Outlook Summer 2007 - North Norfolk District Council

MAY 2007 

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NORTH 

NORFOLK 

DISTRICT COUNCIL 

Guardians of North Norfolk’s beaches 

RNLI – our new onshore partner 

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IN YOUR 

NEW LOOK 

Outlook 

A smokefree 

future 

Countdown 

to 1 July 

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Summer 

fun in the 

Park 

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Local 

Development 

Framework 

Latest 

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Seaside 

Special 

2 for 1 

voucher 

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A brighter 

Outlook 

Welcome to the new-look Outlook, 

the magazine for all households 

served by North Norfolk District 

Council. 

By the time you are reading 

this, North Norfolk will have a new 

Council as well. The results came 

too late for this issue, but the next 

Outlook will contain 

a full list of the 48 

Councillors elected 

to represent the 34 

Wards in the 

District. What I do 

know is that 

whatever its 

political make up, 

the District Council 

will do its very best 

to continue to 

improve the services that it 

provides for the people of North 

Norfolk. We have made great 

strides in the last few years and 

are determined to maintain this 

progress on your behalf. 

Outlook is the most popular 

source of information about 

Council services and other 

activities for people in North 

Norfolk and so we have tried to 

make it even more interesting and 

informative than before. If you 

have any comments, then please 

contact the editor on 01263 

516344 or email: 

peter.battrick@north-norfolk.gov.uk 

Philip Burton 

Chief Executive 

Outlook is published four times a 

year by North Norfolk District 

Council for its residents and 

distributed to all households in 

the District. 

Outlook is written, designed and 

produced by the Council’s inhouse 

communications team, 

and printed on environmentfriendly 

paper (low chlorine pulp 

from managed, sustained 

forestry). 

ENVIRONMENT MATTERS 

Help plan the future of 

Holt Country Park 

In planning for the effective future 

management of Holt Country Park, it 

is important to create a working 

management plan. This will set out 

the long-term vision, aims, objectives 

and priorities to be pursued and will 

help everyone involved understand 

what they are doing and why. It is vital 

that as many people as possible 

contribute to the creation of the plan 

so that the Country Park can develop 

for the benefit of people and wildlife 

alike – it’s there for everyone’s 

enjoyment. 

Since last summer, park rangers 

have been collecting and compiling 

information gathered from past plans, 

visitor surveys, events, schools’ 

feedback forms and car park data. 

Rangers have also been to Holt 

Community Primary School to 

discuss with classes their thoughts, 

opinions and ideas for the award 

winning country park, which is right 

on the school’s doorstep. From all this 

information a draft plan has been 

written and is awaiting your 

comments. 

We want everyone, of all ages, to 

take part, and there are three ways in 

which you can do it: 

1. Visit Holt Country Park and pop 

into the Visitor Centre. An 

interactive display will enable you 

to write or draw your ideas and 

comments and vote on important 

aims and objectives 

2. Email Rob Goodliffe (see address 

below) and request an electronic 

copy of the draft plan 

3. Ask to see the plan and make your 

comments at the Planning 

Reception Desk at the North 

Norfolk District Council offices in 

Cromer. 

Contact Rob Goodliffe 01263 516298 

rob.goodliffe@north-norfolk.gov.uk 

Helping care for 

Sadler’s Wood 

The Sadler’s Wood Action Group is a 

community organisation involved in 

the management of the wood. This 

hidden and tucked-away haven is 

only eight minutes walk from the 

centre of North Walsham, with access 

down Fairview Road. 

Over the past year the group of 

committed supporters has 

undertaken some excellent work on 

behalf of the wood. This has included 

creating a tree nursery with North 

Walsham County Junior School, 

encouraging children to help look 

after the wood, practical conservation 

work, litter picks, the installation of 

dog bins, working with many parties 

to introduce a sustainable off-road 

motorbike policy for the area, 

applying for Lottery Grants for 

improvement projects and organising 

public events. There will be lots more 

as well. For more information, visit 

www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces 

If you would like to find out more about 

the Sadler’s Wood Action Group, or are 

interested in joining, contact 

Rob Goodliffe 01263 516298 


The 12 ft high giant, ‘Thol’, is 

proving a popular attraction at 

Holt Country Park 

2 Outlook May 2007

Fantastic Franklin Hill 

Not many people know Franklin Hill. 

You can find this out-of-the-way gem 

off Hooks Hill Road, Sheringham, but 

beware, there’s a steep climb to the 

top! 

Supporters of Sheringham in 

Bloom and Sheringham 

Round Table met with 

North Norfolk District 

Council Ranger Rob 

Goodliffe on two 

beautiful Sunday mornings earlier this 

year to carry out annual conservation 

work at the hill. 

The site, which commands an 

impressive view towards Blakeney 

Point, is being improved all the time 

Fakenham circular walks 

North Norfolk District Council has 

joined with Norfolk County Council, 

Fakenham Area Conservation Team, 

Wensum Valley Project, Fakenham 

Learning and Development 

Partnership, Life and members of the 

local community to create three new 

circular walks around the town. All 

start from the Market Square. There’s 

a half-hour lunchtime walk to Goggs 

Mill, a one hour walk around 

Hempton Common and a one and a 

half hour walk along the beautiful river 

bank. 

Information boards will be sited 

around the town, way-markers will 

indicate the routes and a descriptive 

leaflet will be available. 

The walks will be officially 

launched at ‘Wild About the 

Wensum’ at Pensthorpe Nature 

Reserve, near Fakenham, on 19 May 

(see page 5). 

by the hard work of the volunteers. 

Conservation activities include the 

cutting and burning of gorse, clearing 

litter and removing small trees that 

were threatening to restrict the views. 

Sheringham in Bloom planted a 

Rowan tree on the 

summit to celebrate the 

occasion. 

There is also a 

bench at the top, so 

you can always take a well-earned 

rest and perhaps even a picnic once 

you have puffed your way up the hill! 

Contact Rob Goodliffe 01263 516298 


Photo: Norfolk County Council 

Contact 

Rob Goodliffe 01263 516298 


COVER STORY 

RNLI to guard 

North Norfolk’s 

beaches 

The month of May sees the start of an 

exciting new partnership between North 

Norfolk District Council and the Royal 

National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The RNLI 

will be operating the beach lifeguarding 

service on behalf of the Council, providing 

cover at Sheringham, Cromer, Mundesley and 

Sea Palling beaches. They will also bring with 

them all of the support services and expertise 

of the RNLI, providing a comprehensive 

service to help ensure safety for all bathers 

across North Norfolk's Blue Flag beaches. 

The RNLI has been recruiting and training 

lifeguards locally in preparation for what 

looks like being a busy summer ahead, given 

that the forecasters have again promised that 

it’s going to be a warm one. 

Karl Read, Leisure and Cultural Services 

Manager for North Norfolk District Council, 

believes that the partnership will provide an 

excellent service. “I’m extremely pleased that 

we have been able to establish a partnership 

with the RNLI to deliver our beach lifeguard 

service, he said. “This means that we have 

for the first time a completely co-ordinated 

service, linking North Norfolk District Council 

with the RNLI, the coastguards and the local 

inshore lifeboats at Mundesley and Sea 

Palling. We are very proud of our Blue Flag 

beaches, and this will make them even safer 

for everyone.” 

Contact Karl Read 01263 516002 

karl.read@north-norfolk.gov.uk 

Outlook May 2007 3

RECYCLING MATTERS 

Your local 

Recycling Centres 

A new operator has recently taken 

over Norfolk County Council’s 

recycling centres in Worstead, 

Sheringham, Wells and Hempton, 

bringing a number of improvements. 

