The Mallard

Issue 297 June 2016

Tributes Paid to Much Loved and

Respected Mike Tilbury

here was standing room only and rightly so, at Great

Massinghams St Marys Church, on Thursday 19 th
May, for a service of celebration and thanksgiving for the
life of Mike Tilbury who died aged 80 on 24 th April. In
fact, the Church was so full that the service was relayed
to people listening outside.
Mike, a village resident since 1968, has given so much to
his community over the years and villagers present were
keen to express both their sorrow and gratitude for a very
special person. He was much loved and respected.
Reverend Judith Pollard and Reverend Jonathan Riviere,
Rector of Sandringham, led the service. Mike Dobson,
County Councillor, read one of the lessons and Vic Cross and Paul, one of Mikes sons,
gave eulogies. Members and colleagues of the West Norfolk Council were also in attendance as were six mace bearers who formed part of the escort. Mike had been our local
councillor on West Norfolk Borough Council since 1974 and Mayor of the Borough in
1992/3. He was so community minded and always there to help people.
Both Vic and Paul mentioned Mikes genuine commitment to his community as well as
his love of family, travel, gardening, playing snooker and his sense of humour. Mike was
instrumental in saving our village pub, The Dabbling Duck - or The Rose and Crown as
it was then. Two examples here sum up the fun person he was.
Vic recalled their time together in the Massingham Fire Service. Mike and Vic were part
of the Massingham Fire Service Quiz Team at a national final. The quiz consisted of
three rounds - one individual and two team rounds. Of the two team rounds you could
confer with your team mates in one but not the other. On the non - conferring round a
member of an opposing team who happened to be a clergyman, when considering his
answer, leaned forward and put his elbows on the table, with his hands together as if in
prayer. Mike was heard to call out, No Conferring!
Paul recalled the time Mike, as Mayor, was invited to open the Mart in Kings Lynn. Mike
was really excited about this, especially as he got the chance to ride on the dodgems.
Overcome by his excitement, he jumped on the dodgems for his ride having completely
forgotten to declare the Mart open!
Mike really loved Great Massingham and would do anything for his beloved village. He
was a real family man. Paul recalled their happy family holidays when his mother Carol
was alive. He also talked of more recent years when Mike met and married Isobel and
the pleasure Mike received from her family too. He will be very sadly missed.
Our thoughts are with Isobel and all the family at this sad time.
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This parish magazine is
published every month for the
residents of Great and Little
Massingham with the support of
the Great Massingham Parish
Council, the Parochial Church
Council and Massingham
Village Hall Trustees.

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Deadline for the

next issue

20th June
In this issue

Tribute to Mike Tilbury

Histry Bits
Bowled Over
Open Gardens
Youth Club Bingo
Stall on the Green
Open Studios
Village Hall Events
West Norfolk Folk
Quiz Night
Bowls Sessions
Gert & Daisy
School Request
Official Launch of Bus
Strollers
Netball
Film Club
Biodiversity Project
Play Park Latest
Bowls Club News
Revd Judiths Message
Grassroots Malawi
Craft & Chat
Mobile Library
Thanks From Pam
Church News
Church Services
Tennis Open Day
Dates for your Diary

