Archive for April, 2010

Piazza planned for one of Hunstanton’s key gateways to the sea

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Plans to create a piazza-style gateway to the sea located between the Oasis Sports and Leisure Centre and the former Kit Kat site in Hunstanton are due to be unveiled next month to enable local people and visitors to comment on the proposals before the design is finalised.

Cllr Jason Law, Cabinet Member for Regeneration, explained: “We’ve been working closely with ward members and local town councillors to come up with a scheme that will significantly improve this important through-route from the car park to the seafront.  Local organisations and businesses have also been involved in workshops to help select street furniture designs and to determine the types of materials they would like to see used.  We now want to get the views of local residents and visitors on the proposals we are putting forward.”

The plans include transforming the road which leads from the Seagate car park, past the back of the Oasis Sports and Leisure Centre, to the seafront, into a paved piazza-style area incorporating seating and lighting.  Paving will be designed to create an even surface and a safe and pleasant environment for pedestrians whilst maintaining access for service vehicles.

The Oasis service area will be screened off with a sensitive planting scheme.  Tamarisks, with their attractive pink flowers, have been chosen because of their ability to thrive in seaside environments.  The lifeguard building and beach office will be relocated to give an uninterrupted view to the sea.  The appearance of the public conveniences will be improved by re-facing the exterior with materials that reflect the design of the new scheme.

Cllr Elizabeth Watson, Hunstanton Ward Councillor, added:  “Hunstanton is treasured by visitors and residents alike.  We’ve been working really hard through our In Bloom efforts to make sure that the town looks its best and creates a great first impression.  However, we recognise that there are still some areas that aren’t up to the same high standard.  Seagate has been identified as a priority area and the proposals we have put together will really transform this key gateway to the seafront.”

The proposals are currently being drawn up in detail ready for public consultation.  They will put on display around the resort in time for the late May Bank Holiday weekend.

In the meantime, plans to replace all the promenade seating have now been finalised.  Seafront businesses, Hunstanton Town Council representatives and members from the Civic Society have helped to choose the design for the new seating which is due to be installed in time for the late May Bank Holiday.  The bespoke design will be modelled on the sea-serpent of the traditional Victorian-style seating and produced in modern materials suitable for a coastal Seagate was identified as a key area for development in the Hunstanton Town Centre and Southern Seafront Masterplan, published in July 2008. 

Plans will go on display in Hunstanton once they are released for publication.

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Bircham Windmill’s Bank Holiday Line Up

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
Maypole Dancing at Bircham Windmill

Maypole Dancing at Bircham Windmill

This May Bank Holiday, Sunday 2nd and Monday 3rd of May, Bircham Windmill are holding their annual Craft Fair.    The fair and the Windmill attraction will be open from 10 am to 5 pm each day and it is FREE ENTRY to all the ground floor areas of this lovely, unspoilt attraction and of course FREE ENTRY to the Craft Fair itself.

On Sunday we will have the Castaways singing  from 1pm and on Monday our usual, unusual Maypole dancing! Sally North and choreographer, Rose Lowe have developed some more complicated dances.  I’m particularly looking forward to ‘the spiders web’.  The maypole will be whirling from about 1pm onwards and we are hoping for as many volunteers as possible for the dancing and the band.

The Windmill museum, tearoom, bakery, gift shop and cycle hire are all open as usual and well worth a visit.   We also have a opened with an exhibition by Roger Jennings of local photographs and paintings, and outside, for the children are guinea pigs, rabbits, sheep and ponies.   Our bakery will be running flat out over the bank holiday weekend to provide bread, rolls, cakes and scones for visitors to buy, or sample in the tearooms.

Our windmill sails will be turning, wind permitting and don’t forget the sheep milking at 2pm – cheese on sale in the bakery.  Hope to see you all there this Bank Holiday Weekend!

