East Rudham

AUTUMN 2017

Members of East Rudham Parish Council

Tony Elburn (Chairman)Malcolm Pearson(Vice Chairman)John DawsonRosemary WeeksMick WraggHedley MinesJohn HorsfieldSusan JonesDavid HatherlyIrene Woods (clerk)

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Meetings of East Rudham Parish Council start at 7.00pm.Parishioners are welcome to come along at 6.45pm for informaldiscussion with members of the Council.

The September meeting will be held on Tuesday 19th . The October meeting will be held on Tuesday 17th. The November meeting will be held on Tuesday 21st

All will take place in the Rudhams Village Hall

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East Rudham Parish Council NewsYou will have noticed the SAM2 speed signs that were erected in both EastRudham and West Rudham in July. The signs were 50% funded by a NorfolkCounty Council parish partnership scheme grant. There are several sites for thesign and it will be moved around every four weeks to hopefully avoid driversbecoming complacent. The sign also collects data on numbers of vehiclemovements and the speed of vehicles. Cllr Hedley Mines has received trainingand will be responsible for moving the signs.

You may also have noticed the new seats that have appeared around theparish. Four new seats, and a bench, which is sited on the A148 opposite theCemetery, were purchased entirely using a grant from the Jacks Lane WindFarm Fund. This project was led by Cllr John Horsfield.

Norfolk County Council have made £300,000 available for parish partnershipschemes in the 2018/19 financial year and Council are currently consideringprojects. In order to be eligible the project must improve the Highway in someway.It is intended that two more dog waste bins will be sited in the parish in the nearfuture.All telephone equipment has been removed from the telephone box on theGreen and it has now been formally adopted by Council. Council intend toinstall a defibrillator in the old phone box, and considerable research has beencarried out by Cllr Malcolm Pearson on how best to achieve this. He has beenadvised that most defibrillators are purchased using a grant obtained fromThe National Lottery and an application for a grant has recently been made.

Council are delighted that the Village Store has reopened and hope that it willsoon be possible to provide post office services once again.Although the Play Park in quite small and already houses several pieces of playequipment Council have agreed to purchase a new piece of equipment for useby the smallest children.Council are currently assessing various pieces of equipment.At the July Council meeting Cllr Mrs Sue Jones was appointed to be Council'sMUGA representative and Cllr Mrs Rosemary Weeks will be Council'srepresentative on the Coxford Abbey Quarry liaison group.

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P J KEW www.norfolkbacon.co.uk

Family Butchers since 1942A village shop selling produce across the UK.

Richard makes all our own sausages and burgers, cures and smokes the bacon and gammons. He also cooks the gammons for the ham.

Beef, lamb and pork are locally sourced via our Norfolk supplier and Diaper chickens come up from Suffolk.

We also stock Yare Valley Oils, Stokes, Candi’s Chutney and Norfolk Preserves along with Norfolk Honey from Stanhoe.

Tel 01485 528236

After many, many years keeping the parish looking immaculate, BobKendle decided the time had come to finally retire. Council are verygrateful to Bob for all his efforts and wish him a happy retirement.John Jones has come forward to man the mower and is currently keep-ing the Green, Play Park and Cemetery cut.The next meetings of East Rudham Parish Council will be held onTuesday 19th September, Tuesday 17th October and Tuesday 21st No-vember all in the Rudhams Village Hall starting at 7.00pm..

Irene WoodsClerk to East Rudham Parish CouncilTel 01485 578462email: eastrudhampc@gmail.com

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D MUGA AUTUMN UPDATE

ANNOUNCING A FUN SPORTS AFTERNOON FOR ALL

Sunday 24th September, 1 - 4pm

Let’s hope for good weather so that you can come an enjoy an afternoon of Sports at the MUGA.Bring your tennis racquet for ‘turn up & play’ tennis. Take part in ouroutdoor table tennis challenge and basketball shots competitions. There will also be a taster session at the bowls club.

For younger children there will be small games equipment to use and a fewmini-challenges so there will be something for ALL THE FAMILY.Refreshments will also be available. This is a free event but donations are always welcome.

We have kept the cost of using the floodlights at £1.50 an hour for severalyears so it is with some regret that we have decided the cost must increase.From September a token will now be £2.00 for the hour. This is stillincredibly good value and is probably the cheapest available in the whole ofNorfolk. Tokens can be bought at the present time from either Maggie(528842) or Judith (528842).Please also note that the last token of the evening should be put in no laterthan 9.30 so that lights will be off from 10.30pm. This is only fair on ourneighbours so please keep to this timing arrangement.

