Roughton Parish Council

CELEBRATION OF ROUGHTON PAST AND PRESENT WEEKEND.

It is hoped to arrange a weekend exhibition of Roughton memorabilia at the Village Hall in Autumn 2007.

Does anyone have any documents and / or photographs relating to farms, businesses, shops, people, the school, the Church, the old Turnpike road or anything else of interest to contribute to an exhibition? Photographs of weddings, fetes, Jubilee celebrations, fancy dress competitions? etc?

Anything of interest, old or new.

Documents will be photocopied and returned, keeping the originals safe.

Memories but no documents ? Write a ‘postcard from the past’
You could start it ’ I remember when…….’
Just a few lines will do, what has changed ? what old stories or local characters do you remember ?
You may have an older relative or neighbour who could be encouraged to contribute ?

If you consider that you may be able to contribute please telephone Rachel
Cooper on 01263 761517 or Elaine Gibbs on 01263 514160

Help in arranging the weekend will be very much appreciated, so if you feel
you can turn your hand to this, please get in touch. A meeting can then be
arranged to get this project up and running.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH

FUNDAY on the Common 12 til 4 , Friday  24th August

Refreshments and fun activities for the children.

1.      Wander around………………………….ANDREW – anagram

2.       He comes from a land of milk and honey………………ALAN

3.       Muddled in the head…………………………BRIAN  (brain)

4.       An eccentric lives here…………………………………CLIVE

5.       A penny and a pound…………………..…COLIN  (coin + £)

6.       Go in the den and lie down……………….DANIEL – anagram

7.        He recorded a video clip…………………….…………DAVID

8.       One was wined and dined……………..……EDWIN – anagram

9.       Pioneer with a water bird……………………FRANCIS  (Drake)

10.     To be honest…….             ………………………….…FRANK

11.     …you would not want to eat this…….GRAHAM  (grey ham)

12.     He’s either cleaning or getting married again!……HENRY  (cleaner or Henry 8^th)

13.      In Russia, I vanquished the terrible……………………IVAN

14.      He couldn’t decide what colour to wear………………JOSEPH  (many coloured coat)

15.      A hen Kent changed…………….…..KENNETH – anagram

16.      Doesn’t quite drone all day…………LEONARD – anagram

17.      Barely warm……………………………………..….…LUKE

18.      Usually unwanted, but useful when reading…..MARK – book ‘mark’

19.      One of four to hold the horse…………….…MATTHEW (Mark, Luke & John)

20.      A fine line…………………………………NEIL – anagram

21.      You have to be good to get this………………..………OSCAR (film trophy)

22.      Usually toasted with Guinness…………………  ….…PATRICK  (Irish Saint)

23.    Rock of Ages………………………………… …….…PETER  (Biblical)

24.    This is frequent, in some cases……………………..…QUENTIN

25.     One Romany’d got lost……………………………..…RAYMOND – anagram

26 Sounds like a sheep in summer………………………..SEAN, SHAUN  (shawn)

27 He asked for food………………………………………SIMON (Simple Simon nursery rhyme)

28.Wensleslas went out on this day……………………… STEPHEN  (Boxing Day Saint)

29 I don’t think so, but you could try to mash it………….THOMAS

30.Made famous by Homer, but he’s not a Simpson!………ULYSSES  (from poetry)

31.He has winning ways…………………………………..VICTOR

32    A big bill………………………………………………WILLIAM

33.  Invader of Greece, c. 480BC…………………………..XERXES

34. I knew him well………………………………………..YORICK  (alas…etc)

35.  Steaks every day for this man………………………….ZAK  (steak restaurant).

There were only a few papers returned for this quiz, but more sold. Thank you to everyone who took part. The proceeds totalled £42 for the Village Hall.

The winning entry was from Mr. and Mrs. Pilgrim of Holt, with a total of 33 correct answers.

Keep watching for the next one!

