Diary dates for February
Tuesday 1 Coffee and chat, Church Rooms, 10.30am to 12 noon
Wednesday 2 Luncheon Club, Village Hall, 10am to 2pm
Thursday 3 Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Friday 4 Crib drive, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Sunday 6 Wargames club, Village Hall, 2.30pm to 6pm
Monday 7 Monday Mardle, Church Rooms, 2.15pm to 4.15pm
Thursday 10 Breckland Flower and Garden Club, Village Hall, 2pm
Thursday 10 Social and Wine Circle, Church Rooms, 7.45pm
Saturday 12 Warm clothes collection, Church Rooms, all day
Sunday 13 Warm clothes collection, Church Rooms, all day
Monday 14 Whist drive, Church Rooms, 2pm
Wednesday 16 Luncheon Club, Village Hall, 10am to 2pm
Wednesday 16 Songs of Praise, Methodist Chapel, 7.30pm
Friday 18 'One Stop Bus' outside Village Shop, 10am to 12 noon
Sunday 20 Wargames club, Village Hall, 2.30pm to 6pm
Monday 21 Monday Mardle, Church Rooms, 2.15pm to 4.15pm
Thursday 24 Women's Institute, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Monday 31 January 2011
Thursday 27 January 2011
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Ruby and her horses
Not to be missed
An interesting event to raise money for Old Buckenham village hall improvements.
Just click on the images to read all the details.
Just click on the images to read all the details.
Sunday 23 January 2011
Still helping others
Money raised for homeless
Various cheques were handed over to the representatives of the St Martins Housing Trust in the Church Rooms on Saturday 22 January. It is understood that the total raised was in the region of £19,200 (more details later). Well done Old Buckenham.
Wednesday 19 January 2011
What's the answer?
Time to start thinking
The next Village Hall quiz will be on Saturday 26 March starting at 7.30pm.
Teams of four welcome, at a cost of just £4 each team.
There will be a raffle and the Village Hall would be very grateful if every team could provide a raffle prize.
More details in the blog nearer the time but put the date in your diary now.
The next Village Hall quiz will be on Saturday 26 March starting at 7.30pm.
Teams of four welcome, at a cost of just £4 each team.
There will be a raffle and the Village Hall would be very grateful if every team could provide a raffle prize.
More details in the blog nearer the time but put the date in your diary now.
Sunday 16 January 2011
Flower and Garden Club
Ladies meeting
At the first meeting of the New Year, Malcolm Howes introduced members to some of the famous ladies who had connections with Norwich. There was Julian who was an anchoress of the 14th Century and lived in a cell at St Julian's Church; Amelia Opie a writer poet and composer of the 18th century; Sarah Siddons actress and inventor of the tonic sol-fa system; Harriet Martineau and Elizabeth Fry who were both social reformers.
The results of the flower arranging competition were Old Hands won by Sylvia Briggs and New Hands won by Susan Thurlow.
In the table show Shirley Penfold was first, Ann Dent second and Sally Westrup third.
The February meeting will take place on Thursday 10 February at Old Buckenham Village Hall starting at 2pm when Judy Barham will demonstrate her arrangements to the title 'Childhood'. For the flower arranging competition the subject will be a child's book (with a title card) and the table show will be for any houseplant.
If you require any further information please contact Pat on 01953 457305 or Sally on 01953 788712.
Saturday 15 January 2011
Worthwhile spring cleaning
Textiles and clothing collection
If you are starting on an early spring clean you might like to note that the next collection of textiles and clothing in Old Buckenham for the Third World will be on Tuesday 8 March. Please leave your contributions at the roadside for 9am that morning (note it is a Tuesday and not the usual Saturday morning). Bags for your to use are available from the Village Shop but any container or bag is acceptable. More details will be given later.
If you are starting on an early spring clean you might like to note that the next collection of textiles and clothing in Old Buckenham for the Third World will be on Tuesday 8 March. Please leave your contributions at the roadside for 9am that morning (note it is a Tuesday and not the usual Saturday morning). Bags for your to use are available from the Village Shop but any container or bag is acceptable. More details will be given later.
Thursday 13 January 2011
A village farewell
There will be days like today sometime in most villages. There are cars parked everywhere, virtually every seat in the Church is taken, the service is moving but with a touch of laughter.
Thank you, Julian, for all you have done for Old Buckenham
Sunday 9 January 2011
Latest deliberations
January parish council minutes
These reports of parish council meetings are prepared by the editor of the village newsletter and blog from the draft minutes and so may contain information that is amended at the next month's meeting.
