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The MallardIssue 296 May 2016

Congratulations Bev!

On 30th March, Beverley Randall

received the Mayor’s Civic

Award for Voluntary Service forher contribution, over a number of

years, to Great Massingham. The

splendid occasion took place in the

King’s Lynn Town Hall where Bev

was joined by almost forty other

award winners from West Norfolk.

She was nominated by myself, on

behalf of the Parish Council, and

Ann Beardall, Head teacher of

‘Great Massingham & Harpley C

of E Primary Schools’ Federation’,

of which Bev is Chair of Governors. Extracts from our nomination and citations are as follows:

‘Beverley has been editor of Great Massingham’s monthly newsletter, The Mallard, for

over ten years. In that time she has been responsible for publishing over 120 copies of the

paper, never failing to get The Mallard out on time. Simply meeting these commitmentsis extremely demanding but she has done much more. In her time as editor, she has over-

seen the expansion of the paper and, with her husband’s assistance, has introduced colour

photographs, further enhancing the publication. In 2012, Bev with the help of Jill Whitmore,

Chrissie Warnes and husband Geoff produced an eighty page booklet and wonderful

display of ‘Massingham Memories’ to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. In 2014,

Bev and Geoff created a display commemorating the start of the 1914 Great War and resi-

dents’ memories of their relatives’ involvement during the 1914 – 1918 war.’......

‘Bev has been a Governor at Great Massingham Primary School since 2006 and Chair of

Governors since 2012. In 2013, she took the decision to be proactive and brokered a part-nership between Harpley and Great Massingham Schools at a time when stand alone small

schools were becoming more vulnerable. With the partnership in place, she also took on

the role of chair of Harpley’s governing body to ensure ‘joined-up thinking’. As Governor/

Chair of Governors she is exceptionally hard working, conscientious and hands-on. A tre-

mendous help. Bev is also very wise in her chairmanship of the schools. She strongly

believes that a village needs its school and her actions have effectively afforded our little

local schools some protection in difficult times. Mrs Beardall is very thankful for Bev’s

strategic actions to protect the schools for both present and future children and believes

both the pupils and families of the two schools share the same view.’......The whole evening demonstrated the wide range of voluntary work in our area and Bev’s

contribution to Great Massingham has certainly made a difference to this strong, caring

community in which we live. Very well done and thank you Bev. Andrew Bickerton.

The Mayor,Councillor

Colin Manning,

presents the

award to Bev.



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Mallard News

‘Histry Bits’ CHARLIE CAWTHORNE

Flipping through the family archives the

other day, I came across this snippet

from the Norfolk Chronicle (undated,

but certainly from the early fifties).Charlie Cawthorne was a particular

friend of my father’s and highly intelli-

gent. I remember Dad saying that if

he’d been born in different circum-

stances he could have ended up as Prime

Minister. Older members of the village may well remember him:

“RETIREMENT OF MASSINGHAM TEAMMAN

After 45 years on one farm, 39 years of which were spent in the

employ of Mr. John Morton of Heath Farm, Great Massingham,Mr. Charles Cawthorne has just retired from active work.

A native of Massingham, Mr. Cawthorne started work at the

age of ten and, after a year or two with other employers, he

settled down to work with Mr. Betts (an uncle of Mr. Morton)

where he remained for the rest of his working life as a teamman.

Commencing work in the old days at 3am, he would leave

Massingham at 5am with a team of horses and a wagon, twice

a week, on a trip to Lynn market, arriving at Gaywood Ship for

breakfast. He received an extra shilling a day for this long jour-ney. The worst such journey he ever remembers was the one to

Lynn during the blizzard of March1916 when, every few yards,

he had to stop and wipe the horses’ blinkers before proceeding.

He also has many happy recollections of past events, such as

the festivities at the coming of age of his employer, and thewedding day and silver wedding celebrations.

Mr. Cawthorne has been happily married for 40 years, and dur-

ing that time was sexton at Massingham Church for 22 years.

