Posted by Stella Gooch
Back by popular demand for the fourth year running the Norfolk Brass will entertain once again at St Nicholas Church on Saturday 8th December 2012 at 7.30pm.
Tickets in Advance £7.50 (£8.50 at the door) (including refreshments) - ORDER TICKETS FROM 01485 544866, 01485 540081,01485 540865
Friends of St Nicholas Church – Registered Charity Number 1046540
Fantastic fun for children during the summer
The churches’ annual Summer Holiday Club (9.30am to 12.30pm) is on : Tuesday, 28th, Wednesday, 29th and Thursday, 30th August. This is for 5 – 11 year olds. It is at St Nicholas Church Hall/Church, Manor Road, Dersingham.
Older children (11 years and upwards) are very welcome to come as Young Helpers – please contact us and we would love to have you with us.
This year our theme is “On Your Marks”, and we will be building up a team with the children for our very own Global Games … there will be all sorts of activities, and things to make and take home.
We’ll find out too about how Jesus built up his team, and challenged them, and how we can stick with him as they did. Come and join the fun !
Ask for a booking form from your school office, or from Steve Lofts tel: 07425 145887 or Alan Crawshaw tel: 01485 543836 email: alanandjunec@tiscali.co.uk.
Booking forms to be returned by 20th August please.
Posted by Stella Gooch
Fun and games is the order of the day with Dersingham’s two childrens clubs which are held at St Nicholas’ Church Hall in Dersingham and it costs just £1 per person to cover expenses. Local youngsters, along with their friends, are welcome to attend either of the clubs and any enquiries should be made to Steve Lofts tel: 07425 145887 or Alan Crawshaw tel: 01485 543836.
Kidz Club members enjoy a parachute game
“Identity”, our newest club for local youngsters aged 10 – 14 years is now firmly established. We do an amazing variety of games, discussions, and time to be yourself – and learn about God too ! The forthcoming dates for your diary are:
Saturday, 16 June (10 am till 12 noon)
Saturday, 21 July (10 am till 12 noon)
In addition, dates for the regular Kidz Klub (aimed at 5 – 11 year olds) are fixed for:
Saturday, 9 June (10 am till 12 noon)
Saturday, 14 July (10 am till 12 noon)
The annual Summer Holiday Club (9.30am to 12.30pm) dates are also now confirmed for Tuesday, 28th, Wednesday, 29th and Thursday, 30th August. This is for 5 – 11 year olds – older children (11 years and upwards) are very welcome to come as Young Helpers – please contact us and we would love to have you with us. This year’s programme promises to be as exciting as last summer’s “Mission Rescue” which kept the children on the go over several days and taught them about God through the story of Moses.
This year our theme is “On Your Marks”, and we will be building up a team with the children for our very own Global Games … there will be all sorts of activities, and things to make and take home. We’ll find out too about how Jesus built up his team, and challenged them, and how we can stick with him as they did. Come and join the fun ! Ask for a booking form from Steve Lofts tel: 07425 145887 or Alan Crawshaw tel: 01485 543836.
We love making a mess
This is how its done kids
Easter Hot Cross Buns taking shape
My boys get in on the act
Posted by Stella Gooch
Photos by Stella Gooch
Spy mask
Three mornings of planned children’s fun and games, capably led by Brian Griffin and Steve Lofts, kept 40 local youngsters busy and laughing at Dersingham’s St Nicholas Church Hall. Monday, 1 August through to Wednesday, 3 August was filled with an active programme to keep inquisitive children occupied. The theme was based on spies and was entitled, “Mission Rescue”. The ultimate “mission” taught the children about the biblical story of Moses and Jesus over the course of the three days.
The youth workers and volunteers from Dersingham and the surrounding area – including Alan and June Crawshaw (who have each got 7 years of Holiday Clubs under their belts!) – put together an imaginitive programme to keep the children’s interest throughout the three days. Pretty much all of the children taking part were there for the full three days. Refreshments were also on offer every day.
Groups of children built a “den” out of cardboard, toilet rolls, string and other recycled items. The children enjoyed playing the ever popular parachute game and designed their own eye catching spy masks. Smaller groups were created for the children to make their own frogs from felt. This meant they were introduced to simple sewing techniques, as well as the standard gluing and craft skills. Once the frogs were done it was time to do some code cracking using a code wheel. Guided singing and dancing was also a feature with Helen from Music and Movement taking the lead and they did sound wonderful and their moves were designed to make them look like real spies too!
