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Hello Everyone.
We're back! I hope your summer is going well, but we know that some of you have
not had the best of times and our thoughts are with you. Last summer was too hot
and dry, this summer is too cold and wet, so next year, hopefully it will be the
'Goldilocks' summer and be just right.
I had planned a different front cover, but cannot find it anywhere, but this did entail
scrolling through hundreds of photos and getting out the family albums as well. Oh
my Goodness, at one time I had two good eyes and one chin, now alas………but it
did make us realise how much we have done in those years, so a pleasant
afternoon was spent. (still haven't found the original photo!)
The chosen front cover was taken at the national Hydrangea collection at Darley
Park, near Derby, it is in a walled garden and free to get in. Trust me, it is amazing
and the varieties and size of the blooms are such a joy.
Make it a special September, Gina
Next issue to be collected Sept 29th. Copy in by Sept.19th please
Our Pastoral Team

Rev’d Sue Martin Assistant Priest [email protected]

Joy Smith Reader [email protected]

The Magazine Team

Gina Watling Editor 01553 636620 [email protected]
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Bill Lewis East Walton 01760 339024 [email protected]

Website
Steve Williamson Website editor 01553 636413 [email protected]

Church Contacts
All Saints Church, Ashwicken & Leziate with St James, Bawsey
Churchwarden: Steve Williamson 01553 636413 [email protected]
St Mary’s Church, East Walton
Churchwarden: Bill Lewis 01760 339024 [email protected]
St Mary’s Church, Gayton Thorpe
Churchwarden: Sarah Kerkham 01553 636253 [email protected]
St Nicholas Church, Gayton
Churchwarden Stan Watkinson 01553 636629 [email protected]

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Availability of the flu vaccination this autumn

Following positive feedback from our patients, Flu Day will take the same
format as last year. This is so that we are able to provide a safe and efficient
vaccination service to our patients.

We will start delivering flu vaccination services in October 2023.

These will be APPOINTMENT ONLY
If you are eligible for a flu jab we will shortly be in touch to book your
appointment.
Please ensure we have your up to date contact details to help us do this.

Those eligible for a flu vaccination this year are as follows:

· those aged 65 and over as at 31st March 2023
· those aged 6 months to under 65 years in clinical risk groups as at
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aged 2 - 3 will be offered a nasal spray by their GP Surgery and
children aged 4– 11 will be offered the nasal spray vaccination at
their school)
· those in long-stay residential care homes or another long-stay care
facility
· Registered carers.
· those with a weakened immune system and household contacts
· Frontline health staff and social care staff employed by a registered
residential care/nursing home, registered domiciliary care provider, or
a voluntary managed hospice provider
· individuals aged 50- 64 who are not in a clinical risk group

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 TO ALL PARISHIONERS
TO ALL PARISHIONERS
Dear Friends, Welcome to September!
'September days are here,
with summer's best of weather,
And autumn's best of cheer'.
A few lines from a poem by Helen Hunt Jackson, let's hope we have more sunshine
this month.

The start of the new school year and changes for many of our children, new classes,
new school, and new colleges.
In our churches we also have new changes, as Rev'd Judith has now retired, but our
ministry team continues. We are now in 'interregnum' and will be discerning
possibilities of a new minister. In the Norwich Diocese, we are working with the Rural
Dean, Rev'd Karlene Kerr from Gaywood and the Archdeacon and Bishop of Lynn.
We aim to continue with our normal rota of services, with support from other
colleagues.
On a personal level, I continue to be an Assistant Priest on a voluntary level and
have limited availability but have huge support from our ministry team and the
churchwardens.
Each parish church has one or two churchwardens, and they will now be the point of
contact for any enquiries. Contact details are available in the parish magazines.
There is still lots going on in our churches, in Gayton we have two events in
September, a concert called, A Trip Down Memory Lane with John Bennett and Gill
Smith and on 30th September we have an Antiques Road Trip, more detail in The
Voice or on the website.

