The next Alpington with Yelverton Parish Council meeting will be held at 7.30pm at the village hall, Mon 7th July 2025. The agenda is downloadable here.
News and Events
Quiz and raffle at the Brooke and District tennis club! Sat 12th July, 7.30pm, Brooke village hall. Email by 6th July to register a team.
As we go into June, officially the first month of Summer, there are lots of things to do in our gardens. And now thankfully the warmer weather is with us.
Some beautifully scented plants to buy or enjoy in June
• Common jasmine – A strong climber, which will quickly cover pergolas, trellises and sheds.
• Star jasmine – This evergreen climber has a beautiful fragrance very similar to common jasmine. Shelter from cold, drying winds and site in full sun or partial shade.
• Peonies – There are many perfumed peonies available.
• Lilies – Easy to grow in containers or pots, they prefer ericaceous conditions.
• Philadelphus – The mock orange, is one of the most richly scented plants.
General Garden Maintenance
• Empty, mix and refill compost bins to speed up decomposition
• Spray roses showing signs of disease, such as blackspot, powdery mildew or rust
• Continue watering any new plantings until they’re well established
• Water newly laid turf several times a week, for at least the first month
• Trim fast-growing hedges, such as privet, every six weeks over the summer
• Put stakes in to support tall, large-flowered dahlias and tie in stems as they grow
• Prune spring-flowering shrubs, such as kerria, choisya, chaenomeles and ribes, after flowering
• Check hedges and shrubs for nesting birds before you start any trimming or pruning, so you don’t disturb them
• Remove any all-green shoots on variegated shrubs, cutting right back to their base
• Feed lawns with a liquid or granular lawn fertiliser
Flowerbeds and Pots
• Lift and store tulip bulbs after flowering
• Give wisteria its summer prune, cutting all the long sideshoots back to 20cm, to promote flowering next spring
• Support tall-growing perennials, including hollyhocks and delphiniums, with a sturdy cane or supports
• Continue planting summer bedding in pots and borders, and water regularly to help plants establish quickly
• Cut back spring-flowering perennials, such as pulmonaria, to encourage a fresh flush of foliage
• Tie in new stems of climbing and rambling roses horizontally to supports, to encourage more flowers
• Pinch out the tips of fuchsias and bedding plants to encourage bushier growth
• Give container displays and hanging baskets a liquid feed every few weeks to encourage flowering
• Fill any gaps in borders with pots of tall bulbs, such as fragrant lilies, to add instant colour
• Prune late-spring or early-summer shrubs after flowering, such as weigela and philadelphus, thinning out the older stems
• Add marginal plants, such as arum lilies and marsh marigolds, around the edges of your pond
Fruit and vegetables
• Plant out sweetcorn after hardening off, arranging plants in blocks to aid pollination
• Cover developing and ripening fruits with netting or fleece to protect them from birds
• Enjoy the last harvests of asparagus this month, then leave the ferny top-growth to grow up over the summer
• Spread mulch around thirsty crops such as beans and courgettes to hold in moisture around their roots
• Water vegetables and fruit in containers regularly, especially during dry sunny weather
• Go on regular snail hunts, especially on damp evenings, to reduce populations
• Tie in new shoots of blackberries, raspberries, loganberries and other cane fruits
• Apply tomato feed regularly to fruiting veg crops, including tomatoes, courgettes, pumpkins and chillies
• Rejuvenate chives by cutting the clump down to the base, for a fresh crop of new leaves in just a few weeks
• Water beans and peas as they start to flower
• Pull out any raspberry canes sprouting up out of their dedicated area
Greenhouse
• Sow herbs in pots to grow on your kitchen windowsill, such as coriander, parsley and basil
• Plant out tender vegetables raised indoors, including beans, tomatoes, pumpkins, courgettes and sweetcorn
• Put houseplants outside for the summer in a warm, sheltered spot to enjoy the fresh air and extra light
• Harden off hanging baskets and pots of summer bedding that have been growing in the greenhouse
• Water plants daily in warm weather, ideally in the evening or early morning, and avoid splashing the foliage
• Increase greenhouse shading and ventilation to keep temperatures down on hot days
• Feed flowering and fruiting plants weekly with tomato feed
• Water greenhouse tomatoes regularly to prevent split fruits and end rot
• Start watering houseplants more frequently as temperatures and light levels increase
Did you know that the Parish Council collates information on drivers’ speed through the village, and the reports are available on the website for anyone interested? The May 2025 report has just been added.
The camera is moved around the village roughly every month, and the speed of the average speeder is calculated. You might be surprised how many cars go over the speed limit, and surprised at the maximum recorded speed each month.
All the reports going back to 2022, can be found here on our parish council page:
https://alpingtonwithyelverton.com/about/parish-council#speeding-reports
Jun/Jul 2025 edition of Eleven Says, the Newspaper of the Bramerton Group of Churches covering 11 Parishes.
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…
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