This service to the community he had to give up on account ofsciatica and, as an appreciation of this long service to the

Church, he was presented by the parishioners with a clock and

scroll in 1933.” David Miller

Congratulations Bev! ‘Histry’ Bits WNDA It has happened! Thank You Pam. Open Gardens Village Hall Events West Norfolk Folk Quiz Night Dance Success Baby and Toddler

Gert & Daisy Historical Soc. AGM Strollers Film Club Biodiversity Project Tennis Open Day Trefoil Guild Wrap Around Care Rev’d Jane’s Message Grassroots Malawi Craft & Chat Mobile Library Church News Church Services WOWS Dates for your Diary

In this issue

This parish magazine ispublished every month for theresidents of Great and Little

Massingham with the support ofthe Great Massingham ParishCouncil, the Parochial Church

Council and MassinghamVillage Hall Trustees.

www.greatmassingham.nete-mail:[email protected]

Editorial Committee

Editor: Bev. Randall.6 AbbeyfieldsGreat Massingham01485 520899

Treasurer: David Baines01485 520966

Website : Caroline Boyden01485 521 816

Deadline for thenext issue

20th

May

Charlie Cawthorne

Volunteer for ‘West Norfolk Deaf Association’ Could you spare a few hours a week to support those with

hearing loss? You could make a world of difference to some-

one’s life simply by supporting them with general maintenance

of their hearing aid. Full training is given with expenses paid.Contact for info, West Norfolk Deaf Association, Railway

Rd, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1NF, Tel: 01553 773399 or

Email: [email protected].



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Mallard News

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Thank You to Pam HalesThe Coronation Club would like to say a

huge thank you to Pam who, after over

twenty years, has decided to step

down as chairwoman and helper of ourover 60’s club.

Her hard work and dedication has not

gone unnoticed. Thank you Pam for all

you've done and enjoy your retirement.

The Coronation Club meets on the last

Wednesday in the month, at 2pm, in the

village hall bar. We are always pleased to

have new members, so just come along if

you would like to join. Membership is£10 a year and £1 at every meeting. We

would be pleased to see you Jill and Liz

OPEN GARDENS REMINDER

19th June from 2 - 5pmDon’t forget to sign up so that we can

make this a worthwhile event. Complete

the form included in the April Mallardor, alternatively, contact Liz Foster at 51

Station Road, by 5th June.

IT HAS HAPPENED!We have got our beautiful new ‘Gotown

Bus’. It runs several journeys a day so we

can get to King’s Lynn, Fakenham, Norwich,

the coast , where you will.......And it is so easy to use : no petrol costs, no

wear and tear on your car, no parking costs

when you arrive in town - what’s not to

love?

All of this is entirely thanks to Yvonne and

John Bridger who fought long and hard to

get this for us. How can we repay them?....

By using the bus. Please!

The timetables are available from Esther,the lovely driver of the bus, or from Great

Massingham village store, the Kipton’s Hub

shop or by phoning GotoBus HQ on :

01553 776 971

Gotobus along with Yvonne and John

have provided us with this

excellent service.

Please join us in using itso we don’t lose it!

Susana Cole-Hamilton



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Mallard News Village Hall

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MARCH QUIZ NIGHTThursday, May 26th

at 7.30pm.This Quiz organised by Ann Bowen

Village Hall Bar. See you there!

VILLAGE HALL REGULAR EVENTS

Keep Fit Wed.1.45 to 2.45pm

Bingo Fridays at 7.30pm

Auction Sundays

Coronation Club (4th Wed.) 2pm - 4pm Baby &Toddler Thurs. 10am - 11.30am

W/Norfolk Radio Sundays 7pm -10pm

Craft & Chat (2nd & 4th Mon) 2 - 4pm

Trefoil Guild 2ndThursday, each month

Film Club 3rd Thursday, each month

Quiz Nights 4th Thursday, each month

WEST NORFOLK RADIO for MAY

VILLAGE HALL BAR7-10 pm

Free entry. Audience & other musicians

always welcome

No live shows on 8th, 22nd or 29th

1st Live broadcast yet to be confirmed.15th Live broadcast featuring Anglo

Swedish duo We Ghosts and the

Broadside Boys from Suffolk.

