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May 2021 1 Photo Competition Results Inside
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‘For Starston People’ Copyright 2021 PIGEON POST
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Carter, Patricia Lombe-Taylor, Alison Miners, Rosemary &
Norman Steer, and others.
ISSUE EDITOR Sue Moore
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they believe that the magazine is available for local people to air their views. Letters to the Editor
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Items for inclusion in the next issue MUST reach the Co-ordinating Editor by the 12th of the
preceding month, (usually earlier in December). Space in the magazine will be allocated on a first
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or Sue Moore (452432) so that we can welcome them in Pigeon Post.
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Normal service may be resumed….
Hopefully from the next issue we will resume the Village Diary and
the Around and About page, the first is self explanatory, the latter is
mainly for announcing events in the local area, but not necessarily in
the village.
It only works if you tell us what’s happening!!
Anything for inclusion should be sent to:
pigeonpost19@gmail.com
by 12 noon on 12th, sooner if at all possible please.
If you do not do emails the Co-ordinating Editor’s contact details are
on page 2.
To Book the Jubilee Hall - Contact the Bookings Manager:
Robert Wood: 01379 852535 or Email: starstonrobert@gmail.com
Deputy: Joy Brooks: 01379 854755 or joybrooks2007@yahoo.co.uk
Let us know of anything happening in the village
Personal adverts and events are free so long as they are not for personal profit
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For Your Information
The next Parish Council Meeting is to be held via Zoom on Wednesday May 5th at
7.30pm. If you would like to join the meeting please contact the Parish Clerk for details.
Don’t forget to vote. There is an election on Thursday 6th May 2021 to elect a Police
and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk and Councillors for Norfolk County Council.
Starston residents should vote at the Jubilee Hall between 7am and 10pm. Please be
advised to take along your own pen or pencil and to follow the guidance from the
staff at the polling station.
The Harleston and District Dementia Friendly Café remains closed but if you would
like more information about getting involved, or attending our Group later in the year
please do contact Pat. Patricia.simmonds@mail.com or 01379 676 557
We have some new businesses supporting us with their advertisements, please take a
look through the adverts and see what’s changed.
The Teddy Bears’ Picnic will return this summer– see page 21.
Peregrinations– a performance celebrating 10 years of the peregrines at Norwich
Cathedral 2pm Saturday 29th May venue Norwich Cathedral. Part of the Norfolk and
Norwich Festival 2021 Further details at nnfestival.org.uk/whats-on-peregrinations.
This is a ‘pay what you want’ event.
The Jubilee Hall will be available for booking from 1st June– see below.
Progress at the Jubilee Hall
The new carpet was laid by Michael Wells in early April. All 12 curtains have been dry
cleaned but 11 of them had torn or damaged lining. However, Christina Greathead,
Verona McWhinney and Auriel Gibson have between them relined all those curtains,
using material supplied by Verona. Our thanks to them for this very significant
contribution to the Hall.
In view of the relaxation of the lockdown regulations from mid-May, the Trustees of
the Jubilee Hall have decided that the Hall will re-open from Tuesday 1st June. We will
not impose any limitations on numbers, though obviously we will still maintain the
hygiene standards we have put in place and anyone using the Hall will need to sign the
new hirers agreement form (copies from Robert Wood).
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Editor’s Notes
I am writing this in the days following the death of The Prince Philip, Duke of
Edinburgh who had reached the grand age of 99. He certainly had an eventful and busy
life and so many have benefitted from the Duke of Edinburgh Award which will surely
be one of his most important legacies. Some young people do incredible things in
achieving their awards. Did you? Please tell us about it.
Some of the most interesting stories are the ones we don’t hear until our loved ones
pass away. I recently attended the funeral of an elderly second cousin, only to discover
that she had been an ardent Liverpool FC fan and thought nothing of travelling from
Kessingland to Liverpool to matches well into her 80s- that was a surprise! (She was a
Boyzone fan too.) So whatever your story is we’d love to hear it, drop us a line.
Sue
Christian Aid Week 10-16 May 2021
This year, Christian Aid is focusing on Climate Change and the problems it is creating
for many countries around the world. Kenya in particular has been highlighted where
there exists a cycle of climate chaos. From severe drought to flooding, extreme
weather robs the people of what they most need to survive – a Reliable Source of
Water.