Histry Bits

AN OVERNIGHT STOP

In the days before efficient road and rail transport, there was only
one way for Scottish farmers to get their cattle to the lucrative
Smithfield market in London they had to walk. And what a
walk it was! For more than three centuries vast numbers of
Scotch cattle, mostly sturdy Galloways, born and bred in the
Highlands and Islands, were assembled at the Scottish border
town of Dumfries, before being driven south by highly-skilled
drovers and their scruffy but intelligent cattle dogs.
Their 300 mile route took them down through Northumberland
and Durham, through Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, to Ely and the
Fens. By the time they reached Norfolk the cattle were exhausted
and emaciated, many of them scarcely able to walk. At Setchey,
near Lynn, the weaker animals were sold to waiting dealers. The
rest were herded onwards towards the two big Norfolk cattle fairs
St. Faiths near Norwich, and Hempton Green near Fakenham.
There they were bought by local farmers, fattened up on nutritious
Norfolk turnips, before finally being driven down through Suffolk
and Essex to Smithfield where most of them ended up on the
Christmas tables of Londons burgeoning middle classes.
So where does Massingham fit in to all this? Draw a line on a map
from Setchey to Hempton Green and the answer is clear. Our village lies exactly half way between the two of them, and with its
wide greens and numerous ponds, it provided the ideal overnight
rest stop for
thirsty and
exhausted
herds and
Scottish cattle
drovers
drovers
heading south.
alike. What
a sight it
must have
been as the
huge herds
gathered on
the greens, bellowing and mooing as the tireless cattle dogs
rounded up the stragglers, and saw them safely settled down for
the night. Lord Orford of Houghton, who owned the greens,
charged a penny per animal per night, with strict fines levied on
any stragglers. The herd would be on the move again at first light,
the tartan-clad drovers marching on ahead, knitting as they went.
Yes, you read it right. Knitting. To earn a little extra cash the
drovers, hard-drinking, wild-eyed men, knitted woollen stockings as they walked. Sweet
David Miller
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BOWLED OVER!

PLEASE HELP OUR YOUTH CLUB

We need BINGO and RAFFLE prize donations for the Youth club fundraising events in
June & July. Please bring to the Youth Club,
either Tues. evening, 7-9pm, June 7th or 14th.
More importantly, please come to :
Youth Bingo Club Night
Village Hall , Tuesday June 21st
6.30pm to 9pm
Come along and support this event. Suzie
Overson & Deborah Reeve are supporting
and helping with the calling & organising.
Many thanks, Karen Creed.

Massingham Bowls Club wants to say a big

thank you to Mel Whitmore and her team
of helpers for allocating the proceeds of the
recent DNA dance at the village hall to the
bowls club Pavilion fund. The function
raised a fantastic 500+ and we are all
bowled over that you have all supported
the bowls club in this way. It will be a great
help towards our funding target of 4,000.
(Please see Bowls report page 10)
Thanks also go to Colin Whitmore who
slaved over a hot, smoky BBQ all evening
on behalf of the bowls club!
Many thanks also Mel and for pledging the
proceeds of the 70's Disco later in the year.

SPECIAL STALL ON THE GREEN FOR

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

Saturday 25th June at 10am

Tombola, Cakes, Raffle, Bric-a-brac etc
It costs 3 to send each box and we need to
raise in excess of 200 to cover our boxes.
Please come and support.

Keep up the good work! Peter Wadham

JUNE 19th OPEN GARDENS EVENT
Please join in. Closing date 5th June.
Have you forgotten to give your name in?
Not enough entries have been received yet
and time is running out. It would be a great
shame not to run this event. Please sign up.
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Village Hall

VILLAGE HALL REGULAR EVENTS

Keep Fit
Wed.1.45 to 2.45pm
Bingo
Fridays at 7.30pm
Auction
Sundays
Bowls Sessions
Wednesdays 2-4pm
Coronation Club (4th Wed.) 2pm - 4pm
Baby &Toddler
Thurs. 10am - 11.30am
W/Norfolk Radio Sundays 7pm -10pm
Craft & Chat
(1st & 3rd Mon) 2 - 4pm
Trefoil Guild
2nd Thursday, each month
Film Club
3rd Thursday, each month
Quiz Nights
4th Thursday, each month

WEST NORFOLK RADIO for JUNE

VILLAGE HALL BAR, 7-10PM

Free entry. Everyone always welcome.

No live show on 19th
4th Featuring Aussies The Littlest Fox
and Us Plus band from Suffolk.
12th Norfolk band Red Oktober
26th Yve Mary Barwood vocalist with
Morganway and Tony Brook all
the way from Alabama.
Broadcast live on West Norfolk Radio
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JUNE QUIZ NIGHT

Thursday, June 23rd at 7.30pm.

