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Peter Steward (Web Owner and Editor) 

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Opening of new Memorial Playing Field Equipment

Pledge to Fitness Day at Woodside School

Olympic Grants for local schools

News Cutting of the Week

Press Cuttings from the village are available by clicking here. Click on the cutting to enlarge 

Hethersett - The Big Society - Hethersett's Big Society aspirations have seen numerous village groups combine over the past year to improve fitness, well being and the environment. The Big Society concept has been made possible through the selfless actions of numerous local people and groups who give their time and energy willingly to make our village one of the best in the country. In a new section on this web site we highlight some of the ideas and ways in which people are working together to create Hethersett - The Big Society. Visit this section by clicking here.

High School Celebrates - Hethersett High School is celebrating the success of its students following the publication of the latest secondary school league tables. Results show the school to be one of the top state funded schools in the county with students making outstanding progress. To read more details and comments from Head Teacher Kerry Jordan click here.

Phil and Heather to Leave Post Office - After almost 16 years running Hethersett Post Office, Phil and Heather Emery will be leaving this month. The couple took over following the retirement of Heather's parents Shirley and Peter Keeley who ran the post office for 24 years. The new subpostmaster will be Kevin Salmon who will run the office with his daughter April. Phil and Heather will not be leaving the village, however. "We have made a lot of friends over the years. We can't possibly thank everyone or say goodbye individually so a great big thank you to everyone who has entered the Post Office, daily, weekly, monthly or just once a year to tax your car. Your support has kept the office going and we are sure you will continue to support Kevin and April," Phil and Heather write in the latest edition of Hethersett Good News magazine.

Old Hethersett Revisited - There will be a big screen viewing of the past when village archivist Bill Reekie shows slides of Old Hethersett in St Remigius Church on Saturday 3rd March at 7 p.m. Tickets are priced at £5 which includes light refreshments. They are available at church services and also from Hethersett Library and Bartrams Funeral Services. Proceeds from the event will go towards the church's flower festival in June.

Strike It Lucky - Strike, a new series of fitness classes aimed at women, kicks off on Friday 2nd March and will take place in Hethersett Church Hall, Henstead Road, on Friday mornings between 9.30 and 10.30 a.m. The classes will put the emphasis on all round boyd fitness including basic Martial Arts moves and will also teach basic self defence. Classes are £5 each or a block of 10 for £40. More information is available and places can be booked by contacting personal trainer and nutrition advisor Katie Coss on 07866 207071. Katie can also be e-mailed by clicking here. Katie also offers one to one advice in the form of a Body and Mind MOT which includes general health and fitness checks, lifestyle assessment, dietary habits assessment, future goal setting, in-depth personal fitness assessment and in-depth nutritional analysis assessments.

Road Closure - Parts of Henstead Road, Hethersett, will be closed until the middle of February for essential drainage work. Diversions will be in place.

Annual Barn Dance - Hethersett and District Churches Together will be holding its annual barn dance in Little Melton Village Hall on Saturday 25th February with dancing to Shinanikins. Tickets are £7 for adults and £3 for children and include soft drinks and a ploughman's supper. They are available from Rosie Hubbard on 01603 810337, Anne Steward on 01603 811052 and Pauline Cubitt on 01603 810016.

Lent Course - Hethersett and District Churches Together will be holding its annual Lent Course which will be launched on Shrove Tuesday, 21st March at 7 p.m. in Hethersett Methodist Church. The launch will be preceded by pancakes. It is hoped to have four groups this year with venues including private homes, the King's Head and the Methodist Church.

Hawks Prepare for Lift Off - Hethersett Hawks Cycle Speedway get back into training for the coming season this month. The new season will bring a number of high profile fixtures to Hethersett Memorial Playing Field  As well as the visit of the Polish test teams in August and a National Round of the British Youth and Junior League in September, it has recently been announced that the club will stage the South East Cup Finals and Women’s Championships plus Norfolk Finals at Senior, Vets, Women and Under-10s level. The club has also announced the return of former members Leigh Cossey and Dan Chambers plus other former Norwich riders England international Lee Grange and Scotland international Joshua Herring to boost their first-team squad. The season opens on March 18th.