The most obvious change is in 

the provision of easier access to 

bins. Customers will no longer have 

to climb stairs to dispose of nonrecyclable 

and green waste. The new 

bins will also compact the rubbish, 

meaning fewer lorry movements and 

less loose rubbish blown around the 

local area. More recyclables can be 

accepted, including tetra-pak style 

milk and juice cartons, foil, gas 

canisters and wood. The Hempton 

recycling centre is now able to take 

wet paint along with Mayton Wood 

near Coltishall and Caister, which, 

although outside the District, might 

be more accessible for some 

households. 

Opening hours have been 

amended as follows for 2007: 

March – August, 8am – 6pm 

September – December, 8am – 4pm 

Contact Norfolk County Council 

Customer Service Centre 0844 800 8004 

or visit www.norfolk.gov.uk/recycling 

Helping Traders to 

Go ‘Green’ and 

Save Money 

While huge strides have been taken in 

recycling domestic waste over the 

past two years – North Norfolk is now 

one of the top performing areas in the 

country – until recently there was little 

being done to enable waste produced 

from commercial premises to be 

recycled. But times have changed. 

North Norfolk District Council is 

now offering a Trade Waste service 

for commercial customers that will 

enable their recyclable waste to be 

collected on a fortnightly basis, just 

as it is for domestic customers. The 

new service will be cheaper than the 

existing non-recycling waste 

collection, so there is every reason for 

commercial customers to join in. 

Savings can be made by changing 

from the weekly collection of waste 

from one container to an alternate 

weekly collection of waste and 

recycling from two containers. For 

example, weekly collection of one 

240 ltr bin costs £312 a year, while 

alternate weekly collection of two 

bins will cost £264, a saving of 15%. 

Recycling Trade Waste is not only 

good for the environment, it can also 

save money for commercial 

customers. It has to make sense! 

Contact Environmental Health admin 

01263 516189, or visit 

www.northnorfolk.org/business 

Entries now 

sought for 

Conservation and 

Design Awards 

Sensitive renovation projects and 

new buildings that make 

innovative use of traditional 

features and detailing could be in 

line for an award from North 

Norfolk District Council. 

Entries are now being sought 

for this year’s Graham Allen 

Award, the annual North Norfolk 

District Council awards for 

excellence in conservation and 

design. The closing date for 

entries is 29 June 2007. 

Inaugurated in 1982 as a 

memorial to the late G.S. Allen, 

the first Chairman of the District 

Council, the Graham Allen Award 

recognises the scheme that 

makes the biggest contribution 

to North Norfolk’s unique built 

environment. 

Last year’s award was won by 

the Rocket House, which stands 

at the foot of The Gangway in 

Cromer. The Rocket House, 

which also incorporates a lift 

linking Cromer East Prom to 

North Lodge Park on top of the 

cliffs, was built by the District 

Council itself and houses the 

Henry Blogg RNLI Museum and 

Rocket House Café. The new 

church hall extension at 

St Peter’s Church, Sheringham 

was Highly Commended, while 

the sensitive conversion of 

St John’s Hall, Holt received a 

Commendation. 

During their lifetime a diverse 

range of projects has scooped 

the awards, ranging from the 

new cloisters and refectory 

building at the Shrine of Our 

Lady of Walsingham to the 

refurbishment of Byford’s Café in 

Holt. A number of humbler 

schemes have also been 

recognised over the years. 

For more information and an entry 

form call Chris Young 01263 516138 

chris.young@north-norfolk.gov.uk

ENVIRONMENT MATTERS 

Smoothing the path to a 

smoke-free future 

Virtually all enclosed public places will 

be going smoke free from 1 July 

2007. This means that anyone who 

smokes in a smoke-free place will be 

committing an offence and can be 

given a fixed penalty fine of £50. Any 

businesses failing to prevent smoking 

in a smoke-free place can be given a 

fine of up to £2500. Chris Cawley is 

North Norfolk District Council’s 

Environmental Health Manager 

responsible for implementing the new 

law. 

“The purpose of the law is to 

reduce the risk to health from 

exposure to second-hand smoke 

(passive smoking) and to save lives, 

he said. “It will also make many more 

places just a lot nicer to be in for 

most people. Don’t forget that 70% 

of people in the UK don’t smoke. It 

should also help people who want to 

quit smoking.” 

Smoking will be banned in public 

places such as pubs and clubs, 

including private clubs, cinemas and 

theatres, offices, 

factories and public 

transport. Many 

places have been 

smoke free for 

quite a few years, 

but from 1 July the 

new legislation will 

apply across the board. People will 

still be able to smoke outside such 

premises, in private homes and in 

places that are like homes, such as 

care institutions, army barracks and 

prisons. 

“We would like all businesses to 

prepare themselves well in advance,” 

says Chris. “There are two areas that 

they need to look at particularly. The 

first is in establishing a smoking 

policy for staff and the second is 

ensuring that they implement the ban 

in their premises. 

“A smoking policy should set out 

the rules and procedures for the 

business, and staff should really be 

involved in helping to put it together. 

The rights of both smokers and nonsmokers 

should be 

considered 

alongside such 

issues as where 

people can smoke 

outside, times for 

smoking breaks, 

how to deal with 

non-compliance and 

how this all fits with 

existing health and 

Chris Cawley 

Environmental 

Health Manager 

safety and discipline policies. There’s 

lots to prepare, but if businesses start 

now, they should be ready in plenty 

of time”. 

From 1 July employers and 

managers in charge of smoke-free 

premises and vehicles will need to 

display prominent ‘No Smoking’ 

signs, have measures in place to 

make sure that staff, customers, 

members and visitors are fully aware 

that the premises or vehicles are 

legally required to be smoke-free, 

and to make sure that nobody does 

smoke in such places. 

“The Council can support 

businesses in a number of ways to 

help make it all go pretty smoothly,” 

continues Chris Cawley. “We can 

provide information to help employers 

and managers understand the new 

legal requirements and help them to 

comply. We have trained staff 

available to give advice and we can 

also make visits to look at specific 

premises if that would help. As more 

guidance becomes available from 

central government we will make sure 

that it is available to everyone who 

needs it. Going smoke free will be 

quite a change, but it will be a really 

good thing for the great majority of 

people and we just want to make 

sure that it goes smoothly. We’re 

more than willing to help everyone 

who comes for advice.” 

Remember, Smoke-Free from 

1 July 

Contact Chris Cawley 01263 516252 

chris.cawley@north-norfolk.gov.uk or 

www.smokefreeengland.co.uk 

Free compost for all at 

‘Wild about Wensum’ 

A new environmental awareness event will be 

taking place at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve on 

Saturday 19 May, between 10am and 5pm. 

Entry and car parking is free and the event 

will be opened by Professor David Bellamy 

OBE. Activities include storytelling, guided 

walks, environmental displays and talks 

including ‘magical wetlands’, ‘dragonflies’ 

and ‘identifying bird calls and songs’, nature 

quizzes, face painting and bird box making, 

among much else. 

North Norfolk District Council will be 

giving away compost soil improver to 

everyone who attends – up to 5 tonnes of it! 

Make sure you bring your own bag, sack or 

bucket, but, please, not a truck or a trailer! 

The composted material is the end 

product from everything that’s collected by 

North Norfolk residents in their ‘brown bins’. 

