Spooner Row Message Board

Anonymous

Friday 9:45am I have just spoken with South Norfolk Council who explained our waste collection was missed on Wednesday due to the breakdown of the collection vehicle. They are now playing 'catch up' and hope to be round today.

Anonymous

What's going on along Bunwell Road ? Loads of people metal detecting in the field with campers and caravans parked in the field behind.

julian halls

This coming to a head now and I have been informed that ther proposal for Wymondham is that the parish will be carved up into 3 NEW areas ( wards) Central, South and North with 2 DISTRICT councillors per area. This will be the new model for the elections in 2019 but there is a problem in that currently we ha...

Karen

Getting frustrated with using the recycling centre at Wymondham, I have written this email to our councillors. Other councils elsewhere sensibly allow more than one piece of wood to be recycled, don't know why we have been rationed and advised to burn it. "Dear Cllrs Foulger and J Hornby,Please c...

Anonymous

A car has crashed into the chicane coming into the village from Bunwell (8.30am). Yet again, highlighting the issue of speeding into and through the village. Thankfully the driver is unhurt, but could easily have been worse. When is something going to be done? With houses now being built adjacent to...

Anonymous

Anyone noticed the train horns seem to have got louder lately ? I have no idea where they actually sound from as the track is straight, never noticed them before.

Julian Halls

Bringing peoples attention to this event. Spooner Row school has been listed as a watering station for the 100 ,70 and 35 routes and start time from the Showground will be 0730. Accordindingly there will be cyclists most of the day in the village as they loop round and back to Wymondham and there is boun...

Matt

Hello, Being new to the village I am surprised how bad the broadband connection is. We aren't that far from Wymondham / Attleborough but I am struggling to get anything over 1.5mbps. Am I alone or is this a common experience shared with other villagers? I work from home and this is causing me problems....

Anonymous

Another planning application at No 2https://info.south-norfolk.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=O86OSOOQGE200

julian Halls

please see the attached I know it says Wymondham but I am convinced this is Spooner row and exactly as passed to me . A nice small diversion and I have queried it with County!! NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL has made a Temporary Traffic Order affecting the C140 Station Road from the junction with U78284 School L...

Julian Halls

It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of Mike Musk who has a been a stalwart in the village for many years. His funeral was today at the Abbey after a very short and agressive illness which was two months from diagnosis. Mike was a very community minded individual and regular helper with t...

Anonymous

Does anyone else have unusually poor O2 mobile reception at the moment please?

Julian Halls

I hardly need ask this but I wish to guage opinion please. County Council has suddenly decided that they are passing on the roles of street maintenence onto the the Town Council. New site developments of which Wymondham has one or two no longer are to be maintained by theselves and the Town council is ex...

Anonymous

Hi Does anyone now how to go about getting the roads / potholes / sunken drains repaired in the village and the flooding in station road and the junction near the Boars Pub sorted out ?

Steven

Somebody has taken my brown bin from the end of Chapel Loke. I only ordered the bin a few weeks ago and have not been able to stick my house number on it yet. I have checked with residents of the Loke and it appears that none of them have it. Therefore it seems likely that it has been taken by a resident of Chape...

julian Halls

Dear all I would urge you , if you have the time to look at this document and make comment upon it. My comments appear below and you might get the impression that I am not happy. I am not and this is not a Political post it is a comment upon the draft statement, but there are some who apparently say everything I...

Webstation

I was passed this information regarding Wymondham Town Council’s meeting on 5th July for which residents may want to be aware of. The monitoring officer attended to give a strong recommendation to the Council to set up a working group to examine and improve the way the council works which she clearl...

julian Halls

please see the link Consultation end early Sept and is likely to affect Cromwells ward where you are located , given the Silfield road development and the highly likely granting of the Gonville hall development The consultations need to go the Boundary commission. There is a further link on the one g...

Anonymous

A planning application has been submitted reference : 2016/0806 for the demolition of the Spooner Row Signal Box. I had thought it was to be removed to the Wymondham Halt but apparently only part of it is to be preserved. So, take your photos while you can. As an iconic feature of Spooner Row,...

K McAleese NCC via Webstation

(Please see email received from Karen McAleese, NCC regarding a community transport survey which you are invited to complete. Webstation) Good afternoonI am trying to reach as many areas of Breckland and Norfolk with this survey from NCC regarding transport. It is an opportunity to have a say o...

