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Denton Village News Archive for September 2009

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Housing Consultation

A public consultation session is to be held on Denton’s Affordable Housing scheme.

Saffron Housing are mounting an exhibition in the Village Hall on Tuesday 13th October from 3.30 p.m. onwards before the monthly meeting of the Parish Council. Staff will be there to answer questions.

Further details can be found on the Affordable Housing page.

New Art Group Established

A new group has been established for local artists. Weekly meetings are planned.

Further details can be found on the Art Group’s page.

Challenge Report

On Friday 2nd October at 7.30 p.m. Liz Cargill and Jennie Crowhill will be reporting back on their Cycling Challenge at the Village Hall.

Further details can be found on the special page in the Features Section.

Denton Boys Acquitted

Two young Denton residents have been cleared of plotting to conduct a US-style high school massacre. We are pleased to report that they live in Denton, Manchester, not here in Norfolk.

This rather bizarre case saw two teenagers accused of planning an attack on teachers and fellow-students at Audenshaw High School, based on a real incident at Columbine, Colorado in 1999. However the jury accepted the boys’ claims that they were merely indulging in “fantasy” and threw out the prosecution.

Further details are available at the Guardian Website.

The Heroes Return

Liz Cargill and Jennie Crowhill returned safely from their marathon charity cyle ride round the Dentons of England on Saturday. They achieved their target of visiting eight other Dentons on time and ended up with a heroes’ welcome at the Village Hall.

Further details of their route, their experiences etc. can be found on the special page in the Features Section.

Another Successful Show

The Gardening Club’s Annual Show on 5th September was much enjoyed by everybody who attended whether as a competitor or a spectator.

34 people entered their produce etc. with a total of 307 entries across the 53 classes. Standards were as high as ever.

Trophy winners were:

  • Overall Show Trophy — Heather Squirrell
  • Flower Classes (Grant Trophy) — Peter Wiltshire
  • Vegetable and Fruit Classes (Skinner Trophy) — Heather Squirrell
  • Domestic Classes (Carden Trophy) — Jean Whipps
  • Decorative Classes (Charnick Trophy) — Kath Hanner
  • Children’s Classes — Keiron and Leone Knights

Your correspondent feels unable to report on the outcome of the Gentlemen’s Class but some excellent Victoria Sponges were on display.

They're Off!

Liz Cargill and Jennie Crohill, have set off on their extended charity cycle ride.

They were seen off from the Village Hall by a group of supporters on Sunday, 30th August, to ride to Norwich Station. From there they are taking the train to Darlington so that the ride proper can start on Monday.

For a picture of their departure and further information about the ride go to the special page in the Features Section. Regular updates on their progress are being posted on that page.

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