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MUTFORD NEWSIssue 7: April 2019 This newsletter is produced & delivered to every house in Mutford by volunteers. If you would like to help, contribute or comment, please get in touch: [email protected] or call Jenny 476518 MUTFORD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN - UPDATE MUTFORD PARISH COUNCIL Mutford Parish Council has formally The Parish Council usually meets at 7pm submitted the Mutford Neighbourhood Plan on the first Monday in the month at to East Suffolk Council. Mutford Village Hall, Mill Road. NR34 7UE Next full meeting: Monday 13th May An independent examiner will check that the Plan meets the basic conditions. If the Also - the Annual Parish Meeting will take nd Plan passes these tests, East Suffolk Council place on Wednesday 22 May. 7.30pm will arrange for a public referendum so that For more details, contact John Armstrong everyone who lives in Mutford can decide (Parish Clerk) Tel: 476418 whether they want to support it. Email: [email protected] Mutford News will continue to keep you updated but if you want to receive emails about the progress of the Mutford Plan ST ANDREW’S TALK & WALK direct from East Suffolk Council, please send Saturday 13th April your contact details to St Andrew’s Mutford Talk & Walk [email protected] A Historical perspective, its’ position in the LOCAL ELECTIONS landscape and wild-life walk. Waveney District Council and Suffolk 2pm: Tour of the building with historical Coastal merged on 1st April, forming East notes. (Tim Twineham) Suffolk Council. The first election for District 2.20pm: Wildlife walk - the historical Councillors to sit on East Suffolk Council will ecology of the landscape, Walk is approx. take place on Thursday 2nd May. 1.5 miles, starting in Churchyard, passing 7am – 10pm. Mutford Village Hall through Mutford Big Wood & return along Dairy Lane & the footpath to the Church. Mutford is now part of a newly expanded Well behaved dogs on leads welcome. ward that includes Carlton Colville and (Walk led by Martin Warnes – and others) Gisleham; the ward will have 2 District Councillors. 3.30pm: Tea and Cakes at the Church For more info on voting, call 01502 523320 Note: The talk & walk are free - but or email [email protected] donations to the Church Tower fund would (as always) be welcome.’ 7 nominations were received by East Suffolk Council for the 7 seats on the Parish Mutford Parochial Church Council Council, thus an uncontested election. EASTER EGG HUNT Mutford Village Hall and field Saturday 20th April 2-4.30pm (£3 entry for Egg hunt - starts at 2.30pm) Colour an Easter Bunny + Family competitions + refreshments For more details contact Jean 01502 476707 PLANNING APPLICATIONS More volunteers needed Applications within parish of Mutford Thank you to the lady who responded to our Info. correct as of 5th April 2019 request last month for help in distributing the Full details of all East Suffolk Council (ESC) Mutford News to homes in Holly Lane. planning applications: http://www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk/publicaccess/ It would be great if other people could volunteer to provide cover for holidays or CURRENT PLANNING APPLICATIONS sickness for other parts of the village, • Retrospective Application - Retention of Please contact Jenny (01502 476518) or connecting extension in corner of existing email [email protected] for more Stables. New construction on west end of info. Thank you! stables for straw and part laying shed. Springtime for a local sheep farmer Ayers Acres Chapel Road Mutford ESC status: Awaiting decision “Lambing is a busy time but the highlight of a sheep farmer’s year. The tup (male) was hired in from Cambridgeshire for my pedigree APPEALS Southdowns and ran with them for two • Demolish existing double garage and oestrus cycles from Firework Night. Lambing remove outbuilding to allow erection of should commence on All Fools Day [1st April]. No. 1 Self Build Chalet Bungalow and March is an anxious time, giving detached garage. Rivendell, Church supplementary protein feed for the Road. Mutford Beccles Suffolk NR34 7UZ developing lambs and helping the odd ewe ESC status: Appeal in progress off its’ back (with twins they get so big, that if • Outline Application (All Matters Reserved) they roll onto their backs they can’t right - Construction of a single new dwelling themselves and need assistance). Sometimes with detached garage and the formation twin lambs can put too much pressure on the of a new vehicular access. Manor Farm ewe’s system and one or both lambs will die, House Church Road Mutford NR34 7UZ so I have to keep a very watchful eye on all ESC status: Appeal in progress the expectant mums. RECENT DECISIONS I lamb indoors, simply because it suits me. The • Construction of a single self-build ewes need to be checked every 4 hours; the detached dwelling. lambing shed beats the option of going out The Pastures, The Street. North Cove