Five members of the public were at the January meeting of Old Buckenham Parish Council and all the parish councillors were in attendance apart from Tim Ing who had sent his apologies.
The minutes of the December Parish Council meeting were considered and Stephen Thorley said under “planning applications” it should read that the planning application for two bungalows in Harlingwood Lane should be decided by the full council meeting and not to put in the Parish Council’s decision within Breckland’s published time frame. With this amendment the minutes were unanimously agreed and signed as a true and accurate record of the December meeting.
Matters arising from the minutes. Adrian Joel said that he had a copy of the original planning application for the amenity area near the village shop. He said the whole project needed to be considered by a working party that could come back to the Parish Council with recommendations. The item is to be put on the agenda for the February meeting.
Allotments. Adrian Joel said Tim Ing had spoken to the owner of the land and it has been discovered that the land provided is 1½ acres and not the one acre as originally agreed. The owner therefore wished to increase the rent to £900 per year. Adrian Joel said that there were three options open on which they would seek the views of the allotment holders to resolve the issue. The grant application, now with Breckland Council, is due to be discussed next week and he is hopeful that it will be approved. A mat for the parking areas has arrived and it is hoped that it will be laid soon.
Doe Lane meeting notes. Tom Johnson expressed his concerns that no parish councillor had been invited to the meeting and that only thirty people from a population of approximately 1200 had attended. Adrian Joel said the notes were valid even though there were some inaccuracies in them. Norman Cawston suggested displaying these minutes and seeing what response there was to them. Stephen Thorley proposed that the Parish Clerk send a letter to Terry Cracknell thanking him and saying that the Parish Council will take onboard the views expressed and will implement those proposals that can be acted on. This proposal was seconded by Adrian Joel and agreed unanimously.
Grit bins. Tom Johnson said he had been approached by some residents and asked if they could be provided with a grit bin. He then said we should precept for them at this year’s precept, ready for purchase in year 2012/13. He also raised the matter of Hargham Road being like an ice rink during the recent snow conditions and asked if the road could be gritted. He was informed by Norman Cawston that the Parish Council had tried in the past to get the road gritted but with no success. Adrian Joel will speak to the County Councillor William Nunn on the matter of gritting in School Road.
Planning working party. Adrian Joel suggested all plans should be displayed at each Parish Council meeting. Mike Craven-Romain agreed it was a good idea to display all plans once the working party had visited the site and made their recommendations to the Parish Council. All plans will be displayed from the February meeting onwards.
Attleborough and Snetterton Heath Area Action Plan. Derek Smalley raised the matter of the large questionnaire sent to the Parish Council which had 60 points that required a response from the Parish Council and asked what the Parish Council would do with the questionnaire. Various councillors expressed views on the matter after Adrian Joel had shown a large map of the plans. Carol Marshall said all residents have an opportunity to express their views on the Attleborough Development through the questionnaire sent out by Breckland Council. Stephen Thorley said that the Parish Council would find it hard to respond as a body as they have not had enough time to discuss the matter with residents to get their opinions and that the residents themselves have been canvassed directly.
Planning application. Stephen Thorley said that the application for two bungalows in Harlingwood Lane should be discussed by the full council. There was a lot of public feeling on the matter and there appeared to be a ground swell of opinion supporting the application. Carol Marshall expressed the view that the development is suitable for the area and would tidy up the site and thought there was no real problem with access. Gerald Norton thought that additional housing in Harlingwood Lane would increase the risk of an accident at the junction with the B1077. Derek Smalley suggested that the hedge could be cut to improve visibility. Tom Johnson said the current site is an eyesore and should be developed although he did have some concern over access to the road. Jonathan Kemp thought the site would improve if the development took place. It was proposed by Norman Cawston and seconded by Carol Marshall to inform Breckland that the Parish Council had reversed its previous decision on the application and they now had no objection. This was agreed with six councillors for, two abstentions and one against. The Parish Clerk will contact Liz Starling of Breckland Planning on the matter.
District Councillor’s report. Adrian Joel said the Breckland Council and Creative Arts East will be launching the Winter Arts Festival 2011 at the Gamekeeper in Old Buckenham on Thursday 27 January with a production of Alan Bennett’s play A Lady of Letters. He then said that Breckland Council is continuing to look at cost savings and they are currently looking to share management teams with Holland District Council which could offer considerable cost savings. Adrian Joel also said the Local Development Framework Site Specific Policies and Proposal document 2001-2026 is due to go to a special full council meeting in mid-January and, if approved, will go out for a six week consultation period before going to the Secretary of State for an examination in public.