For further details contact Elly Chalmers on 01485 578393  www.birchamwindmill.co.uk info@birchamwindmill.co.uk

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Heacham Digital Camera Club Photographer of 2009

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Photos by Viv Walker

Ray Hanford presents Fred Galley with Photographer of the Year 2009 Plaque

Ray Hanford presents Fred Galley with Photographer of the Year 2009 Plaque

The Heacham Digital Camera Club Photographer of the Year was awarded to the club’s Fred Galley and his award was presented by Ray Hanford at a recent club meeting.  It has been a hectic 2009 for Heacham Digital Camera Club with more competition entries than ever by club members – some competitions were outside the club such as the West Norfolk in Bloom photography competition.  Heacham Digital Camera Club’s  Derek Dean (from Hunstanton) was delighted to achieve runner up in this competition.

For the first time, the club ran a Male V Female competition.  The subject was ‘Movement’ and entries were judged by Roy Williamson a long-serving Lynn News Photographer.  Roy endeared himself to the lady members of the club as they were chosen as the winning team and it was all on merit as the judging was blind – ie Roy did not know who had taken the photographs.  That was a coup for the ladies as a man has won Photographer of the Year since it started and now the ladies have it on good authority that they are doing a great job waving the flag for the female members.

2009 also involved numerous local photograph exhibitions.  These were  a great success and some club members sold framed photographs.

Fred Galley with top Photographs of the Year 2009

Fred Galley with top Photographs of the Year 2009

A number of HDCC members had their photos published including Heather Brown from Snettisham who had a photograph chosen for The Wash Calender 2010 and both Heather and her husband, Trevor, were asked to provide many of their photographs for Corgi News.   Alan Walker is having some of his photographs used in a book about the North Norfolk Coast and along with wife Viv have many photographs on the Lancashire Heeler website which were also used on the large screens at Crufts in March this year and many of their framed local photographs furnish the walls of Millbridge Nursing Home in Heacham.  Club members’ photographs are also being used for websites which the club is happy to provide.

The club has also been selling local scene cards, bookmarks, postcards and magnets.  Should anyone wish to enquire about these, join the club, or need more information on their fun nights at The Sandringham Club, West Newton just email them: heachamdigitalcameraclub@yahoo.co.uk or call Viv on 07906 056019.

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Summer 2010 at Hunstanton’s Princess Theatre

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Aladdin - summer panto 2010 at Princess Theatre

Aladdin - summer panto 2010 at Princess Theatre

Summer is on the way and there is a great line-up at the Princess Theatre & Cinema, Hunstanton. Music, comedy, a summer pantomime, children’s shows, variety and blockbuster films all feature.

We kick off the season with music from Talon – The Best of Eagles (1st May), Voice of the Heart – Karen Carpenter (2nd May) performed by superb vocalist Carole Gordon, The Boy Beatles (8th May) bring “Beatlemania” back to life, We’ll Meet Again “Hits from the Blitz” (9th May) is a chance to re-live the spirit of the forties with the music and laughter that kept Britain smiling through her darkest days.

A local production from the Princess Theatre Club – Anyone For Breakfast? (13th – 15th May) is followed by the ever popular Raymond Froggatt (22nd May). Halfway To Paradise – The Billy Fury Story (23rd May) is a great 60s night out, for the biggest hits of the past five decades it’s Back to the 50s,60s,70s,80s,90s (29th May) including hits from Abba to Elvis with Meat Loaf and Dusty in between. A Night with the Stars (30th May) is being held in aid of the Grand Order of Water Rats, then two concerts for the price of one with Magic – A Kind of Queen & A Kind of ELO (5th June).

