Surlingham

The Church extension exterior is almost compete.  First fix is in progressand work is continuing.

A note for your diaries.

Get into the festive spirit with the Broadnotes choir.  Fri Dec 20th from 6pm.
This will be followed, at about 8.15, by a Christmas song quiz.
All welcome to all or any part of the evening.  See Xmas Sing and Quiz Poster

TREAT YOURSELF THIS WINTER

at

Coldham Hall

ENJOY

THREE

COURSES

FROM OUR NEW WINTER MENU

AND RECEIVE A

COMPLIMENTARY

BOTTLE OF HOUSE WHITE, ROSE OR RED WINE

WHEN TWO PEOPLE DINE

Offer available EVERY DAY

Monday – Saturday: 12pm – 2pm & 6pm – 9pm

Sunday: 12pm – 3pm

Complimentary bottle of house wine when two people dine at Coldham Hall and both enjoy three courses from our     Winter Menu

House wine:

Giotto Pinot Grigio, Three Pebbles Zinfandel Rose,

Giotto Pinot Grigio Rose, Giotto Merlot

Normal retail price: £13.95

Three courses must be starter, main & dessert, excludes Lunchtime menu

Coldham Hall Midweek Madness

Beat the midweek blues at your favourite riverside pub

MONDAY–THURSDAY: 12–2pm & 6–9pm

TWO MAIN MEALS for

£16.00

from our NEW WINTER MENU

Home made meat pie with a puff pastry top, creamy mash potato, served with seasonal vegetables   

Steak mince chilli con carne finished with dark chocolate, with rice, topped with jalapeños, served with sour cream & home made tortilla chips

 Mushroom, brie & cranberry wellington in a puff pastry case with spinach & hazelnuts, served with sweet potato wedges & a creamy grain mustard sauce

 Trio of Swannington sausages, creamy mustard mash, sautéed leeks, honey & fennel gravy   

 Home made fish pie comprising of haddock, salmon & prawns, topped with cheesy mash potato, served with seasonal vegetables      

 10oz Swannington chargrilled gammon steak topped with two fried eggs, skin on hand cut chips, dressed salad leaves, Yareside brown sauce 

 Pan fried lamb’s liver & smoked streaky bacon, home made bubble & squeak cake, topped with Yareside red onion & ale marmalade, gravy

 Beer battered fresh haddock, skin on hand cut chips, minted mushy peas, tartare sauce  

Classic Coldham Hall burger in a toasted bun with mixed leaves & red onion, served with skin on hand cut chips, home made coleslaw & Yareside tomato chutney 

Roasted flat mushroom burger with garlic & herb breadcrumbs in a toasted bun with mixed leaves & red onion, served with skin on hand cut chips, home made coleslaw & Yareside tomato chutney        

 BOOK YOUR TABLE ON: 01508 538366

CHRISTMAS MENU

Available on selected dates throughout December, pre-order only

STARTERS

Seasonal soup of the day (vegetarian), home made bread

Duck liver pate, Yareside red onion & ale marmalade, home made sour dough bread

Salmon beignet, sweet potato puree, sweet potato crisps, balsamic reduction, dressed salad leaves

Baked Camembert with rosemary & garlic, home made bread, Yareside mango chutney

MAINS

Roast Norfolk turkey, roast potatoes, sage & onion & cranberry stuffing, pigs in blankets, braised red cabbage, roast parsnips, broccoli, cauliflower & carrots, rich gravy

Pan fried Gressingham duck breast, confit potato, braised red cabbage, parsnip crisps

Mushroom, brie & cranberry wellington in a puff pastry case with spinach & hazelnuts, served with sweet potato wedges & a creamy grain mustard sauce

Roast monkfish tail, vegetable & butter bean ratatouille, topped with dressed rocket

DESSERTS

Home made Christmas pudding, brandy cream (sharing dessert for two people)

Dark chocolate fondant, home made honey & rosemary ice cream

Salted caramel cheesecake, winter berry compote

TEA, COFFEE & MINTS

THREE COURSES: £22.00

TWO COURSES: £18.00

Non refundable deposit of £5.00 per person to confirm booking. Booking and pre-ordering will be required for all parties. Booking forms will be provided.Cancellation policy: changes must be advised within 48 hours notice of the meal to avoid incurring extra costs for food preparation already undertaken.

