Active Norfolk and NHS Norfolk are delighted with the public's response to "parkrun" - an exciting new initiative to get people of all ages more active.

The first parkrun took place just eight weeks ago, and at last Saturday's run <25 September>, almost 200 people took part. Nearly 900 people have registered with the event since it began.


The initiative is funded by Active Norfolk and NHS Norfolk, and has been brought to the county with the help of the City of Norwich Athletics Club and a number of very dedicated volunteers.

Lucy Macleod, NHS Norfolk's Consultant in Public Health, said: "Parkrun has proved a great success elsewhere in the country, and we are thrilled that it has become so popular so quickly in Norfolk.


"Today's sedentary lifestyles can lead to a risk of developing serious illnesses like type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer. But often it's easier than you think to become more active, and parkrun is a great example of how easy it can be.


"We would urge everyone to go along and give it a try. It's an enjoyable way to get some exercise, in a great setting."

Nick Clarke, Physical Activity and Health Improvement Co-ordinator for Active Norfolk, added: "We are very happy to support parkrun. Since it was launched it has gone from success to success. We had 199 people turn out for last week's run and almost 900 people have registered their interest in just two months.


"Parkrun is a fun way to work towards those 60 active minutes a day and anyone can join in, whether you're an experienced runner or new to exercise. It's an all-inclusive, community-based feel-good event.


"We are pleased to stage it in Norfolk and the project would now not be as successful if not for all our dedicated volunteers, thank you."

All runners must register before the event. Visit www.parkrun.org.uk/norwich for more information.

The Your Health section of the NHS Norfolk website has information on all aspects of healthy living - from eating well, being active and how to get support to stop smoking, to what is important in maintaining and managing your own health. Visit www.norfolk.nhs.uk to find out more.

For information about healthy eating projects and those designed to get you more active, call the NHS Norfolk Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) on 0800 587 4132.

To find out more about activities organised by Active Norfolk visit: www.activenorfolk.org, or call 01603 697011.

Existing purely to exploit the sheer joy of Blowing Things Up, this Topical Budget newsreel (originally released on 8 December 1924) proves that some things never change. The opening title sets out its priorities: the location and the name of the fort are unidentified (if anyone can identify it, please add a comment!), but the viewer is implicitly invited to cheer as the rugged-looking construction "goes up like matchwood!" (Michael Brooke)

Driving every day and seeing and meeting a lot of risk takers with their driving. It is noticeable that still a lot of drivers and passengers are failing to wear seat belts.

It is so important to wear seat belts and important to know and understand what actually develops through out a crash, I do hope this following story is not too graphic...



Yes first collision involves the car, this causes the car to buckle and bend as it impacts and comes to a stop.

This takes YES a one tenth of a second, yes that's really fast isn't ??

The front of the car absorbs a little of the crash and cushions the rest of the vehicle during this it results in the passenger compartment coming to a more gradual halt than the front.


Yes this we call the Human collision this is where the occupants of the vehicle hit some part of the vehicle.

During the moment of impact the occupants not wearing seat belts are still traveling at the vehicles original speed.

Yes within only split seconds after the vehicle comes to a complete stop the occupants not wearing their belts will be impacted into the steering wheel, windscreen or other parts of the interior, we must also remember another factor in human collision and this is person to person impact resulting in very serious injuries.

Passengers not wearing seat belts collide with other people in the vehicle and it is not unusual for passengers in the rear to strike and injure passengers in the front or vice versa.

Failing to wear seat belts make everyone in the vehicle a flying object so it is so important for passengers to wear seat belts and the second collision becomes much less of a factor to severe injury.


This is known as the internal collision because even after the passengers body comes to a complete stop the person internal organs are still moving forward these organs hit each other or within the skeleton frame work, it is this internal collision which causes so much serious and fatal injuries.

We never can control when human factors come together when vehicles may hit but we must always be prepared, so to recap it is so important seat belts are warn by all drivers and passengers.

When you look in the childrens bedroom tonight and they are sleeping, when you look and talk to all the family, or friends everyone who travels with you is this not the motivation you should take to make sure they are all belted up when you are driving.
                            

