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A Happy New Year to all our readers

The new year begins with great news on theDefibrillator Project. The telephone box is now

owned by the Village Hall Committee, the

defibrillator has been purchased and the secure

box in which it will be stored inside the

telephone box has just arrived. Within the next

couple of weeks the village should have its own

defibrillator available for use. There have been

a number of cases in recent months where lives

have been saved by the use of community

defibrillators. Let us hope that ours never has

to be used but, just in case…….. 

This has been a real community project which

began 2014 searching for funds and now, one

year later, is about to come to a successful

conclusion. Congratulations and thanks to

Nicola Hibberd for leading this initiative. Help

on how to access the defibrillator will be in the

next edition.

Marsham

Village News30th Edition February 2015

The deadline for the next edition is Monday 23rd

 February 2015. Any articles, letters or adverts should be sent

to [email protected]  or, if anything needs typing, to Linda and Eric at 3 Cranes Lane. 

Following our World War One supplement last year, this month we remember a time when 

Marsham had its own airfield! Thank you to Brian Willcocks for researching and writing this article and his

other piece on two of the names on the village war memorial. Next month, we will be including an article by

Richard Knight about his visits to the war graves where many of our Marsham soldiers are buried.

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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 17th February. The

stop-off points are – 

Le Neve Road - 15.30 to 15.45

Wathen Way - 15.50 to 16.05

Fancy holding a

Garage Sale?

See article on page 7

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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.

Phil and Polly Pitt (Wathen Way), most deeply

appreciate all the love, concern, neighbourliness

and support given so generously by you all

during Phil's illness. You are contributing to his

fairly rapid recovery, and he is told to expect to

be 'around' for just a little longer to cause a bit

more trouble. Seriously, though, how can we

thank you enough?

Phil and Polly Pitt.

PLANNING UPDATE FOR MARSHAM AND THE WHOLE

OF BROADLAND FOR THE PERIOD FROM 2015 – 2026 

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local

Government is currently considering proposals for

future housing development drawn up by Broadland

District Council.

These proposals which many residents have taken the

time and trouble to give their opinion on during the

opportunities for public consultation.

By the time this edition of 'Village News' is delivered,

the independent planning inspector appointed by theSecretary of State will have led an exploratory meeting

with the Broadland planners on 8th January 2015 to

clear up any outstanding matters.

It is expected that the long awaited public hearing will

then take place later in May/June 2015. The date at

the time of writing is not yet fixed. The hearing is open

to all; and all those who have made their views known

in writing to the planners will receive details of time

and place. A further 6 week public consultation period

will follow the public hearing.

The independent planning inspector (representing the

Secretary of State), in charge of the 'hearing' is then

expected to give within the following 1 – 2 months a

detailed written approval to the planning

policy for Broadland for the period up to 2026.No

changes are proposed for Marsham. This means no

change to the village settlement boundaries. Any

future housing will be only within the existing

boundaries , and of groups of 1  – 5 houses maximum

as infill.

I think most residents are by now aware that in

October 2014 an appeal for housing development on

the Fengate Farm (old chicken houses), site was firmly

rejected by an independent planning inspector. The

site is clearly established as 'Greenfield' land.

Greg Jarvis.

For SaleTall solid pine bookcase 137cm(h) x78cm(w) x20cm(d)

4 fixed shelves. Vgc. £25

Phone 01263 731586 or call at 8 Croft Lane

Marsham Community Public Access

Defibrillator Project

We have just received the defibrillator and

cabinet from The Community Heartbeat Trust

and will be installing these very shortly in the

phone box. Hopefully by the time you receive

this newsletter everything will be up and

running. Thank you to the village residentswho attended the defibrillator awareness

session this evening (19th January) delivered

by Martin Render from the Community

Heartbeat Trust. This was very informative

and has hopefully given everyone more

confidence in case they ever need to do CPR

or use the defibrillator.

Thank you this month to Beryl Deane for her

donation of £33.95. She has been collectingher spare change over the last year and

decided to donate it to our project. A good

idea perhaps for anyone else who would like

to help with our ongoing fundraising?

If you were unable to attend the awareness

session and would like more information

please contact Nicola Hibberd on 01263

733557 or email [email protected]

Thank you

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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

G.C.BOND est. 1920

01263 732259

Butcher - Fishmonger

Best quality local meat - Crabs & fresh fish

Free delivery to Marsham - Tuesdays and Fridays

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Marsham WI

Our last meeting at the Village Hall was our Annual Meeting in November when we heard

Secretary, Treasurer and President’s reports and reflected on our activities during 2014. We

already have some dates for our 2015 diary, the WI Centenary Year, and the first event is a

WI Exhibition at The Forum in Norwich on 14th  –  21st February where you can find out all

about the organisation. We have also received details of competitions for The Royal Norfolk

Show on 1st & 2nd July and we will be giving thought to those over the next few months.

