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Contents

stoCkIsts

DeaDlIne Date

Heavens Above ........................ 4

31 Sqn Say Goodbye to…

OC Wg Cdr Jim Mulholland ..... 5

Standing Shoulder

to Shoulder with All

Who Serve ................................ 6

The Three Peaks Challenge ...... 7

The Big Brew Up ....................... 8

TIW Host Anthony

Nolan Clinic .............................. 8

Co-Response Unit

Win Volunteer Team of

the Year Award! ...........................10

The Bluebirds ...............................13

Crisis at Christmas ......................14

Marham Photographers

Win the Big Three ........................16

RAF Marham Cinema

Listings for November ...............18

Firework Safety ............................18

Youth Centre News .....................21

Community Support Sqn ..........24

Community Centre

Refurbishment Is Complete! ....27

SNAP Information .......................27

Safe Winter Driving ....................28

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At the end of October

the Royal British

Legion launched

the Poppy Appeal

2012. RAF Marham

was pleased to be able to

support this event and the work

that the Legion do in supporting

the Armed Forces. As part of the

Norfolk County Launch a Tornado

GR4 was decorated with Poppies

and a baton was designed and

made by SAC Jonathan Franklyn-

Bray from Station Workshops

to symbolise the strong links

between past, present and

future generation of service

families in the County. A week

of fund raising activities is

planned to take place during

the run up to Remembrance

Sunday, during which time

all personnel are encouraged

to participate. Please give

generously and Wear

your Poppy with Pride!

Welcome to the penultimate issue of Marham Matters for 2012.

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hEAvEns ABovE & 30 YEARs oF sERviCE

31 sqn sAY goodBYE to oC wg CdR jiM

MULhoLLAnd

You could rightly say, why would

anyone want to title a film like

this as something to remember?

Surely it is better to forget such

tragedies. Well yes, there is an

argument which says that awful events of

the past should be left in the history books

and not be regularly aired for all to see. Then

again, how are we ever to learn from these

things, and if future generations are not

reminded of how fallible we are as humans,

how will they ever be saved from making

the same mistakes? 100 years on from that

fateful night we are still remembering the

1,517 souls that were lost in the icy waters

of the North Atlantic and also the stories of

the 713 survivors who made it to New York.

Sad though that loss was and is, it

appears small compared to the estimated

16 million people who died in World

War I and somewhere between 50 and

70 million people who lost their lives in

World War II. In addition, there are all those

who survived who were broken in body,

mind and spirit by what they experienced

and encountered in these wars.

Both military and civilians alike suffered

the effects of the conflicts that raged around

the world particularly in the 20th Century.

A dAY to rememberi remember as a youngster watching the film ‘A night to remember,’ which is based on the events surrounding the sinking of the Titanic in April 1912.

How can we forget such a huge dark cloud

in world history? It is a sad fact that since the

end of World War II there have been some

250 wars waged, with further devastation to

lives, communities and countries. How can

we forget those who have paid the ultimate

price – laying down their lives so that peace

could be restored? How can we forget those

who returned from war whose lives had been

changed sometimes beyond all recognition

to try and pick up something of normal life.

Recently, the Chaplaincy and

representatives of II Squadron attended their

memorial dedication at the National Memorial

Arboretum. The immensity of that site and

the large number of memorials to conflicts

across our world, reflects the huge debt that

we owe to service women and men who

have lost their lives in service of their country.

If there was any doubt that remembering

the cost of war was not the right thing to

do, then the existence of this place shows

that it most definitely is the right thing.

Sunday 11th November 2012 is indeed a

Day to Remember - a reminder to us of the

dreadful cost of history’s wars and the mark

that it has left on the life of our world and the

lives of those who have gone before us.

For those who will be taking part in the

various remembrance parades around the

region this month, we pray that your presence

will help others to remember how real that

sacrifice was and continues to be. For those

who will be attending a remembrance service

somewhere, maybe in a local church or

alongside a war memorial, may you value

the gift of life and your life that has been

preserved by the sacrifice of others and may

the God of peace bring healing and comfort

to lives troubled by conflict across our world.

it was a fitting day on which to hand

over command as the Squadron

celebrated the 97th anniversary

of the Goldstars formation at

Farnborough on 11 Oct 1915. Wg Cdr

Yates inherits a Sqn who are once again

in the early stages of preparation for

Op HERRICK, and are currently on point

for any contingency that may arise.

Wing Commander Jim Mulholland said

“My two years in command has been an

absolute honour and a pleasure, with a

tour in Afghanistan, two North America

detachments, a detachment in Gibraltar,

and more recently Ex SHAHEEN STAR in

the Middle East. My last sortie culminated

with a high tempo, high workload airfield

attack where planning and teamwork are

crucial, and it is the importance of that

teamwork that I will take away from my

tour in command of 31 Sqn. I have had the

luxury of a first class engineering team

who have proven themselves in every

environment around the world by achieving

their goal to keep the aircrew flying, who

in turn have always delivered 100% of the

task. I have been lucky enough to work

with a team of aircrew and engineers,

who have invariably gone above and

beyond what is required of them, and

On 11th October 2012 RAF Marham’s 31 squadron said goodbye to its Officer Commanding Wing Commander Jim Mulholland MA Bsc (Hons) RAF and welcomed their new squadron boss Wing Commander Rich Yates MBe.

as a collective we have ensured that 31

Sqn has continued to deliver sustainable

improvement and performance at the

leading edge of the front line. To the new

OC 31 Sqn, I wish him luck, and I know

that he is taking over a team of people

who are second to none, whom I am in no

doubt will continue to support him in the

same manner as they have me throughout

my tour. ‘In Cælum Indicum Primus.’

Wing Commander Yates joined the

Royal Air Force as a University Cadet

and studied Aeronautical Engineering

at the University of Salford from 1989-

92. Following graduation he progressed

through officer and navigator flying training

resulting in posting to his first operational

tour with 31 Squadron who, at that time,

were based at RAF Bruggen in Germany.

Wing Commander Yates now returns to

31 Squadron for the fourth time in his career

and the third time based at RAF Marham. He

said “It is a great privilege to take command

of 31 Squadron RAF, who are known as the

GOLDSTARS. Unusually for a new ‘Boss’ I

have a lot of history on the Squadron as this

is my fourth tour with the GOLDSTARS and

third at RAF Marham. Similarly West Norfolk

is an area I know well and enjoy having

made it my home for the last decade.”

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Formal Receptions and Summer

Balls her favourite memories

are that of serving Her Majesty The Queen

The Card is available

from all Retail Outlets

and Messes and can

be used in all CRL

outlets. Registration will

automatically put 200 points on

your card, and you gain 3 points

for every £1 spent in CRL outlets.

Points may be redeemed in all

CRL outlets, and as the Loyalty

Card continues to develop points

promotions will be made available.

As part of The World’s Biggest

Coffee Morning Elizabeth

Thompson persuaded her

colleagues in the SPAR

Convenience Shop to bake

their own cakes to raise funds for

Macmillan Relief. Between 0700 & 1200

customers using the shop were invited to

have a cup of Wicked Coffee and judge

the home made cakes before making a

contribution towards Macmillan Relief.

All staff were keen to participate in this

fund raising event, but it was Kristina

Rothon who was deemed to have the

winning recipe for her Bakewell Slices.

However it was Elizabeth’s hard work

and motivation during her own time that

raised £304.84 for this worthy cause.

RAising FUnds for maCmIllan

October 30th saw the launch of the iss Loyalty Card at RAF Marham.

loYaltY CarD Comes to raf marham

30 YEARs oF sERviCE reCognIzeD tWICe In as manY DaYsJan sommerville started working for MOd, as a steward, at RAF Benson in 1980. she moved to RAF Marham on October 21st 1981 and to date she has worked in the Officers’ Mess Bar for all but 14 months of her time here and for the past 15 years she has been the Bar Manager.

with drink on all the occasions that she has

visited RAF Marham and “looking after” the

Royalty and Air Force Board who attended the

75th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force held

at RAF Marham in 1993. On 25th September

Jan was presented with the Imperial Service

Medal (ISM) by Air Vice-Marshall Atha the

Air Officer Commanding No 1 Group. The

ISM is awarded to all civilians who have

completed over 25 years service when

they leave employment with the MOD.