During October, the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts’ Culture of the Countryside outreach project will be celebrating the drama of the coast with a series of projects called Coast Encounters. Focusing on the weather, the projects have been developed by the Sainsbury Centre team with regional and international artists and local people. They culminate in a series of free events, exhibitions and installations in Cromer, Sheringham, East Runton and West Runton as part of the Cromer and Sheringham Arts Festival (Saturday 23 – Sunday 31 October). The projects have been supported by the University of East Anglia’s CUE East.

“We’re delighted to be adding the Culture of the Countryside’s events to the Cromer and Sheringham Arts Festival programme. It’s a wonderful opportunity to get local people and visitors involved in thinking about the culture and heritage of the coast, and we hope as many of them as possible will contribute to the projects and come along to our events.” – Veronica Sekules, Head of Education and Research and Culture of the Countryside Project Director, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.

In the run-up to the Festival there will be workshops in local schools and a chance for the public to contribute to a Weather Memories project, in collaboration with UEA’s Weatherquest weather forecasting and analysis company. From 18 August, visitors to public museums and libraries in Cromer and Sheringham will be invited to write or draw their memories of the weather that has shaped our lives on a card and post it in one of the collection boxes. The memories will go on display in a series of beach hut ‘weather museums’ during the Festival. Weatherquest director Steve Dorling will draw on these memories during a special talk on weather past and future, The Art and Science of Weather, at Merchants Place, Cromer, 4.30pm – 6.30pm on Saturday 30 October.


During the festival a number of visiting and regional artists will give their own responses to the weather. Visiting artists and Maori spiritual leaders George Nuku and Rosanna Raymond will make an installation entitled We are bound by the ocean; the same water kisses our shores, addressing questions of climate change, ownership and access to the sea. Using both natural and contemporary manufactured resources they will make translucent temporary structures at The Brick Works at Cromer Road, West Runton, overlooking the shoreline. Visitors are invited to join in between 11am and 5pm, 23 – 31 October as the artists fill the structures with poetry, carving, installations and jewels. George Nuku is a highly regarded artist who has worked with the Sainsbury Centre on a variety of projects since 2006. His work has been displayed around the world, including at the British Museum and the 2009 Venice Bienalle.

Artist Mark Heywood will be leading a project documenting the obsession with the weather shared by surfers in their pursuit of the perfect wave. Weather patterns, sea currents, oceanography and tide charts all connect them to the rhythms of the planet. East Coast Surfers will include a site specific installation overlooking the surf at East Runton as well as the retelling of surf stories in the Village Inn, West Runton.

North Norfolk-based artist Gaia Shaw will be working throughout the festival in a Sheringham beach hut on her Blueprint of the Weather, using the elements as her tools as well as her subject matter. Gaia will work outdoors throughout the festival, using natural ultra violet light, precipitation and other environmental features to mark and print onto textiles. She will also be developing work based on sketches of the morning sky and weather made over the previous four months.

Visitors to the Festival will also have the chance to take part in a series of free workshops, led by artists. On Saturday 23, Sunday 24 and Wednesday 27 October, between 11am and 3pm visitors can learn how to make compelling images of indefinable weather conditions with photographer Gavin Mount. Gavin’s Muggy, Breezy or Chilly? workshops at The Brick Works at Cromer Road, West Runton, will explore making atmospheric pictures using simple recycled technology and homemade cameras.


On Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 October, artists Jane Frost and Liz McGowan will be exploring how the capricious force of the wind brings the landscape alive in their Mapping the Wind project. Visitors can drop in to West Runton beach hut ‘weather station’ between 11am and 3pm to explore the interplay between wind, sea and land and make their own map of the wind.

Finally on Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 October artists Alison Atkins and Doo Gurney will offer visitors a unique investment opportunity in Own the Sky... If Only for a Minute. This unusual art project at West Runton beach hut ‘weather station’ gives a chance to capture a piece of the beautiful Cromer and Sheringham skyline and create a unique piece of weather-art for someone to keep forever.

"CUE east is delighted to be supporting the Culture of the Countryside outreach project. Their joint work between international artists, UEA staff and local people in North Norfolk is a real exemplar for how public engagement can be a win-win activity." - Professor Keith Roberts, Chair of CUE east, the UEA Beacon for Public Engagement

Culture of the Countryside is the Sainsbury Centre’s ambitious outreach project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, which began in October 2007 and is in its final phase this autumn. Over the last 3 years the Centre has been working with people of different ages, abilities and interests in East Anglia and thinking afresh about attitudes to the countryside and the ways we use it. The Sainsbury Centre’s world art handling collection is the starting point for exploring current environmental and heritage issues as well as helping to build community relationships.


