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Mundford Open Gardens was held on Saturday 4th July in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care and the Mundford Scouts Group. This year’s event included a scarecrow competition judged by the Parish Council.

The prize winners were:

• 1st – Worzel & Aunt Sally by Jan & Rod, 11a The Lammas
• 2nd – Accident Prone by Pat & Robin, 11 West Hall Road
• 3rd – Drunken Gardener by Phillis, 1 West Hall Road

Highly commended were:

• Hippy by Leland Wallace
• By Mundford Primary School
• By Mundford Scouts

Photos of the scarecrows follow.

In its 3^rd year running, Home Festival is set to get bigger and better each year bringing this family friendly festival to Mundford year on year. Seeing Britain’s Got Talent on our screens recently street dance groups reach the final, it’s clear commercial dance is as popular as ever and keeping kids active is so important. Rarely seeing a local event for street dancers, we are showcasing both Dance and Music this year. There will be Live Bands and Solo Artists performing all day across two stages, but for those who are interested in street dance, Diversity’ Perri and Jordan alongside local Dance Company Aspire, are holding workshops for all ages in a new Dance tent for 2015.

Founder of Home Festival Helen Shepherd passed the Festival over to a local creative marketing Company Ocean Remix, based in Downham Market, Norfolk. Gemma, Director, is thrilled to have the event on board is trusting the public to get behind the amazing Charity community event to make the 4^th year a full weekend of events and Camping on site.

This year we are raising money for two equally local Charities, EACH, to help raise funds for their new Nook, and to St Martins Housing Trust in Norfolk.

Gemma is very passionate about these two Charities, and is urging any Volunteers who can offer their help before the event or on the day to get in touch. These community events aren’t possible without local Business and Public support, and a huge thank you to this years Business Sponsors, Aspire Dance, JD Signs, Fendicks Fishery, The Salon Range and Fleet Timber.

We have everything from 2 Music Stages, Dance tent, Climbing Wall, Bouncy Castles, fun festival games and crafts, trade stalls, food outlets and the beer tent provided by The Crown in Mundford, and more to be announced. Keep up to date on all social sites, and for full information please see the website.

Early Bird tickets are now on sale via the website, and in local Mundford shops, or you can call Gemma on 07712 226679 to arrange collection.

You may have noticed that the Mundford Parish Council website has a new look. It has changed to be easier to browse on your smartphone or tablet as well as your computer.

Better Broadband for Norfolk (BBfN) is a multi-million pound partnership between Norfolk County Council and BT set to transform broadband speeds across the county. Read more on the BBfN website.

Mundford Village Hall is looking for a cleaner. Mundford Play Group is looking for an Early Years Practitioner. See April’s Connect for more information.

Please be aware that there has been a further report of petty crime in Mundford involving damage to the guttering and roof tiles to a garage in the area. Please keep an eye on your property and as always call the police if you notice anything suspicious.

The Parish Council have been informed that there are parts of the foot path in Pig Stye Lane that have become extremely muddy and slippery and would like to make residents aware that the Council are looking into ways and means to alleviate this problem, however, before the Council can carry out any work permission be need to be obtained from the Land Owner and this may cause some delay in the progress of this work.

The Parish Council kindly ask that residents refrain from putting their dog waste and litter in to the grit bins that are located throughout the village. As you can understand this is not a very pleasant thing for our many helpful grit spreading volunteers to have to face when they open these bins.

Our volunteers are there to spread the grit for us – they do not volunteer to clear up dog waste or litter.

Many dog waste and litter bins are placed throughout the village, if your route home does not take you past any of these bins then please take your waste and litter home with you.

Pavements are for walking on as we really all should know.
Some people take their dogs on them and there they let it go. 
They can’t be bothered to pick it up and leave it where it lays, 
So it is there for all to see for days and days and days.
It really is quite easy folks to remedy this act,
Bag it, bin it all the time, it’s cleaner, that’s a fact.

Please contact the Dog Warden at Breckland if you would like to report a dog owner or have issues you wish to discuss with them. Tel 01362 858500 or email info@animalwardenservices.co.uk.

If you wish to report dog mess to be cleared away please contact Breckland on 01362 656870 or email contactus@breckland.gov.uk.