Quiz organiser - Malcolm Tibble
Village Hall Bar. See you there!
Bowls Informal Sessions
The informal open sessions have started
again and take place each Wednesday
afternoon from 2 to 4pm, weather permitting! These sessions are non-competitive
and open to all.
No previous experience required. Bowls
and basic tuition provided, if required. We
do, however, ask that all participants wear
flat-bottomed shoes, if possible.
The sessions are a really good way to gain
an informal introduction to the game in a
friendly atmosphere. The cost is 2 per
session, including refreshments. There is
no commitment to play every week.
All funds will go to the Pavilion fund.
Please come along and join us for an
enjoyable afternoon each week.
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Gert & Daisy......

How are yew gitting on tergether? Hope yew awl saw us in the
Lynn News larst month serving teas at the Chuch Spring Fayre they dint harf dew well.
We wus arsked ter help but we wus mostly hounded by the paparazzi.
We went ter the Trefoil Evening and dun the quizzes they wus a bit hard! We both
wun sum Tombola prizes and Gert won two raffle prizes. Hope they med a bit of munny.
We hev a cupple more Norfolk words and meanings fer yew this month.
A huxterer a dealer in rabbit skins and odds and ends
A mawkin a scarecrow
A dwile dishcloth
We were sad to hear that Mike Tilbury had died. He was a lovely man who will be greatly
missed. He was always very helpful and did his utmost for the village for many years both
as a fireman and a Borough Councillor. We went to his funeral which was extremely
well-attended with family members, villagers, friends and members of the Borough
Council, together with players from the snooker league. Firemen, past and present, provided a guard of honour for the coffin and everyone was welcomed to the village hall after
the funeral to have refreshments and share memories of Mike. Our condolences to Isobel,
Paul, Richard and families.
We went ter the Tennis fer Free day as wed heard there wus a BBQ and we thought
that moight be free anall but that werent. We dint play. Daisy stopped ter watch the
final that wus just loike Wimbledon! The winners were the lovely Ali Ward and
singer/songwriter Jake Morrell who cuduv entertained if it hed rained (older readers will
understand that).
Mr Hedley Skipper will be 90 on 4th June and we wud loike to wish him Happy Birthday.
We int quoit as old as that but we both hev birthdays in June anall. More heavy work fer
the postman!
We are gitting excited abowt our holiday in Menorca. Gert and Bert are flying there and
thatll tek two hours. Daisy and Sid are going by train and ferry and thatll tek two days!
We wus very pleased to see Bev, our publisher, got an award for Community Service.
She int very gud at spelling though she never put ours roight! Think thats cos we hint
tort her Norfolk yit! Well done, Bev.
Dew yew keep atroshing til next month.
Gert and Daisy.
Little joke Elvis the mouse died this week he wus caught in a trap....... and finally
Thought of the month:
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than standing in your garage makes you a car.

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Official Launch of the Go Town Bus in Great Massingham
Sir Henry Bellingham MP, the Borough Mayor or Deputy and the General Manager of
West Norfolk Community Transport will officially launch the new Go to Town bus on
Saturday 2nd July. Please come and support and show your support.
The launch event will be held in Great Massingham on the Green outside the
Dabbling Duck. All village residents are welcome. The timetable is as follows:
10.15 am
Arrival of the Go to Town bus outside the Dabbling Duck
10.20 am
Official launch of the Go to Town bus by Sir Henry Bellingham
10.30 am
Free Raffle Draw & Prizes (10 cash prizes/vouchers of 20 each, plus a
Sunday Lunch for two offered by the Dabbling Duck)
10.38 am
Go to Town bus departs
10.45 am
Coffee offered by the Dabbling Duck free of charge - everyone welcome.
Please come along. Also read about the new Saturday bus service on page 6.
Strollers..... Going to the Dogs!
On Sunday 24th April eight strollers set off
for a circular walk down to the Dogotel and
back. The weather forecast was discouraging with the typical English weather set to
be typically untypical for late April. Undeterred we set off, with Reggie in company,
up Walcups Lane and along Mad Dog Lane
to join Peddars Way.
Although the wind was cold there
was no sign of rain and we had
some bright moments of sun.
After about 500 yards we took
Reggie
the track to the left, walking
along a fields edge with fine
views to the south and the songs of skylarks
overhead. We next made our way to Violet
Lane, a lovely shaded path but, unfortu-

