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Although it was forecast well in advance, the latest bout of severe weather seemed to take most of us by surprise and much of our regular routine had to be revised. How many times do you hear it said, ‘One heavy fall of snow and the country comes to a standstill!’
Such extreme conditions are very unusual and therefore must have some affect on us all. Especially our Primary Schools where the children have to be escorted to and from home. This duty usually falls on the mother who has to fit it in with the job she does so alternative arrangements have to be made quickly. This also applies to mothers with younger children in day nursery's.
The Children’s Society reported that most mothers of babies under 12 months work while their children are looked after in childcare. There are many reasons why families in our communities today split up and youngsters find themselves living with step-parents. Sometimes this can make matters worse and result in them no longer having grandparents to call on for help.
The same Society also stated that, ‘Economic independence has made women much less dependent on male partners’. Why would anyone be surprised at that? Surely that is what was intended from the time sexual equality was first conceived.
The tragedy is that nobody considered or was able to even start to imagine the consequences and stress that it would put on both parents and children.
Did You Know?
Before the last war very few people had this kind of thing to deal with and didn’t know what stress was. They had never heard of it. That doesn’t mean they had no worries! There were lots of things for them to fret about. In particular, it was an ongoing struggle to feed and clothe their family and keep a roof over their heads. Today, no one in this country needs to starve. Our main concern seems to be the ability to build on what we already have.
Our forebears invariably put family first and worked hard to keep a home and refuge for every one of its members. They did sometimes remarry but as there was no such thing as a divorce it was usually after the death of one partner. At such times it was usual for the new spouse to step into the shoes and take over the duties of the one they were replacing. That way there was less upset for the children and families were not so often broken up.
People were not nearly as affected by adverse weather as they are today. A wooden horse drawn plough was used to clear the snow from the main roads while citizens were responsible for keeping the pavement in front of their property safe for pedestrians. Children who were old enough walked to school on their own and often took younger brothers and sisters with them. Schools were usually quite near and rarely had cause to be closed.
Deep falls of snow were always enjoyed by past generations. Just as much and perhaps in some cases even more than they are today. As soon as a layer of white covered the ground, sledges seemed to appear from nowhere with people of all ages making for the fields and open spaces to join in the fun. Nobody gave a thought about being cold and wet. There were far less restrictions on what they could and couldn’t do in those days and consequently more licence was given and taken.
The way families lived with a strict daily routine was conducive to the close bonding they all seemed to achieve. Everyone had their own seat at the table where they all sat down to eat three times a day. In some cases, if anyone was late for the meal they didn’t get anything to eat until the next one. Generally, there was not much of a choice put before them but even during the war with the strict rationing something was always found to fill empty stomachs.
Could it be that widespread poverty and shortages helped to bind families and communities closer together? It does seem that the more we have the more we want and the more greedy we become. Of course, those that have the most are likely to be the hardest hit at times likes this when all we hear about is recession, credit crunch, repossessions etc. Perhaps, when the mega rich have taken all we have, they will leave us alone so we can start again with a determination to be content and make the most of our lives with what we have.
valley lad - [SIXTYTWO]
Such extreme conditions are very unusual and therefore must have some affect on us all. Especially our Primary Schools where the children have to be escorted to and from home. This duty usually falls on the mother who has to fit it in with the job she does so alternative arrangements have to be made quickly. This also applies to mothers with younger children in day nursery's.
The Children’s Society reported that most mothers of babies under 12 months work while their children are looked after in childcare. There are many reasons why families in our communities today split up and youngsters find themselves living with step-parents. Sometimes this can make matters worse and result in them no longer having grandparents to call on for help.
The same Society also stated that, ‘Economic independence has made women much less dependent on male partners’. Why would anyone be surprised at that? Surely that is what was intended from the time sexual equality was first conceived.The tragedy is that nobody considered or was able to even start to imagine the consequences and stress that it would put on both parents and children.
Did You Know?
Before the last war very few people had this kind of thing to deal with and didn’t know what stress was. They had never heard of it. That doesn’t mean they had no worries! There were lots of things for them to fret about. In particular, it was an ongoing struggle to feed and clothe their family and keep a roof over their heads. Today, no one in this country needs to starve. Our main concern seems to be the ability to build on what we already have.
Our forebears invariably put family first and worked hard to keep a home and refuge for every one of its members. They did sometimes remarry but as there was no such thing as a divorce it was usually after the death of one partner. At such times it was usual for the new spouse to step into the shoes and take over the duties of the one they were replacing. That way there was less upset for the children and families were not so often broken up.People were not nearly as affected by adverse weather as they are today. A wooden horse drawn plough was used to clear the snow from the main roads while citizens were responsible for keeping the pavement in front of their property safe for pedestrians. Children who were old enough walked to school on their own and often took younger brothers and sisters with them. Schools were usually quite near and rarely had cause to be closed.
Deep falls of snow were always enjoyed by past generations. Just as much and perhaps in some cases even more than they are today. As soon as a layer of white covered the ground, sledges seemed to appear from nowhere with people of all ages making for the fields and open spaces to join in the fun. Nobody gave a thought about being cold and wet. There were far less restrictions on what they could and couldn’t do in those days and consequently more licence was given and taken.The way families lived with a strict daily routine was conducive to the close bonding they all seemed to achieve. Everyone had their own seat at the table where they all sat down to eat three times a day. In some cases, if anyone was late for the meal they didn’t get anything to eat until the next one. Generally, there was not much of a choice put before them but even during the war with the strict rationing something was always found to fill empty stomachs.
Could it be that widespread poverty and shortages helped to bind families and communities closer together? It does seem that the more we have the more we want and the more greedy we become. Of course, those that have the most are likely to be the hardest hit at times likes this when all we hear about is recession, credit crunch, repossessions etc. Perhaps, when the mega rich have taken all we have, they will leave us alone so we can start again with a determination to be content and make the most of our lives with what we have.
valley lad - [SIXTYTWO]
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Essential viewing for cooks everywhere - especially in times of austerity. The two cooks, Sally and Jane, are called upon to assist their forthright, no-nonsense northern Grandmother (Mrs Ingleton) in cooking dinner. The girls are sent to find a large cabbage from the wartime garden and cut it in half: a whole cabbage would be frivolous; there is a war on!
