WIVETON PARISH COUNCIL
Chairman: Mr Godfrey Sayers
ClerkÕs
Address: Morning
Flight
42
High Street
Blakeney
NR25
7AL
Tel: 01263 741576
E-mail: tricia@glavenvalleycouncils.co.uk
14th
May 2009
The Annual Report to Parishioners will be held on TUESDAY 19th MAY 2009
at 7.00pm in WIVETON PARISH ROOM All
parishioners are welcome to attend.
This will be followed by the Annual General Meeting
of the Parish Council.
1 Apologies
2 Presentation of the Annual Report of the
Council
3 Accounts
for the year ended 31st March 2009
4 Reports for
information
Clerk to Wiveton Parish Council
WIVETON
PARISH COUNCIL
Chairman: Mr Godfrey Sayers
ClerkÕs
Address: Morning
Flight
42
High Street
Blakeney
NR25
7AL
Tel: 01263 741576
E-mail: tricia@glavenvalleycouncils.co.uk
14th May 2009
The next Parish Council
Meeting will be held on Thursday 23rd April 2009 in the
Parish Room at 7.30pm
1 Election of Officers
Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Parish Room Representative
Allotted Land Committee
3 Minutes of the last Meeting
4 Matters arising for information
5 Correspondence
6 Finance
7 Village
Green
8 A
O B
9 Parishioners
Question Time
THE DATE OF NEXT MEETING 16th JUNE 2009
Tricia Temple-Crowe
Minutes of Wiveton Parish Council Meeting held on Tuesday 23rd
April 2009.
Present: G Sayers (Chairman), J Ramm (Vice Chairman), R Allen and S Beal
In attendance: The Clerk
Apologies: G Woodhouse, M Wakelin and P Adcock
Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest.
2 Matters
Arising
Village Green Surface Repairs Further discussions took place regarding the damage to the surface of the village green.
3 Correspondence
NCC - Local List Valuation – Consultation
Norfolk County Services – Advising that they are to be rebranded to Norse Commercial Services.
The Boundary Commission - Further draft proposals for the Structural Review of Norfolk – Summary of their report.
N N D C Local Development Framework – details of dates for the Exhibition Drop In Centre. The Exhibition for this area will be held on Tuesday 7th July from 3.00pm to 7.00pn at Holt Community Centre.
Norfolk Parishes Training Partnership – Details of a Planning Portal which takes place on Tuesday 28th April 7.00 – 9.00pm.
CPRE Information regarding the
organization of a ŌLitter PickÕ
4 Finance - The Councillors approved the half yearly payment of the Public Works Loan Board £267.81. KingÕs Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council £130 for Careline, Allianz Cornhill £836.98 Council and Parish Room Building Insurance.
5 Planning
5:1 Jonelyn, The Street – Demolition of single storey dwelling and replacement with 2 storey house dwelling with two storey garage. Four letters of objection to the planning application were read out by the Chairman. The Parish Council unanimously agreed that they were not in support of the application.
6 B N H S – Affordable Housing No further progress to report.
Bus Stop - The Chairman suggested that the bus stop adjacent to the seat located by the village green could be provided with a hard standing binding gravelled surface at the regulation height and slope in the same pattern as those recently provided at Morston and Cley would meet the requirements for disabled access.
Medicare Personal Alarm The Parish Council approved the cost of a Medicare Personal Alarm but it was hoped that the Ralph Greenway Trust would be able reimburse the Parish Council for the hire of the personal alarm. Alternatively a parishioner has indicated they would be willing to meet the cost.
Wiveton Downs Rubbish The Chairman confirmed that following an inspection this area is now fairly neat and tidy.
8 Reports
Report from
Councillor Derek Baxter
Views sought from
young people with diabetes in Norfolk
The views of young people with diabetes and their families are being sought
by a working group set up to look into services for children with the
condition.
The Norfolk health Overview and Scrutiny Committee is made up of 15 county and
district councillors from across Norfolk. It acts as a watchdog to safeguard
and promote the interests of people in the county who use health services.
The committee has set up a working group which is looking into diabetes
services for young people in Norfolk. As part of their work they would like to
hear about the experiences of children and young people in Norfolk who are
diabetic and their families and carers.
In particular, they would like to hear people's thoughts on:-
The treatment and support offered by the Children's Diabetes Clinics at acute
hospitals.
Support offered by schools.
Support available in the community, for example home visits from specialist
nurses.
The effect of diabetes on family life.
Improvements that could be made to existing arrangements and services that
would have the most positive impact on lives. Responses need to be received by the end of May 2009 and
there are a number of ways people can make their views known. Written responses
should be addressed to Keith Cogdell, Scrutiny Support Team, 4th Floor, County
Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich NR1 2DW. Alternatively people can email: keith.cogdell@norfolk.gov.uk or
call: 01603 222785.
All change for
Norfolk County Services
Spring is here and its all change at one of the UK's leading facilities
management, contract services and strategic partnership companies.
This year looks set to be something of a momentous time in the 21 year history
of Norfolk County Services as it changes its name to Norse Commercial Services,
and moves to a new five and a half acre site in Fifers Lane, Norwich.
