Can you help? We are looking to start youth football up. Volunteers wanted to coach; we have all the equipment.

Please call Bob on: 07704 879538

Welcome Smithdon FC to our pitch, they train on Wednesday evenings.

Andrew Murray & Richard Bird

Thank you all for completing last month’s questionnaire about the proposed bus service. We are happy to report that the service should start during August and the charge will be £1 per journey.

Copies of the route and a timetable are being prepared and they will be distributed to the Library, Doctor’s Surgery, TIC and Witley’s within the next week or so and will also be published in next month’s Newsletter.

To give you an outline of what is being p...
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Richard Bird

This last month has been very busy with casework; this is when individuals come to a councillor for assistance with a specific problem or challenge. Just recently people have come to me with issues about medical, financial and legal problems. Some of these issues are way beyond my personal ability but hopefully with the help of professionals the matters can be resolved.

Kate Dunbar is putting a presentation together for the Community Orchard programme to win over the purse-hold...
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Jim Welham

On 18^th August 1898 the Mayor of King’s Lynn invited Sir Edward Birkbeck, Chairman of the Royal Nation Lifeboat Institution, to a public meeting at Lynn Town Hall for the purpose of inaugurating a lifeboat day on Wednesday 28^th September 1898. This would be a way of thanking the Hunstanton Lifeboat crew on behalf of all the local seafarers when there would be a procession round the town from 3pm to 4pm, followed by the launching of the lifeboat in the river Ouse. The ‘Great Hu...
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Simon Dann & Norfolk Farmhouse Ice Cream

Norfolk isn’t really associated with dairy farming, particularly now that it is less and less viable for farmers to include small dairy herds in a mixed farm. The costs of production together with the low price offered to farmers for their milk, however well it is produced, make it impossible to continue if you are only producing milk to sell as it is. To keep their dairy production viable farmers pretty much have to make something more than jus...
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Mick Mossendew (Organist)

August 11th at 7.30pm. Recital by David Ivory from the Coton Music Museum, Bury St. Edmunds. David will include Marches, Songs from the Shows and Waltzes in his 'light classical' recital. For more info about David go to www.davidivory.co.uk

August 18th. at 7.30pm. Recital by Dr. Roy Massey, previously Master of the Music at Hereford Cathedral. This will be Roy's 26th recital at St. Mary's.

Admission to each concert is £5 which includes light refreshments.

Cllr Carol Bower

This month I have been very conscious of the talents of local people, particularly in the field of the Arts.

The Town has a thriving Festival of Arts, and I have been invited to many events under this umbrella, including Drama, Dance, Music and Musical Theatre. The range of what has been on offer is truly staggering and a great credit not only to those who have performed, but also to those who have supported them in their efforts. In particular the young people of the Town ...
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St Mary's Heacham will be open for visitors from Saturday 6th August to Sunday 14th August on weekdays (including Saturdays) from 10a.m. to 4p.m. and on Sundays from 12 noon until 6p.m

Special Events: Monday to Friday at 12 noon :  Musical Entertainment (bring your own lunch), drinks are provided.
Sunday 14th August at 6p.m.  United Songs of Praise
Pocahontas Exhibition in Chancel covering many aspects of Heacham's history.  Other displays by church groups and schools. Church website : ...
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Joanna

Well we have been having some much needed rain and one or two terrific thunderstorms. I am sorry but I do love a good thunderstorm, I think it’s the glory of the power of the clouds plus a tingle of fear at being exposed to the elements. I was at NOA doing a moth check during the Tuesday storm at the end of June. I must admit I felt pretty vulnerable as I walked along the path to the moth traps. I was crouching by the Ringing Shed when there was one fantastic crack; I nearly jumped ...
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John Harris

A new year began for Hunstanton & District Rotary Club at the end of June, when outgoing President John Hornsby-Bates invested Brian Devlin as his successor; the new Vice-Chairman is Philip Newell.

Brian’s year got off to a tremendous start when he and his team manned a hot-dog and burger stall at Hunstanton Carnival; a total of nearly £700 was raised, which will be distributed among deserving causes during the year.

Members are looking forward to providing fun and game...
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John Harris

A new year began for Hunstanton & District Rotary Club at the end of June, when outgoing President John Hornsby-Bates invested Brian Devlin as his successor; the new Vice-Chairman is Philip Newell.

Brian’s year got off to a tremendous start when he and his team manned a hot-dog and burger stall at Hunstanton Carnival; a total of nearly £700 was raised, which will be distributed among deserving causes during the year.

