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GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-05-01-02-01-4 · Item · 14 July 1975
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

Responding to a correspondent about situation at Downham Market. "I share your anxiety about Downham Market, and for some time now I have been endeavouring to find a viable solution to this unhappy problem." People with cars can drive to Oxburgh or Swaffham - but this is far from a happy solution.

Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-05-01-02-01-6 · Item · 7 August 1975
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

A considerable reorganisation of parishes and pastoral responsibilities in the area of Dereham and Swaffham. Downham Market will become part of the Swaffham parish with Fr Peter Marsh as its first parish priest; it may be re-established as a parish in the future. Fr Baker must be living on a pittance now that RAF Marham has its own chaplain. Providing him with an overview of intentions which will not happen until arrangements have been made for Fr Baker.

Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)
Petition
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-05-01-02-01-10-1 · Part · 10 August 1975
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

Page 1: Petition text: loss of daily Mass and related devotions following proposed re-alignment of parish boundaries; much fund-raising done for the Church; Rural nature of Downham Market parish would make it difficult for a priest based at Swaffham. Hence request the Bishop reverse the decision affecting Downham parish
Page 2: 1 copy of petition names - column 1 35 names; column 2 32 names

Correspondent
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-05-01-02-01-12 · Item · c. 12 August 1975
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

Income in the parish has increased - so, not living on a "pittance". Willing to accept position as a curate so that the parish priest from Swaffham does not have to travel to Downham. His weekly visit to the convent in Swaffham means he could easily report to the PP. Changes would be detrimental to this parish. Suggest that any priest free to officiate do so at Oxburgh instead. Not impelled to move; willing to stay.

Baker, Oswald Charles Rev (1915-2004)
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-47-1 · Part · 17 July 2020
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

"The launch of the new Sacred Heart Voluntary Aided Proimary School, and its associated Little Pedlars Nursery, has marked the start of an exciting time for the children and families of Swaffham and surrounding areas. The school is funded by the Government and is suported by the Catholic Diocese of East Anglia." Story continues.
Image caption: "Children from Sacred heart proudly show off their rockets."

The Catholic Universe (1860-2021)
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-47-2 · Part · 30 July 2020
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

"A new Cathoilic primary school - the first to open in Norfolk for decades - is marking the completion of its first year in what has proven to be an eventful 12 months." Story continues.
Image 1 caption: "Year six pupils at Sacred Heart Primary in Swaffham who voted to explore how rockets are made and designed and made their own during coronavirus lockdown"
Image 2 caption: "The Bishop of East Anglia Alan Hopes blessing the new Sacred Heart Catholic Primary and Nursery School in Swaffham."

Eastern Daily Press
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-53-2 · Part · 28 August 2020
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

"In 2017 the convent was the site of a reality TV show where five young women stayed with the nuns for a month. After one hundred years – and one hit television series – an order of nuns will be leaving their convent in Swaffham, Norwich. The Daughters of Divine Charity convent, the setting of the 2017 Channel 5 series Bad Habits, Holy Orders, has been put up for sale, and the resident sisters moving to one of their order’s sister houses in the UK.  The decision was made after the closure of the Sacred Heart independent school in 2019 – after which the nuns felt they would be more useful elsewhere." Story continues.

The Tablet (1846-)
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-60-4 · Part · 15 February 2021
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

Story 1: "A student at Notre Dame High School in Norwich has been named as 'World Changer of the Year' for her efforts in helping young people with their mental health during the pandemic. Year 10 student Chili Tozer won the Pearson accolade after teaching herself to use an electric sewing machine in lockdown with the help of her grandma on racetime." Story continues.
Image 1: Chili Tozer

Story 2: "Staff and children at the Sacred Heart VA Primary School in
Swaftham did not allow all the Covid-19 restrictions to dampen their Christmas cheer as they raised money for Uganda. A Christmas jumper design competition was one of many events which the school arranged in the lead-up to the Nativity. Won by Kimmie, the competition attracted a variety of artistic jumpers for the children to model. Money raised has been donated to the Sisters' mission in Uganda.". Story continues
Image 2 caption "Pictured above is Logan with his winning poster."

The Catholic Universe (1860-2021)
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-86-12 · Part · 22 July 2022
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

"Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School in Swaffham has been selected by the Department for Education to be
included in the latest round of its Schools Rebuilding Programme (SRP) for priority funding." Story continues.
image 1: two students

Universe Catholic Weekly (2021-)
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-8 · Item · 30 November 2018
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

A school that featured in a television series [Channel 5 series Bad Habits, Holy Orders, in which five party girls spend a month with the school's sisters] and has educated pupils through two world wars is appealing for the public's help to save it from collapse. Sacred Heart School in Swaffham says it may have to close its senior school at the end of the academic year unless funding can be found to support it.

