Thurgarton Emergency Plan (TEP)…. a refresh of the TEP continues. This includes adding volunteers, training/retraining all volunteers, improving the TEP resources and storage and reviewing all of the associated documents. Refreshing the database of all parishioners will be a task undertaken over the coming few months so please be aware why this is happening. Please do volunteer to join the TEP team, there are a variety of roles that might suit including flood co-ordinator for an area of the village, putting up flood road signage, contacting people with TEP information or simply a volunteer who is allocated a job on the day of an emergency. Full training is provided and all work undertaken has been risk assessed and is COVID safe. If you’re interested please contact clerk@thurgarton.org.uk
Highways…. the public consultation on the speed reduction to 40mph zones around the village was well received and these works are now being scheduled. Recent improvements in the village were arranged including repairing a water pipe under Bleasby Rd, filling pot holes, planning to address the collapse of the road on the Hollows and clearing fly tipping.
New Flag…. a new flag is now proudly flying in the village
Our beautiful Village…. please be aware that the regular work to keep our village beautiful will be starting again shortly.
Date of Next Meeting…. the next meeting of Thurgarton Parish Council will be on Thursday, 22nd April at 7.30 pm, this will be a public virtual meeting, members of the public who would like to join the meeting should send their details to clerk@thurgarton.org.uk
Tina Tsoukatos, Chair, Thurgarton Parish Council