Welcome to THE SPRING Newsletter APRIL 2023
SPRING NEWSLETTER
Welcome to the Spring edition of the ERRA newsletter and to any new residents.
Annual General Meeting - Monday 8th May 2023
Our AGM will take place on 8 May at 7.30pm in the Blake Room at the United Reformed Church. The meeting will start with the AGM business which will be followed by our speaker Mary Fewster, Secretary of the Industrial Archaeology Society, with her talk 'Norwich's Hidden Industrial Past'.
There will be two vacancies on the Committee next year for the Treasurer (see below) and a Committee member. Do get in touch with Jane (Chair) or Janet (Secretary) to find out more about what we do - new ideas and members are always welcome! Wine and juice will be available in the coffee bar area from 7pm. We look forward to seeing you there.
New Treasurer Wanted:
Here is your opportunity to assist our local community by offering your skills to the ERRA committee by volunteering to be the treasurer. Please contact either Janet or Jane (details above)
Here is your opportunity to assist our local community by offering your skills to the ERRA committee by volunteering to be the treasurer. Please contact either Janet or Jane (details above)
Energy Saving Discussion Group
Following the well-attended Energy Saving Evening in February, we will shortly be setting up a blog page on the ERRA website as a ‘discussion group’. This will allow residents to contribute ideas and share experiences (or just read about them) that can hopefully benefit all. There is a growing range of energy options so we can start with the following areas of which residents have experience viz.
solar panels – these are widely used on the estate and issues that have come up include suitability of roofs (installers’ views on the compatibility of old/original roofs vary) and storage batteries – where to site them and their cost/benefits; heat pumps – at least two residents have had air-source heat pumps installed and topics could include planning permission, noise, costs etc.
We’d be pleased to receive any other suggestions and contributions to the discussion group or arrange in-person meetings on topics of particular interest. Please contact Paul Donnachie on 01603 449730 (daytime preferred) or paulandtania@gmail.com
Following the well-attended Energy Saving Evening in February, we will shortly be setting up a blog page on the ERRA website as a ‘discussion group’. This will allow residents to contribute ideas and share experiences (or just read about them) that can hopefully benefit all. There is a growing range of energy options so we can start with the following areas of which residents have experience viz.
solar panels – these are widely used on the estate and issues that have come up include suitability of roofs (installers’ views on the compatibility of old/original roofs vary) and storage batteries – where to site them and their cost/benefits; heat pumps – at least two residents have had air-source heat pumps installed and topics could include planning permission, noise, costs etc.
We’d be pleased to receive any other suggestions and contributions to the discussion group or arrange in-person meetings on topics of particular interest. Please contact Paul Donnachie on 01603 449730 (daytime preferred) or paulandtania@gmail.com
Coronation Day, Saturday 6 May:
We’re pleased to be celebrating King Charles’s coronation with the United Reformed Church where they’ll be sharing the events of the day on their screens in the Sanctuary and North Room. The church will be open from 10am when light refreshments will be available and games such as the large Connect-4, Splat the Rat etc. will be set out for children. Everyone is welcome to celebrate the day together and there’s further information on their website www.ipswichroadurc.org.uk. Help on the day, or beforehand by making cakes, scones or any other edibles, would be much appreciated. If you can help us celebrate this significant event, please contact Janet - details as above.
Neighbourhood Watch
Reports of graffiti along ‘The Cut’ from Constable Road to Danby park have resulted in the Hedge and Danby Wood teams blocking off further gaps in the Ipswich Road hedge towards the park. Norfolk police (Operation Moonshot) pursuit vehicles continue to monitor catalytic converter thefts across the county. Dusk and during the night are the most likely times for these thefts and Japanese hybrid cars are the most popular vehicles. The recent Casey review of policing (Baroness Casey Review Final Report: March 2023) has shown a lack of resourcing for neighbourhood policing. Please make your views known to the Police and Crime Commissioner about what you believe to be any shortcomings to visible policing in our area.
Parking on the verges has been particularly bad through winter and the damage on the corner of Welsford Road is of concern, although Birch Builders have said that they will undertake reparation work once their work is completed.
