If you can help with fundraising or would like more information about the project please contact
Nicola Hibberd on 01263 733557 or email [email protected]. Thank you
Marsham
Village News
24th Edition June 2014
The deadline for the next edition is Monday 23rd June 2014. Please note that the July edition will be
the last one before September. Any articles, letters or adverts should be sent to
[email protected] or, if anything needs typing, to Linda and Eric at 3 Cranes Lane.
News on the Defibrillator
As many of you will know from previous editions of the Newsletter, there is a
group of people, led by Nicola Hibberd, trying to buy a defibrillator to be located at
a convenient place in the village. The Newsletter and Village Hall Committee both
strongly support this very worthwhile project. It could, literally, save lives.
The current target is £2500 to cover purchase of a defibrillator and a special
outside heated cabinet as well as installation. There will also be additional costs
for training and information sessions and it is essential that there are funds
available for replacement pads and for replacement batteries. The fund is already
over £500.
The Defibrillator Project team will be holding a Quiz Night on Friday June 6th at
7.30pm at The Plough Inn in Marsham. All the money raised will go towards the
Project so please come along and support this important venture. There will also
be a raffle on the night with some fantastic prizes donated by local businesses.
Teams can include up to 6 people. Tables will need to be booked in advance (there
are limited numbers) by phoning or emailing Nicola Hibberd – contact details
below. Thank you to Lynne Phillippo and Kim Greensmith for their generous
donations this month.
Don’t forget to let us have details of any up and coming events which we will include on this page.
Send to [email protected] or deliver to 12 Old Norwich Road.
Mobile library in Marsham
The Norfolk County Council mobile library van will be in Marsham on
Monday 9th
June,7th
July and 4th
August. The stop-off points are –
Le Neve Road - 15.30 to 15.45 Wathen Way - 15.50 to 16.05
Table Top Sale
The Village Hall Committee is holding a Table Top
Sale on the morning of Saturday 18th
October.
Contact Jennie (733940) to book a table.
Letters to the Editor
The letters in this section are published unedited and do not necessarily reflect the views of the
editing committee. We see the Village Newsletter as a channel for people in the village to air their
views – positive and negative.
Whilst the Village Hall Management Committee
are happy for people in the village to occasionally
park at the front of the hall they are also
concerned that enough parking spaces are always
available for users of the hall. The hall is in use
most evenings (usually between 6.30 and 10.00)
and therefore we would ask that people do not
park there at those times. We understand that
people may not know whether or not the hall is
being used but perhaps the default position
should be that it is being used in the evenings.
Only people using the hall should park on the car
park at the back.
Village Hall Management Committee
NEWS FROM MARSHAM PARISH COUNCIL An update from Marsham Parish Council
Smell pollution from Wood Farm Composting, Marsham
On the afternoon of Friday May 16th 2014, David Harrison (our local County Councillor) attended a meeting with
senior managers at The Environment Agency headquarters in Norwich. A Marsham Parish Council representative was
also present.
At this meeting it was announced that the Environment Agency has formally and legally required the operator at
Wood Farm (NEWS) to make a number of structural improvements to the Marsham site in the hope that this will
make the composting operation compliant with the terms of its licence by the end of May 2014.
If the smell nuisance from the site continues after this date (this includes complaints from the public continuing into
June and beyond), The Environment Agency state that they will consider applying legal sanctions to the operation.
We know from the April EA bulletin, which was circulated in the previous Village Newsletter, that this could mean
anything from “…reducing the amount of waste that can be received to permit suspension”.
The Environment Agency has re-emphasised the importance of reporting distress or nuisance caused by odour from
the site through the usual channels:-
Freephone: 0800 80 70 60 (anytime day or night - and at any location)
We now have a unique opportunity to make our complaints count. It is obviously doubly important that the
residents of Marsham report each and every time they are bothered by the foul smell. Action now could bring about
real improvements to our environment.
Exercise your right to breathe clean air! Please help stop this terrible blight on our village.
Salad Days Fresh fruit & vegetables and plants
Fruit baskets a speciality Now taking card payments
Dennis Carroll
The Fruit Stall
Outside the town hall
Aylsham
T: 07788 133741
Free delivery to Marsham for orders
over £5.
Shoe Box T.Rayner
Shoe & Leather Repairs Bags, Backpacks, Polishes, Cleaners etc.
Blofield Loke, AYLSHAM
Independent Funeral Homes Ltd. We are a traditional family run funeral directors offering the
highest standards of personal service at competitive rates.
* Private Chapel of Rest * Pre-paid plans Available *
* Floral Tributes, Memorials and Catering Supplied *
* Home Visits at No Extra Charge *
We offer a wide and varied range of services and strive to ensure
that we fulfil and hopefully surpass your expectations whatever
they may be.
Tel: 01263 735161 (24 Hours)
The Old Bank, 2-4 Norwich Road, Aylsham, NR11 6BN
www.ivanfisherfunerals.co.uk
SIMON EMMS
MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS
HIGH STREET
LITTLE LONDON
MARSHAM NR10 5QG
FOR ALL YOUR
M.O.T., REPAIRS, SERVICING,
AIR-CONDITIONING SERVICING, WHEEL ALIGNMENT,
VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS ETC.
01263 731555 Mobile 07780604279
ERIC POOLEY LIMITED – BUILDERS
New builds Extensions Renovation
Roofing Drainage
Damp Proofing works Timber Treatment
Dry Rot Tanking
Free Surveys and Reports
01263 732763 www.ericpooley.co.uk
Unit 6 Home Farm Business Park, Norwich Road, Marsham,
NR10 5PQ
If you would like to advertise in the newspaper, space is available at the following rates per year – 1/8 page £25, ¼ page
£40, ½ page £75. Contact Adrian at [email protected] if you are interested.