WINTER MENU

Monday – Saturday: 12pm – 2pm & 6pm – 9pm

APPETISERS

Home made bread appetiser £1.50 Pot of mixed olives £3.00 Pork scratchings or mixed nuts £1.50

STARTERS

Pan fried bubble & squeak cake topped with a poached egg, served with slow roasted              £4.50 tomato & Yareside brown sauce.  Add for £1.00 smoked streaky bacon

Seasonal soup of the day, home made bread                     £5.00                                                PLEASE CHECK THE FLAVOUR OF TODAY’S SOUP WITH YOUR WAITER OR WAITRESS

Duck liver pate, Yareside red onion & ale marmalade, home made sour dough bread          £5.00

Salmon beignet, sweet potato purée, sweet potato crisps, balsamic reduction, dressed leaves £5.50        

Baked Camembert with rosemary & garlic, home made bread, Yareside mango chutney      £5.50

Local Morston mussels cooked mariniere style, home made bread                                    £6.00 LIMITED NUMBER OF PORTIONS AVAILABLE ON FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY TO ENSURE OPTIMUM FRESHNESS

SHARING DISHES   PERFECT AS A STARTER TO SHARE OR A MAIN MEAL FOR ONE

NACHOS with guacamole, tomato salsa, sour cream, jalapeños, topped with cheddar cheese   £7.00    Add for £1.50 chilli con carne

MAINS

Home made meat pie with a puff pastry top, creamy mash potato, seasonal vegetables        £10.00   PLEASE CHECK THE FLAVOUR OF TODAY’S PIE WITH YOUR WAITER OR WAITRESS

Steak mince chilli con carne finished with dark chocolate, with rice, topped with jalapeños,   £10.00 served with sour cream & home made tortilla chips

Mushroom, brie & cranberry wellington in a puff pastry case with spinach & hazelnuts,        £11.00 served with sweet potato wedges & a creamy grain mustard sauce

Trio of Swannington sausages, creamy mustard mash, sautéed leeks, honey & fennel gravy    £11.00

Home made fish pie comprising of haddock, salmon & prawns, with seasonal vegetables       £11.00

10oz Swannington chargrilled gammon steak topped with two fried eggs, skin on hand cut    £11.00 chips, dressed salad leaves, Yareside brown sauce  

Pan fried lamb’s liver & smoked streaky bacon, home made bubble & squeak cake, topped    £11.00 with Yareside red onion & ale marmalade, gravy 

Beer battered fresh haddock, skin on hand cut chips, minted mushy peas, tartare sauce           £11.00

Local Morston mussels cooked mariniere style, skinny fries, home made bread                    £12.00  LIMITED NUMBER OF PORTIONS AVAILABLE ON FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY TO ENSURE OPTIMUM FRESHNESS

10oz Swannington chargrilled ribeye steak, garlic & herb butter, baked flat mushroom,         £18.00 slow roasted tomato, skin on hand cut chips, beer battered onion rings, dressed salad leaves

BURGERS

ALL OF OUR BURGERS ARE SERVED IN A TOASTED BUN FILLED WITH MIXED LEAVES & RED ONION, ACCOMPANIED BY SKIN ON HAND CUT CHIPS & HOME MADE COLESLAW

CLASSIC COLDHAM HALL BURGER       £10.00                                                                Home made Swannington steak mince burger, accompanied by Yareside tomato chutney            Add your choice of topping for £1.00 each:  *smoked streaky bacon  * Yareside bacon chutney   *chorizo  *cheddar cheese *blue cheese   *brie 

ROASTED FLAT MUSHROOM BURGER         £8.00                                                        Roasted flat mushroom with garlic & herb breadcrumbs, accompanied by Yareside tomato chutney Add your choice of topping for £1.00 each:  *smoked streaky bacon  * Yareside bacon chutney  *chorizo   *cheddar cheese *blue cheese   *brie 

CHILLI & JALAPENO BURGER       £12.00                                                                          Home made Swannington steak mince burger topped with chilli con carne, guacamole, melted cheddar cheese & jalapeños, accompanied by sour cream

ALL DAY BREAKFAST BURGER                   £12.00                                                            Home made Swannington steak mince burger topped with smoked streaky bacon, a Coldham Hall fried egg, mushroom & tomato, accompanied by Yareside brown sauce

SIDES         £2.50                                                                                                                         *Skin on  hand cut chips   *Skinny fries Add for £1.00 cheddar cheese or £1.50 chilli con carne *Beer battered onion rings      *Mixed salad     *Coleslaw    *Selection of vegetables     

DESSERTS         £5.00                                                                                                              Please refer to the DESSERT BOARD for a list of our home made desserts

Cheeseboard: cheddar, blue cheese & brie, celery, apple, biscuits         £6.50

Three scoops of vanilla ice cream or fruit sorbet                     £3.50

LUNCHTIME MENU

Monday – Saturday: 12pm – 2pm

BAGUETTES with salad & the following fillings:

