Acle, Norfolk
The latest updates from the Parish Council
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PARISH COUNCIL NEWS
Broadland is in Norfolk and includes the northern suburbs of Norwich and the rural areas to the north and east of the city. Broadland includes several market towns including Aylsham and Acle and numerous villages. The Broadland Area covers 55,215 hectares and has a population of about 120,000.
The Broadland District Council is located at 1, Yarmouth Road, Thorpe-St-Andrew, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 0DU, Tel 01603 431133
Broadland District Council has a very informative website - from information on Business, Education, Community issues - follow this link
The Parish Council meetings are held in the Methodist Church, beginning at 7.30pm and meetings are open to all parishioners.
2010 dates are:-
25th January
22nd February
29th March
19th April - Annual Parish Meeting in the Worship Area
26th April
24th May - Annual Parish Council Meeting
28th June
26th July
No Meeting is planned for August
27th September
25th October
29th November
20th December
To view prior Acle Parish Council Minutes - see APC Archive page
PARISH COUNCIL OPEN MORNING
TBA.
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Acle Parish Council
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Chairman, Acle Parish Council - Mr Basil Tibbenham;
Members of Acle Parish Council Mr B Brooks (751901), Mr R A Clarke (751513), Mr B W Coveley (751712), Mr D A W Dickeson (750528), Mrs E C Elliott (750539), Mrs D S E Fisher (751656), Mr B S Grint (750039), Mr J Harriss (751057), Mrs L H Hempsall (751562), Mr N R Law (750201), Mr R W Perry (750469), Mr B G Tibbenham (750432), Mr B Iles, County Council representative (701686) and Ms C Casimir, District Council representative (750419).
Committees:
Lighting - John Harriss and Rodney Perry
Planning - John Harriss, Diane Fisher, Rodney Perry and Nigel Law
Acle Poor Charity - Rodney Perry
Youth - Diane Fisher and David Dickeson
Finance - Basil Tibbenham, John Harriss and Nigel Law
Fletcher Room - Basil Tibbenham and John Harriss
Parish Plan - Brian Grint, Diane Fisher, Nigel Harriss, Barry Coveley and Lana Hempsall
Acle Recreation Centre - Barry Brooks, Barry Coveley, Chris Dove, Evelyn Elliott, Brian Grint, Lana Hempsall, Nigel Law, Rodney Perry and Norman Pryor
Acle Lands Trust - Barry Brooks, Barry Coveley, Adam Fisher, Brian Grint and Rodney Perry.
NEW - Broadland District Council have introduced a new green painted bin in The Street, next to the public toilets. This bin is for recycling drinks cans and plastic bottles. Glass bottles can be recycled using the bins at the Recreation Centre, at the Hermitage car park or behind the Kings Head pub.
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| Acle Parish Clerk |
Mrs Pauline James, Clerk Acle Parish Council, Beech Farm, 15 Marsh
Road, Upton, Norwich, NR13 6BP
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Tel: (01493) 751070 Fax: (01493) 750971
paulinejames@aol.com |
| Acle Parish Wardens |
Acle
Fishley
North Burlingham
Beighton
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Mike Rayner 01493 751227
Rowena Williams 01493 751665
Please contact St Edmunds Church
for appointed Wardens
Valerie Knights 01493 750471
Vera Turner 01493 752203
Rosemary Whyborn 01493 750079
Peter Trueman 01493 751186 |
| Acle Police Information |
Norfolk County HQ - Tel 01953424242 |
Reporting Incidents - Tel 08454564567
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Acle Safer Neighbourhood
Team |
The Safer Neighbourhood Team can be contacted for non-urgent matters between 8a.m and midnight. They patrol known "hotspots" for crime or vandalism and investigate non-urgent matters. Telephone 0845 456 4567 and ask to be put through to the Acle Safer Neighbourhood Team or email: SNTacle@norfolk.pnn.police.uk.
New priorities for the Acle Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) in Feb 2009 will focus on anti-social behaviour, one location being in Acle – To address youths drinking and causing criminal damage at the rear of the medical centre. The ASNT have three priorities, Acle being one of their areas, which the team will focus on for the next three months, agreed at the three-monthly Safer Neighbourhood Action Panel (SNAP) meeting for the Acle neighbourhood, held at Brundall Memorial Hall last week. All local residents are welcome to come along to meet the team and raise any concerns they have at the next Safer Neighbourhood Action Panel meeting on Friday 29 May 2009, being held at 7.30pm at Freethorpe village hall. To contact a member of the Acle Safer Neighbourhood Team call 0845 456 4567 or visit their webpage at www.safernorfolk.co.uk
For urgent matters and crimes happening NOW, ring 999. |
| Norfolk Police Information Point (NCIP) at Acle Post Office |
As a Norfolk Constabulary Information Point (NCIP) Acle Post Office provides the following Police services. You can:- report an incident, report a crime, report malicious phone
calls, obtain firearms/shotguns applications and make submissions, obtain Data Protection applications and make submissions, hand in and record found property, record lost property, check and record driving documents (this excludes Endorsable Fixed Penalty Notices), report road traffic collisions, obtain the Police Service Standards Booklet, Obtain Police Information leaflets. Telephone 01493 750201 |
| Member of Parliament |
Mr Keith Simpson,
House of Commons, London
Tel - 01603 261594 |
| Library Information |
Acle Library
Bridewell Lane
Acle Norfolk NR13 3RA
Tel: (01493 750693)
email: acle.lib@norfolk.gov.uk
www: www.library.norfolk.gov.uk
For additional information on the Library |
Opening Hours
• Monday: 2.00-7.00
• Tuesday: 10.00-1.00; 2.00-5.00
• Thursday: 10.00-1.00; 2.00-5.00
• Friday: 2.00-7.00
• Saturday: 10.00-1.00
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| Norfolk County Council |
NCC are running a series of adult education classes at Acle High School - variety of subjects - contact the High School on 01493 856647 or call NCC Adult Education on 0844 8008002.
