Year: 2022

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The Boy Tom – December 2022

Well How are yu all a’gettin on t’gether?

Thas bin a rummun old year so far und that ain’t over yet. At least since I last had a wurd along with yu we hev still got the same Prime Minister un King Charles is still a’gettin his feet under the table, I see that they are all still a’comin t’Sandringham for Christmas so folk will be able t’draw over there und see um all goin t’church on Christmas Day. They may hev still got a few bumps t’git over afore the 25th cos I read that one o’them ‘online’ companies are a’goin t’start showin suffin about why Prince Harry und his Missus decided to up sticks und move abroad.

Du yu know I hev still got roses und sum tender shrubs a flowering. thas all on account o’the weather, normally this time o’year the weather hev turned a bit moderate und I would hev got all the tender shrubs inta the greenhouse. The day I am a’writin this (December Fust) I hev cut these shrubs back und got them inta the greenhouse, und thas only cos they recon the old wind is a’goin t’start blowin from east over the week-end. This here mild weather mean that my old hins are still a’layin, mind yu if that tun cold they’ll stop und hev a rest until next spring, They recon there’s a shortage o’eggs, cos of the bird flu, so I hope they keep a’layin as long as possible. I have ha’a split my old hins up, I have got an old Bantum livin along with the rest o’the hins but she’s gettin an old lady, we recon she’s 14 year old, und the other hins hev a’started a’pikin on har so I hev moved har inta a pen on har own, she seem happy enough she hev got a warm hut in a covered grass pen so she may keep a’goin a bit longer.

Last month I were a’tellin yu how there was a’goin t’be a Christmas Bazaar down at the village hall, while that were a’goin on they were a’goin t’open the new Heritage Centre. The Missus und I drawed down there und that were a right good du. There were a lot o’folk there und the Heritage Centre was opened by a couple who hev lived in the village for a good few years, the husband hev bin a’pokin about here for all his 90+ years und he und his missus hev bin married over 50 years. They were helped with the openin of the Heritage Centre by their 6 year old Great Grandson ,he wus given a gret old pair o’scissors t’cut a ribbon acrors the door inta the heritage centre. Arter that were opened a’lot o’folk cum in t’hev a look around und started askin about what they were a’seein in the centre.

Hev yu bin a’watchin the World Cup? That seem a rummun time o’year t’hold it when all the local countries here und them over the water are half way though their own league games. That seemed a rum place t’be picked t’hold the matches, Thas hot und they hev had t’build all them stadiums cos they don’t play much football, there’s bin a lot o’talk about how the country treat them folk who were employed with the building wark and about how they would treat certain folk who wanted to visit the country in support o’their teams. I see, tuther day, that the fella who were in charge when that were decided t’hold the world cup there recon, now, that were a mistake t’hold the event there. Thas a bit late for that when everybody were telling him that when he made the announcement that this country was picked out. Still England are still in it so all we can do is support them und hope they go all the way. There are still a few on us about who can remember where they were when England last won the World Cup. I hope that our boys up a Carra Rood play a bit better when they start playin agin.

That’ll soon be the turn o’the year. The Missus und I are a’goin up t’the City one arternoon t’meet a friend und then hev a look at the Christmas lights. That seem a while ago since we drawed up to the city t’du any shoppin. I seem t’remember the last time we went afore Christmas t’buy some presents the Missus got suffin savige with me cos I asked sum young Mawther behind the till for some discount, she ,the Missus recon that were embarrassing, well I din’t feel embarrassed but I were disappointed that I din’t get any discount.

The Missus join me in wishing you all the best for Christmas und the New Year.

Fare ye well und du yu keep a troshin

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Carbrooke Heritage Centre Launch

26th November 2022 in the Village Hall, with Bazaar 12- 4pm . Launch at 2pm

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The Boy Tom – November 2022

Well how are yu all a’gettin on t’gether?