There will also be a 5 day WI event at Gressenhall on 22nd  –  26th July.

The formal part of our November Annual Meeting was followed by everyone making a

Christmas decoration under the supervision of one of our members. In December we had our

Christmas Dinner meeting, this year at The Banningham Crown, which was enjoyed by all.

The first meeting of the year is in Marsham Village Hall on Wednesday 28th January, taking

the form of a social evening. Our February meeting is on Wednesday 25h when we will be

having a slide presentation of Norfolk Churches by David Boulton, so if you are a woman

interested in joining Marsham WI please come along, new or returning members will be very

welcome. Meetings are usually held on the 4th Wednesday of the month in the Village Hall at

7.30pm. There is a WI board on the wall at the right of the Village Hall kitchen where you

can see details of our programme for 2015. Contact me at [email protected] or on

01263 732606 if you would like any further information.

Dorothy McCall

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The Incredible Story of a Remarkable Man

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CONTINUING THE STORY ABOUT THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SIR GEORGE EDWARDS  Part 3

Two things stand out for me reading the autobiography of Sir George Edwards: his memory and resentment of

the unfairness and injustice meted out to his parents and himself during his boyhood, and through

his religious upbringing the realisation that the appalling social conditions at that time were not what God

intended and that he would do all that he could to improve them.

The year 1872 can be remembered as one of the most interesting and important periods for agricultural

labourers in England. Despite the increase in the purchasing power of their wages largely due to the abolition of

the wicked corn laws and a prosperous time for agriculture from 1849 –

 1872; the working hours had notchanged for a 100 years and labourers were not free to bargain with the arrogant and oppressive

farmers and the gulf between the two was greater than ever. Many of the sons of labourers left the farms and

went into the town or emigrated.

A Primitive Methodist lay-preacher a Mr Joseph Arch was asked to form a Union and 2000 workers from all parts

of the country attended and a Union was formed. The newspapers gave it prominence with headlines such

as 'Uprising of the Agricultural Labourer'. Meetings were held in many parts and George attended one of them

on the childrens playground at Alby, at which he spoke a month before his marriage. A branch of the Union was

formed and he became a member. Trouble soon arose and labourers were discharged in their hundreds losing

their cottages and turned out on the road by the farmers determined to crush the movement in its infancy.

Scores of farmers locked their men out when they refused to give up their Union cards. Despite this within 6

months 150,000 labourers had joined some sort of Union although these were all independent of each other. A

national Union was formed in Warwickshire but not all branches joined: Kent, Sussex and Lincoln formed strong

Unions outside the National and unfortunately there was a lot of rivalry and mischief among the different

Unions.

Will Ching

As several homes in the village have changed hands recently may we welcome new parishioners to Marsham.

With properties changing hands, we thought it might be a good time to organise a garden/garage sale. Instead of

having to pack boxes of unwanted items into a car to bring for a table top sale, you could displaythem in your

driveway at home and we will send potential customers to you. We could have a coffee morning with stalls at

the village hall for our own funds and for say 50p sell a village map showing where garden/garage sales are being

held. Springtime is a favourite with plants etc also being available for sale. If you prefer the table top sale idea

please tell us, so we can arrange that instead for April as well as October.

Comments to any village hall committee member please - list of names is shown in village hall notice board.

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Free activities for adults

If you find it hard to make time to get active,

we’ve got a good incentive to help get you into

gear.

Starting 23rd

 February, Fun & Fit courses are

coming to venues around Broadland, where

you’ll find a wide choice of fun  activities to

choose from – all for FREE. Brought to you by

Active Norfolk in partnership with Sport

England, Public Health and Norfolk County

Council, Fun & Fit is a programme of free, 10-

week courses in a variety of activities that are

aimed at complete beginners which will help

make you feel healthier, more confident, and

give you the chance to meet like-minded

people. Try old favourites like badminton, golf,

and aerobics, or stretch yourself into something

new like yoga or dance. And don’t let the little

ones keep you away – there are also classes in

select areas that you can bring your kids to, like

buggy workout.

Courses will run for one hour, and with

convenient day and evening classes there’s

something for everyone. You will be supported

by our team of highly qualified sports coaches

to ensure you find the activity that suits your

ability, interests and confidence level.

So no more excuses. Spaces are limited, so book

now to get off the sofa and into something

you’ll enjoy! 

For more information go to 

www.funandfitnorfolk.co.uk, or for an informal

chat call 01603 732 333.


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