Business, Community and Public Sector leaders in Waveney, Suffolk Coastal, Mid Suffolk and South Norfolk are encouraged to attend this year’s Rural Summit.  Titled 'Beyond Rural Enterprise', the conference is being organised by the Community Forum and its partners Suffolk County Council and Waveney District Council, and will be hosted at the Fisher Theatre in Bungay on Friday 22 October 2010.

Martyn Burnside, The Community Forums Chief Officer says: “The event aims to bring together the commercial, voluntary, social enterprise and public sector representatives in order to raise their awareness of key topical issues relating to rural business, rural enterprise and community initiatives, and how these key components of the rural economy can work towards a future of rural prosperity and improved quality of life”.

A series of short presentations and workshop's provide an ideal opportunity for local networking and the development of future opportunities. Subjects to be covered include the future of Broadband, the work of Suffolk Foundation with business and the community, and local MP Peter Aldous will speak about the coalition government’s policies for the rural economy.

Rural Community Champions will also receive awards at the Summit. Martyn Burnside says “We all know someone who has made a real difference in our communities by spending time and effort helping charities and communities like ours. Please nominate the people who volunteer and support your community or voluntary group, so that they get the recognition they deserve.”

The award categories are:

- The most dynamic or inspiring project
- The most dynamic young person’s group
- The most inspiring young person in the community
- The person who made the greatest contribution to their group/ community
- The volunteer whose contribution has helped a group survive & prosper
- Long Service Award

The winners will receive their awards at the Summit. Please give your nominations to The Community Forum by Monday 11th October by using the contact below.

The conference will start at 10am and finish at 4pm.  The conference is free of charge but delegates must book their FREE place by contacting The Community Forum by telephone on 01502 558353 or by emailing kirkleycentre@waveneycf.org

Ahead of October’s breast cancer awareness month, NHS Suffolk is encouraging women not to ignore their invitation for breast screening.

Hossein Khaled, NHS Suffolk Public Health Screening Lead said: "It is vital that women in Suffolk, when sent an invitation for breast screening do attend the appointment. Screening helps identify disease at an early stage – this increases the likelihood of better outcomes should disease be identified".

Breast screening is also known as a mammogram and is an X-ray of the breast. In Suffolk breast screening would take place usually at a mobile unit or at Ipswich Hospital or West Suffolk Hospital. Breast screening will always be carried out by a woman.

Having your breasts screened can pick up any changes at an early stage. An early diagnosis could improve your chances of being successfully treated. For the majority of women screening will show that they do not have breast cancer.


You can find out more about breast screening by visiting www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is organised by the charity Breast Cancer Care – www.breastcancercare.org.uk

For more information about NHS Suffolk visit www.suffolk.nhs.uk

Saturday 25 September
LADIES 1s v Surbiton (L) (H) 12.00 (W) 0-2 L
LADIES 2s v Pelicans (L) (H) 2.15 (W) 2-0 W
LADIES 3s v Evergreens (L) (A) 10.15 1-3 L
LADIES 4s v Magpies 5s (L) (H) 10.00 (W) 2-0 W
LADIES 5s v Magpies 4s (L) (A) 10.00 0-2 L
LADIES 6s v Norwich City 5s (L) (H) 3.15 (S) 2-0 W
GIRLS Dev. v Pelicans (L) (H) 12.15 (S) 6-1 W

MENS 1s v Holcombe (L) (A) 0-1 L
MENS 2s v Dereham (L) (H) 1.45 (S) 0-6 L
MENS 3s v Spalding (L) (A) 2-2 D
MENS 4s v Dereham 3s (L) (A) 0-1 L
MENS 5s v Pelicans 3s (L) (A) 19-0 W
MENS 6s v Dereham 4s (L) (H) 4.00 (W) 0-0 D
MENS 7s v Bury St Edmunds 4s (L) (H) 10.45 (S) 8-0 W
BOYS Dev. v Norwich Dragons/Watton (L) (A) 2-0 W