Visitors to the event will be able to view new 

home compost bins and order a brown 

garden bin. Home composting advice will also 

be available on the day. 

Contact Gareth Jones 01263 516307 

gareth.jones@north-norfolk.gov.uk 

Dog Control Orders 

The bylaws governing control of dogs are 

being transferred to new Dog Control Orders. 

The first stage applies to dog control on 

beaches and promenades. These new Orders 

operate from May to the end of September, 

and are virtually identical to the old bylaws 

other than taking into account changes that 

have taken place to the coastline over the 

years. These orders can now be viewed at 


There will be consultation on the 

introduction of District-wide Dog Control 

Orders later in the year, covering the banning 

of dogs from certain areas and the 

requirement to keep dogs on leads and to 

pick up after dog fouling. Details of the 

consultation process will be made available 

through the media and on the Council’s 

website. 

Contact Mark Whitmore 01263 516206 

mark.whitmore@north-norfolk.gov.uk 


Things to do... places to go... events to enjoy! 

Art in the Park ’07 

We are delighted once again to 

present the Arts Family Fun 

Days in Holt Country Park on 

Sundays through the summer. 

These free drop-in creative 

activities provide a great way in 

a great place for families to 

spend holiday time together. As 

for all events, no booking is 

required, just turn up and enjoy! 

● Fungi Fun with Jessica Perry 

Sunday 27 May, 10am – 4pm 

Make a wonderfully unique 

mushroom using clay and plaster 

and leave it in the woods for future 

visitors to appreciate and enjoy 

● Nutmeg Puppet Theatre 

presents ‘Heatwave’ 

Sunday 29 July, 2pm 

Bring along a picnic and watch 

this innovative show performed by 

puppets and masked actors 

exploring climate change 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION 

For Holt Country Park all events start from the 

visitor centre. Please wait for the rangers or 

group leaders. Do not enter the wood unless 

you know the exact location of the event and 

that it has not been cancelled. Children must be 

accompanied by an adult at all times. Please 

keep dogs on leads during events. Toddlers 

have free entry to all events. We advise that you 

bring pushchairs for tired tiny feet. Please wear 

suitable outdoor clothes. Parking on site (pay 

and display). Designated disabled parking. 

Wheelchair accessible WC. 

6 Outlook May 2007 

● Sails, Bunting and Flags with 

Lizzie Harvey 

Sunday 5 August, 10am – 4pm 

Come along and help to decorate 

the Viking Longboat we made out 

of willow last year, with decorated 

flags, bunting and sails 

● A Bird in the Hand with Liz 

McGowan 


Make sculptures of birds using 

found materials from the woods 

and help to create a bird trail 

● Flora and Fauna Fun with Andy 

Mair 


Andy Mair uses everyday 

household waste items like plastic 

bottles and tin cans to create 

wacky plant-like forms. Come and 

see some of Andy’s wonderful 

creations and have a go at making 

one yourself. 

Contact Lisa Bumfrey 01263 516027 

lisa.bumfrey@north-norfolk.gov.uk 

While every effort is made to keep to these 

times and dates, North Norfolk District 

Council reserves the right to cancel any 

event at short notice. 

Children must be accompanied by an 

adult at all times. 

Woodland events 

Wildflower and Pondlife Week with 

fun activities in the visitor centre 

and outside, 28 May – 3 June 

● Mysteries of the Deep 

30 May, 10.30 – 12noon 

Pond dipping. Discover life in the 

pond. Bring Wellingtons. Dogs on 

leads, please. £1 per child. 

● Miniature raft making 

30 May, 2pm – 4pm 

Design and build a tiny river raft 

out of natural materials. Will it float 

on the pond Can you win the raft 

race Bring Wellingtons. Dogs on 

leads, please. £1 per child 

Summer holiday events 

● 24 June, 10am. Learn all about 

dragonflies and then go on a minibeast 

safari. £2 per child. 

● 23 July, 2pm. Pond dipping for 

monsters. Bring Wellingtons. £1 

per child. 

● 1 August, 2pm. Mini-beast safari. 

Bring pencils. £1 per child. 

● 4 August, 8.30pm. Nightjar Walk. 

Guided wildlife walk after dark. 

£2.50 adult, £1 child 

● 9 August, 2pm. Building 

Sculptures with Mike Thodey. Free. 

● 17 August, 2pm. Shelter building 

and survival skills. £1 per child. 

● 24 August, 2pm. Go Exploring, 

wildlife safari. £1 per child. 

● 31 August, 2pm. King Arthur 

Treasure Hunt. Find the knights 

and defeat the dragon of Holt. 


Sculpture building

Bored 

You must be 

joking! 

From Shirley 

Valentine to Noel 

Coward 

Beech Avenue at Bacton Wood 

Bacton Wood events 

● 1 June, 2pm – 4pm. Mini-beast 

safari. Learn all about creepycrawlies 

and their habitats. Wear 

outdoor clothes. £1 per child. 

● 3 June, 2pm – 4pm. Toddlers and 

outdoor fun. Listen to the Green 

Man story, scavenger hunt, make 

royal crowns out of natural 

material, discover wildlife. Outdoor 

clothes and pushchairs, please. 

Free. 

● 26 July, 2pm – 4pm. Mini-beast 

safari. Learn all about creepycrawlies 

and their habitats. Wear 

outdoor clothes. £1 per child. 

● 10 Augus,t 2pm. Shelter building 

and survival skills. Wear outdoor 

clothes. £1 per child. 

● 16 August, 2pm. Building 

sculptures. Wear outdoor clothes. 

Free. 

● 23 August, 2pm. Go Exploring, 

wildlife safari. £1 per child. 

● 29 August, 2pm. King Arthur 

Treasure Hunt. Find the Knights 

and defeat the dragon of Holt. 


IMPORTANT INFORMATION 

Bacton Wood events start from the main car 

park. Please wait for rangers or group leaders 

to guide you. Only enter the wood if you know 

the exact location of the event and that it has 

not been cancelled. For all events, children 

must be accompanied by an adult at all times. 

Toddlers have free entry to all events. We advise 

that you bring pushchairs for tired tiny feet. 

Please wear suitable outdoor clothes. Please 

keep dogs on leads during events. There are no 

toilets at Bacton Woods, but North Walsham 

town is less than five minutes drive away. 

Following the enormous success of 

our first ever guide to out-of-school 

activities, North Norfolk District 

Council is producing a follow-up 

featuring lots more interesting things 

for children, young people and 

families to do in the summer months. 

This substantial guide promotes 

many high-quality activities and 

events across the District. They 

involve the Council’s Sports, 

Countryside, Arts and Museum 

teams and provide affordable, safe 

and secure environments for kids to 

learn and have fun together. Here are 

just a few examples – call the number 

below to get full dates and details 

and a copy of the whole guide. 

● Junior Gym in Aldborough, 

Briston, Blakeney and Northrepps 

● Stagecraft Summer Schools in 

Wolterton Park 

● Music Projects in North Walsham 

and Fakenham 

● Shelter Building in Holt Country 

Park and Bacton Wood 

● Creative Dance in Holt 

Rosie Glasgow on 01263 516324 

rosie.glasgow@north-norfolk.gov.uk 

www.northnorfolk.gov/arts 

There’s something for everyone during 

the Sheringham Little Theatre Summer 

Season this year, running from 9 July to 

15 September. 

Owned by NNDC, Sheringham Little 

Theatre is one of the cultural jewels of 

North Norfolk. 

