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On this week in Fakenham, Hunstanton, King’s Lynn, North Runcton, North Wootton and RAF Marham: January 22-28, 2001




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The tower of All Saints’ Church in North Runcton is shrouded in scaffolding while major repairs are undertaken. The roof, tower, walls and windows of the church are in urgent need of repair and £83,000 was needed to fund the work. But now English Heritage has provided a £27,000 grant for the work on the roof and tower and further funding was received from the Historical Church Preservation Trust and from Norfolk Church’s Trust. Organisations in the village also made donations. The Grade 1-listed church was designed by Henry Bell, architect of Lynn’s Custom House, between 1701 and 1713 and cost £824. All Saints’ is unusual because it is one of only two Georgian-style churches in Norfolk and it was built on the foundations of a church which was destroyed in 1701.

Princess Anne impressed staff at RAF Marham Citizens’ Advice Bureau with her knowledge of their work when she called in to see them this week. The Princess Royal spent about an hour at the bureau, speaking to about 30 people in total. As patron of the National Association of Citizens’ Advice Bureaux, she was particularly interested to learn how the Marham branch was pioneering the Call Centre Project, an initiative to link all CAB offices in the country. The princess earlier officially opened the Old Maltings sheltered housing scheme in Cley Road, Swaffham.

North Lynn Brownies enjoyed flying the flag at the pack’s 40th birthday in January 1996. The 11th Lynn St Edmund’s Brownies marked the milestone with the blessing and dedication of a new flag, which had been bought with a generous donation from North Lynn company Dow Chemical. Around 40 adults, including former guiders, helpers and members, joined in the celebrations with the 18-strong pack at the North Lynn Methodist Church. In this picture, Brownie Tara Haynes (front left) holds the new flag with Dow Chemical maintenance manager Ross Crockett. In the back row are Brown Owl Helen Brittain (left), assistant Brownie guider Ann Todd (right) and young leader Rachel Sabberton (centre)
North Lynn Brownies enjoyed flying the flag at the pack’s 40th birthday in January 1996. The 11th Lynn St Edmund’s Brownies marked the milestone with the blessing and dedication of a new flag, which had been bought with a generous donation from North Lynn company Dow Chemical. Around 40 adults, including former guiders, helpers and members, joined in the celebrations with the 18-strong pack at the North Lynn Methodist Church. In this picture, Brownie Tara Haynes (front left) holds the new flag with Dow Chemical maintenance manager Ross Crockett. In the back row are Brown Owl Helen Brittain (left), assistant Brownie guider Ann Todd (right) and young leader Rachel Sabberton (centre)

Residents of part of Extons Road in Lynn have won their two-year fight for a traffic ban. The section between Tennyson Road and Windsor Road was made access-only in 1999 to stop drivers using it as a rat-run to London Road and the town centre. Traffic was reduced, but a hard core of motorists continued to flout the restriction. A petition was organised imploring Norfolk County Council to block off one end of the road and the council has now agreed to install a traffic barrier at the Windsor Terrace end for a one-year trial period.

A DIY roof repair job turned into a 45-minute nightmare for a North Wootton man who had to be rescued by firefighters. The 62-year-old had climbed a ladder to the top of his house to fix some roof tiles, but when he got up there his leg and arm went numb and he could not find the ladder to get down. Worried neighbours called in firefighters to help and the man was found frozen stiff in the cold and clinging to the roof when they used a hydraulic platform to rescue him.

Loving tributes have been paid to Leonard Colasanti, the man known in Hunstanton as Mr Kit Kat after the club he ran for 33 years, who has died after a short illness. His death came just days after the current owners of the Kit Kat Club announced plans to demolish the remains of the building which has been unused since it was ravaged by fire in 1998. Mr Colasanti (84) was manager during the club’s heyday when the ballroom and the bottom bar held 200 people each; the club also had its own restaurant and catering business.

The jobs scene in West Norfolk is looking more positive with 372 fewer people claiming unemployment benefit last December than in December 1999. The total number of claimants was 1,571, including 418 women. There was bad news this week, however, with Lynn firm Foster Refrigerator announcing 80 job losses because of major changes in the company’s business strategy, but elsewhere in the borough nearly 500 jobs are due to be created in the retail sector mainly due to the opening of new Tesco stores in Gaywood and Downham.

Proposed rail links between Fakenham and Holt have overwhelming public support and would benefit both towns. A survey commissioned by the Holt, Melton Constable and Fakenham Railway Company points to “favourable” passenger use and growth should the line be re-opened. The company is working closely with the North Norfolk Railway (Sheringham to High Kelling) and Mid-Norfolk Railway (Wymondham to Dereham) on a project to provide an orbital link around the whole county.

Lynn speedway co-promoter Nigel Wagstaff has announced the signing of Swedish GP rider Peter Karlsson in order to beef up his top order. Karlsson comes in on a 9.55 average on loan from Wolverhampton after being released from Peterborough. Karlsson will join Jason Crump and Nicki Pedersen to form a highly-rated heat leader trio for the Knights.



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