The NIB Neatishead, Irstead and Barton Turf Parish Magazine

THE BENEFICE OF St BENEDICT The Parishes of Ashmanhaugh, Barton Turf, Beeston St Lawrence, Horning, Irstead and Neatishead

From your Parish Priest It has been encouraging to see an increase in church weddings in the benefice, and it has been a privilege to get to know our wedding couples as they have prepared for marriage, and married life together. The words of the preface, read at the beginning of the marriage service, explain both to the couple and to the congregation the Church’s understanding of Christian marriage. The promises taken, the vows made, represent so much more than just a legal contract, and reflect a life-long commitment. On the wedding day, the focus is, of course, on the bride and groom, celebrating the beginning of their married life together. But the marriage service also has a message for the wider church community. In explaining marriage, the preface tells us that “Marriage is given that as man and woman grow together in love and trust, they shall be united with one another in heart, body and mind, as Christ is united with his bride, the Church”. The Church of course is the people, all of us, and our relationship with Christ is here likened to the marriage relationship. This idea implies that the Church - that’s you and me - is united with Christ in all aspects of our being – heart, body, and mind. It’s echoed in the wonderful Gaelic poem which was translated to become the hymn St Patrick’s Breastplate:

Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

(St Patrick’s Breastplate, Mrs C F Alexander 1899) Notice too that the marriage service emphasises the dynamic nature of the relationship, as they “grow together in love and trust”. The Church’s relationship with Christ needs to be similarly dynamic and progressing; our relationship with Christ, and with each other, needs always to be moving onward and deeper in love and trust. Towards the end of the marriage service, the prayers are not just for the newly married couple, but also for their community:

“May the hospitality of their home bring refreshment and joy to all around them; may their love overflow to neighbours in need and embrace those in distress”

As Christ shares himself with his church, and we draw strength from his love, so we too are called to share that hospitality with the community which surrounds us, so that they too may share in that refreshment, that joy and that love. That is the Church’s calling; that is our calling. With every blessing. David ISSUE NO: 493 MAY 2019

Rector: The Rev’d David Smith 01692 630216 draesmith2@btinternet.com

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St Michael and All Angels, Barton Turf May I thank all those who contributed their time to take part in the church cleaning, their help is much appreciated. Following our APCM held on 24th March you will see the accounts and the church warden’s report pinned up in the porch of the church. If you were unable to attend the church for the meeting do have a look at the relevant documents. The church will be closed on Thursday 2nd May as it is being used as the polling station for the local elections. The next coffee morning is on Saturday 18th May between 10am and 12noon. Come and have coffee and a scone and enjoy a good chat. Produce stall and book stall also available. Finally, the fete is on 1st June, see separate notice, hoping for better weather! Barbara Pilcher Barton and Irstead Fete Saturday 1st June - 2pm Please note that all telephone numbers have the prefix 01692 Book Stall - Books required, also DVDs and CDs. If you have any books you would like to donate, please contact Michael Brandon-Jones on 535065. Bottle Stall - The success of the bottle stall is very much dependent on your kind generosity with the donation of bottles of any content such as beverages, whether alcohol or otherwise, cookery items and toiletries. We even had a bottle of dog shampoo one year! As in previous years the following have kindly agreed to act as points of collection/collectors for the bottle stall, Pennygate – Lynne Wall 536479, Barton Turf – Barbara Pilcher 536132, Hall Road – John Seeley 630776, and Irstead – John Russell-Wells 630301. David Murrells 631427 Bric -a-Brac - When you are spring cleaning please bring your unwanted items to Barton Hall. We always need good quality bric-a-brac. Items may be put in the first stable as usual. If any items need collecting please get in touch with Barbara Pilcher 536132 Cake Stall - Crumbs! It’s bake-a-cake time again. If you could make one for the cake stall we’d be really pleased. Scones or other goodies, jams, chutneys or preserves most welcome too. Items can be handed to any of those listed or brought to the stall on the day. Irene Thompson 536625, Wendy Price 536183, Tina Clinch 536890, Susan Lamb 536240. Thank you. Gail Murrels,631427 Plant Stall - Please think of us when you are sowing your seeds and splitting your plants. Anything would be gratefully received. Dolly Newcombe, 536354 Teas - Any offers of traybakes for the tea stall will be gratefully received. Please ring Yvonne Kendrick 630261 Toys - If you have any toys that you no longer require we would be pleased to receive them for the fete. We can collect if necessary. Please phone either Tina Clinch on 536890 or Barbara Pilcher on 536132. We would be grateful for any help on the Friday evening for setting up – 6pm or 10am Saturday morning if weather on Friday inclement. Help also clearing up after the fete would be gratefully received. We now hope for good weather! Barbara Pilcher