North Norfolk Coastal Path (all distances are approximate)

Monday 11th October – Wells next-the-sea to Stiffkey 3.2 miles
Meet at Stearmans Yard car park, Wells-next-the-Sea, finish at Green Way car park, Stiffkey.
Tuesday 12th October – Stiffkey to Blakeney 4.3 miles
Meet at Green Way car park, Stiffkey, finish at the quayside Blakeney.
Wednesday 13th October – Blakeney to Salthouse 5.8 miles
Meet at Harbour car park, Blakeney, finish at village green, Salthouse
Thursday 14th October – Salthouse to Sheringham 5.3 Miles
Meet at the car park on the green in front of “Cookies”, Salthouse, finish at the new information centre on the sea front, Sheringham.
Friday 15th October – Sheringham to Cromer 5.5 Miles
Meet at Car Park Cliff Road, Sheringham, finish The Meadow, near Meadow car park, Cromer.

Weavers’ Way Walk (all distances are approximate)

Monday 11th October Berney Arms Station along Breydon Water to Great Yarmouth 5.6 miles
Travel by train from Gt Yarmouth to Berney Arms. The train leaves Great Yarmouth Station at 14.12, tickets from the station £2.
Tuesday 12th October Acle Bridge (Grid Ref TG414116) to Potter Heigham (Grid Ref. TG420185) 6.5 miles or Acle Bridge to Thurne (Grid Ref. TG403158) 3.5 miles.
Wednesday 13th October Stalham car park by the library
(Grid Ref. TG368253) to Bengate Weavers’ Way car park (Grid Ref. TG306275) 5 miles.
Thursday 14th October North Walsham Station Road Weavers’ Way car park (Grid Ref. TG275300) to Blickling Hall (Grid Ref. TG177285) 7.75 miles.
Friday 15th October Sustead (near Felbrigg) by the village hall/village sign (Grid Ref.TG187370) to Cromer, TBC 5.5 miles.

All walks start at 10am except the Berney Arms – Gt Yarmouth walk on 11th October which will meet at 14.00 at Gt Yarmouth Railway Station.


For further information please contact Ian Bell on 01603 421576 or visit www.nwmhft.nhs.uk

A group of nurses from GP practices in Suffolk are to receive expert training after NHS Suffolk won funding for a new coaching project.

The unique new project aims to help nurses coach patients with long term health conditions: to help patients clarify what areas to concentrate on and how they can help themselves, together with their nurse supporting them. For example, patients may want to be clearer on taking their medications, act more quickly when they develop early symptoms, or work on lifestyle issues to reduce the number of hospital admissions and GP appointments they need and also improve their quality of life.

NHS Suffolk won a grant from the NHS East of England Innovation Fund, so that 16 nurses from eight GP practices across the county will receive training in coaching techniques. Practices will then offer patients longer appointments of up to an hour.

The nurses will work using specific techniques they will learn to raise awareness amongst patients of the importance of taking responsibility for their own health issues and to encourage them to take steps to further improve their health and wellbeing. Patients will also be helped in writing a plan that will provide all the information they need to support them.

Leading the project for NHS Suffolk, GP Dr Penny Newman said: “Out of almost 200 applications for an Innovations Fund grant, NHS Suffolk was one of only eight that were successful. This highlights just how innovative this project is and we are hopeful it will successfully allow patients to make the right choices that will see their health improve.


“Nurses will be given extra time to talk to patients and, with their new coaching skills, will be able identify what motivates them to take responsibility for their condition and in turn take more control of it.”

Patients with long-term conditions will be targeted including those suffering from diabetes, asthma, emphysema and lung conditions and rheumatological problems such as osteoporosis.

The project will begin in October 2010 and run for an initial period of nine months.