The Little Theatre’s 11th summer 

repertory season will kick off with the classic 

Willie Russell ‘one-hander’, Shirley Valentine. 

Loraine Metcalfe plays Shirley, a bored 

housewife who attempts to recapture her 

dreams by jetting off to Greece and 

embarking on a holiday romance with a 

handsome local. Directed by Little Theatre 

patron Desmond Barritt, the play starts a 10- 

week, five-play season. 

Also featured are the psychological thriller 

The Business of Murder, the Alan Ayckbourn 

comedy How the Other Half Loves and There 

Goes the Bride, a farce by Ray Cooney and 

John Chapman. 

Returning for the second year running are 

well-known TV actor Roger Bingham and the 

former Emmerdale star Jean Rodgers, who 

will play the lead in Noel Coward’s Star 

Quality. 

Auditions for the 12-strong company 

have taken place and the theatre is also 

recruiting a team of local youngsters to play 

stage hands in Star Quality. 

“After enjoying our most successful 

season ever last year, we are really excited” 

said Little Theatre artistic director and 

summer theatre producer, Debbie Thompson. 

Changes made to the summer season 

formula last year had been very successful, 

added Mrs Thompson, with a new, midweek 

changeover allowing holidaymakers to enjoy 

two plays in one week. 

“It was a great hit,” said Mrs Thompson, 

“and we are hoping that by drawing on our 

experience from last year we can make this 

season even more successful.” 

Sheringham Little Theatre’s 2007 

summer repertory season runs from 9 July to 

15 September. 

For more information phone the 

Box Office on 01263 822347 


Salthouse ’07 

Spirit of the Age 

Damien LeBas David Lindsay Delaine LeBas 

The seventh annual exhibition of 

the best of Norfolk contemporary 

art at Salthouse Church runs 

from 5 July to 5 August. Entitled 

‘Spirit of the Age’, this premier 

exhibition curated by James 

Coleman is open daily, 10am to 

5.30pm and entry is free. The 

work of 45 artists will be on 

show, mainly paintings, drawings 

and installations. 

7 July, 12 – 4pm, music and 

storytelling for all ages with Paul 

Jackson in his real Mongolian yurt, 

and an opportunity to help create a 

Dream Catcher with Maryjane 

Edgar. 

23 July, 2.30pm, the ever-popular 

‘Poetry and Cakes’ event. Bring a 

piece to read, your own or 

someone else’s, and enjoy delicious 

home-made cakes and tea. 

Evening Events – all events take 

place at 7.30pm in St. Nicholas 

Church, Salthouse. Tickets £8, 

available on the door or from Holt or 

Wells Tourist Information Centres. 

13 July: Timba Ferrara Conga: a 

rare opportunity to take part in a 

genuine Cuban song and dance 

evening. 

21 July: Horses Brawl: one of the 

nation’s foremost contemporary folk 

groups enjoying rave reviews. 

29 July: Richard Mabey: bestselling 

author and naturalist back by 

special request. 

3 August: Michael Brunson: noted 

TV political journalist and 

commentator in conversation with 

one of Anglia TV’s interviewers. 

As ever, there will be an exciting 

range of workshops on offer 

throughout the exhibition 

For adults 

(all at British Columbia Hall, 

Salthouse, £20 per day, student 

concessions £15). 

14/15 July: Collagraphs and 

Experimental Printmaking with 

Laurie Rudling. 

21 July: Alternative Methods of 

Drawing with Chris Hann. 

22 July: Felt Making with Inge-Lise 

Greaves. 

28 July: Materials, Marks and 

Making Paints with Nigel Skinner. 

For families 

8 July: Mosaics from the Beach 

with Liz McGowan on Salthouse 

marsh. Free, but donations 

welcome. 

29 July: Decorate your Doors! With 

Alison Wagstaffe at British 

Columbia Hall, Salthouse. Adults 

£7, children £4. 

For carers (free events) 

5 July: ‘Identity’ workshop with 

Louise MacLaren at First Focus in 

Fakenham. 

26 July: Monoprinting with Jacqui 

Petri at British Columbia Hall, 

Salthouse. 

3 August: Be Bold! Be Big! With 

Sandra Rowney at British Columbia 

Hall, Salthouse. 

Contact Rosie Glasgow 01263 516324 

rosie.glasgow@north-norfolk.gov.uk 

VOLUNTEERS’ WEEK, 1–7 JUNE 

Thinking of 

volunteering 

Volunteers’ Week is the annual opportunity to 

recognise and celebrate the huge contribution 

volunteers make in so many ways. 

Last year volunteers contributed 5.5 million 

hours of their time just in Norfolk. So if your 

organisation is looking for volunteers, why not 

use Volunteers’ Week to draw attention to 

your needs 

This year one aspect of the week will be a 

special focus on the volunteer drivers who 

keep the district’s community car schemes 

on the road. These schemes connect people 

who would otherwise struggle to find 

transport with a variety of vital local services, 

such as a GP surgery. 

Norwich and Norfolk Voluntary Services 

(NVS) co-ordinators, based in Cromer, 

Fakenham and North Walsham recruit 

volunteers and help to match them to suitable 

opportunities, so if you would like to volunteer 

or if you are looking for volunteers, contact 

your local co-ordinator. They can also put 

opportunities on www.do-it.org.uk , a national 

database of volunteering opportunities that is 

easily accessible from one of the Volunteering 

Information Points in the offices of 

Sheringham, Stalham and Cromer Area 

Partnerships. 

Contact your nearest NVS co-ordinator: 

Cromer area: Val Wilson: 01263 517989 

cromervsc@communitynvs.org.uk 

Fakenham area: Polly Hind: 01328 862751 

fakenhamvsc@communitynvs.org.uk 

North Walsham area: Jackie Burnham: 

01693 408314 

northwalshhamvsc@communitynvs.org.uk 

vcsTogether 

Under starter’s orders 

The next full meeting of vcsTogether, the 

forum for voluntary and community groups 

active in North Norfolk, will be at Fakenham 

Racecourse on Monday 11 June. 

This will provide an excellent opportunity 

to share information and find out about the 

support available to help organisations 

develop. The meeting will also see the launch 

of a forum for groups working with children, 

young people and families. 

Contact 

Andrew Campbell 01263 516319 

andrewcampbell@nvs.org.uk 


ACCESSIBILITY MATTERS 

The Norfolk Disability 

Information Service 

The Norfolk Disability Information 

Service publishes a free bimonthly 

newsletter especially for 

adults with disabilities, their 

carers, health professionals and 

social workers in Norfolk. The 

newsletter has lots of information 

on local issues, national topics, 

sports and leisure opportunities, 

work and education, benefits and 

finance as well as a ‘for sale’ 

section for equipment. The service 

also produces information sheets 

– a key contacts list for the main 

disability-related services in the 

various districts of the county, 

including North Norfolk. To be 

added to the mailing list, contact 

Jenni Debuse and let her know 

whether you prefer email or 

posted copy and whether you 

require a standard or large print 

version, or whether you need the 

newsletter on tape. 

Contact 

Jenni Debuse 01603 729802 

jennifer.debuse@norfolk.gov.uk 

Help Required to fill 

the Electoral Roll 

Every Year the Council needs to 

review the Register of Electors 

(the ‘Electoral Roll’) to make 

sure that it is as up-to-date and 

accurate as possible. 

We are looking for people to 

help to distribute and collect 

registration forms in their local 

areas. The work is paid and will 

take place on a part-time basis 

between the end of August and 

the middle of November this 

year. 

