Surlingham

Many thanks, to those who planted 300 trees in February. The planted area is on the south side, as you enter the Reserve, and should provide a richer habitat for the diversity of flora and fauna we all hope to see.

I have been pleased by the feedback we have received from all quarters and look forward to hearing more.

We will be launching the subscription campaign for 2016 in March and hope you will continue to support this community programme.

Please come to the Second Annual General Meeting of the Reserve to be held at the Margaret Mack Room at 7.30pm on Tuesday 24th May.

We are delighted that Helen Baczkowska, Conservation Officer with Norfolk Wildlife Trust has agreed to speak to the meeting. Helen has supported the Reserve, giving advice and support to our endeavours. In particular, she has helped with the development of our management plan, which will be presented to the meeting. In broad outline this will help us plan to maintain and support the Reserve, but what we want to hear from stakeholders and the whole community are your suggestions about the reserve.

Philip Halstead
Chair

Sunbeams Preschool is having an Open Day on Saturday 12th of March 10am – 12pm at Bramerton Village Hall.

Come along and see our setting, meet our staff and some of our parents.

Information received from Sharon Emery

Don’t forget to tune into BBC1 at 3.45pm today (3 March) to watch Holiday of My Lifetime – some scenes of which were filmed here at The Ferry House!  Alternatively pop down to The Ferry House this afternoon and watch it with us!

WANTED

We are currently looking to recruit people for the following positions:

PART TIME FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF

We are looking for part time front of house staff to work throughout the week, particularly

Mondays and Tuesdays 12-3pm & 6-9:30pm

and Sundays 12-3pm.

Previous experience preferred but not essential.

You must have excellent customer service skills, be well presented and over 18 years of age.

KITCHEN PORTERS

We are currently looking to recruit Kitchen Porters to work Friday night, Saturday night & Sunday lunchtime assisting the chefs with veg prep & washing up.

Ideal first job in a kitchen for a young person.

CLEANER

We require a Cleaner to initially work 3-4 mornings per week rising to 5-6 mornings per week in the summer months, up to 1 hour each morning.

Hoovering & mopping, cleaning the toilets & dusting.

Good rates of pay available,

ability to travel to and from Coldham Hall essential

E-mail your CV to:enquiries@coldhamhalltavern.co.uk

Or hand it in at the bar.

Surlingham will feature on the TV programme, Holiday of My Lifetime, this Thursday 3rd March, on BBC1 from 3.45pm – 4.30pm.

In the programme, presenter Len Goodman, from Strictly Come Dancing, takes broadcaster & columnist, Fiona Phillips back to the Norfolk Broads to relive her teenage holiday from 1975.

The programme will include footage showing the village pubs & Sylvia’s shop.

Don’t miss it!

Please read the last post about the proposed dramatic reduction in bus services to and from Surlingham.  Services are being reduced from 8 to five a day. There will now be only two after-school buses back from the city, and the last bus will be at 5.50pm. Further, it looks as if in term time, the last bus into the city will be at 12.54.  If you think this might affect you now, or in the future please, please do send an email to Norfolk County council at ptgnetwork@norfolk.gov.uk NOW as the deadline for comments is 1st March.

Reminder issued by Louise Swift