1 The Mallard Issue 281 February 2015 King’s Lynn’s Bus Station is Getting a Makeover The bus station in King’s Lynn is being refurbished and the pedestrian links between the town centre, the bus station and the railway station improved to give people arriving in town by public transport a more positive first impression. Improved access and lighting, wider pavements, more shelter and real- time travel information will all add up to a better experience and, once complete, the whole area will become a smoke- free zone. This £1.6 million project has been funded by £500,000 each from Tesco and Sainsbury’s with the remainder coming from the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk and Norfolk County Council. The project started on 6 th January and work should be finished by mid June. To enable works to take place, from 9 th March 2015, southbound services will arrive and depart from Portland Street. Full details of the services affected will be available on the Borough Council’s website www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/busstationworks We know that this will cause a bit of inconvenience but please bear with us and keep up to date by subscribing to e-alerts at the website link above or by following @KLTIworks on Twitter. Valentines Dance Great Massingham Village Hall Saturday February 14 th - Tickets £8 ‘Showtime at The Musicals’ with ‘Rock & Romance’ Disco. Raising funds to buy a defibrillator for the Village Hall. Tickets available from Mel Whitmore 07833 475 864 , the shop or hall.
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The Mallard Issue 281 February 2015
King’s Lynn’s Bus Station is Getting a Makeover The bus station in King’s Lynn is being refurbished and the pedestrian links between
the town centre, the bus
station and the railway
station improved to
give people arriving in
town by public transport
a more positive first
impression.
Improved access and
lighting, wider pavements,
more shelter and real-
time travel information
will all add up to a better
experience and, once
complete, the whole area
will become a smoke-
free zone.
This £1.6 million project has been funded by £500,000 each from Tesco and Sainsbury’s
with the remainder coming from the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk
and Norfolk County Council. The project started on 6th January and work should be
finished by mid June.
To enable works to take place, from 9th March 2015, southbound services will arrive
and depart from Portland Street. Full details of the services affected will be available
on the Borough Council’s website www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/busstationworks
We know that this will cause a bit of inconvenience but please bear with us and keep
up to date by subscribing to e-alerts at the website link above or by following
@KLTIworks on Twitter.
Valentines Dance Great Massingham Village Hall
Saturday February 14th - Tickets £8
‘Showtime at The Musicals’ with
‘Rock & Romance’ Disco.
Raising funds to buy a defibrillator for the
Village Hall. Tickets available from
Mel Whitmore 07833 475 864 , the shop or hall.
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Mallard News
This parish magazine is published every month for the residents of Great and Little
Massingham with the support of the Great Massingham
Editor: Bev. Randall. 6 Abbeyfields Great Massingham 01485 520899
Treasurer: David Baines 01485 520966
Deadline for the March issue 20
th February
In this issue
Bus Station Revamp Valentines Dance Parish Council Dog Mess Strollers Burglars! Beware Village Hall Events Folkspot Gert & Daisy Grassroots Malawi Gaywood Library Toads on Roads Baby & Toddler Film Club Mobile Library Fitness for Health Community Cars Go the Extra Yard Plugholes & Waste Church News Church Services Dates for your Diary Play Park Project
PARISH COUNCIL MATTERS
Parish Council Report – January meeting Seven councillors attended the meeting of the Parish Council on 19th
January. Also present was County Councillor, John Dobson, Borough
Councillor, Mike Tilbury, four parishioners and the Clerk.
Various items of correspondence were dealt with and all out-
standing accounts were sanctioned for payment.
There was a lengthy discussion regarding parking on the green
at the junction of Weasenham and Castle Acre Roads. The
dangers of parking on the road were acknowledged. Reference
was made to a recent serious incident where a number of vehi-
cles had been damaged. Fortunately, no injuries were suffered.
It was agreed to organise a meeting of residents, Councillors
and the Police so that further consideration could be given to
this matter.
The Budget for the year to 31st March 2016 was submitted and
it was agreed to leave the individual household contribution to
the Precept at the current figure. There would be a small decrease
in the Central Grant.
Parishioners are reminded and requested to clear up the excre-
ment of their dogs and to place the bags in the bins provided.
(Please see articles below and on page 9) Any local people looking for housing in the village need to be
registered with the West Norfolk Home Choice Scheme. Hastoe
Housing Group will advise the Parish Council when their af-
fordable homes become available and the information will be
passed on by giving details in the Mallard.
