NOVEMBER 2016

A Free
CHARITY CONCERT
IN AID OF

SAINT MICHAEL &

ALL ANGELS church RUIN

Bowthorpes Hidden Gem

7 to 9pm Sat 12th Nov

Interval Refreshments

Runnel play area improvements update

We would like to thank everyone who has taken time to talk to us, or complete the
survey, on plans to improve the Three Score play area and green space around it.

Some of the highlights of what you told us

We had a total of 90 responses to the consultation exercises.
35 of these were from people under 18 years old.
The majority of you agreed to our proposals to make the football and
play areas dog-free.
Resurfacing the football area was supported.
Bringing back the zip-wire was a favourite choice.
Providing shade & seating near the toddler play area was requested.
What happens next?

We will draw up plans for the improvements before the start of the summer 2017,
which you will be able to find on the web-page at www.norwich.gov.uk/
runnelplayarea
Work should then start in the autumn and the new and improved play area complete by the winter.

The ancient ruin of St Michaels & All Angels dating back to around

1304, will be familiar to everyone living in Bowthorpe, where it has served as the
historic heart of Norwichs newest community, whose development first started
back in 1974. The Ruin, described by some as Bowthorpes hidden gem, is a
superb venue for concerts, wedding photos, and most recently Slow Theatres triumphant community play about St Walstan, and it plays a pivotal role in Bowthorpe
both as an educational historic venue and a community facility.
Since it was launched in 2004 when the ruin was in danger of collapsing -the
Ruin Trust has had the task of seeking to preserve, maintain, enhance and
provide access to the ruin of St Michael & All Angels for the benefit of the wider
community. This has meant fundraising to keep the Ruin open, and our most
recent success was to secure a grant of 21,000 from the Town Close Trust which
will ensure public access to the Ruin for a couple of years.

However, in the longer term much more is needed, and our next fundraising event is the charity concert on November 12 th,(details front/back cover)
organised by Chris Davis, whose lovely concerts in the Ruin many of you
will have enjoyed in the past. Please, please come along and help us keep
the ruin maintain its role as the historic heart of the Bowthorpe community.
And if you feel you have the energy and perhaps some expertise in longterm fundraising and project development to join us on the Trust, sharing
our vision for the significance and potential of our beloved ruin both in
Bowthorpe and the wider Norwich area, we would welcome you with open
arms! .
Brenda Ferris DL, City Councillor for Bowthorpe Ward 19792008, former Lord
Mayor of Norwich, and currently Chair of Saint Michael and All Angels Ruin Trust.

Thank you Mark.

Two years ago I wrote in the Bowthorpe News about the problems with
Bowthorpe Church roof and how it would require major repairs.
On Saturday 15th October I had the pleasure of attending a wonderful
service at the church held to celebrate thirty years since it was built and
also to bless the new roof.
This was a most marvellous occasion bringing together representatives
from all local denominations and from many parts of the community.
It was moving and inspiring to witness the group of religious leaders,
including Bishop Graham, forming a circle in the centre of the church to
bless the roof.
Puppeteers and members of the congregation told the story of the church,
and the Community Choir performed a brand new song thanking BIFFA
Award for their large contribution to the roof funds.
As Rev. Mark Elvin pointed out, the church is more than a building but is in
fact its members.
Representatives from all user groups were invited to step forward and lay
a paper brick on a cardboard wall signifying the living stones making
up the church.
Mark was careful to thank those who had helped in raising money for the
roof but there was one person who was not thanked and that was Mark
himself .
Mark deserves the thanks of the church and the whole community for the
way in which he rose to the challenge when it became apparent that the
whole church roof would need to be re-tiled.
I know how daunted we all felt by the task but Mark took on the burden of
calling and chairing the necessary meetings; co-ordinating the different fund
-raising efforts and managing administrative tasks which included
completing many forms. He took on most of the responsibility for the project
and I cannot imagine how the work would ever have been completed
without his dedication and all this while
continuing to carry out the many duties
of his calling .
I am sure that the whole congregation of
this church and members of the wider
Bowthorpe community would like to join
me in saying Thank you so much Mark
Elvin for saving the building which is at
the heart of our community.
Jo Storie
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Pick it up an' bin it!