St Peter’s Patronal Festival Fete Saturday 29th June at Neatishead School 2pm – 4.30pm If you are able to offer tray bakes for the refreshments please contact Caro How on 01603 784952 Cakes and preserves for the cake stall please telephone Jackie Simpson on 630639. Bottles and items for the tombola please contact Pauline Simpson on 630674. There will be all the usual games and stalls including a raffle, bric-a-brac and books/toys etc. Details of who to contact and where to bring items will be made known in June’s edition of NIB but please start collecting and saving them now. Offers of help on the day would also be extremely welcome. Pauline Simpson, 630674 Sunday 5th May Ordination Neatishead Baptist Church invite you to join them on Sunday 5th May at 10.30am for their morning service which will include the ordination of their pastor, Ian Bloomfield. The service will be led by Revd. Beth Powney, Regional Minister.

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Life Explored – Discover the Greatest Gift in the Universe Life Explored is an informal seven-week course, for anyone who is looking for contentment and happiness in life. You don’t need to know anything about the Bible, and you won’t be expected to pray or sing. You can ask any question you like, or you can just sit and listen. Want to know more? Information is available on our website, www.neatisheadbaptist.org.uk/life, or you can email life@neatisheadbaptist.org.uk, phone David on 630216 or Ian 501094, or just turn up! Every Wednesday 1st May – 12th June, at Neatishead Baptist Church. Arrive 7.15pm onwards for tea/coffee and cake, the 1 hour sessions will start at 7.30pm. Ian Bloomfield St Swithin’s, Ashmanhaugh Firstly, I hope that you all enjoyed the many and varied services over the Lent and Easter period in all the churches of our benefice. There was certainly something for everyone. Having made a plea earlier in the year we have been very fortunate to have received some wonderful donations from our parishioners for the flowers at St Swithin’s. So please may I say a very heartfelt thank you. On the subject of flowers we are organising a Flower Festival this year in conjunction with the village hall committee. It will be held over the weekend of 20th/21st July so I hope as many of you as possible will be able to drop in. This is in lieu of the village fete, which we are not doing this year. Finally, I have been volunteering for the last 15 years at the East Norfolk Riding for Disabled Group. This group is 40 years old this year and they are running a special campaign seeking businesses, schools, individuals, or clubs to raise £40 for the group. I cannot tell you how much the children and adults gain from these sessions both physically and psychologically. Certainly, as a volunteer, it is one of the most fulfilling things that I do. If you or your organisation feels they can help please could you either contact me or Mrs Susan Thompson on susan@arthurjary.co.uk. Many thanks. Anne Mulhall, Church Warden, 01603 784874 anne.mulhall1@btinternet.com Barton Turf Methodist Church Barton Turf Methodist Church anniversary service will be held on Sunday 12th May at 3pm, lead by The Martham Singers. We will be pleased to see you. Sheila Yaxley St Benet’s coffee morning The April coffee morning was quiet due to the St. Benet's Abbey Celebrations but still raised £114.73 towards the upkeep of St Benedict's Church. The next one will be on Saturday 4th May from 10 to 11.30ish. Do come and enjoy this happy occasion, there will be homemade cakes, books, raffle and of course coffee and scones. Gillian Jeckells Women’s Institute We’re doing pretty well for 86 years old! Yes, our WI celebrated our birthday in March with a scrumptious tea – starting off with a glass of Buck’s fizz, followed by dainty sandwiches, smoked salmon canapés and a huge selection of home-made scones and cakes made and served by the Committee. Our speaker, Jane O’Donovan told us about the origins of Reflexology. This alternative medicine involves application of pressure to the feet and hands with specific thumb, finger, and hand techniques - to restore balance and harmony in the body and release tension. Practitioners say that it helps facilitate a deep state of relaxation, calm the emotions, and produce a serene mind - difficult to maintain when you knew that cake was on the menu! Later that week, a few members attended the Federation’s Centenary Annual Meeting at the Theatre Royal, where Pam Ayres was one of the speakers. Monica Riley, 630336

Christian Aid Ecumenical Service This will be held on Sunday, 12th May at 10.30 am at Neatishead Baptist Church. The theme this year is ‘All Mums Should Live’ and we will be hearing stories from Sierra Leone where Christian Aid is working with the country’s poorest communities to improve healthcare and ensure mothers don’t die in childbirth. Sue Gibbons, Co-ordinator

