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will find many links on the left hand side. Please use them to
move around and you can e-mail me with your comments by clicking
on the link below. If you want to start by reading some general
information about the village click here.
Peter
Steward
Web Editor and Site
Owner
LATEST NEWS and
FEATURES
June
2009
Latest
Village Photographs click here
Go
Green for Hethersett. Find out how by clicking
here
Media Watch. We look at some of the major stories and
features from the village as covered in the local press
through a series of pdf files. Click
here
Flower
Festival and Open Gardens Event -
There will be plenty for lovers of gardens and flowers to enjoy
this coming weekend. The flower festival in St Remigius Church
runs from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th July and the village's annual
open gardens event takes place on Sunday from 2 until 5 p.m. We
will have photographs and reports of both events.
Youth
Club Update - Hethersett
Jubilee Youth Club is getting ever closer to re-opening. To read
the latest news from the club click
here.
Murder
at the WI - For their
10th production, Hethersett Players performed a murder mystery
evening. To read about this click
here.
Worms
and Gruffalos - Gruffalos
and Worms are on the agenda in two coming events at Hethersett
Library. To read about them click here.
Sunday
Funday - Hethersett
Athletic Football Club held its annual youth team funday and
presentation event at Hethersett Junior School on June 14th on a
gloriously sunny and hot day. To read about this event visit the
club's official web site by clicking
here. The club also celebrated its most successful season
with a special presentation evening for its adult teams at Park
Farm Hotel. You can read about this and see photographs from the
event by visiting the club's official web site. In addition
Hethersett Athletic's newly formed Saturday team have been named
Crown Fire League team of the season. Details of this are also
on the club's web site.
Village
Litter Pick - The latest
village litter pick took place on Wednesday June 3rd when
volunteers helped to clear the lanes and footpaths south of the B1172 including
Ketteringham Lane and the off road footpaths of Suckling Lane
and Kissing Alley. The Hethersett Environmental Action Team has
combined with the village green group under the HEAT banner. The
group has issued a newsletter underlining work on green issues
in the village. This can be read by clicking
here.
Old
Hall School Open Day and Summer Picnic - Hethersett
Old Hall School will be
holding its fifth annual picnic concert on Friday 3rd July from
7 until 11 p.m. Live music will be provided by the Jonathan
Wyatt Big Band and the Emma Hall Band. Those attending can
either take their own picnic or buy food and drink from the
licensed bar and barbecue. Tickets are £12.50 or
£6 for students and children with under-5s free/ Tickets can be
reserved on 01603 812263 or 01603 810390 or by e-mailing
here.
For
the Children - A plant
sale outside Hethersett
Methodist Church
raised over £293 for the Hope and Homes for Children charity.
Local co-ordinator for the charity, which supports and helps
orphans, abandoned and vulnerable children in Central and
Eastern Europe and Africa, Joan Green said she was
“overwhelmed” by the result. “We were overwhelmed by the
wonderful and generous response to the annual sale. Gifts or
plants, purchases and donations raised an amazing £293.85. Sums
of money like this makes a tremendous difference to the lives of
so many children living in orphanages and living in poverty in
countries helped by Hope and Homes for Children. It is
gratifying to know that, with us, so many people show interested
concern in such a meaningful way,” Joan said.
Parish
Council Annual Report -
Hethersett Parish Council has released its annual report and you
can view this by clicking here.
| David's
Change of Career - We
meet former fireman David Frost who is making his mark in the
world of film and television after retiring following almost 30
yeas as a fie office . To read the full story click
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Bucking
the Trend - A Hethersett
Financial company is bucking the recession by increasing its
business. Edward Jones Ltd opened a shop in Hethersett
village centre in 2008 and has just celebrated its first
birthday with an open afternoon for clients and guests. To
read about this click here.
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Familiar
Faces - A number
of familiar faces from the past have been returning to
Hethersett Methodist Church to help celebrate the 25th
anniversary of Operation New Look which transformed the
old chapel into a bright and modern church. To mark the
silver jubilee of the landmark in the church’s history
a number of former ministers have returned to the
village to lead Sunday morning worship.
The
visits began with the return of the Rev Brian Dann, who
was minister at the time of the re-building programme.
He was followed by Lynne Cole, widow of former minister
the Rev Gerald Cole. The latest visit was from the Rev
David Hart, who is now a minister on the island of
Guernsey.Next in line will be the Rev William Booker who
is due to lead the morning worship on June 28th.
