| Carnival news update |
Around the World in One Parade
By Rita Caldicott, Carnival Chair
Well , Friday 9th April was a night to remember - The Carnival Ball at the Town Hall hosted about 120 people who partied the night away enjoying the food and entertainment provided by the Carnival Committee.
A big thank you to all the Committee and their family and friends who helped out on the day setting up and during the evening - and A VERY BIG THANKYOU to South Lincs who donated most of the fo...
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| News from the Princess Theatre club |
By Mary Mackie
GOTTA ACT? GOTTA SING?
NOW’S YOUR CHANCE
Calling all budding (or full-blown) thespians, extroverts and show-offs. If ever you wanted to try, or have already tested, your talents at acting, singing, or being part of the crew for a farce or drama, musical show or stage production of any kind, then here is your chance to share all the fun of live theatre by becoming a member of the Princess Theatre Club, Hunstanton. Our motto is ‘Keeping Live Theatre Alive’ and that is...
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| Redgate school to perform at the Princess Theatre |
Around 50 pupils from Redgate Junior School will be performing this musical on May 27th, 7pm at the Princess Theatre. Olivia is set in London and based on the great musical Oliver. This is the first time many of them have acted on stage and to be at such a great venue is a huge experience for them all. We hope that many of you will come and support the children.
Tickets for the show are only available from the Princess Theatre Box Office or on-line. Prices Adults £3, Children (und...
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| Little memories of a seaside childhood |
FISHING TALES
By Norman C Whye
The old pier was an excellent place to spend a days fishing, and us kids were always on it, piles of tackle next to us, and it was only a few minutes to assemble the gear, bait the hook with big juicy lugworms, and cast the lure as far as we could out into the cold, brownish waters of the sea. It seemed best if there was a breeze blowing, to stir up the water, and attract the numerous flat fishes that inhabited the beach, and to tempt them to take the lure a...
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| Hand aid |
By Tony Foster
On Saturday 10th April Hunstanton Concert Band launched an Appeal to raise £30,000 to buy a ‘bionic’ style artificial hand for its lead trombone player, Becky Palmer.
Becky was born without a right hand but, despite that, plays trombone, piano, guitar and is a keen and competitive (very competitive her opponents will tell you) tennis and squash player!
The Appeal started with a special concert given in the Union Church, Hunstanton and we would like to thank Rev. Da...
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| Heacham Scouts |
It has been another busy term for us all. We spent an evening discussing Shelterbox, our chosen charity. The Scouts looked at recent disasters where Shelterbox has been able to help, and the sort of aid the charity provides.
Cooking evenings always go well, and this term the Scouts prepared beef or veggie burgers, and cooked them for themselves. No serious injuries were reported..!
We had a good show for the Sport Relief Mile at Bircham Newton on Sunday 21st Marc...
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| Hunstanton brownies |
During March we did a Mothers Day Craft, took part in Union Church Parade Service, where we got lots of praise from the congregation, Went to Ireland for St Patricks Day and made a Shamrock with hama beads and did an Irish Jig, we have decorated pots and planted sunflower seeds, finishing the service with a combined Promise and Leaving Ceremony, where we said goodbye to 5 Brownies and hello to 1 Brownie. We are collecting Sainsburys and Tescos vouchers to purchase equipment fo...
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| Canary notes | Mr Friend was no friend of mine
By John Maiden
After more than seven years of incompetent and perverse decisions made by council members and officers, I should have developed some kind of immunity when it comes to football referees when they are guilty of similar unreasonable and irrational behaviour.
Unfortunately, it does not seem to work like that. If anything I am less tolerant now than in the good old days, prior to 2002 when the borough council's deci...
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| Aladdin was magic for the Princess | By John Maiden
The writer and comedian, Roy Hudd has asked us all to sign an on-line petition to save Hunstanton’s Princess Theatre for future generations. Describing the venue as a “little gem” he urged West Norfolk residents to use it and that is exactly what happened in the run up to Easter when 604 tickets were sold for the five performances of “Aladdin” staged at the Princess by the Lavender Hill Mob Theatre Company (LHMTC).
When Elaine asked me to review the pantomime, I w...
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| Wings over Titchwell Marsh RSPB |
From 5am Dawn Chorus events to early evening, Join the reserve team on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th May and see the fabulous birdlife Titchwell has to offer at the peak of spring migration.
Whether your interest is in seeing the resident sky dancing marsh harriers and bearded tits, freshly arrived summer migrants like reed and sedge warblers or 'drop-in' northbound migrants like Temminck's stint....you are sure to have a great time!
From the car park r...
