The Mallard

Issue 317 March 2018

Valentines’ Dinner and Dance is a Hearty Success

Heartfelt thanks to all involved with
the Valentines’ Dinner & Dance
From the Village Hall Trustees
This year’s Valentines’ event, held at the
Village Hall, proved a roaring success by
raising considerable funds for the Hall and
providing a grand night out for everyone.
The event attracted villagers and friends
from all sections of the community, with
people of all ages strutting their stuff on
the dance floor to the rhythmic stylings of
the pop band DNA.
The Hall looked at its best, beautifully dec-
orated with fairy lights criss-crossing the
ceiling, heart motifs and table decorations.
Thank you, Marc, for your efforts with the
lights!
Our special thanks go to Mel Whitmore, as ever, a stalwart in bringing people
together at the Village Hall, ably assisted by Zoie, Sandy Francis and Max Pratt.
Special thanks too, go to Katrina Cottrell who played a major role in selling
dance and raffle tickets and helping on the night.
We are grateful to Barclays Bank who provided matched funding for this fund-
raising occasion with a generous donation of no less than £1,000. Many people
in the village gave freely of their talents and all the raffle prizes were donated.
To have this additional reward for their efforts was a great boost to all con-
cerned.
The monies raised will be put towards much needed improvements of the facili-
ties at the Hall. Our Village Hall is the hub of the local community proven by
events such as this. Thank you for your support. See you at the next one!

Mel Whitmore says.. The dance was a great night. I want to thank
everyone who helped set up, clear up and who bought tickets, Charlie Figura
for sorting out raffle prizes, Zoie and Marc Whitmore for all their help and
Katrina Cottrell for everything as well. We raised £1555 on the night and,
after expenses, that left us with £796 but we also get £1000 from Barclays
Bank for pound for pound, through Katrina, as the village hall was the charity
she chose to support. Many thanks to you all.

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Mallard News
This parish magazine is published
every month for residents of Great & GREAT MASSINGHAM ALLOTMENT
Little Massingham with the support of
Great Massingham Parish Council,
ASSOCIATION
the Parochial Church Council & We now have vacancies on the allotment site behind
Massingham Village Hall Trustees.
the Fire Station and would welcome new members
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Editorial Committee
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Editor: Bev. Randall.
Please telephone Gill on 0750 824 2223, if you are interested.
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Great Massingham Please Note: Allotment association AGM is on 13th March,
01485 520 899
at the Village Hall, at 7.30pm. All welcome. Please come.
Treasurer: David Baines
01485 520 966
Website : Caroline Boyden Queen Elizabeth Hospital GRASSROOTS MALAWI
01485 521 816 King’s Lynn Stalls on the Green
Deadline for the ‘League of Friends’ Collection for Grassroots Malawi,
next issue The 2017 collection for the begin again on
above amounted to £320.85. A
March 20th big thank you to everyone in
Saturday 21st April.
Looking forward to seeing all
In this issue Gt. Massingham who donated.
A good result. Well done! our customers, old and new.
• Valentines’ Dance Kind regards, Peter Frost. Cancelled if wet. Jenny Borley.
• Allotment Association
• League of Friends Coronation Club
• Grassroots Malawi Jill and Liz would like to thank all their members for their sup-
• Coronation Club port during the last year and are now ready to start this year.
• Congratulations
• ‘Histry’ Bits We would like to thank all our helpers, especially Vic Cross
• Village Hall Events who is always on hand when we need him – we certainly
• W. Norfolk Live Music couldn’t survive without him!
• March Special Events We meet on the last Wednesday of every month at 2.00pm in
• Craft & Chat the Village Hall Bar. We are very laidback and welcome all
• Quiz Night new members. We are also looking for one more person to
• Health Clinic help - especially at meetings at the hall with the tea making
• Mother & Toddler
• Gert & Daisy and washing up.
• Calling All Artists Why not come and join in ? We would be delighted to see you.
• Omnia Concert
• Pet Photo Competition Fitness Diamond
• Christmas Shoebox Mobility Wedding
• School News
• Website News Thursdays, Congratulations
• Village Spring Clean Docking (60 Years)
• Toadwatch Surgery to
• Community Cars 11.30 - 12.30. Joyce & George
• Parish Council Thorogood
• Church News Historical on
• Church Services
• Biodiversity Project Society 29th March
• Film Club 12th March
• Kipton Sings 7.30pm 2018
• Ducklings Pre-School Have a Great Day!
• Dates for your Diary Village Hall

