condon, D Maybee,
J Porter, D Downing, J & A Walder
Next Quarterly Draw January 2010
Christmas Wreaths
and other Seasonal Goodies
will be on sale in
All Saints Church, Bawdeswell on Saturday December 5th.
Refreshments, Art
Exhibition & More
Orders are being taken now
for the wreaths – phone Sue Lilwall on
01362
688240 to avoid disappointment.
BAWDESWELL
ACTIVITIES GROUP (BAG)
Current Activities & News
Table Tennis – fun evenings - Mondays 9th, 23rd
& 30th November – 7.30 pm
It doesn’t matter how well you play - come along and have some fun or just come along to socialise. Other games available and the BAG café open for refreshments. Charge of £1.50 adult or 75p under 18 towards the hire of the hall.
Running Club – will continue to meet over the autumn and winter, although the days and times may vary from week to week due to daylight hours and weather conditions. New (and previous) runners always welcome – call Fel 688876 or Debbie 07867987787 for more information.
Please fill a BAG 4 BAG
Bags are regularly put through your letter box asking for clothing. Some of these are not from genuine charities and, in some cases, very little of the money raised goes to the cause advertised. There ARE genuine charities doing this but you need to read the information of the bag carefully. So, if you have some clothing or other good quality items to give away and want to be sure that it is going to a good cause, please give them to Bawdeswell.
Around mid November, a blue bag will be put through your door. Please fill it with any clothes, curtains, bedding, soft toys, shoes, belts, handbags that you no longer need to raise money for BAG and Project Bawdeswell. The items MUST be of good quality (ie not damaged, able to be resold/reused).
You can drop them off to 5 Reepham Road at any time or they will be collected from your doorsteps on Friday 27th November BEFORE 9am – or can be dropped off at the Village Hall (outside under the roof overhang) on Friday 27th November BEFORE 10am. Extra bags are available from Fel.
For every tonne we donate, we get paid £400.
Money raised is for Bawdeswell Activities Group and the New Village Hall Fund.
For more information, please contact Fel Roberts 688876, davenfel@talk21.com or www.bag2school.com
A History of Bawdeswell and
Foxley Exhibition
Sunday 22nd November 1pm – 5pm
at Bawdeswell Village Hall.
Photos and memorabilia of both villages, tea and coffee and refreshments, stalls.
Come and reminisce or learn something about your village, meet up with old friends.
All
funds raised go to Project Bawdeswell and the New Village Hall Fund.
Sponsor our local Runners who are entering the City of Norwich Half Marathon on Sunday 29th November to raise funds for the village. 13 miles including 2 hills in what kind of weather???
Cash or cheques welcome or do it online!
**Anyone who is able to help on the day; serving, provide cakes, run a stall, share stories/photos (especially more recent ones) please call Fel 688876.
BAWDESWELL ACTIVITIES GROUP
Presents
GREASE - THE MOVIE
Sing along and Dance to the film shown on a
BIG screen
Saturday 30th
January (2010)
At Bawdeswell Village Hall from 7.00 pm (film starts
approx. 7.30 pm)
BOOK TICKETS IN ADVANCE:
£3.50 adults, £2.50 children U18,
£10 Family (2A+2C) and £1.00 for every extra child - Call
01362 688749
Book early as we had to turn
people away from our Mamma Mia Evening.
The Cafe and a Bar will be open from 7.00 to 10.30 pm.
for refreshments
BAWDESWELL ACTIVITIES GROUP (BAG)
Children’s
Christmas
Event
Bawdeswell Village Hall
Sunday 6th December
Making
Christmas Cards
2pm to 3pm
Party Games
and Refreshments
3.30pm – 5.30pm
SANTA has promised to drop in to see us.
book in advance. Admission IS
FREE but we must know who is coming so that we can tell Santa who will be at
the party.
Call Janet on 01362 688749 by 27th November
BAWDESWELL PARISH COUNCIL
DIGEST OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 12 OCTOBER 2009
Present: Councillors Shannon, Mason, Beane, Cockburn, Kirby, Lilwall and Mallen, Mr G Bambridge (District Councillor), C Boer and 3 parishioners.