Parish Councillors’ reports. Stephen Thorley said that he had spoken to some residents about the high cost of fuel oil. He wondered if the Parish Council could organise a buying consortium or would the residents have to do it privately. Derek Smalley is to put an item in the village newsletter to see if there is any interest in the scheme. Adrian Joel raised the matter of the Royal Wedding in April and asked if the Parish Council would be doing anything to mark the event. Derek Smalley will put a further item in the newsletter to see what level of interest there is to arrange such an event. Adrian Joel said that he will approach Breckland Council for a grant of £250 for the event if one should go ahead. Carol Marshall said she will have a meeting with the High School on the Recreation Area and a working party meeting during January. It is hoped that she will have a business plan for the Recreation Area ready by the next Parish Council meeting. Gerald Norton raised the matter of the proposed change of regulations altering the status of schools and village halls to commercial classification for the purpose of waste collection. The proposed changes would involve village halls and schools being charged for the collection of their waste and the loss of recycling credits on all the waste that is kept out of landfill. The Parish Clerk is to express the Parish Council’s view that there should be no change in respect of the classification of schools and village halls. Mike Craven-Romain said that he had spoken to our local Highways engineer and that no sign will be allowed in Ragmere Road. Also that the road surface at Puddledock is due to be done at some time in the future. He informed the meeting that the gentleman who currently cuts the grass for free in the play area is leaving the village and asked if there was anyone else willing to do the job. Derek Smalley is to put an item in the village newsletter to see if anyone will volunteer.
Parish Clerk’s report. The headteacher of the High School had asked if the Parish Council would contribute one third of the cost towards a grit bin for use outside the school. He said the cost would be £45 to the Parish Council and asked if anyone objected. The Parish Clerk is to contact the school and the county highways department on the matter.
Highways. Problems reported were a blocked culvert at the bottom of Fen Street past the black barn and Hargham Road, also a large pot hole outside number 42 Fen Street. The Parish Clerk is to contact NCC Highways on these matters.
The Green. The Parish Clerk read out a letter from the Old Buckenham Green Right Proprietors’ solicitors regarding the recent appeal. The Clerk then read out the agenda for the next Green Right Proprietors’ meeting due to be held on Tuesday 18 January. Norman Cawston said that he and Tim Ing should meet with the Green Right Proprietors to discuss a way forward on the management of the Green and report back to the Parish Council on the matter.
Items for next agenda. The Amenity Area was to be included on the February agenda.
Other matters. Adrian Joel said the village had recently lost a past member of the Parish Council, Julian Goodey, who had died on Christmas Eve. He was also a former teacher at the High School and chairman of the Village Hall committee for many years. The Parish Clerk would arrange for a letter of condolence to be sent to his widow Joyce Goodey.
The next meeting of Old Buckenham Parish Council will be held on Thursday 3 February in the Village Hall starting at 7.30pm.
These reports of parish council meetings are prepared by the editor of the village newsletter and blog from the draft minutes and so may contain information that is amended at the next month's meeting.
Five members of the public were at the January meeting of Old Buckenham Parish Council and all the parish councillors were in attendance apart from Tim Ing who had sent his apologies.
The minutes of the December Parish Council meeting were considered and Stephen Thorley said under “planning applications” it should read that the planning application for two bungalows in Harlingwood Lane should be decided by the full council meeting and not to put in the Parish Council’s decision within Breckland’s published time frame. With this amendment the minutes were unanimously agreed and signed as a true and accurate record of the December meeting.
Matters arising from the minutes. Adrian Joel said that he had a copy of the original planning application for the amenity area near the village shop. He said the whole project needed to be considered by a working party that could come back to the Parish Council with recommendations. The item is to be put on the agenda for the February meeting.
Allotments. Adrian Joel said Tim Ing had spoken to the owner of the land and it has been discovered that the land provided is 1½ acres and not the one acre as originally agreed. The owner therefore wished to increase the rent to £900 per year. Adrian Joel said that there were three options open on which they would seek the views of the allotment holders to resolve the issue. The grant application, now with Breckland Council, is due to be discussed next week and he is hopeful that it will be approved. A mat for the parking areas has arrived and it is hoped that it will be laid soon.
