Felthorpe Parish Council

Felthorpe Parish Council is looking to co-opt new councillors onto the Parish Council to replace members who did not stand for re-election.

Ideally you will be able to attend the May meeting, being held on May 26th 2015, to meet the existing councillors and join the meeting. However joining from a later date will be considered.

Meetings are generally held on the first Tuesday of each month (we usually have a break in August and January unless urgent business comes up) at 8pm in the Felthorpe Pavilion.  However to fit in with election timescales the May meeting has been moved on this occasion to the 26th at 8pm and the June meeting has been cancelled. Meetings usually finish by 9.30pm.

Full, funded training is available for the successful candidate, which the clerk will be able to book you onto.

If you would like to contribute and have a positive say in how your local area is run then please email the Parish Clerk Sonya Blythe ([email protected]) with a brief letter outlining why, before the closing date of 5pm on Tuesday 19 May 2015. Alternately call 01603 527095 to speak with the clerk.

Please note, that in order to fit in with election timescales, the May meeting has been moved from Tuesday 5th to Tuesday 26 May 2015. The meeting will be held at 8pm at the Pavilion.

Broadland District Council have passed a motion supporting the National Farmers’ Union campaign to the Government to ban the sale of and public use of releasing sky lanterns (commonly referred to as “Chinese lanterns”), as they are a danger to the environment and can harm animals.  The Parish Council have agreed to support this ban and as such are asking residents to also support this by agreeing to not release such lanterns within the parish of Felthorpe.  The Recreation Ground Committee have also agreed to support the ban by adding it into the terms and conditions of its hiring agreement.

The Parish Council is considering running a half-day essential first aid course at the Pavilion for interested parishioners for a small cost.  If you would be interested please email the clerk, Sonya Blythe, on the following email address so that numbers can be gauged. [email protected].

Don’t forget, as well as the General Election the May 2015 elections include the opportunity to choose your parish councillors for the next four years.  If you are interested in standing as a Parish Councillor from May 2015 until 2019,  the Electoral Services Manager at Broadland Council will be able to give you more information ([email protected]).

Alternatively speak to your existing parish councillors who can give you any information that you require. Both the parish clerk, Sonya Blythe, or Linda Mockford can email you the relevant forms  which need to be completed in order to stand as a councillor ([email protected]).

Please note that the nomination packs need to be delivered to Broadland between 31 March and 9 April.  They cannot be signed before 9 March.

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Please note, Norfolk County Council has made a Temporary Traffic Order affecting Taverham Road from a point 64m south of its junction with Church Lane for 146m in a southerly direction in Felthorpe because of CCTV investigation, jet cleaning, excavation and repair works to manholes.

The road will be temporarily closed (except for access) from 27^th August 2014 to 28^th August 2014 for the duration of the works, expected to be about 2 days within the period.

Alternative route is via: Taverham Road,  The Street/Felthorpe Road, Upgate, Reepham Road and vice versa .

Please note, the following road will be closed to all vehicles in order for works by British Telecom to be carried out  on 6 and 7 January 2014:-

Mill Lane from a point 90m north of its junction with The Street in a northerly direction for a distance of 50m.

Please note, the date of the next meeting will be held on Friday 1 November instead of Tuesday 5 November at 6.30pm, in the Pavilion.

This is because Keith Simpson MP will be visiting the village to meet with the Parish Council and residents at 6.30pm.  The regular meeting will take place once this is finished, expected to be at 7.30.

If you would like to attend either the regular meeting, or the meeting with Keith Simpson to put your views  or local concerns forward then you would be more than welcome.