The amount of funding received was £95,000

For more information about NHS Suffolk visit www.suffolk.nhs.uk

Blue Tit

Evidently, from the phenomenon dating back to the 1960s of Blue Tits teaching one another how to open traditional British milk bottles with foil tops to get at the cream underneath, the Blue tit is a small, but clever bird.Characteristics
The blue crown and dark blue line passing through the eye and encircling the white cheeks to the chin, give the Blue Tit a very distinctive appearance. The forehead, eye streak, and a bar on the wing are also white. The nape, wings and tail are blue; the back is yellowish green; the under parts mostly sulphur-yellow with a dark line down the abdomen. The bill is black, and the legs bluish grey. The young are much more yellow than the old birds.

Habitat
Originally a woodland bird, the Blue Tit will nest wherever there is a suitable small hole, in a tree or nesting box. As a rule the bird roosts in ivy or evergreens, but in hard weather will shelter in a hole.

Behaviour
The Blue Tit is a valuable destroyer of pests, though it is fond of young buds of various trees, and may pull them to bits in the hope of finding insects. No species, however, destroys more coccids and aphids, the worst foes of many plants. It takes leaf miner grubs and moths.

The song period lasts almost all the year round, but is most often heard during February to June. It has a large vocabulary of calls and songs consisting of two or three notes followed by a rapid thrill.

Blue Tits are talented gymnasts in the slender twigs. A Blue Tit will often ascend a trunk in short jerky hops and display perky acrobatic performances when feeding on nuts or suet. It swings beneath the holder, calling tee, tee, tee or a scolding churr.
B.A.B.

www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife

Fundraising for charities in the current climate, especially for smaller ones with fewer resources to spend, is becoming more and more difficult. At a time when government and local authority funding is being drastically cut it is now more important than ever that charities look for alternative sources of income.

This one-day course, delivered by Panikos Efthimiou of the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), will help you do just that. Exploring ways to get donations from individuals and how to make them tax efficient with a simple explanation of Gift Aid, Payroll Giving, Shares and Legacies he will also give you some top tips on approaching companies and an insight into online fundraising and how to integrate social networking into your overall fundraising plan.

Each delegate will also leave with a clear action plan highlighting key next steps for your charity. He also promises lots of interaction and fun as you learn!

There will be a small charge of £10 for each delegate to cover the trainer, lunch and refreshments costs.

For more info please see The Community Forum website www.thecommunityforum.org.uk

We have had to wait for Her Majesty's Railway Inspector to inspect and approve the loop, which was completed at Thuxton, Norfolk late last week.

The MNR has never invested so much effort and capital in such an event before.

In addition, the new passing loop at Thuxton, to be used for the first time in anger at the Gala, has received no public funding and has been afforded [just!] out of MNR funds and donations.

Estimated cost is c.£50K and almost all of the hundreds of manhours have been willingly donated.



From Friday 24th to Sunday 26th September the Mid-Norfolk Railway will proudly present a special Golden Jubilee celebration event, with up to 11 visiting locomotives, representing the differing versions evolving from the original design. D67xx locomotives commenced service on the Liverpool Street to Norwich services in December 1960.

We hope to include locomotives from Direct Rail Services and West Coast Railways, as well as a number of preserved examples. [All locomotives are subject to availability and serviceability.]


The weekend of the event will also see the launch of the MNR's passing loop at Thuxton enabling two-train running for the first time. An intensive service of hourly departures timetabled from each end of the line, should be operating from c.8am through to c.8pm.

A cavalcade of locomotives will pass through Dereham Station; this will be followed by a naming of one of the engines.

Photographers may wish to have a look at some suggested locations for shots and are reminded of the hazards of lineside photography and to read our guidelines of good conduct which are included.

For further technical information, e-mail james.steward@mnr.org.uk non technical queries should be directed to info@mnr.org.uk


Further details may be found on our website www.mnr.org.uk.
Telephone: 01362 690633 Fax: 698487

When you change your library books in Halesworth on Saturday 2nd October, slip through the Children’s Section to the Library Garden.