Ongoing
Issues from Previous Meetings
Adams Pit: Breckland District Council has advised
that before refurbishment work can commence, we need a wildlife survey by The
Norfolk Wildlife Trust to ascertain if Adams Pit is a habitat for great crested
newts. This should be complete within
the next 2-3 weeks, and then, once the Pit Trustees have cleared the necessary
expenditure, a drain and bund, topped by local hedging, will be created on the
western side of the Pit. Meanwhile,
pending the outcome of the wildlife survey, the tree surgery around Adams Pit
has had to be suspended. The Parish
Council would, however, like to thank the local resident for all his hard work
so far in clearing the western side of the Pit and his generosity doing this
vital work free of charge. We are now
seeking 3 or 4 volunteers to help burn the detritus from the tree surgery so
far; so if anyone can spare a few hours one afternoon to help with this please
contact the Clerk.
Possible Provision of Allotments: The
Parish Council invites those parishioners interested in allotments to attend a meeting
on Thursday 12th November at 7.45pm in the Village Hall. Karen Kenny, the Eastern Region
Representative from the National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardens, will
give a presentation about modern allotments, what a community resource they are,
and how to go about managing them. It is
important that parishioners show interest in this meeting if we are to progress
with the possible provision of allotments.
Please register your planned attendance with the Clerk.
Planning
PA 3PL/2009/0048F: There is nothing to add on the ongoing appeal against the refusal of a planning application to subdivide the 4-bed house adjacent to the village shop to 3 x 2-bed dwellings. We will be warned of the date of the site meeting by the Inspector dealing with this appeal, but no further representation can be made by the interested parties at that meeting.
PA 3PL/2007/0495/F: Breckland Council has confirmed that Martin McColl Limited has been served with a breach of planning conditions, related to the unauthorized installation of compressors, motors and chiller units located at the rear of the village shop premises.
Any Other Business of Interest to
Parishioners
New Bus Stops NCC has advised that two additional bus stops will be sited in Bawdeswell, close to the church. In response, the Parish Council has welcomed the prospect of easier access to and from buses servicing the needs of the village, but has warned that the sites chosen for the stops are not the safest or most suitable because of narrow pavements opposite the church, and the need for free parking and access to the church. The Parish Council has asked NCC to reconsider the siting of the bus stops and/or the creation of wider pavements to permit safe access to and from the bus, plus bus stop poles positioned on the inner side of the pavements to help prevent pump accidents to pedestrians.
Broken Glass Around the Recycling Bins: Concerns have been expressed about the
vast quantity of broken glass around the recycling bins. In recent months it has become
apparent that the bins are being used more frequently, and the Parish Council would therefore like to thank parishioners for taking the time and effort to recycle their bottles; your efforts provide useful revenue for worthwhile community projects in within the village. However, would parishioners please report when the bins are full to the Clerk so arrangements can be made to get them emptied as soon as possible; so reducing the broken glass hazard in the area. Would all parents also please remind their children that for their own safety they should not play around the recycling bins.
Village Handyman: The
Parish Council is pleased to announce that a resident from Bawdeswell has now
been appointed as the new Village Handyman.
The date of next meeting is: Monday 2nd
November 2009 at 7.45pm
The Chairman and Clerk will be available in the
Village Hall from 7.15pm on 2nd November to hear any personal
representations from villagers.
Contact Details for the Parish Clerk - Claire Boer
Tel: 01362 688415/07877955745 Email: cboer.parishclerk@fsmail.net
WOULD YOU LIKE TO;
MAKE NEW FRIENDS, ENJOY A FAMILY
ACTIVITY, BE PART OF A THRIVING COMMUNITY, ENJOY THE FRESH AIR, EXERCISE
(BETTER THAT A GYM), RECYCLE, HAVE FRESH ORGANIC FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
THEN JOIN US IN BAWDESWELL VILLAGE HALL
ON THURSDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2009 AT 7.45PM
AND DISCOVER THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF
ALLOTMENTS AND WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR YOU.
GUEST SPEAKER KAREN KENNY
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF ALLOTMENT AND LEISURE GARDENS
EASTERN REGION REPRESENTATIVE
HELP TO CREATE A NEW
ALLOTMENT & LEISURE GARDENING
ASSOCIATION
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE AN ALLOTMENT
TO JOIN AND
SUPPORT ALLOTMENTS TO REAP BENEFITS
IT’S FOR GARDENERS TOO!
