Minutes of
Parish Meeting of Salhouse, on Monday 21st March 2016, held in
Salhouse V.C.Primary School at 7.00pm.
PRESENT
Vice Chairman Mr.Colin McCormick and Mrs. D.R.Wyatt (Clerk)
30 residents attended.
1. WELCOME – Chairman Cllr. Colin McCormick.
A warm welcome to everybody, and I’d like to thank you all for attending. This is the Annual
Meeting of the Parish of Salhouse, a meeting at which members of the local councils, police, clubs,
organisations and activities in the village can give a report for the last 12 months, try to generate
further interest in their group, and hopefully recruit some new members or volunteers. It is not a
Parish Council Meeting, but it is organised and hosted by the Parish Council, and we are legally
obliged to do this every year.
Before we begin, I must make you aware of the location of the fire exits, which are located at the rear
of the room. and to your left and the emergency assembly location which is at the front of the
building.
We have what I hope is an interesting Agenda, with a good number of speakers, who I would like to
thank in advance. I have a list, in no particular order, of individuals and organisations who have
offered to speak or submit a report. If your name is not on that list and you wish to speak, you will
still have the opportunity to do so in the Open Session under item 11.
2.MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
Minutes of Monday 30th March 2015 are available in draft form on the seats and available from the
Clerk.
3.MATTERS ARISING from the minutes
Chairman called for any comments:- There were no comments.
4.APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes were proposed by Mr. J. Fielder and seconded by Mr.
Nick Taylor, unanimously agreed to be a true report and duly signed by the Chairman.
The first part of the meeting having been completed I would like to welcome you all once again to the
2016 Parish Meeting
5. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT - read by Cllr. C. McCormick.
Looking at last year’s report for signs of progress, I see that our local retail businesses all now appear
to be doing well. The main changes in the village in the last twelve months have been caused by the
construction of the solar farm in Vicarage Road, the ongoing development at the Norwich Road
housing site and recently the announcement that the NDR is finally going ahead.
Last year I reported that we had obtained a booster system for Vodafone mobile phone coverage in the
village. This system took almost a year to be finally installed, following a seemingly interminable
process of feasibility studies, site surveys, permitting and missed appointments with BT the system
was finally up and running by late October. Whilst there have been some good reports of improved
coverage, especially around the school and post office, coverage elsewhere is patchy at best and the
overall conclusion is that the system is a disappointment. However, we have recently learned that an
infrastructure developer is now looking at putting a proper phone mast in the village. Hopefully, if
this goes ahead we will have improved mobile coverage for once and for all, that everyone wants.
In the past year our Neighbourhood Plan team has been working very hard and has now produced a
draft, which they will report on later this meeting.
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On January 30th this year we had a very successful Open Day for the Neighbourhood Plan and also the
Parish Council were canvassing for ideas for developing the playing fields, using funds that we have
available for this purpose. We received a number of suggestions which we are pursuing but more
feedback would be welcome.
Although as I said earlier, this is not a Parish Council meeting, I would like to remind residents once
again, that the PC is very short of members, with only four seats out of eleven taken by Salhouse
residents and a further three by District Council appointees, there are therefore effectively seven
vacancies. There is a poster on display with some
Frequently Asked Questions about becoming a
Councillor and if this interests you, we would be pleased to hear from you.
Finally, once again we are holding a
“Choose your Charity” competition, which was started because
we get requests from various charities throughout the year and it seemed unfair to make a choice ona
whim so that is why for the last few years we have asked for suggestions from the public.
6.HISTORY PROJECT.
This time last year I told you that I had started on a project to write a history book about Salhouse,
and that the starting point for this project would be the work started by Roy and Sheila Bullers many
years ago in the Salhouse Saga magazine.
I’m very pleased to tell you that this project is now well advanced. Last July I was fortunate to get a
publisher to agree to publish the book. During the discussions we agreed to widen the scope to include
Woodbastwick as well, mainly because of the interwoven history of the two villages and partly to
increase the sales potential!!!!
I am very grateful to everyone who has helped with this project so far, whether it has been allowing
me to reproduce their personal reminiscences, or the loan of photographs and other documents. Some
of you are here tonight. I have had a lot of interesting meetings and discussions and heard a great
many anecdotes. However, there is still scope for more material, particularly from the more recent
decades. History did not stop with the Victorians, or WW1 or WW2 or even the Beatles. It goes right
up to the present, and just think, anyone aged 18 or under in 2016 is unlikely to remember the
twentieth century, which is probably a scary thought for most of us!
So I would like to thank everyone who has helped so far but if anyone has any material they would
like to add, it is not too late. My closing date with the publisher is May 1st, with the aim of having the
book published in time for Christmas and there will be a 20% discount for those who order in advance
(in other words, without seeing it).