As I write this letter my husband Richard is in hospital and very poorly. We all face
difficult times and for me and our families, this is 'one of those times'.
We pray for all life's changes and for anyone who is struggling.
We face new futures and new beginnings, and we pray especially for all our children
and young people as they set out on another step of their life's journeys.

A well-known passage from Matthew Ch 14, verses 22-33 tells us that Jesus walked
on water to save his disciples who were being tossed about in the boat on the Sea of
Galilee. They were afraid and needed help. Jesus calmed the water and reached out
to them. We all get tossed about at times and we just need to trust that Jesus is with
us forever, through changes in life, when things are not going so well and when we
are afraid. He is there to give us all a helping hand. Rev'd Sue Martin

Our heartfelt condolences to Rev Sue and her family

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 GAYTON NEWS
Gayton Parish Council News
The Parish Council met at 7pm on School by vehicle. Could you please be
Thursday 13 July in the Jubilee Hall. respectful of local residents and speed
Parish Council Meeting limits when parking and travelling to
The Parish Council will be changing the and from the school please.
date that they meet from the second Grants available, please tell the PC
Thursday of the month to the first The PC can apply for funding for
Thursday projects £2,000+ that benefit activities
Car Park Resurfacing in the villages and for infrastructure
The resurfacing work to the car park has improvement. The PC are supporting an
been completed. This was funded by a CIL idea from the Guides and brownies and
grant from the Borough Council. the PC are hoping to add additional
seating at the field. If you have any
Bus Shelter
idea for a project, a structure or a
The panels have been replaced in the Bus
building big or small, please contact the
Shelter
Parish Clerk.
Gayton Thorpe Playground
The Parish Council would like to thank The Mobile Library service
everyone that was involved in the The Mobile Library service will be
repairing and reciting the rocking horse at visiting Gayton on the 25 September
Gayton Thorpe. The Parish Council have and 23 October. Please contact the
submitted a CIL Grant application to add a Clerk for a list of the route and timings
new roundabout and to replace the Platinum Jubilee Trails
wooden rope bridge. We will keep you The platinum Jubilee Norfolk
updated on if we are successful. Committee have launch five new trails
across Norfolk including The West Acre
Police Priority Setting Meeting
Way which runs from Gayton to West
Councillor Dewing will be attending the
Acre more information can be found at
next Priority Setting Meeting on
th www.platinumjubileenorfolk.org/jubilee-
Wednesday 4 October. This is an
trails/
opportunity to raise any local issues or
The Parish Council next meets on
concerns to the police and to put forward
Thursday 7 September 2023 at 7pm
suggestion. If anyone would like to put
in the Jubilee Hall.
anything forward to be discussed please
Parish Clerk – Sarah Watts
email the Clerk.
Agendas will be on village noticeboards 5
Parking outside the School days before the meeting and on the
With the New school year starting we Council website www.gaytonpc.org.uk
would like to kindly remind parents who Parish Clerk mob: 07378 408078
collect their children from Gayton Primary Email: [email protected]

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 Gayton Football Club

After a hectic August in which the club have been busy redecorating
the changing rooms, tidying up and having a general spring clean.

September sees the club spring into league action. Big thank you as always to
Martin Neal in helping maintain the pitch and surrounding ground.

The club wishes John 'Boz' Barwell a speedy recovery after his recent illness, Boz is
a big part of the club and local community.

At the time of writing the First team have only played once, losing 4-1 at home to
Mutford and Wretham with the reserves kicking off 19th August. The reformed A
team kick off their North West Norfolk League games in September but at the time of
writing fixtures have yet to be released.

Lots of progress has been done behind the scenes, a big thank you to Mark Coe
who has kindly donated a new fixtures board at the edge of the ground and to Max
Rust and his company cutting the back of the far goal, we can't wait for the further
work that is planned for that part of the ground, which we hope to share with you
soon!