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St Benet’s Abbey: 1000 years! The celebrations are underway! The first big event of the 1000 years! celebrations was a great success. One hundred people came to Ludham Village Hall to hear four speakers giving talks as varied as ‘The wider landscape context of St Benet’s’ and ‘Pilgrimages and Picnics’. Despite the dull cold weather fifty people walked to the Abbey and were entertained by informal chats between the two professors. And the day ended with a welcome hot drink and homemade cake. Local people are coming forward to join in the fun of creating the community play ‘A Time to Gather Stones’ under the guidance of Parrabbola. If you are curious about it, there’s still time to get involved. You don’t have to be available for all the dates and the whole way it is being done is flexible and easy to fit in with. So watch out for more rehearsal dates and you can just pop in out of curiosity! The two play performances at the Abbey will be on Sunday 9th June and the best way to get there is by Mississippi Riverboat from Swan Green Horning. Tickets for the return trip are £10 and are available from Horning Post Office and Eventbrite after Easter. Cast members have priority to book for friends or family – so that’s a good reason to be in the play! The play itself is free to watch and the first scene will be on the Green, Horning continuing at St Benet’s, with the audience arriving either by boat or walking or cycling from Ludham Bridge. The play is a promenade performance and will involve walking up to 500 metres. The car park at the Abbey will be closed on the performance day 9th June and on 8th June for rehearsals. In order for everyone to have the chance to see the play, free evening performances will take place on 13th June (Ludham), 14th (Horning) and 15th (Neatishead). There will be an additional performance especially for school children. Timing will be announced soon. More details of all the events sponsored by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and organised by The Friends of St Benet’s Abbey are available on the News page of www.stbenetsabbey.org. However there are plenty more ways of celebrating thanks to Horning Church and the Community of St Benet’s, St Catherine’s Church Ludham, Horning Sailing Club and others. Look out for the flyer which lists all the events. Find out more on the St Benet’s Abbey Norfolk Broads Facebook page, Twitter @StBenetsAbbey or Instagram #stbenetsabbey. If you are interested in volunteering for The Friends of St Benet’s Abbey please contact the Chairman Trish Fitzmaurice on tfosba@gmail.com. Anita Turpin

Neatishead Irstead and Barton Turf Community Heritage Group (NIBCHG) At the Farmers’ Market on Saturday 11th May there will be a display of archive photographs by the Women’s Institute, together with a small display on St Benet’s Abbey. Our meeting on Wednesday 15th May at Neatishead School, 7.30pm is a presentation by Marion Jackson on the history of St Benet’s Abbey – ghosts, betrayal, revolt and more. This year is an important anniversary – one thousand years since the Abbey’s foundation. The three manors of Horning, Ludham and Neatishead were given to the monastery by King Cnut in 1019. Today the medieval gatehouse and the ruins of the abbey church beside the River Bure are one of the most recognised landmarks in the Broads. Michael Brandon-Jones Car Boot at NVH Farmers’ Market The NVH Farmers' Market is expanding! We are now adding a locals' car boot on the grass area at NVH Farmers’ Market which is held every 2nd Saturday in the month. So booters, a great way to get rid of your unwanted goods, presents, tools etc. Please call Dolly on 536354 to book a pitch at £5. First come, first served as we are limiting the number to 10 each month. The first one will be held on Saturday 11th May 9am - 12 noon. Please do come along and see what is on offer inside and outside the hall, enjoy a bacon roll, have a chat over a tea or coffee with friends old and new in the hall where you can buy from a range of goods. Another new item of interest at the market will be a display from a different local group each month to show their activities past and present.