7.MR HENRY CATOR
Introduced himself as a resident of Broad Farm Salhouse. His presentation tonight together with
Belinda Hamilton (Countryside Ranger working at Salhouse Broad) will be a story of Salhouse,
looking backwards and towards the future and feedback would be extremely helpful with the future of
this village.
In the beginning back in 8000BC, it was thought that the site was formed from alluvial deposits of
sand, gravel and silt. When walking along the beach you can see this sandy composition of the site to
this day. In the 1st century, around the 900’s the site was dug by hand for the use of the sand and
gravel, hence was manmade, like most of the Broads are believed to be. This was discovered by Joyce
Lambert in the 1950’s with her finding being initially received sceptically as it seemed pretty crazy
that so much could be excavated by hand, but when it started to be recognised as plausible it
transformed our understanding of the economy in the area of the middle ages.
By the 14th cetrury, the pits that had been dug out gradually flooded with water from a local river,
which Joyce and her colleagues attributed to partly a
deterioration in the climate of East Anglia, and
partly to sea level rises. At this point the Broads were formed and used for commercial transport,
bringing in raw materials and exporting finished goods, with wherries carrying cargo of farm produce,
coal beer, bricks, timber and even ice, helping to make Norwich England’s second largest city. It
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wasn’t until the road network became dominant that the Broads ceased to be used for commercial
transportation and began to be used for other things, particularly tourism, recreation and conservation.
Salhouse Broad became part of the Cator estate in 1902, when John Cator bought the Broad as far as
you can walk into it up to your knee, as well as the land surrounding it. Four years later in 1926 John
Cator bought the remaining part of the Broad and it has been in the Cator ownership ever since. The
pictures show ( views being shown as talk went along) what the Broad looked like in 1903- note how
far you can see because of the lack of tree coverage at this point.
During the Second World War Salhouse Broad started to become a popular tourist destination. As the
beaches along the coast were closed and protected against invasion, people had to look for alterative
places to relax during the Summer months. At this time, the sandy beach ran the whole length of the
bank and it was a popular place for swimming and with no quay heading boats were tied up to the
trees along the bank or mud weighted and came ashore by dinghies.
1982 BROAD AUTHORITY LEASE. In 1982 the Broads Authority took as 21 year lease of the
Broad, and managed it on behalf of the Cators. During this period, in order to pursue the aims of
recreation, conservation and navigation simultaneously, a number of improvements were made. This
included quayheading on the Spit, Island and within the main Broad, a car park created, a toilet block
implemented by BDC, improvements to footpath to make it more structurally sound and less muddy
and gorse planted on the sandy hill as a form of erosion control.
2003 to Present: Henry Cator’s Management: In 2003
the broads Authority’s lease of the site
ended and management was passed back to Henry Cator, who owns and manages the site to this day.
From the beginning of Henry’s management, his aim has been
to preserve and protect Salhouse
broad, to build on its reputation as a peaceful, unspoilt location and to make sure its future is secure
for generations to come. Henry has employed Rosanna, Pema, Tobi and myself over the years to help
with practical ways to further this vision, with focus on helping to stimulate the local economy as well
as enhance and maintain the site of Salhouse Broad, specifically its unique biodiversity, visual
amenity, recreational value and the ability for navigation.
In order to fulfil these rather broad aims one of the key requirements of the rangers is to help facilitate
A diversity of engagement with the Broad, aiming to provide attractive green recreational services
which meets the needs of visitors and can generate income whilst simultaneously trying to curb the
threat that maybe caused to the traditional landscape and biodiversity of the area by human use. We
see that it is of uppermost importance that our ecological and social targets must not compromise
one another.