With the onset of CRL Jan became part

of the ISS-RAFCRL Partnership, continuing

her role as Bar Manager. Now as part of the

ISS workforce her long service was once

again recognised on 26th September when

Jan was presented with her 30 Year Long

Service Award by Regional Director Josie

Golds and OC BSW Wg Cdr Neil Tomlin

RAF MARHAM pOppY Week

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kids Cinema special event*Film ‘Valiant’ 2pm Louis Bar function room. £2 per person (includes £1 donation to go to the Poppy Appeal)ISS RAFCRL partnership are delighted to show their support with special offers during both Poppy Appeal screenings.*

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Runway Fun Run A rare opportunity to run,walk or jog around 4 km of Marham’s runway.Fancy dress encouraged! Minimum £1 donation to the Poppy Appeal.

Cinema special event*Film ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’ 7pm Louis Bar function room. £2 per person (includes £1 donation to go to the Poppy Appeal).ISS RAFCRL partnership are delighted to show their support with special offers during both Poppy Appeal screenings.*

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Membership dayCounty RBL reps visit Station to provide membership information. Stn Main briefing room (see your unit RBL Rep for timings).

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7poppy LunchVisit your Mess to sample the menu especially created for the Poppy Appeal.

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poppy Appeal Gate Collection

sports Afternoon 5-A-Side Football Tournament, Trophies and Poppy Ale for the Victors, max 8 players, £1 per person.

FRI

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poppy Appeal Gate Collection

non-uniform dayMin £1 donation to the your RBL Rep for the Poppy Appeal.

Raffle drawMany exciting prizes to be won; trip in the Tornado Simulator, Armoured Vehicle Drive at Muckleborough, signed Norwich FC merchandise and much more!

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stAnding shoULdER to shoULdER with ALL who sERvE

thE thREE pEAks ChALLEngE

The 3 Peaks Challenge

is a 24 hour

timed challenge

comprising of

climbing the three

highest peaks in Britain ( Ben

Nevis in Scotland, Scafell

Pike in England and Snowdon

in Wales), over 1,100 miles

by road, 10.000ft and 27

miles to climb to complete

it successfully. Myself, SAC

Sweet, a Fire-fighter at RAF

Marham and close friend Jason

Perkins wanted to combine our

challenge with raising as much

money as we possibly could

in one month leading up to

the event. Our chosen charity

was “Combat Stress”, a charity

which helps provide support

for ex-service personnel

suffering with Post Traumatic

Stress. Our intended target

was to raise £300 between us.

The challenge was

more gruelling than anything

either of us had ever

experienced, in the beginning of

winter with very short daylight

hours. We completed our first

two mountains on schedule,

whilst experiencing heavy

snowfall at the top of Ben Nevis

and intense winds at the summit

of Scarfell Pike. We arrived at

Snowdon our final mountain just

after midnight, leaving ourselves

4 hours and 20 minutes

to complete the challenge

successfully. Unfortunately due

to ferocious winds even at the

base of the mountain which

nearly ripped the door off the

car when we attempted to get

out, no-one was attempting to

climb Snowdon that morning

and we realised we weren’t

going to be able to either.

We debated what to do and

came to the decision that we

would pause our stop watch

and wait around to see if

the weather improved. Fast

forward ten hours of waiting

and sitting in our car being

rocked by the winds, we finally

decided that we felt the wind

had dropped sufficiently to

attempt our final climb.

We re-started the stop watch

and managed to complete our

climb up and down in 4 hours

and 10 minutes! This meant

if we hadn’t been delayed by

bad weather we would have

made it within the time limit.

Completing the Challenge

meant a lot to us and we felt it

was important given the level of

support we had received and the

very generous donations made.

We couldn’t compromise on

safety and it would have been

foolish to climb in dangerous

conditions, so the delay

was inevitable and we thank

everyone for their support and

understanding. We were blown

away when we returned from

our challenge and discovered

that our final total had risen

to £550! Hopefully our money

raised makes a difference to

the charity and maybe one day

we may attempt it once more!

thE three Peaks ChALLEngEThe idea to do the Three peaks Challenge was originally discussed back in the summer, with the sun shining. it all seemed like such a great idea at the time!

The baton was

designed and made

by SAC Jonathan

Franklyn-Bray from

Station Work Shops

and symbolises the strong links

between past, present and future

generations of service families in

the County, the support of which

is a commitment shared by RAF

Marham and the Royal British

Legion. However, the role of the

baton is not merely symbolic as

it will shortly be passed between

the 70 Legion branches in

Norfolk before making its way to

Afghanistan where those service

personnel from the County will

have the opportunity to carry

it, before it goes on permanent

display back at RAF Marham.

As the hosts of this year’s

Norfolk Poppy Appeal launch,

a Tornado GR4 was given a

temporary makeover that saw it

decorated with specially designed

Royal British Legion Poppy

livery. The aircraft, that formed

the backdrop to the launch, will

provide a static display throughout

the Poppy Appeal period, during

which time personnel from RAF

Marham will take part in a range

of fundraising activities leading

up to Remembrance Sunday.

Highlights from the charity events

list will include a Runway Fun Run,

a 5-A-Side Football Tournament

and a Non-Uniform Day that

will see the Station raise money

that will help ensure the Royal

British Legion can continue its

vital work to support the service

community well into the future.

Welfare is at the heart of all that

the Royal British Legion does and

alongside the traditional support

to the ex-service community

that includes care and respite

opportunities, financial and

emotional support, the Legion

is also dedicated to supporting

those currently serving. In 2010,

the largest single donation in

the charity’s history saw £50

million committed to develop the

Battle Back Centres that provide

adaptive sports and outdoor

activities while also supporting

the operating costs of 4 Personnel

Recovery Centres in the UK and

a further centre in Germany.

However, much of the money

raised locally goes directly back

to support projects in the County

and last year that amounted

to £480,000 of the £638,814.00

raised by the Appeal in Norfolk.

Kate Williams, the Royal British

Legion’s Area Manager East

Anglia, said ‘10 years ago the

majority of our cases were for

bags of coal and telephone bills.

Today, the applications we see

have multiple needs and have

become highly complex. Most of

the applications cannot be assisted

by the Legion alone so we have

to work closely with statutory

sources such as the NHS and local

authorities. The support provided

can range from repairs to the

home, mobility scooters, holidays,

adventure breaks for children,

residential care, pilgrimages to

war cemeteries, benefits and

money advice, war pension claims,

education and training grants…

the list is endless. There is very

little we can’t do to help and if we

genuinely can’t, we usually know

someone who can. Sometimes

the smallest item can make the

biggest change to a person’s life’

stAnding shoulDer to shoulDer with ALL who sERvEThis year’s norfolk’s poppy Appeal launch at RAF Marham saw the station Commander, Group Captain david Cooper, hand an Olympic style baton to the president of the Royal British Legion in norfolk, Mr Tim Cole.

Despite the enormous

support demonstrated by the

many thousands that wear a

poppy during the days preceding

Remembrance, few people know

the history behind the little paper

poppy and that of the charity

that drives the appeal. Founded

on 1st July 1921, the British

Legion was formed by combining

four ex-service organisations

in order to meet the needs

of the many thousands who

were physically and mentally

injured as a result of their

service in the First World War.

The origins of the poppy

came from a poem penned by

a Canadian Colonel who had

been inspired by the plants that

symbolically flowered blood

red throughout the shattered

Western Front landscape.

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The Larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

Following the poem’s publication

in Punch magazine, an American

teacher saw Colonel John

McCrae’s poem and had the idea

of selling poppies to raise money

for ex-servicemen and woman

who had suffered as a result of the

War. The first official Poppy Day in

Britain was held in 1921 and raised

a staggering £106,000 (3.5 million

in today’s money). The following

Each day there will be lemon and orange poppy seed muffins and biscuits available for sale in the JRM – minimum donation £1

Royal British Legion (RBL) merchandise will be for sale throughout the week with stalls at each activity. Please support the RBL and wear your Poppy with Pride.

year Major George Howson MC,

who served in the Great War,

founded the disabled society

and arranged with the Legion for

unemployed ex-service personnel

to make artificial poppies from a

small factory, and so the British

tradition of purchasing a poppy

for Remembrance was born.

The British Legion became

‘The Royal British Legion’ in 1971,

in recognition for 50 years of

supporting the nation’s servicemen,

women and their families.

Although the type of support

has developed considerably over

the years, the mission to stand

shoulder to shoulder with all

who serve remains unchanged.

Today the Royal British Legion

is one of the country’s largest

membership organisations

with some 370,000 members

nationwide and a further 11,000

overseas. Anyone who has

served in the Armed Forces

for at least seven days or is a

dependant of someone who has

served the qualifying period is

eligible for assistance and the

Legion remains dedicated to

reaching out to around 500,000

of those in greatest need.

The Royal British Legion

spends around £200,000

each day supporting the

service community, so please

dig deep this year as every

penny really does count.

