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GORLESTON Community Magazine

St Andrew’s Church ISSUE 10 March 2019

Inside this issue: Holiday Memories, Competition, School News, Sports... And much more!

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CONTENTS4 Coffee Time 1 22 Independent Treasures

5 The Rockin’ Rev 23 Opening THE Book / Movie Moments

6 Gorleston Gal 24 Monthly Recipe

8 Ormiston Herman Academy 25 GoSH

8/9 Gorleston Skies Through The Lens 26/27 Easter Chocolate Crafts

11 Megan’s Dance School 28 SHINE

13 Bygone Days of a Seaside Drummer 29 Gorleston’s Library Clock

14/15 JPUH Inside Story 31 Gorleston Links Bowls Club

16 What’s on in March / Gorleston Library 33 Ramblings of a Displaced Cockney

17 Gorleston Makes Music 34 Coffee Time Answers

17 Gorleston Cliff Top Festival 35 Railways in Gorleston

18 Gorleston FC 36/37 Holiday Memories

19 Vets and Pets 37 Mothering Sunday Competition

20/21 Kids’ Corner 38 Ormiston Venture Academy

Well, who would have thought it, all those months ago, when we were embarking on this new community venture, that issues of YOUR magazine would hit double figures! Gorleston is such a fantastic place to live and there is so much going on, it really is great to be able to share with the community some of what’s happening. This magazine wouldn’t work without input from you, and we know there are still plenty of activites remaining unmentioned, photos unshared and stories untold, so please do get in touch if you have a photo, story or article you think could be of interest. You can write to us by email or via St Andrew’s Church office, NR31 6LR. (All photos by email please.)Likewise, we couldn’t have made it to issue 10 without the support of our advertisers and those who have made donations, so a huge thank you to all those who have supported the magazine in any financial way at all. Our current print run is 3500, and we can’t increase circulation without more income, so please remember to recycle your magazine when you have finished with it so we can reach more people.Last but not least, congratulations to Wendy Keeley, the winner of January’s competition, who has won a Valentine’s Dinner at Piccolo Mondo. Look out for this month’s competition to win a beautiful tied ‘Florist’s Choice’ bouquet worth a minimum of £25, for Mothering Sunday, from Flowermania.

Enjoy reading your magazine and celebrating Gorleston. Have a great month and see you in the next issue! Ed......

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Mountainous republic (11)7

Anger (4)8

Beam over a door (6)9

Secret organisation (5)11

Collection of maps (5)12

Combines (6)13

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Important (11)17

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Former Russian ruler (4)1

Christ (4,2,5)2

Israeli sub-machine gun (3)3

Craftsperson (7)4

French national holiday (8,3)5

Grownups (6)6

Facial deformity (7)10

Sweet dessert (6)11

Destiny (4)15

Manipulate (3)16

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Mountainous republic (11)7

Anger (4)8

Beam over a door (6)9

Secret organisation (5)11

Collection of maps (5)12

Combines (6)13

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Important (11)17

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Former Russian ruler (4)1

Christ (4,2,5)2

Israeli sub-machine gun (3)3

Craftsperson (7)4

French national holiday (8,3)5

Grownups (6)6

Facial deformity (7)10

Sweet dessert (6)11

Destiny (4)15

Manipulate (3)16

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Spring is on its way. According to my calendar it begins officially on Wednesday 20th March. There’s something about this most hopeful of seasons that awakens and enlivens us.The refreshing sights and sounds associated with Spring usher in the blossoming of new life and new growth. Nature throws away the shackles of winter. Tree saps resume their movement. Animals that have been in hibernation emerge again.Spring is often a season, or a time of year, when people take on projects in their home and outside in the garden. These projects usually involve a degree of cleaning, tidying, de-cluttering, and throwing out.Solomon is regarded by many as one of the wisest people to have ever lived. Some of his well-known writings and sayings can be found in the Bible. For example, reflecting on his observations concerning life Solomon wrote:

There’s a season for everythingand a time for every matter under the heavens:

a time for giving birth and a time for dying,a time for planting and a time for uprooting what was planted,

a time for killing and a time for healing,a time for tearing down and a time for building up,

a time for crying and a time for laughing,a time for mourning and a time for dancing,

a time for throwing stones and a time for gathering stones,a time for embracing and a time for avoiding embraces,

a time for searching and a time for losing,a time for keeping and a time for throwing away,

a time for tearing and a time for repairing,a time for keeping silent and a time for speaking,

a time for loving and a time for hating,a time for war and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8It’s amazing what we hang onto. And the difficulties we have in freeing ourselves from outward clutter reflect the difficulties we have in getting rid of inner clutter. Having a good spring-clean shouldn’t be restricted to our homes and gardens. It’s as important, if not more important, that we look within, that we address any feelings, habits and emotions that are making us dingy and dull; things like envy, strife, jealousy, hatred, discontentment, impatience, unkindness, revenge. We reveal all too frequently that these dingy feelings, habits and emotions reside in our hearts by the hurtful things we say to other people.A spring-clean is a time or season in your life when you make wise decisions about what to keep and what to throw away. It’s never an easy task. But if it results in a spring-like life surely it has to be worth the attention and the effort.

Rev Brian Hall, Vicar of St Andrew’s Church

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Gorleston Gal’sCommunity News

I am always getting crazy ideas and am currently working on a flash mob style dance event to take place in Pier Gardens in July. I’m talking to GYBC and it will involve the Pavilion Theatre. It’s really exciting and very, very silly. Hope to have an announcement soon! It will be on the Gorleston Community Magazine Facebook page, and in the April magazine I hope. If you have anything new or a group that needs volunteers, or publicity for an event, phone 07714 763 521 or email: [email protected]

Aviva Grant for the Gorleston Beach Clean

We have won £4991.50 in the £5,000 Environment category, after competing with over 3,000 community projects around the UK to receive funding from the Aviva Community Fund 2018. Our project started as a one-off beach clean, after only 3 events, we are getting around 125 volunteers. I saw a post about the Aviva Community Fund and thought ‘Don’t ask – Don’t get!”. The money will be spent on litter-picking equipment for schools.The interest shown by children prompted the bid when 50 were involved in the last event. The brilliant video of our April 2018 clean, made by Phil Bury from East Coast College, really brought the idea into focus. I’m positive the video played a large part in our success.I didn’t honestly think we had a chance. There were so many excellent projects and with only 2 of us organising it, I wasn’t sure that we would be established enough to qualify and gain the necessary votes to get through the initial rounds. It just goes to show that if you have a good idea, it will be recognised. Adam Crisp from Aviva popped down to the Marina Bay Café for a chat with me and some volunteers. I thought it was a final interview but we were told about it then and there – hence the cheesey grin!We are currently sorting out details for the next event – April 21st is looking possible. I will let you know in the April magazine or see the Gorleston Community Beach Clean Facebook page.

Gorleston Model Boat Club

Popping out for a bit of inspiration on a sunny Sunday in February, I met these enthusiasts with their amazing trucks. They gathered quite a crowd. I asked Chairman Danny Bell to send me a few words about the club

“We are a friendly group of enthusiasts interested in all forms of modelling - scale and steam boats of every description, yachts, fast electrics, or internal combustion. Modellers of every type of boat or ship and even radio controlled land vehicles are welcome to come and join us.

