All meetings are held in Foxley Village Hall at 2pm unless stated otherwise
All are welcome to visits, functions and fortnightly meetings, so if you would like more information please contact: Sheila on 688099, Ruth on 688768, Gladys on 688483 or John on 688713. Transport can be arranged. 

2004

27/10 “Wildlife in Shetland”Jonathan Clifton 16/03 Regular Fortnightly Meeting

10/11 “Projects”Liz from Gressenhall 30/03 “My Life in Crime”Patrick Monaghan

24/11 “My Uncle Frank” Norfolk LifeRichard Watts 

08/12 Tea Party & “You Must Remember This” Tony Ireland

15/12 Christmas Lunch 11/05 Regular Fortnightly Meeting
 

2005
05/01 Regular Fortnightly Meeting 25/05 “Gasworks Tales”Jon Read
19/01 Regular Fortnightly Meeting 08/06 Regular Fortnightly Meeting
02/02 “Strawcraft & Corn Dollies”Ellen Howe 22/06 “Fun with Follies”Sylvia Barrett
16/02 “Street Farm”John Fletcher
02/03 “Nelson’s Navy”Peter Cook
16/03 Regular Fortnightly Meeting
30/03 “My Life in Crime”Patrick Monaghan
13/04 “Cryptic Crosswords”Rev David Head
27/04 “Scenic Utah”Mr D Smith
11/05 Regular Fortnightly Meeting
25/05 “Gasworks Tales”Jon Read
08/06 Regular Fortnightly Meeting
22/06 “Fun with Follies”Sylvia Barrett

We had a very interesting talk on Thursday 14th October about a project pioneered in Norfolk -  C.O.M.M.A.  Community Multi-Media Project.
David Barber explained the project to us – which is to encourage communities to create their own archive of memories and photographs.  He brought along two members of the team from Spixworth who have been taking part in the scheme for over two years.
The archive is created on a laptop computer purchased for the project and with the help of special software, photos, memories, film clips, newspaper cuttings, interviews etc. can be collected and stored on the computer for future generations.  CD.s can be made at any time of the archive so far, sold to anyone who wants one, placed in the local library, and eventually it is hoped to have all the archives from different communities on the Internet.
The information is gathered by holding regular sessions for people to drop in with material and by having stands at local events to show the progress so far and publicise it.
Norfolk is the first county in the country to embark on this project and the government is encouraging other counties to follow.

We are going to look into the possibility of raising the necessary funding to set up such a group.  We have a good deal of local information collected already on the Reeve’s Tale website, and in that respect are one step ahead.  However, participating in the C.O.M.M.A. scheme would ensure that our Archive would be saved more securely for the future.
If anybody is interested in taking part, please speak to Ailsa on 688191, or Robin on 688268.

We had a meeting on 8th October with NCC and Highways to outline our aim to plant wind and sound barriers along the A.1067.  More of that another time.

Forthcoming meetings:-

18th November  7.30 – 9.30pm  Dr Andrew Macnair will give a talk on his research, based on map evidence of ancient woodland in the Bawdeswell and Foxley area.

16th December  7.30 – 9.30pm   Christmas gathering.
 

We look forward to seeing you at The Park, Park Farm, corner of Dereham Road and the A1067.    Ailsa 688191      Bill 688413