Doe Lane meeting notes. Tom Johnson expressed his concerns that no parish councillor had been invited to the meeting and that only thirty people from a population of approximately 1200 had attended. Adrian Joel said the notes were valid even though there were some inaccuracies in them. Norman Cawston suggested displaying these minutes and seeing what response there was to them. Stephen Thorley proposed that the Parish Clerk send a letter to Terry Cracknell thanking him and saying that the Parish Council will take onboard the views expressed and will implement those proposals that can be acted on. This proposal was seconded by Adrian Joel and agreed unanimously.
Grit bins. Tom Johnson said he had been approached by some residents and asked if they could be provided with a grit bin. He then said we should precept for them at this year’s precept, ready for purchase in year 2012/13. He also raised the matter of Hargham Road being like an ice rink during the recent snow conditions and asked if the road could be gritted. He was informed by Norman Cawston that the Parish Council had tried in the past to get the road gritted but with no success. Adrian Joel will speak to the County Councillor William Nunn on the matter of gritting in School Road.
Planning working party. Adrian Joel suggested all plans should be displayed at each Parish Council meeting. Mike Craven-Romain agreed it was a good idea to display all plans once the working party had visited the site and made their recommendations to the Parish Council. All plans will be displayed from the February meeting onwards.
Attleborough and Snetterton Heath Area Action Plan. Derek Smalley raised the matter of the large questionnaire sent to the Parish Council which had 60 points that required a response from the Parish Council and asked what the Parish Council would do with the questionnaire. Various councillors expressed views on the matter after Adrian Joel had shown a large map of the plans. Carol Marshall said all residents have an opportunity to express their views on the Attleborough Development through the questionnaire sent out by Breckland Council. Stephen Thorley said that the Parish Council would find it hard to respond as a body as they have not had enough time to discuss the matter with residents to get their opinions and that the residents themselves have been canvassed directly.
Planning application. Stephen Thorley said that the application for two bungalows in Harlingwood Lane should be discussed by the full council. There was a lot of public feeling on the matter and there appeared to be a ground swell of opinion supporting the application. Carol Marshall expressed the view that the development is suitable for the area and would tidy up the site and thought there was no real problem with access. Gerald Norton thought that additional housing in Harlingwood Lane would increase the risk of an accident at the junction with the B1077. Derek Smalley suggested that the hedge could be cut to improve visibility. Tom Johnson said the current site is an eyesore and should be developed although he did have some concern over access to the road. Jonathan Kemp thought the site would improve if the development took place. It was proposed by Norman Cawston and seconded by Carol Marshall to inform Breckland that the Parish Council had reversed its previous decision on the application and they now had no objection. This was agreed with six councillors for, two abstentions and one against. The Parish Clerk will contact Liz Starling of Breckland Planning on the matter.
District Councillor’s report. Adrian Joel said the Breckland Council and Creative Arts East will be launching the Winter Arts Festival 2011 at the Gamekeeper in Old Buckenham on Thursday 27 January with a production of Alan Bennett’s play A Lady of Letters. He then said that Breckland Council is continuing to look at cost savings and they are currently looking to share management teams with Holland District Council which could offer considerable cost savings. Adrian Joel also said the Local Development Framework Site Specific Policies and Proposal document 2001-2026 is due to go to a special full council meeting in mid-January and, if approved, will go out for a six week consultation period before going to the Secretary of State for an examination in public.
Parish Councillors’ reports. Stephen Thorley said that he had spoken to some residents about the high cost of fuel oil. He wondered if the Parish Council could organise a buying consortium or would the residents have to do it privately. Derek Smalley is to put an item in the village newsletter to see if there is any interest in the scheme. Adrian Joel raised the matter of the Royal Wedding in April and asked if the Parish Council would be doing anything to mark the event. Derek Smalley will put a further item in the newsletter to see what level of interest there is to arrange such an event. Adrian Joel said that he will approach Breckland Council for a grant of £250 for the event if one should go ahead. Carol Marshall said she will have a meeting with the High School on the Recreation Area and a working party meeting during January. It is hoped that she will have a business plan for the Recreation Area ready by the next Parish Council meeting. Gerald Norton raised the matter of the proposed change of regulations altering the status of schools and village halls to commercial classification for the purpose of waste collection. The proposed changes would involve village halls and schools being charged for the collection of their waste and the loss of recycling credits on all the waste that is kept out of landfill. The Parish Clerk is to express the Parish Council’s view that there should be no change in respect of the classification of schools and village halls. Mike Craven-Romain said that he had spoken to our local Highways engineer and that no sign will be allowed in Ragmere Road. Also that the road surface at Puddledock is due to be done at some time in the future. He informed the meeting that the gentleman who currently cuts the grass for free in the play area is leaving the village and asked if there was anyone else willing to do the job. Derek Smalley is to put an item in the village newsletter to see if anyone will volunteer.