Sally and Jane choose different cooking techniques but the message is simple: 'never boil green vegetables in vast quantities of water'. I wish my mother had seen this film. (Sharon Messenger)
'Two Cooks and a Cabbage' is part of the BFI Mediatheque touring programme 'Bombs at Teatime' - www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Dear Supporter
Urge Government to switch to green energy!
Thanks in no small part to the RSPB's Climate Action Now campaign, the UK has the first climate change law in the world, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who took part and supported us. Tackling climate change is essential to protecting millions of species of birds, animals and other wildlife from increased risk of extinction.
The new challenge
Achieving the target to reduce all greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050 included in the new law will require big changes in Government policy. There's no time to lose in making this shift, which is why the RSPB now needs your support to campaign for wise energy policies.The Government's own advisors say the only way the UK can make the 80 percent emissions cuts is by phasing out coal power plants that cannot capture and store their emissions, and by making a huge investment in renewable energy.
The RSPB is calling on Ed Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, to take this advice and say 'No!' to proposals for new coal-fired power stations that do not have the ability to capture and store the carbon emissions they produce - like that proposed for Kingsnorth in Kent - and to say 'Yes!' to renewable energy.
More information can be found by visiting our website.
Take action
Please take the time to support our campaign once more by participating in our online action and e-mailing Mr Miliband.
Act now and be a voice for nature.
Thank you for your support
Ruth Davis
Head of Climate Change
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
16th – 19th July 2009
Henham Park Estate, Southwold, Suffolk
The pioneering, genre-defying, award-winning Latitude Festival returns to England's Sunrise Coast for another spectacular year. Taking place on 16th – 19th July, near Suffolk's stunning sea-side town of Southwold, organisers Festival Republic are promising Latitude will be the perfect British summer destination.
Now in its fourth year Latitude continues to inspire and innovate; bringing the very best from the worlds of music, film, comedy, theatre, cabaret, dance, poetry, literature and art together for a fun-filled, cultural adventure by the sea. Last year's sold out, sun-drenched event bore witness to such weird and wonderful sights as a spontaneous conga line, courtesy of comic genius Ross Noble; a slice of European hip-hop dance from Sadler's Wells performed at sunset on a beautiful stage upon the lake; and huge luminous, golden orbs which decorated Sigur Rós' stunning headline set on the Obelisk Arena. And that's not to mention the flesh-eating zombies that emerged from deep in the woods to assemble at the Theatre Arena in a climactic ending to a Royal Shakespeare Company thriller!
Latitude never fails to offer the cream of the music world and caters for all tastes whatever your interests and mood. With four stages dedicated to showcasing an eclectic line-up you can guarantee established bands and budding new acts aplenty, all weekend long. Last year at the Obelisk Arena you could bask in the sunshine and enjoy the sonic delights of festival headliners Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Rós and Interpol, as well as witness a frenetic show from Nick Cave's Grinderman, and a jaw-dropping sunset performance from Mercury Prize winners Elbow. Whilst on a leisurely amble over to the tented Uncut Arena you could sample music from all genres including reggae, jazz and blues from African duo Amadou And Mariam, progressive and experimental rock from Mars Volta, and orchestral rock from cult band Tindersticks, plus a nostalgic bop to the legendary disco/punk of Blondie.
Nestled in a clearing in the woods, the exquisite and intimate Sunrise Arena provides the perfect platform for emerging bands, like last year's headliners Crystal Castles, Metronomy and Black Kids to reach large audiences. Likewise, a short stroll down to the shimmering lake, you can chance upon The Lake Stage – an open air hub of rising stars curated by Radio 1 DJ and new music aficionado, Huw Stephens, handpicking the very best from the BBC Introducing stage.
Anything and everything is possible at Latitude Festival with new and exciting experiences just waiting to be discovered round every corner. Whether it 's unexpectedly stumbling across a piano in the woods inviting you to have a play; drunkenly entering in a sack race on the sunny banks of the lake or just meandering between arenas sampling the full spectrum of art on offer, Latitude has something for everyone, making it an ideally located weekend away. There's even a dedicated Children's Arena as diverse as the rest of the festival, where kids can enjoy books, art, music, theatre, heaps of participation and fun with the added opportunity to take something away, from circus skills to handmade crafts to an appreciation of the woodland setting and the nature within it.
It's this vast and eclectic programming which has set Latitude apart from its contemporaries and has won the event many awards over the past three years. In October last year Latitude Festival was delighted to win a coveted TMA (Theatre and Management Awards) for Special Achievement in Regional Theatre. Main sponsor of the awards, The Stage Newspaper, praised Latitude's efforts to take theatre to new audiences and as the awards honour individual creative excellence and collaborative artistic effort in performance and production, this is a massive achievement that places the theatre programme at Latitude up there with the great and the good of the performing arts world.
Festival Republic's plans are already underway for the fourth edition of Latitude and will be bringing back BAFTA, The Royal Court Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company and Sadler's Wells to name but a few. Add to this the diverse, unparalleled line-up of music to come, plus much, much more still to be confirmed and announced across all arenas over the next five months; this year's event will no doubt shape up to be yet another glorious slice of cultural heaven. So why not book the time off now and rest assured that you'll have the time of your life, holidaying on the Sunrise Coast at Latitude Festival 2009.
For more information please contact Press Counsel PR
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PRESS REVIEWS FROM LATITUDE 2008
"Like a heady mix of the best bits of The Hay Literary Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe and Glastonbury without the overcrowding." Bruce Dessau - Evening Standard
"Latitude – an event fast threatening to become the most perfect small-ish festival in the English summer season." – James Dellingpole – Telegraph
"The lengthy bill of comedic talent features something for everyone." – Dominic Maxwell – The Times
"No British festival does as well all round at being idyllic, civilised, varied and fun (as Latitude)." - Independent on Sunday
"With families enjoying poetry, dance and theatre on a beautiful riverbank site, Latitude festival could be Albion." - NME
"An embarrassment of riches more potent than pop." - Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
"As I wander away, I see comedian Ross Noble leading a crowd of around 1,000 people out of the comedy tent and over the hill, like a demented Pied Piper. Out on the lake, Nexus is performing a two-man version of The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the Ravenhill shorts are playing in the packed theatre tent. I'll be back next year. Who knows, I might even find time to see a band." - Lyn Gardner – Guardian G2
"Until now, it has been unheard of to find the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre and the Royal Court all performing in the same venue over the space of a few days, but Latitude Festival can boast all three of these flagship groups, not to mention a floating dance stage!" – Alistair Smith – The Stage
World Art Collections ExhibitionSainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
In Just a Blink of an Eye
Performance featuring Chinese students at the Sainsbury Centre as part of China China China !!!
