Surlingham

Information received from David Fairburn

Apologies for date error earlier.
Village Hall 9-11 onwards.

Organised by the school. ( Information supplied by school).

Coffee at the Village Hall from 9am.

‘Bring a cake, buy a cake, eat a cake’

Source: telegraph poles!  For organisers of similar events we can help your publicity by putting reminders and updates on Surlingham.org as an event draws near, or enable you to do so. These get emailed immediately to nearly 100 people ( ‘followers’) and often viewed by  many more. Make use of your village web site! ( Editors)

Menu is enhanced by a specials board which features various fresh fish, meat and vegetarian dishes.

Information supplied by Charlie Papworth, Manager, The Waters Edge Bar & Restaurant

A reminder that Saturday 14th is Coldham Hall Sailing Club’s Yare Navigation Race, one of the premier sailing races on the Broads calendar. Come along to watch the boats setting off in the morning, or perhaps travel to Reedham Ferry or Hardley Mill for excellent views of these stunning classic sailing cruisers. Boats will be leaving Coldham Hall from 8.00am, but exact departure times vary as each boat tries to guess the start time that will make for the fastest passage. Some may still be seen departing in the late morning. For late risers, an alternative would be to spend the late afternoon relaxing in the pub grounds to watch the spectacle of the boats returning up Train Reach – a photographer’s dream.

Information received from Mark Foreman

Join in the fun at a quiz and cheese evening in Poringland village hall on Friday 11th October at 7pm. Tickets are £6 each to include the quiz and cheese; beverages will be available on the evening for which a donation would be gratefully received.
The money raised will go to the St Andrew’s Church extension appeal in Framingham Earl.
Maximum number in a team can be up to 6 – don’t worry if you don’t have a ready-made team, we can arrange this.

Entry to the quiz is by ticket only which can be purchased from Ruth Burbidge – Lowood House, 14 The Street, Surlingham or by phoning 01508 538882.

Information supplied by Ruth Burbidge

Editor: quite a few Surlingham folks are going to this, so you will probably know someone there!

The footings for the new toilet and food preparation area are complete. The soil removed in the process has been retained along the northern boundary of the Churchyard as the site is consecrated ground. The next stage will be the construction of the brick work for the walls, but this has been slightly delayed while the dressed stone which will surround the windows is prepared.  The new door frame and window frames have also being specially made and will be on site by the time you read this.  

A water supply pipe has been laid along the path from the lytch-gate, but it has only reached the point at which it leaves the path.  When the new path is constructed around the Church tower, the water pipe will be laid underneath it.   A large plastic safety cone marks the spot reached by the water pipe at the entrance to the Churchyard.  This bollard will have to remain in place until the work is finished as connecting the water supply will be the final stage of the construction work.  Please be careful when approaching the lytch-gate from the car parking area – particularly in the dark!  

Further excavations have been needed to lay the drainage pipes; this work has been completed and the ground re-instated.  Existing graves have been treated with great respect by the builders and an archaeologist was on hand throughout the process to identify any remains from unmarked burials, so that these can be re-buried with dignity.

We are all looking forward to the completion of this work and to making use of the new facilities that it offers, but making changes to a medieval Church requires great care and patience. The Archdeacon of Norwich will be visiting the Benefice, including Surlingham, in December and we hope that he will be pleased with the outcome and its impact on the beautiful building that we have inherited.

Information received from Derry Kelleher