Since April HinT volunteers have been planting vegetables, herbs, flowers, plants for dyeing. The Log Book “Library Garden and HinT” tells you more. Now, we need your help to plan and plant for next year. We’re looking for more growing spaces, so come and browse around our Halesworth map to help us spot where there’s a space near you where we, you, and your neighbours might start to do the same.



At the Library’s “Smarter Living” day on Saturday 16th October HinT will be “upcycling” left over material into simple sturdy shopping bags. No more plastic that you have to bin as soon as you get home – instead, take home a bag-pattern and make one yourself.
And, cor! you can sample some juice from local apples pressed before your eyes. 100 years ago there were many orchards in and around Halesworth, many have now gone but lots of fruit trees are left and some people are replanting. We need your help, now, to track down fruit trees which aren’t being picked. Owners and volunteer pickers will be getting together through HinT’s Appleshare Project to harvest that fruit and make sure it’s not wasted.

At the “Smarter Living” day you’ll also get another chance to join in the Bike-Aid scheme, following the hugely successful launch of the Halesworth Wheel Cycle Route in early September and hear what the ‘Big Society’ really is and the ways you can shape it from Nat Bocking of Suffolk ACRE who will also be sharing some good news for local public transport and the invisible 20% of the rural population; the family carer.
Applesharing - and group gardening in small urban spaces like the Library Garden - are ways of using land around the town more efficiently while working with friendly, like-minded people. It prevents waste, and cuts down petrol consumption in trucking food into Halesworth. All that, and “up-cycling” material scraps into reusable bags that you can stuff into a pocket, has got to be better for the environment and for our community.

Event organisers Halesworth in Transition (HinT) are part of a widespread and growing grassroots movement of people. We are taking a positive attitude to preparing for the impacts of climate change and peak oil (“peak oil” is when cheap and easy-to-get oil runs out). Many towns are already part of the international Transition movement. Locally this includes Bungay, Beccles, Framlingham, Woodbridge, Norwich, and Ipswich. HinT is not affiliated to any political party and is a non-profit-making organisation run entirely by volunteers.

For more information about this event and other activities phone 01986 875323 or email hint@talktalk.net.

Evocative images by award-winning Cromer-based photographer David Morris are on show this month at the King of Hearts Centre, Norwich.

David, who was named Professional Photographer of the Year in 2009 for his image of a Cotswolds coffin maker, this year won the reportage section of the Black and White Photographer of the Year competition.

Entitled The Last of it, his winning image featured Cotswolds brothers Peter and Ian Sabbiston, whom he captured on camera as they were shearing their sheep for the last time after realising they could no longer make a living as sheep farmers.

Also on show as part of the exhibition will be land and seascapes from Norfolk, and images captured on David's travels abroad, including a body of work entitled Bar Life, featuring portraits and interior studies of bars, pool halls and cafes.

The exhibition runs at the King of Hearts Centre, 7-15 Fye Bridge Street, Norwich, NR3 1LJ until November 9. To see more work by David Morris, visit www.davidmorrisphotographer.com

The BFI DVD 'Electric Edwardians: The Films of Mitchell and Kenyon' is available to buy at http://filmstore.bfi.org.uk/acatalog/...

This film is part of the Mitchell and Kenyon collection - an amazing visual record of everyday life in Britain at the beginning of the twentieth century. For more information about the films of Mitchell and Kenyon see http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/mk/

With a forum of experts discussing eating habits and a bigger-than-ever range of exhibitors and events, this year’s Aldeburgh Food and Drink festival is shaping up to be the best yet. Running from 24th September to 9th October, with the main weekend event taking place at Snape Maltings on 25th and 26th September, the festival will once again showcase the cream of East Suffolk’s food and drink producers, with plenty of opportunities for visitors to try before they buy. Other highlights will include cooking demonstrations from celebrity chefs, fun food-related activities, workshops, boat trips, RSPB-guided walks and more.

