June 27th 2011

The refurbishment of the village pump, to a non-working condition, has now been completed. Our thanks must go to Walter Grey for allowing us to use the top cap of his pump as the master pattern for the cap and Len Ringwood for the making of the wooden pattern for the water spout. The handle was made by John Acton. Below are two photos showing the completed pump.



March 29th 2011

Work on the village pump has started. We have found a pattern for the top and a pattern has been made for the spout and both are at the foundary being cast. The handle mechanism is being manufactured locally. The pump is being restored in a non-working condition as a feature on the green. The handrails around the pump have been painted and the posts have been repaired. As soon as the items being manufactured are available, then the pump will be put together and painted.

March 10th 2011

Bus Service 27
Letter received from Norfolk County Council concerning bus routes serving this part of Norfolk and especially the service 27 through South Creake.

"Dear members and parish clerks

I am writing to tell you about some changes to bus services in the Fakenham and Holt area from 10 April.

Norfolk Green 27 from The Creakes to Fakenham will be operated by Sanders 27 to a slightly different timetable. Passengers for King's Lynn will be able to change buses at Fakenham and the timetable has been designed to connect with Norfolk Green X8. Unfortunately it will not be possible to get a through ticket from The Creakes to King's Lynn.

Sanders 28 Fakenham town service will operate to a different timetable in order to accommodate the 27 service. This means unfortunately that the service to Great Snoring will be withdrawn due to low passenger numbers.

Sanders 46 from Holt to Blakeney and Fakenham will no longer operate through to Fakenham. A new shopping service Sanders 13 will replace the Thursday 46 bus, but the Saturday bus has been withdrawn. There will be fewer buses between Blakeney and Holt on the 46, but buses will continue to link with Sanders 45 to Norwich.

Timetable information can be obtained from around the middle of March from Sanders on 01263 712800 or www.sanderscoaches.com or Norfolk Green on 01553 776980 or www.norfolkgreen.co.uk

Most of these changes have been made to address the financial situation and journeys withdrawn have not been used by large numbers of passengers. However we have been able to protect much of the service pattern in this area.

I appreciate this will be bad news for some communities, but we have tried to preserve as much of the bus network as we can against a background of financial difficulties. We have worked closely with Sanders and Norfolk Green to minimise the impacts but unfortunately there will be some people who are affected."

Mobile Library
There are changes to the Mobile Library service for North and South Creake from April 2011. Please go to Regular Fixtures to see the new dates and times.

January 28th 2011

The two plastic imitation brass plaques of the two CPRE awards have now been installed in the bus shelter on the back wall next to the notice board. The original brass plaques will be installed in the new Memorial Pavilion when it is built.

December 11th 2010

Copy of article in the December 10th EDP.






































November 8th 2010

In May the village was entered into two competitions, the EDP 'Pride in Norfolk' and the CPRE 'Best use of Green Spaces' awards. Representaives of the village attended the awards ceremony on September 30th, hosted by Norfolk County Council, where it was announced who had won. In the under 500 catergory we won both awards! The awards were accepted by Barbara Allen on behalf of the village. The brass plaques will be displayed in the new pavilion once it is built, but in the meantime plastic imitation brass copies have been made and will be erected in the bus shelter.

Below are extracts from the October 7th Fakenham and Dereham Times newspaper articles.
"Under 500 category - what the judges said... (Margaret Mawson)
* Winner: South Creake
The judges were all impressed by the commitment and enthusiasm to re-establish this once thriving community.
Planning permission has been granted for a new community hall/sports pavilion and the whole village is involved in fundraising for this exciting project. A new enthusiasm is spreading round the village which someone said as "bubbling below the surface."
Encouraged by the National Big Lunch in 2009, villages have planned a Big Picnic next August, with free activities for everyone, the emphasis being on welcoming new neighbours, having fun and avoiding commercialism. Further events are planned including a Sports Taster day.
The Yorke Trust, which promotes music and arts for young people, is based in the village and the church hosts the North Norfolk Music Festival. The Parish Council (Quality Status) and other volunteers are proactive and successful in making many environmental improvements which are being well maintained.
A comprhensive village website, the church website and Creake News (delivered free to every houshold) facilitate good communication."

"CPRE Green Spaces Award - what the judges said... (David Mawson)
* Winner: South Creake
The judges were most impressed by the very good community spirit in the village which contributes to the way that the open spaces are kept and used.
The football pitches, children's play area, bowling green and tennis courts are on the main green, but, in addition, to the North, the Parish Church stands in a large Churchyard the south side of which has had the headstones moved and lined up against the boundary walls. The cleared area has been turned into a usable well-kept lawn where fetes and wedding receptions can be held.
There are well-advanced plans for a new community hall/pavilion near the bowling green on the main playing field and a village picnic is planned for this summer.
A popular annual event is the Boat Race on the River Burn which runs beside the green. The water is 150mm deep and the boats are 100mm long."

August 8th 2010

Following last years popularity another yard sale took place, and yet again we were lucky with the weather after a worrying cloudy and breezy start! It once more proved busy with lots of village residents having a wander together with passing visitor traffic. It was nice to see the village bustling for the second week in a row following the previous weeks Big Picnic Event.