MUGA membership can be organised through Dawn Collins on 528517 orcollinsdawn75@gmail.com and to make life easier subscriptions can now bepaid directly into the MUGA bank account, payable to: MUGA, 20-30-81,account number 30005096.

Thank you all for your continued support. We look forward to a warm, dry afternoon on Saturday 24th September.

See you there!

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New Packaging Labels To Make Recycling EasierThe national On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) scheme has changed itsguidance for plastic pots, tubs and trays and aluminium foil to suggest that thematerials are now ‘widely recycled’ by councils at the kerbside. In King's Lynn& West Norfolk, all cleaned packaging with the new 'widely recycled' label canbe put into the green bin or clear recycling sack.

The change has been warmly welcomed by Councillor Ian Devereux, theBorough Council's Portfolio holder for the Environment who said: "This new labelling will reduce confusion and make it much easier for localpeople to recognise the additional cleaned foil and plastic pots that can be recy-cled."

The OPRL scheme has two other new designations of 'Check Locally' and 'NotYet Recycled'.

The 'Check Locally' label will be extensively used on black plastic trays, whichare beneficially recovered locally and should still be cleaned and put in thegreen bin or clear recycling sack.

The 'Not Yet Recycled' label refers to items that cannot be recycled locally, andwhich should be put in the black waste bin or black recycling sack.

Councillor Devereux added: "Most people use the On-Pack Recycling Label to tell them what to recycle. Iwarmly welcome this new initiative to help retailers to make their packagingmore recyclable and I hope they take the opportunity to play their part inreducing waste and improving recycling."

It is also hoped that with Council services and budgets under increasingpressure, the new 'Widely Recycled' label will help to capture valuable materialsand avoid unnecessary Landfill tax costs.

A list of items that can be recycled can be found on the Borough Council's website at www.west-norfolk.gov.uk

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Free Resources Available To Unpaid Carers In Norfolk

Norfolk County Council, in partnership with the five Clinical CommissioningGroups in Norfolk, have brought together information and support for carers ontoa single webpage. To create an account and get free access to all the products andsupport resources type in the link: https://carersdigital.org/ login/signup.php?DGTL7862

Anglia Growth HubThe Anglia Growth Hub provides free and impartial business support. They canhelp businesses to grow in your area. The service is completely free (Governmentfunded) and it’s open to any growing business in Norfolk or Suffolk, across allsectors and all types of company. They can offer face-to-face appointments with aBusiness Growth Adviser and help to access grants from the Local EnterprisePartnership between £1,000 - £500,000 to enable growth, as well as signpostingto other providers of grants, finance and other support. All businesses need to dois call 0300 333 6536 or email growthhub@newanglia.co.uk to book anappointment. Visit the website www.newangliagrowthhub.co.uk

THE HUNSTANTON SOAP BOX DERBY

The Hunstanton Soap Box Derby is on Sunday 17 September, with entertainmentand scrutineering for the competitors from 10am. Races begin at noon, and eachteam will have at least two timed runs down the course. There will be entertain-ment throughout the day, including children’s inflatables, immersive theatregroup Kidz Party Times!, and performances from the winner and runner-up of2017 Battle of the Bands. The soap box derby winners will be presented withtheir prizes at 4pm, followed by a live performance from local band Bear Club.

Each team can have one or two drivers, but they and their kart must meet thesafety requirements.

The race route will begin in Boston Square, at the top of the hill, meaning therewill be no push start. The course then takes a sharp left onto Cliff Parade, andthen down the road past the cheering crowds. Racers will have to negotiate achicane of hay bales, before ending at the mini-roundabout on The Green.

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NO THE RUDHAMS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETYThe Society has as usual had a busy few months leading up to the August break.The visit in June to the Briston Nursery was a great success during a lovely warmevening. After seeing around the garden and plants we had a very pleasanttime talking with the owners while enjoying tea and cakes.This was followed by the Summer Show which was enlivened by the largenumber of brilliant entries from the Primary School which we hope will continuein the years to come.We then entered the small garden competition at the Sandringham Show, aftermonths of work we were awarded the Silver Gilt certificate.Our speaker (a national judge) on September 12th will be talking about SpeciesDaffodils so come along, even if you are not a member, since now is the time tostart planting bulbs for next Spring.The Autumn Show is on Saturday October 14th, entries must be in by 1p.m. when the judging starts. Visitors welcome from 2.30p.m, Prizes will be presented at 3.30p.m..