Evie Whitmore has agreed to become the club's photographer, Evie is studying
photography and the talented photographer is keen to grow her portfolio - her
Instagram is @whitterspictures.

And finally August 100 club winner is Mr Dominic McCallum, well done Dom and
remember to treat Pat and not just down at the social club!

We still have numbers on sale - from £5 per month for a chance to win a minimum of
£100 please contact the club.

We hope to see you all down at LKR this season!

Sam Hewitt
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 Gayton Jubilee Village Hall
After a wonderful holiday in Germany, foodbank opening times. The next
catching up with friends and family I few lunches are 17th and 31st of
arrived back, refreshed and chomping August and September 14th and
at the bit to get going again 28th 12.30pm until 2pm. The next
We have already had our first foodbank opening times are 25th
community dinner and foodbank, so August and 1st, 15th and 29th
things are back to normal at last. September . 12.30 until 3.30pm.
The community lunches are free to The coffee mornings are Tuesdays
anyone who would like to join, from 10 am until 2pm: you can have a
donations are very welcome, although full English for just £3,50 or choose
not compulsary and all money raised from the menu prices are very
goes back into the next meal and into reasonable and the company is
the food bank. wonderful!
We will be having a Christmas fayre in
We had a bbq dinner back at the end
Nov. Stalls can be booked from Oct.
of June which was so enjoyable that
I'm also hoping to follow the success
it's been decided to have a second
of last years pensioner Xmas dinner
bbq on August Bank Holiday Monday.
with a full-on turkey and tinsel
We have space for up to 20 so please
afternoon, so if any one would like to
contact me via the Gayton Jubilee
help or donate anything towards
Village Hall if you'd like to attend
either the meal, the entertainment, or
either the bbq or any other Thursday
even gifts. I'd be thrilled and grateful.
dinners
The foodbank is being used by PS.... We still need committee
several local families and has made a members and occasional ad hoc help
huge difference to them I can accept with various tasks from weeding the
any donations for it on Tuesdays from hall grounds to washing pots at the
9 am until around 2.30pm, Thursday lunches. Sandi Rose
Wednesdays 1pm to 4pm and also
during the community lunches or

Come along and celebrate health and care volunteering in your local area!
Local residents living across Norfolk and Waveney are invited to special volunteering
“Wellfest” events to celebrate the difference volunteering activity makes across health and
social care, this October.
Volunteering can take many forms and many people are surprised about the range of activities
local people undertake to help out. These events will feature interactive stands and displays
with opportunities to speak to current volunteers about what they do in their own words, meet
local PAT dogs or even take up the opportunity of having a therapeutic hand massage.
These events will be held on:
Tuesday 17 October at Duke's Head Hotel, 5-6 Tuesday Market Place, King's Lynn
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 Gayton Past Times
I'm so glad to see that Rocking Rocky is back! I reported back in December that
Rocky went missing and sadly, that was the last we would see of him.
But no! Lo and behold……..

He's been Repaired. Re Saddled. Re Shod. Re Painted and Re located.

All this work has been completed by the villagers, who don't wish to be named, so I
will call them Bill and Ben the Rocking horse men!

Sadly, it is a b/w photo, but he's back in his bright red/yellow and white livery, in his
meadow at Gayton Thorpe. Already he's been seen giving joy and putting smiles on
the faces of children, making all the time and great effort put in by Bill and Ben, to
restore this iconic playground item so worthwhile and stop Rocky being scrapped.
I hope that Rocky will keep rocking for many years to come. Thanks to all the time,
effort and care put in by Bill and Ben The Rocking Horse Men.

Kenny Dewing

What do you call a horse that lives next door?

Your Neighbour.

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The Rainbows at 1st Gayton Rainbows Some of our Rainbows took part in a
had a wonderful summer term enjoying fantastic day out with other units from
some lovely trips out of our usual meeting the Division at Hautbois activity centre.
place, making the most of the sunshine This was a day full of great
while working towards their badges! The opportunities for all who attended,
girls spent an evening at Gayton Thorpe at made even more special by all the
the beginning of the term, collecting Guiding units being able to come
natural resources to dry and press to together. The Rainbows were excited
make fairy wings, followed by lots of fun at to bravely zoom down the zip wire and
the park. This craft was continued the work together with new friends grass
following week when they were arranged sledging. After a picnic lunch the girls
in laminating sheets to make each learnt about the mini beasts living in
Rainbow their own pair of magical wings! the water of the River Bure while pond
dipping. The day finished with a group
Together with the other Gayton Guiding campfire and singing campfire songs!
units we met for an evening creating
coronation sand castles at Hunstanton, the Our final meeting of the term was
Rainbows particularly loved working in celebrated in our usual way with our
teams with the Brownies, Guides and annual ice cream party, a 1st Gayton
Rangers and had the best time paddling Rainbows tradition! The girls
and splashing in the sea! thoroughly enjoyed yummy ice creams
with a selection of toppings all chosen
Towards the end of the half term the girls by them before ending with some
did some amazing fundraising for the special promise ceremonies.
Future Sense Foundation taking part in a
sponsored Disney Princess danceathon, We look forward to meeting together
raising money for the charity that one of again in September for lots of craft
leaders, Izzy, closely supported when activities and games as well as
recently visiting Peru. This was really celebrating our units 30th Birthday!
successful and we were very grateful for Imogen Morris Rainbow Leader
the family and friends that sponsored the
girls.

Gayton's Unsung Heros

Take a bow Kevin Nash and Martin Neal, Volunteers working quietly behind the
scenes in our lovely village.
These lovely people keep the bus shelters clean and tidy, not always a pleasant
task, plus strimming verges and some footpaths. Thank you so much for all you do, it
is much appreciated. Penelope Andrews.

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 Presentation

On Thursday 27th July,

Stephen and I went to
Dereham to present NARS
their cheque for £2,153.00,
monies raised from our annual
charity fun run/walk held on
Sunday 28th May. We met a
few of the voluntary clinicians
and were given a very
interesting tour of their headquarters by Carl Smith – Paramedic. This medical
charity has been serving the community since 1970. Attending patients in life
threatening and emergency situations.
For more details visit www.nars.co.uk Debbie Thrower

Gayton Social Club Summer Event – Thank You

On Saturday 29th July we held our annual charity summer live music event and this
year the chosen charity was The Norfolk Hospice Tapping House.
The total raised was £1435.
The committee would like to say a massive thank you to everyone involved in
making the day such a huge success. A big thank you to all the bands who gave up
their time for free to come and perform – Emily Blake, Stoli Gibson & The Pearl
Onions, Clare Scollay, FOBs, Best Served Chilled and Junk Rift you were all
amazing and hope you all enjoyed playing as much as we enjoyed listening.

A special thanks to Chris Coady, Norfolk Leisure, Rudd's Marquees, D G Scales,

Chris & Linda Withers, Pete's Burger Van, Celina TaylorMade Bakes, Face Painting
and all the businesses who kindly donated raffle prizes. Thank you to the committee,
bar staff and for all the helpers on the day.
Many, many thanks to everyone who came and supported this event, what an
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Gina's Page: a page of fun things
Green Tomato Chutney
Ingredients
2.2lbs green tomatoes -skinning is optional; 2.2lbs red onions; 1 cup of Raisins; 3
garlic cloves; ¼ tsp Cayenne pepper; ¼ tsp Black Pepper; 2 tsp Sea salt;
2½ cups Brown sugar; 4¼ cups of Malt vinegar(5% acetic acid)

Method
Chop Tomatoes, Onions and Raisins roughly and
mince the garlic.

Place all the ingredients into a stainless-steel pan and

bring to the boil.

Reduce heat to a vigorous simmer and leave, uncovered.

The Chutney is ready when it is reduced down and appears thick and brown.