Notice board

I love walking our dogs Jack and Phoebe around our

area. We are really lucky in Bowthorpe to have so many
parks and places to take them for a good sniff around and many of
you do the same thing with your loved pets. But I've had the down
side of dogs too and have spent frustrating and annoying times
cleaning dog poo off my shoes.
I always take the little black bags with me and scoop up my own
dogs 'doings' and it takes seconds to prevent others standing in it.
There are extra bins around for dropping the bags into and it really
is that simple.
I have had complaints from residents, (including dog-owners), who
are finding that our footpaths are a minefield - especially around
schools.
Council Wardens do have
the right to
issue on-thespot fines for
people who
walk off and
leave dog
Want to volunteer with our youngest section 6-8 year olds?
poo on the
ground, but a
Have something great to put on your CV?
bit of considLearn new skills and work as part of a great team?
eration goes
a long way to
help make
Then why not
?
our environWe are looking to recruit some new leaders into the Beaver
ment a pleassection of Bowthorpe Scout Group, the section meets on a
ant one for
Thursday 5-6pm term time only @ Clover Hill Infant School.
everyone to
walk through.
No experience necessary full training and support given, we just

WANTED

Beaver Scout Leaders

want some of your time.

Other leadership roles available in other sections as well.
All leaders and supporters are vetted and checked due to the
nature of working with childrens & youth groups.
For more information please email
lesleydeary@msn.com
or
sara.harrison7@ntlworld.com

Have a lovely
autumn!
Cllr Sue
Sands
Norwich City
Councillor
Bowthorpe
Ward

Bowthorpe Police Station

Norfolk Constabulary Wendene Norwich NR5 9HA
non emergency Tel: 101
Now that the Halloween is round the corner as is Bonfire Night, it is prudent to remind
everyone regarding these celebrations. Recently there has been a clown saga
ongoing, which I am sure you have seen in national and international media. A timely
reminder to people who do want to dress up that this is fine, but if you start jumping
out on people and scaring members of the public or people you dont know, this has
a few repercussions. A) You leave yourself open to assault; if they fear immediate
violence their reaction could be to defend themselves and B) You could be committing assault or a Public Order offence yourself. We arent in the business of spoiling
peoples fun, but it isnt fun if you are walking along minding your own business and
get scared out of your wits by someone dressed up. All wed ask is you THINK before
you act and remind yourself would you want this to happen to a relative of yours,
young or old?
As for Bonfire night, a timely reminder regarding the dangers of Fireworks and the
risk they pose to you and others around. Again THINK about what youre doing you
do it.
As a rule see some guidance below:
It is an offence to:
possess adult fireworks (all fireworks except party poppers and sparklers) in a
public place by anyone under the age of 18;
possess category 4 fireworks (professional display fireworks) by anyone other
than a fireworks professional;
it is illegal to supply adult fireworks to those under 18;
throw or cast or fire any firework in or into any highway, street, thoroughfare or
public space (this would include throwing or firing from a private place into a
public place, street, highway etc);
to discharge any firearm or firework (without lawful authority or excuse) within 50
feet of the centre of a highway which consists of or comprises a carriageway.
There is a curfew on the use of adult fireworks between 11pm and 7am, except on;
Bonfire night (when the curfew is between 12midnight and 7am);
New Years Eve (when the curfew is between 1am and 7am);
Fireworks can be used between 7am and 11pm but you could also commit offences if
you were to use them in such a manner as to cause a nuisance.
Please see websites in related information for details from the Health and Safety
Executive on how to safely use fireworks and organise a fireworks display.