NVH Trustees

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New Victory Hall The winners of the April 200 Club Draw are:- £50 Cathy Smith - £10 S & T Thompson - £5 G Pritchard. Dolly Newcombe Village Screen On Monday 6th May we are pleased to be showing the BAFTA nominated film Stan & Ollie (97 mins PG). Starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as the legendary movie icons Stan and Ollie this is the heartwarming story of what would become the pair’s triumphant farewell tour. Please come along at 7pm for 7.30 pm. Refreshments are included in the price of £5. Tickets can be purchased from the White House Stores or on the door - numbers permitting. If you have special seating requirements please call Christine on 631437. Shelagh Tyrell Friends and Neighbours At the club coffee morning in the New Victory Hall we had a very interesting talk with slides on the different things to be found on your doorstep. Thanks to Bill Drake. At our next meeting we had a very informative talk about alpacas. Thanks to Julie Colman who farms them at Mundesley. We are having a Spring Fair on Thursday 9th May at the New Victory Hall from 10am. We would be very pleased to see you there. Sheila Yaxley Friends and Neighbours Club – 11th April 2019 – celebrating 50 years The Club was founded in 1969 for the over 60’s who met and still do on the second and fourth Thursday mornings of each month. The group was formed 50 years ago for the parishioners of Neatishead, Barton Turf and Irstead so they could meet over a cup of tea or coffee for a chat and to keep up with everyone’s news. The Club of course has developed over the years in many ways. We now meet in the New Victory Hall in Neatishead and have members from as far away as Norwich. A very modern and spacious eco-friendly building and we have 34 members ages ranging from 53 – 90 years old. We have various activities during the year, and each meeting starts with a cup of tea or coffee and biscuits and a chat. We have a very interesting speaker at most meetings. There is a trade table and a raffle to help with the club funds. During the year we have outings and at least one holiday. An annual Spring Fair and Harvest Festival with an auction of provisions is well attended. This year we are celebrating our 50th anniversary so our birthday lunch will be a very special occasion with Annie Slater and her jazz trio. In December we have our Christmas dinner another very special get-together. An event we will all look forward to. Our club has a good caring friendly atmosphere. If you would like to come along and join us, we would welcome more members both men and women, come along and take a look. WISE Ladies For our April meeting in the NVH we had Helen McFadyen guide us in making an Easter flower arrangement. Thank you, Helen for your inspiration. We are looking forward to our May meeting when we will be doing the hidden history tour in Norwich. Lesley Smith Gardening Club We held our annual dinner at the March meeting and thanks go to Susan for organising a quiz when our speaker had to cancel due to illness. Our next meeting is on Monday 20th May when Charles Lewis is giving an illustrated talk entitled ‘Tulip Mania’! We will be holding a plant sale at this meeting for Club funds so please bring along any seedlings, plants, etc which you can spare. We were very sad to lose another of our members in March. Jeanne Lawrence was a quiet but very accomplished lady who certainly knew her plants! Along with other Club members I was privileged to attend Jeanne’s Service of Thanksgiving and learn more of her wonderful life. Our thoughts are with Roy and family at this time. Please contact me if you want any information about the Gardening Club. Jane King, 630002

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Horning Flower Club We spent a lovely afternoon with demonstrator Jenni Baker ‘Sticks and Stuff’. Her arrangements were beautiful and full of colour. The competition ‘Make it Stick’ was won by Rachel Clayton. Our next meeting is on Monday 13th May in the Village Hall at 2pm with Vicki Hease, demonstration entitled ‘Treasured Moments Part 2’. The competition is ‘A Pot of Gold’. New members are always welcome and if you require any further information please contact Janice Lupson on 678298. Janet Smith White House Stores Summer opening hours: From Monday 27th May we will open from 8.30am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 8.30am to 12noon on Sundays. Our coffee mornings are changing from Wednesdays to Thursdays. They have already started but we hope to see you all at some point. Of course you can have coffee and cake any time, but on Thursday mornings in particular there are likely to be others to chat to. Being a community shop, run by the community, we always have many different jobs which volunteers can help with. If you would like to see where you could fit in, come and have a chat or email us at info@whitehousestores.co.uk. Margaret Maxwell

Summer Volunteers Needed Do you love the Broads, boats or history? If one or all of these interest you then Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust has lots of volunteering opportunities available. We are looking for new crew members to sail our fleet of five historic wherries, people to serve refreshments on board, boat maintenance personnel and volunteers to help at events. No previous experience is necessary. Throughout the summer our pleasure wherry Hathor will be moored at How Hill. We need people to welcome visitors on board. If you enjoy sitting beside the river on a summer’s day and chatting to people, this could be just the role for you! If you are interested in finding out more about any of our volunteering opportunities, please contact pam.taylor@wherryyachtcharter.org or phone 670311 (daytimes only please). Come and join our dedicated and friendly team to help to keep the wherries sailing! Pam Taylor

Neatishead Community Gym – Spring into a new you! Exercise is essential to keeping fit, healthy and helping us face whatever life throws at us. Even getting a little bit fitter can make an amazing difference. With the incentive of better weather just around the corner, why not join your neighbours and friends and come along to your local gym? Just a few hours a week can bring big benefits to you – and your body. Neatishead Community Gym is a local, friendly, low key, relaxed facility for people like you, for everyone who wants to get and keep a little bit fitter. Come and try us with a free taster session. We are open Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays 8.30am to 12.30pm. Ring or text our instructor Gary on our free trial hotline 07765 209369 or email gym@victoryhall.info for other enquiries.

Clare Costello Neatishead White Horse Bowls Club – Three Hammer Common We hope you were able to see the Heritage Screens at the Farmers’ Market on 13 th April. This provided the whole history of the Club. We opened the green on Saturday 13th April, approximately 4 weeks ago.. Looking forward to an enjoyable season. Keep fit. Come along. Have a go. Cathy Smith Honorary Secretary 630602 email:smithcomptoncroft@btinternet.com Ashmanhaugh & Barton Wanderers Cricket club New and existing members are welcome to participate in the Senior training sessions every Thursday at 6pm, Junior training sessions are on Fridays also at 6pm. We look forward to welcoming you to the club either as a player or supporter. For queries please contact everettjayne@gmail.com. Jayne Everett