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More
School Governors Needed - Hethersett
and surrounding area schools are looking for people who want to
make a difference in the local community by volunteering to
become school governors. Governors carry out a range of
responsibilities including allocating budgets, appointing senior
staff, making decisions on the school’s policies and
direction. Anyone over 18 is welcome to apply. You don’t
need specific skills or prior knowledge of the education system.
Anyone interested in applying or who would like more information
can contact the school governors one stop shop on 020 7354 9805
or e-mail by clicking here.
There is also a web site which can be accessed by clicking
here.
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of Village Stalwart - It is
with great sadness that we report the death of former parish
council chairman and leading Hethersett environmentalist George
Beckford. George was active until a few weeks before his death
at the age of 89. The Norwich Evening News newspaper has printed
a tribute to George and a pdf file of this is available by clicking
here. A funeral service for George was held in St Remigius
Church and you can read a report of this by clicking
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| RiNG
of Support - A support
group for sufferers of Rheumatoid Arthritis has just celebrated
its first birthday with a party and social event in Hethersett
Village Hall. To read about The RiNG (Rheumatoid Arthritis in
Norfolk Group click here. |
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Remembering
Nora - There are many
characters who, over the years, have helped to shape our
village. We like to remember some of these on this site, so were
very pleased when Keith Hobday got in touch to pay tribute to
Nora Pearson. You can read what he had to say by clicking here.
If you have memories of a specific person or would like to pay a
tribute to somebody just e-mail details by clicking
here.
Latest
Social Club Dates - The
recession has hit Hethersett Social Club with the venue cutting
back on its live entertainment. For the latest dates click
here.
Playing
Field Improvements - Plans
are being put together to improve facilities on the Memorial
Playing Field. To read about this click here.
New
Scout Leaders Needed - Hethersett
Scout Group is looking for new leaders and helpers for after
Easter. To read the appeal and details of Hethersett's hosting
of this year's South Norfolk St George's Day parade click
here.
Mel
Honoured for Four Decades of Service - Hethersett
Hawks cycle speedway founder and club secretary Mel
Perkins has received a national award to mark his four
decades of involvement in the sport. Read about the
presentation of the special volunteer award in Bolton by
clicking here. To see a cutting from the Wymondham and
Attleborough Mercury click here.
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Flower
Festival Planned - A flower
festival is being planned for St Remigius Church in July. To read
more details click here
Hethersett
Resident and Leading WI Light - We
were saddened to hear of the death on boxing day of leading
Norfolk WI figure Pat Bond. An appreciation of her life appeared
in the Eastern Daily Press newspaper and can be viewed by clicking
here.
Job
Search - Hethersett
on the Web is pleased to announce a link with leading local job
web site My Norwich Jobs. Visit the site to read about local
career opportunities in Norwich and also our surrounding area
including Attleborough and Wymondham. You can also upload your
CV to the site. Visit it by clicking
here.
Web
Links - We have checked
all our links to various other village sites and added some new
ones. So if you want to go to a village web site just follow the
links by clicking here. We have also
updated our archive news section and this can now be accessed by
clicking here.
Genealogy
We
receive lots of requests for information on family names. There
is a special genealogy section on this site where you can read
some of this research and also help people to find their
ancestors. To access this click here.
New postings include research into the names of Reynolds and
Flowerdew. We have also started a new section called Can You Help where we
are looking for help with queries sent to us. The section kicks
off with a gentleman wanting details of Hethersett Races and
another asking for information on a song that includes the
immortal line "There was an old woman from
Hethersett." To read about these queries click
here
Coming
Events
Want
to know what's going on in the village. Then go to our What's On
section which you can access by clicking
here. If you have an event you would like to be featured
just send details of place, time and any other relevant
information via e-mail by clicking
here.
Reminisce Here
We
are always looking for memories of the village and its people.
So if you would like to be featured in a new section being
built, please contact the editor by phone on 01603 811052 or by
leaving an e-mail by clicking
here. We are hoping to introduce a number of sections for
memories and would be particularly interested in hearing from
anybody with memories of the Methodist Church or its people for
a project being organised by our sister site which can be viewed
by clicking
here. A new section of this site for reminiscences has been
set-up and this can be viewed by clicking
here.
For archive news from
2004 onwards click here.
Parish
Council Meeting Dates
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