Jun/Jul 2025 edition of Eleven Says, the Newspaper of the Bramerton Group of Churches covering 11 Parishes.
Author: alpington-yelverton-admin
Alpington with Yelverton Parish Council Website Administrator
Broadland District Council and South Norfolk
Council are developing a Design Code for
both districts. The aim of the Design Code is to
strengthen the design quality of new residential
development across the area.
It will include guidance on themes such as
the design of buildings, landscaping, design of
parking spaces, and walking/cycling connectivity
within developments.
The Design Code will be used in the planning
process to help ensure that new development
is of a high quality and provides great places for
people to live.
To take part in the consultation, which finishes at 5pm on Monday 23rd June, please visit Broadland and South Norfolk district-wide Design Codes | Broadland and South Norfolk (southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk) and follow the link to the online engagement platform.
The planning application for an extension to the existing solar farm has been submitted.
Should any parishioners wish to comment on this proposal they have until the 23rd June to do so. Here is the link to the application:
Feel Good Norfolk is a not-for-profit wellness organisation who have recently launched a free easy-access user-friendly ‘Wellbeing’ directory, with a wide variety of services and products to promote better health and feeling good.
All of the wellness businesses listed are from Norfolk and fully accredited and insured.
The directory is part of our mission to make Norfolk the UK’s wellness capital, and we are now working to ensure as many people in Norfolk as possible know about it and are able to access it.
They have received funding from the national lottery and other sources, and you can explore their site for podcasts, blogs, and other information in addition to the directory.
The following is a message passed on to us by Cllr. John Overton of South Norfolk Council.
The post office counter at Framingham Earl is to remain open but the sorting office at the back is to close and the service transferred to Norwich. This should improve the postal service to our village and others.
As you know I have been involved with the issues regarding the delivery of our local mail from the above sorting office, and more recently with the support of our MP Ben Goldsborough.
There have been ongoing issues around the provision of this service, I have been updated with the following information.
Framingham Earl sorting office will shortly close.
The workload will be transferred to Norwich where there is a purpose-built facility to manage the increased demand more effectively , Norwich has a much larger vehicle fleet, so breakdowns are less of an issue , more staff to absorb absence and sickness .
Current staff from Framingham Earl will not loose their jobs as will be relocated elsewhere .
The One Stop shop will be given 6 months’ notice of termination of contract but will be provided with 18-month payment concession to allow for adjustment , the store is stable , so should be able to accommodate changes.
I welcome the announcement that Royal Mail have taken on board that the current facility is inadequate . This is especially so when considering the current future increase in demand as a result of the expanding community.
Slade Lane in Yelverton will be closed on 4th June to facilitate Norfolk County Council drainage works.
From the official notice: …affecting the C374 Slade Lane from its junction with the A146 Loddon Road to its junction with the U76327 Back Lane (the “Road”) in the parish of Yelverton to facilitate Norfolk County Council drainage works, the Road will be temporarily closed (except for pedestrian access) for the duration of the works which is anticipated to be on 4th June 2025…
Researchers from the University of Leeds are looking for residents from Poringland and surrounding villages who have changed their heating system and/or vehicle in the last three years to take part in an interview.
Participants who are selected for the interview will receive a £50 voucher to compensate for their time.
The study is exploring the readiness of heat pumps and electric vehicles in different types of communities. Poringland and the surrounding villages is one of four case study areas.
You don’t need to have a heat pump or an EV to take part, but you do need to have changed your heating system or vehicle in the last three years. They want to understand your choices and experiences around this change.
If you are interested in taking part, please complete the survey using this link:
https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/leeds/heating-and-vehicles-your-experiences-in-poringland
If you have any questions about the research, you can contact Dr Angela Smith a.v.smith@leeds.ac.uk
The info from a recent police meeting with some stats and survey results.
It also says that for our area the next in-person street surgery is:
12:00 – 13:00 – Poringland Community Centre
This is the latest “Operation Randall” newsletter from the police, from the team specialising in rural crime around Norfolk.
Back road in Yelverton will be closed from 15-30th May 2025 to facilitate the installation of a new fibre network.
From the official notice: …affecting the U76327 Back Road from 16m north of its junction with Yelverton FP8 for 230m northwards (the “Road”) in the Parish of Yelverton to facilitate new fibre networks installation works, the Road will be temporarily closed (except for pedestrian access) for the duration of the works/period the closure is necessary which is anticipated to be from 15th to 30th May 2025…
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