All those involved with the organising of the day would like to thank everyone who participated and donated towards the new village hall. A total of £175 was raised. Thanks again to all the residents who joined in selling their wares. I look forward to next year!!
Amanda












August 1st 2010

The new Community Events Group organized their first event which was a "Big Picnic" on the village playing field. It was a fantastic success with an estimate of over 250 people that attended and they all had some really great fun. There were a number of games arranged both for children and adults. These were ranging from a Teddy Bears picnic through to the yearly Boat Race on the river. This was a 'FREE' event to all who attended but the group did make £469, mainly through the sale of teas and cakes, the raffle and the boat race. This money will go towards organizing further events for the village. Very many thanks must go to the organisers of this day, the people who helped run it and, mostly, to all the villagers and visitors that came.
Pictures of the day can be found by clicking on the link Big Picnic pictures

June 13th 2010

There are two community events going on in the village in August. On Sunday the 1st there is the free 'Big Picnic' and on the 8th there is the return of the 'Yard Sale'. Full details of the Big Picnic are now available on the Community Events page, and contact details for the Yard Sale are available on the Future Events page. We hope that both days will be graced with good weather!

Dec 7th 2009

A West Norfolk Planning Control Board meeting was held on December 7th to discuss, amongst others, the planning application for the Memorial Pavilions' construction, this also included the new access bridge. Three members of the Parish Council, who had applied for the permission and they are also WMI Trustees, attended the meeting at King's Lynn Town Hall. The permission was passed with a large majority.
The full story can be found by clicking on the Memorial Pavilion. page.

Nov 4th 2009

Information concerning bonfires and the Smoke Nuisance legislation is available on the Bonfires and Smoke Nuisance page

Oct 2009



South Creake Parish Council has now been awarded 'Quality Parish Council' status. This award shows that we are a Council that has shown that our management and administration is of a high standard.

We are only the fifth parish or town council in West Norfolk that has achieved this award, and one of only 715 councils throught England, most of which are town councils.

The presentation of this award was made to the Chairman, Len Ringwood and the Clerk, Stafford Snell by Rose Monbiot, Docking division representative on Norfolk County Council.

Stafford Snell was also presented with an engraved glass rose bowl in recognition of all the work that he did to acheive this status award.





Sept 4th 2009

The answers and the winner of the Big Lunch quiz can be found by clicking on Big Lunch quiz answers.

July 19th 2009

The Sunday July 19th 'Big Lunch' raised a fantastic £482.95. Thanks must go to all those who organised it, especially the Girl Guides, those who donated items for sale and prizes for the two competitions, those who gave their time to man the stalls and games, and of course all those parishioners and visitors that came out and had their picnic and joined in the fun. The boat race was a great success with 171 boats being 'bought'! The winners of the boat race were: - 60 RKC Taylor, first prize of a meal for two at the Ostrich; 44 Doreen Cox, second prize of £10; 182 Nancy Fox, third prize of £5. The South Creake Village 25 questions competition is still open and questionnaire papers can be purchased for 50p each from the Ostrich Inn. The closing date is the 25th Aug. and the prize winner of a garden voucher for £30 will be picked at the South Creake Heritage Exhibition on Mon 31st Aug.

Meet Our Village. "The Big Lunch".
On Sunday July 19th at 12-2pm on the village playing field there will be a 'Bring Your Own' style picnic gathering to help foster a sense of village community spirit. This is a nationwide activity organised by the group called The Big Lunch. For further details of other events happening around the country, should you be on holiday elsewhere, click on The Big Lunch
There will be plenty of family activities being provided by the Girl Guides, a tombola and cake stalls, teas/coffees with a cake will be available and live music being provided with the generosity of the Yorke Trust. There will also be a Boat Race through the Green and boats will be available to "buy" on the day, with prizes for first second and third positions. The first prize being a 'meal for two' kindly donated by the Ostrich Inn. There will also be a written quiz about the village with a prize for the first completed sheet being drawn on August Bank Holiday. Question sheets will be available on the day and for a short time after at the Ostrich.
Please come and have a nice Sunday meeting your friends, family and other villagers.
All proceeds for the event will go towards the new Memorial Pavilion.

April 28th 2009

One condition of the grant that was given for the work done on the river banks on the green was the provision, at the Parish Councils' expense, of a new bench seat positioned so that parishioners and visitors alike could enjoy the river. In Feb 2009 the bench was ordered and today it was installed in its position behind the bus shelter facing the river bank. As you can see in the photos below it is a lovely looking seat and is also very comfortable.











The Parish Council was told that as of 1st April 2009 the litter bin on the green by the water pump will not be emptied and collected by the King's Lynn Councils' waste collection service. The option given to the Parish Council was to install a new container to house a wheely bin for litter collection. In Feb 2009 the bin and it's cover were ordered and today it was installed between the Parish Notice Board and the Post Box, but set slightly back. As you can see in the photos below it fits in very well.











March 2nd 2009

Volunteers.
At the public consultation meeting on 10th Sept 2008 volunteers were asked for to provide a Vehicle Speed Monitoring Service with the trained use of Speed Guns provided to the Parish Council. This has progressed to the extent of having the required six volunteers and training was to commence earlier this month.
A problem has arisen in that, due to an emergency illness abroad, one of the volunteers is unable to partake. The Council has asked me to put out a plea for another voluteer to come forward as there requires to be 6 members, two teams of three, to be able to commence with the training.
So, if there is another willing person out there who would like to join this group to enable the Council to try and do something positive about the flouting of the speed limit through our village, please contact the co-ordinator of this project, Rodney Wakeman on 01328 823296.

January 31st 2009

The village sign has returned and has been re-installed in its rightfull place on the plinth. This was completed by mid-day. Harry Stebbing, the restorer, has done a wonderful job and it does look really good. Many thanks go to those who turned up and helped with the erection of the sign.























Inserting the new post..............................................................Lifting the heavy top on























The happy Roger, Harry, Len, Robin and Rodney.................Rear view of new sign