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THE
Mardler
BROCKDISH & THORPE ABBOTTS
Edition No. 194 October – November 2014
THE MARDLER is FREE and delivered to all
houses in Brockdish and Thorpe Abbotts
Also available on-line at www.brockdish.org.uk
Editorial Team
Editor in Charge
Christine Longe
Advertising
Jon Wilkinson
Treasurer
Janice Stacey
Useful Contacts
01379 668405 Surgeries Harleston
[email protected] Bullock Fair Close
Emergencies
Paddock Road
01379 668119 Eye Health Centre
[email protected]
Police
01379 668549 Harleston and Diss
[email protected] (calls routed automatically
Mary Alderton
01379 668537
[email protected]
Robert Buck
01379 668663
[email protected]
Jan Croxson
01379 668630
[email protected]
Teresa Hines
01379 668386
[email protected]
Cheryl Mounser
01379 741468
[email protected]
Thorpe Abbotts Village Hall
Bookings Kelvin Halifax
01379 668705
Brockdish Players
Tracy Amies
[email protected]
Tuesday Group
Betty Chapman
reserves the right to amend or alter any copy
Aerobics
received.
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BROCKDISH VILLAGE HALL
Monday
-
Tuesday
1” Tues of
each month Wednesday -
Ballroom & Latin Dance
Classes 8 – 11pm
Aerobics 6:45 –7:45pm
Whist Drive 7:30pm*
Tuesday Group 2 - 4pm
Ballroom & Latin Dance
Classes 7pm – 11pm
Thursday
- Tea Dance 2pm
- Carpet Bowls 7:30pm
Friday
- Hall available for hire
Saturday
- Quizzes, Ballroom Dancing*
Sunday
- Tea Dance*
* See notice board for more information.
0845 4564567
Brockdish Village Hall (bookings)
Jill Edwards – During
School term M-F 9am-5pm
01379 668284
All other times 01379 669057
The views expressed in The Mardler are not Carpet Bowls Club
necessarily those of the Editorial team. The Editor Glyn Catchpole
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01379 853217
01379 853503
01379 852213
01379 870689
01379 668419
01379 668698
Clare Peed
01379 668715
Whist Drive
Liz Eastaugh
01379 852583
Sunday Tea Dance/Ballroom
Latin Dance Classes
Niall O’Brien
07526 883776
Brockdish School
Mandy Reeve
(Headteacher)
01379 668284
South Norfolk District Councillor
Jenny Wilby
01379 741504
Parish Clerk
Teresa Hines
01379 668386
Libraries
Harleston
Diss
01379 852549
01379 642609
Farmers Markets on the following
Saturdays in each month
2nd – Diss & Rickinghall
3rd – Harleston
4th – South Lopham
Cover pictures by Wayside Art in East Anglia and Old Greyhead
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Editorial
Whatever happened to this year, we are now in autumn, with
Christmas looming fast. Help!
In this edition, we have introduced two new items for your
interest both kindly compiled by Brockdish residents. Also our
Children’s birthday list is decreasing. Anyone interested in
mentioning a little one?
Please contact the Editor or a team member if you have any
contributions or items for the magazine This is your Village
Magazine, so please let us know your thoughts and ideas.
Christine Longe – Editor
REMEMBER
Closing date for entries in the
December/January issue is
Friday 7th November
Articles received after this date may
not be included in the next issue.