In the past, rain was plentiful and generally fell at the right times. It provided ample
nutritious food to eat. Now communities live with drought and hunger for many
months of the year. When the rains do come, they can be too heavy and lead to
flooding. This has been an issue across Kenya in the last year, damaging crops. In
recent years, earth dams have been built to retain torrential rains. These dams have
proved very successful in helping maintain a more reliable and constant supply of
water in the villages.
Christian Aid’s fund-raising will enable more dams to be built giving a constant source
of water to help improve livelihoods. More fresh water will help with crops, livestock
and family use, especially needed during the Covid pandemic to encourage
hand-washing to protect against the virus.
As last year, door to door collections in Starston will not take place due to coronavirus
BUT your gifts, prayers and actions are greatly appreciated to help with Christian Aid
projects. If you would like to support Christian Aid, donations can be made through
their website: www.christianaid.org.uk
I sincerely hope that, once virus restrictions are fully lifted and socialising is safe again,
fund-raising events in Starston can return. Perhaps even the annual Coffee Morning
and Christmas Card sale at Starston Grange!
Thank you so much for your support.
Sue Grimble
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Parish Council News
New Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer
for Starston Parish Council
I would like to introduce myself to you, my name is Jane Marsden and I have now taken
over the role of Parish Clerk for Starston Parish.
I have lived in the village now for nearly 5 years and am very much looking forward to
serving the community of Starston in my new role.
My previous experience as a Parish Councillor of Starston
gave me a good insight into the tasks involved with the role
of a Parish Clerk and I am looking forward to this new
challenge and working closely with the Starston Parish
Council. My background has previously been based within
administration, so I hope to be able to serve you all well and
look forward to your support.
Kind regards,
Jane Marsden
Email: starstonparishcouncil@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone: 07796 528697
Starston Parish Councillors presented retiring Clerk Clare Crane
with a leaving gift. Clare has been the Clerk for the past four
years plus. She is taking up a new post as the Town Clerk for
Harleston.
Clare would like to extend her thanks to the Councillors for her
gift.
We’re A Winner!
Every year South Norfolk reward the Starston Parish Council for taking part in the Big
Litter Pick with £20. They also put us into a prize draw and this year we have been
lucky enough to win £200. So thank you to everyone who takes part in picking up litter,
both over the weekends that we organize and throughout the year, as I know lots of
people do.
Lucy Cave, Litter Pick Co-ordinator, Starston Parish Council
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Notes From A Starston Garden
I will survive, I will survive ….. sang Gloria Gaynor in that triumphant anthem to
human resilience and defiance. I have thought of that song this spring every time I
looked out of the garden room at the arching branches of my Forsythia.
It grows in what I call the rock run, one of the few features of the garden which I kept
when I moved in fourteen years ago. It cascades from a narrow path down to the patio
outside the garden room. The rock run is also home to a clump of elephant grass which
grows between and behind and around the boulders. In summer the grass is a rustling
screen of green stems and foliage. In autumn the stems turn red or gold. In winter they
glow in the slanting winter sun. In early spring I cut down the stems, now really canes,
and chop them into short lengths which I will burn the following winter. And so the
seasons turn.
The Forsythia, sprouting in the middle of the Miscanthus, seemed to my eye to be out
of place, an interloper. I couldn’t dig it out so each year I cut it hard back. Each year it
survived.
A couple of years ago I must have forgotten to cut it back because last year the stems it
had thrown up had some flowers on them. Some impulse made me leave them, give
them permission to survive. And this year ……..
For all my attempts at artful designs, artistic use of colour and careful planting I have
been well and truly trumped by that Forsythia, true survivor that it is. Gloria Gaynor
merges into another classic, this time from Elton John …… I’m still standing after all
this time.
Dee the Gardener
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Rector’s Letter
All new parents have the great privilege of choosing their babies names. The decision
though can be extremely hard although sometimes it has already been made due to
family tradition. The new child though does not have any option in what is decided and
sometimes when they grow up, they do not like their names. That is my Mother’s
experience as she has never liked her middle name which is May and has always avoided
admitting that she was called that!