Contact Martin Austin 01263 513199 

martin.austin1@btinternet.com 

ACTION ON ACCESSIBILITY 

More than a ramp 

A busy meeting in North Walsham 

Community Centre in March 

considered ways of improving access 

to services for disabled people and to 

make sure that their voices and 

experiences are fed into local 

decision-making bodies. 

The meeting of disabled people 

and representatives of voluntary and 

community groups from across the 

district heard from Norman Lamb MP 

and identified a number of key issues 

for the area. These were: 

● the need for greater awareness of 

issues affecting disabled people 

● transport 

● the need to make information 

more accessible 

● planning and delivery of services 

● enforcement – the legislation is in 

place – it needs to be used. 

vcsTogether, the forum for voluntary 

and community groups active in 

North Norfolk will be discussing 

various proposals for ways to 

address these issues, along with 

others who jointly promoted the day: 

Norwich and Norfolk Voluntary 

Services, Griffon Area Partnership, 

Access North Norfolk Action (ANNA), 

BUILD, Norfolk Coalition of Disabled 

People and Adult Social Services. 

At the meeting North Norfolk District 

Council and Norfolk County Council 

shared details of the actions they have 

taken to make their services more 

accessible. 

To develop this work they would like 

to hear suggestions from disabled 

people about ways they feel their 

services could be improved. 

Do contact us if you would like to 

share your experiences of using the 

councils’ services, or would like to 

become involved in ways to make them 

more accessible. 

Contact Kate Sullivan 

Community Liaison Officer 

01263 516052 

kate.sullivan@north-norfolk.gov.uk 

Christopher Wayte of North 

Walsham had a leg amputated last 

year and has experienced at first 

hand the frustration caused by 

improper use of disabled bays. 

“You cannot appreciate disability 

until you’re disabled... there’s just 

so much taken for granted.” 

A call for 

responsible 

parking 

During the course of talking to 

disabled people and finding out what 

they thought about facilities and 

services, one of the difficulties they 

talked about was parking. A big 

problem for disabled people is poor 

access to disabled parking bays 

because vehicles without disabled 

blue badges are using them. This is 

partly caused by drivers who do have 

badges failing or forgetting to display 

them, but if you do not hold a blue 

badge please park responsibly and 

avoid using the parking bays 

designated for those who do have 

blue badges. 

If you do have a blue badge, 

please make sure that you display it 

clearly. 

Contact 

Kate Sullivan 01263 516052 

kate.sullivan@north-norfolk.gov.uk 


Local Development Framework for North Norfolk 

Forthcoming public consultation on planning policy 

The North Norfolk Local 

Development Framework (LDF) is 

made up of a series of documents, 

which taken together make up the 

planning context for North Norfolk. 

The Council has been preparing 

two new plans to guide future 

development in North 

Norfolk and you may 

recall that last autumn 

we consulted on 

these two documents: 

the Core Strategy and 

Site Specific Proposals 

‘preferred options’ 

reports. These set 

out where, when 

and how new 

development 

(including new 

housing, 

employment 

sites and shops) 

will take place 

between now 

and 2021. 

Thank you to 

everyone who 

made comments 

at that time. In 

all over 1300 

comments were 

made on the 

Core Strategy and over 1800 on the 

Site Specific Proposals. We had a lot 

of support for many aspects of the 

plan, but many concerns about some 

of the allocations for new housing, 

particularly in villages. The issues 

raised during the consultation have 

been reported to Councillors and 

have fed into the preparation of the 

policies contained within the 

Submission Core Strategy document. 

This is the next stage of plan 

preparation where we submit the 

document to Government who then 

appoints an independent inspector to 

examine the draft plan and subject it 

to a series of tests to see if it is 

‘sound’. This means asking whether 

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the plan is the best response to the 

issues facing the District and whether 

it is ‘fit for purpose’ We intend to 

submit the Core Strategy for 

examination in June. On 18 June, a 

six-week period begins for people to 

make further comments on the Core 

Strategy. 

West Area 

Fakenham Urban Extension (up to 900 dwellings) 

Principal Settlements (larger scale Greenfield release) 

Secondary Settlements (smaller scale Greenfield 

release) 

Service Villages (additional small scale housing 

including allocations of up to 26 dwellings (50 at 

Briston/Melton Constable) 

Coastal Service Villages (additional small scale housing 

including replacement dwellings and allocations of up 

to 26 dwellings (50 at Mundesley) 

Cromer, Sheringham, Holt cluster 

Central Area 

KEY DIAGRAM 

This article explains how you can 

have your say on this important 

planning document. 

What’s in the Core Strategy 

Indicative Coastal Erosion Zones 

Environment Agency Flood Risk Zone 

Broads Area Authority 

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 

Principal Roads 

Bittern Line Railway 

The Core Strategy outlines the vision, 

objectives and policies that will 

influence where, when and how 

much development takes place in 

North Norfolk. It does not identify 

actual sites at this stage – this will be 

identified in the second plan known 

as the ‘Site Specific Proposals’ which 

will be prepared later this year. The 

Key Diagram (above) shows the 

overall approach to development in 

the District. 

● Most new housing will take place in 

the towns and larger villages, either 

through small ‘infill’ development in 

the existing built-up area or on new 

‘greenfield’ sites on the edge of 

settlements. 

● Cromer, Fakenham, Holt, and 

North Walsham will have the largest 

amount of housing, with smaller 

amounts in Hoveton, 

Sheringham, 

Stalham and 

Wells-nextthe-Sea. 

East Area 

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Crown Copyright and may lead to 

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● There will be small housing 

allocations in Aldborough, Bacton, 

Blakeney, Briston and Melton 

Constable, Catfield, Corpusty and 

Saxthorpe, Happisburgh, Horning, 

Little Snoring, Little Walsingham, 

Ludham, Mundesley, Overstrand, 

Roughton, Southrepps and 

Weybourne (Service Villages). 

● In all other villages and the open 

countryside, new development will 

be more limited (including no more 

‘infill’ of housing in the many small 

villages in the District), but 

affordable housing schemes, with 

priority for people from the 

immediate area will be

encouraged along with certain 

types of employment and 

community facilitiies. 

As well as identifying where new 

development will and will not be 

allowed, the plan provides a package 

of development control policies that 

will govern individual planning 

applications. These cover topics 

such as coastal erosion, flood risk 

areas, protecting nature conservation, 

encouraging energy efficient 

buildings and renewable energy, 

ensuring higher proportions of 

affordable housing are provided on 

housing developments, protecting 

town centres, the re-use of 

agricultural buildings, etc. 

What about the new 

development sites 

When the Core Strategy has been 

agreed, we will be able to submit the 

Site Specific Proposals document 

which will give the detailed proposals 

for allocations of land for housing and 

employment etc. There will be further 

consultation on these sites early in 

2008, and it is proposed to submit 

the Site Specific Proposals document 

in the Summer of 2008. 

Have your say on the Core 

Strategy 

The Core Strategy will affect what 

North Norfolk is like as a place to live 

and visit in the future and we want to 

hear what you have to say. Please do 

give us your views so that the 

Inspector can understand what the 

whole community in North Norfolk 

thinks. Details of the formal 

examination hearing, which is open 

to the public, will be given nearer the 

time, but it is currently programmed 

for December 2007. 

Consultation on the Submission 

Core Strategy document will last 

six weeks from midday Monday 18 

June to midday Monday 30 July 

2007. 

Copies of the Core Strategy will 

be sent to all Town and Parish 

Councils as well as several other 

organisations. 