Chinese students from the University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, are participating in the China China China!!! exhibition at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts this season. This week, and throughout the exhibition (runs until 3 May), students are performing In Just a Blink of an Eye. This unusual performance artwork presents the students as if frozen in time, in positions which appear to defy gravity.
The performances take place outside the Sainsbury Centre every Thursday at 12.30pm, to coincide with the exhibition lunchtime talks, and on the first Sunday of each month at 1pm, to coincide with First Sunday for families (weather permitting). It is free to see the performance and booking is not required. Admission to the gallery and permanent collections is free but entry to China China China!!! is charged.
The performances take place outside the Sainsbury Centre every Thursday at 12.30pm, to coincide with the exhibition lunchtime talks, and on the first Sunday of each month at 1pm, to coincide with First Sunday for families (weather permitting). It is free to see the performance and booking is not required. Admission to the gallery and permanent collections is free but entry to China China China!!! is charged.
Each performance of In Just a Blink of an Eye requires three Chinese students to rest on concealed metal frames. The piece deceives the eye, as the frames are dug deep into the soil and are hidden by everyday contemporary Chinese clothing. The students slide themselves into the clothes and rest on the frames so that their bodies appear to be suspended mid-motion and to be defying gravity.“Getting into position on the frame is a challenge and a team effort. Once in position it’s surprisingly comfortable, although it’s a strange sensation – you feel like you might fall even though you know you can’t. It’s good fun – most people who pass by and see us just start laughing!”
– Nicole Chao, Paris Jia and Rita Xu, Chinese students, UEA.
The installation by artist Xu Zhen has been produced for the China China China!!! exhibition by Davide Quadrio in collaboration with the Sainsbury Centre.“For China China China!!! at the Sainsbury Centre, I added this recent piece by Xu Zhen which had previously been exhibited in Beijing and in New York. This is the first time that this work has been presented to the European public in an original out-door version. The subtitle of the exhibition is ‘Contemporary Chinese art beyond the global market’ - this installation echoes this. It stands as a memento of a long instability that the worldwide financial market and consequentially the art market did not want to, or have to, face until recently. It holds particular significance in today’s worldwide economic climate. Even though the original concept of Xu Zhen’s was probably not related to this matter, I like to think of it as a sort of prelude of the exhibition and as a comment on how the ideas behind the exhibition will develop”
– Davide Quadrio, one of the exhibition curators.
Xu Zhen is a significant personality in the Chinese contemporary art world. Trained in a design school, he started working as an artist with an incredibly clear vision about his definition of art. Over the last few decades Xu Zhen has been creating some of the most refreshing and irreverent works of his generation.
The Sainsbury Centre has been working closely with colleagues at UEA to engage the body of approximately 800 Chinese students with the China China China !!! exhibition. In Just a Blink of an Eye, which requires Chinese performers, presented an excellent opportunity to build on this work.
“The Sainsbury Centre, as UEA’s museum, always works with colleagues and students in a whole range of creative and unusual ways which go way beyond the normal teaching relationships. Working with international students is great, because we all learn so much from each other about the different cultural environments in which we live and, often, about the objects in our own collections”
– Nichola Johnson, Director, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.
The China China China!!! exhibition further underpins the UEA’s current links with China.
"I am delighted the Sainsbury Centre is hosting this ambitious exhibition. It chimes very well with the University's engagement with China, and it helps us communicate our connections with China to our local community and key stakeholders further afield. Our students from China are particularly excited to see these striking contemporary artworks on campus. The exhibition will help emphasise that, although China's burgeoning economic growth is founded on manufacturing and technology, the traditional importance of art in China is also reflected in its explosion onto the modern world stage”
– Professor Trevor Davies, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research, Enterprises and Engagement.
Waveney Volunteering NewsTo get information about any of our volunteering opportunities please contact one of our offices listed below.
Amongst the hundreds of volunteering opportunities registered at the Volunteer Centre we would like to highlight a few new requests for help.
The Hand in Hand Club, a club for people with dual sensory impairments, is looking for volunteers, both male and female, to help out with activities. They meet on the first Monday of each month from 1.00pm - 4.30pm.
Samaritans need a Publicity Officer/Fundraiser.
A project within the Shaw Trust, working with young people, is recruiting volunteers to support and assist with classwork, sports activities and trips out to work-based visits.
If you would like further information call into the office, telephone or email - we'll be pleased to see you.
About Volunteering
Volunteers choose to give their time, energy, enthusiasm, and skills to help their local community.
There is a variety of volunteering opportunities in and around the Lowestoft, Beccles, and Bungay areas, and you can volunteer in many different ways — many more than you might imagine. Volunteers can contribute to all aspects of community life from befriending to bookkeeping.
You can choose how much time you want to give and the type of activity. From one-off street collections to weekly, monthly, or annual activities.
If you're not sure what you want to do then we can help you decide, and find an opportunity that's right for you.
For further information about volunteering, the Volunteer Centre or our services, please contact us at either of our offices.
Lowestoft Office
15 Milton Road East
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 1NT
Telephone: 01502 562299 (24 hour answerphone)
Email: lowestoftvb@tiscali.co.uk
Open Monday to Thursday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, and other times by arrangement.
Beccles Office
Beccles Town Hall
The Walk
Beccles
NR34 9AJ
Telephone: 07504224525
Email: lowestoftvb@tiscali.co.uk
Open 1st Wednesday each month 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
www.VolunteerCentreLowestoft.org.uk
www.Crossroads.org.uk
Waveney Community Forum
Council for Voluntary Service Ltd
Council for Voluntary Service Ltd
One Thousand pounds prize draw for Voluntary and Community groups in Waveney
There are a large number of community and voluntary organisations in the Waveney area. Exactly quite how many isn’t known. How many people are involved in Waveney? How many people benefit? How much is the voluntary work worth in Waveney? These are all unknowns.
