LOCAL PHARMACIST IS NEW ROTARY PRESIDENTRetired local pharmacist, Donald Mayes , is the new President of Cromer and Sheringham
Rotary Club. He took over from retiring president, Joe Floyd, on July 1. His first appointment was with Boots in Cambridge followed by spells in Luton, Central
london and Colchester. In 1989, he joined Savory & Moore in Cromer as pharmacist and
manager, a company which subsequently became Lloyds Chemists and, latterly, Lloyds
Pharmacy. In their earlier years, both were involved in the Scout Movement where Donald progressed to be Queen's Scout. They have two daughters - the elder, Rachel, is now a police officer in Norwich whilst
Ruth works with the Department of Works and Pensions. Both play hockey for The Panthers
(formerly Briston Ladies). Since then he has chaired an Important Rotary Club committee before taking over as President this month. "There are many challenges ahead this year", he said. "But, with the people in the Club we intend to integrate more closely with the local community whilst continuing our support for international charities such as Polio Plus."
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Underwater world of wondersCome to Sheringham Park on Thursday 23 July to explore The Hidden World of the Sheringham Chalk Gullies. Follow the National Trust’s Wild Child Marine Trail and make your very own sea creature to take home. The sea around Sheringham on the north Norfolk coast supports some incredible sea-life that few people realise exists. The wave-scoured ‘Sheringham Chalk Gullies’ occur where the North Sea meets the chalk shelf stretching up from the south. At Sheringham the sea has gouged steep-sided valleys into the soft chalk, home to a diverse array of wildlife.
The ridges of the underwater chalk gully are covered in encrusting coralline algae – red seaweed that builds a crunchy limestone skeleton for itself. The flint nodules and boulders in the gullies provide homes for squat and common lobsters, porcelain and velvet swimming crabs. Lining the gully walls, a close-packed mosaic of ‘animal turf’ includes sponges, seamats, anemones and hydroids, and colourful peacock and coral worms inhabit the sandy or gravely gully beds.
To celebrate this incredible hidden world, the National Trust team at Sheringham Park has created the Wild Child Marine Trail to help visitors discover more about this wealth of wildlife just offshore. The Marine Trail will be available until mid-August. On Thursday 23 July, in addition to taking the Wild Child Marine Trail, you will have the opportunity to make your own sea creature. Workshops will run from 10.30am to 12.30pm and 2 to 4pm and cost £2 per child, booking not required. For further please details phone the Sheringham Park Visitor Centre on 01263 820550 |
@ Sheringham Community Paper - Issue 103 - 31 July
