REPORTS TO TITTLESHALL ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 23rd APRIL 2019 CONTENTS TITTLESHALL ALLOTMENTS 2 TITTLESHALL BOWLS CLUB 3 TITTLESHALL METHODIST CHAPEL COFFEE MORNINGS 3 COUNTY COUNCILLOR FOR NECTON AND LAUNDITCH 4 TITTLESHALL METHODIST CHURCH 6 St. MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH 7 PILATES AND NIA IN TITTLESHALL VILLAGE HALL 8 ROYAL BRITISH LEGION 8 TITTLESHALL POOR’S LAND TRUST 9 TITTLESHALL ARTS 9 ‘TITTLESHALL WALKERS’ 9 TITTLESHALL VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 10 YOGA 11 REPORTS TO TITTLESHALL ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 23rd APRIL 2019 TITTLESHALL ALLOTMENTS REPORT TO THE AGM 23rd APRIL 2019 The village allotments are situated at the bottom end of the village adjacent to the green, surrounded on two sides by lush, high hedges which provide both privacy and protection and are full of blossom at this time of year. There are the equivalent of eleven single plots, though three people hold doubles, making a total of eight allotment-holders.. In the Autumn we erected the new gate which the Parish Council kindly provided. This involved a working- party over two weekends and we are delighted by the outcome in terms of both practicability and smartness. There was also a working day in which the conifer hedge, which is both large and long on the boundary with Holly Tree House, was trimmed back, hopefully before the birds started to nest-build, and on this occasion it was done using our own labour and tools. I would like to take the opportunity to thank Grenville Daglas who regularly cuts the paths and grass car park for us, and mark Robinson, whose time, equipment and materials are often called on when there are projects in hand. The rent for this year will remain at £17-50 for a single plot, and £35-00 for a double. This generates £192- 50, of which £145-00 is needed by the Parish Council to pay rent to the diocese, the remainder being available for maintenance of the allotment field. At a meeting of the allotment-holders held on the 16th March a change in the way this kitty is managed was suggested. This will be for consideration by the Parish Council at the meeting on 7th May. There is currently a waiting list of one ( if one name can be considered a list ) as well as one serious expression of interest from a resident who retires in a couple of years. if anyone else is interested do get in touch with me or any of the allotment-holders. Finally it is very pleasing to report that all the plots are in good order and in a very pleasing state of cultivation. The facility is a very valuable asset for the village. It is a delightful, peaceful, and rather beautiful place to work amongst a group of friendly and like-minded gardeners. Paul Hands April 2019 Pg. 2 REPORTS TO TITTLESHALL ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 23rd APRIL 2019 TITTLESHALL BOWLS CLUB REPORT FOR ANNUAL PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 23rd APRIL 2019 During the past year we sadly lost 3 members: Jan Goodey, Gerry Warner and Sandy Wheal. All of them played for many years and worked hard for the Club. Prior to the 2018 Season improvements were made to the Pavilion which included practical alterations to the access to the toilet — it now has its own external door. More recently amendments have been made to storage areas including a new shed for match equipment. The Green continues to be maintained to a very high standard by Arthur Drinkwater and Chris Millward. Membership dropped to 24 players in 2018 and this possibly reflected our performances: 7“‘ in the Dereham League (and relegated), 6"‘ in the Elmham League and 3"‘ in the Horsford Afternoon League. We did however win the Afternoon League Cup and were runners—up in the Dereham Hospital Cup. The future is bright. Thanks to generous sponsorship by Peelings Coaches we have attractive new shirts in the club colours of blue, green and white. A Thursday Club Night is being introduced from 25th April, offering potential new members a chance to learn the game. Free equipment and tutoring will be provided. And more social events have been introduced, with a charitable element. The details of all these, plus our fixture list, can be accessed on our new website and via printed information sheets available from members. Finally, Arthur Drinkwater has replaced Gerry Warner as a Trustee, joining John Garner, Mike Colman and Paul Bothamley. Dennis King (Chair/Secretary) TITTLESHALL METHODIST CHAPEL COFFEE MORNINGS The coffee mornings at the Tittleshall Methodist Chapel continue weekly on a Wednesday morning from 10.30 am to 12.00 noon. At present we number approximately 8-10 regular supporters who come from Tittleshall, Litcham, Mileham and Fakenham. In March again this year Ailsa Warburton organised an extremely successful