WHAT WE DO: In a practical sense, we go about achieving our aims through offering an
array of
services. Firstly mooring fees – we have space for 60 boats to moor up with us
alongside our quayheading, where they can enjoy the site and surrounding area, using the
water and waste disposal facilities. We also offer canoe and kayak hire which is aimed to
encourage healthy living, enjoyment of the landscape and provide a well needed sense of
adventure. We also rum a ferry service to Hoveton Great Broad, which allows those without
access to a boat to visit the nature trail.We offer camping pitches, creating the opportunity
for affordable low impact holidaying on the Broads. We run fun and educational events and
guided tours, including the Easter Egg Hunt and theDawn Chorus trip and various cub and
scout sessions, which creates an opportunity to educate visitors on the special qualities of
the Broad.(Broads Environment Educational network). We work hard to provide as much
free information as possible, through the website, social media, on site leaflets and posters
as well as information provided by the rangers. We also run and organize a community
group called Friends of Salhouse Broad, which aims to allow community involvement in the
goings on at the Broad. These services attract some 50,000 visitors a year to the area and
all the income that is gained from services is then used to pay for the necessary
conservation and maintenance of the Broad, allowing the business to run independently
and sustainably. There is a large list of maintenance and conservation tasks we carry out in
our Management Plan, which is on our website, but a few examples are :-
Habitat
Management, in particular reed bed raking and scrub clearance on a 7 year rotation to
maintain areas of reed bed and removal of invasive species. We also help to establish
habitat through habitat piles, maintaining and implementing new bat and bird boxes and
hedge laying for wildlife corridors. This is necessary in order to sustain the rich variety of
habitats that exist on the relatively small site. We also carry out specific species surveys for
moths, birds, bats and trees to assess the abundance of wildlife. We also work on bank
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protection by maintaining reed beds and using brash to create faggots which can be staked
into bank edges as one form of erosion control. There is also the Spit Restoration Project,
which we worked on with the Broads Authority and PRISMA who are a Dutch engineering
company. Here, work has been carried out to restore an eroded reed bed to how it would
have looked 60 years ago. Four big geotextile bags with filled with sediment that was
dredged from the river and staked in place with alder poles, with transplanted vegetation
from Woodbastwick marshes being placed on the top. This project has been very successful,
creating a valuable habitat for Broadland wildlife and is now rich in rare plant species. The
income from services is also used to help maintain the site allowing it to be open for public
access. Some of the tasks required in this area are on site, like repairing the quayheading,
boardwalks, pathways and ditches, servicing machinery, boats and canoes, as well as
administration, with jobs including creating on site information, dealing with bookings…….
With this in mind it would be great to hear thoughts about the vision for Salhouse Broad,
what you like and don’t like, and what you would change. We do recognise there are some
concerns about the Campsite, and I would just to briefly explain what our intentions are
with it for this year and why we deem it a necessary addition to the services we already
offer. Due to the success we had with the campsite last year, we plan on continuing with it
this season also, opening the camping corner from March 2nd to the end of September.
We plan on having 20 pitches in this area rather than 25. It will still be promoted for campers to get to
the site through environmentally friendly means ( public transport, canoe, boat etc) and extra cars are
deterred by an additional £5 fee on top of the pitch price. Those that still choose to come by car will
park in the normal car park and walk down the path. We also plan to open the overflow campsite-The
Gorse field, for 28 days in August, where people will be allowed to drive their cars onto the field from
the Upper Street entrance. Opening the Gorse field is under the 28 day rule, rather the planning
permission that we hold for the campsite. The reason that we wish to pursue the campsite are firstly
because there are very few public campsites in such close proximity to the Norfolk Broads, so by
opening our site we allow for one of the few and affordable holidaying on the Broads. The campsite
also helps visitors to prolong their stay in the area, meaning they will contribute to the local economy
more. The campsite in conjunction with other services we offer promotes outdoor recreational
activities and fitness, which is recognised as important both regionally and nationally. The campsite
also provides additional income for the broad, which is fundamental to the site continuing to be a site
for free public access 365 days a year. The extra income generated by the campsite allows us to fund
bigger conservation and maintenance that previously we were unable to afford. Last year’s income
from the site has allowed us to pay for replacing one section of quayheading, which is long overdue.
We hope to replace the second section next year, so long as there is enough money in the bank
account. The point here is quite simple – whilst we hope to carry on maintaining Salhouse Broad as a
public asset for both residents and visitors from further afield, if we do not have the money required to
sustain it. The sites future becomes questionable. On this context I would like to open the floor to any
questions.
Suggestions were put from the floor together with positive questions, which Mr. Cator discussed
assuring all that he would do his utmost to maintain things as they were. The invitation was given to
anyone who wished to speak to him, to do so, they all knew where he lived.
Belinda thanked all for listening.
8. SALHOUSE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN The Open Day held on the 30th January was sucessful with about 150 residents attending
at some time throughout the day. We are unlikely to hold any more open days prior to the
Public Consultation, so to ensure that those that for whatever reason did not come along to
the open day, we have put detailed summary of current plans in Saga – issued this month. I
do not therefore intend to go through this detail again at this meeting.
One specific thing we did ask residents to comment upon was to identify any particular
sites or views within the village that they wanted us to try to protect with the NP.
Amongst those specifically mentioned were village ponds, Street Wood, the triangle of green
space opposite the shop & café, the old station waiting room, and the tree lined drive to
Hall. Most other ideas and comments put forward were much the same as we have had
from past Open Days, thus reinforcing the scope of what is proposed for the NP.
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Where are we now?
