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Town and Parish Councils

Broadland has 48 parish councils, 3 town councils and 12 parish meetings. Town and parish councils are separate and independent of Broadland District Council.

South Norfolk has 100 town and parish councils and 13 parish meetings. Town and parish councils are separate and independent of South Norfolk Council.

Town and parish councils:

  • represent their local community
  • deliver services to meet local needs and improve the quality of life for their community
  • are funded by levying a parish ‘precept’ which is included in the Council Tax collected by Broadland District Council or South Norfolk Council
  • have unpaid councillors who are elected to serve for four years

To find out more about the role of town and parish councils, see the GOV.UKwebsite.

Please follow this link to find out more

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NAHRG Event – Sat 26th July

Several weeks ago, I sent you details of our Norfolk Landscape History Day on Saturday 26 July. Bookings have gone very well but we could take a few more. However, we are now also offering the event live online on Zoom for those unable to attend in person. The cost will be £10.00 (per device, not per person).

To attend in person, please see the booking form previously provided (copy attached).

To watch online, first of all please email me to register

and then either pay £10.00 online; use the acronym NAHRG, sort code 54-21-06, account number 05147239; reference ‘zoom’ and your surname. 

or post £10.00 in notes or a cheque payable to NAHRG to the address at the foot of this email, together with your name.

The programme and joining link will be emailed to you before the event. 

Best wishes

Tony Bradstreet

Norfolk Archaeological & Historical Research Group

(Norfolk’s county local history club)

Public consultation on draft South Norfolk Landscape Susceptibility in relation to energy generation, storage and transmission Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) 09 July – 18 August 2025.

Dear Sir/Madam

Public consultation on draft South Norfolk Landscape Susceptibility in relation to energy generation, storage and transmission Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) 09 July – 18 August 2025.

South Norfolk Council are seeking views on their draft South Norfolk Landscape Susceptibility in relation to energy generation, storage and transmission Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). The draft SPD provides guidance and information for people wanting to submit energy related planning applications, including detail regarding the interpretation and implementation of national policy and local policies in the Greater Norwich Local Plan (GNLP, 2024) and the South Norfolk Development Management Policies Document.

To view the draft SPD and respond to the consultation please visit our website here. Paper copies of the document and response forms are available at local libraries in South Norfolk, and at the Millennium Library in Norwich.

The consultation closes at 5pm on Monday 18th August.  After this date all the responses received will be considered and amendments made to the SPD as appropriate. 

If you have any questions or experience any difficulty in submitting your comments online, please telephone us on 01508 533805 or email localplan.snc@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

Lola Poole
Community Planning Projects Officert  01508505420 e lola.poole@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk

Returned Home! – Lily the Cat

Lily the cat

Lily has returned home. Below is an update from Ann, her owner on the 20th April.

I am absolutely delighted and relieved to tell you that Lily came home at about 10:30pm last night. She is extremely skinny and seems to have picked up a cold as she keeps sneezing but apart from that she’s fine.

I’ve no idea where she’s been but I’m sure it’s thanks to everyone sharing the information about her being missing on their Facebook pages and other social media platforms that she is home safely. So thank you Bryan, and to everyone who kept an eye open for her.

Lily’s tracker is now fully charged and securely fastened around her neck !

Thanks for your help
Ann (and Lily 😸)

Summer Photo Competition

Spring Competition results: I have to report that there were no entries for the Spring contest therefore there is no winner.

Hopefully the beautiful summer we have been experiencing will bring in some nice snaps!

An afternoon of music, song and dance

An Afternoon of Music, Song and Dance

We invite you to join us for an afternoon of FREE entertainment in Garboldisham Village Hall, Church Rd, Garboldisham, Nr Diss IP22 2SE on Sunday 23rd March. Doors open at 1.30 and we begin performing at 2 pm. The afternoon will be brought to a close at 4 pm, but if you should so desire, opposite the Hall The Fox pub will be open till 5 pm. If you have a folk tune, story or song from the area you would like to perform you will be very welcome.  You are just as welcome if you choose to come along and just listen and enjoy.

Donations gratefully accepted.  There will be a raffle and there is a small charge for teas and cakes.

East Anglian Traditional Music Trust collect, archive and share the history of East Anglia through Music, Song and Dance. If you wish to find more information about the treasures we have uncovered or would like to know when our next events are please delve into our website www.eatmt.org.uk where you can also sign up to our newsletter.

Jan Robinson, Event Coordinator