Waveney Community Forum – an umbrella organisation for the voluntary and community sector – wants to remedy this lack of solid recognition.
The Forum needs information
The Forum want to try to find out every organisation that works in the area, what they do, how many people they reach, how many hours they devote to their activity – in short, to produce an accurate picture of community and voluntary activity in Waveney, and most importantly, how much it’s worth to the local economy.
One Thousand pounds in cash prize draw
To this end, the Forum sent out a survey 10 days ago to over 300 voluntary and community organisations in the Waveney District. We have already over 10% responses, but this is information gathering rather than a statistical survey. We need more! If you have received a print copy of the survey, or a link to the online survey, please complete and return it. Your organisation could win a prize of £500 if you do so. There’s five other prizes of £100 each up for grabs too.
No Survey? Contact us
If your organisation hasn’t received a survey, please call Waveney Community Forum on 01502 582201, or email john.ellerby@waveneycf.org.uk
Or go to www.waveneycf.org.uk and click on the link. The key thing is, the more the Forum knows, the stronger the case for the sector.
Effect of the Recession
In a recession, the work done voluntarily becomes even more important to our communities’ well-being; sometimes, indeed, vital for its very survival.
Therefore, Waveney Community Forum also wishes to get some solid information about the effect the recession is having on front-line community organisations. Government agencies tend to direct people to voluntary organisations, like CAB. Several local groups are reporting a rapid rise in the number of people needing support and advice. How will the voluntary groups cope with this rise in demand? What effect do they think the additional pressure will have? What will they need to be able to deal with new issues caused by the recession?
Armed with all this information, the Forum will be able to demonstrate to other groups – local councils, partnerships, public bodies, and businesses – how it is an essential part of the economic and social fabric of Waveney.
Every organisation in Waveney
The Forum wants to find every community organisation in Waveney. You may not think you fit the description ‘community organisation’, but if you and your organisation does anything which benefits your community directly – from football club to life-guards to youth dance group to befriending – we’d like to know about you.
All the information will be analysed and then we should have a much clearer picture of the significance, vitality, breadth of provision, and economic worth of the Third Sector, and what effect the recession will have or is having.
John Ellerby (by Mike Howe)
www.waveneycf.org.uk
Monday, 23 February 2009
Puddings polished offSlow Pudding Party a resounding success - ITV researchers pay a visit
A plentiful provision of pleasing puddings was on the menu for partygoers in Aylsham on Saturday 21 February. Slow Food Aylsham's 'Slow Pudding Party' was an absolute sell-out with over 50 diners in the Town Hall enjoying an amazing selection of dessert puddings, preceded by a variety of soups.
All the dishes on offer were home made by Slow Food members and featured a choice of five different soups, ranging from the traditional 'leek and potato' through to the more exotic 'red lentil and chard', all served with home made bread. The main event of the evening was of course, the puddings and there were no less than 17 on offer. Served with either cream from Norton's Dairy or home made custard, the choices included a Norfolk Treacle Tart, Lemon Meringue Pie, Chocolate Mousse, Pears in Moscato d'Asti and Apple Pie with a Norfolk Dapple cheese flavoured crust. Outstanding hit of the evening was a traditional Treacle Duff, made by Slow Food Aylsham member Ruth Harrison, which looked as it might have done in the 18th Century, gently steaming and only missing an 'Eat Me' label!
Very little was left at the end, only full tums preventing the last morsels being polished off. Liz Jones, Chair of the local Slow Food group summed it up: "Everyone I've spoken to has said how much they enjoyed the evening and how good the food was. Our members have excelled themselves and added to Aylsham's reputation as a foodie town".Copies of recipes for the soups and puddings were available for guests to take home and try the dishes for themselves.
Adding a little 'spice' to the evening was the presence of two researchers from ITV's Britain's Best Dish programme. They were scouting for cooks who will enter the Norwich auditions for the 2009 competition and went away happy that they had got an enthusiastic response from a number of Slow Food Aylsham members. This national competition has a particular place in the hearts of Norfolk foodies as it was won in 2007 by Aylsham pig farmer, John Kenny who featured at the 2008 Aylsham Food Festival Cooking Theatre - run by Slow Food Aylsham - as a celebrity chef. Liz Jones commented, "It would be wonderful if our area could scoop the prize again. John Kenny has been a great ambassador for Norfolk food and I'm hoping that it will get more coverage in Britain's Best Dish 2009."
The next Slow Food Aylsham event will be a food-themed quiz night in the Town Hall on Saturday 25th April. More details are on the website, www.slowfoodaylsham.org.uk
For further information, please contact:
Roger Willis
RWFW Associates
22 Collingwood Drive
Mundesley
NR11 8JB
Tel: 01263 722492 / 0797 007 7506
Email: roger.willis1@virgin.net
Alerter
All you ever wanted to know about
being a retained FireFighter in Suffolk
being a retained FireFighter in Suffolk
Fire in tumble dryer...Even though I'd got a head start, it still seemed to take an age to get to the fire station.
I was actually second in behind Ballsy who was surprised at being in first. In six years that's got to be a record. He was literally driving in to the station yard to book off when the alerters went off, so he couldn't have failed to be first in!
We were off to Berkeley Gardens which isn't far from Normanshurst to reports of a fire in a tumble dryer.
Green Watch already had two BA in the house and had dealt with the fire, situated in the utility room.
It seems that the fire was discovered when the home owner and her children arrived back home. They were very obviously distressed and were being cared for by neighbours.
The utility room was well and truly smoke blackened, with smoke damage also to the rest of the property.
Unfortunately the two pet cats succumbed to the smoke and were found in separate parts of the house.
And, having seen the devastation caused by a relatively small fire, it's worth remembering to close all doors and I, personally, wouldn't leave a tumble dryer, washing machine or dishwasher on when going out.
It could have been far worse though. There were no fatalities (except the cats) and the arrival home of the house owner then and not later meant that the fire didn't get a chance to develop further...