For the first time ever the festival’s opening day, Friday 24th September, will include a lively conference bringing together senior figures from the world of food and nutrition, staged in the Aldeburgh Music’s Hoffman Building at Snape Maltings. Entitled ‘Why we need to change our eating habits and how it can be done’, the event will be chaired by BBC radio presenter and respected food writer Sheila Dillon, and organised by festival’s President, renowned food campaigner Lady Caroline Cranbrook. Key note speakers will include Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy at City University, and many other respected nutritional and environmental individuals.

Some of the UK’s top chefs will also be on hand to share their skills and help bring attention to the excellent quality of Suffolk’s home-grown produce and locally manufactured products. The line-up includes Brett Graham from London’s The Ledbury 2 Michelin star restaurant, North Norfolk-based restaurateur Galton Blackiston, TV chef and truffle aficionado Valentine Warner and Thomasina Miers, winner of MasterChef and owner of London’s Wahaca Mexican restaurants, Tim Hughes executive chef of Caprice Holdings, Simon Wadham, head chef of Rivington Grill, London, Matthew Fort, food writer and judge on BBCTV’s Great British Menu will also be joining the team, along with Rose Prince of the Daily Telegraph and Sheila Dillon from Radio 4’s Food Programme, also joining them will be local lady Ruth Watson, food writer and presenter of C4 Country House Rescue.

A varied programme of workshops and seminars will include a 'Hands On Cookery School' for kids, hosted by nutritionist Eunice Mayhew, a Claret Masterclass with Adnams' expert wine buyers Alastair Marshall and Rob Chase, and a Cheese and Wine Matching Masterclass with award-winning food and wine expert Fiona Beckett. An eclectic mix of music will be provided by the Viennese Vegetable Orchestra, a unique collective of musicians, visual artists, architects, designers, media artists and writers.

Fringe events based in various locations throughout East Suffolk aim to engage more people in the festival, as well as increasing the understanding of the wider importance of local, seasonal food and drink and their integration with sustainable farming, fishing and food production. The programme includes organic farm walks, ‘meet the producers’ events, progressive suppers, cookery workshops, training and gourmet food experiences. Restaurants, pubs and hotels in the area will also be supporting the festival with special menus based on local produce and ingredients.

Entrance to the weekend event at Snape Maltings is £5 per person or £8pp for the weekend (under 13’s go free) and will include free parking, a cotton shopping bag and festival programme.

Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival has launched a new website which will continually be updated with further information concerning the events taking place. You can also following the festival on twitter http://twitter.com/AldeburghFood




An exciting line-up of celebrity chefs, writers and broadcasters will take to the stage at this year's Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival, sponsored by Adnams. Taking place at Snape Maltings on 25th and 26th September, the main festival weekend will feature an impressive programme of talks, workshops and cookery demonstrations by leading names from the world of food and drink, including Sheila Dillon of BBC Radio 4's Food Programme, The Guardian's Food and Drink Editor, Matthew Fort, and culinary adventurer Valentine Warner.

The centrepiece of the Festival's live schedule will be the Marquee Stage, where visitors can enjoy presentations and demos by respected food writers, including Telegraph columnist Rose Prince. Top cooks sharing their expertise will include 2 Michelin starred chef, Brett Graham from The Ledbury, Ruth Watson of Orford's Crown & Castle Hotel, Michelin-starred chef Galton Blackiston, Rory Whelan, Head Chef at Southwold's Swan Hotel, Marcus Verberne from Brown's in Mayfair and Thomasina Miers, former winner of MasterChef, who has had great success with her Mexico-inspired Wahaca restaurants.

There will be lots more events on the Courtyard Stage, including talks and demonstrations by Madalene Bonvini-Hamel from the British Larder Suffolk, Justin Kett from Aldeburgh's Brudenell Hotel and Ugur Vata from The Galley restaurants in Woodbridge and Ipswich. Octogenarian former banker Guy de Moubray will be telling us about 'Easy Entertaining at Eighty', while Steve and Marie Taylor will be attempting to revive interest in a meat that was once the staple of a rural diet, as they present 'From Field to Fork - a guide to preparing and cooking rabbit'.