The pond, which is on the seafront near the pier, is available to all members of the public every day of the year. Sunday mornings are the most popular for informal club gatherings, plus we hold all day regattas on four Sundays of the year. We are often to be found supporting shows and charity fetes throughout the summer months where we exhibit our models.

The Gorleston Model Boat Club hold meetings on the first Tuesday of every month (except Jan and Feb) at the Kevill Arms, Church Road, Gorleston from 8.00pm.

Full, up to date information can be found on both the club website and our Facebook page www.gorlestonmbc.co.uk

Pier Gardens, Gorleston-on-sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 6PP(opposite the Ocean Rooms)

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thanks to the generosity of our parents and families. On the last day of half term, we will be holding a ‘red’ themed non uniform day in order to hopefully bring our total up to £700

which is the magical amount we need to buy the defibrillator. This delicious cake was made by talented mum Francesca Ray who has recently started her own Facebook page ‘Fran’s Cakes’ selling her tasty treats.

Finally, Miss Manifold who is a teaching assistant in Year 1 at the Academy is an extremely talented photographer. She recently took this fantastic photo of the playground and field area. We think it is absolutely beautiful!

Ormiston Herman AcademyAt the time of writing we are fast approaching the February break and what a busy half term it has been! We are very proud that 4 of our pupils have been selected by their peers and teachers to become Anti Bullying Ambassadors for Ormiston Herman Academy. They attended some training at Ormiston Venture Academy as part of the nationally recognised Diana Award and learnt lots about what the role of ‘Ambassador’ involves. Specifically they focused on learning how to support their peers and how to make the Academy overall a more positive place.

After half term our ambassadors will be attending a weekly after school club working alongside Mrs. Freel where they will have an extended opportunity to discuss their ideas and plans. We are incredibly proud of these pupils and are confident that they will put all their learning to good use.A group of our Year 6 pupils have been working with Jo Bivens from ‘The Children’s Coach’ as part of their ‘Excellence Academy’ programme. Recently they gave an amazing presentation to their parents and carers about their development and progress. A huge thank you must be said to all the family and friends who came along to the evening to celebrate their success.

Recently some of our amazing parents have been really busy organising fundraising events in order to buy a defibrillator for the Academy. Working in partnership with the charity ‘Heart 2 Heart’, they have so far organised three cake sales which has raised a grand total of £552.03; all of which is

Gorleston Skies Through The Lens

with thanks to: below and right 3 - Janet Moore,right 1 - Gary Bayfield, 2 - Larry Hindle,4 - Nigel Butcher, 5 - Stephen Gostick, 6 - Lisa Hannant

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Megan’s Dance School

The Samba is a Latin American dance which originally comes from Brazil. The Samba is a lively, bouncy, party dance which is characterised by rhythmic hip movements. The basic rhythm is 1 & 2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6, 7 & 8, commonly described as “one, uh two”, “three, uh four”, and so on.

Suitable songs to practise to:

Shape of you - Ed Sheeran I’m Alive - Celine Dion Mas Que Nada - Sergio Mendes The Beat - Ballroom Orchestra & Singers

To find out more information about classes, private lessons & wedding dances, please contact Megan either by mobile: 0775050229 or by email: [email protected]

Megan Reeves is a Ballroom & Latin Dance teacher who has been dancing and competing since she was 8 years old, and teaching for the last 2 years. Each month Megan guides us through basic dance steps from both Ballroom and Latin dances so that we can practise at home and build simple routines.

The Samba - Month 1Basic

The leader’s steps

This is traditionally the male role, but can be led by anyone!

1. Step forward with your left foot (count 1)2. Move your right foot to your left foot and place weight into the ball of your right foot (uh)3. Leaving your left foot in place, replace you’re weight back onto the left foot (count 2)4. Step backward with your right foot (count 3)

5. Move your left foot to your right foot and place weight into the ball of your left foot (uh)6. Right foot in place, replace your weight back onto the foot (count 4)

The follower’s stepsTraditionally the female role, but can be danced by anyone!

1. Step backward with your right foot (count 1)2. Move your left foot to your right foot and place your weight into the ball of your left foot (uh)

3. Right foot in place, replace your weight back onto your right foot (count 2)4. Step forward with your left foot (count 3)5. Move your right foot to your left and place your weight into the ball of your right foot (uh)6. Left foot in place, replace your weight back onto the left foot (count 4)


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Bygone Days of a Seaside Town Drummer

Gorleston, where my musical journey beganby Joseph Harlow

My musical journey began in what they called the swinging sixties when I started taking drum lessons from local drummer Arthur Brighton, a friend of my dad, who I remember seeing playing on one occasion during the late 1960's at the Cliff Hotel in Gorleston with organist Tony Graham.I myself went on to play with Tony Graham in the Grenfell Room of the Cliff Hotel during the early 1970's. After Arthur I then later went on to take drum lessons from well known drummer/bandleader Trevor Copeman whose band was resident at the Tower Ballroom in Great Yarmouth and the Samson and Hercules in Norwich throughout the 1960's and 1970's.The first band that I was invited to join was mainly a rehearsal band led by trumpet player Christopher Holmes who at the time lived just around the corner on Burgh Road in Gorleston. Christopher was taught by well known trumpet player the late Jackie Guard who I knew very well as we both at the time lived on Humberstone Road.Jackie was a wonderful musician who led his own band during the 1950's on Great Yarmouth's Britannia Pier and also played on the last ever British tour with Glenn Miller and his Orchestra.Christopher was a fine player along with the rest of the band which was mainly a rehearsal band for the only gig I recall us playing which was at a private function held at the Floral Hall in Gorleston. Our rehearsal space was at the Shrublands Youth and Adult Centre where we rehearsed in one of the old prefab style outbuildings situated to the side of the old Shrublands Farmhouse. I remained with the band for only a short time when I then found myself playing with a local country and western outfit, The Cumberland Gap Trio, for which I was recommended through my association with organist Fred Short. Fred, who recommended me to

the band, was for many years the resident organist in the Coral Reef Bar on the Britannia Pier in Great Yarmouth throughout the 1970's.Country and western outfit The Cumberland Gap Trio was my first professional working band that included John Perrin, originally from the north of England, on lead guitar, and Neil Armstrong on lead vocals playing rhythm guitar, along with myself on drums.We rehearsed in a small room above the Gorleston Social Club and occasionally played in the clubhouse below. On one occasion skiffle legend Lonnie Donegan's former drummer Nick Nichols who was living in the area at the time deputised for me on one of our regular Saturday night gigs at The Never Turn Back public house in Caister-on-sea. It was a venue I will always remember because of its makeshift stage at the time, for the want of a better word, giving a whole new meaning to the expression stable, consisted of a bunch of beer crates turned upside down covered over by an old carpet that had well seen better days. Priceless to say the least.Some years later I had the pleasure of backing another skiffle legend, Chas McDevitt, who, along with Nancy Whiskey, had a big hit on both sides of the Atlantic with Libba Cotten's Freight Train. I had a wonderful time playing with John and Neil in The Cumberland Gap Trio, but towards the end of the summer months in 1972 I decided to move on for pastures new.For a small seaside town, Gorleston had an abundance of local venues back in the day, where local musicians could play and entertain visitors and locals alike.Gorleston venues The Belle Vue Tavern, The Pier Hotel, The Ocean Room (formerly The Floral Hall), The St Edmunds Hotel, The Cliff Hotel, The White Lion Hotel, The Cap and Gown public house, and The Shrublands Community Centre, these days known as Pub On The Shrubs, were just a few back in the day. Some of those Gorleston venues, pubs, hotels, local watering holes, and the like are now sadly long gone while others still remain today.Wonderful times of days gone by.