Last time I hed a wud along with yu I recon that we hid got a new King und Prime Minister, well since then we hev got another new Prime Minister, I aren’t a goin t’say a lot about it cos like me I recon a lot on yu hev got fed up with it all. Them lot up at Whitehall were elected by us t’run the country – the trouble is I recon we must hev voted for the wrong folk cos non on um seem t’know how t’run anything. I was allus told “Never tell a man how to do a job yu can’t du or hant dun yar self” I remembered that when I become a Farm Foreman a few days afore my twenty fust birthday. Them lot us at Whitehall are Minister of suffin one day und then the next they are minister o’suffin else und are spus t’be an expert on it. Yu can tell that by the way they are a runnin this here Avion Flu thing that is affecting a lot o’farmers who keep hins und are fattening turkeys for Christmas. There’s poultry keepers crying out for a vaccine ( there is one about) und all they can waffle on about is that han’t bin tested enough yet, huh. Them who know about these things recon that if your hins get this here flu that teak a day or two for the ministry vets t’git t’see you cos there aint enough of um to cope. If there that busy why don’t they call on local vets t’help. Them up at Whitehall will proberbly say that local vets arnt qualified enough!!!

I tell yu suffin I forgot t’tell yu last time. When the Missus und I were on our trip to Switzerland we see their farmers a’makin hay on their steep fields that I would think twice about walkin up let alone drive a tractor. Well we went past one field where they were a’makin hay und that were to steep for them to drive a tractor up, Du yu know how they were gettin the hay down the slope….. they were a’usin leaf blowers t’blow the loose hay down the slope.

When we got over that there Covid the Missus went away for a few days away in our caravan. We din’t go outa Norfolk this time , we went to Ludham Bridge as I say t’the Missus thas just far enough from home t’feel different. She din’t say anything………she just gi me one o’har looks. We went und looked at the autumn colours at sum gardens und sum members o’the family drawed round t’see us. While we were a’havin a walk along a path called the Weavers Way I was tellin the Missus how I knew the farmer who hed the next farm we were a’comin to cos I used t’go there when he hed cattle und kept Suffolk Hosses. That farmer passed away a few year ago now but do yu know, when we got near the farm there were a couple of Suffolk Hosses a grazen in a grass paddock. They cum over t’eat sum hay so we could see them. When we left Ludham t’come home we hed a rare journey back, there were two accidents on the roads we were a traveling on und then there were hold ups on the A11 where they are digging up the road. All them holdups meant the journey t’where we park our caravan took twice uz long as normal. Arter we hed parked our van our car stopped going so we ha’a come home in a lorry w’the car tied on the back.

I see them boys up at Carra Rood hev won a game on Saturday, less hope that’ll give Mr Smith a few more days in his job. I used t’recon that be-in a Farm Manager were like bein a Football Manager if your team und yu din’t git near the top o’the league (make a profit) yu were outa a job und yer house un all. But now I recon bein a Football Manager is a bit like bein the Prime Minister!! I think there’s a house that go with both them jobs un all?

They tell me that durin November there’s goin to be a du at the Village Hall. Thas on Saturday 26th und run from 12 noon t’4 o’clock. As well as being a Christmas Bazaar the Heritage Group are a’goin t’be opening their Heritage Centre which is attached to the Village Hall. They hev won a grant und hev been spending sum o’the money a tricolating the cabin up so they hev some where t’store their files und things they hev collected . I recon that’ll be a good du so I hope t’see yu there.

Less hope the weather dry up for a day or two, a’fore we went away I emptied my compost bins onto the flower und shrubs beds, now I want some dry weather so I can start collecting the leaves that are falling everywhere.

Fare ye well t’gether und du yu keep a’troshin

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The Boy Tom – October 2022

Well how are yu all a’gettin on t’gether?

Thas bin a rum old time since I last hed a wud along with yu. We hev got a new King und a new Prime Minister.

Thas a rummin when yu think that the new Prime Minister is that Mawther who live just down the road und is the member of Parliament for sum on yu what read this. I spuse we knew she were doin to do the job for a while afore she were elected. She hant made a very good start cos folk are already complaining about what her und her chief money man hev done t’try und git us outa the financial muddle the country seem t’be in. Acors she hed a bit of a slow start cos only a couple o’day arter she were appointed har Majesty passed away.

