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6th May 2025
Our rivers in Norfolk, including the Norfolk Broads, are being polluted and, in part, this can be traced back to septic tanks and underperforming sewage treatment plants. If you live in an affected area, and it appears that most, if not all, Weasenham residents do, you could get a modern septic tank installed FREE of charge under a new initiative, Norfolk Nutrient Neutrality, supported by Natural England, Norfolk Rivers Consortium, Harrison Civils (Civil Engineers) and four local authorities: North Norfolk, South Norfolk, Broadland and Breckland District Councils. These new high performing treatment plants will, according to the scheme’s operators, reduce the levels of harmful nutrients from reaching our rivers.
If you think that this is something that you might be interested in, the first step is to visit https://www.norfolknutrientneutrality.co.uk/ and register your interest as a homeowner. The more interest that is shown in a particular area, the higher the priority the area will receive. The site has a wealth of information with loads of frequently asked questions. The initiative is not for an indefinite period. It is not means tested and is open to anyone that meets the general criteria of living within the catchment area and having a property where installation is possible.
Please note that this is not a Parish Council initiative, nor is the Parish Council involved in its implementation. The Parish Council is not vouching for the initiative, the installing company (Harrison Civils) or the equipment used. This is simply being passed on to you to make you aware of the opportunity. That said, if there was sufficient interest, Harrison Civils are prepared to meet with interested residents and answer any questions that you might have. The Parish Council would be happy to make the Community Building available for this purpose.
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Sanders Bus Service 22A - Weasenham to Fakenham
7th April 2025
The above service operates from the Weasenham bus shelter to Morrisons, Fakenham, every Tuesday. It departs Weasenham at 10:30am, arrives at Morrisons at 11:01am, departs Morrisons at 12:30pm, and arrives back in Weasenham 13:01pm. It appears that the service is not being used sufficiently to make it viable. Equally, Service 22 (North Elmham to Fakenham) is being underused.
Sanders are proposing combining the services and introducing a service that runs from Fakenham, Oak Street to East Dereham Tesco (see the proposed timetable below). This new service will cover all the villages currently covered by Services 22 and 22A.
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(The ‘R’ represents that it’s a ‘Request’ stop. For example, if you get on the bus at East Dereham Tesco Store or East Dereham Market Place, and indicate that you are travelling to Weasenham, the bus will come into the village. If nobody is going to Weasenham, the bus will bypass the village.)
The Parish Council has not had any involvement in this proposal, it is simply passing on the information as a public service. If you have any comments, views or ideas on the service, you should contact Daniel Yellop at County Hall, Norwich, on 01603 223956 or email him at daniel.yellop@norfolk.gov.uk. Contact should be made before the end of April.
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Good news on grass cutting
7th April 2025
Following an enquiry from the Parish Council, Norfolk County Council’s Highways Engineer has confirmed that the grassed areas at the corner of Massingham Road and Harpley Road (by the Anglian Water compound) and the area of verge beside the A1065 (across the junction from the Fox and Hounds) are NCC’s responsibility. Both areas have now been passed to NCC’s contractor and will be added to the cutting schedule.
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Council Builds new website
18th February 2025
The Parish Council today launches its new website.
It is still a work in progress, with further items being added and amended.
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Defibrillator at Lambert's Close
January 2025
Victory Homes have very kindly donated a new defibrillator to the village and it is located at Lambert’s Close. The What3words location for the defibrillator is:
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The defibrillator has been registered with ‘The Circuit’ database so when you call 999 you will be given the code to access the defibrillator. The defibrillator is now an asset of the Parish Council, and as such will be monitored and maintained by the Parish Council in the future.
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​Community centre finally gets lifesaving defibrillator after year-long wait - Flagship Group
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