We look forward to seeing you there. *************

RUDHAMS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETYOPEN PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

The subject for the 2018 open class at the Summer Show“ A RUINED BUILDING”

Size 6”x 8” no mounts or surround permitted Notice of entry to Mrs Jane Fleming by 11h July 2018 Tel 528 226 Entries to be staged by 12 noon on 14th July 2018 at the Rudhams Village Hall ****************

60’s DANCE LIVE BAND RUDHAM VILLAGE HALL ON OCTOBER 21st 8 ‘TIL LATE BRING YOUR OWN DRINK AND GLASSES TICKETS £8 RING TREVOR ON 01485 528 302 FOR TICKETS

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MOTHS BATS AND BUTTERFLIESIt has been a busy summer both in the garden and out and about locally. The mothtrap continued to be set in the garden at weekly intervals or thereabouts depend-ing on the weather and the stage of the moon ( a bright moon weakens the effectof the attracting actinic light). An example of a “good catch”, too many really,was on the last night of June when 288 moths of 68 species were in and aroundthe trap the following morning. Seven of these, including a Leopard Moth, werenew to me. A fortnight later 184 of 54 species, six of which were new ones, werecaught to be identified and released. The attractive names of some of these wereBeautiful Hook-tip, Chinese Character, Phoenix and the extraordinary Spectaclewhich looks as if it is wearing just that!

At the end of June I took part in a Norfolk Bat Survey carried out by the BTO atThetford. This consists of an aerial, microphone and small box of technologicalwizardry which records and identifies the bat species whizzing around overhead.In three separate locations on consecutive nights around Pockthorpe seven speciesof bat were positively identified. As a side-story to that, it had been noted thatsomething had been catching and eating moths in the garden gazebo leaving justthe wings on the seat. From the wings we were able to identify that Ghost ,Yellow Underwing and Silver Y moths were the victims and the culprit wasprobably a Brown Long-eared bat !

In the first week of July the lane from the A149 across the marshes to the “sea-wall” and on to the sand-dunes yielded 14 species of butterfly including 17 DarkGreen Fritillary but no Wall Brown, as was hoped. A few days later, and nearerhome, Womack’s Wood and tumuli at Syderstone had numerous Small , Largeand Essex skippers, Small Copper, Comma and whites. The second week of Julywas particularly good with 197 butterflies of 13 species recorded at SyderstoneCommon and, a week later, there was 11 species one afternoon in the garden. Aforecast surge of Painted Lady, immigrants from North Africa , failed to reachhere although individuals have been regularly seen about. Now, with still sixweeks to go of butterfly recording on Syderstone Common there are hopes thatbutterflies will have done well this year as numbers there have just passed the bestyear, 2014, in the previous six. Contributing to this have included good numbersof Small Heath, Gate-keeper and Ringlet. Interestingly, a few Purple Hairstreak,the most under- recorded butterfly in the country because they are small and usu-

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ally only seen high in oak trees – thus causing neck ache- , have been seen at Sy-derstone and also Broad Lane, Broomsthorpe.One may, or may not, like it but it is the end of August and summer is over.Thus begins the slow descent into cooler weather with blackberries, damsons,sloes and hazelnuts to be gathered if you know where to look, for puddings,jam, and gin for winter nutrition and enjoyment – all so much better than buyingin the supermarket! Meanwhile, however, swifts and many house martins havenow departed for southern Africa leaving second broods, as with swallows,preparing for that amazing journey. Moths, bats and butterflies – There’s a lot to discover out there! Today aFirst for me, a very striking 22 spot ladybird, yellow with black spots 1/8”(4mm) long caught my eye in the garden.With Many Thanks to Richard Hoe

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Single Person Discount Claims Being Reviewed For Fraud

