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NOTICE
BOARD
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Table Top Sale Bowthorpe Church Centre Sat. 18th April 1 - 3pm
To book a table (6 ) contact Janet Craske 01603 744237
Bowthorpe WI will have a table of craft items. Tea and cake !
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Community survey
and chance to win 10
voucher for ROYS
Slow Theatre Company, The Bowthorpe Community Hub
Steering Group and The Grow Organisation are currently proposing a community
creative project in Bowthorpe to develop Dementia awareness activities over the
next 18 months. All activities will be open to the community for people young
and old, and are dementia friendly.
We are launching a survey to understand the level of awareness of dementia
already in the community. By answering the questions you can help shape the
proposed project. All completed entries will be put into a draw for a 10 voucher for ROYS.
Paper copies of the survey are available in Bowthorpe Church, but you can have
your say electronically through the following link:
http://www.sogosurvey.com/survey.aspx?k=SsSUQXWsTsPsPsP&lang=0&data=
The link is very self explanatory.
RHODA ROLL
The funeral of Rhoda (late of
Ashwell Court)
will be held on Friday 6th March
2015
at 9.30 am
at
Horsham St Faiths Crematorium,
Norwich
All who knew Rhoda are welcome
to attend.
Donations, if desired, to the British
Heart Foundation
Danny
Take time and meet your neighbours and get to know them.
Agree amongst yourselves to keep a look out for one anothers houses.
Trust your instincts, if you see something suspicious or out of ordinary
report it to the police.
Start up your own Home Watch Scheme. Simply contact the Bowthorpe
Safer Neighbourhood team and we shall get the wheels in motion.
Did you know you are 4 times less likely to be burgled if you are a member
of an active Home Watch Scheme.
Please feel free to contact the Bowthorpe Safer Neighbourhood Team at one of our
local meetings where you can express any concerns about the area where you live.
Practical suggestions.
Fit external lighting that comes on automatically at dusk and stays on until dawn.
Only light areas that have good natural surveillance and not hidden areas that could
potentially provide light for criminals to operate.
Fit a burglar alarm or intruder alarms. Simply the sight of an alarm box outside
your home may be enough to discourage burglars. There are various types of alarms
and if you require advice, please feel free to contact Norfolk Constabularies Crime
Prevention Officer.
Dont let your garden foliage get overgrown, they can provide cover for the
burglars. Place trellis along the top of fencing; padlock garden gates.
Fit good quality locks to your windows and doors and always keep them locked.
Try to make your home look occupied whilst your away Invest in timers for lights
and radios.
By taking a few simple steps you can reduce the chances of becoming a victim of crime.
If you require any additional help or advice, please feel free to contact the Bowthorpe Safer
Neighbourhood Team and we will be happy to address any questions or concerns.
This sense of an open space where there is freedom is what is meant by the
word `salvation. Its basic meaning is to `bring into a spacious environment.
Salvation is to have freedom from limitation, and deliverance from factors
which constrain and confine. In some senses salvation can mean healing or
rescuing from trouble.
The word salvation is at the heart of the Biblical story, where God seeks to rescue us
from the trouble of sin. God is whom the Bible calls the author of salvation. In other
words it is his idea. Gods greatest rescue plan, his plan of salvation, came in the
person and ministry of Jesus.
At Jesus birth shepherds were told, `Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great
joy that will be for all the people (and that includes you reading this right now). Today
in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord (Luke 2:10
-11). Jesus is called our Saviour, the one who brings us salvation, the open space for
us to live as God intends. In fact Jesus name literally means `God saves! Jesus
came to restore our relationship with God through his death on the cross. The Bible
says of Jesus, `Salvation is found in no-one else, for there is no other name under
heaven given to us by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12).
So whether you walk the local fields or not, the open space of salvation
through Jesus Christ is waiting for you.
PRAYER FOR MARCH
Loving God, thank you that you sent your Son Jesus Christ to die so that I
may live, to rescue me so that I can live in openness and freedom. In Jesus
name. Amen.
Revd Mark Elvin
For Roman Catholic services please contact Rev. Bill Dimelow Tel. 743476
or Fr. David Ward, The Presbytery, Townhouse Rd, Costessey Tel. 742812
Rest In Peace
Sheila Moore on 21.01.15 aged 79
Ray Sodeau on 06.02.15 aged 88
The Day Thou gavest, Lord, has ended.