Please see the table for details of

fundraising events throughout the

week leading up to Remembrance

Sunday, see also Scrolling News

and Station Notice

Boards for further and

current information.

in consultation with The

Rainbow Centre it was

decided to continue with

the Diamond Jubilee and

Olympic celebration of

all that’s British with a “Royal

Garden Party.” It was great

to see both staff and children

dressed up for this ‘Royal’

occasion with Princesses,

Princes and Knights all

around. The Rainbow Centre

children also joined in the

fun by decorating their own

fairy cakes. Undoubtedly the

best seller and most popular

The annual soldiers, sailors, Airmen and Families Association (ssAFA) “The Big Brew Up” was held at The Rainbow Centre on 28th september.

bites of the morning were the

delicious bacon rolls – which

were even delivered to order

on Station! The coffee and cake

went down well too, and overall

the morning raised an estimated

£650, all of which is kept within

the Marham area to help Serving

personnel and their families.

We would like to offer a huge

thank you to The Rainbow Centre,

especially to Mrs Dee Gent and all

of her staff for once again helping

support SSAFA. Not only did they

provide the venue but also some

wonderful home baked cakes. Also

thanks go to ISS for providing all

of the refreshments and the Tea

Urns. In addition huge thanks go

to our local supermarkets; Tesco,

Downham Market who generously

donated over 200 fairy cakes for

all of the children plus additional

cakes, Waitrose, Swaffham for

providing a variety of cakes and

Morrisons, Downham Market

for their support. Thank you

also to the butchers at Swanton

thE bIg breW Up

Morley who gave us a good

deal on the meat and for

Greggs in Downham Market

who donated the rolls.

In addition to the main “Big

Brew Up” there have been

other SSAFA fund raising

events over the following

week, with further cake sales

and money collecting at the

Main Gates. Thank you to all

who supported these extra

events. TMS raised £219.80

from their ‘Big Breakfast’ and

the gate collection made £250.

Through further cake sales

CMU raised £75, PSF raised

£56.36, ELW and Ops Wing

raised £28.70. Thank you to all

those who raised and donated

money and who might not be

mentioned, the grand total

raised was a fantastic £1279.86!

SSAFA is here to support

you. If you feel the need to

contact SSAFA please go

through the Personal Support

and Social Work Service on

Woodview Road (behind the

SPAR). All matters will be dealt

with in strictest confidence.

If you are interested in

supporting future fund

raising events please

contact the Chair for

SSAFA - Marham In-

Service Committee on

Email: isc_marham@

ssafa.org.uk.

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thE Big BREw Up & tiw host AnthonY noLAn CLiniC

RAF MARhAM ChRistMAs FAYRE & MARhAM gARdEning CLUB

At an assembly in

front of the school

Club OIC Flt Lt

Lewis and Club

Chairman Cpl

Conway presented Caitlin Deeley

with her prize, a Garden set for

beginners. Her winning design

(above) will now be transferred

onto the gardening site, and the

Community Support Website.

With the infant school having

three plots, they are provided

with a safe secure location to

conduct outdoor lessons and

foster an interest in where our

produce comes from. Plots are

currently available for families

here at Marham, and prices

range from £15 for a 7.5m x 5m

plot, to £30 per annum for a 15m

x 5m plot. Contact the HIVE for

more information, and make a

green fingered start to 2013.

in conjunction with Marham infants school, the Marham Gardening club have recently run a competition for the pupils to design the Club’s new logo. With many fantastic ideas to choose from the judges had to just pick one entry.

MARhAM gARdEning CLUB

logo ComPetItIon

tiw hostanthonY nolan ClInICTiW held their annual RAF Marham Anthony nolan clinic on 10th October 2012 at the Chaplaincy Centre where Wing Commander Andrew Hetterley, OC TiW, opened the clinic by handing over the annual cheque with the money TiW had raised to Jenner Mackay-James, the Regional donor Recruitment Manager.

TiW celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a 24 Hour Charity peri-Track Run/Ride and a 1940’s style Anniversary dinner.

The Tactical Imagery-

Intelligence Wing

(TIW) was formed

on the 1st April

2002 following the

amalgamation of the II, XIII, 39

and 41 Sqn Reconnaissance

Intelligence Centres (RIC).

Since its formation TIW’s

imagery analysts and engineer

support staffs have been

continually deployed supporting

operations in Iraq, Afghanistan

and the Balkans. Indeed it is

this continued contribution

to operations that has lead

to TIW being recognised as a

world leader in the exploitation

of tactical imagery.

It was there right and

proper that the personnel

of TIW should celebrate

their 10th Anniversary in

style, while at the same

time using the occasion as

a fund raising event for the

Wing’s nominated charity,

the Anthony Nolan Trust.

The day started with a 24

hour non-stop running/cycling

thE tiw 10th annIVersarY DInner & CharItY funDraIser

relay of the peri-track. Over

55 personnel participated

and covered just under 600

miles, raising an incredible

£2,600 for the trust.

The Anniversary celebrations

then continued into the evening

with a 1940’s style Dinner/Dance

held in the Corn Exchange,

King’s Lynn and attended by

180 serving and ex serving

members of the Wing and their

guests, many of whom joined

in the spirit of the evening by

dressing in the 1940’s style.

The caterers also joined in

by dressing up while serving

authentic 1940’s style food

from a ‘field kitchen’. An air raid

siren called everyone through

to dinner where Union flags

adorned the tables and walls.

Entertainment was by

cabaret artist Fiona Harrison,

who specialises in 1940’s music

and there was plenty of flag

waving as all present joined her

in a rousing rendition of ‘We’ll

Meet Again’, followed, for the

more energetic by jiving to

the music of the ‘big bands’.

The evening was a great

success, with the surplus

funds from the evening being

added to the money raised

from the 24hr peri-track race.

With the

Chaplaincy

Centre packed

with people

wanting to

join the register and buying raffle

tickets and home made cakes,

which many people on station

had kindly donated, over £240

was raised and has kicked started

next years’ annual cheque.

If you were unable to

attend, but still wish to

join the register or make a

donation, please contact

Janet Short, the TIW

Charities Coordinator

on 01760 446292.

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Co-REsponsE Unit win voLUntEER tEAM oF thE YEAR AwARd!

RAF Marham’s Co-

Response Unit (formally

First Response) has

been responding to

999 calls in the East of

England for the last 11 years. Back

in 2001 we were mainly used for

cardiac arrests, chest pain and

shortness of breath calls in the

local area. We now attend many

different types of call including

road traffic incidents, diabetic

problems, strokes and paediatric

patients, to mention but a few.

The team currently has 20

members and all are past or

serving members of the Royal

Air Force at Marham. The team

is made up of personnel from all

trades and backgrounds and we

receive comprehensive training

from the ambulance service. Some

members of the team are trained to

respond using blue lights and sirens

following an intensive three week

course, they are then continually

assessed to monitor performance.

All members of the team are trained

to IHCD First Person on Scene (Int)

level with extra skills added to meet

the needs of the ambulance service.

Members of the team must attend

monthly continuation training and

are regularly assessed to ensure

that they’re ready and able to

respond to the highest of standards.

There is no such thing as

a typical shift and we meet at

MT to check over the vehicle

and equipment to make sure

everything is ready to go and the

car is safe to respond at speed.

When ready we log on to the

MDT terminal which is a system

used by the ambulance service to

track, monitor and pass call details

to all vehicles within their fleet.

Once logged on we appear on

the ambulance service’s dispatch

system (CAD) with all the other

ambulances and are available to be

dispatched to 999 calls anywhere

in the East of England area.

The dispatcher will then identify

an area that requires cover using

a computer model coupled with

their experience. We then receive

a message on the MDT to move

to that area which can be an

ambulance station or one of the

designated dynamic standby points.

The CAD system and dispatch

staff will monitor our tracking

icon on their system and as soon

as a 999 call comes in the nearest

ambulance is sent. Whilst the

incident details are still being

established we’re ‘passed the red

call’ and make our way to the scene.

Whilst en route the call details are

updated live on our MDT system

display. Once on scene we will

update control, request additional

resources if required and care

for the patient until we’re ‘backed

up’ by a transportable resource.

When necessary we will remain

with the patient in the back of the

ambulance for continuity of care or

if the patients condition requires an

extra pair of hands whilst en route.

We provide six hours of cover

per day if the crew members have

been at work on the same day or

12 hours of cover per day or night

shift over the weekend. We attend

around 1,000 patients per year but

this year is heading towards 1,400+.

RAF Marham’s Co-Response Unit (formally First Response) has been responding to 999 calls in the east of england for the last 11 years. Back in 2001 we were mainly used for cardiac arrests, chest pain and shortness of breath calls in the local area. We now attend many different types of call including road traffic incidents, diabetic problems, strokes and paediatric patients, to mention but a few.