As we approach May, I always remember my Mum’s dislike of her name, but the actual
month is one which to me always expresses the joy of early summer with lovely new
blossoming flowers and great weather. In the past too there was often dancing around the
May pole with traditional songs such as ‘Now is the month of Maying’ being sung and
the prospect too of new couples falling in love. All joyful and happy days!
There is much to learn about the celebrations of the past that happened during May. One
native Old English name for the fifth month of the year was ‘þrimilce’. It literally meant
“three milkings,” apparently because it was touted that the cows were so productive in
ancient England that they could be milked three times per day. I will let you decide
whether you think this is believable or not!
I hope that you will have an enjoyable and pleasant time during May and have
opportunities too to socialise more freely with friends and family. Please do not hesitate
to contact me if you would like a chat.
With my good wishes to you all.
Sarah
Reverend Sarah Walsh, Rector of Dickleburgh and The
Pulhams
Comment-
It is a fact that an abundance of fresh luxuriant grass and warmer weather in May would
encourage an increase in the production of milk in cows, especially after a long winter
shut in a barn on dry winter feed. Ed.
It is understood that church services will resume in May.
Please see page 26 for full details as per the Benefice website at time of going to print.
As always, to confirm Starston services nearer the time you are welcome to contact
John Formston, Churchwarden, 01379 853042 jformston07@talktalk.net
May 13th is Ascension Day….something I remember from when I was at school…
after going to church ( it seemed quite a long walk) we were sent home for the rest of
the day. It was so exciting to get an extra day off school! Ed.May 2021 11
Starston Youth Club Annual Report 2020
2020 was the fifth anniversary of Starston Youth Club. Due to the CV-19 pandemic,
SYC suspended its programme from June 2020.
As at April 2020, there are 37 primary school age or under children, and 24 teenagers in
31 Starston households.
2020 Events held were
January Stone painting with acrylic paint (12 children)
February Village litter pick & treasure hunt (11 children)
March Starston Slime Sunday (10 children)
April Easter Egg Hunt at home or Easter Eggs and personalised Easter cards
delivered to all Starston families (31 households)
May Starston walk & nature exploration – information on footpaths and
permissive paths in Starston parish provided to all 31 Starston families
December Christmas Advent Calendars delivered to 61 children in the parish and
Cards made by Starston children delivered to all 154 Starston households.
The SYC WhatsApp group continues to be active, and the SYC page on the village
website provides both diary information and background information on SYC.
We are again grateful to Starston PCC for providing public liability insurance cover and
safeguarding arrangements via the Diocese of Norwich.
Risk assessments are undertaken for all events and are regularly reviewed.
The 2020 organising team was Sam Bow, Janet Broadhurst, Lucy Cave, Ann Leitch and
Brian Penfold.
Lucy Cave took over the SYC co-ordinating role from Ann Leitch autumn 2020
Thanks are extended to the Jubilee Hall trustees, who covered the cost of the hall hire
for the 3 SYC events held in person during 2020. The organising team is also very
grateful to the many villagers who provide support on an anonymous basis for the
benefit of Starston children. In 2020 this has included donations of craft materials,
refreshments, and the Christmas Advent calendars. We received a grant of £100 from
the Waveney Valley Lodge of Master Masons, which was most helpful. These
combined contributions have enabled all events to be free, ensuring that every child in
the parish is able to participate.
No fundraising events were held in 2020 due to the pandemic – SYC made a loss of
£50, which was covered by funds brought forward from 2019. The club remains
financially viable, with a small carry over fund into 2021.
Once CV-19 restrictions are lifted and the Jubilee Hall is available the organising team
will consider what events it will bring forward from 2020 into 2021.
