40 Anniversary Year

Coltishall and Horstead Sunday School It was with great sadness that I decided to retire, in December,
from leading the Coltishall and Horstead Sunday School. I
began helping Connie Wilson in 1977 which is 40 years ago.
During that time such a lot has happened and I have so many
happy memories. There have been Nativities in Coltishall,
Horstead and Hautbois churches. We planted trees, now
flourishing near the Village Hall and the football ground. In
the1980's we began sponsoring, through Action Aid, an
African child the first one was Amy who lived in Sierra
Leonne. Then there was Rogers, and Mercy in Malawi. In
1999 Michael and I visited Rogers in Malawi. It was a very
memorable visit. We hadn't realised how very poor these
people are but also how happy. Nora Hall has kindly taken
over the Sunday school from me and is happy for me to
continue encouraging the children to support Mercy.
We have also had lots of concerts in the church, parties in my
garden, my house, and the church rooms.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for
supporting me —my dear friend Iris, all the mums, dads, and
grandparents and all the people in the village who have
helped with fundraising events and of course the children,
A recent photo of Jill in the Centre with he friend and fellow Sunday School there must be a lot since 1977! And I have loved them all
teacher Iris ‘Snelling on the front row
God bless you all
Coltishall Primary School
Planting Spring bulbs with Willow Class.
A barrowful of bulbs, a group of experts on hand, a beautiful autumnal afternoon
and twenty seven excited and joyous children not to mention the accompanying
adults – what better way to spend a Thursday afternoon in mid-autumn sunshine!
Great fun was had by one and all. The children listened attentively to the
instructions and then off they went – such freedom to plant their bulbs where they
wished and as many as they could manage. We had three different areas to plant
and the children showed their engagement and delight throughout!
We adults agreed that we would return in the Spring to celebrate and
enjoy the children’s enthusiastic planting. Learning can happen when the
experience is memorable and our Year 1 children are still talking to Mrs
Spooner about their afternoon on the Common. Bring on the Spring!
Mrs Bates
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