We try to provide cover every day

and are very much part of the whole

ambulance trust team. If a team

member has spare time and the

response car is fully crewed, they’re

encouraged to ‘crew up’ with full

time trust staff so that each member

of our team gains experience in

all ambulance service roles.

To date we have attended

around 5,500 calls, provided

around 4,000 hrs of cover per year

and have attended everything

from missing persons to major

incidents and everything in-

between. We’re funded from the

Station Charity Committee and we

require around £5,000 per year to

respond. The ambulance service

provides fuel, consumables,

training and protective equipment

but the team is required

to provide uniform, some

equipment and the vehicle.

Every year the East of England

Ambulance Trust hold an awards

evening based around the Oscars

format to recognise the work of

individuals and teams across the

organisation. Over 160 nominations

were received and the winners were

decided by a committee of senior

managers. This year we decided

to put ourselves forward for the

first time in our 11 year history. We

attended the awards ceremony at

Newmarket race course and I’m

very pleased to announce that

we won the Volunteer Team of

the Year award 2012! We came

ahead of 250 volunteer teams in

Essex, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire,

Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and

Norfolk to take the award. Wri

tten

By:

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RAF MARhAM

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thE BLUEBiRds

in recent months, the

Marham Bluebirds, Military

Wives Choir have gone from

strength to strength, with

numbers steadily swelling;

we have done things we never

would have dreamt of a year ago.

As the first RAF choir to

be part of the Military Wives

Choirs Foundation, the first thing

we were involved in was the

recording of the official Jubilee

single; ‘Sing’ at Abbey Road

Studios. The song was written by

Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd

Webber, with the involvement

of Gareth Malone. It was a huge

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to be a part of the recording of

several songs for the new Military

Wives Choir album - ‘Stronger

Together’, including a single of the

same name. The album is out on

November 5th and we can’t wait!

In September, we travelled

down to London along with 700

members from the other 40 military

wives choirs from across the

country and Cyprus and Germany

to record the video for ‘Stronger

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The shopping experience where you can enjoy refreshments and home made cakes in a traditional atmosphere

Vouchers available to spend throughout the shop

early in the morning staff and

families from Marham Infant

School and Stevie from the

RAF Marham Community

Hub decorated the entrance

to RAF Marham with a 1,000 ribbons.

The ribbons, made by children and staff

at the Infant School represented the

MARhAM sChooLs

Celebrate reD, WhIte & blue DaYservice children from across Marham helped to raise awareness and celebrate the unique aspects of life as a child in a service family.

travelled again to London to

appear live on the Classic BRIT

Awards 2012, in a performance

of ‘Sing’, along with Gary Barlow,

Andrew Lloyd Webber and

Gareth Malone. It was an absolute

privilege to be a part of this and

to sing with the other choirs. This

new version of the single will

also appear on the new album.

It has been a very exciting year,

including special appearances at

the Battle of Britain Remembrance

Service in Norwich County Hall, and

the unveiling of Peterborough’s new

War Memorial, and with lots more

in the pipeline, being a Bluebird is

all go at the moment! The charity

concert at Tattersall’s is something

we are also incredibly excited about.

The choir is a friendly and fun

bunch of ladies and we welcome

approximate number of service children

who live in and around RAF Marham.

Infant School Headteacher, Michaela

Webb said, ‘The day is special for everyone

associated with the Service Children.

Whilst the focus today is on Service

Children we also are very grateful to and

support members of our local community

who help us and can also be affected by

the continual movement of friends.’

Children and staff from The Rainbow

Centre, Marham Infant School and

Marham Junior School all worked

together to produce two fabulous

displays celebrating this special day.

The day was also used to raise funds

for the RAF Benevolent Fund, a charity

that supports RAF personnel and their

families, and children paid a donation to

wear red, white and blue to school.

RAF Marham’s Station Commander,

Group Captain David Cooper said “Today’s

event has been a tremendous opportunity

to show support to service families and

to help people understand the sometimes

unique circumstances that we face.”

wives/partners and girlfriends of

military personnel based at RAF

Marham, as well as servicewomen

themselves. There is a constitution

which the choir adheres to and

interested parties do need to

complete a registration form if, after

a couple of sessions, they feel the

choir is for them. The choir would

love to see some new faces!

Meetings are held on a Tuesday

evening from 7.30pm onwards

at the Chaplaincy Centre.

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on their website: www.

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CRisis At ChRistMAs & iX(B) sqn ChEqUE pREsEntAtion

This sounds like a tall

order. Yet for over

40 years this is how

the charity Crisis,

the national charity

for single homeless people

has been running the largest

volunteer led event in the UK.

I have been giving up some of

my time during the Christmas

period to be one the 8,000

people to assist at one of nine

temporary shelters across

London, setup in schools,

warehouses and unused office

blocks with most of the work,

equipment, food and clothing

donated by companies and

individuals. The Centre’s

welcome around 3,000 guests

between 23rd to 30th December.

Different Centre’s across

London meet different needs

and many provide respite for

rough sleepers and people

with specific needs, such as

women at risk and those with

dependency issues. Most of

these Centre’s offer a full range

of learning opportunities,

activities, entertainment

and essential services.

The idea is to recruit volunteers, the majority of whom will have had no specific training, to take care of some of the most vulnerable people in London - at one of the most stressful times of the year.

Individuals can sign up

for different roles such as

General Volunteer or join one

of the Service, Logistics or

Activities teams. If you have

relevant skills and experience

in specialist areas Crisis really

need your help. You don’t need

any qualifications or experience

to be a General Volunteer just

your time of two shifts.

As a volunteer we’re there

to help with whatever needs

doing; for example, welcoming

guests through the door and

assisting with activities around

the Centre. The range of tasks

are diverse; from helping in

the kitchen, cooking a meal for

hundreds of people, serving teas

and coffees, sorting bedding,

cleaning the showers and toilets

to being an assistant to the vet,

washing dogs before they go in

to see them or keeping the place

clean and tidy. But, and perhaps

most importantly, taking time

to talk to the guests. There’s

always a lot to do. It’s often tiring

work but at the same time, very

rewarding. You meet a load of

great new people, and get to be Wri

tten

By:

sA

C(T)

Llo

yd T

own

The Royal British

Legion Swaffham

Branch Chairman,

George Harris was

shown around the

Squadron HAS site and also

around one of the Tornado

GR4 aircraft. The event was

enthusiastically supported

by the Squadron including

OC IX(B) Sqn, Wg Cdr Andy

Turk. A cheque of £350

was presented to the Royal

British Legion members by

SAC (T) C Smith as the tea-

bar charity representative

and Flt Sgt Si Roberts

IX(B) A-Shift Flt Sgt.

The £350 sum was made

up from £150 donation from

the tea-bar committee and

£200 raised by Sgt Jenkins.

Whilst deployed on Op

Ellamy during 2011 in Italy

Sgt Jenkins generously

trimmed members of

the Squadron’s hair for

a small sum of money

which he donated to the

charity finally raising

£200. The event was

organised during IX(B) pre-

deployment preparation

for our forthcoming

tour in Afghanistan in

November 2012.

Written B

y: sAC (T) Charles sm

ith

On the morning of Tuesday 2nd October three members of the Royal British Legion swaffham Branch visited iX(B) squadron for a charity event organised by sAC (T) Charles smith. This charity was chosen to be the iX(B) sqn tea-bar charity voted by the tea-bar committee.

a part of something that really

embodies the Christmas spirit.

I’ve been a General

Volunteer for five years now

escaping the last minute

Christmas shopping with

my partner, re-runs of the

same films and shows on TV

to spend time with some of

the most interesting people

you’ll ever meet. I found Crisis

through personal experiences

with homelessness and

for me the feeling of being

on your own at Christmas

is particularly lonely,

something no one should

have to experience, which

is why either as a guest or a

volunteer, coming together

for one week, your joining a

huge family of people to have

a great time at Christmas.

We label them as

‘homeless’, but they are

people like you or I, who have

experienced circumstances

which have led them to find

themselves in this situation.

So it’s a refreshing change,

for people who are habitually

downtrodden and ignored are

welcomed as ‘guests’ to be

pampered and looked after

by those more fortunate and

hopefully many also receive

the advice they need to get

back on track in the new year.

In my time as a volunteer

I have been shocked at how

many ex-serviceman I’ve met,

from the older veterans to

recent leavers. Services have

greatly improved over the

years but it is estimated that

about 10% of rough sleepers

are of ex military background.