Broadcast live on West Norfolk Radio

www.westnorfolkradio.co.uk

Dance is Real Success

Well done!The Dance on Saturday 2nd April with‘Kenny and the Motives’ was a success

and £272 was raised for Village Hall

funds.

Thanks go to Mel Whitmore for organisingand to Jill and Pauline on the night.

Also, thanks to Colin for help in clearingthe hall the following morning.

‘Kenny and the Motives’ will be back

later in the year. Vic Cross

BABY AND TODDLER

Every Thursday at the Village Hall

10am to 11.30 amPlease look on Facebook for

up to date details.



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Mallard News

Gert & Daisy...... How are yew gitting on tergether?

We are pleased ter report we are both feeling much better and are now owt of our sick-

beds. This is why we cud not report larst toime. Thank you fer our cards, flars and get

well wishes.

We hev hed a note from one of our posh fans – Mr Aldiss (yes, Aldiss!) – he has givenus a few gud ol’ Norfolk words and meanings. Even we hev larnt summat. Here are a

few:- A dodman is a snail

A canker is a caterpillar

A pissamare is an ant

You larn summat new every day. Thank you Tim – we will share a few more next toime.

Sid hed an invite to an Art Exhibition over in West Acre but he cudn’t go so we went

instead. We sneaked in and hed a luk. Blast there wud sum posh people there. Sum of

them pictures were a bit rude – there wus bits of womens bodies on show – we dint

know where ter luk. We wonder if the artist hed a model or just med it up. Maybe nexttoime we cud help him out and show him awl women don’t look the same and hev somethings the same size each side. We wus also impressed with the animal paintings with

the little ditties. We int too keen on modern paintings as we carnt allus work them owt

but there wus summat for everyone plus a noice glass of wine and sum crisps.

The littluns hev bin on holiday agin but as the weather is a bit better they ken gitowtside. We used ter spent awl day owtside when we wus little – mostly cos mum

chucked us owt and sed cum back when thas dark! (not really).

Gert’s auntie is down ter stay for a bit and is making herself known in the village. She

went ter church one Sunday and met our luvly vicar and sum of the congregation. She

sed they wus all very friendly.

We hev agreed to help with the Church Fayre on April 9th but carnt report on that as we

hev to git this in by the 8th.

Not much news this toime as the deadline is early. Suffice to say that we are gitting ex-

cited abowt our holiday this year. Sid and Bert will be cumming with us so we’ll hev to

behave ourselves! Dew yew keep atroshing til next toime - Gert and Daisy

Thought of the Month

Behind every successful man is his woman.

Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.

Massingham Historical Society

GM and Fun Evening

Monday May 9th 7.30pm to 9pm at Massingham Village Hall

If you are between 9 & 90 years old, we would love you to see what we are doing.Look at old photos, try doing the Quiz.

Tell us your Stories & Memories of Days Gone By.

Membership is £10 per year. Please come along.



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Mallard News

T h e F i lm l u b

Thursday May 19th, 7pm for 7.30pm,

Massingham Village Hall, £4 entry.

Refreshments available.

‘Bridge of Spies’ An American-German historical

drama-thriller filmdirected by StevenSpielberg from ascreenplay written

by Matt Charman.Stars Tom Hanks.

Coming soon....

16th June ‘Sunset Song’

5th July ‘Mustang’ (Members’ Night)

21st July ‘Spotlight’

18th Aug. ‘The Big Short’

Strollers ...... Walking from ‘Hel - houghton and back’

Our Easter Sunday walk was quite a challenge! No steep hills, raging blizzards or longdistances but getting everyone in the right place and at the correct time was like herding

cats in a sheep dog trial! Our lunch venue was Sculthorpe Mill. Our walk, a four mile

walk from Helhoughton to Sculthorpe Mill. It being Easter Day, the pub was extremely busy and our lunch was booked for noon. We were meeting three ‘Lynnites’ at Hel-

houghton so the Massingham Strollers 9.15am start was to ensure we were not late. By

9.30 we were two members short! Had they remembered to put their clocks forward …?Eventually the prodigal two were collected and off we set.