Parish Clerk’s report. The headteacher of the High School had asked if the Parish Council would contribute one third of the cost towards a grit bin for use outside the school. He said the cost would be £45 to the Parish Council and asked if anyone objected. The Parish Clerk is to contact the school and the county highways department on the matter.
Highways. Problems reported were a blocked culvert at the bottom of Fen Street past the black barn and Hargham Road, also a large pot hole outside number 42 Fen Street. The Parish Clerk is to contact NCC Highways on these matters.
The Green. The Parish Clerk read out a letter from the Old Buckenham Green Right Proprietors’ solicitors regarding the recent appeal. The Clerk then read out the agenda for the next Green Right Proprietors’ meeting due to be held on Tuesday 18 January. Norman Cawston said that he and Tim Ing should meet with the Green Right Proprietors to discuss a way forward on the management of the Green and report back to the Parish Council on the matter.
Items for next agenda. The Amenity Area was to be included on the February agenda.
Other matters. Adrian Joel said the village had recently lost a past member of the Parish Council, Julian Goodey, who had died on Christmas Eve. He was also a former teacher at the High School and chairman of the Village Hall committee for many years. The Parish Clerk would arrange for a letter of condolence to be sent to his widow Joyce Goodey.
The next meeting of Old Buckenham Parish Council will be held on Thursday 3 February in the Village Hall starting at 7.30pm.
Friday 7 January 2011
Full of ideas?
Think fete, think now
It is time to be thinking about this year’s village fete. The first fete planning meeting will be on Monday 21 March in the Memorial Room of the Village Hall.
So start thinking about what you would like to do and put the date in your nice new diary now.
Saturday 1 January 2011
A quiet month to start the year
Diary dates for January
Wednesday 5 Luncheon Club, Village Hall, 10am to 2pm
Thursday 6 Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Friday 7 Crib drive, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Monday 10 Whist drive, Church Rooms, 2pm
Tuesday 11 Coffee and chat, Church Rooms, 10.30am to 12 noon
Thursday 13 Breckland Flower and Garden Club, Village Hall, 2pm
Thursday 13 Social and Wine Circle, Church Rooms, 7.45pm
Friday 14 'One Stop Bus' outside Village Shop, 10am to 12 noon
Tuesday 18 OBAS meeting, Church Rooms, 7.30pm
Wednesday 19 Luncheon Club, Village Hall, 10am to 2pm
Wednesday 19 Songs of Praise, Methodist Chapel, 7.30pm
Thursday 20 Aladdin, OB Players pantomime, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Friday 21 Aladdin, OB Players pantomime, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Saturday 22 Aladdin, OB Players pantomime, Village Hall, 2.30pm
Saturday 22 Aladdin, OB Players pantomime, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Thursday 27 Women's Institute open meeting, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Both the Wargames Club and the Monday Mardles are 'resting' during this month and will start up again in February
Wednesday 5 Luncheon Club, Village Hall, 10am to 2pm
Thursday 6 Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Friday 7 Crib drive, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Monday 10 Whist drive, Church Rooms, 2pm
Tuesday 11 Coffee and chat, Church Rooms, 10.30am to 12 noon
Thursday 13 Breckland Flower and Garden Club, Village Hall, 2pm
Thursday 13 Social and Wine Circle, Church Rooms, 7.45pm
Friday 14 'One Stop Bus' outside Village Shop, 10am to 12 noon
Tuesday 18 OBAS meeting, Church Rooms, 7.30pm
Wednesday 19 Luncheon Club, Village Hall, 10am to 2pm
Wednesday 19 Songs of Praise, Methodist Chapel, 7.30pm
Thursday 20 Aladdin, OB Players pantomime, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Friday 21 Aladdin, OB Players pantomime, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Saturday 22 Aladdin, OB Players pantomime, Village Hall, 2.30pm
Saturday 22 Aladdin, OB Players pantomime, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Thursday 27 Women's Institute open meeting, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Both the Wargames Club and the Monday Mardles are 'resting' during this month and will start up again in February
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