Sam Bow, Janet Broadhurst, Lucy Cave, Ann Leitch,
Brian Penfold
2020 SYC Organising Team12 Pigeon Post The following article first appeared in the Pigeon Post in May 1991 and gives some insight into a former way of life, which even then seemed to be in the distant past. Janet Newby lived in Starston and delivered the Pigeon Post from the very first edition until she moved to Harleston. Thoughts of My Father’s Work-days After watching a tractor and plough at work, I could not help but remember the good old days of the horse and plough, and the gulls which would follow, being the ploughman’s only companion. It was a scene my father knew well: he was a horseman all his life. Before beginning to plough a field, it would be marked out and staked in line (Dead Straight). Then there would be the muck spreading- no chemicals in those days. With his two horses harnessed to the plough, off he would go. Here and there a ‘cupee’ (for off) or ‘wish’ (for the other way). In those days, a plough cost about £5 and of course a farm worker’s wages were only a few shillings a week. Sowing Once the ploughing was finished, he would walk the field again, this time the horses would be dragging the chain harrows to get the soil ready for sowing. In Dad’s early days, sowing the seed would be done by hand, scattering it as he walked up and down the field. Apart from scaring the birds away, it was left to nature’s sun and showers after that. Before the corn was ready to harvest, there was the crop of hay to get in. This was an important crop as it was good winter food for the animals. Once the stacks were completed, my father turned his hand to thatching them to keep out the wet. When the corn was ready to harvest, out came the horses to pull the binder which cut the corn and tied it in bundles. It dropped the corn in ‘stooks’ where they dried and ripened in the sun. The corn was then loaded on the wagon and brought back to the farmyard to await the threshing machine. After this we would all go out into the field to collect the spare ears of corn left behind by the binder. These ‘gleanings’ were used to feed the chickens. What a hard life, after seeing today’s machines! Janet Newby.
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Winter Photo Competition
Thank you to everyone who took part in the on-line Photo Competition. This was a
joint venture between the Jubilee Hall and the Pigeon Post and was organised by the
Webmaster.
The subject was WINTER and the photos needed to have been taken by a Starston
resident between 1st January and 20th March 2021 within the parish or one adjoining it.
We are very grateful that Lisa North of Lisa North Photography in Harleston agreed to
judge the competition for us. We received 42 senior entries from 18 Starston residents
and 4 junior entries from 2 younger photographers. Prizes for the winners have been
donated anonymously.
Senior Results
1st place STARSTON VILLAGE HALL by KELLY HINES
Judges comments: Love the crop on this! Sharp and well exposed.
2nd place COTTAGES IN THE MIST by JANICE BROOKS
Judges comments: Love the feel of this – less foreground would enhance the image.
3rd place WINTER GARDEN VISITOR by HELEN KNOWLES
Judges comments: Nice sharp image. Needs to be brighter to show off the colours
more.
Junior Results
1st place THE PURPLE ONE by GEORGE THOMPSON
Judges comments: Lovely photograph. Great colour and in focus.
2nd place STARSTON CHURCH by ISLA HINES
Judges comments: Lovely image- just a little bit dark. The snow looks a bit grey.
The judge was pleased with the standard of photography overall and has made a brief
comment on every photo. These will be sent individually to everyone who entered the
competition. We are also pleased to say that Lisa will, in a future issue, be giving us
some tips on how to take a really good photo.
The photo gallery remains on the village website (http://starstonvillage.co.uk/starston/
starston-village-photo-competition-2021-the-gallery/) and we will be publishing some
of the entries from time to time in the Pigeon Post.
Obviously an on-line competition excludes some participants, but this was the only
option during lockdown. If you would like to see the future return of the Village Vote
type of competition, which we have held in the past in the Jubilee Hall, and would be
prepared to help with running such an event, please get in touch.
The winning photographs are shown overleaf.14 Pigeon Post
Senior Winners
1st STARSTON
VILLAGE HALL
by KELLY HINES
2nd COTTAGES
IN THE MIST
by JANICE
BROOKS
3rd WINTER
GARDEN VISITOR
by HELEN KNOWLESMay 2021 15
Junior Winners
1st
THE
PURPLE
ONE
by GEORGE
THOMPSON
2nd STARSTON
CHURCH
by ISLA HINES16 Pigeon Post
SYC Easter Treasure Hunt
Questions, answers and results of the Treasure Hunt which was
announced in last month’s Pigeon Post.
How well do you know the village Glebe?
How many flower baskets are on the wall of the Jubilee Hall? 5
Haw far can the bees fly? 3 miles
How many bird boxes are on the Glebe? 8
How many bolts are in the gate that leads across the brook? 7
How many teeth does the crocodile have? 16
How many beehives on the Glebe? 4
What does it say on the gate at the far end of the Glebe? Private
How many trees are in the orchard on the Glebe? 27
What year is on the curved bench? 2012
Who opened the Starston Jubilee Orchard?