If you wish to view the document 

and make comments, it will be 

available in the week for six weeks 

commencing 18 June 2007, in the 

following ways: 

● to view, download and submit 

comments online from the LDF 

website (www.northnorfolk.org/ldf) 

● to collect from the Council offices 

at Cromer and Fakenham (during 

office hours) 

● to collect from one of the drop-in 

events at Cromer, North Walsham 

or Fakenham (see below) 

● to view in local libraries. 

If you prefer, the document can be 

sent to you – CD ROMs are posted 

free of charge but the p&p charge for 

the Core Strategy document and 

settlement maps is £5 per set 

payable in advance. Tel 01263 

516318 or email request to 

planningpolicy@north-norfolk.gov.uk 

Please make cheques payable to 

‘North Norfolk District Council’. 

We will be holding three ‘drop-in’ 

events for those who wish to collect 

the Core Strategy documents or 

discuss issues and ask questions of 

the Planning Policy team: 

● Cromer Monday 18 June 

2 – 7pm, Council Offices 

Holt Road 

● North Walsham Monday 25 June 

2 – 7pm, North Walsham 

Community Centre 

● Fakenham Tuesday 26 June 

2 – 7pm, Fakenham Community 

Centre. 

Finding out more… 

We are making more and more 

information available through 

the Council’s website but if you 

do not have access to the 

Internet then most of our 

information can be provided in 

hard copy. Please contact us if 

you require further information 

or guidance. 

Contact 

Jill Fisher or Maxine Collis 

01263 516321 or 01263 516318 

Planning Policy 

North Norfolk District Council 

Holt Road, Cromer, NR27 9EN 

www.northnorfolk.org/ldf 

planningpolicy@north-norfolk.gov.uk 


North Norfolk Coastal 

Management Plan 

COASTLINE MATTERS 

North Norfolk has 45 miles of uniquely 

varied coastline, a coastline that has 

always changed and continues to change, 

but one that also requires careful 

management to maintain the precarious 

balance between the landscape and the 

needs of the people who live and work 

there. 

The publication of the draft revision of the 

Kelling to Lowestoft Shoreline Management 

Plan (SMP), in December 2004, highlighted 

the need for plans to enable the coast to be 

managed in ways that gave assurance to 

people who live there, were fair and would as 

far as possible avoid such problems in the 

future. 

Using the SMP as a starting point the 

Council is working with central government 

and others to develop an ‘Adaptation Toolkit’. 

This, it is hoped, will propose a range of 

measures that councils and others can use to 

mitigate some of the effects of coastal 

change. Putting these in place will take time 

and hence the Council’s policy of ‘buying 

time’ as shown in the article opposite on the 

rocks at Happisburgh. 

In parallel with this is a requirement to 

avoid the problems created by the SMP and 

put in place the means whereby communities 

and individuals can adapt to the changing 

coast but also can ensure that our coastal 

towns and villages, so much part of the 

historic and social life of North Norfolk, 

remain viable as living and working 

communities. The Council is proposing to 

achieve this through the planning process. 

Rather than use an inflexible Coastal Area 

Action Plan as originally proposed within the 

Local Development Framework, requiring 

formal consultations and hearings within a 

rigid timetable, the Council now intends to 

develop a Coastal Management Plan, which 

can be drawn up with local communities at 

their own pace without the constraints of a 

statutory process. 

Preliminary work has begun on gathering 

data and later in the summer/early autumn 

Parish Councils and other community 

representatives will be approached to obtain 

their views on what the plan should contain 

and develop ideas for the long-term future. 

Contact Peter Frew 01263 516180 

peter.frew@north-norfolk.gov.uk 

Rocks show their worth 

The first tranche of money under 

the Council’s policy of ‘buying 

time’ for coastal communities 

proved invaluable during the storm 

in March. 

In December 2006, in the absence 

of grant aid from central government, 


approved funds and a programme of 

work to ‘buy’ an extra 10 years for 

some of its most vulnerable coastal 

communities where existing sea 

defences had reached the end of their 

lives. The time will be used to 

continue discussions with central 

government on agreeing ways to 

assist communities to adapt to 

coastal change. Whatever the 

eventual outcome, it is essential that 

any measures are acceptable to the 

communities involved. 

The 10-year programme includes 

works at Sheringham, Overstrand, 

Mundesley, Bacton/Walcott and 

Happisburgh, which is where the first 

work has been undertaken. The total 

value will be around £2 million, which 

the Council has agreed will be funded 

from its reserves, but which will 

eventually be recovered from central 

government through the Revenue 

Support Grant. 

At Happisburgh £200,000 from 

the Council has been used to place 

about 4800 tonnes of rock on the 

beach to protect the cliffs from 

erosion and therefore preserve the 

vulnerable homes above. In a possibly 

unique move,the local community and 

supporters from right across the 

world have collected a further 

£47,500, adding a further 950 tonnes 

of protective rock to the beach. 

Although there had not been time 

to complete the final placing of the 

rocks when a storm struck at the end 

of March, they undoubtedly helped to 

protect the cliffs from some massive 

waves as high tides and strong winds 

coincided. Local resident Di 

Wrightson, who used to run the tea 

shop from her Beach Road home, 

commented, “We have a completely 

new outlook on life. I think we should 

now have a few more years here, 

when before it really could have been 

a case of weeks if the weather was 

bad.” 

Malcolm Kerby, co-ordinator of the 

Happisburgh-based Coastal Concern 

Action Group, said that he was 

delighted by the Council’s actions and 

that the new sea defence scheme 

had certainly helped to protect a 

number of properties. He 

commented, “It’s been an excellent 

demonstration of how badly this type 

of scheme is needed and shows how 

much more we need along this 

coast.” 

Contact Peter Frew 01263 516180 

peter.frew@north-norfolk.gov.uk 


NEWS AND VIEWS 

Parking in North 

Norfolk 

Major changes were made to car parking 

arrangements across the North Norfolk 

District in 2006. This year there are just a 

very few minor amendments. A leaflet 

explaining details of car parking 

arrangements for 2007/08 is available from 

Council offices in Cromer and Fakenham, as 

well as from Tourist Information Centres and 

libraries in the area. The information is also 

on the Council website www.northnorfolk.org 

The future of North 

Lodge Park 

Following much media discussion, a public 

exhibition, public consultation and a Parish 

Poll, the District Council and the Town Council 

are together considering the most appropriate 

ways in which to bring about improvements to 

North Lodge Park, Cromer. Watch out for an 

announcement in the next issue of Outlook. 

The Iron Lady goes 

from strength to 

strength 

The Iron Lady is an already successful ironing 

and laundry service based in Sheringham, 

North Norfolk. The business is increasing the 

size of its premises to ensure that it can meet 

demand as it extends the area it covers. This 

expansion has been financed through a loan 

from Foundation East. 

Andrew Arnold, managing director of The 

Iron Lady explains: “Our bank has been very 

supportive but was not able to help on this 

occasion. It suggested I speak to Foundation 

East who have lent the money I need for the 

improvements to the premises. This means 

the great service The Iron Lady gives our 

current customers will not only continue but 

we will be able to offer the same service to 

new customers in and around Norwich.” 

Foundation East is a not-for-profit organisation 

that lends from £1000 to £50,000 to 

new and existing businesses who can’t 

borrow from a bank or need to borrow 

additional funds. 

