Surlingham

Don’t forget the forthcoming Fayre at St Mary’s Church.

Attached are a few pictures of some of the many items you can expect to find. More photos to follow ……

It’s been a while since Eat Scrumptious offered up some treats! With summer gone, torrential rain for the foreseeable and darker evenings looming. What’s better than a box of scrummy, autumnal goodies to beat the gloom!

• Autumn treats are available for THIS weekend ONLY!
• £2.50 per treat.
• Free delivery to Surlingham & Rockland customers / local delivery within 10 mile radius Norwich (£2 fee) deliveries during Sunday 13th, afternoon .
• To order, email eatscrumptious@yahoo.com
• Plant-based friendly.

At long last the 30 mph speed limit on Bramerton Road has been extended so it covers all of the village.  The parish council has lobbied for this for some considerable time as part of its drive to improve road safety within Surlingham.  Surlingham Parish Council greatly appreciates the efforts of Councillor Vic Thompson on our behalf and thanks him for his support on this issue.

After the announcement for County Broadband that they are not proceeding with the installation you may have seen City Fibre vans near recent road closures in the village. City Fibre are an infrastructure installer who do not manage the broadband service but click here for their website which details the retailers associated with them.

The project is part of ‘Project Gigabit’. A government initiative to upgrade data services in rural areas. Click here for their website. Click here for the BBC article that specifically mentions Surlingham although it seems that the installation firm identified is Openreach not City Fibre.

According to Vic Thomson (our Councillor for South Norfolk) City Fibre will be contacting residents early next year to arrange connection to properties in the village.

After much prompting since May this year, I have finally received a message from County Broadband regarding the installation of full fibre in our village.

it does not make pleasant reading.

“I hope this message finds you well.

We are writing to provide an update regarding our plans to build a full fibre network in your area. After careful consideration and analysis, we regret to inform you that we did not gather sufficient interest to commit to this project at this time.

We understand that this news may be disappointing, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Our goal is always to provide the best possible service to our customers, and we will continue to explore opportunities to expand our network in the future.

We appreciate your understanding and patience. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you for your continued support.

Best regards,

Kyle,
Customer Care Assistant

Join South Yare Wildlife group for a talk,  discussion and Q&A with Prof Rupert Read at the Margaret Mack Rooms in Rockland St Mary from 7.30pm on Wednesday the 9th October. The session will be focused on local climate action both in regards efforts made over the past year and generating ideas around what next. Free admission. All welcome. 

Information received from Cathy Terry

We had fun at last week’s Still decorating an angel and Jacob’s ladder (see attached photos). We’re keeping the decoration going over the next couple of weeks, and The Barn in Rockland St Mary will be open on Monday (7th) from 9.15am to 4.30pm if you’d like to come in and add to these boards. You’re welcome to bring your own items to stick on, or use the materials available here.

Best wishes, Rev Nick

Services at St Mary’s in Surlingham:

11am October 13th Communion

11am October 27th Communion