– IAN CARTER (www.accessiblewebsites.co.uk)
Sunday, 22 February 2009
Are your Eyes ON DIP or MAIN BEAM?Driver training takes me all round the UK, and whilst travelling to a company to deliver theory and practical training for some of their 300 drivers. The time 7pm on the way to Crawley near Gatwick airport using the M11 and M25 this was the best route as I had just completed a driver seminar at Cambridge.
The day had seen very bad for fog patches and tonight it was clamping down, very poor visibility fog signs flashing - speed limits down from 70mph to 40mph (still fast for conditions). I could not believe the number of drivers - speeding - overtaking into a wall of fog, just past Dartford crossing a rear end shunt five vehicles heavily damaged, my goodness these should be the safest roads all the traffic going in the same direction - no oncoming traffic.
Lots of drivers in a poor sense of security sitting in smooth running cars - powerful - feeling comfortable, not feeling the sense of speed.
I wonder if their Eyes were ON DIP or MAIN BEAM?
An expression I always like to think of.
Have you noticed drivers at garage forecourts for instance - they may well have been driving a long time - stopped for petrol - walk into shop to pay, their head is down - chin nearly touching chest - and Yes their eyes are on dip, they probably walk into you as you are walking out of the shop.
What a worry. Lets move into the Daylight hours.
Our normal visual awareness is perfect for us all to walk at a normal walking pace. But do we really learn to enlarge our visual awareness to move safe at speed.
We must all be effective drivers.
Expert drivers can record more eye movement than an average driver.
So many drivers stare at one point they miss seeing the 'Big Picture'.
Do not move your eyes at random.
In busy town centres your eyes must move evenly across and through your whole field of vision. If you find you have no time to see all the important areas around you - you are going too fast, your speed will be unsafe - slow down.
Don't let speed exceed your scanning ability. To improve your driving and make it more interesting is to look ahead - planning.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
Many drivers look no further than a point they will reach in a few seconds.
You must look ahead at least 30 seconds, this is a distance of half a mile or more on a motorway - what a thought, yes honest.
When you are driving in a queue do you find you are looking at the rear of the vehicle in front.
How do you feel when the brake lights come on? Yes from time to time that driver brings his foot from the gas pedal to brake, its taking a fifth of a second for the brake light bulb to light up.
Many people at work. (reading - writing - using a computer - watching tv) Involve the vision that's just a central field of view.
So many people get a habit of forgetting their peripheral vision - all round bigger picture.
Scan mirrors for best view, a door mirror can give you more view on bends than the interior mirror.
Just using your peripheral vision alone can get you safely and accurately steering through bends, why not try it.
Never Driver Faster Than Your Guardian Angels can Fly
Raising The Eyes = A Higher Standard of Driver
Saturday, 21 February 2009
Susie’s Favourite Recipes
Flapjacks
300 g (12 oz) Oats
100 g (4 oz) Margarine
50 g (2 oz) Soft Brown Sugar
50 g (2 oz) Golden Syrup
* Heat oven to 180 C. 350 F. Gas Mark 4.
Lightly grease a baking tray.
* Melt margarine, sugar and syrup in a pan over low heat.
* Take off heat and stir in oats.
* Pour mixture into the baking tray and firm down with the back of a wooden spoon.
* Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
* Cut into squares as soon as it is out of the oven.
* Enjoy and don’t forget to share!
Flapjacks
300 g (12 oz) Oats
100 g (4 oz) Margarine
50 g (2 oz) Soft Brown Sugar
50 g (2 oz) Golden Syrup
* Heat oven to 180 C. 350 F. Gas Mark 4.
Lightly grease a baking tray.
* Melt margarine, sugar and syrup in a pan over low heat.
* Take off heat and stir in oats.
* Pour mixture into the baking tray and firm down with the back of a wooden spoon.
* Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
* Cut into squares as soon as it is out of the oven.
* Enjoy and don’t forget to share!
Friday, 20 February 2009
Waveney Greenpeace Winter Fair Saturday 21st February 2009
Daytime Fair 11am to 5pm
Evening Gig 6pm until 11pm
St.Edmunds Hall, Southwold
next to Southwold Primary School in Cumberland Road
stalls, live music, a raffle, green information, hot and cold organic food and drinks and an organic bar. Children's activities will be provided by Waveney Valley Woodcraft Folk.
Admission is by donation on the door.
www.waveneygreenpeace.org.uk
Daytime Fair 11am to 5pm
Evening Gig 6pm until 11pm
St.Edmunds Hall, Southwold
next to Southwold Primary School in Cumberland Road
stalls, live music, a raffle, green information, hot and cold organic food and drinks and an organic bar. Children's activities will be provided by Waveney Valley Woodcraft Folk.
Admission is by donation on the door.
www.waveneygreenpeace.org.uk
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Spexhall Bridge Closure - Diversion Route
article courtesy Nat
watertowerproject.blogspot.com
article courtesy Nat
watertowerproject.blogspot.com
OK, following on from my previous post ranting about the lack of information on the A144 at the Spexhall bridge being closed, it has been pointed out to me that the Wenhaston Word carried this information back in January.
That provenance is explained because the publisher of the Word is also a Halesworth Business Club member whose website was the only place I could locate the information (without the map of the diversion). So why are they told in advance and no one else?
No mind, here now for everyone else to see is the route map of the diversions.
Click MAP to enlarge
At the time of my prior posting I wrote to SCC and asked for more information. The response about publicity was "colour adverts will be placed in the local press (EADT, EDP, Waveney Advertiser, Lowestoft Journal, Beccles & Bungay Journal) on the 18 or 20 February, depending on publication date, to promote awareness of the closure..."
The Beccles and Bungay Journal reports that Halesworth Town Council complained this week that a leaflet they were shown advising of the closure was completely inaccurate.
I'd also like to know how it will affect the 588 and 521 bus services. Network rail say that buses will run instead of trains between Saxmundham and Lowestoft on 28 February.
Although the side roads will be restricted to 3 tonnes, a long standing problem we have in Holton is vehicles in violation of the weight restriction on the bridge over the 'gull' which doesn't give me much confidence these restrictions will prevent single track roads being rat-runs for drivers with Sat Navs.