Coast Encounters events at Cromer and Sheringham Arts Festival

All events are free and un-ticketed. There is no need to book. For further details visit www.scva.ac.uk

Weather Memories
From Wednesday 18 August
Results exhibited daily during the festival at the ‘weather museums’
A collaboration with UEA’s Weatherquest to recall the ordinary or extraordinary weather that has shaped our lives. Draw or write your weather memories on a card and put it in one of our collection boxes in public museums and libraries in Cromer and Sheringham.


Mapping the Wind
Saturday 25 September – Sunday 17 October
Weather station and event days 11am – 3pm
Where: West Runton beach shelter
Explore this force of nature at the ‘weather station’ at West Runton beach shelter. Share your experiences in the wind diary or join artists Liz McGowan and Jane Frost on an event day (see below).


Wind Art Day – Sunday 3 October
Make your own pennant flags to fly, incorporating your stories, drawings and paintings.


Walking Conversation – Sunday 10 October
Meet at 11am at the ‘weather station’ for a walk in the wind to share ideas and views about wind energy.


Wind Mapping Day – Sunday 17 October
Come and make a giant pattern on the beach showing the changes in wind direction over the past month.


Visit the wind blog at mappingthewind.wordpress.com


“We are bound by the ocean; the same water kisses our shores”
Saturday 23 – Sunday 31 October
11am – 5pm
Where: West Runton Old Brickworks
Artists and Maori spiritual leaders George Nuku and Roseanna Raymond will make translucent temporary structures to contain poetry, carving, installations, jewels and adornments, using the natural resources of the beach and the crafts of the area.


East Coast Surfers
Saturday 23 – Sunday 31 October
11am – 5pm
Where: West Runton Old Brickworks
Visit a site-specific sculpture over-looking the surf, documenting the obsession with the weather shared by surfers. Hear the retelling of heroic surf stories in the local pub (details to be announced in the West and East Runton ‘weather stations’). Project led by artist Mark Haywood.


Muggy, Breezy or Chilly?
Saturday 23, Sunday 24 and Wednesday 27 October
11am – 3pm
Where: West Runton Old Brickworks
How do you make compelling images of indefinable weather conditions? Join Gavin Mount for a photography workshop which explores making atmospheric pictures using simple recycled technology and homemade cameras. Bring outdoor clothes and a camera.


Blue Print of the Weather
Saturday 23 – Sunday 31 October
11am – 3pm
Where: Sheringham ‘weather museum’
Gaia Shaw will mark and print textiles, working outdoors and using natural ultraviolet light, precipitation and other environmental features. Gaia will use sketches of the morning sky and weather made in the previous four months to develop the images further.


Own the Sky... If Only for a Minute
Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 October
11am – 3pm
Where: West Runton ‘weather station’
Buy your share of the wonderful skies of the Cromer and Sheringham coastline! Capture and keep a piece of weather-art for someone to keep and own forever. Project led by Doo Gurney and Alison Atkins.


The Art and Science of Weather
Saturday 30 October
4.30pm – 6.30pm
Where: Merchant’s Place, Cromer
Steve Dorling, director of Weatherquest, will give a lecture about the past and future of the weather.



For further details about all of the festival events visit www.casaf.co.uk


For more information or to get involved in the project contact Yasmin Keyani on 01603 593725 or email y.keyani@uea.ac.uk. Alternatively visit www.cultureofthecountryside.ac.uk


The Sainsbury Centre is open Tuesday to Sunday (closed Monday including Bank Holidays), 10am to 5pm. Tel 01603 593199 or email scva@uea.ac.uk - www.scva.ac.uk

Business, Community and Public Sector leaders in Waveney, Suffolk Coastal, Mid Suffolk and South Norfolk are encouraged to attend this year’s Rural Summit.  Titled 'Beyond Rural Enterprise', the conference is being organised by the Community Forum and its partners Suffolk County Council and Waveney District Council, and will be hosted at the Fisher Theatre in Bungay on Friday 22 October 2010.

Martyn Burnside, The Community Forums Chief Officer says: “The event aims to bring together the commercial, voluntary, social enterprise and public sector representatives in order to raise their awareness of key topical issues relating to rural business, rural enterprise and community initiatives, and how these key components of the rural economy can work towards a future of rural prosperity and improved quality of life”.