So if you feel like doing

something different this

Christmas, find that good

excuse to not see the in-laws

or maybe escape from the

confines of Marham to have

a worthy place to be this

Christmas, please check out the

‘Crisis at Christmas’ website,

watch the videos, find out more

information and sign up as a

volunteer or contact myself.

www.crisis.org.uk/

pages/volunteering-at-

crisis-christmas.html

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MARhAM photogRAphERs win thE Big thREE

MARhAM photogRAphERs win thE Big thREE

The competition is an annual

event open to all military and

civilian photographers based

at units across the RAF with

hundreds of images being

submitted each year. Categories range

from Technical Photography to the

Operational Experience and is intended

to showcase the undeniable talent of the

The achievements of Marham’s

Photographers this year is testament

to not only their outstanding ability but

also their passion and hard work. They

will not be resting on their success this

year and are already looking forward

to future projects that will hopefully

help them attain and surpass the high

standards that have now been set.

won ‘Best Photographic Section Portfolio’,

however the team rose to the challenge and

not only retained their title but also won a

host of other categories. Following an Out

of Area deployment to Afghanistan and the

Broader Middle East area, Cpl Mike Jones

won the prize of ‘RAF Photographer of the

Year’ with a portfolio of work obtained

during his travels. SAC Andy Masson,

a previous winner of Photographer of

the Year in 2009, scooped the PR Image

Category with his photograph entitled

“Regiment Patrol” which featured Cpl

Cavanah from 2620 Sqn based at Marham.

To add to the impressive haul of awards

Cpl Andy Holmes got 2nd place in the Video

category with a recruitment production

for 2620 Sqn and SAC Chris Hill collected

both a 2nd place in the Technical Category

and a 3rd in the Operational Experience.

To further prove what a hot bed of

photographic talent we have here at RAF

Marham, SAC(T) Tim Lawrence scooped

both first place and Highly Commended in

the Amateur category. An achievement that

will surely set him up for when he re-musters

to the Photographic Trade early next year

MARhAM photogRAphERs

WIn thE Big thREE

professional photographers working within

the RAF. If personal pride were not enough of

an incentive, each category is sponsored by

leading industry organisations such as Cannon

and Nikon who provide prizes for first place

and use the images to promote the capabilities

of their equipment around the world.

It was a tough task to emulate the

achievement of last year when Marham

Royal Air Force photographers based at Marham have gone one better on their achievements in 2011 by cleaning up at the RAF photographic Competition this year and winning all three of the most strongly contested categories.

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RAF MARhAM CinEMA Listings FoR novEMBER 2012

hoW to fInD us…

Located in the refurbished Louis Bar

Function Room (Grafton Club) shown

on the large screen in a relaxed,

comfortably seated atmosphere.

no membershIP Is requIreD

A small donation of £1 per person

would be gratefully received upon

entry, to help maintain this service.

oPenIng tImes

sunDaY fIlm Doors open at 2pm and

the film starts at 2:30pm

monDaY fIlm Doors open at 7pm and

the film starts at 7:30pm

RAF Marham

FiLM Listings FoR…

noVember

sunDaY 4th

ValIant, U, 76Mins Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland

pigeon who wants to become a

great hero someday. When he

hears they are hiring recruits

for the Royal Homing Pigeon

Service, he immediately

sets out for London.

monDaY 5th

blaCkaDDer goes forth, 15, tBCMins Stuck in the middle of World War

I, Captain Edmund Blackadder

does his best to escape

the banality of the war.

sunDaY 11th

beVerlY hIlls ChIhuahua 3, U, 89Mins When Papi & co move into a

luxurious hotel, his youngest pup

Rosa feels neglected and he must

show her how special she is.

monDaY 12th

men In blaCk 3, pg, 106Mins Agent J travels in time to

MIB’s early years in the

1960s, to stop an alien from

assassinating his friend Agent

K and changing history.

sunDaY 18th

the lorax, U, 86Mins A 12-year-old boy searches for

the one thing that will enable him

to win the affection of the girl of

his dreams. To find it he must

discover the story of the Lorax,

the grumpy yet charming creature

who fights to protect his world.

monDaY 19th

What to exPeCt When You’re exPeCtIng, 12A, 110Mins A look at love through the eyes

of five interconnected couples

experiencing the thrills and

surprises of having a baby, and

ultimately coming to understand

the universal truth that no matter

what you plan for, life doesn’t

always deliver what’s expected.

sunDaY 25th

DIarY of a WImPY kID: Dog DaYs, U, 94Mins School is out and Greg is

ready for the days of summer,

when all his plans go wrong.

monDaY 26th

the amazIng sPIDer-man, 12A, 136Mins Peter Parker finds a clue that

might help him understand

why his parents disappeared

when he was young. His path

puts him on a collision course

with Dr. Curt Connors, his

father’s former partner. Helping parents

and children to

understand the

dangers of fireworks

can prevent injuries

and in some cases save lives.

hoW manY ChIlDren haVe aCCIDents WIth fIreWorks?• Over 550 children under

16 are taken to A&E in the

four weeks surrounding

bonfire night alone.

• Many more boys than

girls are injured by

fireworks – especially boys

aged 12 to 15 years.

general tIPs on fIreWork safetYSparklers are not ‘fireworks.’

A sparkler can reach a

temperature of up to 2,000°C

(20 times the boiling point

of water). Three sparklers

burning together generate the

same heat as a blowtorch!

An understanding of

child development is useful

when explaining what

children can and cannot do.

for InstanCe: • Children under five should

not be given sparklers,

as they are too young to

hold them safely and do

not understand why they

might be dangerous.

• Toddlers should be steered

well clear of bonfires.

• Older children can be trusted

with sparklers, but require

supervision, and should be

taught to stand at a safe

distance from the bonfire.

• Keep all pets inside.

• Never return to a fire

work if it did not work or

pick up a sparkler once

it has been used.

even if you are not hosting a bonfire or fireworks display, there is plenty you can do to help keep children safe at this time of year.

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For more info please see our websitewww.icenimotorcycles.co.uk

Now moved to new premises at,Narborough Garage, Main Road,

Narborough PE32 1TETel: 01760 444359

Open 10am - Midnight 7 days a week Page Stair Lane, King’s Lynn

Tel: 01553 691081

• 4 English Pool Tables• 15 Snooker Tables• 5 American Pool Tables• Big Screen TV All Sky Sports

• 20% discount to Service personnel on all tables

• Families Welcome• Licensed Bar• Food available all day

LITTLE OAKS PRE-SCHOOL AND HOLIDAY CLUB

01366 502150 www.little-oaks-preschool.ik.org

A warm, friendly welcome is waiting for you!

Sessional childcare : Monday to FridayPre-School Manager: Debbie Sammons, 47 Wretton Road, Stoke Ferry,

01366 502150Email: littleoakspreschool2002@yahoo.co.uk

School Term Time: children aged 2 to 5

Holiday clubs for 2 - 8 year olds

15 hrs a week funded places for children ages 3 & 4

Places available forSpecial Educational Needs

Tasty hot meals provided

Four trained staff: NVQ2, NVQ3, NVQ4,BA(Hons), EYPS awarded

InspectedOpen 50 weeks a year

Parent quote: “…it has a great reputation and being able to take our son to a local, well

respected pre-school is fantastic.”

Christmasfabrics

& Ribbons in stock

Large selection of clothing fabrics.Burda, Simplicity & Butterick patterns in stock.

Extensive range of haberdashery items.Alterations & repairs to clothes undertaken.

Sewing Machine Sales & Service. Having trouble finding clothes you like, or that fit?

We make garments to order from any of our fabrics.1 Lynn Road

Downham Market(by the traffic lights)

Telephone: 01366 387147Open: 9am to 5.30pm

closed Wed & Sun

to advertise in the next issue for as little £15* per month call:

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NEW HORIZONSIN KINGS LYNN

New Horizons is an holistic therapy centre that specialises in stress

reduction and relaxation using a variety of therapies.

To make an appointment or for an informal chat please contact: 01553 679453 or mobile 07817 693867

www.lindelph.com

SPECTRUM FINANCIAL PLANNINGIndependent Financial Advice for all your financial needs

Contact: Peter Oddey APFS Tel: 01366 348037Chartered Financial Planner www.spectrumfinancialplanning.co.uk Address: Fodderston Mill, Mill Road, Shouldham Thorpe, Kings Lynn, PE33 0EA

Spectrum Financial Planning is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority

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• 7 years experience in 5* salons• Cutting and styling• Colouring• Eyelash enhancements• Gel nails

Styling in the comfort of your own home

THE OLD GRANARY ANTIQUES CENTRE

King’s Staithe LaneKING’S LYNN Tel: 01553 775509Selling antiques and collectables

Open Mon - Sat 10am to 4.30pm

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YoUth CEntRE nEws

Name: Angela Caley

Role: Station Youth Worker

Hometown: Biggleswade,

Bedfordshire

Interests: Music,

Cooking, spending

time with my family

What did you do before

this?: I was a full time Mum,

and before that a Youth

Worker for The Salvation

Army in Bradford.