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 SERVICES FOR SEPTEMBER 2023

3rd Sept 13th Sunday after Trinity

8.30am All Saints Roydon Holy Communion
9.30am St Lawrence Harpley Family Service
10.30am St Andrew Lt Massingham Songs of Praise
10.30am St Botolph Grimston Morning Praise

6th Sept
9am St Lawrence Harpley Mid week service

10th Sept 14th Sunday after Trinity

8.30am St Andrew Congham Holy Communion
10.30am St Andrew Lt Massingham Morning Prayer
10.30am St Nicholas Gayton Holy Communion
10.30am St Mary Gt Massingham Songs of Praise

17th Sept 15th Sunday after Trinity

9.30am St Lawrence Harpley Sung Eucharist
10.30am St Mary Gt Massingham Holy Communion
10.30am All Saints Ashwicken Confirmation service

20th Sept
9am St Botolph Grimston Mid week service

24th Sept 16th after Trinity

8.30am St Mary East Walton Holy Communion
10.30am St Andrew Lt Massingham Holy Communion
10.30am St Nicholas Gayton Holy Communion
10.30am St Mary Gt Massingham Family Service
3pm St Mary Gayton Thorpe Celtic Service

1st Oct 17th after Trinity

8.30am All Saints Roydon Holy Communion
9.30am St Lawrence Harpley Family Service
10.30am St Andrew Lt Massingham Songs of Praise
10.30am St Botolph Grimston Morning Praise

As we are now in an interregnum we have been sorting our cover for the services
Rev Judith took. We are hoping to keep the service rota as it is at present. We have
been able to get some cover but please do check the website to see any changes.
The mid week services will be Holy Communion or Morning Prayer depending on
the cover we can get.

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 .

Readings for Sunday services.

3rd Sept 13 Sunday after Trinity Burial of ashes
Jeremiah 15 verses 15 to 21 6th June at All Saints Ashwicken Jean
Romans 12 verses 9 to end Jacqueman
Matthew 16 verses 21 to end 4th July at St Botolph Grimston
th th
10 Sept 14 Sunday after Trinity Patricia Benfield
Ezekiel 33 verses 7 to 11
Romans 13 verses to end 19th July at St Botolph Grimston
Matthew 18 verses 15 to 20 Karen Ann Cross

17th Sept 15th Sunday after Trinity 1st August at St Andrew Congham
Genesis 50 verses 15 to 21 Shirley Mary and William Harold Barratt
Romans 14 verses 1 to 12 Hone.
Matthew 18 verses 21 to 35 St Nicholas Church Gayton - Concert
24th Sept 16th Sunday after Trinity On Saturday 2nd September @ 7pm
Jonah 3 verse 10 to end of 4 John Bennett & Gill Smith present a
Philippians 1 verse 21 to end
Matthew 20 verses 1 to 6 A Trip Down Memory Lane
An evening of Music & readings including
1st Oct 17th Sunday after Trinity
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Ezekiel 18 verses 1 to 4, 25 to end
Philippians 2 verse 1 to 13 Balloc.
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Parish Registers
Baptism
2nd July at St Botolph Grimston Skyla
Sophie Butteriss
Weddings
At St Botolph Grimston Kieron Panks
and Hazel Vonhof
5th August at St Andrew Congham Harry Walking through our parishes
John Frederick Neale and Rebecca
Amy Nicol Our last walk is our usual Harvest
service at St James Bawsey at 3pm on
Funeral Sunday 3rd September, followed by a
20th June at St Botolph Grimston Mary walk and finishing with refreshments
Spragg Although we have come to the end of
20th July at All Saints Ashwicken our walks for this year hopefully we will
Elizabeth Anne Cameron Warwicker be organising more next year.

