Necton Parish Council

Working alongside the existing team, this new role will focus on general maintenance and supporting customer needs.   This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to develop further and help increase the sustainability of our community centre.

Terms: 7 hours a week, to be worked flexibly across all days, including some weekend work.  £7.40 per hour.

Download our application pack for more information and details of how to apply.  Alternatively, contact the Parish Clerk, Gabrielle Joyce at the centre, 01760 721665 or via the form below.

The agenda for July’s Parish Council meeting, 6 July, 7.30 pm is published.  Click here.

You can view past minutes of Necton Parish Council  and NRCC committee meetings on this website.  They are published within two weeks of meetings.

All of our meetings are open to press and public.

With just a few weeks to go until the EU referendum, Breckland Council is urging residents to ensure they register to vote, if they’re not registered already.

The referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union will take place on Thursday, 23 June 2016.

To take part, eligible residents must have registered to vote by Tuesday, 7 June. People who are already registered to vote do not need to re-register to take part in the EU referendum, unless their circumstances change before 7 June – eg. they move house.

Polling cards have been posted to registered electors so, if you are registered, you may have received yours already. It is not uncommon for people in the same household to receive their polling card through the post on different days.

The card tells you where you should go to cast your vote on June 23. You don’t have to take your card with you to be able to vote – so don’t worry if you have lost your polling card – but taking it with you may make the process quicker and easier when you arrive.

Key information about taking part in the referendum is available on Breckland’s website at: www.breckland.gov.uk/EUref. This page includes useful links to:

•  A Register Checker, for people unsure whether they have already registered to vote
• The Gov.uk page for people to register to vote in this referendum and future elections (if they are not registered already)
• Details on how to apply for a postal or proxy vote
• Information about eligibility – not everybody in the UK will be able to vote in the referendum (eg. those not 18 or over and a British/Irish/Commonwealth citizen living in the UK who has leave to remain in the UK)
• A polling station checker for those who are not sure where they can vote on 23 June.

You can also access key information via Breckland Council’s dedicated election/referendum Twitter account (@BreckElections). Information will also be shared via the normal @BreckCouncil account and Facebook page.

If you can’t find the information you need online, please email Breckland Council at [email protected] or call 01362 656875.

You can now read our agenda for our next full council meeting here.

Necton Community Centre was one of a number of local charities that benefited from a windfall dontation from the three companies involved with the construction and commissioning of the new Dudgeon Wind Farm Sub-station on the edge of the village.

Statoil, Siemens and Northern Midland Construction plc contributed to a collective initiative promoting Health & Safety at the sub-station site.  With £10,000 secured by workers, nominations were made for its distribution across various local charities.  The community centre was one of these lucky charities and they received a cheque for £1,500 which will be used to upgrade the car parking areas of the centre.

The Breckland View reporter, Paul Young, attended the event and you can hear his report here.

Mrs Joan King celebrated her 90th birthday on Thursday, 21 April 2016, the same day as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth celebrated her 90th birthday.  They were born within 20 minutes of each other.

Mrs King’s family held a party at Necton Community Centre on Saturday and Cllr. David Matthews, Chairman of Necton Parish Council, paid a surprise visit to present to Mrs King a commemorative medal, especially commissioned for the unique event of HM Queen Elizabeth II 90th birthday.  The Parish Council also presented a bouquet of flowers to Mrs King.

This 32mm solid gilding medal, presented in a bespoke royal blue gold embossed card surround within a protective perspex case has been produced exclusively for schools and councils and not available generally.

The polling station will open at 7am on Thursday, 5 May 2016 at Necton Community Centre for the election of Norfolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner.

To view the candidates and read their election statement, follow this link.

NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL proposes to make a Temporary Traffic Order affecting the U33276 Chantry Lane from its junction with C117 Hale Road for 80m east in the PARISH OF NECTON because of new electrical connection work.

The road will be temporarily closed (except for access) from 9^th May 2016 to 13^th May 2016 for the duration of the works, expected to be about 5 days within the period.

Alternative route is via: C117 Hale Road, U33277 Mill Street, U33276 Chantry Lane.

In honour of the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, the flag has been raised at Necton Community Centre.

Thank you to Bernard, for coming up at dawn and hoisting the flag.

We have added a new link on our home page.  Roadworks.org is an interactive map which provides information on live and planned traffic disruptions on roads and highways.

You will find the link on our homepage along the right side.