The school, run by the Daughters of Divine Charity, was founded in 1914 and moved to its current site in 1920. It now has 162 pupils aged from three to 16 across its nursery, lower and senior schools. Now, with the future for its 68 senior pupils in doubt, parents and staff at the Mangate Street school say financial help will be needed to support its operation and the work of its sisters.

News items from The Eastern Daily Press

Eastern Daily Press
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-01-1 · Item · 11 July 2018
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

The Daughters of Divine Charity, who have a convent and school in Swaffham and a small care home in Hunstanton, have celebrated the 150th anniversary of the founding of their Congregation with events in Vienna and Norwich.

The Congregation was founded in Vienna in 1868 by Mother Franciska Lechner and an international celebration was held in the Austrian capital city for three days in early June.

Provincial Superior Sr Thomas More, Sr Danuta, Sr Kasjana, Sr Bernarda, Sr Linda and three Novices went to Vienna along with three girls from the Year 10 class at Sacred Heart and two teachers. There were also three young girls from Chesterfield who are interested in joining the Congregation and Fr Michael Johnstone, the former Parish Priest of Swaffham.

Bishop Alan Hopes also invited the Sisters, the school, friends and parishioners to an 11.30am Celebration Mass at St John’s Cathedral in Norwich on July 5 to mark the anniversary.

Sr Francis Ridler said: “The 150th Anniversary at the Cathedral was a very special occasion. The pupils sang with enthusiasm and all who had individual tasks exceeded expectations. It was a wonderful community effort with school staff, Bishop Alan, several priests, parishioners, friends and parents joining in our celebration.

“Many parishioners at the Cathedral praised the organisation and good behaviour of the pupils. The children enjoyed seeing the Sisters from Chesterfield and Hunstanton.”

The offertory procession included items that represented the Sisters and school such as a candle, its emblem, the mission statement and a globe. Year 6 escorted the Nursery children who held flags from the 20 countries in which the sisters work.

One of the highlights of the Mass was a Year 11 pupil, Emily Ringwood, singing a solo Pia Jesu and the angelic voices of Sr Michaela and Sr Danuta as they sang the responsorial psalm.

The Mass was followed by a barbecue in the Narthex gardens organized by staff from the Narthex and from Sacred Heart school.

The Sisters said they would like to thank Bishop Alan for his invitation and for allowing his staff to work with the Sacred Heart Team to organise the Mass and barbecue.

Pictured above at the Norwich celebration Mass are sisters, pupils, priests and Bishop Alan. Picture by Rod Glenister.

More pictures by Michael Hill can seen by clicking here https://www.flickr.com/gp/flik_pix/s8MkTW

Morris, Keith
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-22 · Item · May to October 2019
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

5 URLs to news story.
Sacred Heart School, in Swaffham since 1914, is a fee-paying school with some 160 pupils in its nursery, lower and senior schools. This year it has asked the community to help raise funds to keep it open. This was unsuccessful and the school recently announced that it would be closing at the end of the summer term. The Catholic Diocese of East Anglia has been working on plans for a new Catholic primary school, the first in Norfolk for decades, in its place. This week the plan was approved by Norfolk County Council.

Eastern Daily Press
"When the cap doesn’t fit"
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-106-1 · Part · 12 October 2023
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

Article by Carina Murphy in The Tablet about the school places cap. Article makes reference to 2017 and Helen Bates, the assistant director of schools services in the Diocese of East Anglia; its severest shortage of Catholic schools in the country; Bishop, Alan Hopes (cap had “failed to create religious diversity” and stopped new Catholic schools from opening). Reference to St John Henry Newman Catholic Voluntary Academy (VA) (opened in 2022) and the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in Swaffham (opened in 2019).

"For more than 12 years, the Catholic Church in England and Wales has refused to build new Catholic schools as long as half the places must be open to children of all faiths or none. Is it time to think again?
The Catholic Union, backed by the Catholic Education Service (CES), has handed over its 1,058-strong petition to “Scrap the Cap” on faith-allocated places in new state-funded schools to Education Secretary Gillian Keegan and is waiting expectantly to hear whether the Prime Minister will push it through as part of his bold shake-up of the education system." Article continues.

The Tablet (1846-)