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WHAT’S ON
OCTOBER
rd
Fri 3 – Mobile Library Visit (p 18)
rd
Fri 3 – Cinema at Harleston (p 22)
th
Sat 4 - Gardeners Question Time
Brockdish Village Hall (p 9)
th
Sat 4 – Thorpe Abbotts Social (p 5)
th
Tues 7 – Red Lion Coffee Morn. (p 25)
th
Tues 7 – Tuesday Club (p 4)
th
W/c Sat 25 – Black Adder
Harleston Players (p 20)
th
th
Sun 26 - 100 Bomb Group Talk and
Afternoon Tea (p 26)
th
Tues 28 – Parish Council Meeting
Brockdish Village Hall (p 8)
st
Fri 31 – Mobile Library (p 18)
NOVEMBER
st
Sat 1 – Thorpe Abbotts Social (p 5)
st
Sat 1 – Syleham Dance (p18)
th
Tues 4 – Red Lion Coffee Morn. (p 25)
th
Tues 4 – Tuesday Club (p 4)
th
Sat 8 – Messy Church (p 26)
th
Fri 14 – Cinema at Harleston (p 22)
nd
Sat 22 – Messy Church (p 21)
nd
Sat 22 – Syleham Xmas Fayre (p 18)
nd
Sat 22 – Brockdish Quiz Night (p 18)
nd
Sat 22 – Thorpe Abbotts Race
Night (p 26)
th
Thurs 27 – Parish Council Meeting
Thorpe Abbotts Village Hall (p 8)
th
Fri 28 – Mobile Library (p 18)
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Village
TUESDAY GROUP
We all enjoyed our
Summer
Lunch
in
August. As usual our
members provided some
delicious food, and the
sweets were outstanding,
also the swap shop went
well. Our September
meeting
was
very
interesting,
Pauline
Manson gave a talk about
the
East
Anglian
Children's Hospice, which
has
provided
such
special care for sick
children, their parents
and siblings. Now a new
building is planned, sited
at Framlingham Pigot, off
the A47, so much easier
to get to than the
Quidenham site.
The
plans
have
been
approved and everyone
is very pleased that this
project will go ahead. Our
Speaker for October is
Rachel Welsh, a qualified
homeopath, who will be
telling us about the
history of homeopathy
and also how it can affect
us when we are being treated.
This should be a very interesting
and useful afternoon, visitors
are welcome to come along.
In November we will be having a
craft afternoon with Pam Mead.
Our members enjoy this sort of
afternoon, chatting and cutting
and gluing, we will also be
judging the entries for the Pearl
Millar Cup competition which
this year will be a photograph of
yourself when a child.
Betty Chapman, Chairman
THORPE ABBOTTS
SOCIAL CLUB
You all missed a very good
night on the 16th August BBQ.
Burgers and sausages were
included to accompany being
entertained by the Dave Drain
Band. Sixty people turned up
which just about left room for
dancing. This four piece band is
very popular and has been
booked again for the 16th
December; entrance fee will
include a cold buffet. A big
thank you to Janet and Greg for
cooking the food.
“Annie”
a
very
popular
entertainer from Worlingworth
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provided a wide selection
of music and songs for
the dance night on the 6th
September.On occasions
nearly everybody was
dancing. She will be at
the Village Hall again for
New Years Eve.
Next events
Sat 4th October Barry
Sat 1st Nov. Tony Bryant
Linda Halifax
668705 (if BT
restored service !).
have
THORPE ABBOTTS
FORMER BUS
SHELTER
Hopefully more news
next time on the old
commemorative plaques
found at the back of the
bus
shelter.
An
assessment
will
be
carried out to see if it is
feasible to recover them
for placement elsewhere.
Linda Halifax
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The Old Kings Head - Brockdish
What a wonderful welcome we have had to the village of Brockdish. So
many of you have stopped to introduce yourselves and say “Hello”,
which has made our move from the distant lands of rainy Needham a
lot easier. We (i.e. myself Jonathan, my wife Vicky and two daughters
Flo and May) bought the Old Kings Head (OKH) on 16th July 2014 with
the aim of turning this beautiful old 14th century building back into its
former glory. Having now removed most of the 1970’s, 80’s, 90’s,
2000’s and 10’s odds and sods (4 skips to date!) we are able to slowly
renovate and decorate the OKH into a comfortable place for people to
come and enjoy.
We are aiming to be open at the end of this November and with a fair
wind and fingers crossed we should get there. Currently we are
installing a new heating system so the many people that have told us
how cold it was will now be able to come and enjoy a meal and a drink
in warm comfort.
We have rebuilt the main bar with a beautiful oak top which I have
made from old wood harvested 30 years ago from a Needham oak tree.
My previous neighbour, Dennis, donated this as he was going to build a
large kitchen table but thankfully has never quite had the time to do it;
so “Thank you Dennis” and the OKH is the perfect place for you to
come and enjoy your kitchen table.
