If there is a more community orientated village in the whole of the United Kingdom than Hethersett I would really like to know about it.
Yesterday for instance there were two events that epitomised our village. The Football Club of which I'm proud to be chairman, had a ladies team playing in the final of the Norfolk Women's League Cup and the Yvonne School of Dance presented another wonderfully colourful dance show at Norwich Theatre Royal.
So let's start with the football. It was one of the most exciting matches you will see at any level. That's not referring to the standard of football but a comment on two teams out to attack and who desperately wanted to win the cup.
Hethersett were desperately unlucky. We lost 5-4 to a goal in the last minute of extra time. Neither team deserved to lose this game which see-sawed back and forth throughout. We were 2-0 down after just 18 minutes and it looked as if a heavy defeat could be on the cards. By half-time we were level at 2-2 and then took a 3-2 lead with just six minutes to go, only for Acle to equalise two minutes later to take the game to extra time.
Again we looked to have won the game with a goal in the first period of extra time, only to be pegged back again and then lose the game to an unstoppable free-kick in the last few seconds. It was a strange day for our striker Hannah Waters who scored a hat-trick and ended on the losing side. She was also making her 100th appearance for the club and moved into second place in the all-time scorers list with 184 goals - just one goal behind the top spot.
To show the contrast of the day I had to hurry home and get changed and go to the dance show at the Theatre. The fact that a village dance school can sustain a bi-ennial show at one of the country's premier theatres is fantastic in itself, but the organisation that must have gone into this was incredible. There were 34 dance routines in all and the change from one to the next was seamless. It must have been mayhem backstage with all the costume changes but you would never know it with over 200 dancers taking part of all ages from the smallest tots to adults. It was a very special evening.
Thought for the day - Age is not an excuse for ignorance.
Yesterday for instance there were two events that epitomised our village. The Football Club of which I'm proud to be chairman, had a ladies team playing in the final of the Norfolk Women's League Cup and the Yvonne School of Dance presented another wonderfully colourful dance show at Norwich Theatre Royal.
So let's start with the football. It was one of the most exciting matches you will see at any level. That's not referring to the standard of football but a comment on two teams out to attack and who desperately wanted to win the cup.
Hethersett were desperately unlucky. We lost 5-4 to a goal in the last minute of extra time. Neither team deserved to lose this game which see-sawed back and forth throughout. We were 2-0 down after just 18 minutes and it looked as if a heavy defeat could be on the cards. By half-time we were level at 2-2 and then took a 3-2 lead with just six minutes to go, only for Acle to equalise two minutes later to take the game to extra time.
Again we looked to have won the game with a goal in the first period of extra time, only to be pegged back again and then lose the game to an unstoppable free-kick in the last few seconds. It was a strange day for our striker Hannah Waters who scored a hat-trick and ended on the losing side. She was also making her 100th appearance for the club and moved into second place in the all-time scorers list with 184 goals - just one goal behind the top spot.
To show the contrast of the day I had to hurry home and get changed and go to the dance show at the Theatre. The fact that a village dance school can sustain a bi-ennial show at one of the country's premier theatres is fantastic in itself, but the organisation that must have gone into this was incredible. There were 34 dance routines in all and the change from one to the next was seamless. It must have been mayhem backstage with all the costume changes but you would never know it with over 200 dancers taking part of all ages from the smallest tots to adults. It was a very special evening.
Thought for the day - Age is not an excuse for ignorance.
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