A series of short presentations and workshop's provide an ideal opportunity for local networking and the development of future opportunities. Subjects to be covered include the future of Broadband, the work of Suffolk Foundation with business and the community, and local MP Peter Aldous will speak about the coalition government’s policies for the rural economy.

Rural Community Champions will also receive awards at the Summit. Martyn Burnside says “We all know someone who has made a real difference in our communities by spending time and effort helping charities and communities like ours. Please nominate the people who volunteer and support your community or voluntary group, so that they get the recognition they deserve.”

The award categories are:

- The most dynamic or inspiring project
- The most dynamic young person’s group
- The most inspiring young person in the community
- The person who made the greatest contribution to their group/ community
- The volunteer whose contribution has helped a group survive & prosper
- Long Service Award

The winners will receive their awards at the Summit. Please give your nominations to The Community Forum by Monday 11th October by using the contact below.

The conference will start at 10am and finish at 4pm.  The conference is free of charge but delegates must book their FREE place by contacting The Community Forum by telephone on 01502 558353 or by emailing kirkleycentre@waveneycf.org

A domestic gas boiler that produces electricity? That's one of the things that visitors will find at the p&h east plumbing and heating exhibition in Norwich on 7 October. The not-for-profit exhibition, organised by the Norfolk Branch of national educational charity the Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering, takes place in the Business Suite at Norwich City FC's Carrow Road stadium from 3.00 to 8.30pm and entry is free.

Exhibitors will include many top names from the plumbing and heating industry, including boiler manufacturer Baxi who will display their Ecogen micro-CHP (combined heat and power) appliance that as well as producing hot water and heat for the home, can also generate up to 1kW of electricity.

Also on hand to demonstrate the latest technology in their specialist fields will be household names like Worcester Bosch, Stelrad, Danfoss, Vaillant and Anglian Water among a list of over 20 exhibitors.

p&h east is aimed primarily at those who work in or have a professional interest in the plumbing and heating industry but members of the general public will also be welcome. There are more details, including a full list of exhibitors, at the dedicated website http://pandheast.webplus.net

North Norfolk Coastal Path (all distances are approximate)

Monday 11th October – Wells next-the-sea to Stiffkey 3.2 miles
Meet at Stearmans Yard car park, Wells-next-the-Sea, finish at Green Way car park, Stiffkey.
Tuesday 12th October – Stiffkey to Blakeney 4.3 miles
Meet at Green Way car park, Stiffkey, finish at the quayside Blakeney.
Wednesday 13th October – Blakeney to Salthouse 5.8 miles
Meet at Harbour car park, Blakeney, finish at village green, Salthouse
Thursday 14th October – Salthouse to Sheringham 5.3 Miles
Meet at the car park on the green in front of “Cookies”, Salthouse, finish at the new information centre on the sea front, Sheringham.
Friday 15th October – Sheringham to Cromer 5.5 Miles
Meet at Car Park Cliff Road, Sheringham, finish The Meadow, near Meadow car park, Cromer.

Weavers’ Way Walk (all distances are approximate)

Monday 11th October Berney Arms Station along Breydon Water to Great Yarmouth 5.6 miles
Travel by train from Gt Yarmouth to Berney Arms. The train leaves Great Yarmouth Station at 14.12, tickets from the station £2.
Tuesday 12th October Acle Bridge (Grid Ref TG414116) to Potter Heigham (Grid Ref. TG420185) 6.5 miles or Acle Bridge to Thurne (Grid Ref. TG403158) 3.5 miles.
Wednesday 13th October Stalham car park by the library
(Grid Ref. TG368253) to Bengate Weavers’ Way car park (Grid Ref. TG306275) 5 miles.
Thursday 14th October North Walsham Station Road Weavers’ Way car park (Grid Ref. TG275300) to Blickling Hall (Grid Ref. TG177285) 7.75 miles.
Friday 15th October Sustead (near Felbrigg) by the village hall/village sign (Grid Ref.TG187370) to Cromer, TBC 5.5 miles.

All walks start at 10am except the Berney Arms – Gt Yarmouth walk on 11th October which will meet at 14.00 at Gt Yarmouth Railway Station.