We are also bringing coffee to the OKH with a 3 group CMA espresso
machine, so we hope to be the perfect meeting point for you to come
and meet friends and family for a cappuccino, espresso, latte and a
chat. I will be running the kitchen where we will be making all of our
food on the premises, baking both bread and cakes daily and using
some of the great ingredients that we have around our fields and
shores. We are very lucky to have some great large and micro
breweries in this area and we plan to experiment and try most of them.
We will have 4 cask pumps, some small estate wines served by the
glass at affordable prices and a selection of good Gins & Vodkas,
Whiskies & Malts so there should be something for everyone. We really
hope to see you all at some point when we have opened. If you would
like to have a look at our website there are some pictures of our journey
so far www.kingsheadbrockdish.co.uk - or try following us on Twitter at
@okhbrockdish.
We plan to open at the end of this November when we look forward to
welcoming you in your local where you can enjoy good food, good beer.
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Parish Council
BROCKDISH PARISH COUNCIL (Including Thorpe Abbotts)
CHAIRMAN – Christine Mackenzie
Clerk – Teresa Hines
34 Scole Road, Brockdish, Diss, IP21 4JL
Tel: 01379 668386 e-mail: [email protected]
Vehicles Speeding
At the last meeting concerns
were raised regarding the
number of HGVs travelling
through the village - this is a
mutual concern for Brockdish
and Needham, and Cllrs
Christine MacKenzie (Chair)
and Peter Josling attended
Needham PC meeting on
28th July 2014 regarding this
matter. It was decided to ask
HLC Needham to place a
larger direction sign on the
A143 and for members of the
public to identify HGVs ie
company name, registration
plate number with date and
time to provide evidence for
action.
Vehicles speeding through
the village is still an issue and
again evidence is required for
further action, ie date, time,
registration plate number of
vehicle concerned. There is
a Speed Awareness Machine
available but we would like
volunteers to operate this
equipment, please telephone
the Clerk if you are able to
help.
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All
planning
applications and decisions can be
viewed online at www.southnorfolk.gov.uk
Planning
New Application – Red House,
Grove Road, Brockdish –
Excavation for swimming pool
and erection of new double
garage
with
associated
earthworks.
Listed
building
consent regarding the application.
Planning Decision – The Street
Brockdish - Loft conversion to
create two new bedrooms.
Approved by SNC & PC.
Dates of
meetings:
next
scheduled
Tuesday 28th October 2014 at
19:30 at Brockdish Village Hall.
Thursday 27th November 2014 at
19:30 at Thorpe Abbotts Village
Hall.
Please note there is no meeting
held in December.
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good coffee and good company!
their neighbour no. 17 (Beekeeper) of White House Farm. In
the Childrens Scarecrow section
the winner was no. 37 of Grove
Farm Barn.
Kung Fu @ Needham Village Hall on Thursdays
This event would not have been
possible without the support of the
keen gardeners
the village who
Juniorsin 6.30-7.30pm
k
Davi
/ Seniors 7.30-9pm
We also teach Kung Fu at Dickleburgh & Bungay
Kickboxing lessons at Harleston, Eye and Diss
Mr Adrian Poulter 7th Degree 07949 187169 – 01379 853894
www.facebook.com/RMAReflexMartialArts
Gardeners Question Time
Chaired by Rick Wakeman
October 4th 7.30pm
Brockdish Village Hall
Tickets £5 to include hot supper
Jan 668630
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School
The new school year has begun with us welcoming children in
Reception, Year 4 and Year 6. We wish them, and all our children, a
happy and positive year of learning.
In the Happy Owls’ class (infants) dinosaurs are already invading
the landscape, and I have heard rumours of a mother dinosaur
looking for somewhere to lay her eggs! We will see how well the
children can look after them. A visit to Dinosaur World and fossils in
the school swamp will follow. The children have made dinosaurs
and written instructions so that Mrs Bellars can make one too.
In the Kingfisher class (juniors) they are exploring outer space and I
am told that aliens could be landing! Poetry, stories and factual
writing across the curriculum will support the children’s
understanding of our solar system and encourage imaginative
writing.
Mandy Reeve - Headteacher
Come and join the
Early Birds
At Brockdish C of E VC
Primary School.
We are welcoming children
who are due to start school
in September 2015 to join
our family friendly reception
class from September 2014
for 2 free sessions a week to
suit your needs.
