The Thompson Bookworm Hunt, Sunday 12th September 12 noon start

This Sunday 12th Sept is the 5th annual Thompson Village Bookwork Hunt, which is held to raise funds for the community Thompson Millennium Green. You will find over 25 garden displays on the theme of 'Forest Adventures'. In each display there is hidden a bookworm for children to discover, the winner is the one who has found the most bookworms. In addition to the bookworm hunt there are also traditional games,  Watton town Band, refreshments and story telling for all ages by Neil Storey with his tails of magic and mystery. It all starts at 12 noon and will broadcast live from the green by Wayland Radio.

The 1910 Book 'The Land of Babes in the Wood' by Rev Charles Kent is now freely available on the Web

The Land of the "Babes in the Woods" or The Breckland of Norfolk

This book was written by Rev. Charles Kent, M.A of Merton in Norfolk and published in 1910,he drew heavily apron the papers and notes of his predecessor Rev. George Crabbe of Merton that had been left at the church and rectory. It is one of the few books that has covered the Wayland area in any depth.  You will find a wonderful range of topics such as superstitions, highwaymen and local traditions. There are chapters on Watton, Merton, Thompson, Stow Bedon, Breccles, Tottington, Carbrooke, Caston, Griston and Scoulton.
                                                                                                        The 'Capturing Our Wayland Heritage' project is working to make out of print reference books, such as this, easily accessible to researchers. The text is searchable and the whole book can be downloaded as a PDF from Google Docs once there click on the file button (top left) and a drop down menu will give the option to download. The book, from Sue White's collection, was scanned, edited and the PDF prepared by Gary Pearce.