Me, Joe, backing singer Ronnie Carrollat Warners Chalet Hotel in Corton Suffolk

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InsideStoryNews from the JPUH Governors

Issue No. 14 February 2019

CQC rating - GOODThe Governors would like to congratulate and thank all of the staff at the JPUH on achieving a GOOD rating from CQC in a report published in December; the third in four years. This is an excellent achievement when you consider the financial pressures and huge increases in demand during the winter/summer heatwave. These results could not have been achieved without the hard work, dedication, care and compassion shown by all of the staff so we should be very #ProudofthePaget.

Congratulations must also go to the JPUH Education team (pictured above) for being the winners of the Best Workforce for Learning and Development awarded by the National Nursing Times and the Diabetes Nurse Specialist team who have won two national awards.

Winter and the extra pressure this puts on the hospital has to be rigorously planned for so monthly meetings have been held with good involvement from other agencies.Christmas and New Year was particularly challenging but all staff had been briefed and the escalation capacity was utilised in line with agreed plans.

Staff did a remarkable job under difficult circumstances, focussing on patient care, and the newly developed Ambulatory Care Unit ensured that appropriate patients were discharged home after treatment.During December 6,580 patients attended A&E with, on average, 71 ambulances arriving each day. Despite this huge demand A&E achieved 94.29% against the 95% target to see patients within four hours. No operations were cancelled that were not then treated within 28 days or operations cancelled for a second time.The Trust has been working closely with other organisations looking at sustainable solutions as well as undertaking extra sessions to help reduce waiting times.

The next edition of Inside Story will be sent in June 2019. The next Your Trust News will be

sent to each member household in April 2019.

Our Trust was one of the bidders seeking to procure Adult Community and Specialist Palliative Care Services under a new contract being awarded from 1 April 2019. Unfortunately on this occasion, the Trust has not been selected as the preferred bidder, with the contract awarded to East Coast Community Healthcare (ECCH), the current service provider for the majority of services. The hospital will now work closely with those staff affected, ECCH and the CCG to ensure a smooth transition for patients and to support new models of care in the future.

Meet the GovernorsGovernors are looking at ways of increasing engagement with residents in the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area. As a result we will shortly be having a presence in some of the libraries in this area as well as attending a local carnival and fete. If you are organising an event and would like a Governor presence please contact us directly at [email protected] Governors also link to GP practices through contact / attendance at the Patient Participation Group (PPG) meetings.

Lowestoft Hospital was sold at auction in line with Department of Health guidance. Monies from the sale have already been spent to improve services provided for all the residents of Great Yarmouth and Waveney.

#Fit2SitThe SAFER initiative helps manage patient flow by ensuring that no patient remains in hospital any longer than is clinically necessary.

#Fit2Sit is part of this initiative as patients are more likely to have a speedier recovery and return home quicker if they spend time sitting rather than laying down.

Eight new red wheelchairs are being purchased specifically to help staff transport patients around the hospital.

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You can also become a member of the Trust, more information visit - www.jpaget.nhs.uk/get-involved

We look forward to hearing from you.

Anna Hills (pictured left) will be taking over as Chief Executive on a temporary basis following the departure of Christine Allen in February 2019 who will be taking up the CEO position with West Hertfordshire NHS Trust. We would like

to thank Christine all her hard work and for leading the Trust through challenging times so successfully.

Many congratulations to Julia Hunt, Director of Nursing, who was included in the 100 outstanding Nurses of the year @WeNurses in their end of year list. Social media site Twitter asked followers to tell them about the

nurses they thought were outstanding based on a set of four criteria with nominations reviewed and independently scored.

What’s on in March?DATE EVENT LOCATION TIME COST1st 80's Weekender - Bon Jovi Cliff Hotel 7.30pm £10, £15 for both1st Country & Western - Stubby Pub on the Shrubs 8-12pm free2nd Memphis Index Pub on the Shrubs 7.30pm free2nd 80's Weekender - Our Friends Electric Cliff Hotel 7.30pm £10, £15 for both2nd Quiz Night King William 7.00pm free2nd Uprising Dock Tavern 9.00pm free3rd Easy Street Pub on the Shrubs 4-7pm free3rd Stone Free Dock Tavern 4.00pm free5th Spring Story Time for pre-schoolers Gorleston Library 10.30-11.30am free7th Gorleston Community Cinema - The Wife Gorleston Library 2.30-4.30 pm £49th Take That Tribute including meal Cliff Hotel 7.00pm £309th Rockin TJ Pub on the Shrubs 7.30pm free10th Jake Rivers Pub on the Shrubs 4-7pm free10th The Harvs Dock Tavern 4.00pm free15th Shrubaoke Pub on the Shrubs 8-12pm free16th TBA Pub on the Shrubs 8.30pm free16th Full Circle Dock Tavern 9.00pm free17th Direbolix Pub on the Shrubs 4-7pm free17th Aspen Road Dock Tavern 4.00pm free21st Gorleston Community Cinema - Wildlife Gorleston Library 2.30-4.30 pm £422nd Shrubaoke Pub on the Shrubs 8-12pm free23rd Rat Pack Charity Night-in aid of EA Air Ambulance Pub on the Shrubs 8.30pm £6 adv / £7 on door23rd The Britpop Boys Cliff Hotel 7.30pm £724th Lee Vasey Pub on the Shrubs 4-7pm free26th Gorleston Writing Group Gorleston Library 6-7.30pm free28th Martin Webber Amazing Film Tour Gorleston Library 2pm £229th Shrubaoke Pub on the Shrubs 7.30pm free30th V8 Rockets Pub on the Shrubs 8-12pm free30th The Uninvited Dock Tavern 9.00pm free30th Jonny Rockney Pub on the Shrubs 4-7pm free31st Bob Cushing Dock Tavern 4.00pm free

Julie Bernadas is new in post and will be sharing the role of Library Manager for Gorleston & Caister Libraries with the current manager, Ruby Rawlinson.See above “What’s on in March?” for events run by the Friends for Gorleston Library in March and below for events in April.Tuesday 2nd April - Easter story time for pre-schoolers age under 5. 10:30-11:30am. Free event.Tuesday 9th April – Dawn Taylor – Easter Cake maker demonstration. Admission £2Our regular events are:Lego Club - every Tuesday fortnight – 4-5pm - check out the Gorleston Library Friends facebook page before you come!Just a Cuppa – come along for a tea/coffee and a chat the first Monday of the month 10am – 12pmCraft Club – come along and meet up with likeminded crafters, bring your own crafts – every Wednesday 2-4pmBounce and Rhyme for pre-schoolers aged under 5 – every Monday – 1pm to 1.30pm (with staffed stay and play afterwards on the third Monday of every month).The Friends group made £158 on Mon 28th January selling some fabulous cakes in order to raise money for the Carnegie clock. There are other events lined up including a quiz at the Short Blue on the 25th April. The group are hoping to put a bid in to local Lottery Heritage Fund to help reach the £15k target.