Richard Lombe Taylor and Harry Colman
In case of a tie break participants were asked to send an Easter
picture made of things collected while out doing the treasure
hunt.
And the best Easter picture was this amazing rabbit by George
Thompson.
Jubilee Hall Book Sale
The on-line Book Sale in aid of the Jubilee Hall is proving very successful. At the time
of writing (early April) we have made £401. As most
books costs 50p, £1.00 or £2.00 this is an amazing
result. New books are arriving all the time so keep
looking – and keep buying.May 2021 17
Stewkey Blews and Maukins
Do you know your Norfolk?
It’s amazing what you can learn from the radio. If you’re not a native and you want to
learn a little more about your adopted county, I can recommend Treasure Quest, BBC
Radio Norfolk, 10am on Sundays. Julie and Sophie head off (virtually, during
lockdown) to solve clues set by The Questmaster and find their way to all sorts of
interesting places around the county and you learn some fascinating facts on the way.
Recently Norfolk dialect was on the agenda as Julie negotiated her way to the junction of
Bishy Barney Bee Way and Dodderman Way. Not far away she found Pollywiggle Way
too.
For those of you that wonder what on earth I’m talking about:
A bishy barney bee is a ladybird, a dodderman is a snail (said to be named for a tinker
called Dodds who travelled the county by foot with his wares for sale on his back) and a
pollywiggle is a tadpole.
Of course, there are many more.
An erriwiggle is an earwig, a pishamire an ant. That lovely lanky bird of the Broads, the
heron, is a harnser.
And Stewkey blews and maukins?
Well, Stewkey is dialect for Stiffkey, a village on the north Norfolk coast, and blews are
the cockles that are found in that location.
And a maukin? well Worzel Gummidge is one of those.
For more on Norfolk dialect: www.norfolkdialect.com
SM
I Had Forgotten That…..
Continuing our look back at 1991, the year that Pigeon Post was first published:
April 8th The Football Association announce a new ‘super league’ of 18 clubs to
replace the Football League First Division
April 23rd The government confirms the Community Charge (Poll Tax) would be
replaced by the Council Tax in 1993
May 15th Manchester United beat FC Barcelona 2-1 to win the European Cup
Winners Cup
May 18th Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space when she joined the Soyuz
TM-12 mission
June 6th Neil Kinnock condemned the government over the 17% interest rates for
small businesses
June 28th The final breakthrough is achieved in the Channel Tunnel construction
Interest rates at 17% Goodness!18 Pigeon Post
County Council Report
Two new recycling centres to open in Norfolk this year. Construction of the new
Norwich South recycling centre on part of the Harford Park and Ride site on the
southern edge of the city. This new recycling centre will replace the current site at
Ketteringham, between Hethersett and Wymondham, later in 2021. There will be low-
level bins, which means people will not have to climb steps to recycle their waste. A
one-way traffic system will smooth traffic flow, reduce queues and make the site safer
for visitors, plus the planned reuse shop will be eight times the size of the one at
Ketteringham. The new Norwich North recycling centre is being built close to the
Norwich Northern Distributor road, this will replace the outdated site in the city and will
open in the autumn. There are plans for a new recycling centre to replace the one at
Morningthorpe, this is likely to be built near to the new Long Stratton bypass once
completed.
Plans for the Long Stratton bypass are to be submitted this May and construction should
start in 2023 with a completion date of late 2024. Included in the plans are 1875 houses,
12.5 hectares of employment land, plus a primary school and community facilities,
including sports pitches, and improved walking and cycling routes.
A new cross border grant scheme has been launched by Norfolk County Council and
Suffolk County Council, this is set to provide welcome support to businesses
contributing to the rural economy. The DRIVE scheme (Delivering Rural Investment,
Vital Employment) is a two year project designed to encourage and support sound
business investment decisions. The project has received £3million of funding from the
England European Regional Development Fund. Expert mentors will be on hand to help
businesses to develop strong project and business plans. To help put those in action,
businesses then will be able to apply for grants of between £5k and £30k.
