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 directly by typing their postcode into the NNDC website.
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Trading Standards Advice
Following recent warnings from Norfolk Constabulary about an increase in scams and fraud offences across the county, your Parish Council is pleased to be able to share the following information, kindly provided by Norfolk Trading Standards.
Trading Standards Consumer Alerts
To sign up for Trading Standards Consumer Alerts, visit www.norfolk.gov.uk/scams.Friends Against Scams
Aims to protect and prevent people from becoming victims of scams by empowering communities to “Take a Stand Against Scams”. This is achieved by looking to tackle the lack of scams awareness by providing information about scams and those who fall victim to them. This information enables communities and organisations to understand scams, talk about scams, and cascade messages throughout communities about scams prevention and protection. To find out more, visit www.norfolk.gov.uk/friendsagainstscams.No Cold Calling Zones
A designated area where the residents declare they will no longer accept traders calling at their homes without an appointment. For further information and an application form, contact Norfolk Trading Standards on 0344 800 8020 or visit www.norfolk.gov.uk/nccz. -
Clerk’s Annual Leave
Hoveton’s Parish Clerk is now on annual leave until Wednesday 2nd January 2019. If you need the Council’s assistance while the Clerk is away, please contact a parish councillor.
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North Norfolk Police Newsletter (December 2018)
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:
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Preparing For Winter
With winter now upon us, Norfolk County Council (NCC) has launched its Norfolk Winter information-sharing campaign, designed to help people cope during the colder months. As part of this campaign, regular gritting updates and other useful advice will be posted under the #NorfolkWinter hashtag on Twitter and Facebook.
NCC currently has around 16,000 tonnes of salt stocked. Current gritting routes, along with the locations of grit bins, can be seen on the map at www.norfolk.gov.uk/gritting. Your Parish Council recently obtained permission from NCC to site a third grit bin (in addition to bins located in the Broads Centre shopping precinct and next to Wroxham Bridge) at the upper end of the village. The most suitable location for this bin is currently being negotiated with NCC, who will fill the bin with grit.
NCC is in the process of replenishing all existing grit bins (close to 2,000 bins, county-wide) and hopes to complete this work soon. Local residents are welcome to use this grit on public pavements, cycle paths, and roads that do not form part of the existing treated route. Hoveton Parish Council hopes that those residents who’ve been in touch to request an extra grit bin for the village will be pleased to hear a new bin will soon be on the way. Your Parish Council would also be interested in arranging a network of gritting volunteers for the village, so please get in touch if you can help with this.
Finally, if there are any local businesses or community groups who would be interested in making a donation towards the cost of Hoveton’s new grit bin, or who’d like to ‘sponsor’ this bin, please contact Cllr Alex Howe (ahowe@hoveton-pc.org.uk or 01603 783 096).