• The Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report has now completed the statutory
consultation stage with the relevant bodies – we have made the amendments
suggested – several of which actually related to the BDC Template that we had
based our report on!
• We need to finalise the precise wording of one particular policy to ensure compliance
with higher level policies and add a policy relating to the playing field following the
PC decision.
• We then have to finalise a sustainability summary for each policy – this is now in
draft stage
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• We need a (hopefully) final meeting with BDC to agree that our wordings are
compliant.
• Final documentation will then be prepared – incorporating maps, photos etc.(about
2 weeks needed)
• Next, the Plan goes to a public consultation for 6 weeks.
• A considerable amount of paper work and detail has to be collated to accompany the
submission for Independent Examination. This will be prepared whilst the Public
Consultation is ongoing.
• Representations are then taken into account and amendments made if appropriate.
(We have to detail our response to each representation made).
• The Plan is the submitted for Independent Examination.
• When the Plan has passed the examination (we are told this could take about 6
months) there will be a referendum within the Parish to confirm its acceptance.
• Once accepted it becomes an integral part of the Broadland District Council Local
Plan.
Finally, I would just reiterate that our Email addres
s xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx is
always available and contact can also be made via the Parish Clerk
If anyone has any questions I am happy to try to answer them.
Resident John Fielder thanked all the committee and Nick for all the hard work they were
doing for the Neighbourhood Plan.
9.COMMUNITY SPEEDWATCH
The Speedwatch group has been operating since 2008 and currently comprises 9 members in
Salhouse. This is run in conjunction with the Safety Camera Partnership in Norwich linking the
Norfolk Constabulary and County Council under a government scheme formed in 2001 Some 60+
groups are active in Norfolk. The purpose being to curtail speeds and to improve environmental and
safety aspects in the village
Vehicle Speed observation sessions are typically carried out every 10 – 12 days over 6 to 8 locations
within the Parish. These are conducted in 30 and 40 mph zones and Community Speedwatch Signs are
deployed advising motorists that checks are in progress
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After each session logs are submitted to the Safety Camera Partnership and after a checking process
advisory letters are issued to those exceeding the prescribed limits.
Teams comprise of 3 persons at a time to operate the ‘speed gun’ and to record, and verify, the vehicle
information.
In addition to the Community speedwatch activities above we also deploy a portable Speed Activated
Message (SAM1) system approximately every 4 months on a rota with other Norfolk villages. This
system displays the speed of a vehicle to the driver using an electronic display by the roadside
accompanied by a ‘slow down’ message if exceeding the limit.
Salhouse has been successful in its bid to acquire a SAM 2 system through the NCC Parish
Partnership Scheme under which the cost was split 50/50 between SPC and the scheme authorities.
Therefore in 2016 we will be deploying this system at various locations around the village for several
days at a time where it will indicate speed advisory messages as well as record data for statistical
analysis.
Due to the recent departure from the village of some team members we are looking for more
volunteers to assist, for which appropriate training will be given.
For further details contact either Malcolm Prestwood on 721110 or Stephen Piper on 720993
Malcolm Prestwood
Speedwatch Coordinator Salhouse
10.SALHOUSE SAGA MAGAZINE.
The magazine, which has now been produced for over 30 years, started as a church parish magazine.
It is produced every 4 months in March, July and November and delivered free of charge to around
680 properties in the village and related locations.
The aim of the magazine is to provide reports of local activities, community information and
historical articles. This also includes selected information from surrounding communities that could
be of interest to Salhouse villagers.
Funding of the magazine relies entirely on advertisers so we are very grateful to them for their
continued, and in many cases, long term support. Without them the magazine would not be possible
in its current format.
Thanks also go to all of the regular contributors, many of whom have been providing articles and
information over many years. Opportunity is taken to invite others to write articles for the magazine
on matters of local interest.
Over recent years the magazine has also been able to provide some funding to assist local facilities
and activities.
Despite the advent of electronic media the magazine probably still represents the most effective
means of distributing local information to the highest proportion of people within the village.
This report is concluded by thanking the Saga team of helpers namely Doreen Dye, responsible for
advertising, Juliette Bendy for assistance with editorial and Pauline Garner on distribution
Malcolm Prestwood
Editor – Salhouse Saga Magazine.
11.VILLAGE WEBSITE www.salhousevillage.org.uk
The village website has been in existence since 2004 and was created to provide on-line information
about the village for the benefit of residents, businesses and tourism.
It was created on behalf of the Parish Council and additionally covers general information about the
village, and its history, as well as activities taking place. The Agendas and Minutes of all Parish
Council Meetings are accessible for a period of at least 2 years.
Links are available to the Salhouse Broad as well as Salhouse School, Wroxham/Hoveton Medical
Centre, the Churches and the various local authorities and police bodies.
