The Mallard

Issue 320 June 2018

May Fair Success - Page 16 Ceilidh Details - Page 8

In Memory of Our Dear Friend Mike Tilbury Shield

The village Coronation Club members Knockout Snooker Competition
have clubbed together and bought a pot The finals night took place on Thursday
and plants with a plaque, in memory of 3rd May at Gt Massingham Social Club.
their dear friend, Janet Drewery. In the semi-finals Jon Harris beat Danny
She was such a special lady and a keen Chase and Sam Crisp beat Jason Fryett to
bowls player that we thought it only reach the final.
right we should do something special. After some ex-
We would cellent snooker
like to Jon Harris came
thank out the victor &
Robert Isobel Tilbury
Nash for presented him
with the shield.
planting it
up and A raffle on the
night raised
installing it
near the £220 for The Fire Service charity and the
bowls hut.evening concluded with a buffet supper.
Jill Thanks to all who competed and all who
Whitmore, came along and supported the event.
Coronation A big thank you to Mel for organising the
Club raffle and Sara for preparing the food.

OPEN GARDENS TO SUPPORT THE BIODIVERSITY PROJECT

Sunday 1st July 2 pm to 5 pm
You are cordially invited to visit the gardens at Nos
4 & 6 (Long Barn) Kennels Farm, Castle Acre
Road, on Sunday 1st July in aid of the Biodiversity
Project. Attractions include south facing flower,
shrub and vegetable gardens, greenhouses, cactus
house, woodland walk, hens, wild flower meadow
and village views. Tea, coffee, strawberry cake etc.
will be available and a selection of garden plants,
greeting cards and bric-a-brac will be for sale.
Combined entrance is £2 each & free to children.
All proceeds and donations will go towards the cost
of seeds and plants for the biodiversity site on the
Weasenham Road. Please come and support.
Mike & Pam Jackson (01485 520 056) and Ken & Mima Clarke
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This parish magazine is
published every month for the
residents of Great and Little
Massingham with the support of
the Great Massingham Parish
Council, the Parochial Church
Council and Massingham
Village Hall Trustees.
www.greatmassingham.net
e-mail:
mallard.editor@btinternet.com
Editorial Committee
Editor: Bev. Randall.
6 Abbeyfields
Great Massingham
01485 520 899
Treasurer: David Baines
01485 520 966
Website : Caroline Boyden
01485 521 816
Deadline for the
next issue
20th June
In this issue
• Coronation Club
• Mike Tilbury Shield
• Open Gardens
• Tennis Club Ace Day
• Come On England
• Clothes Sale Result
• Historical Society Quiz
• Magpie Centre
• Village Hall Events
• West Norfolk Folk
• Quiz Night
• Craft & Chat
• Trefoil Guild
• Mother & Baby
• Gert & Daisy
• School
• Ceilidh
• History Bits
• Film Show
• Harpley Open Gardens
• Open Studios
• From the Rector
• Grassroots Malawi
• Mobile Library
• Fitness Mobility
• Church News
• Church Services
• Well Done Callum
• Dates for your Diary
• May Fair Report
TENNIS CLUB SERVES UP AN ACE OPEN DAY!
The Tennis & Multi-Sports Club held it’s 5th Open Day on
12th May and welcomed a good number of keen new players,
along with support from faithful old members on the look out
for a burger! As part of a nationwide event organised by the
LTA, it’s an opportunity
for everyone to try tennis
for free, regardless of age
or ability.
The junior sessions proved
hugely popular and includ-
ed something for ‘tots’
with parents/carers being
able to join in, a ‘Girls
only’ session and some-
thing for those ‘hard-
hitting’ teenagers!
The ball machine was flat
out for a couple of hours as
players enjoyed testing themselves against it. Many thanks to
Barrie Colvin for bringing and manning his machine.
We are very grateful to guest coach, Jeremy Hodges for joining
us for the day and to our resident coach, Chris Sanders and
Junior Norfolk player, Luca for making it a fun day for every-
one. After some sunshine in the morning it was just a shame
that the rain came too early and the afternoon’s Cardio session
had to be abandoned due to the slippery surface.
As usual, we had plenty of help from our members, so thanks
to all the team; Bob Nash, Annie Lawton, Clare Parker, Penny
Andersson, Peter Wadham, Kathy Cullen, Peter Lawton, Maxine
Pratt, Caroline Harper, Arthur Allen and the BBQ Boys, Brian
Francis and Phil Ward.
Events like this show how
lucky we are to have such a
sociable, vibrant and friendly
club. If you haven’t yet re-
newed your membership or
joined afresh, what are you
waiting for? Pay by the end
of May to take advantage of
the cheaper rate!
For further information
contact Ali Ward on 01485
520700 or Arthur Allen on
01485 520628 or collect a
membership form from the
Tennis Club hut on
Saturday mornings.
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Come on England! Clothes Sale Result

