Wortwell Parish Council

The Chances project supports individuals in Norfolk actively seeking employment, together with those distant and disengaged from the jobs market. Chances is completely free and voluntary.

We work with people who are:
• Aged 18 or over
• Unemployed for one day or more
• Living in the Norfolk area
• Has the legal right to live and work in the UK
• Motivated to move forwards and looking to make positive life changes

Individuals can self-refer at Voluntary Norfolk

Contact details for all the working groups in the county can be found on the website.

With walks from half a mile to over 12 miles, and a note of suitability for pushchairs and wheelchairs, whether you want to walk on your own or with a group, all the information is in once place.

Please help us help children who need us across the County.

Probably the most important thing you can give any child is love and security. You don’t need a degree or academic qualifications, just love, common sense a strong sense of wanting to support children who don’t have their own family to do this for whatever reason. We will give you every support to achieve the best for our children who need us.

Find out more at Norfolk Fostering Service.

Dog fouling in the village is on the increase and owners are reminded that it is offence for a person in control of a dog not to clear up the dog mess immediately on any land that is open to the air and to which the public is entitled or permitted to have access.

Please also be reminded that Wortwell Parish Council has a byelaw applying to both playing fields and the grounds of the community centre whereby no person in charge of a dog (other than a registered blind person in charge of a dog) shall permit the dog to enter or remain in the grounds.

South Norfolk Council discourages bonfires as they cause air pollution, upset neighbours and can damage health, particularly of children, older people, and those with breathing and heart conditions.

There are many ways to dispose of waste without burning it, including garden waste disposal through our garden waste  collection scheme and other items through our bulky waste collection service.

Most waste, including garden waste, is accepted free of charge at the Norfolk County Council Recycling Centres. There are several located across South Norfolk, please see the Norfolk County Council website to find your nearest recycling centre and check
their opening times.

If you do choose to have a bonfire at home, it is your responsibility to ensure it does not cause a statutory nuisance to neighbours.

The following precautions should be taken:

• Notify your neighbours in advance so you can ensure your
  bonfire does not interfere with their activities, such as drying laundry and use of their garden
• Ensure the bonfire is located as far from your neighbour’s
  properties as possible and away from trees, fences and
  anything that could catch fire
• Burn only dry garden waste and never materials such as
  domestic waste, painted items, plastics, furniture, textiles or
  wet garden waste including leaves
• Never use accelerants such as petrol to start your fire
• Check the weather conditions and wind direction so that the smoke doesn’t blow into your neighbour’s properties or hang
  in the air on damp, still days
• Supervise the fire at all times and ensure it is totally
  extinguished at the end.

WORTWELL TOWN LANDS CHARITY—CHRISTMAS 2019
Any Senior Citizen of Wortwell who would like to be considered for a Christmas payment under the Wortwell Town Lands Charity conditions should firstly apply to our Secretary, Mrs P Swinden of Four Winds, Tunbeck Road, IP20 0HP, telephone 01986 788977 by Friday 8 November. Parents/Carers of Wortwell Children/Young Persons in receipt of state education are also invited to apply for assistance with residential educational trips and/or transfer to secondary education that have taken place in the past 12 months. Please don’t delay in writing in now in time for Christmas.

WORTWELL POORS ALLOTMENTS CHARITY
The above village charity gives a small Christmas gift in the form of Co-op vouchers every year to our Senior Citizens of the village. If you have not received anything in the past, we probably haven’t had you on our Christmas list. If you would like to be considered, please contact the Clerk to the Charity, Mr C Thomas, Tunbeck Farm, telephone 01986 788209 by Friday 8 November.

Thank you to all villagers who completed the recent community consultation and to the Parish Councillors for collecting them.  We received 143 responses.

The results can be viewed following the link below and make for interesting reading,  The  Parish Council and the CORE management committee will be hosting an open event in the Spring which will enable villagers to discuss the results.  In the meantime, should you wish to make any comments, please contact the Parish Clerk.

Wortwell Community Consultation results

Map of local Parish walks, including public footpaths.

Wortwell & Harleston Parish Walks