The role of the magistracy
Geoff Fisher Magistrates, some 12,000 in the UK, are volunteers aged between 18 and 75 and come from all walks of life.
Reepham WI
A round-up of recent events
The last few months have provided Reepham WI members with diverse and interesting events.
Members enjoy talks from writer and forensic scientist
Jeni Neill gave a brief insight into how she took up writing, then self-published her first novel, The Devil’s Dye.
Members debate four resolutions
The Women’s Institute has a long history of campaigning.
Behind the (Nativity) scenes
St Francis of Assisi is thought to have introduced the first living Nativity scene in Greccio on Christmas Eve 1223.
Sweet reasons to fall in love with Turkey
In October our members were transported by a real-life “Shirley Valentine” to a magical place time has forgotten.
Local author’s biography of wild swimming pioneer
Patrick Barkham talked about his recently published book The Swimmer, a biography of Roger Deakin.
Beyond black and beige’
A selection of scarves from the Bircham Centre were sold in aid of its Raise the Roof appeal.
Pets as therapy
Wendy Jones brought along her companion, Lacee, one of the 4,000 dogs currently deployed nationally as therapy dogs.
Wonderful place for cheese lovers
Members enjoying an entertaining talk by Sam Steggles, cheese maker and proprietor of The Goat Shed in Honingham.