PC 1668 Dan Taylor Bowthorpe Beat Manager

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Much laughter could be heard at the last two meetings of

Bowthorpe WI. In September. Jean Clarke had us in
stitches with a lesson in laughter yoga. Many odd faces
were pulled to exercise our facial muscles along with the
noises that had us all laughing - ha ha ha, he he he, ho ho
ho. Anyone looking in at the windows would have thought we'd gone quite mad!
Yet more laughter was heard in October when we heard from Ruth Smith about
growing up in 1940 and the "Inconvenience of loose elastic" - yes they did fall down
to her ankles!
Not all members can make every monthly meeting so we have a variety of other
events in-between to keep us all in touch. These include the monthly walking group,
craft group, gardening club, darts and ten-pin bowling teams. You pick, you choose,
you do what you want!
We also have many outings and during September we enjoyed two that were quite
different. First was a coach trip to Cambridge for a river trip by punt, then a walking
tour taking in King's College. We were joined by family and friends on this and our
other trip closer to home at Paddock Farm, Mulbarton. After a tour of the vines
learning about the planting and cultivation of the grapes we went back to the farm
shop to taste the finished product. We were treated to a taste of a dozen of the
Humbleyard wines and invited to comment on them. I marked one 10/10 so
obviously a bottle had to be purchased!

November is our Annual meeting when we look back over the last year and
elect the committee for the next year. In December we have our Christmas
party, when we will be joined by members from neighbouring WIs to enjoy
entertainment by Rachael Duffield and a festive buffet.
If any of this sounds like something you might enjoy we meet at the
Bowthorpe Church Centre on the 1st Monday of the month at 7.30pm and
would love to welcome you.
Pam Bugg

01603 746073

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Main Service 10 : 30 am Sundays

Short Daily Prayer Monday to Friday 7.15 am & 7 pm
Sunday Evening Service Usually 6 : 30 pm Check on website
Wednesday 10 am Service of Holy Communion and Healing
Thankfulness is an important value in life. We all need to be thanked from time to
time. So, this is my opportunity to thank those of you who were able to join me and
130 others last month in celebrating 30 years of the Church in its present building. It
was a wonderful occasion with representatives from seven different Christian traditions present, all worshipping together. Within the
service the Rt. Revd Graham James, Bishop of Norwich, thanked
Peter Groom for over 30 years of Anglican Reader ministry in the
Church. Peter has served this community since he moved here 37
years ago with his then young family.
Also within the service I was able to thank a whole list of people who have helped to
raise money for the new church roof. In total together we raised over 72,000 and
22,000 came from within this community of Bowthorpe. If you helped in some way,
either by giving money to sign a tile or by helping to raise money in some way, I want
to thank you!
The banner at the front of the Church said `Give Thanks and that is exactly what we
should do. We should not only give thanks when everything is going well, but also
when things arent going as we hoped. St. Paul wrote, Give thanks in all circumstances for this is Gods will for you in Christ Jesus. Thats something that doesnt
always come naturally to us, but it is a discipline our society would do well to heed. It
is very easy to moan and grumble, but quite another thing to be thankful in all circumstances.
This month we will remember and give thanks for those people who gave their lives
in war. Many of us will wear a poppy to remember them. Let us give
thanks for their self-sacrifice, and let us be thankful for the everyday things we take for granted,
such as our freedom and our peace.
Until next month,

Revd. Mark Elvin

For Catholic Mass please contact Rev. Bill Dimelow Tel. 743476
or Fr. David Ward, The Presbytery, Townhouse Rd, Costessey Tel. 742812

Rest In Peace
Wedding

Sarah (Sally) Ashford on

3rd September aged 89
Joyce Marrison on 9th September
aged 91

ANNUAL

Joshua Dyde and Rebecca

Perry both
of Bowthorpe and who
married on 8th October at
St. Margarets, Drayton.

Operation Christmas Child

BEREAVEMENT

Samaritans Purse.

SERVICE

What goes into the box

is fun, but what comes
out of it is eternal.

SUNDAY NOV. 6th

3pm Bowthorpe church
All welcome.
If you would like the
name of your loved one
read out, please
contact the church on
01603 749614
Or Sally on 01603
745698

ACORN FELLOWSHIP FOR THE

OVER 50s
Mondays 2.30
Bowthorpe Church
Nov 14 Speaker from
Marie Curie Hugo
Stephenson
28 The Candy
Cane