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Wildlife notes The juvenile Long-Tailed duck hung around on Barton Broad and was still there on the 8th April, much later than expected. On one day in late March my garden feeders were visited by a Nuthatch, a bird that I see infrequently in my garden, apart from one summer a few years ago when I had a pair visiting almost daily. Sadly they did not stay and although there has often been a pair resident at Irstead over the years I do not see them that often. This spring I have been watching a pair at the boardwalk taking nesting material into a hole on the side of an Oak tree where a small branch has broken off. Nuthatches are known to line the outside of the nest hole with mud to make sure the entrance hole is the right size (and to keep predators out) and are one of the few birds who can feed whilst going downwards on a tree trunk rather than upwards as a Treecreeper generally does. The Nuthatch is a very smart looking bird with blue-grey upper parts and head, buff-orange under parts, a black eye stripe and a white face with a long black bill. They are 14cm long, weigh just 24gms, have a wide variety of loud calls and songs and are very territorial. They are a species that are doing well in England and Wales and since the 1980s have been expanding their range northwards into Scotland although they are completely absent from Ireland. They do not migrate and ringing recoveries have shown that they do not move very far. I would be interested to hear from residents of our villages who have Nuthatches visiting their gardens to gauge how many resident birds we have. My camera nest box has resident Blue Tits again and I have been watching the nest being built over the last few weeks although the female seems to continue to add nest material even after the first eggs have been laid. I first noticed eggs on the 11th April this year and as I write this 3 days later there are at least 10 eggs present, significantly earlier than last year when it was the 3rd May before that number had been laid (due I suspect to the Beast from the East). By the beginning of May the majority of our migrant birds should have arrived and either passed through or set up territories. Look out for Spotted Flycatchers, the last to arrive in your gardens, and Black Terns passing through the broads. Jerry Simpson, 630674, simpsonj24@btinternet.com Go Wild at Barton Turf – 12th May 2019 Bring all of the family along for a fun-packed day out at Barton Turf Adventure Centre on Sunday 12th May. Try something a bit different with a wild variety of activities, including boat trips, minibeast hunting and ditch dipping. Opening at 11am and running until 4pm, this event will give you and the family the opportunity to learn about the wonderful wildlife of the Broads whilst having plenty of fun. Listen to tales of the wild, have a go at natural crafting, or take to the Broads on a canoe trail, motor cruiser or sailing trip. Entry to the event and parking is free, but there will be a small charge for some of the activities, such as the boat trips and worm charming competition. There is no need to book, just come along and make the most of what the day has to offer! Refreshments available. Find us down Staithe Road, Barton Turf, NR12 8AZ.. More details at www.btac-services.co.uk/gowild/ Simon and Sheila Fishwick, 536411 North Norfolk Wormcharming Championships – 12th May Following the last several years' successful events, Barton Turf Adventure Centre is proud once again to host this event. All the winner has to do is persuade more worms to come out of the ground than anyone else! Organised by Di & Andy Smith, to be held on Sunday 12th May at Barton Turf Adventure Centre (in conjunction with the Go Wild at Barton Turf event). Entries close at 1.30 pm and the event is scheduled to start at about 2 pm. For the rules and other details see https://www.btac-services.co.uk/wormcharming/ Entry fee to the Championship is £2.00 per team (profits to Neatishead Pre-School to help the children's education). Di Smith, BTAC, 536411 The Rotary Club of Wroxham Bure Valley are holding an Art Exhibition in Hoveton Village Hall on Friday 13th, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September. If you are interested in submitting any paintings, which will be available for sale, please contact Rodney Hale-Sutton on 630682 / 07776106011 or email rodneyhalesutton@hotmail.com for more details.

