Posted by Stella Gooch
St Mary’s Parish Church, Heacham is hosting a Photography Exhibition by Heacham Digital Camera Club from Monday August 8th – Sunday August 14th. Free addmission.
Opening times are Mon – Fri 10am – 4pm, Saturday 10am – 6pm, Sunday 12.30pm – 5pm.
Framed local photographs, magnets, keyrings and cards will also be on sale during the exhibition. Come and view the club’s high quality work in this beautiful surrounding.
Posted by Stella Gooch
Photos by Rob Topliss and Stella Gooch
This New Year’s Eve 2010 saw an influx of “gangsters” ready to party at Heacham Public Hall. The private, ticket only, party was organised by Debbie K who has been the organiser of this event for the previous 5 years. This was my family’s first attendance and it was a real knees up and great for the family - well for those who have the stamina to keep up the pace (unfortunately my 7 year old called it a night at 9.30pm!! but my 9 year old kept going).
The party theme was 1920 and Guys n Dolls – basically gangsters and their molls! The gangster garb was very much in evidence and the guys really tried (well it was not that hard for them was it!). The ladies looked very colourful and glammed up with beads, pearls, tasselled dresses, and boas. Contrary to the theme it was a fun filled night and no trouble to be seen anywhere.
Debbie interrupted the partying long enough to award prizes for the best dressed lady and gent and gave out prizes to the children from the ticket draw. The youngest children received a present too. Well done to Debbie and Heacham Club for arranging this great family night out for us all to welcome in 2011.
Posted by Stella Gooch
Photos by Roz Gauthier
Santa arrives bringing snow with him!
Father Xmas arrived in Heacham on his way to Lapland on Saturday 27th November much to the delight of local children. Despite the snow and ice, Santa was right on time and as had been promised. He called into the Church Hall in Heacham High Street where Heacham & Criteuil-la-Magdeleine Twinning Association were holding their first Xmas Bazaar (which they hope will become an annual event).
Plenty of children were there eager to greet Father Christmas and one of his little helpers as he settled into his Grotto with the obvious ease of someone who is well accustomed to being the “star turn”.
This is such a busy time of year for Father Christmas that all were delighted that he deemed Heacham worthy of a stop-over on his long journey North.
Children meet Santa
Heacham & Criteuil-la-Magdeleine Twinning Association were grateful to all those people who assisted before and during the event. They also appreciated the support received in the form of donated items as well as those that came along to support their fundraising by simply joining in the fun. The Association raised a total of £276.79 once their costs were taken into account which is a wonderful boost to their funds for entertaining our French Twin village in 2012.
Roz Gauthier, Secretary of Heacham & Criteuil-la-Magdeleine Twinning Association said that they would be holding a Tombola Stall at the Snettisham Victorian Evening on Wed Dec 8th and the Association would love to see as many people as possible there. Roz went on to say that H&CLMTA would like to wish everyone a Merry Xmas and Happy & Healthy New Year.
Setting out the stalls
Festive fayre on offer
Posted by Philippa Sewell
Photo by Philippa Sewell
Jillian Carr: Trustee, Rachel Waddison:Chairman H&D LC, Sam Hunt: Vice-Chairman H&D LC
The Trustees of the Queen’s Cottage Almshouses in Heacham were delighted to receive a cheque for £400 from Hunstanton and District Ladies Circle. Rachel Waddison, Circle Chairman said: “We are delighted to be able to support the Trustees in their efforts to modernise these lovely cottages.” Mrs Carr said that the much needed funds will go towards the repair and replacement of windows. Mrs Waddison also said “We are able to support these local worthy causes because of the generousity of local people who support our fundraising. The Hunstanton and District Circle, which was formed over 40 years ago, also made a number of other donations this year to the Riding for the Disabled Centre, Cancer Research UK and the Palliative Care Team at QEM.” For more details about the Ladies Circle organisation see their website.
Courtesy of Heacham Newsletter
Photos by Rob Topliss
Marjorie Pull
Ruby red was the theme and the weather was glorious. Most befitting for the Heacham Flower Club who were celebrating its 40th anniversary.
The club was set up in 1970 by founder member Marjorie Pull, herself a Heacham lady. She is now 99 years old but due to ill health could not attend the celebration.
The party was set in the lovely garden of David Beeton with the addition of red floral displays to mark the occasion. Chairman of the club for 3 years Sandra Panton said they have 25 members and meet every 4th Thursday of the month in the church hall where they have a rota system for making up the various floral displays. Some Thursdays a special demonstration will be held by a guest visitor.