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| Turned out nice again! | By Turnstone
No, this article has nothing to do with the weather; volcanic ash; promotion for the Canaries; or 'turning out to vote' on general Election Day! But older readers may remember the above headline as the catch phrase of the comedian, George Formby, which could also be applied to recent happenings over the course of one week in April.
On 13th April TURNSTONE informed Lynn News readers of a Town Council Liaison Working Party meeting to be held on 15th April, after being advised that ...
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| A Grand Slam presentation |
Children from Heacham Junior, Blenheim Park, Flitcham, Sedgeford and Sandringham & West Newton Primary schools that have just completed a ten week Playing for Success (PfS) programme in the Grand Slam Learning Centre based at Premier Racquets & Fitness in Sedgeford had their achievements acknowledged with a Grand presentation at the Town Hall in Hunstanton.
‘This was our inaugural presentation event at the Town Hall with all five schools who have attended Grand Slam this term receiv...
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| Heacham songsters |
By Stan Hatherly
We have had a very busy year and collected £900 in donations and the group decided to split it between three charities so, £300 went to the RNLI at Hunstanton. £300 to East Anglia Air ambulance and £300 to Changing Faces.
The Heacham Songsters was formed two years ago after adverts in the Hunstanton Newsletter and there are now eighteen members who sing a various venues around Hunstanton and Heacham and collect donations for charity. There are still some free dates but...
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| Hunstanton RNLI Station |
Geoff Needham
On April 4th Easter Sunday at 9.50 p.m. Yar. CG requested launch of Hunstanton Lifeboat to assist in search for aircraft thought to be in trouble, several persons from different locations had rang the CG stating that a light aircraft flying in a direction from Hunstanton towards Skegness was billowing black smoke, and then had disappeared, this started a major search in the Wash, two lifeboats, Hunstanton’s Atlantic 75 "DJS Haverhill" and Skegness Mersey class "The Lin...
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| A big thankyou to our customers from Sainsburys |
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Limited Hunstanton have been running an Easter Raffle to help raise funds for their charity of the year, The Mayors Basement appeal. The raffle was draw on the 27th March by one of our valued and long standing customers Mrs Peggy Bowman pictured here with store manager Mr Pat Wymer.
We had four lovely Easter egg prizes kindly wrapped for us by Scent with Love Florist in Hunstanton. The lucky winners of the raffle were:
1. Mrs Tatton
2. Mr Blyth
3. Mrs Missin
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| Update from crystal cave |
By Debra Buckby
Just a quick mention of some lovely new natural products we are now stocking in the Crystal Cave this season. We have a lovely new range of Shearer Candles, who have been making candles since 1897. The range includes Rustic Candles dinner candles from 95p they burn for 8 hours and we are stocking 12 different colours, Candles in beautifully designed tins - Citronella and Lemon Balm, Persian Lime and Grapefruit, Lavender and Lilac and the deliciously smelling Vanilla and C...
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| The difficult early years of Norfolk |
By Jim Welham
In 1839 the government accepted that the system of each parish appointing its own constable was no longer an adequate method of enforcing law and order in rural areas. It was an unpaid job, often delegated to the aged and infirm. The County Police Act enabled Justices of the Peace of each county in England to establish Police Forces, ‘for the preservation of the peace, and the protection of the inhabitants.’ The Act was not compulsory, but when 63 out of 84 Magistrates vo...
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| A re-acll to arms |
Seventy one years ago squadrons of the fledgling Air Defence Cadet Corps, the forerunner of the Air Training Corps, were being formed across the length and breadth of the country. Norfolk’s first, having begun meeting only weeks before was registered with the Air League of the British Empire on 2nd of January 1939, becoming 42F (King’s Lynn) Squadron.
During 2009 as part of its 70th anniversary celebrations, King’s Lynn Air Cadets started researching the history of thei...
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| Guide dogs | By Cynthia Easeman
You may have seen Olivia (my guide dog) and I shopping in Hunstanton, or having a coffee in one of the café’s, she has made a great deal of difference to my life.
Instead of waiting for some-one else to take me places, usually my long suffering husband, I now can take myself.
Olivia and I undertook an intensive 4 weeks training around Hunstanton, this was over and above all the training she had prior to living with me. First the breeder, then puppy walking (those wonde...
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| April brings the primrose... | .....SWEET, SCATTERS DAISIES AT OUR FEET
By Joanna Fort
As I continue with the old Rhyme it seems that some things don’t change that much, the daisies are all over the verges, if you can cover 6 with your foot then spring has arrived, so says the old country adage. Well that was easy yesterday until the council cutters came along and chopped them off! Why do we like things so neat and tidy? Those who read the Union Church Magazine will have heard this already, the name Daisy comes from a c...
