| THE
SCOTTER FAMILY |
| After an appeal for photographs in our last
issue, Mrs Scotter very kindly brought in some of her late husband Arthur and her son. We
decided to do a little research on the Scotter family and sad to say, for such a prominent
Sherinham family, the Scotters very rarely get a mention. We would like to redress the
balance here and are appealing to anyone with information or photographs of the Scotters,
to please get in touch. |
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| Do you know any of the faces in the above
photograph? A few little pieces of information we have been able to gather are that
James Scotter was born in Sheringham in 1896 he was the son of Matthew and Ann Scotter. We
was almost certainly in the Royal Navy. He was also a member of the Sheringham Lifeboat
Crew. and in the time old tradition was given the nickname Jimmy Jimma. He died in 1962.
The Windsor Rose which was last owned by the Scotter family is a locally built fishing
boat which now resides in the Sheringham Museum. The most dramatic post-war rescue
by the Foresters' Centenary Lifeboat was to save the crew of the S.S. Wimbledon on the
31st October 1956. The Foresters' Centenary was launched into a very rough sea the RNLI's
Thanks on Vellum were awarded to Acting Bowman Arthur H. Scotter among others for the
rescue of eighteen men. Arthurs Certificate of Service from the R.N.L.I. reads: |
| "This is to certify that Arthur H. Scotter was Second
Coxwain of the Sheringham Life-boat for 19 and a half years, Bowman for four and
threequarter years and previously a member of the crew for eighteen years, during which
periods the Life-boat rescued 136 lives from shipwreck. |
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| The Committee Management are glad to place on
record this testimony to his personal participation in the Life-boat Service."
Now, by my reckoning, that's a lot of years service, there must be some stories to be told
and who is the gorgeous guy in the above photo? |
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| SHERINGHAM CARPETS BIRTHDAY! |
Sheringham
Carpets opened in March 1993. It is run by husband and wife team Sharon & Nigel Secker
and was opened to provide good quality products with good service. Originally it just
dealt in carpets & vinyl floor coverings but has since expanded into soft furnishings.
Our carpet department deals with all the major British manufacturers including Brintons
Carpets, Axminster Carpets, Victoria Carpets and many more. We also offer a range of
Natural floor coverings from The Alternative Flooring Company and Crucial Trading. We also
sell Karndean Tile flooring. This is proving very popular as it gives the effect of wood,
slate or tiled flooring as all the tiles are individually laid it can be tailored to the
customers requirements.
A full measuring and installation service is available on all our products. We all have a
good knowledge of our products and are therefore able to advise our customers on what
products will best suit their requirements and lifestyle. Our soft furnishing department
has a large selection of curtain fabrics to choose from, again from leading names such as
Crowsons, Blendworth, Harlequin and many more. It helps the customers having both curtains
and carpet samples under one roof, to co-ordinate their look. We offer a full making
service but alternatively can just supply the fabrics. We can also advise customers on
design ideas and style, plus offering a full range of tracks, poles and accessories. Again
a full hanging service is available. To compliment our full range of carpets and fabrics
we offer a selection of lamps, cushions and rugs.
We would like to thank all our customers for their support over the last ten years and
look forward to seeing them again in the next ten years! |
| During
your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that's the weight of about 6
elephants! |
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