A47 Information

There are 4 Defibrillators available for public use in Reedham.
These are located at:

• Humpty Dumpty Brewery, Church Road
• Reedham Ferry Inn
• Reedham Village Hall
• Riverside – on the Quay Rangers Hut

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Reedham Parish Council will be taking part in The Big Broadland Litter Pick

on Saturday 29th March  10.30am – 12.30pm

Reedham Parish Council are seeking tenders for their grounds maintenance.  Documents can be found below.  Any queries please direct them to the Clerk.

Grounds Maintenance Tender doc 2024-2027

 

The Broads Authority’s Planning Committee have asked the Parish Council to publicise that, as a Local Planning Authority, they provide pre-application advice on planning queries, including around whether planning permission is needed and on proposals.

This advice is free of charge.

There are many benefits to contacting the planning team prior to starting any work. There are instances where development takes place without the correct planning permission and this can lead,
in some circumstances, to enforcement proceedings. It is often the case that if pre-application advice had been sought, then the works might not have gone ahead thereby saving the householder time,
money and inconvenience.

Whilst, where planning permission is not needed, it is always useful to have this confirmed in writing.

The Broads Authority planning department can also advise on the correct form to use and what further documents or information will be required, and, again, this can save time and expense for all parties.

One of the main functions of pre-application contact is to give preliminary informal advice on whether a scheme is likely to be acceptable if an application for planning permission is submitted, and to advise on any changes or amendments that may be needed. Many people find this really useful and the opportunity to engage with potential applicants at an early stage is very valuable as this can help to get the best scheme on a site.

Contact should be made via email: planning@broads-authority.gov.uk and it is useful to put ‘Pre-application advice request’ in the subject box.

They aim to respond within 3 weeks, but this will depend on how busy they are because dealing with the planning applications where a fee has been paid is the priority.

A message from the Chairman of the Council:

“On behalf of Reedham Parish Council and residents of the village, I would like to express the deep sadness with which we have received news of the death of HM Queen Elizabeth today. Our condolences go out to the Royal Family and our thoughts are with them during this time of personal grief and national sorrow.

The Queen has served our country with distinction and honour throughout Her reign and our thoughts and deepest sympathy are with King Charles and the rest of the Royal Family at this sad time.”

 

There will be a 2 minute silence at 11.00 am on the day of the royal funeral. At the next Parish Council Meeting there will also be a 1 minute silence.

For those wishing to leave a message a book of condolence will be placed at the Church. Locations of all books of condolence can be found on the Norfolk County Council website –  www.norfolk.gov.uk – or an e-book of condolence is available on the official royal website – www.royal.uk.

There will be a short service of Prayer and Reflection at the church to mark the Queen’s death, followed by a Proclamation of Accession of Charles III, on Sunday 11th at 4pm with all parishioners welcome to attend. Please look out for the arrangements for future services on the Acle and Bure to Yare Benefice website and social media . The church is open for anyone who would like to pray and reflect.

 

Broadland District Council has introduced a free kerbside collection service for textiles, small electrical items and batteries that has started across the district today. Items need to be placed in weatherproof standard size carrier bags or smaller and placed out beside either the recycling or rubbish bin on the residents collection day. The bags cannot be mixed meaning that textiles, electrical items and batteries all need placing in separate bags. This is because they are sent to different end destinations for reuse or recycling.

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Understandably some residents are contacting Broadland about the use of carrier bags. They appreciate that this isn’t ideal but the items need to be separated into their individual material streams, kept together during transport and protected from the weather. There is also limited capacity in the cage under the vehicle and boxes will not be appropriate.   There is a need to keep the items together in their material streams and dry during transport, where they may be subject to road surface water, and this means that it is not possible to provide reusable bags or boxes as they cannot be returned to the householder on collection. The belief is that the benefits of reusing and recycling the textiles, batteries and electrical items through this service outweighs the use of plastic bags. This service will reduce the amount of textiles, small electrical items and batteries currently placed in the rubbish bin. It will make the reuse and recycling of these items more accessible to residents especially those that are unable to travel so the only option has been to place them in the rubbish bin at home.

This service is for all properties that have individual bins and not for those that have shared/ communal bins. Trials will take place later this year at some communal sites and the results of these will hopefully help as to expand the service further to these properties.

Here are some FAQs for your information – Final FAQ kerbside WEEE textile baterries.

If you have any further questions please contact RecyclingBDC@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk

Norfolk Citizens Advice Grants for individuals Database

Norfolk Citizens Advice have launched their Grants for Individuals in need database. The database is funded as part of the Coordinated Community Support Programme and is open access on the Norfolk Citizens Advice website. The database contains largely small local grant giving organisations that operate in Norfolk.

The webpage contains:

• Brief information on how to use the database
• A short video demonstration
• A tips document on maximising successful applications with hints and tips from grant organisation trustees
• A feedback link to report out of date information, suggest organisations to include,  or just give feedback on your experience of using the database

Norfolk Citizens Advice  has been running webinars on using the database,  and if you weren’t able to attend they can provide you with recording of one of the webinars,  or the resources used so you can run your own in-house.

Contact Isobel Abbott at i.abbott@ncab.org.uk for further information.

Statement from Reedham Parish Council:

“Reedham Parish Council are deeply saddened to hear of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.

The Duke has served our country with great distinction throughout his life and our thoughts and deepest sympathy are with Her Majesty the Queen and the rest of the Royal Family at this sad time”.

For those wishing to leave a message of condolence the Church of England has now issued the following guidance regarding online books of condolence:

https://www.churchofengland.org/remembering-his-royal-highness-prince-philip.

Reedham Church will be open for people to pray and reflect only.  A book of condolence is available in St Edmund’s Church, Acle.

The location of all books of condolence can be found via Norfolk County Council’s website:

www.nofolk.gov.uk

An e-book of condolence can be found on the Royal website:

https://www.royal.uk/

A dedicated email address is in place for Broadland District Council. Condolences will be printed and included in the archive books:

condolence@broadland.gov.uk