Carbrooke Parish Council

 

Welcome to the Parish Council website

 

We hope you find it useful and informative

 

Road Closure Bridge Street

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Bridge Street, Carbrooke will be closed for surface repairs from 27 May 2025 to 30 May 2025 inclusive, for 4 days. The work will involve removing the existing road surface and relaying new surface material.  In order for this work to take place, a full road closure is required to maintain a safe working area for our subcontractors. A signed diversion route will be in place for the duration of the closure with pedestrian access being maintained at all times. The County Council thanks people for their patience while this repair work is carried out.  

 

Village Hall Car Park

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We are delighted to announce that we have installed a new path into the Village Hall car park and at the front of the Village Hall. This is to make it safer for everyone accessing the Hall, as well as the Millennium Green. We are currently moving forward with plans for Electric Charging points at both the Community Hub and the Village Hall. 

 

Community Award 

 

We are pleased to announce that our new Community Award has been awarded to two residents, Angela Birkby and Tony Owen.

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The Village Hall was in a desperate situation - falling down and with no functioning committee - when Angela agreed to join the committee almost 10 years ago. She has worked tirelessly to help the Hall and to bring the community of Carbrooke together. Among other things, she started the weekly coffee mornings and organised countless Village Hall events including Christmas bazaars.

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Tony Owen started Brecks Jam Club in 2022. The group is open to all and meets in the Community Hub. The group provides a self funded platform to meet and play live music. The group has been so successful that it has added a third night per month to concentrate on Acoustic Music only. For more information about them please contact Tony at brecklandjamclub@gmail.com

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Tony and Angela will receive their awards at the Annual Parish Meeting (please see below). 

 

We are taking nominations for the Community Award 2026. The award recognises all the achievements of those individuals and groups who voluntarily and selflessly improve the lives of those around them. We would like to make an award to those who have made an outstanding contribution to the improvement of the parish of Carbrooke. Do you know an individual or organisation, whose service to the community deserves to be recognised ? If so, please make a nomination. The full details can be found under Policies (Community Award). 

 

Next Council Meeting

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The next Council meeting will be in the Village Hall on 10 June at 7pm. Why not come along and see what we do ? There is always a designated part of the meeting in which you can address councillors. A copy of the agenda for the meeting will be available at least three working days before the meeting.

 

​​​Council Vacancies

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Are you interested in joining the Parish Council ? Becoming a councillor is a rewarding and valued form of public service. Councillors contribute to the work of the Parish Council by:-

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Seeking the best outcome to local issues

Putting forward ideas for better services

Responding to the needs and views of residents

Getting involved in decision making

Helping to make Carbrooke a better place to live

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We usually meet on the second Tuesday of every month except August. Meetings start at 7pm. All our members are volunteers and if you are able to give up a small amount of time this is a rewarding opportunity to make a difference. 

 

For more information please contact our Parish Clerk - carbrookeparishclerk@gmail.com or 01362 687492 

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A BIG THANK YOU

 

The Council would like to say a big thank you to all those who helped to re-shingle the Village Hall car park. All were volunteers who gave up their own free time to help. The result is phenomenal. Thank you also to Pam, who provided lunch and cake ! It was much appreciated. The shingle was provided free of charge by Mick George. In the process, the Council has saved funds, which can now be spent elsewhere for the benefit of the parish. Thank you again to all those who did so much to make this possible.

 

​BRECKLAND COUNCIL LOCAL PLAN CONSULTATION 

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​​​Residents can make comment on the Commonplace webpage Have Your Say Today - Breckland Local Plan - Commonplace this contains links to the draft local plan and supporting evidence documents. People can then leave comments either through completing the survey questions or they can pin a comment on the interactive map Breckland Local Plan | Commonplace. 

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If you would like a copy of the specific site map for Carbrooke please contact the Parish Clerk (carbrookeparishclerk@gmail.com)

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​​Road Adoptions at Blenheim Grange

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Norfolk County Council has reported as follows. We are pleased to advise that the Consortium has recently completed the identified Interim Street Lighting remedial works and settled all fees, which has allowed the Interim Certificate for Stage 1 to be issued. As it customary, the Certificate has been backdated to the day the Stage 1 Roads were found to be satisfactory, so the Statutory 12 months Maintenance Period was deemed to commence on 05 June 2024. The Consortium has now suggested that they will be offering further stages for Adoption in the near future, so the process will need to be repeated for each stage, with Plans being approved and all necessary remedial works being completed (November 12).

 

Parish Precept

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The Parish Council has set its Precept for 2025/26 at £53,000. This has increased from £49,000 and reflects the increased cost of services. ​​​

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