Boughton Parish Council

A couple of weeks ago Anglian TV News visited Boughton to film an item about the village. It was to be a short update to their “Portrait of a Village” from 1978.

They interviewed several residents including David “Golly” Cooper, Mrs Janet Savage and councillors Pogmore and Matthew.

The result will air as part of the evening news from 6pm on Wednesday 17th August.

The original documentary can be found on Youtube (search for “Boughton Portrait of a Village”) at this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5IeKdLydi8

Neil Matthew

From Steve Short, Chairman Boughton Cricket Club

I just wanted to let you know that cricket returns to the ground at Wretton Road this week with 2 matches  – We have a 100 Ball competition v Kings Arms Shouldham on Tuesday – start time 6pm. This is the final of a 3 game mini-series which is drawn at the moment 1 game all and should be an exciting decider as both teams try to secure the win!

Then again on Sunday 31st July we host East Rudham CC for a friendly 40 over match starting around 1.30pm. This is an old longstanding annual match and again should be a lot of fun.

We would love to see a few spectators  come along to cheer the team on so if you fancy a relaxed afternoon watching our great summer game come on down to the ground – you will be most welcome.

 

From today Albanwise contractors will be harvesting the rye crop from the Wretton Road block. They will be using six lorries in rotation and the traffic plan is as follows:

The lorries will be brought through the village empty and exit on to the A134 at the bottom of Wretton Road when full.

The farm manager has asked that the drivers be reminded to be careful as they go through the village, respect speed limits and keep off the verges.

There are 60 hectares (150 acres) of crop to be harvested and this will be done over two days. Depending on the size of lorry we can expect to see between 60 and 120 vehicle movements.

This crop will yield 1800 tons of rye that will be used for renewable energy. It will be taken to the anaerobic digester plant in Methwold to be turned into biogas, in turn separated into CO2 and Methane for fizzy drink manufacture and the national gas grid.

Jazz Picnic Poster 2022

SAM 2 Report for Week All: 2022-05-09 to 2022-06-06

SAM 2 Located at Chapel Road – East Facing – Into Village

Number of vehicles: 7466 over 29 days

Average speed of all vehicles: 21.1mph

Maximum speed recorded: 39mph

Maximum speed of 39mph seen at:

  Sun 22/05/2022, 08:15:00

Percentage of vehicles over the limit on all days: 1% (95 of 7466) over 29 days

Percentage of vehicles over the limit on weekdays: 1% (74 of 6082) over 21 days

Percentage of vehicles over the limit on weekends: 2% (21 of 1384) over 8 days

Peak Hour: 15:00-16:00, with 680 vehicles across 29 days

Average speed of “speeder” vehicles: 32mph

Average speed of “speeder” vehicles in the Peak Hour: 32mph

Average vehicles per day: 257 (290 on weekdays, 173 at weekends)

This afternoon 40 or so residents and friends enjoyed an informal picnic on The Green. The weather was favourable, the ducks friendly and a good time was had by all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This afternoon a number of councillors and residents attended a short ceremony to dedicate the Boughton Platinum Jubilee Tree. Thank you to everyone who turned out.

Chair of Boughton Parish Council, Cllr Neil Matthew said:

It is my honour and privilege to dedicate this tree today on behalf of the residents of Boughton and for Boughton Parish Council.

Today marks the first platinum jubilee for a reigning monarch, Her Majesty coming to the throne on February 6^th 1952 at the age of 25 after the death of her father King George VI. Her coronation followed on June 2^nd1953 when 3 million people lined the route between Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace. 38 million people watched on TV or listened to the ceremony on the radio.

The Queen has been a constant thread through the recent history of this country and has no doubt witnessed great changes. She has been served by 14 UK prime ministers and has served as head of state for 32 countries.

At the start of her reign the UK still had compulsory national identity cards, tea was still being rationed, Sooty made his first TV appearance and the first passenger jet flight was still three months away. The first UK motorway was six years in the future. Since then, she has seen man walk on the moon in 1969, the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the twin towers attack in 2001, entry to and exit from the European Union, the invention of personal computers, the Internet, smartphones and social media, the rise of cheap air travel and foreign holidays, and the beginning of commercial space flight.

To commemorate a life dedicated to public service and specifically the 70 years of her reign I now dedicate this tree to the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

God Save The Queen.

An informal picnic will be held on Boughton Green on Saturday 4th June from 1pm. All welcome.

On Thursday 2nd June at 2pm on The Green, on behalf of the residents of Boughton, the Parish Council will be dedicating a Parrotia Persica tree to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her Platinum Jubilee. All are welcome to attend the short dedication.

SAM 2 Report for Week All: 2022-04-01 to 2022-05-09

SAM 2 Located at Mill Hill Road – West Facing – Mind the Ducks

Number of vehicles: 9561 over 36 days

Average speed of all vehicles: 24.1mph

Maximum speed recorded: 45mph

Maximum speed of 45mph seen at:

  Sun 24/04/2022, 17:55:00

Percentage of vehicles over the limit on all days: 8% (778 of 9561) over 36 days

Percentage of vehicles over the limit on weekdays: 8% (633 of 7621) over 26 days

Percentage of vehicles over the limit on weekends: 7% (145 of 1940) over 10 days

Peak Hour: 15:00-16:00, with 859 vehicles across 36 days

Average speed of “speeder” vehicles: 32mph

Average speed of “speeder” vehicles in the Peak Hour: 33mph

Average vehicles per day: 266 (293 on weekdays, 194 at weekends)