The Mallard

Issue 295 April 2016

New Go Bus Timetable, Page 9

A Hunt for Litter

DNA Dance, 30th April, Page 8

n Saturday 19th March Great Massingham

held its annual village spring clean.
Twenty-four of us took part and we began by
assembling at the Well at 10 am on a cold and
dreary damp morning. Litter-picking implements,
hi-viz jackets, gloves and black bin liners were
distributed and various areas of the village were
allocated.
This Saturday morning was also the time for the
West Norfolk Hunt to meet on our green and
make a presentation to the parting Master of the
Hunt. The centre of our village was filled with

Dickie and Bryan

win the prize for
the largest piece
of litter collected!
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Even the
Village
sign had
its annual
overhaul.

horses, hounds and riders, with a good

crowd of on-lookers.
Our litter pickers managed to weave
their way through the crowds and
continue the business of cleaning up
the accumulated years rubbish.
We received positive comments about
our village from many of the Hunt
supporters. Luckily none of us resembled or smelt like a fox otherwise there
might have been total chaos.
The collected rubbish was then brought
back to the Well for collection by West
Norfolk and Kings Lynn Borough
Council.
Continued p8....

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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.

STONE PICKING

Histry Bits

If youve ever wondered what those massive agricultural machines that roar through the village actually do for a living,
check out the Standen Uniweb. According to its website it is a
high-capacity stone and soil separator for preparing crop beds
www.greatmassingham.net before planting.
e-mail:
What many people may not realise is that, until surprisingly
[email protected]
recently, local farmers employed low-capacity stone and soil
Editorial Committee
separators to do much the same job: in other words, village
Editor: Bev. Randall.
women and children. Stone picking was carried out in late
6 Abbeyfields
Great Massingham
winter, when the corn was about two inches high and would
01485 520899
take no harm to be trodden on. Stone-free soil was believed to
Treasurer: David Baines
01485 520966
encourage plant growth and increase yields. It was a family
Website : Caroline Boyden
occupation, with each family being assigned a field to work
01485 521 816
Deadline for the on. The men of the family raked the land over first to loosen
the stones so they could be picked up more easily.
next issue
Then each picker, woman or child, was given a two-gallon
th
pail. When the pails were filled, the stones were emptied in a
heap on the headland. Eighty pails of stones made up a load,
In this issue
which was carefully measured when it was collected by horse
and tumbril. Boys often had to pick two or three buckets of
A Hunt for Litter
stones before going to school in the morning. It was hard, tedi Histry Bits
ous and badly-paid work. However, it brought in vital extra
Parish Council
Acknowledgement
money for poor village
Trefoil Guild
families and was often
Play Park
used to pay for new boots
Thank You
for the children. The
Village Hall Events
West Norfolk Folk
stones were not wasted.
Defibrillator Update
In the days before universal
Pet Photo Reminder
tarmac, they were dumped
Open Gardens
at the side of the road
Charlies Success
Dance
where roadmen used them
Go Bus Timetable
to mend pot-holes gouged out by winter rains.
David Miller
Historical Society
Community Cars
Parish Council Meeting - March ..... Main Points Discussed
Baby & Toddler
Six councillors, the clerk and one parishioner attended.
Film Club
Revd Judiths Message Complaints about a car repair business operating from a
Biodiversity Project
Sunnyside Road property will be followed up by writing to
Grassroots Malawi
the tenant in addition to the owner and the Borough Council.
Baby & Toddler
Church News
The Borough Councils decision to forward planning applica Church Services
tions electronically to Parish Councils was considered unaccept Easter Garden
able in view of the low broadband speeds and the fact that not
Church Easter Fayre
all councillors have computers. The Council will be notified.
Film Club
Dates for your Diary
Next meeting, 18th April, at 7.30pm, Village Hall.