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Calling all amateur musicians and a chance to win £250 when you enter

Gorleston Makes Music is a music competition organised by Gorleston-on-Sea Rotary Club. 2019 will be the 6th year of the competition which is open to amateur musicians. So if you are a singer, instrumentalist, member of a choir, band, rock, jazz, folk performer we would like to see you at our auditions. The auditions will take place at ENSFC on Thursday 11th of July starting at 4 pm when we will select 6 entries to appear at the Finals to be held at Rotary Bandstand on Gorleston sea front on Sunday 18th August starting at 2 pm and you will have the chance to win, £250 1st place, £100 for 2nd, 3rd will be £50 and 3 runners up will receive £25 each. Details of entry can be obtained by e-mailing Rotarian Stuart Hall at [email protected] and entries must be returned by 30th of June.

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The organising committee of the Gorleston Cliff Top Festival are busy making plans for this year’s event, which will take place on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th July 2019. This popular weekend event will once again be jam packed with entertainment and attractions. From charity and craft stalls, fun dog show, two stages of live music to children’s entertainment and tempting treats to eat and drink, the Cliff Top Festival offers something for everyone – and it’s free to attend! The event will finish on Sunday night with a fabulous firework display, funded by the Greater Yarmouth Tourism and Business Improvement Area.

The non-profit making event relies on sponsorship, advertising, pitch fees and funding, such as that for the fireworks, to cover the costs of staging the weekend. If anyone is interested in finding out more about becoming a sponsor or advertising opportunities, please contact the Committee via their website www.clifftopfestival.info

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Please join us at one of our local, complimentary, monthly coffee mornings. St. Mary Magdalene Church Hall, Magdalen Square, Gorleston 1st Wednesday of every month, From 10.30am – 12 noon Bradwell Community Centre, Green Lane, Bradwell 2nd Thursday of every month, From 10.30am Everyone Welcome! Hosted by Arthur Jary & Sons Ltd. Your Local Independent & Family Run Funeral Director

minute. Ross Gilfedder fired the ball into the box and Watts timed his run perfectly to turn the ball into the goal.

Gorleston's final chance of a trophy this season disappeared when the Greens were knocked out of the League Cup, losing 3-0 at Newmarket.Newmarket took the lead in the first minute and the Jockeys doubled their advantage three minutes into the second period. A bizarre third goal secured the win when a kick out from the Newmarket keeper bounced over the Gorleston keeper at the other end and into the goal.Gorleston Reserves have made good progress in their hopes for a fourth successive promotion. The Greens second string won 5-1 at Mattishall Reserves, 2-1 at Loddon United, where the Ressies played with ten men for most of the second half, then 5-0 over Buxton.The only blot was when league leaders Sprowston Athletic visited Emerald Park and won 3-1. Other results have gone the way of Scott Butler's men, though, and his side still sit second, five points clear of third and four behind the leaders.At the time of writing, Gorleston Under 18s were still waiting for their season to restart following the January break.The Development side have played three games since the last edition but lost all three. They were doubled by Cobholm, 1-4 and 0-2, and also lost at Hopton.They do have a cup final to look forward to, though. On 15th March they play Hopton in the final of the Burgess Cup. The game is at the Wellesley, kick off at 7:45.The Gorleston Womens side only played one game in January, a cup match at Thorpe Utd which the ladies lost 3-1.

March Fixtures (all League unless stated)

2nd 2.00pm Development Prostar Windows (Mag)

2nd 2.30pm Reserves Caister Reserves (Home)

2nd 3.00pm First Team Wroxham (A)

3rd 2.00pm Womens Bungay Town (H)

5th 7.45pm First Team Histon (A)

7th 7.45pm Under 18s AFC Royals (H)

9th 2.00pm Development Caister Development (A)

9th 2.30pm Reserves Sprowston Athletic (Away)

9th 3.00pm First Team Thetford Town (H)

10th 2.00pm Womens Wymondham Reserves (A)

14th 7.45pm Under 18s Bungay Town (H)

15th 7.45pm Development Hopton (Burgess Cup Final)(Wellesley)

16th 2.30pm Reserves Brandon Town (H)

16th 3.00pm First Team Woodbridge Town (A)

17th 2.00pm Womens Wymondham Reserves (H)

20th 7.45pm Under 18s Waveney Youth (A)

23rd 3.00pm First Team Histon (H)

24th 2.00pm Womens Aylsham (H)

30th 2.00pm Development Belton Reserves (Mag)

30th 2.30pm Reserves Cromer Town (A)

30th 3.00pm First Team Hadleigh Utd (H)

31st 2.00pm Womens Sprowston Athletic (H)

Gorleston FCGorleston first team have played four games since the last issue, managing only one victory.

In the league, Kirkley & Pakefield visited Emerald Park, returning to Suffolk with all three points following a 1-0 win thanks to a 50th minute penalty awarded for handball against Gorleston skipper Aarron Taylor.

A week later came an incredible match at Haverhill Rovers. Gorleston played some of their best football of the season and raced into a three nil half time lead. Connor Ingram got onto the end of a Nelson Carinhas cross to open the scoring in the

sixth minute. Ingram's pull back allowed Joel Watts to double the lead in the 28th minute. Six minutes before the break, Ingram's lay off found Peter Lambert who bent in the third. The second half, though, was dominated by Haverhill. They pulled a goal back in the 64th minute before Gorleston hit the post. As the game entered it's final few seconds, Gorleston were still 3-1 to the good. But Haverhill were awarded a penalty, which they scored, in the first minute of stoppage time. Straight from the restart, Haverhill went forward again and bundled in an equaliser.Victory came in the next match, at home to Long Melford.

Gorleston took the lead midway through the first half when Connor Ingram's corner was met by the head of Aarron Taylor, who planted the ball firmly into the bottom corner of the net. The visitors equalised just after the hour mark. The winner arrived for Gorleston in the 91st

Joel Watts under close attention

Danny Camish makes a challenge v Kirkley

Joel Watts scores Gorleston's second v Haverhill

Peter Lambert curls in the third at Haverhill

Aarron Taylor nods in the opener v Long Melford

Disclaimer: As far as possible we have taken all due care to ensure that the information and advice given here is correct. It must, however, be realised that advice can differ in different circumstances. We can therefore accept no responsibility for errors and suggest seeking direct professional advice whenever there is any doubt.Haven Veterinary Surgeons is part of CVS (UK) Limited, a company which owns over 460 veterinary practices within the UK. Company Registration Number 03777473 – Registered Office: CVS House, Owen Road, Diss, Norfolk IP22 4ER.

Garden BirdsDuring the long winter months, food can be in short supply for garden wildlife. Offering a selection of foods to the birds will help them survive until spring and ensure you have lots of interesting visitors to watch!Dawn and dusk are when most birds feed, so make sure your bird tables are full at these times.