The Queen have bin the only person a lot o’folk hev known on the throne as she took over from har Father 70 year ago. Durin that time she earn’t the respect of a lot o’folk both in this country und abroad. I spus because she hed the house up the road at Sandringham she seemed closer to those of us who live here on Norfolk. I never met har but I hev bin close to har a couple o’times. Once I were driven on a road near Sandringham just arter Christmas when I met a couple o’women on hoss back, cos I slowed down for um und as they rode past I see one on um were the Queen und on the other hoss were Princess Anne. Afore yu think that were dangerous for har to be a’ridin out on har own like that I can tell yu that about 25 yards behind them were a large car filled with folk a’keepin an eye on um. About 55 year ago I nearly went for an interview at Sandringham for a job. The man in charge at Easton Collage was contacted by the royal estate und asked if there were anybody who they could put forward for the job of Farm foreman. At the time I were a’goin to Easton for half a day every other week on a course. The head man asked t’see me und recon he wanted t’put me forward for the job if I were interested? Well a’course I were interested but when that come t’lookin at the job spec. I see that they wanted someone aged 25 und over, I were only 24 year old…… so Easton put somebody else forward und he went got the job.
The trouble is King Charles 3rd aint a’goin t’hev s’long to git his feet under the table as his mother hed. While he hev a’bin waiting less hope he hev bin a learning how t’do the job. As I hev said a’fore That int the power he hold, thas the power he will deny other folk.

Since I last hed a wud along with yu the Missus und I hev bin over the water agin. We went on a coach with sum other folk from Norfolk t’Switzerland t’see what they call a Cow down Festival. We should hev gone two year ago but Covid knocked that on the head. We see some other things while we were there un all. They hold these festivals when they bring the cows down from the high alpine pastures at the end o’the summer. We stayed in St. Anton but ha’a go up the road to another place t’see the cows a’comin down. The local farmers tricolate sum of cows up with head dresses und big bells round their necks und lead them through the village, there were also goats & horses und the local folk dress up in national costumes & perform local dances, Some o’the men did a whip cracking demonstration, my heart that made a rare noise und you ha’a give them plenty o’room. I say t’the Missus that I would’t mind having a go at that……She din’t say anything she just give me one o’har looks………..She told me later that I hev a job to crack the top of me boiled egg let alone trying to crack a whip. That were a good trip, the trouble was a day or two arter we hed got home we both cum down with this here Covid. My heart that don’t half knock the stuffing outa you. even though thas several days since we tested negative I still feel as if I am walkin through treacle. They recon that can take a few weeks till I will be pulling a full furrow so I recon my old bike is a’goin t’hev t’stay in the shud for a few more days.

I tell yu suffin I did afore we went over the water, I went to a show to photograph some Suffolk Horses. There were a good turn-out o’horses und there were a fare few folk there t’see them. That were good t’see several young handlers there un all. As long as there are young handlers then these hosses hev a chance o’surviving cos they are the next generation t’keep a breeding und showing them. There were a class for Mares & their Foals, one o’the foals din’t being separated from its mother while she were being walked und trotted up for the judges, My heart din’t he play up, put the man who were a leading him knew what he were a’doin so no harm was done.

Them boys up a Carra Rood hev got a busy month a’cumin up cos there hev got t’be another break in their games for the World Cup. If they are still in the same place in the league at the end o’the month as they are now most o’their supporters will be happy, there are allus those who recon they could hev done better. If they think they could do any better then they should git in the football pitch und try.

Fare ye well t’gether und du yu keep a’troshin.

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New Installation

HARVEST TEA

FRIDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER

2 – 4pm in the Village Hall

All welcome to join us, as we discover more of the Agricultural heritage of Carbrooke over tea and cake.

Harvest produce collection point- non perishables to be donated to Watton Food Bank. Perishables to the Carbrooke food table on the village hall carpark.

Come and see our new installation of the Laminated Enclosure map of Carbrooke 1803.

(Thanks to Steve and Maxine for fixing to the wall).

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The Boy Tom – September 2022

Well how are yu all a’gettin on t’gether?