Youth Club Appeal - Hethersett Jubilee Youth Club is appealing for help in three different directions. The club is currently short of volunteers to join its rota on Wednesday evenings. With two groups running each week the club is looking for helpers who can spare two hours every six weeks to help with activities and the sale of tuck from 6 to 8 p.m and 7 to 9 p.m. The club is also looking for people to join its committee which oversees the club and the management of the hall in Back Lane. Finally the club is looking for some DIY help to finish off the painting of and improvements to the hall. Anyone interested in volunteering should contact Gillian Sanders on 01953 607566

Anniversary Service - Hethersett Parish Church will be turning back the clock to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. The first Church of England Prayer Book to be written in English was in 1549. Between then and 1662 five different prayer books were produced before the 1662 book was formally adopted. Since then there have been a variety of revisions in the 20th century. On Sunday February 19th at the 10.30 a.m service in St Remigius, the 1662 Book of Common Prayer will be used for worship and prayer.

Toads Crossing - The mild winter has brought about the likelihood of an early migration of the local Toad population. Last year people from Hethersett and the Meltons saved over 2,000 toads by seeing them across busy roads in Little and Great Melton. Last year was a bad one for Toads with the harsh winter being followed by a  dry spring. This year the migration is likely to start earlier than usual and probably this month. If you want to help this year, there will be a meeting in Little Melton Village Inn on February 6th to prepare for this year's migration which is likely to go on until April

Crazy Quiz - A Crazy Quiz Night is being held at Hethersett Old Hall School on Saturday 18th February from 7 p.m in support of the Wulugu Project which works in Northern Ghana to tackle poverty through education and training. The project recently raised £670 from a book and CD sale and from donations and this will go towards equipping a new primary school at Gbenfu. Tickets for the quiz cost £12 which includes a drink and two course hot supper with coffee. Tickets are available from Jane Scott on 01603 453750.

Olde English Fete for Memorial Field - Hethersett will be celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with an Olde English Jubilee Fayre on Sunday June 3^rd on the Memorial Playing Field. To read the full story and find out how you can become involved in the project click here.

Memorial Playing Field Workshops - Have your say in the future of Hethersett Memorial Playing Field. The village is organising two community workshops on March 4th and March 25th. To read about this click here.

Green Spaces Group - A Green Spaces Steering Group is being set-up in Hethersett to help with the village’s health and well being. The group will work closely with the Hethersett Environmental Action Team (HEAT) to tackle numerous issues including footpaths, community ownership and the setting up of allotments. The parish pit area, the central pasture between Henstead and Queen’s Road and the Village Hall Field are just three of the spaces that will be investigated. The group will also explore support available from the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England and other similar bodies. Anyone interested in joining the steering group can contact chair and parish councillor Simon Floyd on 07896 781574 or via e-mail by clicking here. 

Vote for Hethersett - Hethersett residents are being urged to vote for Hethersett when they go shopping. Waitrose of Eaton has chosen the village’s Olympic Committee as one of its three charities for February. Customers using the store throughout the month will be given a token to place in one of three boxes with £1,000 being distributed according to the number of tokens received. The more tokens the Hethersett scheme gets the larger the donation will be. Hethersett’s Olympic Committee, which comes under the auspices of Hethersett Parish Council, is responsible for organising a weekend of events in support of this year’s London Olympic Games. Over the past two years the village has organised more events per head of the population than any other village, town or city in the country. This year’s Open Hethersett event will take place from Friday June 22^nd to Sunday June 24^th. Events this year are likely to include a swimming marathon, the third Hethersett’s Got Talent competition, a come and try sports event on the Memorial Playing Field, a church service, round the square two mile fun run and a major ladies five-a-side football competition. To read more on this click here  . To view a flyer from Waitrose about Community Matters click here.

School Grant to Celebrate the Olympics - Schools in the Hethersett Cluster which includes Hethersett Woodside Infants and Nursery, Hethersett Junior, Hethersett High, Cringleford Primary, Little Melton Primary, Mulbarton Infant and Mulbarton Junior, have been awarded a grant of over £8,500 for activities in celebration of the coming London 2012 Olympic Games. You can read this story by clicking here.

