Please note that the Play Area behind Alpington village hall will be closed on Saturday 14th October for essential maintenance work organised by the Parish Council.
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You might have seen our previous post on Country Broadband’s plan to bring full fibre broadband to the village. They’ve informed us that the initial period for expressing an interest is coming to a close in about a month’s time, so now is a good time to have another read if it’s something you might be interested in.
I’m actually not sure at this point how many households have expressed an interest so far, but just a reminder that if the village project is to go ahead, they need 25% of households to “preorder”, which involves no money or bank details, it is just sending an email with your name address and email address. See exact details below, and in the previous post.
This project is supported by the Parish Council, who have been involved from the start.
The full details are in the previous post here.
But some reminders:
How to Pre-order
To preorder, please send an email to daniel.watson@countybroadband.co.uk, saying ‘I would like to preorder fibre broadband for the rollout in the Alpington area’. And include the following details:
- Desired fibre speed package, e.g. “fibre 600” (check the website, there’s a useful tool on there to work out which speed you might want)
- Name
- Address with postcode
- Email address
Further Information and Contact Details
If you would like to contact the company further regarding any questions concerns or queries, please get in touch as I’m here to help.
Please contact them on either of the following
Email: Daniel.watson@countybroadband.co.uk
Phone: 07538 399903
A coffee morning will be held on Saturday 16th Sept 10.30-12 in the Wheel of Fortune pub garden in Alpington.
Free admission.
Coffee and cakes, Raffle, Tombola, and a selection of crafts, gifts and bric-a-brac, books and plants
(Please note – payment will be by cash donation as we have no electronic card facility)
Organised by the Friends of St Mary’s Church.
This is the latest “Operation Randall” newsletter from the police, from the team specialising in rural crime around Norfolk.
Aug/Sep 2023 edition of Eleven Says, the Newspaper of the Bramerton Group of Churches covering 11 Parishes.
Although August is the last true month of summer, the garden and veg plot are still at their best.
Some plants to enjoy in August
- Callistemon- (the bottle brush plant) is native to Australia, but the shrubs are now popular ornamental shrubs due to their vivid flower spikes. Grow in a warm, sheltered spot.
- Echinacea – these hardy perennials give borders late flowering colour.
- Lychnis coronaria – (rose campion) these magenta flowered plants thrive in the heat and will produce the best leaf colour in dry soils. Deadhead regularly to prolong the display.
- Phygelius – (cape fuchsia) ideal for subtropical borders and pot displays. The flowers should last into September, if dead-headed regularly.
- Phlox – hardy and reliable herbaceous perennials, phlox are a late-summer essential. Cut back to the ground when the foliage begins turning yellow in late autumn.
- Veronicastrum – (Culver’s root) elegant perennials with tall flower spikes, loved by pollinators. They grow best in damp but well-drained soil.
- Bergamot (monarda) has mounds of foliage topped by dazzling red, pink or purple blooms. The aromatic leaves give off a lovely, spicy fragrance when crushed. too.
General Garden Maintenance
• Now that this year’s nesting season is over for the birds, cut and prune hedges into shape.
• Summer prune Wisteria to encourage flowers next year, by cutting off the long whippy growth and unwanted laterals at the base.
• Prune shrubs like Weigela, Philadelphus and Choisya which have flowered earlier in the season, to reshape the shrub and encourage growth for next year
• As the summer goes on the Roses become more prone to black spot. Collect the fallen infected leaves and destroy (not in the compost bin) and spray to control the disease.
• After flowering, trim spent flowers from Lavender and clip the plant into neat shape. This will help to keep the plant in a good shape for the next year.
• Dead-head your flowers frequently to ensure your summer display continues to bloom for as long as possible.
Flowerbeds and Pots
• Ericaceous shrubs such as Camellias and Rhododendrons are now forming their flower buds ready for next spring’s display. If August is dry, the plants will have fewer and smaller buds, so water well to avoid this. If you have not fed your ericaceous shrubs yet, catch up by feeding in August and September using a proprietary ericaceous feed.
• Cut late flowering Lavender for drying, choosing newly opened flowers for the best fragrance and hang up in a cool, dark place.