World Cup Games at the Social Club Many thanks to everyone who
It only comes around sold or bought clothes from
every four years and the sale. We have made £660
once again it’s time to profit and now that we have
see if England can get introduced gift aid, we will be
beyond the first round. claiming over £100 back from
Why not come to the Social Club and the tax man too.
watch the highs and lows with your A great result from a fun night out. Those
friends over a drink, to deaden the pain or, people who donated their unsold clothes
hopefully, share the joy! to charity, the lady at the Cancer Research
The First Qualifying games are as follows:- Shop told me she had never had three bags
• England v Tunisia, Monday 18th June, of such good quality clothes. So thank you
for that too. Sandy Francis
18:00 hrs
th
• England v Panama, Sunday 24 June, Historical Society Quiz Night
13:00 hrs 28 th
June, Village Hall Bar, 7 for 7.30pm
• England v Belgium, Thursday 28th June, This quiz will be raising money for the
19:00hrs Massingham Historical Society. However,
We are holding the prices of draught Peter James assures us that the questions
beers, lagers and ciders for the time being. will not be historical!
Please come along and bring your friends, Please come and support. Old and New
Members free, Guests £2.00. teams will all be very welcome.

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Keep Fit Wed.1.45 to 2.45pm Village Hall Bar 7-10pm, free entry.
Bingo Fridays at 7.30pm 3 June Thursday’s Band and Nic
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Craft & Chat (1st & 3rd Mon) 2 - 4pm
Trefoil Guild 2nd Thursday, each month TREFOIL GUILD
Film Club 3rd Thursday, each month The Trefoil guild meets the second
Thursday of each month,
Quiz Nights 4th Thursday, each month at 7pm, at the Village Hall.
Bowls - Practice Mondays 2 - 4pm. The next meeting is on Thursday 14th
Bowls - Short Mat Wednesdays 7pm - 9.30 June. This evening will be a ‘Scraps and
Historical Society 2nd Monday 7.30pm Craft Evening’. Please come and join us.
Youth Club Tuesdays 6.45- 9.15pm In July, Poet Paul Barrett will talk about
Yoga With a Chair Tuesdays 10am - 11am poetry writing.
Many thanks to everyone who attended
June Quiz Night the coffee evening in May. It was a good
28th June, Village Hall Bar 7 for 7.30pm. evening. Full report next month.
Raising Funds for the Historical Society.
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Gert & Daisy.... .... How are yew all gitting on tergether?
Well, summer hev arrived – at least fer a few days. The Church Fete wus luvly. Sid and
Daisy won a lot of prizes on the tombola but dint git a raffle prize. The wedding photos
in the church were noice and brought back a lot of memories. It wus luvly ter see the
wedding dresses on display - everyone must hev bin very skinny when they got married!
Talking of weddings!!.......... Did yew see the Royal Wedding? Dint she look luvly? It
wus a beautiful, different, joyful wedding. Such a diverse array of guests all enjoying the
day. George Clooney, in particular, looked scrummy. Hope they’ll be very happy.
A sad piece of news. Ephraim Green passed away suddenly on Saturday morning. He
was a real village character having been a gamekeeper for many years. Our hearts go out
to his ten children and their families especially as they lost their mum only ten months
ago.
On a happier note we found owt what broke Mr Hardingham’s window. Apparently, an
aeroplane has hit a telegraph pole on Weasenham Road and there must hev bin a bit of
debris fly off.
We wud loike ter congratulate Peggy and Malcolm on the safe arrival of their first great-
grandchild – a little girl. Daisy is looking forward ter 29 th May when her 10th grandchild
will be born. A sibling for Lillie – very exciting.
We wud loike ter thank the school fer the two hanging baskets they gave us fer doing the
quiz. Very noice. Twas a great noight and we enjoyed it as well.
Yew may hev noticed there are two little additions ter the bowls club garden. If yew
look across from the car park or hall yew will see a little lady standing behind a little
man, as it should be because as we all know behind every man there is a good woman!
Gert and Daisy will soon be off on their annual holiday without Sid and Bert. We will be
back by the time yew git the next Mallard but the holiday report ownt be in til August.
We should hev lots to report as Chrissie and her mates will be at the same place at the
same toime. Dew yew keep atroshing. Don’t git sunburnt! Gert and Daisy
Norfolk words
Queer – out of sorts or ill Ranny – shrew
Quote of the month
Don’t take life too seriously – you’ll never get out of it alive.
School Federation Pre-School Provision News……
At Gt. Massingham we are fortunate to have excellent, often
over-subscribed, Pre-school provision but we were sad to
hear, at Easter, that the Harpley Pre-School, based at
A massive THANK YOU Harpley Village Hall, had closed leaving parents living in
to Gert & Daisy for hosting Harpley with no provision at all, in their village.
such a great ‘School Quiz’. We consider local Pre-school provision to be essential for
It was a fantastic, fun even- many reasons and want excellent provision for both schools/
ing that raised an amazing villages in our Federation. As a result, we are planning to
£458 towards the School set up a Pre-school class in Harpley Primary School and are
Playground Development making good progress towards this goal. We must, however,
Project. ensure that it is viable. If you know of anyone in Harpley
Thank you to everyone who village and the immediate area who is likely to make use of
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‘Histry Bits’.... Screen Savers?
The church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Eye is
truly magnificent. One of East Anglia’s famous Interior of
