The Mallard

Issue 332 June 2019

‘Pedal Lynn’ Chooses Great Massingham as its Venue

W e are proud to announce that
King’s Lynn Cycling Club has
chosen Great Massingham Village
Hall as its starting and finishing point
for the ‘Pedal Lynn’ event this year.
Now in its third year, the event will
be held on Sunday, 9th June.
Riders can choose to do 25 miles, 50
miles, 75 miles or 100 miles through
our lovely West Norfolk countryside.
There’s even a separate 8 mile family
ride as part of the 25 mile route. The
£16 entry fee into this ride covers
four riders (either 2 adults + 2 chil-
dren or 1 adult and 3 children). All
riders under the age of 16 years must
be accompanied by an adult.
Rides start from 8am with the longer
routes setting off first. This is a great
event for both our village and Village
Hall to host. It is also offers a good
opportunity for all you cyclists out
there to take part. Get cycling!
To enter, please see details on the poster above and don’t miss the closing
date of 6th June. All proceeds in aid of the charity ‘West Norfolk Mind’ .

Great Massingham Little Massingham

Allotment Association St Andrew’s Church
We are holding a ‘Pop-Up’ stall Coffee Morning
on the village green on: 8th June 10am until midday
June 8th from 10am
Tickets £4 to include
This is to raise much coffee and
needed funds for the delicious cake.
Association.
Raffle.
Please support
Raising much needed
Produce & bric-a-brac
gratefully received funds for our
Gill Gould Church. Please come.

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This parish magazine is Great Massingham Annual Village Yard Sale
published every month for the
residents of Great and Little will be on Sunday 18th August from 9am -1pm
Massingham with the support ofHi! I am Penny Perry. My husband Ken and myself moved to
the Great Massingham Parish Great Massingham 18 months ago. It is a beautiful village and
Council, the Parochial Church
Council and Massingham the people are extremely friendly.
Village Hall Trustees. I had seen Carly’s announcement that she was stepping down
www.greatmassingham.net from organising this sale and, as I wanted to do my ‘bit’ for the
e-mail:
mallard.editor@btinternet.com village, I asked her if I could take over. Now armed with all her
Editorial Committee info I am raring to go!
Editor: Bev. Randall. (More info: I am Stormy’s mum. She’s the cute little Staffie
6 Abbeyfields that many of you have met on her walks with Ken.)
Great Massingham
01485 520 899 Full details of the sale will be in July’s Mallard.
Treasurer: David Baines The pitch remains at £5.
01485 520 966 Contact me at: 35 Walcups Lane, Great Massingham or
Website : Contact the phone 01485 520978 or email kenpen.perry@gmail.com
Editor - Details above.
Deadline for the Parish Council – May Meeting
next issue Eight councillors, including three new members, attended the May
th meeting as well as the Clerk & one parishioner.
20 June Mr. Wingell was elected as the new Chairman, in his absence.
In this issue There were two other nominations. With no confirmation of
acceptance received from Mr. Wingell prior to the meeting, this
• Pedal Lynn item will be deferred to the next meeting together with the con-
• Allotments Pop Up firmation of a new Vice Chairman.
• Coffee Morning The outgoing Chairman submitted his report. (See page 10)
• Hello from Penny The term investment with the Skipton Building Society has
• Parish Council
• ‘Histry’ Bits matured and, as previously agreed, a grant of £75,000 has been
• Village Hall Events made to the Village Hall.
• West Norfolk Folk Once again, concern was expressed with the ever-increasing
• June Events amounts of dog poo not cleared up by irresponsible owners. It
• Craft & Chat appears that polite requests and notices are having little effect
• Quiz Night and the general view is that other measures may be needed. The
• Poker Night strategic position of CCTV cameras is to be considered and the
• Historical Society
• Gert & Daisy advice of the Borough Council Dog Warden is to be sought. It
• Tractor Run is hoped that regular visits from the Dog Warden, to assist with
• Davis Cup Tennis the problem, can be arranged. Ideally, it would be helpful if
• Muscovy Ducks some on the spot fixed penalty fines could be passed to those
• Strollers unwilling to comply with the law. (See also page 3)
• Biodiversity Project Correspondence was dealt with and all outstanding accounts
• Village Hall Refurb
• Chairman’s Report passed for payment. The Clerk presented the annual accounts
• Rev Jane’s Message (year ended 31st March, 2019) which were approved by the
• Grassroots Malawi members. Internal and external audits will now be carried out.
• Church News Please note: The presentation of the Mike Tilbury Community
• Church Services Award will take place at the 17th June meeting.
• Well done Luca! The next meeting is on Monday 17th June, 2019 at 7.30 pm.
• Holiday Club
• Community Cars
• Film Night Insert with this issue:
• Dates for your Diary Please see the latest offers from our Village Farm Shop.
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‘Histry Bits’.... Millers Turkeys
Until it was bought out and closed down by the giant
Ross Foods Group in 1980, Millers Turkeys, founded
by my father Ken, was by far the biggest employer in
the village. During the thirty years it was in business it
hatched a staggering 18 million turkey chicks in its
Drunken Drove premises, to supply farmers and pro-
ducers throughout the country.
Having served at RAF Massingham during the War,
Ken returned to the village to wed my mother Merrill
and set up the company in 1947. He started with £200
worth of breeding stock which he carefully nurtured,
taking a keen interest in turkey genetics and the devel- Ken Miller in the early
opment of new, more productive hybrid strains. days - still wearing his
In the early days Ken was heavily involved in breeding RAF uniform!
and fattening turkeys, as well as hatching them. In the
autumn he would run large flocks of Norfolk Bronze
turkeys on the newly-harvested stubble-fields of Heath Farm, where they fed themselves
on the spilt corn to produce a truly free-range product for the Christmas table, decades
before the concept became fashionable.
As the business grew, so did the premises. Starting off with simple wire-netting pens,
large numbers of army-surplus nissen huts were added to the mix, before Ken finally
took the plunge, and commissioned a purpose-built processing plant which incorporated
a state of the art blast freezing facility.
It was hugely expensive and, even before it was completed, it was obsolete. The arrival
on the scene of mega-producers such as Bernard Matthews and the rise of the supermar-
kets meant that smaller producers could be undercut, at will, and years of hard slog
would come to nothing. By 1980, when the plant finally closed, only seven employees
remained, with little prospect of alternative employment.
June Newton was one of the
The new processing plant on Drunken Drove shortly before its closure, last to leave and she recalls
featuring the famous revolving metal turkey crafted by Ken. her time at the turkey farm
and the colleagues with
whom she worked, with
great affection.
It was truly a village enter-
prise and it was sadly
missed. The buildings on
Drunken Drove were sold
off and demolished to make
way for housing.
David Miller