To find out more please
contact the school on:
01379 668284 or e-mail
[email protected].
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COFFEE BREAK
Number Quiz
Answers on page 12
CLUE
1. T 3 M
2. T 10 C
3. L 11
4. A B A T 40 T
5. 4 W A A F
6. 12 C M
7. 26 L I T A
8. A T W I 80 D
9. 3 M A A B
10. T 7 Y I
11. T 3 L P
12. 3 S T H
(e.g. Answer- The 3 Musketeers)
A THOUGHT!
Age is when today’s history was called current affairs when you
were at school.
Birthdays
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to GEORGE KIRK who will be 11 on 23rd
October and to JAKE WOLFE who will be10 on 30th
November.
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Notes on the History of
Brockdish and Thorpe
Abbotts
First,
since
we
are
commemorating the outbreak
of the Great War 100 years
ago this year it seems fitting to
remember one of our own,
and this time not one of the
soldiers who never returned,
but one brave nurse, who is
not named on our village war
memorials but whom we
should surely remember with
pride.
Since
first
moving
to
Brockdish in 1976, I have
been interested in the history
of my home, the Grange,
which from the date above the
porch (1676) had to be at
least three hundred years old
and probably older, because
inside the brick outer skin
there is an ancient timber
framed building. But it was
only after retiring that I had
the time to devote to real
research, although I still have
to fit research round work.
And of course I couldn’t just
confine my curiosity to the
house; inevitably ‘our’ families
could only be understood as
part of the wider village
community in rural south
Norfolk and the Waveney
Valley. So every issue of the
Mardler for the next year or so
I’m going to write briefly about
something from my history
ragbag and I’ll be going back
to Roman times, zooming
through the medieval years
and the upheavals of plague
and war right up to the
Second World War. If there is
a period or topic you’d like to
hear about do let me know.
(And any corrections will be
especially welcome!).
Nurse Mary Rodwell.
On November 17th 1915
shortly after midday the
hospital ship HMS Anglia, en
route from Calais to Dover, hit
a mine laid by a German U
boat. The Anglia sank within
15 minutes.
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Among the 134 people who
lost their lives that day was
nursing sister Mary Rodwell of
the
Queen
Alexandra’s
Imperial
Military
Nursing
Service
Reserve,
whose
family lived in Brockdish.
Freedom League (WFL). The
WFL was a breakaway group
from the Women's Social and
Political Union (WSPU), the
leading militant organisation
campaigning for universal
women’s suffrage. The WFL
was a progressive, more
working class group, who felt
the issues facing working
women were broader than just
the vote. The WFL opposed
vandalism and the arson
campaigns of the WSPU but
were willing to break the law
in furtherance of "Votes for
Women" through direct action.
Over 100 of its members went
to jail for direct action
demonstrations and refusing
to pay taxes.
Mary was an unusual woman:
a
staunch
feminist,
a
dedicated nurse and a tragic
loss for her friends and family.
Born in Brockdish, on 7th
June, 1874 the daughter of
John and Mary Rodwell, who
lived in the Street, Mary and
her younger sister Laura
seem to have grown up
mainly with their grandparents
in the village of Oakley on the
Suffolk side of the county
border. Grandfather Daniel
was a ‘drugman’, that is, a
chemist and might have had
more resources than Mary’s
own parents, who were trying
to support their five other
children. Mary’s Mother died
in 1887 when the youngest
child Jane was only four.
When war broke out Mary
Rodwell
volunteered
for
foreign service, working on
hospital trains from February
to May 1915, then joining
HMS Anglia, which was being
used as an auxiliary hospital
ship. The day she was mined,
The Anglia was returning to
Dover from Calais where she
had loaded 390 wounded
military personnel all from the
Front Line of the war in
France. 166 were cot cases,
mostly servicemen who had
lost limbs. Mary’s work was to
nurse the cot cases, housed
on the lower deck. The last
the Matron of the ship saw of
Mary Rodwell was shortly
In 1891 at the age of 17, Mary
moved south to live with her
uncle and aunt in Upper
Norwood, south London and
from 1901 to 1904 she trained
as a nurse at Hendon
Infirmary.