‘wool’ churches, its intricately patterned tower Eye Church
soars more than a hundred feet above this small
Suffolk town. Its interior is equally spectacular,
though most of it was ‘restored’ by the Victori-
ans in the mid-nineteenth century. Its true glory
lies in its magnificent rood screen, dating from
the late 1470s. In medieval churches the rood
screen divided the chancel, where the altar is
situated, from the nave, the main body of the
church. Most screens were torn down and de-
stroyed during the Reformation. But, not all.
Those that survived are usually made from
intricately carved and painted wood and feature
portraits of the twelve apostles, or other saints.
The screen at Eye is no exception.
But what, you might ask, does any of this have
to do with Massingham? The answer is simple.
Village legend has it that the screen at Eye
church originally belonged to us and that, way
back in the mists of time, it was stolen, removed, or otherwise expropriated. Like the
Elgin Marbles in the British Museum, maybe it should be given back!
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Eye to see if we could find out any more
about this fascinating story. We were met by
a very kind and welcoming parishioner who,
besides letting us use the church loo (we were
desperate), produced a faded manuscript copy
of a book called, not very originally, ‘The
History of Eye’ by Clive Paine. And there, on
page two, was what we were looking for. The
screen, according to Mr. Paine’s researches,
had genuinely come from Massingham. Not
from dear old St. Mary’s, as we had sup-
posed, but from Massingham Priory Church
which faced it across the green. The priory
was closed down in 1475 and the remaining
handful of monks and lay brothers transferred
to the priory at West Acre. Left behind was a
set of empty buildings and a redundant rood
screen. Though we don’t know for certain, it
is more than likely that the entire lot was put
up for sale soon afterwards, its stone being re-
used for building purposes and its beautiful
screen shipped down to Eye, where it remains
to this day.
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Two panels from the disputed screen
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Mallard News
St Lawrence’s Church
Harpley Open Gardens
Saturday 30th June, Sunday 1st July
10am to 5pm
Eight beautiful gardens to visit
with activities such as plant
stalls and garden croquet in
some gardens. Pony rides on the
Saturday.
Flower display in Church with bric-a-brac
stall & refreshments on sale.
Ticket (map) available at the Church
£4 (accompanied children free)
A week-end not to be missed so reserve
the date now!
Thursday June 21st
7pm for 7.30pm, £4 entry.
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Message from Reverend Jane to all Parishioners
Sun, Sand and Sore Feet!
Some of you may know that I am going to be away from the parishes for three whole
months this summer, on Sabbatical. However, I will be back at the end of August!
A Sabbatical is granted after a number of years in ministry and is given as a time for
‘reflection and refreshment’ - in particular ‘spiritual refreshment.’
So what will I be doing with this precious time? Lots of sun and sand I hope – with not
too many blisters on my poor feet - I hope and pray! I will be undertaking several
‘pilgrimages’ involving long distance walking across some of the UK’s most stunning
countryside and coastlands. Hiking and hill walking is a popular hobby for many people
and has long been a favourite pastime of mine – so – on with the boots and off I go!
You may wonder, what is the difference between a long distance walk and a pilgrimage?
After all, when you look at the pilgrim road on the one hand and at a hiking track on the
other, they’re essentially the same. There’s a track, you walk, you carry your stuff, you
meet other people. The main difference is that a pilgrimage has a special place at the
end, there’s a more or less fixed trail, there’s a religious context and there is both an
outer and an inner spiritual journey.
When Christians go on pilgrimage they travel somewhere that is special to their faith. It
might be to places written about in the Bible, such as where Jesus and the early Chris-
tians lived. It may be to a place where a miracle is said to have once happened or to
where a saintly person has lived, worked or is buried. Importantly, the journey itself
matters as much as arriving in the special place, because it gives the pilgrim (the person
on the journey) time to pray and to think. It’s an important part of spiritual life for many
Christians as we leave behind everyday concerns and spend time in the presence of God.
Over the years, places have become special for different reasons and because of different
people. On my journeys this summer I will visit the tiny island of Iona off the West
Coast of Scotland, sometimes called ‘The cradle of Christianity’.
I will also journey (walking of course!) to the parish church at Eyam,
Derbyshire where in 1665-1666 the heroism of the villagers is still
remembered when they listened to their vicar and pledged to ‘stay put’
and endure the plague rather than flee and infect the surrounding area.
276 people in the village died – including the vicar’s wife.
God (and feet) willing I will complete Cuthbert’s Way, a walk of some 70 odd miles
across country, to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland where in 635AD
Saint Aidan came from Iona and founded his monastery. The Christian message flour-
ished from there and spread throughout the world.
These will be some of my special places and I hope that my visits will bring me close to
God and to myself. I also hope and pray that you too will find special places to visit this
summer on your own journeys. Bon Voyage & Much Love, Rev’d Jane.