Create your own shoe-boxes and drop them off

between 1 - 18 November at one of the locations
in Norwich shown below.
The Entertainer 33 Castle Mall, NR1 3DD
Monday to Saturday 9:00-5:30pm
Shoe Zone 13/14 Anglia Square Centre, NR3
1DY
9.00-5.30 Mon-Sat, 11.00-4.00 Sun
Shoe Zone 2 Orford Place, NR1 3RY
9.00-5.30 Mon-Sat, 11.00-4.00 Sun
TOYS
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
HYGIENE ITEMS
OTHER ITEMS
For instructions, labels, or
boxes visit www.samaritans-purse.org.uk
Email: info@samaritans-purse.org.uk
020 8559 1180
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It took a long time to get out of the car park. First there was
the russet to dark brown spindle shank clustered at the
base of the oak. Spindle shank? Well its a weakly
parasitic fungus making a living out of rotting the roots of oaks and beeches. Our oak tree was still looking good. But for the next couple of hours we
barely looked up or noticed the trees. Our attention was focussed entirely on the ground
amongst the brambles and under trees, amongst the wet leaf litter and on rotting wood.
Glorious! And thats why it was so hard leaving the car park. For then there
were slight and delicate buff and grey bonnets. Bonnets? Well they looked like
miniature old-fashioned ladies bonnet balanced precariously on the narrowest of fragile stems. The cap was shaped like a cone but with a rounded top.
I didnt hear the full English name. Maybe our expert Tony didnt say. I remember that there are lots of different bonnets and they are hard to identify without a microscope and a spore print. We were getting near to the beginning of the path into the
wood. And underneath the splendid sweet chestnut tree guarding the wood entrance
were tall and proud rooting shanks. A rather slimy wrinkled cap, white gills underneath
and a long stem and root reaching down to the buried wood it is busily rotting. Which
description doesnt capture its gracefulness. And then some tough shanks. But were they
russet tough shanks or red leg tough shanks? I think in the end it was decided their stems
were too red to be russet.... Oh dear, and we were not even in the wood yet. We found
nitrous bonnets (smelling of bleach), orange
redlead roundheads, hares foot inkcap (an
immature one looking like a pussy willow
catkin planted in the ground), brittlestems,
hairy curtain crust (bracketing the whole of
a leaning dead tree), crystal brain jelly fungus (globules of white slime), loads of wood
woolly foot (it grows in dead leaves and has
a white woolly foot), dead mens fingers
(black), beef steak fungus,.... Arranged on a
sheet of white paper back in the community
centre I noticed their colours: black and
white, yellow and pink, brown and grey,
appreciating something of their strange
beauty.
The wood
will look
different in
future.

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Mow & Grow Top Gardening Tips

Falling leaves, wind and rain mean Winter is now on the way. Move plants into a
greenhouse, into a sheltered spot or wrap them where they stand. Do remember to keep
food and water topped up for birds its tough on them over the winter season.
Lots of general garden tasks this month....tidy up the fallen leaves, cut down herbaceous
stems and clear annuals. If you leave a little cover including some dry leaves the ladybirds
will have winter shelter and help to cut down aphids next year. Dont leave wet debris, it
encourages pests and disease.
If you have a greenhouse clear it out wash pots and garden
tools, throw or give away anything you dont use or cant be
repaired. Make sure you clean the windows and clear out dusty
and dark corners to remove hibernating pests! A good
disinfectant wash top to bottom does the trick.
Save money by lagging outside taps and pipes with old carpet or
bedding before hard frosts.
Keep off the grass... when its wet. Rake up fallen leaves and
rake out old dead grass and moss (scarify), spike to improve
drainage. Give your lawn one last cut on high blades when its
reasonably dry and then give your mower a treat by booking it in
for a service.

Birds... as with October and all through winter need a little help to build winter reserves.
Crushed breakfast cereals, pinhead oatmeal, uncooked porridge oats, mild cheese, fresh
and dried fruit, cooked potatoes and cooked rice. Suet and fat balls make great high energy
foods for cold weather. Remember dont put out mouldy food or bread it doesnt help them.
Vegetables, fruit and herbs... November is the perfect time to plant
raspberries, blackberries, currants and gooseberries in well rotted manure
or your homemade compost. Plant blackcurrant stems 5cm below ground
level to encourage new growth from the base.
Prune established apple and pear trees remove crossing or rubbing
branches and keep the centre of the tree open to allow air to circulate.
However dont prune cherries plums, peaches, apricots, almonds and
nectarines until spring.
Now is the month to plant garlic 6 apart in rows ready for June harvesting. If you miss this
month you can plant again in March ready for a September harvest.