In addition to traditional bird tables, hanging feeders suspended from trees or free standing poles are a popular way of feeding birds. Seed feeders are tubular t r a n s p a r e n t containers with

holes, through which the birds are able to access a high calorie seed mix, whilst nut feeders are made of steel mesh and are ideal for unsalted peanuts.When choosing seed, try to buy a mix of sunflower seeds, broken peanuts, maize and millets.Fat balls are excellent and packed with energy and calories to help birds survive the freezing temperatures. Many come in mesh bags, but remove these as birds can easily get tangled up in them.Feeders and bird tables should always be cleaned once weekly to reduce the risk of food contamination and disease spread.If you have a water bath, pour boiling water on any frozen water and place fresh cool water twice daily. If you don’t have a water bath use a shallow dish or bowl, allowing the birds to drink and have a bath.Further information on caring for garden birds can be found online at www.rspb.org.uk

Vets and PetsPet Chalet CatteryFully Licenced and a dog-free zone!

We are a well-established licenced cattery situated in a quiet position a short distance from Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Burgh Castle and Lowestoft. We are passionate about cats and understand that your cat is not just a pet but your fur baby and as such will be cared for as if one of our own.

Please feel free to pay us a visit where we’ll be more than happy to show you around and discuss all your boarding requirements.

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Bible thought: Psalm 139:13‘For you (God) made all the delicate inner parts of my body, forming me and covering me protectively

in my mother’s womb.

Answers

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Kids’ CornerDid you know…..?

One quarter of all the flowers bought in a whole year are bought on Mother’s day.

Did you know……?In the former country of Yugoslavia, on Mother’s day, children would tie up their mothers and they could only get free by

paying them with treats.

Can you spot the 6 differences?

Colouring Fun


Bible thought: Psalm 139:13‘For you (God) made all the delicate inner parts of my body, forming me and covering me protectively

in my mother’s womb.

Kids’ CornerDid you know…..?

In most of the different languages of the world, the word for mum / mother

begins with an ‘M’.

Did you know…..?In the USA, around 14 million dollars are spent on Mother’s day and 122 million phone calls

are made.

Can you match the hearts with their shadows?

Answers

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Independent TreasuresAnniversaries

Flowermania10th Anniversary

104 High St, Gorleston on Sea * Call 01493 653202Open Monday to Saturday * 8.30am to 4pm except * Closes 3pm Wednesday and 1pm Saturday

When Pauline Laing decided she would like a change of career after 16 years working as a carer, she had no idea it would lead to a career in Floristry. In 1997 she saw a job for a driver delivering flowers and from that trained on the job gaining a wealth of experience. She left in 2005 to start her own balloon and card business, but when the opportunity of taking over Flowermania came up, she didn’t hesitate to take it. “I come from a big family” she said “I know what it’s like to want to have beautiful things for special events but to have to be careful of the pennies. That’s why I do my best to provide the best quality at the best value I possibly can. After 10 years in the

business, I have generations of repeat customers coming back to me. I like to make that extra effort to make things special”Pauline still has a wide range of foil balloons but has moved away from the latex balloons as she has a keen awareness of the environmental dangers. “My husband is a diver and he has told me about the terrible pollution he sees so we won’t sell balloons for release any more. We can get them if they are for inside and are going to be properly disposed of. I think people appreciate that we take an ethical stand over financial gain”.Pauline has kindly donated a beautiful bouquet for our competition and a 5% discount on orders over £20 , see page 37.

Homestylz5th Anniversary

184 High St, Gorleston on Sea * Call 01493 668424Open Monday to Saturday * 9am – 5pm

Twice recently I have had conversations that went like this…“There aren’t any haberdashers these days” – Me: “Have you tried Homestylz?” “I need to get blinds measured and fitted” – Me: “Have you tried Homestylz?”The shop has been in the High St longer than 5 years - but that is when Jason Howell was looking for a change. After 18 years in the Police Force (10 years as Gorleston’s Town Centre Beat Bobby) he decided he wanted a new challenge. “I wasn’t really looking to move into the furnishings business” he laughed, “but I really liked the idea of being self employed so I could set my own challenges. It’s been important to surround myself with knowledgeable staff who take time to help the customers”.

“Two years ago we went into the full blinds service and it’s been so successful that we have employed Kevin Baker who has 30 years experience in the industry. We are known for our bedding and ready to hang or made to measure curtains, but if you need a single hook or a small piece of curtain wire cutting – we can do that too, it’s all about helping people whether you are on the beat or in the shop.”

Another attraction for Gorleston Gal is that you can find four legged staff behind the counter. King Charles Spaniels Lexi and Buddy (right) and Lhasa Apso Poppy add that extra customer service by having a cuddle with the customers!


OpeningTHE

Bookwith

ReverendJohn Kinchin-Smith

In case you haven’t been following these articles from the beginning, we set out in June last year to discover what the Bible says about our world and our place in it. We’ve been exploring what the Bible teaches us about right and wrong, about God and Jesus; and, most important, what the Bible teaches us about the true purpose of life and how we can find this for ourselves. I wrote in June, “I hope you might give the Bible a try – and then, like me, discover that it’s the most true and trustworthy book in the world – more true and trustworthy than anything or anyone else in the world.”

Okay, so this month let’s “Open the Book” and pick up from where we left the story in November with Moses and the Israelites on the way to the Promised Land having had a terrifying encounter with God in the desert when they received the ‘Ten Commandments’. (You can read this part of the story in the Book of Exodus, the second Book of the Bible.) At that moment, the people of Israel were called into a very special and unique relationship with God called a Covenant. (What we call the ‘Old Testament’ and ‘New Testament’ should really be called the ‘Old Covenant’ and the ‘New Covenant’ as we will see).

This Covenant was like a contract between the people of Israel (also known as ‘Hebrews’) and God whereby they would become his people and he would become their God. In this contract God promised to care for, protect and provide for his people and the people promised to love God and to obey his laws and commandments. The point of this wasn’t just for the benefit of one nation (Israel). The whole point of this contract was so that, through Israel, the whole world might be blessed and brought back into the perfect loving purposes of God.

Really, the rest of the Old Testament is the story of how Israel failed to keep this Covenant and how God, in his love, kept sending prophets to warn Israel of the consequences of their unfaithfulness and to call them back to himself. We’ll learn more about these consequences next month and how they apply also to ourselves.

A Dog’s Way Home tells the story of Bella, a beautiful dog who becomes separated from her beloved human family and embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home. For those of us who have despaired at films filled with ear-splitting explosions or salacious storylines, A Dog’s Way Home will be a breath of fresh air (indeed you can almost feel the fresh air as Bella travels through wonderful scenery beautifully filmed). But this is more than a feel-good movie for dog-lovers, as it illustrates important lessons for our own journey through life.

Though Bella is ceaselessly focused on her goal, yet she still stops to provide comfort and support to those she meets along the way. And, although her love for others is unconditional, the help she provides subsequently leads to assistance for herself in her own time of need. Sometimes this is reciprocated directly, as with the orphaned baby cougar whom she adopts and feeds. At other times the benefit is tangential, as with the man she digs out of an avalanche. But, in each case, her gift of love is selfless and the benefit is serendipitous.