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| St Mary's news |
ST MARY’S NEWS
On July 3rd we are holding a grand concert by the 'Norfolk Brass’ Band at St Mary’s
Norfolk Brass (formerly Matthews Norfolk Brass) is a registered charity and enjoys the reputation of being one of the most consistent high standard Brass bands in the East Anglian area.
During the 2009 contesting season , Norfolk Brass were promoted to national championship section after becoming the London and Southern counties first section champions in March last year and t
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| Rev David J Hulse |
MINISTER OF UNION CHURCH
At the moment the television news programs are full of election reports. All speeches given by political leaders seem to be passionate pleas for us the electors to see the future of Britain through their eyes and their understanding of how the country needs to be run efficiently and for the good of all the people. Each one saying that the others are not to be relied upon, and claiming that their calculations of the countries’ finances do not add up or make p...
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| Methodist church plant sale |
Each year, Hunstanton Methodist Church raises money for a different good cause and this year our project is to help Autism Anglia equip a Day Centre for local autistic young adults at their premises in Dereham.
We shall be holding a PLANT SALE at the church (in Austin Street) on Saturday 22nd May, from 10am till 12 noon. All proceeds will be given to Autism Anglia.
Already seedlings are sprouting, perennials have been divided and windowsills are groaning under the weight of healthy g...
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| St Edmund's news |
Summer Festival: Hunstanton Past & Present
Our main event this month is our biennial festival. This year we have taken as our theme ‘Hunstanton Past and Present.’ As in previous festivals we have opened the festival to other organisations in the town, and we are delighted that many groups have responded. The church will be decorated by the groups, and there will be various floral displays by church members and others. So please do come along, not just to support your parish church but...
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| Hopes and dreams | An inspirational choral work
by Roger Jones
Sunday 30th May at 6pm
Hunstanton Methodist Church,
Austin Street
If you would like to sing with the choir the rehearsals are on Thursday 20th May and Thursday 27th May from 6 to 7pm, and on the Sunday afternoon from 2.30 to 5pm, all in the Church.
All are welcome to sing or listen.
Further information, please ring Richard on 532144
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| Greetings from the manse |
I enjoy getting church magazines from various sources and places, not least because now and again they have articles that you read right to the end, yes read it and think about it and not scan it quickly! Try this one for size!
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in ...
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| Easter to pentecost |
Daniel Holland, Assistant pastor,
The Way
Last month on Easter Sunday a group from The Way and other Christian friends gathered on the bandstand to proclaim and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. The chilly ‘spring?’ winds swirled around us but could not sweep away our praises. Observing the faces that passed by I thought some reflected a question; ‘what have these people got to be so happy about?’
We believe that the resurrection of Jesus, the third day after he was crucifie...
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| Hunstanton catholic parish |
(Church of Our Lady and St Edmund, Sandringham Road, with St Cecilia’s, Dersingham)
As the spring sunshine makes its welcome return and the A149 begins to fill up with traffic again, we are mindful of the role Hunstanton plays in the lives of many of its visitors, providing an oasis of recreation and rest from lives lived in other parts of the country where the pressures of life are greater. We all have a part to play in doing our best to ensure our visitors go back from their breaks f...
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| Hunstanton Catholic Parish |
(Church of Our Lady and St Edmund, Sandringham Road, with St Cecilia’s, Dersingham)
As the spring sunshine makes its welcome return and the A149 begins to fill up with traffic again, we are mindful of the role Hunstanton plays in the lives of many of its visitors, providing an oasis of recreation and rest from lives lived in other parts of the country where the pressures of life are greater. We all have a part to play in doing our best to ensure our visitors go back from their breaks f...
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| Christian Aid Week |
Christian Aid Week runs from 9th to 15th May and on Saturday 15th May there will be a street collection in the High Street. Christian Aid envelopes will be going out with the Link magazines as well and will be available in the churches. Please return them to your church or to me, Joy Webb, at 4 Astley Crescent, by the end of the month.
Christian Aid works efficiently and effectively to alleviate poverty in many different countries. Please give what you can ...
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| Location, Location |
Regarding Mr Maiden’s comments about the location of the new middle school. It would make far more sense for the new middle school to been situated on the over large Smithdon site. Children that are moving through the education system can often be disturbed by the move to ” big school “. They go from being the oldest in the school to the youngest. All the stages that they have achieved to reach that position are washed away and they are expected to start again. The process can distur...
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| Hunstanton Lions Club |
By Peter Mills
Our Car Boot Sale season has started. So far this year we have held three very successful sales, and the next one is on Sunday May 2nd. They are held at the Glebe School and start at 7.00am for stallholders and 8.00am for visitors. Make sure you come early to snap up some of those bargains. Future sales will be on May 9th, June 6th and 20th and July 18th. There will also be sales in August, September and October which we will tell you about in the next edition of this newslet...