Agents line up
Startling news
Piecing it together
Mole is revealed
Baking cakes with secrets hidden inside was another exciting activity enjoyed by the children. I hope all the parents were on the look out for the secret sweets within! The children were assisted in making their cake mixes, hiding their “secrets” in the mix and decorating the tops. The cakes were actually baked in the oven by the adult supervisors to avoid any accidents. Fun was had by all in playing explode the bomb games using balloons but there were also quieter games such as noughts and crosses, checkers, ten pin bowling and catch the mouse. There was even time to play active games in the glorious sunshine in the grounds of the Church Hall.
Secret cakes ready to take home!
Relay racing outside Church Hall
The little ones play an active game
Relay races outside St Nicholas Church Hall
Each morning concluded with sections of a three part play/sketch called “Who is the Mole?”. The youth workers and volunteers played the roles of Agents, M, O, S, E & Z, with each of them displaying very different characters. Agent M was the lazy boss who thought he was so very clever but wasn’t; Agent O was a very strict operator who played fully by the rule book and kept things in order; Agent S was a gadget genius who designed all the technical equipment needed to complete their missions and Agent E was the not so popular clown who kept getting it wrong and was only trusted to make the tea. Finally Agent Z was a very kind and generous person who everyone loved. Unfortunately it was soon apparent that Agent Z was indeed the mole! I managed to watch the first two parts of this play and it was highly amusing indeed.
The hard work put in by all those involved was very worthwhile as the children obviously enjoyed themselves immensely and the parents had a welcome break too and all at a very low cost.
Mission rescue song and dance
Sewing the frog's body
Making the frog's body
Here is my frog
Posted by Stella Gooch
Photos by Stella Gooch
Mayor addresses lunch guests
The July Dersingham Community Lunch, held at Dersingham Social Club, got off to an unusually early start this time due to the nature of its programme. At the entrance to the lunch, I found Tony Bubb, Steve Davis and volunteers from Prior’s the butchers in attendance at a well set up BBQ. They were hard at work tending our lunch as they greeted the arriving lunch guests from 11.30am. Guests were invited to choose a named table to sit at with each table representing a local charity. Those joining each table made up a quiz team ready to compete to raise funds for the named charity.
Bob Tipling, President and founder of Dersingham’s Community Lunch welcomed everyone to the July event and introduced Mayor Colin Sampson (and his wife Sue) of Kings Lynn. Mayor Sampson talked eloquently about his staunch support for the work of Tapping House Hospice and what a fantastic job they do in supporting terminally ill patients and their families through a very difficult time.
There was a real buzz around the room as we all put our heads together (and scratched very hard!!!) to puzzle over the searching questions about Dersingham over the years. It was soon revealed that the quiz questions were compiled by Dick Melton and Dersingham Parish Council.
Dersingham Children's Club team
I was not surprised that Dick Melton had inspired many of the questions and I had no clue at all but I did my best to help my team, although I fear they may have been better off without me. My fellow team members (including staff from Swains and Hayes & Storr Solicitors) seemed to feel much the same as myself. We all appeared to be aged around 40, give or take, and we all feared we were not old enough to recall most of the necessary facts which would win the day. Our fears were justified when we were announced as being in last place with just 51/2 points out of 20. Personally, I was amazed we achieved that many points as the quiz was amazingly difficult as you will see by the questions (and answers) below …
Q1. In the 1800s what bird would you have seen on Dersingham Heath?
A1. Great Busted
Q2. How many councillors are allowed to make up Dersingham Parish Council?
Q2. 18
Q3. Where is the chalk pit and car stone pit in Dersingham?
A3. Shernbourne Road
Q4. What day and time in the month does Dersingham hold their full council meeting?
A4. Last Monday in each month at 7pm at the Dersingham Infants and Nursery School in Saxon Way
Q5. What was washed up on Dersingham beach in 1972?
A5. Whale
Q6. Where is the old shop that for many years was called Parker’s Stores?
A6. Manor Road – the bottom of Sandringham Hill
Q7. Who is the Norfolk County Councillor for Dersingham?
A7. John Dobson
Q8. There were two blacksmith shops in Dersingham – which roads were they in?
