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Scarecrow Festival Wins Award!

Martham Scarecrow Festival won an award at Great Yarmouth Tourism and Business Awards at the Town Hall. The festival was the winner in the Community Contribution Category. Our thanks must go to Stevev and Julie Beales and Peter and Liz Carpenter for all their hard work in putting on the Scarecrow Festival. Also to the hundreds of people in the village who make scarecrows, do yarn bombing and all the other decorations.

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Policing Update:

The following is a local policing update for the Rural Flegg Villages neighbourhood

Weekly crime summary 14 February 2017 

Extra patrols following drugs discovery

 National Crime Agency officers are continuing investigations into the discovery of cocaine on the Norfolk coast last week; this work involves law enforcement partners in the UK and overseas.

Extra officers remain in the area to monitor the situation.

Should anyone find anything suspicious we would reiterate our advice to contact police immediately on 101.  Anyone with information about the source of the cocaine should call police or can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

 Great Yarmouth volunteer police cadets

 Great Yarmouth is currently recruiting volunteer police cadets.  Applications are open to anyone between the ages of 13 to 18 who can attend weekly cadet sessions.

The Norfolk Police Volunteer Cadets scheme is designed to raise the aspirations of young people, whilst instilling them with a sense of hard work, discipline and an idea of what it is to be a good citizen. The scheme focuses not just on policing as a profession but also encourages cadets to see the importance of their local community and provides the chance for them to give something back to the area in which they live.

Please visit Great Yarmouth police station or email the team for an application form at GYCadets@norfolk.pnn.police.uk.  The closing date for applications is 28 February 2017.

 

Further news, appeals and information can also be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at www.norfolk.police.uk

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Planning Development Control Committee at Great Yarmouth Borough Council 8th February 6.30pm, Council Chamber, Town Hall;

Two applications within the Parish will be considered at the above Committee meeting;

Planning Application No. 06/16/0435/O – Outline application with all matters reserved apart from access for up to one hundred and forty four new dwellings at land south of Repps Road, Martham, Great Yarmouth.

Planning Application No. 06/16/0811/F – Roundabout and New Access Road at land South of Repps Road, Martham, Great Yarmouth.

A copy of the committee report can be downloaded from the GYBC website from Wednesday 1st February 2017.