C’mon Everybody (6th June) was voted the No.1 Rock ’n’ Roll show by UK Rock Magazine. Remember When (8th June) is a feel good afternoon featuring musical memories from the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s then it’s the West End hit show, direct from Las Vegas One Night In Vegas (12th June). Sticking with the musicals theme it’s Phantom and the Musicals (13th June) with the music from Les Miserables to Mamma Mia with plenty of stops in between. Taking you back to Glam Rock is Aladdinsane (19th June) followed by the No.1 Eric Clapton tribute band featuring front-man Mike Hall with Classic Clapton (20th June). Dance Fusion (22nd & 23rd June) is a local production presented by College of West Anglia, a final major project for the graduates of 2010.

This year’s Hunstanton and District Festival of Arts continues to include the re-instated Hunstanton Carnival under its banner.  The festival is a chance for residents, local groups and musicians to celebrate and bring the streets of Hunstanton alive.  Just some of the highlights of the festival include The Adventures of Robin Hood (4th July) presented by Cambridge Touring Theatre and Campaign to Protect Rural England West Norfolk District & East Anglian Film Archive (8th July). For full details of this year’s festival see a copy of the Princess Theatre brochure.

Take That 2 - part of the summer 2010 line up

Take That 2 - part of the summer 2010 line up

Then it’s time for another local production, this time from The Ashley-Emile Theatre Dance School as they proudly present Rags to Ritz! (2nd–3rd July). After Dave took the decision last year to retire Chas has decided to keep going and is touring as Chas & His Band In Concert (4th July). Memories are Made of Hits (17th July) features the greatest hits from the 50s and 60s then a local production of Country & Comedy (18th July). Abba Mania (24th July) will have you singing in the aisles and swinging those flares! Thanks For The Memory (25th July) then leads us into the Summer Season.

Then the Summer Season really begins with something happening everyday for 6 weeks!

Every Monday there are Children’s Films (26th July – 30th August), with the titles to be confirmed nearer the time.

On Tuesdays it’s the wonderful Take That 2 – The Tribute (27th July – 31st August), a wonderful show for the whole family featuring all – and I mean all of your favourite Take That hits!

Every Wednesday you can see local talent in the Search For A Star Heats 2010 (28th July – 1st September). The age limit for entrants is 8 years old and each heat will feature 8 contestants. To enter call 01485 535937 and ask for an entry form.

Every other Thursday afternoon is The Duncan Norvelle “Chase Me” Show (29th July, 12th & 26th August). Full of hilarious impressions, great comedy and a stunning singing voice, Duncan will also be joined by international illusionist Steve Kovarez and Company, vocalist Katy Ickringill and host Rollo.

Friday afternoons there will be fantastic family pantomime Aladdin (30th July– 3rd September). With audience participation, songs, dances and featuring panto dame Steve Barclay as the outrageous Widow Twankey, there is no better way to spend the afternoon.

Thursday and Friday evenings are for Family Films (29th July – 3rd September). To make sure we have the latest and freshest films the titles will not be confirmed until closer to the date. Check out our website or call box office for further details.

We also have a huge variety of Weekend Concerts for the Summer Season starting with The Real Thing (31st July), Marty Wilde & The Wildcats (1st August), The Barron Knights (7th August), Rock With Laughter (8th August) and Ga Ga (14th August).

Joe Pasquale - summer 2010 at Princess Theatre

Joe Pasquale - summer 2010 at Princess Theatre

Rounding off the summer there is The Indians (15th August) The Johnny Cash Story (21st August), The Searchers (22nd August), Joe Pasquale (28th August), Blue Bayou – Roy Orbison The Legend (29th August), Lee Memphis King…Elvis…Live in Concert (4th September) and finally John Hylton – “Real Diamond” (5th September).

Another two shows to look out for are after the summer season are A Night In The West End (11th September) a local production brought to you by cousins Karen Stewart and Katherine Offord, then don’t miss the Search For A Star Final (12th September), compared by Roger Dean the winner will take home a cash prize of £500!

So a real action packed season with something for everyone. Make sure you don’t miss out!