I just can't understand why this information can only be made available a week before? At least it could be put on the SCC or Highways website. And there's no need to waste taxpayers money buying adverts when a press release should get it carried as a news story. Perhaps that's why Archant didn't carry it as a news item on their website, as that would make the SCC needs to buy advertising quite unnecessary? They ain't in it for their health, that's for sure.
Nat
SECRET BUNGAY ROAD CLOSURE!!!
article courtesy Nat
watertowerproject.blogspot.com
The name of the author of this press release is quite ironic.
Some people have obviously known about this since November 2008 but I saw nothing in the local media at all. The Beccles and Bungay Journal have strangely deleted it from their server although it seems it was there briefly on 28 December 2008, when we weren't exactly reading the papers were we?
Today I saw the construction machinery parked at the Spexhall bridge and Googled it until I found this. I love that any updates will be posted on notices on the bridge! I'd really like to see (not) all those 40 tonne artics guided by Sat Nav trying to make their way through the obvious routes of Holton and Westhall (or Spexhall even) with their narrow lanes... Maybe, as Bernie will benefit, they could divert the traffic through the old Holton airfield instead. Perhaps northbound could be sent through Spexhall, southbound sent through Holton but I've never seen such initative before.
What are the 40 tonne artics from Bernard Matthews and Terry Seaman and the 588 buses going to do?
Which is my point really. It would have been good to know that the slow but comfortable trains will become cramped buses on those weekends or that the buses to/from Norwich may be even less frequent and will take even longer a little bit more in advance, please?
Nat
OFFICIAL LETTER:
A144 STRENGTHENING OF SPEXHALL RAIL BRIDGE
You will be aware that as part of the introduction of 40 tonne lorries a few years ago, all bridges were structurally assessed to check their capacities for the increased loads. The assessment of Spexhall Bridge, which carries the A144 Haleswoth to Bungay road over the East Suffolk Line identified structural deficiencies. A weight restriction has been avoided in the short term by regular monitoring, on the basis that the bridge would be strengthened as soon as possible.
Strengthening work is programmed for early 2009.Spexhall Bridge is owned by Network Rail, but Suffolk County Council has responsibility for ensuring that it can safely carry 40 tonne traffic. Therefore this is a joint project between Network Rail and Suffolk County Council, with the work being carried out by Network Rail’s contractor Kier Rail.
The work will involve disruption to both rail and road users:The rail line will be closed for two weekends, 27 February/1 March and 7/8 March 2009, with an alternative bus service.
The A144 will be closed from Friday 27 February to Sunday 8 March 2009. The signed diversion route will be via Beccles and Bungay (see overleaf). Local temporary weight restrictions will be in place to restrict lorries to suitable roads.
Temporary traffic lights will be in operation across the bridge before and after the closure, from 19 January to 27 March..Notices will be in place at the bridge in advance of the start of the works and before the closure. Although changes to the above dates are not expected, any necessary changes will be displayed on the notices.
I would be grateful if you could advise your members of the road closure and ask that they follow the signed diversions. If you have a list of local members in the Halesworth / Bungay area I will be happy to send them copies of this letter.
Both Network Rail and Suffolk County Council understand the disruption that this work will cause, but we can assure you that the work has been planned to be completed in the shortest possible time.
David Secret
Highway Network Improvement
Block 2 Floor 5
Endeavour House
8 Russell Road
Ipswich
SuffolkI P1 2BX
Enquiries to:
Tel: 01473 264992
Fax: 01473 216884
Email: david.secret@et.suffolkcc.gov.uk
article courtesy Nat
watertowerproject.blogspot.com
The name of the author of this press release is quite ironic.
Some people have obviously known about this since November 2008 but I saw nothing in the local media at all. The Beccles and Bungay Journal have strangely deleted it from their server although it seems it was there briefly on 28 December 2008, when we weren't exactly reading the papers were we?
Today I saw the construction machinery parked at the Spexhall bridge and Googled it until I found this. I love that any updates will be posted on notices on the bridge! I'd really like to see (not) all those 40 tonne artics guided by Sat Nav trying to make their way through the obvious routes of Holton and Westhall (or Spexhall even) with their narrow lanes... Maybe, as Bernie will benefit, they could divert the traffic through the old Holton airfield instead. Perhaps northbound could be sent through Spexhall, southbound sent through Holton but I've never seen such initative before.
What are the 40 tonne artics from Bernard Matthews and Terry Seaman and the 588 buses going to do?
Which is my point really. It would have been good to know that the slow but comfortable trains will become cramped buses on those weekends or that the buses to/from Norwich may be even less frequent and will take even longer a little bit more in advance, please?
Nat
OFFICIAL LETTER:
A144 STRENGTHENING OF SPEXHALL RAIL BRIDGE
You will be aware that as part of the introduction of 40 tonne lorries a few years ago, all bridges were structurally assessed to check their capacities for the increased loads. The assessment of Spexhall Bridge, which carries the A144 Haleswoth to Bungay road over the East Suffolk Line identified structural deficiencies. A weight restriction has been avoided in the short term by regular monitoring, on the basis that the bridge would be strengthened as soon as possible.
Strengthening work is programmed for early 2009.Spexhall Bridge is owned by Network Rail, but Suffolk County Council has responsibility for ensuring that it can safely carry 40 tonne traffic. Therefore this is a joint project between Network Rail and Suffolk County Council, with the work being carried out by Network Rail’s contractor Kier Rail.
The work will involve disruption to both rail and road users:The rail line will be closed for two weekends, 27 February/1 March and 7/8 March 2009, with an alternative bus service.
The A144 will be closed from Friday 27 February to Sunday 8 March 2009. The signed diversion route will be via Beccles and Bungay (see overleaf). Local temporary weight restrictions will be in place to restrict lorries to suitable roads.
Temporary traffic lights will be in operation across the bridge before and after the closure, from 19 January to 27 March..Notices will be in place at the bridge in advance of the start of the works and before the closure. Although changes to the above dates are not expected, any necessary changes will be displayed on the notices.
I would be grateful if you could advise your members of the road closure and ask that they follow the signed diversions. If you have a list of local members in the Halesworth / Bungay area I will be happy to send them copies of this letter.
