PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - July 2009

HEARA's Ken Barnes attended the Parish Council meeting on 13th July and gave a brief overview of the two important meetings recently attended.
The DEFRA consultation paper has been published, with any comments to be returned by 30th September, to which both the Parish Council and HEARA will respond.

Last month's item about the new bus stops in Hickling appears to have caused some confusion over the 'Hail and Stop' practice. Apparently, this is not being phased out and will continue.

Although the Parish Council voted on selling the Community Hall, obviously this will take time and the hall will still be there, but as certain groups required a time frame for their future planning dates, the Council had to nominate a 'cut-off date which was 31st July.
At the moment, the hall is still available for hire as normal.
Unfortunately, this is a situation where the 'goal posts' keep moving - we wish to keep the hall as long as possible for people to use.

Dog poo around the village has been reported again, this time in the road leading up to Brightmere Farm. We do have a lot of visitors this time of year, but can villagers also please ensure they clean up after their dogs, as this will help keep the village clean and looking nice for parishioners and visitors alike.

We have been informed of a booklet called 'Manage your Finances', issued by Norfolk County Council. It is available from their Customer Services Centre on 0344 800 8020 or via the website: www.norfolk.qov.uk/managingyourfinances.
This is a reference guide to signpost people to the free help and support available in this economic downturn.

There is no Council meeting in August.
The next one will be Monday 7th September, at 7.15pm in the Community Hall.


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