For further information please contact Ian Bell on 01603 421576 or visit www.nwmhft.nhs.uk

Norfolk's NHS has kept serious infections within hospitals at an all time low, according to a report just out.

Doctors and nurses within the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH), the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn (QEHKL) and at community hospitals run by the NHS community healthcare provider NCH&C across Norfolk work hard to keep bugs and viruses out of their wards.

Inevitably some infections do spread - hospitals are full of ill people who have lower immunity - but infection control teams have managed to cut the number of cases of MRSA and Clostridium Difficile compared to previous years.

And they have tough new targets set to keep the numbers heading downwards.

The information is contained in the Director of Infection Prevention & Control's Annual Report for 2009/10 which is being presented to the Board of NHS Norfolk when it meets this week. The meeting is open to the public. It takes place from 2pm on Wednesday September 29 at the John Jarrold Suite of the Sportspark in Norwich.

NHS Norfolk's acting Director of Infection Prevention and Control, Jonathan Williams, said: "2009-10 can be seen as a successful year for NHS Norfolk in managing Infection Prevention and Control.


"However we are absolutely determined not to let up the pressure. We want to see further reductions in MRSA, C-Diff and other infections which enter our hospitals so they are as safe as they can possibly be for our patients."

The number of C-Diff cases across NNUH, QEHKL and NCH&C hospitals totalled 331 compared to 395 the previous year.

Clostridium Difficile is the most important cause of hospital-acquired diarrhoea. It is present in the gut of up to 3% of healthy adults and 66% of infants. It rarely causes problems in people who are healthy because it is kept in check by the normal bacterial population of the intestine but when certain antibiotics disturb the balance, C-Diff can multiply rapidly and produce toxins which cause illness.

A C-Diff project set up by NHS Norfolk early in 2009/10 ad identified a number of ways in which C-Diff could be tackled including greater awareness among clinicians of the best therapies and antibiotics to use.

NNUH and QEHKL also continue to carry out the Saving Lives Programme which places a huge emphasis on hand hygiene and infection control. NCH&C implements the non-acute version called "Essential Steps".

There were 27 cases of MRSA in the NHS Norfolk area in 2009/10 compared to 26 in 2008/09. Some people carry MRSA on their skin or in their nostrils quite harmlessly. They don’t know that they carry MRSA because they have no symptoms and it does not harm them. However it can be more serious for more vulnerable patients, causing infections on the skin, in wounds, bones, lungs and the blood.

Every time a patient is diagnosed with MRSA there is a full review of how they acquired it to identify how it can be prevented.

There is a huge emphasis on minimising the use of antibiotics to ensure they remain effective when they are most needed.

A further challenge in 2009/10, according to the report, was posed by repeated outbreaks of Norovirus in both acute and community hospitals.

Norovirus is commonly known as the "Winter Vomiting bug". It is rarely life threatening but can be immensely debilitating and causes significant disruption because beds are taken up and staff can easily catch it. This is why people who have been in contact with sufferers - or who are sufferers themselves - are urged not to visit hospitals or other healthcare settings for 48 hours after they feel better.

Mr Williams said: "Infection control is a major priority at our acute and community hospitals but visitors to hospitals play an important role too by washing their hands or even staying away if they believe they are unwell. We have another winter approaching which is when many of the viruses like to spread so vigilance by us all is critical."

The report also points out the huge success in managing Swine Flu in Norfolk last year.

NHS Norfolk worked with the entire "health system" across the county:

- 45 "Antiviral Collection Points" were set up.
- 25,000 antivirals were issued to patients who were suspected of having swine flu.
- More than 100,000 at-risk patients were vaccinated.

Mr Williams commented: "The overall response particularly in managing the complex communication and media enquiries, was exemplary and the lessons learned from this experience will be invaluable for the future"

We have had to wait for Her Majesty's Railway Inspector to inspect and approve the loop, which was completed at Thuxton, Norfolk late last week.

The MNR has never invested so much effort and capital in such an event before.

In addition, the new passing loop at Thuxton, to be used for the first time in anger at the Gala, has received no public funding and has been afforded [just!] out of MNR funds and donations.

Estimated cost is c.£50K and almost all of the hundreds of manhours have been willingly donated.



From Friday 24th to Sunday 26th September the Mid-Norfolk Railway will proudly present a special Golden Jubilee celebration event, with up to 11 visiting locomotives, representing the differing versions evolving from the original design. D67xx locomotives commenced service on the Liverpool Street to Norwich services in December 1960.