 

 

Tickets for all shows are available from Box Office on 01485 532252 or book online at: www.princesstheatrehunstanton.co.uk

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Films preview at Hunstanton’s Princess Theatre (May – Sept 2010)

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
 
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Films - Nightly 7.30pm, Thurs Matinees 2.30pm
  • Wednesday 5th – Friday 7th May

Alice In Wonderland (PG)

  • Wednesday 19th – Friday 21st May

Shutter Island (15)

  • Monday 31st May – Friday 4th June

Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang (Cert – TBC)

Tickets: £5, concessions £4.50

Talon – The Best of Eagles

Hotel California Tour 2010

Saturday 1st May, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £14, £15, £16 concessions £15

Voice Of The Heart

Karen Carpenter

Sunday 2nd May, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £13, £14, £15 concessions £14

The Boy Beatles

Saturday 8th May, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £13, £14, £15, concessions £14

 We’ll Meet Again

“Hits from the Blitz”

Sunday 9th May, 2.30pm

Tickets: £12, Senior Citizens £10, groups of 10+ 1 goes free.

Local Production

Princess Theatre Club presents

Anyone For Breakfast?

Thursday 13th – Saturday 15th May, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9, concessions £8

Raymond Froggatt

Saturday 22nd May, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £12, £13, £14

Halfway To Paradise – The Billy Fury Story

Sunday 23rd May, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £15, £16, £17

Back to the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s

Saturday 29th May, 7.30pm

Tickets: £14.50, concessions £13.50

Local Production

A Night With The Stars

Sunday 30th May, 7.30pm

Tickets: £15, concessions £12.50, under 16’s £8

JUNE 

Films - Nightly 7.30pm, Thurs Matinees 2.30pm

  • Wednesday 9th – Friday 11th June

Cemetry Junction (Cert – TBC)

  • Wednesday 16th – Friday 18th June

Iron Man 2 (Cert – TBC)

Tickets: £5, concessions £4.50

Magic – A Kind Of Queen & A Kind of ELO

Saturday 5th June, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £13, £14, £15

C’mon Everybody

Sunday 6th June, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £14, £15, £16 concessions £15

Remember When

Tuesday 8th June, 2.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, Discount for groups of 10+

One Night In Vegas

Saturday 12th June, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £13, £14, £15, concessions £14

Phantom and the Musicals

Sunday 13th June, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £12.50, £13.50, £14.50, concessions £13.50

Aladdinsane

Saturday 19th June, 7.45pm

Tickets: £9.50, £13, £14, £15

Classic Clapton

Sunday 20th June, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £11.50, £12.50, £13.50, concessions £12.50

Local Event

College of West Anglia Dance Show

Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd June, 7.30pm

Tickets: £7, concessions £6.50

Hunstanton And District Festival Of Arts

And Hunstanton Carnival

Hunstanton Dance Festival

Sunday 16th May, 9.30am At the Princess Theatre

Tickets: £2.50

‘A Festival Of Poetry At The Princess’

Wednesday 9th June, 10.30am, At the Princess Theatre

Admission: Free

Smithdon Concert

Thursday 24th June, 7pm, At the Princess Theatre

Tickets: £5, children £2.50

Oscars Night-Prize Giving Evening

Friday 25th June, 7pm, At the Princess Theatre

Tickets: £2.50

Hunstanton Carnival Day

Sunday 27th June

Cambridge Touring Theatre

Sunday 4th July, 2.30pm, At Glebe House School Grounds

Tickets: £5 for children / concessions, £8 for adults (family ticket for 2 adults / 2 children £20)

Hunstanton Drama Festival

Wednesday 7th – Sunday 11th July, 7.30pm, Saturday and Sunday matinee 2pm,

At the Princess Theatre

Tickets: £6 concessions £3

Festival Ticket (allowing entry to all performances) £25

Campaign to Protect Rural England, West Norfolk District

& East Anglian Film Archive  

Thursday 8th July, 7pm – 9pm, At Hunstanton Town Hall

Tickets: £5

JULY

Local Production

The Ashley-Emile Theatre Dance School proudly presents

Rags to Ritz!

Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd July, 7.30pm, Saturday matinee 2.30pm

Tickets: £11, concessions £9

Chas & His Band In concert

The Rock Rabbit & Roll Tour

Tickets: £9.50, £16.50, £18, £19, concessions £18

Memories are Made of Hits

Saturday 17th July, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £12.50, £13.50, £14.50

Local Production

Country & Comedy

Sunday 18th July, 7.30pm

Tickets: £12, £9.50, groups 10+ £1 off

Abba Mania

Saturday 24th July, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £17.50, concessions £16.50, under 15s £8.75

Thanks for the Memory

Sunday 25th July, 2.30pm

Tickets: £10, Groups of 10+ £9

Summer Season

Every Monday

Children’s Films – Titles to be confirmed

26th July – 30th August, 2.30pm

Tickets: £5, concessions £4.50, under 16s £4

Every Tuesday

Take That 2 – The Tribute

27th July – 31st August, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £13, £14. Family ticket (3) £36 (4) £48

Every Wednesday

Search For A Star Heats 2010

28th July – 1st September, 7.30pm

Tickets: £2.50

The Duncan Norvelle “Chase Me” Show

Thursdays 29th July, 12th & 26th August, 3pm

Tickets £9, Family (3) £24, Family (4) £32

Every Thursday & Friday

Films – Titles to be confirmed

29th July – 3rd September, Nightly 7.30pm

+ 2.30pm matinees – Thursday 5th & 19th August, 2nd September

Tickets: £5, concessions £4.50, under 16s £4

Every Friday

Aladdin

Fridays 30th July – 3rd September, 2.30pm

Tickets: £8.50, Family (3) £24, Family (4) £32

The Real Thing

The You To Me Are Everything Tour

Saturday 31st July, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £15, £16, £17.50

AUGUST

Marty Wilde & The Wildcats

Sunday 1st August, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £18, concessions £16, £17

The Barron Knights

Saturday 7th August, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £13, £14, £15, concessions £14

Rock With Laughter

Cannon & Ball salute “The Blues Brothers” with special guests Jake & Elwood

Sunday 8th August, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £15.50, £16.50, £17.50 concessions £16.50

GA GA

Saturday 14th August, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £13, £14, £15, concessions £14

The Indians

Sunday 15th August, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £13, £14, £15

The Johnny Cash Story

Starring Roger Dean And The Lazy Boys

Saturday 21st August, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £11.50, £12.50, £13.50

The Searchers In Concert

Sunday 22nd August, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £13.50, £14.50, £15.50

Joe Pasquale

ESP= EXTRA SENSORY PASQUALE

Saturday 28th August, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £15.50, £16.50, £17.50

Blue Bayou

Sunday 29th August, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £14.50, concessions £13.50

SEPTEMBER

Lee Memphis King…Elvis…Live in Concert

Saturday 4th September, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £15.75, £16.50, £17.50

John Hylton – “Real Diamond”

Sunday 5th September, 7.30pm

Tickets: £9.50, £15

Local Production

A Night In The West End

Saturday 11th September, 7.30pm

Tickets: £12.50, concessions £11.50

Search For A Star Final

Sunday 12th September, 7.30pm

Tickets: £7.50

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Bike Ride to Raise Funds for Park House, Sandringham

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Phil Davies and a Park House Resident with Current Mini Bus Behind

Phil Davies and a Park House Resident with Current Mini Bus Behind

Phil Davies, a member of the Discover West Norfolk group, is seeking sponsorship for cycling over 1,000 miles from Lands End to John O’Groats this summer  in aid of Park House, the Leonard Cheshire Disability hotel located at Sandringham, near Kings Lynn.