Since I last had a word a’long with yu we hev hed a drop o’rain. Mind yu that hant bin enough, we did nev a night when there were a few tempests about. There were a rare old clap o’thunder overhead, that woke me up und I could hear the old rain a’cumin down. That finished afore I got up und when I went out on my old bike you could see there hed bin a rare drop o’water cos there were stones und soil a washed out onto the road where the water hed run. Du yu know, when I rode up the footpath t’the Norridge road the water were running suffin fast under the footbridge. I’ll tell yu suffin else, when I rode over the footbridge the following morning the ditch were dry as a bone agin.
Since we had that drop o’rain the land is still dry, I see a tractor cultivating tuther day und there were dust a’blowin. Cos the next thing the farmers are a’goin t’be thinkin about is how are they a’goin t’git them old sugarbeet outa the ground. Mind yu they will be leaving them old beet in the ground as long as possible t’see if they grow a bit more.
still they recon there a’goin the be sum more rain at the end o’this week. Thas hope that don’t affect the Wayland Show which is goin t’be on again this comin Sunday (4th Sept)

The tuther mornin when we got up und looked outa the bedroom window we see the road outside the house had a lot o’water runnin down it, at fust we thought that had bin raining agin but then we noticed that were only wet on the far side o’the road. When we went out und had a look we could see that the water were cummin outa the bank where there were water a bubbling outa the ground. That were reported und somebody cum out und hed a look. They put signs up that said the road were closed, only that wernt cos they dint block the road orf und there were still room t’drive a car past They cum out at about ten o’clock at night und dug a hole in the bank t’repair the leak but arter they’d finished they din’t fill the hole in. We ha’a wait the best part of a week for them t’cum back t’fill the hole in und teak the signs away.

I went up t’Carra Rood tuther week t’see them Canaries play a cup game. That were a good game with plenty o’goals und a penalty shoot out t’decide who went through t’the next round. There were six on us there including our two Grandsons who enjoyed it. Although they live away their Father hev made sure they are still support the Canaries.
Them City players arnt doin to bad in the league at the moment havin won their last four games.

I see they are a’havin an evening o’pig racing at the Village Hall next week. I recon that’ll be like them hoss racing film night we used t’hev a few year ago. I’ll tell yu suffin, pigs can run fast enough when yu are trying t’catch them, there int a lot on a pig t’grap hold of when you do git near enough , at least sheep hev got a bit o’wool or a pair of horns t’git hold of.

They tell me that the village Heritage Group are holding a Harvest Tea in the Village Hall on Friday 23rd September from 2 – 4pm So come along und hev a mardle (chat) along with them und hev a look at what is on display The Missus und I might draw down und hev a look so we might see yu there.
Some on yu may hev seen that the hoss plough hev gone orf the plinth outside the village hall, thas been tricolated up und so that’l look good for a few more years.
Them old nights are starting t’draw in so I hed better finish und draw outside t’git a few jobs finished afore thas to dark t’see what I am a’doin.

Fare ye well t’gether und du yu keep a’troshin.

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Harvest Tea

September 23rd September 2-4pm

Carbrooke Heritage Group, to invite you to a Harvest Tea in Carbrooke Village Hall on 23rd September 2022 from 2-4pm.

As an important festival in agricultural communities, the Heritage group would like to celebrate Harvest, with afternoon tea, and a chance to chat with neighbours old and new. We will have photos and artefacts on display with a harvest/farming theme, a ‘Bring and Share’ Harvest produce table, and collection point for (non-perishable) items to donate to Watton Food Bank.


If you have any photos or artefacts to share, we would love to see them.

Methodist Chapel harvest

Please also let anyone else who may be interested know about this event too. The more the merrier.
We have started work to create a permanent heritage centre in the portacabin behind the village hall, and invite you to take a look at our plans.

The Village Harvest festival will be held in the church at 10.30am Sunday 25th September.

Harvest Festival 2012
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Carbrooke Heritage Centre

Find out more of our fantastic new project.

Heritage Centre for Carbrooke
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The Boy Tom – August 2022

Well how are yu all a’gettin on t’gether?