We hope to include locomotives from Direct Rail Services and West Coast Railways, as well as a number of preserved examples. [All locomotives are subject to availability and serviceability.]


The weekend of the event will also see the launch of the MNR's passing loop at Thuxton enabling two-train running for the first time. An intensive service of hourly departures timetabled from each end of the line, should be operating from c.8am through to c.8pm.

A cavalcade of locomotives will pass through Dereham Station; this will be followed by a naming of one of the engines.

Photographers may wish to have a look at some suggested locations for shots and are reminded of the hazards of lineside photography and to read our guidelines of good conduct which are included.

For further technical information, e-mail james.steward@mnr.org.uk non technical queries should be directed to info@mnr.org.uk


Further details may be found on our website www.mnr.org.uk.
Telephone: 01362 690633 Fax: 698487

NHS Norfolk is encouraging people of all ages to take part in National Walking Day on Sunday 26 September.

The new Walk4Life website has details of walks taking place across the country over the coming weeks, plus links to organisations that arrange walks.

NHS Norfolk supports Walk4Life, and is particularly keen to encourage people to take part in the Thetford Nunnery Lake Walk on Sunday.

The walk begins at 11am and will cover 2.3 miles. Participants are asked to meet at the riverside kiosk on School Lane car park.

Lucy Macleod, Consultant in Public Health at NHS Norfolk, said: "Keeping active can benefit your long-term health, whatever your age, and walking is a great way to increase your amount of activity each day.


"As well as being particularly beneficial to your cardiovascular health, it can also help you relax and unwind.


"Becoming more active can help lessen the chances of serious health complications such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer when you are older. NHS Norfolk is pleased to support the Walk4Life initiative, and we hope that as many people as possible will choose to take part in National Walking Day."

Nick Clarke, Physical Activity and Health Co-ordinator for Active Norfolk, said: "Just 30 minutes of moderate activity a day, such a brisk walking at least five days a week, can have many health benefits.


"We are happy to support National Walking Day and would encourage people to continue to be more active in the future too. It's easy to incorporate more walking into your life, being out in the fresh air can give you a psychological boost, and it need cost nothing too."

National Walking Day takes place on Sunday 26 September and is being supported by the Walk4Life campaign. For details on Walk4Life, visit www.walk4life.info

For details about Active Norfolk, call 01603 697011 or visit www.activenorfolk.org

The Your Health section of the NHS Norfolk website has information on all aspects of healthy living - from eating well, being active and how to get support to stop smoking, to what is important in maintaining and managing your own health. Visit www.norfolk.nhs.uk to find out more.

For information about healthy eating projects and those designed to get you more active, call the NHS Norfolk Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) on 0800 587 4132

I loved the River End. My memory of it was that it was huge, with hundreds of steps and 15,000 people crammed into it each week. It was nowhere near that size of course, but it was intimate. No away supporters, just Canary fans, mainly men, and jam packed in, shoulder to shoulder. I remember the excitement on the approach to the turnstiles, and that they had a special one for 'Women And Boys' - admission 50p. The steps up the back were hard work to climb. The stewards never managed to keep the aisles clear. And the River Enders were a no nonsense lot - not there to sing, not there to go for a half time cuppa or pint, not there to take any notice of the hooligans. They were there to be judge and jury on proceedings. And blimey, could they moan when things went wrong!




Our defence was pretty good too.......... Machin, Sullivan, Ryan, Jones, Powell, Bond junior, the manager's son, and behind them all, the mighty Kevin Keelan. I never hide the fact that Kevin Keelan was, and still is, my all time Norwich City hero. He was a hard, strong willed, simply superb goalkeeper, who devoted himself to the club for so many years. I wonder now, all these years later, if he was actually the reason why I eventually chose the River End to view matches from. I almost felt as if I was in goal with him sometimes! I remember one week taking my young nephew with me to the match, as a one-off. He was 10 years old, the same age as I was when I first went to Carrow Road and there was no way he could see from ten steps back, so I sent him to the front, telling him to ask people if they would let him through. Because he was so small, I couldn't see him after a while and started to worry, especially as he was a pretty adventurous kid. But a while later I spotted him okay. He had climbed up onto the metal fence at the front, and was sitting just to the side of Keelan's left post ! Late in the game a shot went wide and Keelan went behind the goal to retrieve the ball. And he smiled and said hello to my nephew. I couldn't believe it. My flaming nephew............ who knew nothing about football, was only there because I took him, and he got a nod and a smile from Kevin Keelan, who was my hero not his !! And to put the tin hat on it, the game was on Match Of The Day that night (something else that seemed to happen more often under Bondie's stewardship) and we caught the moment on TV.