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‘Histry Bits’.... A Window on the Past
What exactly did Massingham look like in the years before photography was invented?
Of course, there is no way of knowing for sure, but two extraordinary drawings dating
from the year 1835, photocopies of which are with Ant Robinson, can give us a pretty
good idea. It seems that the then Rector, Christopher Grenside, was not just a priest but a
highly-skilled artist. Drawn in charcoal and/or pencil, they open a unique window into
the daily lives of ordinary working inhabitants of the village almost two hundred years
ago. Let’s take a closer look at them. The earliest of the two pictures is a view
from the top of Walcup’s Lane,
looking south-east across Scots-
man’s Pit to the church. Though it
is difficult to be absolutely certain,
the drawing appears to show a gang
of men engaged in road mending.
Stones, gathered from the fields by
villagers to earn a few extra pence,
are brought by horse and cart to fill
potholes caused by the winter rains.
Watching them work is a man on
horseback, most likely the Parish
Overseer of the Poor, checking that
the men - unemployed farm labour-
ers - are doing a proper day’s work
for their dole money. In the back-
ground two women can be seen
approaching, the taller of the two carrying a basket on her head, African style. Her com-
panion appears to be holding a large sheaf of corn, suggesting that the pair have been
gleaning - gathering up fallen corn from the fields to feed their families. On the left of the
picture, we see ‘Cobwebs’, one of the oldest houses in the village, looking very much the
same as it does today. The second picture has a caption written on its reverse
which reads: Great Massingham. The church. Gable of Swan Inn. The Swan barn,
thatched and butcher Hendry’s house from the south end of pond. It features the classic
view of the village looking north to the church, with a hive of activity in the foreground.
Several large trees have obviously been recently felled and a gang of men is struggling to
unload one of them from a waiting
tumbril. The standard of drawing is
extraordinary. You can almost hear
the grunts and shouts of the labour-
ers as they strain every muscle. In
the left foreground two men are
busy splitting a tree trunk using a
sledge hammer and iron wedge.
Known as cruck frame, this same
building technique was in use from
pre-medieval times, until surpris-
ingly recently. The enormous
thatched Swan barn pictured in this
drawing probably had a roof con-
structed in this way.
David Miller
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Mallard News Village Hall
VILLAGE HALL REGULAR EVENTS MARCH SPECIAL EVENTS…..
Keep Fit Wed.1.45 to 2.45pm Poker Night
Bingo Fridays at 7.30pm 3rd March
Auction Sundays
Coronation Club (4th Wed.) 2pm - 4pm Bowls Club Prize Bingo
26th March, 7.30 start.
Baby &Toddler Thurs. 10am - 11.30am All Welcome!
W/Norfolk Radio Sundays 7pm -10pm
Craft & Chat (1st & 3rd Mon) 2 - 4pm Next QUIZ NIGHT
Trefoil Guild 2nd Thursday, each month 22nd March, 7 for 7.30pm
Film Club 3rd Thursday, each month Village Hall Bar
th
Quiz Nights 4 Thursday, each month
Craft and Chat
Bowls - Practice Mondays 2 - 4pm. Village Hall Bar, 2pm - 4.30pm
Bowls - Short Mat Wednesdays 7pm - 9.30 £1.50 includes refreshments.
Historical Society 2nd Monday 7.30pm Mondays March 5th & 19th
Youth Club Tuesdays 6.45- 9.15pm
Yoga With a Chair Tuesdays 10am - 11am Health Visitor Clinic