Dog Fouling Update…..Regarding considerable complaints about dog fouling, it was

agreed that The Parish Council could be contacting the Borough Council regarding a dog
warden and we are also considering fines and other methods of detection. We would ask
that if anyone witnesses a fouling incident that, if possible, they take a photograph and
we can then take action. For and on behalf of the Parish Council
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Mallard News Village Hall
VILLAGE HALL REGULAR EVENTS Craft and Chat
Keep Fit Not during refurb. In the Village Hall Bar,
Bingo Fridays at 7.30pm 2pm - 4.30pm
Auction Sundays £1.50 includes refreshments.
Coronation Club (4th Wed.) 2pm - 4pm Mondays 10th and 24th June
W/Norfolk Radio Sundays 7pm -10pm and 8th and 22nd July.
Craft & Chat (1st& 3rd Mon) 2 - 4.30pm Please join us. Everyone welcome.
Trefoil Guild 2nd Thursday, each month
Film Night 3rd Thursday, each month Great Massingham Village Quiz
Quiz Nights 4th Thursday, each month Thursday 27th June
Bowls - Short Mat Back in October £2 per contestant
Historical Society 2nd Monday 7.30pm Questions start promptly
Youth Club Tuesdays 6.45- 9.15pm at 7.30pm in the
Yoga With a Chair Not during refurb. Village Hall Bar. Please join us.
VILLAGE HALL EVENTS FOR JUNE Poker Night
6 June Mike Tilbury Snooker Finals Great Massingham Hall Bar,
15 June Poker Night (See right) at 6pm, Saturday 15th June
23 June Auction / General Sale
30 June Auction / Antiques For members and signed in guests

West Norfolk Radio’s Live Shows Massingham Historical Society

Village Hall Bar 7-10pm, FREE entry. June Meeting
2 June The New fools & John Reed Monday 10th June
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16 June Ajay Srivastav & Maisy Mae 7.30 pm. Please join us.

