Surlingham

On Sunday July 3 there will be a weeding session on the Community Orchard – 2-4 pm. Everyone welcome. Gardening gloves advisable and secateurs and/or spade/fork would be useful. Hope it’s not too hot!

The following is a link to the Wherryman’s Way Access Improvements Overview referred to in item 6 above.

Information on the Platinum Jubilee events across the County. A £7.7million package of hardship support offering increased flexibility and choice in the way a broader range of households can access help.

The council is topping up £6.7m of Government funding from the Household Support Fund with a further £1m to create a new Norfolk Cost of Living Support Scheme which will help people who are struggling to pay for food, energy and water bills, and other essentials.

We would always encourage residents who find themselves in hardship to contact us on 0344 800 8020, so we can offer support either directly or through our partners.

Have you ever thought about volunteering for the Schools Appeals Panel or Norfolk Residents Panel? Offers on compost bins. See the report for more detials.

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