The Borough Council of
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
How much do you know about your local Council?
Are you fully aware of the many services specifically targeted at rural
areas by the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk?
How much do you know about the ongoing efforts to promote sporting
activities in the villages?
If you are receiving benefits, do you know about the Area Office at
Heacham and the other services around West Norfolk?
The various departments of the borough council concerned with rural mat-
ters are featured here, outlining the services they offer. Find out what's
available - it could be to your own benefit, or that of your family.
COMMUNITY INFORMATION POINTS IN YOUR VILLAGE
The Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk has established a network of Community
Information Points (CIP's) in villages around the Borough, enabling more people to access Council
information and services via the Internet, completely free of charge!
The Borough Council works in partnership with organisations in the local community, such as Parish
Councils, Information Centres, Schools, Post Offices and even Public Houses to enable Community
Information Points. The local organisations provide a volunteer and a venue for the Point, whilst the
Borough Council provides the equipment, ongoing Broadband costs and training for the volunteer.
The creation of the Community Information Points offers citizens an alternative method of contacting
the Borough Council locally, which can save time, travel or telephone expense.
Here are just a few of the services available on our comprehensive website:
Pay bills online, e.g. Council Tax or Business Rates
Access information on all Council Services
Complete and submit online forms
Download and print leaflets and forms
Apply, view and comment on planning applications
View and bid for properties for West Norfolk Homechoice
You can also access other websites such as Norfolk County Council, or renew your car tax online.
Just ask the volunteer to show you how!
You can find your nearest Community Information Point below:
SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
Let's Get Active is the current message from
the Borough Council as we strive to improve
people's health and wellbeing through activity
and sport. The Let's Get Active campaign has
seen more sporting opportunities offered
throughout the borough and many of them
are available to villages.
WN Inter Village Games 28th
June
Just ONE team can enter the event from a village
now thanks to new rules. So if one football team
or one netball team or one badminton pair etc
wants to enter from a village then that's ok. Of
course a village can try to enter as many of the
17 events on offer as they want- that's ok too!
Adults and young people can enter and events
range from Mini Soccer, 5-a-side Football, Netball
and Bowls to Badminton, Table Tennis, Cricket
and Darts. The day is a real festival of sport and
great fun for everyone. Deadline for entries is
29th May. More details at
www.intervillagegames.co.uk
Village Sport 2009
This is a scheme to offer summer holiday sports
courses to villages. 12 villages staged courses for
young people last year. Does your village want to
be part of the Lets Get Active Village Sport
scheme this summer?
Village Sports Coordinators (VSCs)
Working with the West Norfolk Sports Council, 13 VSCs are now appointed in villages
to encourage activity. Expenses of up to �300 a year are available for these posts. VSCs
are `Champions for Sport' in their village and their contribution varies from helping to
bring village sport courses to their village, helping to raise Inter Village Games teams
or perhaps helping to bring in grass roots funding such as Awards for All grants to
assist with village facilities. Interested in being a champion for sport for your village?
Village Roadshows
The West Norfolk Sports Council obtained funding to run sports roadshows across the
borough last year and they have done so again for 2009. This year's programme is so
far looking like this:
The roadshows are free of charge taster and have-a-go sessions including various sports and they
proved very popular in all villages last year. Watch out for more details if you live in one of the lucky
villages. Any village interested in the free date? More information is available from Paul Brandon 01553
768719 or email wn-sportscouncil@1rkw.rlshost.net
Funding Advice
Looking for funding for your village project? Remember the
Borough Council's Sports Development Unit can help.
Sports Development Unit
For further information on any of the above please contact us on
01553 818015/7/8 or sports.development@west-norfolk.gov.uk
Rural Sports Coach
Kate Davies is the Borough Council's Rural Community Sports Coach, funded via Sport England
grants. She is working hard in villages to help more people take part in sport. Her work to date has
taken her to villages all over the borough to run coaching sessions and link more school children with
sports clubs, organise Beginners Running Courses for Women, set up Netball clubs and run holiday
sport courses for young people in villages such as Feltwell, the Rudhams and Walpole Highway. Can
Kate help your village?
Loan of Equipment
If you want to see an activity get off the ground in your village perhaps we can lend you the
equipment to get started. Recently Sedgeford Village Hall loaned table tennis equipment to start the
activity and this has led to a weekly, self sufficient table tennis club for adults and young people in
the village. A badminton club has been created in West Winch following a loan of equipment and
over the years numerous carpet and short mat bowls clubs have been formed following loans of
equipment from the Borough Council. All kinds of sporting equipment is available, usually for 6
month loans and free of charge!
Village Location: Opening Times:
Burnham Deepdale TIC, Deepdale Farm Monday to Friday
Deepdale Burnham Deepdale PE31 8DD 10am to 4pm
Clenchwarton The Parish Office, Memorial Hall Tuesdays & Thursday
Blackhorse Road, Clenchwarton 2pm -4pm
Docking Ripper Hall, High Street, Monday 2pm - 3pm
Docking PE31 8NG Tuesday 8pm to 9pm
Wednesday and Friday 10am to 11am
Emneth Emneth Central Hall Opening times on application
Haultree Square, Emneth PE14 8DA
Gayton The Crown Inn, Lynn Road, Monday to Saturday
Gayton PE32 1PA 3pm - 5pm
Greyfriars Greyfriars School London Road Monday to Friday
Kings Lynn PE30 5PY (term time only) 9am to 11am
and 1.30pm to 3pm
Magdalen Village Hall (next to Junior School) Monday to Thursday
Park Crescent, Magdalen 2pm to 4.30pm
Marham Station Library RAF Marham, Mon: midday-1.30 & 2.30- 6pm
Marham PE33 9NP Tues: 9am - 2pm Wed: 3pm - 8pm
Thurs: midday - 1.30 & 2.30 - 6pm
Methwold Methwold High School Monday 9 to 11am
Stoke Road, Methwold IP26 4PE and 12.45pm to 3.30pm
all year Wednesday
3.45pm to 5pm Term time only
Northwold Village Hall, School Lane Available by calling
Northwold IP26 4PE 01366 728515
Ringstead General Post Office 41 High Street, Mon, Thurs, Fri and Sun
Ringstead PE36 5JU 8am - 5.30pm
Tue, Wed and Sat 8am-1pm
South Wootton The Parish Office, Church Lane Monday to Friday
South Wootton PE30 3LJ 9am to 10.30am
Snettisham Parish Council Office, Monday to Friday
73 Lynn Road Snettisham PE31 7QA 10am to 1pm
Syderstone Amy Robsart Village Hall Available by calling
The Street, Syderstone 01485 578588
Walpole Highway Village Hall, Hall Road, Monday and Wednesday
Walpole Highway PE14 8SD 9.15am to 10.15am and
5pm to 6pm Friday 9.15 to 10.15
Watlington Village Hall, Church Road, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Watlington PE33 0HE 10am to 12pm
Wimbotsham Wimbotsham Store 14 Westway Monday to Friday
Wimbotsham 7am - 5pm
- 9/10 May Feltwell
- 30/31 May Hilgay
- 13/14 June Great Massingham
- 27-28 June Marham
- 12 July West Acre
- 18/19 July Clenchwarton
- 1/2 Aug Outwell/Upwell/Tree Holes
- 15/16 Aug Grimston
- 30/31 Aug Free
- 12/13 Sept West Lynn
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