Members are looking forward to providing fun and game...
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When can I meet my team face-to-face?

Residents from Hunstanton, Burnham Market and other villages in north west Norfolk can raise issues directly with police and borough council officers at the forthcoming public Safer Neighbourhood Action Panel (SNAP) meeting.

The SNAP meeting will be held at 6pm on Thursday 4 August at The Way Christian Fellowship, Downs Close, Hunstanton.

To contact Hunstanton and Burnham SNT call 0845 456 4567, email CLOAKING  or visit...
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Whitehall Farm Saturday 13th August at 2pm

The ever-popular annual Church Fête at Home-next-the-Sea will be returning to Whitehall Farm on Kirkgate. We are grateful to Mr. David Gorton, the owner, for the use of his land. Whitehall Farm is beautifully landscaped and makes a wonderful setting for the occasion.

St. Mary’s church takes great pride in presenting a traditional village fête and there will be the usual fun and games for all the family. Stalls include refreshments, plants and p...
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In the penultimate article in this series celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publishing of the King James Bible, I want to say that this work was one of revision rather than fresh translation. The title of the first edition of the "THE HOLY BIBLE, Conteyning the Old Testament, AND THE NEW: Newly Translated out of the Original tongues: & with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by his Majesties special Commandment." King James' instructions included several requir...
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Miram Hodson

On the television, recently, I saw an advertisement with the slogan, “Joy Overflows…” – if you buy this particular make of car. (I’d better not name it or I would be advertising!) I’d like, however, to advertise how you can have Joy Everlasting, but it cannot be bought. Material things may give you joy for a time but, especially with a car, joy will not be felt if it fails its MOT, is involved in an accident or other mishaps occur.

However, we read in the Bible that...
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Gordon Tanner

(Leader - The Way Christian Fellowship)

One of our friends keeps telling us ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. He is referring back to the days in the 70’s and 80’s when there was a heightened fear of corruption in commerce. It was said that you couldn’t accept a meal from a supplier for fear it might lead to corrupt business deals. The implication was that nobody could give anything without there being an ulterior motive. There had to be some angle, some hid...
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Minister of Union Church

May I begin by wishing the many young people in the town all the best for their exam results. The culmination of years of work and possibly the springboard into the rest of your lives.

At the similar stage of my life I was considering a number of career moves. I loved English and the way words went together, I loved football. What a good idea to apply to the Evening Gazette in Middlesbrough and inquire if they would like to take on a young aspiring reporter who woul...
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Elizabeth Howe

Our Strawberry Fair/Summer Fete, held on Saturday , 25th June at Dersingham, was very successful; the day was fine and warm; people came and enjoyed their Strawberry Teas; and spent their money at the stalls and on the raffle, enabling the parish to raise the magnificent sum of £972.57 after all expenses had been met. We are very grateful to all who help in any way whatever. Fr. James commented “It is remarkable what we do as a small parish - lots of teamwork really works w...
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Dear Friends,

I have always had my doubts about computers and the world we have created around them, particularly the internet. We are all aware of the dangers of children using them unsupervised. Yet people continue to put their faith and trust in what they read. How can we have lived with newspapers all these years and not realised that sometimes their reporting is not accurate? Never-the-less if something appears on the internet it must be true. Mustn’t it? Simple answer. Of course not, ...
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Simon Bower

I have to admit I had never come across Golf Croquet before. I suspect this is true for many others, who maybe played the game a long while ago. This version is much quicker, much more sociable, but just as vicious! As a result it now dominates the game. From a spectator’s point of view, this makes it much more approachable, and it has had a positive effect on the number young people playing. This was very obvious this week, where the level of skill shown by all the competitors ...
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Mary Mackie

Under its simplified name of The Princess, Hunstanton’s main theatre and cinema venue continues to bring to the area the latest films and plenty of live theatre. This last includes musical shows, family entertainment, and a good dose of drama supplied by local talent.

The Princess Theatre Club has provided its fair share of this year’s dramatic input at The Princess. Following a successful run of the hilarious stage show of TV’s ‘Allo, ‘Allo!’, which many of you enjo...
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Peter Millls

Recently we’ve been very lucky with our fund raising events and the help we give to others through them. Our annual “Fun Day” at the Fair was the greatest we’ve ever held. 340 children and helpers turned up on June 17^th to enjoy a great day out at the Fair. They came from both Woodville and Churchill Park Schools in coaches that we pay for.