nately, no violets. At the end of this path

we stopped for a brief rest before descending the old Setch Road which leads to the
rear of the Dogotel business. We were halfway down when a sharp hail shower hit us
but as soon as it came it went and we were
once more in sunshine. When we eventually reached our destination some of us
decided to call for a lift back to base while
the rest of us trudged up Peddars Way, past
Clarks Farm, to rejoin Mad Dog Lane, a very
appropriate name in the circumstances.
Lunch was taken at the Dabbling Duck by
the end of which the predicted rains arrived.
Reggie the dog (pictured left) must have
walked the equivalent of twenty miles on
his little legs!.............
Our next walk is
on Sunday 26th June. Andrew Bickerton

THUMBS UP FOR THE NEW VILLAGE HALL SOUND SYSTEM

Members of the 70 strong audience enjoying the new sound system at the May
screening of the Bridge of Spies. More about the sound system in the next issue.
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Massingham Netballers compete in
Norfolk Village Competition at UEA
The Massingham netball team endured a
chilly day of hail and rain playing in the
Norfolk Villages Netball Competition on
24th April at Sportspark, UEA. Teams from
14 Norfolk villages took part in this fun and
friendly competition, run as part of the This
Girl Can campaign to get more women and
girls taking part in sport.
Massingham played well but unfortunately
had their toughest two matches first thing
when they could have done with a more
gentle warm-up! Massingham went on to
win their next 5 matches but alas, it wasnt enough to get them in the final which saw an
overall win for Hethersett (last years champions) over Briston. Massingham ended up
finishing a very respectable 4th. Well done to the team and a special mention to Lucy
Barlow for standing in and playing when needed. Thank you to the Multi-sports club for
funding the entry and supplying the kit.
Ali Ward
Picture: Top row from left:
Shelley Whitmore, Hannah Reeve, Mel Whitmore, Ali Ward.
Bottom row from left:
Steph Davies, Suzie Overson, Donna Linney.

OPEN GARDEN IN SUPPORT OF THE

BIODIVERSITY PROJECT
Sunday 19th June 2 to 5 pm
As part of the Village Open Gardens Event you are
warmly invited to visit the garden at Long Barn,
Kennels Farm in aid of the Biodiversity Project.
The two acre site contains flower, shrub and vegetable gardens, a greenhouse,
cactus house, woodland, a
beech walk, wild flower
meadow and village views.
Tea, coffee, strawberry cake
etc. will be available and a
selection of garden and native plants will be on
sale.
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T h e Fi l m C l u b
Wednesday June 15th, 7pm for 7.30pm,

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DAY

Massingham Village Hall, 4 entry.
Refreshments available.

Sunset Song

Coming soon....
5th July
21st July
18th Aug.

Spans the 1910 decade.

Six years in the life of a
girl named Chris, one
of the numerous children
of a tyrannical Scottish
farmer.