The next meeting will be on
Monday 16th February 2015 at 7.30 pm
DOG POO-BAGS! PLEASE DO NOT PUT
YOUR DOG MESS BAGS IN THE
LITTER BINS AROUND THE GREEN
There are special receptacles
for this and it is very unpleasant
for the volunteers who empty
the bins to have to deal with
several bags of dog excrement YOU WOULDN’T LIKE IT
SO WHY SHOULD OTHERS?
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Strollers...... A Cracking Walk! Sunday, 4th January, dawned bright and
frosty; perfect for a New Year’s stroll.
Eight strollers and a stately black standard
poodle set off from the Well for a two hour
stroll around Little Massingham.
The lanes were rather treacherous with ice
but fortunately we all managed to keep on
our feet. Once we had left the roads and
walked through Home Farm the going was
easier and some of us practised the ancient
art of puddle stomping to crack the ice, this
being one of the main aims of the Strollers
when walking with new-comers. We saw
very little wildlife on our walk, (possibly it
was all hiding as a result of all the shoots
recently!) except for occasional sight of
hares, some of which were already indulg-
ing in boxing matches (please don’t shoot
them).
Arriving back at the pub and joined by non
-walkers we enjoyed a Sunday lunch and
the annual Strollers Quiz. Our next walk
should be on 15th
February, weather and
illness permitting. Andrew Bickerton
PLEASE BEWARE!
BURGLARS ARE ABOUT
We had a report recently from a family,
living in Station Road, regarding a burglary
at their property. This sort of event is very
distressing for anyone, as in this case, and
the family wanted to make everyone in our
two villages aware.
The burglary is believed to have taken
place between 5 and 6.30 pm. Entry was
made by forcing a door to the conservatory
at the back. The intruders were not deterred
by the barking of the family dog from a
room inside although it is thought they
left, in the end, because they were worried
about the attention the dog’s barking might
be attracting.
The house was completely ransacked. Items
taken included some gold jewellery and
cash whereas electronic goods like i-pads,
that could be traceable, were left alone.
Advice from the police is to not keep gold
items and cash in places where they can
be easily found. Be sure to report any suspi-
cious events to help solve these crimes.
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Gert & Daisy........... Happy New Year! We’re back! Glad to hear most of you missed us larst month. We
wus so busy buying, wrapping and delivering we dint hev toime ter sit own tergether –
yew don’t realise what busy lives we lead.
We hope yew awl got lots of noice presents. Bert got Gert some personalised number
plates – she think thas so hew ken know what she is up to awl the toime. Sid got Daisy a
coat so she ken wear it indoors and he ownt hatta loight a fire. Talking of which, that int
harf bin cold lately and there’s talk of snow in February and we hope we git a few
inches.
Daisy’s boy hed his car rit off. That wus outside his house and he wus asleep – he dint
know nothing about it until someone knocked on the door. That hev bin a job! On a
brighter note he got engaged just afore Christmas and the wedding will be at the end of
March.
Talking of weddings – this week Joan and Ephraim Green will be celebrating their Plati-
num Anniversary. For those who don’t know thas their 70th! Well done Joan! We are
sure we ownt git anywhere near that. They int heving a party just a family lunch (that’ll
be about 200 people). Congratulations to yew both.
Happy 98th birthday to Miriam Flower on 1st February. Looking forward to her 100th!
Bert hed a little emergency to attend to. Ann and Barry Bowen managed to git locked
out of the thunderbox so Bert rushed down with his toolbox and a bucket (glad to say
they dint hev to use it) and managed to solve the problem.
There will be a Valentine dance up the Hall. It’s live music and they play music from
films and stuff – hope yew’ll be there.
Well thas awl the gossip fer this month. We hev a lot of other news but we int allowed to
publish it – more’s the pity!
Keep yew atroshing! Gert and Daisy
Thought of the month
If a man is in a forest talking to himself with no women around, is he still wrong?
Of course he is!
GRASSROOTS MALAWI
No more videos for the time being
Many thanks for all the donations of old
VHS videos. They are now on their way to
Malawi. Many thanks.
Unfortunately, it will be some time before
another visit so we are unable accept any
more videos for the time being, due mainly
to lack of storage.
Please, however, continue with your other
donations for our stalls. Jenny Borley
Gaywood Library Events FEBRUARY
Regular Events
Scrabble Club Mondays 10am to 12
Come along and enjoy a game of scrabble!
Places allocated on a first come basis.
Knit and Knatter 4th Friday (Feb 27th),
each month from
10am- 12noon
Come and share Knitting tips and natter.
For more details call 01553 768 498
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