A Monthly Publication

Well, its just over a year now since the work started to renovate our head quarters in York Avenue, Hunstanton - Phase One has now been completed and what a transformation!

We now have central heating, double glazing, the walls have been treated for damp and then dry-lined. We have also installed new toilet facilities including a separate wheelchair friendly one.

The building has been re-wired and we have a new fully fitted kitchen along with cooker and microwave.

The finishing touch of dec...
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In association with Natural England, the Civic Society arranged a family fossil hunt on the beach on 1^st. August. This proved to be very popular with about 180 participants.

September and the winding down of summer sees the start of our new year of talks. Brian Holmes, our talks man, has organised yet another series of most interesting presentations which we are sure will have something for everyone. Subjects from the First World War, the history of Chocolate, engineering, aerial photography ...
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- The Fairground

Norman Whye

The fairground on the south end of the promenade, had always created a magnetic fascination for us kids, and I remember being taken to the fairground, and shown a miniature working model of a coalmine. On the insertion of one penny, the mine would come into operation, sacks of coal would appear, workers on the ground would operate little shovels, out of the mouth of the pit would appear little trucks and tip their coal contents to form a pile, and workmen wou

“The Lynn & Hunstanton Railway and the West Norfolk Branch” by Stanley C Jenkins has been out of print for some 15 years, but a new larger edition is now available in A5 format, comprising 198 pages with 148 images. The book, published by the Oakwood Press also includes a sheet map reproduced from the 1954 Ordnance Survey map, showing the entire route from Lynn to Hunstanton, as well as the West Norfolk line from Heacham to Wells.

The narrative traces the history of both lines and pro...
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Ken Lawson

Thursday 11th August saw the club helping Ken Ellison their second oldest member to celebrate his 90th Birthday at their monthly luncheon meeting at the Le Strange Arms Hotel, Golf Course Road, Old Hunstanton.

Ken joined the club on 11th March 1982 and acted as Secretary for some 12 years. He served as President from 1994 to 1996 and is the Clubs only surviving Life Member.

Up to a year or so ago Ken was a regular attendee and in the past did a lot to run the Club. Unfortunately...
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Dave Baxter

The club is pleased to announce that a well known local businessman has offered the club long term sponsorship which the club is pleased to accept full details of the arrangements will be announced shortly.

The club has started its pre season training at the recreation ground, Cromer Road, Hunstanton.

The club has so far played two friendly matches and won both, and a further four friendlies are planned before the season starts.

The league season kicks off on September 3^rd w...
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You might remember Sarah from about ten years ago when she was Front of House Manager at The Princess Theatre, and then her name was Sarah Bennett. Now Sarah Willingham has returned as General Manager of The Princess.

She says; ‘I am delighted to return to the Princess, it's a wonderful venue and am looking forward to welcoming new and returning audiences to the wide range of both films and live shows that are planned in the coming months. In September there are shows for all the family inc...
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Karen and Richard Stock

On Sunday 14th August, the Northfields Allotments Club held its annual Open Day. This year was different to previous years – very different. If you missed the signs or forgot to come, you missed a good day out. We kept the traditional home-made cakes and jams, teas and buns, BBQ and the vegetables but added some new attractions.

Visitors were welcomed to the allotment site by a series of horticulturally-challenging questions such as ‘What’s brown and sticky? �...
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14 End of the line - or All Change?

“It is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgement” - so the King James Version of the Bible renders Hebrews Chapter 9 verse 27. Surely some of the most challenging - if not chilling - words in the Bible.

Over the past year or two I have been on a journey very different to any I have been on before. This has been and is an internal journey for me - no longer as the wayfarer/observer but as an active participant. I also recognise that ...
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Daniel Holland assistant pastor at The Way

As I write this article my wife and I are looking forward to our annual August trip to Scotland. We love to get into the heart of the Highlands, finding deserted spots along the single track roads and hiking tracks that criss-cross the mountains, glens and braes. We both have busy, people intensive lives and the contrast of our holiday naturally makes us reflect on our lives and what we are doing. This holiday has become a fulcrum of our year. Someti...
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In the years after 1611 the text of the King James Bible was produced in different centres by different printers, consequently ssuccessive printings of the Authorized Version were notably less careful than the 1611 edition had been, compositors freely varying spelling, capitalization and punctuation and also over the years, introducing about 1,500 misprints. One edition of 1631had the omitted the "not" from the commandment, “Thou shalt not commit adultery” earning the name “Wicked Bibl...
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Minister of Union Church.

