Aylsham Town Council

Welcome to Aylsham Town Council.

The Council serves a population of 6000 people in the Norfolk town of Aylsham. There are 13 Councillors, who represent the whole town (no wards).

Services provided by the Town Council include: allotments (2 sites), street lighting, public toilets, cemetery, maintenance of the closed churchyard, recreation ground, amenity areas,christmas lights, use of the town hall as a community hall, Monday and Friday markets, and Farmers Markets on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays each month. Additionally, the Council undertakes other functions via Agency Agreements with District and County Councils, including monitoring car parks, street cleaning and litter collection, and Highway verge cutting.

The Town Council office, situated within the Town Hall on the Market Place, is open Monday to Friday from 09:30 to 12:30.  Due to administrative commitments, and the variety of meetings she attends, the Town Clerk is only available by prior appointment.

Assisted by a dedicated group of volunteers led by Lloyd Mills, Hon. Archivist, the Town Council has responsibility for the Aylsham Archive, a wonderful collection of printed material and artefacts spanning over 200 years.  The Archive is usually open each Tuesday morning from 10a.m. to 12noon – but please check with the Council office first.  We are currently developing a dedicated Archive section on this website, but please bear with us in the meantime.

The Council was awarded Quality Council Status in June 2008 following the submission of a portfolio of evidence under several sections, which when combined, demonstrated that the Town Council is well run, able to deliver local services efficiently, and better able to represent the local community to the principal authorities.

Aylsham was awarded Cittaslow status in November 2004, and became a member of the international network of towns “where the living is good” – nothing to do with “slow” other than in the “quality” sense, a town that cares about quality of life for its residents and visitors.

More information about Cittaslow and the Cittaslow Community Events Committee can be found on the relevant pages.

 

Steps from Yaxleys Lane Aylsham to Marriotts Way

Norfolk County Council plans to carry out work during the week commencing Monday 16 January 2012 to remove the steps from Yaxleys Lane to the Marriotts Way and replace them with ramp access.  This connecting point from the town to the Marriotts Way will be out of action for a few days whilst the work is carried out.

 

Cittaslow “Burns Night Supper”

The Aylsham Cittaslow Committee has organised a Burns Night Supper -

Saturday 28 January 2012

Aylsham Town Hall  – 7pm for 7.30p.m.    £12 per person – tickets from Salad Days Fruit & Vegetable Stall on Aylsham Market Place (Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays).

 

January 2012 Farmers Markets

Dates for January 2012 Farmers Markets are:

Saturday 7 January 2012

Saturday 21 January 2012

Usual time of 9am. to 1pm on the Market Place Aylsham

There has been information circulating that there will be a market on Sunday 1 January 2012 – this is incorrect.

 

Neighbourhood Plan – helping to shape Aylsham’s future

As part of the Localism Agenda, the Town Council is preparing a Neighbourhood Plan which will include setting out policies for the future use of land in Aylsham.  This is a fantastic opportunity for the whole community to directly influence planning in the town as the Neighbourhood Plan will shape all future development in Aylsham.

The Town Council is leading the process, but if you would like to become actively involved, please contact Mo Anderson-Dungar, Town Clerk at the Council office or via email to townclerk@aylsham-tc.gov.uk

You may not have the time to be part of a working group, but your views are important.  What issues would you like to see addressed as part of the Neighbourhood Plan?  Let the Town Council have your views – call into the office on a weekday morning, email the Town Clerk as above, telephone 01263 733354 or write to the Council at Town Hall, Market Place, Aylsham, Norwich  NR11 6EL.

If you belong to one of Aylsham’s many clubs, societies and organisations, members of the Steering Group would be grateful for a few minutes at one of your meetings in the next couple of months to talk about the Neighbourhood Plan and the process.  Contact the Town Council office, details as above.

 

Sporting Opportunities for 18-25 year olds

See below for some fantastic sporting opportunities for 18-25 year olds.  Sports include Golf and Snowboarding …………….  Booking is vai Maria Alborough at Broadland District Council -

Sportivate opportunities for 18-25year olds

 

Aylsham Safer Neighbourhood Action Panel

At the meeting held on 24 October, the following priorities were set:

  1. to address problems with school parking at Hevingham
  2. to tackle burglary other than dwellings across the Aylsham SNT area by prevention and detection
  3. speeding priorites set for Hevingham and Coltishall

Dates for the 2012 series of meetings will be available early in the New Year.  The first Aylsham meeting will be on Monday 16 January 2012 at 7pm in the Jubilee Family Centre, Norwich Road, Aylsham.

To contact the Safer Neighbourhood Team, you can dial the non-emergency number of 101 or email to sntaylsham@norfolk.pnn.police.uk

Lastly, a reminder to secure your home properly at night and  before you go out, including garages, sheds and outbuildings, and if you have oil heating, then check to make sure your oil tank is properly secured.

 

Aylsham Festival 2012

Coming soon – The Aylsham Festival 2012   !!!!

Using the theme of “Round and Round”  Sue Sharpe is once again planning a series of events from 13-17 June 2012.  Keep checking the festival website, address below for the latest information.

http://www.aylshamfestival.co.uk/The_Aylsham_Festival/Title.html

 

HM The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

A committee has been formed to plan event(s) over the Jubilee weekend in June 2012.  Contact the Town Council office for more information.

 

Grants from Recycling Income

Did you know that the Town Council uses the income from recycling glass and paper via the bring banks at the Bure Valley Railway site as a “charity fund” to help local charities and community organisations.  If this would be of interest to your organisation, here are the guidelines to help you make an application.  All applications should be addressed to the Town Clerk at the Town Council office (full address on the Home page) for consideration by the Council.