I know I”m allus a’goin on about it. thas the weather I am a’talkin about, when yu allus wark outside thas suffin you ha’a think about all the time but this here weather we are a’havin now, well thas suffin different.
I know I arnt a’goin t’please sum on ya but I recon this here climate change they keep on about is really happening. Them rare hot days we head tuther week are suffin you might git once in a lifetime ,my old weather station got up to 39c, but we hev had hot summers afore, the only difference is that they keep happening more often. Them terrible fires we hed a burnin folks homes down, you hev gotta feel sorry for them all, thas the sort o’thing yu see on the news a’happening abroad, now thas a’happening only two or villages villages away away from us. I am sure sum on yu know sum folk who live in Ashill. I were a talkin tuther day to a Mawther who liv there und she recon that she ha’a evacuate har house. She went und spent the night a har daughters a few mile away und when she cum back next mornin she were so worried about what she would find that har daughter cum with’har. Luckily har house were still standin.
This here drought is havin an affect on the farmers crops und sum on um hev lost crops in the fires. I see that them farmers who hev irrigation systems could be told t’stop usin it cos there aint enough water t’go round. That probably start shortages o’sum vegetables und that’ll put the prices up. Thas the same in the garden, I hant cut my lawn for weeks & a lot of the Missus shrubs are looking very sorry for them selves, I say t’the Missus thas no good we can’t water everything, we hev cut several of the shrubs that are a wilting right back , they could cum back if und when we git sum rain, thas the same with the lawn, that’ll cum back. The old tomatoes in the greenhouse are a doin alright although thas been a job t’keep the heat down in there.

Several farmers hev nearly finished their corn harvest cos the drought und hot weather meant that the crops ripened early und some of the crops are only yielding 50% o’what they normally do.
I see the young master up at the Hall hev had a change o’combine this year, he normally hev a green und white one (Claas) now I see he hev changed to a yellow und black one (New Holland) they all du the same job und cost a lot o’money t’buy.

Since I last hed a wud along with yu the Missus und I hev bin up t’London. We went on a coach t’hev a look at them wild flowers they hev sown in the moat round the Tower of London. We went afore that really hot week . They recon they hev sown sum twenty million seeds. I din’t try und count them but that were worth the visit, They hed made a path through them with places where you could draw into und stop. That took us an hour t’walk right round the moat, arter that we went inta the Tower uf London und hed a walk round with a group that hev one o’them Beefeaters as a guide. The one we hed liked a good laugh with you, mind you he new his stuff und put it over in a humorous way, The coach we went on hed two mawthers in charge , one on um did the driving und the other one kept cummin round t’see if you would like a hot or cold drink. We stopped on the way down there und agin on the way back at that there service place near Stanstead airport. My hart there were a rare crowd o’folk there all a’buyin food und drink. There were a couple a sittin near us on the coach und all they did all the way there und back was eat und when we stopped they were buyin food t’eat afore they got back on the coach. I say t’the Missus if they don’t stop eating like that they’ll be lucky if they see three score years und ten afore they die.
Well them England girls a’playin football are doin well, less hope they can beat the German team in the final. The Canaries start their league games soon, they hev got a long trip to Cardiff t’start orf with, We’ll ha’a see if Mr Smith can git them playin better than last year. They could du well t’lean a lesson or two from the young Lionesses, they don’t keep diving about as if they hev bin fouled und they don’t argue with the Ref und they play some good football.
I’ll tell yu suffin I hev noticed in the last day or two while I hev bin crowding my old bike along, Sum of them big trees are a’startin to drop their leaves!!! Thas a sign that they are a’havin a job t’git enough water t’stay green. I can’t start thinkin about clearing up leaves in the garden yet, I hant emptied me compost bins.

Fare ye well t’gether und du yu keep a troshin

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The Boy Tom – July 2022

Well how are yu all a’gettin on t’gether?

As I am a’written this I recon yu could say we are a’havin Wimbledon weather, Sun und a few showers, mind yu there’s plenty on us who recon that the showers o’rain don’t last long enough. The Missus und I hed a fews days away tuther week und I’ll tell yu suffin I din’t ha’a do when I cum back und that were cut the lawn , mind yu that’ll soon grow agin if we git a nice steady rain for an hour or two. The old ground is suffin hard, I wanted t’move a bird feeder tuther day, thas one o’them with a spike on that you ha’a just drive inta the ground. Do yu know the old lawn were so hard I ha’a water the ground und leave it an hour or two t’soften the ground up so I could push the feeder spike in. When I told somebody about a’doin this they recon I should hev used hot water, he told me where he get his warm water from but I aren’t a goin t’tell yu what he said cos that were a bit rude.

