April 2012

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Cont inuing on from last month, wi th the service mans Ten Commandments, I have found out that the s l ip of paper that they are typed on, now probably 65 years old and showing i ts ’ age, belonged to my wife’s uncle, so i t wi l l be sent to his daughter for safe keeping.

7. Thou shalt not take unto thyself thy fellow servers goods, neither shalt thou borrow same when the owner is not present, or thy sins shall be visited upon thee by the quickness of the hand that blacketh the eye.

8. Thou shalt not fritter away thy worldly goods by playing banker pontoon or nap in thy billets lest the avenging voice of the Warrant Officer be heard saying “Render unto me thy name and leave the money where it layeth”.

9. Thou shalt not kill. If the Cpl grieves thee thou shalt not smite him hip and thigh, neither shalt thou ‘sling him one over’.Thou shalt go to thy Sgt and crave audience and set forth thy grievances with much wailing and gnashing of teeth. He will open his mouth and words of wisdom will flow forth, as a balm to thy troubled spirit, and he will fix things, and they shall be twice as bad.

10. And when it shall come to pass that thou hast been given thy discharge, thou shalt cast aside thy denhims, embark on troubled waters and journey thereon until thou reaches rock bottom.There thou shalt study the Beveridge Plan and the drawing of the monies thereon. So for many moons thou shalt take it easy and rest from thy labours.

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Open Gardens 2012Village Open Gardens 14th and 15th July 2012Currently (mid-March), we have not had enough offers from people willing to open their gardens for us to be

able to run a successful open gardens event. If you were thinking about offering to open your garden, but haven’t got round to contacting Sheila (440413) or Sylvia (440497), please do so by 15th April so that the committee can decide whether or not it will be possible to go ahead with the planned open gardens weekend.

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No. 227 The HaNoveriaNs Part 43

Prince william’s last naval adventureBy 1830 King George’s health had so deteriorated that it was obvious that he was not much longer for the world. Years of overeating and excessive drinking had taken their toll and death had been expected for some years. William would be the next king but he was unmarried, heavily in debt, still living with Dorothy Jordan and turned fifty, so the prospect of an heir to the throne was remote. The Prime Minister, Lord Liverpool took a hand, offering to settle William’s debts and to increase his allowance to £40,000 if he married. His reaction was to propose to a daughter of the King of Denmark. She refused the offer because of the discrepancy in their ages. He then turned his attentions to a wealthy heiress, a certain Miss Wyckham. This failed because she was deemed by parliament to be too low in the social order. Finally, Adelaide, the 26 year old daughter of the Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen, accepted him. What followed was a shock for William. Parliament refused to accept the proposed £40,000 income and reduced it to £6,000, but the marriage went ahead. Adelaide was described by the court ladies as pleasing but not handsome and by some as ugly. The marriage was a success but their only child, a daughter, survived for less than a day.In February Lord Liverpool suffered a severe stroke, his career finished. The King requested George Canning, leader of the Tory party in parliament, to form a new administration. This proved difficult. He was not popular because of his support for reformation of the right-wing politics of the day. Looking round for support, he decided that his hand would be strengthened if he had support from the heir to the throne so he appointed William to the position of Lord High Admiral. His powers were limited by his terms of appointment, which included the clause that any policy decisions must be authorised by the navy

council and two members of the council should accompany him when at sea. He soon began causing problems by looking round for possible improvements in the regulations, checking for abuse in the supply systems (which at the time was widespread) and better gunnery training. This was considered unwarranted interference and not part of his duties. The end came when he came across a squadron of ships waiting for the arrival of another Admiral. Without more ado, he hoisted his flag in his yacht, the Royal Sovereign, and gleefully set out to sea - destination unknown.The authorities admitted “No one knows where the Lord Admiral has gone”. Some days later he returned unscathed to a storm of protest. The Duke of Wellington, who was now the Prime Minister after the death of Canning, ordered William to London and gave him a severe admonition. There was a violent scene, the King became involved and he declared “The Lord High Admiral shall strictly obey the laws enacted by parliament as attached to his present station or I desire immediately to receive his resignation”. William elected to resign, it was the end of his naval career.

