Please use the following link to view the Kettlestone and Pensthorpe Parish Newsletter for January Kt Pens Parish News issue 132 JAN 2022
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Newsletter for November 2021
Please use the following link to view the village newsletter for November 2021: Kt Pens Parish News issue 130 NOV 2021
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Chances: 1-to-1 coaching
Chances is a county-wide employability project that offers 1-to-1 coaching supporting people to move into or closer to work. You can find more information on our website here .
Chances is an ESF funded project that can take anyone who is unemployed and 18+ years old in Norfolk.
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Call for more Foster Carers from Norfolk County Council
Throughout the pandemic we have still seen people come forward and apply to become foster carers. Unfortunately, the world doesn’t stop for children who need to be looked after and come into our care. Over the past year we have been unable to attend events, so advertising in local magazines and online has been important for our awareness raising efforts.
Please use the following link to view Fostering Parish Council Advert
We actively promote Norfolk families for Norfolk children and provide local support and training. It’s better for the children, the families, and for the community as a whole.
We take great pride in the fact that 97% of our Fosters Carers would recommend us. We’d be equally delighted to have your backing, and we sincerely hope you can help support our service now and into the future.
Thank you for your time.
Kind regards,
Councillor John Fisher
Councillor John Fisher, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Cllr Woodside Division
Email: <a href=”mailto:john.fisher.cllr@norfolk.gov.uk”>john.fisher.cllr@norfolk.gov.uk</a>
Tel: 07714781479
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Melton Constable Division Statement of Persons Nominated 2021
Please follow the link to view the statement of persons nominated for the County Council Elections on 6 May 2021: Melton Constable Division Statement of Persons Nominated 2021.
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Postal Votes
Press release from North Norfolk District Council
Postal Voting in 2021 Elections On Thursday 6 May 2021 elections will be taking place in North Norfolk with electors voting in the Norfolk County Council elections and the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner Election. There are also several Parish Council by-elections also scheduled to be held on this day. Given the ongoing situation with the Covid-19 pandemic we want to give electors as much time as possible to change voting arrangements if voting in a Polling Station during the pandemic is not desired.
Contact details
If you wish to vote by post contact us by email at postalvotes@north-norfolk.gov.uk or by phone on 01263 516046 and we will send you a form.
Quote from Returning Officer
Local Returning Officer and Chief Executive Steve Blatch said: “Whilst we are making arrangements for the safe delivery of elections at Polling Stations within North Norfolk at the forthcoming elections we are aware that a higher number of our electorate may wish to conduct their vote by post on this occasion, given the ongoing Covid-19 situation. The North Norfolk district has the oldest average age demographic in the UK, so by nature we will be seeing a larger number of our residents having a higher level of vulnerability from the virus, so applying for a Postal Vote is an effective way for our local electors to still have their say on Thursday 6 May”.
Information about applying for a postal vote
Please note that any application for a postal vote must be completed by hand using ‘wet ink’ and we are unable to accept any digitally signed applications. In order to apply for a postal vote, you must be a registered elector within North Norfolk (see below for how to register to vote).
Completed applications can either be returned by email to postalvotes@north-norfolk.gov.uk or posted to Electoral Services, North Norfolk District Council, Holt Road, Cromer, NR27 9EN.
Given the anticipated high volume of applications for postal votes we advise you to make your applications as soon as possible.
How to register to vote
If you need to register the easiest way to do so is online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote but again alternatively you can contact us by phone on 01263 516046 to do so.
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Art Exhibition in Fulmodeston
Exhibition of Oil Paintings Exhibition by Eddie Goodridge at the Old School Hall in Fulmodeston.
5-11 December 2020.
Doors open 10 am – 4 pm every day.
Free admission. Face covering must be worn and a maximum of 6 people in the hall at any one time.
Eddie Goodridge is a member of the Institute of East Anglian Artists.
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Fakenham Virtual Christmas Tree Festival
The Fakenham Parish Church Christmas Tree Festival Team had lengthy debate back in April before deciding that we had to go virtual. We now regard this as admirable foresight! Our plans are very well advanced. and the daily videos for the website – fakenhamchristmastreefestival.co.uk – have been filmed and are being edited ready for release.
Unfortunately, lockdown 2.0 will mean some changes, but much will be able to go ahead as planned. The website will operate as announced and both the Town Trail and the art competition can go ahead. Entry forms for the Town Trail can be downloaded from the website or collected from Bailey, Bird & Warren in Bridge Street. If neither of these is possible, the back of an envelope will be fine! Completed entries can be emailed to fakenhamchristmastreefestival@gmail.com or delivered to the Rectory Office in Gladstone Road.
Sadly, there will not be a live-streamed service on ‘Festival Sunday’, but there will be a pre-recorded service on the website.
Fakenham will be ‘Christmas Tree Town’. We are asking those businesses which offered to have a Christmas Tree themed display to do this whenever they can and individual households to use this second enforced ‘stay at home’ to create exciting and imaginative displays for their homes.
Whatever its limitations, and whatever the obstacles, there will be a Fakenham Parish Church Christmas Tree Festival in 2020!
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Coronavirus testing for keyworkers
Community coronavirus testing in Norfolk and Waveney now available to “key workers” (and/or household members with symptoms).
The NHS in Norfolk and Waveney is offering local coronavirus tests to key workers* such as teachers or food industry staff, to help them remain in work and continue to support their communities. This also applies to members of their household who may have coronavirus symptoms causing the key worker to self-isolate.
Testing will take place at three locations in Norfolk and Waveney:
- The Centrum centre, close to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH)
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn (QEHKL)
- The James Paget University Hospital (JPUH) in Gorleston.
(See below if you would rather be tested at Ipswich, Stansted or Peterborough)
To book using the Norfolk and Waveney service:
People on the government key workers* list who need to be tested should ask their employer or line manager to register their organisation by emailing NorfolkRegistercovidtesting@nnuh.nhs.uk with their (employer) name, job title and contact number. The registration team at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital will then contact the employer to register their organisation so they their key workers can then book an appointment. The employer will be given a unique reference number and further instructions.
All applications will be checked to make sure people are well enough to attend a testing centre, and eligible for a test in line with Public Health England guidance.
People will receive their test results within 48 hours or less, either directly or via their employer’s occupational health service, together with initial advice about to what to do next.
Appointments at Ipswich, Stansted and Peterborough or other centres
If you wish to be tested at any of the national drive-through testing centres, such as Ipswich, Stansted, Peterborough and elsewhere, then you must use the national booking service. For self-referrals, this is via https://self-referral.test-for-coronavirus.service.gov.uk.
Who are key workers?
* Key workers include many people working in education, transport, many public services, energy, power and water/sewerage workers, and those working to provide, distribute or sell food. The precise definition is available on this government web page: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested#key-workers.
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Newsletter for April 2020
Here is the newsletter for April which contains information about a Good Neighbours scheme, contact details about local businesses who are providing delivery or collection services, and information about coronavirus Covid-19, how to stay safe and links to official websites.