The old Jubilee seem a while a go now, That were the Missus Buthday over that week-end so I took har to Sandringham t’see Cathrine Jenkins a singing. We took sum grub und a couple o’chairs t’sit on. There were a good turn-out t’see har and them Military Wives . They all sung well und Miss Jenkins entered into the spirit o’the Jubilee by singing songs with the world Queen in or by the group Queen. As there is allus a rare lot o’cars on the carpark at these does I allus look about when I park up so I can find the car when we come back to it in the dark. When we come t’leave at about half arter ten there were folk a’wanderin about a’tryin t’find their motors, I spus they found them arter a while

Since I last hed a wud along with yu the Missus und I hev bin away agin in our caravan. We din’t go outa the county this time, we drawed over t’Ludham Bridge, there’s a site there that we hev bin to a time or two. We allus find enough places t’visit und the family can come und see us. We went und hed a look at them poppies at Cromer Church, most on um were red but there were one or two purple ones among them to represent the animals that were killed during the wars.
Another day I went out early in the morning for a walk along the riverbank w’me camera t’see what was about. I see several insects, butterflies und Reed Warblers. While I were photographing one on um I looked over m’shoulder und there were a Barn Owl flying along looking for a late breakfast. I were suffin surprised t’see it und that were surprised t’see me. hos-sum-ever I were quick enough t’git a photo or on it afore that changed course. When we were out a’havin a look about one day I say t’the Missus that I can’t understand folk who keep a’worrying about goin abroad on holiday when we hev got s’much t’see in our own country.

This here fine weather seem t’be suitin our cricketers und tennis players. Our boys beat the New Zealanders 3-0 in the test matches und our tennis players are a doin better than usual at Wimbledon. Thas good t’see sum young players coming through.
My hart don’t them men hit a tennis ball suffin hard, Serving at about 125 mph, I won’t even see it let alone hit it,

For one reason und another I din’t git t’the Royal Norfolk Show und my Brother din’t git there either cos he hev got Covid. I were a talkin to him this morning und we recon that must be the fust time for over sixty years since there han’t bin one or both on us there.
Still there’s allus next year und the Wayland Show cumin along soon.

I see they hev started a building the new supermarket on the Norwich Road, the other supermarket up the road must hev run outa ideas on how to try und stop um. Competition is good und the new one ull be a bit closer, I hope they are a’goin t’put in somewhere where I can chain my old bike up.

Fare ye well t’gether und du yu keep a’troshin.

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Cataloguing

Ongoing

Alternate Fridays in the Village Hall 2 – 4pm

5th August, 19th August,

We had a very successful afternoon, as we made a start on logging our memorabilia.

We managed to sort into different subject categories, although some of the items were difficult to decide which category it should belong in.

We all agreed it was great to actually get down to some Carbrooke heritage, and were surprised at quite how much we had collected over the years. I think we also got sidetracked by some of our findings!

  • Church & Chapel
  • School
  • Agriculture
  • Places & People
  • Social Life
  • RAF, War and Remembrance
  • Books & Publications

Our next cataloguing date will be

Friday 8th July 2-4pm

Carbrooke Village Hall.

We will concentrate on one of the categories to itemise, protect and preserve the memorabilia, before moving on to the .

Tea & biscuits to keep us going.

All welcome to help.

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The Boy Tom – June 2022

How are yu all a’gettin on t’gether?

A time yu read this that’ll all be over, thas the Platinum Jubilee I am a’takin about. Har Majesty hev done well, thas a pity Prince Phillip aint still here t’see har over the line. Still with all else was a’goin on in the World thas good t’hev suffin t’teake yar mind orf all them troubles und hev suffin t’cheer about. They reckon that the shop keepers are hoping we are a’goin t’spend a bit o’money with um t’help with the celebrations. With the prices of everything on the up I don’t think folk will be loosening their purse strings to much.
Cos sum on us are old enough t’remember har Coronation. That were a moderate day un all with a fare bit o’rain, I seem t’remember that while everybody in the royal procession in London hed the hoods up on their carriages cos o’there rain the Queen o’Tonga kept hars down so she could wave t’all the folk lining the route to Westminster Abbey. Where we lived there were a village party in a farmers barn that we went to. There were a fancy dress competition for the children und my dear old Mother hed been busy for a few weeks a’meakin fancy-dress costumes for m’bother und myself.. He was a drummer boy und I was Sar Walter Raleigh. I remember that there were several on us children dressed up und we ha-a walk round in a circle t’be judged. Neither on us won – that went to the children of the farmer who owned the barn we were havin the party in. Dear old Mum wernt best pleased cos she recon that their fancy-dress costumes hed bin bought where-as the rest on us where wearing home made costumes. Mum meade a lot of clothes for us, she also meade dresses for other folk und when my Brother und I went orf to Agricultural College she got har self a job teachin needle work at a local Girls High School.
Suffin else I remember from the Coronation was that the Norfolk Education committee give all the school children in Norfolk a New Testament Bible, I hev still got mine und thas on a shelf behind me as I am a’writing this.