The current edition of the Salhouse Saga Magazine is also available on-line.
Like all such electronic media the information is only as good as the supply of information provided
and all members of groups involved with activities are requested to keep the webmaster informed of
events, times and any changes in order for this to remain accurate.
It is intended to redesign certain aspects of the site this year therefore if anyone has thoughts or ideas
on the design/layout of the site please feel free to contact me.
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Malcolm Prestwood
Webmaster
12.TEAM SALHOUSE – Mr. S. Piper.
The
village remains relatively clear of litter as throughout the year we have carried out regular group
litter picks to cover the village and outlying footpaths. We joined in the National Campaign ‘ Clean
for the Queen’ and 9 volunteers cleared the litter around the station car park and Station Road, which
produced 7 bags of rubbish.
We continue to plant and maintain the various flowerbeds around the village and will shortly be
looking into the summer planting. Thanks go to our members and those residents who help the
watering during the summer months.
When the weather improves we will check and clean any signage and the benches ready to welcome
visitors during the summer.
We have a current team of around 18 people but will always welcome new members. We can promise
an enjoyable time in good company whilst making a difference to the village. You would be welcome
even if you are only able to help occasionally.
13.SECOND SALHOUSE BROWNIES. – Ann Shorten.
2nd Salhouse Brownies continue to enjoy the facilities available to us at Jubilee Hall. The
Wi-Fi has been a welcome addition, although to date only used on a few occasions.
We promote the hall within our group and have enjoyed additional activities there during the
year, e.g. sleepover.
We fully appreciate the new heating and the hall does seem to remain clean and tidy most of
the time.
Unfortunately we have had to continue with the reduction in the rooms we pay for due to
falling numbers in the unit, but would increase to 'full hire' at the earliest opportunity.
Last Christmas for the first time in many, many years, we did not have a stall at the Christmas
Fayre - this always falls on the same day as our District Disco and this year I
felt that something had to give!
Please pass on our thanks to the continued hard work of the current committee.
14.ST GEORGE’S DAY PARADE.
Those present were updated about this very important occasion and it was requested that help
was required as wardens on the day.
15.ALL SAINTS CHURCH -Priest in Charge Report – Rev’d Sandy.
Many thanks for your invitation to your Annual General meeting, unfortunately as I only received the
invitation on the ninth of March and this being Holy week once again I am not able to attend, but
please pass my good wishes and prayers onto all who attend the meeting.
As I am unable to be with you in person I would like to offer a brief report for your meeting.
In the last few months as I have settled into life and ministry in this beautiful part of Norfolk I have
had time to contemplate many things, not least of which are the words that the church uses week by
week in their service of Holy Communion and to consider the impact they have on the lives of the
Christian Community. In particular the words that are said together at the end of the service have had
particular resonance in this last year, “Lord we offer you our souls and our bodies to be a living
sacrifice, send us out in your service to live and work to your praise and glory”, words that have
meant many things for each of our individual parishes and the Benefice as a whole in the last year.
Our beautiful Medieval Church that has served the people in Salhouse for generations have once again
begun exploring the possibilities of how to address the problems that it faces due to its lack of
facilities and to that end a feasibility study was drawn up that would enable the church to install a
toilet and a facility for making hot drinks which we believe will help to make the church building a
more welcoming environment. This enabled us as a church to look at what was thought to be the most
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appropriate and sympathetic way to address the problems, and later in the year this progressed to a
full set of plans being drawn up following a visit by members of the DAC, things are progressing and
within 2016 we hope that we will be able to get on and put into action, plans that have been with us
for a long time.
The sense of being living and working to Gods praise and glory continues through the work in our
schools that enables us the privilege of going into our schools twice a month and sharing with our
children not just the stories from the Bible but the relevance of our Christian faith in everyday life,
delivered by a small band of people who are willing to give their time and energy for others. The
work with children and families continues with our monthly Teatime Church afternoons, once again
supported by a group of committed people who generously offer their time and talents.
We are also wonderfully blessed by another band of people who quietly and with great humility
offer themselves in God service as members of our Pastoral Team, whose visits and time spent with
members of the community offer a very real sense of Gods presence in people’s lives.
However, like many other organisation one of the things that continues to the concern us are the
financial issues that we face, not only in maintaining our churches but also trying to keep pace with
Parish Share which continues to stretched the parishes resources, and yet because of the true Christian
values that our communities share, once again we have managed to maintain such an excellent record
of paying the share in full, aided by our excellent Fundraising Committee whose plans and
endeavours have ensured that during the year the various events that were organized had something
to offer to everyone, from our Spring Fayre, to our 1940’s afternoon Tea at Jean and Michael Bishop
home, the Strawberry Cream Tea in the grounds of Holy Trinity Rackheath, to the concert and Cheese
and Wine evening at All Saints Salhouse to the 1940’s Dance and the the Harvest Supper where once
again we were entertained by a “Class Act, “our Salhouse Coffee Mornings and our Christmas Fayres
in both parishes.