8 April

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TREFOIL GUILD
The Trefoil Guild meets
every second Thursday of the
month, at 7pm at the Village
Hall. They are a very friendly group and
organise talks and many other activities.
New members are always welcome. Why
not come along to their next talk on
Thursday, April 14th and meet everyone?
Pippa May will be talking about
Befrienders
at 7pm
2 a visit with refreshment

Acknowledgement
Lena and all the family would like to thank
everyone for their many cards and messages of sympathy and all those of you
who attended Dereks funeral.
We would like to also express our thanks
for the kind words in the Mallard.
Derek is greatly missed by us all. Donations
received in his memory went to:Gt. Massingham Surgery 400
The Big C
280
Please accept this as our most sincere
Acknowledgement...... Lena

Play Park Decision This Month

The decision by WREN to fund, in full, our 48K
play park refurbishment is due at the end of April. If
successful, work could start in June. WREN might
only part fund the project, in which case the Parish
Council will be asked to match fund this first phase.
Our research and surveys indicate the need for more
challenging climbing equipment. The plans submitted
include a 4m high climbing net, a multi-activity
climbing frame and a single point swing. More details
next month.
Andrew Bickerton

Many Thanks From Daphne

I know it is over a year since I
broke my thigh.
This is a belated thank you to all
the family and friends who visited,
brought flowers and made cakes
etc, especially Chrissie for all
those tasty Shepherds Pies.
Once again, thank you all. It was
very much appreciated.
Daphne Cross

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Village Hall

VILLAGE HALL REGULAR EVENTS

Keep Fit
Wed.12.30 to 1.30pm
Bingo
Fridays at 7.30pm
Auction
Sundays
Coronation Club (4th Wed.) 2pm - 4pm
Baby &Toddler
Thurs. 10am - 11.30am
W/Norfolk Radio Sundays 7pm -10pm
Craft & Chat
(2nd & 4th Mon) 2 - 4pm
Short Mat Bowls
Mondays 2-4 pm to April
Trefoil Guild
2nd Thursday, each month
Film Club
3rd Thursday, each month
Quiz Nights
4th Thursday, each month
Please Note
Keep Fit will be at 1.45 pm from 13th April

APRIL - WEST NORFOLK RADIO

VILLAGE HALL BAR, 7-10 pm
Free. Audience & musicians welcome
No live shows on 17th or 24th
3rd Our live 4th Anniversary Show
features The Tildens (Neil Steed,
Chris Hoddy, Tony Yates &
Jotham Steed) from Harpley.
10th Live broadcast featuring John
Trimble and Friends.

Good News About Defibrillator

We have almost secured all the funding
needed for the defibrillator at the Village
Hall. We are now in discussion with the
providers with the intention of purchasing
and installing it in the near future.
Thanks to everybody who donated to this
very worthwhile cause.
Vic Cross

NOTES ABOUT APRIL EVENTS

2nd April Dance
Kenny & The Motives
28th April Quiz Night at 7.30 pm in
the bar. Volunteers to run
quizzes are invited.
30th April Dance
DNA (See page 8)

REMINDER
Pet Photo Competition
Closing Date 30th April
Contact 01485 578380
[email protected]

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Sara Barns
Seamstress
Dress Making

Alteration

Loose Covers

Curtains

For all your

gardening
Requirements

telephone
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The Old Swan, Gt. Massingham 01485 520151

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GUITAR TUITION
All styles and levels

All building work undertaken

Quality assured. Renovation & newbuild

Drums and other

instruments

Stephen Reeve
07879 885521

Reasonable Rates
Contact Andy Graham
01553 630747

15, Cross Street, Harpley, Kings Lynn PE31 6TJ

[email protected]

Mole Catcher
Call Steve

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c/o Gt. Massingham Primary School

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Decking

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Phone O1485 528327
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OPEN GARDENS
Why not join in?
Once again we are hoping to have an OPEN GARDENS event and invite all gardeners
to join in. Size is not important, a tiny yard can be just as attractive as a big area, so now
is the time to plan your efforts!
The date chosen is SUNDAY, 19th JUNE from 2 5pm
Please join in as we had to cancel last time as there were so few entries.
There is no competition this year, just a chance for others to enjoy your garden.
Please join in and make it a worthwhile event. Closing date is 5 th June.
Liz Foster and Tina Andrew