Why did you want to work

with Airplay?: I wanted to

work with young people

again as I find them

fascinating, and want to

help make their time here at

RAF Marham as beneficial

and positive as possible.

so What Is goIng on at the Youth Centre noW?Loads of fun youth clubs with

activities including art and

crafts, sports, computer games,

cooking, chillin’ out and more!

Who Is It for? anYone ageD 8 anD uPWhen: 8 year olds to Year 6: Tuesdays 6pm till 7.30pm

Year 7-9’s: Fridays 6pm till 7.30pm

Year 10 up: Fridays 8pm till

9.30pm (Year 9 can come to either Friday club, but not both!)

Where?The Youth Centre, in The

Sandringham Centre building.

How much: Just £1

WhY? Because young people need

somewhere safe that they can

go to socialise, have fun and

develop new skills and interests.

uPComIng Dates for 8-18’s:Thursday 1st November: Half Term trips to Quasar Elite

so here is a brief

introduction to the

new Airplay Team

at RAF Marham, in

case you haven’t

met them already!

Name: Yvonne Fennelly

Role: Sessional

Youth Worker

Hometown: Loughborough,

Leicestershire

Name: Keeley Ladlow

Role: Sessional

Youth Worker

Hometown: Sheffield

Interests: Horse riding,

walking, music and food 

What did you do before

this?: Police Officer 

Why did you want to

work with Airplay?: Over

many years of working

with young people

previously, I gained a good

understanding of what

they like to do and what it’s

like to be a young person

today. I also feel that as the

wife of a serving person

within the RAF I have good

knowledge and personal

experience of not only how

it feels to be a forces family

but also how it affects

daily life and issues that

may arise. I have personal

experience of deployment

as well as being posted and

I enjoy working with young

people help to provide

support from airplay. 

Youth Centre nEwsThe Youth Centre is now up and running again after a complete refurbishment of the sandringham Centre and, co-incidentally, a total change in both staff and volunteers!

Interests: I love reading,

walking my dog, especially on

the beach, Holistic therapies,

particularly aromatherapy.

What did you do before

this?: Most of my career

has been in education

support. My last post was

as NVQ Assessor working

with Teaching Assistants.

Why did you want to work

with Airplay?: I enjoy

working with young people

especially in a positive and

supportive environment.

in King’s Lynn. See Marham

Hub website for details.

Week begInnIng 3rD DeCember: Christmas Parties! (More details to follow...)

the future of aIrPlaY Is In Your hanDs!…The current activities are just

the start of Airplay Marham

and we want to build on these

over the coming weeks. We

will be forming a Committee

made of young people to help

us develop the programme.

If your son or daughter is

interested in getting involved,

please let Angela know!

If you have any thoughts,

suggestions or questions

regarding Airplay and the

activities we provide, please

contact Angela by emailing

angela.caley@4children.org.

uk, or arrange a time to pop in

and have a chat. If your son or

daughter hasn’t attended any

clubs yet, we would love to

meet them! You can download

a Registration Form at the

Marham Hub website, ready

for the first time your child

attends. Hope to see you soon!

meet the aIrPlaY team

BEAUTY PROFILEHealth & Beauty Salon

21 Paradise Rd, Downham Market, PE38 9HSWe are an appointed Gatineau salon and offer a wide range of beauty and holistic treatments.

We also retail the full range of Gatineau, Jessica + St Tropez products

Hair accessories, costume jewellery, gifts and vouchers available that

make ideal presentsTel: 01366 385917

www.thebeautyprofile.co.uk

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Where ever possible we source local meat and produce.

All our pork and pork products are Free Range eg. pork pie meat and sausages.

We have wide range of local English and continental cheeses along with a wide range of delicatessen products

All our cooked meat is cooked on the premises.

The shop has expanded and diversified to meet the needs of the customers.

It has a thriving and expanding catering side supplying local restaurants pubs and nursing homes.

We have now got a busy baking department which makes all our own pies, both savoury and sweet. We also bake a wide variety of cakes and scones along with celebration cakes.

We also sell a wide range of fruit and veg, much of it local.

Free delivery to Marham and surrounding areas for orders over £50

4 Wales Court, Downham Market, Norfolk, PE38 9JZ Tel: 01366 388 377 • www.goddardsofnorfolk.co.uk Find us on:

Beauty and the BeadsYour unique boutique for affordable handmade jewellery and gifts!

Beauty and the Beads are proud to announce that we are now offering jewellery making classes. Come along and learn, make friends and

discover just how fun it is to create and make your very own designs.

Classes are currently £5 a class and are based in Upper Marham every Wednesday at19:30.

So why not come and see for yourself and have some fun. Can’t make it to the classes? Don’t panic why not book a private

lesson and enjoy in the comfort of your own home!

To book your place, or find out more information contact:Natalie on 07557 773 505 or by email natalie.beautyandthebeads@gmail.com

AnimalMagic

Tel: 01366 383819

YOUR BESTPETS LOCALFor all your pets needs and feeds New special offers arriving every month

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Fully Qualified & Insured Beauty therapist offering treatments in your own home or my home based salon.

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Tanning, Pamper Parties & bespoke packages available

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The Gem Shop

1 London St. Swaffham01760 725 337

www.thegemshoponline.co.uk

We are now able to offer the latest in photo engraving! Have a photo of loved ones engraved on a dogtag/pendant/charms keyring

- Have them with you always.A perfect gift for grandparents.

We have a stunning range of Gold, Silver & Gemstone Jewellery, with crystals, carvings, gifts and much more.Red Arrow special watches available.

Our busy workshop can repair your chains, resize your rings, restring your pearls, rhodium plate your white gold or completely restore your jewellery. Hopefully we can solve all your jewellery problems

PHOTO ENGRAVING!

NEW

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UniqueAircraftPrints

Your Name(rank and number if you want it)

Your Tour with dates

Prices for Prints on heavy-weightfine art paper (250gms) Size: 30x42cms:Framed inc. P&P - £48Unframed inc. P&P - £28(Personal collection from Hemel Hempstead deduct £10 from framed, £5 from unframed}

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All aircraft types; squadrons; colour schemes; eras can be produced to your specification.

Open 7 days a week Monday - Saturday 9-5pm Sunday 10-4.30pmFind us on the A10 bypass, Hilgay Nr Downham Market

01366 385661

You’ll find everything you need to prepare your home for Christmas

A mouthwatering array of Seasonal Vegetables, Cakes, Puddings, Festive Food,

Wines and Beers.

Real Christmas Trees, Holly Wreaths & Garlands, Beautiful Christmas Decorations,

everything from country charm, traditional to the modern.

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sparkling Silverware, Handbags, Scarves and Jewellery

While-you-wait Hamper make up service, Garden Features, Bird Tables, traditional Tools

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CoMMUnitY sUppoRt sqUAdRon

CoMMUnitY sUppoRt sqUAdRon

The discounted

Day Out for

service personnel

from Marham

has ceased as

from 16th November.

Center Parcs at Elveden

are sorry that they can no

longer offer the discount. The Tins allow

deployed

personnel and

their families a

fun way to keep

in touch with home. The

tins are re-recordable, with

40 seconds of recording

time, so when the child

receives it in the post,

they can record their own

message and send it back

to their deployed relative.

The Talking Tin is a

small, robust, brightly

coloured, plastic recording

device that comes complete

with a small box to protect

it when in the post.

We have plenty of

stock so please call

in and collect one.

if you wish to have pets in

your home then you need

to apply to the Housing

Allocation Service Centre

(HASC) in writing. Most

domestic animals are allowed

but larger animals such as horses

and pigs are not allowed in SFA.

Please remember to

check your pets regularly

for parasites and fleas and

treat them accordingly.

You should ensure that

carpets, floor coverings,

fixtures and fittings are

kept clean and stain treated

immediately so they do not

cause long term damage.

Grit Bins for

salting paths for

use by occupants

are located:

outside the

Infants School - Cedar

Road, corner of Fen Road

and Burnthouse Crescent,

Sandringham Centre

Woodview, Roundabout

top of Churchland Road and

the corner of Sandringham

and Gayton Avenues.