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Church Services - June
Date Time Service Location
3rd June 8.30 am Holy Communion East Walton
9.30 am Family Service Harpley
10.30 am Morning Praise Gayton
10.30 am Holy Communion Grimston
11.00 am Holy Communion Great Massingham
Wednesday 6th 9.00 am Holy Communion Harpley
June
10th June 10.30 am Group Holy Communion Congham
2nd after Trinity 4.00 pm The Gap Pott Row Methodist
17th June 8.30 am Holy Communion Roydon
9.30 am Holy Communion Little Massingham
10.30 am Holy Communion Gayton
10.30 am Morning Praise Grimston
11.00 am Family Service Great Massingham
11.15 am Sung Holy Communion Harpley
Wednesday 20th 9.00 am Holy Communion Grimston
June
24th June 8.30 am Holy Communion Congham
10.30 am Family Service Grimston
11.00 am Holy Communion Great Massingham
3.00 pm Celtic Service Gayton Thorpe
1st July 8.30 am Holy Communion Ashwicken
9.30 am Family Service Harpley
10.30 am Morning Praise Gayton
10.30 am Holy Communion Grimston
11.00 am Holy Communion Great Massingham
6.00 pm Evensong Evensong
Benefice Prayer Meeting, Sunday 3rd June 3pm at St Andrew’s, Congham
Also, on Sunday 1st July at St Mary, Gayton Thorpe.
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CHURCH NEWS…. Congratulations to
Wednesday Teas, every Wednesday at St ‘Local Lad’ Callum!
Mary’s from 3pm to 4.30pm. Please join is Callum Wilson-West,
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The Wednesday Teas for Christian Aid onship at the, recently
week raised £64. Thank you. held, National Junior
Messy Church is taking a break for the Billiards Championships
summer and will resume in September. held at the Maltings Q
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Nutrition and Weight Management,
Level 2 ASA Swimming Teacher, First Aid Qualified. Heath Farm, Lynn Lane, Great Massingham
01485 520828 www.lingscountrygoods.com