About Three thousand years ago a man praised for his wisdom wrote these words. “Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.” I think it is safe to say that the recent rioting in English Cities has caused much discussion and condemnation of the looting and arson that took place.

From the contributions to the discussions that I have heard from politicians, social workers, parents, young people and victims all poi...
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(Church of Our Lady and St Edmund, Sandringham Road, with St Cecilia’s, Mountbatten Road, Dersingham)

We have suffered three blows this summer. The first was the death of our beloved Bishop, Michael Evans. He had been diagnosed with cancer not long after his Episcopal Ordination but happily the condition went into remission for a good number of years. Then last winter it became very active, and he was given only weeks to live. He continued in office, as he felt it was his duty so to do (an

Dear friends,

Sadly for the fans it’s come to an end. The films of Harry Potter. The last book was published in 2007 but our interest was kept going through the films. Now as the saying is, ‘Read the book(s), seen the film(s) and got the T shirt.’

Having read the books of course we knew what was coming in the films, only of course film makers often change the story line, including completely omitting some of the characters. Harry Potter lends itself immediately to all of the current ef...
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Tom Neill

Since the last mention in the newsletter I have been accepted as an approved trainer for the ‘Kickstart’ program www.kickstart.btck.co.uk and today the 16^th August did the first CBT day for the organisation.

Aside from the ‘Kickstart’ program I am pleased to be able to say that there has been a steady increase in the numbers of people making contact to book CBT days as well as taster sessions.

I have also had several enquiries regarding Direct Access Training (DAS) which e...
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We have been offering NHS Healthchecks for some months now. One of the most common subjects we are asked about during the course of the check is about cholesterol. Here are some facts you may find interesting:

What is cholesterol?

Cholesterol is a substance essential to your body’s wellbeing. Without it, your body cannot function. However, too much cholesterol can harm your body by clogging up blood vessels.

Where does it come from?

Some cholesterol comes from the food in your diet, such...
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Jonathan Hazell

Grant from British Kidney Patient Association (BKPA)

The Mermaid Centre has received an exceptional donation from BKPA who support all aspects of care for patients who have kidney failure. This is to support the salary of our senior nurse/ manager for the first two years of operation and will be a fantastic help while we are building up the business. Although we have only been able to advertise holiday services for the last 2 months, we are building up bookings now into the ...
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Peter James

‘That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet;’

This famous quotation from Romeo & Juliet (Act 2 Scene 2 line 43) seems to furnish a clue to answering some of ‘Joanna’s’ questions about how things get their names July Newsletter p45.

In the case of plants, names can be traces to many and diverse sources. Appearance, use – particularly medical, association with myths and legends as well as astrological considerations are all to be found lurki...
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Winner of this year’s Front Gardens Competition, Adrian Winnington, at the Presentation Ceremony at Thaxters’ Garden Centre. He received a voucher from Thaxter’s together with The Anneka Rice Cup which is here being presented by Councillor Liz Watson, Chair of the Hunstanton in Bloom Committee. He is the first to receive this new trophy which will grace the sideboards of winners in years to come. Also in the picture is Max Dolby, Chairman of Hunstanton Gardeners’ Association, the organ

Nicola Swann

Volunteer Visitor and Publicity Assistant, RSPB Titchwell Marsh and Snettisham nature reserves

Autumn is arguably the best season to see birds as thousands migrate to Britain’s coastal areas for the winter. If you want to be blown away by the sight of up to 70,000 wading birds, look no further than RSPB Snettisham nature reserve! Situated on the usually tranquil shores of The Wash, Snettisham teems with birds such as knots, dunlins and bar-tailed godwits on certain days thr...
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The Craft Group who meet at St. Edmunds on the first Monday of the Month are running a trip to the NEC “Crafts and Gifts for Christmas” Hobby Crafts and Art Materials.