Local Event

Anonymous

Walking dog down the lane and she dived into the field only to rea ppear just in front of a car well down the lane. Driver stopped okay and for this I profusely apologise and she came to my side as always when called and waited until the car passed. What was irritating was that the driver stopped and told me...

Julian Halls

Roadworks likely ( note this may change as before!) Description: Work Is Demolishing The Old Signal Box At Level Crossing. Working From 22:00 To 09:00 Location: Spooner Row Level Crossing Start: Saturday 02 July End: Sunday 03 July Diversion: No Distance: 399 metres away This is also the date for th...

Julian Halls

Speaking to my wonderful Post lady who has delivered the voting cards, she quite rightly says who are the candidates, and as I know nothing so why should I bother? A fair point.............. so candidates in alphabetical order are Stephen Betts ( existing PCC - Independent) who was accused of fiddl...

Lyn Rout

The Village Hall Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 19th May at 7:30 pm in the Committee Room of the Village Hall. Everyone is welcome. The Village Hall Association Committee desperately needs new members. We are very thinly stretched which limits the number of activities that we can p...

julian Halls

Note from County for info The start of works is currently programmed for the 29th June, the scheme is likely to run for 10 weeks. There is an ‘early warning’ that the scheme might be delayed as the National Grid works on Norwich Road keep being extended as they are progressively locating more of their se...

Anonymous

I have heard that the Boars is no longer serving food. Is this right?

Anonanonanon

Historically the drainage ditch along the southern side of Queen Street, which flows from the southwest towards the stream at the Guilers Lane/Bunwell Road end, was an open ditch in front of the first three properties except for piped sections allowing driveway/footpath access to the properties...

Anonymous

Ref 2016/0255, Variation of Condition 2 of planning consent 2014/1851 for 7 new dwellings - Design changes superseding approved drawings, Land Behind 1 Cantley Villas Station Road Spooner Row Norfolk https://info.south-norfolk.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?ac...

Julian halls

Hello Julian Firstly, I’m sorry for the delay in responding, there has been an issue with the Better Broadband for Norfolk website address which meant a number of emails we only delivered on mass last might. I’ve asked that the website is changed and emails come directly to my account, if you could s...

julian Halls

The rather vaguely worded letter is attached in full below , but i have asked for clarification on the times. The diversion will be from Tuttleslane roundabout right through to the Spooner row Wymondham College interchange ------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: A11 Green Bridge to Tuttles I...

Anonymous

Please could anybody let me know if they are receiving bad TV reception. Thanks

julian Halls

Not sure whether this will affect us or not ! Collection Day Changes Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) - 15 March 2016 Outline From the week commencing the 6 June 2016, the days we collect waste and recycling will be changing. These changes however, will not affect all residents. Below we have pr...

julian Halls

A large diversion in Place and affecting northbound traffic Important, please read Details about road works Dear Sir/Madam Work to repair the A11 between Thetford and Snetterton We are working on behalf of Highways England to repair the road surface of the A11 northbound near you. This work wi...

Anonymous

The Notice of Council Tax 2016/2017 in last Friday's EDP was indeed a shock horror. As Spooner Row comes under Wymondham, this almost equates with the likes of Loddon, Cringleford, Ditchingham, Long Stratton. Perhaps it is our bus and train services which gives us this hallowed status or am I missin...

Julian halls

Following on from recent ditch excavation work , the ditch is now full of water , the road is flooding and also the front gardens of number 5 and number 6. I have no knowledge why this ditch was cleared but it would appear that the culvert is blocked and I have reported the matter to Highways as a matter or ur...

S.Row Acorns via Webstation

On Good Friday, Spooner Row Acorns and Conkers are holding an Easter Egg hunt around the village, with activities and refreshments in the Village Hall:

julian Halls

Please see the attached and make sure you check the planning portal every 3 nanoseconds in case you miss something. For my part I will try and let the SR message board know of any contentiuos issues. The info is repeated here in full unaltered. Just astonished they haven't called it an improvement alth...

Ruth and Tony Yeoman

First of all we would like to express our thanks to all those who have expressed their concern/interest in the future of The Boars. You are welcomed with open arms if you wish to pop in for a drink and a catch up. If you fancy walking the dog and trying a good pint or stretching your legs before watching Mat...

