Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies have issued a new information sheet to help homeowners take steps to prevent heating oil theft, shown below.HeatingOil.compressed
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Heating oil security – advice from police
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New Letter to Richard Bacon MP about rural broadband
At its meeting on 13 January the Parish Council agreed a proposal for a fresh letter to our Member of Parliament, Richard Bacon, to draw his attention to the village’s position on broadband, and its disappointment that the “alternative solution” for Claxton will end up being considerably more expensive than traditional solutions. This puts rural locations such as Claxton at a major disadvantage compared to those urban and rural locations (including neighbouring Loddon and Chedgrave) which are enjoying the benefits of super-fast broadband through fibre-optic connections at much lower costs than for satellite broadband. The Clerk wrote to Mr Bacon on 19 January and his letter appears below. It has been acknowledged by Mr Bacon’s office. Clerk-Broadband-letter-to-Richard-Bacon-MP-2016-1
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Making your home Dementia-friendly
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Minutes of Annual Parish Meeting, 13 May 2015
Present: Mrs Pat Clare (Chair, presiding), Mr P Wright, Mrs M Button and Mr D Hamblin (Councillors), Mr M Balmer (Clerk) and 8 Parishioners. (more…)
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Gritting Information for Volunteers
With really cold weather anticipated sometime in the next few weeks, Norfolk County Council has issued a useful guidance sheet aimed primarily at local volunteers who help keep paths (and roads) clear and safe for the community. The guidance can be accessed by clicking here.
Claxton has just the one public (yellow) gritting box, which is situated on the corner of Church Lane opposite Burton’s Farm and Apple Acre. The County Council is responsible for ensuring that the grit supply is replenished and if anyone notices that it needs topping up, please contact the Clerk on 484162.
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The Recycling Revolution – what will be allowed from 1 October 2014
South Norfolk Council are improving your kerbside recycling service. From 1st October you will be able to recycle additional items as part of your household recycling collection service. The “new” items include glass bottles and jars, plastic pots, tubs and trays, shredded paper materials, waxed food and drink cartons and aluminium foil and foil food trays including those from takeaways and ready meals. All should of course be rinsed out before they reach your bin.
South Norfolk is also holding roadshow events to enable residents to ask further questions. These will be coming to:
- Harleston Information Centre on Monday 22 September – all day event
- Outside the Post Office in the Market Place, Diss on Tuesday 23 September from 10.30am to 2pm
- The Forum, Norwich on Wednesday 24 September – all day event
- Wymondham Market Place on Thursday 25 September from 10am to 2pm
- Church Plain, Loddon on Friday 26 September from 11am to 3pm
- Breckland Hall, Breckland Road, Costessey on Monday 29 September from 10am to 2pm.
Come along to your nearest roadshow to find out how you can join the Recycling Revolution!
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KICKSTART – the Moped Loan people
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Claxton Flooding Contingency Guidance
Earlier this year your Parish Council agreed that Guidance to help villagers offset the effects of floods in Claxton should be drawn up. Thanks go to South Norfolk Council, from whose own guidance much of the Claxton version has been drawn. The guidance has now been agreed by the Council and copies have been printed for every household in the village. They are in the process of being put through letter-boxes. If any villager has not received one by the time of the next Council meeting on 20 November, they should contact the Clerk on 01508-484162 to arrange to receive one.
For those of you who are also happy to look at the guidance online please click here.
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Your Handyperson Scheme
In September 2012 South Norfolk Council launched their Your Handyperson Scheme to assist the vulnerable or elderly residents in carrying out small repairs/jobs within the home or garden for free or at heavily discounted prices. Information including contacts is in the poster below.
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Claxton’s Village Sign – not long now …
As you can see from the photo (right), the large oak which will be carved to make the Village Sign was lowered into position on 6 February, under the watchful eyes of Parish Council Chairperson Pat Clare, and Claxton Pits Trust Chairman, Professor Roland Kaye. The Pits Trust is funding the sign, designs for which were considered at the 2011 Fair on the Yare. The full photo set (Creating the Village Sign) is on our flickr site at http://www.flickr.com/photos/78542021@N04/sets.The wood sculptor, Ben Loughrill, will – weather permitting – begin the sculpting on site next Monday 11 February. Ben is happy to work in front of an audience, but we ask that any onlookers should maintain a safe distance from what, until completion, will remain a work zone.