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WHAT A . . .
Regular visitors to Bowthorpe Southern Park last January may have noticed
a small team from Conservation Works Ltd hard at work in the rain, snow and mud.
The works undertaken consisted of:
The excavation of two new wildlife ponds in existing damp hollows near the
western end of the site
Restoration of a dyke (drainage ditch) connecting two of the three large
existing ponds
Paul Holley, Natural Areas Officer for Norwich City Council said: The three large
existing ponds are valuable wildlife and landscape features, but as they contain fish
and attract large numbers of birds like ducks and gulls they are of limited value as
breeding sites for amphibians and aquatic insects. The new shallow ponds are
designed to appeal more to breeding amphibians frogs, toads and newts - and
they should also be especially good for dragonflies. The excavation of the dyke
which we think may originally have been part of a stream that flowed through the site
- should also restore a useful habitat for a range of aquatic plants and animals.
A large excavator was used to carry out the pond and dyke works, and whilst this
was on site the opportunity was taken to remove one of the two boardwalks at the
existing large ponds. This was in a poor state of repair and it had started to become
hazardous. The remaining boardwalk was found to be in better condition and it is
proposed to retain this.
Paul Holley added: We are very grateful to our contractors, Conservation Works
Ltd, who had to work in pretty unpleasant weather and ground conditions. They
managed to complete the works just before the River Yare burst its banks and
flooded much of the area. The new ponds and restored dyke will complement the
other improvements undertaken by the Norwich Fringe Project at Bowthorpe
Southern Park over the past few years.
The pond and dyke works have been funded under the Higher Level Stewardship
Scheme (HLS) administered by Natural England, the governments conservation
advisor.
Parts of the fields down to the river are being developed and many of us lament
losing them. Perhaps we are all the more appreciative of what will remain. We
hope it may be possible to have Bunkers Hill Woods designated as a Local Nature
Reserve: an officer from Natural England came to look at the woods at the end of
January. Bowthorpe marsh is already a Local Nature Reserve, one of eight in Norwich. The
status of Nature Reserve helps to protect these natural spaces.
Also we are planning a Dawn Chorus walk to celebrate the Spring Equinox on
March 21st. We will meet at 6.30 am at the car-park near the corner of Earlham
Green Lane and Larkman Lane by Mount Mizar Church.
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. . . WONDERFUL WORLD
JUST POTTERING
Improving your soil will produce good looking, healthy plants, resistant to pests &
disease and you can help almost any soil by adding organic matter in the form of
compost. There are all sorts of myths about composting many people think of a
stinking, slimy heap covered in flies, or a pile of dried up old plants, harbouring rats
and pests. But improving your mix of ingredients will give you rich crumbly compost,
absolutely free, in a matter of months!
Garden waste is not the only thing that you can put in your compost bin. At
least 30% of most peoples household waste could be composted - helping to
reduce the impact of global warming by cutting the amount of methane gas
produced at landfill sites. Composting is natures way of recycling!
So, how do you make this wonderful compost stuff? A healthy compost bin needs
nitrogen, carbon and oxygen. The greens provide the nitrogen, and the browns
provide the carbon and air pockets for oxygen.
find a suitable container, or start off with just a covered heap
place it on the soil or grass in a warm spot
then fill it with a balanced mixture, about 50/50 of greens and browns
The browns can include: egg boxes, toilet/kitchen roll tubes (left whole to provide
spaces for oxygen), cereal boxes, corrugated cardboard packaging, newspaper,
straw, hay, bedding from vegetarian pets, vacuum bag contents, tissues, paper
towels, natural fibre fabric, cut up old wool jumpers, cotton Tshirts, feathers, egg
shells, wood & paper ashes, garden prunings, twigs, hedge clippings, pine needles,
cones etc.
Your greens can be: tea bags, grass cuttings, vegetable peelings, old flowers, fruit
scraps, nettles, coffee grounds, filter paper, rhubarb leaves, annual weeds, pond
algae, spent bedding plants etc.