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| News from the Civic Society |
Andrew Murray
Monthly Talks - On 2nd March, Mr. Peter Wakefield from Rail Futures presented a convincing case for building 10 miles of new railway to link Bedford with the East Coast Main line at Hitchin. This new piece of railway and rebuilding of some existing line would permit through trains to go from Norwich and Ipswich via Milton Keynes and Oxford to Swindon. In so doing it would provide an East-West link with 6 important North-South routes. In addition, he discussed possibilities...
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| Whither fixed interest? |
By Robin Sainty of IFA Corporate Ltd
2009 was a banner year for fixed interest funds with quite extraordinary returns, which are unlikely to ever be repeated. I predicted in my end of year analysis that the fixed interest market was overheated and that a significant correction was likely. The level of quantative easing carried out by the Bank of England was not good news for gilt funds and corporate bond funds, even those concentrating on the investment grade sector were coming off a year o...
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| If you are not on top of your 'financials'... | .....LET’S CHANGE THE HABIT OF A LIFETIME! . . . . . . AND, WE CAN FIND YOU THE TIME TO DO IT IN!!
Mrs K H Gigg FCA
Kathryn Gigg Chartered Accountants, Hunstanton.
Can you really continue to try and manage your business without timely and detailed accounting information?
Put simply, if your accounting system isn’t capable of producing readily available management figures, then you need to do something about it. And do it now. In these difficult economic times knowing your exact f...
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| Brancaster staithe & burnham deepdale open |
Saturday 19th June 10am till 5pm
A number of gardens will be open (in aid of Burnham Deepdale church) and each will contain a stall or refreshments. There will be a book stall and plants stalls including one from Hoecroft Plants. Refreshments will be available all day, from coffee through lunch to teas. Adults £3. Please come and have a lovely day out. (On the A149 between Hunstanton and Wells)
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| Old Hunstanton in bloom |
OLD HUNSTANTON IN BLOOM
By Glynis Allen
Secretary to the OHIB Committee/ Clerk to Old Hunstanton Parish Council
The Old Hunstanton in Bloom team has reformed with Tessa Scott as Chairman. It has been agreed to enter the competition again this year and judging is expected in late June. Last year a silver plaque was achieved, our second in succession, and this year we hope to achieve at least the same with the help and support of everyone.
You may have noticed that we have made a sta...
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| Britain in Bloom 2010 | Hunstanton recently launched its bid for Gold Awards in the 2010 Anglia and Britain-in-Bloom competitions with a number of community-based events by Guides Groups and volunteers from the public.
Henry Bellingham MP arrived at the Community Centre to give his support to the Guides, Brownies and Rainbows while they planted silver birch trees, and gave his good wishes and encouragement to Hunstanton in its efforts to achieve top awards in this year’s competitions. ...
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| A travller's tale |
By a Wayfarer
6 On the Road
“The rolling English drunkard made the rolling English road...” - at least that was the opinion of G K Chesterton in his famous poem. Each verse ends recalling a tortuous journey such as - “The night we went to Birmingham by way of Beachy Head!”
I will admit to have been down some very winding or rough roads in my time - and not all of them can be found on any Ordnance Survey map!
On my first visit to Argentina ove...
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| Pact update | By Terry
Great news - the work started on our new cattery on 24th March! The ground work should be finished in three weeks, weather permitting, ready for building to start. At the moment we have enough finance for two of the three units to be built, and that work should take about four months. We are still desperately fund-raising for the third unit, building of which can be delayed if we don't reach our target in time.
Some more good news! Our fund-raising for the cattery h
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| Croquet in Hunstanton |
Croquet can mean different things to different people. At an international level it is dominated by young people who play to a standard that takes ones breath away. At the other end of the spectrum it can be perfect for older people. It provides aerobic exercise in the form of the gentle swinging of a mallet in the fresh air, with all the civilised facilities of good company and a modern clubhouse. For those who like a little challenge it can be anything between the two. Some games are playe...
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| Chives and the wine cellar & deli news |
By Nicki Bowman
Well what can I say apart from wow! What a month we have all had at Chives and The Deli! Hence no article last month from me......I am thinking of investing in another pair of hands and head as the ones I currently have are not coping very well!!!! I have however, found time to sit down on what is a beautiful Monday afternoon in (and yes I can officially say it now) SUNNY HUNNY!!!!
Across from Chives work has started on the old 'Woolworths' which I think will always ...
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| Congratulations |
We would like to wish Gladice and Lawrence Howard of Hunstanton many happy returns as they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary last April 28th,2010. They have lived in Hunny all their life and my wife Christine is their
daughter.
Cheers to them both..
Christine and Dennis Moeller
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