Sadly our plans for a Pantomime came to nothing as it seems there was no interest from our
communities in participating this year. However not down hearted a “Big Night Out” was planned,
and proved to be an evening that lived up to the fine old tradition of Variety that we hope will have
ignited our communities interest for future events. All of this has been possible because of the
tremendous amount of hard work of a handful of people.
All in all this has been a full year in which we as people of God have faced many challenges not least
of which is the one that we continue to face in building closer connection with our communities,
which hopefully we will continue to build upon in the coming year.
16.Nick Taylor pointed out a poster on behalf of Ian Roofe for Plant Sale being held on 16th April
17.Colin McCormick reported the book signing on 1st May.
18.SALHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH – Mr. Simon Gay.
We give thanks to God that throughout the past year we have been able to meet twice every Sunday to
worship Him and hear from His word, the Bible and, in recent weeks, to think about the teaching of
Jesus as found in the gospel of John. We also meet Wednesday evenings for prayer and Bible study.
There are now three weekly children’s activities: Sunday school each Sunday morning; “Allsorts”, a
school lunch club at Salhouse Primary School, takes place every Wednesday in term time, and once
again, we are most grateful to Ann Gripton who works with us; and from February, we have
commenced a weekly club, “A2”, for years 2-6, which meets at the chapel on Friday evenings during
term time.
We continue to work with the school to assist with a number of assemblies throughout the year and
have again provided Bibles to each of the new school intake, including Neatishead pupils. This year,
we are pleased to host the school Easter service which takes place 2pm tomorrow.
Our one-day Holiday Bible Club at Christmas time continues to be hugely popular with around 25
children attending this last year, which included lunch. This year’s week-long Easter Holiday Bible
Club, Epic Explorers, is from April 4th-8th.
Our carol service took place on the Tuesday before Christmas and was once again popular with many
from the village. Friends have enjoyed Sunday lunches following both Easter and Harvest morning
services, and at various other times throughout the year. You are all most welcome to any of our
meetings, and you should all have received our Easter invitation card.
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19. SALHOUSE STREET PARTY – Sue Simpson.
We are organising a street party for Salhouse and including Woodbastwick on Sunday June 12th from
12 noon onwards. This will be in the Jubilee Hall car park. We shall be putting out tables and chairs
but do bring your own. You will be able to stop outside the hall and unload them we have sorted out
parking in the field behind. Disabled parking will be in the First Impressions car park opposite. Please
bring your food and wine. The W.I. will be selling hot and cold drinks plus cakes. At present we are
looking for helpers on the day. Does anyone know of someone who could sort out some music?
Please let your neighbours know what is happening and help the older people to attend.
LETS BRING THE VILLAGE TOGETHER AND HAVE SOME FUN. All details in the Saga and
contact Chris Dady tel no 720772.
20.AFTERNOON TEA AND MARDLE
The Afternoon Tea and Mardle is held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, 2 – 4 pm in Jubilee Hall. It
is a chance for senior villagers to meet for a chat or for those recently retired, or new to the village, to
make new friends and find out what is going on.
The Mardle is run by volunteers and is non profit making. Homemade refreshments are £1 and there
is a quiz and raffle. We also have a selection of books that Mardlers can borrow at no charge.
We have built up a regular band of Mardlers and several new ones have joined us recently, and there
will be a warm welcome for anyone who comes along to join us.
21.SALHOUSE EVENING W.I.
2015 was a very special year for Salhouse Evening W.I being our 50th anniversary. The evening W.I
was formed in April 1965 by 33 ladies and the meetings were originally held in the W.I. but which
has subsequently been demolished.
Various celebratory events were held during the year including an afternoon tea for all members at the
Norfolk Mead Hotel. At our birthday party we were joined by no more than 15 founder members, five
of whom remain members today. One founder member has written a poem about Salhouse W.I which
she had originally read at our 25th anniversary and was able to join in and read it again on our 50th
birthday.
The W.I has enjoyed another programme of interesting speakers and demonstrators throughout the
year, our usual visit to the Theatre Royal in January and Christmas lunch at the City College.
Members accept invitations to visit other local W.I’s who, likewise visit us. The Norfolk Federation
A.G.M, held at St. Andrews Hall is also attended by some Salhouse members.
Our lunch group has enjoyed some very nice lunches at the local pubs and restaurants each month.
