All Our Yesterdays: Taking a look back at village news and views in Ingoldisthorpe, Stanhoe, Terrington St Clement and Tilney All Saints
In this week’s All Our Yesterday’s feature, we take a look back at village news and views throughout the years…
June 2013: Dedicated fundraising efforts by Stanhoe parishioners helped restore the stained glass windows at All Saints parish church to their former glory. Pictured after a service of dedication are the rector, the Rev Peter Cook, historian Dr Jill Husselby and the Archdeacon of Lynn the Venerable John Ashe. Photo: MLNF-13PB06029
June 2004: These friends from Terrington St Clement – calling themselves the Belles of St Clements – raised around £2,000 in sponsorship when they took part in a Cancer Research UK Raced for Life event at Peterborough. Photo: MLNF-0406828
June 2004: The British space probe Beagle may have failed in its mission to find out more about Mars, but its twin succeeded in a visit to Tilney All Saints Primary School. Astronomer Peter Ingram, from Cambridge University, took along an exact replica to show to the children. Some of the youngsters are pictured with Mr Ingram and headteacher Jill Davis. Photo: MLNF-0406883
June 2010: London Marathon runner Terry Clay, helped by churchgoers and quiz competitors in Heacham, raised £2,700 for Parkinson’s UK’s West Norfolk support group. He is pictured presenting the cheque to Emma Bennion of the charity, joined by Judith Clay and William Bennion. Photo: MLNF-10PB06004
June 2010: Visitors from far and wide enjoyed North Runcton’s annual flower festival held over four days at the village church. Phyllis Jakes (left) and Lynda Fuller admire one of the arrangements. Photo: MLNF-10AM06259
June 2010: Docking emerged as winners – for the sixth year in succession – in the small villages section of the 2010 West Norfolk inter-village games at Lynnsport. Team manager Maria Crompton holds the shield. Photo: MLNF-10PM06229
June 2012: The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee was the theme for Walpole St Peter’s spectacular flower festival, with an army of 40 flower arrangers working on 5,000 blooms in the church. Doreen Fordham admires one of the exhibits. Photo: MFCP-12AM06162
June 2014: These children at Ingoldisthorpe Primary School had the chance to look at samples of moon rocks and meteorites – loaned by the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council – during a week of spaced-themed activities. From left are Terry Wilkes-Harris, Brian Daniels, Mason Hare, Ben Richards and Aimee Playford-Smith. Photo: MLNF-14PT06037
June 2014: North West Norfolk MP Henry Bellingham is pictured at the opening of a new outreach post office service at Syderstone’s Amy Robsart Village Hall, with Carol Starkey (left) and Trudy Coker who staffed the new facility two mornings a week. Photo: MLNF-14AM06045
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