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Gert & Daisy.... .... Well, here we are agin.
Can you believe we are in June already! Only thirty weeks til Christmas – blast me,
toime don’t harf fly by.
Well, we’ve bin ter Devon agin and hed a luvly toime. The weather wus luvly fer the
first harf of the week so there wus loads of people abowt. Sidmouth is a very popular
place. We played croquet on the Monday and thort that wus a really gud game. We
played tergether and won the fust game against the men. Gert wus pretty gud that game
but wus no gud in thither two games! We hed our own private coach named Philip. He
wus a luvly man and very patient (he hed ter be!). We are wondering, is there really eny
need fer two tennis courts – wouldn’t be too big a job to grass one over, wud it?
We met up with Jean Brooks a few times and, as usual, she wus very hospitable – plenty
of wine and nibbles there. She sends her love ter Massingham and awl who remember
her. I’m sure she won’t mind us telling everyone that she will be 90 next year and just as
sprightly as ever!
We also went round a cupple of mills – one wus a water mill which ground corn and the
other wus an old wool mill. Daisy bort sum carded wool ready fer spinning as she is
going ter a spinning class (not the exercise one!). If ewe’ve (!) got eny sheep ewe’d bet-
ter keep them locked up!
We went up a canal on the last horse drawn barge in the West Country. That wus really
luvly even if it wus raining. On the Friday we went ter Exeter and saw the Cathedral –
what a bootiful, bootiful building. After lunch we went in the underground passages which
were made in the 14th century fer getting water in to Exeter. They weren’t very high in
places so Gert was bent in half but Daisy dint hev eny trubble! It wus pretty clostrafobic
in there but very interesting. Don’t say Gert and Daisy don’t teach yew anything.
We hev noticed there int so meny ducks abowt now. We think thas because of the geese
which are quoite scary. Hope we don’t git so meny as larst year.
We hev decided ter put owt a safety warning. At night, if yew are owt and abowt, please
tek a torch with you especially if you are elderly. We hev heard that one old person was
walking home late at night down the middle of the road when the power cuts happened
and all the street lights went owt! He dint know where he wus or where the path wus –
luckily there wus no traffic!
We hope yew awl hed a lovely Easter and didn’t eat too meny eggs! We will hev hed a
couple of Devon creams we expect! Dew yew keep atroshing. Gert and Daisy
A little joke from Keith Skipper – a proper ol’ Norfolk boy!
Billy and Maisie are enjoying a romantic evening down at The Eradicated Coypu pub.
“If you had two cars, would you give me one of them?” asks Maisie.
“Cors I would,” replies Billy.
“And if you had two houses, would you give me one of them?” asks Maisie.
“Yew know I would, my bewty,” says Billy.
“What about if you had two chocolate bars?” asks Maisie.
“Now, that ent fair,” exclaims Billy, “Yew know I’re got two chocolate bars!”
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Davis Cup Players come to Great Massingham!
Sunday, 19th May, Great Massingham Tennis Club welcomed two top-class tennis play-
ers, Danny Sapsford and Luke Milligan who, during their professional careers, have
played at Wimbledon and represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup. After retiring from
the professional playing circuit, they are now successful coaches and part of ‘Bright Ide-
as for Tennis’, a charity which helps clubs to get more people playing more tennis.
The day began with the ‘little ones’ enjoying fun on court with Danny and Luke, ably
assisted by our own lads, Luca and Ethan.
This was a joy to watch, as was the next
group of older children who enjoyed
learning new skills and produced some
classy shots. Three more masterclasses
were open to adults, from beginners to
club league players and everyone came off
court smiling and exhilarated, having
learnt a lot from these fab guys, who did-
n’t stop for a break all day! There was a
fete-like atmosphere with many games on
the field for all the family such as ‘beat

