Surlingham

You may already be aware of the various posts placed on the Surlingham Noticeboard Face Book page regarding obstructions left in the road around the vicinity of the Manor and Surlingham Lodge. These consisted of large tree branches or blocks of concrete placed with the sole intention of causing an accident.

This evening the tree below was left blocking the top of Pratts Hill and has now been moved.

The police have been notified and will increase patrols around the village. They are aware of the other incidents.

This is extremely irresponsible and could result in serious injury.

I would urge anyone who has any information that could lead to a prosecution to either contact Norfolk Police on 101 or give information anonymously online to Crime Stoppers.

If you would like to influence public access improvements in the Broads, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to fill up to five vacancies on the Broads Local Access Forum, an advisory body that meets four times a year to discuss land and water access in the Broads, the UK’s premier wetland landscape.

We are keen to hear from anyone with interests in countryside access including walking, cycling, canoeing, paddle-boarding and general health and wellbeing.

We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic communities, young people and people with disabilities.

For an application pack contact Kylie Moos, Broads Local Access Forum, Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road,NorwichNR1 1RY, Telephone 01603 656044 or email

Closing date for applications: Monday 15th February 2021 Interview dates: w/c Monday 22nd February 2021

For the duration of the Covid19 crisis the Parish Council will be holding virtual meetings via Zoom in line with Government legislation to comply with social distancing and isolation.

Parishioners can use the link below to join the meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Members

You are summoned to take part in the virtual meeting of Surlingham Parish Council to be held on Tuesday 19 January 2020 at 7:30p.m using the following link:

Join the Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83153430222?pwd=TENudTY0QXpERytrZCtoSTJuOHFkQT09

Meeting ID: 831 5343 0222

Passcode: 350991

                                      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 15 December 2020
5. Matters arising from those minutes
6. Progress reports Councillors/Clerk
7. To receive reports from the County and District Councillor
8. Public Question Time not exceeding 15 minutes
9. Finance – a) Quarterly Statement to 31 December 2020 b) Authorise Payments
10. Flooding – RSPB re condition of footpath
11. Footpath 1 – Update
12. Footpath 4 – Cyclists’ use
13. Staithe working party
14. Play Park following H&S report – Repairs to Bench and gates
15. Village Fete
16. Discuss review of outdoor activities in the village and access to field and hall
17. Correspondence: Neighbourhood watch, flooding on the Green, Emails responded to 85 and 49 circulated to councillors up to 12 January 2021
18. To note items for inclusion on the next council agenda
19. To confirm the date of the next meeting 16 February 2021 at 7:30p.m.

Just a quick notice to let you know what we will have in the way of take away meals over the weekend – see photo attached. If you fancy anything, please place your order as soon as you can.

As always we keep doing our deliveries, shopping for others and helping everyone in every way we possibly can.

Talking of which, we had a massive donation to our Helping Hands Hamper thorn families that are struggling. We are donating food and toiletries every Friday for the foreseeable future. So if you’ve got a bit extra, just leave it with us and we take care of the rest. Also if you know someone struggling please let us know.

Just give us a call, an email or a message and we are here right beside you.

Love

Joaquim & Ana

You may have been fortunate enough to sample the free coffee and brownies that were provided to enthusiastic customers on 1st January 2021! It provided a welcome intervention to those trying to shake off 2020 – the sight of Neil Robertson stood at Ferry Corner with his electric coffee trike brewing, I’m led to believe, “some of the finest coffee in Norfolk or, if not, almost certainly Surlingham”, was hard to pass by.

Neil said “Cycpresso has been a project that has combined my love of cycling and coffee. The original tricycle delivered ice cream around the cobbled streets of Cambridge ten years ago. I bought it a couple of years ago and have designed and built it up since then. However, the weight of the coffee making equipment made cycling Cycspresso difficult, so I decided to add an electric motor. It then became important to develop the ‘green’ credentials of the trike so not to be reliant on the usual diesel generator for power. So, with a little help from my friends (Phil Reeve!), Surlingham’s first ever E-Barista project has arrived – an electric powered tricycle, providing quality coffee from fresh (ethically sourced) beans to your doorstep!”

To make it all the more inviting, Neil provided free homemade brownies with each cup!

And what next for CycSpresso?

Neil said “ The feedback from the first outing was great! People said it brought a much-needed smile and provided an opportunity for people to stand and talk whilst drinking, what I hope, was a really good coffee”.

“Obviously conditions have now changed with lock-down. However, as a take- away service, I would love to be able to keep the momentum going. It’s a small project and I’d really welcome people’s feedback and ideas. So the plan is to take CycSpresso around the village at weekends for a few hours, (weather permitting), a time when people may want to grab a coffee to keep warm whilst out enjoying a socially distanced walk”.

Neil said; “ I have a Facebook and Instagram page and would welcome any suggestions that people may have. I’m planning to start my E-coffee round on Sunday 16th. Free coffees and brownies (observant of guidelines) for the village! Keep an eye on Facebook for times and places where I’ll be around Surlingham. If you want a direct delivery to your door then please drop me a message!”

Watch this space! Good luck Neil!

Facebook/ Instagram – @CycSpresso.

Thank you

As we begin 2021 the councillors would like to express their appreciation and thank the residents and businesses in Surlingham who have gone above and beyond in the last year to support the community, and now we are in lockdown again will continue to offer support where it is needed.

Clive Evans and Sarah Broom recruited and organised the band of volunteers who collected prescriptions and shopping for those who were shielding or less able and not forgetting a big thank you to the volunteers themselves who gave up their time to do so.

Paul and Louise Swift organised a virtual quiz via Zoom. Clive and Sarah organised the ‘Stay at Home street Party to Commemorate the 75^th anniversary of VE Day’ which was supported by many residents who put up decorations, dressed in clothing typical of the era and held tea parties in their gardens.

Thanks, must also go to the Ferry House, Yare Valley Farm Shop and Teles Patisserie all have played a part either providing take away meals, increasing their stock of the essentials, providing a delivery service, and generally helping wherever and whenever they could.

Last but by no means least thank you to the Reverends Nick and Helen Garrard who have enabled parishioners to take part in services either via Zoom or video recordings. In May Nick also started a regular weekly virtual Art Café to give residents with an interest in art the opportunity to discuss and learn more about the subject.

This list is not exhaustive, to the many residents who have and will continue to support their neighbours during these worrying times – Thank You

Please note during this current period of lock down the Ferry House will remain closed. Sonia will reopen as soon as she is permitted, and the safety of staff and customers can be assured.

South Norfolk District Council have decided that hard copy bin calendars will no longer be provided to individual residents for several reasons.  In the main, collection dates have not changed so calendars are not needed, there is a cost both in terms of printing, and resource in terms of delivery and there is a general move to more information being online which also means that any changes can instantly be amended.

To ensure that residents are kept informed of waste collection dates, they can use the customer account functionality on the South Norfolk Council website.  Once a resident is registered or logs in to their respective property, their next waste collection dates are displayed for rubbish, recycling, and garden waste (if they subscribe) but they also have the option to print their individual bin calendar directly from the webpage. The utilisation of live data also provides a contingency if any of the waste services are affected by bad weather during the Winter period to update residents on any potential collections date changes.

If an individual resident does not have access to the internet, they can call the Depot’s customer care team on 01508 533830 to confirm their collection dates or have a printed calendar sent to their property.