PARISH CHAIRMAN'S REPORT December 2009

The Parish Council wishes all parishioners A Happy New Year and hopes that everyone had a
good Christmas.

We hope everyone received their copies of The NEW Village Hall insert in last month’s newssheet explaining where we are on the new build.
There will be regular updates in 2010.
The Parish Council is very conscious of the expectations of parishioners and of the cost of a new building but sincerely believes we can deliver a fantastic new community/sports hall in the very near future that will bring about many new activities/clubs and be an asset to Hickling.

After much correspondence and help from County Councillor Paul Rice, the Highways Dept has stated it cannot change the speed limits within the village due to the criteria required.
The County Council’s Caring About Rural Speeds (CARS) campaign is about encouraging active community involvement, e.g. working with schools, visits by the Speed Awareness Message (SAM) vehicle, working with parish councils to distribute CARS stickers and wheelie bin SLOW DOWN stickers plus posters for notice boards etc.
The Parish Council is now in receipt of this literature and will be distributing packs during January.
If anyone is willing to deliver in any particular road it would be very much appreciated.
Please contact the Clerk or Chairman for details/packs.

The Stalham & Happing Partnership is hoping to run Festival Season again this year, so if anyone wishes to be associated with this event they can download the form from the
www.happing.co.uk web site, contact the Happing shop (01692 580525)
or email: happing@btconnect.com

Please remember, this time of year the bottle banks get full quickly but we do need your bottles as we receive approx £1000 per annum for the recycling of bottles.
Please DO NOT LEAVE glass around the base of the banks if full.
This practice is dangerous for other users and animals.
If you see the banks are full, contact the Clerk or the Chairman who will organise an extra collection.

The remedial work at the staithe should begin the week beginning 4th January. If you have any queries on this please contact the Clerk or Chairman.

Next Parish Council meeting: 11th January at 7.15pm in the Community Hall

Viv Tallowin, Chairman.

Contact numbers:
Chairman, Viv Tallowin, 598410
Clerk, Shirley Sainsbury, 598882
Police Community Safety Officer, Jeanette Hawes, 0845 4564567