Welcome to the Bodham Village Website
Bodham is a village in North Norfolk situated between Holt and Cromer.
Latest News
Bodham Village Sign refurbished and unveiled on 29 July 2007
The village has four recycling bins - for paper, bottles, cans and textiles. They are situated close to the bus shelter. Most villagers will know of these and use them - what they may not know is that the Parish get a payment for all items collected in these bins. Thank you to all villagers who uses them.
The sum of £518.14 was announced at the June 2008 meeting as being raised for the Parish by your efforts in the past year. Well done to all !
A new recycling bin for Textiles has been added. This is a Scope bin for textiles. This is in aid of Cerebal Palsy sufferers. I hope you will support this new venture.
Parish Plan
Parishioner's opinions are being sought as to how the village can be improved. A steering group has been formed and grants are being sought to fund the printing of a booklet with the findings from the surveys that will be distributed through the Parish. Already a preliminary survey was distributed with the January 2007 Link Up. The Open Drop- Day held in the Village Hall on Saturday 24 March 2007 from 10am until 1pm was a success beyond anyones expectations. Approximately 100 visited on the day from the village and villages in the area. Our MP norman Lamb came as did John Perry-Warnes, our district councillor, and PC Rachel Mayes from the 'Safer Neighbour Team'.
There were displays of Bodham Past and Present in pictures. Paintings, photographs and hand prints from Bodham and Beckham Youth Club and maps of the parish for visitors to say what they liked in the village and what needed improvement.
After our hugely successful Open Day we are preparing a questionnaire for distribution to all household in the parish. We have successfully applied for grants from North Norfolk District Council and Norfolk Rural Community Council, this means that there will be no need for the Parish Council to make a contribution.
3 September - the questionnaire has been agreed and is about to be printed. Distribution will be mid-September when a neighour will deliver the questionnaires and will also collect them about a week later.
There was a very good response to the request for volunteers to help with various events and ventures. All who responded have been thanked and will be contacted in the future.
Can we please reiterate that this venture has cost the parish nothing whatsoever. All the costs will be covered by grants from North Norfolk District Council and Norfolk Rural Community Council.
An introduction to Homewatch and its Benefits
There are four main objectives for the Homewatch scheme these are:
1. To prevent crime. 2. Help criminal detection, 3. Reduce undue fear of crime, 3. To improve police and community relations.
The crime rate in Norfolk is one of the lowest in the country and we aim to keep it that way.
A Homewatch scheme is a group of neighbours coming together to help create a safer community and everyone can have a role to play in crime reduction and a scheme assists police, other agencies and the public to work together.
The system operates by entering Homewatch members' details onto an automatic telephone dialling system called "Ringmaster". This broadcasts information to relevant members by telephone, fax or email. The messages relate to crime committed, intelligence and prevention which may affect you or your community.
If you would like further information on the Homewatch scheme then contact your local co-ordinator Mr Ted Gill at North Walsham Police station 0845 456 4567 ext 1055 or look at the website www.northernwatch.clara.net/nn/nn.htm
Bodham Village Sign
On 29 July 2007 the refurbised Village Sign was unveiled. A picture appears above. The sign was refurbished by the inmates of Wayland Prison under the guidance of Don Clark. A wonderful job was made of the sign and a letter was sent to the Governor of the prison to thank him. Wayland prison is not allowed to charge for the work done but they asked to a donation to be sent to Quidenham Childrens Hospice. This was done immediately.
The unveiling was attended by approximately 30 parishioners and a short speech was made by the Parish Council Chairman, Harry Bruford who got Madeline Prince to help, she was at the original unveiling in 1977. Rev Peter Alexander gave a short prayer of dedication.
In November the brass plaque was removed and taken to Wayland Prison for some TLC to bring it back to its original condition.