Official launch of Loddon & District Business Association

Would you like to promote your business?

Work together to improve local prosperity?

Speak as one about local business issues?

Then please join us at the inaugural meeting of Loddon & District Business Association
to be held at 7pm on Monday 23 January at The Mill House, Bridge Street, Loddon – the home of Loddon Mill Arts

Become a local star!

Loddon Players, a theatrical group which has been running very successfully for 35 years is looking for additional people to help them expand.

The group usually present two productions a year, a comedy/drama and pantomime, their speciality.

Like any theatre, lots of different skills are needed to put a production together and the group is looking for anyone who would like to get involved, whether in performing role, backstage, front of house or publicity.
You name it there’s a role for you!

Interested? – Then please contact me through the Comments page and I’ll forward your message, or you can visit the group’s website

Supporting local business

Loddon Farmers Market are starting an initiative to identify the positives and negatives of shopping in Loddon and Chedgrave with a view to addressing the negatives and improving the overall shopping experience.

To quote directly from their latest newsletter -

“We are looking for volunteers who live locally who would be willing to commit to shopping locally in Loddon and Chedgrave as far as absolutely possible for one month in January.

If you think you would like to do this and then feed back to us on how you found the experience then please let us know.

This will be such a valuable way to gather information which can be utilised to improve your shopping experience in Loddon and Chedgrave and what a better way than to get it from you the local shopper?

The sort of things we would like to know are:
Did anything surprise you?
What were the negatives and the positives?
Did you spend more than you usually do or less?

It should highlight Loddon and Chedgraves strengths, which we as a community can build on, and any weaknesses which may be able to be addressed to improve your shopping experience in Loddon and Chedgrave, help our businesses and the environment.”

If you would like to participate in this positive community initiative, or would like further information, please email Melanie Spelman at loddonmillatmsndotcom

British Legion Poppy Stall

The British Legion’s Poppy Stall will be on Church Plain from Monday 7th November till Saturday 12th November inclusive.

Local Development Framework Consultation

South Norfolk Council is consulting on where housing, jobs and other development should take place in this area up until 2023.

A drop in event, where plans will be displayed showing suggested sites for development within Loddon Parish will take place at the library annexe on Friday 28th October between 3.00pm and 7.00pm.

Representatives from the Councils will be on hand to receive your comments.

For further information about the consultation process please visit – www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/ldf.

For details of individual sites follow this link.

Please make the most of this opportunity to make your views count!

Consultations end on 18th November!

Local Exchange Trading Scheme (LETS)

Local people may be interested in finding out about the reintroduction of this scheme in the Chet Valley area through an open morning being held at Loddon library on Saturday 8th October between 10am and 1pm.

For general information about the scheme follow this link – LETS in Norfolk

Your Scout Group needs you!

Loddon Scout Group is a thriving and well run Group with Beavers, Cub Scouts and Scouts, operated by a team of dedicated leaders.

They are in need of a Manager/Group Scout Leader to look after the general running of the Group.

This person would, ideally, have some management experience and some Scouting experience would be helpful but not essential.

If you think you could help in this role please contact the Scouts County Office – 01603 502246.

Thank You

Loddon on Call – Volunteers needed

Community First Responders are volunteers trained to respond to emergency 999 calls in their local area. They work in partnership with East of England Ambulance Service. Loddon On Call is your local first response service and we are in need of new members to help provide this valuable local service. If you think you could help please visit Loddon On Call

Public exhibition of proposed Express Plastics development

To be held at The Library Annex, Church Plain, Loddon on Thursday 9 June 2011 from 2.00 – 7.30 pm.

An opportunity to find out about and comment on a proposal for 87 new dwellings (including affordable housing), associated access and public open space on the former Express Plastics Factory site, Beccles Road, Loddon.

Proposed development

There will be the opportunity to ask questions in relation to the proposed development.
If you have any questions please contact Alice Brighton by telephone – 01234 832740 or email alicedotbrightonatdlpconsultantsdotcodotuk

Loddon Infant and Nursery School OFSTED report

As reported in The Loddon Eye the school has received a good OFSTED report.

Inspectors praised the school for the quality of its teaching, the behaviour of its pupils and the leadership of the head teacher.

OFSTED were particularly pleased with progress at the younger end of the school where leadership and management were ranked “outstanding”.

View the full report here Open with Acrobat Reader