Anonymous

Just been told there have been a spate of shed and garage brake ins in and around Carlton Rode resantly so beware.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Missed bin collection (Preview) Friday 9:45am I have just spoken with South Norfolk Council who explained our waste collection was missed on Wednesday due to the breakdown of the collection vehicle. They are now playing 'catch up' and hope to be round today.	Anonymous	0	522	Sep 9, 2016 by Anonymous
	Metal detecting & Camping (Preview) What's going on along Bunwell Road ? Loads of people metal detecting in the field with campers and caravans parked in the field behind.	Anonymous	3	1063	Aug 26, 2016 by Anonymous
	local Govt re org (Preview) This coming to a head now and I have been informed that ther proposal for Wymondham is that the parish will be carved up into 3 NEW areas ( wards) Central, South and North with 2 DISTRICT councillors per area. This will be the new model for the elections in 2019 but there is a problem in that currently we ha...	julian halls	1	615	Aug 25, 2016 by Anonymous
	Recycling Centre Wymondham (Preview) Getting frustrated with using the recycling centre at Wymondham, I have written this email to our councillors. Other councils elsewhere sensibly allow more than one piece of wood to be recycled, don't know why we have been rationed and advised to burn it. "Dear Cllrs Foulger and J Hornby,Please c...	Karen	9	2009	Aug 12, 2016 by Karen
	Accident (Preview) A car has crashed into the chicane coming into the village from Bunwell (8.30am). Yet again, highlighting the issue of speeding into and through the village. Thankfully the driver is unhurt, but could easily have been worse. When is something going to be done? With houses now being built adjacent to...	Anonymous	1	1075	Aug 12, 2016 by Anonymous
	Train Horns (Preview) Anyone noticed the train horns seem to have got louder lately ? I have no idea where they actually sound from as the track is straight, never noticed them before.	Anonymous	1	707	Aug 8, 2016 by Anonymous
	Bullards Tour de Norfolk 25th Sept (Preview) Bringing peoples attention to this event. Spooner Row school has been listed as a watering station for the 100 ,70 and 35 routes and start time from the Showground will be 0730. Accordindingly there will be cyclists most of the day in the village as they loop round and back to Wymondham and there is boun...	Julian Halls	1	564	Aug 7, 2016 by julian Halls
	Slow Broadband? (this topic has a second page) ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hello, Being new to the village I am surprised how bad the broadband connection is. We aren't that far from Wymondham / Attleborough but I am struggling to get anything over 1.5mbps. Am I alone or is this a common experience shared with other villagers? I work from home and this is causing me problems....	Matt	114	27763	Aug 5, 2016 by Matt
	Another Planning application at 2 Cantley Villas, Ref 2016/1301 (Preview) Another planning application at No 2https://info.south-norfolk.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=O86OSOOQGE200	Anonymous	3	775	Aug 3, 2016 by Anonymous
	road closure (Preview) please see the attached I know it says Wymondham but I am convinced this is Spooner row and exactly as passed to me . A nice small diversion and I have queried it with County!! NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL has made a Temporary Traffic Order affecting the C140 Station Road from the junction with U78284 School L...	julian Halls	3	745	Aug 1, 2016 by ANDY
	Mike Musk (Preview) It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of Mike Musk who has a been a stalwart in the village for many years. His funeral was today at the Abbey after a very short and agressive illness which was two months from diagnosis. Mike was a very community minded individual and regular helper with t...	Julian Halls	3	926	Jul 28, 2016 by Anonymous
	Mobile Phone Reception (Preview) Does anyone else have unusually poor O2 mobile reception at the moment please?	Anonymous	7	919	Jul 19, 2016 by Lesley
	Street Lights (Preview) I hardly need ask this but I wish to guage opinion please. County Council has suddenly decided that they are passing on the roles of street maintenence onto the the Town Council. New site developments of which Wymondham has one or two no longer are to be maintained by theselves and the Town council is ex...	Julian Halls	10	1214	Jul 16, 2016 by julian Halls
	damaged roads , flooding , sunken drains etc in the village (Preview) Hi Does anyone now how to go about getting the roads / potholes / sunken drains repaired in the village and the flooding in station road and the junction near the Boars Pub sorted out ?	Anonymous	2	597	Jul 15, 2016 by Anonymous