At the beginning o’the month I were asked t’go und take sum photos o’Suffolk Horses at a one day show been held twix Thetford und Bury. My heart there were a rare crowd o’folk there cos thas the fust time that show hev bin held since 2019. There were a good turnout o’Suffolks there including a this years foal.
Thas a’goin t’be the Royal Norfolk Show in four weeks time und I am a’goin t’be there takin photos of the Suffolk hosses und the Rare Breed Animals on show. They tell me that the Princess Royal is a’goin t’be there so I expect she will be runnin har eye over the Suffolk hosses cos she own one on um although thas looked arter & shown by somebody else.

They tell me that the Heritage Group in the Village hed a good arternoon at the Village Hall when they organised a Tea und Cake event for those who hed lived in the village for a few years so they could git them a’talkin about their village memories. They are a’goin t’be hevin another arternoon at the village hall on June 24th for folk t’come along und help sort und catalogue the artefacts they hev collected t’gether.

A couple o’week ago the Missus und I went with a few other folk t’hev a look at the Rhododendrons at Stody. Thas in north Norfolk just past Melton Constable. We hev been there afore but my heart I recon thas the best we hed seen um. They’ll be over by now but if you git a chance next year du yu go und hev a look.

Another thing I hev noticed while I hev bin a’ridin about on my old bike is that
Winter Wheats und Barleys really seem to be a’runnin inta ear really early, if we keep a’gettin a drop o’rain und warm weather then I recon that’ll be anearly harvest. Talkin about things growin fast, then old weeds in the garden seem t’be shooting up really fast this year, I hev told yu afore that we hev got Ground Elder in the garden und this year that really seem t’be growin so fast that thas a job for the Missus und L t’keep on top on it.

Well them up a Carra Rood will ha’a git ready for life in the Championship league next season. There’s bound t’be some changes in the playin boys und I read that there’s a BaseBall team owner who want’t invest some money in the club. From what I read about him he seem t’be somebody Delia could du business with. I’ll tell yu suffin else at least my Brother will be quiet for another year cos them Tractor Boys are still in league one.

Far ye well t’gether und du yu keep a’troshin

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Join us for Cataloguing

FRIDAY 24th JUNE 2 – 4 pm

CARBROOKE VILLAGE HALL

Please join us as we start on the process of logging and cataloguing all the memorabilia we have in our archives.

Tea and biscuits provided

NB The quiz planned for the same date has been postponed to a later date.

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Tea & Memories

Friday 20th May 2022

The Heritage Group host ‘Tea & Memories’

Thankyou to all who supported, and those who helped with catering, and setting up. The morning weather was not looking too promising, but later in the afternoon the sun came out. We had lots of visitors both long standing and newer residents. Photos and other memorabilia were on display to get us all chatting together about Carbrooke in days gone by.

All set up, and waiting for visitors to arrive.

Reminiscing and chatting over tea.
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Tea & Memories

Friday May 20th

Carbrooke Village Hall 2 – 4pm

As our part in community celebrations for the Queens Platinum Jubilee.

The Heritage group are always keen to hear stories of Carbrooke from days gone by, no matter how ordinary they may seem, as life changes so quickly. We invite you to join us as we reminisce over tea and cake, of Carbrooke life in the past. Or perhaps you would like to hear more about what Carbrooke was like in the past.

Old photos on display, and if you have any photos or artefacts to show, we would love to see them.Please also let anyone else who may be interested know about it too.

We also have great news as we look to create a permanent heritage centre in the portacabin behind the village hall, and invite you to take a look at our plans.

We look forward to seeing you on 20th May