the goalie’, a nerf ball throwing competi-

tion, guess the number of balloons in a car,
table-tennis, plus the tennis ball machine
and speed of serve competition.
In the afternoon, our top court became
‘Centre’ court for the exhibition doubles
matches, starring some ‘home-grown’ tal-
ent; Luca, Chris and new member, Tom,
who each partnered a pro and provided
some very entertaining tennis. Lastly, for a
small fee, members were able to play a tie-
break with the pros and there were lots of laughs, trick-shots, and superb rallies to the
delight of the crowd. The day was a great success, helped by the fantastic weather and
the enthusiasm and support from our members. Thanks go to the usual ‘gang’ for
setting up, clearing away, barbecuing and photography; Alan, Bruce, Arthur, Peter W,
Brian, Phil, Annie, Clare, Caroline, Sandy and Baz and to the WOW’s for the amazing
baking and to everyone who
HOW CONTENTED bought raffle tickets. For such a
IS THIS? small club, we certainly punch
Angela Fordham and above our weight when it comes
Chrissie Warnes sent in to organising events and this one
this amusing picture of would never have happened with-
our most recent village out our Coach, Chris Sanders and
interlopers, the two mus- his wife Ali who put so much
covy ducks. Looks like work into making it a day to re-
they’re having a good member and at the same time rais-
old chin wag on the seat! ing money for club funds. Well
Talk about taking over! done and thank you! Ali Ward
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Strollers……. Strolling with Jack by-the-Hedge in May
On Sunday 12th May, eight strollers and two dogs met at the Well. The weather was glo-
rious. We set off heading south along Castle Acre Road and then turned into Drunken
Drove. As we walked along we were afforded splendid views over the valley below.
Reaching Peddar’s Way, we paused briefly while I recounted
the events surrounding ‘One Hoot’, the Western cowboy town,
and its eventual demise. Continuing along Peddar’s Way, we
crossed Grimston Road towards Greengate Lane. Whitethroats
could be heard in the hawthorn hedges which were now brim-
ming with almond-scented blossom. Along the hedge bottom
garlic mustard aka ‘Jack-by-the-Hedge’ was growing. (See pic-
ture) We picked some of the leaves to taste their garlic and
mustard flavour (an interesting addition to a salad). I recounted a previous ‘Strollers’
when Avril informed us that this plant was a food source for the Orange Tip butterfly and
it would lay its eggs on the underside of the leaves. She then astonished us by randomly
picking a plant upon which a small orange egg had been deposited. And, believe it or not,
on this walk Avril did it again and we all gathered round to see the tiny orange egg of the
Orange Tip butterfly!
Arriving at the junction with Greengate Lane the group split with the more energetic of
us continuing to Mad Dog Lane and we strugglers making our way back to Walcups
Lane and the Well. Five of us then met at the Dabbling Duck for our Sunday Lunch.
The next Strollers will probably be on Sunday 30 th June. Andrew Bickerton

Biodiversity Project
The next working party will be on 8th June at 10am.
Please come if you can.
You are also invited to our OPEN AFTERNOON on
Sunday 14th July, 2pm to 5 pm when you will be
shown round by volunteers, learn from several displays
while enjoying some light refreshment. There will be no
charge. More news and pictures in the next issue.