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Barton Turf and Irstead Parish Council has three vacancies If you are interested in becoming a Parish Councillor, which also includes being a Trustee of Barton Turf Community Charities (which maintains and administers the three areas of Common Land in the Parish), please send your expression of interest together with a supporting statement setting out why you wish to be considered for these roles to Diane Bradley, Clerk to Barton Turf and Irstead Parish Council. This can either be via: Email to: contact@bartonturfirsteadpc.org.uk or post to: Mrs D Bradley, 86 The Street, Neatishead, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 8AD Closing date for expressions of interest is 5pm Friday 10th May 2019. Diane Bradley Norfolk Wherry Brass Neatishead based Norfolk Wherry Brass Band is holding its next concert at St Mary’s Church, Stalham at 7.30 pm on Saturday 11th May. The ‘Spring Concert’ will include a wide variety of music to suit all tastes. Tickets £7 (under 16’s £1) will be available on the door or at Century Printing, 132 High Street Stalham. Profits will go to band funds. Refreshments available. www.norfolkwherrybrass.co.uk Mick De’Ath Thank you - I am pleased to tell you that through your generosity we raised an amazing £1,066 for Brian’s charities, Heartburn Cancer UK and Priscilla Lodge Hospice at Home Team. A big thank you to you all. Shirley Hogan John Yaxley – a longstanding resident of Barton Turf from 1928 to 2019. John loved his family life and was a faithful Methodist with many good attributes. His talents and local knowledge were shared with and experienced by many local people, and by people visiting the area. He appeared in the EDP and Local Talk magazine, and he himself wrote a book about the history of Barton Turf life ‘A Jam around Barton’ which is still for sale from Barton Turf Parish Church. There was never a bad word spoken by him, although some found it difficult to understand his strong Norfolk accent. He was very humble in that he never boasted about his skills or handiwork, and invariably spent endless hours making wooden items to perfection for those who asked him. He was loyal to the community, helping out and joining in the local branch of the British Legion, Gardening club, Friends and Neighbours, attending most Parish Council meetings and sharing his memories with the local Historical group, amongst others. As many friends have quoted – it’s an end of an era for the community, but his memory will remain with all those who had the privilege of meeting and working with him. Diane Bradley John Yaxley, who has died at the age of 91, was one of the iconic men of Norfolk. He and Sheila, newly married, lived in the cottage next to us on The Common, later moving to Staithe House in the 60’s. Born in the village, John lived all his life here in Barton Turf, as did many of his family before him. John was a man of great humility, a man who knew who he was and a man of great talent. He was a master craftsman, a boat builder, carpenter, sign-writer, wood carver, toy maker and model maker. He was an author (‘A Jam Round Barton Turf’ and ‘75 years of Landamore’s’), a painter and poet. He was a lifelong Methodist and a Steward at the Chapel for 60 years. All of us who walk down Staithe Road will remember him too, as a distinguished, award winning, master gardener. He was ‘a lovely man’, ‘a real Norfolk Broadsman’ with the broadest of Norfolk accents, a legend in his lifetime. He will be missed by us all. Shelagh Smith Thanks I would like to thank everyone for coming to support my family at John’s funeral, also for all the support, kindness and donations over the last few weeks. Sheila Yaxley From the Registers - St Michael and All Angels, Barton Turf 27th March 2019 Funeral and Burial of John Robert Yaxley 28th March 2019 Funeral and Burial of Jeanne Mary Lawrence 6th April 2019 Interment of Ashes of Peter Wilton

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COMPUTERS: problem solving and tuition. Call Jamie Nickerson 01692 630553 jamie@burntfen.plus.com BED & BREAKFAST at YE OLDE SADDLERY. Also open every day, for breakfast only. 07810874603 LARGE TIMESHARE SWIMMING POOL IN BARTON Unique conversion of barns into 16½ metre pool. From £10 per ½ hour slot. Max 6 people. Please call 01692 630798 www.swiminabarn.co.uk MICHELLE STEPHENS DECORATING interior/exterior Please call 07866726178 Free same day fixed price quotes.References available. www.mdec.me

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FUNCTION BAND available for hire, playing music from 50’s to modern day. Ideal for weddings, parties and special occasions. Please call Andy Campbell on 07525248040 / 01692 630458 PAINTING and DECORATING by Chris Ryan. Prompt and professional. Free quotation. 01692 631194 OLD MILL GARAGE – Car MOT’S 20% off. Other vehicle repairs at competitive prices, including air con. servicing & diagnostics. Exhausts, tyres & batteries. K. Roll Motors, Barton Turf 01692 536926 BROADLAND LAWN CARE for the lawn you’ve always wanted. Packages include weed control, moss control, fertilisation, scarification and aeration. Email broadlandcare@gmail.com Call 07523106754

GARDEN WORK fencing, trees and hedges. Local service. Call David on 01692 535101/ 07766334410 COUNTRY PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES offering boiler servicing repairs & replacements. Plumbing & electrical work at affordable rates. OFTEC GAS & NICEIC registered. 01692 670139 NELSON’S COUNTY CATERING: parties, celebrations and weddings. Menus to suit your needs. Hog Roasts a speciality. Call Jamie on 07810874603 or www.nc-catering.co.uk

CHIMNEY SWEEP Member of guild of master sweeps. Fully insured. Clean and efficient. All work certificated. All solid fuel appliances. Call Harry on 07799484012 or 01263 833362 DAY CARE – Experience a day of pampering at Broadacres Residential Home with spa bath options. Enjoy the company of like minded people and sample fine food. Call Abbie on 01692 630939 NEATISHEAD & BARTON PRE - SCHOOL (2 to 5 five years) Open Monday to Friday term time 8.45am to noon or 1pm, or our longer session to 2.30pm. From £15 a session. Please call us on 07833796163