• Give Dahlias a liquid feed and tie the shoots of tall varieties to sturdy stakes as they grow.
• Keeping hoeing and hand-weed borders so weeds don’t have time to set seed.
• Water and feed sweet peas regularly, pick the flowers every few days and remove seed pods.
• Plant autumn bulbs, including Nerines, in pots and borders.
• Feed, water and deadhead summer bedding regularly, in pots, borders and hanging baskets.
• Cut back early summer perennials, such as hardy Geraniums and Delphiniums, after flowering for a second flush.
• Feed and deadhead roses to keep them flowering strongly.
• Pick off flowers on Coleus plants to maintain their colourful leaves.
• Sow biennials, such as Foxgloves, Honesty, Forget-me-nots and Wallflowers, for blooms next year.
Fruit and Vegetables
• Continue to harvest beans, courgettes and salads regularly.
• In hot weather hose down the greenhouse floor in the morning to control temperatures.
• It is possible to get a second crop of broad beans. When the broad bean plant has finished, cut down the stem close to the ground to about 15 cms near a growing point and give it a feed. It should re-grow and produce a second, smaller crop.
• There is still time to sow quick growing salad crops such as Lettuce, Rocket and radish.
• Onions, Garlic and Shallots should be ready to harvest by the end of the month. When it goes brown, bend over the top growth and ease the bulbs out of the earth carefully, resting them on soil to dry out before bringing in for storage.
• Onions must be stored in the light, so in a greenhouse would be ideal. They must be bone dry before being stored. If damp, they will rot.
• Garlic is similar, wait till the top growth turns brown, usually in late August. Store in a dry and light spot in the warmth, rather than a cold area.
• Keep feeding tomato plants and watering regularly. Remove excess leaves to encourage fruit production and pinch out the top growing point to stop the plant growing any taller.
• Maincrop potatoes can be harvested once they have flowered and should be ready to harvest in late August. You can leave them in the ground for a while after the top growth has died back.
• Carrots can get “green shoulders” caused by the carrot pushing up in the soil. In order to prevent this, put some soil or compost around the top of the carrots which are exposed to the light.
The 86 bus service which comes though Alpington and Yelverton will have an amended timetable from 3rd September.
It is following this consultation. However, they have mentioned that should anyone wish to comment further at this stage, they can email yard@ourhire.co.uk 01493 752223.
In a nutshell for our village and Bergh Apton the highlights are:
The early morning bus through the village is proposed to be retimed and rerouted to serve Poringland and Arminghall. Arrive Alpington 07:53 arriving in Norwich at 08:15. This will enable students to use the service to attend Fram Earl HS
(currently service is arrive Alpington 07:27 arrive Norwich 07:45 – via A146)
There is also an additional service leaving Norwich at 15:00 via Arminghall and Poringland which will ensure students are able to get home again.
Yelverton Pond Project – New Seating Area and Accessible Path
Alpington with Yelverton Parish Council would like to invite interest from local contractors who wish to be considered for this important parish project.
The completed works will create a new seating area and ramped access at the side of the pond which is located on Framingham Earl Road, Yelverton. A full design and specification pack is available and will be issued to contractors with suitable experience, health and safety practices, appropriate insurances and satisfactory references.
An image of the plan is downloadable below.
In the first instance please contact the Parish Clerk with your credentials and we’ll be in touch soon.
clerk.alpington@gmail.com
The next Alpington with Yelverton Parish Council meeting will be held at 7.30pm at the village hall, Mon 4th Sept 2023. The agenda is downloadable below.
A message from South Norfolk Council about the bin collections on the bank holiday week, commencing Monday 28th Aug:
“There will be no delayed collections of any materials w/c 28 August 2023, due to the bank holiday we WILL be collecting Garden Waste bins for those scheduled Monday 28 August and all other collections days will remain the same.”
To keep up to date with bin collections please download the South Norfolk Bin Collections app: http://ow.ly/u83j50Nw2cX
Alternatively, you can find bin collections dates at: http://ow.ly/riFs50Nw2cY
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