11.30 to 12.30 on 22nd March
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11 March Eric Wedge and The Steve From 10 - 11.30am
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18 March Revival and The Cruisers £1.50 with snack of tea & cake
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Mallard News
Gert & Daisy.... .... Well here we are agin. Toime fly don’t it?
Very disappointed with Valentine’s Day – there is something seriously wrong with the
postman. We hed ter mek up fer it by goin ter the Valentine’s Dance up the Hall. That
awl looked luvly and the hog roast wus bootiful. Well done ter Mel and her helpers fer
their hard work.
Did yew see all them cars owtside the church? That wus Twitchers. Gert offered to tek
Edna Sillis up ter Bo’s grave cos they wus looking fer a cupple of old birds but Edna hant
got the toime. We hev heard that the twitchers med a bit of a mess in the churchyard but
we carnt say whether that’s true cos we hint bin ter luk yet and we’re not ones ter gossip.
On the subject of wildlife we see the Toadwatch is abowt ter start and if yer interested
yew hev ter contact some old boy from Norridge. Carnt see him cumin over here every
noight tho.
Mrs Flower hed a luvly birthday and thank you fer awl her cards. Howsumever it wus a
gud job she dint git a puter cos she thought ‘online’ was summat ter dew with fishing and
Facebook wus a photo album. Also, she wuk up in the middle of th’other night and was
really cold and found the electric wus off. Even being 101 she got her torch, found the
number fer the Electricity people, ter report it. They sed no-one else hed reported it but as
toime passed over 30 people were off. Thanks ter Mrs Flower they got their electric back
quicker. Luckily Janice was on hand ter warm her up.
Gert was very sad to hear of John Knox’s passing in late January. She attended his funeral
today. We are sure many of you remember John when he lived in Little Massingham.
We wus a bit premature in saying Ray wud be retiring in March! Thas now bin put back
‘til May time.
Royal gossip – menshuning no names but royalty were dewing a bit of shopping in the
village a few days ago. What with them and Alan Sugar we will soon be more on the map
than we want to be!
Daisy and Sid went orf ter London last weekend. Fer Christmas they hed tickets ter see
the Lion King. They went on the train and the underground with no problem. They visited
Covent Garden and then saw the show. It wus brilliant! Visited the London Transport
Museum and then they watched sum bloke balancing and juggling knives and saw some
living statues. Hed an Italian meal and got hum before midnight. That wus a luvly day but
they wus pleased ter git back ter Norfolk. Dew yew keep atroshing. Gert and Daisy.
Thought of the month
The more you weight the harder you are to kidnap – stay safe, eat cake.
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Mobbed - Cor! I hoolly mobbed that boy when his ball came in ter my garden
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More Church News….. Special Music Event in the Church
Gill and Dave Davies, from West Heath Barns, have a daughter who is a member of the
group ‘Omnia’ (see below). The group have kindly agreed to perform for us all at the
Church on the 17th March. It should be really good. Please come. Refreshments will be
served afterwards. It is a free event. Any donations will be for the kitchen & toilet fund.