The weather forecast was for strong winds and heavy rain around lunch time. Storm Katie

was approaching! Would we make the Mill before it arrived? Fortunately we were shel-

tered most of the way; the sun was shining and everywhere was full of the promise of

spring. There are delightful walks in this part of Norfolk and we had the River Tatt to

accompany us. I would recommend this area for walking or driving. Charming churches andviews to surprise and delight. But do take a map! I had reconnoitred the route previously

but still managed to make a wrong turn. If Pete, who knew the area very well, and Ken,

who had been born and brought up in Helhoughton, hadn’t been with us we would have

ended up on the main road to Fakenham.

We actually arrived on time and met up with our non-walkers at the Mill. No sign of

Storm Kate but, instead, nice Katie, Peter and Carol’s grand-daughter, joined us with

great-grandson Jacob. We settled down to an excellent Sunday lunch just as the rain

came down - perfect! If you like a walk and enjoy good company with the prospect of

Sunday lunch in one the many good hostelries why not join us for our next walk? Next walk, Sunday 22nd May - route and venue to be decided. Andrew Bickerton

Biodiversity Project NewsThere will be a working party

at the biodiversity site on

Weasenham Road on Saturday

14th May, starting at 10 am. We

hope as many people as possi-

ble will come and help us keepthe meadow, wood and pond

areas up to scratch. A three-part guided tour of

the Pensthorpe Natural Park is planned for Tues-

day 24th May with a few places still available. If

you want to join us, please call me as soon as

possible on 520 056. The Biodiversity Project had

planned to open the garden at Long Barn, Ken-

nels Farm on 26th June but the date will now be

Sunday 19th

June to be part of the Parish Coun-cil’s village open gardens. We’ll have tea, cake,

strawberries & cream etc and plants for sale. Please

include us in your garden tour! Mike Jackson



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Mallard News

Great British Tennis Weekend

‘Open Day’

Saturday, 14th

May

On Saturday, 14th May, we will be taking part in the Great British Tennis Weekend,

a nationwide event organised by the LTA to give everyone the chance to playtennis for FREE! If you’ve ever fancied having a go, then now’s your chance –

all you need is a pair of trainers!

To give you an idea as to what is happening during the day, please see below:

9 - 9.45 am: Tennis Xpress – whether you’re a complete novice or a

bit rusty, start the day with a tasty young coach!

10 - 10.45 am: Junior Fun and Games: (age 7-10)11 - 11.45 am: Teenage Tennis – no screens involved!12 - 12.30 pm. Junior Fun and Games: (age 4-6)

1 - 1.45 pm: Cardio Tennis – a fun way to keep fit. Open to anylevel of fitness or tennis ability. Give it a try!

2 - 2.45pm: Crazy Tennis – a bit of fun, learn a couple of tricks.

For all levels of play.3 - 3.45pm: Tennis Drills – the coach will work on perfecting your

skills!4pm onwards: Beat the Coaches – your chance to take on the

coaches! Will you win any points at all?

Throughout the day there will be the opportunity for free play, mini-tennis, usingthe ball machine and testing your speed of serve. BBQ and refreshments will be

on sale. For further information contact Ali on 520700 or Annie on 520898 andto book a session go to: clubspark.lta.org.uk/greatmassinghamtennis or chance itand turn up on the day.

We plan to hold an Open Mixed Doubles Tournament on Sunday, 15 th May.Partnerships arranged for you. For further information contact Annie on 520898.

TREFOIL GUILD COFFEE EVENING

Thursday May 12th

at 7pmGames, stall and quizzes for you to enjoy

This year the usual entrance fee of £1.50 will include

coffee and cake and a lucky ticket for a prize to be drawn

during the evening. Please come and support this very

enjoyable annual event at the Village Hall.

Your Support will be much appreciated

Support Your Local Hospice

Can you help? Contact :

01485 601 701www.norfolk hospice.org.uk

ALL HELP IS WELCOME.



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Mallard News

C u t a l o n g d o t t e d l i n e

Great Massingham & Harpley C of E Schools’ Federation

Great Massingham C of E Primary School

Weasenham Road

Great Massingham

PE32 2EYTel: 01485 520 362

WRAP AROUND CHILDCARE

We know there is a shortage of childcare provision in the area but, at present, we are

unable to offer before and after school childcare at school. The intention of this article isto try and ascertain how many people would use before and after school care if we were

able to offer it. It would also be helpful to know how many people would like to use this

provision in the near future ie in the next two to three years.

