Surlingham

Surlingham Parish Council has been in regular contact with Transport Made Simple Group (TMSG) over the past couple of months regarding the acquisition of Konectbus, which currently operates the No. 85 service through the village.

The Council had hoped to arrange a community engagement meeting with TMSG so parishioners could raise any concerns, complaints, or suggestions. However, a public consultation—shared on our Facebook page—closed on 13 February 2026.

Unfortunately, due to a miscommunication within TMSG, their Stakeholder Engagement Lead was not made aware of the consultation. Had he known, he would have visited the area to gather feedback from residents who were unable or uncomfortable responding online.

Although the formal consultation period has now ended, the Council would still like to gather input from parishioners. If you have comments, concerns, or suggestions about the No. 85 service, please email them to the Parish Clerk:

📧 clerk@surlingham-pc.gov.uk

All correspondence will be forwarded to TMSG for their review.

🗓 Deadline for submissions: 31 March 2026

Thank you for taking the time to share your views.

Information supplied by Jane Paterson

All ladies are welcome to come to a Surlingham WI talk,
‘Suffragettes & Suffragists of Norfolk’ with Debbie Bradley

Thursday March 5th, 7.30pm in the village hall.

£3 on the door  incl. cakes and refreshments.

Info, supplied by Jules Davison

Spring is just around the corner!

If you would like to meet up to swap seeds, plants or produce – or just to enjoy a cup of tea with people from the neighbourhood and build community resilience – then come to Rockland St Mary Parish Rooms on Monday from 7pm til 8.30/9.

We meet somewhere local on the first Monday of each month outside of winter. Whether you’ve been before or not, we’d love to meet you! It’s free to attend and arriving late is fine. Bring seeds and any ‘spare’ seedlings, plants, produce to share/exchange if you have some, but it’s fine if you don’t.