Women's World Day of Prayer - “Let Justice Prevail” will be the subject for this year’s Women’s World Day of Prayer on Friday 2nd March. Over three million people throughout the world are expected to pray and worship together during the annual day of prayer, using a form of service prepared by Christian women in Malaysia. Hethersett’s special service will take place in St Remigius Parish Church at 10 a.m on Saturday 3^rd March – the date and time still falling within the 24 hour period for the event. Jean Hackett, president of the National Committee of the Women’s World Day of Prayer movement said: ‘This is always an exciting day as a great wave of prayer sweeps the world, beginning when the first service is held in the Queen Salote Girls School in Tonga and continuing around the world until the final service takes place, some 35 hours later, in neighbouring Western Samoa. By then the day will have been celebrated in over 170 countries and more than 6,000 services will have been held in the British Isles alone.’ Although organised and led by women, the services are a day of prayer for everybody, demonstrating solidarity with people from other countries. Refreshments will be served at the end of the Hethersett service. To read about this story click here

A Cool Event - There will be a  public showing of one of the most enduring films of all time at Hethersett High School on 15th February at 7.30 p.m. Cool Runnings is inspired by the true story of the first Jamaican Olympic bobsled team. The film is part of Hethersett's 2012 London Olympic celebrations and is also part of the South Norfolk True Film Festival of 2012. Tickets are £3 and can be booked on 01603 810924.

Talking Newspaper Visit - Volunteers from the Wymondham and Attleborough Talking Newspaper will be visiting Hethersett Library on Saturday 4th February to raise awareness of the free audio news and information service for visually impaired people. Norfolk Library Services will also be highlighting the facilities available to blind and partially sighted library users. The visit will take place between 10 a.m and midday.

Book Group Launch - Hethersett Library is launching a free book group which will meet on the first Monday of the month from February 6^th. The group will be sharing thoughts on both a chosen book and also other books being read by members and it will also cover magazines and e-books. The sessions will take place between 2 and 3 p.m.

Quiz and Chip for Cancer Research - Hethersett Social Club is holding a fish and chips quiz evening on February 18th to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support. The club has announced its latest programme of music events that includes The Blues Brothers on February 11th, six piece band Heat on March 3rd, the Usual Suspects band on March 31st and What's Up on April 21st. The club will be holding a children's Easter party on April 8th with Excite Kareoke in the lounge on the same day. To view a poster of coming events click here. You can also visit the club's web site by clicking here

Old Hall School Open Days - Hethersett Old Hall School is holding a series of regular open events. February 9th sees an open morning (9.30 to 11.30 a.m) for prospective senior school pupils and parents for a tour of the school and facilities on a typical working morning at the school. On March 2nd, there will be a taster day (9.30 a.m to 3.30 p.m) for Year Six pupils joining the senior department in September when girls will have the opportunity to experience science in the laboratories, cooking in the home economics room, drama on stage, art in the studios and outdoor activities. Parents will also be able to tour the school in the afternoon. Booking for the open events is advisable on 01603 810390. Further information is on the school's web site which is available by clicking here.

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Lead Theft Concern - Members of Norfolk's church community have once again hit out at problems with metal theft as 2011 is named the worst year on record for church lead theft nationwide. Hethersett is highlighted in the latest coverage in the Eastern Daily Press newspaper. You can view the story by clicking here.

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Opposition to Housing Continues - With the deadline now gone for comments on additional housing in Hethersett, the fight to stop development is continuing with two stories appearing in the Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury. To read these please click on the cuttings below to enlarge them.

Review of 2011 - The year 2011 had to be one of the busiest and most successful in the history of the village. This web site covered many of the events throughout the year. You can read our month by month review of 2011 by clicking here

Olympic Torch to Visit Hethersett - The Olympic Torch will visit Hethersett on its way to London in 2012. Although Hethersett is not on the official route for the torch, organisers have announced a detour in recognition of all the efforts put in by our village over the past two years through our Olympic Open Weekends. Hethersett has been recognised for arranging more events per head of population than any other village, town or city in the country. To read the full story click here. To read the story from the Attleborough Mercury click here. To view a cutting from the Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury click here. We even made the Sun newspaper which had a photograph of Hethersett High School and a piece recognising the efforts of the village. You can see the cutting by clicking here.