Come and celebrate the completion of Phase 1 of the Village Hall Refurbishment
The Village Hall Trustees are pleased to announce that the first phase of the Village Hall
Refurbishment is complete. Quinns, the contractors, have completed their part of the
project on time and on budget with minimum disruption to the normal events at the Hall
and Social Club. We’re pretty much there for Phase 1. Just a bit of tidying to do.
To celebrate, there will be an Opening Evening held at the Hall on
Wednesday 26th June at 6.30pm and all in the Village are invited.
Please come along and see the improvements that have been made to the access to the
Hall, the facilities and the overall appearance of the building. You will also have the
opportunity to be involved in the thought process of ‘what happens next’ in Phase 2.
Ceremonies will be kept to a minimum but there will be a ribbon cutting and acknowl-
edgements to all those who have contributed or been involved with the refurbishment.
Please come along at 6.30pm – light refreshments will be available.
In the May Mallard the Village Hall article thanked the Parish Council for their contribu-
tion of £25,000 towards the cost of the Refurbishment. They did of course sanction a
contribution of £75,000. The Trustees are very grateful for this fantastic level of support.
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Parish Council News… Chairman’s Report to the Parish Council AGM in May
I wish to record my thanks to my fellow Parish Councillors for their support, regular
attendance at meetings and involvement between meetings this year which has enabled
us to satisfactorily conclude our business and resolve many issues.
Thanks also to County Councillor Dark and Borough Councillor Tilbrook for their help
and support and regular attendance. Mr Olaf Brun retired from the Parish Council during
the year after many years’ service and again I wish to record my thanks. His wealth of
experience and expertise and general contribution will be greatly missed.
We are still greatly affected by the knock-on effect of cuts in Government spending. It is
frustrating for both parishioners who seek assistance and the Parish Council which wants
to resolve issues but does not have the powers, staff or finances to carry out the tasks.
We have a good working relationship with both the County and Borough Councils,
and the Highways Authority have agreed a series of works to improve the road edges
and verges and some drainage around the greens.
This year saw the completion of a joint scheme between the Parish and County Councils
to provide speed recognition signs to reduce speeding through the Village. This is ad-
ministered by the village speed watch team, a dedicated team of volunteers who regular-
ly monitor speeding in the village and provide information to the Police for their consid-
eration, keeping the Parish Council updated. Thanks go to them for their efforts.
The Village is indebted to the many voluntary organisations in our parish. We have been
able to give support to the Church, Bio Diversity Group, Community Cars and Youth
Club. The Bio-diversity group continue to maintain and improve the area around the
school pond on Weasenham Rd. The flowering of the wild flower meadow last summer,
for example, was a joy to see. Thanks for their efforts and dedication.
The Christmas lights were in poor repair and were replaced with an improved system.
With a maintenance plan in place, they should now last for many years to come.
The problems associated with overpopulation of ducks and geese continues. Villagers
are urged not to feed them. Advice sought from many agencies, over the years, tells us
that the ducks will regulate themselves in the absence of feeding. They will not starve
and bread is considered bad for them. After taking advice, we are also attempting to reg-
ulate the numbers of geese. A laser light projected immediately in front of them at dawn
or dusk upsets them and they will go and seek new areas. This has had a positive effect
and this method does not harm the birds and will not be used on nesting birds or those
with young goslings. It also does not have the same effect on other wildlife.
Dog fouling is still a problem. We again ask that the few who fail to clear up after their
dog, please do and help to keep the village clean and safe. Several dog bins are provided.
After the disappointment of not receiving a lottery grant last year it is pleasing to note
that the Village Hall Trustees have now secured funding for their project which is now
well under way. The Seventy-five thousand pounds that we pledged last year has now
been paid. Again, we wish the Hall every success with its aim to continue improving
facilities and providing the village with this increasingly important asset.
At the start of a new electoral period we thank retiring councillors Liz Foster and Gillian
Goold who are standing down. The Council will miss their input and thanks them for
their dedication and service over the past years. We welcome new councillors Jon Cole,
Peter James and David Speake. Although there were not enough candidates to hold an
election this time, to know that enough are interested in serving the parish is comforting.
The Parish has changed over the years and will continue to change. It is a very nice place
to live. Those who have lived here for many years know this and those that have recently
moved here know this. It’s why they came and I am sure, if we keep with our tolerance