ENTry form FOR THE 2016

Great Massingham OPEN GARDENS EVENT
To be held on
Sunday 19th june
FROM 2 TO 5 PM
No entry fee

I WOULD LIKE TAKE PART IN THE 2016 OPEN GARDEN EVENT

NAME
ADDRESS

CLOSING DATE 5th JUNE

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Cut along dotted line

If you would like to take part,

please fill in your details below, cut
along the lines as indicated and
return to Liz Foster at
51 Station Road Great Massingham

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FUN FRIENDLY
ZUMBA CLASSES
Harpley Village Hall Mon. 7 - 8 pm
Wed. 9.30 - 10.30 am
Leziate Village Hall Thurs. 6.30 - 7.30 pm

Classes 4 each. For further information

please contact Julie Austin on

07721 774 198

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Your dogs will be treated as one of the family for
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Contact Donna on 07793 737 312

Open all day every day

Bar 12-11pm Mon.-Sat. & to 10.30pm Sun.
Morning Coffee & Tea 10am to noon
Afternoon Tea & Cake 3 - 5.30pm
Breakfast 8 -10am Lunch 12 - 2.30pm
Dinner 6.30 - 9.00pm Mon. to Thurs
Dinner 6pm - 9.30pm Fri. & Sat.
Sunday Service - midday to 8pm
Real ales and full wine list. Great Food.

To Book Phone: 01485 520827

For that special occasion

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Airports

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etc.

A professional & reliable service at a price

you can afford.
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A Hunt for Litter Report (Continued from page 1)
I am pleased to report that there was relatively little rubbish and no fly-tipping found.
The one disappointing part was the amount of dog waste bags that had been dropped into
litter bins instead of the dog waste bins provided. See picture
The Parish Council has invested your money in installing dog
waste bins around dog walking routes and pays for these to be
emptied regularly. The Council does not pay me or other volunteers who empty our litter bins each week to deal with dog waste.
So please, dog owners, use the correct bins they are enclosed
red boxes with a bin liner inside. (If you are not near one take
the bags home thats what Doggie bags are intended for!)
Right Ive had my grumble now to thank all those who came on
Saturday morning; those of you I know pick up rubbish each
week and the Dabbling Duck for providing us with coffee afterwards. The roll of honour is as follows:
Dave Butterworth, Brian & Sandy Francis with Evie and Maddie,
Simon, Arianne and Poppy Henson, Ben, Mark Bailey, Jules &
Tony Lodge with Sophie, Lucy & Jemima, Keith Bowes, Barbara
Taylor, Dickie and Brian, Geoff & Bev Randall, Peter Lawton and Rosemary who kept a
check on all the equipment handed out, and Ray at the shop for donating the bin liners
which should have been delivered with the kit from the Borough Council.
Andrew Bickerton

Hasnt Charlie Done well!

On 21st February, Charlie Reeve attended a

basketball trial for under 15s, in Braintree
Essex, at the East Regional Performance Centre
for Boys and was selected to join the East of
England development programme.
This is a fantastic achievement as he has only
been playing
the sport for
just over
two years.
Well done
Charlie.
We look
forward to
hearing in
the future
how it has
all gone.
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DANCE TO
DNA
Great Massingham Village Hall

Saturday April 30th

8.30pm to 11.30pm
Tickets 5

DNA are a
Rock, Blues,
Funk, Pop &
Jazz group
from
Kings Lynn.
Good music
not to be
missed.
Tickets available from Mel Whitmore
07833 475 864 ,
the Village Hall or the Village Store.

