Surlingham

Please see attached for the latest edition of ElevenSays

There’ll be a weeding session at the orchard on Sunday June 9 at 2.00pm. We’ll be focussed on knocking back weeds around the fruit trees and along the boundary. Secateurs, a spade/fork and gardening gloves would be useful. We’ll be working there between 2 and 4 pm and everyone’s welcome!

Please see attached for the latest edition of the Surlingham Newsletter.

Note: The Summer Display in St Mary’s Church starts at 2pm on Sunday , and not 2:30pm as in the printed copies.

The following article was posted on the Claxton Village website today, and is reproduced here to raise awareness:

On Bank Holiday Monday (we believe) the small concrete hut behind the bottle banks at the Village Hall was broken into.  The culprit(s) smashed the padlock off the steel ring to gain access.  As there was nothing of obvious resale value kept in the hut, the culprit(s) went away empty-handed.  The Hall itself is alarmed and the container in the grounds presents a somewhat more difficult challenge for drive-by thieves, who would be disappointed to discover the container is full of old plastic chairs and tables and nothing of particular value.

We understand that there were two other similar incidents in Rockland on roughly the same timescale.

This is simply to alert villagers to this incident, and to suggest a higher level of awareness of any suspicious behaviour in the village.

This summer’s “Bugs & Beasties” display at St Mary’s is being launched on Sat 8th June from 2pm. There will also be a pop up art gallery, music corner, handmade cards for sale and you’ll be able to read the community poem entitled “Insect Musings” made up from suggestions at April’s social event.

All of this and FREE tea, coffee and cake!

Today the BBC have released an article mentioning Surlingham by name in a project to upgrade broadband to fast fibre to the premises (high speed broadband). It’s unusual as we are sometimes the last place to get new technology!

Click here for the link to the article on the BBC News site.

County Broadband have been approached for comment but have not yet replied.