	Brown Bin (Preview) Somebody has taken my brown bin from the end of Chapel Loke. I only ordered the bin a few weeks ago and have not been able to stick my house number on it yet. I have checked with residents of the Loke and it appears that none of them have it. Therefore it seems likely that it has been taken by a resident of Chape...	Steven	0	551	Jul 13, 2016 by Steven
	Draft statement of Community involvement South Norfolk (Preview) Dear all I would urge you , if you have the time to look at this document and make comment upon it. My comments appear below and you might get the impression that I am not happy. I am not and this is not a Political post it is a comment upon the draft statement, but there are some who apparently say everything I...	julian Halls	3	796	Jul 10, 2016 by Anonymous
	WTC meeting - Monitoring Officer's recommendations (Preview) I was passed this information regarding Wymondham Town Council’s meeting on 5th July for which residents may want to be aware of. The monitoring officer attended to give a strong recommendation to the Council to set up a working group to examine and improve the way the council works which she clearl...	Webstation	2	599	Jul 8, 2016 by Anonymous
	Ward boundary review (Preview) please see the link Consultation end early Sept and is likely to affect Cromwells ward where you are located , given the Silfield road development and the highly likely granting of the Gonville hall development The consultations need to go the Boundary commission. There is a further link on the one g...	julian Halls	1	670	Jul 5, 2016 by Anonymous
	SPOONER ROW RAILWAY STATION AND SIGNAL BOX ref: 2016/0806 (Preview) A planning application has been submitted reference : 2016/0806 for the demolition of the Spooner Row Signal Box. I had thought it was to be removed to the Wymondham Halt but apparently only part of it is to be preserved. So, take your photos while you can. As an iconic feature of Spooner Row,...	Anonymous	10	1682	Jun 28, 2016 by Anonymous
	NCC transport survey (Preview) (Please see email received from Karen McAleese, NCC regarding a community transport survey which you are invited to complete. Webstation) Good afternoonI am trying to reach as many areas of Breckland and Norfolk with this survey from NCC regarding transport. It is an opportunity to have a say o...	K McAleese NCC via Webstation	1	1264	Jun 27, 2016 by Julian Halls
	Village Fete - Sunday 3rd July, 2-5pm (Preview)	Local Event	0	618	Jun 26, 2016 by Local Event
	Dog walking Slutholes lane (Preview) Walking dog down the lane and she dived into the field only to rea ppear just in front of a car well down the lane. Driver stopped okay and for this I profusely apologise and she came to my side as always when called and waited until the car passed. What was irritating was that the driver stopped and told me...	Anonymous	0	682	Jun 21, 2016 by Anonymous
	Highways works from SNDC web site (Preview) Roadworks likely ( note this may change as before!) Description: Work Is Demolishing The Old Signal Box At Level Crossing. Working From 22:00 To 09:00 Location: Spooner Row Level Crossing Start: Saturday 02 July End: Sunday 03 July Diversion: No Distance: 399 metres away This is also the date for th...	Julian Halls	0	576	May 20, 2016 by Julian Halls
	Police and Crime commissioner elections (Preview) Speaking to my wonderful Post lady who has delivered the voting cards, she quite rightly says who are the candidates, and as I know nothing so why should I bother? A fair point.............. so candidates in alphabetical order are Stephen Betts ( existing PCC - Independent) who was accused of fiddl...	Julian Halls	20	2312	May 19, 2016 by Anonymous
	Spooner Row, Suton and Wattlefield Village Hall.... (Preview) The Village Hall Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 19th May at 7:30 pm in the Committee Room of the Village Hall. Everyone is welcome. The Village Hall Association Committee desperately needs new members. We are very thinly stretched which limits the number of activities that we can p...	Lyn Rout	2	957	May 19, 2016 by Anonymous
	Squareabout being changed to roundabout at Tuttles lane near Waitrose (Preview) Note from County for info The start of works is currently programmed for the 29th June, the scheme is likely to run for 10 weeks. There is an ‘early warning’ that the scheme might be delayed as the National Grid works on Norwich Road keep being extended as they are progressively locating more of their se...	julian Halls	0	621	May 10, 2016 by julian Halls
	Food at The Boars (Preview) I have heard that the Boars is no longer serving food. Is this right?	Anonymous	66	10312	Apr 29, 2016 by Anonymous