and inclusiveness, the parish will continue to be a very nice place to live. Vic Cross
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Message from Reverend Jane Holmes
Teamwork
First of all – thank you to all of you who continue to send me well-wishes and offer
prayers for my continued recovery – it’s been quite overwhelming – Thank you!
I have an excellent medical team caring for me who are working with me to improve my
strength and control pain levels so that I can more actively return to my duties and min-
istry among you. I will perhaps ‘never be the same again’ but I am very thankful for life
and for the medical team around me.
Folk have asked, “Will you be able to cope?” My answer – YES! Because it is all about
teamwork. However, my return is likely to be ‘phased’ as I build up strength and stami-
na and the existing ministry team (who have been amazing!) and I are going to need
more help and support in the months ahead.
You know, each one of us has a part to play in the health and life of the church, and ac-
tually that’s vital if we want to see our village churches thrive (or even survive) for fu-
ture generations.
Our churches and our communities rely on the goodwill and hard work of an army of
volunteers to support and maintain much of what happens in our villages. Indeed, it has
been said that the health of a community can be judged by the actions of its volunteers.
The people who give freely of their time to make a difference in the lives of everyone
around them, in more ways than we can count.
Our churches, what they are and what they do, should reflect the heart of the communi-
ties in which they stand. There is a place in our churches for everyone to belong. A place
where we can all find friendship, comfort, love, joy, peace and fun!
Being part of the family and the team at your local church absolutely isn’t just about
filling a slot on a rota. It’s about recognising that a healthy church is built by people us-
ing the gifts and energy they have to serve. Church life is built on those teams of volun-
teers: people who, yes many of them, ‘turn out’ Sunday-by-Sunday but who also serve,
one way or another, as part of a team. It isn’t just about giving time on Sundays – there
are lots of weekday jobs too that it’s so easy to take for granted because they are always
just done - unseen. And many of you are part of that team covering needs such as -
winding the tower clock every week, daily opening up and locking up our churches so
that they are available for everyone all week long, keeping our churches clean and look-
ing beautiful with flowers, caring for churchyards etc.
Coming to church does not mean you will be given a job to do (unless you want one!)
but I do want to express my sincere gratitude and love to all those of you (and there are
far too many to name) who help and support me – and indeed all of us.
• So, if you’re already a volunteer – part of our team - Thank you!
• And if you’re wondering ‘what could I do to support my church?’ Talk to us!
They say there is more joy in giving than in receiving. Jesus, our servant King, taught us
and showed us that there is also more joy in serving than in being served.
Much Love, Revd Jane.
NEXT MOBILE LIBRARY VISITS GRASSROOTS MALAWI
4th June and 2nd July- As timetabled. Saturdays 1st June & 29th June, at 9 am, are
See the April Mallard for new timetable. the dates for the next ‘Stalls on the Green’.
View at www.greatmassingham.net The May stall raised £260 for Malawi. Lots
on Sale: Jumble, Books, Toys, Ornaments,
Fitness Mobility Every Thursday Bric - a - Brac etc. We are praying for a dry
11.30 to 12.30 at Docking Surgery day but will cancel if wet. Jenny Borley
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Church Services June 2019
Date Time Service Location
2nd June 8.30 am Holy Communion Ashwicken
9.30 am Family Service Harpley
10.30 am Holy Communion Grimston
10.30 am Morning Praise Gayton
11.00 am Holy Communion Great Massingham
5th June 9.00 am Holy Communion Harpley
th
9 June 10.30 am Group Holy Communion Gayton Thorpe
Pentecost 4.00 pm The Gap Pott Row Methodist
16th 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
19th June 9.00 am Holy Communion Grimston
23rd June 8.30 am Holy Communion Congham
10.30 am Family Service Gayton
11.00 am Holy Communion Great Massingham
3.00 pm Celtic Service Gayton Thorpe
30th June 8.30 am Holy Communion Gayton
9.30 am Holy Communion Little Massingham
10.30 am Prayer and Praise Grimston
7th July 8.30 am Holy Communion Ashwicken
9.30 am Family Service Harpley
10.30 am Holy Communion Grimston
10.30 am Morning Praise Gayton
11.00 am Holy Communion Great Massingham
6.00 pm Evensong Congham
2nd, 9th, 23rd June 9.30 am Lay Services Little Massingham
nd
Benefice Prayer Meeting, Sunday 2 June at 3pm at St Mary, Great Massingham
For more news please visit our benefice website at www.ggmbenefice.uk
CHURCH NEWS Living On a Prayer. The next session is on
Wednesday Teas, every week, in St Mary’s 27th June and the subject is Petition. Held at
Church, from 3pm to 4.30pm. Lots of chat Pott Row Village Hall for 7.30pm to 9pm.
and delicious cakes! Please join us. June Walks Through our Parishes.
Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox Appeal will 1st June, Abbey Farm, East Walton, 3pm.
go ahead as usual. Thank you to Yvonne 4.5 miles informative walk around the pig
James for volunteering to co-ordinate the unit. 29th June, around the parish of Harpley
event. More news later in the year. followed by tea in David’s garden.

