Hummingbird Hawk Moth

Hi, I read the article that John Smith wrote about the bees which was really interesting. He also spoke about the hummingbird hawk moth and how he couldn’t get a good still picture of the moth. Well here one is, I thought you might like to print it in your next issue, the expression on their faces are invaluable!!

This was taken in Holme Next the Sea.

Ali Borrman

 Advice please

I thank Mr Farrington for his advice on painting garden ornaments. Perhaps he would now...
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Peter Mills

 Our “Bowls Weekend” at Old Hunstanton Social Club was as successful as ever adding around £400.00 to our Charity Funds. Thank you all for turning up and playing and making it a great weekend of Bowls and fun. On the Saturday the “Pairs” Competition was won by Rosemary Ward and Carol Smith, with runners-up Chris Holt and Mick Haarris,  and on the Sunday the “Triples” Competition by Nigel Smith, Graham Dunthorme (and with apologies A.N..other) Runners-up were  Peter...
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These notes sum up the highs and lows for Norwich City fans as the season unfolds. To start the ball rolling the Club has very kindly offered two tickets for the Hull match on Saturday September 25^th.  To be in with a chance of winning this prize simply tell me in no more than 50 words why you want to take a special person to that game.

Add your name; age if under 16; address and landline telephone number. Write on a postcard or sealed envelope and send to the Newsletter or email: john@canar...
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Nicholas Godfrey-Cole

 The saying of “time flies when you are having fun" certainly goes for me, since my last article in this newsletter.

              It doesn't seem possible that a month has flown by and that it time to sit and write for you. It has been a very busy month which started as the last issue going to press!

              I had been approached by The Royal Sandringham Show, to present a Floral Demonstration, as I had been the year previous, but ...
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I’m Christine Thacker recently retired here from the Diocese of Lincoln where I was Assistant Curate at Holy Cross with St. Helen in Lincoln for nine years. Before that I was Rector of Christ Church, Kitimat, in North West British Columbia, Canada, for eig...
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Miriam Hodson

 Travelling towards Wells from Hunstanton we saw many placards on the roadside verges advertising the ‘Bjorn Again’ concert to be held at Holkham in September  -  even on our journey towards Northampton we saw them on the roadside.

              They reminded me of the verses in John Chapter 3, when Jesus answered Nicodemus’s question by telling him that “unless one is born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God.” and “unless one is born of water and...
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It was Monday morning in Mrs Jolley's Reception Class.

And it was a very noisy Monday morning.

Most of the children were looking at books.

David, Joshua and Sarah had some big picture books.

Emma, Hannah and Michael were playing a word game.

They were all working quietly and happily.

The noise was coming from Sam.

Sam was not happy.

Sam was crying and Sam was shouting.

Mrs Jolley put her arm round Sam.

Mrs Jolley tried to stop Sam from crying and shouting.

'I want my mummy !' shouted ...
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Minister of Union Church

 Recently I did something that I very rarely do. It was a warm sunny day with a more than ideal amount of wind.  But we had two of our grandsons staying with us, it was my day off and they begged to spend a day on the beach.  So down to the beach we went, found a couple of deck chairs and set up camp for the day.  The boys spent hours digging a personalised Lido for their own enjoyment and later for any child on the beach who desired a warm place to dip themselves...
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Gordon Tanner, Leader of The Way CF

The Ordnance Survey map of the area designates the pillar outside the tourist information office as a cross. However I read a book about twenty years ago entitled ‘The History of Hunstanton’ that threw major doubt as to whether it had ever been a cross. The book suggested that it had originally been located in Snettisham, and was moved to first Old Hunstanton and then to its present location in the past centuries. Whether or not that was ever a cross, t...
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 These activities were organised by Sonia Reveley, Natural England Community Outreach Adviser for The Wash National Nature Reserve...
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Peter Davidson

 A late train and a hurried lunch was not exactly the best way for the Royal Horticultural Society’s judges to start their all–important tour of Hunstanton last month in the town’s bid for a gold award in this years Britain in Bloom competition. The two judges and an observer arrived in the town two hours later than scheduled due to a tragedy on the railway at Littleport, and their planned tour of Hunstanton had to be rapidly rearranged to accommodate the delay.  Howe...
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Robin Sainty, IFA Corporate

 The first contributory state pension was introduced in 1926. In that era only 34% of men and 40% of women were expected to reach the ripe old age of 65. When the state pension age was set at 60 for women and 65 for men in 1940, average life expectancy was only 72, whereas today it is 89 for men and 90 for women, and continuing to rise.

              It is hardly surprising that the state retirement age for women has increased to 65, but even that is...
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 A very busy time for us all at the Shop and Centre which is fantastic in these hard times.......as I have not written an article for the last few months I thought it would be nice to give an update to new products and treatments being offered and a summary of everything we offer here in Sunny Hunny.

We are delighted to welcome back Rowena Salmon to offer Numerology readings during the summer months, a resident of New Zealand but born in Kings Lynn. Rowena can tailor your rea...
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We are often approached by clients requiring laser treatment in those little personal area’s of anatomy,  where unwanted hair is of concern. The question being asked  ‘ ‘Is it possible and do we do it?