Summer Ball - Hethersett will once again be holding a summer ball on July 6th, 2012, in the grounds of Hethersett Old Hall School. The event will include a buffet, bar, raffle and dancing to live music. It will be the seventh ball in the village, an event that stretches back to the beginning of the millennium. For further details and to make bookings contact Heather Emery on Norwich 812928.

Hethersett Newsletter - Hethersett Parish Council's newsletter is distributed throughout the village. Now you will also be able to get it on-line. The December 2011 edition is now available. It looks at the village's biodiversity year, a visit in 2012 by the Active Norfolk Pledge Pod and also the Olympic torch and updates on sporting successes and the Green Spaces group. To visit the Newsletter section click here.

Lions' Tireless Efforts - Hethersett and District Lions Club have given over £5500 to charity in the year up to the end of June, 2011. The figures released at the group’s latest meeting include donations of £1,500 to the Break charity and £1,000 each to the Norfolk Heart Trust, the Edith Cavell Day Care Centre at Swardeston and the Teenage Cancer Trust. Other donations include £500 to the Leonard Cheshire Home, £200 to Caister Lifeboat, £50 to Sight Savers, £100 to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Norwich and £200 for the work of Lions Club International, making a grand total of £5,550 to good causes. Much of the money raised came from car parking for Norwich City home games on Moneyfacts car park in Thorpe Road. To date this season the club has raised over £2,750 from this. The club’s candyfloss machine has been seen all over South Norfolk which has given them the chance to make donations to the Robert Kett and Browick Road Schools in Wymondham. The Lions are not resting on their laurels, however, with a £500 donation already made before Christmas to the Fibroscan appeal of the Norfolk and Norwich Liver Group. The group also has a collection bin for old glasses and spectacles in the doctors’ surgery in Hethersett.

New Newsletter for High School - Hethersett High School and Science College has produced a new newsletter appropriately titled "High Notes". You can read the December issue by clicking here.

Sporting Success Celebrated - Sporting success was celebrated at the latest meeting of Hethersett and the Meltons Sports Association with individual clubs and the village reporting on a hugely successful year and looking forward to an even busier 2012. To read a report of the latest meeting click here The next meeting of Hethersett and the Meltons Sports Association will take place in the Ellingham Suite at Park Farm Hotel on Monday, 27th February, 2012 at 7.30 p.m.

Poppy Appeal tops £2,500 - The amount of money raised in Hethersett and the Meltons from the annual Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal continues to rise. This year saw £2,550 raised from house to house and static collections in the three villages. This is £140 more than the previous year and £445 more than in 2009. Local collector Jerry Wright has written a special article for Hethersett on the Web and this can be accessed by clicking here.

WI Programme for 2012 Hethersett WI has lined up a full programme of events for 2012 and you can view a poster of these by clicking here. 

Lorraine's Inspiration Lives On - Inspirational Hethersett teaching assistant Lorraine Hedges who died in July has left a fine legacy. Family and friends have raised just under £3,000 to be split between the Big C cancer charity and Breast Cancer UK. The money comes from donations at Lorraine's funeral and a special Motown charity night held at Anglian Windows Social Club. To read about the story from the Norwich Evening News click here

Quiet Revolution in Well Being - A quiet revolution is taking place in Hethersett with regards to sport, fitness, well being and the environment. Next Year will see numerous top events being held in a village that has been already heralded as one of the most active in Norfolk. To read a special Hethersett on the Web Feature about what has already taken place and what will be taking place in 2012 click here.

Local Walks - There are a number of local walks in the Hethersett and Wymondham areas featured on the Walk4Life web site as well as thousands of walk ideas for all over the country. The site includes printable maps and allows you to keep a track of walks completed. It is also possible to add walks to the site which can be accessed by clicking here.

Major Facelift for Field - Hethersett Memorial Playing Field is undergoing a major facelift which has seen brand new play equipment put in. In addition 17 trees will also be planted to further enhance the look of the area. This year will also see a number of village events being held on the field. You can read about all this by clicking here or by visiting the Memorial Playing Field Pages by clicking here.  

