ST ANDREWS METHODIST CHURCH FLOWER
FESTIVAL
The annual flower festival of St Andrews Methodist Church, Cromer Road, Sheringham takes
place from 6th to 9th July 2006. The festivals have been run for over 30 years and over
the years they have grown significantly and are now not only a major event for the church
but also a significant event in the annual diary of many visitors to Sheringham. They even
attract several coach parties from as far afield as Bedford!
Last year the festival, which took place over a 4 day period, attracted over 3,000
visitors and raised over £11,000 for church funds and a donation to local
charities/voluntary groups. The local charity that is being supported this year is the
Sheringham Salvation Army re-building project.
Every year the floral exhibits of the
festival are designed to a specific theme. Last year the theme was "Times and
Seasons" and 30 exhibits were on display, with varieties of flowers from all over the
world. The sample picture files of exhibits from last years festival show the attention to
detail that the designers take in covering their subject. The theme for 2006 is "What
a Wonderful World" and we are confident that the displays will be just as imaginative
as in the past.
Entry to the festival is free, the money being raised totally from donations and from
proceeds of catering and an asortment of the many varied stalls run by church members.
Examples of these stalls include, plants, books, bric-a-brac, arts and crafts, cakes, a
raffle and various quizzes.
An advertising "flyer" giving additional information on the opening times of the
festival is shown in the attached file.
Not knowing your deadline dates for publicity I have sent this information well in advance
of the festival but would be grateful if you would include an article in your publication
a little nearer to the time of the event.
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DOUBLE JOY FOR EAST COAST WARRIORS
East Coast Warriors enjoyed a very successful weekend with both the U8s
and U10s winning their League Cup competition. The Under 8 competition was held on
Saturday and the Warriors found themselves in up against Stalham B and Acle A in the group
stages. A 4-2 win and 1-1 draw was enough to see them win the group and progress to
the knock-out stages and a quarter final against Old Catton and a semi final against
Stalham. The final saw the Warriors face Buxton who had played some outstanding
football all day and reach the final without conceding a goal. The final was a
tense game with both teams playing some nice passing football. After a Buxton attack
the warriors broke with a fantastic pass out of defence by L. Meecham to K. Lubbock who
picked out J. Saunders with a sublime pass to split open the Buxton defence which he
slotted home coolie under a Buxton challenge. Despite Buxton then throwing
everything they had at the Warriors in the last few minutes they managed to hold on for a
1-0 win. The Warriors squad consisted of C. Woods, J. Brady, C. Ecroyd, L. Meecham,
J. Saunders, K. Lubbock, C. Covell, G. Glen and J. Baker all played very well throughout
the day and thoroughly deserved to win.
The Under 10 competition held on the Sunday saw the warriors up against Drayton, Thorpe,
Hellsdon and Colt Jags in the group stages, which they breezed through with a 100% record.
The Warriors then won the Quarter Final against Happisburgh 2-0 before seeing off
Aylsham with the same score line. In a cold wet final East Coast attacked from the
start and were soon 1-0 up thanks to a T.Little goal. Cromer tried to battle back
but the Warriors midfield and defence were to strong for them and before long R.Nolan put
East Coast 2-0 up. With a few minutes left Warriors made it 3-0 when J.Clark scored with a
shot from just outside the box. The warriors squad which consisted of D. Lee, S. Ellis, H.
Bailey, W. Crowe, T. Little, J. Clark, B. Walton, J. Swainson, R. Baker, R. Lees, R. Nolan
and C. Lubbock all played well and thoroughly deserved to win the cup having completed the
whole tournament without conceding a goal!
East Coast Warriors are a Sheringham based team who will be entering teams into the NENYL
at U8, U9, U10, and U11 levels and new players are welcome. For more information call
Shane Clark on 01263 824402 or check out the website www.eastcoastwarriors.co.uk
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