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North Pickenham Parish Council

This is a brief summary of the meeting held on 6th March 2012. T h e t r u e a g r e e d m i n u t e s w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e a f t e r t h e n e x t m e e t i n g . E - m a i l c o p i e s a r e a l s o r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e o n r e q u e s t t o t h e C l e r k .

• ProgresscontinuesonDiamondJubileeplans. Events will be publicised closer to the time• ThePlayingFieldQuestionnairehasprovidedagoodresponseandplans will be made accordingly.• ThePavilionworksarenearingcompletionandthetargetdateistheJubilee.• ThenewBusShelterbuildiscomplete. Seating and a possible official opening will be discussed at the next meeting.• ThedaffodilplantinglastAutumnisnowcomingintoflower. More planting will follow next Autumn. • ExtramoneygrantedtoNorfolkCCforroadrepairsmayresultin improvements for the Petygards road to the A47.• Dogmessisagainbecomingaproblem,bothonourroadsandontheplayingfield. Please can owners take responsibility and clean up after their animalsNext Full Meeting: Tuesday 3rd April 2012, 7,30pm, Blue Lion Function Room. Agenda to be displayed on the Notice Board.This is open to all parishioners Mick Lee (Parish Clerk)

TheAprilmeetingwillbeonFriday13th @ 6.00pm in the Church, all are welcome.As you are all aware by now, our area will be subject to a hosepipe ban from 5th April due to a severe lack of rainfall. Anglia Water has launched a campaign to encourage us all to reduce our water use by 20 litres a day. Here are some ideas to help:A typical shower can use up to 15 litres per minute – showering for 60 seconds less makesamassivedifference.Fillyourbathonly2/3fullandsavenearly30litres.A running tap uses 15 litres every minute so try washing you fruit and vegetables inabowlinstead.Fitawashertothatleakytapandsaveupto3litresperday.Consider using recycled kitchen water in your garden. A water displacement device in your toilet cistern saves 1 – 3 litres every time you flush. Using a hosepipe to wash the car uses a whopping 225 litres of water – try using a bucket and sponge instead. Consider planting only drought tolerant plants thisyear.For thoseplants thatneedwateringuseawateringcanandwaterthem later in the day to avoid evaporation. Covering soil with pebbles, gravel or chipped bark keeps moisture in and weeds out. Collect rainwater from your roof and downpipes in water butts to use in your garden. Switch to a water meter and pay for only what you use. Wash one full load in your washing machine instead of two half loads – saves 10 litres of water. Turn the tap off between rinses when you brush your teeth – can save 60 litres per day per household. Dishwashers use around 15 litres of water per wash, putting it on once a day when it’s full uses less water than if you wash up by hand two or three times a day.Finally–pleasereportanyleaksassoonasyoucanon24hourhotline0800771881.

South Pickenham Parish Council

Ken Wells Chairman 32 Latimer Way 01760 440 702

David Harper Vice Chairman 1 Brecklands Green 01760 441 168

Jill Ball Councillor 39 Latimer Way 01760 441 633

Karina Eagle Councillor Peacock CottageThe Street

01760 440 284

Kevin Hughes Councillor 5 Hill View 01760 440 940

Wil Smith Councillor BallakeiganHoughton Lane

01760 440 436

Simon Ward Councillor 3 Hill View 01760 440 611

Mick Lee Parish Clerk Blue Lion PH 01760 440 289

North Pickenham Parish Council

Carolyn Vincent St Andrew’s Church Secretary 01760 755 089

JennyBlackburne All Saint’s Church Secretary 01760 756 219

Sheila Warner Women’s Institute 01760 440 156

ReverendStephen Thorp Rector Benefice of Necton 01760 722 021

Jeni Barnacle St Andrew’s Primary Head 01760 440 392

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John Blackburne Chairman Daleacres 01760 756 219

