The Official Newsletter of Marham Parish Council

PROPOSED & SECONDED

Issue 75 August 2020

IN THIS ISSUE Report from the Chair Page 2 Meet Your Councillors Page 3 Marham News Page 4 A View of Lockdown Page 6 Covid Protection Page 7 Overcoming Lockdown Blues Page 8 Litter Pick Page 9 Twenty’s Plenty Page 10 Church News Page 12 Poors Trust Page 12 Village Hall Refurbishment Page 13 Two Poems Page 14 Services and Amenities Page 19 Contacts Page 20

Great News

Enjoy the summer

Follow the instructions Stay safe

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REPORT FROM THE CHAIR Dear All Welcome to another edition of Proposed and Seconded! Despite on-going government restrictions, the Parish Council has been busy over the summer. Council meetings resumed in a ‘virtual’ form, using Zoom, in July. Future meetings will, as before, be advertised on village notice boards and on the Parish Council website. If you wish to observe the meeting, you can request a link which will enable you to join the emeeting. Work at the hall has continued. New windows at the rear of the main hall have been installed, the hall interior has been repainted and the long-awaited accessible toilet is almost complete. The building plot at the rear of the hall is sold (subject to contract). A working party has been set up under the leadership of Chris Child to maintain progress on the project to renovate and extend the existing hall. Further details about this are in this edition. Following lockdown, and abiding by government regulations, the Play Park has been reopened and many families have enjoyed visiting and using this facility. Fine weather and light evenings have meant that more people than ever have been out and about enjoying the village. However, dog fouling and litter have also increased. If you are out and about, PLEASE, clean up after your dog and take all your own litter home with you! Sadly, the Mutual Aid group have taken the decision to cancel the village picnic which they had hoped to host on Saturday 5 September. Ongoing restrictions on gatherings have meant that this would not be permitted. On a personal note, and on behalf of the council and the village, thank you to our very efficient Clerk, Sara for all her hard work at keeping us on track with the new guidance and regulations. And particular thanks for her diligence in spotting and successfully applying for a grant of £10,000 to help the council meet the increased costs of ensuring the hall and pavilion are fully Covid compliant when they re-open. Finally, thanks to Alan Flatt who maintains the hall and play park and has proven a dab hand at decorating, and to all Councillors for their time and commitment to the village. With best wishes Inga

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MEET YOUR COUNCILLORS

Roger Allerton Hello all, I am the newby on the Parish Council after putting my name forward late last year. Some of you will know me and a lot of you won’t. I am actually almost a local, born in Christchurch in what was then Isle of Ely. My father was a Londoner who was a structural engineer on the Wisbech docks build. My mother is a Christchurch girl. I have a brother and 2 sisters. The family moved to Essex, and that is where we all grew up, At the ripe old age of 18 ½ I found myself leaving home for the first time to serve as an airman in Her Majesty’s Royal Air Force, training to be an aircraft

mechanic. My service was to last some 22 years ending my time as a Sergeant. 14 of those years were at a place called Marham. In those years I found myself married, with an instant family of two daughters, soon followed by a son, and a Labrador called Honey. I did move around a bit; Malta, Lossiemouth, Brize Norton, but all paths led us back to Marham, shedding children on the way as they grew older. We decided that we needed to buy a house as my time in the service was approaching the end. By then my wife was working at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn, so it would have to be near there or in Marham village. We found a bungalow in the latter, and we have now been there for 28 years. My time between the RAF and retirement was filled with employment at Herbert Engineering manufacturing root crop handling equipment, then to KLM in Norwich, and finally back to Marham working for BAE on Tornado until their demise. We are now both retired, time is our own to do as we wish, but maybe not this year. The caravan is on the drive and probably won’t be used until next year, but is handy as a giant umbrella with the awning up for bar-b-cues, or as an extra spare room when visitors are allowed. Shayne Canham I moved to Marham in 2007, I live with my husband Richard, who has lived much of his life here and our son who attends Cherry Tree junior in Marham and two small dogs who love the open spaces the village provides. I grew up in a small village, on the outskirts of Norfolk, and love this way of living. The village has beautiful views and a neighbourly spirit, because of this, I applied to join the parish council to try and give something back to the local community. My background has been based in several different areas. I spent a long time working in the insurance industry for an American company before eventually completing a lifetime ambition of owning a fitness club. Bizarrely, I have also worked in a builders merchants as a kitchen planner, organised food and craft markets in several Norfolk locations, and sold containers of reconditioned refrigerators to India…. slightly random!! In the past year, I have joined my husband working with Marham Taxis. At the beginning I was nervous as my husband and his father had spent many years building the business, but I absolutely love meeting new people (I call it socialising-on-the-go!) Working in the local community has given me a real insight into the views and needs of the parishioners, I find this information absolutely invaluable in acting on behalf of the people in Marham, as a councillor. I may not be able to do all that the parishioners ask for, but I want to give you a voice in the things that matter to you.