KINGS LYNN TO FAKENHAM via Great Massingham and West Raynham

KL Bus Station

School Day

0945

1345

1635

1645

1745

QE Hospital

0956

1356

xx

1656

1756

Harpley Turn A 148

1012

1412

1705

1712

1812

Harpley Turn A 148

1013

1413

1705

1713

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1016

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1018

1418

1708

1716

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Gt Massingham Surgery

1022

1422

1711

1719

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Gt Massingham Shop

1025

1425

1713

1721

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1730

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0837

1035

1435

1732

Rougham Church

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1722

Helhoughton

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1041

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East Raynham

1050

Pudding Norton Green Lane

1057

Fakenham Ok St.

1103

Fakenham Morrisons

1110

NEW
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AND
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2016
Orange
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with the X8
service.

CollegeDay

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Fakenham Morrisons

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1255

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Drop off

East Raynham

1311

School day

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0735

0927

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1525

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0745

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1338

1742

Gt Massingham Surgery

0748

0941

1341

1745

Harpley, St Lawrence Close

0753

0946

1346

1750

Back St, Millers Lane

0755

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1348

......

Harpley Turn A 148

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0952

1352

1753

Harpley Turn A 148

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1356

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Massingham Historical Society Gets A Revamp
The Massingham Historical Society is having a revamp with a view to making available
our collection of artifacts, photographs, people's memories, and much, much, more material to more people and to encourage active participation in discovering our villages past.
We have a committee, a formal constitution and a plan for the future. We just need more
members. Thats where you come in!
You may remember that we offered the Sister Lawrence RAF Museum to the City of
Norwich Aviation Museum and they were thrilled to receive it. Whilst it was a superb
collection it was becoming difficult to keep it in good condition. Knowing that it has
gone to a good home, we can re-focus on the much longer and more varied history of the
villages.
On 9th May we will hold our
Annual General Meeting at the Village Hall from 7.30pm to 9.00pm.
We'll have lots of things on display, so please come along to see the Heritage of Great &
Little Massingham. Well briefly outline our vision for the next few years and well welcome your thoughts and comments. Currently, we are looking at producing some high
quality story boards to use for displays in the village hall, the church, the school and
possibly other locations, at involving the schoolchildren in collecting memories from
older residents and also marketing some of the photos as souvenirs. The list of potential
projects is endless so please help in any way. We are also inviting sponsorship of the Display Panels with your Company Logo & details displayed on the board.
Membership of the Society costs a modest 10 per year starting at the AGM.
Please give your support by coming along.
Ant Robinson

GM A
CC S

Evolution and Change at Community Cars

At its March AGM, the car scheme was able to look back over
another record year with more trips being taken than at any time
since the Scheme began in 2003.
Over 99 % of requests for trips were fulfilled. The upward trend
in trip numbers has slackened recently for some parishes but
Great Massingham Area
Community Car Scheme demand from residents of Great and Little Massingham grew
approximately 16 % in 2015. It is a credit to the Village that, all
-told, 22 residents volunteer for the Scheme as drivers, office co-ordinators or committee
members a magnificent response to rising trip numbers. However, driver numbers are
falling overall and this trend needs to be reversed. Car owners with a little time to spare
are therefore are asked to consider joining the Scheme. It is important and rewarding.
To find out more, please ring 01485 520 823.
It is easy to apply. Drivers are paid 40 pence per mile and are always free to decline requests to take trips. Passengers are invariably highly appreciative. Following the AGM,
the Scheme has a new Chairman. He is Malcolm Tibble who lives in Great Massingham.
Malcolm has been a driver for three years and a Committee member since October.
David Butterworth, also from Great Massingham, joins the Committee. The Scheme is
thus in very good hands and Malcolm and David will surely enjoy the same remarkable
level of support we received from a wide circle of friends, volunteers and donors over
the last five years.
Mike and Pam Jackson (outgoing Chairman and Secretary)
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Message to all Parishioners