Soup Lunch / Coffee Morning at the Chapel which wasvery well supported. Between 35-40 people coming from Tittleshall, Litcham, Mileham Fakenham and Swaffham. We continue to run separate coffee mornings every other month, on a Thursday, through the months March to November specifically for the Kings Lynn Cycle Club. For this we provide refreshments e.g. savouries, scones, cakes, teas and coffees for anything between twenty five to forty cyclists. This again is very well supported. I am therefore pleased to say that the coffee mornings continue to survive. Barbara McGoun, 16th April 2019 Pg. 3 REPORTS TO TITTLESHALL ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 23rd APRIL 2019 COUNTY COUNCILLOR FOR NECTON AND LAUNDITCH Annual Report 2018-2019. Norfolk County Council agreed a net budget of £409.293m on the 11th February. It was agreed that Council tax would rise by 2.99% adding £39.51 per year to a band D property and that an adult social care charge of a further 3% rise was not to be made. The financial climate in which local government operates continues to be challenging with significant and ongoing reductions in core funding at the same time as substantial service cost pressures. The agreed council tax increase of 2.99% will enable the Council to protect vital services and will help to ensure a robust and sustainable financial position in future years. The Council has absorbed significant and ongoing cuts in government funding, a total of £204m between 2010-11 and 2018-19. There are significant cost pressures such as inflation, demographic changes, unfunded burdens such as the National Living Wage and the need of vulnerable social care users becoming increasingly complex. Despite those pressures the Council is continuing to deliver savings and has plans in place to deliver £79m of savings by 2021-22. This includes £32m of saving in this financial year. The Council has also agreed a £549m, 3 year, capital programme which will pay for investment in infrastructure, property and equipment. £120m will be spent on new special schools and resource bases for children with special educational needs, £120m on the third river crossing at Yarmouth, £9m for extra care housing to help older people live independently as part of a total investment of £29m. Most of the expenditure for capital projects is borrowed from the Public Works Loan Board, a department of HM Treasury, and repaid from revenue over a long period. Adult social care costs continue to escalate, and the Council has made provision in the budget to invest £6m to address growing demand. Although the 3% adult social care precept was not raised this year all council tax rises from 2016-17 to 2018-19 are expected, by government, to be spent on adult social care. Thus, this year’s council tax bill shows an adult social care precept of £96.05 for a band D property with no increase for this year. Additionally, government has awarded the Council a grant of £4.2m to help alleviate winter pressure on the Counties health and social care services. The money will go towards measures to avoid unnecessary delays in hospitals for people with mental health difficulties; bolster the short term capacity in the care market and to provide reablement support to enable people to regain their ability to live independently. There are also substantial financial pressures on Children’s Services. The Council has around 200 statutory responsibilities for children and the government has increased the top of the age range from 18 to 25. There are 1200 children in the care of the Council (the numbers have stabilised), 3000 children in special and complex needs schools, 2,900 children in need (590 with CP plans) and 20,000 children with special educational needs. The under 225 population of Norfolk is 243,00. As an example, home to school transport costs £27.7m pa, placements and support for looked after children costs £57m pa and education and care for children with SEN £56.4m pa out of a total budget of £186m. The government awarded the Council £12.7m to fund pot hole repairs and highway improvement schemes. The highway team have been doing a good job over the summer and have largely caught up with the backlog of work. The extra cash must all be spent by the end of the financial year so some improvement schemes which have been shelved though lack of funding have been resurrected. In my area much needed resurfacing of 2 miles the B1145 was completed in February. Resurfacing work at 3 busy junctions will be carried out before the end of March. The Council continues to lobby government and the Highways Agency, through the A47 Alliance, to fund the dualling of the A47 from Peterborough to Yarmouth. The stretch of road between Tuddenham and Easton has been approved and work will start in 2021/22, this will provide a continuous dual carriageway Pg.