Hoveton Community Council

  • GROUNDS PERSON – HOVETON COMMUNITY COUNCIL

    Hoveton Community Council is looking to recruit a Grounds Person. With an expected start date of late February 2025, the position is for 15.5 hours per week with an hourly pay rate of £15.50. A working pattern (days/times) is to be confirmed but there is a degree of flexibility and the Council will discuss this with shortlisted candidates.
    MAIN DUTIES
    – To carry out a wide variety of grounds maintenance tasks and operations on a day-to-day basis across all sites owned, managed or maintained by Hoveton Community Council.
    – Operation and initial maintenance of grass cutting machinery including ride-on mowers, brush cutters, rotary mowers and other machinery that from time to time the Council may be in possession of.
    – Collection of litter and refuse from Council sites.
    – Tree and shrub maintenance using hand tools and motorised machinery
    – Maintenance of flower and shrub beds.
    – Minor DIY operations across all Council sites.
    – Basic health and safety inspections of Council assets.
    – Management of SAM2 signs within the parish.
    – Undertake training in the handling storage of chemicals (COSHH), health and safety, handling of equipment and any other training as required.
    – Stewarding and manual support for Council events.
    – Any other associated duties as required from time to time by the Parish Clerk.
    PERSONAL SPECIFICATION – ESSENTIAL
    – Full driving license.
    – A flexible approach to working such hours as are necessary to meet the demands of the service. Weekend working may be necessary.
    – A willingness to undertake further training.
    PERSONAL SPECIFICATION – DESIRABLE
    – Previous experience of basic DIY tasks
    – Previous experience of working in a grounds maintenance environment
    – Previous experience of horticulture
    – A knowledge of turf maintenance
    – A knowledge of grounds maintenance machinery and maintenance requirements
    – A knowledge of mechanical operation of grounds maintenance machinery
    – PA1 and PA6 spraying licence
    If you are interested in the role, please forward a CV and covering letter by email to Ben Bethell, Clerk to the Council by December 20 2024. If you would like an informal chat about the role, please email to arrange a time.
    Hoveton Community Council is committed to ensuring equal opportunities are given to all and welcomes applications from all areas of the community regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships.
    Hoveton Community Council is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the importance of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the workplace. Please be aware that a criminal disclosure and identity check will be carried out for this post. Engagement will be subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure.
    Ben Bethell – Clerk to Hoveton Community Council
    clerk@hoveton-pc.org.uk

  • IMPORTANT – PUBLIC MEETING INVITE

    Earlier this year the Council ran a public meeting about proposed developments in Hoveton. We now have further updates and are encouraging the public to join us for another public meeting.
    This meeting will be at 7pm on Wednesday 13 November at Hoveton Village Hall.
    As you may have seen, North Norfolk District Council has been told by the Inspector that their Local Plan is ‘unsound’. One reason for this is that more housing is needed to satisfy national policy and it is therefore necessary to increase housing allocations to account for the shortfall. Hoveton has been slated for more housing with another site on Stalham Road being planned for 50 homes. This is in addition to the enlarged site between Brook Park and Tunstead Road.
    Please do share this with friends and neighbours. Timescales imposed (not ours) don’t give us any chance to get a door drop done or include the meeting invite in The New Bridge.
    Many thanks,
    Hoveton Community Council

  • Notice of public rights

    The Council’s annual audit process is underway.  This notice is the official invitation for the public to look at our accounts for 2023/24.  That said, we are happy to discuss the finances with our parishioners at any time.
    If this interests you, would you consider getting more involved and being a Councillor?  We have vacancies and are looking for more people to get involved.  Just call or email Ben the Clerk on 07572 349600 or clerk@hoveton-pc.org.uk

    https://hoveton-cc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Exercise-of-public-rights-HPC.pdf

  • Annual Parish Meeting

    The Annual Parish Meeting will be next Monday at 18:45 in the Jubilee Room of the Village Hall.

    Hoveton residents are invited to attend the meeting.  The meeting gives an opportunity for clubs and groups to present reports and for the public to raise issues or ask questions.

    The AGENDA is linked.  We hope to see you there.

     

  • NNDC Local Plan

    The Council has been working to ensure that their representation against North Norfolk’s Draft Local Plan is clear and credible.
    There will be a public meeting to set-out the current position with the poster/flyer here – POSTER
    The consolidated version of the Council’s response to the examiner is here – REPORT

    If there are any questions or comments, please contact the Clerk at clerk@hoveton-pc.org.uk