A varied programme of workshops and seminars will include a 'Hands On Cookery School' for kids, hosted by nutritionist Eunice Mayhew, a Claret Masterclass with Adnams' expert wine buyers Alastair Marshall and Rob Chase, and a Cheese and Wine Matching Masterclass with award-winning food and wine expert Fiona Beckett. An eclectic mix of music will be provided by the Viennese Vegetable Orchestra, a unique collective of musicians, visual artists, architects, designers, media artists and writers.

Not to be outdone by Edinburgh, the AFDF will have its own two week 'fringe' festival from the 25th Sept – 9th October. Based in various locations throughout the east of the county, the fringe events are inspired by the 'field to fork' principle, and are aimed at promoting understanding of the wider importance of local, seasonal food and drink in the context of sustainable farming, fishing and food production.

There are over 80 events including; organic farm walks, ‘meet the producers’ events, progressive suppers, cookery workshops, artisan bread making, barista training and gourmet food experiences. Restaurants, pubs and hotels in the area will also be supporting the Festival with special menus based on local produce and ingredients.

Many fringe events are perfect for families, giving kids the chance to have fun while learning about the importance of sustainable food production. For example, Food Safari will be running a 'field to fork' experience for 6-12 year olds at an organic small-holding near Southwold.

There's also plenty on offer for grown-ups, from tours of the Adnams brewery and the Peasenhall smokehouse to a special 'Fruits of the Sea' menu at The Boardwalk restaurant in Southwold. On Saturday 9th October the recently opened British Larder Suffolk will be the venue for a cookery demonstration by chef, food writer and consultant Madelene Bonvini-Hamel. You can join the 'Saints and Sinners Expedition', a guided walk and introduction to the legends and folklore of Suffolk, with a stop at a local hostelry to revive your spirits. Or how about Beer and Boules at the Turks Head in Hasketon? Alternatively, you can catch Aldeburgh Cinema's screening of 'Food, Inc', Robert Kenner's Oscar-nominated movie that takes the lid off America's corporate controlled food industry.

An innovative community wind turbine project in north east Suffolk is blowing up a storm with local residents. At an open meeting last week, organised by the environmental group Cookpole Energy Action (CEA), villagers from the valley of Cookley near Halesworth were horrified to learn that their picture postcard hamlet has been earmarked for at least two wind turbines.

CEA was set up last year by five residents from Walpole, a village of approximately 215 people, and one representative from Cookley, a rural hamlet with a population of just 80, with the intention of reducing the community’s carbon footprint, fossil fuel use and energy costs. Although the initiative has been hailed as an eco-triumph throughout the county, many of Cookley’s residents didn’t know all the details of the proposed wind turbine project until it was announced last week that two turbines could be dumped on their landscape.

“CEA organised a survey to assess ‘green’ views in both villages last year but we don’t recall giving our views on wind turbines,” said Cookley resident Sarah Shephard. “Yet suddenly we were reading in the papers and hearing on the radio that apparently most of us thought it was a marvellous idea. It’s not that we’re not eco-friendly in Cookley or that we don’t admire CEA’s impressive aims and intentions but a significant number of villagers think that the viability of a wind power is questionable and using it as a long-term means of generating money for the community isn’t worth the risks involved.”

“My concerns are that the subsidies that make wind turbines attractive will not be sustained in the longer-term and I don’t believe it’s worth spoiling an attractive area of countryside for what may be an uncertain future, in terms of gains for the environment and the local community,” continued Cookley resident Mark Stephen.

Cookley resident Jane Evers said: “When the wind blows the low frequency noise from a turbine is relentless and can even penetrate double-glazing. It is impossible to know whom this type of noise will affect but the lives of those who are sensitive to it could be ruined. In our area in the evenings and at night you can listen to the silence. Do we want to deny ourselves forever this gift which we are privileged to have?”

