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This real Village Style Summer Show held in the ancient Old Reading Room, with its walls covered with archive  photographs and historical details of the village tracking back to the 1860’s, grows in popularity every year, this year with a record breaking 153 entries from 39 exhibitors across a range of 63 categories.

Organised by Viki Hooper entailing a great deal of preparatory work, commitment – and resilience – assisted on the day by Tom & Mary Hicks acting as stewards and other committee members “pitching in”, the entries were judged by Lyn Kirk a food & textiles teacher and Wally Patterson a Dickleburgh man who in the past had won the silver Kepple trophy seventeen times to the extent it was given to him. He in turn gave it to the Village Society as their main award for the Best in Show.

With the large amount of entries, judging took some time with each of the six classes having several categories, finally resulting in the winners of the classes as follows:

Best in Show: Viki Hooper, Vegetable Class: Geoff Beaujeux, Fruit Class: Michael Hooper, Flower Class: Viki Hooper, Cookery Class: Bob Joy, Handicraft: Mike Tinsley, Children’s Class: Ben Filmer.

At 4.00pm, John Taylor, the Chairman of the Village Society expressed his thanks to Viki Hooper for all of her hard work in organising such a successful event, the judges, and the help given by other committee members. Finally he announced the winner of the Kepple Cup for the best entry in show, as Viki Hooper  who was quite overwhelmed – ecstatic – at receiving it!

He also reminded those present that the Village Society’s annual Cheese, Pate & Wine Lunch at Dickleburgh Hall was scheduled for August 10th  at 12 noon with tickets available from Raymond (Tel. 741394), Carl (Tel. 741517), Tom (Tel. 740531) and Beryl (Tel. 741259) – members £6.00 and non-members £7.00.

This month we are holding the very popular Cheese/Pate and Wine Lunch at the Old Barn, Dickleburgh Hall on Semere Green Lane.  This fund raiser will take place on Sunday 10^th August at noon.

Tickets are available from Raymond (Tel.741394), Carl (Tel. 741517), Tom (Tel. 740531) or Beryl (Tel. 741259)

Members £6.00 and non-members £7.00.

Come and join us at the beautiful Hall, have fun and enjoy some lovely food and wine and a great raffle.

Complaints have been received about the indiscriminate dumping of grass cuttings and garden waste into adjacent fields and ditches.
ALL gardeners are requested to either use a brown bin as can be provided by South Norfolk Council or take the waste/cuttings to the nearest Council Waste Disposal site where it is catered for.

Dickleburgh & Rushall Parish Council

Both the South Norfolk Council and the Parish Council are concerned about the degree of pollution caused by dogs on the Town Meadow, Playing Fields and other open spaces and request owners to ensure THEY remove the offensive matter!
There are Dog Wardens to enforce this and fines are heavy, but owners themselves should have the decency to ensure that in the interests of the health of fellow villagers and particularly children, this indiscriminate fouling should cease!

Dickleburgh & Rushall Parish Council

Four members of the group were invited to Her Majesty’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, July 8th. It was a very memorable occasion and greatly enjoyed by the four people representing the leaders/helpers of 1st Dickleburgh Sea Scout Group.

In the picture: Paul Playford (Group Scout Leader), Andy Turner (Explorer Leader), Kathy Leeder (Assistant Beaver Leader), John Munday (Beaver Leader).

The official presentation of the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service to the Leaders/Helpers of the Scout Group takes place on August 4th at the Great Hospital, Bishopgate, Norwich where the Lord Lft. of Norfolk Ricard Jewson will present the award. The Group intend to hold a party for the youngsters and all who have made the Scout Group such a success over the years possibly in late September co-inciding with the Group’s Annual Sponsorship Weekend “Sea to Dickleburgh Event”