North Norfolk District Council’s bin collection dates over the Christmas and New Year period usually differ slightly from the regular collection schedule, with bin collections sometimes taking place a day or two earlier or later than expected. Local residents who wish to check their festive refuse/recycling collection dates can do so on NNDC’s website.
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SAM2 Data (October and November 2019)
In October 2019, the speeds of more than 180,000 vehicles were recorded by HPC’s SAM2 device on Stalham Road. The unit monitored incoming traffic travelling down Stalham Road towards the Brook Park roundabout and it was calibrated to 40mph, as per the official speed limit for this stretch of road. Despite the 40mph speed limit, however, more than 11,000 vehicles were recorded at speeds of 45mph or more, with more than 500 of these vehicles travelling at speeds of 55mph or more.
In November 2019, the speeds of more than 250,000 vehicles were recorded by HPC’s SAM2 device on Stalham Road. The unit monitored outgoing traffic and it was calibrated to 40mph, as per the official speed limit for this stretch of road. Despite the 40mph speed limit, however, almost 15,000 vehicles were recorded at speeds of 45mph or more, with more than 600 of these vehicles travelling at speeds of 55mph or more.
The data collected by the SAM2 has been shared with Norfolk Police. Please slow down in our village.
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Please Return Your Trolleys
A local resident recently raised concerns with Hoveton Parish Council regarding the number of shopping trolleys being abandoned around our village, particularly trolleys being left in residential areas some distance from the village centre. Your Parish Council has raised this matter with Roys and put forward several ideas that may encourage shoppers to return their trolleys (for instance, a £1 deposit for the use of a trolley) but unfortunately the introduction of such measures would prove expensive and would offer no guarantee that trolleys would be returned. Though the trolleys are all safely locked away at night, it seems there is no easy solution to prevent their daytime wanderings.
Roys have advised that they carry out a trolley collection tour of the village three times a week, with three key areas covered (firstly central and easy to get to areas and then the rest of the village). However, sometimes the ‘trolley team’ isn’t able to get out and about as often as it should due to staff shortages (holidays/illness etc) and there are concerns that any trolleys not spotted by Roys’ staff might be played with by children, and end up in the middle of the road or thrown into the river.
So, while Roys and Hoveton Parish Council sympathise with the concerns raised about these abandoned trolleys, and Roys is doing what it can to try to ensure all abandoned trolleys are found and collected in a timely manner, it is ultimately the responsibility of the individual who has borrowed a trolley to ensure it is returned to the store and not left for someone else to pick up. If you borrow Roys’ trolleys to transport shopping home, please be aware of this, and please help to keep our village looking tidy for everyone by returning your trolleys to the store as soon as possible.
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Flood Information and Advice
Occasionally in our beautiful waterside village, heavy and prolonged rainfall results in instances of surface water flooding or flash flooding. Our new Flood Information and Advice page contains lots of useful guidance and links for local residents regarding flood warnings, how to report a flood, Hoveton’s Flood Warden, sandbags, and much more!
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North Norfolk Police Newsletter (December 2019)
Hoveton Parish Council receives regular newsletters and reports from the Stalham Safer Neighbourhood Team and works closely with members of the team on local issues. Safer Neighbourhood Action Panel (SNAP) meetings are held regularly to agree local policing priorities, along with regular Public Engagement meetings and surgeries. The latest issue of the team’s newsletter can be found below: