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OCTOBER 2020 Village 21st Great Year! 3500 copies monthly. Delivered free to homes in Belton, Browston, Burgh Castle, Fritton & St. Olaves. Also free through outlets in Bradwell. VoiceVol 21-7 Delivered MONTHLY FREE Find us at www.beltonandbrowston.com HOW MUCH LONGER? This magazine needs your help if it is to continue publication. Please read my editorial on page 3. Regi Alexander, Editor 1 Village Voice - October 2020 2 Village Voice - October 2020 VILLAGE FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK Contents 1st Belton Brownies 18 HOW MUCH LONGER? 1st Belton Scouts 20 VOICE This is the 236th issue of this A Springers tale 15 magazine which was founded Adrian Myers 19 OCTOBER 2020 over 20 years ago by the late Andy Grant 19 Malcolm Scott. During this Belton FC 22 Belton Judo 23 time it has grown in size, content and coverage. Issue: 236 Belton PC 12 Today, it has a print circulation of over 3500 and Brandon Lewis 19 This Magazine is a a readership which is about thrice that figure. Burgh Castle PC 13 Community Enterprise Over the 28 or 32 pages in each issue, there are Community Cars 12 professionally printed by five to six regular columns that span health, Down the Garden Path 15 Blackwell Print - but written, travel, gardening, nature, books and cookery ENTUA 23 edited & delivered free - and a coverage of local news that is on par with JGI 24 entirely by volunteers. After what you get from many a local newspaper. In Malcolm Metcalf 16 printing costs, any profits from addition, the magazine has taken the initiative Moorlands 16 the Magazine are paid out in New Road 22 to organise a number of public events which the form of grants to Ormiston 17 community organisations & included hosting the BBC Any Questions Rev Rosie Writes 20 groups in our circulation area. programme, the Meet the Candidates panel Roadworks 12 before the general election, annual writing Rock Solid 13 HOW TO CONTACT US: competitions for children and adults, mental Scouts Paper Collection 13 EDITOR health promotion events that featured leading St Olaves Village Hall 13 Regi Alexander national figures and cleaning up days for the Stroke Club 22 Belton Lodge, Belton local villages. It works closely with a range of Trip in Spitfire 17 Norfolk NR31 9JQ community resources- the schools, churches, Useful Contacts 6 Tel 01493789035 Village Smalls 25 parish councils, clubs and charities and just in [email protected] Village Voice Book Club 14 the last 5 years has distributed over £16,500 as VV Writing Comp 26 GRAPHICS Bill Richmond grants. DOROTHY KNIGHT ADVERTISING All this has been possible with volunteers who Brian Swan 01493 780776 give their time and effort to produce the Village Here at Village Voice we were saddened to [email protected] Voice, month after month. From those who hear of the death on September 5th, after a Martin Roache 07787 157283 write, to those who help edit, and from those short illness, of Belton resident Dorothy Knight. DELIVERY & EDITORIAL who manage the finances to those who serve as ADVISER distributors, everyone is a volunteer. As was Dorothy will be remembered for amongst other Brian Swan 01493 780776 highlighted in the last issue, we urgently need things, her help with Sallyann’s Monday three people to join us to continue the work of Activity Mornings, For many years both her Printed by Blackwell Print, producing this magazine. Please see and husband, Tony were reliable and regular Charles Street, Gt. Yarmouth advertisement on back inside cover (page 27) deliverers of Village Voice in part of the village NR30 3LA. for details. and for several years they were also responsible for the planting and upkeep of the We welcome your news, two flower beds that gave such an excellent views, letters and articles & We do need some of you to offer help, because the task of continuing this magazine’s show at the junction of Bracon Road and New photographs for publication. Road. No anonymous items will be publication will become impossible and sadly, Our thoughts are with Tony and their family. accepted. If you have a we may have to stop. I say that with a heavy complaint , please write to heart because editing this magazine as a The Village Voice Board. Adrian Myers, Chairman, volunteer, while also doing a full time clinical Village Voice Board by post job in the NHS, has been the privilege of my life. at 49 Heather Gardens, LETTER TO THE EDITOR Belton, Gt. Yarmouth, NR31 9PP Please do contact Bill Richmond (Tel: 01493 Dear Editor 780822), Adrian Myers (Tel: 07824313792) or me Autumn is the bonfire season and for some if you are able to help. residents it has come early. Please show YOUR VILLAGE VOICE consideration for your neighbours when you The closing date for the need to burn green garden waste and tree November 2020 edition of Professor (Dr) Regi Alexander Editor