Mrs Mendham was discharged a week later but, in a twist to the tale, on January 14 she started experiencing chest pains and shortness of breath. Just look at the support for Norwich City Football Club. I want to help people in the county and make a difference.' Peter Mendham: A man who will require no introduction for Norwich City supporters. Gave superb service to the Canaries in midfield before a pelvic injury cruelly cut short his professional career. Went on to play for Wroxham as well as Diss and helped the Tangerines to glory at Wembley nine years after being part of the City side that beat Sunderland 1-0 in the Milk Cup Final. After finally hanging up his boots he worked as a fund-raiser for the East Anglian Air Ambulance. Now rebuilding his life after a spell in prison.

A pelvic injury forced him to retire in April 1987 but he went on to play for King's Lynn, Watton town, Swedish club Hammarby and NAC Breda in Holland. I was very close to my mother and I have such wonderful memories of our time together. When she died, I almost fell apart, but there was lots of help and support on offer in prison. In December 2006, Mendham denied the attempted murder charge, but one month later, he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of wounding with intent. [5] On 21 February 2007, Mendham was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison. [6] On 24 May 2007, Mendham announced that he would appeal against the sentence. [7]Mr Mendham's house was cordoned off today and two officers stood guard. Mr Mendham, who has two children from a previous marriage, had been renting the cottage for about 18 months from his next door neighbour Carolyn Crosse.

Our 1985 Milk Cup winning side featured three great Norwich midfielders – Mark Barham, Peter Mendham and Louie Donowa. Peter and Mark played over 200 times for Norwich and both became firm fan favourites. I'm a better father now. I take the time to listen to my boys, to be part of their lives, to love them as much as they deserve to be loved. Only an emergency operation saved her life and the court was told that “were it not for the extraordinary skill of surgeons” Mendham would have been charged with murder.Paul Gibbs: A former Scunthorpe United apprentice, Gibbs joined Diss from Gorleston and scored a crucial goal against Norfolk rivals King's Lynn in the fifth round of the Vase. The talented left sided player went on to have a solid career as a professional after leaving Diss, with a spell in Norway leading to a contract with Colchester United in 1995. Also represented Torquay, Plymouth, Brentford and Barnsley before finally hanging up his boots in 2005. Stephen Miles: Was in his second spell with the club when he played at Wembley. A local lad who was a goal threat for the Tangerines whenever he took to the field. He explained to her that he would kill himself if she ever left him," the prosecution told the court.

Ex-Norwich City midfielder Peter Mendham of Trowse, Norfolk, pleaded guilty to wounding with intent at an earlier hearing at Norwich Crown Court. In a statement Ms Hyam said: "Peter told me if he couldn't have me no-one would and that we were both going to die." We’ve spotted an opportunity to create a new suite of products to help them lower risks and costs, potentially saving hundreds of thousands of pounds.” Bright Ascension to create Dundee jobsWe have always accepted that prison was inevitable and Peter accepted it, but the sentence was far too long.” My father had been married to her for 51 years and struggled to cope when she was gone. It was hard knowing I couldn't do anything, that I was so far from him. I worried he'd just give up, but us Mendhams are made of strong stuff.' Paul Warne: The talented front man made his name at Diss after starting out at Great Yarmouth. Went on to join Wroxham before climbing his way all the way up to the second tier of English football, where he came up against Norwich City on more than one occasion. His first professional club was Wigan but he spent most of his career at Rotherham United, making over 300 appeareances for the Millers and being awarded a testimonial in 2012. Also played for Yeovil and Oldham. Diss Town FA Vase Cup win against Taunton at Wembley, 7 May 1994 . Photo: Archant Library (Image: Archant) At the moment Lewis is with Dereham FC, who are the envy of a lot of non-league football clubs,' said Mendham.