	Road flooding in Queen Street (Preview) Historically the drainage ditch along the southern side of Queen Street, which flows from the southwest towards the stream at the Guilers Lane/Bunwell Road end, was an open ditch in front of the first three properties except for piped sections allowing driveway/footpath access to the properties...	Anonanonanon	11	1948	Apr 27, 2016 by Anonymous
	Variation of Planning Condition at 1 Cantley Villas, Station Rd, Ref 2016/0255 (Preview) Ref 2016/0255, Variation of Condition 2 of planning consent 2014/1851 for 7 new dwellings - Design changes superseding approved drawings, Land Behind 1 Cantley Villas Station Road Spooner Row Norfolk https://info.south-norfolk.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?ac...	Anonymous	7	1173	Apr 22, 2016 by Anonymous
	better Broadband response from Norfolk (Preview) Hello Julian Firstly, I’m sorry for the delay in responding, there has been an issue with the Better Broadband for Norfolk website address which meant a number of emails we only delivered on mass last might. I’ve asked that the website is changed and emails come directly to my account, if you could s...	Julian halls	2	603	Apr 12, 2016 by Mal
	nightime closure of A11 starts 4th April for 10 shifts??? (Preview) The rather vaguely worded letter is attached in full below , but i have asked for clarification on the times. The diversion will be from Tuttleslane roundabout right through to the Spooner row Wymondham College interchange ------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: A11 Green Bridge to Tuttles I...	julian Halls	1	652	Apr 1, 2016 by julian halls
	TV reception (Preview) Please could anybody let me know if they are receiving bad TV reception. Thanks	Anonymous	3	824	Mar 23, 2016 by Anonymous
	Changes to collection days (Preview) Not sure whether this will affect us or not ! Collection Day Changes Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) - 15 March 2016 Outline From the week commencing the 6 June 2016, the days we collect waste and recycling will be changing. These changes however, will not affect all residents. Below we have pr...	julian Halls	1	982	Mar 22, 2016 by Anonymous
	A11 road closure next week evenings (Preview) A large diversion in Place and affecting northbound traffic Important, please read Details about road works Dear Sir/Madam Work to repair the A11 between Thetford and Snetterton We are working on behalf of Highways England to repair the road surface of the A11 northbound near you. This work wi...	julian Halls	0	748	Mar 21, 2016 by julian Halls
	Council Tax 2016/17 (Preview) The Notice of Council Tax 2016/2017 in last Friday's EDP was indeed a shock horror. As Spooner Row comes under Wymondham, this almost equates with the likes of Loddon, Cringleford, Ditchingham, Long Stratton. Perhaps it is our bus and train services which gives us this hallowed status or am I missin...	Anonymous	1	493	Mar 17, 2016 by Anonymous
	Flooding top end of Bunwell road (Preview) Following on from recent ditch excavation work , the ditch is now full of water , the road is flooding and also the front gardens of number 5 and number 6. I have no knowledge why this ditch was cleared but it would appear that the culvert is blocked and I have reported the matter to Highways as a matter or ur...	Julian halls	0	575	Mar 10, 2016 by Julian halls
	Easter Egg Hunt on Good Friday (Preview) On Good Friday, Spooner Row Acorns and Conkers are holding an Easter Egg hunt around the village, with activities and refreshments in the Village Hall:	S.Row Acorns via Webstation	0	1017	Mar 5, 2016 by S.Row Acorns via Webstation
	Revised Planning notice arrangements (Preview) Please see the attached and make sure you check the planning portal every 3 nanoseconds in case you miss something. For my part I will try and let the SR message board know of any contentiuos issues. The info is repeated here in full unaltered. Just astonished they haven't called it an improvement alth...	julian Halls	3	941	Feb 23, 2016 by Anonymous
	The Boars (Preview) First of all we would like to express our thanks to all those who have expressed their concern/interest in the future of The Boars. You are welcomed with open arms if you wish to pop in for a drink and a catch up. If you fancy walking the dog and trying a good pint or stretching your legs before watching Mat...	Ruth and Tony Yeoman	0	854	Feb 12, 2016 by Ruth and Tony Yeoman
	SHED AND GARAGE BRAKE INS (Preview) Just been told there have been a spate of shed and garage brake ins in and around Carlton Rode resantly so beware.	Anonymous	0	591	Feb 8, 2016 by Anonymous
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