The answer is a simple ‘yes we do’, we are happy to provide a professional service to male and female clients alike, for safe hair removal.  Most popular being Under arm, and bikini area, these normally have a very fast result, without needing so many treatments, this is because thi...
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Peter Davidson

 This summer’s front garden competition in Hunstanton saw many hundreds of entries...... because every property in the town was entered!  Unlike the competitions held in previous years when only a relatively few very keen gardeners decided to enter, this year members of the Hunstanton Gardeners’ Association walked every road in the town and noted the address of every front garden which they found particularly attractive.  This resulted in over eighty front gardens being id...
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 The day the Royal Navy dropped in

 The Sea King touched down on the lawn of the Le Strange Hotel to a big welcome from crew and members of their families, also a large gathering of holidaymaker's made the afternoon a memorable one.

Wednesday 14th July Hunstanton volunteer lifeboat crew took part in a two hour exercise with a Royal Navy  Sea King helicopter, the navy were on a school visit to two local schools, on board was pilot Lt Cdr Bob Lee, Sgt Jon Smith and  Cpl. C...
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Cllr Peter Mallam

 Well this has been another busy, enjoyable month with the Town thriving with lots of holiday makers and day trippers. I have been overwhelmed with invitations to events and have attended as many as I possibly could. I would like to thank everyone for those invitations and apologise that I cannot mention them all in this column.

On 24^th July I attended the Northfield Allotment Open Day, it never ceases to amaze how much enthusiasm there is at the allotments, so much spect...
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(early evening)

Fun & laughter whilst raising loads of money for your LOCAL hospice

Zena Penty

 Join us on Friday 1st October for our sponsored early evening 5 mile walk/1 mile wheelchair push around King’s Lynn town centre dressed in your night attire!  Remember to wear your Pyjamas and maybe your thermals too!!!

This will be a real Girls’ Night Out with lots of fun and laughter for you and your friends, whilst raising loads of money for your LOCAL hospice.  The event is open t...
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Kingsley Pearce

During the war time years and blackouts after dark there were no street lights and the town was in pitch darkness.  The slightest chink of light from any source at night would bring a cry of “put that light out from an Air Raid Warden” (ARP), Car headlights were partly screened off with a special fitting and bicycle lights also had a fitting which partly covered the lamp with a screen, in which there was a small rectangular opening.

Bicycle lighting was mostly from a bat...
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Sing For Well-Being is a class aimed at encouraging people to sing and express themselves, even if they think they can’t sing. The 12-week course will be held at Snettisham Memorial Hall on Wednesdays 10am – 12pm starting 8th September.     

The course is designed for absolute beginners and involves exercises and games as well as relaxation techniques that help people to get the most out of their voices. Songs are taught ‘by ear’ so that knowledge of written music is not necessa...
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Pauline Howell

 The self help group is just that –set up so that people with arthritis can offer help and support to each other.  It is really good to talk to some-one else with the same or similar illness as yourself as they really understand how you feel, and maybe they have some suggestions from their own experiences, that may help you. It often does you good to know you are not the only one battling with this depressing disease.

The group was set up in February 2009, following a Chal...
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For treats that impress the eye and delight the taste buds, Cherry Tree Chocolates has teamed up with cake and sweet maker Caroline Platt to sell an exclusive range of delicacies. 

Based on traditional cake and sweet recipes loved by generations of British families, Caroline adds her own modern twists such as a sprinkling of edible glitter or a boost of premium chocolate. She also recreates the classics including vanilla tablet, the delicious crumbly Scottish fudge, and peppermint cream h...
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Veronica Welham

               The response to last year's appeal was the best ever from our corner of West Norfolk. Union Church collected and checked 1021 boxes, which went to Serbia and Kyrgyzstan. As September approaches, it is time to think about this year’s boxes.

It must be remembered that the children who receive these have next to nothing to call their own. Some live on rubbish tips, where they scavenge a living with their families, others are in refugee camps, orpha...
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 (now Valentine Court)

Jim Welham

 The establishment of a convalescent home at Hunstanton was first suggested in 1869 in Ely Cathedral, so that sick and poor people from Ely could recover their health with the assistance of sea air. As a result, cottages in Hunstanton were hired to accommodate patients on a temporary basis, but when other districts in the east of England were added to the scheme, there were 40 applicants for each of the 18 beds.

 Edward, Prince of Wales, and his wife, Pri...
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 Hi there, everyone.  Well, it’s September now and the summer is almost over.  It’s not been a bad one, with quite a few people about I think that the shopkeepers and sea-front traders must have taken quite a few bob.  Only four months to go to Christmas and already shops are selling Christmas cards.  The time goes by so quickly.

The other day a friend of mine went to a car-boot sale.  He picked up a book entitled, “The Counties 1947”. It is all about the Engl...
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RAINBOWS

1st Hunstanton Rainbows have spaces for any new rainbows who wish to join, Rainbows are open to girls between the ages of 5 and 7.  For more details contact Jenny on 01485 534107 or CLOAKING

 BROWNIES

 Our final meeting of the summer term was a promise ceremony and picnic on the green and a beach scavenger hunt, the weather could have been kinder but it wasn’t too bad.