We are going on Thursday 4th November 2011 leaving Hunstanton at 7:30 and 4:30 from the exhibition, with pic ups from Heacham along to Kings Lynn There will be plenty of time to have a good look around, on a comfortable coach with toilet facilities.

The cost will be £30 which includes entry, we are disable friendly so sma...
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Debra Buckby

Lifeboat Christmas Cards Available From September

We are pleased to be helping such a worthy and local cause and will be stocking a good selection of RNLI Christmas cards from September here in the Cave… never too early to stock up!

New Natural Products to Tempt You From Perfect Scents

I found the most wonderful new products to sell in the Cave at the Sandringham Flower Show last month. A lovely Norfolk lady who blends all her own products with aromatherapy oils and makes a...
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Roy Evans

In this ninetieth year of the Legion ,on the 30th July we held our second Fund Raising event in aid of those who are serving our County and those who have served it. This time it was a wheelchair push around Hunstanton Town. This was once again organised by our Branches fund raiser David Foulkes, along with supporters from the Branch and the United Services Club. The event was also supported by local businesses. The Town Mayor was there at Bishops Restaurant to set them on their wa...
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Geoff Needham

Sunday 17th July at 10.45 a.m. Hunstanton RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew, out on exercise were requested by Yarmouth Coastguard to go to the aid of a kite surfer, reported to be in trouble off Heacham beach. B-848 "Spirit of West Norfolk" our Atlantic 85 lifeboat, diverted to the area, on arrival a kite was found drifting out to sea, no person with it, a search for the owner was carried out in the area spanning out from the position of the kite, attention was drawn to a person wav...
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John Marrow

I must apologise for the absence of news recently, we have had some changes and now I’m going to have a go at the Press officers job. Hi I’m John Marrow and am honoured to help in the work of the RNLI Hunstanton and West Norfolk Lifeboat Guild ,the charity that saves lives at sea.

Fundraising continues at a pace, so that we can continue to keep our new Atlantic 85 IRB,

“Spirit of West Norfolk” and the Hovercraft “Hunstanton Flyer” operational, maintain equipment and...
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Copy of a letter to Councillor Carol Bower – Mayor of Hunstanton

Thank you for inviting me to the Business Community Evening on Tuesday, it was a very pleasant evening; and I am sure everyone enjoyed it and found it constructive and useful to liaise with you and your Council in such a friendly atmosphere.

Further to our conversation, it is a stark realisation that I am probably the only Councillor still around who was serving on the Hunstanton Urban District Council in 1974 at the time...
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Julia Goddard Slimming World Consultant

As we head into late Summer/early Autumn members are coming back from their holidays – some have even lost weight on holiday!

Our group seems to be growing in leaps and bounds and members are motivating each other to greater weight losses. We are seeing members achieve their target weights on a regular basis and it is motivating and inspiring for all our new members to see.

It is a good time of year to think about losing some weight for the next b...
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Carol O’Neill

Autumn approaches and Snettisham Community Choir welcomes new singers of all ages and abilities. Meeting on Wednesdays 10am – 12pm in Snettisham Village Memorial Hall, The Choir opens it’s doors for a new 12-week term starting on 7^th September. Snettisham Community Choir is available to everyone even if they have never sung before and are less than confident about their singing abilities.

Musical Director and Natural Voice Practitioner Carol O’Neill’s approach is sens...
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John Maiden

Perhaps it was the sunshine, the pre-publicity, or the success of last year’s event, but whatever the reason, locals and visitors alike turned up at the end of the north promenade to search for fossils from Hunstanton Cliffs on the first of August.

Families gather on North Parade

The event organised by Sonia Reverley from Natural England and Hunstanton Civic Society attracted more than 150 parents and children.

Some participants borrowed Civic Society hammers and goggles, ot...
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John Maiden

4,500 Canary fans followed their team to Wigan on the first day of the season, where a Wes Hoolahan goal in first-half stoppage time was enough to net a point. By the time these notes appear in print, Norwich will have played Stoke City at Carrow Road and travelled to Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea will almost certainly have provided tougher opposition than Norwich faced at Wigan.