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Satellite, large screen TV.
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 Useful Numbers
Organisation Contact Phone No.
Allotment Association Gill Goold 0750 824 2223
Biodiversity Project Mike Jackson 520 056
Borough Council James (Jim) Moriarty 07879 492400
Bell Ringing Dale Gagen 520 024
Bowls Club Peter Wadham 520 796
Church Contacts Revd Judith Pollard 01485 601 251
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 Night Arthur Allen 520 628
Fishing Wardens Paul Smith & Ken Perry Sue Nash 07802 670 711
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 Stores and Deli Mark and Kerry Eldridge 520 272

MASSINGHAM STORES & POST OFFICE

FOOD - WINE - DELI OVEN CLEANING
CARPET CLEANING
Mark, Kerry and staff welcome you to
your local shop, 7 days a week.
Monday to Saturday
7am to 7pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm SOFA CLEANING
Tel: 01485 520 272
Call the local experts now

Clean Tech
Our Post Office is open from 9am - 5.30pm
Monday to Friday & 9am -1pm on Saturday.
It offers euros on demand as well as holiday
insurance & other foreign currency.
We have a huge number of new lines such as 01485 609223
a new range of newspapers, magazines, DIY,
stationery, cakes and biscuits…….. Card, cheque and cash
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 Massingham’s Luca
Ramasso plays for the
East of England
Luca ,17, one of the coaches
at Great Massingham Tennis
& Multi-sports Club, acquit-
ted himself very well in the
Association of Colleges Na-
tional Championships. The
event took place at the Not-
tingham Tennis Centre on the
26th to the 28th April.
One of four young men se-
lected to play in the East of
England team, Luca played
twelve matches over the two
day event, beating the South
West region and losing nar-
rowly to Yorkshire.
Overall, the Eastern region
was seventh out of the twenty regions in the competition. Rev’d Judith (01485 601251)
Luca, a student at the Easton and Otley College, broke
his foot last October and was only recently back on court,
in February. We look forward to further successes.
Holiday Club for you
HC4U
Gt Massingham
Village Hall
July 29th, 30th & 31st
10am - noon
Now in its fifth year, a small
team from our churches
(led by Kim Frazer &
Rev’d Judith) run a FREE
Children’s Holiday Club
aimed at children from
Reception to Year 6.
FUN & Friendship
Bible Stories, Craft Activities,
Games, Singing, and more.
Tell your friends - even better
- BRING your friends.
More details from
Registration forms will also be
available at schools

Community Car Scheme FILM NIGHT

Thursday June 20th
DRIVERS 7pm for 7.30pm, £4 per person
URGENTLY Gt Massingham Village Hall
‘Wild Rose’
NEEDED Fresh out of prison, a Scottish woman juggles her
Apply on line job & two children while pursuing her dream of
at massinghamcommunitycars.co.uk or becoming a country music star. She soon gets her
chance when she travels to Nashville, on a life-
Phone: 01485 520 823 changing journey to discover her true voice…...

Dates for your Diary – June

Date Event Time Place
8 June Biodiversity Working Party 10 am Weasenham Road Pond
8 June Allotments Pop Up Stall 10am Village Green
8 June Coffee Morning 10am - midday Little Massingham Church
10,24 June Craft & Chat 2pm - 4.30 Village Hall Bar
10 June Historical Society 7.30 pm Village Hall
17 June Parish Council Meeting 7.30 pm Village Hall
20 June Film Night 7 for 7.30pm Village Hall
26 June Village Hall Open Evening 6.30 pm Village Hall
27 June Quiz Night 7 for 7.30pm Village Hall Bar
29 June Stalls On The Green From 9am Near the Well
VISIT OUR LOCAL ARTISTS AS PART OF THE OPEN STUDIOS
Barry (Baz) Pratt is opening his studio in Abbeyfields on June 1 and 2.Sue Kingston, Peter Lawton & Karen
Wadham have teamed together and are exhibiting at West Acre Theatre on June 1 & 2 and 8 & 9.
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