A review of council tax single person discount claims is underway to reduce thenumber of fraudulent and incorrect claims. This regular review looks at households where council tax Single Person Dis-count is being claimed to check that claims are genuine, and to remove dis-counts where households no longer qualify, or where claims have been madefraudulently. The discount is worth a 25 per cent reduction on the Council Taxbill, and fraudulent and incorrect claims directly take money away from othercouncil services. Customers whose discounts are correct will automatically have their detailsverified and the discount will continue without any need for the customer tocontact the council. Where there is a query, customers will be contacted by letter for more informa-tion. Customers are able to go to the website shown on their letter to verify theirdetails, or can post their confirmation back to the Nottingham address shown.They should respond as quickly as possible as failure to do so may result in theSingle Person Discount being removed. If fraud is discovered the Single Person Discount will immediately be revokedand the council will consider proceeding with prosecutions and large penalties. Cllr Long, Leader of the Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk,said ‘The borough council uses an experienced supplier to provide a managedservice to review Single Person Discount claims using credit reference data, inaddition to contacting customers for further information . This approach hasbeen successful for previous reviews’. Any adult in the borough who lives alone or with children under 18 may be en-titled to claim the Single Person Discount. The discount is not a ‘benefit’ and itis not means tested so no financial information is needed. The only criteriabeing that there are no other adults living in the property. An application formis available on the council’s website at www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/reduceyourbill or by calling 01553 616200.

Council Tax legislation requires a 25% Single Person Discount to be awardedto households where there is only one adult resident. The Borough has over72,500 households of which nearly 21,500 (30%) receive the discount. CentralGovernment (in its Audit Commission report – Protecting the Public Purse) esti-mates around 4% of these discounts to be fraudulent.

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Norfolk Strategic Framework All planning authorities in Norfolk have agreed to prepare a combined StrategicFramework planning document.This provides the overarching framework for planning issues across the countywith an emphasis on strategic land use issues with cross boundary implications.The document forms part of the process to demonstrate compliance with theDuty to Cooperate (Localism Act 2011).It relates to the period 2012 to 2036 and will inform the preparation of LocalPlans produced by individual planning authorities during this period.The framework includes strategic guidance in relation to housing, economicgrowth, infrastructure provision and environmental considerations. It is not apolicy document and is not a Development Plan.Further Information can be found at www.norfolk.gov.uk/nsfPublication of Draft Norfolk Strategic Framework Consultation on the draftframework document is currently underway and closes on 22 September. De-tails of how to view or submit comments can be found athttps://norfolk.citizenspace.com/consultation/norfolk-strategic-frameworkDocuments produced by the NSF Key evidence required to support the prepara-tion of the Framework and each Council’s Local Plan has been commissionedthrough the NSF – these documents will be published as they become availa-ble: Caravan & House Boat Accommodation Needs Assessment, Green Infra-structure & Ecological Networks Study, Housing & Economic LandAvailability Assessment Methodology, Older Persons Accommodation NeedsAssessment, Recreation Impacts Study - Visitors Survey at European ProtectedSites Strategic Housing Market Assessment

PUBLICISE YOUR SOCIETY OR EVENT We welcome contributions from local groups and societies for printing in the East Rudham Parish Newsletter. Please send to rofrizz@btinternet.com by November 20th 2017 for inclusion in the Winter edition delivered toevery household and also published on our website Advertisements are also very welcome, ½ page at £6/issue, full page at £12/issue.

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The Next Round Of The Woodland Creation Grant Confirmed.

A £13 million fund to help landowners plant more trees to protectwildlife, boost the timber sector and reduce flood risk will soonopen for applications..Farmers, foresters and land managers across the UK will be able toapply for up to £6,800 per hectare to plant, weed and protect moretrees when application forms for the next round of the government’sWoodland Creation grant are made available in September.The fund – part of the Countryside Stewardship scheme – will helpplant more than 3 million trees, creating 1,900 hectares of newwoodland and contributing to the government’s ambition to plant11 million trees, with a further one million in towns and cities.Confirmation of the next round of funding came as ForestryMinister Thérèse Coffey met with some of the UK’s leadingforestry companies to discuss the opportunities for the sector whenwe leave the EU.Announcing the next round of funding, Forestry Minister ThérèseCoffey said: “Our forests and woodlands are vital for providing timber, improv-ing the environment and protecting our wildlife. This demonstratesthe government’s ongoing commitment to the forestry sector and tobiodiversity, which afforestation delivers.We hope to see as many applications as possible so this importantindustry can continue to thrive.”Guidance and application forms will be available in September,with the application window opening in January 2018.A range of grants are available to support the creation of newwoodland and sustainable woodland management, with ForestryCommission online advice available on the application process.The fund opens in January 2018 and the application forms and guid-ance will be available for download in September. •Under the grantannual maintenance payments are available for 10 years.