T A

April is
breeding lilacs out of a dead land... The poet TS
Othe cruellest
LL month
ARISHIONERS
Eliot was referring to the annual resurgence of new life in Spring - which will
only die once more when its time comes, hence the cruelty: the annual cycle
always leads to death. But this is a bleak way of seeing the world.
As Christians we know that in Spring-time, each Easter-tide, we can bear witness to the
death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the life-blood which invigorates and sustains our
churches throughout the year. Our Christian faith is nourished by the life-giving power
of God in Christ Jesus, who gives us hope that will never die; the power of the Holy
Spirit is always at work in all our lives. April is, in fact, the most joyful month and the
season of Easter-tide lasts all month.
As a former city-dweller, I really appreciate the joy of rural life and being surrounded by
the natural beauty of the countryside in Spring. I was at an RSPB reserve last week and
saw the reed beds quivering with new bird-life. In our villages, the toad patrols are on
high alert near our wonderful ponds, as toads emerge from hibernation for their spring
migration to breed where they were born.
Gardeners too are stirring in their potting sheds, planning for the year ahead. Our lawnmower has been dusted off but during its annual service it gave up the ghost so investing
in a new mower became a priority. We decided against a self-propelled one in case it
ran away from us and attacked Rufus, always at our heels, but we have gone for the best
petrol engine we could afford, an investment in many happy years of mowing to come!
With Easter falling early this year we can now enjoy a leisurely stroll towards late
Spring and Summer as we welcome the new influx of visitors to our beautiful county,
passing through our villages and churches. Springtime activity in churches is similar to
that of gardening: dusting off the produce stall and trying to summon up new energy for
fundraising as well as doing a bit of spring-cleaning. If you have ever thought of getting
a bit more involved in Church life, now is the perfect time we really do need your help
and support. Have a word with one of the churchwardens or myself. Do come and join
us for our Sunday services, especially as the weather gets warmer!
Happy Spring-cleaning, Happy Gardening! Most of all Happy Easter-tide!
Reverend Judith

Biodiversity Group
Next Working Party
The next working party has been arranged
for 10am, Saturday 23rd April, at the biodiversity site on the Weasenham Road.
In addition to general maintenance, jobs
will include planting ferns in the wood and
dealing with encroaching Norfolk reed.
New recruits to the project and old hands
will be most welcome. Gardening gloves
and a rake and hand fork are helpful but
not essential.
Mike Jackson

GRASSROOTS MALAWI
Stalls on the Green for Malawi

Saturday 16th April at 9am

Cancelled if wet.
Mrs Dot Ford kindly donated the 70,
given at her party, to Malawi and this will
be used to help equip the new school room.
Many thanks.
Jenny Borley
BABY AND TODDLER
Every Thursday at the Village Hall
10am to 11.30am
Look on Facebook for up to date details.
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Church Services
Date
rd

Time

Service

3 April

9.30 am Family Service

11.00 am Holy Communion

6th April

9.00 am Holy Communion

Location
Harpley
Great Massingham
Harpley

10th April

10.30 am Group Holy Communion

4.00 pm The Gap

Gayton
Pott Row Methodist

17th April

9.30 am Holy Communion

11.00 am Family Service
11.15 am Sung Holy Communion

Little Massingham
Great Massingham
Harpley

24th April

11.00 am Holy Communion

Great Massingham

1st May

9.30 am Family Service

11.00 am Holy Communion

Harpley
Great Massingham

Monthly Benefice Prayer Meeting, Sunday 3rd April at 6pm, at All Saints, Roydon.
For more news please visit our benefice website at www.ggmbenefice.uk

CHURCH NEWS
Easter Lilies
A Huge thank you to Anna Burpitt, Gladys
Newton and all the team of flower arrangers
for the truly beautiful display of lilies.
Thanks also to all who donated. The Easter
Garden was also excellent. (See Page 16)
Church Gates
Our new gates should be fitted early April.
They will greatly enhance the security and
appearance of our church entrance. We are
very delighted that donations totalling 900
have been received towards the gates and
are very grateful to everyone.
Wednesday Afternoon Teas
Our Wednesday teas will start again in the
church on 6th April, so come along and have
a cuppa and, of course, cake!
We are really grateful to Dickie and Bryan
for providing Teas during the winter months
and thank them for their 'warm' hospitality.
Spring Fayre
We will be holding our Spring Fayre in the
Village Hall on April 9th. Please come and
support. See poster on page 16.
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Annual Parochial Church Meeting

This will be held in Church at 7pm on
Monday 11th April. The first part of the
meeting is for election of churchwardens
followed by the annual reports and the
election of the PCC.
Messy Church
This will be held in the
Jubilee Hall at Gayton on
Thursday 28th April.
Arrival at 3.30pm for colouring / refreshments. Stories & songs promptly at 4pm.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Churchyard
We are hoping to get a working party together to tackle some of the clearance jobs
in the churchyard. It would be good if we
had offers of help just on a casual basis.
If you are willing to help, even for just an
hour to two, then please let me have your
name and telephone number and I will try
to co ordinate a suitable date and time
even if just to allocate some tasks to be
done at your convenience.
Stephen Hudson 520450

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Useful Numbers
Organisation

Contact

Phone No.

Allotment Association

Gill Goold

07513125964

Borough Council

Mike Tilbury

520340

British Legion & Bell Ringing

Denys Winner

520598

Bowls Club

Peter Wadham

520796

Church Contacts

Revd Judith Pollard

or Revd Jane Holmes

01485 601 251

01553 636227

Community Car Scheme

Office

520823

Coronation Club

Pam Hales

520236

County Council

John Dobson

534989

Doctors

Massingham Surgery

520521

The Film Club

Arthur Allen/Barry Talbot

520628/07818 807 738

Fishing Warden

Nigel Yates

520844/07527 866 055

Football Club

Barry Talbot (seniors)

520653

Guide Trefoil Guild

Shirley Rae

520259

Massingham Historical Society

Anthony Robinson

520455

Tennis and Multi-Sports Club

Arthur Allen

520628

Parish Council

Kevin Webb (Clerk)

Vic Cross (Chair)

01328 855 046

520387

Pre-School

Pip Armitage

07807 185 746

Police

Non-emergency

101

School

Ann Beardall

520362

Village Hall

Hall & Bar & Vic Cross

520588/520387

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EASTER
GARDEN
Pictured left is the
beautiful Easter garden
designed and set up in
the Church for Easter
by Revd Julian
Thomson, the Foster
family, Anna Burpitt,
Shirley Rae and Dick
Nally.
Well done all of you
for making something
so special.

T h e Fi l m C l u b

St. Mary`s Church

Great Massingham

Thursday April 21st, 7pm for 7.30pm,

Massingham Village Hall, 4 entry.
Refreshments available.

SATURDAY 9th APRIL

11 am 2 pm

The Dressmaker

SPRING FAYRE

A glamorous woman
returns to her small town
in rural Australia. With
her sewing machine and
haute couture style, she
transforms the women
and exacts sweet revenge
on those who did her
wrong.

in the village hall

Raffle, Cakes & Produce,
Games, Bric-a-brac,
Books, Tombola,

Refreshments and more.

JOIN US AND HAVE FUN

Dates for your Diary April

Date

Event

2 April

Dance - Kenny & The Motives

Time
8.30 -11.30pm

Place
Village Hall

3&10 April

West Norfolk Folk

7 - 10pm

Village Hall Bar

4&18 April
9 April

Craft & Chat

Church Spring Fayre

2 - 4pm
11am - 2pm

Village Hall Bar

Village Hall

12 April
14 April
16 April

Mobile Library
Trefoil Guild
Stalls on the Green

From 11am
7pm
9am

As Timetabled
Village Hall
Near the Well

18 April
21 April
23 April

Parish Council Meeting

Film Club
Biodiversity Working Party

28 April

Quiz Night

30 April

Dance - DNA

7.30 pm
7 for 7.30pm
10am
7.30 pm
8.30 -11.30pm

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Weasenham Road Pond
Village Hall Bar
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