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Partnership News January 2008
Local Area
Agreement:
Post Offices
As you most probably have heard, the Post Office will
be shutting more local post offices in
Norfolk
and we expect the list to be published in late March. At the present time,
the partnership team are working with the Borough Council of Kings Lynn and
West Norfolk to help rural West Norfolk
parishes to put together plans so that the individual parishes can try and
prevent these closures. If you have any concerns about your local post
office, or if you hear that it is closing, please contact
Peter Morris
on 01553 760568 or by email
peter@westnorfolkvca.org.
You can also contact Jackie Squires at the Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk on
01553 616200 or by email
jackie.squires@West-Norfolk.gov.uk
Community Car Schemes
Following on from the news that the taxi legislation will change we
understand that the
Borough recognise the valuable service community cars provide but are not
sure of the impact pf the legislation, particularly around the term ‘Hire
and Reward’. They along with other district authorities have made a request
to clarify this, does it mean for profit or not for profit. For more
information, or help please contact Peter Morris
on 01553 760568 or by email
peter@westnorfolkvca.org.
Parish Fund
The West Norfolk
Partnership Management Board have agreed to use the Second Homes Parish Fund
to support a six month pilot neighbourhood working project within the
Hunstanton, Burnham Market, Dersingham and Gayton neighbourhood areas. The
aim of this project is to build on existing networks and enlarge the reach
of the Safer Neighbourhood Surgeries which operate in all areas. These
surgeries enable local residents to bring their concerns on neighbourhood
safety to local police officers. We hope this will broaden and enhance the
community involvement in local issues and assist in the parish’s in
identifying ‘improvements’ so
that services will become more responsive to local issues.
Welcome Pack Launch
Watch out for the launch of the updated Welcome to West
Norfolk pack in six languages at Easter (English, Russian,
European Portuguese, Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish). This booklet contains
lots of information about
services, local groups and ‘how to’ guides for those coming new to West Norfolk. The pack can be picked up at community
venues such as libraries and voluntary groups as well as council offices and
the police station; it will also be available on-line through the
Partnership and West Norfolk VCA website. Following a successful request for
additional funds we will be producing the pack as a ‘spoken book’ and
details of this will be available at the launch. If you need any more
information please contact Daisy at West Norfolk VCA by
email daisy@westnorfolkvca.org
or telephone on 01553 760568.
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