Welcomes old & new members

High quality fitted and free-standing

furniture. Individually designed,
Excellent facilities and
a friendly atmosphere. personally installed by experts from
Good beer, real ale, wines and spirits
all at competitive prices. our Great Massingham workshops.
Separate snooker room. www.tenacityinteriors.com
Satellite, large screen TV.
Outside drinking area.
Entertainment throughout the year.
Membership applications can be obtained CALL TODAY
from the club bar 01485 521888

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 Useful Numbers
Organisation Contact Phone No.
Allotment Association Gill Goold 0750 824 2223
Baby & Toddler Rachael Lockwood Contact Village Hall
Biodiversity Project Mike Jackson 520 056
Borough Council Tim Tilbrook 01485 601413
Bell Ringing Denys Winner 520 598
Bowls Club Peter Wadham 520 796
Church Contacts Revd Judith Pollard 01485 601 251
or Revd Jane Holmes 01553 636227
Community Car Scheme Office 520 823
Coronation Club Jill Whitmore 520 609
County Council Stuart Graham Dark 07450 679 355
Doctors Massingham Surgery 520 521

The Film Club Arthur Allen 520 628

Fishing Warden Deke Overson 520 143
Guide Trefoil Guild Shirley Rae 520 259
Massingham Historical Society Peter James 521 706
Tennis and Multi-Sports Club Arthur Allen 520 628
Parish Council Kevin Webb (Clerk) 01328 855 046
Vic Cross (Chair) 520 387
Pre-School Pip Armitage 07807 185 746
Police Non-emergency 101
School Ann Beardall 520 362
Village Hall Hall & Bar & Vic Cross 520 588/520 387

Village Events Dates for your Diary – June

Date Event Time Place
3/24 June West Norfolk Live 7-10 pm Village Hall Bar

4/18 June Craft & Chat 2pm - 4.30 pm Village Hall Bar

5 June Mobile Library From 11 am As Timetabled

9 June Stalls On the Green From 9am Near the Well

11 June Historical Society 7.30 pm Village Hall

14 June Trefoil Guild 7pm Village Hall

21 June Film Show 7 for 7.30 pm Village Hall

23 June Ceilidh 7 pm onwards Village Hall

28 June Historical society Quiz 7 for 7.30 pm Village Hall Bar

1 July Open Gardens 2-5 pm 4 & 6 Kennels Farm

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Weddings Galore Thank You For Tremendous Support at The May Fair
in the Church A wonderful day! The sun shone and faces new and old
turned out to support us.
The weddings display inside the church was enjoyed by
many. It was such a pleasure to have so many photographs
put forward. How the fashions have changed! Thank you to
everyone who loaned their dresses they looked absolutely
stunning. It was also touching to see all the many and varied
weddings that have been celebrated in our beautiful church.
Faces old & new joined us on the green for a really enjoyable
afternoon. Many thanks go to everyone who sponsored a
barrel! Thanks to the Dabbling Duck for organising this along
with the BBQ and to Richard, Robina, Carly, Andre, Janice,
Linda, Joy and everyone else who manned stalls or helped
with the setting up and taking down. It couldn’t happen with-
out you and Barry I’m sorry I was late!
The children from our primary school were the icing on the
cake. Thank you all and special thanks to Mrs Beardall and
Mrs Hall for this.
It was lovely to see the church and the community coming
together on a day like this. The money raised was a magnifi-
cent £1,325. However, it’s not just about money it’s about
people joining in, catching up and coming together.
A huge thank you to everyone. Anna

Some of the activities on offer

The Children
from the
School sing
along with
their parents
to entertain
the crowd.

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