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Village VoiceApril - April 2017 2017 Village 18th Great Year! Magazine delivered Free to homes in Belton, Burgh Castle, Fritton, St Olaves & Browston. FREE through outlets in Bradwell. VoiceVol 18-1 Delivered MONTHLY FREE or find us at www.beltonandbrowston.com RESIDENTS CAN LOOK FORWARD TO CHEAP ELECTRICITY Correspondence sent to Village Voice A consortium of both Chinese and UK entrepreneurs has purchased 16 acres of fields east of Belton to construct a multi-eco Energy Farm that will consist of 10 acres of high efficiency solar panels and 5 wind turbines. The uniqueness of this installation will be the underground Aproic-lithium battery storage facility. This will allow all excess energy to be stored and be available on days of zero sun and little wind. This combination has proved very successful in many outlying villages in both China and Australia following the development of this high efficiency battery in China. Mr Foo Arlip Ling, spokesman for the consortium said they picked Belton as one of the first UK installations as it was of ideal size and situated the right distance from a coast line. As this will in effect be a private supply of electricity, residents will be able to be connected to it and then use as much electricity as they require for a £200 tariff each year. This will be a major saving on their normal bills. A new underground cable will be laid from the farm into the village and properties will be able to be connected to this supply instead of their present supply. A small external box at each connected property will be all that is required. The consortium also said that they could offer this energy supply at such an attractive rate due to the high efficiency of the Aprioc- lithium batteries that have revolutionised energy storage. These batteries will soon be a part of every solar panel and wind turbine installation. If you are interested to know more about this development and would like to sign up to be connected then you can go on line at http//:ESolawin.com.cn. Alternatively, you can write to SolaandWinEnergy, Easter Development Park, Aberystwyth, AP1 4GU. If you have any objections to this development you can also log your protest by sending an email to [email protected] See page 27 for more details TO ADVERTISE IN THE VILLAGE1 VOICE RING 780776 Village Voice - April 2017 2 Village Voice - April 2017 VILLAGE IN MEMORY OF JOHN The Village Voice was VOICE represented at the funeral of John Rudrum, Chair of the Belton with Browston Parish Council and APRIL 2017 former member of our Management Board. In John’s memory, the magazine board This Magazine is a Community made a donation of £50.00 to The Enterprise professionally Motor Neuron Association, the printed by Blackwell Print - but charity that was selected by his written edited & delivered free family. - entirely by volunteers. After printing costs, any profits from the Magazine are paid out in TWITTER AND THE the form of grants to community organisations & VILLAGE VOICE groups in our circulation area. Village Voice and Editor HOW TO CONTACT US: @beltonvveditor EDITOR @Regalexa Regi Alexander Belton Lodge, Belton Healthwatch contributors: Norfolk NR31 9JQ @VerityChester Tel 01493789035 @kallur_suresh [email protected] @DrKateLovett GRAPHICS Bill Richmond @P_Langdon ADVERTISING FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK Brian Swan 01493 780776 [email protected] As readers may have noted, with Martin Roache 07787 157283 this April edition, Village Voice enters its 18th year of publication. DELIVERY & EDITORIAL The magazine now has a print ADVISER circulation of around 3000 and Brian Swan 01493 780776 reaches many times that number through its website and presence Printed by Blackwell Print, on social media. Sustained by Charles Street, Gt. Yarmouth advertisement revenue, it is run NR30 3LA entirely by volunteers and donates its surpluses every year We welcome your news, to worthy causes in the villages it views, letters and articles & serves. As always, Village Voice’s photographs for publication. content includes the serious, the No anonymous items will be factual and the light hearted (the accepted. If you have a latter more evident in some complaint then contact Ernie months like April with its All Fools Tuxford, Chairman of the Day connotations). Over the last Board at Berea, 7b Hall Lane, year, the magazine has Oulton. NR32 3AT incorporated new columns on health issues, book reviews and food. By all accounts they have YOUR VILLAGE VOICE been popular with the readers and that in turn is reflected in the The closing date for the May healthy support we receive from 2017 edition of Village Voice our advertisers. Please keep your will be 14 April 2017. feedback coming in. 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Dr Regi Alexander, Editor 3 Village Voice - April 2017 BELTON WITH BROWSTON PARISH COUNCIL www.beltonwithbrowston.norfolkparishes.gov.uk/ FEBRUARY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME Eleven council members and one member of the public attended the February meeting of Belton with Browston Parish Council, Pe- February being a shorter month saw 37 trips ter Nichols was in the chair. The meting started with a silence in undertaken, we look forward to being able to help memory of chairman John Rudrum who had passed away in the more people again this month. You can book a previous week. car to take you shopping, to social events, connections for holiday travel or medical In a written report Borough Councillor Adrian Myers stated that appointments. We ask for at least 24 hours notice there was now to be action taken on the parking problems in as all our drivers are volunteers, but they are very Rosedale Gardens. The plans for security cameras at at the Bell willing to do their best to help. We will go Lane field and New Road Centre are on going with members due to the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital if a to have a meeting with one of the tenderers to discuss what he is driver is available, or get you to the JPH proposing. for an early appointment. Drivers usually wait with the passenger but for longer Members agreed to a new approach to the parish annual meetings appointments will arrange to return to this year, the Annual Parish meeting at which clubs and organisa- collect you. If you have a small child you tions report on their years activities will be held at New Road on will need to provide a booster seat, pets Tuesday April 18th (7.30pm), this will be followed by a shortened can be taken by arrangement. Costs are 45p per mile payable to your Parish Council meeting, whilst the Annual Parish Council meeting driver. To book a car please call 07767 063986. when appointments are made for the following year will be held on If you can spare a few hours a week and would like to become a Tuesday May 16th. volunteer driver please get in touch ( the service is available between 8am and 6pm Mondays to Fridays) 01493 780776 or e-mail There was one new planning application, a two story front exten- [email protected] sion and two loft rooms a The Retreat on Beccles Road, Belton (no objections subject to neighbours views) and approval from the BELTON POOR’S ALLOTMENT TRUST Borough Council at 17 Orwell Crescent for conversion of the ga- APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE rage to a bedroom and utility room and construction of a new ga- rage. Members agreed to contact Anglian Bus over their vehicles Sadly our Chairman, John Rudrum passed away recently and so we on the Service 71 route parking on, and damaging the grass verg- are seeking applications to bring our number of Trustees back up to es. four. The Belton Poor’s Allotment is a field of 9¼ acres which was assigned to the villages of Belton and Browston in the 1809 Inclosure The next meeting of the Parish Council is a New Road on Tuesday Act, with the rent received being distributed annually to the poor and March 21st (7.30pm). needy of these villages. A trustee would attend a maximum of two meetings a year (unless there is the need for an emergency meeting) COUNCIL DIARY and then in early December, with the other Trustees, distribute the allocation received from the annual rent of the field. On Tuesday April 18th the Belton and Browston Annual Parish meeting will take place at the New Road Sport and Leisure Centre at If you would like to apply please contact the Secretary of the Trustees, 7.30pm, all residents are welcome to attend. This is when local groups Richard Utting, 17 Minsmere Road, Belton, NR31 9NX, or telephone and organisations report on their years activities and the Citizen of 01493 780464 if you would like more information. Applications must the year award is presented. This meeting will be followed directly by be received by Friday April 14th, as the new Trustee will be voted in a shortened monthly Parish Council meeting. In May it will be the turn by residents attending the Belton and Browston Annual Parish Meeting of the Annual Parish Council meeting when appointments for the on Tuesday April 18th.