Mary was an enthusiastic
suffragist, being an "ardent"
supporter of the Crystal
Palace and Anerley Women's
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before the explosion when
she came up to fetch some
warm woollies for her patients.
heroine-who-time-forgot/ and
http://cohseunion.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/
mary-rodwell-suffragette-andww1.html.
The explosion was sudden
and immediately catastrophic.
The explosion and sinking
was witnessed by the nearby
cargo ship the Lusitania, (also
sunk by a mine not long after),
which immediately sent two
boats to rescue survivors.
Those on the lower deck had
no chance of rescue.
Thanks to David Seddon for
suggesting Mary as a starter
topic. If you are interested in
joining our ‘Brockdish Virtual
History Group’, please contact
David at:
[email protected]
Mary Rodwell’s name appears
on the war memorial in
Ditchingham because her
family moved there from
Brockdish during the war. A
memorial plaque at Colindale
hospital to nurses killed in the
war, reminds nurses "who
come after, of their courage
self abnegation and devotion
to duty when the hour of trial
came".
P.S. Full voting rights for all
women over the age of 21 did
not
come
until
The
Representation of the People
Act in 1928.
The Sinking of HMS Anglia.
An artist’s impression showing
the MS Lusitania close by.
Elaine Murphy.
[email protected]
(Elaine’s book, ‘ The Moated
Grange’ will be published in
early 2015).
Note. Further information on
Mary Rodwell at
http://www.newsfromcrystalpal
ace.co.uk/mary-rodwell-the-
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Information
SYLEHAM AND WINGFIELD
SPORTS AND SOCIAL
CLUB
MOBILE LIBRARY
Visits Brockdish and Thorpe
Abbotts every four weeks on a
Friday, calling at:
Thorpe
10:20am
Abbotts
Telephone box/
Village Pump
Brockdish 10:50am
Church Road
Brockdish 11:15am
Waveney Heights
Brockdish 11:35am
Grove Road
Brockdish 11:55am - The
Street (outside
Waveney Cottage)
Next scheduled visits are on 3rd
October, 31st October and 28th
November.
Regular Events:
Monday 7pm Carpet Bowls
Tuesday 8 10-pm Jive
Classes
3rd Thursday of each month
1.30 – 4 pm Craft Group
Friday 9.30 am Line Dancing
Last Friday of each month,
Bingo 7.30 for 8 pm
Saturday Evening
1st November Dance in aid of
Shotford and Stradbroke
White Hart Bowls Club with
Cross Country Duo
•••••••••••••••••
Saturday 22nd November
11.30 am – 3.00 pm
Christmas Fayre – Stalls still
available at £5
QUIZ NIGHT
SATURDAY 22nd
NOVEMBER
7:30 for 8:00pm
Admission £4
For more details please
contact Alison on 668251.
BROCKDISH VILLAGE HALL
Proceeds to Church Fabric
Fund
Bring your own drink
Jan 668630
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Information
HARLESTON LIBRARY NEWS
CLUBS If you belong to a group or club and you'd like to tell
everyone what you do, gain new members or celebrate an
achievement, we can offer a free space for displays, helpdesks,
demonstrations or workshops.
ONLINE DATABASES All Norfolk libraries have free access to a
range of online resources including Which? and the family history
website Ancestry via our library computers. Keen family history
researchers will be pleased to know that Ancestry now has the 1911
census returns for Norfolk online, and that they can use the
complete Ancestry database for free at all of our libraries.
REGULAR EVENTS Baby Bounce & Rhyme time has started again
after the summer break, so come along on Wednesdays at 10.30
am; new faces are assured of a welcome.
We are particularly promoting databases to support new
businesses; the first of these is the Complete Business Reference
Adviser (COBRA); it compiles guides, reports and factsheets about
sectors that are of interest to start-ups, small businesses and the
self-employed. If you want to see how COBRA works or find out
what other support is on offer, come along to one of our Enterprise
at Your Library; Find Out events at Diss, Attleborough or
Wymondham libraries, or pop into your local library and ask for help
from the staff.
ARMISTICE DAY
Did you know that the Commonwealth War Graves commission,
which looks after all our military cemeteries, has a website where
you can research a relative who fought and died in World War I and
see their name on the “Debt of Honour” register? The website
address is www.cwgc.org, and our staff will be happy to help you log
on and view the site.
