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Love Your Market Town Fund

The Love Your Market Town Fund is a pilot scheme for the Breckland area, with an investment fund of £5,000.

Community groups or businesses can apply for a grant of up to £1,000 to help generate footfall into town centres.

The investment fund is a partnership between us (Norfolk County Council) and Breckland Council.

Take the first step!

For more details, email [email protected].

Food Hub

The Watton Food Hub were very pleased to be visited by PC Austin Clarke and the Breckland B1 Safer Neighbourhood Team with a fantastic donation of food for the Food Hub. A huge thank you to the Norfolk Constabulary Control Room staff who made the donation.

#lovewayland #wattonfoodhub #nourishingnorfolk

     

Town Mayor 2023/24

Councillor Peter Bishop was elected as the Chairman and Town Mayor of Watton for the year 2023/24. Peters chosen charities are the Watton Food Hub and The Charlotte Harvey Trust.

Councillor Don Saunders was elected as Vice Chairman of Watton for the year 2023/24

Coronation Champion award for Watton resident

  • Liz Whitcher is one of 500 outstanding volunteers to be chosen as the nation’s Coronation Champions.

An outstanding volunteer from Watton has been recognised by Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort as part of the official Coronation celebrations in conjunction with Royal Voluntary Service – see more in Recent Posts.

 

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Watton Neighbourhood Plan 

Breckland Council has published the decisions by Cllr Sarah Suggitt, Executive Member for Strategic & Operational Planning:

Watton Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 16 consultation comments and legal check: Reference D21/23

1)    To confirm that Watton Neighbourhood Plan meets the requirements of the 1990 Town and Country Planning Act schedule 4B, section 6 and advise Watton Town Council to this effect.

2)    To submit Breckland Council’s comments, along with the others received, under Regulation 16 of The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 to the Independent Examiner as the Council’s response to the Submission version of the Watton Neighbourhood Plan;

You can view this decision using the link: Decision details on public web site

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