At Sheringham town community newspaper. North Norfolk England UK.

WHO IS THE QUEEN?

Following on from our chats with the pupils at Sheringham Primary School, this week we wondered if any of them would recognise the Queen. Armed with a recent picture of Queen Elizabeth II without her crown our reporter ventured into the playground to quiz 20 children from age 6 to 11 years. Did they know who this lady was, and what was her job? The result was very impressive. They all knew she was the queen (except for one girl of 6), but quite a few were unsure as to what her name was. One child, Grant, mistook her for her sister Princess Margaret. Two girls were confident she was Queen Victoria, whilst six children said she was the Queen Mum (can't have been a flattering picture). Nine children, a mix of boys and girls, knew instantly that it was our current queen, leaving one girl calling her Elley. I quite like it, do you think we could start a mini name revolution and get the rest of the world to call our queen "Queen Elley the second"? Maybe not.

Let your imagination take over in Cromer.
Sister and brother duo Sue Brown and John Lilley had a vision when they set about turning a 40 year old former antique shop into a modern, spacious ceramic cafe/workshop - the Sticky Earth Cafe. "We've created a relaxed and non intimidating atmosphere where people of all ages can feel at home. They can come in, order from a choice of freshly brewed tea, coffee, latte or cappuccino, select the item they want to paint and then let their imagination take over," says Sue Brown. "It's an opportunity for people to get the chance to do something creative. Once people discover just how quick and easy it is to produce something totally personal, either for themselves or as a gift for others, they will soon realise that painting ceramics is great fun. And if they don't want to paint anything, they can always sit back on the sofa, read a magazine, and relax in a nice surrounding." The Sticky Earth cafe supplys up to 26 non-toxic, water-based paints and brushes and Sue, John and their staff are on hand to offer helpful tips, advice, and even a demonstration if required. Once you've finished, as part of the service they will glaze and fire your item. The Sticky Earth cafe is ideal for special bookings for children's' parties and even adult groups where you may bring your own wine. It has also been designed to appeal to parents with very young children. It has a quiet, warm environment with plenty of open space around the tables to allow room for buggies and prams, and has spacious baby changing facilities. The vast array of unpainted plain ceramics to choose from will appeal to people of all ages, prices start from as little as Ł2.75 per item up to Ł60.00 for the very large items, and there is a small 'studio fee' of Ł2.95 to cover paints, glazing and firing in one of two of the industrial sized kilns. "If you think you have no creative or artistic talent, think again. A visit to Sticky Earth is a lot like watching a child colouring with crayons; you'll end up wanting to have a go yourself!" concludes Sue Brown. The Sticky Earth cafe is open at 15 Church Street. For further information, contact either Sue Brown or John Lilley on (01263) 519 642.

NEW FEATURE
KIDS SAY THE FUNNIEST THINGS
Have you any funny stories about things your children have said?
Let us have them, we would love to hear from you.

As a child, my sister in law used to say WARDROVE and to this day, she still cannot pronounce WARDROBE!

CAN YOU FIND BEAKY?

We will be hiding Beaky in every issue, maybe more than once and at different sizes - see if you can spot him.

When you do, write and tell us what page(s) he is on and where, giving the same details as before.
Small prize for the winner.
He's in THIS issue, can you find him?

SPOT THE SPELLIN MIST-ACHE
Every Issue - see if you can spot them all
Ł1 per word prize if you can get all the deliberate ones.

KIDZ CORNER

Okay, all you children aged 1 - 12 years, this column is for you. Enter the competition(s) and you may win a prize.

What's Your Angle How much will a 38 degree angle measure when observed under a microscope that magnifies ten times?
NURSERY SCHOOL SPORTS DAY

Bouncy castles, fishing pools, obstacle course, face painting and that's even before the nursery school sports races started. Hilary Scargill and staff made such an effort to make sure the parents and children were given a lovely time at the Nursery. The children had previously made their own fish biscuits and were given the opportunity to sample their own cooking skills.

After the arrival of Mr Cragoe, Headmaster, the races began. First up, the girls running race, winner Chloe Hambling, boys running race winner James Othon.

Then there were balancing bean bag on the head races, jumping races, and crawling races. Of course the races the children all wanted to see were the mum's jumping bean bag race, winner Sharon (Kyra's mum), and the Dad's backwards bean bag between the knees race, winner Andy (William's dad).