We had almost a full house in July with 8 visitors and 3 member’s guests.  Everyone had come along to a talk on the growing and care of Fuchsias which was given by Frank Lambert,  accompanied by his wife who said that she doesn’t see much of him when he is busy working in his greenhouses.   Frank has an absolute passion for the flowers and grows his blooms for display and has won an extraordinary amount of cups and rosettes,  including the Best in Show at this year’s Norfolk Show.  He had brought along a lot of his “plants” and one corner of the hall was filled with pots of them.He told us that there are ten and a half different sorts registered in the UK and showed slides of  those in his garden and his prize-winning entries.  Some of them were enormous, like bushes, with hundreds of blooms on.  He demonstrated how to cut back for better growth the following year.  He then invited questions regarding growing and caring for them.   Afterwards he was thanked by Olive Gibson and given a hearty round of applause for his achievements.  Frank went on to judge the competition which was for 3 plants from our gardens and it was won by Liz Dorsett,  Jill Betz and Sandy Blackman.One of my favourites was a large yellow lily submitted by Olive with at least 4 blooms on the head, beautiful.Jill was given a posy for her birthday which is next month but we don’t have a meeting in August.After refreshments, Pat Hewett read out the report by Pat Briggs of Mundesley WI who was our representative at the AGM at the Royal Albert Hall.    The resolution that all WI’s had voted on concerning the closure of community hospitals received 6,461 for   and just 65 against.  Not that it will probably make a difference but we have to let the powers that be know that we are strongly against any closures. There is no meeting in August but when we resume on September 12^th at 7.30 pm the guest speaker will be Jeanne Heal on the subject of “caring for the carers”. Geraldine 01263 761528

We had a fun evening this month with 12 members and 3 guests.  After coffee, the business was dealt with including the minutes from May, and correspondence.  Flowers were given to Olive for her birthday.  There was also a posy for June but unfortunately she was unable to attend due to having suffered a slight stroke the week before. It was nice as well to see Pat who has been recovering from quite a large operation.Mary and Sandy took part in a Norfolk W.I  knock-out bowls competition which was won by Thetford. The ladies who went to see “Annie” at the pier theatre had a thoroughly enjoyable time and said that it was the best they had ever seen  ( my favourite was Mac and Mabel a few years ago )    Thanks go to Olive for arranging the trip. The competition this month was for a portion of a pudding and everyone entered.  We all had a taste of each one and then voted on our favourite.  They were all yummy but Maureen came first with her Summer Pudding, Olive’s Banana and Walnut Cream was second  and third was Gill with an Eton Mess. After the washing up we had a kind of “think tank” whereby we discussed what subjects we would like to hear about from the guest speakers next year, and the places we would like to visit.   It was very useful everyone having their say and putting forward differentviews.   Usually it’s the committee who come up with the ideas but there are only so many things they can come up with so the general discussion was most helpful.  We have almost filled the calendar for 2008.

Next month the guest speaker will be Mr. Frank Lambert who will talk about growing Fuchsias which has got the gardeners amongst us quite excited.   It is open to anyone who is interested in these beautiful flowers.  The cost to visitors is £2.60 per ticket which includes refreshments.  Do come along if you like flowers. The evening starts at 7.30 pm in the village hall on Wednesday 11^th July. Geraldine    01263 761528

The Beekeeping talk by Don Cooper on 29th May was well attended and enjoyed.
It proved to be a long evening but of great interest. Don took us through
his life in the beekeeping world and brought a few memories back to several
people in the hall, and even had a few ask to begin beekeeping themselves so
it was all worthwhile.
The Hamper of honey and beeswax products was won by Mrs. Hammond and the
evening raised £124.60 for Village Hall funds.

The defibrillator is now in situ at the Roughton Service Station, having been officially handed to the Manager of the Garage by some of the children from St Mary’s School on Monday 11th December.  Peter Simpson, the local Paramedic, whose original demonstration at the school inspired the young people to suggest Roughton got a machine, was in attendance.  He invited  Aaron Bunting, aged 6, to demonstrate the operation of the machine to interested onlookers, which the young man did with great aplomb. It really is easy enough for a six year old to operate! (though we  hope we would never ask a six-year old to do it ’for real’)

A newly formed group of active young people will be meeting to discuss initiatives that they would like to see implemented in Roughton.  This group is formed in response to claims that Roughton offers next to nothing for young people (12-18) and the fact that there is a significant Fund which assists this age-group.  The Norfolk Youth Foundation is administered by people between 13-19, and applications for financial assistance can ONLY be made by people in this age group. (We hope to provide email/tel info once the group has had their first meeting)

Watch this space for further news, or to get involved or to have your say contact  clarewilson@grove-farm.com

Thanks to everyone who bought a quiz sheet and to the ten who returned them. I have had several people tell me that the quiz was quite difficult, but the returns showed correct answers of between 52 and 68 out of 72.

The tied winners were Mrs. P. Cox of Burton Latimer, Northants. and Mr. Ted Walker of Felbrigg. Two flowers seemed to catch participants out – they were nos. 42 and 68.

£35.50 was raised for the Village Hall funds – and watch for the next quiz when I get around to it – I have been asked to do one on fruit and vegetables and boys and girls names – these need a little more thought!

1. Not always at sea…………………………..ANEMONE
2. Norfolkman questioned the wife………….ASTER
3. Metallic cheese on the beach……………..AUBRETIA
4. Ringing in the tears……………………….BLUEBELL
5. Doesn’t need to be new…..…………….…BROOM
6. Butterfly’s autumn feast…………………..BUDDLEIA
7. The herdsman’s favourite………………….BUTTERCUP
8. Hard working girl…………………………BUSY LIZZIE
9. A little more than a Duchess………………CAMELLIA
10. A little less than the best………………….CAMPION
11. Kent’s first lady …………………………..CANTERBURY BELL
12. Make a sale before dinner…………………CELANDINE
13. Cause of congestion on the roads…………CARNATION
14. Short boy with female parent……………..CHRYSANTHEMUM
15. An extra part for good luck……………….CLOVER
16. This way you will not have to pay…………COMFREY
17. Ears to the ground…………………………CORNFLOWER
18. Thread before the end of Lent…………….COTONEASTER
19. Part of a bovine mouth…………………….COWSLIP
20. Frog chorus……………………………..…CROCUS
21. The end after an unfinished bike……….…CYCLAMEN
22. Trumpeters of Spring………………………DAFFODIL
23. The lazy one in the field……………………DAISY
24. Smarty-cat!……………………………………………DANDELION
25. No sting in the tail…………………………DEAD NETTLE
26. Not a young one……………………………ELDERFLOWER
27. Illness of one or two………………………..FEVERFEW
28. Constant reminder………………………….FORGET-ME-NOT
29. Worn to keep the pad warm………………..FOXGLOVE
30. Opposite of history…………………………FUCHSIA
31. Outside area Is Attractive…………………..GARDENIA
32. Gee! – it’s radio-active!……………………………GERANIUM
33. Happy spike…………………………………GLADIOLUS
34. Moorland glory………………………………HEATHER
35. Truth about the unattended box………..……HONESTY
36. What the bee does…etc………………………HONEYSUCKLE
37. Upper class bucket……………………………HYACINTH
38. The apple of your eye………………………..IRIS
39. She’ll cling to anyone!……………………………….IVY
40. Aladdin’s girlfriend…………………………..JASMINE
41. The man with a pen…………………………..JONQUIL
42. Sounds like a sharp one above you…………..KNIPHOFIA
43. It’s blue, dilly dilly……………………………LAVENDER
44. This wine is not for drinking…………………LILAC
45. In the pink…………………………………….LILY
46. Marlene in Wales perhaps…………………….LILY OF THE VALLEY
47. Pearly Queen perhaps…………………………LONDON PRIDE
48. Little Louise’s fastener……………….………LUPIN
49. Only the ones in the swamp can be toasted ….MALLOW
50. It’s best to have two for cleaning……………..MARIGOLD
51. Little yellow balls……………………………..MIMOSA
52. One to get on top of the habit…………………MONKSHOOD
53. Beautiful sunrise………………………………MORNING GLORY
54. Named after young Greek man………………..NARCISSUS
55. A 60’s effeminate dandy………………………PANSY
56. Special for Easter………………………..……PASSION FLOWER
57. Have an eye in the friendly fish……………….PETUNIA
58. This seed can raise your spirits………………..POPPY
59. A smart sweetheart’s choice…………………..PRIMROSE
60. Got up in many colours……………………….ROSE
61. Two young ladies with sweet aroma………….ROSEMARY
62. Bite at the Welsh emblem……………………..SNAPDRAGON
63. Avalanche……………………………………..SNOWDROP
64. Delightful relief……………………………….SWEET PEA
65. May be a king one day…………………………SWEET WILLIAM
66. A busy person never has enough………………THYME
67. Two in the dark are best……………………….TULIP
68. The tiniest cello…………………………………VIOLET
69. Sounds like a card game at the opera…………..WISTERIA
70. Left out of the dancing…………………………WALLFLOWER
71. Question the pointed spear……………………..YARROW
72. (Not alphabetical) Say this and do when you’ve finished!.THISTLE