DYSON/HENRY SPARES & REPAIRS: vacuum bags & accessories. Reconditioned Dyson/Henry’s for sale. Free pick-up/drop-off. Please call Ray on 01692 630641 or 07484321076 BRAMBLES GARDENING SERVICES, specialising in grass cutting, all enquiries welcome, Horning and surrounding villages. Please call Stephen on 01692 631468 Email: mightybrambles@btinternet.com PLATTEN PEST CONTROL - specialising in the management of wasps, rats, mice, moles, and rabbits. Free survey. Please contact us on 01692 631173 or 07711391839 EAST ANGLIAN TANKERING SERVICES A local cesspool and septic tank disposal service, also blocked drains cleared. Smallburgh based. Tel 07988 020984/ 07988 406305 www.eatankering.co.uk

M STUDIO HAIRDRESSING at Ikens,Smallburgh Road, Barton NR12 8AP Please call Maz 01692 630744 YOGA CLASSES with Clare Badham at New Victory Hall, Neatishead, Wednesdays 6.10pm to 7.40pm Please call me on 01692 598022. www.yogabreeze.co.uk One to one also available in your own home.

STEVEN LUXFORD – local decorator, also does floor and wall tiling. Please call 01493 732138 THE MOWER DOCTOR garden machinery, service and repairs. Extremely competitive prices with no VAT. Free collection and drop off service. Broadland based. Call 01603 291927 or 07799 530015 LOCAL SMALL BUILDER Andy Payne, based locally, over 20 years of experience, including brickwork, plastering, tiling and decorating Tel 01603 737807 or 07706991443 INDULGE BEAUTY SALON at IKENS LEISURE POOL Barton Turf. A wide range of treatments available. To book an appointment please call 01692 630659 www.indulgebeautynorfolk.co.uk GARDENING SERVICES including lawn mowing, hedge cutting, digging, weeding, fencing, decking, patios etc. Friendly, reliable service. For free estimate call Paul on 01692 535316 or 07826857728 GARDEN BIRD DIRECT bird feed in sizes from 2kg to 20kg. Free delivery. Call Rosa on 01493 740288 BG OIL BOILER SERVICES Registered heating engineer. Servicing, repairs, new boilers and tank replacements. Please call Brian Greenwood on 07947817767, or evenings on 01692 535552

GLEAMING GUTTERS: gutters, conservatory and patio cleaning. Also fascia barge and all plastics washed. Specialising in hard to reach gutters.lennysmith_036@yahoo.com 01603 782112 or mobile 07771363702 COLIN the PLUMBER: oil, gas, and electric boilers and oil tanks. All types of plumbing services. Please call Colin on 01692 670657 or 07990650331 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS £2.50 a line, maximum two lines. Cheques payable to The NIB. Contact: Yvonne Kendrick 01692 630261 for Bank Transfer details. email vonny.kendrick@googlemail.com with your advert. School House, School Road, Neatishead NR12 8XW

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Diary Dates for May 2019 Wednesday 1st 6pm Girl’s Cricket Training Session, Barton Turf Cricket Ground Saturday 4th 10-11.30am Coffee Morning, St Benet’s Hall, Horning Sunday 5th 10-3pm Lions Craft Fair, Broadland Youth & Community Centre 5th 10.30am Service and Ordination, Neatishead Baptist Church Monday 6th May Day Holiday 6th 7 for 7.30pm Village Screen ‘Stan and Ollie’, NVH Wednesday 8th 7-9pm Knit and Stitch, Community Room, NVH Thursday 9th 10-12noon Friends and Neighbours Spring Fair, NVH 9th 7.30pm Neatishead Annual Parish Council Meeting, NVH Saturday 11th 9-12noon Farmers’ Market and Car Boot Sale, NVH 11th 7.30pm Norfolk Wherry Brass Concert, St Mary’s Church, Stalham Sunday 12th 10.30am Christian Aid Ecumenical Service, Neatishead Baptist Church