The evening was attended by 20 members where a buffet and drinks were enjoyed by all. The celebratory cake had the words written on it ’40 years of friendship and flowers’. Here’s to the next 40.
Cake to celebrate 40 years of Heacham Flower Club
Floral tribute to mark 40 years of Heacham Flower Club
Heacham Flower Club
Twinning visit to Heacham July 2010
More than fifty visitors (including twenty children) from France were welcomed to Heacham on Thursday, 15 July.
A French newspaper reported: ” The Twinning between the communities of Heacham & Criteil-la-Magdeleine is flourishing. A group of 52 of our French twins made the trip over last weekend (15th July), accompanied by the Mayor Michel Fougere and 2 of his “Parish Councillors” and the ever hard-working Secretary Monique Enard, who is also the local Junior School Headmistress/Teacher.”
The five day visit to Heacham was filled with a variety of activities and more than 100 people were catered for by the Heacham Twinning Committee on several occasions. The whole weekend was financed through the proceeds from the year’s Fundraising Events plus a small £10 “blanket cost” charged to all members attending any/all the events.
As a result of the hardwork by the Committtee and many Association members, everyone enjoyed seeing their friends again and making new friends as well (amongst our fellow UK Association Members as well as the French). The French visitors seemed to really enjoy themselves and the visit to Norfolk Lavender was especially popular . The French teenagers seemed to particularly enjoy the Bowls and Carpet Bowls on the Monday whilst the younger children attended the Junior School for the morning, and then many particiapted in “funny” cricket in the afternoon down by Heacham beach.
The Saturday evening event with a sit-down dinner was enjoyed by all, especially the in-house entertainment provided by both French guests and Heachamites. The final hour turned into a veritable rock and roll disco (music courtesy of Michael (vocals and lead guitar), Sam (guitar) and Pam (on drums) .
On the Sunday, some of “twinners” attended St Marys Church and a fanatstic service was held in both French and English. The choir sang one hymn in French too! The rest of the day was spent with the Heacham Host families who had arranged the activities for the day. Some went to see the seals at Blakeney, some to Wells – others had a trip into Hunstanton and a family barbeque.
The Heacham & Criteuil-La-Magdeleine Twinning Association hopes that many of new members will now be already looking forward to the next trip over to France to experience their hospitality again especially since this weekend seems to have whetted appetites and increased interest in the Twinning concept – maybe with the hint of the cognac and Pineau available as added incentive !
The Committee of Heacham & Criteuil-La-Magdeleine Twinning Associationwould like to thank everybody for their enthusiasm and hard work helped make the weekend such a success.
A hugely successful event was held in 2009 in memory of two loyal Heacham players who sadly are no longer with us, Philip Wright and Ernie Maiden. A similar event is being held again this year on Sunday 22nd August 2010 and all are very welcome to attend. The Veterans Team playing the Heacham Cricket Team will start at 2pm, in a forty overs match. Any Veteran players who feel like turning back the years to play for the Veterans please contact: Chris (Tel: 01485 572262) or Andy (Tel: 01485 572873). Malcolm Diggins was privileged to play alongside both Philip and Ernie and hopes to attend and report on the event. Much as he would like to, he does not feel up to playing!!
The Charity game will hopefully have the following attractions:
12.00-14.00 Under 12′s Youth Game
14.00 Veterans vs Heacham CC (Veterans to maintain their grip on the cup!)
BBQ, teas, coffees, cakes, refreshments, raffle
Beat the Bowler, try your hand against the Bowling Machine
Presentation of the Man of the Match Award (The William Stockdale Award)
Heacham CC end of season awards
All proceeds are to be split between Macmillan Cancer Support and Heacham Cricket Club. If you would like to see Malcolm’s report on the event check out www.heacham-village.co.uk.
Heacham-On-Line did not get the opportunity to personally cover the Hunstanton Bowls Tournament but our local Sports Reporter at Malc On Line has been on the case so check it out at: http://www.malc-on-line.co.uk/hunstanton/bowls2010.htm
Posted by Susan Richardson, Chairman Heacham In Bloom
Photos by Rob Topliss
Heacham Beavers admire planting at St Marys Church
Heacham Beavers joined members of the Church and Heacham In Bloom to plant out 500 hundred marigolds grown from seed at St Mary’s Church. The Beavers did a great job and for a very short while the planting looked lovely, that is until the rabbits decided to chew every plant. At South Beach, the biggest project of the Summer, work to transform the entrance to South Beach has been completed. The whole team worked on this project, but a special thank you must go to Nick Cawthorne. The planting of the boat was done with the help of Heacham Rainbows.