Written by the animal-loving husband and wife team Bruce Cameron and Cathryn Michon, this film does not claim to be a true story, but the underlying principles certainly are true-to-life. And it might cause us to reflect upon how we, as humans, treat others. When we are resolutely focused on a goal, how should we respond to the needs of those we meet along the way? Might apparent distractions turn out to be blessings in disguise?


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Ingredients• 400g lean lamb mince• 1 tsp olive oil• 1 large aubergine (finely chopped)• 1 courgette (finely chopped)• 140g red lentils• 2tsp dried oregano• 680g jar passata( garlic and herb)• 1 lamb stock cube• 200g greek yogurt• 75g feta cheese• 2tbsp breadcrumbs• Salad to serve (optional)

Method• 1.Heat a dry non-stick pan and add the lamb, breaking it

up with a fork. Cook until brown, then tip the meat into a bowl. Heat the oil in the pan and fry the courgettes and aubergines until golden, about 6-8 mins.

• 2.Return the meat to the pan and add the lentils, half the oregano and the passata. Crumble in the stock cube. Fill the passata jar to about half full with water (about 340ml), swirl and add to the pan. Simmer for 25-30 mins until the lentils are tender, adding more water if you need to. Season to taste.

• 3.Heat the grill to high. Mash together the rest of the oregano with the yogurt, feta and some seasoning. Pour the lamb mixture into 1 large or 4 individual ovenproof dishes, spoon over the topping, scatter on the crumbs, then grill for 3-4 mins until bubbling. Serve with salad and flatbreads, if you like.


GoSHGorleston-on-Sea Heritage Group

The J H Squire Celeste OrchestraA recent acquisition by the GoSH Archive is a copy of a small printed programme for an afternoon concert by The J H Squire Celeste Orchestra held in the Gorleston Beach Gardens on Saturday 18th September 1937. On the front page is a photograph of J H Squire, a middle-aged man with receding hair and monocle over his right eye but who was he?

A cigarette card, number 10 in the series of “Radio Celebrities” was produced by WD & HO Wills in the early 1930s and shows a picture of Squire and lists his achievements. Squire had introduced Jazz to England in 1909. He had bought Irving Berlin’s first song and had paid over £300,000 to British musicians. His Celeste Octet was the oldest private broadcasting orchestra and had been established before 1913, he had broadcast over 300 times. He had sold the largest number of gramophone records of any “straight” orchestra in the world and had been the musical director of six West End theatres at the same time.A truly successful man so what was he doing in Gorleston in 1937? Squire’s autobiography published in 1937 and titled “.....And Master of None” tells a different story of financial problems and his bankruptcy in 1932. In the book he talks about the kindness of a music publisher Florian Williams of Joseph Williams Limited who offered the company’s whole catalogue of music to him to perform at no cost for his 1937 season at Gorleston. The 1937 Beach Gardens programme lists the music to be played and it seems to be of the “Light Orchestral” genre with works by Ketelbey, Weber-Weingartner and Tchaikovsky among others. It is believed that 1937 was the last season to feature an orchestra playing in the Beach Gardens as by 1938 work had commenced building a new swimming pool and dance hall complex on the site.Gorleston-on-Sea Heritage Group meets: in the Macey Room, Shrublands Youth & Adult Centre, Magdalen Way, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth. NR31 7BP. 10.00am to 12 noon on the second Tuesday of each month except January and August. Visitors are always welcomed at meetings. Details are on our website https://gorleston-on-sea-heritage-group.webnode.com/

72 High StreetGorleston-on-Sea

NorfolkNR31 6RQ

Tel: 01493 652774Mob: 07557 303 114

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Easter Chocolate CraftsEaster is next month so you can plan to make your own treats .They are much cheaper than buying Easter eggs and you get more treat for your money.

Meringue Easter NestsYou will need:

50g of milk chocolate, 4 meringue nests and a bag of mini eggs.

1. Wash your hands and put an apron on. It can get messy!

2. Melt the chocolate. Break it into a dish and either place in a bowl of hot water or microwave for 30 seconds and stir. You can repeat for 20 seconds if that’s not enough

but don’t over cook it, it burns and goes all weird and crunchy.

3. Spoon chocolate into the nests and spread till the centre is covered.

4. While the chocolate is melted, pop in the mini eggs.5. Serve as a dessert with ice cream or wrap in

clingfilm and give as a present (if you like anyone enough not to eat them yourself!)

Rice Krispie Easter Nests50g of milk chocolate, 2 individual packets of Rice Krispies Treats and a bag of

mini eggs will make 4 nests.1. Wash your hands and put an apron on. It can get messy! 2. You can cut the treats in half and squash into a nest or use a cutter as

shown and then squash the remaining pieces together into a nest shape. 3. Melt the chocolate. Break it into a dish and either place in a bowl of hot water or microwave for 30 seconds and stir. You can repeat for 20 seconds if that’s

not enough but don’t over cook it, it burns and goes all weird and crunchy.4. Spoon chocolate into the nests and spread till the centre is covered.5. While the chocolate is melted, pop in the mini eggs.6. Serve as a dessert with ice cream or wrap in clingfilm and give as a

present (if you like anyone enough not to eat them yourself!)

Step 2 Step 3 & 4

Step 5 & 6Ready to eat and enjoy!

Easter Chocolate CraftsRocky Road is a no bake, biscuit cake. It’s easy for children to make and can look fun or elegant depending on what you choose to add to the ingredients. Pick your favourite!

Basic Rocky Road mix200g Biscuits (all one kind or a mix like digestives

and choc chip cookies as shown), 100g Butter,

300g Chocolate milk or plain or a mix, 1 tsp Vanilla essence.

200g made up of any combination of the following: Dried Fruit ( sultanas or apricots), Nuts, Crystallised

Ginger, Marshmallows, Rice Krispy treats, mini eggs, other chocolate sweets like maltesers or rolos, (cut in

half), I’ve used dried apricots, walnuts and mini eggs.

Method1. Line a non-stick cake tin with greaseproof paper

or a couple of layers of clingfilm2. About two-thirds of the biscuits need to be reduced

to crumbs and the rest broken into small pieces. In the example I have used digestive for the crumbs and broken

up the choc chip cookies. You can use a food processor or a bowl and a spoon to crush them.

3. Mix together all your chopped and dry ingredients4. Melt the butter, vanilla essence and chocolate and

pour onto the dry mix. Stir well till all the biscuit mix is coated

5. Spread into tin and push firmly into place. Chill it in fridge until solid.

6. EXTRA - For a real luxury treat, melt 200g chocolate and spread over the Rocky Road. Decorate with more marshmallows, nuts etc. I have used some elegant looking Gold covered Galaxy caramel eggs and grated

chocolate.7. Chill till hard and ease out with a round bladed

knife. Slice into pieces to serve.

Step 6

Step 7Ready to eat and enjoy!

Step 4

Step 5

Step 4

Step 2 & 3


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Shine Nursery helps children to develop a positive sense of themselves and others and provides lots of opportunities for children to be active which helps them to understand the importance of physical activity and exercise.

Please feel free to call us on 01493 661000 for any further information.