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Marham News Village Picnic As was reported in the last edition of P&S, the Marham Community Aid Group had hoped to organise a village picnic to mark the end of lockdown. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing restrictions on public gatherings, the decision has been made to cancel this event. Village Pavements The Parish Council has worked hard to ensure that pavements were created throughout nearly all of the village. Work on the final remaining stretch, a little further up from Donato’s, has had to be suspended halfway through due to a number of nesting birds. It will be completed later in the year, meaning that pavements will exist throughout the length of the village. However, a number of these pavements are becoming obstructed by hedges and shrubs from gardens spreading across them. If your garden borders the pavement, and your plants are getting in the way of people walking past please trim them back. Pedestrians are having to step out into the road to get past, and there has been a report of a child falling off his bike into the road, in an attempt to avoid overhanging branches. Waste Collections Due to smaller waste teams, separate food waste collection is still suspended. Please help the crews by putting food waste directly into your general waste (black bin). In addition, it will not be possible to collect side waste or garden waste that has been bagged. Please feed any excess garden waste into your brown bin over the next couple of collections. Should your waste or recycling bin not be emptied on the usual day, please leave it out as the team will try to collect it within the following few days. Anti-Social Behaviour A complaint has been received from a resident in the village concerning rubbish, including empty beer cans, bottles and even bags of dog faeces being thrown over her fence and into her garden. Such anti-social actions are totally unacceptable. To drop litter on the street is not only illegal but shows a total disregard for our village. To throw it into a fellow villager’s garden is the action of someone who is totally selfish and behaving in an absolutely disgusting manner. Whoever is doing this, please stop. Councillor Vacancy The Parish Council has 11 members, who are elected for a four-year period or until the next ordinary election. The Council meets once a month in the Village Hall on Wednesdays, normally starting at 7.00pm. The Council has a range of duties and responsibilities connected with the smooth running of the village. As well as their ongoing responsibilities, a significant part of their current work concerns the updating and refurbishment of the Village Hall. If you feel you would like to be involved as part of this team, please go to the Marham Parish Website or speak to one of the existing councillors.

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Lockdown Archive A few days into lockdown it occurred to Councillor Dawn Flatt that we are living through a momentous time in history. She began to wonder how it will be taught in history lessons. She has started to compile an archive for posterity. and intends to make a digital slide show and a photobook that can be kept in the Village Hall for us all to enjoy now, and for future generations to look back on.

She has already asked those people in the village who belong to the Facebook group Marham Village Information to send her any photos of what they had been doing and what they have seen and captured during this period. So far, she has collected about 70 photos but would very much like more. The Facebook group represents only a small minority of the village. If anyone is interested in contributing to this, please do send anything you may have since March 23rd which illustrates what Marham has been doing in lockdown. There are various topics such as baking, facemasks, scenery from our lockdown walks, rainbows, clapping, Easter, VE Day, special birthday celebrations, silly things we have done and dressing up, but this list is not exhaustive She is really interested in anything that anyone has to offer, photos, poems, observations or anything else that might be of interest. Please send in .jpg format to yogawithdawn@live.co.uk so that we can record this significant time. Donato’s Collection

Over the last few weeks Donato’s Pizza and Kebab Shop has kindly hosted a collection can, inviting customers to donate towards the cost of refurbishing the village hall and play area. The can was opened, (by force as the can opener refused to work,) and the grand total of £50.32 was revealed. Thank you to

Donato’s for agreeing to display the can, and to their customers who kindly donated their change.