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| Broadland District Council |
Are you thinking about starting your own business but not sure where to start? The Business Support Team at Broadland District Council offers a range of FREE services to Broadland residents to help turn dreams of running a business into a reality.
For anyone thinking about starting a business but are not sure where to begin, a free one-hour appointment with our local Broadland business advisor could help you get on the right track. This confidential appointment allows you to discuss any business ideas or issues you may have.
This one to one appointment can be taken alongside the free three and a half day Basics 4 Business programme also offered by the council. The Basics 4 Business course includes writing a business plan, business ideas, keeping the business legal, customer service, raising finance, sales, selling and financial control. Through attending, you are then entitled to a series of free courses and on-going support from the tutor.All courses and appointments take place at the Broadland District Council headquarters in Thorpe St Andrew.
Broadland District Council's Business Forum offers you a unique opportunity to be part of a Business Support Group. For new and young businesses, from start-ups to a few years old, business support groups consist of 6 people that run their own business in the Broadland District Council area. Meeting on a monthly basis for 6 months, you will meet for up to 2 hours to focus on individual business needs and to share experience.
For further information on any of the above assistance, please contact the Business Support Team on 01603 430487 or email business@broadland.gov.uk
Broadland District Council has set up a new scheme that will encourage local people, as well as visitors, to use local businesses. BDC have issued a 'Broadland Life Card' to all 54,000+ households in the District. If you have not received your free Broadland Life Card, would like a duplicate card or if you are a business and would like further information please call Holly on 01603 430538. Businesses offering a discount in your area are:
Acle Indoor Bowls Centre, Bridewell Lane, 01493 750869
The Bridge Inn, Old Road, 01493 750288
Touch of Class, 01493 700062
For a full list of businesses and their offers, taking part in the scheme please visit www.broadland.gov.uk/life
The Broadland Council Council's website allows access to your Council Tax account details online to check how your bill is calculated and view correspondence that the Council has sent to you. You must register to use this service And don't forget, you can also view local planning applications online for Acle.
Also, the Council has introduced more ways to make payments - Direct Debit, Online Payment (via the broadland website), Automated Telephone Payment (ATP) and Payment by Swipe Cards. Further details can be obtained from the Council on 01603 430600. Please have to hand a old copy of your council tax account.
Proposed Housing Development - In order to achieve housing and related growth targets for the area, Broadland District Council needs to identify sites for future development in the district. The Council is commencing work on a planning policy document that will set out suitable areas of land for development up to 2026 and beyond. A number of sites have already been proposed for consideration, but only a proportion of these will be considered suitable and identified within the document for future development.
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| Acle Recycling Centers |
Open 24 hours a day all year
Sites are located at Bridge Inn, Old Road (glass only)
Recreational Centre Car Park, Bridewell Lane (glass, cans, paper, textiles)
Reba's Riverside Inn, Old Road (glass only)
Residential Home, Mill Crescent (glass and paper)
Kings Head Pub, The Street (glass only) |
| The County Council HWRCs |
Located at Mayton Wood, Strumpshaw and Mile Cross where you can recycle: green waste, glass, cans, other metals, textiles, paper, cardboard, motor oil, and CFCs from fridges and freezers. |
| Norfolk CC - Local Roadworks |
Enter your postcode or address details on this website to see your electoral information, then click on Find The Nearest or In The Area for details of local roadworks and local services such as libraries, recycling centres, schools and council information centres. Please note that school admissions criteria will apply to determine priority for places, some schools do not use straight line or "crow-fly" distances as part of their decision.
http://www.whereilive.norfolk.gov.uk/LocalView
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| Norfolk Freecycle |
List your items online for interested parties to collect from you. For more information on Freecycle visit www.freecycle.org.uk
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| Rag-and-Bone |
The modern, economical and effortless way to give a new home to unwanted, but still usable, large household items. Everything listed on the website is free-of-charge when you collect it www.rag-and-bone.co.uk
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| Community Re>Paint Norfolk |
Unfortunately, you will NOT be able to take paint to the collection points at B&Q Norwich, B&Q Great Yarmouth or Homebase, Dereham. Collection has already stopped from these points. New collection points for household paint will be opening across Norfolk from April 2007. Please contact Norfolk County Council on 0844 8008004 nearer the time.
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| Recycle Compost Bins |
For a limited time, the Norfolk County Council is working in conjunction with recyclenow, selling compost bins at a limited special price - Convertabin (220 ltr) for £4.00, Compost Converter (330ltr) for £6.00 and the Komp (700ltr) for £20.00. For further details, call 08450770759 or additional information is available online at www.recyclenow.com/compost. Conditions apply.
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| Mobile Information Centre |
Every Thursday at the Acle Recreational Centre, from 10.00am - 12.30pm |
| Tourist Information Centre |
Aylsham Tourist Information Centre
Bure Valley Railway Station
Norwich Road
Aylsham NR11 6BW |
Tel: 01263 733903
Fax: 01263 733922
email: aylsham.tic@broadland.gov.uk
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