What we have:• Award winning purpose built building • Wonderful wooded area • Allotment • Sensory room • 2 large outdoor play areas • Car park • Plenty of space for children both in and outside

Our Aim is to provide full day-care in a fun, safe, secure, happy and stimulating environment, offering quality learning experiences for every child.

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UPDATE:-A fantastic piece of news was received recently from Jim Miller. He informs us that Stuart Ward of A.W. Plant Services Ltd North River Road Great Yarmouth has generously offered to match the 1975 price of £48 per hour for crane hire when the time finally comes to install the clock at the Palace Cinema in Gorleston (kind permission of Mr. Patrick Duffy). Thank you Stuart – you are a gem!We have a long fund-raising way to go and it’s surprising how many kind people there are locally with offers of help and support. If YOU can hold a fundraising event or contribute in any way SHEILA (RUSSELL) will be thrilled to meet you at Gorleston Library.

THERE ONE MINUTE – GONE THE NEXT !!In the Spring of 1975 early risers and workers were amazed to see a large crane outside the old Carnegie Library in Gorleston High Street. Operated by local man Jim Miller and aided by his boss Gordon Bell of Bell Bros. the machine was there to help take down the old beloved library clock. Council workers quickly dismantled the heavy ornate parts as the cost of the crane hire was £48 per hour with a 4 hour minimum charge. Within this time it was loaded onto a council lorry and disappeared from sight.There were no petitions or protests. The fact was the library was being replaced by a more modern version so the clock simply had to go. Why no photographs were taken at the time is a mystery.Eventually it was a case of “out of sight, out of mind”. Most people had forgotten the lovely old Carnegie Library and the younger generation hadn’t even heard of it or the clock.

More than 30 years after the removal of the time piece people began to question as to where it had ended up – hopefully not in a scrap yard! There was absolute joy and amazement when it was found to be carefully stored at the council’s Churchill Road premises in Great Yarmouth. With the intention and determination to bring the clock “back home” the Gorleston Library Clock Committee were formed. After the sudden sad loss of Christine Blowers former library manager and one of the founder members, the group rallied together and the hard work of fund raising carried on.

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Gorleston Links Bowls Club

Norfolk Women’s Bowls Association Presidencyreturning to Gorleston in 2020 for the first time since 1967

According to historical records held by Brenda Whitehead from Norfolk Bowls Club in Norwich, the Norfolk Women’s Bowls Association was founded in Gt. Yarmouth in 1939. The first meeting was held at the Britannia Pier and Mrs Carr was elected as President, but no bowls were played during the war years. Mrs Bewley, who played for Gt. Yarmouth, was President in 1958 and again, in 1967, when she played for Gorleston Women’s Bowls Club which had joined the association in 1962.

The Presidency is now returning to Gorleston in 2020. Anne Tickner (pictured), from Gorleston Links Bowls Club, is this year’s Norfolk Bowls Association Women’s Senior Vice President and will be President next year.

Anne and her husband moved to Norfolk in 2010. After watching people play bowls on Gorleston clifftop several times, when out for a walk, they decided to try it themselves. In May 2011 Anne joined Gorleston Women’s Bowls Club and became hooked on the game. “I have always enjoyed sport and am quite competitive” Anne said. With a lot of support, guidance and encouragement from the members, her skills developed and in 2016 Anne earned her County Badge, in addition to qualifying as a bowls coach. In 2017, she won the title of Norfolk Ladies’ Champion of Champions and, in 2018, was selected to play for the county in the John’s Trophy. As previously mentioned, in 2019 Anne has been elected Senior Vice President of Norfolk Women’s Bowls Association and will be President in 2020. She continues putting her heart and soul into learning the game of bowls, and her next goal is to represent Norfolk in the National Finals at Leamington Spa. “I never expected to play competitive sport again at my age, but am really enjoying it” she said. Anne recommends bowling outdoors to keep fit. She says bowling 3 times a week for 2 hours really tones thigh muscles and abs, and she loses at least 1½ inches off her waist in the first 6 weeks of the season. “There is lots of gentle walking involved and we do tend to drink quite a lot of water during the game especially on hot days.” When bowling in leagues or competitions it is great to meet lots of different people

and go to places never previously visited and sometimes never even heard of. “There are some beautiful villages I would have missed out on visiting and a lot of them are quite local” Anne said. Many fun days out have been had playing a game and then stopping somewhere for lunch or tea on the way home.

Gorleston Links changed its name 3 years ago from Gorleston Women’s Bowls Club, with a membership of 15 ladies, and became a mixed club which now has over 50 members made up of adults and children. The name Gorleston Links was chosen to link the whole family in the sport both competitively and socially. Bowls is one sport where age and gender are neither an advantage nor disadvantage.

The outdoor bowls season runs from the beginning of May until the end of September. Anyone wanting more information, or thinking of taking up the sport and joining a club, should look on our website: www.gorlestonlinksbc.leaguerepublic.com Look under the contacts page and message one of the team who will be happy to respond to your enquiry.


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Who said………?

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”

ConnectionsWhat are the connections in the groups below?

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Duck HuntHow many ducks

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ZOOMWhat is this familiar object?

Where in Gorleston?

No more trips to the tip!

Let us collect your garden waste

For an easy kerbside collection of all your leaves, twigs, grass cuttings, hedge trimmings and weeds, just join the local garden waste recycling scheme.

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Libraries are a lifelineEvery time I go into Gorleston Library I say a little prayer of relief that it is still there.Across the country local authorities are still closing libraries at an alarming rate, some 450 since 2010, mostly library buildings but also including mobile libraries and a few “home delivery” services.

When I was at Infants’ School my love of reading blossomed and once I had read every book in the school my teachers brought me in books from their own home collections!Once in Junior School, for me, my local library in Ilford town centre was an absolute god-send. At home we were never short of love, but our family budget was very tight and it didn’t stretch to the sort of book collection that Jenny and I were able to provide for our own children when they were growing up. As far as I recall I did have a handful of books: “The Adventures of Robin Hood”, “Mystery Island” (a wonderful tale of childhood adventure) and I am pretty sure there might have been the odd “Biggles” book. I read these repeatedly but the library came to my rescue.It was near my Junior School and I could take myself off there after school and get my regular collection of gems: non-fiction, fiction, action stories, detective tales, science fiction, the opportunities were limitless. It was a different time then of course when it came to the journey to and from school. There was no motorized “school run”, there was no need to see your

Ramblings of a Displaced Cockneychildren safely into school, it was just taken for granted. In those days my mate and I always played “kerbie” all the way to school. This involved kicking a tennis ball at the kerb-stone on the opposite side of the road and counting direct hits. Very, very occasionally there was a parked car to manoeuvre round, what a difference from today’s roads in Gorleston!My fondest memory of books from the library must be the entire works of Conan Doyle. I had started with Sherlock Holmes of course but there was so much more, like for instance his historical novel “The White Company”, the work of which he is reported to have been most proud! Then there was H.G.Wells and John Buchan and so many more.My favourite poet is Jim Burns from Preston in Lancashire. He strikes a chord that rings true for me in his poem “Look at it this way”, when he recounts how he got poor eyesight by reading at night by the light of the streetlamp outside his bedroom window, because they had no electricity in the house and no gas lights upstairs. His girlfriend asks “Were you really that poor?” and he replies “Poor? No, there was always plenty to read.”Today’s libraries are very much more diverse in what they offer. There are jobseekers applying for jobs on the internet, students using the free wi-fi, toddlers and their parents in fun story sessions, schoolchildren doing their homework, DVD loan facilities, adults catching up with the news or researching local history, and yes, even people still borrowing books. In those libraries where they have imaginative approaches, visitors and book loans are up!If the day ever comes when our own library is threatened, heaven forbid, then I shall be out there manning the barricades!