MarhamFriends Thankyoutoeveryonewhoattendedtheafternooncreamteaon7thMarch,unfortunatelyduetoCovidrestrictionswehavenotbeenabletoholdanymoreevents,howeverMarhamFriendsarehopingtoholdanoutdoorChristmasfeteoutsidetheBowlsclubonSunday22ndNovember.WearenotsureatthemomentifSantawillbeabletocomealong.IfyouwouldliketoholdanoutdoorstallpleasecontactMarhamFriendsformoredetailseitherbytelephone07834948725oremailmarhamfriends@gmail.comMarhamFriendswerealsoawardeda£250grantfromLilyThisgrantisawardedtofundanactivityoreventinyourcommunitythatbringspeopletogether,wearehopingtobeabletoarrangesomethingduring2021moredetailstofollow. Ifanyoneneedsanyhelporadvice,pleasecontactususingthecontactdetailsabove. KindregardsfromallMarhamFriends.

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Marham Methodist Church – One Member’s View of the Last Six Months This is my experience of living through this momentous time. Dickens’ phrase “The best of times, the worst of times’” might express some of my feelings. For all of us, the situation has been hard to comprehend. I have never experienced a virus so deadly and contagious, reaching quickly through all corners of the world, changing my life so drastically. The shock of isolating from my sisters and brothers; one daughter put on furlough with no certainty about returning to her job, meant that she moved from her rented home in London and returned to Marham before lockdown; one daughter struggling to deliver education to her class during lockdown and one daughter finding work helping the NHS in the crisis. My work has stopped and all of my retired husband’s activities have come to a sudden halt. But at least we have each other’s company. For some I have talked to, the loneliness has been unbearable.

Closing the churches was unprecedented, the doors were locked, and services ceased, apart from very basic funerals. The phrase, “Our doors are always open,’” no longer applied. Services ceased, including our daughter’s long-awaited wedding in May. The lack of fellowship and shared worship, in the shadow of such uncertainty, constant bad news and hearing of the deaths of people we knew sums up, “The worst of times.” But against the dark, there is always the light, “The best of times.”

We all witnessed the love and concern for each other in our village; a food bank swiftly set up; neighbours shopping for those who couldn’t get out and food shared in the early days of empty shelves. I witnessed the compassion of doctors and nurses, putting their needs below those of their patients. The best in people shone out. My daughter and her fiancé James, set a new wedding date a year on and all the suppliers for the wedding have been super helpful to accommodate the new date. With restricted options, I have explored the countryside around our village much more, (as have many others I have met). I feel privileged to have experienced the peace and beauty all around me here and have been reminded of our duty to protect it. Our church has embraced new technology offering us zoom services, allowing 50 plus households to sing, reflect, pray and join together in complete safety. The crisis has given our church a nudge to embrace new ways of doing things which may continue, even when churches re-open. In September, Marham Methodist Church will re-open for services again. Procedures will be in place to ensure the safety of all those attending, so things will be different. But the well-being of everyone is the priority. We have all been affected and changed by this crisis. It’s effects will last for a long time, but I will focus on the positives, discovering the goodness, creativity and resilience in each of us, and recognising how much can be achieved when we all work together. May hope and love be with you. Liz

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Protect Norfolk – Protect Others - Protect Yourself TheProtectNorfolkCampaignrealisestherearefourkeymeasureswhicheveryoneshouldadopttohelppreventaresurgencewhichare:

a. FrequentandRegularHandWashingwithsoap.The‘regular’bitofthismeans:washinghandswhenitispossibleorlikelyyouhavehadcontactwithsurfacesthatmaybecontaminatedsuchasgoodsinshopsorsurfacesusedbypeopleoutsideyourbubble.Usewaterabove77oFahrenheitor25oCentigrade.

b. SocialDistancing.Keepatleasttwometresapartwhereverpossible

c. UseaFaceMaskwheninpublicplaces

d. Stayathomeasmuchaspossible.