Phil, part of the Pensthorpe bird reserve team in Norfolk, also works as a volunteer minibus driver for Park House, and is spearheading an appeal to raise £38,000 for a much-needed new minibus.  The bike ride will cover over 1,000 miles in 12 days at an average of 85 miles a day and will raise funds for Leonard Cheshire Disability, in memory of Phil’s dad, who was paralysed and wheelchair bound in a car accident. He used to visit Park House, the only Leonard Cheshire hotel for the disabled in the country, and Phil now works there once or twice a week as a volunteer, taking guests and their carers out in their (very old) minibus.

If you would like to follow Phil’s training and fundraising progress, you can visit his blog on http://www.lcdisability.org/eventsblog, or to sponsor him go to www.justgiving.com/PhilBobGerry-LEJOG.

So please give generously - these are tough rides and it’s a very worthwhile cause!

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Grand Slam presentation for Hunstanton District school children

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Photos by Rob Topliss

Children from schools in the Hunstanton district took part in an inaugural presentation event at Hunstanton Town Hall on 30 March 2010.  The event was to mark their achievements in completing a ten week Playing for Success (PfS) programme in the Grand Slam Learning Centre based at Premier Raquets & Fitness in the nearby village of Sedgeford.  The children were from Heacham Junior, Blenheim Park, Flitcham, Sedgeford and Sandringham & West Newton Primary schools.

Heacham Junior School

Hunstanton Mayor presents award to Nikki Daly of Heacham Junior School

Prizes were awarded by Hunstanton Mayor, Christine Earnshaw, with special awards being made to Sandringham & West Newton Primary for the Best Team Spirit and Heacham Junior School the Best Attendance award.

The presentation event at Hunstanton Town Hall involved all five schools who have attended Grand Slam this term receiving their prizes at the same time.  During the course, using the stimulus of sports such as tennis, the children developed their literacy, numeracy, ICT, tennis and fundamental movement skills during nine three hour sessions after school.   Concluding their programme of hard work was this rewards ceremony with prizes for the children making the best improvement in tennis, best sports person, school with the best attendance and school demonstrating the best team spirit throughout the programme.

The Grand Slam is part funded by the Council and the Department for Children, Schools and Families and is one of Norfolk County Council (NCC) Children’s Services Study Centres. 

Sandringham & West Newton Primary

Hunstanton Mayor presents Sandringham & West Newton Primary with Best Team Spirit Award

The scheme has an additional four other centres in Norwich City Football Club, North Walsham Rugby Club, King’s Lynn Stars Speedway and Cliff Park High School in Gorleston, Norfolk each offering an extensive range of educational services available to schools.

Since opening in September 2007, over four hundred children from nineteen different schools have attended this after school PfS programme. Daytime courses are also conducted for schools and adult groups.  A group of nine adults have  just completed a free ten week ‘writing skills for beginners’ course delivered by NCC Adult Education.

With funding secured for another year, Grand Slam Centre Manager, Adam Edwards is looking to make this learning resource an invaluable part of the community that everybody can access and build on their growing successes.

For more details about the Grand Slam Centre and courses available contact Adam Edwards on 01485 579385 or 07818457223, email adam.edwards@norfolk.gov.uk or visit our website www.grandslamlearningcentre.co.uk.

Blenheim Park Primary

Blenheim Park Primary

Flitcham Primary

Flitcham Primary

Sedgeford Primary

Sedgeford Primary

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Hunstanton-On-Line redevelopment

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

 

Hunstanton Town SignHunstanton-On-Line is in advanced stages of re-development and the old site will soon be removed.  As in the case of Heacham-On-Line news features will appear in this section going forward.  Please note that the favourite old photo gallery will begin to return once I have got the site structure established for both Hunstanton-On-Line and Heacham-On-Line.

Local clubs and non-profit organisations in the Hunstanton area should feel free to participate in the site and those with websites need only send a small pic and a URL for their site to be added to the Clubs Section.

Please let us know if you find any broken links or problems as this helps move things along and allows us to promote Hunstanton in the best possible light.

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