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20 Hunstanton Town & Around September 2013 Tel: 01485 533422 email: editor@townandaround.net
Coastguard News continues through the rest of the Old Hunstanton Social Club
summer, the team are bracing
Chris Guy themselves for a busy August. We
will have patrols out every After a busy couple of months, September is a little quieter in the Club.
The hot weather in July bought a Sunday during August and will be We have our regular Bingo on Friday 13th at 7pm and on Friday
lot of visitors to our beaches handing out wrist bands to 27th at 10am there will be coffee and cakes in the hall in aid of
resulting in a fairly busy month parents; these are to attach to your MacMillan Nursing. Thanks to all who organise and support these
for our team. Some of the callouts child's wrist whilst on the beach events. Thanks also to those who enjoyed our August beer festival and
for the month were; a missing and have space for you to write a live music events. At the time of writing our bowls team are on course
child on Old Hunstanton beach, contact number should your child to win yet another trophy - new players are always welcome, as are
thankfully found safe and well. get lost. new members, whether local residents or visitors. We particularly
WWII shells discovered on We are currently looking to welcome families with young children. Drop in and see us!
Holme beach, these were recruit some new team members,
disposed of by the RAF bomb if you are willing to give up some CAN ANYONE HELP PLEASE!
disposal team. A kite surfer in of your time to serve your Does anyone have any unwanted hand/glove puppets, larger puppets or
trouble at Old Hunstanton on community in a rewarding way ventriloquist dummies tucked away in attics, cupboards, chests or drawers please
arriving we discovered he had please get in touch. that they would not mind donating to a worthy cause to be loved and used and
suffered an equipment failure and If you are heading to the coast to help the community? A new venture is starting soon and we are looking for
was safely ashore. Reports of check the local tide times and puppets such as animals, people, monsters or any other characters to add to our
people trying to swim back from weather conditions and stay safe, collection. Even if they are in need of patching up, we can get the ‘puppet doctor’
the sand banks off Hunstanton. if you do get into trouble ring 999 to make them better and give them a new lease of life!!! Please contact Sandra
Hopefully the warm weather and ask for the Coastguard. Hohol, 01485 534827 s.hohol@btinternet.com 07879973600

Clowning around HUNSTANTON Manor Park
COMMUNITY CHOIR Winter Vacation Dates

15 Jan – 15 Feb 2014
Our choir, of some 55 male and female
members, has been running since September
2012 under the guidance of well known Just a note to all those new and current
musical director Simon Bower. The Tuesday residents of Manor Park, Hunstanton that at
evening practice times in the Hunstanton
Town Hall from 7 till 9 p.m are light hearted, Norfolk Holiday Homes, we have a wide
fun, enjoyable and sociable sessions, where selection of self catering properties available
we all endeavour to sing with gusto and for the four week period during which time
produce a surprisingly good sound. Simon has you cannot sleep in your lodges or caravans
inspired us and given us the confidence during on the site. They range from sleeping 2
this time to take part in local concerts, to put persons up to 12 persons so rental is variable,
on our own concert in St Edmund's Church
and also to sing at The Old Hunstanton but being just for a short period, the rental can
Flower Festival in July this year. We don't be negotiated at this time of year to a
take ourselves too seriously but rather use the reasonable price. We already have a few
Hunstanton Community Choir to get to know people booked in and know that there may be
other folk, play a small active part in the local a last minute rush to find somewhere!
community and above all, to enjoy singing
Heacham junior school pupil Tommy Over the years, we have been experiencing
Rollason is "following in fathers footsteps" with like minded people. Our repertoire to more and more interested from residents on
and has started working as a clown. date includes songs by Abba, music from the
Tommy aged 10, who made an appearance as shows, some opera, folk and pop songs. We the Manor Park site, so if anyone is finding it
a clown at the Hunstanton panto' earlier in the would love more people to come and join us difficult in moving temporarily elsewhere
year has been working on some clown and being able to read music is not a please let us know.
routines with his dad "Rollo". requirement. We understand that the vacation dates are
They performed a cake baking routine Your first visit is free, then it is £3 a week from approximately 15 January until 15
together at the Hunstanton Carnival and if you decide to stay with us. If you think you February next year and should anyone be
Tommy has since been booked to appear at might be interested, come along one Tuesday
numerous fetes and events. evening. We resume our sessions on Tuesday interested or have any questions about hiring
Tommys dad "Rollo" (Sean Rollason) 3rd September so arrive at Hunstanton Town one of our holiday homes please do not
started his professional show business career Hall between 6.30 and 7p.m. We provide hesitate to contact us.
as a circus clown 25 years ago. coffee, tea and biscuits plus a friendly chat Sandra Hohol, Manager of Norfolk Holiday
Tommy, who's stage name is "Rollo junior" during the evening. Just give us a try. You
is now available with his dad for children's never know....... Homes tel; 01485 534267
parties and events. it might prove to be one of the highlights of www.norfolkholidayhomes-birds.co.uk
For more information call 01485 579074 or your week as it is for many of us! email shohol@birdsnorfolkholiday-
visit www.rollo-the-entertainer.co.uk Jane Rose- choir member.
homes.co.uk