For more information visit www.driveforbusiness.co.uk or call 01603 222643.
As we come out of lockdown it’s good to see the shops open for business along with the
libraries, gyms, hairdressers, self catering accommodation, plus all of our pubs and cafes
serving food and drink again. All of our Libraries will have opened from the 19 th of
April and each one will have a range of safety measures in place including a one-way
system to allow for social distancing and hand sanitiser available to use on the way in
and out of the library. Customers will also be asked to wear face coverings unless they
are exempt. Items borrowed from the library will continue to be renewed automatically
until further notice and users will be able to return items via the drop boxes and self
service kiosks at each library and returned items will be quarantined for up to 72 hours.
On Thursday May the 6th there are elections for the Police and Crime Commissioner for
Norfolk, plus the County Council elections for all 84 divisions across the county.
Best Wishes
MartinMay 2021 19
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Glebe Meadow Bees– Spring 2021
The three Glebe Meadow hives were prepared for the winter in Autumn 2020 with
active queens and plenty of food to see them through. Little did they, or we, know that
two hives would be almost destroyed by the severe Christmas floods. Three feet of fast
flowing water was sufficient to lift their heavy bases and wash the hives away as far as
the apiary surrounds. Fortunately they remained strapped to their heavy bases and,
aided by polystyrene insulation under the roof, floated just sufficiently to create a little
space above water level. The hives were reset upright and provided with clean and dry
brood frames and a fresh food supply – the best of TLC. They were treated against
varroa mites twice and their sugar food was topped up regularly. New bases were
designed and installed (see photos) for the hives to give the bees a better chance in the
next flood.
The first chance to examine the bees was on a warm spring day in late March and I
dreaded to think what I might find. There were thousands of drowned bees and many
ruined frames, but to my great surprise, the queens were still alive. They had been fed
and kept warm by surviving worker bees – what resilience they had all shown! So hope
is prevailing over despair. It will be hard work to rebuild the colonies after such a
disastrous start, and their ‘just being alive’ is a bonus. In 2020 we had a record honey
year and maintaining this will be more than challenging in 2021.
The third hive, which had remained upright on more flood-resistant supports, seems to
have come through without too much of a problem, even though the water level would
have been washing at their front door. A further colony will be added in April to
strengthen the apiary to help provide Starston with the honey that people love. Like
with all of us, we hope that the bees have a less stress-full year ahead!
If you have any questions or would like to give bee-keeping a try, please give me a call.
Peter
01379 852819
Richard and Oscar
working on the new
hive bases, under
Eric’s watchful eye.May 2021 21
Glebe Meadow News
Have You Ever Wondered……..What’s That Bird!?
Following the unusual sighting of a Treecreeper on the Glebe
Meadow recently, a list, with pictures, has been prepared of the
birds that can be seen on or above the Glebe Meadow (and else-
where of course). The list can be downloaded and printed from the
village website http://starstonvillage.co.uk/starston/glebe-meadow/
Let us know what you spot! Photo by Rosemary Steer
Starston Beck De-Silting
The Glebe Meadow stretch of Starston Beck should have had its first de-silting for 10
years by the time you read this. The silt is spread on the banks of the meadow and will
initially look a mess! But as it dries out, vegetation will return and there will be little
sign of it by next year.
This essential maintenance is carried out by a contractor for the Internal Drainage
Board, which is responsible for keeping water-courses clear and able to fulfil their
important function of land drainage. While such maintenance is normally on a 5 year
cycle, this part was last cleaned out in 2011. A weir slows the flow of the stream,
encourages silt deposition and increases the likelihood of overflowing in flood
conditions. Jubilee Hall Trustees have agreed that, while there is no good time to do
this maintenance, this is now urgent and should be done without delay.
The Beck rises near Tivetshall and flows into the Waveney at
Homersfield. The contractors, Barry Day and Sons, have an excellent record having
maintained the Beck for the last 37 years. They are committed to working sensitively
to maintain habitats where possible. We will fence off the mucky banks on the mown
section of Glebe Meadow, to deter children and dogs from this area. We will all have
to be patient while the meadow recovers.