The NW WhatsApp group now has 20 members. They share issues that occur on the estate. Anyone who wishes to be part of this thriving group are asked to contact Les on norfolknw@gmail.com
Remember you do not have to answer the door to anyone who you do not know, listen to anyone on the telephone who is trying to sell you anything or click on any link from an email that looks suspicious in any way.
We’re pleased to be celebrating King Charles’s coronation with the United Reformed Church where they’ll be sharing the events of the day on their screens in the Sanctuary and North Room. The church will be open from 10am when light refreshments will be available and games such as the large Connect-4, Splat the Rat etc. will be set out for children. Everyone is welcome to celebrate the day together and there’s further information on their website www.ipswichroadurc.org.uk. Help on the day, or beforehand by making cakes, scones or any other edibles, would be much appreciated. If you can help us celebrate this significant event, please contact Janet - details as above.
Neighbourhood Watch
Reports of graffiti along ‘The Cut’ from Constable Road to Danby park have resulted in the Hedge and Danby Wood teams blocking off further gaps in the Ipswich Road hedge towards the park. Norfolk police (Operation Moonshot) pursuit vehicles continue to monitor catalytic converter thefts across the county. Dusk and during the night are the most likely times for these thefts and Japanese hybrid cars are the most popular vehicles. The recent Casey review of policing (Baroness Casey Review Final Report: March 2023) has shown a lack of resourcing for neighbourhood policing. Please make your views known to the Police and Crime Commissioner about what you believe to be any shortcomings to visible policing in our area.
Parking on the verges has been particularly bad through winter and the damage on the corner of Welsford Road is of concern, although Birch Builders have said that they will undertake reparation work once their work is completed.
The NW WhatsApp group now has 20 members. They share issues that occur on the estate. Anyone who wishes to be part of this thriving group are asked to contact Les on norfolknw@gmail.com
Remember you do not have to answer the door to anyone who you do not know, listen to anyone on the telephone who is trying to sell you anything or click on any link from an email that looks suspicious in any way.
Ipswich Road Hedge
The hedge has recently undergone considerable work by Norfolk County Council and it is hoped that the hedge will grow out from lower levels, thereby creating a thicker hedge. When we launched the Ipswich Road Conservation Scheme in 2011, we were fortunate to have the support of about 40 volunteer residents of all ages, but numbers have dwindled. In order to maintain the hedge, we do need volunteers to help with the caretaking aspects twice a year in spring and autumn, usually on a Saturday morning for a couple of hours. Work may include litter-picking, clearing broken branches, cutting back plants along the estate-side of the hedge and planting native hedgerow plants. We have spent many hours and money on the re-establishment of the hedge and for this to continue to thrive, we do need your help. As a result of our work, the hedge is now a Roadside Nature Reserve and which acts as a valuable wildlife corridor linking Danby Park, Danby Wood and Marston Marshes – the latter two being local nature reserves. We are fortunate in having these wild areas within reach. If you wish to help, please contact Kathleen at kathleenrowlands@virginmedia.com
Local Art Exhibition:
Eaton Rise resident Peter Walsh is holding an exhibition with two other artists, Ro Teeuw and Fritha Ewing, at the Beehive pub on Leopold Road from 12 – 4pm on 10 and 11 June. There’ll be a variety of media on display, including water colour, oil, acrylic as well as tapestry and willow weave.
Feeding Gulls
Although it’s good to have birds visiting our gardens, residents are reporting that gulls are causing a nuisance while searching our gardens for food and potential nesting sites as well as creating a lot of mess. Please don’t put out food scraps for these birds – we don’t want them nesting on our roofs as has happened on similar estates elsewhere. Thank you.
Eaton Rise resident Peter Walsh is holding an exhibition with two other artists, Ro Teeuw and Fritha Ewing, at the Beehive pub on Leopold Road from 12 – 4pm on 10 and 11 June. There’ll be a variety of media on display, including water colour, oil, acrylic as well as tapestry and willow weave.
Feeding Gulls
Although it’s good to have birds visiting our gardens, residents are reporting that gulls are causing a nuisance while searching our gardens for food and potential nesting sites as well as creating a lot of mess. Please don’t put out food scraps for these birds – we don’t want them nesting on our roofs as has happened on similar estates elsewhere. Thank you.
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