Boughton Parish Council

Notice of Review – Final

URGENT – MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO BOUGHTON POND
There have been reports of unauthorised digging and spraying around Boughton Pond.

If you witness this please call the council on 01366 683017.
The Green, Playground, Pond and Fen are the sole responsibility of the Parish Council, one it takes seriously.
The Environment Agency direct us in the maintenance of the pond and that work is carried out by the council through authorised volunteers or contractors. All work must be in line with the council’s policies.
Unauthorised work may lead to prosecution.

Your Village Needs You

Please find below information about the Small Grants Scheme that is currently available.

The information is also published on our website here: https://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/news/article/1511/small_grants_scheme_can_help_projects_that_aim_to_make_life_better_in_west_norfolk

The consultation for the 2024/25 Council Tax Support Scheme is now open and can be found at www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/ctsconsultation.

We want to make our scheme more generous so that we can give, not only more help, but also extend its range so that more people will be eligible.

In offering to help more households with 100% tax support we wish to ensure we take all opinions on board.   To this end it would help us if you would publicise this consultation and encourage people in your area to read the details and complete the survey.  We also would like to hear your views.

We welcome a cross section of views to enable us to make a balanced decision. We will, therefore, also readily welcome any additional comments you may have.

Kind regards

Jo

Jo Stanton (IRRV Hons), Revenues and Benefits Manager

Tel: 01553 616349

       

We plan to start work in September and expect to be finished in Summer 2024. We started 1.5km of archaeological digs along the route in June to make sure we didn’t disturb anything important when we install the new pipe. These digs are planned to be finished by November 2023.

 

While we aim to reduce disruption to pedestrians and traffic as much as we can, our top priority will always be the safety of our staff and the public. This means we’ll need the following traffic management in place:

 

• Two way traffic lights will be on the School Road, Great Wratting from 04 – 09 September 2023
• Church Lane, Barnardiston will be closed from 18 – 23 September 2023
• Chimney Street, Hundon will be closed from 25 – 30 September 2023
• Folley Road, Hundon will be closed from 02 – 07 October 2023
• Hall Road/ Upper North Street, Hundon will be closed from 09 -14 October 2023
• Folley Road speed reduction to 30mph 29 August 2023 – 21 June 2024.
• A speed reduction to 30mph will be on the A143 starting in November.

 

Because of the nature of our work, these dates may change depending on our progress.

 

We want to keep you updated on our work, so we’ve set up a webpage Bury St Edmunds to Haverhill pipeline (anglianwater.co.uk) where you can find more information about this project read updates on our progress and view diversion route maps.

 

Communications have been sent to local residents regarding this work. If you have any questions or would like to meet to discuss this further, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Becky Housden

Senior Customer Experience Coordinator (Water Infrastructure, WRMP & SuDS)

Mobile: 07801 662998

 

Anglian Water @one Alliance

Thorpe Wood House, Thorpe Wood, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 6WT

SAM 2 Report for Week All: 2023-06-27 to 2023-08-28
SAM 2 Located at Mill Hill Road – North Facing – Into Village
Number of vehicles: 18395 over 60 days
Average speed of all vehicles: 27.8mph
Maximum speed recorded: 54mph
Maximum speed of 54mph seen at:
Sat 15/07/2023, 18:00:00
Percentage of vehicles over the limit on all days: 29% (5403 of 18395) over 60 days
Percentage of vehicles over the limit on weekdays: 30% (4456 of 14970) over 44 days
Percentage of vehicles over the limit on weekends: 28% (947 of 3425) over 16 days
Peak Hour: 16:00-17:00, with 1819 vehicles across 60 days
Average speed of “speeder” vehicles: 34mph
Average speed of “speeder” vehicles in the Peak Hour: 34mph
Average vehicles per day: 307 (340 on weekdays, 214 at weekends)

 

Energy Company Obligation (ECO) 4

 

ECO 4 is the fourth stage of the governments Energy Company Obligation scheme which runs until 2026. The primary goal of the grant is to support low-income households who are unable to upgrade their homes and heating systems.

 

The scheme takes a fabric first approach through focusing on the building itself before installing new heating systems. ECO 4 framework actually shows a specific interest in insulating solid walls, aiming to carry out up to 22,000 solid wall insulation installations each year.

 

Applications for this scheme can be made directly through one of the following energy companies who will determine a households eligibility for fully funded improvements. These include:

 

• British Gas
• E.ON
• Ecotricity
• EDF
• ESB Energy
• Octopus Energy
• Outfox The Market
• OVO Energy
• Scottish Power
• Shell Energy
• SO Energy
• The Co-Operative Energy
• The Utility Warehouse
• Utilita Energy

 

Typically a household will be eligible for improvements if they are in receipt of benefits such as Jobseekers Allowance, Income Support, Universal Credit etc…

 

More information on ECO 4 can be found through the following links:

ECO 4/ECO Flexible Eligibility | ECO 4/ECO Flexible Eligibility | Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk (west-norfolk.gov.uk)

FAQs for domestic consumers and landlords | Ofgem

 

 

Energy Company Obligation (ECO) Flexible Eligibility

 

ECO 4 has enabled the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk to identify the most vulnerable households who could benefit from energy efficiency improvements. This scheme is called ECO Flexible Eligibility and is outlined in the following Statement of Intent – https://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/5197/eco_flexibility_eligibility_statement_of_intent.pdf

 

The four routes of qualification outlined in the Statement of Intent are as follows:

 

1. Collective household income below £31,000 per annum
2. Households in receipt of certain benefits/proxies
3. NHS professional & GP referrals (following the council identifying a link between certain health conditions and cold homes)
4. Bespoke Targeting

 

*These routes are detailed further within the Statement of Intent.