12th 11-4pm ‘Go Wild’, Barton Turf Adventure Centre 12th 2pm Worm Charming Championship, Barton Turf Adventure Centre 12th 3pm Barton Turf Methodist Church Anniversary Service Monday 13th 2pm Horning Flower Club, Horning Village Hall Tuesday 14th 7.30pm Barton Turf & Irstead Parish Council Meeting, Black Shed Wednesday 15th 2pm Women’s Institute, NVH 15th 7.30pm NIBCHG Talk ‘History of St Benet’s Abbey’, Neatishead School Thursday 16th 7.30pm Neatishead Annual Parish Meeting, NVH Friday 17th 5pm Cricket for 5-8 year olds (1 of 8), Barton Turf Cricket Ground Saturday 18th 10-12noon Coffee Morning, Barton Turf Church 18th 7pm Pam’s Quiz Night, Preston Rooms, Ashmanhaugh Monday 20th 7.30pm Gardening Club ‘Tulip Mania’, NVH Thursday 23rd 10-12noon Friends and Neighbours, ‘Homeopathy’, NVH Monday 27th Spring Bank Holiday Tuesday 28th 7-9pm Knit and Stitch, Community Room, NVH Future Dates 1st June Barton Turf Church Fete 2nd June How Hill Farm Open Garden 9th June Community Drama at St Benet’s Abbey 13th June Community Drama in Ludham 14th June Community Drama in Horning 15th June Community Drama in Neatishead 28th June Friends of St Michael and All Angels social event (Tower open) 29th June Neatishead Church Fete 7th July Artists of the Two Rivers Midsummer Fair, Nancy Oldfield Trust 14th July NVH Event, Afternoon Tea hosted by Susan and Roger Lamb at their home 20th July Summer Concert, Irstead Church New Victory Hall bookings: by email bookings@victoryhall.info or call 07551 008065 Mobile Library Barton Turf: - 8th May Pennygate 11.00am, bus shelter 11.05am Staithe Road 11.40am Neatishead: - 1st May, 29th May Pit Corner 10am Contributions welcome to The NIB, but please note the Team reserves the right to amend or omit items, we also start the magazine from the 1st of the month, and therefore events in the previous month will not be advertised. Views expressed are those of the named author. No responsibility can be accepted for any errors. Everybody who sends in articles, including advertisers, automatically consents to having their details published on the internet, unless they specifically request otherwise, in which case we will endeavour to omit details before uploading onto the churches’ websites

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.Benefice of St Benedict - Church Services – May 2019 Sunday, 5th May - Easter 3 8.00am St Michael & All Angels, Barton Turf Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am St Peter’s, Neatishead Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am St Benedict’s, Horning Morning Prayer & Baptism 11.00am St Swithin’s, Ashmanhaugh Holy Communion Sunday, 12th May - Easter 4 9.30am St Benedict’s, Horning Holy Communion 10.30am Neatishead Baptist Church Ecumenical Christian Aid Service 6.00pm St Michael’s, Irstead Holy Communion Sunday, 19th May - Easter 5 9.30am St Swithin’s, Ashmanhaugh Benefice Holy Communion Sunday, 26th May - Easter 6 8.00am St Michael’s, Irstead Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am St Swithin’s, Ashmanhaugh Morning Prayer 9.30am St Peter’s, Neatishead Morning Worship 11.00am St Benedict’s, Horning Holy Communion 6.00pm St Michael & All Angels, Barton Turf Evensong Thursday, 30th May - Ascension Day 10.30am St Michael & All Angels, Barton Turf Holy Communion 7.00pm St Benedict’s, Horning Holy Communion Sunday, 2nd June - Easter 7 8.00am St Michael & All Angels, Barton Turf Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am St Peter’s, Neatishead Holy Communion & Baptism 9.30am St Benedict’s, Horning Morning Prayer 11.00am St Swithin’s Ashmanhaugh Holy Communion Morning Prayer: 9.15am, Wednesdays at Irstead Church, Thursdays at Barton Turf Church Mid-week Communion: Every Tuesday, 10.30am at St Peter’s Neatishead Holy Communion: Broadacres, Barton Turf, first Thursday of the month at 11.00am Church Wardens: Neatishead Pauline Simpson 01692 630674 Irstead David Murrells 01692 631427 Barton Turf Barbara Pilcher 01692 536132 Neatishead Baptist Church: Morning Worship every Sunday at 10.30am followed by coffee and biscuits. Wednesday Fellowship, 7.30pm. Broadacres, Barton Turf, third Thursday at 11am, all welcome. Lay Pastor, Ian Bloomfield pastor@neatisheadbaptist.org.uk Sue Gibbons, Church Secretary, 01603 738893 secretary@neatisheadbaptist.org.uk BartonTurf Methodist Church: Sunday Service at 2.30pm. www.northnorfolkmethodist.org.uk/bartonturf Rev Sharon Willimott, Superintendent, 01692 218657 Parish Council Clerks Ashmanhaugh Clare Male 07803 705434 Barton/Irstead Diane Bradley 07867 422925 Horning Jo Beardshaw 01692 670787 Neatishead Charlotte Hummel 01493 718128 Magazine Team March 2019 to February 2020 NEWS to Editor John Seeley 01692 630776 johndc.seeley@gmail.com DATES to Deputy Editor Sophia Hale-Sutton 01692 631175 sophiajhsNIB@gmail.com ADVERTS to Manager Yvonne Kendrick 01692 630261 vonny.kendrick@googlemail.com DISTRIBUTION to Manager Wendy Price 01692 536183 wendymprice@btinternet.com FOR THE JUNE EDITION - DEADLINE 14th MAY