Contact Foundation East 01284 757777 

or visit www.foundationeast.org 

or contact The Iron Lady on 01263 821900 

Calling all taxis 

New licensing requirement 

New national regulations mean that 

anyone carrying out regular school 

runs for groups of children in North 

Norfolk will have to be licensed by 

North Norfolk District Council. 

The move is aimed primarily at taxi 

and private hire firms but applies to 

anyone performing a regular ‘public 

transport’ style service. It will not 

affect buses or parents who take 

neighbours’ children to school every 

now and then, though. 

But it will no longer be permissible 

for taxi firms to use unplated 

vehicles or casual drivers, nor will 

individuals using their own 

vehicles be able to take out contracts 

for school runs. 

This new requirement is designed 

to tighten up loopholes and give 

greater protection to passengers. It 

means that all vehicles being used by 

Norfolk County Council’s Passenger 

Transport Unit contract work will have 

to have to br licensed and have an 

annual vehicle inspection as well as 

an MOT. In addition, every driver 

must be licensed and pass a medical 

exam and be subject to a CRB 

check. 

Contact 

The Licensing Team 01263 516008 

tony.gent@north-norfolk.gov.uk 

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Looking for a beach hut 

or beach chalet 

North Norfolk District Council offers 

long-term rentals on purpose-built 

concrete beach chalets along the 

promenades at Cromer and 

Sheringham. Beach hut sites are also 

available for long-term rentals at 

Cromer, Sheringham, Mundesley and 

Overstrand. A waiting list system is in 

operation for all long-term facilities 

and your name can 

be added to the 

lists with no 

obligation. 

The Council also 

rents out chalets on 

a weekly basis at 

Cromer and 

Sheringham. 

Details of weekly hire charges and 

conditions of hire can be found on 


For more information or to book please 

contact 

Stephen Bowles 01263 516049 

stephen.bowles@north-norfolk.gov.uk. 

For the Mundesley beach hut waiting list 

contact Howard Page 01263 721172 

Seaside Special 2007 

The 30th year of this favourite end-of-thepier 

variety show will be running between 

23 June and 22 September. For full details 

call the box office on 01263 512495 or visit 

www.cromer-pier.com/seaside-special 

PAVILION THEATRE, CROMER PIER 

Seaside Special 

21 for 

VOUCHER 

Offer valid for performances from Tues 26 June to Fri 13 July 

Vouchers must be presented to the Pavilion Theatre Box Office. 

One full adult (£15) ticket must be purchased to validate the offer. 

Vouchers are not valid for Saturday performances. 

Vouchers can only be exchanged for tickets to Seaside Special. 

Only original vouchers will be accepted – no photocopies 


COMMUNITY MATTERS 

Improving service for the Community 

The introduction of a new electronic 

document management and work flow 

system in the Revenues (Council Tax and 

Business Rates) and Benefits (Housing and 

Council Tax) service has enabled the Council 

to significantly improve its performance in 

dealing with customer enquiries in these 

areas. Processes have been renewed and 

streamlined to such an extent that while 

twelve months ago new benefits claims were 

being dealt with in 63 days and change of 

circumstances in 18 days, today the 

processing times for new housing benefit and 

council tax benefit claims is just 24 days with 

change of circumstances at eight days. This 

puts the council services in the top 25% for 

the whole country. 

To support the new IT system many staff 

have had to completely change their ways of 

doing things. The ICT team played a 

Cut Your Council Tax! 

Council tax benefit could help pay towards 

some or all of your council tax bill if you are on 

a low income, even if you own your own home. 

If you can answer yes to any of the 

following: 

● I do not work 

● I am on a low income 

● I work part time 

● I receive a pension 

● I receive pension credit 

● I receive income support 

● I receive incapacity benefit 

● I receive job-seekers allowance 

...and if you have less than £16,000 in 

significant role in implementing the system 

(the first of its type in the Council) in the first 

place and the Postal and Scanning Services 

Team now scan all the appropriate incoming 

documents. These are electronically sent to 

the appropriate files within 24 hours, which 

means that the information is available right 

across the Revenue and Benefits service on 

screen, enabling customer enquiries to be 

dealt with far more quickly than when the 

teams had to move large paper files around 

the office by hand. 

“It’s been a real team effort,” says Louise 

Wolsey, Revenue and Benefits Service 

Manager, “and I’m delighted that it’s been so 

successful in enabling the Council to improve 

the services it provides for the residents of 

North Norfolk.” 

Contact Louise Wolsey 01263 516081 

louise.wolsey@north-norfolk.gov.uk 

savings, then we may be able to help you 

with your council tax or rent. 

If you think you may be eligible for benefit 

and you are experiencing difficulties paying 

your council tax or rent, please call the 

Benefits team direct on 01263 516349. If 

you need general help and advice on housing 

and council tax benefit or any other benefits 

to which you may be entitled, then North 

Norfolk District Council’s Benefits Help and 

Advice Team is here to help you. If you have 

any difficulties visiting our offices, we may be 

able to help you over the phone, or even 

arrange a home visit. 

To make an appointment call the Benefits 

Help and Advice team on 01263 516245. 

Mobile Gym continues 

to grow 

The Council’s Mobile Gym was introduced 

two years ago to get people active in the 

community, to improve their daily living, 

establish a feeling of well being and to 

encourage all participants to continue to 

exercise. Today it is proving ever-more 

successful. The number of users is increasing 

every week, which means that more and 

more people in North Norfolk are taking more 

exercise and becoming more active in their 

daily lives. 

The gym is open Monday to Friday during 

the day at the moment, at locations across 

the District, but there are now plans to 

expand the service into evenings as well, to 

provide access for those people who cannot 

currently attend because of work. 

The Mobile Gym provides a great starting 

point for anyone new to regular exercise. 

They can get into the habit of exercising at 

least three times a week and by the time the 

gym moves on to another venue hopefully 

individuals will either decide to join a regular 

class at a nearby leisure centre or the council 

can arrange for an external instructor to 

continue classes in a village hall. 

People with disabilities are very welcome 

as one of the regular instructors holds a Level 

Three Inclusive Fitness Initiative qualification 

and there is a lift available for easy access to 

the gym itself. 

The current gym programme is as 

follows: 

Monday: Briston, Copeman Centre car park, 

10am – 3pm. 

Tuesday: Holt, Community Centre Committee 

Room, Tai Chi 10.15 – 11am, Gym 10am – 

2.30. 

Wednesday: Blakeney, Village Hall car park, 

10am – 2.30pm, (from 13 June). 

Thursday: Northrepps, Village Hall car park, 

Tai Chi 10.15am – 11am, Gym 11am – 1pm. 

Friday: Aldborough, Village Green, 10am – 

3pm (Tai Chi in Church Room, 10.15am – 

11am). 

All sessions cost £2 (£3 if both sessions are 

attended on the same day), £1.50 for 

disabled people. The gym is closed between 

12.30 and 1pm every day to give the 

instructors a short break! 

Contact Wyn Nurse 01263 516305 

wyn.nurse@north-norfolk.gov.uk 


COMMUNITY MATTERS 

Affordable home ownership 

A step on the housing ladder 

House prices in North Norfolk, as 

they have across the country, have 

shot up in recent years leaving many 

people unable to afford a property for 

sale on the open market. 


supports two schemes that could 

help people in this position. 

Open Market HomeBuy - 

purchasers fund 75% of the 

purchase price of a property for sale 

on the open market, while the 

remaining 25% is provided via equity 

loans from a mortgage lender and 

Housing Association. There is limited 

funding for this scheme. 