Choose one of the following fillings:          £4.50                                                                           *Egg mayonnaise *Tuna mayonnaise *Cheddar cheese                                                                *Blue cheese *Brie *Prawn marie rose                                                                                    *Smoked streaky bacon *Swannington sausages (£1.00 SUPPLEMENT)                                          Add £1.00 for each additional filling

All accompanied by home made vegetable crisps

OMELETTES with dressed salad leaves & the following fillings:

Choose one of the following fillings:          £4.50

*Tomato *Cheddar cheese *Smoked streaky bacon *Field mushroom

Add £0.50 for each additional filling

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All of our produce is locally sourced wherever possible from our suppliers  including Swannington Farm to Fork, The Lowestoft Shellfish Company & Green Pastures.                                                                                 Every dish produced in our kitchen is cooked to order, therefore if you would like to change a dish in any way or have special dietary requirements, please ask when ordering. Some dishes may contain nuts.

Calling Surlingham & all living in ElevenSays Villages

Things are beginning to happen. So, thank you to all who have come forward so far. There is still have room for more recruits, although we are not anticipating casts of thousands. Cecil B deMille may wish to eat his heart out next May, but let’s cross that bridge…!! For info about the Cycle see below.

PATRONS: We are so pleased to be able to tell you that at the time of writing, we have three patrons showing their support for the Mystery Play Cycle:
The Bishop of Norwich, Graham James
The author, Louis de Bernieres
Our own Susie Fowler-Watt

2014 DATES:   And do keep the dates for the performances free in your diaries:
Saturday 24th May, Sunday 1st June and Sunday 8th June.

ACTORS: Do you think you can act but have never tried thespian talents? If so please as soon as you can, contact Kevin Parfitt 07884 065781 or 01508 550249 or Christopher Meynell on 01508 558440

MUSICIANS: Do you play a musical instrument or do you sing?  If so please as soon as you can, contact John Glyn 01508 538372

CRAFTY? Do you feel creative? & even if you haven’t tried it before, come to the free creative workshops in Bergh Apton at the Village Hall, open to all including children with participating adults
making animal masks and flowers from plastic bottle bottoms on Saturdays 25th Jan & 15th Feb 10am to 3pm.  Just drop in for an hour if that suits. Just turn up! You will be very welcome.  Your handiwork will be used during the Plays.  If you want to know more have a word with  Pat Mlejnecky 01508 480696

WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT: After six highly successful sculpture trails, Bergh Apton is planning an exciting new enterprise in May & June 2014. Visitors will experience a new take on a Mediaeval ‘Mystery Play’, especially commissioned from Hugh Lupton. Live theatre will spring up in leafy locations in the vicinity of the church.

In Mediaeval times every city, including Norwich, had its Mystery Plays. They were rumbustious, community dramas loosely based on bible stories. In York, Chester and Coventry they attract huge crowds.

In 2014, we plan not just one but a cycle of four plays, again to be written by Lupton. Each will be performed in a different location, with the audience and cast, led by musicians, being taken on a delightful meander of exploration through woods and country. The plays are based on the ancient Legend of the Rood and will incorporate stories, current issues, local lore, and local characters being generated by the community in creative brainstorms.

The plays will be directed by David Farmer, who founded Tiebreak Theatre Company, has stagings around the world under his belt and involvement in the Shakespeare Schools Festival, UK’s largest Youth Drama Festival.

Follow us on our Facebook page created by Jenny Lovatt: https://www.facebook.com/berghaptonmysteryplays?ref=stream

Information received from Christopher Meynell

On Friday November 22nd
we will be having a FRUGAL LUNCH
to raise money for the
Disaster Emergency Philippines Appeal.
It’s being held at Brenda Packman’s home,
96 The Street, Rockland St Mary, from 12 noon till 2pm.
There will be various stalls including Bring & Buy.
We hope surrounding villages will support this event.
Offers of help on the day, including donations of soup etc.
would be much appreciated, please contact
Brenda Packman 01508 538018
or Rev. Mandy Ansell 01508 538654
for more details.

Information supplied by Rev. Mandy Ansell

Very sadly, Albert has been found, hit by a car. Our hearts go out to the Malam family.
Jo Mallam has written the following, a message for anyone who drives in the village. Please take the time to read it.

Jo says:
Could I ask that people slow down on Mill Road. People drive far too fast along our road and many of use wave at them to slow down every day. It may be that Albert’s short life didn’t need to end and we, including our two boys aged 6 and 5, didn’t have to lose our beloved pet if someone had been sticking to the speed limit. Even if wasn’t someone from the village, it would be a worthy reminder that speeding can cause such upset and loss. I wish there were more signs or speed bumps. There are a lot of us with small children along here and we are constantly aware of their safety too.