‘Tristis est anima mea’

Reflections for Lent
St Mary’s Church,
Great Massingham
Saturday 17th March
at 5pm
London-based chamber ensemble Omnia Voices perform a short programme of choral works
exploring themes of sacrifice and penitence, ranging from Renaissance polyphony to master-
pieces of the early 20th century. The recital will last around 40 minutes, after which the choir
invite you to join them for light refreshments served in the church.
Free admittance; there will be an opportunity to donate to the church should you so wish.

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School Mural to Welcome Visitors
Children and staff at Great Massingham C of E Primary
school have been busy making a mural to brighten up
the front playground at the school.
Carolyn Ash, from Mosaic Memories, led a workshop
where every child in the school and all members of staff
each produced a tile design. The tiles were then com-
bined to make the mural shown left. Two examples of
the individual tiles are also shown.
The workshop and mural was funded by a kind donation of £100
from Miriam Flower and sponsor money raised by parent Emma
Pearson who ran a ‘hundred miles in May’ last year, raising an
amazing £520.66. Thank you Miriam and all who sponsored.

Great Massingham Website News The Great Village Clean-up 2018!

The ‘Writer's’ pages have been gaining Saturday 24th March is the date for
momentum with Chapter 2 of Lionheart, our annual spring clean of the vil-
by Robert Taylor, recently added and a lage. Litter-pickers, hi-viz jackets
very interesting piece from Rob Ridley and some gloves will be provided
called ‘The Loneliness of the Long- but volunteers should also come
Distance Writer’. with wellies, gloves and rakes. We will meet
A new feature ‘COASTAL WALKS OF at 10am by the Well.
GREAT BRITAIN’ by Robert & Jane Surprisingly, those who have done this in the
Taylor has just started and we are look- past seem to have enjoyed it so come along
ing forward to the next instalment. and see why it’s not only worthwhile but en-
joyable too! Andrew Bickerton
If any other writers, poets etc,
would like to feature, please do not Many thanks to all our Mallard contributors &
hesitate to contact Caroline at - very special thanks to Dorothy Shalom who
greatmassingham@gmail.com has been delivering the Mallard to Little
Why not have a look? Massingham, voluntarily, for 18 years!
Toadwatch at Great & Little Massingham
We need more people to help with the 2018 spring
migration in late February & March.
Please Volunteer to Help. We have been so successful in the past
saving our toad, frog and newt populations. Please help NOW.
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We are recruiting - coordinators

Following the imminent retirement of two of our long serving staff members we wish to
recruit one or more part-time coordinators, to start in April, in our Gt Massingham office.
The primary task is to arrange passenger transport using volunteer drivers. Passengers
request a trip by telephone and the coordinator finds a driver from our fifty plus volunteers.
This sometimes involves several phone calls. You will also be required to carry out a
range of administrative activities including completing trip records, dealing with email
and post, handling and recording small amounts of cash and maintaining databases.
You will be working on your own in our small office located at the Village Hall in Great
Massingham so self-reliance, tenacity, organisational skills and experience using Word,
Excel and email are all essential attributes alongside excellent communication skills.
Enhanced DBS checks will be required of successful applicants prior to confirmation of
appointment. Office hours are flexible with a minimum of three hours between 0900 and
1300 Monday to Friday. Pay rate is currently £8.25 per hour.
Immense satisfaction can be gained by working for a highly committed, largely volunteer
organisation providing an invaluable service.
Please email a letter of application annotated ‘For Chairman’ setting out your experience
and how you will contribute to our ongoing success, with details of a referee, by 6 March
to communitycars@btconnect.com. You should indicate those days in the week you are
available to work. References will be taken up. Interviews will be held on 22 March in
Great Massingham.
Further information can be found on the ‘Vacancies’ page of our website
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Parish Council Report - February meeting The village gateways have been successfully
Seven councillors attended. Also present were installed at the entrances to the village in
the Clerk & Tim Tilbrook (Borough Councillor). Station Road and Weasenham Road. It is
Councillor Andrew Bickerton has resigned hoped that these will play a part in reducing
from the Parish Council. All members the speed of traffic. The Highway Rangers
expressed their sincere appreciation for all have made their periodic visit. All tasks
his hard work over many years. identified for them have been successfully
Conflicting information had been received completed.
regarding the new Data Protection regula- Revised planning applications had been re-
tions due to come into force in May. This ceived in respect of land to the west of 119
legislation is currently passing through Summerwood Estate and the proposed de-
Parliament and, as there is some uncertain- velopment at the former RAF base, West
ty regarding implementation, it was agreed Raynham (North Norfolk District Council appli-
that no further action will be taken until cation). It was agreed to reiterate the Parish
clarification is forthcoming. The Parish Council’s previous comments regarding
Council has been registered with the Infor- these applications.
mation Commissioner’s Office. Next meeting Mon. 19th March, 7.30 pm.
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Message From Reverend Judith to all Parishioners

