Welcome to Stoke Ferry
Includes the Wissey Valley villages of Boughton, Stoke Ferry, Wereham, West Dereham, Whittington and Wretton
It Suits Me Fine
February 2002
Throw our your greys and browns They are, I hear, back in fashion, and thank goodness for that. What...
Horses - No Thank You!
February 2002
...women? ...vicars? I have been reading somewhere that women like animals, especially horses. Well...
Green Living
February 2002
Good ideas for both the committed and the reluctant environmentalist Here are a few more ideas from...
Fire Watchers
February 2002
Tackling German incendiary devices in WWII In the blitz on London in 1940/41 the Germans realised...
Fen Birds
February 2002
Swans in Stoke Ferry Stoke Ferry Fen is a magic place for birds. All the common birds of water and...
Faith Schools
February 2002
The former headmaster of James Bradfield School offers his opinion I have read the articles and...
Editorial
February 2002
New owners at the Corner Shop, wheelie bins and ornithology I am pleased to be able to report that...
Church Of England
February 2002
The Rector's letter for February February sees the start of Lent with Ash Wednesday on 13th. Lent is...
Cat Brothers
February 2002
Feline sibling poetry Tumble, rumble,Whirl, whirr,And flashes of gingerAnd white-black fur....
Your Letters
January 2002
More thoughts on Favor Parker Dear Editor, Having just purchased only my third copy of the Village...
The First Noel Or Novel
January 2002
The Pump's resident novelist continues their tale Les has one ambition but as the delectable Miss...
Something
January 2002
...for something Rose for a rose,Flower for a flower,Minuet for a minuet,Hour for an hour. Ripple...
Soapbox
January 2002
Religion And The State Now there's a topic to get one into a whole load of trouble, but it is only...
Runnin' on
January 2002
Further adventures of Tom the Carter Now that we are, or at least will be by the time you read this,...
Rector's Letter
January 2002
Epiphany January in the Church calendar is the season of Epiphany. Epiphany is the time when we...
On The Buses
January 2002
Take the bus, at least you can drink when you get there! Then of course there's what I call the...
Looking Back
January 2002
Ron Watts recalls memories and tells jokes My fellow contributor, Les Lawrence, thinks he is boring...
It's Simply A Pleasure
January 2002
Les Lawrence looks over his recent ramblings The remarkable thing is that it is this group who...
It's All About Confidence
January 2002
A pill to fill your potential? How well I remember when I was a teenager, and it could be why I have...
How to keep our own council
January 2002
You didn't vote for them, so why are they there? During the past half-century, and in particular...