Between these two Premier League fixtures, MK Dons will have visited Carrow Road in round two of t...
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Glenn’s School of Tai Chi, under the banner of West Norfolk Tai Chi, has been teaching in Hunstanton since 2005. Classes take place at the Oasis Leisure Centre, where, over the week, we normally have over 50 learners, spread across 5 classes. I have over 20 years experience of practicing and have trained with a number of teachers, including: Pai Yun Association, European Wu Shu Academy, Dreaming Dragon Association, and Longfei Association. I am happy to teach others so that they can enjoy th

Tony Foster

In April, 2010 Hunstanton Concert Band presented the first Hand Aid Concert at the Union Church in Hunstanton to launch an appeal to raise money to purchase an i-Limb, a fantastic kind of ‘bionic’ arm, for the band’s lead trombone player, Becky Palmer.

Becky has never let the fact that she was born without a right hand stop her doing what she wanted. Using the basic National Health supplied hands, which have one simple gripping action, she plays trombone, piano, guitar and...
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Kate Gigg FCA of Kathryn Gigg Chartered Accountants, Hunstanton

· VAT MATTERS

HM Revenue & Customs’ latest disclosure opportunity is aimed specifically at businesses which should be registered for VAT but have failed to do so, i.e. those who have been trading at above the turnover threshold, currently £73,000.

In the same way as with previous disclosure facilities, which targeted those with offshore savings, medical professionals, plumbers and associated tradespeople, beneficial ...
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John Maiden

The last day of July saw the lower Green at Hunstanton occupied by organisations dedicated to the cause of protecting marine life. ‘Coastal Capers’ – sponsored by West Norfolk Council and the Norfolk Wildlife Trust (NWT) – provided a range of activities aimed at families, including story telling, marine art and sculpture.

Those attending were also asked to sign a ‘fish scale’ as part of a petition by Wildlife Trusts throughout the country, intended to persuade the go...
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Peter Mills

In the old days of steam when Mondays ‘supper’ or ‘dinner’ (curiously referred to as “tea” by some around here) was always shepherds or cottage pie depending on which had been roasted the day before, Monday was always “Wash Day”. If you had awoken on Saturday August 13^th from a long slumber Hunstanton’s High Street would have been your greatest nightmare. Furlong after furlong of soggy wet underwear hanging in dreary rain from all the lampposts up and down the r...
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Jim Welham

Jamesina Waller, née Le Strange, wife of the Reverend Adolphus Waller of St Mary’s Church Old Hunstanton, was worried that although many thousands of people visited Hunstanton St Edmunds, many of them, particularly women and children, suffered from a lack of shade and drinking water. She decided to provide a drinking fountain on the Green, and with the help of friends and family, raised sufficient funds. However when the work was about to be carried out, Mr Valentine, the well-...
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Are you 14 or over…… Are you bored……Do you fancy chilling out and chatting as well as joining in activities, like Movie Nights, Meals Out, Pamper Evenings, Sleepovers etc,

Carry on reading…………..

1^st Hunstanton and District Senior Section has started in Hunstanton, the Senior Section is the section of Girlguiding UK for young women aged 14 to 26.

The unit will meet once a month on the last Monday of the month. The Senior Section is self led, by the girls themselves, under ...
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Simon Bower

Some time ago the Council of Saint-Laurent-Nouan, a town in central France, made contact with the Town Council here regarding a possible twinning programme. Cllr John Smith visited the town on three occasions, meeting local people and getting to know the area. As a result of his visits a committee of councillors and other interested parties was formed to gauge local interest and plan accordingly.

At the end of July a small group visited France. This consisted of Cllr Smith along...
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Joanna

It’s 8th August today as I begin the article, its cool and windy, as I drove around the quote from the Shakespeare slipped into my mind. Gosh the tricks the memory plays! However the quote sums up the way it feels, summer is slipping by and as I look forward it seems that it is autumn that is looming large. What has been happening since I last wrote, well we have had one or two more thunder storms, some sweltering sunny weather, which incidentally I seem to have been the only one to

Lynda Brister

During the current economic climate the housing market has probably suffered more than any other sector. We are continually receiving mixed messages from the media and this is causing both vendors and purchasers to be cautious and hesitant about moving forward with their plans for the future. It is definitely a buyers market and for those with the funds available, bargains are to be found. Vendors must listen to their agents regarding pricing if they really want to sell and the

Lynn Hallifax

The second weekend in July (10th & 11th) was the Lavender Festival at the Lavender Mill in Heacham. We were asked to attend, which we have done for the past few years. We are the Lavender Lace Makers with no association with the Lavender Mill but we attend their festivals demonstrating the art of lace making.

