The Vancouver Quarter and the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk have given two lucky shoppers hundreds of pounds to spend in King’s Lynn stores ahead of Christmas.
Centre manager Abbie Panks, Cllr David Pope, Borough Council Cabinet Member for ICT, Leisure and Public Space and Alistair Cox, Town Centre Manager, handed over £500-worth of shopping vouchers to Danielle Oz and another £500 to Emma Batley to spend in King’s Lynn. Danielle and Emma won the vouchers during the Christmas lights switch-on event last month on Baxter’s Plain and the Tuesday Market Place respectively. Danielle, 20, a teaching assistant from Wisbech, said: “I was so delighted I jumped when I heard I’d won – it’s not every day you win £500 to spend on Christmas. I honestly thought it was a bit of fun but then I spoke to Abbie and she confirmed I had won. Even then, I just couldn’t believe it. “I’ve got some vouchers for New Look to buy some new clothes for Christmas and I’ll use my other vouchers to finish my Christmas shopping. I’ll also use my vouchers for Sainsbury’s to get the Christmas dinner and drinks.” Emma, also 20, from Downham Market, is a keen member of the Clandestine Cake Club and plans to buy more baking equipment with her vouchers. Abbie Panks said: “Our aim for giving away these vouchers was to help spread a bit of Christmas cheer and help the money of two lucky shoppers stretch a bit further at what is an expensive time of year. For Danielle, it was a case of winning a crowd game of heads and tails on Baxter’s Plain, while Emma was fortunate enough to be celebrating her birthday on the same day as the light’s switch on.” She added: “The giveaway was also our way to give something back to our regular shoppers and, crucially, the winning vouchers must be spent here in the town centre which will help to further support our businesses during this peak, festive period.” King’s Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Councillor David Pope added: “It was the first time we have had such a giveaway as part of the lights switch-on event. I think it has been really well received and I would like to thank the Vancouver Quarter for organising it. What a great way to encourage people to come in to town early, giving local shops a welcome boost and many congratulations to the winners Danielle and Emma, who I know are looking forward to spending their vouchers in King’s Lynn.”
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A West Ham United footballing legend was the special guest at the King’s Lynn Irons Club’s Christmas meal on Friday 5 December.
Ronnie Boyce, who played for the Hammers 342 times including the 1964 FA Cup Final win and the European Cup Winners Cup final the following year, was one of the the first to arrive and last to leave the festive event at the Riverside Restaurant in Lynn. The 71-year-old posed for pictures with members, signed West Ham programmes and recounted countless stories of his time playing, coaching and scouting for the East London club during a Q&A session. David Blackmore, media, publicity & communications officer at KLIC, said: “Having Ronnie as the guest of our Christmas meal was a very special occasion in the history of the King’s Lynn Irons Club. I had the privilege of sitting on his table and it was an absolute pleasure to hear the stories of his life with West Ham. “For many West Ham fans, his most important goal was the last minute winner in the 1964 FA Cup final which brought the prized trophy back to the East End for the first time in the club’s history but it was also refreshing to hear Ronnie reliving his amazing goal against Manchester City – a goal that was later shown to all members both young and old on a projector behind Ronnie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH677srktkk) “He was a firm favourite with the Hammers faithful back in the 1960s and it wasn’t hard to see why. He was brilliant from start to finish. A true professional, he was honest, friendly, warm, personable, and I really liked everything about him. "People always say don't meet your heroes because they'll disappoint you but for our members who are old enough to have watched him play, Ronnie was everything they thought he would be and more. We'd like to say a huge thank you to Ronnie for making so many KLIC members patients happy and for giving up his time to be our guest.” David added: “The highlight for me was when Ronnie was asked about his week in charge of West Ham after the infamous Lou Macari reign had come to an end. He smiled as he recounted his confusion when confronted by 30+ reporters after training when it emerged he was caretaker manager before he spoke of his pride of being undefeated during his short tenure as West Ham’s gaffer – a 1-1 draw away at Swindon Town, which according to Ronnie was a hard place to go to in 1990.” The King's Lynn Irons Club, one of the largest West Ham United supporters' clubs, aims is to give fans in the King's Lynn and surrounding area the opportunity to get tickets to watch West Ham United at home and away. For more information about the club visit www.kingslynnirons.com. You can also follow them on Twitter @KingsLynnIrons. Christmas may still be a few weeks away, but children at
Whyteleafe School got the party season off to an early start yesterday with a day of celebratory events to mark the school’s new era as part of the GLF Schools multi academy trust. Although the school officially joined on December 1, the fun really started for children yesterday, as they got to take part in a day of celebratory craft activities and – perhaps more importantly in their eyes – shared a cake that was cut in the school hall to mark the start of the new chapter of the school’s history. “We are thrilled by this new era and what being part of the GLF Academy trust means for our school,” said Whyteleafe Headteacher Anthony Marsh. “Our motto - Aim High, Be Independent, Enjoy Yourself – is at the heart of everything we offer and that we encourage our children to do. GLF Schools want children to grow, learn and flourish and to me, it sounds like a real meeting of hearts and minds.” GLF Schools is a co-operative group of schools across Surrey and Berkshire, run by its Headteachers, which in just over two years has grown to take in 12 schools, with plans for further expansion well under way. Executive Headteacher Jon Chaloner said he was delighted to welcome Whyteleafe School to the GLF fold, and hoped it would be a mutually beneficial arrangement. “It is a privilege to welcome Whyteleafe to GLF Schools” he said. “The co-operative way we are run – sharing ideas and supporting one another – means every school that joins brings something new to the table, and can really benefit from being there too. Whyteleafe’s staff and children have already achieved so much and we are looking forward to learning from them and also helping them to strive for more”. Monday December 1 will go down as a day to remember for everyone associated
with Whyteleafe School as it is the day the school becomes part of the GLF Schools multi academy trust. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, the two-form entry primary school was rated as good in all areas, and it now hopes to prosper even more thanks to the benefits of being a member of the GLF Schools network. “This is a momentous occasion for everyone associated with Whyteleafe – children, staff, parents and our whole wider school family,” said head teacher Anthony Marsh. “Our motto is Aim High, Be Independent, Enjoy Yourself. I hope that this new era for the school as part of the GLF will further encourage our children to strive to live up to all those ambitions – and attract the next generation of children to Whyteleafe as well.” Children will mark the new era in a more informal, fun way on Thursday December 4 when they take part in a day of craft activities, and a huge celebratory cake will be cut in the school hall. GLF representatives will also be in attendance, to talk about their work at other member schools across Surrey and Berkshire, and explain what Whyteleafe can expect from the next exciting chapter in the school’s history. GLF Schools, which strives to help children to grow, learn and flourish, is a group of non-selective schools, across the primary, secondary and special sectors run on a co-operative basis, steered by the schools’ headteachers. The group was established just over two years ago, and Whyteleafe joining takes its membership up to 12 schools. Plans are already well under way for several more schools to become part of it, in moves which will see the group expand into Sussex and Oxfordshire. |
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