New Build HomeBuy (or ‘Shared 

Ownership’) – typically purchasers 

will buy a 50% share of a brand new 

property with a subsidised rent 

payable on the remainder. It is 

possible to purchase more of the 

property over time if required, up to 

100% ownership. In some cases, it 

will not be possible to purchase 

100% of the property but this mainly 

relates to homes in villages. 

During 2006/7, 28 new shared 

ownership properties were provided 

in North Norfolk at Mundesley, 

Northrepps, North Walsham and 

Shared ownership houses at 

Roughton 

Roughton. 

During 2007/8 a further 18 new 

shared ownership properties are 

planned, to include the following: 

● Bodham – 2 x 2 bedroom houses 

due for completion in January 

2008. Households with a local 

connection to Bodham and 

adjoining parishes (excluding Holt) 

will be prioritised for these 

dwellings. It will not be possible 

to purchase more than 80% of the 

properties. 

● The Drift, Fakenham – 2 x 2 

bedroom houses and 2 x 3 

bedroom houses, due for 

completion in October 2007. 

● Sadlers Way, North Walsham - 

3 x 2 bedroom houses and 4 x 3 

bedroom houses, due for 

completion in October 2007. 

Anyone interested in being 

considered for shared ownership 

properties must be registered on the 


Common Housing Register. Approximately 

three months before the 

completion of the shared ownership 

houses, details of the sale price and 

rent levels will be sent to all 

households on the Register who 

have advised that they are interested 

in shared ownership. Residents of 

North Norfolk are given priority for all 

shared ownership homes provided in 

North Norfolk. 

Further information can be found 

in the North Norfolk Affordable Home 

Ownership guide available from North 

Norfolk District Council. 

Contact Faith Davies 01263 516300 

faith.davies@north-norfolk.gov.uk 

New HomeBuy agent role 

Orbit First Step was appointed as the 

HomeBuy agent for Norfolk 

and Suffolk last year. Its 

role is to act as a 

centralised access and 

information point for all 

the HomeBuy schemes. 

As well as allocating 

funding for Open Market 

HomeBuy, Orbit First Step 

also coordinates schemes for 

Key Workers, which includes 

Open Market HomeBuy, shared 

ownership and homes let at an 

intermediate rent (below market 

levels). 

Anyone interested in Open Market 

HomeBuy or in purchasing a shared 

ownership property, or if they are 

interested in any of the schemes 

available for Key Workers, must also 

register with Orbit First Step. See 

Orbit First Step web site 

for details. 

Orbit First Step 

holds a number of open 

days and events across 

Norfolk and Suffolk. The next 

event in Norfolk is being held 

on the 27th and 28th June at 

the Norfolk Show, where Orbit First 

Step will be sharing stand 408 with 

Broadland Housing Association. 

Contact Orbit First Step 08458 50 20 50 

or visit www.orbitHomeBuyagents.co.uk 

Calling all sports clubs 


currently holds a Directory of 

Sports Clubs on its website 

www.northnorfolk.org. We would 

like to include all sports clubs that 

meet on a regular basis in the 

Directory so that all residents have 

access to information and contact 

details regarding the huge variety 

of organised sporting activities that 

take place right across the District. 

If you know of a club that would 

like to be included in the Directory, 

please let us know. 

Contact Melanie Brown 01263 516029 

melanie.brown@north-norfolk.gov.uk 


NORTH NORFOLK DISTRICT COUNCIL 

HOLT ROAD, CROMER, NORFOLK NR27 9EN 

Telephone 01263 513811 

Fax 01263 515042 


A–Z guide to 

service contacts 

Unless othewise indicated, all numbers are 

in the Cromer area, code 01263. For 

services not listed, call the main number: 

01263 513811 

NORTH 

NORFOLK 

DISTRICT COUNCIL 

For Education, Highways, Social Services 

and Trading Standards, call Norfolk County 

Council: 0844 8008020 

Animal Welfare 516085 

Arts 516053 

Beach Barbecues 516007 

Beach Chalets 516049 

Beach Safety 516007 

Benefits: 513811 

– Housing 513811 

– Council Tax 513811 

Building Control: 

– Building Regulation 516023 

– Site Inspections 516023 

Business Advice and Funding 516236 

Bus Passes 516072 

Business Rates 516110 

Caravan Site Licensing 516172 

Car Parks Maintenance 731718 

– Pay and Display 731718 

Car Park Season Tickets 516072 

Cashiers 516072 

Catering Services 516056 

Cesspool Emptying 731718 

Cleaning Services 731718 

Coastal Protection 516193 

Committee Information 516047 

Community Safety 516278 

Conservation, Design and 

Landscape: 516155 

– Conservation Areas 516155 

– Listed Buildings and Grants 516155 

– Landscaping and Trees 516287 

Council Tax: 

– Registration 516071 

– Recovery and Bailiffs 516230 

Council Tax Benefits 513811 

Countryside: 

– Woodland Service 516001 

– Holt Country Park and 

Bacton Wood 516001 

Dangerous Structures 516085 

Disabled Access 516132 

Dog Control 516085 

Drain Clearing 731718 

Economic Development 516303 

Electoral Registration and 

Elections 516317/516046 

Emergency Planning 516074/516269 

Environmental Health 516301 

European Funding & Information 516236 

FAKENHAM CONNECT 0845 3036648 

Food Safety 516008 

Grants: 

– Disabled Facilities 516169 

– Home Improvement 516169 

– Small Project Grants 516234 

Grounds Maintenance 516001 

Health & Safety at Work 516168 

Homelessness/Housing 516184/516188 

Industrial Development 516303/516236 

Land Charges 516013 

Landlord Complaints 516169 

– Disrepair 516169 

– Harassment 516169 

– Safety 516169 

Landscape Maintenance 731718 

Leisure Services 516002 

Licensing: 

– Alcohol and related 

entertainment 516291 

– Animal-Related 516291 

– Caravans 516268 

– Gaming, Street Collections and 

Street Trading 516166 

– Taxis 516166 

Markets 731718 

Museums 516263 

Nature Conservation 516142 

Parish Clerk Information 516220 

Parks and Gardens 516001 

Payments and Suppliers’ Accounts516099 

Personnel 516035 

Photocopying 516015 

Planning: 

– Advertisement Control 516150 

– Enforcement 516156 

– Planning Appeals 516143 

– Affordable Housing 516300 

– Planning Applications/Enquiries 516150 

Planning (Planning Policy): 

– Statistics 516233 

– Local Development Framework 516233 

Playground Maintenance 516001 

Pollution Control 516085 

Printing Services 516015 

Property Maintenance 

(Excluding Housing) 513811 

Public Relations 516059 

Public Seats 516022 

Public Toilets 516302 

Railcards 516072 

Recycling Services 0845 800 8004 

Refuse Collection (Domestic) 516301 

– Clinical Waste 516301 

– Commercial Refuse 516285/516031 

Rent Allowances & Rebates 513811 

Rights of Way 0844 800 8020 

Rural Development 

Programme 0844 800 8020 

Security of Premises 513811 

Septic Tank Emptying 731718 

Sports Development 516305 

Street Cleaning 516302 

Street Name Sign Maintenance 516256 

Street Naming and Numbering 516048 

Sustainability 516811 

Tarmac/Bitumen Laying 731718 

Taxi Licensing 516166 

Theatres: 

– General Enquiries, see Arts 

– Pavilion Theatre Cromer 

Box Office (Seasonal) 512495 

Tourism Development 516273 

Valuations 01603 241000

Outlook Summer 2007 - North Norfolk District Council

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