T A
Let’s think
O forLL P
a moment about plastic – a superb modern material, all around us
ARISHIONERS
in our daily lives. Everything seems to be made from plastic - which used to be
thought a Very Good Thing, a huge improvement on previous materials. Alexan-
der Parkes gave the first public demonstration of plastic, his new invention, in
1862 at the Great International Exhibition in London.
I feel compelled to get on my soapbox this month, something I do try to resist. Have you
seen recent news reports about the catastrophic damage plastic waste is doing to our planet?
The pristine Antarctic wilderness, the last unspoilt corner of our world, is pristine no long-
er. Our discarded plastic such as bottles, rope and plastic micro beads from cosmetics, often
pulverised into minute fragments by the sea, is infiltrating our ecosystems, devastating the
landscape and killing wildlife throughout the food chain right up to polar bears and large
aquatic mammals.
What can we do to improve this dire situation? We may think very little - other countries
especially in the developing world, are far more culpable. But we all have a duty of care.
We all want to be wise & responsible stewards of our world for future generations. Norway
has a well-developed plastic bottle recycling system which works well, incentivising people
to collect empty bottles and reuse them responsibly. We could learn from them.
Which brings me to tea bags. Try buying loose tea these days. It’s difficult. 95% of the tea
we buy is in tea bags; in the UK alone we drink 165 million cups per day, 62 billion per
year. Tea bags used to be made of paper but nowadays are frequently made of plastic and
nylon fragments and polyethylene to make them stronger. These items may take 2000
years to biodegrade - if at all. 165 million cups of tea every day. If we all went back to
using loose tea that would make a positive difference. Small changes, big effects.
Sorry about the soapbox – but some issues are impossible to ignore!
God’s Kingdom of justice and peace is always close at hand. This year, on April 1st, Chris-
tians throughout the world will celebrate God’s saving power through the death and resur-
rection of His Son Jesus Christ and we will draw close to God. The theological term for this
is ‘reconciliation.’ We need to be reconciled too to our planet and to its delicate ecology...
for ourselves and for future generations. The alternative - the gradual destruction of our
planet – is unthinkable.
Lord of all life, help us to work together for that day when your Kingdom comes and justice
and mercy will be seen in all the earth.
Wishing you all a blessed Lent, Reverend Judith.
CHURCH NEWS….. St Mary's Church May Fair
Children’s Society Our spring and summer events are combin-
I wish to thank everyone who contributed ing as a May Fair this year on Saturday 19 th
to the Children’s Society, via your boxes. May. If you feel you are able to help in any
The total at the end of the year came to way with organising ‘The Fair’ please ring
£367.52 which is quite amazing. Anna on 520196. All ideas and offers of
With the Christingle collection of £288.55 help will be most welcome.
we have collected a total of £656.07 for the We hope to make this a real family day.
Children’s Society supporting vulnerable
Wednesday Teas
children in this country.
Thank you for your support and generosity. During the winter months we are meeting at
Special Concert, March 17th 3 Abbeyfields, at the kind hospitality of
A special music event, in the Church. Mary and Judith, from 2 - 4 pm. Please join
Please see page 8. Dorothy Shalom us for a cosy chat and a cuppa.
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Church Services - March
Date Time Service Location
Friday 2nd March 2.00 pm Women’s World Day of Prayer Pott Row Methodist
4th March 8.30 am Holy Communion East Walton
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
Wed. 7th March 9.00 am Holy Communion Harpley
th
11 March 10.30 am Group Holy Communion Grimston
Mothering Sun- 4.00 pm The Gap Pott Row Methodist
18th March 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
Wed. 21st March 9.00 am Holy Communion Grimston
25th March 8.30 am Holy Communion Congham
Palm Sunday 10.30 am Family Service Gayton
11.00 am Holy Communion Great Massingham
3.00 pm Donkey Service East Walton
29th March 5.00 pm Holy Communion Great Massingham
Maundy Thurs- 7.00 pm Passover Supper Gayton
30th March 10.00 am Meditation Service with the Cross Grimston
Good Friday 11.00 am Liturgy of the Cross Great Massingham
31st March 3.00 pm Family Service & Easter Egg Hunt Gayton Thorpe
st
1 April 6.00 am Dawn Service Ashwicken
Easter Day 9.30 am Family Holy Communion Harpley
10.30 am Holy Communion Grimston
10.30 am Holy Communion Gayton
11.00 am Holy Communion Great Massingham
Benefice Prayer Meeting, 4th March, 3pm at All Saints, Ashwicken. No meeting on April 1 st
(Easter Day). For more news please see website at www.ggmbenefice.uk
EASTER CHURCH NEWS…. Easter Saturday, 31st March
Easter Lilies…... We will, once again be We welcome anyone who would like to
decorating St Mary's with Lilies for Easter. come & help decorate the church - no ex-
If you wish to dedicate a Lily in memory of pertise required We do provide coffee!
a loved one, please call Gladys Newton on Easter Monday, 2ndApril, 10am - midday
520772 or myself, Anna Burpitt, on 520196 There will be tea/coffee and cake served in
with the name of the person you wish to be church. Everyone is welcome, come and
remembered. Lilies cost £1.50. All names view the Easter Lilies. Anna Burpitt
will be displayed in church over Easter.
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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 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/Barry Talbot 520628/07818 807 738