As always there are many, many people who help us on this day. Especially Fred and Chadwick Pooley and their great team of Fairgrou...
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Neen Riseborough

The full swing of summer is upon us; hopefully it is a pleasure for all? We at SLCC would like to enhance that pleasure by offering some exclusive deals in our laser rooms.

This year we purchased a new and amazing peace of kit ‘Accent’ a Sculpting Radio Frequency machine, in fact, the only one of its kind on the market.

Like all things new one is apprehensive, however, we used our International award winning laser supplier’s advice… it has, for sure been good advi...
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Lord Invermore

If you Google ‘Hunstanton Festival’ you will find half a dozen entries for the ‘Lifestyles’ Festival, but there has been a “Festival of Arts” in Hunstanton since the early days of World War II and this year’s Festival, organised by the Hunstanton & District Festival of Arts, kept the tradition alive with a varied programme of events.

It was good to see the Princess Theatre being used to stage productions, including the Drama Festival, which ran from July 7 t...
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Fossil Hunt – Monday August 1^st 11am North Prom

Following last year’s highly successful Fossil Hunt when about two hundred people came for a very interesting hour on the beach, Sonia Reveley from Natural England will again lead a family fossil hunt on the beach with the help of the Civic Society on Monday 1^st August at 11 am.

Meet on the North Prom near the cliffs. People are advised to bring their own hammers and goggles, although there will be a limited number available provided by th...
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Kate Gigg FCA of Kathryn Gigg Chartered Accountants

Public sector pensions have been a hot topic in the news of late, but this article addresses the need to prepare for the financial shock that is retirement for the self employed and some private sector employees.

For a long time now it has been accepted that the state pension was no more than a safety net, and an early start was needed if a decent level of retirement income was to be achieved. This was done by a mix of savings and pension ...
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Maurice Lowe

This story starts on a lovely September day in 1940. Dad, and I lived in Custom House West Ham E16. That area was known as Dockland Settlement. The German Luftwaffe were well aware of its importance to the British war effort, and were busy trying to destroy the Royal Group of London Docks Dad was a stevedore and the docks were his place of work. Loading, and Unloading ships .

Life was quite difficult for him as my Mom had died just after the outbreak of war, and getting me lo...
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Max Dolby

‘Tis the season to be judging! The Front Gardens competition was judged on 4th July and there were fifteen really good gardens for the judges to mull over. Congratulations to the winner, Mr Adrian Winnington of 33,Andrews Place for a truly splendid display. He, together with other successful gardeners, will be at a presentation ceremony held at Thaxters’ Garden Centre on 29. July. Well done to them and well done for the other lovely gardens around town whose owners are perhaps

June 27^th marked the arrival of the now completed wolf in the garden at St. Edmund’s chapel. Last year the rough sculpture was on view and during the spring it was removed and completed by the local artist Jean Mulligan in her garden at West Newton.

The impressive, four feet high, wolf sculpture, which has been a part of the In Bloom project, has been carved from a large, seasoned block of oak donated by the Sandringham estate and celebrates the legend of the wolf guarding St. Edmund’s he...
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Frances and Peter

We would like to say hello to everybody in Hunstanton.

We have just opened a ceramic painting studio on Le Strange Terrace opposite the Wash and Tope public house and next to the Coal Shed Gallery.

We are hoping that you will all come and spend a couple of happy hours painting a piece of pottery with us. You do not need to be artistic and it is a lovely way to spend some quality time with the children , or to catch up with your friends and have a chatter, bring a bottle o...
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Rob and Julz

We have had a busy time since Easter. We were lucky enough to be invited for a visit to the RNLI station at Old Hunstanton. We were given a tour of the station, and a close-up look at the new lifeboat, the Spirit of West Norfolk. We were also able to have a look at the hovercraft – the ultimate big boy’s toy! It was certainly loud when the engines fired up! We are looking forward to helping out at the naming ceremony in October.

In May we attended the district camp at Wes...
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John Maiden

How times have changed!

At a time when all Canary fans are looking forward to what we hope will be another successful season under manager Paul Lambert, Canary Notes reader and Posh fan, Graham Wells has taken me on a trip down memory lane by lending me a copy of a “Shoot” monthly magazine for East Anglia - dated March 1968.