Additionally:everyoneshouldobserveanyspecialrulesforparticulareventsorcircumstanceswhicharecontinuallybeingupdated.Forthelatestinformationthesearedefinitiveandreliablesources.

· https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

· https://wwwnorfolk.gov.uk/care-support-and-health/health-and-wellbeing/adults-health/coronavirus

· theBBCNewsApp

Remember:thesemeasuresaretoprotectnotonlyyourselfbuteveryoneelseyoucomeincontactwith.

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Overcoming Lockdown Blues When lockdown was announced on March 23rd, I was a bit peeved. Work was crazy busy as everything scheduled had to be cancelled, we had an extra houseguest as my son appeared in the middle of the night so he could be with his fiancé and child who were living with us, and the news everywhere was doom and gloom. But worst of all by far, my hair appointment had been cancelled and my roots were showing! I work from home and in normal times I don’t go out much. I began to feel very constrained. On Thursday 2nd April I announced to the household that I was going to shave my head as I had a white streak like a skunk. I thought it would grow out to a skinhead by the time lockdown was over, after all it couldn’t go on for much longer could it? This was greeted by howls of laughter and jokes and I chickened out but inside I was feeling very depressed and down. On Friday 3rd a friend brought a video to my attention. It showed an exercise teacher dancing in her street and her neighbours were all at the end of their gardens dancing with her. My friend asked me, ‘Dawn could you do something like this for us around here?’ This was something I could get my teeth into and I didn’t need asking twice! I messaged all my neighbours, (who amazingly were all up for it,) choreographed 3 simple dances, commandeered our TV sound bar, and on Monday 6th at 11am ‘Dancing in the Street’ commenced. The speaker was perched on an old broken chair outside my gates and I ran the extension lead out to plug it in. As we learnt the dances and became proficient, I added more until we were all dancing for 30 mins with only a pause in between tracks. Slowly my spirits began to lift, and I felt fitter and happy. I knew some people were disapproving, but I kept on leading the group for the sake of our wellbeing and my sanity. The group began to grow, in fact it grew a bit but we carefully kept our distance. We danced nearly every weekday morning as the weather was fabulous and everyone was enjoying themselves. We kept going for 3 months, dancing at the junction of School Lane and Church View. I made some really good friends in this time and we all helped each other get through with a bit of chat and laughter thrown into the mix. Lockdown eventually began to ease a bit and the traffic began to increase. We were becoming a hazard also work commitments called for some of us, and so ‘Dancing in the Car Park’ was born. We meet at 7pm on Monday evenings in the Village Hall Car Park if the weather is fine and Tuesdays if not. Once we set up in the Car Park there was a hire fee to pay so we settled on £4 a session with 50% of the profits going to the Village Hall Improvement Fund. As I write this in early August we have raised just over £90. Hopefully in September, when it reopens, we will move into to the Village Hall and other people might like to join the ‘Dancing Queens’ for some boogie, fun, friendship and fitness.

Dawn Flatt - yogawithdawn@live.co.uk

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RAF Flying Notice Recently there has been reduced flying activity due to summer block leave before

deployment to HMS Queen Elizabeth. However, from Tuesday 25th August until Friday 9th

October, RAF Marham will enter a phase of night flying activity. This will take place

predominantly between Mondays and Thursdays and is expected to conclude before

11.00pm. This night flying is essential training ahead of two exercises that the Lightning

Force will be taking part in during the autumn. As part of this training, the airfield is also

expected to be in use during the weekend of 12th and 13th September. During the period 7th

to 21st September there will be increased activity with both day and night flying during this

time.

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Twenty’s Plenty Childrenusedtoroamfurther.There’sCOVIDyes,buttheystillneedgoplacesalone.Trafficfeariskey.Drivingat20mphenableskidstogetout-torelatives,friends,parks,shops,play,walk,scootandcycle.Confident,sociable,independent,healthy,activetravelhabitsformonsaferstreets.Obesity,anxietyandlonelinessreduce.Familiesleadbetterlives.Theysay“ittakesavillagetoraiseachild”–andthat’ssomuchbetterwitha20mphlimit.