Fishing Warden Deke Overson 520 143
Football Club Barry Talbot (seniors) 520 653
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

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 Biodiversity Project
Next Working Party
Despite the relentless wet weather volun-
teers have continued building a footpath
around the west side of the pond, low-
ered the hedge along the southern bound-
ary and cleared the channel discharging
water to ponds further along Weasenham
Road. Regular working parties begin on
Saturday
10th March,
at 10am,
Weasenham
Road
Pond.
Numbers attending our monthly working
parties dropped off a bit last year and we
are looking to strengthen our numbers.
Please join us. You won’t regret it. They
are enjoyable, social occasions.
Mike Jackson 520 056
Thursday March 15th
7pm for 7.30pm, £4 entry.
Great Massingham Village Hall
‘Death of Stalin’
A 2017 political satire film di-
rected by Armando Ianucci .The
Soviet dictator lives out his final
days, and chaos erupts after his
death.
‘Kipton Sings!’ is a new community choir
for Kipton and the surrounding villages,
which meets on Mondays, at the Kipton
Hub, from 7pm - 8.45pm.
The aim of the Choir is to have fun singing
mainly rock and pop songs. There are no
auditions and all are welcome, whether or
not you consider yourself a singer.
The cost is £3 (concessions £2) and
your first week is free.
For more information email:
kiptonsings@gmail.com or call
07769 833 868
We’d love you to join us. Please do.
Ducklings Pre-School News.....
February 2018
Our children received red letters with a little
something inside as a celebratory gift for
this year of the dog. The dragon is truly
magnificent. It is flying around the ceiling
and, only close up, can you see the red pil-
low cases with feet and the snapping head
painted by the children!
The feel of dried rice dribbling through the
fingers provided opportunities for sensory
play. Dustpans and brushes on hand as
clearing up is just another game.
The coloured valentine hearts
hang in the windows to reflect the
light through the glass and demon-
strate the rainbow theme of the
previous week when colours were explored.
Kung hei fat choi to us all! Pip

Dates for your Diary – March

Date Event Time Place
5/19 March Craft & Chat 2pm - 4.30 Village Hall Bar
10 March Biodiversity Working Party 10am Weasenham Rd Pond
11/18 March West Norfolk Radio Live Music 7pm - 10pm Village Hall Bar
12 March Historical Society 7.30 pm Village Hall
13 March Allotment Association AGM 7.30 pm Village Hall/Bar
15 March Film Club 7 for 7.30pm Village Hall
17 March Omnia Concert 5pm Church
19 March Parish Council Meeting 7.30 pm Village Hall
22 March Quiz Night 7.30 pm Village Hall Bar
24 March Village Spring Clean 10 am At the Well
26 March Prize Bingo 7.30 pm Village Hall

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