Wildfooduk are running a number of courses in/around Thetford forest starting of from St Helen’s Picnic Site.

These are commercial courses lasting about 3 /12 hours and as such charges apply.

Details are as follows:-

Thetford Forest Foraging Courses

Address/meeting place:
Thetford Forest
(St Helen’s Picnic Site)
Santon Downham
Brandon
Suffolk
IP27 0TJ

Description:

Thetford Forest is a large pine forest to the east of England. We’ll be meeting at St Helen’s picnic site, in an area of the Forest where this diverse environment allows for many wild plants and mushrooms to flourish.

The course starts with a short introduction on what to look for and a brief of the general countryside codes.

Then we’ll set off on a roughly 2.5 hour walk around the area and along the Little Ouse river, teaching you how to identify the different plants and mushrooms that we find.

We’ll break along the way for homemade refreshment, such as our wild food soup or elderflower champagne.

Afterwards we’ll head back to the picnic site to end the day with a tasty wild food lunch based on what we have found and some pre-prepared homemade treats.

We’ll email you a list of everything we discussed on the day to help you to remember what you have learnt.

Dates/times:
28th March
24th April
30th & 31st May
3rd & 4th July
8th & 9th August
All courses start at 12pm and finish approx. 3.30pm

Ticket prices:
Adults £50, under 16’s £25.00, under 12’s free.

Contact details:
Tel: 01981 590604
Email: admin@wildfooduk.com
Website: www.wildfooduk.com
Ticket URL: https://www.wildfooduk.com/foraging-trips/suffolk-thetford-forest-foraging-courses/

Rotary Club of Brandon and District Family Fun Day and Pop Up Golf

This will take place on Sunday, 30th June from 10.00 am on the Village Green. It is to raise funds for St Nicholas Hospice Care.

There will be a barbecue, Fun Golf, Welly Wanging, Bouncy Castle, Paint Ball and Face Painting.

Toilets and bar in the village hall.

On Sunday 17th Dec the owner of LIttle Lodge Farm is arranging a “stroll” down to Santon Downham.

A group of about 30 will be dressing up their horses, children and adults and taking a stroll down to Santon Downham for mulled wine and mince pies in the Club..

Start time is approx 11am with the aim to be at the Breckland Club for 12:00pm

Come along to see the horses or just for a lunch time drink in the Club. (New members welcome/encouraged)

 

 

Details of the event to celebrate the Queens 90th birthday have been finalised and are as follows:-

Agenda for AGM 2016

Car Boots Run through the Summer.

The car boot takes place outside the Village Hall/Breckland Club in the car park and on on the small village green.

For further information contact Sylvia.

Tel: 01842 815213        Email: sylvia@santondownhamcentre.co.uk

They are on the 1st Sunday of the Month

Dates for 2016 are

1st May

5th June

3rd July

7th August

4th September

2nd October

Teas/CoffeeBacon Butties etc are available at the Village Hall

SANTON DOWNHAM PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

IN THE ROTARY ROOM, VILLAGE HALL,

SANTON DOWNHAM

MONDAY, 21st MARCH 2016 – 7.00PM

Agenda 21st March 2016