Photographs of wildlife around Brampton
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Local wildlife
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The Village social events
Village events from the recent past
Pictures showing happy times in Brampton at events over recent years
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The Island
Footpath by “The Island”
The County Council originally granted the footpath order requested and campaigned for by Brampton & Oxnead Parish Council through the Island on the north bank of the Bure. This has now been appealled against and a Planning Inquiry will take place to determine the future of this path. The County Council have backed away from supporting their order and are taking a neutral stance it therefore falls to the Parish Council to make the case before the Inspector.
Wildlife and Country Side Act 1981 Section 53 Norfolk County Council (Brampton) Modification Order 2010
Brampton Footpath No 9 – Order to add a public footpath to the Definitive Map and Statement of Public Righes of Way across the area of land known as ‘the island’ adjoining Public Footpath No 9, Brampton.
Please see information for the Inquiry by the Planning Inspectorate into this Order which will be held at 10.00 am on Tuesday 19th July 2011 at Marsham Village Hall, High Street, Marsham, Norwich NR10 5AE. It is anticipated that it will last for just one day
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Elections
Elections for Parish Councillors will be held on 5th May
The timetable for the 2011 local council elections (including for the Parish Council) is now available in the “Our Files” section to the left.
There will be seven vacancies on Brampton and Oxnead Parish Council
Will you be standing? Will you vote?
To make your voice heard on issues that matter to you.
- to influence planning
- to choose who should represent our community
- to decide how much public money the Parish Council should spend and on what
- to provide facilities for all age groups
Nomination packs are available from:
Mr Stuart Wilson (chairman of the Council) 01603 279510
Broadland District Council: 01603 430417
The parish Clerk: [email protected]
Completed forms must be received at Broadland District Council by noon 4th April 2011
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Parish Magazine
The parish magazine for Brampton, Buxton, Lamas, Little Hautbois and Oxnead.
It contains local news, dairy of local events and advertisements from local traders.
We hope you will find it informative.
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Village Hall Club & News
Next Village Hall meeting
FRIDAY 8th APRIL 2011 @ 8pm
The attendance at the “emergency” meeting of the club on March 18th was disappointing although there was a significant number of apologies.
One thought was that there was too little notice.
Therefore the meeting will has been rescheduled for 8pm on Friday 8th April in the Village Hall.
Please see ‘Our Files’ for further information and notes from previous meetings
For those that would like a drink please bring a bottle for drinks and convivial chat after the meeting.
The very existence of the village hall relies on an active club generating income. Failure to produce income could mean the costs of the hall falling back on the Parish which would have a very detrimental impact on our level of precept, that’s to say the Council Tax will go up. The club is not just a drinking den as some have said – there is so much more that could and should be done but it needs your input. Please try to attend and encourage others to come as well- if we don’t use the village hall we will lose it !
The village club is open to all residents of Brampton and Oxnead – you do not need to be a member to attend this meeting. If you cannot attend but have some suggestions please let us know.This is our Village Hall and this page of the website is for us to fill with events and activities
UPDATE 5/3/2011 : As of today’s date the Village Hall is usable again and available to hire.
The electrical works on the village hall are nearing completion and a small plumbing job then remains before the hall can be put back in to use although formally the fire officer has to agree first. The hall should certainly be available for the annual Parish Meeting and then Easter afterwards.
The practical problem now returns of getting use from the hall. The Village Club for a variety of reasons has fallen in to a period of in-activity despite the fact that there are funds within it. The future of the hall will soon be debated within the village but we have to establish a requirement for the hall above and beyond the occasional Parish Meeting and as a polling station.
Parish Council chairman, Stuart Wilson writes -:”To help me, the Parish Council and the wider village including what is left of the Club I have devised a quick and probably un-scientific survey to establish the current level of support for resurrecting social activities from the hall. This survey can be found on the Survey page of this website and I would really appreciate as many of you as possible taking 5 minutes to complete it. I am aware of some of the reasons behind the Club’s recent difficulties but I appeal to people for the good of the village to stop, draw breath and start over. We are at a quarter to midnight as far as the hall is concerned.”
VILLAGE HALL CLOSURE (Updated)
The Parish Council met on the evening of the 22nd July and took positive action towards saving our village hall. Firstly a new fire risk assessment has been adopted and the electrical wiring will be tested and any remedial work done as soon as is practicable.
It was also agreed that volunteers from within the council will undertake remedial work to the floor. It is hoped that these works will be done soon. If you would like to volunteer to help please contact any Councillor.
Hopefully the hall will be back in use in time for a Xmas party.
This is an opportunity for you to help. Please contact [email protected]
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Brampton Car Share Scheme
It has been suggested that the website includes a car share page for people wishing to share commutes and other journeys . With the cost of fuel at the moment such a scheme holds a lot of attractions so we have decided to trial it.
HOW IT WORKS
To register please contact [email protected]
You can register as either somebody offering a lift or if you are looking for one. For fairly obvious security reasons we will not put your name and address up so it is not obvious that you are out and away from home. You will be allocated a number and your offer / requirements will be shown on the site. If you wish to accept an offer or provide a lift please email the above and you will be put in touch with each other. Please make it clear where and when you are going and the approximate time of departure. There are no other rules therefore if any long-term car shares are arranged the financial arrangements are between the parties concerned and not the responsability of this website. Initially we will trial this for a couple of months to see if it is popular and used. The scheme starts immediately for lifts week commencing 14/3/2011.
LIFTS OFFERED
002 Brampton to Ipswich – various dates departing 05:45 – 06:00 returning mid-afternoon.
003 Brampton to Norwich & return (work commute) daily
LIFTS REQUIRED
002 Brampton to Ipswich – various dates departing 05:45 – 06:00 returning mid-afternoon.
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Rivals
Rivalry is not just a human trait. It is particularly marked amongst in the ever competitive natural world. This morning I saw a fine example and not for the first time.
The Barn Owls on the Common seem to have established their territory and their nest site. It is a normal morning when you spot one of the pair quietly residing on a fence post whilst the other is hunting in the languid way that they have. I can never be certain if it is always the same one of the pair that is doing the hard work, but I like to imagine that it is a shared work-ethic.
After completing a careful circuit of the Common, the whiter Owl of the pair had settled in the hedge bear Common Lane. After a few minutes, it’s quiet contemplation was ended. A female Kestrel, having spotted the perching Owl, flew low with great intent and speed directly at it. As it got nearer it appeared to steeple and tried to strike. I doubt that it made contact but it certainly succeeded in driving it’s rival away.
I had seen this happen before. On one occasion whilst sitting over breakfast, having borrowed Fiona’s house when the builders had taken over at home, we looked out at a flurry in the garden as a Barn Owl and a Kestrel parachuted down connected by their talons. That made us splutter into our cereals.
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Tumbling plover
The elaborate tumbling aerial display of the Lapwing has sealed it. Spring is only really confirmed when the musical call of this beautiful Plover can be heard across the marshes.
It’s alternative name of Peewit goes some way towards describing the call itself, but in reality this does not do it justice. The air needs to have a certain quality to encourage the bird to make the effort to start it’s courtship flight (That and the presence of a likely mate or two), a sunny Spring day like last Sunday being a particular favourite. One of the best places to view this – if you happen to time it right – is from the little footbridge which crosses the River Mermaid at its confluence with the Bure. From here a wide Norfolk sky and a broad river meander are the backdrop.
The display flight itself consists of steepling climbs and convoluted tumbles earthwards. The tumbles turn in on themselves in a pattern which is hard to disentangle with the naked eye alone. All the time accompanied by a regular ‘look at me call’. Really a sight not to miss