Mustang (Members Night)

Spotlight
The Big Short

Toad Patrol 2016 Season:

Well done Toad Patrollers & Great Massingham residents & road users.
477 toads saved! 67 newts saved! More detail in the next issue.
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Play Park Latest.
First the bad news. Despite all our best efforts, we did not qualify for a grant
from WREN. No reasons are given but competition was intense and their
funds limited.
Now the good news. At its meeting on 16th May, Great Massingham Parish
Council decided to honour its agreement and fund the money already ring
fenced for the Play Park refurbishment. This means that Phase 1 can go ahead as
planned with three new pieces of equipment being installed with top quality safe surfacing. Hopefully, work will start in July and be completed in time for the summer holidays.
This does mean, however, that Phase 2, originally to be funded by the Parish Council,
cannot go ahead. To achieve further improvements we may need the establishment of a
Play Park Committee which can instigate and oversee fund raising activities. Funds
raised may then be supported by contributions from other funding organisations.
If you are interested in being a part of this committee please contact me, Vic Cross or
Parish Clerk, Kevin Webb (see contact list on page 15).
Andrew Bickerton
BOWLS CLUB NEWS.
The drive to raise funding for the new Pavilion is ongoing. Now that Planning Consent
has been granted (thanks to Arthur Allen for
his valuable help in obtaining this) we are
actively seeking funding from various
grants organisations. This is a painstaking
and slow process and so far has not yielded
much success but we are plodding on and
have all the necessary documentation in
place for further applications. We have a
pledge of 4000 matched funding from the
Parish Council and therefore need to raise
the same amount ourselves to cover the total
cost of the project. The need for the new
pavilion is two-fold, firstly it will be necessary to remove our existing hut, which in
itself has become something of an eyesore,
to facilitate the planned redevelopment of
the Village Hall. Aside from this, the hut
would have needed to be replaced in a few
years as it is becoming unserviceable due to
its' deterioration over the years. The addition of a new pavilion will, at long last, provide a decent facility for the club and hopefully raise the profile of our small but successful club. The bowls club decided to take
on the task of replacing it rather than leav10

ing it to the Village Hall Trustees which

will, hopefully, relieve them of the cost
and the added workload to include it in
their plans for redevelopment. Anyone out
there who would like to help us in any
way with this project, please let us know.
As many people will be aware, we sadly
lost one of our longest standing members,
Derek Skipper, earlier this year and, after
discussion with Lena, we are establishing
a Derek Skipper Memorial Trophy in
Derek's honour. The trophy has been purchased from voluntary donations from
bowls club members and it is planned that
the trophy will be contested between
Massingham and 2 or 3 other local clubs,
all of which Derek either played for or
was well known by members of these
clubs. The organisation of the tournament
is in its early stages and we will publish
the outcome at a later date.
The 2016 season is now under way and we
have again put in a lot of work on the
green during the autumn and spring
months. We are fielding three teams in
two different leagues again this year and
are hoping for another good season.
Peter Wadham

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Message to all Parishioners

T A

90 Glorious
O Years!
LL ARISHIONERS
Our monarch Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 90 th birthday on April 21st but
she also has an official birthday which, this year, will be on Saturday June
11th. This tradition originates from 1748, the reign of King George II, whose
actual birthday fell in chilly November. King George inaugurated a military cavalcade
for his armed forces which always took place in the summer months to take advantage of
the (hopefully) sunny weather. This cavalcade evolved to also become a celebration of
the monarchy, a tradition which continues to the present day.
Modern celebrations of our armed forces parade ground prowess are rightly applauded
throughout the world. The month of June has Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards
Parade followed by a military fly-past and the traditional appearance by the Royal family
on the Buckingham Palace balcony. The birthday honours list is also published at this time.
Because this year is so significant the Queen having become the longest-serving British
monarch of all time we too are encouraged to have local events and parties and to join
in a national weekend of celebration.
In Kings Lynn we have Celebrate Kings Lynn - a free, full day event of activities.
See the website www.celebratekingslynn.com for further details.
In our benefice, we are having a barbeque at St. Botolphs Church, Grimston on Saturday
11th starting at 4pm. Tickets are 5 do come along and enjoy a lovely summer evening.
What better reason for a party?
Our beloved Queen offers us the perfect model of enduring public service and inspirational leadership, underpinned by strong Christian faith. She writes: For me the teachings of Christ and my personal accountability before God provide a framework in which
I try to live my life. We could do well to follow her example.
Let us all join in wishing Her Majesty a very Happy Official Birthday: hip hip hooray!
Reverend Judith

IN MEMORIUM
From
Great Massingham
5th May
Cyril Proudfoot
19th May
Mike Tilbury
Cremations at Mintlynn
Our thoughts and prayers are
with their families.