For library opening times and more information on all our events and
services visit:
www.norfolk.gov.uk/libraries, or call 01379 852549.
Information
U3A News
The highlight of this coming autumn for Harleston U3A will be the
formation of a “Singing For Fun” group. We are delighted to have
persuaded Harleston resident, Stella Brownsea, to take on the
musical direction of the singers. Stella brings enthusiasm, energy,
expertise and a conviction that participation in music making is for
everyone!
Our aim is to be as inclusive as possible. (Yes you - the cowering
individual who has been saying since school days “I really can’t sing
at all!” as well as those who consider themselves “Not too bad”). We
intend to include a wide range of songs and styles.
Call Judith on 01379 852123 to find out what U3A can offer you.
Enjoy a “without commitment taster session” for the singing or any
other group. The annual fee of £16.00 covers all of the interest
groups available. Remember U3A responds to the wishes and
needs of its membership.
Helping People Cope With Grief
Rosedale Funeral bereavement support groups will start again in
Attleborough and Diss to help people cope with the loss of a loved
one Further information – and help with transport – is available by
contacting Rosedale Funeral Home either Lorraine on Diss 640810,
Mark on Attleborough 452538 or www.rosedalefuneralhome.co.uk
Harleston Players Black Adder
This autumn, Harleston Players will be presenting four episodes of
Black Aadder, the Tudor years. So come along to Mrs Miggins’ pie
shop to see Edmund, Baldrick, Percy, Queenie and Melchett as they
meet Bob and Flashheart (woof) in ‘Bells’; Sir Rather a Wally
Raleigh and Captain Redbeard Rum (aaaaarrrgh, you have a
woman’s hand my lord) in ‘Potato’; the baby eating Bishop of Bath
and Wells in ‘Money’ and the puritanical Lord and Lady Whiteadder
eating a raw turnip in ‘Beer’.
We can guarantee you’ll be laughing and singing those annoying
little songs all the way home!
Performances at Archbishop Sancroft High School, 7.30pm, 24th,
25th, 30th, 31st October and 1st November. Tickets priced £8 and £6
(concessions) available from Harleston Pet Stores or telephone
01379 852845.
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Brockdish
Village Hall
10.00am
Crafts and
Fun Activities
Theme ‘Advent’
Saturday 22nd November
Children aged up to 11 years and remember
to bring an adult. Refreshments with Bacon
Butties
FREE OF CHARGE!
Look forward to seeing you there!
Revd Nigel Tuffnell 01379 308905 or email
[email protected]
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Information
Cinema At Harleston
The film on Friday 3rd October to be shown at the Archbishop
Sancroft School in Harleston is ‘The Book Thief’, a wartime drama
set in a small German town. A young foster child discovers the
meaning of life through an obsession with books and reading,
including books rescued from the German bonfires. Emily Watson
and Geoffrey Rush play the parents. (12A) .
Friday 14th November 2014 we will be showing ‘Chef’ (15) a feelgood comedy with a sharp funny script, and heart-warming family
scenes. If you like food, you will love this! Starring Robert Downey
Jnr, Scarlett Johansson and Dustin Hoffman.
Door open at 6.45pm until 7.20pm. Film starts at 7.30pm. Entry is
£4. Tea, coffee and soft drinks will be available before the film.
To book seats, please telephone Harleston Information Plus on
01379 851917 – you pay on the door.
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Information
Harleston Medical Practice Flu Clinics
Please note we will not be contacting patients with invites.
The Adult Flu Vaccination will be on the following Saturdays at
Bullock Fair Surgery:
Saturday 4th October 2014
09:00am – 10:15am patients with surnames beginning with A-B
10:15am – 11:15am patients with surnames beginning with C-D
11:15am – 12:15pm patients with surnames beginning with E-G
12:15pm – 13:30pm patients with surnames beginning with H-J
Saturday 18th October 2014
09:00am – 10:15am patients with surnames beginning with K-M
10:15am – 11:15am patients with surnames beginning with N-Q
11:15am – 12:15pm patients with surnames beginning with R-S
12:15pm – 13:30pm patients with surnames beginning with T-Z
You Qualify for an NHS flu jab if you are aged 65 or over or:
 You are pregnant or have:
 A heart problem
 A chest complaint or breathing difficulties including bronchitis
or emphysema
 A kidney disease
 Lowered immunity due to disease or treatment (such as a
steroid medication or cancer treatment
 Liver disease
 Had a stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
 Diabetes
 A neurological condition for example MS or cerebral palsy
 A problem with your spleen, for example sickle cell disease
or you have had your spleen removed.