Then just leave your bin for thousands of bacteria, fungi, insects and worms to make
it their home. If you want to speed things up, add a nitrogen rich ingredient such as
farmyard manure (chicken / horse) or even human urine! For more information see
handy hints and essential advice at www.homecomposting.org.uk
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Mens Shed
47-51 Pitt Street,
Norwich, NR3 1DE
next door to Rightwear
working clothes shop near the
Duke Street/inner ring road
roundabout
From its humble beginnings in
Australia, the Mens Shed
organisation has spread rapidly
in recent years and now
includes a new location in
Norwich.
Mens Shed offers an
informal venue and
extensive facilities where
men can come together and
work on a wide range of
practical activities, such as
wood and metal working,
furniture restoration, vehicle
repair, modal making and
many more.
The members can either
work on projects of their
own or with others, and all
shedders enjoy a secure
and friendly environment
where help, tools and skill
sharing are on hand. In
addition, rather than
working in
isolation, it is the social interaction with other
likeminded fellows that remains the driving force
of the organisation and has been found to be
extremely beneficial to all.
The Norwich Mens Shed is free to use and open
Tuesday 3pm -6pm, Wednesday 2pm, 5pm and
Thursday 7pm - 9pm.
To join the Pitt Street group please contact
Andy Wood on 07584 253441 or email
andy.andywood@gmail.com Further information
can also be found at www.menssheds.org.uk or
by visiting www.facebook.com/mensshednorwich
Brian Lamont. Humbleyard, Clover Hill
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Costessey
Library
Baby Bounce
and Rhyme
Time Every
Wednesday
10.30- 11
Aimed at
0-2yr olds.
All welcome.
241 Dvd's
Tuesdays 5 7.30 & Fridays
all Day.All welcome
Breckland
Bookworms
meets on the
last Tuesday
of month 5.30
- 6.30.
All Welcome
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Leyham Court
Hello Everyone
Have you ever wondered what your reading speed is? Well the average
speed is around 220 words per minute, but new technology for reading
many times faster has now been developed.
Spritz
Is a new way of reading where your eyes dont have to read pages from left
to right, which takes up about 80% of reading time, instead you just look at
one word at a time as each word appears in the same place on screen.
The developers say its like a treadmill for your eyes where you can choose the
speed you are happy with and increase as you become familiar with it. The
developers claim that in a trial one person reached 1000 words per minute and also
scored quite high when tested on what he remembered about the article.
This new technology can fit on to gadgets from a PC down to a watch sized screen
because only one word at a time is displayed. As each word appears you will see
one of its letters is coloured red this is just to show you where to focus your eyes.
Start at a slower speed and you will soon find yourself looking for the go-faster
button!
After just a few minutes I found that 320 words per minute was quite doable.
The developers claim that age is no barrier to using this technology.
So lets go Spritzing!!
To find out more go to http://www.spritzinc.com or simply Google:
Spritz
Upcoming events at Leyham Court: Monday 30 th March 10.am
Coffee Morning with Easter egg raffle, all proceeds to East Anglia
Childrens Hospice - Visitors are most welcome.
Our Monday evenings Tai Chi now has a new start time of 6pm
(combines deep breathing and gentle movements) Great Fun,
Visitors are most welcome.
Happy days! John
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ASHWELL COURT
The time seems to have flown past since Christmas and now we are already
thinking about the March issue. Hopefully the weather will have warmed up by the
time this is published and the bulbs we have planted will be encouraged to bloom!
At Ashwell Court life has returned to normality and we are again enjoying
our twice weekly exercises and also our lovely lunches. The Luncheon Club
is thriving and the meals are delicious. We are very lucky to have Christine,
our new cook, who is such an excellent cook.
All are welcome to come along on Tuesday or Thursday for a 2 course lunch
with tea or coffee for 5.
We have recently added to our activities by having a meeting of a sewing
and craft club once a week. The sewing can be anything, including knitting.
The craft can be whatever people want to do. Judy Fetherston who is a
member, is available to help anyone. She is an expert on crafts, particularly
card making etc. We will all pool any knowledge we have on any hobbies,
sewing, knitting or craft which you bring along. All are welcome.
We recently held a very successful Hoy evening preceded by supper of fish
and chips or Chinese, whichever was requested. If you do not know what
Hoy is, dont ask. I dont think I could describe it in a few words, but it is fun
and we all enjoy it.