“Life on Mars” springs to mind, together with memories of the days when I used to write reports on games played at Carrow Road for a rival publica...
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I am Tom Neill and I have been a motorcyclist for about 40 years. I was a police officer for 30 years until retiring in 2007 after which I joined the Institute of Advanced Motorists and passed my Advanced Motorcycle test.

I have since trained to be an Instructor and successfully completed the Driving Standards Agency assessment at Cardington to become 'An Approved Training Body' to deliver Compulsory Basic Training (C.B.T).

I also provide ‘Taster Sessions’ for those who are not quite sur...
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Dick Melton

What a wonderful day we had again for the Carnival – almost too hot at times! There were seemingly hundreds of people along the route and on The Green. During the three years that I have been involved with this event the weather has been very kind to us, but, of course, it is the children who make the day.

How many of you were walking along the Promenade on Saturday 2^nd July about 5pm? Well, if you were lucky enough to have been there at that time you could have seen a pilot...
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Geoff Needham, LPO Hunstanton RNLI

Monday 27th June at 1245 pm Hunstanton RNLI lifeboat volunteer crew were paged to go to the aid of a kite surfer reported to be in trouble off Hunstanton, Spirit of West Norfolk launched on service, on arrival at scene it was confirmed that the surfer had managed to get ashore, and was not in need of assistance, however his kite was being blown out to sea, the lifeboat recovered his kite and brought it back to the boathouse, on this occasion the wind was li...
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Nicola Swann, Volunteer Visitor and Publicity Assistant

It has been an exciting couple of months for our visitors and staff: bird-wise, news has been dominated by the area’s bittern baby-boom, with 4 bittern young sighted amongst the reeds. These are one of the UK’s rarest birds; just seeing an adult is something worth shouting about, so to witness bittern chicks feeding was really something else.

It has also been a good time for our marsh harriers – the young have been testing out the...
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- Smoking

It must have been when we were about fourteen years of age when we decided that the “in” occupation was to smoke. Most of the older boys did so, and the majority of the adults were rarely seen without cigarettes, cigars or pipes protruding from their lips.

One day one of us produced a packet of cigarettes, and a box of matches, and we all joined in to have a puff of the cigarette. The fact that our first attempt was with dummy cigarettes, which were meant for exhibition in ...
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Dick Melton

Richard our local historian, has asked the council in vain

Why they cut hedges at the north end, while the south has gone down the drain

“We can’t cut hedges in the south they say, the birds are nesting there”

They never nest at the north end, it’s much too cold for them there

“I’ve never heard such rubbish!” says Richard all aflame

“The state of the south of Hunstanton, should make the Town Council ashamed!”

“There’s bottles and cans and litter, ...
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David Foulkes latest fundraiser for the Royal British Legion is a sponsored wheelchair push on 30th July. Starting at 10am the 10 kilometre challenge is sponsored by Fatbirds Cycle Shop, Hooper’s Army Surplus Store, Bishop’s Restaurant, Candy ‘n Cream and Supafry.

Please support this event; the Legion has committed £50m to build rehabilitation centres for our present day heroes.

D. Wood

Buying kites is one thing; flying them’s another.

All those strings and holes and things; I can’t tell one from t’other.

It takes two hours but finally; the kite is all prepared

I take it down to Hunston beach; to get it in the air.

Now as I run along the beach; the string held in my hand.

The wind is like a Hurricane, the kite drags in the sand.

Tiny mites are flying kites and Granddads from their chairs.

I even saw a Labrador, its’ kite high in the air.

Buying kites...
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Enjoy a day of spectacular entertainment on Sunday 21st August from 9am until 5pm at Smithdon High School.

The Kite Festival features kite flying displays, classic cars, and motorcycles old and new, craft fair, stalls, trade stands, refreshments, including a barbecue and bar, clowns and a fairground for children, and an exciting new feature, the Fun Dog Show!

The Arena events are arranged by Neil Poole-Grant from Adrenaline Head of Snettisham with a wide array of Kite displays ably coordinat...
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John Savidge

We have an ulterior motive of course in printing these articles - we want to entice some of you bridge players to come to the club! We will help those of you who would like to introduced (very gently) or attend our “beginners/improvers” classes on Thursdays (contact John or Christine on 572121).