We thank you for your understanding. Peter Grimble Starston Jubilee Hall Trustees
Teddy Bears’ Picnic
The teddies are back. They, and their human friends of all ages, are invited to a Teddy
Bears’ Picnic on the Glebe Meadow on the afternoon of Sunday 13th June.
We’re still setting things up but we have some story tellers and an ice cream van lined
up and are hoping to have a bouncy castle. There will be more
information in the June edition of Pigeon Post and on the village
web site just as soon as we have the details confirmed.
The event runs from 2.00 until 5.00 pm. Entrance and all activities
are free. Please come along for a family day out.22 Pigeon Post
Stuart’s Sweet and Sour Pork
The recipe came from Will, a Dutchman who worked on the gas pipeline going through
here in the 70s. The quantities are a bit fluid to your taste. He got it from the Philippines
when working there..
This is one of those recipes that you can adjust to your own taste.
Garlic—fry in oil don’t burn and remove.
Onion— fry gentle without burning.
Pork cut in squares, or pork steaks kept whole if you prefer. Cook to seal, put to one side.
Then to the pan add:
Ginger, powdered or fresh, I normally put in a good size table spoon it gives it a little heat.
Paprika, teaspoon full, it also gives it colour.
Sugar and lemon roughly the same amount of each approximately 3 tablespoons.
Salt to taste.
Tin of tomatoes and/or paste. Chopped tomatoes or plum tomatoes, whatever’s your
preference.
Water as required.
If you wish you can use a chicken stock cube.
We sometimes put in a few veg, carrots /pepper / pineapple (the latter are a little sweet so
keep an eye on the sugar)
A little cornflour helps to thicken and prevents the liquid from spitting. Without it you end
up with a very light sauce.
Once all the ingredients are incorporated return the meat to the pan (very tender meat can be
returned a little later).
Start with a fairly high heat to reduce the sauce, gradually reducing heat as it thickens, this
will take some time and you need to stay with the pan and keep stirring so that it doesn’t
burn. The longer you cook it the more the flavours will strengthen.
Cook until the meat is tender and until the sauce is reduced and thickened.
Normally we have it with plain basmati rice, slightly undercooked, but again you should
have whatever you prefer.
Ingredients substitutes:
Bresse Gauloise Chicken
Fillets of pork
Organic honey from Kashmir
Organic cane sugar from Honduras
Fresh squeezed lemon from Italy
Cherry tomatoes fresh and peeled
Himalayan salt
This is the basic idea for the meal, but your taste is the most important thing. Remember,
with the ginger, sugar and lemon, you should put in less if you are worried, you can always
top up later. It may not be the right way to do things, but you can sprinkle a little more in.
You can change the ingredients to suit your taste;
I must say for me it’s never the same taste twice.May 2021 23 Book Sale continues at http://starstonvillage.co.uk
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Quick Quiz
A Quiz for May. Complete the following:
1. There is a ………….in the town.
2. None but the …………...deserve the fair.
3. Look not upon the ………….when it is red.
4. Jack Spratt could eat no ……..
5. Tomorrow to fresh ……….and pastures new.
6. ‘Tis better to have ……..and lost, than never ……...at all.
