Denton Village Hall was packed with players last night and, despite the best efforts of storm Boelo the intrepid folk of Denton were not going to be denied their Beetle Drive. Five great and exciting games were played then the power went off.
Betty Wilby in the kitchen declared supper ready so we paused for Bangers and Mash while a plan was formulated.
Not to be deterred, the fantastic emergency lighting came on, and, with battery side lights provided by the Cooper family, seven more games were completed, with Doris Lambert running out overall winner.
This was a great community evening with over 80 years spanning the youngest to the oldest player.
Thank you to Emily and Joseph Batchelor for manning the door and the raffle, Neil for the bar, Betty and Jean for supper, and Sarah Batchelor for organising.
The Village Hall was busy last night with twelve teams contesting the Quiz Night held to support Christian Aid.
It was a close-run competition, with just seven points separating the top five teams.
The winners were "The Naughty Corner" with 188 points. They comprised - Malcolm Ball, Gill Hipwell, Lucy Mann, Pip Moss, Lu & Daryl Osborne and Pauline Townsend.
In second place were "Take 5" with 185 points and third place was shared between "We Thought It Was Speed-Dating" and "In The Ball-Park" with 182.
As usual the Wooden Spoon was awarded to the, unnamed, team who recorded the lowest score..
Perhaps another prize should go to the team with the most imaginative name?
Yet again, thanks must be recorded to Denise and Peter Grant for organising such a fun event, and to those responsible for providing an excellent supper.
As usual, there was a great turn-out for the Gardening Club's Annual Open Show at the Village Hall on Saturday
Despite this year's weather problems, affecting garden growing conditions, there were a good number of entries in most classes and close competition in many.
Full details of the results can be see on the Club's
Show History Page.
Sunday August 30th saw the annual Blackhand Cyder Boules Competition at Mill Farm.
50 members and guests assembled and 12 teams of 3 took part in the draw. The play was competitive with the tape measure brought into use on several occasions but the atmosphere was of course one of friendly competition – helped in part by some of the now very drinkable Blackhand Cyder.
The Winners of the Main Competition were The Ogees (Peter, Denise and Caroline) who beat The Misfits (Lana, Darryl and Lorraine) in the Final.
The Plate Competition ( for teams who lost in the first round) was won by The Millers (Yan, Denise and David) who beat Rag Tag and Bobtail (Steve, Oliver and Phil) in the Final.
We were sorry to be missing our travelling contingent from Kent due to a clash with a wedding (a poor excuse) but I am sure they will be back soon.
The weather was kind, the company excellent, and everyone grazed on a sumptuous collection of bring and share food. It was a lovely way to spend a late summer’s afternoon.
Thanks to Adele and David for providing this report and for hosting the event so well.
Back on June 29th we reported on our Emily Winter winning the Best Woman in Agriculture award at the Royal Norfolk Show. That day the EDP published a picture of Emily with Martha Meek the Director of the Waveney River Trust, where Emily is an active volunteer.
They have re-used that same picture in today's paper, but, for the second time running, the caption with the picture is wrong. It claims Emily is on the left while she is actually on the right!
To get this wrong once is perhaps excusable, but twice is surely unforgiveable?
UPDATE
The dates for the extension of the Scheme to cover Denton have changed. Full details will be circulated soon.
South Norfolk Council have announced details of their new Food Waste Collection Service.
The first collection in Denton will be on Friday 2nd October.
As described in the August edition of the Parish News and on the SNC Website, 1 - 3 weeks before that date they will deliver a Kitchen Caddy with liners and an Outdoor Bin to every household. When the former is full its contents should be placed in the Bin which then put out for collection on the appointed day.
Details of what can be placed in the Bin are in the Magazine and on the
Council's Website.
The winners of this year's Norfolk Rural Business Awards were announced last week at the Royal Norfolk Show.
The "Best Woman in Agriculture" award went to our own Emily Winter of Darrow Green Farm.
Congratulations to Emily.
It seems this award was not reported in the EDP, but today's edition carries, on Page 21, a lovely picture of Emily. This is because of her excellent work with the River Waveney Trust.
She appears with Martha Meek, the Director of the Trust. However, confusingly, the caption with the picture is wrong. It claims Emily is on the left while she is actually on the right!