COME AND BE PART OF A NEW AND
THRIVING COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Please register you interest to the Parish Clerk
Tel: 01362
688415/07
Email: cboer.parishclerk@fsmail.net
PROJECT
BAWDESWELL
The very exciting and big news is that we can confirm that mainly due to the persistence of Fel Roberts we have secured a grant of £25,000 to improve the play area. The final design will be decided at the end of October. We expect the work to start at the beginning of January and be finished by the end of it. Many, many thanks to Fel and everyone involved who has helped us get this far.
Having consulted with the children of the village, it is apparent that this grant (although it will make a big difference) will not fully cover all the ideas raised. In 2010 it would be great to have regular fundraising events – run by the children – to raise even more, specifically for the play area. If you are aged between 8 and 18 and would like to be involved directly in enhancing the play area and recreation ground in any way, please contact Fel 688876 with your thoughts and ideas; the first event is hoped to be a SUNDAY BREAKFAST MORNING at the village hall.
The new Governance structure necessary to take advantage of the charitable status already held by the Village Hall has also now been agreed upon so fund raising can begin in earnest.
The BAG group is, as always, being very pro active with plans for half term and for another film night. Everyone who enjoyed the Mama Mia evening will want to put 30 January 2010 in their diaries to see the sing-along version of Grease.
Project meetings are normally held at the Village Hall at 10am on the last Saturday of each month (except December). All are welcome to attend.
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WANTED
Do you have old or rotten trees, perhaps wind fallen or broken ones, I will cut and remove free of charge, anything considered.
Call D J Taylor: 07981 792790 evenings or weekends.
Bridge Club
The JayCee Bridge Club has now been running for a couple of months, having been formed for people who have recently learned to play bridge, those who want to brush up rusty skills and others who just want to take the opportunity to play bridge in an informal atmosphere. The intention is that it will provide a venue where people can continually improve their skills and at the same time have an enjoyable and friendly game. More experienced players are generous with their time and patience!
We meet on alternate Wednesday evenings and Friday afternoons. As winter approaches and the nights are drawing in, we recognise that it may be necessary to review the viability of Wednesday evenings, but we would still aim to meet at least once a week.
November dates are: Wednesday 4th & 18th at 7.15 for 7.30 and Friday 13th & 27th at 2.30. On Fridays, we have a break for refreshments. Entry fee is £2.00 for either day.
If you think that this might appeal to you, please do come along and see if it’s for you!
Call Roger Fryatt on 01362 688627 for more information.
BAWDESWELL BOWLS CLUB.
Bawdeswell has an excellent
venue situated behind the Village Hall and
new members are invited to join the
club.
For further information please contact Paul Digby
on (01362) 688615
Parents & Toddlers / Baby Group
We meet at
Bawdeswell Village Hall from 9.30am to 11.30am every Friday in term time.
Come along for a chat
and a coffee & let your child have some fun with play dough, colouring and
puzzles plus lots of toys. £1.50 per family includes a free tea/coffee and
juice.
For more
information call Kate on (01362) 688834
BAWDESWELL
FOOTBALL CLUB.
The club plays in the 3rd division of the Crown
Fire Central and South Norfolk League. Home games are
played at Bawdeswell Recreation Ground. For more information about the club
please contact Philip Duffield on (01362) 688611. For information about matches
see http://www.csnleague.co.uk/index.html.
BAWDESWELL BOOK CLUB
Last month's book was
"The White Tiger" by Aravind Adiga.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book which
deservedly won the author The Man Booker Prize 2008.
Told in the first person
of Belram, a.k.a. The White Tiger, this is a fascinating and
shocking insight into modern day India. It charts the gradual and devious
progress of Belram from the son of a poor Rickshaw
Puller in a small village to achieving his dream of owning his own business the
city of Delhi. Throughout the book there are references to a crime which
is only fully revealed towards the end and leaves you wondering whether to
condone it! I found his style of prose and characterisations of
people from all stratas of society captivating.
Our choice for next Month is "The Boy
in the Striped Pyjamas" by John Boyne
We meet at 8 pm in the Old Workhouse Bar on the first Thursday of each month and welcome new
members. KM
BECK W. I.
The meeting on
October 12th was well attended and our guest speaker was PhilipWalker who is the Bee Keeper at Pensthorpe
Nature Reserve. Philip’s talk and slide show on the life and
function of the honey bee was fascinating and
informative. He explained the importance
of pollination,
and how the demise of the honey bee threatens the production of
soft and hard fruits and varieties of beans.