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Public Footpaths in East RudhamIn order to find the Definitive Map of footpaths in East Rudham, which wouldnot have appeared to change since 1954 one needs to viewMaps.norfolk.gov.uk/highways. Click on the ‘close instruction’ boxOn the map click on East Rudham. The pages of the old 6inch map on which thefootpaths are shown will load. You can zoom in for detail. The legend for theMap is at the bottom of each one. The footpaths are numbered within a circle.If you go back and click on the disclaimer tab at the top of the screen there isan interesting Question and Answer section. This details amongst many otherthings who is responsible for the maintenance of the footpaths.With Thanks to Cllr John Dawson.

East Rudham Primary School ReportWe are looking forward to the next term at school. We have got manynew children starting in our Reception class.Lots has happened over the holidays, some of our classes have moved,Reception children are now in the Ringer Room, meaning that they canhave a set base for their learning.We have gained our hall space back, which will mean that we can do PEinside if the weather is wet or too cold.

We have also had a new kitchen fitted. Meaning that we can cook ourown lunches on site.We are looking for someone to cook our meals. We were let down at thevery last minute. If you think you might be the person for this role, pleasecontact Mrs Allen on head@rudham-primary.norfolk.sch.uk or on 01485528230.

The Autumn Term is all about new beginnings, not only for the childrenbeginning in Reception, but also for the children moving into the nextclass and also for all the staff. I am sure we will have a term creating lots of happy memories!

Belinda AllenExecutive HeadteacherRudham and Weasenham Church of England Primary Academies Federation

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Compostable Caddy Liners No Longer Required

Using food waste caddies for left-over and waste food just got a whole loteasier thanks to changes to the processing technology. There is no need to purchase compostable caddy liners anymore as any smallbag, such as carrier bags, bread bags, fruit and veg bags and otherfreezer/sandwich bags can be used to line the bin or to put food waste in. The Borough Council's portfolio holder for the Environment, reported "We've been working with our contractors to make it easier and more conven-ient for our residents to recycle food waste using old plastic bags. The newtechnology used by the council's food waste contractor Biogen means that allliners and packaging are now stripped out during the processing. "This makes it much easier for people as they don't have to remember to buycompostable bags from us or other retailers, they can reuse any bags they mayhave around the house. Over the new few weeks we will phase out the sale ofcompostable bags as they will no longer be required. "I hope that this change will encourage more residents to take up the foodwaste service as it great way to prevent waste from going into landfill."

Food waste should be placed in some sort of bag or wrapping before it isplaced into the food waste bin, as this prevents food from sticking to the bin andkeeps the bins fresher. Under the revised contract food not placed in some formof wrapping in the bin, may result in the food waste bin not being collected. Residents are also being reminded that they can gain additional points (andpossibly prizes) from the Recycle Rewards Scheme by logging into theiraccounts and signing up to the pledges on food waste. Any resident who does not yet have an account can still open one by going tohttps://westnorfolk.localgreenpoints.com to earn points (and prizes) for yourselfand your community. Biogen's state-of-the-art de-packaging technology separates out the bags andpackaging leaving the organic waste behind, which is then used as fertiliser onagricultural land. The food waste also generates methane gas, which is collectedand cleanly burnt to produce electricity. The remaining plastic is then subjectedto a full recovery operation.

Residents who need a food waste caddy can apply for one online at www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/yourbins

Useful NumbersCompany Name NumberBadminton Anna T C Feistner 01485 528 486

Bowls Club John Hassock 01485 528 732

Community Car Scheme 01485 520 823

Fakenham Surgery 01328 863 241

Henry Bellingham MP 01485 600 559

Horticultural Soc. Frances Ulyatt 01485 518 366

Litter/fly tipping hotline 0500 2532687

Massingham Surgery 01485 520 521

Docking Surgery 01485 521 135

MUGA Judith Lowes 01485 528 581

Pre School Little Owls 01485 528 487

POLICE 101

Oil Buying Scheme John Horsfield 01485 528 466

Rudham Primary School 01485 528 230

Village hall bookings Julie Rouse 01485 528 376

WI Jane Whewell 01485 528 159

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