Please see below the notification of Public Rights and Publication of the Annual Governance and Sections 1 and 2 of the Accountability Return 2021/22.

As turnover was below £25,000 the Council is exempt from an external audit.

A good turn out for the school fete in spite of the weather. So lovely to see village events returning after all the lockdowns.

Thank you to everyone involved in the events at St Mary’s Church over the Jubilee weekend. Nearly £1000 was raised from donations and tea & cake sales 😊

The flowers were stunning, the knitted street party extraordinary, the cakes scrummy and the number of visitors exceptional; some visitors even came from as far away as Ely and Luton after seeing our Church on the BBC News!

We only need another £56,000 to undertake the more immediate work and a further £120,000 within a year! 😞

Our beautiful Church provides a place for celebration and reflection that most of us will use at some point in our lives. Perhaps you don’t often attend but would still like to help support it as a community venue and an historic building.

Funding applications to the National Lottery Heritage fund and others are currently being produced. We have many professionals in our village with skills in administration, marketing, publicity, bid writing, legal work and project management etc. The PCC would be delighted if you could help us in this project. Please help our village by offering some of your time to save St Mary’s for future generations to enjoy. Please contact Derry Kelleher 538597, or any member of the PCC.

SURLINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL

The Parish Council meetings are open to the public to observe, they are not public meetings. There is the opportunity for the public to ask questions at every meeting.

Covid19 – It’s your Choice – Face – Hands – Space

Members

You are summoned to attend the meeting of Surlingham Parish Council to be held on Tuesday 21 June 2022 at the Parish Hall at 7.30pm in line with standing orders the meeting will close no later than 9:30.

                                                                                                          Janet Rogers Parish Clerk

Tel: 01508 538921

Agenda.

1. Welcome by the Chairman
2. Apologies and approval of absences
3. Declarations of Interest
4. To approve as accurate the minutes of the meeting on 17 May 2022
5. Matters arising from those minutes
6. Progress report for information on items not on the agenda: Chairman/Councillors/Clerk
7. To receive reports from the County and District Councillor
8. Public Question Time 15 minutes unless directed by the chairman of the meeting
9. Finance – to approve and sign: a) Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) – Certificate of Exemption b) AGAR – Section 1 Annual Governance Statement c) AGAR – Section 2 Accounting Statement 2021/22 d) 2021/22 Budget versus Actual expenditure – for information e) Payments to Authorise
10. Framingham school bus route
11. Community use of School Field
12. Utilities Emergency Road Closures
13. Resolution regarding use of Speed Activated Machine
14. Finalise and Approve –Staithe Risk Assessment – Pond Risk Assessment
15. Traffic Calming – Parish Gateway
16. Date of next meeting 19 July 2022

Information received from Becky Cook

…. Charcoal.

Summer has arrived and the BBQs are GO!

Is your chosen charcoal sustainably produced, carbon neutral and locally sourced?

Alderfen Marshes lumpwood charcoal is produced in Surlingham using wood sourced sustainably during conservation work on the marshes (nothing goes to waste).

A mix of alder, goat-willow and silver birch wood gives a smoke-free steady burn with an even heat.

Lumpwood charcoal for BBQs is available in 2kg and 4kg bags for £8.00 and £15.00
Natural charcoal for fire-bowls and outdoor ovens is available in 800g packs for £4.00

Find us at the Surlingham School Fete on Saturday 18th of June (try our wild teas too!) or drop us a line to order. We’ll deliver within Surlingham, Bramerton and Rockland St Mary free of charge.

Payment can be made via PayPal before delivery or cash on delivery

Want to see how it’s made?

Keep an eye out on Surlingham.org for ‘Charcoal Evenings’ coming soon; we’ll be happy to show you how the charcoal is made (we use two different methods), look at where the wood comes from and how it is sustainably managed.

Thank you to everyone who attended the marvellous Hog Roast at Coldham Hall over The Jubilee weekend and in particular David Linder for arranging it.

An extraordinary £240 was donated to the Church Tower fund.

We would be delighted to receive some photos of the event to publish on the website. Please email them to us here.

SAVE THE BELLS OF ST MARY’S

As the longest-reigning monarch in British history celebrated seventy years on the throne, Surlingham residents were celebrating a bit of their history too. At the evening service for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on Sunday 5th June, John and Christine Glynn presented a cheque for £3,000 to St Mary’s church tower repair fund.

They recently produced “Surlingham in Time: Meet the Medieval Ancestors”, a carefully researched book about the village and its churches from 1066 to the end of the first Queen Elizabeth’s reign in 1603.

Generous sponsorship from villagers meant that all the proceeds from the sale of the book could be donated to St Mary’s, with its round tower housing historic 14th century bells in dire need of urgent repair, to the tune of £130,000.

Donate £20 to save St Mary’s, and in return receive a piece of Surlingham history.

Surlingham in Time: Meet the Medieval Ancestors is available from:

• The Ferry House
• Yare Valley Farm Shop
• Clive Evans 01508 538234
• Post Office Shop, Rockland St Mary
• The Water’s Edge, Bramerton
• John & Christine Glynn 01508 538372
• Email chris@glynn.me