FinchamFincham ParishParish CouncilCouncil Spring 2015 NewsletterNewsletter

FINCHAM NATURE RESERVE ELECTIONS 2015 Did you know that Fincham T h e P a r i s h has a Nature Reserve? It is Council hopes to soon Parish Council Elections took situated about a mile from obtain grant funding to place recently at the same the A1122, on the left hand replace some of the bird time as the General Election. side of Black Drove. nesting boxes and further We can help! Seven of the current The reserve has a improve the area.  Report pot holes or Parish Councillors stood for small pond at its centre, We would like to damage to roads, footpaths or verges re-election during the and is surrounded by encourage residents to nomination period and as woodland, where the grass visit the reserve over the  Streetlight problems they were the only nominees is left as a meadow for wild spring and summer or outages they were automatically flowers to grow. This re- months and let us know  Planning issues elected without the need for serve is a diverse habitat what you think. We would for wildlife, including many welcome your sugges-  Local government or a poll. This left one vacancy democracy issues which has been filled by co- species of birds, native and tions on how this area opting Mr Shaun Blackmur, non-native. could be further improved.  Put your name down for an allotment who was the other Councillor FINCHAM FOOTPATHS prior to the election. There is one footpath to goes down to the Nature  Suggest practical Borough Council solutions to village the north of the village Reserve. This takes about problems elections also took place at which goes from the stile in an hour and a half. the same time for our ward, the corner of the church- One footpath  Rights of Way issues which is named yard to Gallows Lane. You starts on the main road  Village events with Fincham. There was can then go onwards to where the track to the only one nominee for the and beyond. sewerage works starts. These are just some of the things the Parish seat, which was Mrs Sandra To the south of the There is another ‘branch’ Council deal with every Squire from . As with village there are footpaths of this path which starts day but if you have any along the Boughton Road. issues affecting life in the Parish Council Elections criss-crossing the grass the village, get in touch, this resulted in Mrs Squire fields. Cattle are in the The details of the we might be able to help! being automatically elected fields in the summer but paths are on the notice without the need for a poll. you can usually find a way board in the corner of the Allotments The Parish Council is looking around them. They gener- churchyard. There is no forward to working with her ally stay together so are problems with dogs as and receiving her help and only in one field at a time. long as they don’t provoke To Let support in Borough Council There is a forty five the cattle. The Parish minute circular walk thanks Council is paying for the The Parish Council matters that affect our village to a permissive footpath, or mowing of the paths so has vacant and residents. a longer circular one that please use them! allotment plots at BUS TIMETABLE its site on Road Fincham Church Mondays to Thursdays, & Saturdays: Leaves at 10:45am returns from Morrisons Car Park 1:15pm bus Plots are £19 per station area, back to Fincham. Eagles Coaches provide Tuesdays ONLY to King's year. Lynn bus station, service number 18 from Fincham The Swan 10.00am. Returns from KL Bus Station at approx. 1:20pm stage number 2 bus stop. If you are Fridays ONLY from Marham: interested in taking Surgery bus stop 10:35am, calls at Shouldham, Fincham, Downham Market Bus on a plot, please Station, Morrisons car park. RETURNS from Downham Market Bus Station 12:35pm to contact Sarah Fincham followed on route to Marham then back to other villages as above. Thorpe on 01945 Wednesdays ONLY Norwich Coach: 430930. On 1st and 3rd of the month leaves Fincham 8:50am, through to Marham etc. and leaves Norwich at 13:25pm back to Marham, Fincham etc. REPORTING ISSUES MEETING DATES 2015 The Parish Council regularly To report any anti-social reports any problems with the behaviour or non-urgent matters, please contact the police on their All meetings will take place at roads or pavements to non-emergency number 101 Fincham Memorial Hall at Highways. Any issue that is (calls cost 15p). For emergen- 7.30pm unless otherwise stated. noticed by a resident and passed cies, always call 999. The Press and Public are on to us is referred. Recently To report litter, graffiti, fly cordially invited to attend any reported issues involve potholes -tipping or dog-fouling, contact meeting. Residents can address on High Street, a damaged path the Borough Council clean-up the Council at the start of the on Downham Road, sunken team on 0500 2532687 (free to meeting but may only speak ironworks, and dips in the road call), or email: thereafter with the permission of caused by heavy vehicles. cleanup@west-.gov.uk the Chairman. Anyone can report these type of issues directly to Norfolk For information about Wednesday 24th June County Council by calling 0344 Borough Council services, call Wednesday 26th August 800 8020 or via email on: 01553 616200, or visit [email protected] www.west-norfolk.gov.uk Wednesday 28th October Please come along and see how your Council helps to make MOBILE LIBRARY Fincham a better place to live. Route number DER 243 calls in the village on Tuesdays, normally every four weeks. The next visit is scheduled for 9th June, and will be in the following places for the times indicated: YOUR PARISH COUNCIL  Outside the Methodist Church - between 14:45 and 14:55  Lay-by opposite the Memorial Hall - between 15:00 and 15:15 Chairman:  Churchill Crescent - between 15:20 and 15:35. Stewart Waterston 01366 347672

Councillors: MEMORIAL HALL DATES Shaun Blackmur 01366 347345 WI meets second Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm. For further Tony Chivers 01366 347577 details please contact Sue Westwood 01366 347305 Roger Farmer 01366 347417 John Lynskey 01366 347694 Flower Club meets Thursday afternoons (24 sessions a year.) For further details call Wendy Bell 01366 347644 Cathy O’Brien 01366 347279

Chris Perry 01366 347692 Histrionics, drama group, no meetings at present but if you are Joe Underhill 01366 347406 interested in joining please contact either Roy Claydon 01366 347407 or Jan Trattle 01366 347304

Your Borough Councillor Is : Keep Fit meets every Tuesday evening 6.30pm - 7.30pm. For further Sandra Squire 01945 773283 details contact Debbie Brooks 01366 500944

Fincham Chorus meets every Thursday at 7pm. New members Your County Councillor Is: always welcome, especially tenors. For further details contact John Brian Long 01945 430169 Delderfield 01366 348136

Car Boot Sale will be held on second Sunday of June 11am to 2pm. Clerk: For further details contact Sue Westwood 01366 347305 Sarah Thorpe 01945 430930 [email protected] For further details about hiring the Memorial Hall, please contact Janet Lynskey 01366 347694 88 Smeeth Road , Wisbech The Parish Council has a website, which can be found at: PE14 8JF www.finchamparishcouncil.com