Sue Bloomfield Councillor 2 The Street 01760 756 204

Chris & Lyn Pitt Councillors 1 Bungalow, The Street 01760 756 177

Nick Padwick Councillor Home Farm 01760 756 376

South Pickenham Parish Council

A few weeks ago, one small Devon town was told by the High Court that it can’t start its proceedings with prayer and Baroness Warsi warned that “religion is being sidelined, marginalised and downgraded in the public sphere” by a “militant secularisation of our society”, so it’s only too easy for me as a clergyman to feel a little depressed. Certainly not because I have lost my faith in God or doubt the ‘wonderful story of the Gospel’, but because so many of the people around me already seem to have lost theirs – if they ever had it! It’s almost as if many in our society have not only forgotten their Christian heritage, but the joy, hope and peace that a genuine knowledge of Christ can bring (and bizarrely don’t seem to want others to have it either). And yet faith makes a real difference and this couldn’t be any more evident to me as a clergyman, than at funerals. Naturally, grief is common to us all. It’s never easy and it always hurts, and every single clergyman (man or woman) tries to be pastorally sensitive, supportive and helpful to those who are bereaved, whatever their position or circumstance, but without being remotely judgemental, there’s always a subtle but palpable difference in the service between those who have faith and those who don’t. It’s easy to tell when people are comfortable with the religious content of the service and those who aren’t. Most find it comforting, whereas others (a few) consider it ‘religious nonsense’, and treat it with some distain as simply an embarrassing ordeal to go through. The one word that sums up the difference between these two parties is hope! One has it and the other doesn’t! The problem is that we are so conditioned today to wanting scientific evidence for things that we lack faith and imagination when it comes to things outside of our experience or when they simply don’t ‘tick the box’. The resurrection of Jesus is a case in point - because people don’t usually come back from the dead, we can’t accept that someone might have done so once. And because it happened such a long time ago we dismiss it as mere myth, fantasy and fairytale and forget that those people would have been just as incredulous as we might be today, wanting to prove that the whole thing was a hoax or a simple mistake. Which is why we need to be thankful that there were people who demanded more, those who were desperate to know the truth; people like Thomas who said “Unless I see

the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it.” (John 20.25). And of course there were witnesses, people who knew Jesus and saw his resurrection with their own eyes. “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me” (1 Corinthians 15.3-8) says the Apostle Paul. Here, seeing is literally believing! It’s only sheer arrogance on the part of modern man which keeps us from accepting that their testimony might be true. The correlation of accepting that Jesus has risen from the dead, is that death has been conquered, and that Jesus was truly who he said he was i.e. ‘the son of God’, that is God made flesh. His resurrection demonstrates not only that death is not the end, but that a new order has come into being, a new order which is promised to us and which we can be part of when we put our faith and trust in him. His resurrection body is proof that everything has changed! One anonymous writer puts it like this ‘our family and friends bring us to the grave and leave us there, but God will not’. We find these things difficult to believe perhaps because we have restricted our vision only to what we can empirically prove, but that is to put God in a box and assume that we know better. The resurrection of Jesus blows this box wide open and invites us once again to let him into our lives, and experience not only his love, joy and peace – but also the confidence to stand in his sure and steadfast hope. May I wish you all on behalf of my family and all the parishes I represent – a very Happy Easter! Yours as ever, Stephen Thorp

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and cer tain of what we do not see”.

Hebrews 11.1

from the Parish RegistersFuneralWe express our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mr Stewart Fido (aged 91) whose funeral took place at the Parish Church of All Saints Necton on the 27th February 2012. The service was taken by the Revd Stephen Thorp.May God’s special grace and peace be with you.

‘Discovering God Together’Winter Programme 2012

We welcome anyone to join in our church programme. You don’t have to be a regular member of the congregation to join in and take part. If you have any questions or queries

please contact either Gil l ian (440 390) or Carolyn (755 089)

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Services at North PickenhamApril 1st Palm SundayNorth Pickenham 10am Discoverers Service (CW) April 6th Good FridayNorth Pickenham 10am Meditation ServiceApril 8th Easter DayNorth Pickenham 8.30am Holy Communion (CW)

10am Easter Service (CW)

April 15th Second Sunday of EasterNorth Pickenham No serviceApril 22nd Third Sunday of EasterNorth Pickenham 10am Holy Communion (CW)

April 29th Fourth Sunday of EasterSouth Pickenham 10am Short Service followed by APCM

Services at South PickenhamApril 1st Palm Sunday South Pickenham 6.30pm Short Service followed by APCMApril 8th Easter DaySouth Pickenham 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP)

Our meeting on March 8th soon came round. Thanks to Sue Pick for taking Kay Tracy’s place as our Secretary. Kay has been unable to attend the last two months due to illness. We wish her a speedy recovery. Our speaker this month was Mr Richard Palmer from the RNLI, who is chairman of the Swaffham branch and also for a few local towns. We were shown some very good film clips of some of the brave rescues the RNLI perform, not forgetting that it is all run entirely by charitable donations. Richard got interested in the organisation because of his love of sailing, also his family thought he would love to help fellow mariners in some way. Competition for our next meeting on 12th April is a piece of craft or art.