On the 1^st August, Hunstanton and Heacham Brownies entered Heacham Carnival and won 1^st ...
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Norman Whye

 On the seventh of June 1977, the Queen celebrated her silver jubilee, and like many other places in the United Kingdom, there were plans in Hunstanton to mark the ceremony of this occasion. A good friend of mine was selected to help carry out the operations for the celebrations, and he asked me to assist, to which I readily agreed. We both had experience of amateur dramatics, my friend had had a lot of production experience, and I had a little of pu...
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A Reynolds

 The August meeting was a visit to the Chalk Pit field Anglo Saxon Settlement at Sedgeford. This is the 15th season and they have another week this year to work on a new section on the hill on the opposite side of the farm road.

              We were escorted round the site by the Excavations Director, Mr Jon Cousins who, with others, does this work on a voluntary basis.

              The site was opened in 1986 and 100 burial remains, shrouds and coffi...
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 Well these days it’s the monster Combines and the neatly rolled straw that we see in the fields. Harvest of grain is well under way, I suspect that yield will be down, with all the dry weather we have been having. It was strange to me when I first moved here to see the short stem grains grown in this area, coming from grazing land with some small amounts of grain grown I was much more used to long straw. Having experienced the winds that can blow here I can see the need for short...
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Mark Keightley

 The Hunstanton Bridge club are offering Bridge lessons to anybody interested in learning to play this fascinating game. The club is based at the United Services Club and will start at 7pm on the 28th October. The cost will be £2 for further information call Mark Keightley on 01485 544895

I started playing Bridge when I was about 20. I played during lunch time in the works canteen with 3 other colleagues. Nobody in the group really new the rules or had a system of playing B...
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 So far, August weather has not been too bad for us all and especially so for those who have to erect tents, gazebos and stalls on a weekly basis at fetes and events. By the time this newsletter is issued, the school holidays will nearly be at an end and organisations like ourselves can close the door on our stall running until May next year.  However, the fund-raising for organisations and charities still continues in other ways, so where ever you are and you see...
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By John Maiden

The word history is clearly derived from two separate words: ‘his’ and ‘story’, which is why we often read conflicting accounts of the same ‘historical’ incident. Making sense of recent events is easier, because the relevant documents are less ambiguous and there is often photographic evidence to support the written word.

It was surprising, therefore, to read Mr Welham’s description of the bathing pool in the August Newsletter, stating that the depth of the p...
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Julie Goddard

Consultant – Slimming World

 September already! Our members have had a fun filled summer with some wonderful recipes in a special booklet designed to help them stay on track. Having achieved great weight losses they are all ready to tackle the lead up to Christmas!

If you are looking for inspiration, motivation, care and support and want to lose some weight then come along on Tuesday evening at 6.30.p.m to St Mary’s church Hall in the High Street in Heacham. You will be m...
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 10  Is anybody listening?

 I have to admit to a pet irritation. When anyone says “I hear what you are saying”, it frequently means “I hear a sound but am ignoring the words!” It is the response from a person who isn’t really listening, whose mind is already made up - and closed.

In a common caricature of the English abroad it is suggested that in order to make ourselves understood we simply speak our own language v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y and VERY LOUDLY! By doing so, regardless of a...
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In the winter months, many tourism organisations go through a quiet time as visitor numbers fall. The Norfolk Coast and Broads Rural Development Programme is keen to fund initiatives that build on traditionally ‘out of season’ events, aiming to encourage visitors to the area.

Out of season is defined as the months from October to March, excluding any holidays such as half term, Christmas or Easter.  Any idea needs to be a new initiative and not a repeat of something held previously.  Ac...
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Dave Hawkins, Visitor officer

 As I write this in late July the diggers and assorted earth moving equipment have just moved on to the reserve and are busy re-structuring the west bank path and the freshwater marsh islands, as part of the Titchwell Marsh Coastal Change Project. By necessity, this has meant closing the west bank path down to the marshes and the beach.

Most of our regular bird watchers and visitors fully understand that this work is necessary to save the reserve from the effects...
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Peter J James

 Having sampled the intertidal delights of the summer seashore, the Victorian middle-classes packed their bags, boarded the trains and returned to the smoky cities.  At least, most did.  There were some, however, who stayed to await the spring tides and equinoctial storms of autumn.  For natural historians these events provided a treasure trove of marine life because ‘the gems below that dwell’ had been torn from their moorings on the sea bed and cast up onto the shor...
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Hello and welcome to September’s edition. Once again the magazine is crammed full of interesting items so I hope you enjoy your read. If you are encouraged to write something yourself for a future edition then don’t be shy. Copy deadline for October’s issue is 12th September.

              My thanks to all our contributors, to Vivien for the cover, Margaret for her help with typing and our advertisers who provide the income to print the magazine.

              T...
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