Interesting facts – the Queen bee produces 2,000 eggs per day ~ 60 to 70,000 make up a
colony with a six week turnover. The bee travels at 15 mph and covers a three
mile radius during its search for pollen and nectar. Philip also explained that
weak and unhealthy bees can be destroyed by wasps and that they need careful
feeding and a steady temperature during winter. Quite a
complex subject.
We hope to see you on November 9th when it will be our Annual Meeting and we elect our committee. Our speaker is Margaret Sewell, who will talk about Character Cats.
As it is our annual meeting, this is a good time to find out about the W.I. Monday November 9th – 7.30 p.m. at the Old School Room, Sparham.
Contact tel: 01362 688 449.
Jennifer Abram
ICENI CHOIR
Winter
Concerts
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Next Concert
Saint Mary's Church, Heydon at 7.30 pm
on Saturday 28th November 2009
'A
seasonal concert from Bach to Broadway' with Hannah Francis - soprano and Roger
Rayner - piano/organ
In
aid of St. Mary's Church
Tickets (including
wine & canapes) are £6.50 and can be obtained
from the door on the night
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All Saints Church,
Bawdeswell, 4 pm
on
Sunday 13th December 2009
A traditional
concert for all the family lasting an hour with mulled wine and mince pies and
plenty of opportunities to join in, featuring the Iceni
Choir with a selection of carols and other music directed by James Lilwall,
Annette Jude - Piano, Roger Rayner - Organ,
Susie Turner soprano, direct from the Westend
and Broadway and June Harrison – soprano.
In aid of The Friends of Bawdeswell Church.
Tickets (including
wine & mince pies) are £6 and can be obtained from James Lilwall
on 01362 688499
For More details
contact; James Lilwall
or email pjlilwall@hotmail.com
Weekly Rehearsals And Workshops
If anyone is interested in joining the choir they are
welcome to come along to Bawdeswell Church on Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm for
practice.
Hannah Francis Soprano, will run a Saturday
workshop on 21st November 2009 10am – 12pm £10.00 incl.
tea/coffee and biscuits.
Interested parties should contact James Lilwall pjlilwall@hotmail.com 01362 688499 or Beverley Cooper coop501954@yahoo.com 01362 858185 .
Norfolk
Wildlife Trust Launch New Wildlife Survey
Have you seen any of these species in Norfolk?
Barn owl , brown hare, grey partridge, harvest mouse.
Our countryside is not only an important area for food production, but also an important home for some of Norfolk’s most charismatic wildlife. Marshes and meadows provide hunting grounds for barn owls; arable fields, cover for young hares and coveys of grey partridges; hedgerows and field margins, feeding sites for tiny harvest mice – Norfolk has some amazing and special wildlife.
Norfolk Wildlife Trust and Norfolk Biodiversity Information Service are asking for your help in recording these four species. Join in the survey, learn more about Norfolk’s wildlife and help us secure a future for these animals.
When you have spotted one of the four animals above in Norfolk visit www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/naturalconnections and add your sighting online. Alternatively phone NWT on 01603 598333 and request a survey card.
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CHRISTMAS FAIR
FOULSHAM BAPTIST CHURCH
Sat Nov 21st 11am – 3pm
Fun for all the family-
Contact Jane 01362-683276 for details.
Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society
Talk: ‘Birds and wildlife on the RSPB Broads Reserves’. They come from far and wide to Weston Longville Village Hall on the third Thursday of the month to hear the Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society’s monthly talk. Over 60 people managed to get a seat to hear Ian Robinson (RSPB) talk about the RSPB Broads reserves. In a wide ranging talk Ian spoke about the enormous amount of work that goes into the management of these reserves. Work includes restoring reedbeds for breeding bitterns, removing scrub and invasive plants, the use of cattle grazing to create sward levels, the control of water levels, the management of wet grassland, woodland, ponds and ditches. Success is measured by the large numbers of breeding waders and a wide variety of wildlife including otters and the swallowtail butterfly.
Particular reference was made to Sutton fen, RSPB’s 200th reserve, acquired in 2006 and described by Ian ‘as the most amazing reserve I have ever worked in’. He can be heard walking and describing this fen (with a bittern booming in the background) on the BBC radio 4 programme Open Country on the BBC website www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/opencountry_20070526.shtml. Ian also paid tribute to the work of the many volunteers, an essential part of the RSPB, without whose help the work would be greatly diminished.