This is all a bit ‘chicken and egg’ – if we have enough interest we may be able to offer a

breakfast and after school club but we won’t know if we can offer this until we know

people want it and would be willing to pay for the service, therefore making it possible!

A breakfast club could run from 8am – 8.45am and an after school club could run from

3.20pm – 5.45 / 6.00 pm.

Costs would be dependent on the number of people using the service – the more users

the lower the costs would be. We would need to be able to cover the cost of two mem-

bers of staff for one hour each morning and two and a half to three hours after school.

If you are interested in this proposal could you please complete the details below,

cut along the dotted line and return to the school (address above).

Answers will only be used to consider the viability of After School Care

and will not be considered an agreement to take up childcare.

WRAP AROUND CHILDCARE

NAME ...................................................................................................

NUMBER OF CHILDREN ……………………………………………...

Yes, I would want to use the care arrangements for …... childrenand for …… days per week.

I would be willing to pay up to …… each day for breakfast

club before school.

I would be willing to pay up to ……. per hour for an after

school club.

Include any questions here and use the back of the page if necessary.



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Message to all Parishioners

Craft and ChatMondays 9th and 23rd May

from 2pm to 4pm,

In the Village Hall Bar

To Brexit or not to Brexit? – that is the question!

Our votes (yours and mine) as we go to the Polls next month to decide whether the UKwishes to remain a member of the European Union will probably be the most important

vote we will make at the polls in our life time. It will affect all of us.

The stay in crowd say:Jobs We maintain trade relations with the continent and thereby secure jobs.

National Security "It is through the EU that we exchange criminal records and passen-

ger records and work together on counter-terrorism," National Financial Impact The UK's status as one of the world's biggest financial cen-

tres will be diminished if it is no longer seen as a gateway to the EU for the likes of US

banks,

BUT the get out crowd say:

Jobs Control of our own borders means we decide how many immigrants come to the

UK – limit the numbers coming in and there will be more jobs available for those al-ready here.

National Security Unless we get out we leave the "door open" to terrorist attacks. Open

borders do not allow us to check and control people.

National Financial Impact Free from EU rules and regulations Britain could reinvent

itself AND there would be an immediate cost saving, as the country would no longer

contribute to the EU budget (£13bn)These are just some of the arguments. None of the above statements tells the full story

by any means but you can see my dilemma as there seems to be equally good arguments

on both sides of the campaign – so who to believe and who is right? What to do?I’ve been pondering this conundrum and there is a big part of me, as a Christian, that

says – stay with our friends in Europe; we are better, stronger together and surely we

should aim to be an inclusive nation, welcoming and willing to work with our brothers

and sisters across our borders in fellowship and love. Together we can form policies and

friendships that benefit everyone and are a beacon of light in the world. After all (on a

much smaller scale admittedly) that is what our group of ten churches are aiming to do

here – to see ourselves as one body of faithful people who help each other, work to-

gether, pray together, worship together and reach out together to our communities with

God’s love. We are about taking away boundaries – not putting them up.But then someone remarked to me that if the EU were embedded in Christian Values that

would be fine but sadly it more often seems to be about grabbing at power and the self-

ish aims of individuals or individual nations.

So where does this leave us? To Brexit or not to Brexit? For me that is still the BIG

question! I shall now go off into a quiet room to pray about it and hope to hear God’s

still small voice guiding my hand as I place my X. Or should that be my ?

With Love, Revd Jane

GRASSROOTS MALAWINext ‘Stall on the Green’

7th May at 9am

Two in June on the 4th and 18th

MOBILELIBRARY

10th May &

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Church Services

Date Time Service Location

1sd May 9.30 am

11.00 am

Family Service

Holy Communion

Harpley

Great Massingham

4th MayWednesday

9.00 am Holy Communion Harpley

8th May 10.30 am

4.00 pmGroup Holy Communion

THE GAP

Great Massingham

Pott Row Chapel

15th May 9.30 am

11.00 am

11.15 am

Holy Communion

Family Service

Sung Holy Communion

Little Massingham

Great Massingham

Harpley

22nd May 11.00 am Holy Communion Great Massingham

29th May 10.30 am

10.30 am

Holy Communion

Special Service of Wholeness and

Healing.

