Tasteless joke I know. Unlike our beef. .. see what I did there.

But seriously.
The latest selection of our farm reared beef has arrived fresh in today! We have wonderful cuts for your BBQ this weekend (you are having one, we insist) including ribs, beef sausages… yes I said beef sausages. Delicious. Burgers, slow cooking meats, joints, many many steaks and much more. There are also pork sausages from the farm and lots of joints in our freezer so do some have a look.

Well. There is not really much more to say. Oh no wait… we have had a whole new rebrand on the oils. New infusions, new sizes and new prices. A must see and must try. We still have our refill station too. Simply buy an empty bottle for £2 then fill it with the original oil for £2.50 for 500ml then next time you just have to fill up using the same bottle, but only pay the £2.50 for the oil

Finally we have a competition.

Competition time: To celebrate our new re-brand here at the shop (plus all new sizes, infusions and prices) we are offering a gift box selection of 3x250ml of our oils. Now. In our shop above the picture of the tractor near the ‘feed me hole’ is a photo of three men looking at the shop as it is being built. The chap on the left is wearing a hat. Simply tell us the colour of his hat and you will be entered into the prize draw. 1 winner will be picked at random. Simply email your answer to info@yarevalleyoils.co.uk stating your name. Best of luck! Comp ends Tues 30th May.

Have a great weekend. In case you hadn’t noticed, it is hot out there!

YARE VALLEY TEAM.

Most visitors to Surlingham.org come from the UK, but we do get a trickle from overseas. A couple of weeks ago we asked if any regular visitors would like to tell us who they are. We were delighted to receive the following two replies from the US, from Ethan and James Duewell. You may encounter the Duewells on their next holiday here, but if anyone would like to get in touch with them in the meantime use CONTACT US and  we’ll pass it on.

James says: ‘James, Brett, Mark and Ethan Duewell, lived in the Cabin at the top of the hill. Grandparents were Ernest and Clair Evans of formerly Karibu, the house next to the Rector Mr. Foots house. We lived in Surlingham from 1967 to 1969, and went to school in Surlingham, Mrs. Parker was the Headmistress. Surlingham was the most wonderful place in the world to grow up in for a little boy. We all live in the US now, 2 in California, 1 in Oregon and 1 in Missouri.

We all try to stop in Surlingham when we visit England. The Yare and Coldham Hall always seem to be favorites of the nephews and nieces, and the older folk like walking the Broads and the Church. ‘

And Ethan says: ‘I live in the city of Turlock, California in the United States. I lived in Surlingham for a year when my father (US Air Force) was stationed in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. He had met my mother (Stella Evans, a nurse at The Norwich and Norfolk ) at The Sampson and Hercules in Norwich. She at that time lived with her parents in the thatched cottage (Karibu ) at the bottom of Walnut Hill next to Reverend Foote’s bungalow. We eventually lived (my mum, three brothers and I) in a house then called the Chalet about halfway up the hilll on the right and attended Surlingham Primary. Throughout my youth, my mum and I returned to Surlingham every few summers to stay at Karibu with my grandmum. Favorite things for the Duewell Boys to do that year were visits to the rifle range to dig for bullets and collect shells and playing at the old ruined church. My uncle Matthew Evans for years lived one house up from Karibu with his wife Sheila and daughter Sarah. For a period of time he owned and ran The New Inn in Rockland St. Mary. I still try to get “home” as often as I can and will always spend a day wandering the lanes and fields of Surlingham with mandatory stops at the church to visit my grandparents memorial, the old church, the rifle range, the circle, The Ferry, and Coldham Hall.’

Reproduced with writers’ permission

There has been a lot of national media coverage, but just in case you haven’t heard it yet, The World’s Best White Wine is Made in Surlingham.  Congratulations to Lee and all at Winbirri Vineyars.  For an example of the press coverage click here.

As the Queen’s birthday tea last year was very popular a similar community event has been suggested for this summer. Like last year, Sonia has kindly agreed to host the event in the grounds of the Ferry House. As there is no grant this year, we’ll need to make a small charge to cover the costs. We will be providing tea, coffee, squash and a selection of homemade cakes.

Cake – 50p  – £1                     Tea/coffee £1 – includes refills                  Squash 50p

All cakes are being donated. If you are able to donate cake for the event it would be greatly appreciated.

We would also like to hold a raffle and donations of prizes are also welcome.

We will try to provide transport for anyone who needs it.

For any info just ring Pat Scowen on 538791 or use the Contact Us option on the website.

Information received from  Helen Balmer.