RICHARD BIRD

Chairman backs new link route

27th November 2014 - The following article is reproduced by kind permission of Town and Around

Cllr Toby Coke, Chairman of the Environment, Development and Transport Committee at Norfolk County Council visited members of the Hunstanton & District Civic Society at the Heritage Centre on Wednesday to see how he could help progress the coastal path route linking Hunstanton and King’s Lynn.

MP’s Hunstanton surgery

17th November 2014 - The following article is reproduced by kind permission of Town and Around

On Saturday the 15th there was a joint surgery for local residents. Henry Bellingham M.P. was joined by County Councillor Richard Bird to see constituents about their challenges and problems. A total of about 10 individuals were seen between 10am and 1pm.

Sanjay hosts Foodbank collection

17th November 2014 - The following article is reproduced by kind permission of Town and Around

Owner of Londis Hunstanton Sanjay Odedra welcomed members of Hunstanton and District Rotary Club who joined the foodbank volunteers in a collection at the store on Saturday.

Henry’s double at the Heritage Centre

17th November 2014 - The following article is reproduced by kind permission of Town and Around

Henry Bellingham MP paid his first visit to the Heritage Centre on Saturday and was so impressed with what he saw that he signed in twice!

Community Orchard celebrates success

17th November 2014 - The following article is reproduced by kind permission of Town and Around

The third ‘Wobbly Film’ was premiered at the AGM of Hunstanton’s Henry le Strange Community Orchard on Thursday 13th November.

Stamp of approval for Hunstanton Post Office re-furb

10th November 2014 - The following article is reproduced by kind permission of Town and Around

Just before one o’clock on Monday the first customers to visit the newly refurbished Post Office at Londis in Hunstanton’s High Street waited for the new systems to go live and first in line was 75 year old former nurse Anthony MacDonald who said: “This is lovely, I use this Post Office a lot and it is a real improvement.”

Father and son in the frame for top awards

10th November 2014 - The following article is reproduced by kind permission of Town and Around

Smithdon student fifteen-year-old Evan Andrews dominated the Under 18’s section in the Hunstanton and District Festival of Arts Annual Photographic Competition that this year was entitled ‘A postcard from Norfolk’.

Act of Remembrance in Hunstanton

9th November 2014 - The following article is reproduced by kind permission of Town and Around

Led by Hunstanton’s Mayor Cllr Carol Bower and the Deputy Mayor of the Borough, Cllr Colin Manning, twenty-seven wreaths were laid at the War Memorial in the Esplanade Gardens on Sunday morning where a large crowd had gathered for the occasion.

Bin It! Campaign visits Smithdon School

3rd November 2014 - The following article is reproduced by kind permission of Town and Around

As part of the UK wide tour and sponsored by the Wrigley company, Year 7 and 8 students at Smithdon School were visited by the Bin It! presentation team on Monday (3rd November) morning.

Peter’s cornbread proves popular

3rd November 2014 - The following article is reproduced by kind permission of Town and Around

The German Cornbread at Hunstanton’s Corner Bakery has become the most asked for artisan bread following a review in the local newsletter.

Digifest course in Hunstanton

3rd November 2014 - The following article is reproduced by kind permission of Town and Around

As part of Norfolk celebrates Age, Hunstanton Library hosted a digital photography course to help older people get to grips with digital photography. Over two sessions the ‘silver students’ learned how to transfer digital photos to a computer, edit images and then share them.

Councillor Notes November 2014

Richard Bird