The Craft Group continues to be very popular and successful. Non – members are welcome to join us
at these Groups and new members to the W.I. itself would be most welcome.
22.GARDEN CLUB. – Nick Taylor.
It is hard to believe that we are just starting on our 9th year as the Gardening Club. Once again I can
report that the Club is thriving. We currently have about 80 members and our monthly meetings are
regularly attended by between 50 and 60 members. In fact we would struggle to accommodate many
more at each meeting.
Following the increase in subscriptions last year we have been able to stabilise our finances and that,
together with fundraising has meant that there will be no increase this year despite increasing costs.
We held our Christmas Social evening at Jubilee Hall this year as our date clashed with a school
function and, as luck would have it, the hall was free on the evening we wanted it. The format we use
– quiz and refreshments - worked well in the space and, as in 2016 the school will actually be closed
for Christmas, we will be doing the same again this year. Usually the hall is occupied by another
group on our club nights but this year at Christmas it will be free. - Just the way it has worked out
with the calendar, will probably not apply in 2017.
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As always, apart from our monthly talks and plant sales, we have again organised evening garden
visits – this year in June and August and we will have our full day trip on July 14th. (Not in June as
shown in Saga) Full detail of the programme for 2016 / 2017 are shown in the latest edition of Saga.
Can I just take this opportunity to let people know that the Gardening Club have again organised a
Spring Plant Sale which will take place on Saturday 16th April at Jubilee Hall from 2.00pm to 4.00pm.
There will be a plentiful supply of good value plants from local nurseries, a raffle and refreshments
and homemade cakes. A new twist this year will be in the form of a ‘Plant and Gardening Clinic’ run
by our secretary Ian Roofe.
In conclusion, I would like again to publicly thank our secretary, Ian Roofe, and our committee, for
the efforts put in over the year to provide such an interesting programme. Also those of our members
who help out at the meetings by doing the jobs such as putting out and clearing chairs, providing the
raffle and doing the refreshments and other necessary jobs to keep the evenings running smoothly.
Without all these willing helpers we would never manage to run such a successful club.
If anyone would like more information about the Club and the Programme please contact either Ian or
myself – again, contact detail is in Saga.
23. JUBILEE VILLAGE HALL REPORT.
Building on the previous year’s successes the village hall committee accomplished much in 2015. As
we had resolved some of the big issues the previous year (Car Park Lease, appointment of new
trustees) it meant it was easier to keep on top of things and what follows is a summary of the key
subjects discussed and dealt with over the last year
Wi-Fi
The hall now has wifi working in the hall, free of charge for regular users and £5 for adhoc users.
Since the installation we have had requests from a number of regular users for access to the wifi to use
with their groups
Vodaphone Aerial
After a long installation period we finally have the Vodaphone booster installed so that the villagers
using Vodaphone have access to mobile phone signals
Change of custodian Trustee
The name of the custodian trustee has been updated to that of the Parish Clerk (Daphne Wyatt)
New purchases
We have made a few key purchases. These include:
A new oven for the kitchen, Safety glass replaced in the internal door and carried out an Autumn tidy
of the grounds. We also switched the maintenance contract for fire alarm maintenance, using a local
office, in line with our policy of using local businesses where possible.
Fundraising:
We held two fund raising events this year:
We ran our first Spring Fayre back in May which showcased a number of local craft stalls. Feedback
was very positive from both stall holders and visitors. The hall was full throughout the time we were
open. We were able to raise a significant amount for the running of the hall.
The final event of the year was the Christmas Fayre. We had a great turn out with numbers up on last
year. Once again we took record amount this year. We increased the number of craft stalls so there
was a real mix of things to see and do. Again we had a lot of positive feedback from visitors and stall
holders. thank you to everyone who came and supported us at both events.
Thank you also to Britvic who supported us at both events, by not only supplying free drinks, but also
matched our fundraising £ for £.
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Landmark events
It was great that two of our regular users celebrated landmark anniversaries in the past year:
WI – celebrated 50 years
1ST Salhouse Brownies – celebrated 60 years
For the Future:
We have a couple of projects in the pipeline for 2016:
We continue to receive positive feedback on how nice the hall is. To maintain this we intend to
redecorate the inside of the hall, and hope to do this during the summer holidays, during a quieter
period. We also need to replace a number of the fence panels which have been damaged by cars. We
would ask visitors to be please be careful when manoeuvring into the parking places and remember to
stop!
Both these will involve significant expenditure, particularly the decorating, so we will need to raise
further funds over the course of the year. So if you need a venue for a party or meeting, please think
about the hall as you will be helping towards the upkeep of this lovely building, which is at the heart
of our community.