DONT FORGET TO
CAST YOUR VOTE

Craft and Chat

Mon. 6th & 20th June

from 2pm to 4pm,
Village Hall Bar
MOBILE LIBRARY
7th June and
5th July

16th June - Borough Council

by-election.
23rd June - EU Referendum.

BABY AND
TODDLER
Every Thursday at
the Village Hall
10am to 11.30 am

POLLING STATION AT
THE VILLAGE HALL

up to date details.

Please look on
Facebook for

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GRASSROOTS MALAWI
Next Stalls on the Green
Saturday 4th and 18th June
at 9am. Cancelled if wet.
The stall on the 14th May
raised 262. Many thanks.
Please leave any donated items
in Jennys greenhouse.
MANY THANKS FROM
PAM HALES
Thank you to Jill, Liz and
members of the Coronation
Club for the beautiful flowers,
card and good wishes on my
retirement from the Coronation
Club.
Love from Pam

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Date

Time

st

1 June
Wednesday

Service

Location

9.00 am Holy Communion

5th June

Harpley

10.30 am Group Holy Communion

Grimston

12th June

9.30 am Family Service

11.00 am Holy Communion
4.00 pm The Gap

Harpley
Great Massingham
Pott Row Methodist

19th June

9.30 am Holy Communion

11.00 am Family Service
11.15 am Sung Holy Communion

Little Massingham
Great Massingham
Harpley

26th June

11.00 am Holy Communion

Great Massingham

2nd July

5.00 pm Rogation Walk

East Walton

st

Benefice Prayer Meeting, Sunday 1 July at 6pm, at St Lawrence, Harpley.

For more news please visit our benefice website at www.ggmbenefice.uk

CHURCH NEWS
Produce stall
Our produce stall last month raised a very
creditable 160. Many thanks to everyone
who supported us with their donations, help
and, not least, our customers. Next stall Sat. 4th June at 9-30am. Donations of cake
or produce will be gratefully received.

Wednesday Teas
Every Wednesday from 3pm to 4.30pm.

Summer Fayre
This will be on Saturday 23rd July. This
year we will be venturing onto the village
green. There will be many attractions both
traditional and new. We are reviving the
children's fancy dress ( home made of
course) and a pet show. There will be paint-

HOLY BAPTISM

ing/drawing competition for children with

the theme 'All things bright and beautiful' (nature around us). Details of closing
dates next months Mallard.
If anyone would like to donate any raffle
or tombola prizes or offer to help please
contact Anna on 520196.
This year let us celebrate our beautiful
church with our fete and raise some funds
towards the toilet and kitchen development.
To keep everyone up to date the fund now
stands at 24,000. More in next issue.

Holiday Club
Our children's holiday club will take place
again this year on the 25,26 and 27th July.
More details next month.
Stephen Hudson

WEDDING

On Sunday 22nd May,

at St Marys,
Great Massingham

On Saturday 28th May

at St Marys, between

James Matthew Forster and

Catherine Lucy Ibbetson-Price.

Susannah Barnes
The congregation offers the warmest of
welcomes & congratulations.

Many congratulations to you both.

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ALL ON YOUR DOORSTEP

A Warm Welcome Awaits
at
Heath Farm, Lynn Lane, Great Massingham
01485 520828 www.lingscountrygoods.com

Welcomes old & new members

Annual Membership Subscriptions
Adult Couple
20
Individual Adult
14
Over 65 years
10
Juniors (14 17yrs)
7

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personally installed by experts from
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Good beer, real ale, wines and spirits
all at competitive prices.
Separate snooker room.
Satellite, large screen TV.
Outside drinking area.
Entertainment throughout the year.
Membership applications can be obtained
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CALL TODAY
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Book the Village Hall for your function 01485 520588

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Useful Numbers
Organisation

Contact

Phone No.