You should also consider having the flu vaccine if you are:
 the main carer of an old or disabled person
 a household contact of an immune compromised person
 a health or social care worker – you should be vaccinated by
your employer as part of an occupational health programme.
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Information
Fund Raising for a Defibrillator for use in Brockdish and
Needham continues on the first Tuesday of each month
with a Coffee Morning at Needham Red Lion
10 till 12 – Everybody welcome.
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All Saints Church News
As September arrives so does Peter Frizzell to put the church
yard to bed for the year. So all that is left for the team is dealing
with the autumn flush and a bit of a tidy up.
The Church has been open at the weekends over the summer
time as well as the Summer Trail week for which we had bought
a stamp for those visiting on the trail. Not forgetting of course the
Church Cycle ride when we had a few additional visitors. It was
nice to see the number who commented in our visitors book.
During August we had a very successful Messy Church
organised by Mary Alderton which proved a nice get together for
both youngsters as well as parents.
So what’s coming up?
12th October Harvest Celebration Service at All Saints 4.00pm.
26 October: 100th Bomb Group at Thorpe Abbotts Then and
Now. An illustrated talk by Ron Batley and Richard Gibson
together with Afternoon Tea in the Village Hall, commencing
2.30pm Tickets £6 from Chris MacDonald 669116.
2nd November Baptism at All Saints.
8th November. Messy Church in the Village Hall on a Fireworks
theme 2-4pm. Details from Mary Alderton.
22nd November. The Annual Race Night. Held in the Village Hall
this will be our third, generously supported by Shadwell Stud and
local business. It has always proved to be a full on fun evening
with few leaving without at least one prize, normal bar will be on
together with a half time light supper. First race, the Abbotts
Handicap at 7.30pm. Very much a date for your diaries! Further
details and tickets at £5 from Simon on 668132.
So a busy time coming up for the PCC, oh yes Christmas is just
around the corner!
Simon Beet
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Ramblings From The Rectory
October for me means Harvest Festivals (Brockdish at 9.30am
on 5th October - Thorpe Abbots at 4pm on 12th October). It's
the time when all sorts of good things make our school and
churches bright and cheerful. It's a time to be thankful for all
the simple blessings that make life possible especially good
food, and drink. We also remember to give thanks for those
who produce our food, especially our local farmers. There are
so many good things for me to enjoy that I for one often take
them for granted. But then I think of Foodbank, and of all those
who need its support. We support Foodback all through the
year but at Harvest School and Church will be supporting the
Emmaus Project at Ditchingham – Partly because they can
take fresh produce (which Foodbank can't use) and partly
because we want to help as many local people as possible.
If you've never heard of the Emmaus Project it 'provides a
home and meaningful work in order to help people to move on
from homelessness.' To pay for themselves they have a shop
where they sell second-hand refurbished furniture and much,
much more. They also run a cafe. If you've never visited the
Emmaus Project then you've missed a treat. They're open
Tues to Sat 10.00am - 4.30pm on Belsey Bridge Road,
Ditchingham
NR35
2DT
(01986
895444
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http://www.emmaus.org.uk/norwich).
So in October I'll be celebrating all the good things that God
gives and finding ways to share them with more people. But in
November I start to become more reflective. On 2 nd November
(All Souls) anyone who has lost someone close to them is
invited to special services to give thanks for those lives, and to
receive hope and comfort in our loss. There are 2 services this
year both at 4.30pm, one at St. Andrew's Scole and one at St.
John's Harleston – everyone is welcome.
This reflective theme continues with Remembrance Sunday
(9th November). That day the cost of war, and the horrors that
can be in this world, come into Church. We don't pretend that
all is great in the world but we do remember those who have
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been lost, commit ourselves to support those who are hurting,
and hope for a better future. Join us at Thorpe Abbotts' Church
at 9.30am or at Brockdish Church at 3pm.