It’s August - school holiday time.Children will be bored and unhappy if they can’t get out. Child surveys show far more want to use their legs than parents allow.Carers may aim to reduce Covid infection, road trauma and stranger danger and keep kids inside, take

public transport or drive. Yet, child obesity is rising as few kids get an hour of daily activity. Inactivity (insufficient active play, walking or cycling) is unhealthy and lonely!Child anxiety is

up.Attachment scientists say we need others to learn language, relationship and resilience skills.Families need other people to interact with outside of school - else they burn out from cossetting or there’s too much screen time, especially with online classes in the pandemic.

Speeds over 20mph are risky to children due to their inability to make accurate crossing decisions.Vision scientists proved children can’t reliably assess how fast traffic goes over 20mph (looming rates) until over 12 years.Sight and road crossing decision making are not mature enough, even if taught road safety. 30mph+ limits or heavily traffic roads sever independent child travel. 30mph is not fit for purpose especially for mothers who do most childcare and escort trips.

20mph is a once off, cost-effective environmental change to help all ages.Slower speeds set conditions for better safety, healthier habits, independent travel and sociability.20mph means actual, and perceived fear of, harm to kids reduces.Stopping distances halve from 30mph to 20mph and survival rates rise by 7-10 with 20+% fewer casualties.Street life returns.Research in Edinburgh found permission to play out doubled, cycling to school tripled, all aged cycling and walking rose and car use fell in its 20mph trial.

Read more at http://www.20splenty.org/

You can play your part. The speed limit throughout all of our village is 30mph. This is a limit, not a target. By driving at 20mph you will help keep all of our children safer. It will add only seconds to your journey but will make a huge difference, especially to our children. Please think of others and reduce your speed.

20’sPlentyforUs…makingyourplaceabetterplacetobe

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Church News Holy Trinity and The Methodist Chapel We thought you might like to know how the church community in Marham has been coping during the lockdown of the past few months. We had our last Sunday service in March, and on that day made the decision to keep in contact by ‘phoning each other regularly. This has worked out very well. During lockdown, Holy Trinity has achieved something that has been long awaited…an inside toilet. “Hooray!” I hear some say. All we need to do now is to continue to fund raise to meet the expense. This long-awaited facility will be a good and positive addition to the future our village church. Another very positive addition to our community is Nigel Moat, a new curate to help David, our priest in charge, who has responsibility for the twelve churches in the West Norfolk Priory Group. Nigel is a family man with children and grandchildren, and we are looking forward to making him feel very welcome. Perhaps he could be persuaded to write something to introduce himself for the next edition of P&S? On 26th July a Deanery Holy Eucharist service was held at Stow Hall Gardens, attended by over fifty people, including eight members from our village church. It was of course socially distanced and there were no hymns, but the weather was kind and it was a most enjoyable event. It was led by the Rt Reverend Steven Conway, the Bishop of Ely, and included the confirmation of nine new members of the church. More recently, our first local Sunday communion service was held at Watlington on 2nd August. This was the first one since March and was attended by a number of Marham residents. It was a wonderful reminder of what we will be able to do in our church when it re-opens (we hope), on September 6th.

Finally, on July 24th, Ruth and Richard Brookes hosted a surprise tea party in their garden, to celebrate Joan and Tony Bullock’s 65th wedding anniversary. Throughout the afternoon visitors arrived at half hourly intervals to give their best wishes to this lovely couple. Social distancing was of course observed, while tea, sandwiches and cake were liberally distributed, all made by the friends and neighbours of Joan and Tony. Thank you to everyone who

contributed in any way to this very special event. To end this piece, everyone at Holy Trinity and The Methodist Chapel hopes that you have stayed well during this difficult time and we are looking forward to seeing you sometime in the future in church, even if it is only to see our new toilet facility! Postscript by Joan and Tony Bullock We wish to thank all those kind souls who contributed goodies and raffle prizes to the celebration of out 65th wedding anniversary party at Ruth and Richard’s home. The event was a complete wonderous surprise to us and it was so pleasurable meeting many friends and acquaintances after the tribulations of lockdown. A happy raffle realised £200 for Holy Trinity Church funds. We are filled with gratitude to our hosts and in awe of their organisational ability.