If you would like a FREE quote for garden clearance and garden maintenance services
please call the office on 01603 740107 or visit our website
www.thegroworganisation.org for more information

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Bawburgh School
Christmas fair.
26th November 12-2pm. We
will have Santa ,Tombola's,
raffle ,crafts stalls refreshments
and
more.
Notices from

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

3A, BOWTHORPE CENTRE,
NORWICH NR5 9HA

Neighbours

01603 747100

THE NORWICH
ELECTRONIC
ORGAN &
KEYBOARD CLUB
We meet at 7.30pm on
the last Tuesday of
every month at Drayton
Village Hall, with
entertainment from
popular professional
organists from around
the country.There is no
extra membership fee,
entrance is 6.00 at the
door.
Tuesday November
29th - Kevin Grunill A
well-respected pipe and
electronic organist and
organ restorer, Kevin
makes a very welcome
return to play for our
final concert of 2016.
Free tea, coffee and
warm mince pies are
also on the menu!
Do come and join us for
a good evenings
musical entertainment,
you will be very
welcome.
Pam Barnard Secretary
07786 445605

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BRADECROFT

ASHWELL COURT
Hello Everyone We have arrived in October/November
and the days are already shorter and have a wintry feel.
The shops are already full of Christmas goods and it
brings home the fact that the year is nearly over.
Halloween always seems to mark the end of the year
although there are still at least two more months left.

Pat James visited us once again at Halloween and

we had an enjoyable evenings entertainment.
Because it fell on Halloween there was the usual
quota of witches, wizards and pumpkins in
evidence and, of course a lovely buffet prepared
by our brilliant entertainments team.
On a sad note, we extend our deepest sympathy
to the relatives and many friends of Alan Barnard,
who passed away suddenly. He is greatly missed
at Ashwell Court. We loved his trendy T-shirts
with the amusing grandfather messages on the
front! He did so enjoy playing darts at our darts
club and we will always think of him enjoying
himself there.
We now arrange to have fish and chip lunches on
several Saturdays. Many thanks to Jackie and others
who organise these and get the fish and chips delivered
and arrange the second course and the bread and
butter, tea and coffee. It makes a nice event at the
weekend when there are no other activities available.
As usual every Tuesday and Thursday we have our
Luncheon Clubs. Our cook prepares the most delicious
meals for these days. We have lovely freshly cooked
two course meals for 5.

We welcome all newcomers to all our events

and there is a warm welcome awaiting anyone
who wishes to attend. Lunches are at 12.30 on
Tuesday and Thursday. They are preceded at
11 am by our exercise sessions. These are
purely voluntary and are very easy sitting down
exercises which are
approved by Age Concern
and the Medical Associations. We do the exercises watching an official video and we join in as and
when we wish and just watch when we wish.
Thats all for now. Best wishes to all our friends and
neighbours.
Margaret

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How wonderful to
have an Indian summer to last. Shades of
Autumn. Golden trees.
All shades of flowers,
bushes and berries.

We miss our dear

friends Corinna who
is still in hospital,
also dear Don who
is in hospital after a
serious fall. Thanks
goodness for caring
neighbours who
stayed with him for
many hours before
the paramedic
arrived.
We are missing
lovely Dizzy and
Donny and Susie.
They are very
happy in their new
homes. Also missing our special
neighbours Ruth
and Robert with
pets harry and
Ruby. They too
have moved to a
lovely new home.
Jans Craft Afternoon on Wednesday 24pm We
have been busy
making Christmas
gifts, cards,
jewellery etc.
for a

Christmas Fayre at
Bradecroft on
Sat.3rd December 3
4 pm. There will be
tombola, Soup, Sausage Rolls, Mince
Pies, and FATHER
CHRISTMAS. Please
come!!

