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1 Issue 391 Free Fortnightly 15th Dec 2017. The holt A Christmas Robin Photograph: James Sutton 1 The holt Chronicle Issue 391 15th December 2017. Serving holt , Sheringham, Wells, Fakenham and surrounding villages THE holt CHRONICLE. The deadline for Issue 392 is Noon Tuesday 2nd January Please send articles for publication, For Sale' adverts, forthcoming event details etc. by e-mail to or by post to 40 Woodrow Avenue, holt . NR25 6TE or leave in our collection box in Feeney's Newsagents, holt . Your Editor and Advertising Manager is Caroline who can be contacted on 01263 712177 for details of how you can advertise your business in THE holt CHRONICLE. Advertising in THE holt CHRONICLE could promote your business way beyond your expectations. We can also arrange DELIVERY OF LEAFLETS - delivery starts at just 3p per insertion of an A4/A5 sheet.

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4 NR25 6QA 01263 711444. Wells Community Hospital, Mill Road, WELLS. NR23 1RF 01328 710999. Email: email: 2 The holt Chronicle Issue 391 15th December 2017. THE KING'S HEAD AT holt AND. FESTIVAL FAIRIES WINTER APPEAL. At the beginning of September (Issue 384), we featured an article documenting Amanda Veal's mission to lead a team at the music festivals held at the Norwich Show Ground to up-cycle left behind sleeping bags, pop up tents and food for the homeless in Norwich. Amanda runs a local knitting, sewing and crochet group in holt every Thursday morning at the Community Centre, making hand crafted items for local community groups and special projects chosen by the members of Little Star. She said, this is the second year we have attended the event in Norwich and it has been such a success that I and fellow co-founder AJ Saunders decided we needed to make a separate group of like minded individuals, passionate about their communities and the people who live in them.

5 We have decided to call ourselves Festival Fairies, like the shoemakers elves, the fairies of folklore or Tinkerbell, we appear when everyone has gone. We clear away what is left behind and turn it into something useful for those who need it most.. Another person passionate about his community and helping others less fortunate than himself is local landlord of The King's Head in holt , Michael Salmon. On hearing of Amanda's exploits he wanted to reach out and share his ideas of hosting a clothing drive at the King's Head throughout December, to aid the homeless and those living in half way hostels locally. Mike, as he is known locally and to his friends, said, I. have great ideas and wanted to share thoughts about doing something special for the homeless this winter. I don't want the King's Head to be just a pub but a community hub where local people can meet and spend time together rather than being at home alone.

6 On Sunday evenings we have complimentary hot nibbles created by the chefs on the bar and free pool so that local people have somewhere to be with each other. I want to create a bigger sense of community here in holt and the King's Head is a perfect meeting place.. After meeting Mike, Amanda introduced him to her friends at Little Star and their hosts, Rev. John Mills and Carolyn Burn, who run the Community Cafe. Each week The Cafe runs at the Community Centre in holt from 12noon - , serving a home cooked two course meal to members of the local community. Amanda said, Every month we see new people Amanda and Mike, of Festival Fairies, at the King's Head coming through the door. Currently the Cafe volunteers are serving 80 people each week and the atmosphere is wonderful, a real sense of community has been achieved by everyone coming together.

7 Rev. John Mills added: We have 120 people booked for the Christmas Day meal and it's going to be a real blessing, I can't wait, with Carolyn adding, Hectic but wonderful! . Launching the appeal Mike said, throughout December people can bring their items to the King's Head. From there we can distribute them to people in need in our rural towns as well as the hostels in the city.. Please bring donations of good quality clean coats, jumpers, jeans, trainers or boots, toiletries including feminine care, tins and packets of food, new underwear (please be aware many are malnourished and Caroline, Ray and therefore we need small to medium sizes) including socks and thermal wear, blankets and sleeping bags, during opening hours. all the team at For more information or for large donations please email THE holt CHRONICLE.

8 Or call Amanda on 07783 083854. For more information on Little Star, Festival Fairies or holt wish all our advertisers, Community Cafe please call Amanda. contributors and readers A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and WISH TO BUY Peaceful New Year GOLD. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CURRENT HIGH GOLD PRICES PLEASE NOTE: WE WISH TO BUY YOUR OLD/SCRAP/UNWANTED ITEMS. Call in and see us: There will now be a four week break Lanes Jewellery Market Place holt Norfolk until the next issue of THE holt CHRONICLE. which will be out on Friday 12th January. 3 The holt Chronicle Issue 391 15th December 2017. holt AUTOCARE. SERVICING. REPAIRS. WELDING. BATTERIES. CAM-BELTS. CLUTCHES. BRAKES. EXHAUSTS. DIAGNOSTICS. RPS. professional print solutions COURTESY CAR AVAILABLE. COLLECTION AND DELIVERY. CARD PAYMENTS ACCEPTED.

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10 Below are some actual guest's complaints about their holidays: My most incisive moves these days involve cutting up the half time On my holiday to Goa in India, I was disgusted to find that almost oranges. We played terrible last week, lost 13-0. Their centre-forward every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food at all. scored eight. A rummen; six-foot four, broken nose, tattoos, nickname A guest at a Novotel in Australia complained his soup was too thick Knuckles'. Mind you St Eulalia's Convent always field a strong side and strong. He was inadvertently slurping the gravy at the time. against us. Maybe we'll win next week. There's always hope .. even for an old un. Anyhow, good to see some new faces joining our regulars for another session. This week we'll be lookin' at an important part of the Norfolk idiom, the Reverse Acronym (or Backronym).