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Watton Society November Meeting
Our November meeting was our annual film night with Phil Slater.
He brought along a selection including: – The Sea Breaks Through – about the 1938 flooding of East Anglia and the work to prevent the tide breaking through again. Some film of work to free a train snowbound on the North Pennines at Bleath Gill in 1955, a 1947 Scout and Guide International Folk Dance Festival in London with Princesses Elizabeth & Margaret along with Lady Baden-Powell, a show of Horses of Austria performing at the Spanish Riding School, then a film about London’s last Tram, by British Transport film, a film of the 1959 Watton Carnival and the unveiling of the Town sign and finishing with Three songs by George Formby.
Our first meeting of 2022 was heal on Wednesday 19th January, when Simon White from Beales Roses gave a very informative talk along with photo of of the setting up and images of the completed displays at both Chelsea Flower Show and the Hampton Court Show. He also gave an insight to the budgets involved in the setting up and running of both the displays and the show gardens, along with the dismantling to leave site in condition it was before the start. He also brought along some plants and gardening accessories which were for sale at a discounted price on the night.
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On the evening of Wednesday, 17th March thirty seven members of the Watton Society joined together for a very interesting and well presented talk on the Mid Norfolk Railway by Paddy Anstey. We all enjoyed this presentation and our chats with each other and Paddy. Prior to the meeting Paddy had given a lot of help to the committee and he hosted the meeting, as it was our first attempt at hosting. We still have things to learn but are gradually getting there. The talk covered the history of railways in Norfolk, the present day and hopes and plans for the future. For those of you who may not know, the Mid Norfolk Railway runs from Dereham to Wymondham and holds several special events during the year which will be on their website.