Both Network Rail and Suffolk County Council understand the disruption that this work will cause, but we can assure you that the work has been planned to be completed in the shortest possible time.
David Secret
Highway Network Improvement
Block 2 Floor 5
Endeavour House
8 Russell Road
Ipswich
SuffolkI P1 2BX
Enquiries to:
Tel: 01473 264992
Fax: 01473 216884
Email: david.secret@et.suffolkcc.gov.uk
World Art Collections Exhibition
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Internationally known food writer and Chinese food specialist at the Sainsbury Centre
Internationally known food writer and Chinese food specialist at the Sainsbury Centre
Fuchsia DunlopA special event at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, on Wednesday 25 March will bring international literary food writer, Fuchsia Dunlop, to Norwich.
The Revolutionary Cooking event, which includes a fascinating talk by the writer and chance to enjoy a two-course dinner inspired by her recipes, will explore her passion for Chinese culture and cuisine. The latest date for booking is 16 March
The Revolutionary Cooking event, which includes a fascinating talk by the writer and chance to enjoy a two-course dinner inspired by her recipes, will explore her passion for Chinese culture and cuisine. The latest date for booking is 16 March
“Through her brilliant prose and clear recipes, Fuchsia is our guide to some of the most mouth-watering food and exciting cooking in the world. Her authoritative writing not only evokes her personal experiences, but her skilled translations of an often ambiguous language and her understanding of its exotic ingredients open the way to some of my favourite flavours in the whole of China”
– Ken Hom (from the foreword of Fuchsia Dunlop’s Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook, published by Ebury Press).
Fuchsia is the author of Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China, an account of her adventures in exploring Chinese food culture, and two critically-acclaimed Chinese cookery books, Sichuan Cookery and the Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook (people will be able to buy signed copies at the event from the Sainsbury Centre Gallery Shop).
Her work has appeared in publications which include Gourmet, Saveur, The Financial Times and The New Yorker. She is a regular guest on radio and television, appearing on shows including Gordon Ramsay’s The F-Word and The Food Programme on BBC Radio 4. She was named Food Journalist of the Year by the British Guild of Food Writers in 2006 and has been shortlisted for three James Beard Awards in the United States of America.
Fuchsia Dunlop’s passion for Chinese culture and food began when she first visited China in 1992. She had been working in the Monitoring department at the BBC, sub-editing news reports from Asia-Pacific region. In 1995 Fuchsia was the first westerner to study at the Sichuan Institute of Higher Cuisine. Since then she has travelled all over China, studying in restaurant kitchens and researching culinary culture.
“China has one of the world’s great cuisines, and yet nothing you see in the West can prepare you for its diversity and sophistication. On my first visit to Chengdu in 1993, I was bowled over by the flavours of Sichuanese cuisine. Fifteen years later, I am still amazed. On every trip to China, I discover new ingredients, new cooking techniques, and new regional styles of cookery. And food in China is not just about eating: it’s about health and medicine, ritual and politics, business, love and hospitality. For me, it serves as a kind of gateway into Chinese culture”
– Fuchsia Dunlop.
People coming to the event will be welcomed with an arrival drink and then will have a special opportunity to enjoy a fascinating talk from Fuchsia.
“ I hope that I’ll be able to open people’s eyes to some of the splendours of Chinese food culture, by sharing with them some of my own experiences over the last fifteen years”
– Fuchsia Dunlop.
The talk will be followed by a sumptuous two-course meal inspired by Fuchsia’s knowledge of Chinese cuisine. The menu for the evening has been created by Sainsbury Centre Head Chef Gemma Claxton, in collaboration with Fuchsia (please see accompanying menu for details of the dishes and the stories behind them).
Gemma Claxton“It has been very interesting working with Fuchsia to develop an unusual and delicious menu. I am very excited about the event and I’m looking forward to cooking the dishes which will showcase the high standard of food we offer here”
– Gemma Claxton, Head Chef at the Sainsbury Centre.
Revolutionary Chinese Cooking accompanies the major new Sainsbury Centre exhibition, China China China!!!
The exhibition features 18 contemporary Chinese artists from cutting-edge independent galleries in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The centrepiece for the show is an enormous artificial moon made from thousands of low energy light bulbs created by artist Wang Yuyang. On display visitors will also find spectacular sculpture, painting, photography, new media and film. Amongst the works in the exhibition are a dress made from human hair, a fallen angel from the recent China show at the new Saatchi gallery in London and Art Chickens which are ‘loose’ in the gallery space. The exhibition opened on Tuesday 10 February and runs until Sunday 3 May.
Revolutionary Cooking event details:
Date: Wednesday 25 March
Time: 6pm – 10pm
Where: Garden Restaurant
Price: Advance tickets £25.00, £22.50 concessions
Includes arrival drink, talk and 2-course meal -
click here to see supplied menu pdf
Booking: Essential by 16 March
T 01603 593199 or E scva@uea.ac.uk
The exhibition features 18 contemporary Chinese artists from cutting-edge independent galleries in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The centrepiece for the show is an enormous artificial moon made from thousands of low energy light bulbs created by artist Wang Yuyang. On display visitors will also find spectacular sculpture, painting, photography, new media and film. Amongst the works in the exhibition are a dress made from human hair, a fallen angel from the recent China show at the new Saatchi gallery in London and Art Chickens which are ‘loose’ in the gallery space. The exhibition opened on Tuesday 10 February and runs until Sunday 3 May.