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This is an extract from ‘Railways in and around Great Yarmouth’ from the book ‘Yarmouth Compendium’ by John McBride. Available from Music Lovers shop in Gorleston High Street.

In December 1962 a footbridge from the old Midland & Great Northern line was erected connecting the platforms at Gorleston Station, also the booking office by the Station Hotel was closed. Two new foot bridges were erected on Middleton Road over the railway in November 1965.On 12th September 1966, Southtown Station became an unstaffed halt, and on 6th November 1967 Southtown Station was closed to goods traffic. Also during November that year the railway line between this Station and Lowestoft was made single track, and on 4th February 1969, the Council agreed to buy Southtown Station, yards and forecourt for £116,300.

The approach to Gorleston Station. The signal box and houses on Victoria Road can be seen over the train.

camp. As a seven year old schoolboy I was intrigued, so I sneaked outside the camp entrance at Elmhurst to catch one of the blue Corporation buses to Caister. On arrival at North Denes Airfield with 10 shillings in my pocket I waited in the simple booking hut for a willing couple to walk in and book a flight. Generally the operator, Anglian Air Charter, needed to fill all three passenger seats for each sortie so I was able to fill the third seat if I was crafty enough to blag my way into the company of an unsuspecting pair of holiday makers.Then came the big moment! With the engine running we were guided towards the 1950s Auster aircraft and I was fastened into the rear seat with a large utilitarian harness. The wooden step that was used to help me climb aboard was taken away, doors slammed shut, engine revving we accelerated and bounced along the grass runway. The noise

I have fond and quite vivid memories of my holidays at Gorleston Super Holiday Camp.It was in the early 1960s, in the long hot summers ( I believe they really were), when my parents would take me to Gorleston Super Holiday Camp for our annual vacation.Getting to Gorleston in mum’s Austin A35 from the other side of the county seemed like the longest trip ever. We stopped in Loddon to break the journey for a bottle of Vimto and a wee.The Camp was far less brash than say Butlins. A much more genteel family holiday but with all the usual entertainment, bowls, tennis tournaments, sandcastle competitions, campers concert (a forerunner to Britain’s got Talent) bingo and beetle-drive etc and a donkey derby. There were chalets that smelt of bleach and overpriced seaside novelties in the camp shop, and yes, they did used to sing ‘Good Night Campers’ at the end of the evening. Meal times were called by a man in a white dinner jacket banging a large gong just outside the communal dining hall, and they were the only time I would connect with my parents before going on different adventures on my own.I can recall furtive childhood adventures during those week-long stays. On one such holiday I spotted a poster on the notice board, somewhere between the camper’s concert auditions and the table tennis tournament, offering pleasure flights over Great Yarmouth. I would often see the pleasure flight aircraft flying along the seafront and then overhead the

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from the engine at full throttle was ear-splitting and the vibration was bone shattering but then came the thrill of a life time! - we were suddenly airborne. Up and up we climbed, over the Racecourse then levelling out over the Caister sand dunes before heading south over the familiar landmarks of the seafront including the Britannia and Wellington Piers and the Pleasure Beach. It was incredible to see the resort from a bird’s eye view. After turning back over Southtown I realised this short but momentous trip was coming to an end. As we made the approach to land back at the airfield I was awestruck by the pilot handling the controls, I wanted to be him!Mum and Dad would not always be aware that I had been to Caister on my own and back just in time for tea (Yarmouth Bloater)I was probably only about 7 years old. I think in this day & age social services would have something to say about that!Two decades later, having been inspired by that experience, I gained my Private Pilots Licence and enjoyed the privilege of flying myself to many World famous airports including London Gatwick and Rovaniemi within the Arctic Circle. (pictures below) Even after 25 years of flying advanced aircraft I will always remember the excitement of that first flight when I was on holiday at Gorleston.

I went back to Gorleston very recently, to the railway bridge near to where the holiday camp was located, but it’s now totally unrecognisable, just housing. I remember seeing the steam trains from that bridge, but they too are long gone. Walking down to the seafront I noticed the lake was still there where I would launch my toy yacht.

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their schools and support the wider community. Paul Hanmore, Anti-Bullying Training Manager for The Diana Award, said “We were impressed at the commitment of the young people to being able to engage in positive social action to make a real difference to their schools. We feel confident in their ability to carry on Princess Diana’s

legacy of compassion, kindness and service to others in the campaigns they will be running themselves.”Bethany Cooper, a Year 7 student at Ormiston Venture Academy who attended the session, said “It was great to have so many different schools and age groups having fun and working together, all with the main goal of helping others. This training taught us how to help people being bullied, as well as the bullies themselves, to make sure that our schools and communities are bully-free places.”Abbie Freel, Teacher at Ormiston Herman Academy, said “Our children had a great day at the Anti-Bullying Ambassador training at Venture. They are looking forward to spearheading a campaign to have a positive impact on life at Ormiston Herman Academy. We thought the training was high energy and engaging and has given us some great ideas to move forward.”

Owen Cooper, Head of Upper School at Ormiston Venture Academy and event organiser, said “This is the second year we have hosted The Diana Award at Ormiston Venture Academy. We know that the training helps empower young people to work together to make not only their school but their community a better place. It also ensures schools and communities have the dedicated up-to-date training needed for staff and students in both online and offline anti-bullying strategies. We look forward to continuing to host the charity at our academy in the future.”

Ormiston Venture Academy, was proud to host a one-day anti-bullying training session run by The Diana Award. 98 pupils from eight different primary and secondary schools across Norfolk gathered at the academy, which is sponsored by Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT), to receive the opportunity to become Anti-bullying Ambassadors.

The students, aged between 10 and 15, worked together to build the vital skills and confidence needed to challenge the attitudes and behaviours surrounding bullying and address different situations, both online and offline.The Diana Award’s free Anti-Bullying Ambassador Programme, which is available to schools across the UK, sees trainers work with students and other young people to change national attitudes towards bullying. The programme has a strong peer-to-peer focus, with trainers giving young people the confidence to become Anti-bullying Ambassadors and continue to tackle bullying in their schools long after the training has finished. The Diana Award is a charity set up to provide a legacy to Princess Diana’s support for championing the power of young people. Its sustainable and practical approach means its anti-bullying work has come to be widely recognised as world-class.

The session at Ormiston Venture Academy covered bullying in a variety of different situations, including face-to-face in school and online on social media. At the end of the day, students made an action plan of how best to approach any bullying issues that may arise in their schools and committed to their exciting and crucial new roles as Anti-Bullying Ambassadors.Ormiston Venture Academy now plan to run the event yearly to ensure as many young people as possible can receive the training needed to bring the message of The Diana Award to

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