Fight Continues to Stop Development - Plans to almost double the size of Hethersett are “not a done deal” say objectors who hope to stop a 1,000-plus homes development. Read the latest stories on the proposed development from the Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury by clicking here and also read a previous story by clicking here which outlines the launching of a fund to fight home plans. You can also view cuttings on this subject by clicking here.

Test Match for Hawks - Hethersett Hawks Cycle Speedway Club has been awarded a highly prestigious international test match next year. Hethersett Memorial Field will host a match between Great Britain and Poland on July 31st with matches taking place at Ladies, Junior and Senior Men's levels. The honour for the village comes just a year after Hethersett hosted British Championships.

Chris Explores Market Towns - Hethersett historian Chris Barringer has written a book about Norfolk market towns. Chris takes a close look at towns including Diss, Harleston and Attleborough. To read more about this story visit our cuttings section or click here.

Arthritis Support - If you live in the Hethersett area and have Rheumatoid Arthritis there is a social and support group for you. THE RiNG – Rheumatoid in Norfolk Group - meets at Hethersett Village Hall, generally on the first Wednesday of the month. The meetings feature guest speakers on a range of health issues – and a great many other topics along with refreshments. To read more about the group and how to contact them click here.

Probus Club Seeks New Members - Wymondham and District Probus Club is looking for new members. Membership is open to retired and semi-retired professional and businessmen aged 60 or over who live in Wymondham and the surrounding district. At present over half of the club members live within or close to Hethersett. Meetings are held at Wymondham Town Football Club, King's Head Meadow, Back Lane, Wymondham, on the first and third Wednesday of each month, starting at 10.30 a.m and finishing at noon. Meetings start with a brief business session followed by a talk from an outside speaker with charity speakers being invited at least twice a year. Recent charities to be supported by the club have included the Star Throwers cancer support, the Matthew Project for work in the field of drug abuse, the Nelson’s Journey bereavement project for children and the East Coast Truckers. Probus also arrange social activities including visits, trips and luncheons. The club constitution allows for a membership of 65 but numbers are currently at 39. More information on the club and its activities is available by telephoning 01603 812332.

Special Circus Book Offer - Local author Douglas McPherson who lives at Wicklewood is offering visitors to this web site the chance to save £5 off the price of his book "Circus Mania." The book has a strong local interest as it was inspired by the author's meeting with acrobat Eva Garcia just days before she fell and died during her act at Great Yarmouth Hippodrome. Dedicated to Eva's memory and the bravery of her fellow performers, Circus Mania is a behind-the-scenes journey through the world of circus from traditional big top shows to the modern spectacle of Cirque du Soleil. For details of how to obtain the book and more information on the book itself click here.

Open Weekend 2012 - Hethersett’s Open Weekend next year promises to be the biggest yet in the run up to the 2012 London Olympics. The special weekend will run from June 22nd until 24th. To read about this please visit our special Olympic Weekend section by clicking here.

Taxi - A newly formed Taxi company is offering special prices for trips to and from Hethersett. Green Frog Private Hire is a Norwich based company with Hethersett connections, running energy saving hybrid vehicles. All Green Frog drivers have been CRB checked. Fares will include the following (all fares approximate) - Hethersett to Norwich City Centre £11, Hethersett to Norwich Rail Station £11, Hethersett to Norwich Airport £16, Hethersett to Wymondham £12, Hethersett to Saisbury's Costessey £7, Hethersett to Norfolk and Norwich Hospital £7, Hethersett to Waitrose Eaton £7, Hethersett Park Farm Hotel to Lotus at Hethel £15. The comapany's number is 01603 744 747. The company has a web site which can be visited by clicking here and are also on Facebook - just search for greenfrog taxis Norwich.

New Board set-up - A new Northern River Valleys Neighbourhood Board has been set up to enhance community partnership work. Hethersett and the Meltons will be part of the area board which also includes Bawburgh, Bracon Ash, Hethel, Colney, Costessey, Cringleford, East Carleton, Easton, Keswick, Ketteringham, Marlingford, Colton, Mulbarton, Swardeston and Mangreen. If you have an idea or need help with a community project your Neighbourhood Board may be able to assist. The Neighbourhood Boards will replace South Norfolk Action Panels (SNAPs). Our contact is South Norfolk Neighbourhood Officer Nigel; Bailey on 01508 533670. Nigel can be e-mailed by clicking here. More information is also available on a web site which can be accessed by clicking here.  

