Author: Webmaster Gayton PC

Your Village Hall Needs YOU

Is there anyone in the village that would like to see the Jubilee Hall thrive for the community? Could you spare just a little time by being on the Village Hall committee, to help make wonderful things happen in the village and ensure the running of this essential village facility? Help is urgently needed to make sure the facility keeps running for everyone.

Please get in touch with the Parish Council by emailing the Clerk at clerk@gaytonpc.org.uk to register your interest in becoming a volunteer as a trustee and be part of the committee to ensure the village hall remains an essential part of our village life.

Norfolk Police: Safer Neighbourhood Action Panel (SNAP)

Please see the following information from the Norfolk Police which was sent to our county councillor, Jim Moriarty, about re-invigorating SNAPs.

With regard to the Safer Neighbourhood Action Panel (SNAP) Process, we are attempting to reinvigorate support by various methods, following a significant drop in attendance during the pandemic.  As a first step, we are looking to re-brand the SNAPs by name into Priority Setting Meetings (PSM) – a title which explains more accurately the purpose of the meetings.  When the SNAPs were first introduced under the Police Reform Act the idea was that these “SNAP Panels” would be made up of representatives from organisations including the Council, Police, Highways, and Community Groups.  However, over the years the other organisations have dropped out of these meetings leaving only the Police (who are mandated by legislation to hold the three-monthly meetings).  This is a shame, as some of the concerns raised by attendees are not actually the remit of Police.  Additionally, I am a great believer that often the best results are achieved by partnership working.

The second step is to look at how we host the meetings.  Traditionally, these were face to face, reverting to online during the pandemic.  While many have embraced the convenience of technology which permit joining meetings online, we are conscious that some of our community members may not have access to, or may not have the technical confidence to join online meetings, while others simply prefer face to face meetings.  With this in mind we are looking to host hybrid PSMs – held in person with an option to join online via teams in an effort to encompass a wide cross section of our communities.

The PSMs are advertised across our social media platforms and also via press releases and on the Norfolk Police website.  In addition, I send out details of meetings, reminders and online links to all parish, town and borough councils as well as neighbourhood watch and community Speedwatch co-ordinators with the request that the details (and often posters) are further distributed through the community.  The meetings are hosted by the local Beat Managers and periodically I send out to all parish, town and borough councillors posters with details of the local Beat Managers and how to contact the officers.  In line with some re-branding of communications new posters will be sent out after the next PSMs (which are being held next week).

With regard to Community Speedwatch the data collated by the teams is already fed back to Police.  We always strongly advocate that CSW teams should have the support of their local parish council and I would therefore expect that the CSW data is fed back to parish council meetings which in turn would be/could be raised at PSMs by the attending parish representative.

Finally the details of parishes falling under your role as councillor, their respective Beat Managers and next Priority Setting Meeting are as follows:

North Runcton (West Winch, Watlington & Airfield Ward) Downham Market PSM 19th October @ 7pm Downham Market Town Hall and online via Click here to join the meeting  PC Jo Higgins & PC Andy Wise

East Winch (Gayton & Priory Ward) Hunstanton, Dersingham & The Woottons PSM 18th October @ 7pm online via Click here to join the meeting PC Glen Barnes

Flitcham (Dersingham & Valley Ward) Hunstanton, Dersingham & The Woottons PSM 18th October @ 7pm online viaClick here to join the meeting PC Glen Barnes

Shouldham (West Winch, Watlington & Airfield Ward) Downham Market PSM 19th October @ 7pm Downham Market Town Hall and online via Click here to join the meeting PC Jo Higgins & PC Andy Wise

Great Massingham (Dersingham & Valley Ward) Hunstanton, Dersingham & The Woottons PSM 18th October @ 7pm online viaClick here to join the meeting PC Glen Barnes

Marham (West Winch, Watlington & Airfield Ward) Downham Market PSM 19th October @ 7pm Downham Market Town Hall and online via Click here to join the meeting PC Jo Higgins & PC Andy Wise

Wormegay (West Winch, Watlington & Airfield Ward)  Downham Market PSM 19th October @ 7pm Downham Market Town Hall and online via Click here to join the meeting PC Jo Higgins & PC Andy Wise

Harpley (Burnham, Docking and Rudham Ward) Hunstanton, Dersingham & The Woottons PSM 18th October @ 7pm online viaClick here to join the meeting PC Amelia Moreland and PC Francine Heath

Pentney (Gayton & Priory Ward) Hunstanton, Dersingham & The Woottons PSM 18th October @ 7pm online viaClick here to join the meeting PC Glen Barnes

Castle Acre (Gayton & Priory Ward) Hunstanton, Dersingham & The Woottons PSM 18th October @ 7pm online viaClick here to join the meeting PC Glen Barnes

Hillington (Dersingham & Valley Ward Hunstanton, Dersingham & The Woottons PSM 18th October @ 7pm online viaClick here to join the meeting PC Glen Barnes

Gayton (Gayton & Priory Ward) Hunstanton, Dersingham & The Woottons PSM 18th October @ 7pm online viaClick here to join the meeting PC Glen Barnes

Leziate (Gayton & Priory Ward) Hunstanton, Dersingham & The Woottons PSM 18th October @ 7pm online viaClick here to join the meeting PC Glen Barnes

West Acre (Gayton & Priory Ward) Hunstanton, Dersingham & The Woottons PSM 18th October @ 7pm online viaClick here to join the meeting

Middleton (West Winch, Watlington & Airfield Ward) Downham Market PSM 19th October @ 7pm Downham Market Town Hall and online via Click here to join the meeting PC Jo Higgins & PC Andy Wise

All of these details, including contact for the Beat Managers can be found on our website at ww.norfolk.police.uk.

I hope that helps and if there is anything else I can do to assist then please do get in touch.  We are really open to any ideas on how we can improve attendance at the Priority Setting Meetings.

Very kind regards

Paula Gilluley

Community Engagement Officer

Anglian Water Meeting tonight.

Dear All

Parish Council Meeting Tonight at 7.00pm at Jubilee Hall. I have just received a phone call to say that a Project Manager from Anglian Water is on her way to speak at tonight’s meeting regarding the Nitrate Plant that is starting this month.
Sorry for the short notice apparently they told Gayton in Northampton not Norfolk.

Regards
Sarah

Sarah BristowParish Clerk/RFO
Gayton Parish Council

Church Farmhouse
East Walton Road
Gayton
King’s Lynn
PE32 1PH

Tel: 01553 636499 or 07899994070