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RAF Marham and Ukraine, King's Lynn KES Academy pupil travel, Her Majesty the Queen – Lynn News letters Sept 20




RAF

We need this strong defence

I feel a strong sense of gratitude and security hearing the RAF or, on occasions, the USAF jets on practice training flights across our West Norfolk sky. Those pilots and their support ground crews from either RAF Marham, RAF Lakenheath and RAF Coningsby are to be thanked and congratulated for their skill and dedication to the task they train for in the defence of the UK and NATO Alliance Countries.

617 Squadron F35-B Lightning jets returning to their home base Royal Air Force Marham from their deployment on board Her Majesty's Ship Queen Elizabeth as part of Operation Fortis United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group 21. Photographer: Cpl Pippa Fowles RAF.
617 Squadron F35-B Lightning jets returning to their home base Royal Air Force Marham from their deployment on board Her Majesty's Ship Queen Elizabeth as part of Operation Fortis United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group 21. Photographer: Cpl Pippa Fowles RAF.

Given Putin’s/Kremlin’s aims in Europe we need to have strong defence and the ability to attack invading forces from Russia.

Ukraine is currently leading the way to curtail Putin/Kremlin aggression, with the help of the West, but their citizens lives are being lost. A point Putin made recently, goading the West to all-out war. He’s threatened nuclear attacks if we intervene. The West waits.

He is evil! Please God the Russian people depose him and his cronies before it’s too late!

George Wood

Congham

King Edward 7th - KES.
King Edward 7th - KES.

SCHOOL TRAVEL

They should use the cycle super highway

I was gobsmacked to read the article in last week’s Tuesday Lynn News about KES pupils’ confusion over travel to the school from the Woottons. Why on earth is the county council suggesting they use River Lane rather than the purpose-built Sandringham Railway Cycleway located just a few hundred metres away, which is a tarmacked, lit cycle superhighway leading directly from the village right to the school gates, and has been the normal route to KES for young people from the Woottons since it opened in the 1990s?

The Woottons are the envy of people in areas with more difficult access to schools and workplaces precisely because of their easy connectivity to Gaywood and the town centre. Thus whether those living at the furthest end of the village are 2.9 or 3.5 miles from the school is largely irrelevant because it would take longer to get the bus to the school than it would to cycle anyway (cycle journeys from the Woottons to Gaywood take roughly 20 minutes at an easy pace-far short of the hour stated in the article).

There are certainly no concerns about isolation – each morning and afternoon this cycle superhighway is full of young people in KES uniforms making the short journey to the school; indeed, it can be a challenge to travel in the opposite direction at peak times.

River Lane is well used as a pleasant cut through for people walking to town from the Reffley area and is less isolated than your article suggests. However, it can be muddy in winter and is a less obvious choice for travel from the Woottons.

Why isn’t the school ensuring that new pupils are given help with route planning? Why isn’t the council ensuring that new families have information about the easiest routes when they move into the area?

Anyone who makes the considerable effort to buy, insure and tax a car for the purpose of making the challenging car journey from the Woottons to Gaywood or the town centre is going to a lot more effort than they would need to if they just rode a bicycle at a comfortable pace along traffic-free paths for 20 minutes or so, as cycling is far and away the easiest way to access the Woottons.

Your article did show an excellent image of the awful job Norfolk County Council has done of making the Wootton Gap junction safe for people to use on foot or cycle.

The council should absolutely be hanging their heads in shame that in 2022 this major urban junction, used daily by families travelling to primary schools in Reffley and South Wootton, still has no toucan crossing, and that their works last year made matters worse by actually removing a crossing island across Low Road.

Vicky Fairweather

Lynn

Requiem Eucharist for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Rochester Cathedral.
Requiem Eucharist for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Rochester Cathedral.

THE QUEEN

There is no right or wrong way to grieve

With so many people across the nation surprised at their reactions following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, we want your readers to know Marie Curie is here to listen.

There is no rule about how you should feel at this time, just as there is no right or wrong way to grieve.

During this period of mourning, or while watching the funeral yesterday, you may find yourself feeling unexpectedly upset even if you may not have known the Queen personally.

Her lengthy and significant presence in public life can make it feel as if something fundamental about the world has shifted forever, which is completely normal.

The death of someone in the public eye can also remind us of our own losses and bereavements, bringing those feelings back into focus.

This may be an especially difficult time for anyone who has experienced a bereavement recently or some time ago, or anticipating a bereavement soon.

Not everyone will be affected in the same way or feel the same way about Her Majesty and her death and if this is a difficult time for you, Marie Curie is here to help.

Call our Support Line on 0800 090 2309 from 10am to 4pm today to speak to a trained member of the team, or book to speak to someone.

Matt Williams

Marie Curie Head of Information and Support

We remember Her Majesty with pride

Here is a letter sent from the Mayor of West Norfolk to Sir Clive Alderton, the private secretary to King Charles at Buckingham Palace:

On this sad occasion, we ask that you extend our heartfelt condolences to His Majesty The King and to all members of the Royal Family.

The people of West Norfolk, in particular, will remember Her Majesty with great pride and affection. Her service and devotion to duty during her long reign is an inspiration to us all, as well as an enduring source of strength and comfort. Local people are paying tribute in many ways, by signing books of condolence, which will be placed in the borough archives.

Lesley Bambridge

West Norfolk Mayor



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