Revolutionary Cooking event details:
Date: Wednesday 25 March
Time: 6pm – 10pm
Where: Garden Restaurant
Price: Advance tickets £25.00, £22.50 concessions
Includes arrival drink, talk and 2-course meal -
click here to see supplied menu pdf
Booking: Essential by 16 March
T 01603 593199 or E scva@uea.ac.uk
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Diss & District Rotary Club
will be arranging the
PROMS IN THE PARK at Diss
on the evening of 20th June 2009
An open air concert in the delightful surroundings of the Park in Diss, overlooking the Mere
and
DISS ART SHOW AND SALE
on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th October 2009
Now an annual event attracting the cream of East Anglia's artists is expected to offer more than 500 original paintings as well as a stunning aray of unframed prints and cards
There is an opportunity to have first choice of the items on sale at the
PREVIEW EVENING on the 9th October 2009
(tickets will be available from Diss Rotary Club)
If you would like more information,
please contact Andrew Dickson (Rotarian)
on 01379 783385 or click here to email us
www.dissrotary.org.uk
PROMS IN THE PARK at Disson the evening of 20th June 2009
An open air concert in the delightful surroundings of the Park in Diss, overlooking the Mere
and
DISS ART SHOW AND SALEon Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th October 2009
Now an annual event attracting the cream of East Anglia's artists is expected to offer more than 500 original paintings as well as a stunning aray of unframed prints and cards
There is an opportunity to have first choice of the items on sale at the
PREVIEW EVENING on the 9th October 2009
(tickets will be available from Diss Rotary Club)
If you would like more information,
please contact Andrew Dickson (Rotarian)
on 01379 783385 or click here to email us
www.dissrotary.org.uk
Cattle Egret in Norfolk - click to enlargeAn appointment at West Beckham late afternoon fortuitously ensured that I could go from my office in Aylsham via Barningham Hall. Not usually a big deal, apart from this time there's been a Cattle Egret over the past couple of days here feeding behind a plough.
As I pulled up with a couple of other cars a scanned the back of the field and immediately saw the bird flying towards us, scrambling for my unprepared camera, the bird flew virtually over or heads and plonked itself on the roadside verge! The greyness of the afternoon was crap for pics, but a couple of shots for posterity were snatched before the bird flew to the opposite side of the field.
This was a first in Norfolk for me, having had a couple of half-hearted attempts previously, and looking back, only the second in the UK, the first being at Pagham Harbour (I think) in 1985!!!
Courtesy Andy:
Alerter
All you ever wanted to know about
being a retained FireFighter in Suffolk
being a retained FireFighter in Suffolk
Firebreak is a success in WaveneyI had been impressed on Monday by the effort and will to learn displayed by the students.
And what I witnessed in their final drills was fantastic. They did themseleves proud - drilling as a team, barking out the orders, heads held high and chests puffed out.
As their guests arrived the youngsters greeted them, showed them to their seats and waited nervously for the proceedings to start.
A few words of introduction from the acting Deputy Chief Fire Officer and then each student was introduced. They ran on to the drill yard followed by the instructors. The squad was then split into two crews with the first crew doing a ladder drill to rescue a baby from the first floor of the drill tower.
The drill went smoothly, everything was made up and the crew fell in to be greeted by a round of applause from the invited guests and instructors.
The second crew ran out two lines of 45 consisting of two lengths each, connected to the hydrant. They then got water on and choreographed their branchs resulting in a bright rainbow effect in the spray. Again, this crew were rewarded by sustained and deserved applause.
To round off the drill section of the passing out parade, both crews joined to carry out a combined drill.
The ladder crew had to rescue Mel Buck (christened Melanie for the purposes of the drill - he was wearing a fetching blue dress - and on a weekday instead of the normal weekend outing) from the tower while the remainder of the crew started setting up a dam. They then filled the dam from the hydrant, set the LPP (Light Portable Pump) into the dam and got two lines of 45 to work from the LPP. With very little assistance from the instructors, everything ran according to plan.
It was an impressive drill especially getting an LPP to work. I don't think an LPP is anyones favourite bit of kit but the young lad tasked as pump operator made it look simple!
With everything made up and the applause still ringing in their ears, the students received their course portfolio from Joanna Spicer and the Dep. The 'Most Improved Student' was then presented with a certificate and shield.
The guests, students and instructors then made their way inside for refreshments and a chance to mingle and chat.
And so, on its first visit to Waveney, Firebreak was a resounding success. With any luck it won't be too long before the course is run in this neck of the woods again.
With any luck the course will have a lasting effect on the students and set them up well for the coming years as they make their way into adulthood...
– IAN CARTER (www.accessiblewebsites.co.uk)
Girls from North East Suffolk get ready to ‘Sing for Change’Rainbows, Brownies and Guides along with their leaders are getting ready to sing in a special Thinking Day concert being held at St Michael’s Church, Beccles on Sunday 22nd February.
The girls, all from units in Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth and Southwold are taking part in a national Girlguiding UK Challenge, being organised in the run up to their Centenary Celebrations which start this September. Thinking Day is celebrated by Guides worldwide on 22nd February every year and remembers Lord and Lady Baden-Powell, the founders of Guiding.The Changing the World Project has 19 Challenges set by various UK based charities including WWF, Friends of the Earth, British Red Cross, National Deaf Children’s Society and the Woodland Trust. The challenges are suitable for every section from Rainbows to Trefoil Guild to take part in.
The challenge the girls will be taking part in is called ‘Sing for Change’ and has been set by the charity Wateraid. The money raised from this specific project will go towards improving water and sanitation conditions in Nepal.
This challenge was chosen by the North East Division Team, party because Lizzie Garcia, Assistant Leader with 1st Beccles Brownies is currently in Nepal volunteering at an orphanage for 3 months as part of her Gap Year.
Caroline Carvosso is the Division PR Adviser. “We would like to extend an invitation to all our current members and their family and friends along with our supporters, former members of Guiding and the general public to come along to this free concert to support the work of Wateraid and to see what Guiding is really all about. The girls across the Division have been rehearsing very hard to make this a memorable concert. Everyone is welcome to join us.”
Not only will the girls be singing songs provided by Wateraid, there will be some drama sketches and music. The girls will also renew their Promise as part of Thinking Day and the Beccles District Brownie and Guide of the Year Awards will be presented.
The concert takes place on Sunday 22nd February at St Michael’s Church, Beccles. Admission is free of charge. Doors open at 2.45pm for 3pm start and finishes around 4.30pm. Please dress warmly due to limited heating in the Church.
* * *
Demand for places in Rainbows, Brownies and Guides across Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth and Southwold is growing. With some massive Centenary Celebrations and events planned we would like to offer as many girls the opportunity of joining a local unit.
If you are interested in your child joining a unit or could volunteer some time as a Young Leader or Adult Leader or Unit Helper to help in a unit we would love to hear from you. Contact Sally Turner, Division Commissioner Tel 01502 713516 or look at our website:
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