Little Massingham

Great Massingham

1st June

Wednesday

9.00 am Holy Communion Harpley

Monthly Benefice Prayer Meeting, Sunday 1st May at 6pm, at All Saints, Ashwicken.

For more news please visit our benefice website at www.ggmbenefice.uk

CHURCH NEWSChurch Gates

The gates will be fitted during the next two

weeks and the total raised in donations is

now £1,400 which is so appreciated. Heart-

felt thanks to everyone.

Wednesday Teas

These are now up and running again for thesummer from 3pm to 4.30pm, every

Wednesday at St Mary’s Church. Please

come along for a chat and refreshment.

Spring Fayre

This event on the 9th April was well at-

tended despite the rainy weather. Thank you

to all who helped, donated and, of course,

all who came along and supported.

Church CleaningChurch cleaning takes place on Saturday

mornings at 10am. Please join us.

Stephen Hudson

Bank Holiday Monday, 2

nd

May,from 10am - 4.00pm.

THE ARCHDEACON'S CHARGE

at SANDRINGHAM

Calling all runners, walkers, picnickers to

come and join the Benefice group. This is

a great chance to all get together as St

Lawrence Church, Harpley plan to run astall on the day, with tea, cakes and hot

dogs. Meet outside their tent

to walk/run/picnic with friends.

We look forward to seeing you there



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Useful NumbersOrganisation Contact Phone No.

Allotment Association Gill Goold 07513125964

Borough Council Mike Tilbury 520340

British Legion & Bell Ringing Denys Winner 520598

Bowls Club Peter Wadham 520796

Church Contacts Revd Judith Pollardor Revd Jane Holmes

01485 601 25101553 636227

Community Car Scheme Office 520823

Coronation Club Jill Whitmore 520609

County Council John Dobson 534989

Doctors Massingham Surgery 520521

The Film Club Arthur Allen/Barry Talbot 520628/07818 807 738

Fishing Warden Nigel Yates 520844/07527 866 055

Football Club Barry Talbot (seniors) 520653

Guide Trefoil Guild Shirley Rae 520259

Massingham Historical Society Anthony Robinson 520455

Tennis and Multi-Sports Club Arthur Allen 520628

Parish Council Kevin Webb (Clerk) Vic Cross (Chair)

01328 855 046520387

Pre-School Pip Armitage 07807 185 746

Police Non-emergency 101

School Ann Beardall 520362

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Dates for your Diary – May

Date Event Time Place

1,15 May West Norfolk Folk 7 - 10 pm Village Hall Bar

7 May Stalls on the Green 9am Near the Well

9 May Historical Soc. AGM & Fun Evening 7.30 - 9pm Village Hall

9,23 May Craft & Chat 2 – 4 pm Village Hall Bar

10 May Mobile Library From 11am As timetabled

12 May Trefoil Guild Coffee Evening 7pm Village Hall

14 May Biodiversity Project 10am Weasenham Road Pond

14 May Tennis Open Day All day Tennis Courts

19 May Film Club 7 for 7.30pm Village Hall

22 May Strollers Walk 9.30 am At the Well

26 May Quiz 7.30pm Village Hall Bar

WOWS Dress up for Purple Day!The WOWS (Women on Wednesdays) made good use of their weekly tennis coaching

session to promote Purple Day – Epilepsy Awareness Day. Wearing everything from purple hair bows to purple laces they even enjoyed purple cake at break time! The

Chocolate Easter Egg Hamper raffle raised over £100 for this worthwhile cause – con-

gratulations to the winner, Annie Lawton.

One in 103 people have epilepsy and 87 people in the UK are diagnosed with it every

day. Two members of the group have children with epilepsy so they have personal ex-

perience of the life-changing effects a diagnosis can bring.

Many thanks to the WOWS for their support and to others in the village who also bought

raffle tickets. Tennis ‘Women on Wednesdays’

"THE MALLARD" May 2016

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