Credit to:
aitch www.canaryseventyninety.blogspot.com

Evocative images by award-winning Cromer-based photographer David Morris are on show this month at the King of Hearts Centre, Norwich.

David, who was named Professional Photographer of the Year in 2009 for his image of a Cotswolds coffin maker, this year won the reportage section of the Black and White Photographer of the Year competition.

Entitled The Last of it, his winning image featured Cotswolds brothers Peter and Ian Sabbiston, whom he captured on camera as they were shearing their sheep for the last time after realising they could no longer make a living as sheep farmers.

Also on show as part of the exhibition will be land and seascapes from Norfolk, and images captured on David's travels abroad, including a body of work entitled Bar Life, featuring portraits and interior studies of bars, pool halls and cafes.

The exhibition runs at the King of Hearts Centre, 7-15 Fye Bridge Street, Norwich, NR3 1LJ until November 9. To see more work by David Morris, visit www.davidmorrisphotographer.com

This short, silent film captures one of Britain's minor little railways: the Leek and Manifold Light Railway on the Staffordshire Moorlands. The railway opened in 1907, linking the villages of Waterhouses and Hulme End, and was built mainly for agricultural traffic, with a passenger service being a secondary consideration. Its route went through beautiful countryside in Staffordshire, and it is unfortunate that the intertitles state it as being shot in Derbyshire!

In 1934 the entire line was closed by the North Staffordshire Railway. There is little in the way of recorded film material of this quaint little train, so this gem gives an invaluable insight into the railway. (Stuart Smith, Midlands Railway Centre)

The planners are now considering the planning application for Norwich Backpackers, the proposed use for the derelict Ferry Boat Inn on King St, Norwich. The public are welcome to have their say and the team behind the plans hope as many people as possible will have a look at the application and give the council feedback (Application No: 10/01471/F)

The Ferry Boat Inn closed 4 years ago after an interesting history as a pub. The infamous music venue had great cellars for real ale and a wide range of customers. However the lack of sound insulation in the music room was never likely to endear the pub to the growing number of local residents on either side of the river. Greene King looked at redeveloping the site as a restaurant pub and other people considered purchasing the site to build flats.

"The first time I saw the property, it didn't grab me. The buildings were in a terrible state and I just didn't see the potential." said Jason Borthwick. "The site grew on me though, and I really began to see the opportunities. When I sat down with maps and could see the river connection, the proximity to the city, to travel links and the huge range of services on the doorstep, the site just cried out to become a Backpackers hostel."


The plan is to create an eco-friendly 150-200 bed Backpackers hostel, with private ensuite rooms, family rooms and dorm rooms for international backpackers and independent travellers visiting Norwich. This will be housed in a new warehouse style building where the car park currently is. The old music room will become canoe hire, cycle hire and a cafe overlooking the river. The old pub building will become a real ale appreciation bar and shop.

Jason has worked with Tom Cringle of Millgate Design to develop the plans for the site. They’ve designed an eco-friendly building that is functional for backpackers and fits with the warehouse style that has traditionally dominated the river. The major change is that Norwich Backpackers is designed to face the river rather than the road.


The developers are Alister and Jason Borthwick, the father and son team behind the hugely successful Deepdale Backpackers & Camping in Burnham Deepdale on the north Norfolk coast. They had been looking for a property to buy in Norwich for a year or two.

"We felt it was important to consider diversifying away from the family farm and into Norwich. The two sites will compliment each other, we have a track record with sustainable sympathetic development and we hope our investment will act as a catalyst for the backpacker market in Norfolk and the East of England." said Alister Borthwick.

"Finding the right property in Norwich was a slow process. We would never have guessed there was half a million square feet of empty office space in the city centre. So little of it is for sale, just for rent, and much of it has been empty for years earning no rent. It's owned by pension funds and trust funds who see it as an asset, with no plans to release for sale. We looked at old pubs, workshops, shops and more. The Ferry Boat Inn was the first place that had space to work with and the river access was a huge selling point."