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 Rural Matters
This summer has mainly been a Coast is an ideal place to see migrant
washout. An early cold and then a dry birds from Northern Europe fly along the
spell, holding back plants. Now a cold coastline and many will settle in The
and wet month or so. As we go into Wash area, particularly Geese and
September I was going to mention Waders. Numbers of Swans arrive from
Fungi (mushrooms and toadstools) Russia and Scandinavia at Welney
appearing, but the wet spell in July Washes. The Wildfowl and Wetland
means that many have appeared Trust visitors centre is a great place to
already, at least a month earlier than visit, and they also do floodlit feeding of
normal. Fungi are an important part of them over winter, which is a great
our eco-system which, with bacteria, attraction for children. Contact WWT on
break down organic matter and release line for information.
oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and
phosphorus into the soil. Breadmaking, We will then have influx of Fieldfares and
brewing, some cheeses etc. need fungi Redwings arriving and they will soon
in their production. There are thousands finish stripping hedgerow berries while
of types of fungi in the world; in this making a lot of cackling noise!
area we can commonly see Puffballs
(Giant Puffballs are as big as your
head!), the red, with white spots, Fly We had “No-mow May” to allow insects
Agaric or Bracket Fungus on trees. The and small mammals shelter, and a food
advice from Norfolk's Fungi recorder is source. Now we need to consider where
only eat those bought in a shop!”. theses creatures will go over winter.
Beware that many are poisonous. What can you do to help our declining
As we progress through September, the wildlife? A well placed hedgehog house?
leaves change colour on the trees Leaving some uncut areas in the garden
giving red and yellow hue to the foliage. to provide shelter? Get the bird feeders
Berries and fruits are ready for picking – out and filled, make your own fatballs for
Blackberries, Damsons, Apples, Pears, the birds, perhaps leave cutting a bush
even Hazel Nuts and many more that until February. But if you are strimming,
can be safely cooked and eaten. I can do check that Hedgehogs are not curled
remember when all the children went up in the grass before you start. So
out to the hedgerows to pick Rosehips many suffer injury in this way.
on certain Sundays and they were I would like to say how privileged a
taken to the Post Office where they couple of people from Gayton have felt
were paid for the amount they picked. this summer, patrolling the beach at
This was then taken to be made into Holme to protect the nesting birds and
Rosehip Syrup, a fine source of vitamin educate people to the plight of certain
C over winter, post-war. Every species. A great project.
household had a bottle. John Hayes
The Swifts have flown off to their winter
quarters in Africa, soon followed by I used to have a lot of
Martins and Swallows and a number of clockwork toys and gave them
other birds. Along the North Norfolk horrible names; I Was just
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 ASHWICKEN, LEZIATE & BAWSEY NEWS
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We need at least 2 new Parish
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We meet bi monthly at the Village Hall on the second Monday
and meetings usually last around an hour. Key areas are
monitoring both playgrounds and running the Speed Monitor unit. We also consider
any planning applications for the parish along with any village issues. For further
information please contact the Parish Clerk, Caroline Boyden on 07368 861696
or [email protected]

The Parish Council would like to convey our thanks to Ray Stevens, our amazing
volunteer litter picker, for the hard work and dedication he has given the parish over
the years.
Many thanks Ray, you are very much appreciated

Best regards, Caroline Boyden Parish Clerk

For and on Behalf of Leziate Parish Council

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We meet every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 2pm - 4pm in Leziate
Village Hall and welcome guests and new members
We all had an outing to Sandringham in August and return again in
September when we will be having an illustrated talk about
wildflower gardening by John Owen. In October we will be having
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 Compost Corner
September in the garden is a busy month generally, but I
have a feeling this year's Autumn will be upon us rather
early. Already, as I write this the middle of August, there
are signs of Autumn colour on the large Maple and the
Acers. We have suffered greatly with the many strong,
drying winds. Pots blown over and dried out, many
leaves ripped from trees and a huge branch of the large
Cotinus Grace detached, hopefully there is enough left
for it to survive. They have been amazing this year with
their huge fluffy blossoms and of course, we should get
some lovely Autumn colours.