G.C.BOND est. 1920
01263 732259 Butcher
- Fishmonger - Fried Fish & Chips
Best quality local meat
Fresh fish from Lowestoft
Free delivery to Marsham - Tuesdays and Fridays
MARSHAM CHURCH SERVICES FOR OCTOBER 2013
6th October 10.45am Harvest Festival
13th October 10.45am Holy Communion
20th October 10.45am Family Service
27th October 10.45am Family Service
MARSHAM CHURCH SERVICES FOR JUNE
1st June 10.30am Benefice Holy Communion at BURGH
8th June 11.30am Holy Communion
15th June 11.30am Family Service
22nd June 11.30am Family Service
29th June 11.30 am Family Service
EVENTS
28th June a concert by NORVIC CONCORDIA
an accordion band at 7.30pm admission £6
100 YEARS OF WEDDING DRESSES
5th and 6th JULY 10am - 5pm both days. Admission Free.
Donations Welcome. Food available including bacon rolls.
Bric-a-Brac.
FROM THE REGISTERS
Marriage 31st May JADE GLADDEN and JOSHUA ROPE - WATTS
LIGHTS
13th May - 19th May sponsored by MR and MRS MEEKS in memory
of REG SUFFLING
Have you visited the Bric-a-brac shop in the Church yet?
You haven't? You must. You'll be surprised at what we sell.
Carer’s Week 9th to 13th June 2014 In support of Carer’s Week the Patient Participation Group at the Market Surgery in Aylsham has arranged for an information morning to be held at the surgery on Monday 9th June. An adviser from Norfolk Carers will be on hand to answer any questions, offer advice and signpost to support organisations. A private room will also be available for personal consultations. If you are a carer, or know someone who is, you might find it useful to see what help and support is available for people doing such a valuable job. The session will take place from 10am to 12pm. There will be information leaflets available and all are welcome.
Marsham Belles As part of the belated celebrations of 30yrs of the Marsham Belles, we are performing at two charity
strawberry teas.
Firstly, at the home of founder member Ann Eglington, Wheatsheaf House, Corpusty, on Saturday 5th
July starting at 2.30, raising money to help equip a school in Nepal.
The second event will be at the Village Hall Marsham on Sunday 20th
July, also at 2.30 in aid of the
Marsham Community Defibrillator Fund. Admission charge for both will be £3.50 which includes
some refreshments.
It has been a busy year to date.
We celebrated Valentine’s Day by decorating heart shaped biscuits which the children then gave to their parents
and we also made a card to give to the mums for Mothering Sunday. We also held an Easter Raffle to raise funds
for the group where many of the prizes were won by family and friends, including vouchers for the cinema in
Cromer, Family Membership for the Puppet Theatre, £10 gift voucher to be spent in the Theatre Royal, Norwich
and not forgetting the Easter Eggs.
This term we are going to Stompers in North Walsham on the 22nd May as the hall is being used for elections and
then after the half term break we will be making a card to mark Father’s Day. We are planning to hold a ‘fun
event & barbeque’ in the school summer holidays for past and present members, invites will be sent out in due
course.
In the meantime the children have enjoyed painting, playing with the playdough, the varied toys that are
available to encourage learning plus listening to stories and playing the musical instruments during circle time.
We are a very small group at present and would love to welcome more families into the group. So if you have
young children under 5 years of age, please do come and join us on any Thursday morning between 9.15 – 11.30
am during term time.
A very warm welcome awaits you from all of us.
For further details please contact Corinne Houlden on 01263 733047
Marsham WI
In April Ruth Smith was our speaker with her talk entitled “Life with Nanny”. She read excerpts from her
book about her memories of being brought up by her Grandmother and talked about everyday items from
her childhood days.
In May 6 of our members went to the Woodforde Group meeting which this year was held in Reepham
Town Hall. The speaker on this occasion was a Consultant Anaesthetist from the Norfolk & Norwich
University Hospital. He gave an amusing presentation on the history of anaesthetics entitled “Life’s a Gas”,
and is obviously a man who loves his job as well as talking to WIs in his spare time.
If you go to the Royal Norfolk Show in June look out for the WI marquee where you will see many displays
and WI information which might be of interest to you.
Our June meeting is on 25th
when our speaker will be Mr Brian Hedge with his talk entitled “Cradle to the
Grave” New or returning members are very welcome to come along and join our meetings, transport need
not be a problem as we could arrange for you to be picked up if you need to be – call me on 01263 732606
or email at [email protected]. Meetings are usually held on the 4th
Wednesday of the month in
the Village Hall at 7.30pm. Details of our programme for the rest of 2014 are posted on our board to the
left of the kitchen entrance.
Dorothy McCall
News from Marsham Primary School
Last half term, Class 1 had some visitors for a few weeks… eggs which hatched in to little ducklings! The
children loved watching them grow and develop and were sad to see them go.
The children have been enjoying listening and responding to traditional tales such as “Jack and the
Beanstalk” and “The Gingerbread Man”. They have planted their own beans and some are now very tall!
Children in Years 3 and 4 had a great time visiting Norwich City Football Club. We saw the changing
rooms, the interview areas and the trophy cabinet. However, the children were most fascinated by the size
of the pitch (“I didn’t realise it was going to be so HUGE”) and the icebath.
Children in Years 3 and 4 have also had a day trip to the Dinosaur Adventure Park where we all had a
lovely time socialising and learning fascinating facts about dinosaurs. The children were absolute stars and
behaved impeccably. I felt very proud!
Children in Year 6 have had an intense few weeks preparing for SATs but they are now over so the
children are looking forward to a stress free end of year.
Date for your diary: Friday 18th July (pm) Marsham Primary School Summer Fayre
