Emergency Incident Number: 07624 310439
Harleston Town Council’s Maintenance team (sand bags or they can direct people to other numbers: 07804 125304
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Flooding: Useful Phone Numbers
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Nominations now open for the Broadland and South Norfolk Business Awards 2024
Nominations are now open for Broadland District and South Norfolk Councils’ Business Awards sponsored by local law firm Birketts LLP.
Businesses based in the two districts are invited to nominate themselves in any of the ten categories to be in with a chance of winning a prestigious award
Businesses are invited to nominate themselves in the following categories:
Business Growth; Business Innovation; Employer of the Year; Environmental Impact; Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing; Excellence in Insurance, Financial and Professional Services; Food and Drink Producer of the Year; New Business; Small Business of the Year and Tourism Business of the Year.
Residents are also invited to vote for their favourite Retailer of the Year and Pub of the Year. By voting they will automatically be entered into a prize draw and be in with a chance of winning £100 of shopping and pub vouchers. There will be four lucky winners, two from each district.
The awards ceremony will take place at Norwich City Football Club in March 2024.
To nominate your business, or to vote for your favourite retailer and pub, visit www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/businessawards
Closing date for entries is 15 December 2023.
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Overgrown Hedges & Plants
A Plea from Wortwell Parish Council
Could property and landowners please ensure that their hedges and plants remain inside their own boundaries and that public footpaths are cleared of overgrowth to enable walkers and ramblers to pass freely.
A period of amnesty throughout September and October will apply. Thereafter, if not dealt with, the Parish Council will have to approach the South Norfolk Council
enforcement officer to resolve and pass on any costs to the landowner or property owner.Thank you.
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Volunteers needed for Wortwell Community Speedwatch
Wortwell Parish Council, in liaison with Norfolk Police, intends to set up a Community Speed Watch and is looking for village volunteers to come forward to make this happen.
Community Speed Watch is a community operated initiative designed to allow volunteers to officially monitor and report to the Police details of speeding vehicles in areas of concern to the community. Community Speed Watch is not enforcement.
The initiative allows members of the community to address speeding issues by becoming actively involved in road safety, using speed detection equipment to monitor speeds from safe locations. The aim is NOT to catch as many speeding drivers as possible but to raise awareness that excessive speeds are socially unacceptable. We aim to reduce speed in areas of concern and address issues from our community by raising awareness.
To set up a scheme:
- We must have a minimum of 6 volunteers.
- All the volunteers must be over 18 years old.
- The scheme must have a Co-ordinator (who will be the point of contact for the team) and where possible a Deputy.
- Volunteers will have to sign a Community Speed Watch
agreement and be vetted. - Equipment will be provided by the Constabulary
- Training will be provided on using the equipment and on Health and Safety issues.
- Volunteers will be covered by the Constabulary’s insurance.
- Locations chosen will assessed by the Constabulary.
If you are interested in volunteering and/or to discuss moving forward in setting up the Community Speed Watch scheme, please contact Samantha Homewood at
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Charity Meetings
Wortwell Parish Lands
Minutes of meeting July 2023
Minutes of meeting January 2024 (draft)Wortwell Old Playing Field
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Wortwell Village Fete 18 June 2023
“The weather threatened rain but nothing was going to stop our village fête from going ahead, and in the end, the sun shone on us.
We had games, stalls and some car booters, along with a beer tent, BBQ and cakes and refreshments. So plenty for everyone.
The attendance was sadly low; we had hoped for more. But that didn’t stop us from giving our best to those who did come along and everyone seemed to have fun.
I’d like to thank all those who contributed to the event be that with prizes, food, objects or their time and energy. There are too many to mention by name but hopefully you know who you are.
They say it takes a village to raise a child, but it also takes one to make a community and keep the community centre running. So if there are any events you would like to see at the CORE, or if you’d like to join our events team, please do let us know. You can contact us via our Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/thecorewortell) or by email to [email protected]
Tina, Events Team Chair
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Bowls
Visit Wortwell Bowls Club for information
WORTWELL BOWLS CLUB – THE 2023 SEASON SO FAR
Our season started on 16th April with an open day where people could come along to our green and give bowls a try. We were pleased that as a result we had three new people join us. A warm welcome to David, Maurice & Keith. It’s always nice to get some fresh blood into the club.
We had a moment of fame towards the end of April when the club were one of the answers to a clue on Radio Norfolk’s Treasure Quest. Our Club President Robert Hadingham was interviewed on the show.
On 20th May we had our Annual Dinner at Bungay Golf Club where, as usual, we enjoyed a lovely meal and were extremely well looked after. The meal was followed by the presentation of prizes to the winners of last year’s club competitions.
At the time of writing, we have played seven league matches meaning we are about a third of the way through our season. We have won four matches and lost three and find ourselves in third position in the league which is where we finished last year, just below the two promotion places. We have progressed through the first round of the Cup via a local derby against Shotford Bowls Club, and are due to play Thorndon Bowls Club in the second round.
We have had some very exciting close matches this season which has gone some way towards mitigating against the cold evenings we have played in so far. It looks like the warmer weather is here now and we can look forward to some pleasant summer evenings to play the remainder of our matches in.
Our club competitions are well underway with a few shock results but, here again, some very close matches.
If you would be interested in finding out more about playing bowls or “having a go” yourself you would be made most welcome up at our green alongside the Community Centre. We have “Roll Ups” Monday afternoons and Wednesday evenings where we have casual games in a relaxed fun atmosphere.
If you would like to find out more about bowls or about Wortwell Bowls Club please contact me by email: [email protected] or by phone: 01986 788149.
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Councillors Roles & Responsibilities
At the Annual General Meeting in May 2023 Councillors adopted the following roles and responsibilities:
Policies and Procedures: Cllr Hazel Carter
Street Lighting and Utilities: Cllr Bill Eddy
Street Furniture and Infrastructure: Cllr Daphne Cook
Internal Financial Control Officer: Cllr Robert Hadingham
GDPR, Accessibility, Website, Mardler: Cllr Allison Copeman
Asset Management, Insurance and Anti-Social Behaviour including SAM2: Cllr Clive Aylett
Finance Committee (including Internal Financial Control Officer): Cllrs Julie Worley, Hazel Carter, Bill Eddy
Allotments Committee: Cllrs Hazel Carter, Daphne Cook, Robert Hadingham
Working Party:
Open Spaces including Play Equipment: Cllrs Allison Copeman, Julie Worley and Robert Hadingham
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AGAR Pre-2022
2021-22
Notice of Public Rights and Publication of Unaudited AGAR
Declaration of Publication
Exercise of Public RightsSection 1 Annual Governance Statement
Section 2 Annual Governance Statement2020-21
AGAR Statement
Report and Certificate
Closure letter
Annual Governance Statement
Accounting Statements
Bank Reconciliation
Annual Internal Audit Report
Notice of conclusion of audit2019-20
Guidance Notes & Internal Audit Report
Annual Governance Statement & Accounting Statements
External Auditor Report and Certificate2018-19
Annual Governance Statement
Accounting Statements
External Auditor Report and Certificate2017-18
Annual Governance Statement
Accounting Statements
Internal Auditor Report and Certificate