7. Has anybody here seen …………
8. For ………...shall cover a multitude of sins.
9. Let’s all go down the ………….
10. When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then a …………………
April Answers:
1. Prince Andrew 2. Eight 3. George II, 1743 4. Six, Mary I, Elizabeth I, Mary II, Anne,
Victoria, Elizabeth II 5. Truman 6. Johnson 7. 14, Churchill, Eden, Macmillan, Doug-
las-Hume, Heath, Wilson, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May,
Johnson 8. 14, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan,
Bush, Clinton, Bush Jnr, Obama, Trump, Biden 9. William I 10. Edward I (1272-1307)
Answers to the April Crossword
ACROSS DOWN
1. Blue 24. Gypsum 2. Lilac
4. Daphne 25. Says 3. Elderly
8. Gladioli 4. Drop
9. Snow 5. Primrose
10. Acers 6. Noses
11. Grassed 7. Dog end
13. Crayon 12. Anemones
15. Shoddy 14. Rocket
17. Academy 16. Orchids
19. Scant 18. Dolly
22. Bell 20. Nasty
23. Narcissi 21. CramMay 2021 25
May Crossword by Webbe
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9
10 11 12
13
14 15
16
17 18 19
20
21 22 23
24 25
CLUES ACROSS CLUES DOWN
1. A description of events (7) 1. Astonish (5)
5. Detain (5) 2. Musical discs (3)
8. To get the rhyme wrong (9) 3. Vases (4)
9. To drink carefully (3) 4. A ball game (6)
10. To go out (4) 5. Not animal, vegetable or mineral (8)
12. To make smallish (8) 6. Evidence (9)
14. Debilitated (6) 7. Occurs (7)
15. Well known(6) 11. The act of puffing up (9)
17. While (8) 13. Pigs have them (8)
18. The windows to the soul (4) 14. Units of meter with two syllables,
21. Maori tribe (3) where the first syllable is unstressed
22. Life (9) and the second is stressed (7)
24. …….. Of time (5) 16. Electronic communication (6)
25. Not frivolous (7) 19. Appears (5)
20. Mix (4)
23. From the Greek for new & recent (3)26 Pigeon Post
Benefice Services in May– to be confirmed
16th
2nd 9th 23rd 30th
Sunday after
Easter 5 Easter 6 Pentecost Trinity
Ascension
Dickle- 9.30am 6pm
9.30am 9.30am
Morning Choral
burgh HC
Worship Evensong
HC
10am
8am Benefice
9.30am 9.30am Communion
Pulham HC
HC HC 9.30am
Market 6.30pm
10.45am
6.30pm SW Venue tbc
Worship in
Celebration Celebration
Memorial Hall Please see
website
9.30am
8am 9.30am
Pulham HC
Matins 9.30am
BCP
St Mary (or Evensong HC
Matins
tbc)
10am-4pm 10am-4pm 10am –4pm
11am
Rushall Church open
HC
Church open Church open
for prayer for prayer for prayer
Starston 11am 11am 11am 11am
BCP BCP BCP Great and
HC Matins HC Small
Thelveton 11am
11am
11am Church open 11am
BCP
SW for private HC
Matins
prayer
Key To Services
HC: Holy Communion PC: Parish Communion
BCP: Book of Common Prayer SW: Sunday Worship
CC: Café Church
Starston PCC Secretary: Ruth Cawcutt.
Tel: 01379 852087 Email: rcawcutt1@btinternet.com
Web Site for all information on the Benefice: http:www.thebenefice.org.uk/May 2021 27
Starston Parish Council
Ann Leitch Chair N’hood Plan a_leitch@live.co.uk 01379423387
Vacancy
Janet Broadhurst Footpaths Emergency Plan janetbroadhurst@aol.com 01379853480
Lucy Cave Litter Pick Co-ordinator lucycave123@gmail.com 07786321025
Stuart Griffin Welcome Co-ordinator stuart.griffin@live.co.uk
Fay Fitch Member fayfitch@btinternet.com
Philip Astor Tree Warden philipastor@mac.com
Jane Marsden Clerk to the Council and RFO 07796528697
To contact Starston Parish Council: starstonparishcouncil@yahoo.co.uk
Starston Village Web Site: www.starstonvillage.co.uk
Local Councillors
Martin Wilby County 01379 741504 martin.wilby@norfolk.gov.uk
Clayton Hudson District 01379 676259 chudson@s-norfolk.gov.uk
Community Services
Local Buses - from Starston to Harleston and For information
Starston to Long Stratton and Norwich Ring: 0871 200 2233
12p a minute plus access charge
Border Hoppa - dial-a-ride service Ring: 01379 854800
Police - (non-emergency) Ring: 101
Safer Neighbourhood Team Email: sntharleston@norfolk.pnn.police.uk
Report Power Cuts Ring 105
NHS Emergency & Urgent Care Services Ring: 111
(Including Emergency out of hours chemist) when it’s less urgent than 999
Refuse Collection and Queries Ring: 01508 533830
Harleston Information Plus Ring: 01379 851917
hip@harleston-norfolk.org.uk28 Pigeon Post
Denny Holloway
Bricklayer
Brick Work, General Building,
Hard Landscaping etc
01379 853471 or 07939 144446
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