If you find the Grit

Bins are empty, please

contact the SCSO in the

CS Hub or call 446052.

norfolk County

Council would

like to invite all

service personnel

and their families

to visit local museums for

Welcome to

the Ministry

Of Defence’s

official

discount

service - The Defence

Discount Service.

The Defence Discount

Service offers members of

the Defence Community

discounts online; on the

high street and can save

Burtons Menswear

are offering

up to 20%

discount until 6th

December then

10% there after, just show

your ID. Discounts are

also available online by

quoting ‘REWARDS 10.’

Get up to 20% off

cinema tickets

- for holders of

Service ID only,

not your guests.The Grove is

offering 10%

off all their

treatments,

products

and services to service

personnel and their families.

They have surgeries

in Swaffham, Dereham

and Fakenham; for

more information

call into the HIVE.

pEts in Your home

gRitbIns

BFpo XMAs free maIl serVICe

tALkingtIns

storYbook

wingsto thE hIVeI would like to express my gratitude to the HIVE for the Leisure Attraction Ticket Scheme. My husband is deployed in Afghanistan and we have 2 children aged 9 and 7; with my husband leaving before the school summer holidays I knew I had my hands full keeping them occupied. With the scheme I was able to take them to several different attractions including the Cinema, Sealife Centre, Banham Zoo and even a treat out at Pizza Hut. When my husband returns we are all looking forward to going out as a family to Alton Towers , which is also available on the scheme.

I would like to thank Stevie Lewis and the team at the Hive who have always been very helpful and friendly when assisting me with any queries or questions.

Kind regards and thank you!Michelle

Local roads around the

station are gritted by

the local council, these

follow the route of the

Norfolk Green Bus

through Shouldham and the

roads from Narborough. The

road from Fincham over the hill

is not gritted and can be very icy

at times, the suggested route

to the station will be via the

A1122 Swaffham Road and in via

Crash gate 5 or if travelling from

Downham Market, then use the

route through Shouldham.

WInter grIttIng oF LoCAL RoAds

CommunItY suPPort aDmIn

Jane Murdoch, Tel: (01760) 446136 or on

base 95951 6136 Email: MRM-CSSSCSA@mod.uk

CommunItY suPPort WebsIte

www.marhamhub.co.uk

hIVe InformatIon

Stevie Lewis, Tel: (01760) 446121 or 01760

337261 Ext: 7425 Email: MRM-CSSHIVE@

mod.uk

sCso

Flt Sgt Terry Norman, Tel: (01760) 446052,

on base 95951 6052 Email: MRM-CSSSCSO@

mod.uk

CommunItY DeVeloPment

Rita Broomfield, Tel: (01760) 337261 Ext:

7491 or 07899 908372Email: MRM-CSSCDO@mod.uk

safer neIghbourhooD team, WatlIngton

Tel: 0845 456 4567 or 101

moDern housIng solutIons (mhs)

Help Desk, Tel: 0800 707 6000 Option 4

housIng alloCatIon serVICe Centre (hasC)

Tel: 0800 169 6322 / 94510 8000Email: DIOOpsAccn-

HASCTeam2@mod.uk (Eastern Region)

marham loDges bookIngs

Tel: Community Support Hub or (01760) 446136

ssafa

Tom Smith, Tel: (01760) 446051 Ext: 6051Liz Smith, Tel: (01760) 446900 Ext: 6900

ssafa Volunteer Co-orDInator

Tel: 07984 908622

oC Psf

Flt Lt Joanna Chubb, Tel: (01760) 337261 Ext: 7489

Youth Worker

Angela Caley, Tel: (01760) 446136 CS HubEmail: angela.caley@4children.org. uk

thE gRovE VeterInarY grouP

vUE CInema

burtons MEnswEARCEntERParCs

visit LoCAL MUsEUMs for free

Mod LAUnChEs A nEw DefenCe DIsCount serVICe

free, up to five people per

voucher. As part of the Armed

Forces Community Covenant,

the Norfolk Council have

given Marham free vouchers

for everyone to be able to

take advantage of this offer.

So if you were thinking

of visiting Norwich Castle

this weekend, then pop

in to the HIVE and pick

up your vouchers.

you £100’s a year. The

membership card, which

launches soon, has brands

such as KFC, Vodafone,

Austin Reed, VUE Cinemas,

Burton Menswear and more.

With discounts on

holidays, cars, phones

and more - sign up for free

and start saving today.

For more info goto: www.

defencediscountservice.co.uk

When you leave your

home on posting etc. you

should ensure carpets

have been treated with the

appropriate pesticide or

deodoriser if you have had

cats or dogs; if an infestation

re-occurs shortly after you

have left then you may be

liable for further charges for

any treatment required.

DIO Ops have produced

a leaflet with further

information to help you

look after your pets,

available in the CS Hub

or at www.mod.uk/

servicefamilyaccommation

Relatives and

friends in the UK

may send letters

and packets up

to 2kg in weight

to service personnel

deployed on operations.

The Christmas Free

Mail service runs from

Friday 12th November to

Friday 30th November

inclusive for entitled BFPO

addresses which include

all Op HERRICK BFPO

addresses and the Falkland

Islands. A full list of BFPO

numbers which are entitled

to this service is available

in the HIVE or on www.

raf.mod.uk/community.

You can still post

outside these dates but

they may not arrive in

time for Christmas.

Have a broken

street light in your

street or road?

Please report

the fault to MHS

on 0800 707 6000, please

quote the number on the

post and the street name.

Modern Housing

Solutions – not the local

Council - is responsible

for the repair of all street

lamps around quarters

and not the local Council.

BRokEn street lIghts

service personnel

going “Out of

Area” can record

a bedtime story

for their children

which are then professionally

edited with sound effects,

where appropriate added.

The completed CD will be

sent to the child, normally

a month after the start

your deployment.

We have a selection

of approved stories in the

HIVE for you to use. If you

have a favourite book then

give us a call and we will

check to see if it is on the

list, we have a private room

for use to record the story

and any messages you

wish to add to the CD.

You can record one

story for each child in the

family for those deployed

over the Christmas and

New Year period.

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CoMMUnitY CEntRE REFURBishMEnt &

snAp inFoRMAtion

community to issues of anti-social

behaviour that may be affecting you

or other nearby households.

Anti-social behaviour is any

aggressive, intimidating or

destructive activity that damages

another person’s quality of

life. This can include:

• Noise nuisance (vehicles or people)

• Abusive, threatening or intimidating

behaviour in the street

• Vandalism, graffiti,

littering and other general

inconsiderate behaviour

The meetings can also be used to identify

any perceived lack of provision in your

community. For instance, when people

in South Lynn said there was nothing for

young people to do, the police and council

worked with people in the area to launch

a new youth club and ‘Midnight football’.

What haPPens next?Any issues you raise will be recorded

and agreement reached on how it can be

addressed. It may be easily addressed by

one or more of the agencies present or

they will work with another local agency

with responsibility for that issue. If it is

a common concern, a long-term issue

or one which requires a more complex

response, the panel may agree to make

this a local ‘priority’. That is, agencies

will focus on addressing this issue as

a priority over others for the next eight

weeks. Each SNAP meeting can agree up

to three local priorities. Any relevant issues

raised or which have emerged outside of

the meeting will also be considered. The

work carried out to resolve the issue will

be reported back at the next meeting.

I Can’t get to a snaP, What Can I Do?There are many ways you can get involved

and have your say in the process. You can

report any concerns or issues you have

directly to your Safer Neighbourhood Team

at a police surgery or by calling 0845 456

4567 or visiting the police web-site. Or

matters can be reported via the council, a

community group, neighbourhood manager

or housing officer. These issues will all

be fed into the priority-setting process.

snaP inFoRMAtion

The ribbon was cut by Air

Vice-Marshal Atha, Air

Officer Commanding No 1

Group, who was visiting the

Station as part of the Annual

Inspection. Once inside he met with

representatives from the Station and

the contractors that had been involved

in updating the centre for use by RAF

Marham and the local community.

The refurbishment was a real

community project with local businesses

BMA Interiors of Hilgay, Downham

Markets AA Plastics, Tower Consultancy

from King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

Safety contractors involved in the

works. The new facility boasts a state of

the art teaching kitchen, music room for

the Youth Centre and lots of light airy

space for the various groups to use.

Sgt Mick Goddard, the Project

Liaison Officer for the refurbishment

said “ It’s fantastic to finally see

all the hard work come together

as we open this facility for the

community. This has truly been a local

partnership project as we have used

local contractors and businesses to

refurbish the Sandringham Centre.”

RAF Marham’s Station Commander,

Group Captain David Cooper said, “A

facility like this is so important to RAF

Marham and the local community as it

is a central area that people can come

together to meet and participate in

activities. This is especially important

for those families whose loved

ones are away on deployment.