into a muddy field in the middle of the night. WDC status: Appeal dismissed. Most lambs are delivered unaided but • Construction of domestic storage sometimes it can go wrong; if it takes too building. Beulah Hall Dairy Lane Mutford long, soap and hot water and an assistant Beccles Suffolk NR34 7QJ with small hands may be required. WDC status: Permitted The sound of a new born lamb bleating • Proposed mixed use of dayroom always cheers me: if it’s bleating it’s (retrospective) to include occupation by breathing and all that remains is to make sure Mrs A Rooney due to health issues/ it finds the teat and gets a belly full of the first personal circumstances. Windy Acres milk. I leave them in pens with their mothers Mutfordwood Lane Mutford Lowestoft for 2 days to ensure bonding, before tagging Suffolk NR33 8HD. their ears with a unique number, castrating WDC status: Refused the males, and docking the tails. Hedgehog Awareness Week When all of this is completed, the ewe and 5th - 11th May her lambs can return to grass. Watching them play with each other is endless www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/hedgehog- entertainment and a great sight.” awareness-week-2019/ Mutford Phone Box Needs Help Beccles Cycle for Life 2019 The public phone box near the Annual charity cycle ride, organised by Hairdressers was Rotary Club of Beccles decommissioned more than Sunday 12th May five years ago. It is now looking 5 different distances, from 8m to 50 miles rather sad and unloved. In aid of East Anglian Air Ambulance & Volunteers are needed to help Rotary Club of Beccles Charitable Trust paint the box, and to join a Cycle helmets will be compulsory roster to keep it tidy on a www.becclescycleforlife.org/ regular basis. Southwold Women on Wheels What would you like to use it Charity Cycle Ride, Sunday 28th July 2019 for? A book exchange? To The 3rd Southwold Women on Wheels display notices/ this Newsletter? cycle event will take place in July, with 4 For more info, contact events (not races!): a 20km, 40km and John Armstrong 01502 476418 60km Women's ride and a 12km family or email [email protected] ride (which men can take part in), The rides, organised by Southwold and Beccles Antiques Street Market District Club, aim to encourage women to th Sunday 5 May 8am – 4pm cycle together in a non competitive way; Over 90 stalls selling a variety and the ride is marshalled, risk assessed and interesting collection of both antiques & well supported. Last year over £1600 was collectables. Many of the local shops and raised for charity; this year the charity is restaurants & bars will be open. Suffolk & Cambridge Blood Bikes. The event will pass through Mutford and MUTFORD & RUSHMERE VILLAGE HALL the organisers are looking for people to To book for private parties/ events: help on the day including marshalling. Go to Mutford.suffolk.cloud/village-hall Or you could sign up & take part. Or contact the Booking Secretary For maps of the routes and more info: 01502 475251 www.wowsuffolk.org.uk/wow-southwold/ Work is due to begin on an accessible toilet and baby changing facility in the Village 2019 Suffolk Walking Festival Hall. A certain amount of disruption may Saturday 11th May - Sunday 2nd June 2019 be necessary. Over 120 events last year suffolkwalkingfestival.co.uk Mutford and Rushmere W.I. Meets at Mutford Village Hall on the first SUFFOLK LIBRARIES MOBILE LIBRARY Thursday of each month at 7.30pm The mobile library visits Mutford once a Next meeting: Thursday 9th May month, on Thursdays For more information, contact Lindenette, Hulver Road 10.30 - 10.40am Sylvia Greenacre 01502 476883 Old Post Office 10.50 - 11.00am Village Hall 11.10 – 11.20am Beccles Farmers’ Market Next visits: Farmer’s Market at the old heliport, Ellough. th Over 25 stalls • Thursday 18 April 1st & 3rd Saturday every month • Thursday 16th May 9am – 1pm Further info call 01473 351249 or Next market: Saturday 13th April Email: [email protected] RECYCLING CENTRE Bottle banks (‘Council tip’) There are bottle banks, for glass bottles/ jars at several locations near Mutford including: Nearest Council-run site is Hadenham Road, South Lowestoft Industrial Estate, • Co-Op supermarket, Ashburnham Way, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7NF Carlton Colville. NR33 9EJ (off Tower Road, via London Road-A12. • Morrisons, Tower Road Road opposite Screwfix) Pakefield. NR33 7NG From 1st April 2019, the summer opening • Morrisons & Tesco’s hours for the recycling centre are: Beccles 9am – 5pm Waste Bin collection Every day except Wednesday Wednesday 10th April - BLUE & GREEN There is no charge for household & garden Wednesday 17th March - BLACK waste. Large non-recyclable items (e.g. Wednesday 24th March - BLUE & GREEN mattresses, sofas etc) & excess rubbish bin Wednesday 1st May - BLACK waste can be taken to the Recycling Wednesday 8th May - BLUE & GREEN Centres & placed in the non-recyclable For collection queries container for free.