On a very sad note, we have lost one of our long-standing residents.
Rhoda Roll died in February after a short illness. She was a great
character and will be very much missed by us all at Ashwell Court
and her wider circle of friends in Bowthorpe. (See page 5.)
On a happier note, we welcome our newest resident, Barbara Cleeton, and
hope she has settled in well in her new home. We are so pleased that she
has already started coming to some of our activities here.
Well thats all for this time. Bye for now. Best wishes.
ACORN FELLOWSHIP FOR THE OVER 50s
Alternate Mondays 2.30 Bowthorpe Church
March 9th Sharon Hulbert The Matthew Project
March 23rd Speaker Pauline Lovelock
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Margaret
BRADECROFT
Regular entertainments are as follows.
Every Mon. 10am Coffee Morning Monday Afternoon Card Bingo 2.30pm
Tuesday Eve 8pm Darts
Every Thursday Afternoon Bingo 2.30pm.
Hello again well we are all looking forward to spring which is supposed be
just around the corner it will be nice see all the gardens coming into Bloom
something to look forward to .
I had bit of luck the other day I lost my mobile phone on the way to
the shops
Well would you believe it somebody found it and
contacted my daughter. Phone recovered! Well, a big
thank you to that woman. I hope she found the box of
Roses(choccy's) I left outside her front door.
Unfortunately we have had a couple of people fallen ill this month and we
hope they have a good and speedy recovery .
Now we are looking forward to see
what day trips we have arranged for
the summer
Wishing you all well and keep those
Winter blues away
Thanks
Bob
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Our pupils have been exploring Christianity and the value hope.
Some of the children wanted to share their hopes.
Every morning I hope my friend Ryan will be at school. He is
kind to me. Jaden
I still hope it snows so I can make a snowman. Tamas.
I hope I will always be an even better big brother for my little
brother. Kunashe
The Nursery children hope that the gingerbread men they made
will not run away!
We are
collecting the
Sainsburys
Active Kids
vouchers. All
donations
are gratefully
received.
Year 3 have producing some amazing writing over the last half
term and are now linking up with children in Australia,
becoming Pen Friends. They have also been creating APPs in
computing classes. If you have a child in Y3, ask them to login
to Espresso and show you what they have created!
St Michaelss Give
Generously for Syria
Appeal
Sadly, due to the war in Syria, 12.2 million people have
lost
their
homes.
St
Michaels families have
donated shoes, socks, warm
clothes
and
blankets,
sending a message of hope
to the Syrian families. The
school has made a significant
contribution to the collection
by From NR with Love, a
newly formed local charity.
Thank you to
our
community
for
their
generosity.
Sarah Claflin: Assistant Head
CHILDRENS PAGE
Hi everybody Oz here again once more. This month we
have many events such as St David and St Patricks day,
Mothers day (dont forget this) and Palm Sunday. I have
tried to include words pertaining to these days in the
Wordsearch. See how you get on with it.
DAVID
EVENTS
FLOWERS
GIFT
GREEN
IRELAND
MARCH
MOTHER
PATRICK
SHAMROCK
SUNDAY
WALES
PALM
or email: bowthorpenews@yahoo.co.uk
Editor: Sally Simpson Tel. 01603 745698
Typing: Mary Cubitt
Childrens page: Oz ozziecatus@gmail.com
Website: www.bowthorpenews.co.uk
. April issue published on March 27th . May issue publiched on May 1st
Norkie brand new lunch and social, Bowthorpe shopping centre close to Roy's
Amazing chef June O'Sollivan has successfully opened a cafe in her local area
called "Jo's within the Norkie pub." June and her daughters Tanya and Toni
have made the cafe a success, featuring home -cooked lunches. . Age uk and
Jo's in the Norkie will be joining forces and hosting a brand new monthly
lunch and social, aimed at people over 50. The social will be lead by volunteers
Rose Hoy and Sue Hicks who both live in the area at local sheltered housing
schemes. The first lunch and social will on
Monday 23rd March
11am -2.30pm
2 course Home cooked meal
Consisting of a roast and dessert 7.95
If you would like to know more or would like to book your meal please contact
the age uk community agent Beverley Rushbrook on 07747667540
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