CoMMUnitY CEntRE refurbIshment Is ComPlete!

The wait was over for personnel and families of RAF Marham as the refurbishment of the sandringham ‘Community’ Centre was completed and the centre was handed back ready for use in an opening ceremony at the base.

What Is a snaP?SNAPs are Safer Neighbourhood Action

Panels (SNAPs), a public meeting held

jointly by the Police, Borough Council

and West Norfolk Partnership, to listen

to and work to address local concerns.

When are theY helD?Each of West Norfolk’s nine

neighbourhoods will have a SNAP meeting

every two months, held at a community

venue within the neighbourhood. To find

out where yours will be you can visit www.

norfolk.police.uk or call the Council’s

Partnership Team on 01553 616251.

The date for your neighbourhood is:

21st November 2012, 7pm at Marham Village Hall

Who WIll be there?SNAP meetings are chaired by a local

councillor and the panel will be made

up of a police representative, either

an Inspector or Sgt from the local

Safer Neighbourhood Team; a council

representative, usually an Environmental

Health Officer; and a representative

from the West Norfolk Partnership,

usually a Neighbourhood Officer.

Other key local agencies which provide

a service in the community may also sit

on the panel, including neighbourhood

managers, housing, health and education

officials or voluntary organisations. Police

Community Support Officers (PCSOs)

will also be available should anyone

wish to speak privately to an officer.

Who Can attenD?Any member of the public living or working

in the neighbourhood is welcome to

come and have their say at the meeting.

We also encourage organised

community groups - such as Home

Watch - to send a representative and

parish councils, who may wish to send a

representative for a cluster of villages.

What Issues Can I raIse at a snaP meetIng?SNAP meetings are your chance to raise or

report any local issues or concerns directly to

the local agencies that can help address them.

The issues can range from crime

or suspected crime in your street or

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sAFE wintER dRiving

batterY & eleCtrICs • Lights, heaters and wipers

put high demands on your

car battery. If your driving

is mainly in the dark on

short journeys, the battery

will eventually fail.

• Batteries rarely last longer

than five years. Replacing

one near the end of its life

can save a lot of time and

inconvenience at the side

of the road. To reduce the

probability of a flat battery

take the following action:

1. Before attempting to start your engine turn off non-essential electrical loads such as lights, rear screen heater and wipers.

2. Avoid running electrical systems any longer than necessary – turn the heater fan down and switch the heated rear window off once windows have been sufficiently demisted.

3. Use the starter in short five-second bursts. If the engine doesn’t start quickly, leave thirty seconds between attempts to allow the battery to recover.

antIfreeze• Check your antifreeze level

and concentration. Antifreeze

costs only a few pounds, but

a frozen and cracked engine

block will cost hundreds

of pounds to repair.

• If your car begins to overheat

you are likely to have a coolant

leak or a frozen radiator, which

will be preventing coolant from

circulating. Stop immediately

to avoid serious damage and

allow the radiator to thaw.

• Most modern cars use long-life

antifreeze. It is important to use

the right type so avoid mixing

different types and always

check your user handbook

or ask a dealer for advice.

• If, upon starting your car, you

hear a continuous squealing

noise, this is a sign that the

water pump could be frozen

(it may be the fan belt slipping

on the pulley). If this is the

case then the cylinder block

could also be frozen. Stop

the engine immediately

and allow it to thaw out.

VIsIon • Keep the windscreen, windows,

lights and number plate clear. If

your vision is obscured through

snow or ice, you will not have

sufficient vision to drive safely.

Clear snow from the roof as well

as from windows as this can fall

onto the windscreen obscuring

your view and can also be a

hazard to other road users.

• Use your lights in all dull

conditions as there are many

drivers on the roads with less

than 20/20 vision. You must

use headlights when visibility

is seriously reduced. You may

also use front or rear fog lights

but these must be switched

off when visibility improves as

they can dazzle other road users

and obscure your brake lights.

• Dazzle from a low winter sun

can be a particular problem,

therefore keep sunglasses to

hand in your car and ensure that

you keep your windscreen clean.

• Use air conditioning for faster

de-misting and to reduce

condensation on cold windows.

• Check the condition of your

windscreen wipers and replace

them if required. To prevent

damage to the blades or wiper

motor when you turn the

ignition on make sure that your

windscreen wipers are switched

off before turning off the ignition.

• Top up windscreen washer fluid

using a suitable additive to

reduce the chance of freezing.

tYres • At least 3mm of tread is

recommended for winter motoring

and it must be no less than 1.6mm

which is the legal minimum.

• Consider changing to winter or

all-season tyres that have a winter

tread pattern and a higher silica

content which prevents hardening

at lower temperatures and therefore

improves grip in cold wet conditions.

before You start Your JourneY • Spend sufficient time preparing

your car for the journey ahead.

• Ensure that all windows

and lights are clear using

a scraper and de-icer.

• Plan routes to favour major

roads which are more likely to

have been cleared and gritted.

• Put safety before punctuality

when the bad weather closes

in. Allow extra time for winter

journeys and be prepared

for unexpected delays.

DrIVIng In snoW & ICe • Gentle manoeuvres are the

key to safe winter driving.

Stopping distances are ten

times longer in ice and snow.

• Wear comfortable, dry

shoes for driving. Snow-

covered footwear is more

likely to slip on the pedals.

• Pull away in second gear,

easing your foot off the clutch

gently to avoid wheel-spin.

• Try to avoid having to stop

part way up a hill by waiting

until it is clear of other cars

or by leaving plenty of room

from the car in front. Keep a

constant speed and choose

the most suitable gear well

in advance to avoid having

to change down on a hill.

• Reduce your speed before

proceeding down hill, use a

low gear and try to avoid using

the brakes. Leave as much

space as possible between

you and the car in front, if

you have to use brakes then

apply them gently. Release the

brakes and de-clutch to rotate

drive wheels if the car skids.

• If you have an automatic

transmission, under normal

driving conditions (motorways,

etc) it is best to select ‘Drive’

and let the gearbox do the

work throughout the full gear

range. In slippery, snowy

conditions it’s best to select

‘2’, which limits the gear

changes and also makes you

less reliant on the brakes.

Some automatic gearboxes

have a ‘Winter’ mode which

locks out first gear to reduce

the risk of wheel spin.

• If you get stuck in snow,

straighten the steering wheels

and clear the snow from all

tyres. If available, put grit in

front of the driving wheels

to give the tyres some grip.

ParkIng• When parking your car in

extremely cold conditions,

consider taking the

following precautions:

1. Cover the windscreen, windows and radiator with covers.

2. Remove the windscreen wipers from the windscreen.

3. Engage first gear, chock the wheels and release the vehicle parking brake to prevent the hand brake freezing in the “on” position.

ClothIng & VehICle equIPment• When extreme weather is a

possibility, keep an emergency

kit in your car, especially if you

are going on a long journey. If

this seems unnecessary, take

a moment to imagine yourself

stranded in your car overnight

due to a snow storm or floods.

How would you stay warm?

What would you eat and drink?

sAFE WInter DrIVIngThe number of breakdowns increases during the winter months particularly during cold spells. it therefore makes to prepare your car for winter and to take steps to avoid a breakdown. General advice for safe and trouble free driving through during winter is as follows:

If you must drive in these

conditions, it is recommended

that you carry the following:

1. Tow rope2. A shovel.3. A hazard warning triangle.4. De-icing equipment.5. Wellington boots.6. First aid kit (in good order).7. A working torch.8. A car blanket.9. Sleeping Bag.10. Warm coat, hat and gloves

for all passengers.11. Emergency Rations (inc

hot drink in a flask – non-alcoholic, of course).

12. Mobile Phone (fully charged).

CYClIsts, PeDestrIans & runners• Pedestrians should always try

to walk on a foot path. If there

are no foot paths then walk on

the right hand side of the road

towards oncoming traffic.

• Visibility is reduced in snowy

or freezing fog conditions so

wear high visibility clothing,

an armband, Sam Browne

belt or a high visibility vest.

Consider carrying a torch.

Wear clothing that does

not restrict your vision.

• Be extremely careful as frost,

ice and snow will make walking

on footpaths very dangerous

if they have not been treated.

• Make sure you are wearing

appropriate footwear

such as shoes or boots

with sufficient grip.

• Don’t walk with your hands

in your pockets. Instead,

keep your hands out and

wear gloves so you can break

your fall if you do slip.

• Be extremely careful when

ascending and descending

steps as these can become

very slippery with ice or

snow when untreated.

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times longer in ice and snow.

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