Bodham Newsletter
November 2025
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Parish Council |
Bodham Parish Council will next meet on Monday 3rd November at
7.30 pm.
Bodham Parish Council has allotments available.
Please contact the parish clerk if you are interested.
Dan Futter - bodhampc@gmail.com
The blue bin which was used as a ‘Paper Bank’ has now been
collected, so please put paper waste in the green bin at home.
Harry Bruford
“Harry and Helen Bruford would like to thank most sincerely
all of the people that helped after Harry’s fall in Hall Close.
After several days in Norfolk and Norwich Hospital under
observation, he is now safely back home.” |
Bodham and West Beckham Church Services
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Services will take place……
On Sunday 2nd November at 9.00 am - Celtic Praise with Holy Communion at West
Beckham Church.
On Sunday 9th November at 10.45 am - Remembrance Sunday Service at Bodham Church
On Sunday 9th November at 4.00 pm - Afternoon Praise at the Village Hall
On Sunday 16th November at 9.00 am - Celtic Praise at West Beckham Church.
On Sunday 16th November at 2.00 pm - Service of Remembering at Bodham Church
This is a quiet, reflective time to come together and remember, and give thanks
for, those we have loved but are no longer with us. There will be sheets in all
the churches where you can add names of those you would like to remember and
their names will be read out and candles lit in remembrance of them.
On Sunday 23rd November at 4.00 pm - Afternoon Praise with Holy Communion at the
Village Hall |
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Bodham Playing Field
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Events in Bodham and Beckham Village Hall
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Facebook:
Bodham & Beckham Village Hall
email:
bodhambeckham.villagehall@gmail.com.
Main Officers
Chairman: Kerri Clarke
Vice Chairman: Callum Ringer
Treasurer: Paul Clarke
Secretary: Mel Clarke
We also have on our committee: Roger Ward, Jemma Cutting, Carolyn Rawlings,
JP Ringer, Tracy Toyn, Amanda Roe, Paul Suffolk and Lee Thaxter.
We are all looking forward to continuing the standards set by the previous
committee.
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Annual Carols Around the Tree and Father Christmas Visit |
Bodham’s annual carols around the Christmas tree will take place at The Red Hart
Bodham on Friday 12th December at 6.00 pm.
There will be mince pies, mulled wine/cider on offer and plenty of good cheer to
go round! Come and join friends and neighbours for this festive Bodham
tradition.
Father Christmas will also be joining us with a gift for all children from
Bodham and East and West Beckham.
Please do let us know if you have any little ones coming – you can do this by
either popping in to The Red Hart, messaging Rock Bodham on
Facebook or
emailing bodhambigweekend@gmail.com
The deadline for this is Friday 5th December. |
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Reiki
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Do you want to feel calm, relaxed and connected?
Maybe you should try Reiki?
Reiki is a safe and non-invasive energy healing modality linked to a wide
range of physical and emotional health benefits.
Taster sessions with Kerri Clarke are available at the monthly Mind, Body and
Spirity Fayre at Bodham Village Hall.
Why not come along to the next event on the 6th November and find out more?
Alternatively, contact me for more details;
info@miss-kay.co.uk
07584250841 |
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The ‘Award Winning’ Red Hart
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Monday and Tuesday from 3.00 pm
No food on Mondays and Tuesdays
From Wednesday to Saturday from 11.30 am to 11.00 pm
Sunday 11.30am - 9.00 pm
• Wednesday to Saturday, join us for lunch from 12.00 pm to
2.30 pm
and for dinner from 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm.
Don’t forget on Fridays 5.00 - 7.00 pm we are serving
Takeaway Fish and Chips or Scampi and Chips.
• On Sundays, from 12.00 am to 4.00 pm we serve our famous
roasts.
Our Festive Menu is available between Wednesday 19th November
until
Wednesday 24th December
Here are some dates for your diary……..
• Quiz Night - Tuesday 4th November - Start at 7.30 pm
• Open Mic - Tuesday 11th November - Start at 7.00 pm
• ‘Bingo’ on Tuesday 18th November - Arrive at 7.00 pm
Eyes Down at 7.30 pm
• Meal and Medium Night - Tuesday 25th November at 7.00 pm
• Karaoke Party - Saturday 29th November Start at 9.00
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Bodham and Village Bonfire and Fireworks |
Bodham Village Bonfire and Fireworks will take place on Saturday 1st November.
Bonfire will be lit at 6.30 pm for a 7.00 pm display.
The Playing Field will be open from 9.00 am on the 1st for people to bring
burnable waste to build the bonfire.
We do require some additional volunteers to help on the day, please get in touch
if you can support us for a couple of hours. Please contact bodhambigweekend@gmail.com
if you are able to help.
For full details please see the event posters and Rock Bodham Facebook page in
the coming weeks.
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The Michael Sayer Quiz
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1. What was Margaret Thatcher’s constituency?
2. Which Royal Couple were divorced in 1996?
3. Name the first person to win £1million on ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’?
4. Which TV programme was set on Craggy Island ?
5. Which is Somerset’s only city?
6. The ‘Ten Commandments’ are in which book of the bible?
7. Who played Alf Garnet in Until Death Do Us Part?
8. Which UK coin ceased to be legal tender in 1960?
9. Horse and Fan are types of what shellfish?
10. What was the name of Rigby’s cat in Rising Damp?
Answers for October - 1. Vicar of Dibley 2. Chester 3. Rhode Island 4. Trailer
Park 5. Pigs 6. Postcards 7. Richard NIxon 8. Poppy 9. Queen Victoria 10. David
Dickinson
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Mobile Library Service
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The Library Van will stop outside 8 Roseacre on a Thursday
usually once a month.
The next visit will be on Thursday 27th November from 1.50 pm
-12.05 pm. |
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Mobile Post Office
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Please remember the regular weekly visits from the Post Office van to
Bodham and Beckham Village Hall. This service is available every Tuesday from
12.30 pm - 1.30 pm in the Village Hall Car Park. |
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Dog Fouling
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Three bins are provided in the Village for the disposal of dog
waste. Please do not throw your plastic bags in the
hedgerows.Please use the bins provided.
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Good Neighbour Scheme
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Please don’t forget the Community Scheme is still in place.
If you need support please get in touch with Mel Clarke.
Mel’s contact details are 01263 588840 or
melclarke58@gmail.com |
Your Comments and Contributions to this publication would be welcome, please
send to.....
Roger Ward, Holly House, Cromer Road, Bodham, Norfolk NR25 6QG
01263 588627 or 07762 597806
e-mail -
rogerward2@btinternet.com
Views expressed are not necessarily the views of the editorial staff or the
Parish Council.
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