We are also known as the Dersingham Lace Makers who have been established in Dersingham for over thirty five years, still holding some of its original lace makers. We...
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Sandra Hohol

Some people have been wondering why we have expanded to Kings Lynn and why our next show is at the Corn Exchange (see below for booking info). If anyone saw Hunstanton’s Festival of Arts Adjudicated Drama, you will understand why! Because of our large capacity since attracting King’s Lynn and the surrounding area, we can no longer hold shows for the time being at the Princess Theatre. It thankfully only just coped with our small magnitude for the Festival, but for future sho...
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Heather Titcomb (Chair)

In the May edition of the Hunstanton News, I advertised for an accompanist for our choir and I am delighted to say that reader William Moss has come to the rescue.

William lives in Hunstanton and is currently organist at Long Sutton Parish Church. He studied music at The Royal Academy of Music in London. From 1990 to 2004, William was Head of Music at City of Ely and Downham Market Colleges.

With Nigel Wickens, our Musical Director, who is an accomplished professio...
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This group of enthusiastic singers continues to entertain with return visits to many venues in our area.

They were formed by founder member Stan Hatherley approximately four years ago, and all thanks must go to Stan who has now decided to retire from their leadership.

The group still performs under the title of “The Heacham songsters” and continues with more delightful songs and melodies of yesteryear and today. All the members of this twelve strong group are very enthusiastic and just l...
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Ken Arnott

Visiting a local newsagent the other day, I happened to comment on the large number of magazines on the shelves. Asking how many there were, the reply was, “Hundreds”.

“Constantly changing prices, new magazines starting then folding, magazine supplements – these are only some of the headaches that constantly confront the newsagent.” That statement sounds topical but was actually spoken by a local newsagent, the late Charlie Murton, forty years ago and appeared in an art...
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Max Dolby. Chairman, HGA.

Have you ever thought about joining the HGA? Whether you garden on a very large scale, or in a modest plastic pot on a balcony, or never actually get soil down your finger nails at all, you might well enjoy membership. It will cost you just six pounds a year, and entitles you to free entry to our programme of evening meetings: illustrated and helpful talks on many aspects of gardening, usually at the Community Centre on the third Thursday evening of the darker month

Jaime Tooley

Chop ‘n’ Change hair and beauty salon is open six days a week with early morning and late night appointments available. Gift vouchers and salon professional products are also available to purchase for both hair and beauty.

Congratulations to Rebekah our newly qualified stylist. Rebekah has completed three years at Kings Lynn college and would like to offer her clients 20% off all hairdressing services. Rebekah is available for appointments on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and...
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Mary Mackie

The Princess Theatre Club continues to thrive. Following the success of our hilarious rendition of ‘Allo! Allo! in May (which attracted some welcome new talent to our ranks), another group of members had a hit at the Adjudicated Drama Festival. Their version of Tom Stoppard’s enigmatic short play A Separate Peace won a Certificate of Merit, while individual nominations went to Mick Yates as Best Actor and Lorna Hutchinson as Best Supporting Actress. Our congratulations to dir...
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The ladies of Hunstanton Bowls Club have had a very busy season and reached the final of the Norfolk Top Club Competition. Playing against RG Carters, Norwich on a neutral green at Swaffham, nerves were evident as the final loomed but the ladies rose to the challenge to  win the Margaret Jermy Norfolk Ladies Top Club Trophy.

The team, made up of singles, pairs, triples and fours plus two reserve players, had a convincing win overall beating their opponents by 16 shots.

back row left to r...
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or ‘The Law and the Profits’

A play in an indefinite number of acts

Peter J James

Dramatis Personae: Judge, Town Official, Chorus of judges and townsfolk

The action takes place in a small seaside resort which is a finalist in the prestigious ‘Blooming U.K.’ competition. The time is, more or less, now.

