40 Anniversary Year

40 years
In September The Marlpit will be 40 years old so we are
producing an Anniversary copy as well as what we so
desperately hope will not be the last Marlpit. We ask all of our
readers to take a step down memory lane and share anything
that may be of interest that can be traced to a date between
1977 and 2017.
● A family event that made the local press
● A sports team photo
● A school year photo
● A wedding photo in our local churches
● The start or closing of a local business
Just a few suggestions, certainly not limited to them. We also
would like to hear from anyone who has been involved with the
production of the magazine. Do you have any photographs
of the production team of printers and staplers or funny
memories [try to remember dates].
Are you a member of a club with archives? If so do you have
any memories to share. Are you an ex member of a club that
is no longer in place, do have any records or dates of closure?
Do you have access to parish records from 1977 onwards if so
may we access them to extract interesting snippets? etc etc
By now you have an idea, we have mentioned just a few
areas, we are interested in all areas of community life for the
last 40 years. Please help us make a lasting record, we hope
to have at least one page for each year so please sort out
those drawers and albums for press cuttings of events in yours
or your parents/grandparents lives to share with us all.
We hope to produce the same amount as for the monthly
magazine with an option to buy extra copies at cost price.
Memorabilia can be left with any of the editors listed at the
back of the magazine or in the post boxes in the Post Office,
High Street Chemist, or Horstead Farm to fork & fish. Please
put stuff in an envelope with your address on so we can return
when we have scanned to our records. If possible note and
date backs of photos and press clippings that do not have
dates.
We wait in anticipation, not just for new volunteers to carry on
for another 40 years but news of those who have helped since
the start.
An example of what we would like is this press cutting
Does anyone know the date? Some Clues, It was the 87 th
birthday of Mrs May Riseborough, [2 nd left] Mrs Kate Yellop 2 nd
right was 88
Zero Day
by
David Baldacci
David Baldacci
I have a new favourite author and
David Baldacci is it! Not only is he a
‘hotty’ but a prolific writer of
international best sellers! His books
have been translated in forty
languages and sold in more than
eighty countries. His latest series of
crime thrillers are based on the cases
taken on by his new character, John
Puller. He’s a combat veteran and the
very best military investigator in the
US Army’s Criminal Investigation
Division. This novel takes place in West Virginia, which is
called ‘The Mountain State’ because the whole state is in the
Appalachian Mountains. These mountains contain coal that
has been mined to support about five state’s electrical needs
for over a hundred years. West Virginia is also known for its
poverty and
remoteness. From
the six lane
carriageway, it is a
stunning place, but
wander off into the
back roads and a
whole new level of
deprivation and
survival are blatant.
It is in this setting
that the bulk of this novel takes place.
Puller is assigned to investigate a brutal murder of a high
ranking military man and his family in a rundown hillbilly
community far from any amenities such as hospitals or malls.
He is partnered with the local homicide detective, a woman
who is very deeply entrenched in her community and the
people living in it. It is a good thing that he is a fast learner
and well honed in his investigating skills as one deception
after another is thrown at him. I believe that because it is the
first of a series of books with John Puller as the main
character, Balducci has taken time to include some of his
experiences in combat - and always with a tie in to the crime
at hand. Puller’s family takes a surprisingly important role in
the book, so don’t be impatient as they appear throughout
the novel. This book is fast paced and always a battle
between good and evil.
Just when I thought that the book was all wrapped up, I
found that there were several more chapters. What’s this?
It’s the best part of the whole book, that’s what it is! I never
saw it coming and it just about blew me away like the
explosions in the book. If you like an edgy thriller disguised
as a murder mystery, that will whip you from one tense
moment to another, this is a book you will thoroughly enjoy. I
can’t wait to get into the next book in the series. What an
exhilarating find! Susie
Ed dp: Thank you Susie, I spotted the book at a Wroxham Scout book sale,
thought about your review and gave it a try,. One ot those “don't put down,
must read roller coaster rides” Baldacci also makes it so easy to imagine where
he is writing about, the fact part of his fiction.
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