Allotment Association

Gill Goold

07513125964

Borough Council

To be announced soon

British Legion & Bell Ringing

Denys Winner

520598

Bowls Club

Peter Wadham

520796

Church Contacts

Revd Judith Pollard

or Revd Jane Holmes

01485 601 251

01553 636227

Community Car Scheme

Office

520823

Coronation Club

Jill Whitmore

520609

County Council

John Dobson

534989

Doctors

Massingham Surgery

520521

The Film Club

Arthur Allen/Barry Talbot

520628/07818 807 738

Fishing Warden

Nigel Yates

520844/0794979970

Football Club

Barry Talbot (seniors)

520653

Guide Trefoil Guild

Shirley Rae

520259

Massingham Historical Society

Anthony Robinson

520455

Tennis and Multi-Sports Club

Arthur Allen

520628

Parish Council

Kevin Webb (Clerk)

Vic Cross (Chair)

01328 855 046

520387

Pre-School

Pip Armitage

07807 185 746

Police

Non-emergency

101

School

Ann Beardall

520362

Village Hall

Hall & Bar & Vic Cross

520588/520387

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Take Away
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Fresh Fruit
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Mon. to Sat.
8am to 5.30pm
Sun. 9.30 -12.30
Tel: 520 272

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every Thursday !

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Great Massingham

Card, cheque and cash

payments accepted
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Youngsters
Coaching

Report on the Great British Tennis Weekend

This event, organised by the LTA and hosted by Great Massingham Tennis Club on the
14th and 15th May, was a huge success and a great opportunity for everyone, young and
older to play tennis for FREE and they certainly did that.
On the Saturday over fifty children took part in the morning coaching sessions and in the
afternoon there was a taster session in cardio tennis, a crazy tennis session to test concentration in mastering all the trick shots and a ball machine which gave the opportunity
to test your speed of serve. Fantastic BBQ food and delicious cakes to keep everyone
going! The Sunday was just as exciting with a mixed doubles tournament and wine and a
BBQ that was cooked to perfection by John Andersson.
This fantastic weekend showed our club at its best and would not have been possible
without our band of merry helpers! Thanks to the fantastic Task Force Dream Team of
Bruce, Alan and Bob for putting up the gazebo and doing all the technical stuff, to
Hugh Symington for loaning his court for the tournament and Barrie Colvin for bringing
and manning his ball machine - a big hit! Thanks to coaches; James, Ashley, Toby and
Luca, Official Photographer Alan Petto, the wonderful WOWs (Women on Wednesdays)
for helping with refreshments and supplying fabulous cakes and the clear-up team, Sue &
Michael Martin and everyone who mucked in! Lastly, a big thank you to Annie, Penny
and Ali for putting it all together and making it a fun weekend!
More pictures in the next issue or go to clubspark.lta.org.uk/greatmassinghamtennis

Dates for your Diary June

Date
4 June
4,12,26 June
4,18 June
6, 20 June
7 June
15 June
19
21
23
25

June
June
June
June

26 June

Event

Time

Produce Stall
West Norfolk Folk
Stalls on The Green
Craft & Chat
Mobile Library
Film Club ( Note Different Day)
Biodiversity Garden & other gdns open?
Youth Club Bingo
Quiz night
Special Stall On The Green
Strollers Walk

Church & Green

7 to 10pm

Village Hall Bar

9am

Round the Well

2 to 4 pm

Village Hall Bar

From 11am
7 for 7.30 pm

As Timetabled
Village Hall

2 to 5pm
6.30 - 9pm
7.30 pm
10am
9.30 am

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Place

9.30 am

Long Barn + others?

Village Hall
Village Hall Bar
Village Green
At The Well