We are pleased to be hosting the Street party for the Queen’s 90th Birthday on Sunday 12th June, being
organised by Chris Dady and it would be good to have many more such events taking place
Following our recent AGM, Tobi Baker has stepped down from both the Village Hall Committee and
as one of our Trustees. Tobi has done so much for the village over the years, from being the Broads
Ranger, to leading the Youth Club. He was also an active member of the village hall Committee.
Tobi will be sadly missed around the village and by the committee, but will still be working locally
for Broads Tours. We wish him well with his new family.
If you have any ideas to help raise money for the upkeep of the village hall or want to get involved,
we are looking for new trustee or you could join as a committee member. We are a friendly group
who meet 4 times a year to discuss the running of the hall and share the workload between us. It is
not a big commitment and is an excellent way for anyone to get involved with local events.
Anyone interested please contact Martin Carney, Chairman on 07808 097924 or Sarah Oldfield,
Secretary on 01603 721962.
If you would like to book the hall, please call Pat Barnes on 01603 720466 (Mon-Fri 9-6 Sat: 9-12
noon).
24. SALHOUSE UNITED CHARITIES TRUST – read by Mrs. Doreen Dye.
The Salhouse Charity was originally
4 Charities but in 1963 they were amalgamated into one. The
money the Charity receives comes from renting:-
6 acres to the Parish Council for the Playing Field
17 acres to Mr. J Fielder
Shooting Rights to Rotac Farms
Wayleaves (Electricity poles across the land)
The original idea was it was for the poor of the Parish and they used to receive 1 cwt. of coal at
Christmas time. However, when coal rationing came in 1914 and again in 1939 they received
money instead of coal.
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Nowadays it is done differently and people in need or on a low income can apply either in March or
September for help towards hospital visits to say Papworth, Addenbrooks or London. Heating, repairs
to the home, help with educational books or school uniforms etc. when they would be considered and
grants made providing funds were available.
This year we have given no grants as we have not had any requests and we have a balance in the Bank
of just over £6000.00
The present Trustees are Mr. Peter Jefford (Chairman), Rev’d Sandy Dutton, representing the Church,
Mr. Martin Murrell, representing the Parish Council, Mrs. Carol Knell , Mr. Robert Cooper, and
myself Mrs.Doreen Dye, Secretary/Treasurer.
Financial Statement Year Ending 31st December 2015.
Income Expenditure
31/12/14 Cash in Bank £4750.56
34.3/15 J. C. Fielder 517.50
31/3/15 Rotac Farms 50.00
19/10/15 Wayleaves 103.50
19/10/15 J. C. Fielder 517.50
10/11/15 Salhouse P.C.
270.00
None.
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£6209.06 31.12.15 Cash in Bank
£6209.06
25. CHOOSING YOUR CHARITY – POLICY. Introduction
It is in the interest of the villagers to support charities whether they assist a person or a group
of people
either directly or indirectly. Charities are usually chosen because of a person’s general
interests or life experiences; they can also be influenced by campaigns or by natural disasters.
Organisations can offer grants as a form of charitable donation, although these can be more
time consuming to monitor.
All charities must be registered with charity commission.
Aim
The purpose of this document is to set out the Salhouse Parish Councils procedure for
donating to charity. We aim to continue the openness of the council and set out our vision for
this process. It must be right that the parish council is in a position to help village causes and
things that directly assist the well being of those in the village.
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Scope This process will relate to monies put aside by the Parish Council for the specific purpose of
making an annual charitable donation subject to budget conditions. It is widely regarded the
person or persons making a nomination for charitable monies will be on the electoral register
for the village of Salhouse.
Procedures
It is the council’s intention to use the Annual Parish Meeting to gauge the villagers’ views on
selecting/nominating a charity. The parish council proposes to link the amount given to
charity with the credits generated from the parish, e.g. recycling scheme.
Identifying a charity
• Charities may receive a nomination by villagers before or during the annual parish
meeting, for the coming financial year.
• The charity(s) will ideally be locally based.
• Be able to demonstrate in writing local benefit.
• Monies will be equally divided between the nominations.
REQUESTS RECEIVED.
PLEASE TICK CHOICE.
1. Citizens Advice Bureau
2. Age UK
3. Magpas (Emergency Medical Charity),
4. East Anglian Air Ambulance
5. East Anglian Children’s Hospices.
Resident Mr/ Mrs
……………………………………..
This request will be open to all residents until
April 21st 2016.
Funds
There is a separate Village Groups Projects Fund which will remain.
26.OPEN SESSION Very few questions came from the floor which the Chairman answered with the best details that he
had at present.
There being no further business, Chairman thanked all for coming and providing such an interesting
meeting, inviting all to join in refreshments and talk to councillors if required.
Meeting was closed at 8.55pm.
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