ACT 1 Scene 1: Judges and town officials are perambulating and taking notes. The group pauses by an enormous fence whose upper parts reach as high as the flies.

Judge: ‘Wel...
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– How far have we got?

Kate Dunbar

Several people have approached me about this project recently, wondering how it is developing.

If you are unfamiliar with the idea, of Community Orchards, there are lots of examples around the country (just have a look at the Common Ground website) including a village in the broads called Filby; they have a very interesting website also.

We are in the process of approaching the Borough Council for agreement to either plant up an area of the Youth and ...
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Ken Arnott

The idea of a hovercraft service across The Wash has surfaced from time to time but I suspect that the nearest anyone ever come to making it happen took place nearly half a century ago. A café proprietor, Frank Hartnell, who was a member of the Hunstanton Town Council, raised the issue at a Council Meeting.

A company from the Isle of Wight was contacted and they replied to the effect that when they had finished working on a new air cushion craft, they would be prepared to discus...
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Dick Melton

This month I am going to start with writing about Thornham and not Hunstanton. Around 1973 Thornham was changing from a farming community to a holiday village and articles written at the time described Thornham as a desirable holiday resort. In the description of the village it said “ there are three caravan sites, building sites cost £5000, humble cottages and barns change hands for £4000 and are turned into extremely nice houses mainly for weekend residents of whom there are...
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Keith Barnes

We left you last time looking forward to the ‘Ancient Mariner Inn’ first beer festival, what a great weekend was had not only from our guests and customers but the staff as well.

19 different cask ales and 2 new Ciders available in addition to our normal cask’s and kegs that compliment our normal service, we are very proud to be the only Hunstanton/Old Hunstanton entry in the ‘Good Beer Guide’ our friends from CAMRA gave us great support. This now looks to be an annua...
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Hello and welcome to the September edition of what was the Hunstanton Newsletter and is now Hunstanton Town and Around.

Last month we changed to colour and this month our name becomes just that bit more inclusive. For a long time now we have been including articles, events and advertising from the surrounding area and it seemed right to let the title reflect that fact.

There was a very positive response to the new colour format; thank you to everyone who wrote, e-mailed, telephoned and stop...
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Frances and Peter

Paint me Ceramics would like to thank everybody who has come and visited us and had a wonderful time creating their very own one off masterpiece.

We have all marvelled at the imagination of the children and the designs they have made on their pieces of ceramics. We have put a few pictures of the items painted on our face book pages, please come and have a look at what people have painted at www.facebook.com/paint.me.ceramics .

But we should not in the least forget all...
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- and it’s coming to Hunstanton!

Kate Dunbar (who is too old to go!)

“A unique night club experience” is how Mark, who runs Extreme Dance describes it. It’s a party atmosphere, created by fantastic lighting and special effects.

Evenings have themes, such as Bubble Party, Neon Party and Glow Bash. The intriguing Popcorn Party is ‘messy but fun’. Apparently the Extreme dance team clear up afterwards too!

The music is great; current chart and dance music, and the crew are reall...
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Richard Bird

Overnight on Monday 15th August, over 25 caravans occupied the coach park in Hunstanton.

The situation was dealt with in the most professional of ways and the convoy left the following morning.

Some overnight incidents were dealt with by Norfolk Police.

The whole town owes a debt of gratitude to Norfolk Police, headed up by Inspector David Buckley and Inspector David Marshall, plus Borough Officers headed by Martin Chisholm. All ensured the appropriate powers and necessary...
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Richard Bird

This last month has seen a lot of action considering it is supposed to be the month off for both Town and Borough.

I don’t normally get too involved with the In-bloom competition because others do a great job; people like Pat Richardson and his wife Lesley lead the volunteers who do so much. However, this year the litter pick was arranged for the Sunday evening before the judging the following day.

About twenty of us went out to clear areas sometimes not covered by our pro...
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Are there any other games where you deliberately lose to win – like duplicate bridge?

It’s difficult for minor suits to compete with majors because majors have a higher status at each level of bidding. The pecking order is Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts and Spades in ascending order – easy to remember: in alphabetical order! Now, both learners and skilful players can enjoy bidding the following hands with friends – before reading the results below. Both pairs are vulnerable.

E/W have reason...
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