News and Events

Dec/Jan 2024-25 edition of Eleven Says, the Newspaper of the Bramerton Group of Churches covering 11 Parishes.

Gull lane is closed 3rd and 4th Dec 2024, which is one of those smaller roads cutting across from the a146 through to Poringland.

From the official notice:

…affecting the C187 Gull Lane from its junction with U76369 Yelverton Road for 1150m northwards (the “Road”) in the  Parish of Framingham Earl to facilitate Norfolk County Council drainage 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 3rd to 4th December 2024 but may continue to be closed/restricted until the 15th January 2025…

Some photos of the event to mark the opening of the new accessible seating area, at Alpington and Yelverton village pond.

It was well attended, with the Parish Council, Lord Fuller and Cllr Vic Thomson, and David Whitely, amongst others.

Oct/Nov 2024 edition of Eleven Says, the Newspaper of the Bramerton Group of Churches covering 11 Parishes.

The next Alpington with Yelverton Parish Council meeting will be held at 7.30pm at the village hall, Mon 11th Nov 2024. The agenda is downloadable here.

ALPINGTON & YELVERTON VILLAGE HALL
QUIZ NIGHT SATURDAY 12th OCTOBER 7PM FOR 7.30 PM

Cider and apple pie – £7.00 per person  – maximum six per table

Bring your own drinks and nibbles

Raffle in aid of Village Hall funds

Telephone Pat Barter on 01508 493570 to book tickets

A small section of Cherrywood in Alpington will be closed 7-11th Oct. But as Cherrywood is a loop you’ll just be able to go round it the other way so shouldn’t cause too much disruption.

From the official notice:

…affecting the U76524/18 Cherrywood from its junction with U76524/12 Cherrywood for 40m westwards (the “Road”) in the Parish of Alpington to facilitate works for a new UK Power Network connection, 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 7th to 11th October 2024, but may continue to be closed/restricted until the 22nd November 2024 where the closure is still required beyond the anticipated dates.

Shame about the rain starting up again, but at least the garden’s not quite as parched as it was! Here’s some gardening tasks that will keep you busy if you do venture out.

Lawns

When your grass has greened-up again, resume mowing and apply a general lawn feed which will boost your grass if needed. If you have dead patches or thatch in your lawn this can be scarified or raked out and you can spike the lawn with a garden fork to let more air to the roots of the grass. Regular mowing will also help collect the early Autumnal leaf fall.

Roses

Continue to dead-head as flowers fade and tie in new shoots on climbers.

Seed collecting

If you wish to, collect seeds from your summer-flowering plants, storing them in labelled paper envelopes or small paper bags.

Water features

If you have a water feature or pond, you can cover it with netting to prevent Autumnal leaves collecting and clogging the water.

Harvesting

Continue to enjoy the rewards of your hard work, pick your vegetables and late-fruiting raspberries and blackberries. Dig up any remaining potatoes, otherwise they may be destroyed by slugs.

Bulb Planting

If we have some more rain soon, the soil will be damp and warm so now is the time to start planting up your spring bulbs (except tulips, which should be planted later – in November).

Tidying up

Fallen leaves are an important organic resource, so try not to put them all in your brown bin. You can put them in black bin bags or create a separate pile next to the compost heap to make leaf mould which will be perfect for conditioning your soil next October.

The main road through the centre of Thurton will be closed 23-25th Sep 2024, 8.15pm to 6.30am, so thankfully it’s only closed at night.

There’s an official alternative route given, but in practice that will be too wide for practical purposes of anyone reading this. Make your own call, but to me it looks like you can come off at Nursery Rd and rejoin at Hellington Corner (green pastures).

The full details can be found here.

From the official notice:

affecting the A146 Loddon Road from its junction with C374 Hall Road for 1970m north-westwards (the “Road”) in the Parish of Thurton to facilitate Norfolk County Council cats eye replacement 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 between 20:15 and 06:30 from 23rd to 25th September 2024 only whilst signs indicating closure are in place, but may continue to be closed until the 6th November 2024 where the closure is still required beyond the anticipated dates.

Alternative route is via: A146 Norwich Road/ Loddon Bypass/ Beccles Road, A143 Yarmouth Road/ Broome Bypass, B1332 Norwich Road/ Bungay Road, A146 Loddon Road (Stockton, Framingham Pigot, Poringland, Kirstead, Ellingham, Framingham Earl, Ditchingham, Chedgrave, Kirby Bedon, Brooke, Yelverton, Broome, Hellington, Hales, Woodton, Gillingham, Loddon, Sisland, Thurton, Caistor St. Edmund and Bixley, Kirby Cane, Holverston, Hedenham).

Readers Lane in Alpington will be closed 23-27th Sep 2024, and the alternative route is round the back, Nichols Rd, Church Meadow Ln, Green Ln, and Dove Ln, through to the main Poringland to Brooke road. The full details can be found here.

From the official notice:

…affecting the U76372 Reeders Lane from 245m south of its junction with U76372 Wheel Road for 50m southwards (the “Road”) in the Parish of Alpington to facilitate Norfolk County Council new vehicle access to site 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 23rd to 27th September 2024, but may continue to be closed until the 8th November 2024 where the closure is still required beyond the anticipated dates.

Alternative route is via: U76372 Wheel Road, Nichols Road, Church Meadow Lane, Green Lan.