The talk finished with a few pictures of lesser known broads visitors, including the penduline tit, red footed falcon, night heron, whiskered tern and glaucous gull, to test our expert members, who passed with flying colours.
November diary dates: On Thursday 19th Peter Lack of the BTO will talk about going ‘On Foot in Rwanda and Zambia’ Start at 7.30pm at Weston Longville Village Hall. Our talks are open to all. We have a field trip to West Norfolk on Saturday 28th November. All are welcome, small charge to non-members and always a few pairs of binoculars available.
Web Page: Please note there is a slight change of address to our newly improved web page, it can now be found at www.wvbs.org.uk .
Colin Wright [01603 740548]
Benefice News and Events
All Souls Day
Apologies for the short notice but if anyone
would like a
loved one to be remembered at the All Souls Day service at Lyng on Tuesday 2nd November at 7pm please let the Rector have
the names by 5pm on that day at the latest.
He will check his e-mails david@head.plus.com at
5pm and add any names which have come in or you can ring him on 01603
872381. Although everyone is invited to
attend the service you do not have to be there in person for your chosen names
to be read out.
The choir will be singing at two events at Bawdeswell church in November. The first is the Patronal
Service on 1st at 10.30am.
The second event is an Advent Carol service on
the 29th at 6pm.
It is always such a pleasure to have the choir
participating in our services and we hope that many of you will come along to
enjoy the music.
November events are:
21st Elsing Village Supper
21st Lyng Autumn Fair village hall 2pm
28th Helpers’ Grand Thank You Party Sparham Church 12 noon.
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INFORMAL CRAFT AFTERNOONS
WHERE: BAWDESWELL VILLAGE HALL
WHEN: FOLLOWING THURSDAY AFTERNOONS
12 November, 26 November, 10 December
TIME: 2.00 to 4.30
pm
Bring
your own work or just come for a chat and a cuppa, and we’ll see how it
develops.
ANY QUESDTIONS: Marietta 01362 688 400
The
Diocese asks for LESS
After many years of asking parishes to pay more and more, for 2010 the amount requested for the Parish Share is actually lower than it was for 2009. This is in direct response to the comments that have been coming in over the last few years.
Parishes have been saying “We can’t keep up with these increases indefinitely – the Diocese needs to look at what we can afford, not just what we’d like to spend.” Parishes have also asked “How come, if there is a shortfall in Parish Share each year, the books still balance? Please ask for what you need and stop playing games.”
The new Diocesan Financial Strategy aims to keep increases in Parish Share to around 2% per year over the next 5 years. But it can only do this by planning for clergy stipendiary numbers to fall by 15 to 184 by 2013. This is a significant decrease and there will need to be a review of how those clergy are deployed which is likely to involve some very hard choices over the next few years.
And for 2010, the Budget has been worked out without any hidden “cushions” in the figures, so that, if there is a Parish Share shortfall, it will come straight through to the bottom line.
The result is, for nearly all parishes in Sparham Deanery, a reduction or only a small increase in 2010. The hope is that all parishes will now be able to pay in full, so that asking for less results in receiving more towards the essential costs of providing ministry in our parishes. Parish Share is not an arbitrary tax on parishes – it is our contribution to the costs which are incurred collectively and it is our individual and collective responsibility to make sure that those costs are met.
William Mason
Deanery Assessor
30
Foxley St.Thomas’
We have been quite busy at Foxley Church lately, which is good news !
On 26th. September we welcomed little Esme Rose Smith for her Baptism into the Christian Family, accompanied by her parents Mark and Marina, brother and sister Jack and Georgia and their happy group of relations and friends. A joyful occasion and an impressively well-behaved baby!
On the 4th. of October we had another occasion to celebrate - Harvest Thanksgiving. TheFlower Ladies did wonders as usual and the dear old church glowed with autumn colour and a wonderful collection of vegetables, fruit, jam and other edibles were received by the Rector and displayed before the altar, on which stood a Harvest Loaf in the shape of a sheaf of wheat, expertly made and donated by Mr. Ollie, the baker from N. Elmham.
Since then we have also welcomed friends from the whole benefice for a modern “One More Step” service. We contemplated the deeper meaning of “doing good” – a complicated question regarding our real motives and intentions. The Rector led the service, John Fletcher was, as ever, at the organ and afterwards we enjoyed our coffee and home made biscuits.