November then ends with getting ready for the hectic fun of
Christmas: A little brightness and hope to come, given through
the simple miracle of a birth.
God bless,
Nigel.
Remembrance Sunday.
This always falls on the second Sunday in
November, this year the 9th. It is the day
traditionally put aside to remember all those
who have given their lives for the peace and
freedom we enjoy today. On this day people
across the nation pause to reflect on the
sacrifices made by our Service men and
women. Every poppy helps us to support the
British Armed Forces past and present, and
their families.
Please give generously and wear your poppy with pride.
PLEASE SUPPORT TEXTILE BANK
AT BROCKDISH SCHOOL
Clothes, Linen, Handbags, Belts and Shoes
NEEDED
(No Pillows or Duvets)
The Textile Bank is for the use of the whole village and
community Funds used to
purchase resources for the children.
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War Memorial
Those who are remembered on the war memorial at our
Churches
BROCKDISH CHURCH:
Pte William James Read October 30th 1917
Pte John Edward Norman December 1st 1917
Pte Sidney Robert Shimming March 21st 1918
Pte Edward Arthur Butcher March 24th 1918
Drumr Fredrick Arthur Luance July 31st 1918
Pioneer Harry Wilkinson November 18th 1918
Pte Alfred James Fisher November 18th 1918
Pte John Nathaniel Hines June 11th 1915
2nd Lt Cecil WM White September 26th 1915
Rifle Frank V Barkway March 18th 1916
Pte Marshall H Norman May 23rd 1916
Pte Alfred Edward Whiting July 3rd 1916
Pte Fredrick John Read July 3rd 1916
Pte Alfred Victor Day October 9th 1916
Pte William Bertie Hines October 12th 1916
Pte George H Bloomfield March 15th 1917
Pte William James Day April 10th 1917
Pte Ernest Edward Shemming April 30th 1917
Pte Alfred Foulger May 31st 1917
Pte William Allum August 16th 1917
Pte Robert William Whiting October 29th 1917
Age 32
Age 33
Age 23
Age 33
Age 27
Age 24
Age 21
Age 38
Age 20
Age 20
Age 34
Age 33
Age 25
Age 23
Age 35
Age 23
Age 20
Age 29
Age 24
Age 24
Age 29
THORPE ABBOTTS CHURCH:
Percy Reeve Sept 30th 1915
Frank Vincent Barkway March 18th 1916
Harold Marshall Norman May 20th 1916
Alfred Edward Whiting July 3rd 1916
Frederick George Fairweather February 24th 1917
George Henry Bloomfield March 15th 1917
Robert William Whiting October 29th 1917
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Age 34
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Church Service Times
Rector
Revd Nigel Tufnell
01379 308905
[email protected]
facebook.com/redenhall.scole
https://twitter.com/RedScole
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Benefice
Administrator
Brockdish Church
Wardens
Thorpe Abbotts
Church Wardens
Lucy Cooke, Mon-Fri 9am – 1pm
[email protected]
Ann Cork
Jan Croxson
Chris McDonald
Cherry Chataway
01379 851148
01379 668635
01379 668630
01379 669116
01379 668448
5th Oct
Brockdish
9.30am
Harvest Service
12th Oct
19th Oct
Thorpe Abbotts
Brockdish
Brockdish
4.00pm
9.30am
9.30am
Harvest Service
Morning Prayer
Holy Communion
26th Oct
Brockdish
9.30am
Morning Prayer
2nd Nov
Thorpe Abbotts
9.30am
9 Nov
Brockdish
Brockdish
Thorpe Abbotts
9.30am
3.00pm
9.30am
16th Nov
Brockdish
9.30am
Patronal Holy
Communion & Baptism
Morning Prayer
Remembrance Service
Morning Prayer plus
Act of Remembrance
Holy Communion
23rd Nov
Brockdish
9.30am
Morning Prayer
30th Nov
Scole Church
Benefice Service
10.30am
Scole Patronal
Holy Communion &
Children’s Church
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A Christmas evening With the Castleton Brass Band,
December 16th 8.0pm. Brockdish Village Hall,
£5 per ticket
To include festive refreshments.
Jan 668630.
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