debris. Village Voice is 14th October It can be very upsetting and annoying too 2020 (12th October for when a lovely autumn day of sunshine turns advertisements). All into dense and choking smoke for hours on contributions to GORLESTON LIBRARY st end, and left to smoulder for days after, with [email protected] Glorleston Library reopened on September 1 after closure caused by Covid 19 and extended due to the no thought for anyone else nearby. and advertising enquiries to Yes: you can burn your own tree and green [email protected]. building having a total refit. Opening times have been reduced and it is currently available during the following rubbish yourself, if you need too. But, a contractor should not burn it for you. Please produce information times : Mondays 10am-5pm, Tuesdays 10am – 6pm Please consider others before you have a in Arial Rich Text and bonfire. images as jpeg files 1meg Wednesdays 10am – 5pm, Thursdays 10am – 6pm Fridays 10am – 5 pm, Saturdays 10am – 4pm. Yours sincerely max file size. Please do not Mrs E Hogg embed images in the text. At the time of writing Village Voice has been unable to find out when the local mobile library will recommence. Burgh Castle 3 Village Voice - October 2020 4 Village Voice - October 2020 5 Village Voice - October 2020 6 Village Voice - October 2020 7 Village Voice - October 2020 8 Village Voice - October 2020 9 Village Voice - October 2020 10 Village Voice - October 2020 11 Village Voice - October 2020 BELTON WITH BROWSTON PARISH COUNCIL www.beltonwithbrowston.norfolkparishes.gov.uk/ SEPTEMBER COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME We have been happy to offer support to those Eight Parish Councillors, County Councillor Andy Grant and Borough in need during this strange time. Obviously Councillors Tracy Cameron and Adrian Myers pus Kate Palmer the demand has dropped of greatly as most of Parish Clerk attended the September 1st meeting of Belton with our regulars will be shielding or self isolating Browston Parish Council. The meeting was held remotely by Zoom for health reasons. We are prepared to do and with the chairman not present Vice chair Michael Graystone lifts for those in need but will expect our chaired the meeting. passengers to wear a face covering as on public transport. It had been confirmed by two police officers that the shrubs at the junction of Deben Drive and New Road are not causing any visibility Thank you to the drivers who give up their time so patiently to help issues. those in our community who struggle to access public transport. County Councillor Grant had a long report with some good news, The To book a car please call 07767063986, new Road cycleway/footpath will be refurbished in February/March next year, also Stepshort, through to Mill Road, Burgh Castle will be Passengers can book a car to take them shopping, to social events, resurfaced in January, also in the new year the ‘Trod’ path from connections for holiday travel or medical appointments. The only Waveney Drive to Ranworth Close will be surfaced with Tarmac into stipulation being they are resident in one of the five villages and can a standard path. Traffic calming measures are to be investigated for walk to the vehicle. We ask for at least 24 hours notice as all our Belton New Road however there is no news yet on barrier post drivers are volunteers, but are very willing to do our best to help. installation to stop parking on Bell lane. Want to know more please contact: [email protected] It was agreed to consult village residents via ‘Village Voice’ to seek Tel 01493 780126. ideas for putting the ‘blue’ play equipment on Bell Lane to better use, various vandalism issues on the same field have or are been or are in the process of being repaired. NORFOLK HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DAYS Norfolk County Council holds special events at some of our recycling Two suggestions are being referred to Norfolk County Council for centres so that people can dispose of household hazardous waste costing so they can be considered for the ‘Parish Partnership’ scheme free of charge. Locally these will tale place at the Caister Recycling where costs are covered 50/50 by the Parish and County Councils, Centre on October 16th, 17th and 18th (9am to 4pm daily) one is the widening of the footpath over the Bell lane playing field, the other, the installation of brown tourist signs at entrances to the Items accepted on household hazardous waste days village to direct holiday makers to the Wild Duck Holiday Park. Aerosols – full or part-full, Car chemicals such as anti-freeze, Fire extinguishers, Garden pesticides and fertilizers – both liquid and There were five new planning applications to discuss, land at Heath powder form, Household chemicals and cleansers – both liquid and Liveries, Browston (alterations to original conditions) no objections powder form.