Duncan,, Philippa & Susan work on Redgate Junction
We are also pleased to announce that we have received donations from the Christian Bookshop and Tesco. Tesco also provided members of staff to help start a new bed at Redgate Junction. The bed is a work in progress and will be enlarged as more funds become available. I also thank Wakefield Joinery who made and donated the planters for the A149. Most of the projects should now be complete, however work will continue right up until Judging on Monday 12 July.
It has not been easy this year as funds were in short supply, and in order to maintain our award we have had to do what we did last year and more. The weather and the rabbits have caused a few set backs, but I must pay tribute to the Heacham In Bloom team, all Heacham residents, who have worked very hard to make everything look as good as we can.
Heacham Rainbows show off their results
Le Strange Cottages
Didn’t we have a lovely time when we went to Heacham. Heacham Open Gardens, which was organised by the Heacham & Criteuil-La-Magdeleine Twinning Association, on Sunday, 20 June was a resounding success. The weather looked doubtful earlier in the day but the sun came out in all its glory to create the perfect day for walking round the village.
Le Strange Cottages - tranquil space
There were eight gardens open to the public in all including a small secluded garden in Marram Way, a large garden with an orchard, flowering gardens and a vegetable plot in Neville Road, a private wildlife haven in Pound Lane, a hidden garden in Le Strange Cottages, an interesting and intimate garden in Torrey Close, a garden featuring the beautiful setting alongside the River Hitch, a medium sized cottage garden and a garden with extensive open views over Heacham countryside in Church Farm Road.
My family and I managed to get round five of the eight gardens. We started off at Le Strange Cottages and soaked up the tranquility that abounds in this well stocked private garden and then moved on to Hunstanton Road where we spent a great deal of time. The lure of the garden with the River Hitch running through it was enhanced by all the activities that had been organised. On entry we were invited to buy a numbered duck which was to be launched into the River Hitch at 4.30pm along with all the other entries. The aim being that the first duck to hit the barrier past the bridge was the winner of £10 so we had a few goes at that.
Spectators for duck race on the River Hitch
Ducks racing on the River Hitch
Still at Hunstanton Road, my boys enjoyed swinging golf clubs with the intention of getting their golf balls into the makeshift ”swimming pool” across the River Hitch. Unfortunately, their balls either ended up in the river or the reeds and my husband and I did somewhat worse than that! The boys did however start to get the hang of it later on and had a few really good shots but they were not quite good enough. After the golf we all had a go at the bowling with the aim of winning an English breakfast (all ready to go and packaged up in a basket). After we achieved a respectable score we moved on to Church Farm Road.
Bowls at Hunstanton Road
Charlie shows Rob how to golf
The pretty walk from Hunstanton Road to Church Farm Road was worth the effort and involved crossing the main road. This garden was small but the rear of the garden bordered on open countryside which we were told had originally been part of the Heacham railway. The views were glorious indeed and the garden was well kept and interesting with strawberries and a water feature of most significant note. Also in the garden were a number of croquet targets (upside down wired ”U” frames) with matching mallets. My young son enjoyed learning the basics from Joy, the lady of the house. Thank you Joy!
Lawn Croquet at Church Farm Rd
Tea ladies at Neville Road
From there we visited the pretty garden in Neville Road where we dallied to enjoy sampling a range of cakes and fruit slices with tea and coffee. The atmosphere in the garden was almost that of a garden party – lively chatter and sunshine filled the air. The “tea ladies” were doing a thriving trade whilst we were there and so thought ought – the goodies were lovely. I enjoyed the coconut tartlets (yes more than one!) so congratulations to the chef.
Following our afternoon tea, we returned to Hunstanton Road to watch the ducks being launched into the River Hitch promptly at 4.30pm. We arrived a little early so a few more attempts at the golf were made (unsuccessful). As 4.30pm neared a number gathered on the bridge to witness the great race, including John Harris (founding member of the Twinning Association).
Wildlife at Neville Road
River Hitch in Hunstanton Road garden
Winners of the events at Hunstanton Road were announced following the great duck race. Dorothy Clampton won the £10 prize as her duck came in first and Pat Norman topped the scores for the bowls and won the breakfast. The golf wizard of the day was Roger Williamson who won a bottle wine.
Funds raised by the activities at Hunstanton Road (duck race, bowls and golf) totalled £102.50 so well done to Maurice and his team of helpers. The amazing overall grand total for the day was £831.60 which means that the Association have now reached the target necessary to meet all the expected expenses in respect of their visitors’ weekend arranged from 15 to 20 July. Watch this space for details of the upcoming pr0gramme. I think it is fair to say that the whole event was worthwhile in swelling the funds for the Heacham & Criteuil-La-Magdeleine Twinning Association.