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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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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The Big Help Volunteering Day Monday 8 May
Massive great shout out and thank you to all our amazing, hard working, willing volunteers.
We now have a proper water supply to the allotments, the shed has been cleared and abandoned rubbish has now gone from one of the plots
Thank you Sarah and Stuart giving all your expertise and labour free to the Parish Lands Charity for the new improved water supply and for helping Lua ferry everything from the shed across to the skip !
Thank you Valerie, Daphne, Steve,, Hazel, Allison, Sylvan, Bill, Robert, Daniel, William and Keith for clearing the pavilion, filling the skip and Sam for taking away the scrap metal.
Thank you George and Pete for clearing gutters at the centre, and to Julie and Peter for cleaning the play equipment.
We have more jobs around the village so please call either Lua at the Parish Council or Bill at the CORE to see how you can help.
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Wortwell Celebrates the King’s Coronation
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Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Station for Parish Election
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Norfolk Lieutenancy Coronation Newsletter and Church of England Digital Pack