You will enjoy bidding these hands with friends – try before looking at the result below! They were dealt recently at the Hunstanton Bridge Club. 25 honours points are often neede...
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David Woolley

With the people I work with this is one of, if not the most influential area of their performance. The England football team is probably the best example of how damaging expectations can be. We build up the idea of the perfect scenario to the point where we expect, almost demand it to happen and nothing else will do. Let go of the idea of perfect and deal with the reality. Go out with a commitment to do the best you can and deal with whatever your game (or life!) throws at you....
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Julie Goddard

With more members than ever our group is flourishing. There are lots of special offers and competitions going on and members are seeing great weight losses. In one week alone they lost over 80lbs as a group! We have a new recipe book out which is just right for Summer.

Our target members are maintaining their weight losses and we even have members coming back from holiday with a weight loss!

We are a very friendly, chatty group and if you would like to come along and see what ...
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You may have read my article in February's edition of this Newsletter. I rent a section in the Granary, and am really pleased with the results of my efforts. My sales are steady and I have regular customers who know that my collectable items are reasonably priced and great value!  Not only is my range of designer handbags (Radley, Guess, Karen Millen, etc)  a success, but I also sell Steiff, Barbie dolls, Me To You teddies, Merrythought and other goodies. To keep the male customers happy, I ...
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The fifth annual walk for Brain Tumour Research & Support is take place at Holkham Hall on Saturday 8th October 10am-4pm. Adults £5, Children Free, car parking £2.50 per car which is redeemable on registration or in the café. The walks are 1,3,6 or 10 miles. The one mile walk for children has games along the way. Prams, trikes, wheelchairs and animals on leads are welcome. Details from: www.astrofund.org.uk

Great day in Hunstanton

I wanted to let you know of our absolutely fantastic day spent in Hunstanton a week yesterday, the 20th June - we had a truly fabulous time, the weather was extremely kind to us and all the shop keepers, cafe' owners, restaurateurs were very welcoming.  Our particular thanks go to the Golden Lion Hotel who catered for our eccentricities and our afternoon get together for a cup-of-tea etc. we do sincerely hope we didn't disturb the other hotel visitors too much.

W...
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Sandra Hohol

So far this year, we have been very busy once again, with event venues outside the area and a few more to come before Christmas including a major exciting, event at Norwich Cathedral, but more on that next month. Heacham Lavender Festival at the beginning of July was a huge success for involved, as was the Lions Fun Day in the Walks and the Picnic in the Park at North Wootton to name a few.

The most important one is yet to come and that is ‘Onwards and Upwards!’ which is ou...
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- Stitching Sisters

Coal Shed Gallery, Hunstanton

August 21^st – 27^th 10.30am – 5.30pm daily

Susan Cross and Rosemary Green have long used their creative talents to produce work that is sometimes fine art, sometimes craft, sometimes frivolous but always of a high quality. Currently their work concentrates on the crafts of patchwork and beading, using a variety of techniques and experimenting with different designs and colourways.

Patchwork includes a range of cushion covers, wall hang...
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Viv Walker

St Mary's Parish Church, Heacham is hosting a Photography Exhibition by Heacham Digital Camera Club from Monday August 8th - Sunday August 14th. Free admission.

Opening times are Mon - Fri 10am - 4pm, Saturday 10am - 6pm, Sunday 12.30pm - 5pm.

Framed local photographs, magnets, keyrings and cards will also be on sale during the exhibition.  Come and view our work in this beautiful surrounding.

Olivia is looking forward to seeing many of her canine friends at the “Go Walkies” sponsored walk at Sandringham Country Park on Sunday August 14^th 2011 at 11 am.

There are two walks one easier than the other, so suitable for all, through the woods and park. Bring a picnic to eat afterwards.

All funds raised will be donated to “Guide Dogs” why not organise a dog walk with your friends, get a sponsored form and encourage other non-dog walkers to contribute or just turn up on the day a...
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TV is switching to digital all over the UK and soon the traditional TV signal will be switched off in your area. If you don’t have digital TV by the time of switchover, you will lose your TV channels. For older and disabled viewers who may find making the switch difficult, the BBC-run Switchover Help Scheme is at hand to provide everything you need to turn one TV set to digital.

Most people will be asked to pay £40 towards the standard option of help. This includes:

· Easy to use equipm...
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Well, what a surprise! We are now in colour and a new format. For nearly six years we’ve been publishing in black and white and it was time for a re-vamp. I hope that you will enjoy seeing the colour photos and of course the advertisements from the lovely local businesses who choose to support the newsletter. Perhaps I can encourage you to support them too.

Incidentally the paper is lighter (which will please our team of deliverers to whom we owe so much) and ‘greener’ with more recycle...
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