As part of the Norse Group - a dynamic holding company that also includes NPS
Property Consultants Ltd and waste processing and management operator NEWS -
Norse Commercial Services is a private trading arm of Norfolk County Council
and returns a percentage of profits to the council under a unique
public/private initiative.
In recent years, Norse Commercial Services has picked up a number of new
contracts, and pioneered a winning concept in public and private partnerships
across East Anglia.
It is currently delivering services to local authorities including North
Norfolk District Council, Great Yarmouth Borough Council, Waveney District
Council and Suffolk Coastal District Council.
Norse Commercial Services is expected to record a record turnover of £95
million in 2009/10 and employs 4,500 people across Norfolk and Suffolk, making
nit one of the largest employers in the county.
Road surface dressing programme underway
in Norfolk
Norfolk County Council's road surface dressing program for 2009 began
mid-April with work starting in the Hopton area, around Ludham and to the east
of Acle.
The £6.5 million surface dressing programme, carried out for the Council by May
Gurney, will last for about 5 months. This work takes place every year while
the weather is warmer, with the holiday areas and the main roads treated first.
Where possible, work is planned away from busy main roads during peak periods,
but because it is fast-moving and may be suspended during bad weather, it is
hard to give motorists early warning of where the crews will be working.
Surface dressing involves laying a thin layer of bitumen and chippings on to
the road to improve skid resistance for safety reasons, but also helps keep
water from getting to the road structure below, which can lead to the road
breaking up more quickly.
The surface dressing programme involves firstly the main A roads in Norfolk for
completion by the end of June, and other routes are then completed by the end
of the summer in August/September.
Spring into washable nappies and make
real savings
Parents in Norfolk will be reminded that there is a real choice when it
comes to nappies, with a series of talks and demonstrations to ante-natal and
post-natal groups throughout April. Norfolk County Council's waste reduction
team will be dispelling some myths and emphasising that using modern washable
nappies can help parents save money and reduce their carbon footprint.
In Norfolk, we estimate that we are burying around one tonne of disposable
nappies in landfill sites for each child, at a cost of £40 per tonne just in
landfill tax. When the waste collection and disposal costs are added, it runs
into hundreds of thousands of pounds per annum.
Parents are spending thousands of pounds each year buying disposable nappies -
with an estimated £1000 bill to use disposable nappies for just one child,
compared to up to £500 for using washable nappies.
To help parents offset the initial set-up costs, Norfolk County Council offers
£30 cash back for parents who have spent £45 or more on washable nappies,
wraps, liners or training pants. Call 0844 800 8004 or visit www.norfolk.gov.uk/nappies to find
out more.
Expenditure in the East of England
A report commissioned by county councils in the East of England have found
that not only is it that local authorities have less per head expenditure, but
it cuts right across all public services.
Key findings include:-
The East of England is a successful region which make a net contribution
to the Exchequer but receives significantly lower levels of public expenditure
than the England average.
These low levels of public spending are found across all parts of the public
sector in the region, including services provided by central government, local
authorities, police, schools and the health services.
Between 2002/03 and 2007/08 the East of England received around 87% of the
average spending per head for England.
For 4 of those 6 years, the East of England had the lowest level of public
spending per head of any region in England.
Report from
Councillor Lindsay Brettle
The very latest on the unitary local government proposals for Norfolk - a single authority for the whole of the current NCC area; or a two-unitary pattern featuring one authority for Norwich (extended) and one for the rest of Norfolk, the Doughnut. Linking Lowestoft has been dropped as has Great Yarmouth, Norwich and Lowestoft, the Wedge. The latest date for comments from the Boundary Committee is now 15th July which, allowing for Parliamentary summer recess, means October will be the earliest decision time.
At a presentation of Full Council, the police announced Safer Neighbourhood Team numbers will be increased from 17 to 23 and that, combined with different shift patterns, will improve the service to the people of North Norfolk.
NNDC are delighted to announce that they were the Overall UK Winner of the Clean Britain Award - also a Gold Award Winner in the District Category and a 5* award winner. This is in recognition of the work that the Council does with street cleaning, litter control and fly tipping. Thanks must go to all staff in the Environment Services and Protection Teams as well as the litter pickers.
NNDC continues to support local businesses and voluntary bodies, The Audit Commission's Annual Audit and Inspection Letter noted that the Council is making a difference in the local community by being 'increasingly supportive to vulnerable people and those impacted by the downturn in the economy'. The NN Business Forum is investigating support for a Round Table for Agriculture and Food Processing, similar to the highly successful Tourism Round Table. North Norfolk Simply Outstanding - was a great success held at Gresham's School to highlight the areas's attractions and offer advice and up-to-date information.
Reminders: The Shoreline Management Plan - policies are now being written, the draft SMP should be ready in late spring 2009 for a three-month public consultation. The Environment Awards - applications welcome.
REMAINING PARISH COUNCIL DATES FOR 2009
Tuesday 16th June
No meetings in July or August
Tuesday 15th September
Tuesday 20th October
Tuesday 17th November
No meeting in December