Churchwarden, John Harvey, would like to thank all thirty people who kindly sponsored his Norfolk Churches Trust cycle ride, visiting twenty churches. The sum raised was £470, before the NCT collect the Gift Aided element.
Children’ Society Coffee Morning, Foxley Lodge,Weds. 2nd. December at 10-00 am.
Carol Service, Sunday 20th. December at 4-30 pm.
Diana Harvey P.C.C. Secretary.
All Saints Church Bawdeswell
Annual Sponsored Cycle Ride in aid of the
Norfolk Church’s Trust.
Congratulations to Ken Ewing and William Mason who rode in support of Bawdeswell and visited 29 churches on their bicycles in one day, raising £651 in sponsorship for the Norfolk Church’s Trust, half of which will benefit Bawdeswell Church.
John Harvey did very well cycling for Foxley. See St Thomas report.
Thank you all who sponsored them this year. It turned out to be a record effort.
At the GiG service on October 18th we celebrated the Harvest. David Head led the popular family orientated service on this occasion. Thank you all who brought gifts of produce which we passed on to the senior citizens of the village afterwards.
Confirmation Two Bishops, the Choir and a church full of supporters made for a joyful occasion on the evening of 15 October. There were candidates from Bawdeswell, Lyng and Reepham. Our thanks to the choir for their support. RT
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From
the Rector
Dear Everybody, hello again,
I only read and watch the news, I don’t know the whole truth about the war in Afghanistan. But it does seem to be a lot tougher even than the conflict in Iraq. Weekly we hear of the death of British Army personnel. They have a courage that I know I don’t possess myself.
I’ve got so used to safety. I’ve never been at those places on British soil when bombs have gone off, though once the windows did rattle. The fact that warfare has been going on in a small, underhand way in Britain seems to justify taking the war to wherever the terrorists came from. As if one were putting the war back where it belonged. We do not know, though sometimes we hope, that it makes us safer.
Recently, President Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize. Some of his detractors said: “What has he done? He’s achieved nothing. He’s been President for less than a year, and it’s all talk.” The Nobel committee said: “Yes, but he has changed the talk. People understand that he aspires to bring peace and freedom, not control by his country.”
One of the things that people fought for in the second world war, and that lies behind the war against the Taleban, is the desire not to have other people imposing control on you; to be free. What many people seem to fear, whether by war or cold war, immigration or revolution, is those groups that wish to change the way we are, against our will.
But then, so do others want to choose who and what controls them. I shouldn’t wish my freedom to be bought at the price of someone else’s enslavement, my safety to be bought at the price of their danger. Christians ought – though we find it hard enough – to absorb pain rather than passing it on. And I think we all make peace more likely, the more we long for the freedoms and safety of others; of all.
This Remembrance Day, remember those who died, and those who still suffer, for our safety and freedoms. And think how you can join in the spiritual effort (call it spiritual warfare if you wish) to bring peace.
God bless you. David Head
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Local Church Services November 2009
Rector: Revd
David Head
Tel: 01603 872381
email: david@head.plus.com
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01/11 |
08/11 |
15/11 |
22/11 |
29/11 |
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Season |
All Saints’ Day |
3rd Sunday before Advent |
2nd Sunday before Advent |
Christ the King |
1ST Sunday of Advent |
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Foxley |
17.30 EP DH |
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8.00 HC PB DH |
10.30 HC1 DH |
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Lyng |
9.00 HC1 DH |
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15.00 EP DH |
10.30 FS FST |
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Elsing |
10.30 HC TC |
10.45 Remembrance DH |
9.00 HC1 DH |
10.30 W&P CW |
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Bawdeswell |
10.30 HC1 DH |
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10.30 GiG GiG team |
10.30 W &
P CW |
18.00 Advent Carols DH |
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Bylaugh |
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9.00 HC PB DH |
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9.00 MP CW |
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Sparham |
10.30 OASIS team |
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10.30 HC PB DH |
9.00 HC DH |
10.30 HC DH |
Bawdeswell, Holy Communion 9am Wednesday 18th November.
Lyng, Holy Communion 9am every Thursday.
Julian Group meets 2nd & last Fridays at 8pm
13th & 27th November
Contact Susan March 01603 870342