A8. Manor road and Post Office Road
Q9. How long is the time allowed for public questions at the start of full council meetings?
A9. 15 minutes
Q10. Where is there a sandpit in the village?
A10. Near the George Pratt Roundabout
Q11. Where was there once a 1,000 yard rifle range in the village?
A11. On the fen
Q12. How many windmills were there in Dersingham in 1910?
A12. Three
Q13. What can be found in Mountbattent Road, left over from the Second World War?
A13. Bill Box
Q14. How many public houses/hotels were there in Dersingham before 1920?
A14. Six
Q15. How many borough councillors represent Dersingham?
A15. Two
Q16. In what year was the Dersingham bypass opened?
A16. 1990
Q17. How many chapels did there used to be in the village?
A17. Three
Q18. Where was the Dersingham village rubbish dump before 1948?
A18. On the Shut-up Common, Heath Road
Q19. In 1960 how many garages in Dersingham sold petrol?
A19. Four
Q20. Where was there an auction centre in Dersingham?
A20. The Old Hall
Heacham Community Transport team
The charity teams included: Heacham Community Transport, Dersingham Army Cadets, Dersingham Brownies, Dersingham Scout Group, Friends of St Nicholas Church, Army Benevolent Fund Soldiers Charity, Dersingham Day Centre, the Royal British Legion and Puddle Ducks Play Group. However, there could only be one winner and the winning result of an outstanding 14 out of 20 correct answers (I defy anyone to get 100%) was achieved by Puddle Ducks who were awarded the £105 raised from the raffle draw (which seemed to go on forever as there were numerous prize donations from the generous guests).
The July lunch was sponsored by Dersingham Parish Council and they were extremely generous with the food with an ample BBQ of chicken, burgers (of different varieties), copious salad and sumptuous strawberries and cream toppings on meringue or shortcake biscuit bases (just check out the photograph!). Prior the Butchers helped by pre-cooking the meat to ensure that everything was cooked through.
Appreciation was expressed towards Priors the Butchers, the volunteer cooks and lunch guests for attending. Dersingham Social Club was also warmly thanked for allowing us use of their facilities which included a large and comfortable main bar area.
Bob Tipling announced that Dersingham Data was currently under revision and requested that all organisations present check their entries for accuracy and advise any changes before 25 August 2011. Bob also announced the the September Dersingham Community Lunch would be sponsored by Budgens Supermarket with exact date and venue details to be advised at a later date.
A work of art in strawberries
For anyone interested in knowing more about Dersingham Social Club their facilities include:
large main bar
smaller lounge bar
beer garden with children’s playground
2 x pool tables
mens/ladies darts
crib
dominoes
snooker (a full size snooker table in a dedicated snooker room available to hire for just £2 per hour)
regular free live entertainment and music for members
family fun days and BBQs
big screen TV for televised events
MEMBERSHIP RATES: Adult single £10 – couple £15 – over 60s £5 – Junior (16-18) £5
Enquiries: 01485 543380 or 07756633043
Friends of St Nicholas supporters
Tony Bubb & co get stuck in to creating a great BBQ
Posted by Stella Gooch
Monday, 1 August - 9.30 – 12 noon
Tuesday, 2 August - 9.30am – 12 noon
Wednesday, 3 August - 9.30am – 12 noon
Mission Rescue – Booking Form
Dersingham St Nicholas Children’s Holiday Club has some great activities planned for this summer, keeping our kids busy all morning on 1, 2 & 3 August.
Helpers from Heacham and Snettisham, in conjunction with Dersingham St Nicholas Children’s Holiday Club have created an exciting theme entitled “Mission Rescue” to amuse the children. The theme embraces everything to do with spies so that has got to capture young imaginations. I know it will excite my 8 and 10 year old boys. Naturally, as the organisers are working through St Nicholas’ Church, there will be a religious element in the fun and games.
The Holiday Club has been running some 7 years and can cater for up to 40 children at a time.
For just £1 per morning the activities lined up include:
- games
- exercises
- crafts
- DVD & stories
- singing
- refreshments
Booking forms should be completed and sent with full payment - by 27 July 2011 – to:
Alan & June Crawshaw
47 Old Hall Drive, Dersingham, PE31 6JT
Email: alanandjunec@tiscali.co.uk
Tel: 01485 543836
PLEASE NOTE: CHEQUES SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO “DERSINGHAM PCC”