The Friday Experience

has finished, but we
have Table Tennis and
Curling Equipment for
people to use at
Bradecroft. Following the
Friday sessions we were
invited to a Special
Activities Day athe the
University of East Anglia. On Friday 1st
October Jonathan and I
were taken to the U.E.A
Sports hall to take part
with over one hundred
other people from sheltered Homes,etc,
disabled and ablebodies.We enjoyed a fun
time with all the activities, curling, short-andlong-mat bowling,brilliant
Samba dancing and
sitting down!. The
photographers were out
and it was shown on
Mustard television in the
evening. So many kind
and thoughtful people. A
great day. thank you.
Wishing all readers of
Bowthorpe News and
the contributors a very
happy, healthy, peaceful
Christmas. God bless.
Annie Clode

Leyham Court News

Hello everyone,
My goodness where has the last month gone, its
right what they say about time flying as you get older. Enough of that - firstly I must, on behalf of Carole and
Pauline, thank everyone who donated to, assisted
with and attended the Macmillan Coffee Morning which
raised a magnificent 835.50 the receipt for which has
been posted on the notice board.

Everyone enjoyed the play at the Maddermarket

Theatre and we hope to make a further visit sometime in the future. Some of our residents joined
the Bowthorpe WI outing to Cambridge and had a
lovely day with the highlight being a ride in a punt
(except for those who do not like the water). The
other social events continue to be well supported
but we would obviously like to see more of you - we
are all very friendly.
A birthday party was held for Freda who told me
how much she enjoyed herself and would like to
thank everyone for making the afternoon special I'm sure she won't mind me telling you all that she
was 92. There is a rumour (arent there always)
that we could be having another one this month keep an eye on the notice board. In fact you need
to make a habit of regularly checking otherwise you
could miss out! as some of the events are organized and finalised after the cut off date for
this report.
One important date for your diary is Monday 14th November when Pauline will be
holding her Children in Need
coffee morning commencing at
10am as usual but including a
Raffle.
As a reminder the first social for this month is Saturday
5th commencing 7p.m. Could there be fireworks hope
not! But there will be jacket potatoes.
Have a good month.

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Free Trees
The free tree scheme
run by TCV is
running again.
Between 50 and 950
trees
are available for
planting by
community groups
Details here:
www.tcv.org.uk/
community/i-digtrees

BOWTHORPE
HERITAGE GROUP
COMMUNITY
GARDEN
Sunday afternoons
in November 13th
& 27th
All
welcome
to come and help.
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On-line
safety
A two hour workshop for parents
and carers of
children aged 8 18
on how to help your children stay
safe online and avoid the damaging
impact of online pornography .
Includes up to date information on
digital culture, practical advice on
how to use online filters and safe
searches to protect younger
children from accidental
exposure as well as tips on how to
engage and discuss with teenagers
about their online world.
Run by The Naked Truth Project.
Hosted by Kings Community
Church in Norwich .
Friday 11th November
7.309.30pm
.The evening is for parents both
within the church and who dont
normally attend church and will be
advertised in schools, community
centres and local churches.
A small charge of 4 will
include tea, coffee and material
for parents to use after the
course. Spaces are limited so
please book early.
Tizzick Close

For more information please contact the team at Kings Community

Church on 01603 765795.
Read more about the Naked Truth
Project
www.thenakedtruthproject.com

hempsted mews
holworthy road
totfes place
harpsfield
bishybarnabee way

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If your child is aged 6-8 years and is free on

THURSDAYS 5-6PM (term time only)
Bring them along to Beavers @
Clover Hill Infant School Rawley Road
We have fun,
play games
do badge work and
go on trips.

For more information call Wendy on 743909

or email wendy.margitson@hotmail.com

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News from Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery

School

Goodbye and thank you to

Mrs Comer!

Are you able to give some

time to support your local
schools?

Mrs Comer will sadly be

leaving us after 28 years of
service to the school! We
would all like to thank her for
her hard work and
commitment and wish her a
well-deserved and restful
retirement. We will miss you,
and lunchtimes will not be
the same without you!

We are looking for new

Governors for the Clover Hill
VA Infant and Nursery
School and St Michaels VA
Junior School Federation.
Financial knowledge and/or
ability to work with data
would be desirable, but any
other skills would be warmly
welcomed.
Please contact the office on
01603745559

Do you have a child who is

3 or 4 years old?