As part of the Pickenhams’ WIQueen’s Diamond Jubileecelerbrations, we are pleased to sponserachildren’sFancyDresswith classes of ages 2 to 5 years, 5 to 8 years and 8 years plus. A book token will be given to the one voted first in each class, date and time of the event will be given in the next Pickenhams’ Periodical.

The greatest day in historyJoin with us as we celebrate the greatest day in history, when Jesus rose to life again on the first Easter morning.We are beginning with a short service of Holy Communion at 8.30am. This is followed by breakfast and then a celebratory service suitable

for all ages at 10am. There will be a mini Easter egg hunt for the children. Whether you go to church regularly or you haven’t

been for years why not come and join in our celebrations this Easter Sunday 8th April.

Come early or arrive in time for breakfast (9.15ish) or for the service at 10am we would love to see you.St Andrew’s Church, North Pickenham

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Quiz dates for this month: 8th & 22nd April.New teams (up to 6 people) always welcomed.

Our next Specials Night Meal will take place on Friday 20th April.

Rumour has i t that Trevor wil l be cooking I tal ian this t ime,

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These nights are proving popular so it is advisable to book early.

The Annual Charity Pool Tournament took place on Sunday 4th March.

Thanks to everybody who took par t and he lped on the day.

£300 was raised on the day and this year it is to be donated to the Air

Ambulance for their new Infra-Red scanner to be used in night flying.

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The children are back at school and the Easter break is rapidly rushing towards us as we write – so little time and so much to do !!We were very happy to welcome Cornelia Fenner – a Primary School teacher from Germany - to our school for two weeks this half term. She came to observe both at our school and others in the local vicinity. We enjoyed the time that Cornelia spent with us and were able to gain an insight into primary education in Germany. We are also very pleased to welcome Kieron as a new pupil to our school.The junior children enjoyed a trip to the Theatre Royal to see a production of Swallows & Amazons. This fits in with both literacy and science topics this term. We were very lucky to access funding from the Theatre Access Project, so this meant that the cost to parents was generously subsidised. The children thoroughly enjoyed the experience.During the first week back after half term, some of our Year 5 and Year 6 children participated in the CSF Schools Cup 2012 at Carrow Park. Well done to : Olivia, Holly, Matas, Kieran, Chad, Kayleigh, Neve, Paul, Jordie, Nathan, Owen, Molly, Leanne, Ethan and Sam who represented our school – the children played various matches during the day and were quite exhausted by the time they got back to school, however, they very much enjoyed the experience and were, as always, a credit to the school.The Bright Stars Toddler Group has got off to a thriving start and we are very pleased to see people from out of the village attending, as well as village families. Don’t forget, it is every Wednesday in the school hall from 9:30 am to 11:00 am. The cost is £1.00 per child. Fruit and squash provided for the children and coffee or tea for the adults. Lots of fun for the children and a good opportunity for the parents and carers to get together. A huge well done to Laura Davison and Julie Halls for all their hard work in getting the group set up, alongside Jo Tagg from the Swaffham Children’s Centre.

URGENT APPEAL – BUNNY PROTECTION NEEDED !! We have been very lucky to receive a large quantity of saplings from the Woodland Trust to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee Year. So that we can stop the young trees from being nibbled to the ground before they get a good start, we need empty plastic bottles – either 1 or 2 litre size, but preferably 2 litre – to be able to put around them once planted and so protect them from any damage that may be caused by those lovely little fluffy bunnies who put in regular appearances in the garden!! Please could you all save your empty bottles for us and bring them in to school – if you are unable to get them to the school, please ring the office and we can arrange for them to be collected from you.

The children are back at school and the Easter break is rapidly rushing towards us as we write – so little time and so much to do !!

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