Jason continues, "The grade 2 listed pub is a bonus to us. It seems to have put off potential developers as the site is far from simple to develop sympathetically. However it gives a wonderful sense of history. Having a licensed pub at a backpackers hostel will always go down well with the visitors."

The Borthwick's are really pleased with the interest in Norwich Backpackers. Jason personally delivered a letter to every house and business on King St, introducing themselves and their plans. Likewise to the flats and houses surrounding the site, the businesses on Riverside and many other organisations around the City. The website gets excellent readership, the Facebook page has over 200 fans and the Twitter account has 400 followers and the Google group almost 100 members. Jason continues to offer presentations on their ideas, having already presented to the Norwich Society and the Broads Tourism Forum amongst others.

"We are happy to hear from people, their thoughts about our ideas and hopefully for them to be involved with Norwich Backpackers in some way. There should be about 30 jobs created, 4 business tenants will be on the site and the hostel will work with a huge range of other businesses including travel companies, restaurants, activities, attractions."

The planners have been generally positive towards the idea of a backpackers hostel in the city. The Borthwicks have discussed the idea with Norwich City Council over the past year or so as they considered other properties. They hope that their planning application for 191 King St is received well and that planning is a relatively painless step on the road to Norwich's first Backpackers hostel.

Public comments about the plans for Norwich Backpackers can be made online at: planning.norwich.gov.uk Application No: 10/01471/F
More information about Norwich Backpackers can be found at: www.norwichbackpackers.co.uk

This week I just thought I would make you all aware on what can really go wrong when insuring your car, years ago you stayed with the same insurance company, and many would have a Agent call at the door to collect payment, and he was on hand to give you a cover note, when changing the car…

Nowadays we do not see or have cover notes, perhaps so we cannot take advantage of a months cover then disappear to another insurance company.

Well at the end of August my son changed his vehicle, and same old story swapped insurers because we all seek better deals, he told them a start date for the insurance to commence, but nearer the time rang them to bring the date four days earlier, that's ok they said but by doing that it will be cheaper (wow unusual) so we will refund you money back into your account (yes he had paid the full amount in one payment.) your Certificate will be with you in 15 days time, but you are covered from now…

But now sixteen days later he received a letter in the post from the insurance company making him aware he had no insurance cover on the car…

A quick phone call to them asking what was going on they told him the Girl in the office had refunded all the the money back to his account rather than just  a small amount, this now made the insurance void.

What a terrible thing to happen, driving about with no insurance when its not your fault, and not a telephone call or text message but a letter taking three days to arrive…

During the time on the phone and asking for the Manager to complain too telling them of their very poor service, the Manager then gave a £125 discount (yes another one)

So as a warning check that the insurance company are on top of their job, don't rely on computer booking, and any refunds check with your bank they have received monies, and not wait for your bank statements.

By the way, anyone refunding all your premium back into the account by mistake and leaving drivers without proper cover is not a sack-able offence!!!

It would be very wrong of me to mention this insurance companies name but please all be aware of mistakes that can develop, and it really is More Than my jobs worth...

There will be a short ceremony at 5.30pm at the front of Hellesdon Hospital where the flag will be raised to. Maggie Wheeler, Chair of the Trust will be representing the Trust’s support for the local Rainbows group.

Following the ceremony the group of five- seven year old Rainbows will sing songs and play guiding games on the grass outside the Trust.

The Rainbows meet on a weekly basis at Hellesdon Community Centre and will be taking part in the girlguiding event ‘Vision’ on 20th October 2010, at 20.10pm (2010 2010 2010).

All Rainbows, Brownies and Guides across the UK will renew their promises on this special date and time to celebrate 100 years of girlguiding.

With the help of co-star Victoria Scott they met members of the seaside resorts’ Life Guard Service and the actor couldn't resist taking Snow White for a paddle!


Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs runs at the town’s Marina Theatre from December 11 through until January 4.

Stefan who will play the dashing prince will be joined on stage by Hi De Hi favourite Nikki Kelly and comedy star Mike McClean.


Before returning to star in panto, Stefan who has appeared in Hollyoaks, the Bill and Dancing On Ice is set to join the cast of Eastenders.

For more information or to book seats please call the Marina Box Office on 01502 533200.