I must start with expressing sadness at the fire in St John’s Church. Not only is this a place of worship but it provides community space for many groups within Harleston and has been a warm room over the colder months. I would like to convey deep appreciation to the emergency services for their quick response without which the damage would have been much more severe. Hopefully, St John’s will return to our community as soon as possible. Local Government Reform. South Norfo

Community Events. It was good to see the collective spirit of Harleston on display at Heritage Open Days with many groups hosting events and activities. The town again had the most entries in the Norfolk Booklet. Thank you to Harleston Information Plus for designing and printing local fliers and to the many volunteers who delivered them through the town. The opening organised by Harleston’s Future was a great showcase for our town. I was pleased to do my bit by delivering

Harleston Greenspace. I have added my support to a planning application for change of use to a field at Rushall Road to create a publicly accessible area. This is a precursor to creating a nature conservation area and enhancing the community’s good work on nature recovery. The application will be discussed at a DMC meeting as it relates to SNC owned land. Unfortunately, I will not be able to take part as I must declare an interest and would be predetermined in my opinion.

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