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Village Hall Refurbishment Work on refurbishing and updating the Village Hall is continuing. The disabled toilet is now nearing completion, and it is anticipated that it will be ready for when the hall is allowed to reopen. A working party made up of five parish councillors and two villagers has been set up to oversee the whole re-development process and is meeting on a regular basis. A condition survey of the current state of the hall has been completed, which has revealed a number of issues that will

need to be addressed, either as part of the proposed re-development, or as a matter of greater urgency. Damp is a major problem within the existing hall. This seems to be the result of a number of factors, including leaking gutters, the failure of the damp proof course in the walls to the main hall, the lack of a damp proof course under the floor of the hall, inadequate flashing above the kitchen area, a lack of ventilation in the kitchen and toilet areas, poor pointing on the brickwork and a section of missing render on the wall at the rear of the building. The damp problem is being made worse by the inadequate heating system and the secondary ceiling in the main hall, which is causing a micro-climate and condensation.

The second ceiling in the hall that was discovered came as something of a surprise. It seems that at some point in the past, the decision was made to lower the ceiling in the main hall. Rather than remove the existing ceiling, the new one was built about one metre lower. This was then covered with a layer of insulation, which created a gap and encouraged condensation. Poking a head through the access hatch at the end of the hall reveals the original lath and plaster ceiling, which is in a poor state.

Another worrying surprise was the existence of an unsupported chimney breast which will need repair and the number of old wiring systems, some of which are redundant, while others are still in use. In light of this survey, it is apparent that considerable work will be needed to make the existing village hall fit for purpose, before the full renovation and development takes place. This will be fully discussed by the parish council and decisions taken to set priorities and begin the work necessary to bring the hall to a standard fit for the 21st century.

Marham Poors Trust

The dates for the distribution of Poors Trust Vouchers later this year are : Tuesday 3rd November 2020 from 10am to 12 noon.

Thursday 12th November 2020 from 2pm to 3pm

The top of a hidden window

The void between the ceilings

Damage to the original ceiling

Original roof structure and a ventilation tube.

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Two Poems Lockdown Musings The cat is purring on my knee. It is really rather luverly To have a pet to care for, When one can’t go out the door. Peeping into people’s homes on T.V. Thousands of books on the wall I see. Good news for the public library, Kindle won’t surpass them all. A ‘Nation of Shopkeepers’ we, as Bonaparte could see, But with most in decline And no trims and sets on-line, Hairdressing will always be our top priority. Poets, please don’t scorn this rhyme, It has taken up so much time And energy. I’ve messed up words and metre. I really didn’t mean t’ Take such a liberty.

Marham Muser My Plan for When I’m Free Again First, a drive to old Ely, the ‘Ship of the Fens,’ to see all in its great antiquity. Those mighty walls have witnessed all the joys and sorrows that befall humanity. Twice the plague swept through the land The people tried to make a stand, – they had no PPE! ‘Bring out your dead,’ echoed everywhere The poor folk were in deep despair – they had no technology. And as I reminisce, I’ll bless the NHS for all the care they give to you and me. In lighter mood, I’ll wander by the Ouse And watch the swans glide by in twos So gracefully. Let us learn from ancient times To be patient, good and kind Eternally.

Marham Muser

Barney

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SERVICES AND VILLAGE AMENITIES

MARHAM VILLAGE HALL Currently Closed

For further information please contact Alan Flatt 07527 261524

BCKLWN – WASTE COLLECTION

Black Bin (Thursday) Aug 27th Sept 10th 24th Oct 8th 22nd Nov 5th 19th Dec 3rd 17th

Green Bin (Thursday) Aug 20th Sept 4th 17th Oct 1st 15th 29th Nov 12th 26th Dec 10th 24th

Brown Garden Bin (Wednesday) Aug 19th Sept 3rd 16th 30th Oct 14th 28th Nov 11th 25th Dec 9th Please put food waste into your black bin until further notice and put your bin out by 7.00 am on the day of collection.