The situation escalated to crisis point for Cookley residents last week when three shortlisted sites for the turbines were announced; two locations in Cookley and just one in Walpole. A final decision on the two sites to be used will be made once full technical assessments have been carried out and the planning process completed. Meanwhile Cookley’s distraught residents have pledged to do everything they can to keep their beautiful valley unblemished but are very keen to pursue other ways in which they may be able to support the aims of CEA.

‘It’s more than just an evening of great fun – it’s also an evening of very good theatre’. - What’s on Stage.

Originally produced in the West End starring Richard Briers and Lynn Redgrave, these perfect short plays are a dazzling display of comic timing for just two, very versatile actors. Funny and touching, The Two of Us takes a look at the complexities of love and marriage in the modern world.

This rural touring production has been receiving excellent reviews.

Tickets: £10.50 / Concessions £9



MC’ing will be Lee Canterbury - Like a ball of energy bouncing around the stage, Lee's ability to whip up an audience has been admired from Aberdeen to Exeter. ‘The result of a genetic experiment between Eric Morecombe and Speedy Gonzales’ - Time Out.


Ali Cook's irreverent persona and respected sleight of hand have made him one of the pioneers of the alternative magic scene. His anarchic illusions and stand up have attracted diverse audiences including The Harry Potter Premiere Parties and private events for Damien Hirst. His 2008 Edinburgh debut sold out with four star reviews and moved to the West End, again to sell-out audiences.

**** ‘A pleasing mixture of cheesy and sinister’ - The List.

With fresh material and lightning-quick audience interaction, Paddy Lennox has a warm Irish charm and a twinkle in his eye that can make the twists and turns in his jokes come as a shock. A regular at all the big comedy clubs, Lennox has a couple of Edinburgh Festival shows under his belt and a great future ahead of him.

**** ‘comedy the way it should be: a laugh-a-minute which leaves the audience wishing the show was just a little bit longer .’ - Fest.

**** ‘Excellent stand-up... Vastly entertaining.’ - Three Weeks.

The bar and delicious homemade hot food and cakes (to die for) will be available from 7.30pm.
Tickets: Advance £8.00 / Door £9.50

Tickets from the box office – Monday to Saturday 11am to 4pm, by phone 01379 652241, on line www.disscornhall.co.uk or on the door.

This week I just thought I would make you all aware on what can really go wrong when insuring your car, years ago you stayed with the same insurance company, and many would have a Agent call at the door to collect payment, and he was on hand to give you a cover note, when changing the car…

Nowadays we do not see or have cover notes, perhaps so we cannot take advantage of a months cover then disappear to another insurance company.

Well at the end of August my son changed his vehicle, and same old story swapped insurers because we all seek better deals, he told them a start date for the insurance to commence, but nearer the time rang them to bring the date four days earlier, that's ok they said but by doing that it will be cheaper (wow unusual) so we will refund you money back into your account (yes he had paid the full amount in one payment.) your Certificate will be with you in 15 days time, but you are covered from now…

But now sixteen days later he received a letter in the post from the insurance company making him aware he had no insurance cover on the car…

A quick phone call to them asking what was going on they told him the Girl in the office had refunded all the the money back to his account rather than just  a small amount, this now made the insurance void.

What a terrible thing to happen, driving about with no insurance when its not your fault, and not a telephone call or text message but a letter taking three days to arrive…

During the time on the phone and asking for the Manager to complain too telling them of their very poor service, the Manager then gave a £125 discount (yes another one)

So as a warning check that the insurance company are on top of their job, don't rely on computer booking, and any refunds check with your bank they have received monies, and not wait for your bank statements.

By the way, anyone refunding all your premium back into the account by mistake and leaving drivers without proper cover is not a sack-able offence!!!

It would be very wrong of me to mention this insurance companies name but please all be aware of mistakes that can develop, and it really is More Than my jobs worth...