Sporting Dates - Hethersett will again be underlining its sporting prowess by marking the London 2012 Olympics with a number of special events in 2012. The Village's extremely popular Olympic weekend will take place from 22nd to 24th June and details of the full programme will appear on this site as soon as we have them. A special come and try it sports evening will be held in the village on Wednesday 30th May and once again full details will appear here as soon as we have them. Hethersett will again be entering the South Norfolk Village Games on 10th June and hoping to reach the county finals which will be on 15th July. This year Hethersett were runners-up in the whole of Norfolk. The next meeting of Hethersett and the Meltons Sports Association will be at Park Farm Hotel on February 27th, 2012. All interested in sport, fitness, health and the environment are welcome at the sports association. An agenda for the meeting can be viewed by clicking here.

Lost and Found Section - We have started a new lost and found section of the web site where we will list items. If you have items to include in this section please e-mail details by clicking here. We are happy to advertise lost pets as well. You can read about what has been lost and found by clicking here

Items and Services Wanted and Offered - We have also started a new service aimed at offered and wanted goods and services. Perhaps you have items you would like to swap for others or have items you just want to get rid of. Maybe you have services you would like to swap. Just one rule. It all has to be free. So if there is anything you would like to offer or need just e-mail details by clicking here. Please include a telephone number on which others can contact you. You can visit the section by clicking here.

Landlords and Ladies Wanted - Norwich City Football Club is looking for landlords/ladies in Hethersett to play host to their Academy day release boys. Club education and welfare officer Jimmy Unwin says: "A lot of our Academy boys (15-18yrs) are housed with landladies in Hethersett during their time with us. Something that works very well for us as the boys are made to feel very welcome within the village. At this moment in time we are looking for additional landladies in the village to accommodate our day release boys who stay up once, or twice at most, a week.  Landladies duties include providing bed, breakfast and evening meal for the boys. The boys would be coming to the landladies in the early evening and left their house by 8.30am at the very latest the next day. Landladies would receive £15 per night per player. Anybody interested can contact Jimmy on 01603 813059 or via mobile on 07795 673203 or e-mail him by clicking here.  

New Library Opening Hours -  Libraries throughout Norfolk, including Hethersett, have had their opening hours cut. To read about this visit our cuttings service by clicking here.  Hethersett Library will now be open at the following times - Monday 10 a.m-1 p.m and 2-5 p.m, Tuesday closed, Wednesday 10 a.m to 1 p.m and 2-5 p.m. Thursday 2 to 7 p.m, Friday 10 a.m to 1 p.m and 2 to 5 p.m and Saturday 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Meanwhile a Friendship Club meets at Hethersett Library every other Thursday between 10 a.m and noon. Children aged between three and five and their families have their own First Friday Fun sessions including stories, rhymes and games. 

Missed an Event? - Missed reading about an event in Hethersett. Then you could just be a click away. Visit our archive section by clicking here to read stories from the past months and years.

Genealogy Section - Our genealogy section has been set up to help people tracing ancestors. Here you will find appeals from many people with ancestral links to Hethersett. The latest request we have comes from Rachel Foulger who is researching the Barham and Garner families, both of whom had Hethersett connections. We also look at a possible village link with the new Duchess of Cambridge through her Middleton line. You can access the genealogy section by clicking here.

Small Ads - You don't get anything for nothing in this world or so the saying goes. Actually that's wrong our small ads section is entirely free. If you want to advertise a service or business just send details via e-mail by clicking here. In a time of recession we are happy to support local businesses in this way. As they say every little helps. And if you use one of these services please tell them that you saw their advert on this web site. It goes without saying that whilst we run these ads we do not endorse any particular product and cannot be responsible for the service provided.

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. Genealogy Help - Julie Harold who is the FreeREG Norfolk Genealogy co-ordinator has been in touch to say the site now contains Hethersett Registers from 1615 to 1900 and she has provided a number of links that could prove vital for anybody researching the village for ancestors. Just follow the links here - List of Parishes, Search the database, FreeREG Home Page

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.

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.