POST OFFICE

There is now a post office offering a wide range of services every Tuesday &

Wednesday 9.50am – 10.10am. This is parked close to Marham Chinese, Hillside, PE£33 9JJ

The Post Office inside the convenience store at RAF Marham is generally open Mon-Fri 9.00am – 9.00pm sat and Sun

8.00am – 9.00pm

MARHAM VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL

All staff are fully qualified with up to date DBS checks

OPEN TERM TIME Monday Tuesday & Friday

8.30am – 3.00pm Ofsted Reg No. 1047412

Vacancies from 2 years old Funded Places Available

07736453647 Julie – Manager Tel: 07950753877 (PreSchool

Hours)

MARHAM SURGERY

Tel: 01760 337394 Surgery Opening: Monday 08.30 - 12.30 16.00 - 18.15 Tuesday 08.30 - 12.30 closed Wednesday 08.30 - 12.30 16.00 - 18.30 Thursday 08.30 - 12.30 closed Friday 08.30 - 12.30 16.00 - 18.30 Dispensary Opening: Monday 09.00 - 12.30 16.00 - 18.15 Tuesday 09.00 - 12.30 16.00 - 18.00 Wednesday 09.00 - 12.30 16.00 - 18.30 Thursday 09.00 - 12.30 closed Friday 09.00 - 12.30 16.00 - 18.30

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MARHAM PARISH COUNCIL

PARISH COUNCILLORS

PARISH CLERK

Mrs Sara Porter, Tel: 01366 502165 email: parishclerk.marhampc@gmail.com

MARHAM VILLAGE HALL CONTACTS Caretaker: Alan Flatt, Enquiries & Lettings: 07527 261524

BOROUGH, COUNTY AND PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION

COUNTY Cllr: Graham Middleton, 81 Wisbech Road, King’s Lynn, PE30 5LA Tel: 07717881289 email: graham.middleton.cllr@norfolk.gov.uk

BOROUGH Cllr: Geoff Hipperson, Melrose Hall, 10 Norwich Rd, Shouldham PE33 0DA. Tel: 01366 348277 email: cllr.geoffrey.hipperson@west-norfolk.gov.uk

BOROUGH CLLR: Michael Howland, 52 Royston Road, Denver, Downham Market PE38 0DD. Tel: 01366 387461 email: cllr.michael.howland@west-norfolk.gov.uk

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT: Elizabeth Truss MP, The Limes, 32 Bridge Street, Thetford IP24 3AG. Tel: 01842 757345 email: elizabeth.truss.mp@parliament.uk

LOCAL POLICE CONTACT PC 1070 Lee Anderton, Watlington SNT, Downham Market Police Station,63 London Rd, Downham Market PE38 9BQ Tel: 101 - Non Emergency email: sntwatlington@norfolk.pnn.police.uk

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Chairman: Cllr. Inga-Lucy Barrett Tel: 07557351911 Email : inga.marhampc@gmail.com Deputy Chair: Cllr. Paul Walsingham Tel: 01760 339513 Email: pablo_550@hotmail.com Cllr. Roger Allerton Tel: 07957452055 Email: roger.allerton@btinternet.com Cllr. Gerry Bucke Tel: 01760 339544 Email: gerry.bucke@btinternet.com Cllr. Shayne Canham Tel: 07766 078123 Email: shayne.richard@gmail.com Cllr. Chris Child Tel: 01760 444112 Email: chris_child@hotmail.com Cllr. Dawn Flatt Tel: 01760 622551 Email: yogawithdawn@live.co.uk Cllr. Tony Harrison Tel: 01760 337449 Email: tony.april695@gmail.com Cllr. Jane Hipperson Tel: 07795 175021 Email: janehipperson68@hotmail.co.uk Cllr. Elaine Rix-Clark Tel: 01760 337686 Email: elainevrix@icloud.com