 

If an application is successful, a declaration of eligibility will be issued to the dwelling or chosen retrofit installer which will enable the release of funding to accommodate these works.

 

Further information will be provided to the household upon the declaration be issued.

 

Please contact [email protected] for further information.

 

 

Home Upgrade Grant (HUG) 2

 

HUG 2 funds energy efficiency upgrades and clean heating systems in low-income households. The scheme targets the worst quality (EPC band D-G), off-gas grid homes in England, to tackle fuel poverty and progress towards the UK’s 2050 Net Zero commitment through the implementation of full house retrofits.

 

King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, North Norfolk, Broadland & South Norfolk and Breckland councils are implementing HUG 2 through Norfolk Warm Homes.

 

Households sitting within Income Deciles 1-3 in Indices of Multiple Deprivation are automatically eligible for this scheme, along with households that are in receipt of certain benefits and those that have a collective income of under £31,000 per annum.

 

This scheme runs until 2026 and more information can be found through the Norfolk Warm Homes website – Norfolk Warm Homes

 

Please contact [email protected] for further information.

 

 

Connected for Warmth (CFW)

 

Connected for Warmth installs singular heating and insulation measures into homes across the United Kingdom.

 

Although the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk isn’t directly involved with this scheme, households are referred to Connected for Warmth if proven to be ineligible for schemes such as ECO 4 & HUG 2.

 

Households are automatically eligible for the scheme so long as the dwelling in question falls withing Council Tax bands A-D.

 

Further information on CFW can be found through the following link – Fully funded energy efficiency measures | Connected for Warmth

 

 

Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS)

 

The GBIS is a new government energy efficiency scheme (formerly known as ECO+) that will be administered by Ofgem. It is designed to deliver improvements to the least energy-efficient hones in Great Britain to tackle fuel poverty and help reduce energy bills.

 

The scheme complements the ECO 4 scheme, yet unlike ECO 4’s whole house approach, this scheme will mostly deliver singular insulation measures.

 

As well as supporting low-income and vulnerable households, it will also be available to those living in homes with an EPC of D-G  and within Council Tax bands A-D.

 

GBIS is still in it’s infancy so please contact [email protected] for further information.

 

*It is worth noting that landlords are obligated to contribute up to 1/3 of the cost of any measures being implemented through the following schemes:

Please contact [email protected] or [email protected] for information on any of the schemes mentioned above.

Norfolk Neighborhood Watch have an opportunity to unlock funding to support their work in making our towns and villages a better place to live.  We share an appeal from Les Rowlands, the local Chair, for help to make this happen: “Dear Resident, Many of you have told us about crime and anti-social-behaviour in your communities which is making your lives less enjoyable.  This is why at Norfolk Neighbourhood Watch we want to help local communities make a difference to help address this. However, we cannot do this without funding to help promote existing schemes and develop new ones.  I often hear about drinking, violence, criminal damage, litter and graffiti in our towns, villages and in Norwich which makes life for some, intolerable. From what you tell me, working collaboratively with your local police officer was always the best way to tackle these problems.  However, in recent years we have lost these important links but now is the time to reinstate them. Norfolk Neighbourhood Watch is asking the Police & Crime Commissioner, to consider funding us from his allocation of Safer Streets Funding from the Home Office (£1.4m). Therefore, please could I ask you to complete this very important survey: https://www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk/news/police-and-crime-commissioner-asks-norfolk-residents-for-their-views-on-crime-and-anti-social-behaviour/ The survey will ask questions about aspects of neighbourhood crime, anti-social behaviour  and violence and importantly it’s anonymous. Please do mention Norfolk Neighbourhood Watch and tick the box accordingly. Best Wishes Les Rowlands Chair Norfolk Neighbourhood Watch”

SAM 2 Report for Week All: 2023-05-01 to 2023-06-17
SAM 2 Located at Stoke Road – South Facing – Into Village
Number of vehicles: 15470 over 47 days
Average speed of all vehicles: 28.4mph
Maximum speed recorded: 60mph
Maximum speed of 60mph seen at:
Sat 20/05/2023, 18:50:00
Percentage of vehicles over the limit on all days: 34% (5244 of 15470) over 47 days
Percentage of vehicles over the limit on weekdays: 34% (4532 of 13353) over 35 days
Percentage of vehicles over the limit on weekends: 34% (712 of 2117) over 12 days
Peak Hour: 16:00-17:00, with 1482 vehicles across 47 days
Average speed of “speeder” vehicles: 34mph
Average speed of “speeder” vehicles in the Peak Hour: 34mph
Average vehicles per day: 329 (382 on weekdays, 176 at weekends)