A service of thanksgiving for the life of John Purling, former Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association chief executive until 2012, will be held at Norwich Cathedral on Monday, May 15 at 1.30pm. A long-standing member of the club, he also served as a committee member for many years. The RNAA will also carry a tribute and obituary on its website later this week. For full obituary - Go to John's Page under the Club's Officers. Entry added: 03 May 2017 |
The late John Purling: The Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association announced today: "It is with great sadness that we announce the death of John Purling, former chief executive of the RNAA. John, who had served between 1994 and 2012, remained an honorary vice president and member of the RNAA Council. He died suddenly and unexpectedly at home yesterday (Friday, April 28) afternoon.
A full tribute will be published next week on the RNAA's website. Greg Smith, chief executive, added: "In the meantime, our thoughts and prayers are with his family and many close friends at this sad time."
John was also a long-standing club member and had served on the committee for several years.
Entry added: 29 Apr 2017 |
Wish Tim Papworth good luck as he joins a select field for the Only the Brave "Five-mile tough Mudder" at Elveden on Saturday, April 1. Enthusiastic fund-raisers will be braving the mud and muck for the East Anglian Air Ambulance. If you'd like to support Tim's efforts - donate through Just Giving - www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Tim-Papworth1 Members will recall that the 175th anniversary summer party raised a total of £2,000 for the charity, which was presented to Sir William Cubitt, who is chairman of the charity and of course, a Stalham member. Entry added: 28 Mar 2017 |
The latest photos from the 175th dinner taken by Lee Blanchflower at the Mead Coltishall on 15/3/17 are now arailable to view under the 175th Year page on the left hand tab. Entry added: 27 Mar 2017 |
Major opportunities ahead for farming - A major opportunity to expand the horticultural and plant-growing sector beckoned in a post-Brexit world, said a leading Norfolk farmer and landowner. Sir Nicholas Bacon, chairman of the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, said that Britain currently imported £1.1bn of trees, plants and horticultural products but only exported £50m each year.
As president of the Royal Horticultural Society, he told about 120 members of Stalham Farmers’ Club at its 175th anniversary dinner at the Norfolk Mead Hotel, Coltishall, of this major market opportunity on the doorstep.
See Club report section, left. Entry added: 18 Mar 2017 |
Congratulations. Prize cards and trophies were presented at the 175th annual dinner by the guest speaker, Sir Nicholas Bacon to the winners of the club’s competitions.
A total of 118 members and guests enjoyed a three-course meal at the Norfolk Mead Hotel, Coltishall. After a stimulating address, Sir Nicholas, who is chairman of the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, presented trophies to members.
The Cantley Cup, which recognises the best overall sugar beet performance by a member, went to the club’s vice-chairman Henry Alston, of Billockby Hall. For the first time in the 89-year history of the trophy, all members were eligible for the prestigious trophy. The runner-up was Jonathan Gill, of E Jones & partners and third, CN Beck & Sons; fourth, Milligen McLeod and fifth Whitwell Hall Farms (Andrew Morton).
2016 Potato Cup, judge Denis Walsh - 1 Nova Scotia Farms; 2 HBS Farms; 3 Robin Baines & Co.
Cereals, judge Chris Borrett of Adams & Howling. Wheat - 1 Milligen McLeod (Invicta); 2 LF Papworth (Leeds); 3 HBS Farms (Costello).
Barley - 1 Walcott Farms (Maris Otter); 2 Milligen McLeod (Maris Otter); 3 Nova Scotia Farms (Maris Otter).
Sugar beet
Whole Crop, 2016, judge Ken Matthews - 1 GA Tallowin & Co; 2 CN Beck & Sons; 3 Andrew Alston.
Best two-acre, 2016 - 1 Milligen McLeod; 2 Andrew Alston; 3 HBS Farms.
Ten-pin bowls – presented to Charlie Lockhart.
The club's chairman Jonathan Deane thanked the judges and especially British Sugar's area manager Sarah Bebb for her help with the beet competitions.
Entry added: 16 Mar 2017 |
Joint winners - Honours were shared at the annual match between Stalham and Holt at Rossi’s, North Walsham. Although the margin of victory in the bowls was narrower than last year, the 15-strong squad from Holt & District Farmers’ Club retained the Adams & Howling Trophy. With a match total of 84 points, it was a comfortable margin over Stalham’s 54 total. In the ten-pin, Stalham also retained the trophy by 253 – as the team scored a total of 2815 to 2562. Entry added: 27 Feb 2017 |
More players needed for Friday's bowls and 10-pin please. We're still a handful of players light. Contact the secretary urgently, please. Meet at Rossi's, North Walsham, for 4.15pm prompt start. Entry added: 20 Feb 2017 |
Trophy goes west - It was a vintage year for malting barley - and the supreme championship in the annual competition between the members of Stalham and Holt & District Farmers' Club has gone west! The judge, Bob King, of the Crisp Malting Group, had no hesitation in awarding the trophy to a spring barley sample of Husky grown at Church Farm, Heacham, by Melton Harrold. Those with long memories might recall that one of the last supreme champion samples of the national malting barley competition was grown on that same farm in 1989. The results of Stalham's competitions will be announced at the annual dinner on Wednesday, March 15. Applications for tickets invited now from the secretary.
Entry added: 20 Feb 2017 |
Players - any ability needed to defend Stalham's trophy cupboard. Stalham's won the 10-pin trophy last year, which chairman Jonathan Deane is extremely reluctant to keep. And, of course, his daughter, Abby Coller, was top scorer in the women's section! On a more serious note, we have half a dozen of the 18 needed for 10-pin and 10 of the 18 needed for bowls against Holt Farmers on Friday, February 24 at Rossi's, North Walsham. It starts at 4.15pm, and ends with a roast supper - £20 all in. Names to Michael Pollitt on 01603 486997 or michaelbpollitt@btinternet.com See news and newsletter, left, for those playing. Entry added: 15 Feb 2017 |