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Dist:0.2km<br/>The mist lingered in the fields all day long on this cold day in early January. This view was taken from the public footpath which links Bengate with the village of Worstead. The tower of St Mary's church can be seen in the distance, shrouded in mist.
©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.3km<br/>Lorries from all over Norfolk are heading in the direction of Cantley at this time of the year, delivering sugar beet crops to the British Sugar Factory for further processing > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/627893 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/690491. It happens that a narrow road gets blocked by the waiting lorry whilst being loaded, as depicted here. A front loader is continuously filling the large red machine with sugar beet from the heap deposited at the field's edge; after removing the adhering soil by rotating in a drum the sugar beet are fed onto the conveyor belt at front, which transports them onto the lorry. This photo was taken on Tucks Road > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/458372 near Lyngate.
©Evelyn Simak
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Dist:0.4km<br/>Birds of Prey display, Worstead Festival 2007
©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.4km<br/>The great majority of the craft stalls are in marquees surrounding the show ring but some are housed here in this long farm building, which presumably is still being used as a byre in winter. The village of Worstead is the home of traditional "Worsted" wool, introduced by Flemish Weavers in the 14th century. The village also hosts its own festival, described as the largest village festival in the country and now in its 43rd year. When by 1965 neglect was beginning to take its toll on the 14th century St Mary's church, efforts were made to raise funds for its restoration and upkeep. Beginning with Bingo and whist drives and "Open Weekends", where the church and houses and gardens would be open to paying visitors to view and take tea, the idea soon took root, and in 1966 the first Worstead Festival was held , featuring side-shows, a concert, dance, flowers in the church, spinning and weaving in the school, vintage cars, steam engines, horticultural exhibition and a raffle. A Festival Committee was formed and over the years an established pattern evolved, with Friday being the children's day with sports activities, and a wide variety of craft marquees as well as an eclectic mix of entertainment and family fun on the two following days. The activities include spinning and weaving demonstrations, working heavy horses, tractors and agricultural implements on display, vintage cars, an air rifle range and a fairground. The Worstead Festival is a charity and is organised each year with the help of volunteers. The object of the Festival charity is to raise funds for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Worstead parish and surrounding neighbourhood. In recent years visitor numbers averaged 30,000.
©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.4km<br/>Birds of Prey display, Worstead Festival 2007
©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.4km<br/>Parking is free and there is room for a great many cars on this large meadow. The village of Worstead is the home of traditional "Worsted" wool, introduced by Flemish Weavers in the 14th century. The village also hosts its own festival, described as the largest village festival in the country and now in its 43rd year. When by 1965 neglect was beginning to take its toll on the 14th century St Mary's church, efforts were made to raise funds for its restoration and upkeep. Beginning with Bingo and whist drives and "Open Weekends", where the church and houses and gardens would be open to paying visitors to view and take tea, the idea soon took root, and in 1966 the first Worstead Festival was held , featuring side-shows, a concert, dance, flowers in the church, spinning and weaving in the school, vintage cars, steam engines, horticultural exhibition and a raffle. A Festival Committee was formed and over the years an established pattern evolved, with Friday being the children's day with sports activities, and a wide variety of craft marquees as well as an eclectic mix of entertainment and family fun on the two following days. The activities include spinning and weaving demonstrations, working heavy horses, tractors and agricultural implements on display, vintage cars, an air rifle range and a fairground. The Worstead Festival is a charity and is organised each year with the help of volunteers. The object of the Festival charity is to raise funds for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Worstead parish and surrounding neighbourhood. In recent years visitor numbers averaged 30,000.
©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.4km<br/>Birds of Prey display, Worstead Festival 2007
©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.4km<br/>Birds of Prey display, Worstead Festival 2007
©Evelyn Simak
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©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.4km<br/>On the public footpath from Bengate to the village of Worstead.
©Evelyn Simak
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©Evelyn Simak
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©Evelyn Simak
Dist:0.5km<br/>Brick and flint house of the 16th century.
©Trish Steel

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