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• Maids Head Hotel Head Chef in Semi-Final of National Chef of the Year Competition
  in News from our Business Members
  By Paul Dickson
  

  Marcin ‘Magic’ Pomierny (age 33), Head Chef at the Maids Head Hotel in Norwich and Chef of the Year in the EDP Norfolk Food and Drink Awards 2016, has reached the semi-final of the Craft Guild of Chefs National Chef of the Year competition.

  Forty chefs, split into four semi-final heats, will be competing this month for a place in the final. The winner of each heat, plus the six best runners up, go through to the final which is at The Restaurant Show on Wednesday, October 2.

  Magic’s semi-final heat is at Le Cordon Bleu in London on Tuesday, June 19. The brief for the chefs is to create a menu, which focuses on the provenance of the food and gives a modern interpretation on classic dishes. 

• Opticians Dipple & Conway go quackers for children's charity
  in Charities and Fundraising activities
  By The All Things Norfolk Team
  

  Norwich, Swaffham and Diss opticians Dipple & Conway are urging the county’s business community to show their creativity this summer in aid of high-profile children’s charity, Break.

  Dipple and Conway are long-term supporters of Break, having raised £15,000 over the past 12 years. Break provides residential and short break facilities for children and young people with special needs.

  The directors enlisted the help of two clients, identical twins Elizabeth Wilkinson and Jane Woolston, to help launch awareness of one the Norfolk’s most colourful summer fundraising spectacles – the Grand Norwich Duck Race 2018.

• River Wensum at Night
  in Visitor Guide
  By Joe Lenton
  

  Last month we looked at some of the photographic possibilities along the river Wensum in Norwich between Carrow Road and Fye Bridge Street during daylight hours. This time we will retrace our route by night and look for fresh possibilities.

  We start down by the river near to the football stadium at Carrow Road. Similarly to during the day we can make the most of reflections in the water. At night, these reflections can sometimes be even clearer to see. Night photography is slightly more difficult than during the day due to the low light levels. So, you need to make sure that you have a tripod to mount your camera on. If not, you won't be able to hold the camera steady enough to get a good photo. As always, keep the ISO low (100-200). The aperture (if you can choose it yourself) would be around f/5.6-f/11 depending on the scene. As with landscape photography you want a small aperture to keep most of the scene sharp. However, you may need to open it up a little to allow more light in.

• Cecil Gowing Infant School 50th Anniversary Celebrations at Maids Head Hotel
  in Norfolk News
  By Paul Dickson
  
  Cecil Gowing Infant School, from Sprowston, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a party at the Maids Head Hotel in Norwich, on Friday, May 25.

   

  All180 children came to the hotel for a special assembly in the Minstrel Suite, during which each year group sang a song. The assembly ended with the school’s song ‘Cecil Gowing is the Best’; then the children enjoyed a celebration disco.
• New Community Access Public Defibrillator at the Maids Head Hotel
  in News from our Business Members
  By Paul Pottle
  
  A new Community Access Public Defibrillator (CAPD) has been installed next to the main entrance of the Maids Head Hotel in Tombland, Norwich.

   

  The family and friends of 18-year-old Tom Pottle, who sadly passed away in January 2017 from cardiac arrest, fundraised in his memory to purchase a lifesaving defibrillator. As a family they decided that they wanted a central location which would serve people of all ages, day and night.