Eco Council
A new Eco Council have been
elected by their classes. The
representatives are;
Year 1
Toby S, Maddison B, Isaac C
and Tianyue H.
Year 2
Darcie R, Lily S, Jude B and
Noah M.
They will help to make sure
our school is environmentally
friendly!

We still have some spaces in

our OUTSTANDING Nursery.
We offer high quality
provision and have a fulltime, qualified teacher.
Please come and have a look
we are really proud of our
Nursery!

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News from St Michaels VA Junior

Exciting times

Macmillian Coffee

Many exciting events have

been happening in St Michaels
this half term.
Year Three had Stone Age
visitors appear on the school
field. They got to see how
these people lived and found
the cave art fascinating.
Year Four enjoyed their
Roman day, exploring what
life was like through Roman
games and handling artefacts.
Year Five also had a Viking
day and particularly enjoyed
becoming
archaeologists,
digging in trenches.
Before half term Year Six
will experience life as a
Victorian child during their
visit
to
Gressenhall
Workhouse and Farm.
There

is also a trip to
Norwich Cathedral for
the school before half
term too!

Afternoon
Thank you to all the
children, parents and staff
who made cakes and biscuits
to raise money in support of
Macmillan Cancer Support.
Together we raised over 115
for the charity.

Harvest Festival
We are continuing
to collect donations
of
food
and
toiletries
for
Harvest
Festival. Please bring your
generous donations to the
schools office.
Once all
donations have
been received children will
be delivering the donations
to the local food bank.
An Exciting Opportunity!
Our school is looking for a
passionate individual to join
our governing body.
To find out more, please
contact the schools office.

Sarah Claflin Deputy Head

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CHILDRENS SPOT
Oz is taking a break, but got a
couple of his two-legged friends
to set an ANAGRAM puzzle
using road names in Bowthorpe.

Can you work out the names

of these 6 local roads?
There are 2 from Clover Hill
2 from Chapel Break
and 2 from Three Score.
Answers are somewhere in this magazine!.

NAGO Visit to Colchester Zoo on 17/09/16

Participants were all members of Bowthorpe and West Earlham area

NAGO (NORFOLK ALLIANCE GENDER ORGANISATION )Is a Not for Profit Community
Based Organisation (CBO) formed in July 2014 to promote the rights and welfare of
Ethnic Minority Communitys children and women (Africans, Asians, Middle Eastern) in
Norfolk Experiencing local culture and traditions of the county, especially of Norwich, is
part of the project. The group have also visited Norwich Castle and held some Community Trainingat Four Ways Community Centre with Amanda Murr and her boss Helen from
Norfolk Constabulary and Dr. Kalu from South Norfolk District Council on Hate Crime,
Radicalisation and Education.
Alhagie Saidykhan (Chair) 01603 743 506
07584 210 841

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COPY FOR DEC./JAN ISSUE TO BE IN BY 15th NOVEMBER

Please deliver to
2a Saint Michaels Cottages, Bowthorpe Hall Rd, Bowthorpe, NR5 9AA

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Editor: Sally Simpson Tel. 01603 745698

Typing: Mary Cubitt
Childrens page: Oz ozziecatus@gmail.com

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Treasurer: Barrie Slater

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M.Bolton, M.Tailford, R.Sexton, A.Chitty, L.Butt, M.Cubitt, J.Stewart, R.Soong

Website: www.bowthorpenews.co.uk.
December/January issue published Dec. 2nd. February issue on Feb. 3rd

TOP MUSIC ACTS INCLUDE:

Beautiful vocal harmony from multiinstrumentalists - Pete & Jaki

Pulsating East European rhythms from

mother & son act - Sarah & Ben

Singer Songwriter - Sarah Smith

Classical & Flamenco Guitarist - Chris Davis

Performed unamplified in the beautiful acoustics
of Bowthorpe Church besides the floodlit Ruin

Just 1 minute walk from

Roys Shopping Centre.
(Near bus turnaround at the
end of Wendene).
Donations will be invited for
the upkeep of this
wonderful local gem.
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