The Reeve's Tale magazine AUGUST/SEPTEMBER  2004
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A GOOD DAY OUT
On Saturday 3rd July we visited Flag Fen and Peterborough Cathedral.

Flag Fen is a fascinating Bronze Age centre on the outskirts of Peterborough discovered in the 80s. It is the site of a large Bronze Age settlement with a 3000 year old post alignment and a platform nearby which were discovered numerous artefacts which had been thrown into the water, presumably as religious offerings. There is also the site of a Roman Road.
The whole site consists of a Visitor's Centre, a museum, a Roman Road, an Iron Age roundhouse, a Bronze Age Settlement, a Preservation Hall with original posts and a mere created to preserve the archaelogical remains.
We were lucky enough to arrive on a Time Travel weekend when re-enactments were taking place, in costume, of everyday life and hand to hand fighting in different historical periods.
It makes an excellent family day out and there are special days and workshops throughout the year.
We rounded off the day with a visit to the Cathedral which is an immense and beautiful building with particularly remarkable roof decorations and choir stalls and contains the tomb of the unfortunate Catherine of Aragon.

Thank-you Brian and Kath Miners for this contribution.  Has anybody else had a good day out they would like to share with us?  Please e-mail to the editor (reevestale@bawdeswell.net ) ED

A Suggestion for  A Good Day Out from the Editor
Have  fun and raise money for your favourite Church or Chapel by joining the Norfolk Churches Trust Sponsored Bicycle Ride
Saturday 11th September 2004   9.00am – 5.00pm
Arrangements are made to open every church in Norfolk on this one day of the year.  Norfolk has a wonderful heritage of historic churches and it is a great opportunity to see inside them, and well worth the effort in many cases.

Money raised is shared equally by the church of your choice and The Norfolk Churches Trust.
The Norfolk Churches Trust helps with grants to places of worship that have made an application to them for Grant Aid in respect of repair and restoration work.

Sponsorship forms and further details from the Local Organisers – Monica Hatch, Foxley,  & Robin Taylor, Bawdeswell..


 
 

 

 BECK WI
Our speaker at the July meeting was Mrs Hazel Henderson. She gave a very interesting and informative talk on "The Age of Innocence" -  a story of a family (Mr and Mrs. George Cotton) living in rural Norfolk before the 1st World War.
The Cottons and their children lived in a tied cottage on a farm and we heard about life on the farm and in the village in the early 1900s. Farmer, team man (he looked after the horses) and labourers all worked together and we were shown photographs of a threshing team, hay making and basket making. Children in the school photographs not wearing a lace collar were from the Workhouse.
Sunday was always a day of rest and everyone went to church or chapel. At home, the only entertainment was music from a gramophone. No wireless etc! The working week went through Monday (washing) Tuesday (Drying day) Wednesday (ironing) Thursday (changing bed linen and cleaning) Friday (Pay day and baking). Children read a lot but had only one comic each so swapped with other children. Presents were not exchanged at Christmas but they did have presents at home and at school on St. Valentine's Day. Whitsun was always celebrated with children dancing round the maypole. Happy days!
Young girls on leaving school would go into domestic service but the youngest of the Cotton children became a nurse.
Some of us could (just!) remember a tin bath in front of a big coal fire!
Our exhibition: Several of the members childhood photographs were on display and the joint winners in identifying them were Margaret Peachment and Ruth Clarke, 3rd Audrey Taylor.
The subject of our speaker at the August meeting is Organic Gardening, Hope to see you all, and new members, at the Old School Room, Sparham on Monday 9th at 7.30 pm. The exhibition is an unusual Sandwich.
 
Margaret Peachment.

NORTH ELMHAM ST MARY'S
FLOWER AND FAMILY WEEKEND
28th - 30th August  2004
Flowers, bric-a-brac, books, Village Stall with produce, plants etc. Tombola, children's roundabout, face painting, bran tub, Climb the Tower, Refreshments, Crafts, Competitions, Human Fruit Machine, Guided walks.
Friday evening -  Local Archives Evening  £5 with summer puddings & wine.
Sat. Evening ; Classical Concert with Festival Choir and Orchestra £6
Monday - Car Boot Sale from 8.30  Lunch time Hog Roast

More information  Meg White  668302
 
 

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