Despite my many years gardening, I'm not particularly green fingered! My success
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other shrubs, but maybe you are a past master with the cuttings and splitting. I do
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being another 6 weeks before the order is shipped! I won't be using them again, not
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 Nar Valley Ornithological Society (NarVOS)
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 Grimston Cricket Club
As the cricket season draws to a close, we are reflecting
on a golden summer for our club - even if the weather
hasn't felt like it at times! The adults team finished fourth
in the league, only two points from third - our final match
saw us win against undefeated Downham Stow, with some superb
fielding, batting, and bowling. Just as we hit our stride, the season is at a close and
we begin our planning for next year!

Our Under-9's team hosted a fabulous cricket tournament which saw clubs from
across West Norfolk visit, alongside a number of friendly matches and Castle Acre's
U9 tournament - whilst results didn't always go our way, the young cricketers played
with a smile on their face and we are filled with confidence for the future of our club.

The Under-13's took part in our first ever season of competitive youth cricket, taking
on the big clubs such as North Runcton, Bircham, Fakenham and Snettisham. The
young players did us proud, going toe-to-toe with their more experienced opposition
and not backing down in the face of some phenomenal cricket; huge thanks to the
teams in our league for accommodating us and making sure we were able to take
some learnings from each of the games. Once again, the resilience of our youth
players was in evidence every week, putting me in mind of the Rudyard Kipling poem
"if" - meeting with triumph and disaster, and treating those two imposters just the
same. They should be immensely proud of themselves, and we look forward to next
season!

We now begin to plan for next year, and are thrilled to announce that due to
continued growth we will be entering two adults teams in 2024 - Grimston will make
their return to Saturday cricket after an absence of 10 years, whilst retaining the
Sunday team with a focus on youth development and new/returning players. As
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The final word must go to everyone who has helped to make this season our
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our beautiful ground the beating heart of our villages during the summer months, and
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Full bathrooms installed or renovated
Property maintenance We will beat any genuine
For a free quote call Gary on like - for - like quote!
Mob: 07903586812
Email: [email protected]
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01553 630133
Vehicle sales
Servicing & MOT preparation Church Farm
New & used defender parts Bawsey
King’s Lynn
Up to date diagnostics Norfolk PE32 1EU
Custom builds

email: [email protected]
www.churchfarm4x4.com

L.B.R LANDSCAPING & GROUNDS MAINTENANCE

EST 1986
Ÿ GARDEN & SITE CLEARANCE
Ÿ HEDGE CUTTING - REDUCTION - REMOVAL
Ÿ FENCING SUPPLIED & ERECTED
Ÿ GRASS CUTTING - PRIVATE - COMMERCIAL
Ÿ TURFING & SEEDING
Ÿ TREES & SHRUBS PRUNED - REMOVED
Ÿ STUMP GRINDING - PLANTING
Ÿ DIGGER & DUMPER WITH OPERATORS
Ÿ TRACTOR - HEDGE - VERGE CUTTING
Ÿ LOG SALES
Mob: 07774 724366 Tel: 01553 849802

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ALL YOUR FLOORING NEEDS
• free Estimates and planning • 10 years experience, expert advice
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• Competitive pricing to suit all tastes • Additional Services available, including
& budgets moving furniture, uplift & disposal of
• Overwhelming choice of carpet, Vinyl, previous flooring and door trimming
Karndean, safety flooring, LVT’s, Real Wood • Domestic or Commercial
& Laminate samples brought directly to you work carried out

Tel: 01485 601360 Mob: 07872 558163

Email: [email protected] Web: www.iperrinflooring.co.uk
I Perrin Flooring Ltd, Registered Office 38, Low Road, CONGHAM, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE32 1AE
No: 8956560. Vat No: 171416230

Caring for your environment

We have a full range

of services to offer you
and your company:

Recycling cardboard,
Plastic, Metal, Glass,
Weee Waste, Rubble,
Soil, Wood
& Plasterboard,
Third Party Tipping,
Events

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